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4K (opens in new tab) and HDR have arrived. In a move sure to please the majority of gamers (as long as you’ve got a 4K TV), the PS4 Pro (opens in new tab) and Xbox One Scorpio (opens in new tab) will run upcoming 4K releases like Horizon: Zero …

Famously, Halo: Combat Evolved – the game that changed the landscape of first-person shooters on console forever – began life neither as a first-person shooter, nor on console. I do not consider this a coincidence. But before we get into that, a brief history lesson. The world’s first glimpse of …

After the Nintendo Switch (opens in new tab) was official unveiled, a lot of people started asking some sincerely legitimate questions. What are its specs? How will it compare in terms of power to the PS4 and Xbox One? How long will its battery last in portable mode? My questions …

What is it? A 4-player, first-person action game set in the doomed Warhammer world. So, Left 4 Dead with rats, basically. Play it if you like… Left 4 Dead (obviously), the sound of rodent skulls cracking beneath your axe. Format: PS4, XBox One, PC Price: £39.99/$39.99 Release date: out now …

When October’s howling winds have blown away September’s sunshine, then folk long for horror. Nowadays we’re spoiled for choice when it comes to both games and films, with an indie resurgence across the board. But if you’re not a hardcore fan, or you don’t own a PC, it’s easy to …

The Silent Hill series has long been a fan favourite for its disturbing monster design, but did you know that there’s some psychology behind each horrifying nightmare-incarnate you encounter? The monsters in Silent Hill all have reasons for looking the way they do. Typically manifestations of characters’ fears, faults, or …

The Big Topic: The reveal of Switch, Nintendo’s upcoming console/handheld hybrid Further Discussion: Final Fantasy 15 is a real video game What we’re into: Red Dead Redemption 2 and Logan reveal trailers, and Rusty Lake Hotel After months of speculation and leaks, the Nintendo Switch (opens in new tab) is …

What is it? A modern successor to the beloved River City Ransom that also happens to be a remake of Renegade, its predecessor. Play it if you like… Classically style brawlers, sweet hair, stubby little gang members. Format: 3DS Price: $29.99 Release date: Out now The secret of River City …

Welcome to the new Nintendo. It might be hard to see beneath the surface of the trailer for its new gaming device, but the company that tried to sell the world Wii U – is it a console or a peripheral or a spelling error – is no longer tongue …

UPDATE: Rockstar has confirmed Red Dead Redemption 2 (opens in new tab) and it’s coming Spring 2018. My love for John Marston is so deep that I could cry. Hell, I genuinely did, when that very upsetting thing happens to him, at the end of RDR. Yet while the charismatic …