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Superhot appears almost too simple at first glance. Every one of its white, texture-less stages give off a feeling of clinical, cold sterility; each of the red, faceless crystal ‘guys’ you gun down shatters into a thousand unfeeling pieces. Even its gameplay is stripped down to minimalist essentials, giving you …

By Marshall Lemon What do you think of when you picture eSports? MOBA leagues? First-person shooter tournaments? Studio Wildcard has a completely different image in mind – that of vulnerable humans fleeing velociraptors or a giant T-Rex. After the huge early access success of its dinosaur-based Ark: Survival Evolved, Studio …

Sometimes the best ideas need space to grow. Titanfall (opens in new tab) was one of the first genuinely strong console exclusives of this generation: a game built on a platform of fresh ideas and polished gameplay that really hooked players… for about a month. After that initial rush of …

The M1A marksman rifle is the sweetheart of The Division (opens in new tab) player community. It fires fast and true, and it has (literally) killer headshot bonus damage. But you’re not getting the most out of your weapon if you’re wasting time re-aiming after every shot, or worse, frequently …

The Dark Zone doesn’t end at the northern wall of DZ06. One player has broken out of The Division (opens in new tab)’s intended playable area and documented their journey through the northern reaches of the Dark Zone and beyond, much like those players who went traipsing up to the …

The Division is a cold, cold game. Yes, it’s literally set in a version of New York gripped by winter snow flurries, and the remnants of a killer virus – as themes go, that’s chilling enough. However, I’m also talking about the calculating and rather stat-led way the game conducts …

We finally know all the multiplayer modes that will be featured in Doom (opens in new tab) at launch, and budding demonologists will be pleased to hear nearly all of them let you ditch your space marine body to become an unholy beast. If you play online shooters regularly, you’ll …

Battleborn (opens in new tab) will have a roster of 25 playable heroes when it launches for Xbox One, PS4, and PC on May 3, but be prepared for that number to swell to 30 post-launch. Developer Gearbox has detailed (opens in new tab) its plans for Battleborn DLC, and …

Did you know that enemies stop attacking you if you get a lift in The Division (opens in new tab)? I know, right? This episode of videogaming mythbusters looks at that and few other things people weren’t sure about. If you’re short on time then this is what’s covered: • …

Xbox One’s 30-day head start (opens in new tab) on new stuff for The Division (opens in new tab) will only apply to its first two paid expansions, Ubisoft (opens in new tab) revealed today. Players on Microsoft’s console will get early access to both the Underground and Survival expansions. …