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I don’t play golf in real life. I need to get that out there right away as a disclaimer, but I love golf video games. From the simulator-like nature of Tiger Woods PGA Tour to the arcade-style of Everybody’s Golf and the top down, story-like take on the genre with …

Far Cry 5 (opens in new tab) was never meant to be political, the game’s story and setting nailed down long before the phrase ‘Trump country’ had any meaning. That’s what Ubisoft would prefer you to believe, at least. Even before globalism was yanked into its ongoing existential culture war, …

The idea of games that are always-online certainly isn’t new, but the fact that we’ve had two triple-A games of this type launch in two months alone suggests that it’s going to become even more commonplace in the industry in the coming years. And although I’m all for a world …

The world of Metro Exodus (opens in new tab) is huge. Unlike the previous instalments in the series, almost every area is an expanse — an open, explorable map filled with mysterious places and strange characters. Exodus isn’t like your typical post-apocalyptic RPG, it’s secrets are far more subtle and …

It’s no coincidence that Remedy Entertainment’s upcoming third-person shooter is named Control. The theme of control is a constant: Humanity’s wish to control our environment, unseen organizations controlling our destiny, even powers of mind control that our hero Jesse Faden can eventually harness. And now I can add another one …

The video-games industry likes to think of itself as progressive but on the evidence of 2019 you’d suspect it was in the throes of a mid-life crisis. After the 24th, 15th and 13th instalments of Resident Evil, Kingdom Hearts and Far Cry; we await Mortal Kombat 11 (opens in new …

I was playing Stardew Valley on an airplane a few weeks ago when it hit me: I was having a lovely video game experience 35,000 feet in the air. My Switch was on the fold-down tray, my hands were rested comfortably in my lap with one Joy-Con in each, my …

In February 2012, I was a sophomore in high school with copious amounts of free time on my hands. Being the reclusive outcast I was, I spent more of those spare hours obsessing over gadgets than socializing or playing games. And of all the trendy contraptions making waves at the …

It’s almost half a year since the first rumours of a Usain Bolt appearance in FIFA 19 (opens in new tab) began brewing, and we’re still no closer to the Jamaican making his series debut. For casual fans, that’s a sickener. Sprint speed remains the single most-chased attribute in modes …

Anthem is the most ambitious game BioWare has ever attempted to put together. The studio, responsible for crafting the legendary Mass Effect and Dragon Age universes – along with a host of seminal RPGs such as Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – is …