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The original Modern Warfare remains an indisputable classic. Infinity Ward redefined the first-person shooter back in 2007, changing the formula for years to come. Now we’ve come full circle with a complete reboot of Captain Price and company. History has been rewritten, erasing all the progenitor’s events to give the series a clean slate.  Boasting...

From Super Mario Odyssey to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, games that feature Nintendo’s full roster of flagship characters are often oozing with fun. It may then strike you as odd that Luigi’s Mansion 3 – a quasi-horror game featuring Mario’s big bro – is a game aiming for unbridled fun even more than those aforementioned joyrides. Most games try to be...

MediEvil debuted alongside the likes of Crash Bandicoot and Spyro The Dragon, acting as yet another platforming mascot for Sony throughout its early days in the console space. Sir Daniel Fortesque was a clumsy, strangely adorable oaf who roamed gothic graveyards and dilapidated towns fighting off zombies, solving puzzles and making up for lost time...

From the Dungeons & Dragons style character sheet to the branching create-your-own-adventure mission structure, the influence Bethesda’s RPGs have had on The Outer Worlds is unmistakable.  That’s no surprise given the game’s creator, Obsidian Entertainment, was responsible for the hugely popular Fallout: New Vegas. What’s more of a shock is...

The most frustrating thing about Ghost Recon Breakpoint is that there’s genuinely a great co-op stealth game buried beneath the bloat Ubisoft has piled on top of this stealth shooter. Sniping soldiers from afar while your pal sneaks into an enemy holding is not only fun, but one of the few experiences where I felt rewarded for strategic co-operative...

Little Town Hero is a bold new RPG from Game Freak, the beloved studio behind the extremely popular Pokemon series. The basic narrative premise is that you are a hero in a hamlet where the villagers cannot leave, under oath from the castle. The only way to get out of the village is to go through the castle itself, which is guarded. Beyond the castle...

What is the Nintendo Switch Lite? The Nintendo Switch Lite is a new resigned edition of the standard Nintendo Switch, dedicated entirely to portable play and coming with all the advantages and disadvantages you’d expect from such an ambitious pitch. The original console was designed as a hybrid machine, capable of acting as a home console while...