Browsing: video games

The best Aliens game since Alien Isolation may take its inspiration from XCOM but it’s an impressively original game in its own right.

The Wednesday letters page tries to predict what will be at today’s Nintendo Direct, as one reader recommends John Wick Hex.

The Tuesday letters page wonders why Hideo Kojima has never tried to make a movie, as one reader asks for a hookshot in Tears Of The Kingdom.

GameCentral goes hands-on with Sega’s surprise new 2D Sonic game, which aims to be a modern sequel to the original Mega Drive games.

A new contender for funniest/stupidest fan petition is making the rounds as it tries to force Microsoft to make Starfield a PS5 exclusive.

The Monday letters page worries Diablo 4 hasn’t evolved much from Diablo 1, as one reader asks why always-online is so hated.

A reader is pleased to see that the Xbox Games Showcase was dominated by single-player games and not multiplayer titles.

A reader reminisces about the pleasures of video game rentals and how it helped when new games were as expensive as £60 each.

A Bungie employee’s scathing tweet about Diablo 4’s enemy scaling reached Blizzard’s President’s ears, and he certainly wasn’t happy about it.

The Friday letters page explains how to get the cheapest deal on Game Pass Ultimate, as one reader recommends Planet Of Lana.