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Housemarque’s stylish shooter picks up four awards, with It Takes Two, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Unpacking also having a good night.  

The Borderlands spin-off featuring the series’ greatest creation isn’t quite perfect, but it is a gloriously silly blast of shooter-looter action powered by a stellar voice cast.  

Believe the hype. Elden Ring is arguably FromSoftware’s best adventure yet and one that Dark Souls veterans and newcomers alike can get effortlessly lost in.  

An intriguingly twisted story that is just a little too willing to dive into the horrifying darkness rather than embracing its strengths.  

There's been a few successfully remastered video game titles of late, so if you could see a game on any platform from any era that you love remade from the ground up, with game mechanics and play style intact, what would it be? Check out the suggestions here.  

It may feel a little bite-sized compared to previous R6 titles, but Extraction offers a fresh co-op PvE spin on things that delivers an absorbing risk-reward experience.  

Microsoft has announced that it is buying US gaming giant Activision Blizzard in a deal worth $68.7 billion set to complete in 2023.  

Whether it was a gameplay element, story twist or graphic/audio highlight, what was the moment that had you slack-jawed with wonder during your gaming exploits? Leave your best examples in the thread.  

We're only a few weeks into the new year but what games have you beaten already in 2022? Was it the latest Triple AAA you received at Christmas or did you go back and replay an old favourite? Let us know in the comments.  

Our top picks of just some of the standout videogames to put on your shopping list for the year ahead…  

We cherry pick a handful of our favourite gaming moments from the past 12 months. What did we miss?  

Whether it's a huge mainstream hit or a cult classic, what video games that are held in high esteem by others fail to light your fire?  

Master Chief returns to Zeta Halo with a few extra tricks up his sleeve for a romp through an open-world campaign that's impressively cinematic and free-flowing fun. The free multiplayer experience adds thrilling action too with more modes and maps to come.  

It's great to revisit the streets of Liberty City, Vice City and the multiple locations in San Andreas. Added to the great stories and acting are new combat and movement controls from GTA: V and some nice looking textures in 4K. Unfortunately, no amount of nostalgic, rose-tinted fuzziness can skirt the fact there are loads of bugs and some odd remastering choices.  

Focusing purely on multiplayer, with up to 128 players causing unbridled chaos across PCs and new-gen consoles, 2042 certainly delivers on spectacle; but when it comes to the actual gameplay it’s a little more hit and miss…  

It's good to be back in the WWII fray with a punchy, great-looking campaign mode employing a number of strategies and gameplay styles. There's a slightly underwhelming multiplayer mode but the zombies make up for it.  

Forza Horizon 5 features the largest and most diverse map in the arcade driving series, a new weather system and mini multiplayer games alongside a huge number of cars to add to your collection. Is all this enough to make it stand out from its excellent predecessor?  

After the po-faced and worthy The Avengers, Square Enix shifts gear to an altogether more light-hearted and bants filled experience for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, which maintains a decidedly old school single player approach. And remember, don't call them 'Plucky', they don't know what it means,...  

The only revolution on display is the uprising you’ll get to lead into battle, as Far Cry 6 focuses purely on delivering more of what made the series great in the first place.  

The annual upgrade offers some nice touches and impressive visual polish for new-gen consoles but bereft of any big-name signings the series is beginning to lack real personality.  

It’s far from perfect, but this delightfully twisted adventure combines a great backdrop and quirky storyline with a strategic combat system for a frequently weird and wonderful experience.  

If the 2005 original was something of a sleeper hit, the hotly-anticipated Psychonauts 2 jumps straight into the mainstream with a wonderfully creative and beautifully presented sequel.  

Previously launched on PC and Switch, this award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler gets an HD upgrade for consoles, and it’s never looked or played better.  

Once again Codemasters delivers an excellent racing experience, even if this isn’t quite the new-gen leap forward we’d all been hoping for.  

We round-up some of the biggest names and new announcements making a splash in the year’s hottest gaming expo.  

Taking some obvious cues from the greats of the RPG genre, Biomutant is a charming action-adventure that’s light on action but has a rich open world that’s ripe for leisurely looting and near-endless exploration.  

Picking up where Biohazard left off, Resident Evil Village builds upon this very welcome return to form, dipping back into the classics from this now 25-year-old series to add a little more action to its survival-horror origins.  

It’s had its share of tech issues, but this RPG shooter-looter takes inspiration from the classics to deliver some of the best fun-and-gun action around. Outriders is great on your own, but even better with friends.  

The Beoplay Portal, Bang & Olufsen’s first wireless gaming headphone, sees the hallmarks of premium finish, lightweight construction and high quality acoustic performance come to the world of immersive gaming.  

A delightful two-player adventure that demands genuine co-op gameplay, this highly creative puzzle-platformer is a great way to embrace social distancing with your friends.  

The 15-year-old cult classic rises from the grave with a zero frills port, leaving a first-gen Xbox title to walk among those living in a new-gen world... but there's still some life in this undead antihero.  

Pre VR, there were a number of games such as Time Crisis 3 and Killzone that allowed players the opportunity to live out their military fantasies using a gun controller. What were your favourites from back in the day and are there any new games currently available?  

A nightmare you won’t want to wake up from, this delightfully dark twist on the platform genre is as beautiful as it is haunting.  

Do you find it impossible to get rid of old tech as you replace it? Now, as the PS5 and Xbox Series X become available, have you re-discovered several generations of older consoles you'd forgotten you still had kicking around your cupboards?  

A challenging hack and slash adventure with a genuine Game Over dynamic that can captivate and infuriate in equal measure.  

Fast and furious arcade action combine with Codemasters’ stock racing finesse for lots of off-road thrills and spills.  

A notable lack of summer signings as next-gen qualification beckons, but a number of small victories just about secures the points.  

Enjoy some quality family time with this well-polished remake that paints a beautiful picture but still shows its age…  

Microsoft has announced that November the 10th is the release date and £449 ($499) is the price for its next generation games console, the Xbox Series X.  

An intriguing puzzle-adventure crossover for the hit TV show with some great ideas for embracing your inner Shelby, but it ultimately falls a little short.