Articles by Imogen Beckhelling

Some days, you just wanna play a bit of Valorant, you know? But occasionally you’re a bit too tired or not in the mood for the tense competitive matches Riot Games’ tactical FPS typically has on offer. Which is why the new winter mode is great. Yesterday, Valorant introduced the limited-time Snowball Fight, and I […]

I don’t particularly like the idea of being purposefully captured by aliens in order to kill them from inside their big scary lairs, but this appears to be exactly what The Coalition will have you doing in the first story expansion for Gears Of War 5. The Hivebusters DLC arrived today, dropping players in with […]

Ubisoft’s Viking adventure, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, adds some limited-time winter festivities today. Preparations for the Yule Festival have dropped alongside the game’s 1.1.0 title update, which also lays the groundwork for the upcoming Settlement expansion. It all comes with a bundle of merry bug fixes and game improvements too – addressing the serious stuff like […]

Yesterday, CD Projekt Red had a big emergency call with investors discussing the state of Cyberpunk 2077, and what it means for its DLC and multiplayer plans. It’s no secret that the game’s launch came with a helluva lot of bugs, I’ve experienced a ton myself on PC – but for players on last-gen consoles, […]

Hope you’re ready for some big business-y numbers on this fine Monday afternoon. Last month, Take-Two Interactive announced they had plans to buy Dirt developer Codemasters for a whopping £759 million. However, that doesn’t seem to be happening anymore. Other gaming megacorp, Electronic Arts, are ready to do the buying instead. They’ve swooped in with […]

Rob from the rich and give to the poor, that old Robin Hood’s deal, right? Wrong! In Hood: Outlaws & Legends you’ll be nicking treasure from the oppressive government and, yeah, still giving back to the people it’s been taken from. I hope you get to keep some loot, though. At The Game Awards last […]

Innersloth gave us all a first proper look at their upcoming Among Us map, The Airship, at The Game Awards last night. Get ready to murder your pals on a big red plane, complete with ladders and floating platforms on which to make your escape. It’s no spaceship or abandoned research station, but I still […]