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More great MS branding. A 25 logo in 2026. Says it all.

Maybe a technical achievement to get that sort of realism, but do people want it? Do we actually want to think we are shooting real people? Games are escapism for me, not more of the real world s**t.

My only gripe with Control in the end was enemies beaming in EVERY time you stepped into a corridor or room on your way to your destination. For a game that required a lot of walking around the same building this was a bit annoying. Other than that, I loved the gameplay, story, sound, graphics and atmosphere.

Can't wait. Just finished Alan Wake 2 – another Remedy classic.

I'm never going to buy a game at £60. The last game I bought full price was Elden Ring, and that was £50. I put over 200 hours into that as well, proving the other point that people play a lot of games for longer.

Darkwood 1 was a scary game!! Too tense for me to finish.

I was due to leave in October anyway. I can safely say I won't be looking back.

Wow, I started skim reading in the end to find some some plus points but they never really came. What a shame for everyone. Another Xbox exclusive sinks below the waves.

I played this for a while on PS4 a couple of years ago and really couldn't get on with it. That didn't stop me just buying it again though!! Maybe I'm more Zen for it this time, I hope so, its a beautiful looking game and I would love to see the whole story.

@nomither6 I’ll be honest, I haven’t played GTA.

Check out The Boys though if you haven’t watched it. Brilliant stuff.

@ZuneTattooGuy No, I’ve played a few. But jumping in the car to drive to a new plot destination, for instance, is like moving through a real city. It feels big and alive, there’s literally miles of city to drive through and take in.

I think Cyberpunk is the most immersive RPG I have ever played. I loved every minute of it. (I did pick it up after the 2.0 update though)

@OrfeasDourvas I agree about the combat in Hellblade . It feels heavy and powerful. I really enjoy a good parry/dodge and smash. Its very satisfying.

@Traygor just finishing Alan Wake 1 myself this weekend as I really want to play the 2nd game. I’ve really enjoyed the vibe of this game and it links to the Control universe.

Years ago, Apple decided it would be a good idea to allow other PC manufacturers to build Mac clones in an attempt to expand the Mac OS market share. All it did was eat into Apple’s sales and nearly killed them. When Steve Jobs was rehired, one of his first decisions was killing that programme, look where they are now. MS might have to find this out the hard way.

I don't need COD in my life so I'm certainly not paying more for it's presence on Game Pass.

I love the Ori games. Something that looks like Diablo but plays more like Dark Souls sounds great.

I’m not a Star Wars universe fan but this does look pretty interesting.

I can’t wait to dust off my trusty twin blades and start smushing. This will not disappoint!

Decided to brave Revenant 2 in solo mode. The bosses are a bit of a challenge but I am definitely enjoying the game. It’s a brilliant blend of game styles and is lovely to look at as well.

May for Hellblade is earlier than I was expecting so that is very good news if it’s true.

MachineGames did such a great job on the Wolfenstein games. I think this could be great!

It definitely looks and plays very nicely compared to the old PS4 version, graphics are very pretty and loads times are much faster. It definitely does stutter at times in some environments though.

After watching that review, I’m not sure why someone would want to play this personally, it just looks like chaos with some spiderman pseudo web slinging.

@Edwirichuu . I bought Resident Evil 2 this year and my son bought Valhalla, man! We have GamePass so that’s a shame for us. I loved RE2 but big man terrified me on the second run and I had to quit - too stressful. My son loved Valhalla and put a ton of time into it.

I gave it a good go but got stuck on one of those rock hard policemen with the truncheon. Walked away for a bit to get back in shape with Dark Souls 3 but I think I will try it again in the near future.

I thinks it’s hard for anyone to sit there and just get bombarded with negativity. At what point do you open your mouth and answer back. For the developer, that’s their working life, for a gamer, or someone who hasn’t actually played the game, it’s just their free time that they could spend any way they like.

The promise of Hellblade 2 and Starfield were the deciding factors on buying an XBox over a PS5. I enjoyed Starfield. I am excited for Hellblade!

I was excited about this game but I heard it’s got involvement from the Pillars of Eternity people and I really couldn’t get into that so I’ll just wait for the Elden Ring DLC for some fantasy gaming.