Ashley Bates

Developer: Daybreak Game Company Publisher: Daybreak Game Company Platform(s): PS4, PC Battle Pass provided for review purposes It’s common knowledge that the battle royale market is about as crowded as the London Underground during…

If you're looking for something to play in the run up to Shadow of the Tomb Raider next month, but don't want to play something as depressing as the rebooted series (let's be honest, it's pretty dour), Xbox have your back. It's been…

In a leak that took place over the weekend, it was revealed that the upcoming Forza Horizon 4 has both the classic Halo Warthog, along with a special level seemingly inspired by the level The Silent Cartographer. The gallery of images,…

If you're not one of the millions of players already on the Rainbow Six Siege hype train, this weekend offers the perfect opportunity for you to hop aboard. Ubisoft have announced that, in conjunction with Paris Major Championship…

We're back again with all the upcoming games releases for the next week, and though there are some notable launches this week, there's only really the one highlight and it's the beginning of the end for one of Telltale's biggest games: The…

If you, like me, were a bit miffed that Shovel Knight is only joining the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster as an assist trophy, Dan Fornace and the team behind Rivals of Aether have you covered. It was revealed over the weekend that the…

Yesterday morning, Square Enix conducted a livestream showcasing their story-driven adventure game The Quiet Man, which was revealed during E3. We got to see more of how the game will actually play, as it seamlessly blends live-action…

Welcome back, once again, to Ash’s Pile of Shame series, where he sticks his hand into his mountain of unplayed games and finds some forgotten gems. Well, gems he’s forgotten about at least, despite protests from literally everyone. If…

We've been waiting a long time to actually see some proper gameplay with Red Dead Redemption 2, but that day had finally arrived. Feast your eyes on that beautiful trailer below, and get excited for the game's impending release. Well, more…

Here's an incredible figure for you: since 1994, Sony and PlayStation have sold 525.3 million consoles worldwide, which is a staggering amount of units. Hats off to the team, they've been killing it for nearly 25 years, and they're looking…

It seems like the PS4 has become the official home of fighting games on consoles, with plenty of games for players to sink their teeth into, whether they like their brawling retro or modern, one on one or as part of a team. With plenty…

It would seem like the fabled Summer drought is winding, as this week sees the release of a couple of big name titles that should be on the radar of any discerning gamer. We’ve also got a couple of re-releases from the folks over at Capcom,…

We're still trying to deal with the aftermath of the Kaiser Wave of fighting game news that was EVO 2018, but here's some more for you: Fatal Fury/King of Fighters/Garou: Mark of the Wolves mascot Terry Bogard is joining Fighting EX Layer.…

We're still not done with the news coming out of this weekend's EVO, as Capcom announced that they'll be rounding out Season 3 of Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition's DLC with Sagat and G both launching tomorrow, August 6th. Both…

During this weekend's EVO 2018, a new trailer dropped for the upcoming Soulcalibur VI, revealed two fan favourite characters, Astaroth and Seong Mi-Na, who will be part of the main roster when the game launches on October 19th for PS4, Xbox…

EVO 2018, the biggest fighting game event of the year, took place over the weekend, bringing with it plenty of hype and some childish Smash tournament behaviour, but some of the biggest news of the weekend involves a strange but welcome…

Welcome back to the second instalment of Ash’s Pile of Shame series, where he has a rummage around in his massive heap of unplayed or forgotten games and talks about why they’ve ended up there. Then, he goes away to play said game and…

Seemingly tired of publishing music, Def Jam Recordings have taken to whipping the gaming world into a frenzy with some teasing tweets. First, back in June they tweeted out a picture of the Def Jam Vendetta cover art with D-Mob blacked out,…

Like a phoenix rising from the flames, the Awesome Forgotten Noughties Games series is being resurrected, because there’s still so many games to get through. Don’t expect any kind of regularity to these articles, but just know they’re back…

In a new trailer that's just gone live on IGN, two characters have been confirmed for the Dead or Alive 6 roster; Rig, a taekwondo practitioner who made his official debut in DOA5, and newcomer Diego, an underground street fighter with a…