Game Blogs

Parents need to know that Red Dead Redemption 2 is an open-world Western adventure for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game has lots of bloody gunfights, some very strong language, and mature narrative themes. Missions typically end in shoot-outs involving revolvers, rifles, shotguns, and other period weaponry. Slow-motion effects highlight head shots and critical wounds, with sprays of blood hovering in the air. Scenes of carnage and torture, including hanged and eviscerated people, can be stumbled upon in your journeys. The player’s character, Arthur, is an antihero. He does terrible things, including murder and theft, but he feels a powerful sense of guilt over them. These deeds are counterbalanced, to a degree, by his clear and innate understanding of right and wrong. This often leads him to help random strangers, including coming to the defense of victims of racism and sexual assault, which helps Arthur become more honorable in the eyes of those he meets. But h...

Parents need to know that Marvel’s Spider-Man is a superhero-themed action/adventure game available exclusively on the PlayStation 4. Players take on the role of the popular Marvel superhero, swinging through the streets of New York in his crime-fighting quest to keep the people safe from both generic crooks and fantastically powered supervillains. There’s a lot of comic book-style action, with players using a variety of abilities to incapacitate enemies who attack using everything from fists and guns to flashy superpowers of their own. Blood is shown on occasion, and there are some background scenes of more intense violence, but nothing overly explicit. Expect occasional profanity in the dialogue, including “s–t,” “ass,” and “damn,” and there’s a substantial story arc dealing with the rise of a new, illicit narcotic drug that’s hitting the streets.

Fortnite Wallhack Test developer Epic Games certainly lived up to its name with the launch of season six. Arriving last Thursday, the latest instalment of the Battle Royale juggernaut saw a great chunk of land being ripped from Loot Lake and re-forming as a floating sky island supported by the purple interdimensional cube that’s been hovering over the map for weeks. But that wasn’t the only major change to either the map or the weird mythology that seems to underpin everything that happens in the game. These are the key new places to explore and features to play with.