Into the Breach is the latest role-playing game by Subset Games, the developers who created Faster than Light. It is a game based on strategy, to the extent that you are responsible for every little thing you do – this isn’t a game where you play against the computer. If you choose to make a certain move, you are entirely responsible for it, and if you die, you must go back in time to restart your mission.

The premise of the game is to defend civilisation as we know it – you are responsible for the entirety of humanity. The enemy is an alien race called the Vek, which live and breed underneath the surface of the earth. You must fight the Vek and use maps to locate danger spots, such as environmental hazards. Remember, nothing it down to chance and the game is entirely in your hands.

Into the Breach is well worth a game for people who enjoy strategy and role play. It is available to play on computer systems like Windows and Linux, having been released on the 27^th February 2018.

A new report has been released showing how many sales different games consoles’ games and game publishers are achieving in the UK. The results weren’t especially surprising, but they are interesting, especially as we don’t ever get to see any actual sales figures.

The report shows that 5.2% of all games sold in the UK were for Sony’s PlayStation 4 – more than half of the UK market share. 31.6% of the games in the UK were sold for the Xbox One. PC showed as a very low 1.3%, however, the report didn’t take into account digital sales, so the figure for this is probably not all that accurate.

EA was the top publisher and sold 16.8% of all boxed games in the UK. This was closely followed by Activision Blizzard with 15.6%, and Nintendo with 11.2%.

One of the more surprising details came from mobile games figures, which showed Subway Surfers to be the top mobile download.

The new game from developers Sucker Punch Productions is called Ghost of Tsushima and it was announced at Paris Games Week. This is their first title since Infamous back in 2009 and it is looking highly likely that the game could make the developers even more, well, infamous.

Little is still known about the details, as gamers are being kept in suspense about many of the releases mentioned at the event. It’s going to be a samurai adventure and could, from its first appearances, be straight out of a comic book.

The game is set in Tsushima Island as the Mongol Empire invades. The main character is a remaining samurai, who must go into battle and learn new ways of fighting in order to survive. The game is thought to be set around the year 1280, with the Battle of Hakata Bay and the occurrence of a severe and devastating typhoon. Much more is still to be revealed.

Subscribers to PlayStation Plus will soon know which games are going to be revealed for September 2017. However, Sony have released some tantalising information ahead of this – they are going to be previewing Rainbow Six Siege over the coming weekend. This will also be available for Xbox One and PC users, as long as they have an Xbox Live gaming account.

Rainbow Six Siege Operation Blood Orchid, to give it its full title, is a destructive shooter game that relies on tactics. Players will be able to choose from three new operators who all have new gadgets. There will be some changes to gameplay as well, with attackers being able to use weapons differently and switches between characters. The setting is an old, rundown, haunting theme park in Hong Kong.

The game can be purchased half price until the 4th September and players can save any progress they make during the upcoming free weekend.

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is a recently released game on PS4 and PC. It is the latest offering from Ninja Theory, the English team who have created titles like Enslaved and Heavenly Sword. Hellblade is a dark yet engaging game that sees a Celtic warrior battling to be reunited with her husband, the victim of a viking murder. The sound and visuals are nothing short of captivating.

And yet, Hellblade isn’t making the impression it should be. It’s falling short of greatness in some key areas. The actual gameplay hasn’t gone done too well with some critics and has been described as being like an afterthought. Players complete puzzles and enter into combat but somehow, it just doesn’t all work together. The combat is especially difficult when it is against multiple enemies.

Hellblade still has a lot of fans, largely due to the characterisation and the setting. It sounds like there is work to be done on the gameplay, though.