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For accurate shooting, raising the rifle to eye height will let you see a reticule on its tiny glass display.

Farpoint is the best VR shooting experience you can get at home

Sony's PlayStation VR has flown mostly under the radar since its release six months ago, with a steady flow of smaller games, optional modes and ports from other systems making up the bulk of its content. So the recently released Farpoint — as a full-sized, full-priced shooter that requires the headset to work — immediately stands out from the crowd.

Street Fighter II is back, yet again

Shooooooryuken!

Bringing the classic fighter to the Nintendo Switch, Ultra Street Fighter II is a Frankenstein's monster of a package that doesn't bring much new of value to the table but is still an excellent way to play the game.

New Mario Kart is series' greatest ever

<i>Mario Kart</i> is even bigger and better on the Switch.

When it arrived for Wii U in 2014, Mario Kart 8 was arguably the best, most full-featured entry in the beloved series. With the release of this new Deluxe version, there's no longer room for argument.

For Honor is a bloody clash of cultures

Knights, vikings and samurai take to the battlefield in <i>For Honor</i>.

Offering a realistic and incredibly deep system of melee combat, For Honor has the guts of the most complex of fighting games, but crammed inside the frame of a third-person action experience and skinned with a variety of ancient cultures.

Halo Wars 2: Spartans meet StarCraft, again

Atriox and his Banished are a much more interesting alien force than the traditional Covenant.

Like its predecessor, Halo Wars 2 combines the lore, character and artistry of the main Halo series with the methodical gameplay of a real-time strategy game like Starcraft or Warcraft III. Unlike its predecessor, Halo Wars 2 feels like the best of both worlds.

Nioh review: Samurai souls

Nioh is a brutal game, with a level of difficulty to match.

Nioh is a tough game. It's tough to get into, tough to get good at and tough to explain. But if you like a challenge, and are willing to put in the time for its various systems to get their hooks into you, your reward will be great.

Horror returns home in Resident Evil 7

The restriction of a first-person viewpoint does wonders for the game's tension.

Adopting a first-person perspective and refocusing the narrative after a succession of bloated, tiresome sequels, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard marks a return to horror, suspense and claustrophobia.