As the series' third outing The Crew Motorfest hands in a solid 60fps experience on PS5 and Series X consoles. The open world design is in the same mould as …
Ubisoft delivers a more tightly focused Assassin's Creed title with Mirage - and while technological innovation this time around is somewhat limited, we're looking at a polished release that looks …
Six years in development, Turn 10 re-emerges with its most advanced Forza Motorsport yet, designed exclusively for current-gen consoles and modern PC. Our coverage today concentrates on the console experience, …
Despite a heavy borrowing of ideas from Dark Souls there's much to love about Lies of P - a new Unreal Engine 4 effort from developers Neowiz Games and Round8 …
We review a bunch of games on Nintendo Switch and sometimes they don't launch in a great state... but then they get massively improved further on down the line. Oliver …
We've talked to Turn 10 about the technological revamp behind Forza Motorsport and now it's time to share some first impressions of the game, running on both Xbox Series X …
The new 2.0 edition of Cyberpunk 2077 features the latest and most advanced DLSS ray reconstruction technology - but what is it and how does it work? Alex explains what …
A welcome hit when released on PC and PlayStation consoles in July 2022, Stray is a unique, fun experience - and it was recently released on all Xbox consoles from …
In development for six years, the new Forza Motorsport for Xbox Series consoles and PCs features a complete revamp of the game's core technology. In an extended interview conducted remotely …
A surprise package for some, Armored Core 6 is a simply excellent game - but what's the best way to experience it on consoles? Tom Morgan checks out all graphics …
Rockstar's wild west classic comes to Nintendo Switch in what's a surprisingly robust release all round. We get a native 1080p rendition of the game at 30 frames per second …
The id software classic is masterfully updated for the modern era thanks to the brilliant Nightdive Studios - with an assist from Machine Games, who've brought a brand new mission …
A bona fide hit on Xbox and PC thanks to a Game Pass debut eight months ago, High on Life has finally arrived for PlayStation consoles: PS4, PS4 Pro and …
Capcom takes the RE Engine in new directions with Exoprimal - a squad-based team shooter that sees players gang up to collectively massacre a vast array of mysteriously time-displaced dinosaurs. …
Blizzard's Diablo 4 on PC is an excellent effort overall, with exceptional scalability and great performance. The only real issue concerns texture quality and VRAM requirements. Remarkably, only a 16GB …
Blizzard's latest triple-A release has finally landed... and it's looking to be in great shape on PlayStation 5 and both Xbox Series consoles. Oliver Mackenzie runs the rule over image …
When cross-gen wasn't a thing, last-gen ports of current-gen games could prove disastrous... and nothing in our testing was worse than the PS3 conversion of Shadow of Mordor. Captures originally …
Nightdive Studios produces some of its most ambitious work yet as it finally delivers its long-awaited remake of the classic immersive sim, System Shock. In this DF Retro EX episode, …
Is Lord of the Rings: Gollum really the technical disaster everyone says it is? We wanted until the game was launched and patched to deliver our verdict... but actually, there …
Video mastered in HDR. Watch on an HDR screen/device for the best experience. Fatigued by the crisis state of PC gaming? Here's a genuine pick-me-up. Remedy's Control was always a …
Hogwarts Legacy is a demanding title across all current-gen systems - and even high-powered PCs. So did the last-gen consoles ever stand a chance of getting a decent rendition of …
The state of PC ports in 2023 is hardly impressive - and we're particularly edgy when a new PC game based on Unreal Engine 4 arrives for testing. But the …
How far we've come! Path tracing is the ultimate form of ray tracing and somehow, in just a few years, we've gone from a path-traced Quake 2 to a path-traced …
In this video, Tom Morgan gets to grips with every single console version of Dead Island 2 available, from the lowliest of the low with Xbox One, right up to …
Ghostwire: Tokyo is an attractive game with plenty going for it, marred by poor controller response and sub-par performance. This was the state of the game on PlayStation 5 when …
Ubisoft has done it again with another patch for one of its last-gen classics. Far Cry 5 is a seriously worthy series entry and Ubisoft has revisited the old code …
Here's a Bonus for Patreon supporters - the original edit of our The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice tech review. Our capture completed just before a patch arrived for PS5, necessitating …
A comprehensive tech review of all every console to receive a Wo Long release. The PS5 and Xbox Series X versions get the premium treatment here: running at up to …
Everything you need to know about the last-gen versions of Warzone 2 - a game in which the increasing scale and ambition of Infinity Ward's tech is starting to overstretch …
In another close collaboration with My Life in Gaming, DF Retro presents Final Fantasy 13 - the full story. John Linneman and Marc Duddleson revisit the origins of this fascinating …
The Callisto Protocol is a properly current-gen game and yet... it's available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles! To what extent have the visuals and performance been pared back …
Here's a quick preview of how the best version of The Callisto Protocol on current-gen compares with the worst version of the last generation. Expect the full breakdown of the …
Tom Morgan's upcoming Warzone 2.0 coverage required multiple DF staff members playing Warzone 2.0 across multiple consoles across multiple crossplay sessions. Here's another taste of the like-for-like comparison data we've …
We've spent some time producing matched captures of every single console version of Warzone 2.0, using multiple consoles in the same crossplay game instance, with spectate mode allowing for identical …
A final look at the core Modern Warfare 2 experience as delivered on the older PS4 and Xbox One systems. The fact of the matter is the game is cross-gen …
Disadvantaged due to poor marketing, it turns out that Sonic Frontiers is actually a fantastic game! In this extended video, John Linneman explains how the game works and where it …
Finally available outside of the PlayStation ecosytem, here we're covering every single version of Persona 5 Royal available - all of the last-gen consoles, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S and …
Across the generation, Switch has suprised us with a range of last-gen conversions that hold up really well on Nintendo's console hybrid - and there's a fine line between cutting …
343 Industries promised us split-screen campaign co-op for all Halo games going forward, but recently made the painful decision to cancel it for Halo Infinite in favour of deploying resources …
Atlus is celebrated for its Persona titles and Soul Hackers 2 follows in a similar vein - but the problem is that the unambitious technology and cut 'n' paste dungeons …
How did the last-gen versions of Saints Row turn out? After testing seven modes across the PS5 and Series X editions, here there's only a single setting per console. Curiously …
Forza Horizon and Hot Wheels made for a beautiful combination when the two franchises first collided in FH3 - but this new expansion is even better! In this tech review, …
Wreckfest is an exceptionally good 'destruction derby' style game. It's competent enough on last-gen consoles - but it's remarkable how close the new Switch version gets to matching that experience. …
The Xbox One S replaced the original hulking Xbox One set-top box design back in 2016 with improved silicon, a slightly overclocked GPU and a far superior design - but …
Rightfully receiving a critical mauling at launch, we thought it was high time that we revisited the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Definitive Edition - and we're glad that we did. …
Just before the launch of Forza Horizon 5, Rich visited Playground Games to get the low-down on the team's work in creating the game, to talk tech and to get …
Lego Builder's Journey on PC was an absolutely beautiful racing tracing showcase - and now it has arrived on PlayStation 5. How much of the RT experience makes its way …
Team Ninja collaborates with Square-Enix in a unique, interesting but technically flawed release. Oliver Mackenzie tests the game on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and ALL last-gen consoles... and it's …