​​At this moment, my favourite game so far has been The Last of Us by Naughty Dog. For me, I felt like it broke the fourth wall for traditional 3rd person RPGs and set a benchmark in the potential video games have as an interactive storytelling medium. It had a healthy balance of challenging gameplay, exploration and its story always remained integral. Other favourites of mine include Doom, Fallout, Tomb Raider and the Uncharted series. 

I was fortunate to be able to demo the PSVR at EGX this year, and for the most part, I'm very excited. I enjoy a plethora of Playstation games including their exclusives and I look forward to seeing more of VR titles such as Farpoint and Batman VR in the coming months. I feel like VR will be the perfect platform for survival horror, so I have high hopes for the reboot of Resident Evil as well this year. PSVR is competing with already established Rivals such as the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, and in light of this I'm anticipating the direction Sony will choose to take in the coming months after the PSVR releases.

However, let’s get to my credentials, and I’m not talking about my media background, I mean the real deal, Video Games.  I started gaming as a kid with my mother and father on various consoles, but the one I spent more time with was the PSOne and I can say I might have spent 15/16 years of my 20 years of life playing video games. And when it comes to choosing a favourite game it is very hard for me, so I’ll go with the Half-Life series, because it was the first game I remember playing it by myself, and also playing with friends online with it, but who knows maybe I put a video up someday talking about games I love.

​In the long run, videogames have been a big part of my life and they will be, so who knows what the future of gaming is bringing us, the only thing I know for certain is that it will be exciting and that I’ll tag along for the ride, whether it is the Nintendo NX (SHOW IT TO US NINTENDO!) or VR or a horse that doubles up as a console,  I don’t care, because I’ll enjoy it regardless.

P.S. If you have anything to say to me, just tweet me @lemastanley

Things will be slightly different come October as DICE have taken notice of every bug, glitch and balancing issue that players reported during the recent beta and are improving a few things ahead of next month's launch.

​Other elements are being looked at, such as the balancing of vehicles and weapons. Many thought the Light Tank was a little too effective and that horses shouldn't be able to absorb quite as many rounds. More tools will be added to deal with vehicles earlier, including a gadget for the Support class which should help neutralize powerful vehicles.

What did you think of the beta? Looking forward to the release on 21 October? Let us know in the forums or leave a comment below.

Also, for those who were unable to go hands-on with the beta, James has recorded some expert gameplay footage.

Flying planes with precision, dominating the enemy team and leading his squad to victory are just a fraction of the things that our Editor couldn't quite manage.

Although, he does a fantastic job when it comes to pointing out locations of the snipers who relentlessly target him.

Take a look for yourself, but beware there's some not safe for work language:

Astroneer will be available this December in early access form on Steam. Xbox One and Windows 10 users will also have access to the game via the Xbox Game Preview program.

Featuring diverse worlds that combine "careful artistry and procedural generation", up to four players can explore planets together in online co-op and create custom vehicles and modules.
 
One of the standout features is the ability to shape and mould the Play-Doh like planet surfaces in any form players wish, whether it’s building huge towers, makeshift bridges or digging right down into a planet’s core.
 
There’s no solid release date just yet, but over on System Era Softwork's blog the team assure people it will be released sometime before 20 December.
 
What do you make of Astroneer? Let us know in the comments or head on over to the forums and get the conversation started.

The latest Battlefront DLC is now available to Season Pass holders, bringing space battles to the game for the first time and giving players the opportunity to take down the Death Star.

This new mode is made up of three phases featuring aerial and ground combat, culminating in the destruction of the infamous space station.
 
You can take a look at the Death Star expansion and all its space combat goodness in the launch trailer below:

EA have also detailed a number of updates which will be available for all players after the expansion’s launch. It’s quite a long list, but highlights include:
     

• The TIE Interceptor no longer features missiles as an ability. They are instead replaced by a new ability called Laser Barrage, which lets players fire the TIE’s blasters without overheating for a short period of time. Blasters also do more damage while this ability is active.
  
• The A-wing Shield ability has been replaced with a Speed Boost ability.
• New power ups in Fighter Squadron add AI wingmen which fight alongside the player for 60 seconds. Imperial vehicles include TIE Bombers and TIE Defenders, while the Rebels get Y-wings and B-wings.
• AI TIE Interceptors and A-wings will be added to Fighter Squadron.
• Max rank increased from 70 to 90.
• New character outfits including X-wing pilot and Death Star Trooper.

 
The Death Star expansion is available to Season Pass holders from today, while anyone else looking to purchase it separately will be able to do so in two weeks.
 
Will you be living out your New Hope fantasies with the Death Star DLC? Let us know in the forums or comment below.

Ubisoft broke news of the delay via a post on their official blog.

“South Park: The Fractured But Whole will now launch on Xbox One, Playstation 4 and PC, calendar Q1 2017. The development team wants to make sure the game experience meets the high expectations of fans and the additional time will help them achieve this goal.”
 
No doubt there are quite a few South Park fans out there disappointed by news of the delay, but at least there’s the new TV series (which begins today) to look forward to over the coming weeks.
 
Share your thoughts on the delay with us by commenting below or joining the discussion over in the forums.