This is the big category and the line-up is strong this year. God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2 PS4 Dead Redemption 2 seem like the most obvious choices, but Marvel’s Spider-Man might also swoop in for a surprise vict

Red Dead Redemption 2 will release for PS4 and Xbox One on October 26th, 2018. If you have yet to pick up a copy of the game, there’s still time to pre-order the game on Amazon ahead of its release this fall.

When I think back on Red Dead Redemption , there are plenty of scenes and images that immediately come to my mind that capture that game’s particular sense of grandeur. There are the obvious action-packed moments, like gunfights against outlaws, heists, and robberies, and the quieter moments that truly let the game’s Western setting shine: galloping out into the expanse of the West with the sun blazing in the distance always comes to mind for me when thinking back on Red Dead at its best.

Whether you actually care about most of the cast or not, the half-hour long title crawl dedicates a fair chunk of its time to not only the names of those who worked on the game, but the fates of the many gang members who took part in Arthur’s journey. Pearson runs a general store, Mary-Beth enters high society, and Tilly finds a nice sui

Following on from the last entry, here’s another really handy little timesaver. If you’re deep in menus, as it’s very easy to be in Red Dead Redemption 2 , you don’t need to manually back out of each individual one. Instead, the easiest way to get out of them is to simply hold down Circle/B, instead of tapping it. This drags you all the way out of them, returning you to gameplay instantly. Quite why the game doesn’t tell you this, I have no i

You know those scenes in Metal Gear Solid where Revolver Ocelot does all those ridiculous gun spinning tricks? You might not quite be able to get to that level, but if you want to give Arthur a bit of flair, you can spin his guns before holstering them. Tap L1/LB twice instead of once, and Arthur will swing the gun around on his finger before holstering it. Do it after a gunfight to add a whole other level of John Wayne swagger to Arthur’s otherwise cold demea

God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2 will be competing in the Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score/Music, Best Audio Design, Best Action/Adventure, and the Game of the Year awa

So, maybe you’re still pootling along in Chapter 2, messing about in the world and trying to drink it all. It’s a commendable attitude, it really is, but there are good reasons to carry on. One of them being the Dead Eye upgrades you get through the story. Once you hit Dead Eye level 4, a fantastic ability unlocks: you’re able to see animals’ weak points as glowing red spots on their bodies. It works on people too! Shoot here to get a clean shot every single time, as long as you’re using a strong enough wea

Minigames in open-world titles, by most accounts, can serve as bite-sized bits of variety in-between missions or while traveling across the map; good for some mild distraction, but usually not much more. But in the rare occasions, minigames like these can add a surprising amount to the believability and depth of a world beyond just its map size and scale. Given that I put in as much time into The Witcher 3 ‘s Gwent as I did in most other games by themselves, there’s certainly something to be said that when done well, open world minigames can add so much more to a believable game world in their own right. And inside the game’s world drenched in the imagery and themes of the Wild West, Red Dead Redemption ‘s minigames were definitely some of the best examples of that extra level of detail and immersion.

God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2 will also be competing through proxies in the Best Performance category, with Christopher Judge as Kratos and Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan representing their respective ga

How do you fancy being able to circle strafe around enemies while riding your horse? If you want to channel your inner 90s FPS protagonist and combine power and maneuverability, you can! All you have to do is hold down Square/X and a direction on the X-axis. Another little bit of advanced equine tactics for you: if you want to do a sharp 90-degree turn, you can do so by holding down R1/RB and hitting a direction on the X-a

GTA V had its full share of weird and wacky Easter eggs. The world of RDR 2 is no exception. If you travel to the north of Emerald Ranch and the Heartland Overflow Reservoir, you will encounter a small cabin. Within it, you will be met with a disturbing scene that suggests that a mass ritualistic suicide occurred. A note will tell you to come back “at the second hour under the half moon.” If you do a follow-up, you will be greeted with a huge and shining

Except the very premise of this opening makes absolutely no sense. Dialogue strongly suggests that the main characters are fleeing the snowstorm, but their trajectory on the mountain has them going up it rather than down. Naturally, going up a mountain during a snowstorm will only result in heavier winds. What was Dutch think