Rainbow Six Siege is now on it’s sixth year. A competitive shooter that has remained unique to this day and continues to be a joy to play with friends casually, or sweat it out in it’s unforgiving Ranked game mode. Should you play it in 2021? Here’s a quick rundown of what you need to know if you are a returning player or someone new to the game.

Asterix & Obelix is getting their own video game as developer Mr Nutz Studio announced that they are set to release their beat ‘em up game Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All! on November 25, 2021 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

To celebrate the 1-year anniversary of Souls-like action RPG Mortal Shell, developer Cold Symmetry has announced that they are giving the game’s first expansion The Virtuous Cycle for free for the first 5 days from August 18 to August 26.

Ubisoft has officially revealed the next season for Rainbow Six Siege titled Crystal Guard. Osa, will be the new Attacker Operator coming to the game, but that’s not all as there will be map adjustments for Coastline, Bank, and Clubhouse, a few other improvements to other operators, and a lot more.

I’ve played an unhealthy amount of Back 4 Blood’s Open Beta weekend and during it’s early access, giving me a clear picture on what to expect from the 4-player co-op survival shooter launching this October. And just like in any beta session, it’s not perfect, so here’s a list of the good and the bad from Turtle Rock Studios’ next shooter.

Square Enix has announced that the Life is Strange Remastered Collection has been delayed for all platforms to next year 2022 with no new date announced. The Switch version of Life is Strange: True Colors was also delayed.

Rogue-like action adventure Hades from Supergiant Games is finally available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One.

Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia announced that players can try out JRPG Tales of Arise from August 18, 2021. The demo will be available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One.

No Man’s Sky is still alive and kicking and is celebrating it’s 5th anniversary with a new trailer that showcases the game’s growth throughout the years and ends with a tease for the next expansion called Frontiers.

Despite a few missteps in pacing and polish, Cris Tales has the potential to become a classic for a new generation of RPG enthusiasts that appreciate the JRPG formula, with enough charm to wow anyone who treasures the tropes that defined a genre cherished by tens of millions.

Rainbow Six Siege’s next limited event called Containment just went live and is a three-weeks long event that features a new game mode inspired by the upcoming 3-player co-op shooter Rainbow Six Siege Extraction that’s launching next year. It will run from August 3 until August 24, and with it comes a unique collection of cosmetics that players can obtain during the event.

We are now in August of 2021 and there’s a handful of titles that stand out among the rest that’s worth checking out before the big triple A titles start getting most of the attention during the busy months of the year. Here are the top 5 that really stood out compared to the rest.