Scavengers is the newly announced game from new studio Midwinter Entertainment, the team behind new Halo games. It is a survival game set in an ice age, where players must decide whether to work together or attack each other in an each man for his own scenario.

The game is interesting because of its blend of player vs player and player vs environment content. It’s along the same lines as Halo 5, and it makes use of artificial intelligence to adapt the world to the playing scenario. This opens up lots of new possibilities and creates a game that feels like it is without limits.

Whilst the game is developed by Midwinter Entertainment, it will run on the SpatialOS platform from Improbable. The teams have talked about working together on the game, and have described it is a creative meeting of minds. They soon realised the solutions held in SpatialOS were perfect for the game and would really benefit players.

The fantasy CRPG game Divinity: Original Sin 2 is the follow up to Original Sin, released in 2014 by Larian Studios. It is a role playing game set in a fantasy world called Rivellon, fighting against evil forces known as The Void. The aim of the game is for the player to become undead by fighting against The Void and winning back the kingdom. The first mission is to escape from Fort Joy, where the Sourcerers have been captured and sent to be ‘cured’.

The game is all about relationships and using them to benefit gameplay. The player selects a team – up to 3 people to help on the mission. Each person has an individual story that matters to the game and the outcome.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 was released in September for Microsoft Windows. It is a beautifully designed, highly playable game that will keep you entertained with its many twists and turns.

The lineup of free games on PS Plus is due to be announced soon for the month of December. Lots of fans in the UK have been predicting what could possibly be added in the lead up to the announcement. Here are some of the most popular predictions:

• Gravity Rush Remastered. Players star as Kat, a girl trying to save the city of Hekseville. The graphics are beautiful and gameplay is exciting, with the ability to fly and to walk on walls.
• Star Wars Battlefront. In single player mode, discover elements from The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi.
• Shadow of Mordor. An action adventure game set in Middle-earth sees players taking on the role of Talion, who is seeking revenge.

The price of the PS Plus membership is currently greatly reduced, alongside other deals from Sony. The final announcement of the new game lineup is expected on Wednesday 29th November.

Paris Games Week has just been held by Sony, where there are always some big announcements for fans interested in new games, consoles and products. Unfortunately, details are often vague – these announcements are more teasers for extra popularity than anything else – but it definitely did the job of building up some hype this year.

VR was definitely a key theme this year, with Sony talking about it a lot and bringing out some important games in the VR format. One game that has now been announced is Megalith, a fairly standard shooter game featuring titans and gods and lots of actions. The twist is that this game is going to be released in the VR format, rather than simply on PS4.

Many other titles and sequels were announced. We can look forward to a Spelunky 2 and a Guacamelee 2, both long-awaited titles. Other games announced include The Gardens Between and Final Fantasy XV.

Fifa 18 is coming to PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Switch at the end of the month. The latest instalment in the Fifa Series by Electronic Arts will be released on the 29^th September and as always, it is hotly anticipated in the gaming community.

As with all Fifa games, there are some new features and some continuations of previous gameplay modes. In Fifa 17, a new story mode called ‘The Journey’ was introduced. This is going to be continued in the new Fifa game and if the story was completed in the older version, players will keep their club and awards, such as Premier League and FA Cup titles.

There will of course be all the usual key players, with celebrities in the sport featuring throughout the game. Maradona and Ronaldo will be making an appearance, as well as Lev Yashin and Thierry Henry amongst many others.