The most thrilling things that came out of January was that Blizzard announced that an entirely new game that is with a story set to take place in an "all brand new world" is in the works Diablo IV Gold, adding yet another new string to the Diablo and WoW creator's metaphorical bow. The company wasn't the only one to announce something entirely new however, as Apex Legends creator Respawn Entertainment also announced that it's making another triple A shooter.

For the ultimate reward Fans of turn-based strategies were rewarded with the news of the creation of a new studio run by Doom and XCOM team, that have come together to add more strategic value to the ever-expanding genre.

The highlight of February was, of course, Elden Ring. It was hailed as one of the greatest FromSoftware games of all time it was the RPG game soared up the charts, and challenged players from all over the world to restore the titular item. Alongside Elden Ring, Amazon Games and Smilegate RPG brought ARPG/MMO hybrid Lost Ark to the West following a successful launch Korea. The server wait times grew and players often lost the will to live however, the game has expanded post-launch and now includes an array of thrilling categories and zone. Dying Light 2 also deserves the attention of a few people; after all, who doesn't love taking on zombies?

And finally, Valve changed the landscape of portable gaming and gaming, as we have discussed in the Steam Deck review. In the beginning, only a few players could get their hands on the device due to a reservation system and many people placing an order, but the device rapidly became a favourite with boot screen modification and physical accessories as well as developers racing to optimize their games to work with the new system.

We highly recommend you check through our Elden Ring review, particularly because it's the PCGamesN Game of the Year 2022. If Soulslikes aren't your style buy Diablo 4 Gold, there's also reviews of Dying Light 2 review and Lost Ark review for you to read.