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.

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.

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.

Back 4 Blood is a 4-player co-op first-person shooter from the creators of the Left 4 Dead franchise and they’re having an open beta session in August, giving players a chance to check out the game before it officially launches on October 12. It’s meaty beta as there are tons of content to try out, so here’s a quick rundown on what to expect.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will be a tad bigger with the release of the next expansion Siege of Paris as it’s set to release on August 12. This piece of content features the return of Infiltration Missions, a new story arc that has you travelling through the Frankish countryside, new set of weapons, abilities, gear, and skills to give more options in crafting your version of Eivor.