Jake Green

Nintendo Life • 24th August 2026

Modern Warfare 4's Best Guns In The Open Access Beta

The best guns in the Modern Warfare 4 beta include a fast-firing SMG, an all purpose assault rifle, and an LMG that can be modded to significantly reduce recoil.

To make the most of your time with the beta weekend, you’ll want to prioritise levelling up only the very best weapons in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.

This guide explains the five best weapons to use in Modern Warfare 4 beta, picked after extensive testing, and plenty of tweaking in the Gunsmith.

Note: with the Modern Warfare 4 be...

GamesRadar+ • 29th April 2026

How to get the Powered Descender Blueprint in Arc Raiders

The Arc Raiders Powered Descender blueprint is a much sought-after loot drop, given that it allows you to craft a brilliant traversal item. Thankfully, it’s fairly easy to get, and I was surprised at how quickly I got one after playing just two matches in Riven Tides. Like any other blueprint in Arc Raiders, this one can technically spawn anywhere on the map, though there are certain zones that you’ll want to focus on to improve your chances. Here’s where to find the Powered Descender blueprint...

GamesRadar+ • 29th April 2026

How to find and kill Arc Turbines in Arc Raiders

Arc Turbines are particularly formidable foes, especially when they’re unleashing powerful lightning attacks and spreading mines across the battlefield. You’ll need to learn how to kill them if you want to loot Turbine Compressors and craft a powerful traversal item, though it’s easy enough if you know where the weak spot is. Here’s where to find Arc Turbines, what their main weaknesses are, and some tips on what gear to bring to the fight.To find Arc Turbines, your best bet is to load into Rive...

GamesRadar+ • 13th April 2026

No Man's Sky's Xeno Arena update has given me something I never knew I needed: Pokemon battling in VR

No Man's Sky just added Pokemon battles to its ever expanding universe. The Xeno Arena update (which I'm still convinced must have started life as an elaborate April Fool's joke) lets you take the animal companions you've registered and use them in turn-based battles. At first, I figured this wouldn't really be that cup of tea; I can't say the battles have ever been my favourite part of the Pokemon games. Then I remembered that every new No Man's Sky update is immediately available in VR, and cu...

GamesRadar+ • 31st March 2026

After depleting several natural resources in Pokopia, I'm wondering if my Pokémon friends might be better off without me

Pokémon Pokopia has certainly had its hooks in me over the past few weeks. I've rolled credits on the surprisingly tear-jerking main story, built up all environment levels to maximum, and now I'm busy creating my own town from scratch among the eerily empty fields where Palette Town once stood.It's this latest building project that's got me thinking about my place in the world of Pokopia. As my desire to build bigger and better has spun out of control, I've come to the horrifying realization tha...

TechRadar • 14th February 2026

I’m hoping GTA 6 takes aim at the rise of podcasting, and I predict that Rockstar will parody these five genres

Grand Theft Auto 6 will (hopefully) arrive later this year, just over 13 years after the last entry in the series, and as such, it’s fair to say that the world has changed quite a bit since then. And of course, Grand Theft Auto has become a franchise that’s known for critiquing and parodying the modern world by holding a mirror up to the best and worst of the current cultural zeitgeist.Unfortunately, this means that podcasting is likely well and truly in the crosshairs this time around, given th...

TechRadar • 19th January 2026

With Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remake rumors gathering speed, I hope Ubisoft changes these parts of the beloved original pirate adventure

The anticipated Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake is perhaps the worst-kept secret in gaming right now. News of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced (rumored to be the official title) has been surfacing regularly over the last year or so, and with developer Ubisoft having now re-uploaded the game’s entire soundtrack for no apparent reason, it’s essentially a foregone conclusion that a remake announcement is imminent.And while I’m certainly happy at the prospect of jumping back into one of th...

TechRadar • 15th January 2026

Marvel Rivals Season 6 launch: our coverage of the new Deadpool update now that it's out

Marvel Rivals Season 6 launched January 16, bringing Deadpool as a brand new Hero. The iconic mutant has been heavily requested ever since Marvel Rivals launched, and now players will be able to dive in and push the front line forward while utilizing multiple styles of play.
There's a fresh Season 6 Battle Pass too, giving players plenty to claim before the arrival of the next Season of Marvel Rivals. Now that NetEase has revealed the full details for Marvel Rivals Season 6, we can start to dig...

TechRadar • 14th January 2026

Looking to make the most of your shiny new PSVR 2 headset? Sample these five game trials and demos to get a taste for PS5-powered VR gaming

If you’re like me, you finally picked up a PSVR 2 over the last few months, and hopefully you managed to get a great deal on it as well. I’d been holding off for years, but as the price finally dropped down to its lowest ever, I bit the bullet, spent just under £300, and in no time at all, I was setting up my shiny new headset.Then came the usual frustration that new consoles and hardware bring – I had to spend even more money to have anything to play on the damned thing. Thankfully, there are f...

TechRadar • 14th January 2026

As the release of GTA 6 looms large, I’m dreaming of a new Grand Theft Auto game that leans on the unique feel of GTA 4

Grand Theft Auto 6 looms large as 2026 kicks off. Whether or not the game actually comes out this year remains to be seen, and I’m sure that particular discussion will overshadow much of the conversation around GTA 6 as the months go by. While there are indeed other AAA titles of note coming out this year, from the tantalizing and mysterious Switch 2-exclusive The Duskbloods to the sure-fire hit of Marvel’s Wolverine, it’s clear that Grand Theft Auto 6 is voraciously eating up all of the air in...

TechRadar • 9th January 2026

I love the Scuf Envision Pro V2’s form factor and extra clicky buttons, but it has some of the worst software I’ve ever used on a controller

The Scuf Envision Pro V2 sits in a fairly niche space in the controller market, positioned for those who want to use a controller, but one with the extra buttons and inputs that are better utilized on keyboard and mouse. The buttons and triggers feel superb, though the software lacks stability, and all in all – I’m left wondering who would actually benefit from all the additional bells and whistles.
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TechRadar • 6th January 2026

The Victrix Pro BFG is one of our top-rated recommendations for PS5 and Xbox gamers, and it’s now heavily discounted for 2026

There's some brilliant deals running for the Victrix Pro line of premium controllers currently, including the Turtle Beach PDP Victrix Pro BFG Wireless Gaming Controller for Xbox for just £99.95 (was £171.99) at Amazon UK. This is the lowest ever price for one of our favorite premium gamepads.If you're a PS5 gamer, then the Victrix ProCon BFG Wireless Controller for PS5 is just £118.19 (was £179.99) at Amazon UK. These two options offer a slightly different build design, but are both modular in...

TechRadar • 8th October 2025

Fortnitemares 2025 end date, collaboration skins and new map – everything we know about the Fortnite Halloween event

Fortnitemares 2025 has now begun, adding in a whole host of new spooky skins and more. Now that Epic Games has revealed the full details on this year's Halloween event, we know that it'll involve pop megastar Doja Cat and Ghost Face from Scream. Other reveals include a Scooby Doo collaboration, as well as some other neat tie-ins.Fortnite is currently well into Chapter 6 Season 4, and there has recently been a K-pop Demon Hunters collaboration that made a few changes to the map. As the year winds...

TechRadar • 30th September 2025

I didn’t expect my favorite Hades 2 weapon to be a flaming skull-bazooka but here we are

Hades 2 caps off a frankly ridiculous month of gaming releases, bringing the full launch version to players on PC and Nintendo Switch 2. I spent the last year or so exercising restraint with regard to Hades 2, holding off on checking out early access in the hope that the final version would be all the more impressive after the many, many updates from Supergiant Games. I’m extremely glad I held off, as jumping into Hades 2 for the first time has been precisely what I needed to pull myself away fr...

TechRadar • 19th September 2025

Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Claws of Awaji expansion pays homage to these three criminally underrated AC games in its opening moments

Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Claws of Awaji is the action role-playing game’s (RPGs) first major expansion since launch, adding a whole new island to explore, and with a refined, handcrafted focus when compared to the base game’s sprawling offering. Over ten hours or so, Claws of Awaji finally gives Shinobi protagonist Naoe a proper ending, and it’s an essential experience for those looking to finish off Assassin's Creed Shadows’ story.Claws of Awaji’s opening mission sets out what’s to follow clea...

TechRadar • 17th September 2025

After interviewing Ninja about his upcoming Gaming For Cause fundraiser livestream, I’m convinced that the games industry is an increasingly useful space to raise awareness on public health issues

Renowned Fortnite streamer Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins is set to host a 24-hour gaming fundraiser event for melanoma awareness later this week on September 19. Gaming For Cause aims to leverage Ninja’s global audience to help inform on the importance of early detection in skin cancers, primarily through mole checks.Skincare brand La Roche-Posay will be working on the initiative, culminating in a charity livestream that’ll see top content creators jump into Fortnite and Marvel Rivals, all the while edu...

TechRadar • 15th September 2025

I spent 36 hours exploring the lush and deadly world of Hollow Knight: Silksong, and eventually learned that patience is the key to beating it

Hollow Knight: Silksong is so much more than I expected from a sequel, deftly avoiding the pitfalls that come with following up from one of the best indie games. Team Cherry’s second masterpiece is not for everyone, but it’s absolutely proven to be worth the wait. It rewards patience in its combat, platforming, and exploration, before daring the player to take big risks during boss fights. Frustrating map design decisions and a tendency to punish the player early on dampen the experience from ti...

TechRadar • 1st June 2023

Blox Fruits codes January 2026 - XP boosts and stats reset

Blox Fruits codes for January 2026 can be used to get ahead in the One-Piece-inspired Roblox game. The codes are constantly being given out by the developer, so it's well worth bookmarking this page to make sure you don't miss any.You'll need all the help you can get while sailing the seven seas in Blox Fruits. There are enemies that control each island you can see on the horizon, but thankfully, defeating them will give you powerful upgrades that can be used in your next battles. It's this enga...

Nintendo Life • 24th August 2026

Modern Warfare 4's Best Guns In The Open Access Beta

The best guns in the Modern Warfare 4 beta include a fast-firing SMG, an all purpose assault rifle, and an LMG that can be modded to significantly reduce recoil.

To make the most of your time with the beta weekend, you’ll want to prioritise levelling up only the very best weapons in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.

This guide explains the five best weapons to use in Modern Warfare 4 beta, picked after extensive testing, and plenty of tweaking in the Gunsmith.

Note: with the Modern Warfare 4 be...

TechRadar • 6th August 2025

Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 launch live: our running coverage of the new season's release as it happens

Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 is now just mere hours away, launching August 7, 2025. It's set to feature a Power Rangers collaboration and will have new points of interest for players to explore. It's all now been fully revealed, so here's all of the details on what to expect, and when it's all set to kick off.Epic Games has been busy teasing the next season of Fortnite over the last week or so, following a Superman-themed live event that completely wrecked Demon's Domain. There's currently a seve...

TechRadar • 20th June 2025

With Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Treyarch must nail these 3 things to avoid the failures of Modern Warfare 3

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has now been confirmed as the next game in the shooter series, expected later in 2025 based on previous launch timings (no release date has been mentioned officially, though). As someone who enjoyed Black Ops 6 quite a bit, I should be quite excited to dive back into the spy-tinged world of Black Ops, right?Well, I find myself thinking back to the last time Activision released two consecutive games from the same sub-series, wincing as I’m reminded of what I consider to...

TechRadar • 11th June 2025

After testing loads of the best PS5 Pro games these are my top 10 picks for the best titles to play on the premium console, with a first party exclusive taking the top spot

The best PS5 Pro games stand out in their own right, while also making the best of the Pro's enhanced features to elevate the experience. Out of the entire PS5 Pro games list, there are a handful that feature bespoke upgrades, utilizing PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution), the boosted GPU, and machine learning to deliver definitive versions.After picking up a PS5 Pro at launch, I've spent hundreds of hours playing new games that've been enhanced, as well as revisiting older games to che...

GamesRadar+ • 10th June 2025

Fortnite on Nintendo Switch 2 is a huge upgrade, and the mouse mode controls are my new favorite way to play

Fortnite just received a massive update for Nintendo Switch 2, boosting the visuals and draw distances, while kicking up the performance to a steady 60FPS. It’s a vastly different experience when compared to the Switch’s often uneven offering, with a bunch of enhancements that help make Fortnite feel like a completely different game on the new hardware. Nintendo Switch 2 boasts a feature that’s not available on other consoles too, the mouse and Joy-Con control scheme that’s quickly become my abs...

TechRadar • 12th May 2025

After hundreds of hours playing the game, here's my Marvel Rivals tier list covering the best Heroes that are top of the Season 2 meta.

This Marvel Rivals tier list ranks every Hero, from Vanguards like Groot and Magneto, to Strategists like Luna Snow and Rocket Raccoon. Having now played a lot of Season 2, I've decided on who I think are the best characters to use, with several new Heroes making the jump up to S-tier status in the last few weeks.I've been playing Marvel Rivals since launch, achieving Lord status with Venom, and currently gaining Mr. Fantastic in the hope of reaching Diamond Rank in Season 2. I've also covered n...