Trailblazers has plenty of charm and style with its gimmick of painting your way to victory, but it barely crosses the finish line thanks to its uneven AI, sloppy handling and lacklustre multiplayer.

Dungeons & Dragons is the most well-known tabletop roleplaying game out there, with countless editions, handbooks, guides, etc. If you've ever wanted to give this fun hobby a try but feel daunted by the wealth of options, we're here to help you out.

The biggest games come out to E3 every year, but beneath their advertising blitzkrieg are a ton of other games. Titles which deserve just as much love and attention from the mainstream press. Here’s a look at five such games that we can’t wait to see at E3 this year.

If you enjoyed the first Pillars of Eternity, then there’s a damn good chance you’ll mine even more enjoyment out of the sequel. Quite a few of the smaller niggling issues that hampered the first game have been addressed, and you’re certainly not as burdened to remember nearly as much history to understand character motivations. If you’re new to the franchise, you’ll be a bit under pressure to read up on characters and events from the first game, but it caters to new players (or those who have simply forgotten everything from the first game) well enough, is one of the best story-telling experiences I’ve had in recent memory, and is otherwise bloody fantastic isometric RPG.

The Crew 2 may have had hundreds of hands guiding its development, but not all of them belonged to Ubisoft. In fact, a lot of its design is the end result of thousands of fans adding their input to the upcoming caRPG.

So I’ve just sat down in the media room at the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 reveal event. Oh man, what a day today has been. I don’t think there has been this much adrenaline, nervousness and excitement packed into such a short amount of time ever before in my life.

What was your favourite game in your local arcade? What did you pump token into token after, mastering and etching your three initial name into the eternal scoreboards of? Was it Time Crisis and its superb mixture of light-gun duck and cover action?

These days, cheat codes are all but dead. One game that is keeping it old school however? None other than Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, which balances its tight RPG gameplay and lengthy narrative with good ol’ classic cheats. There is a caveat here though: Entering cheats will disable any achievements on that save file, so proceed at your own caution.

For The Crew 2, it’s about more than just looking good on the streets. It’s about finding genuine moments of shock and awe when you’re racing or exploring.

So which of Destiny 2’s guns are the best then after that hefty update? In no particular order, these are the ten best guns in Destiny 2’s post-Warmind world.

State of Decay 2 isn’t really about the zombies. Sure, the small towns you’re trying to scavenge your way through are filled with hordes of the undead, and they’re its raison d'etre – but it’s a game about survival. It’s less about the lopping off of limbs, perfect headshots and gruesome finishing moves – though they’re all present. It’s all about learning how to stay alive in the face of an apocalypse.

The swinging scene and sugar-daddy relationships come under the spotlight in Swing and Sugar, two new sex-positive comics from Top Cow Productions. Here's what to expect, and where you can get hold of them.