WhatCulture Christmas Gift Guide 2020: 20 Essential Gifts
17. Star Wars: Squadrons
Star Wars: Squadrons is an immersive, first-person space dogfighting experience set in the beloved Star Wars™ galaxy. The game features thrilling 5v5 multiplayer starfighter combat along with an original Star Wars story set after the events of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi™. In the authentic new story, players will speed to the frontlines of an escalating conflict experienced from the alternating perspectives of two customisable pilots, one serving the New Republic and the other the Galactic Empire.
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16. Borderlands 3
Award-winning, record-setting, genre-bending shooter-looter Borderlands 3 may be celebrating one full year of mayhem, but it’s not slowing down any time soon!
After adding four expansive campaign add-ons and a host free bonus content over the course of its first year, this irreverent shooter is set to grow even bigger with the upcoming addition of the Designer’s Cut DLC, which adds a massive new game mode as well as new gameplay options for all four player characters.
For those lucky gamers receiving the Xbox Series X / Series S or PlayStation 5 this holiday season, Borderlands 3 has been fully optimised for next-gen! Running at 60 frames per second and 4K resolution in single-player and online co-op, Borderlands 3’s next-gen upgrade also adds four-player split-screen co-op – a first for the series. If you're stuck inside this holiday season, why not introduce your loved ones to a little couch co-op mayhem in the Borderlands?
There’s truly never been a better time to join the mayhem!
Available: 2K Games
15. Mafia: Definitive Edition
A built-from-the-ground-up remake of the wrenching and unforgettable mobster classic, Mafia: Definitive Edition invites players to live the life of a gangster in the tumultuous Prohibition era city of Lost Heaven. The game tells the journey of Tommy Angelo, a cab driver who falls into a life of organised crime after a brush with the Italian Mafia. Players take on a variety of intense, cinematic missions as Tommy wends his way through Lost Heaven’s treacherous underworld. Experience stunning new visuals, a lovingly updated script, all-new performance capture, a soundtrack filled with jazz classics, a re-recorded orchestral score, and more.
The critically acclaimed Mafia: Definitive Edition is part of the Mafia: Trilogy, which also includes Mafia II: Definitive Edition and Mafia III: Definitive Edition. Live the life of a gangster across three distinct eras of organised crime in America. Players who purchase Mafia: Trilogy can immediately access all three games. All three titles are also available individually.
Available: 2K Games