Neil Watton

We've spent time in the good ol' US of A, we've embraced the French culture and we've celebrated Oktoberfest. Now though it's time for Truck Driver players to roar with pride as the UK Paint Jobs DLC rolls out.

Are you ready to prove your worth with the Monster Energy Supercross 4 - Historical Monster Energy Cup 2011?

Assetto Corsa Competizione has expanded massively since the original launch in the summer of 2020 with multiple DLC packs allowing racers the chance to enjoy a range of challenges. Now though it's the challenge of some of the most iconic of British circuits that comes to the fore, with the introduction of the Assetto Corsa Competizione British GT Pack.

It seems like a strange premise, but after the original Thief Simulator launched on PC and consoles, the buying public has seemingly lapped up the idea, with more than 1.6 million sales occurring. Now though it's time for us to begin to hone our skills as Thief Simulator 2 looks set to make a steal on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC.

It may never have really gone away, but the release of Streets of Rage 4 in 2020 made sure that the old-school side scrolling brawler could continue to kick and punch its way to glory in more modern times. There's always room in the market for a new beat 'em up though and that's where WarDogs: Red's Return comes in.

Back in 2019 we were at the height of the Lovecraftian love-in. We'd already seen Lovecraft's Untold Stories release on Xbox, and Call of Cthulhu has only been available for a couple of months. But it was also then when Frogwares and Bigben released The Sinking City to Xbox One, PS4 and PC. And then things went sour, with publishing deals cancelled, pirated copies being thrown out, and digital rights seeing the game removed from stores. But it seems like there is no actual sinking of The Sinking City as today Frogwares have patched up the holes to release a fully optimised next-gen Xbox Series X|S version of the game.

We had massively high hopes for Poker Club upon launch at the back end of 2020, but if truth be known, the original base game came up short, losing all its chips thanks to some slow play, bugs, glitches and lack of features. Now though it's time for Poker Club to go big on the River as the latest update hammers home a number of new, super exciting features.

There is just something that utterly appeals about going toe-to-toe with some dinosaurs, whether that be as you round them up in Jurassic World Evolution, or head out to take in some hunting in Dino Crisis or even in the upcoming spiritual successor to that icon in Instinction. However, the ultimate goal of any dino-fuelled affair is to save humanity from being overrun - and that is where Second Extinction looks to excel, especially as it works both the Xbox Game Preview and Xbox Game Pass avenues.

It promises to allow gamers to take in an award-winning quest that focuses on freedom and identity, delicately playing out as a puzzle platformer in the process. Out of Line looks great - and it's coming to console and PC this summer.

It may have been rebooted in 2019, but it's only in the last couple of months that Samurai Shodown has begun to find a place in the hearts of gamers, with a move to next-gen optimisation at the fore of that. But that love has been helped by the constant addition to the in-game character roster, with Season Pass 3 having recently rocked up to begin a new phase of inclusions. Today a new character comes about via that Season Pass - Hibiki Takane.

Anyone familiar with Rocket League will know that whilst the choice of car isn't an utterly essential part of finding success on the play field, it certainly helps - and so the introduction of the Octane ZSR Starter Pack, the Peregrine Pack and a host of in-game Credits should mean that there is no longer an excuse to take an L.

More than a decade went by between the release of Ace Combat 6 back in 2007 and the launch of the superb Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown in 2019. But since Bandai Namco delivered gamers the chance to take to the skies for some aerial combat in their latest of the Ace Combat series, the additional content drops have continued to arrive. That's the case again now as Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown players gain access to a super special DLC set - one that focuses on the most experimental of aircraft.

Done with the real Mafia? Need a new mob fix? Crime Opera: The Butterfly Effect will let you strengthen the familial bonds.

What would you do if you found your favourite headphones had been stolen? Well, you'd go and get em back wouldn't you? That's exactly what you'll be trying to do with Cymatically Muffed on Xbox.

There are a few zoo management titles available across the land, with Planet Zoo and Zoo Tycoon amongst the best of them. Very soon though there will be another addition to the genre as No More Robots have unveiled Let's Build a Zoo - with release set for this coming summer.