Neil Watton

By now you're probably fed up of hearing how good Overcooked! is as a party experience. But in case you aren't, let us fill you in - Overcooked! and Overcooked! 2 are among the very best party experiences available on console and PC. And even though Team17 and Ghost Town Games are hard at work ensuring that the All You Can Eat Edition is ready for Xbox Series X launch, it doesn't mean they've given up with Overcooked! 2. As the latest free update proves.

You could be mistaken for thinking that the main aim of everything you do in Monster Hunter: World and the Iceborne expansion is to go monster hunting. But you'd be wrong. See, it's all about the decor in our eyes - and that is where the latest batch of downloadable goodies comes into play.

When Dovetail Games announced the arrival of Train Sim World 2 onto Xbox One, PS4 and PC via Steam, part of the deal was that those players who had spent a host of cash on multiple DLC options for the original game, could take that content over to the sequel. Upon release a few of those packs made their way into the game, and just a few short weeks ago other pieces dropped in, but now it's time to see a third batch of content packs work their way into Train Sim World 2, with a German theme front and centre.

There should never be a time when you turn down free games. And that in itself is what makes the Xbox Games With Gold scheme so damn enticing - four free Xbox games per month, all delivered digitally to your own personal games library. No fuss. No bother. And now that October 2020 is preparing to roll into view, a host of additional free games will soon be yours, with the full line-up of Xbox Games With Gold freebies for October 2020 now confirmed. The only question that is really left answering is a simple one - which free Xbox game will you be playing first?

The next instalment of the class-leading Assassin's Creed is just around the corner and before we know it we'll be hopping into Assassin's Creed Valhalla and experiencing the life of a fierce Viking raider. In order to build up the hype a little - like it needs building! - Ubisoft have today dropped a brand new trailer, one that goes deep into the life of Eivor and allows players to get a glimpse of the legendary Viking saga that awaits.

We already know that Elite Dangerous is the go-to space offering for those looking to travel the universe, and thanks to the upcoming price removal for the Horizons expansion, those galactic opportunities will fast become easier to handle. But looking further ahead we'll be given the chance to forget our own path when the Elite Dangerous: Odyssey launches in 2021 - and that is where the latest instalment in the Road to Odyssey dev diary series comes in.

Currently available via the Elite Dangerous: Horizons Season Pass for £19.99, Horizons will soon become free to download for all Elite players, bringing with it additional bringing planetary landings, surface recon vehicles and more.

Pixel-art? Check. Action RPGing? Double check. Early 2021 release on Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch and Steam? Triple check. Yep, Cereal Games' Pecaminosa is certainly one to keep an eye on.

As the dark nights start rolling in and the weather outside begins to get colder, there is only one thing left to do - game, game and game some more. But in order to do that you'll need a library of games bursting at the seams and able to keep you busy. That's where the Xbox Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale comes in, providing access to multiple cut-price games for those in need of a new experience. Fancy getting acquainted with the full lists of discounted Xbox games being made available in the Xbox Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale for 29th Sept - 5th Oct 2020?

Back in 2017 the gaming landscape was entirely different. PUBG was the newbie on the scene, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice was preparing to wow the world with its narrative and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was the darling of the entire world. But 2017 also saw the release of theHunter: Call of the Wild - a game that utterly changed the way hunting games were viewed, and were played. Now though, here in 2020 we're seeing that same game continue to draw a crowd as it rolls around into a 2021 Edition.

If you really can’t stomach paying more than a ton for a gaming headset, and have the budget required in order to grab the Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2, then you’ll be more than happy with what it brings - after-all, Turtle Beach rarely make duds. But you may just be left with the nagging feeling you wish you’d gone one step further.

Are you a Sky Broadband of TV customer? If you are, chances are you've enrolled in the Sky VIP loyalty programme. And if you've done that, then you're going to be sorted in terms of getting access to the long-awaited multiplayer beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.

If you want to play a bit of Yakuza, then Xbox One is the place to do it, with Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2 all playable on Microsoft's current console. But going forward and Yakuza fans will be well sorted too, with us knowing for some time that Yakuza: Like A Dragon has been confirmed for launch on Xbox Series X|S, at the same time as releasing on Xbox One, PS4 and PC. If you're looking to go into next gen Yakuza on a PS5 though, you're going to have to wait a good few months.

What's the best way to celebrate a gaming franchise turning 10 years old? Whack out the original in glorious remastered form, of course. And that's exactly what PQube and Inti Creates will be doing when they deliver Gal*Gun Returns to Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC.

Put down Call of Duty: Warzone and forget about Apex Legends, today on Xbox One is all about the farmers - the Shotgun Farmers.