Neil Watton

Extreme off-road racing, stunning real-world locations, four-player split-screen and an expansive narrative driven career. DIRT 5 looks set to deliver the ultimate off-road experience when it launches from October 2020 on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PS4, PS5 and PC via Steam. There will also be a Google Stadia version arriving in early 2021.

Created by Out of the Blue and published by Raw Fury, Call of the Sea has been revealed on the most recent Inside Xbox show, confirmed for an Xbox Game Pass launch when it drops on Xbox Series X, Xbox One and PC in late 2020.

Ready for something utterly unsettling? Scorn from Ebb Software has today been confirmed for Xbox Series X - and it'll be a Series X exclusive.

It was announced back in 2019, and earlier this year we went hands-on with a beta test. Today though things start to get real as the full release date for Disintegration on Xbox One, PS4 and PC is confirmed.

Are you ready to continue the fight? Warner Bros have today announced that Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath will be coming real soon - and it will be bringing with it RoboCop!

In need of something heartwarming? Evergate on Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC may well provide the smattering of love you are looking for.

There is most definitely a bit of a trend in the vehicular-based gaming scene at this moment in time. Whilst it always used to be all about how fast you could make it from point A to point B, with a current huge emphasis on the off-road world, it's all about just making that journey instead; working your way as slowly and carefully as you possibly can. Today we hear of a new extreme off-road simulation experience that is on the cards, with Heavy Duty Challenge due to pop up on console and PC from the end of 2021.

Professional Farmer has been ensuring Xbox One gamers have been able to work the farms since way back in 2016, with Professional Farmer 2017 launching right in the middle of the big farming revolution that hit consoles. Today though it's time for us to head down to the farm once more, this time in order to live out our biggest dreams as Professional Farmer: American Dream releases on Xbox One.

Just a few short months ago Xbox One, PS4, PS Vita and Nintendo Switch players were given the chance to fall into the virtual world of Reed, a virtual creature who was attempting to save the entire world in Reed Remastered. Today though Reed is back, as Reed 2 drops on to the exact same formats.

Ready for something a bit... manic? Task Force Kampas releases on Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch to harness the power of old-school Japanese shoot 'em ups. And if it's high intensity SHMUP action you are after, then that is what you'll get.

Zombie-filled nightmares are two-a-penny on the console scene. But every now and then a fun undead alternative pops up. And that's what we have here and now with the launch of Zombies Ruined My Day on Xbox One - a super cheap, amusing nightmare that is full of zombie action.

It's safe to say that the Forza franchise has ripped up the racing rule-book and utterly dominated the scene. No matter whether you are looking to go track racing with Forza Motorsport or hitting the wild open roads with Forza Horizon, the franchise as a whole sees off all others. Now though Forza is moving away from the confines of Xbox to roll out on iOS and Android, with Forza Street not just bringing hot racing to the mobile world, but Xbox achievements for good measure.

It's time for the drift kings and queens to put the pedal to the metal as Inertial Drift gears up for release on Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC. Yet it's not just a digital release we'll be seeing, as that will be accompanied by a glorious physical drop too.

We've been waiting an age for a decent modern take on the skateboarding scene, and for a long while it has looked as though the team at Easy Day Studios are going to be nailing it with Skater XL for Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC. The full confirmation of the digital and physical release date is therefore very welcoming.

Should you be in the market for a new cooperative adventure and fancy running the retro route all whilst utilising some fun Match-3 mechanics then you are in luck, for right now the delightfully old-school Pushy and Pully in Blockland has launched on Xbox One and PC, with a Nintendo Switch launch just around the corner.