James Birks

The great Leader of Matryoshka wants to extend an invite to you to visit his glorious country and show you how wonderful the place is. Will you be accepting it, thus letting yourself in for a satirical point-and-click adventure, by getting involved with Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love on Xbox One?

Take a look at the official Team of the Week #41 that will be available in Ultimate Team packs for one week on FIFA 19 from 26th June at 6pm. Is there anyone here you’d fancy adding to your team?

We’ve already seen some free emblems and the paid ADF-11F Raven DLC flying onto our stores, but now it’s time for the ADF-01 FALKEN set to take the limelight in ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

Now Artifex have decided to take on the classic point and click genre in the form of the newest release, Irony Curtain; a game that looks to provide a satirical view of a communist country during the Cold War era. But does this Eastern Bloc inspired tale have enough humour and ingenious puzzles to ensure there’s enjoyment to be had in a world that’s rather gloomy by its very nature? We’ll have to venture to the glorious land of Matryoshka to find out!

Prepare to entertain the masses in the most authentic Monster Jam experience to date as you get behind the wheel of a variety of trucks and show off your skills in jam-packed stadiums. It’s time to get your hands on Monster Jam Steel Titans for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC!

When Steel Rats was originally announced back in 2017, I was pretty pumped to see whether this adrenaline-fuelled motorbike-centric action game could deliver on all of its aims. Developers and publishers, Tate Multimedia, wanted to create an experience that called out to those who like to brawl, pull off awesome stunts and just generally race. Despite missing the initial release date, Steel Rats is now finally here on Xbox One to try and entertain the masses, but does it succeed in everything it set out to do?

Take a look at the official Team of the Week #40 that will be available in Ultimate Team packs for one week on FIFA 19 from 19th June at 6pm. Is there anyone here you’d fancy adding to your team?

Being a relatively new fan of the UFC myself, the excitement levels were high and the launch of EA Sports UFC could not come soon enough. When it arrived on 17th June, 2014 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 though, did it match the adrenaline-fuelled brutality and technicality that this combat sport is known for?

Prepare to venture into the darkness as the latest title to release on Xbox One and PS4, Another Sight, looks to thrust you into the role of a blind protagonist who, in order to make it through a surreal fantasy world, must rely on a guardian angel of sorts to lead the way.

Those old enough to remember 1989, may recall Toki from the arcade scene, and some thirty years later, he’s finally made his return in the self-titled remake for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC/Mac. Will you be swinging over to have a gander at this newest version of the 2D action-platformer that aims to cater for old and new gamers alike?

The new kid on the block from developers BetaDwarf is actually quite similar to Battle Islands: Commanders in many ways and yet manages to accomplish so much more. The army blokes have been traded in for all manner of weird minions to command and it possess a decent selection of modes to play as well. This is Minion Masters.

Take a look at the official Team of the Week #39 that will be available in Ultimate Team packs for one week on FIFA 19 from 12th June at 6pm. Is there anyone here you’d fancy adding to your team?

After four years of development, garnering pre-release multiple awards in the process, Altered Matter’s surreal platformer Etherborn has been given a release date during E3 2019. And there’s not too long to wait either as it’s set to release next month on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

The Life is Strange comic series from Titan Comics, which is based on the episodic video game of the same name, was originally meant to be a mini-series consisting of only four issues. Needless to say, it clearly did well enough to earn the opportunity to continue the narrative further, with a fresh story arc titled ‘Waves’ arriving that focuses on the time-bending Max Caulfield and her best pal, Chloe Price, once more. So, without any more delay, let’s delve into Life is Strange Issue #5 and find out if it’s going to be making some waves on the comic book scene.

Bandai Namco had previously announced that they had another game in the pipeline based on the incredibly popular Dragon Ball universe, which was rather ambiguously titled Dragon Ball Game – Project Z. Anyone watching the Xbox E3 2019 briefing however will have seen it unveiled in its Super Saiyan form as Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. And there’s a cracking new trailer to accompany the news that features a very familiar scene or two too…