James Birks

If you cannot bear the wait any longer, you can join the fight alongside the greatest heroes of manga three days early ahead of Jump Force’s official release. All you need to do is fork out the extra cash needed for the Ultimate Edition on Xbox One and you can start saving the world immediately.

Fancy a little bit of FPS action mixed with rogue-lite elements in a wonderful anime-inspired world? Well, Away: Journey to the Unexpected has arrived on Xbox One to provide just that, but you’ll also need to work on your negotiation skills too in order to truly succeed.

Prepare to satisfy your artistic desires as Glass Masquerade arrives on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, bringing with it a selection of lovely stained-glass puzzles to overcome. This probably won’t be like anything you’ve seen before...

It’s hard to imagine that the core concept of Pipe Mania on the Amiga, which released way back in 1989, would’ve still been inspiring games three decades later. Elements of it have recently been used in numerous Artifex Mundi titles, and even Strange Brigade had a pipe connecting conundrum to get your head around. But can a game that puts all of its eggs in the proverbial pipe-filled basket still work in this modern era of gaming? Well, the latest offering of Pipe Push Paradise on Xbox One wants to take the plumbing-based puzzles to the next level, aiming to be both challenging and innovative.

Altered Matter, the developers behind the rather elegant puzzle-platformer Etherborn, have teamed up with FoxNext Games, a division of 20th Century Fox, to announce the indie development fund. And to kick-start proceedings, Etherborn has become the very first game to be signed up to this new indie fund portfolio.

Each and every week EA Sports decides upon a FIFA Ultimate Team – Team of the Week (TOTW) based on players performing well in the real world for that particular week. Take a look at the official Team of the Week #21 that will be available in Ultimate Team packs for one week on FIFA 19 from 6th February at 6pm. Is there anyone you’d fancy adding to your team?

We waited with bated breath for Microsoft to reveal the next batch of games arriving for Xbox Game Pass, but now it’s finally been announced. Here’s what you can expect to find joining the library in February 2019 – you won’t be disappointed.

Prepare to descend into the depths of a haunted island that’s rife with tainted souls lurking in the darkness and scour the lands for equipment to better your chances of survival. This is Salt and Sanctuary on Xbox One and it’s going to be brutal...

Just when you thought you’d seen it all, a real-time riot simulator breaks out onto the Xbox One in the form of RIOT: Civil Unrest. So get ready to delve into the thick of it and witness some of the world’s recent confrontations from the point of view of both the police and the rioters.

When the DC universe is in trouble, it’s usually left to the Justice League’s finest of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman to save the day. Occasionally though, those who threaten to bring harm to the world are of a more supernatural disposition and so a specialist group, a sub-division of sorts, get called upon to eliminate such villainy. They are the lesser known comic book characters of Justice League Dark and a few of this ragtag bunch have wound up as DLC for LEGO DC Super-Villains. Is the Justice League Dark Character Pack worth your cash though?

The old school vibes of the 8-Bit RTS Series return, with the medieval madness of 8-Bit Hordes out now on Xbox One and PlayStation 4, following in the footsteps of the previously released 8-Bit Armies. It’s time to venture into battle and wreak havoc with all sorts of mythical creatures!

For anyone longing for more of Arthur Curry, Traveller’s Tales delivered some well-timed Aquaman themed DLC for LEGO DC Super-Villains to get stuck into. Is the Aquaman Bundle Pack worth your cash though?

Zen Studios have just made an announcement that Xbox gamers will be pleased to hear and it’s that Operencia: The Stolen Sun, their modern spin on the classic dungeon-crawling RPG genre, is to release exclusively on Xbox One and via the Epic Games store for PC. Even better news is that it’ll be heading into the Xbox Game Pass library upon release too.

Each and every week EA Sports decides upon a FIFA Ultimate Team – Team of the Week (TOTW) based on players performing well in the real world for that particular week. Take a look at the official Team of the Week #20 that will be available in Ultimate Team packs for one week on FIFA 19 from 30th January at 6pm. Is there anyone you’d fancy adding to your team?

Wales Interactive have announced that they’ve partnered up with Team Junkfish to release the alien turn-based strategy game, Attack of the Earthlings, on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in March. So get ready to consume, control and eradicate those in your way to succeed at repelling the human invasion!