James Birks

The funfair has come to town and so it’s party time for the whole family in Carnival Games, which has been given a new lease of life on Xbox One. So, prepare to delve into a selection of exciting and re-imagined games primed to entertain the masses!

The mighty Odin, King of the Gods, wants his Valkyries to recruit the greatest warriors to come to Valhalla from all across time and space in Brawlhalla. Will you be one of them?

Having already seen Deku (Shoot Style) and Endeavor released as DLC characters for the quirky 3D fighting game My Hero One’s Justice, Bandai Namco have unveiled the next new playable character you can expect to arrive fairly soon. The master of the whirlwind, Inasa Yoarashi, is coming to whip up a storm!

In the world of comic books and, for the most part, in the battles between the heroes and villains, the stories tend to champion the good guys of the narrative and tell you to root for them against some greater evil. There have been some absolute classic encounters following such formulae in the DC universe; Batman versus Joker, Superman going toe to toe with Lex Luthor, Wonder Woman taking down Ares. But what if the baddies were thrown into the role of saviours instead and we had to get behind the folk who lie, steal and maim for a living? Well, that’s essentially what’s occurring in LEGO DC Super-Villains and I’m embracing my inner devil, with a maniacal laugh to boot!

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 that will be available in Ultimate Team packs for one week on FIFA 19 from 31st October at 6pm. Is there anyone you’d fancy adding to your team?

Every year, as Halloween approaches, gamers are left looking for that next terrifying game to truly capture the spirit of the occasion. In the case of HAUNTED: Halloween ’86, a beat em’ up platformer developed by Retrotainment, most people will be a little apprehensive and tentative at the idea of playing it. Not because it has a ton of jump scares or is full of gore, but due to the NES format and old school 8-bit graphics that often turn the modern day crowd away. Should the retro vibe of this NES game ported to Xbox One really put you off getting involved in the spooky and kooky, but not all that scary, experience of HAUNTED: Halloween ’86?

Get ready to dive, block, lob and spike as you aim to dominate the volley court in the old-school and, hopefully, super enjoyable sport game of Super Volley Blast as it’s out right now!

These months are really whizzing by at the moment, but with every new month, a variety of additional games turn up for Xbox Game Pass subscribers to get stuck into. Five of the upcoming arrivals have just been announced and there’s even more to be revealed at a later date, so let’s find out what’s coming to the service.

Yo ho ho, is it a pirate’s life you seek? Then you’re in luck as there’s a new game sailing the seas on the Xbox One, hoping to provide an RPG adventure which tasks you with becoming a ruthless pirate. Coming from a small development team, will Don’t Sink have enough quality facets to deliver a hearty and enjoyable experience, or are you going to be downing a bottle of rum in order to get through this swashbuckling tale?

The summer is well and truly over, but you could still take a digital vacation to the exotic lands of Arcade Islands; a place where you can find a whopping collection of 33 family-friendly games to venture into. What we really want to know is, does Arcade Islands: Volume One have a shed load of addictive and enjoyable offerings within it, or have developers Teyon gone for quantity over quality?

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 that will be available in Ultimate Team packs for one week on FIFA 19 from 24th October at 6pm. Is there anyone you’d fancy adding to your team?

A wacky version of the solar system provides the setting in Fission Superstar X for a journey which sees you doing the bidding of a mad scientist, ensuring his nuclear bomb, Celine, becomes a galactic superstar. Nothing out of the ordinary here then...

It has been revealed today that 1C Entertainment and 3D Realms are collaborating to co-publish an old school FPS and bring it to major consoles in the form of Ion Maiden. It’s expected to be a true successor to the classic shooters such as Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior and Blood.

Have you ever dreamt of being at the helm of the most successful transport company in the world? Well, now you can live out your dream in the Gold Edition of Transport Giant and have a go at bringing the transport industry into the modern era.

The modern warfare themed 8-Bit Armies has already been released as part of the 8-Bit RTS Series, but now the official release date has been set for when 8-Bit Hordes will wreak havoc with its medieval fantasy approach to proceedings on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.