After 20 years of playing every game I can get my hands on, I can now be found selling my soul for anything Resident Evil, Gears of War, or Gamerscore related... all of which will be mastered after a good cuppa!
Should you be after a game that can provide hours of fun or even some engaging experiences with friends, then Tetsumo Party isn’t likely to be your go-to game. It has a nice idea and if done better - dare I say maybe even with Kinect from back in the day - we could have been looking at a very interesting game. Sadly, that’s not the case
For a yearly release based on one of the biggest racing franchises, NASCAR Heat 4 doesn’t quite do it justice and even though those wanting a functional racer will find enough to be going on with, there aren't many reasons to pick this over any other racer on the market.
When it comes to survival horror, the first thing that many will want to talk about are the classic titles that kicked it all off; the Resident Evil’s and the Silent Hill’s of this world. Of course, since that point, survival horror has come a long way, evolving a lot, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t people out there who appreciate the roots of where it all began. With DAYMARE: 1998, that’s what the focus is centred around.
With the excitement of E3 having now passed, and everyone looking towards the months of September and October for the year’s next big releases, it’s fair to say that things are looking rather quiet on the Xbox front at the moment. Nevertheless, the weekly deals continue to roll round and today sees the Xbox Live Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale for 18th-24th July 2017 looking to bring something fresh to our consoles - all at a wallet friendly price.
Which are the best and worst of the bargains on offer? Here are our thoughts on which of this week’s deals you should pick up and which ones should be best ignored.
From the stealthy adventures through Nazi Germany back in Sniper Elite V2, through the rough terrain of Africa and, all the way to the coastal towns of the Italian countryside, there aren't many places we haven’t trekked in the shoes of OSS veteran sniper Karl Fairburne. But his latest adventure hasn’t quite come to its end. At least not quite yet!
Although it’s been around for a few years now, Early Access on Xbox One still doesn’t feel right. I’m not entirely sure why, but given that some of my favourite games have come through the program, it probably isn't something I should be criticising. But the general feel of playing a game in an unfinished state, whilst slumped on the sofa, is something that will likely take a few more years of getting used to.
Nevertheless, new additions continue to be added to the Xbox Game Preview program and with my intrigue never failing to get the best of me, I jumped into the newest addition, Ghost of a Tale, to see if this was another cracking title that we should all be keeping an eye on.
As has become the norm in recent months, the monthly update for Gears of War 4 has arrived and the July update brings another two new maps for use in the Horde and multiplayer game modes. The latest additions bring players back to familiar battlegrounds with a returning favourite and a new version of a well-known map both joining the already expansive roster.
Last week we had a ton of new backwards compatible titles come to the Xbox One, helping to push the number of games closer to the 400 backwards compatible mark. Today sees two more additions, but are they games that players should dust off once more or should they be left in the past?
If you’re one of the many who have splashed the cash on any of the great offers to have come out of the Ultimate Game Sale over the last couple of weeks, then you’re probably feeling unwilling to part with any more just yet. If however you’re one of those who has yet to dust off the wallet, the end of the Ultimate Game Sale doesn’t mean the end of great offers.
As is the case each and every week the Xbox Live Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale is back, with more bargains available during the week of 11th-17th July 2017. But which are the best and worst offers on the table? Here are our picks from the latest Deals With Gold sale listing, featuring games that you should be looking to both pick up... and ignore.
Horror games have arrived left, right and centre in the last few years, after a surge of Let’s Play videos brought the genre to the height of popularity once more. And with so many games trying to engrave fear into the minds of their players, you’d probably thought you’d seen everything the genre has to offer; with its mindless killers, zombies, jump scares, zombies, horrifying weapons and more zombies all well saturated. But one thing that we don’t see much of in the horror genre is blindness.
With the excitement of E3 last month, as well as all the new games that have made their way to the Xbox Store, you’d be forgiven for not noticing that the backwards compatibility scheme had gone exceptionally quiet in recent weeks. Of course, E3 brought us news that OG Xbox games would be arriving on the program later this year and made playable on Xbox One, but as for new additions things had started to look a little empty.
This week however has seen as many as six new arrivals to add to those already playable on Xbox One... but are they worth jumping into once more?
Elder Scrolls is a series with many titles that can make an RPG fan nostalgic, but the one title that bested them all was Morrowind. With The Elder Scrolls Online currently not quite matching the same heights, Bethesda have decided to call upon nostalgia and return fans to the beloved land of Morrowind once more in The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind expansion.
When I was younger there wasn’t a day go by in which I didn’t dream of what I wanted to be when I grew up.
There were many crazy ideas that went through my head - from being an astronaut to a professional footballer and everything in between. One thing that I dreamt of the most was becoming a pilot. In my late teenage years, I even decided to put in time with the Air Cadets in order to clock several hours towards that coveted pilots license.
Since that point though, things have changed a little and these days the closest I tend to get to a plane is when those rare games pop up on the games store, inviting me into the cockpit of the latest multi-million pounds aircraft, before asking me to clear the skies of countless enemies. Fortunately, my recent craving to climb into the cockpit has been fulfilled with Air Missions: HIND. But has it been everything I had dreamt of, or have I been left looking at another reason to pursue a real aircraft experience once more?
With family and friends frequently gathering around the dinner table, party games have become a bit of a commodity at my place. Of course, games such as Cluedo and Monopoly have long been hit favourites in the party game genre, but with the console community quickly growing, and the old school board games slowly being replaced by interactive online experiences, we now have many party games to choose from on console. With many options though, it usually takes something special in order for us to head back in again and again - can SpeedRunners be that game? Does it contain the memorable party magic needed, or will we push it to the back of our hard drives like a dusty old game of mousetrap, never to be seen again?
Tactical military shooters have been making their way to console for some time now. Anyone who has taken much notice of EA’s FPS series Battlefield, will surely tell you that it takes a reasonable amount of tactics and planning to pull off a flawless victory in the near-MMO shooter franchise. If you were to ask a PC player to point you in the direction of a tactical military shooter however, you’d probably find Insurgency and Arma amongst the top recommendations. So that makes today's announcement very exciting.
It’s been a monthly process since the launch of Gears of War 4, and today we’re here once again, bringing you news of two more fresh additions to the Gears of War 4 map roster.
It’s quite a nice time to be a gamer right now. The past few days have seen us going crazy over the many announcements to come out of E3 2017, with a new console and countless new games set to arrive in the coming months for Xbox fans. But with each new week comes new deals, no matter the occasion.
So with that in mind, let’s take our minds off the press conferences for a moment and focus on the latest Xbox Live Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale 13th-19th June 2017, to see which of this week’s offers are worth adding to your collection and which you should be looking to avoid.
For gamers, E3 is one of the biggest times of the year, and for Xbox gamers, Microsoft’s E3 briefing is the place you want to be. This year was no different with some huge announcements that made the crowd roar, made me shout and made the dog jump. But what were we getting so excited about?
In this article, I’ll attempt to suggest cars and tunes for you try out, all as you look to complete the Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges for Series 33 Autumn, in the hope of getting our hands on some exclusive cars.
For those of you who have been living under a rock or deep in the jungle for the last ten years, the Devil May Cry games feature a protagonist called Dante. And this is Dante when he was just effortlessly cool...
Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue isn’t a bad game, it’s just that others of a similar ilk, like Danganronpa, do the social thriller visual novel concept much better.
