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.
Sometimes a game can come along out of nowhere, sit itself quietly amongst the countless other games available and wait patiently for someone to discover the hidden gem it is. In the case of Degrees of Separation, those titans were Metro Exodus and Far Cry: New Dawn, AAA games that occupied the same launch week as this indie offering. If now though you’re ready to move on from the blockbusters and take on something a little calmer, something that can present a memorable and enjoyable experience, then this little indie gem could be just the game for you.
Over the past few months, many players have been battling it out in their masses to reach the very peaks of Realm Royale’s Season Two Steel and Shadow Battle Pass. With unique rewards tied to each of the levels throughout, and the Legendary Sacred Wolf mount the reward for reaching the very end at level 80, there has been plenty to shout about for fans of Hi-Rez’s Battle Royale adventure.
Now though, Season Two has come to an end and it’s time to prepare for The New Frontier, as Season Three arrives with update OB17.
With World of Tanks proving a phenomenal success, it was only a matter of time before we saw the mighty World of Warships join the console fold too. To start things off though, we won’t find Wargaming’s next big thing setting sail in all its full glory, and instead it will rise through development via the Xbox Game Preview program, with frequent updates and support given until release... and hopefully long after too.
When Dean Hall jumped on stage to announce that DayZ was being developed for console during Gamescom 2014 many of us were left feeling excited for the day that we’d be battling the zombie survival adventure with controller in hand. If you’ve been waiting patiently for the past five years, then today you can finally rekindle that excitement once more as DayZ is now out of preview and available in all it’s full 1.0 updated glory on Xbox One.
If you’re one of those players that likes to support your favourite game in any way possible, and your favourite game is that of Rainbow Six Siege, then right about now you’ll be sat high upon a sizeable wardrobe lined with more virtual outfits than you probably have in your actual home, staring down at a wallet that no longer holds enough money for you to enjoy. If you thought however you were done, then think again, as the ever-popular Pro League series is back once more and with it comes yet more outfits for some of the finest marksman out there.
A large open world full of mysterious machines that promise to provide the ultimate challenge. What do you say to such a challenge? Well, if that sounds like your type of game then the arrival of Generation Zero on Xbox One, PS4 and PC may just be what you’ve been waiting for!
If futuristic racers sound like something you’d be interested in, then Xenon Racer is the game for you - and it's out right now on Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC.
Sprawling triple-A adventures can allow us to get lost for days, weeks and sometimes even months on end, but on occasion it’s nice to just sit down, relax and push on with something a little simpler; something that doesn’t require months of grinding or levelling up. RICO, the latest shooter to arrive on Xbox One, may just be that little adventure you’re after. You see, it's a simple adventure that still manages to retain all the blockbusting slow-motion you’ll find in your favourite shooters.
In recent years the influence of mods on games has been one has that seen a number of incredible standalone games arise. From the popular DayZ to the fantastic Zombie Army Trilogy and numerous others in between, it seems that there are few games that haven’t benefited from the creative minds of players at some point. Pandemic Express is another game that looks to capture and run with the idea of a popular community-based creation, by bringing a game focused on the many popular Zombie Escape-style mods that we’ve seen over the years – and it’s an idea that could just be something special.
Whilst the success of the rather fantastic Strange Brigade may still be fresh on players' minds, there’s no denying that what really put Rebellion on the map, was the rather fantastic Sniper Elite series. With two years having passed since the last Sniper Elite adventure however, there are many who have been keen for Rebellion to announce a new adventure centred around the iconic Karl Fairburne. Today brings that very news we’ve all been waiting with multiple exciting announcements to be looking forward to for all fans of Sniper Elite.
MX vs ATV All Out is back - this time as a breath of fresh air for those that missed out last time around. With the game celebrating its 1-year anniversary, there is little more you could ask for than having it return with all the most popular DLC thrown in to create the ultimate MX vs ATV All Out experience, with the Anniversary Edition.
For those yet to hear of Overload, it’s a game that comes from the guys over at Revival Productions and part of the reason why it looks and feels a lot like the aforementioned Descent - for those of you old enough to remember Descent that is - is because the guys behind the development are indeed the same ones that created the classic title all the way back in 1995.
Bandai Namco will be bringing Bless Unleashed to Xbox One later this year, with the game taking place in an untamed world, leaving the hardcore MMORPG players to forge their own tale. It looks stunning, will come with PvE and PvP options, and promises to have an endless amount of content to boot. With all that in mind, and with the opportunity opening up to us, we had a quick chat with Jason Park, Director of Development at Round 8 Studio, overseer of all things Bless Unleashed related, to see what was what!
Let’s stop a second and realise that whilst it may still only feel early in the year, we’re almost a third of the way through. It’s crazy, but then again, if you look at all the epic titles of both triple-A and indie calibre that have been banging around on Xbox One in the last few weeks and months, you’d be forgiven for thinking we were looking at the great end of year rush. No matter how it feels though, we are just starting March and with February proving a vast disappointment for the Xbox Live Games With Gold program, can March pick up the slack and deliver us some free Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles that are memorable and full of quality?
When DiRT 4 released, I - like many others - enjoyed it thoroughly. It was a great game that brought accessible and enjoyable rallying to fans, but it didn’t quite bring that same level of realism players had come to cherish from it’s predecessor DiRT Rally, with things returning to more of an arcade feel over the simulation style design of DiRT Rally. Fortunately, DiRT Rally 2.0 is Codemasters' response to fans crying out for more of the souls-like rallying and as you’d expect, it’s once again another fantastic, yet punishing, experience.
The final week of the Horizon Race Off dawns in Forza Horizon 5, yet as we prepare to bid farewell, there is a last hoorah in the shape of the Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges for Series 32 Spring.
