Summertime usually brings with it beer gardens, (the occasional day of) sunshine and music festivals. The latter being the chance to forget troubles of the real-world and just exist in a several day long party. But what if you annual pilgrimage to your festival of choice turns sour when say, the uninvited undead come and crash the party? Find out how you would cope in Dead Island 2: SoLA DLC, out now for Xbox, PlayStation and PC.
Fixed camera angles are the perfect fit for horror games such as Resident Evil and Silent Hill; they make you see what the developers want you to see, meaning that you don’t miss the jumps and the scares. Yet, as time has passed, this method has almost been left behind. But not quite just yet: Boreal Tenebrae is out now on Xbox and Nintendo Switch.
I get the impression that the Vikings would have enjoyed UNO. It can’t have all been about pillaging and invading, they must have enjoyed their downtime too. In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla we got to see them enjoying rap battles and dice game, so how about a game of UNO or two to go with their mead? Find out how the Vikings play cards with the UNO Valhalla DLC, available now on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC.
JRPG fans across Europe have been licking their lips in anticipation with this next release. Unlike those in America or Asia, us in the middle never got an official release. But then likewise, those in America will be licking their lips with what else is included in this remaster, because they never got the prequel. There is something for everyone then, as Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition releases on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC.
Over the past forty-five years, the Star Wars series has delighted all ages with its space opera saga. And cashed in extensively on the merchandise. Even the LEGO Star Wars theme has been around since 1999, and the videogames since 2005. These games will reach their pinnacle today though with the release of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC.
Much like the paradox a title like Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin conjures on both sides of the colon, the game itself appears to be of two halves competing against each other.
If Hot Wheels Unleashed was a physical game, many players would now need extra storage for the sheer number of miniature cars they had in their possession. It is a good job then that it isn’t, as here comes a load more new gear in the form of the DC Super Heroes Racing Season DLC for Hot Wheels Unleashed on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC.
Last years MLB The Show 21 surprised everyone when it went into Xbox Game Pass day one. The thought of a Sony first-party title doing so never seemed possible a few years ago. This years instalment will also follow suit. However, those keen to play MLB The Show 22 early on Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch can get early access today thanks to the MVP and Digital Deluxe Edition.
If I asked you to name me a point-and-click adventure game about pirates, you would obviously respond with Monkey Island. Facetiously, I would say you were wrong and introduce to you this latest release: Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town is out now on Xbox and PlayStation.
The move from 2D visuals to 3D in videogames was a seismic shift that propelled gaming into the mainstream. But it never occurred to me that maybe the 2D protagonists didn’t want to gain a 3rd dimension. Maybe they were content enough being flat. This latest title ported to consoles by Ratalaika Games takes that concept and puts it in a platformer. Flat Kingdom Paper’s Cut Edition is out today on Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.
The indie space is where you can find all manner of retro love letters to classic videogames. As AAA continues the trend to 100-hour open-world live-service epics, the game genres many of us grew up with are being kept alive in indie games. But sometimes these indie games do such a good job, you have to check and see if they aren’t a port of an existing game from that period. That was what I did with the trailer for Super Cyborg. And you can find out how true to the classics it is as Super Cyborg releases today on Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.
It is as you were for GTA Online. If you haven’t picked up the behemoth that is Grand Theft Auto V by now - or indeed have no interest - then there will not be anything new here to convince you.
Every franchise has their fan favourites from the supporting cast, and over the years the Yakuza/Judgment franchise has had more than most. Being able to play as Haruka in Yakuza 5 or Majima in Yakuza 0 pleased fans no end. Today sees another fan favourite get their moment in the spotlight as Masaharu Kaito gets his own spin-off story. The Kaito Files Story Expansion for Lost Judgment is out now on Xbox and PlayStation.
Beta signups can be done now by heading to the official Turbo Golf Racing website where you can also wishlist the game on Steam. We do not have a concrete release date yet, but we do know it is heading to Xbox in 2022. And when we say Xbox, we mean Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Game Pass.
As the LEGO videogames continue to expand on their bread-and-butter platformers – save for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – their new ideas excite us greatly. Following on from the beautiful LEGO Builder’s Journey is the newly announced LEGO Bricktales, coming in 2022.
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.
As I've played almost every fishing experience that you can find on the big black box, I thought I'd attempt to rank them, nailing a list consisting of 5 of the best fishing games on Xbox One, if you will.
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...
Summertime usually brings with it beer gardens, (the occasional day of) sunshine and music festivals. The latter being the chance to forget troubles of the real-world and just exist in a several day long party. But what if you annual pilgrimage to your festival of choice turns sour when say, the uninvited undead come and crash the party? Find out how you would cope in Dead Island 2: SoLA DLC, out now for Xbox, PlayStation and PC.
Since launch on PC in 2018, Pummel Party from Rebuilt Games has picked up some serious acclaim. It's now time to translate that success to console - with release on Xbox and PlayStation.Â
