My earliest gaming memories come from playing Pokemon Crystal on the Game Boy, Kingdom Hearts on the PS2 and most importantly Halo 3 on the Xbox 360. I've pretty much played video games everyday since and still get excited about what's to come.
Snake Pass is a game that dares to be different. It asks players to engage with it in a way that few games do: forget everything you know about any game you’ve played and relearn it to discover something completely new.
We can’t talk about Mass Effect 3 without talking about its polarizing ending. And when I say it’s polarizing, I mean it was pretty much the most controversial thing in nerd culture at the time.
Ghostrunner originally launched in October 2020, but in true parkour fashion this game cannot be stopped, dashing from strength to strength. Ghostrunner’s next dash delivers a hefty next-gen update on Xbox Series X|S and PS5, available today!
A few rough edges do not stop Sable from being a one-of-a-kind adventure about finding yourself while alone in the big wide world. I hope Sable can fix its technical issues soon, because what’s underneath is a game full of discovery, tiny nuggets of wisdom and a plethora of ways to customise your insanely cool hover bike.
Even in 2019, we don't see a ton of games headlining women. Most of the heavy lifting comes from indie developers that are less concerned with their bottom lines than mega-corporations. Regardless there's still been multiple incredible leading ladies in games throughout all generations, so let's take a look at some of them, with a piece focusing on the Best Heroines in Gaming.
This generation of consoles has truly been amazing. But with so many great games coming out all the time, there'll inevitably be some that fall through the cracks. Luckily I'm here to remind you of some of these gems, so without further ado here are 5 under-appreciated games available on Xbox One.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series on Xbox One is a worthy send-off to one of gaming's best stories and developers of the 2010s. With over 50 hours of content, improved frame rates and animations, and sentimental developer's commentary, the collection is must-buy for anyone who hasn't played these games before.
Indies have dominated the summer and they're not slowing down yet. Creature in the Well is the next in a long line of great indie games of 2019, and today it has released on Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam.
The seminal Gears of War series has been around for more than a decade but Gears 5 promises to be the biggest Gears experience to date - and it's here!
Pinball games never sound particularly exciting or interesting. But pinball machines remain so addictive because they deliver a perfect formula that no one needs to change. However, by mixing hack-and-slash action with pinball inspirations, developer Flight School have created a distinctly fun, frantic and original game in Creature in the Well... It's just a shame there isn't more.
Some technical hiccups and out of place combat isn't enough to stop this from being Bloober Team's scariest game to date, and the best Blair Witch entry since 1999.
1999's Blair Witch Project was an incredibly influential horror movie. It popularised the found-footage genre and is widely regarded as having the first ever viral marketing campaign. But underneath its impact, Blair Witch Project remains just as horrifying and unsettling now, as it was in 1999. That's why I'm overjoyed that Bloober Team is bringing back the bone-chilling series in video game form, today as Blair Witch launches on Xbox One, PC and Xbox Game Pass.
Double Fine have already had a big year. At E3 2019 they not only revealed gameplay for the long awaited Psychonauts 2, but they also announced they were joining Xbox Game Studios. It was a monumental moment for a studio that's been independent for 19 years. However, after all this time, RAD reminds us why the studio has been a creative juggernaut for two decades. It doesn't execute all of its ideas perfectly, but RAD is endlessly charismatic, visually fascinating and just incredibly creative... and I'd expect nothing less.
There's been a glaring absence of card games on console in recent years. As the PC community frequently gets more love in this genre, this absence has only become more apparent. That's where Slay the Spire comes in to save the day. It's a deck-builder the likes of which are incredibly rare. Accessible, deep, addictive and full of variety: Slay the Spire is the definitive card game on consoles.
Double Fine - the legendary studio behind Psychonauts and Brutal Legend - is here with their next adventure, RAD; a top-down, action roguelike. RAD is available on PC, Switch, PS4 and Xbox One right now for £15.99!
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.
