Neil Watton

Looking to keep busy this long weekend? Warframe has got you sorted with the arrival of Operation Scarlet Spear on Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch.

With social distancing in place and sporting events being cancelled for the foreseeable future, the gaming industry has stepped up to the plate - delivering numerous virtual sports offerings to keep fans ticking over. With F1 stars making the most of the technology available to them, and the NBA Player's Tournament up and running, it's now time for the snooker community to come together with the world's first Virtual World Snooker Championship. And it'll be Snooker 19 that plays host to it all.

Three years since we saw the release of the original AFL Evolution on Xbox One, and a couple since that was updated to deliver the 2018 season, the AFL is back, this time as AFL Evolution 2 launches on Xbox One.

Remember the weird dystopian future that was provided in Beholder a couple of years back? Well, it's now time to embrace that world again as the tactical strategy totalitarian simulator Beholder 2 launches on Xbox One.

Remember Daytona USA? Used to love a bit of Outrun? Curve Digital, Sumo Digital and Lucky Mountain Games are looking to revive those glory days of the arcade racing scene with Hotshot Racing on Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC. And judging by the early preview version we’ve been hands-on with, they could well be on to a bit of a winner.

Enjoyed becoming the game master in Knights of Pen & Paper +1 Deluxier Edition back in 2018? Found fame and fortune with the launch of Knights of Pen & Paper 2 later on that year? Well, there's good news - for it's now time to utilise those skills you learnt and put them to good effect as you go about saving the galaxy in Galaxy of Pen & Paper +1 Edition on Xbox One.

It's one of the most iconic names in gaming, yet until now it has been kept far away from prying Xbox eyes. All that changes today though as Hotline Miami Collection releases on Xbox One.

Journey to the Savage Planet is one of our most favourite games of recent months. Utterly crazy, hugely immersive and highly colourful, the sci-fi exploration adventure certainly wowed us upon first release. Now though it has not just been confirmed that Xbox Game Pass subscribers will be able to fall into the mad world of Savage Planet, but the first expansion for the game has also been detailed and dated.

We've recently seen eastasiasoft struggle to entertain the masses with the likes of Red Death on Xbox One. Today though we see the company try to deal more of the same twin-stick bullet-hell madness with the launch of Null Drifter on Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch. The question is, will the minimalist presentation and promise of maximized action actually deliver?

Roguelike gameplay, the random generation of maps, a deep upgrading system, and a host of mining robots at war. What more do you want in a game? Well, Rush Rover on Xbox One, PS4, PS Vita and Nintendo Switch drops a super cheap asking price in for good measure.

After spending many a year over on Steam, pushing the PC crowds through numerous tactical battles, it's time for Convoy: A Tactical Roguelike to make its way to console, launching on Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch. With such a unique premise and outline, we wanted to find out more about why console gamers should be excited for this strategic roguelike affair. And so we hunted down the development team in order to fire some questions their way.

If anyone knows a thing or two about fishing games, it's Dovetail Games. And so it comes as no surprise to hear of a brand new fishing title - The Catch: Carp & Coarse as it prepares to launch on Xbox One, PS4 and PC later in the summer.

Two years ago - back in 2018 no less - Construction Simulator 2 US - Console Edition arrived on Xbox One, digging itself a big hole that the most hardcore construction fans got real joy from. Today though it's time to leave America, cross the high seas and head to Europe, as Construction Simulator 3 - Console Edition rolls out on to Xbox One and PS4.

Even though things may seem a little different at this time, for as long as the world keeps spinning the Xbox gods will continue to provide weekly deals and discounts via the Xbox Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale. The week running the 7th-13th April 2020 is no different and once more the Xbox One and Xbox 360 bargains are coming thick and fast, helped somewhat by the fact the Spring Sale is also still running. What games will you be picking up this week?

With the majority of the world on lockdown, and the vast majority of sporting events cancelled for the foreseeable future, it has been left to the video gaming world to provide the sporting hits we require. With F1 going virtual, dragging together real-world racers and celebrities together in one-off races, NBA have followed the trend, with the first ever NBA 2K Players Tournament.