Neil Watton

There are many pinball experiences available throughout the gaming world, but the very best have come from the fair hands of Zen Studios, with Pinball FX3 providing the ultimate ball-pinging tests. And today that test increases once more with yet another new bundle of old school pinball delights arriving in the Williams Pinball: Volume 5 content drop.

Even if you know that the trickiest of tracks are well beyond your paygrade, you'll still find plenty enough available in the Trials Rising Gold Edition to keep you busy during the long winter nights. Even if busy does usually equate to crashes galore. And even if the fun that it brings occasionally spills over into frustration territory. But hey, that’s what Trials is all about. Is it not?

Should you be looking to head back a few decades to the golden age of arcade gaming then Eternum Ex on Xbox One and PS4 looks set to be the game for you.

One of the very best puzzle platform experiences to have arrived during 2019 is that of Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince. Whether you decided to take it in alone, or play through the great experience with a mate, it more than delivered on the fantasy world front. But now, there's a new DLC drop hitting home, and this one lets you take in the dreams of Toby the dog - for free.

Yes this may be Rocksmith, but when the chance arises for one of the biggest bands the world has ever known to deliver some new content to our digital libraries, it should matter not what type of musical genre is covered. So, are you ready for some pop and disco courtesy of the Swedish supergroup, ABBA?

The loss of the legendary Avicii back in 2018 was one that was hard felt across the music industry. But now, thanks to a combination of Hello There Games and Wired Productions, fans across the globe can continue to pay respects to the great man, blasting through the intense rhythm experience that is AVICII Invector on Xbox One, PS4 and PC.

Depending on your holiday buying habits, that creaky old wallet which opens once a year may well have a few spare coins sitting gathering dust, but thankfully, with the Xbox Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale, that spare change can be put to good use, enabling you to pick up all manner of heavily discounted Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles. What brilliant bargains are in place thanks to the Xbox Deals With Gold Sale for 10th-16th December 2019? Well, we've got the full list.

Fancy taking in a new rift travelling 2D roguelite adventure? Rift Keeper is here to provide it.

Can you remember what you were doing 10 years ago? Well, PlatinumGames can and they'd like to celebrate the fact they were releasing the stunning Bayonetta and Vanquish by dropping the Bayonetta & Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundle on to Xbox One and PS4, with them today revealing the exact launch date of this glorious bundle.

It's a series of games that is close to the hearts of many, and today it's time for the hype to build once more as 2K announce that their newly formed studio - Cloud Chamber – are developing the next iteration in the acclaimed BioShock franchise.

Without the multiplayer element, I’d be happy to say that Door Kickers: Action Squad is more than worthy of the fairly low asking price. But with it, the entire experience moves up another good notch or two, providing some of the best cooperative styled gameplay I’ve managed to take in over recent years.

There is no debate that Rock is alive and well, but in amongst the classics are a number of bands attempting to break into the industry, getting their name out there and starting to appeal to a range of music lover. And that is where the latest DLC for Rock Band 4 comes from, as the team at Harmonix pick three cracking new tunes from the latest Apple Music The New Rock list.

Immortal Planet has been kicking around the PC (Steam) scene for a good couple of years already, having first arrived back in 2017. And those who have played it have certainly liked what is in place, with hugely positive reviews put in place. Now though it's time for the self-confessed isometric love letter to Dark Souls to arrive on console with a launch on Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch.

Playing through Cities: Skylines on Xbox One and PS4 when it first launched ensured that you would have been provided with a huge, massively deep, city building experience. But since those initial times, the game has been hit with a multitude of DLC packs, both in terms of paid and free goodies, building on things even more. Today, it is the latter we are seeing once more with the arrival of the free Holiday themed Carols, Candles and Candy content pack.

The are numerous ways of taking in musical gaming adventures but perhaps the silliest is that of Wandersong on Xbox One.