James Birks

Been gaming casually since the SNES as a youngster but found my true passion for games on the Playstation 1 (the forbidden word ooo). My addiction grew to its pinnacle with the purchase of an Xbox 360 & Xbox Live Service. A recovering GS hunter that will still play literally any game.

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Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER Review

Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER delivers an intriguing sci-fi adventure that’s relentless from the get-go.

SAND LAND Review 

It’s fair to say SAND LAND is an alright anime-based action-RPG that fans of the series might enjoy.

Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue Review

Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue isn’t a bad game, it’s just that others of a similar ilk, like Danganronpa, do the social thriller visual novel concept much better.

Bakery Simulator Review

Bakery Simulator is the bread bun of the baking world - bland and uninteresting, but some people might still like it.

Stealth hit Aragami is coming to Xbox One in Shadow Edition form

The team behind the challenging third-person stealth title Aragami, Lince Works, have announced that after finding success on other platforms, it’s finally coming to the Xbox One. Are you prepared for a killer time in Aragami: Shadow Edition?

Pinball FX3 – Star Wars Pinball: The Last Jedi Pack Review

It may be a fair few months since Star Wars: The Last Jedi hit the cinemas, but in that time Zen Studios have been busy getting their latest pack of pinball tables ready to launch. Inspired by the blockbuster film – which became the highest-grossing film of 2017 – the Star Wars Pinball: The Last Jedi pack for Pinball FX3 brings with it two brand new tables to unleash your inner pinball wizard upon. There are already plenty of great Star Wars tables available to enjoy, so can these two do enough to stand out from the ever-growing crowd?

Super Mega Baseball 2 swings onto Xbox One for free with GWG; Paid DLC pieces also available

Normally, Xbox Games With Gold delivers free games that have been out for a while already, but not today, for it marks the debut of Super Mega Baseball 2 as it arrives without costing a penny for the entire month of May. Some might call that a home run for the scheme!

Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage goes free early on Xbox One and Xbox 360 via Games With Gold

There’s not one, not two, but three games in one collection here, seeing the classic Streets of Rage trilogy lose the price tag, becoming free for Xbox One and Xbox 360 as part of the Games With Gold scheme for May a litte earlier than planned. With no cost, isn’t it about time we went roaming the streets to kick ass once more?

Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet DLC arrives with an Ambush of the Imposters on Xbox One

There's already plenty of content to get through in Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet, but the latest DLC brings extra stories, weapons and more into the fray. It features a few recognisable characters from the anime too!

Colourful roguelike adventure DragoDino now available on Xbox One

Prepare for an epic adventure in the Forest Kingdom with Bob, a DragoDino, as your platforming skills are put to the test. Can you help Bob find his precious lost egg?

Enter now – Neverwinter Spider Mount Code Giveaway on Xbox One!

To celebrate the launch of yet another Neverwinter expansion, Lost City of Omu, we’ve partnered up with Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios once more. This time we’re giving away Xbox One codes for a rather creepy looking in-game mount. So, hands up if you want a Spider!

Take to the skies in ACA NEOGEO Ghost Pilots out now on Xbox One

The ever-growing library of faithfully reproduced NEOGEO classics continues to expand with the seaplane shooting game, Ghost Pilots. So buckle up and take to the skies!

Latest behind the scenes video for DOLMEN introduces the Zoan!

The team over at Massive Work Studio are continuing with their ‘making of’ series of videos for Soulsborne inspired action-RPG DOLMEN and the newest one offers a look at the Zoan – a massive spaceship – and the protagonist.

FIFA 18 Ultimate Team Team of the Week (TOTW) #32 – April 25th 2018

Each week EA Sports creates a FIFA Ultimate Team Team of the Week (TOTW) based on players in the real world that are in form for that week. Take a look at the official Team of the Week that will be available for one week on FIFA 18 from 25th April at 6pm. Is there anyone you’d fancy in your team?

Eight new arrivals revealed for Xbox Game Pass in May 2018

Each and every month the Xbox Game Pass subscription receives new additions to bolster its library of Xbox One and Xbox 360 games available. As May is almost upon us, it’s no shock that the next influx of arrivals have now been revealed, but will any of this lot convince you to be a part of the membership service?

The Raven Remastered Review

Way back in 2013, The Raven – Legacy of a Master Thief arrived in episodic form on consoles and PC to a rather mixed response. Split across three episodes, the point and click adventure told the story of the possible return of a criminal mastermind and it required all your detective skills to uncover the mysteries within. Now, they’ve been bundled together for the remastered treatment in the appropriately titled The Raven Remasered, but is it a game that was in dire need of a facelift and do people actually need to see it on next-gen?

Batman: The Enemy Within – Episode Five “Same Stitch” Review

The time has come for the fifth and final episode of Batman: The Enemy Within, “Same Stitch”, to try and cap off a great series full of exciting action and damn good storytelling. Being the last episode in a Telltale Games series, one expects this to be the where all your decisions have an impact on proceedings. But this is no ordinary climatic episode, for there are two very different paths to be taken; depending on the choices you’ve made. It’s billed as the most ambitious Telltale finale to date, so can it be the most glorious one too?

FIFA 18 Ultimate Team Team of the Week (TOTW) #31 – April 18th 2018

Each week EA Sports creates a FIFA Ultimate Team Team of the Week (TOTW) based on players in the real world that are in form for that week. Take a look at the official Team of the Week that will be available for one week on FIFA 18 from 18th April at 6pm. Is there anyone you’d fancy in your team?

Let’s Play Armello on Xbox One

We initially reviewed Armello way back in 2016 upon its original launch, but recently, it garnered an actual physical release on Xbox One, PS4 and PC. So we thought you may fancy a gander at what it’s all about, should you have missed it the first time round, in our latest Let’s Play offering.

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