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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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.

Bio Inc. Redemption Review

Bio Inc. Redemption actually allows you to experience both the preservation of life and the threat of death very well.

the World According to Girl Review

the World According to Girl has an interesting premise, but rather fittingly fails to execute the grand plan and falls short of being the great game it could be.

Dominate the field in Casey Powell Lacrosse 18 out now on Xbox One

Experience USA’s fastest growing sport and prepare to repeatedly stick the ball in the net to be the best in Casey Powell Lacrosse 18, the latest lacrosse game on the market from Big Ant Studios and Crosse Studios.

Scream with joy as Dead Space 2 is now free on Xbox One and Xbox 360 via Games With Gold

Whether you’re screaming with delight at the removal of the price tag or in sheer terror at the prospect of playing it, no one can hear you in the terrifying deep space adventure of Dead Space 2. As of right now, the Games With Gold scheme for April ensure it’s free for a limited time only, so will you be giving it a go?

Three games are leaving Xbox Game Pass at the end of April 2018

As the month of April passes by, we prepare to say goodbye to a selection of titles currently available in the Xbox Game Pass library. Want to know which ones will be leaving the subscription at the end of the month?

Banner Saga 3 launch date revealed and the Banner Saga Trilogy detailed

Stoic and Versus Evil have announced the launch date of their third and final chapter in the award winning Viking RPG series, Banner Saga 3. There are also details on the entire trilogy being packaged together to enable interested gamers to experience the entire adventure.

Metropolis: Lux Obscura Review

Match-3 games come in various forms these days, arriving on the market more frequently than ever before; especially since the boom experienced by the genre courtesy of the Candy Crush phenomenon. Metropolis: Lux Obscura is that latest game attempting to innovate the matching fun by introducing a film noir atmosphere and a non-linear plot. Is it an addictive and enthralling puzzler, or is it as rotten as the city of Metropolis?

Behind the scenes look at the creation of Dolmen’s world Revion Prime

The SoulsBorne-inspired horror action-RPG Dolmen launched its Kickstarter campaign last week to a great response at PAX East 2018 and now the developer behind it have released a ‘making of’ video, which highlights the creation of the alien world that’s both terrifying and beautiful – Revion Prime.

Another selection of episodes and costumes arrive for A.O.T. 2

The influx of content for Attack on Titan 2 doesn’t appear to be slowing down as even more cosmetic items and playable episodes have shown up on Xbox One. Will this lot enhance your slicing and dicing experience?

A Way Out Review

Proper co-op games are few and far between these days. Not the sort that sees players grouping up to tackle hordes of zombies like in Call of Duty, or getting together to bring down drug lords in an open-world environment such as Ghost Recon Wildlands. I mean the purest form of co-operative gaming; where there’s an absolute reliance on your partner and anything but that will probably result in failure. The developers at Hazelight – most of whom worked on the development of brilliant indie hit Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons – saw the gap in the market and wanted to bring out an immersive, story-driven co-op game to fill it. Can A Way Out be the innovative experience to reinvigorate the co-op side of gaming, or will it drive the masses back to the lonely life of a single player?

Build, drive, and fight in Robocraft Infinity now available exclusively on Xbox One and Xbox Game Pass

Imagine a world where you could build and customise your own dream robot to take into battle to fight for supremacy. Well, there’s no need to imagine it anymore as Robocraft Infinity is here and that’s exactly what it’ll let you do.

Award winning adventure Owlboy soars onto Xbox One today

Owlboy has already released to high praise on PC, but now it’s soaring onto the Xbox One with its heartfelt story about an underdog owl.

Splinter Cell’s Sam Fisher joins the Ghosts for a special mission in Ghost Recon Wildlands

There’s a new mission coming to Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands tomorrow and it’ll feature the legendary Sam Fisher from Splinter Cell. Best of all, it’s free.

Endless Mode shuffles its way into Hand of Fate 2 on PC now and hits consoles next month

Endless Mode has been locked out as a feature that’s coming soon in Hand of Fate 2 since its launch, but now it’s finally arrived as a free addition. Some of us will have to wait a little longer though.

A few new characters revealed for One Piece: World Seeker

Bandai Namco has today revealed details on more of the characters set to feature in their upcoming action adventure game, One Piece: World Seeker.

What new Xbox One games are ‘In Stores This Week’? – 9th-15th April 2018

April has been a quiet month in terms of new releases hitting the retail shelves for Xbox One; in fact this week’s sole offering is the first one. Will it satisfy your gaming needs? Let’s find out as we take a look at what’s ‘In Stores This Week’ for Xbox One.

Competitive pinball party game Pinbrawl is coming to Xbox One and PC

What do you get when you combine competitive local multiplayer brawling with classic pinball elements? Pinbrawl of course and it’s going to be a reimagining of pinball as you know it.

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