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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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.

Match Village Review

Considering the low price point, Match Village is perhaps worth a punt for match-3 addicts, but don’t expect to chill out too much.

WWE 2K24 Review

WWE 2K24 delivers a huge wrestling playground for you to not only finish the story, but create your own stories too.

Massive Work Studio launches Kickstarter for cosmic horror action-RPG Dolmen

There’s a new Soulsborne-inspired cosmic horror action-RPG potentially on the horizon, full of nightmarish creatures hell-bent on ending your journey. It all depends on the success of the Kickstarter, which is now live for interested gamers to show their support for Dolmen.

Meet the alien antagonists in the new trailer for Mugsters

Team17 have today released a new Mugsters trailer to introduce the dastardly alien enemies trying to thwart your plans of saving the world. They’ve also narrowed down the release window for its arrival too.

Fear the Reaper in the brand new story trailer for upcoming action-RPG Vampyr

The latest captivating story focused trailer for DONTNOD’s upcoming action-RPG Vampyr has arrived and delves deeper into its strange world, unveiling the wider narrative arcs of the game.

Survive the big freeze in Impact Winter out now on Xbox One and PS4

Grab your big coat because the temperatures about to drop, courtesy of the latest survival title to hit the consoles, Impact Winter. Can you last a month in the freezing cold with limited supplies?

FIFA 18 Ultimate Team Team of the Week (TOTW) #29 – April 4th 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 4th April at 6pm. Is there anyone you’d fancy in your team?

Mysterious puzzler The Spectrum Retreat announced for Xbox One, PS4, Switch and PC this year

Ripstone have already published an extensive catalogue of games, but now they’ve announced that they’re adding a new first-person narrative puzzler to the mix. Can you solve the mystery of The Penrose hotel in The Spectrum Retreat?

Where Are My Friends? Review

Where Are My Friends? It’s a question I ask myself on a regular basis, usually before swiftly heading back into another gaming session in solitary with the lights down low, oblivious to the outside world. Where Are My Friends? is also the title of a game that’s been ported to Xbox One, published by Sometimes You, which sees the titular character wonder about the whereabouts of his friends. It’s a good job he didn’t just retreat to his living quarters; otherwise it wouldn’t be much of a game now would it?

Looking back at 5 years of… Defiance

With this year being the fifth anniversary of the extremely ambitious MMO and television show crossover attempt that was Defiance, I figured it’d be a smashing time to take a look at how it turned out and why the future looks relatively bright for the Defiance universe going forward.

Two more characters unveiled for My Hero Academia: One’s Justice

Slowly but surely, My Hero Academia: One’s Justice is beginning to take shape as two more characters have been revealed to be joining the action adventure game from Bandai Namco. Want to know who they are?

New three-part story brings the Spoils of War to World of Tanks for free on Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PS4

Wargaming have today brought us yet another expansion to the War Stories campaign mode in the massively popular, free-to-play online team based shooter World of Tanks. Will you be gearing up to experience the Spoils of War?

Download Cars 2: The Video Game for free right now on Xbox One and Xbox 360 via Games With Gold

Start your engines and race over to your console as the Games With Gold scheme for April 2018 sees one of Pixar’s video game adaptations, Cars 2: The Video Game, break free of its price tag for a couple of weeks from now. Ka-Chow!

Titan Comics and Square Enix to collaborate for Life is Strange comics

It’s been announced that Titan Comics are working with Square Enix to launch a Life is Strange mini-series and it’s coming at some point this year. Would you like to know more?

The Isle of Lewis Chess Set brings a touch of the medieval to Chess Ultra on Xbox One

Ripstone’s Chess Ultra is still one of the best ways to get your chess fix, but if you’re growing tired of seeing the same old chess pieces, then the latest DLC may just bring new life to the game. Step forward the Isle of Lewis set!

Scribblenauts Showdown Review

It’s been just under a decade since Scribblenauts originally emerged with its rather carefree motto of “Write Anything, Solve Everything”, seeing the franchise grow on the Nintendo consoles thanks to the pure creative puzzle solving. Sometimes you need to take a leap of faith to make that next step in progression though and the sixth instalment, Scribblenauts Showdown, sees Warner Bros. branching out onto other major consoles with a party twist to their tried and trusted formula. Has the multiplayer focused risk paid off, or is the party over in a flash?

FIFA 18 Ultimate Team Team of the Week (TOTW) #28 – March 28th 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 28th March at 6pm. Is there anyone you’d fancy in your team?

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We lay down on Doctor Cat’s couch and found ourselves dozing off.

Lords of Exile Review

Lords of Exile is a competent action platformer that does what it does with a certain style.

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Harold Halibut is a wonderfully creative endeavour.

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