James Birks

With the dwarven race nearing extinction, you’re the only hope in Regions of Ruin and now it’s time for you to help prevent it occuring by exploring, fighting and building. Are you up to the task in this new 2D side-scrolling RPG on Xbox One?

When you just fancy relaxing and playing by yourself, Solitaire is one of those games that can help pass the time, with just a deck of cards at your disposal. Over the years it’s spawned many variations and one such form is that of Spider Solitaire, which is the primary focus of the Xbox One title Spider Solitaire F. With a rather cheap price tag in place, can this offering from Flyhigh Works be ideal for a spot of casual gaming? And will Spider Solitaire F provide any fresh ideas to lure Solitaire veterans in who are looking for something a little different?

Take a look at the official Team of the Week #16 that will be available in Ultimate Team packs for one week on FIFA 20 from 1st January at 6pm. Is there anyone here you’d fancy adding to your team?

When it comes to drawing, I’m no Picasso, but luckily that mattered little in Draw a Stickman: Epic a few years ago on Xbox One. Needing to be able to draw anything with precision wasn’t really a factor towards conquering the puzzling adventure which saw a stickman at the centre of proceedings. Unfortunately, with skill not required and a selection of uninspiring levels to traverse, boredom soon set in. Now though, developers Hitcents are back to hopefully test our creativity more successfully by launching the sequel, Draw a Stickman: Epic 2. Is it totally epic, or an adventure you could easily give a miss?

Take a look at the official Team of the Week #14 that will be available in Ultimate Team packs for one week on FIFA 20 from 18th December at 6pm. Is there anyone here you’d fancy adding to your team?

Imagine having to save the world whilst overcoming a disability. Well, that’s exactly what the main protagonists of Weakless must do in order to stop their fantastical realm from succumbing to something awful. It’s the opportune time to help them too now that it’s available on Xbox One.

Whenever a new card game emerges into the gaming world, it’s almost always going to be compared to the dominant Hearthstone or the ever-lasting Magic: The Gathering series, amongst others. With that in mind, the latest offering from indie development team Gambrinous, Cardpocalypse, is going to be up against it within its chosen genre. As it’s a single player RPG and CCG hybrid though, does Cardpocalypse possess the necessary attributes to not only stand out, but also captivate the strategic minds of those who are looking for a new card game to master?

Have you heard the news? The console gamers amongst us will no longer need to dream of playing the critically acclaimed management sim Two Point Hospital. That’s because the immensely successful PC game is making its way to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch, later this year.

Take a look at the official Team of the Week #13 that will be available in Ultimate Team packs for one week on FIFA 20 from 11th December at 6pm. Is there anyone here you’d fancy adding to your team?

Should you be in the market for a hilarious narrative driven experience which will let you amend the rules of the game, all while creating fully customised card decks and becoming a bit of a champion in the process, then the release of Cardpocalypse on Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch may well be something to take in. We were so intrigued in the offering from the award winning studio at Gambrinous, that we just had to find out more, grabbing the director of the studio, Fred Mangan, for a little chat. He was more than happy to give us the lowdown on Cardpocalypse.

TheXboxHub are back with Episode 10 of TheXboxHub Official Podcast, which sees regular host Gareth Brierley joined by James Birks and the returning Richard Dobson to talk about recent hot topics, gaming in general and all sorts of other random stuff. After getting to know each other a little more, talk soon turns to the games they've been playing. There's a real eclectic mix in this episode, with HALO Reach and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order getting a mention alongside FMV horror Simulacra and Football Game, to name just a few.

When there’s a tomb to be raided, a certain Lara Croft is the first person that comes to mind who would be capable of handling such a task. Hold your horses though, as there’s a new duo in town looking to pull off an epic heist in the depths of a tomb and they’re a part of an Xbox One game named SlabWell. Can this, reasonably low-priced, indie puzzling adventure from developers UnderCoders (Conga Master) put these self-proclaimed master thieves on the map, or are they instead the masters of their own downfall?

Take a look at the official Team of the Week #12 that will be available in Ultimate Team packs for one week on FIFA 20 from 4th December at 6pm. Is there anyone here you’d fancy adding to your team?

Despite releasing almost two years ago, Bridge Constructor Portal has just received its first piece of paid DLC titled Portal Proficiency. As exciting as fresh content is, one has to wonder how this DLC containing new conundrums will step up and add to the base experience to entice gamers back in. Could it address the few drawbacks to be found in Bridge Constructor Portal, and more importantly, will the additional levels avoid coming across as being more of the same?

With two major story arcs under their belt already, the team behind Titan Comics' Life is Strange series - Emma Vieceli, Claudia Leonardi and Andrea Izzo – are back to deliver more. The main protagonists, Max and Chloe, have been through so much on this long and arduous journey through life and alternate timelines, but now we’re about to see which direction Life is Strange Issue #9 is going to take; kicking off the third narrative arc.