James Birks

Artifex Mundi have a wide range of puzzling hidden object adventures under their publishing wing, delivering a multitude of relaxing, often fantastical experiences to take in. The Queen’s Quest series in particular, developed by Brave Giant, has been going since 2015 and although the inaugural instalment seemingly got passed over for an Xbox One release, Queen’s Quest 2: Stories of Forgotten Past is now here. Does it matter that we’ve skipped the first one though, or can Queen’s Quest 2 thrive on its own?

Gather your friends and family, for there’s a new party game on Xbox One called Treasure Stack and it fuses the adrenaline pumping pressure of a falling block puzzle, with a spot of grapple-focused platforming. Are you intrigued enough to find out more?

If it’s an old school, retro styled run and jump platformer that you’re after, Awesome Pea is here on Xbox One to whisk you away to the Awesome Islands. Will you be helping the greedy, but cute, Pea to overcome all of the obstacles in his way?

Frogwares, the developers of The Sinking City, have released a brand new trailer that showcases the inner-workings of the investigation system in this Lovecraft-inspired, story-rich, horror. Just bear in mind that the investigating process is built around the principle that the game won’t hold your hand through any of it.

It’s Adventure Time, c’mon grab your friends, we’re going to very distant lands and it won’t cost you a single penny. That’s right, Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion has been stripped of its price tag on Xbox One and is now free thanks to the Games With Gold scheme.

Presuming you’re still kicking butt in the highly addictive fighting game, how would you like to bolster that roster with a couple of new fighters to master? Well, step forward the charismatic Negan and a series veteran, Julia Chang, as the latest DLC characters preparing for action in Tekken 7.

Take a look at the official Team of the Week #24 that will be available in Ultimate Team packs for one week on FIFA 19 from 27th February at 6pm. Is there anyone you’d fancy adding to your team?

Have you ever wanted to just take it easy in the role of being a hero, instead of needing to slay all manner of beasts? Well, Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles is here on Xbox One and it lets you help an island in despair by contributing your skills of cooking, farming, and more. Interested?

Ubisoft are still championing their massive open-world tactical shooter with a major free update titled Special Operation 4 inbound for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands. If you’ve been a loyal Ghost waiting for more content then get ready, because the update arrives tomorrow!

If the thought of massive hordes of the undead is too much to handle, look away now because the zombies are coming in the fresh gameplay trailer that Saber Interactive have just dropped for World War Z!

You may have played a management sim before, but Stellaris: Console Edition on Xbox One and PS4 takes the genre to the next level and into depths of space. It’s here right now to task you with managing an entire interplanetary empire and handling relations with alien races diplomatically. So, no pressure!

Revival Productions originally expected Overload to blast onto Xbox One at the latter end of last year, but now we’ve got a concrete release date of 6th March. That means it won’t be long until you can finally experience what’s being billed as the ultimate zero-G shooter.

Having launched earlier this month, the Crossroads Inn Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign has reached and slightly surpassed the halfway mark of its total goal. Will you be one of many to help this fantasy tavern simulator achieve the funding it needs to become a reality on Xbox One, PC and Mac?

Minesweeper is one of those game conceptions that has been around for decades, becoming a regular time-consumer for tons of people as it began to arrive as part of operating systems. I’ve dabbled in the standard version before and suffice to say, Minesweeper itself has never really drawn me in for long. There’s a new challenger rising up to hopefully provide a better brain teasing experience though, in the form of Minesweeper Genius on Xbox One. Could it be the incarnation to finally sweep me off my feet, or will I end up looking for a mine to make a swift exit?

Want to fight under the tutelage of former Akatsuki leader Obito Uchiha in Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker? Well now you can as he’s available as a Master with the latest DLC pack.