James Birks

Bizarre demons, bullet hell raining down upon you and beautiful Oriental backdrops have arrived in the form of Shikhondo – Soul Eater. If that combination doesn’t intrigue you, we’re not sure what will!

Merge Games have announced that they’ve partnered with Red Blue Games to bring Sparklite, a roguelite brawling adventure, to Xbox One. When evil rises, will you step up and be the hero the world needs?

Buildings Have Feelings Too! No, that isn’t a statement from us, but instead the title of a unique city-sim game from Blackstaff Games, which has been inspired by the rich history of the developers’ home-town, Belfast. Did we mention the city you’ll be managing is alive?!

The world of gaming is heating up as a number of big hitters are gearing up for release in the coming months. There are even four fairly high profile Xbox One games heading to retail this week, catering for the co-op adventurers, fighting enthusiasts and football fanatics. So, let’s take a look at what exactly is ‘In Stores This Week’ for Xbox One.

In a rather surprising turn of events, the WWE 2K19 Roster Reveal has officially begun during a live taping of WWE NXT UK and as a result, the first two playable characters have been unveiled. Step forward British Superstars Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate!

Following on from the success of HAUNTED: Halloween '85, the Retrotainment Games crew are back with a sequel in which a curse has taken over Possum Hollow. Will you help the returning protagonist Donny to overcome a challenging Halloween night in HAUNTED: Halloween '86?

After a recent minor setback, the tactical espionage game Phantom Doctrine has finally made its way to the Xbox One. There’s a global conspiracy to sort out and in order to do so you’ll need to overcome overwhelming odds, become a master spy and uncover the evil plot being put into place. Are you up to the task?

If you’re still rocking out on Rock Band 4 regularly, there are another two DLC tracks now available to add to your library. And they are especially enticing should you be a fan of indie pop bands!

Interested in all things card based? Well, Digerati have just released a bundle that includes the rogue-like deck builder Monster Slayers and the harsh survival card game of Frost.

There’s a new cinematic adventure swinging onto the scene, bringing the Planet of the Apes universe from the big screen to the Xbox One. Prepare to delve into the narrative-driven experience of Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier.

The gripping four player co-op adventure game set in the 1930s is almost upon here, but developers Rebellion had a surprise up their sleeve today in the form of a reveal that they’ll be treating us to a free character for Strange Brigade at launch. Introducing Winston Bey!

The naval warfare experience featuring fast-paced 9v9 battles in heading to consoles next year, but now developers Wargaming have dropped the first World of Warships: Legends trailer at Gamescom for us to peruse.

Cyanide Studio and Focus Home Interactive have unveiled a new trailer at Gamescom 2018 showing off gameplay for their survival horror RPG, Call of Cthulhu. Prepare to delve into the Hawkins Mansion as Edward Pierce investigates the goings on there.

The ACA NEOGEO series has already seen many classics re-emerge that have been faithfully reproduced for the Xbox One and today there’s another one. It’s time for some hacking and slashing in CROSSED SWORDS!

Due to how well Agatha Knife fared when making the jump to Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, the studio behind it have decided that their first title in the Psychotic Adventures series of games, MechaNika, is coming to consoles too. And its release won’t be too far away!