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.

Mango Protocol reveals their Pyschotic Adventure MechaNika is heading to consoles soon

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!

Skybound Games announce a partnership to bring Hollow Knight to retail for Xbox One, PS4 and Switch

Publishers Skybound Games have added another game to their ever-growing slate by partnering up with Team Cherry to distribute physical copies of Hollow Knight to new platforms!

Feast your eyes on 16 minutes of uncut gameplay for A Plague Tale: Innocence

Whilst it may be a work in progress, developers Asobo Studio have treated us to a rather decent sized chunk of gameplay footage for A Plague Tale: Innocence. Prepare yourself for 16 whole minutes of it!

Get the first look at pre-alpha gameplay of the Surge 2 in the latest trailer

After the success of sci-fi action-RPG The Surge last year, it was sure to get a sequel, and Focus Home Interactive and Deck 13 did in fact announce that The Surge 2 is expected to release in 2019. Now though, they are ready to show off the very first (pre-alpha) gameplay footage of The Surge 2 – would you like to see it?

Moonlighter Review

Moonlighter is the title of the game and it’s the first offering from developers Digital Sun, who describe it as an action-RPG with rogue-lite elements. We’ve seen the whole ‘running a shop to ensure the heroes are well-equipped’ type experience before in Shoppe Keep, whilst being the actual hero and trawling dungeons has been done to death. So, putting the two together could either make for an interesting combination, or be a match made in hell.

MOTHERGUNSHIP’s first major update out now on Xbox One, PS4 and PC

The frantic, bullet-hell FPS experience launched successfully back in July, but Grip Digital and Terrible Posture Games aren’t resting on their laurels. Instead they’ve released a free update for MOTHERGUNSHIP to test your friendships with an online co-op mode alongside various other fresh bits of content.

Release date set for tactical adventure game Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden

The game that fuses turn-based tactical combat with real-time exploration, stealth and storytelling has been given a concrete release date. Funcom and The Bearded Ladies have announced that players can venture into the apocalyptic world of Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden this December.

SOULCALIBUR VI’s second story mode detailed and first DLC character unveiled

Fans of SOULCALIBUR VI should be pretty hyped as a fair bit of information is coming from Bandai Namco at Gamescom. There’s news about creating your own legend in the second story mode, the first DLC character and the online offering.

Tactical western Desperados III announced at Gamescom 2018 for Xbox One, PS4 and PC

The Wild West is a place where those with a gun make the laws, with henchmen at their command do what’s necessary and the undertakers work overtime on a daily basis. Deaths will be occurring frequently once people get their hands on Desperados III, that's for sure.

Indie action RPG Underworld Ascendant is coming to consoles in 2019

We already knew that Underworld Ascendant was going to let you become The Ascendant on PC, but now OtherSide Entertainment and 505 Games have announced that it’s heading to major consoles too. There’ a new trailer for your perusal too, so join us as we delve into the Stygian Abyss!

Bridge Constructor Portal retail release date set for Xbox One and PS4

It has been announced that physics based puzzler Bridge Constructor Portal and the two other titles in the Bridge Constructor series from developers ClockStone Software are being packaged together for the upcoming retail release, next week!

Ary and the Secret of Seasons announced for Xbox One, PS4, Switch and PC

There’s a young girl called Ary who’s in need of your help to restore the seasons to her magnificent world of Valdi. That’s the story in Ary and the Secret of Seasons, and it’ll be coming to a platform you probably own in 2019!

Team17 set to reach milestone 100th release with PLANET ALPHA launch

Let’s all have a party and celebrate the fact that the upcoming atmospheric sci-fi platform adventure game, PLANET ALPHA, will be Team17’s 100th game. The company themselves have released a lovely video of their most memorable games to commemorate this, alongside a new trailer for PLANET ALPHA.

Everything announced via Inside Xbox at gamescom including PUBG release date, console bundles and Xbox Game Pass titles

If you haven’t already seen the broadcast from Inside Xbox at gamescom 2018, don’t worry because we’ve got you covered with a rundown of everything that’s worth knowing about; from shiny new console bundles to additional information about upcoming games like Forza Horizon 4 and the Ori sequel.

FIFA 19’s The Journey: Champions mode lets you choose your hero

We’ve been following Alex Hunter’s journey in the FIFA series for the previous two instalments, but now it’s all about to come to an end in FIFA 19's story-driven mode, The Journey: Champions. He’s not the only hero of the tale though, as Alex is joined by two other playable characters.

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