If you're looking for a highly accurate medieval cemetery management sim, Graveyard Keeper is not it. In fact, when this came to Xbox way back in 2018, it was all about the inaccuracies that made it an exciting prospect. Even now though this is a game that is still relevant with the tinyBuild team continuing to push out new content every now and then. That's the case today with the launch of the Game of Crone expansion and Ultimate Collector's Edition.
We’ve waxed lyrical about how great Zombie Army 4: Dead War is numerous times, yet that base experience which launched in 2020 has only been enhanced by a huge number of DLC drops. The latest which has arrived during Season 3 not only adds in a new spine-chilling campaign mission, but sees the iconic characters from Left 4 Dead joining the fight - for free.
After an uphill battle, we can now enjoy Talisman: Digital Edition. Initially, it didn’t want us to play, with its ‘will this do?’ tutorial, terrible controls and interminable slowness. But, after hours of persistence, we’ve found our workarounds. Like the heroes of the game, we’ve overcome multiple trials, and opened the chest to reveal a modest treasure: an esoteric, old-school little board game, half Snakes & Ladders, half Dungeons & Dragons. We might even chuck some cash down for an expansion.
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground is a good game with some issues. The new unlockable units, the story line, and the whole setup of the universe happily draws you in. Yet some strange design decisions only come together to push you away again. With a little tweaking, this could be a great game, but the way things are set up does it no favours.
There isn’t too long to wait now for King’s Bounty II as it nears its 24th August release date on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC. The marriage it has struck between exploration and tactical RPG is unique in that most games of this type simply opt for one or the other, and it’s a marriage we are quietly hopeful for.
My most abiding memory of this Dead Island is actually of the trailer. You see, back in 2011, I was so over zombie games; I felt like they were just another tired old video game trope that had had their day. And then, almost out of nowhere, appeared this video that piqued my interest.
It’s been over six months now since the launch of the Xbox Series X|S and, aside from the short supply of consoles, the transition to this new generation has gone rather well for Microsoft. With no bundled Kinect, no unwanted TV features, and simultaneously having the most powerful and cheapest consoles on the market, Xbox has done a much better job with this console launch than they did back in 2013. There’s only one thing missing from this almost perfect launch, the games.
After a mixed start to the year for Microsoft, there’s plenty over the course of the next two years for gamers to be excited about for the company. E3 is here very soon with Microsoft confirmed to be taking part.
There is no shortage of Outbreak titles present and correct on both current and next generation consoles, as well as on PC. Now though there's a new take on the nightmares that unfold with Outbreak: Endless Nightmares ripping up the trademark survival horror to worm in a new roguelike twist to proceedings.
