The best Xbox Series X games prove just how many stellar experiences are on the current-gen console. With all manner of adventures of all shapes and sizes to jump into, there’s no shortage of options if you’re looking for something new to try out – and many of them are also available on Xbox Game Pass.From some fantastic Xbox exclusives, to the best games on Xbox Game Pass, you’ll also find a variety of third-party games to tuck into. No matter what genre speaks to you, with gone with a selection that offers something for everyone, from some of the best FPS games to the best RPGs, and much more.Happily there plenty more yet to come, with some exciting upcoming Obsidian games on the way andsports betting upcoming Bethesda games currently in the works. But if you’re looking for something play next that you can experience right now, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve brought together the very best Xbox Series games currently out n…

Growing up in a house with a goth sibling means I am legally obligated to enjoy The Nightmare Before Christmas and anything that Tim Burton touches with his spooky hands. Every Christmas we sit down as a family to watch it, and every year we debate on if it’s a Christmas movie or Halloween movie. It takes place on Christmas, has Christmas in the title and one of the main characters is ‘Sandy Claws’. It is a Christmas movie, and I will die on that hill.The other thing about having a goth sibling is we owned a lot of The Nightmare Before Christmas merchandise. Clothes, toys, books, you name it we had it. One of the things we owned was the 2004 PlayStation 2 game The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie’s Revenge. This game is one I look back on fondly, and I would argue it is one of the weirdest, but best games to play on Christmas Day. Move over Die Hard Trilogy, Oogie’s Revenge is here to kick your butt with some sweet, sweet dance moves.Soul Robber! Soul Robber! Soul Robber! Oogie’s Re…

With so much on offer in Steam Next Fest, I figured it made sense to narrow down my choices with a game that I was at least passingly familiar with. Fortunately, it wasn’t long before I stumbled on The Axis Unseen, a heavy metal horror game from former Skyrim developer Nate Purkeypile. Even more fortunately, it turned out that I was far more familiar with how this sprawling action game would play than I expected.The Axis Unseen is played from the business end of a bow and arrow, which immediately appeals to that most iconic of Skyrim builds, the stealth archer. I lost uncountable hours to the archery skill tree in Bethesda’s RPG, and it’s fun to see Purkeypile resurrecting an immediately recognisable version of The Elder Scrolls 5’s sneakiest combat strategy. Down to details as fine as the sound of a stretching bowstring, it brings me straight back to the plains of Whiterun.But The Axis Unseen isn’t resting on Bethesda’s laurels, and Purkeypile is using his new setting to bring some en…