I specified “original” because no one needs to be reminded about that terrible remake that snuck its way out the door towards the end of last year.

April’s looking to be a solid month! The next 30 days on the calendar feature People Can Fly’s space-hobos with powers aka Outriders taking to the stage, and that tough act will be followed by several midcard games. Star Wars Republic Commando will be yelling vowels at you through its revamped main menu, Cozy Grove looks charming, and JRPG fans have plenty to look forward to when SaGa Frontier Remastered and Atelier Mysterious Trilogy Deluxe Pack arrives.

Cyberpunk 2077’s launch last year was something that experts would call “less than ideal”, with years of promotional build-up dropping the ball harder than an amateur juggler being tossed a live chainsaw during a circus act. Developer CD Projekt Red is looking to avoid a cock-up of that magnitude in the future, as the company’s strategy for future game releases is to spend less time on hype.

Provided that you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription, which is also included in a Game Pass Ultimate subscription, you can grab the following quartet of games.

Boxing has also been criminally underrated in recent memory, as EA’s Fight Night series ended an entire decade ago. Sheffield studio Steel City Interactive plans to change that with its own upcoming take on the sport of kings, with Esports Boxing Club.

If it’s not anime Darryn drudges up on deck every episode it’s that Marvel’s Avengers game and for the life of me I can’t figure out why he’s still playing it.

Look, we all knew the game was going to be huge but did anyone expect it to be this huge? Monster Hunter: World really did help put the franchise on the map for most people.

Final Fantasy is about as Japanese as Yakitori, karaoke, and knowing full well that tentacles don’t belong in animated series. Fans of the franchise over in Japan recently voted for their favourite games and characters in the franchise, and guess what? Final Fantasy X came out on top.