I know it’s heavily romanticised, what with the fact that poor dental health, dysentery, rampant lawlessness, poor communication between towns, corrupt law enforcers, abundant poisonous wildlife, frostbite, pissed off Native Americans seeking retribution for decades of abuse, bullets being an expensive luxury that few could actually afford and…where was I? Oh right, the fact that the old wild west was …

With E3 around the corner, May is usually more barren than my fan club on any given day. That’s not to say that there aren’t any games coming out, but the biggest guns are usually reserved for the months following the annual gaming extravaganza. Where one side of the industry refrains from going all out, another side takes the opposite approach as this year’s May-day celebration is crammed to say the least.

There's no dedicated FIFA World Cup game this year from Electronic Arts, but there is a free patch for FIFA 18 that'll dress the footie simulator up in the colours of your favourite national team. That's kind of nice.

A franchise OG who has been kicking around since the very first game, Taki is to Soulcalibur what Ryu’s bastard Hadoukens are to Street Fighter. In case you were scared that Taki was going to sit out on the latest instalment of Soulcalibur, fret not! A a trailer leak from NicoNico in Japan via Japanese fighting game fanatics AvoidingThePuddle has confirmed that she’ll be popping a few kunai into backsides later this year.

Thanks to a trailer that popped up early on Bandai Namco Taiwan's Facebook and the Shonen Games' twitter, it looks like we’ll be getting Vegito Super Saiyan Blue added to Dragon Ball FighterZ soon. That’s not just your regular Saiyan right there, but a fusion of Goku and Vegeta that can combine their Ki and power up to Super Saiayn God Super Saiyan with absolute ease. Talk about your blue man group, right?

State of Decay 2 leads a strong month of co-operative and sporty titles coming to Xbox Games Pass in the month of May, and there's a big discount on subscriptions too.

Foes who mistake Zamasu’s slight build for weakness will surely regret their arrogant assessment as Zamasu can deliver an awesome beat-down to all who challenge his skills in Dragon Ball FighterZ.

In Vampyr, you'll need to feed if you want to get ahead in your new undead life as only the freshest of blood will keep you alive for the challenges ahead. Human or monster? The choice is yours.