Batman: Arkham Origins

Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, PC

Publisher: Warner Brothers

Batman: Arkham Origins is an open-world action adventure fighter and the third instalment in the Batman: Arkham franchise. Origins is the prequel to the original title Arkham Asylum.

It follows a younger, inexperienced Batman as he struggles to deal with Gotham City’s top criminal Black Mask, who has placed a bounty on his head, as well as the local authorities who want to get Batman off the streets.

Gameplay will have you gliding and fighting your way through Gotham while you try to clean the streets.

New additions to the game include a stealth mode which allows you to sneak past opposition and an online multi-player feature where you can fight as Batman or a criminal and try to take over the city.

Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus

Platform: PS3

Publisher: Sony Entertainment

The long-running Ratchet & Clank games will get its final PS3 instalment in the form of Into the Nexus. It will also be the fourth and final instalment of the ‘Future’ series for Ratchet.

The story once again finds Ratchet having to save the galaxy after a jailbreak sees the escape of the evil villains from the previous game.

As with platformers, it is now up to Ratchet to jump, explore and shoot with his wide array of weapons and tools to clear the level.

Clank is also not forgotten, and he will be key to solving puzzles in Ratchet’s environment that will halt his progress.

New to the series is anti-gravity levels as well as new weapons such as a black hole and tornado gun.

Mario & Sonic at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games

Platform: Wii U

Publisher: Nintendo

Mario and Sonic set up once again to compete against each other in various winter sports in Sochi, Russia. Players will be able to select from a wide array of characters, from both series, as they attempt to win gold medals in events such as skiing, bob-sledding and curling, as well as new entries like figure skating and snowboarding. Also added are fictional games called ‘Dream Events’ which are a mixture of real-life sports.

WRC 4: FIA

Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Playstation Vita

Publisher: Plug In Digital

WRC 4 : FIA is the fourth main entry into the World Rally Championship series and also the official videogame of the 2013 World Rally Championship series. This title boasts over 65 official cars which can be raced in over 78 different locations. Improvements to the physics and graphics have also been added, while the new online multi-player mode will be able to host up to 16 persons.