Tennis is one of those sports that has only been intermittently well served by video games. The odd major series comes along, such as Pete Sampras, Virtua Tennis or Smash Court, but often we're left relying on old favourites (take a bow, Super Tennis). It's been 13 years since TopSpin 4 was released, and that title is considered such an authentic simulation of the sport that people are still seeking out copies to this day. But perhaps no longer: 2K Games has at last produced a follow-up, and it's a true championship contender. From the opening, TopSpin 2K25 has all the detail you'd expect from a modern licensed sports sim. All the key stadiums and championships are here – though the play environments are only adequately detailed, rather than the stunning theatres of photorealism we've come to expect from EA Sports.

It's been a while since I've dug into Kerbal Space Program. Not really a surprise--after all, it's been three years since it emerged from Early Access, not to mention the countless hours I put into the game before that. At some point I did everything I wanted to do, or at least everything I had the (rough and unpolished) skills to do. So I was excited to hear about the $15 Making History expansion, Kerbal's first ever paid add-on. With that as its claim to fame, I was sure we were in for something special.