It’s a new month and that means some new free games for Xbox Live Gold subscribers via Microsoft’s Games With Gold initiative.

The Xbox One will be receiving two free games with Castlestorm: Definitive Edition and Pool Nation FX. The latter is pretty straightforward (it’s pool, for crying out loud) while the former has been described as a side-scrolling action RPG wherein you must defend your castle from an onslaught of enemies. You can rally several different units like knights and even donkeys together with a variety of different of weapons to achieve this.

Meanwhile, on the Xbox 360, the first free game today is Mafia 2. This open world, old-school crime epic had a rather long development cycle but finally released in 2010. It’s gotten some above average praise for its storyline and is well worth a shot since it’s free. F1 2013 will be the next free game, available on May 16th till the end of the month.

What are your thoughts on this month’s free games? Let us know in the comments.

Zen Studios has announced its upcoming line-up of titles for the Xbox One and PS4, including some ID@Xbox titles.

The ID@Xbox games will include Pinball FX2, CastleStorm – Definitive Edition and KickBeat – Special Edition, with CastleStorm being playable at the ID@Xbox Showcase on March 18th. Both CastleStorm and KickBeat will also be available on PS4 in the coming months. As for Pinball FX2, you can expect new tables in the coming months, especially for Zen Pinball 2 on the PS4.

Mel Kirk, Vice President of Publishing at Zen Studios, stated that, “It is an exciting time for independent developers and we definitely feel strong support from both Microsoft and Sony in helping us bring our games to these new consoles. Our community has been shouting at us to bring games to Xbox One and PlaySation 4. Today it is a relief to let them know that games are on the way!”

Stay tuned for more news on upcoming indie titles for the Xbox One, as well as for PS4.