March2024
News Phil Spencer Praises Recent Xbox Game Pass Release 'Return To Grace'
"Really enjoyed the game"
Last month, first-person narrative adventure Return to Grace came to Xbox Game Pass in what turned out to be a pretty busy February for the service. We haven't had chance to try this one out yet, but the stacked lineup hasn't stopped Xbox boss Phil Spencer from giving it a go. Taking to Twitter this week, Phil want
News Palworld Update Attempts To Fix Another Cloud Save Issue On Xbox
Update 0.1.5.2 is now live
Hot on the heels of patch 0.1.5.1, Palworld has just gotten another update on Xbox - and it appears to fix an increasingly common issue cropping up on Microsoft's platform. Yep, Palworld seems to be another Xbox title that's run into problems with cloud save sizes. Saves over 16MB in size seemed to be causing issues,...
News Xbox Adds More First-Party Games To Boosteroid Cloud Gaming Service
From Bethesda & Xbox Game Studios
Microsoft has today announced another batch of games for Boosteroid; the cloud gaming service involved in one of Xbox's 10-year deals surrounding the Activision Blizzard acquisition. Today's batch of titles are as follows: Deathloop, Dishonored, Dishonored 2, Dishonored: Death
Talking Point After Two Shows, What Do You Think Of The 'Xbox Partner Preview' Format?
Slick & snappy livestreams
Last October, Microsoft debuted its Xbox Partner Preview show format to deliver news strictly focused on third-party releases - followed up by a second Partner Preview event this week. So, after a couple of appearances, what do you make of the new format from Team Green? We reckon this March rendition really solidified it...
News Fallout Gets Gorgeous Dynamic Background On Xbox Ahead Of TV Show Debut
"The door to Vault 33 opens"
The Fallout hype is growing ahead of Amazon Prime's upcoming TV adaptation — which lands on April 11th by the way — and today we have a couple of fresh goodies to gawk over relating to the famous Bethesda franchise. First off, up above we have a brand-new trailer for that very TV show, which we absolutely recommend...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (March 7-10)
Including a free weekend for Mortal Kombat 1!
Xbox Free Play Days is back once again, and we have a solid four-game lineup ahead of us this weekend! Mortal Kombat 1 leads the charge, but the entire selection is full of recent releases. Here are the four games playable with Free Play Days this weekend: Ed-0: Zombie Uprising From Space Mortal...
News Starfield To PS5 Rumours Played Down Following Recent Xbox First-Party Ports
"Nobody is working on Starfield for PlayStation right now."
When Xbox first announced its four titles moving over to other platforms last month, the team was keen to point out that Bethesda's Starfield wasn't going to be one of those ports. Despite this, rumours have swirled since about the potential for a PS5 version of the title - rumours that...
News Fallout Controllers Now Available Through Xbox Design Lab
Design your ideal wasteland companion
Well, this came out of nowhere! Microsoft has announced that it has expanded Xbox Design Lab to include some new Fallout customisation options - and they're available now. Basically, you can now create an official custom Fallout Xbox controller through the Design Lab program. The new options revolve around a...
News Halo Infinite's Latest Update Refreshes 'Husky Raid' Playlist & Adds Free 20-Tier Pass
"Dive into the cybernetic grid"
Halo Infinite is still rolling out regular content updates for its multiplayer component and the latest event 'Cyber Showdown III' lands today. This new update, which is live until April 2, gives Spartans access to a free 20-tier Operation Pass. This includes new unlocks like armor coating, visors, new charms,...
News Xbox Announces New 'Partner Preview' Event For This Week
Capcom, Nexon, EA and more will take part
Hot on the heels of Developer Direct, which focused on first-party games, Xbox has announced a brand-new 'Partner Preview' event that instead will detail some of the platform's third party lineup. This new Xbox partner preview event goes ahead on Wednesday, March 6th, at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT. If...
News Xbox Unveils Custom SpongeBob Series X, And You Can Actually Buy It
In the US anyway!
Over two years ago Xbox unveiled a custom SpongeBob SquarePants themed Series X console as part of a giveaway, and today the team has announced that a very similar console is actually going into limited production in the US. Yep, Team Green has partnered up with US retailer Best Buy to start selling some SpongeBob consoles - this...
News Halo's Legendary Composer Marty O'Donnell Announces Political Career Switch
House of Reckoning? Nah, more like House of Representatives
Back in June 2021, Halo's legendary Bungie-era composer Marty O' Donnell announced that he was thinking of calling time on his career in gaming - and we must admit, we didn't expect him to announce such a huge career shift less than three years later. Taking to Twitter today, O'Donnell has...
Poll What Did You Think Of The Halo TV Show's Latest Episode? (S2, E5)
Kwan and Laera save the day
Paramount's second season of the Halo series is well underway, and this week episode five aired. We now know most of the main cast in the show have managed to survive the Covenant's invasion of Reach. While we won't go into any major details, the latest episode eventually slowed things down with far less action. John and...
Talking Point Do You Make Use Of Cloud Gaming On Xbox Game Pass?
Or is the tech not there yet?
Earlier today, Digital Foundry shared an interesting video regarding cloud gaming - testing out the feature on both Xbox and PlayStation to see how the two offerings compare. While the tech is undoubtedly impressive, what the analysis confirmed to us is that cloud gaming still needs plenty of work. Our usage of Xbox...
News Digital Foundry Tests Xbox & PlayStation Cloud Gaming, And The Results Are Mixed
Cloud wars
Cloud streaming is a big part of modern gaming these days, especially when it comes to subscription services and bolstering those offerings. Both Sony and Microsoft integrate some form of the tech into PS Plus and Xbox Game Pass - and outlet Digital Foundry has decided to take a look at how they're both holding up in 2024. The team ha
News Xbox Fans Praise MEGA Console Set That Looks 'Identical' To The Original 360 Design
It's about to launch in the UK!
Microsoft has announced that the MEGA Xbox 360 console set unveiled last September is coming to the UK, and so, we decided to take a look at reviews of the US version to see what folks make of the 3:4 scale set - and the reception seems pretty positive so far. Over on the
News Killer Instinct Xbox Update Adds New Visual Enhancements, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Upscaled cinematics, FSR 2 anti-aliasing and much more
Following the release of the Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition update last November, the team still working on this fighter is rolling out a new update today which includes fixes for balance, graphics and stability issues. Perhaps most excitingly there'll also be "brand-new visual...
February2024
Talking Point What Are You Hoping To See From The Xbox Games Showcase 2024?
We're thinking about the big summer show already
Now that it's been more than a month since Xbox Developer Direct 2024, we're starting to think about Microsoft's next big gaming show. March is upon us, the evenings are getting lighter, and we're not a million miles away from the annual Xbox Games Showcase at this point. So, what do you want to see...
News Xbox Details First 'Indie Selects' Lineup, Featuring Six Games For February 2024
"Amazing and delightful indie games"
Last month, Microsoft announced Xbox Indie Selects, a new program designed to highlight some of the platform's best and brightest indie titles that aren't available on Xbox Game Pass. A month on from introducing the new initiative, team Xbox has now unveiled its first collection for February 2024. Six games are...
Guide Xbox And Microsoft Reveal Full GDC 2024 Schedule
"Microsoft and Xbox are here to help power your games "
The 2024 Game Developer Conference will take place next month in March and as part of this, both Microsoft and the Xbox team will be there to "engage and empower" developers, publishers as well as technology partners across the globe. "Our message is simple: Microsoft and Xbox are here to...
Deals All 15+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (February 27 - March 5)
Up to 80% off!
Our latest set of Xbox deals is now live - with over 500 titles discounted this week as part of a big 'Bundles' sale. The backwards compatibility list is significantly shorter than that this week - but there are still some great deals to be had! <related ids="162761"> So, here are all of the OG Xbox / Xbox 360 backwards...
News Xbox Insiders On PC Can Now Try Out A Brand-New 'Special Feature'
"Introducing game hubs"
If you happen to be an Xbox Insider on PC, Xbox has recently launched a brand-new feature called game hubs. This is also accessible to a subset of Xbox App users. This is a new way to connect with your Xbox game library on the computer - allowing you to track progress, discover the latest content and add-ons, connect and...
News Xbox First-Party Title 'Pentiment' Seems To Run Much Better On PlayStation 5
Update: Director confirms it's "just a bug"
Update: Well, we've got an official answer about this! Pentiment Director Josh Sawyer has confirmed the omission of 120FPS on Xbox is "just a bug", and the feature will added to the Xbox version in the next patch. Original story: Obsidian Entertainment's Pentiment is the first of
News Here's Everything Revealed During The Age Of Empires 'New Year, New Age' Livestream
Everything coming in 2024
The Age of Empires team has wrapped up its "New Year, New Age" special presentation outlining everything arriving in 2024. Starting with the main announcement, Age of Mythology: Retold has now been officially confirmed for Xbox Series X|S, and will be a "day one" Game Pass release. Below are all the other announcements and...
Rumour Xbox To Release White, All-Digital Series X This Summer
"Microsoft is planning to release a digital Xbox Series X"
Microsoft is reportedly planning a digital Xbox Series X console launch very, very soon. According to outlet eXputer, we're set to get a white digital Xbox Series X this summer, with a June or July release date currently outed. The rumour originates from insider eXtas1s (Twitter), who...