November2022
News Bethesda Artwork Reveals First Mention Of Ghostwire: Tokyo On Xbox Series X And S
The game came to PS5 back in March
Who's hyped for the next Bethesda game on Xbox Series X and S?! While a lot of recent chatter has been centred around the company's upcoming pair of exclusives in Starfield and Redfall, there is one other Bethesda title we're due to get in the coming months, and the game's first official Xbox mention has been...
October2022
News Todd Howard: Starfield Has Over 250,000 Lines Of Dialogue
"That's a lot of dialogue"
Bethesda has launched a new video diary series focused on next year's release Starfield. The first one features Todd Howard answering some popular questions. Towards the end of the video, Todd mentions how this latest game currently has over 250,000 lines of dialogue in it, which is a lot more than previous games. The...
News Fallout Dynamic Background & Xbox Game Pass Perk Arrive To Celebrate Series Anniversary
25 years!
Bethesda has revealed its plans for Fallout's 25th anniversary, and they include some pretty neat bonuses for Xbox fans! Besides a free play week for Fallout 76, we're also getting a dynamic Xbox Series X|S background and a nice bonus Game Pass perk to celebrate the series' anniversary. First up, the dynamic background is very Fallout...
September2022
News Xbox Has Created A Pretty Wild Custom Series X Console, Based On Bethesda's Deathloop
Here's how you could win it!
Bethesda has finally brought Deathloop to Xbox Series X and S this week, following a year-long exclusivity period on PS5. We think the game is just as good as it was when it launched to critical acclaim on PS5, and if you're as into Arkane's latest shooter as much as us, you might be interested in this custom Xbox Series...
News Deathloop Is Getting A Free Xbox Game Pass Perk This Week
In the form of the 'Hunting Pack'
The much-anticipated arrival of Deathloop on Xbox Game Pass just got a little bit sweeter! Microsoft has revealed that as part of September's Game Pass perks package, Deathloop's 'Hunting Pack' will be free for Ultimate subscribers. The Hunting Pack grants players two additional character skins; the 'Horizon' skin...
News Deathloop Xbox Series X And S Performance Modes Revealed
Six modes across both consoles!
After a year's worth of exclusivity on PS5, Bethesda's Deathloop is finally coming to Xbox, including Game Pass, this week! That's right, Arkane Studios brings its latest shooter to Xbox Series X and S today, September 20th, and here's how the game is set to perform across both new-gen Xbox consoles. Xbox Series X...
News Bethesda Fixes Pesky Skyrim Anniversary Main Menu Bug
Better late than never
Last November, Bethesda surprised The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim fans with a new Anniversary Edition of the game. It added in fishing, creation club mods and much more to the console versions of the game, but also introduced some bugs. One, in particular, that's been causing some players issues is a bug that freezes the game's...
News Xbox's 'Approach' With Starfield Is Leading To More ActiBlizz Scrutiny
The UK CMA is once again concerned
Earlier today, we covered a little bit about the UK Competition and Markets Authority's concerns over the Activision Blizzard deal. Those concerns mostly related to how big some of Activision's games are, and whether Microsoft owning them could harm competition. Well, the whole first phase document has now been...
August2022
News Redfall's 'Expansive' Open World Is Arkane's Largest To Date
It's roomy in here
During Quakecon 2022, some of the team at Arkane Studios have sat down to discuss all things Redfall, ahead of the game's early 2023 launch. Most, if not all of the footage in here is re-used from the recent showcase reveal, however, the team's discussion around the game's Vampiric open world is pretty interesting. Arkane legend...
News Fallout TV Show Images Look Incredibly Faithful To Bethesda's Series
Vault 32 here we come
A bunch of images from the upcoming Fallout TV series have cropped up online, and the set is looking pretty accurate to the games, we have to say. 'Vault 32' has been built using practical props, and it's looking very Fallout-y thus far! As far as we know, this is the first proper look at an iconic 'Fallout Vault' for the...
PSA Deathloop Could Potentially Hit Xbox Game Pass In Under A Month
Ready 'n' waitin'
Arkane's Deathloop hit PS5 and PC last September, and was one of the best-reviewed games of 2021. The deal for its PlayStation console exclusivity was struck before Xbox acquired the game's publisher, Bethesda, but that exclusive window is about to come to an end. Thanks to a State of Play showing of Deathloop last summer, we know...
News Awesome Starfield, Bethesda Merch Created By Animal Charity To Celebrate Quakecon
Barkfield anyone?
Starfield and Redfall might have been delayed recently, but we're still incredibly hyped for this pair of Bethesda titles to hit Xbox Game Pass in 2023. The latter of the two is due to appear at this year's Quakecon even too, which kicks off August 18th, and ahead of the event, some awesome merch has been been revealed by Dallas...
News DOOM 64 Collector's Edition Pre-Orders Begin For Xbox This Week
Via Limited Run
Limited Run Games finally got up and running on Xbox this year, after sticking to PlayStation and Nintendo platforms for some time. One of the most notable upcoming releases announced back then was a physical version of the recent DOOM 64 port, and this just-revealed Collector's Edition looks pretty awesome. The 'DOOM 64 Classic...
July2022
News Skyrim Together Reborn: Xbox Release Isn't Planned, Says Dev
The free co-op mode arrives later this week
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been a purely single player experience since its initial release in 2011, with subsequent releases never looking at co-op as an option. However, as is the norm with Bethesda games, modders have taken it upon themselves to develop a co-op mod for Skyrim, called 'Together...
News Bethesda Hires 'Fallout: London' Modder As Associate Level Designer
Dreams come true
'Fallout: London' is a pretty comprehensive Fallout 4 mod, aiming for a PC release in 2023. It's been in the works for some time by a team of talented modders, one of which has now been scooped up by Bethesda Game Studios. The mod team posted the news on Twitter, stating that Fallout: London's Lead Technical Adviser will be leaving...
News Quake 4 Preview Hints At Upcoming PC Game Pass Addition
2005's Quake 4 is coming
Xbox has announced that Bethesda's 2005 shooter, Quake 4, is coming to Xbox storefronts on PC. Things are kicking off with an initial preview program, which is currently open to Xbox Insiders on the platform. To access the preview, you'll have to sign up via the Xbox Insider Hub on Windows PC. It seems like a pretty open...
June2022
News Xbox Exec Claims Crunch At Bethesda Is A Thing Of The Past
"We do not have a situation where people are crunching"
In a new Kotaku report, the outlet has shared details of a recent all-hands meeting featuring Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty. He touched on various aspects of the Xbox business, including the continued handling of its studios and how the company is working on integration with the likes of...
News Xbox ANZ Is Giving Away This Epic Elder Scrolls Series S Console
Taking to the High Isle
Bethesda is now getting in on the Xbox Series S custom console craze that seems to be going on over at Microsoft. There have been dozens of unique designs made over the last few months, and this latest one is all Elder Scrolls themed. Lovely. This High-Isle-inspired Elder Scrolls Online console has been designed as a...
News New Xbox Game Pass Trailer Provides Fresh Look At Starfield
Planetary variety
Starfield was probably the biggest game of Xbox's summer showcase, with a 15-minute deep dive finally showing us Bethesda's next game in action. Well, if that deep dive wasn't enough, and you're desperate for any Starfield you can lock your eyes onto, a few more clips have cropped up via a new Game Pass trailer. They're extremely...
News Todd Howard Says There Will Be 'Over 1,000 Planets' In Starfield
That's "just how big" this game is...
Arguably the highlight of today's Xbox and Bethesda showcase was the end-of-show Starfield gameplay reveal. The one and only Todd Howard was there to introduce us to this expansive new universe. Just how big is this game though? According to Todd, it's going to be absolutely huge - with 100 systems, and 1,000...
News Redfall Gameplay Premiere Shows First Look At Vampiric Co-Op Shooter
Need more blood?
Xbox has finally lifted the lid on Arkane Austin's Redfall, a four-player co-op shooter featuring some truly vampiric foes. Well, it's launching in 2023 and this first look at gameplay shows us all what to expect. First up, we're getting major Left 4 Dead / Back 4 Blood vibes from this one. Expect sprawling locales from the game's...
News The Xbox Games Showcase 2022 Is Officially Set At 95 Minutes
Confirmed by Aaron Greenberg
Update (Fri 10th Jun): Xbox's Aaron Greenberg has now officially confirmed that the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 has a running time of 95 minutes, as you can see in his tweet below: Original (Wed 4th May): Late last month we finally got news of Xbox's next big showcase, with Microsoft standing firm in its...
News Bethesda Is Putting The 'Finishing Touches' On Starfield, Says Todd Howard
Despite the delay
Xbox delivered the kind of megaton announcement we're not so fond of recently, when it delayed Starfield into 2023. Despite that unfortunate news, it seems the game is coming along nicely, at least according to studio head Todd Howard. Multiple Xbox execs and devs recently spoke about the company's upcoming plans ahead of the big...
May2022
Rumour Indiana Jones Might Not Be An Xbox Exclusive
But there's some mixed messaging
Perhaps one of the most exciting announcements last year was Bethesda announcing a new Indiana Jones game by Bethesda and Wolfenstein developer, MachineGames, under the supervision of Lucasfilm Games. We've not really heard all that much about it since then, but one question that continues to resurface is whether or...
News Another In-Development Starfield Image Has Leaked Online
Opening new doors
Starfield may have been delayed to 2023 recently, but that seemingly hasn't stopped the leaks. We've seen some screenshots appear before, including a set of five just last month, and now another one has cropped up, aiming to prove the game has... doors. That's right, a Reddit user has dropped this