Latest Reviews of Microsoft Games
Review Age Of Mythology: Retold (Xbox) - Microsoft's Godly RTS Classic Revitalised
Go beyond history
Age of Mythology might not be a major numbered entry, but it's still played a significant role in the Age timeline – transitioning the series from 2D to 3D following the success of Ensemble's real-time strategy king, Age of Empires II. Mythology wasn’t just there to fill the void when it landed on PC in 2002 and is still...
Review Sea Of Thieves - In Truly Ship-Shape Condition Two Years After Launch
It's a pirate's life for me
When Sea of Thieves initially set sail in 2018, it was met with somewhat mixed reviews. Rare's pirate playground is undoubtedly a masterful creation; a vast, dynamic, hyper-stylised sea world dotted with mysterious islands and skeleton forts in which players are set free to create their own grand adventures. However, it...
Review Forza Horizon 4 - The Best Racing Experience On Xbox One
Fuel Britannia
Offshoots aren’t meant to surpass their source material. They’re meant to be unusual curios that take an existing concept in twist it in ways the mainline series never could. When the original Forza Horizon casually rolled up onto the scene in 2012, no one really expected it to attract the fan base that it did, but eight years on...
Review Forza Horizon 2: Storm Island (Xbox One)
Making it rain.
When crafting a DLC package of any significant weight for a game that has gone down really well with gamers and critics alike, developers have to be careful. What they add can’t interfere with the mix that they already had, as they really don’t want to be messing with a successful formula. Playground Games found a way to ensure...
Review D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die (Xbox One)
Look for D
Remember Deadly Premonition? It’s one of the most divisive games ever to be released upon the world. Poor production values, bizarreness to the extreme, and campy…well, everything else, meant it was one of those wonderfully weird games that either clicked with you, or it didn't at all. Now, four years after the release of Deadly...
Review Kinect Sports Rivals (Xbox One)
Do or die.
To say that Kinect Sports Rivals is a high-profile title for Xbox One would be something of an understatement. Being the only game (barring the violently bad Fighter Within, which barely passes as a game) available that’s been designed for the much-maligned Kinect device that’s included with every console, people were looking to...
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Guide Xbox Game Pass Essential: Full List Of Games (November 2026 Update)
Here's everything you can play on Game Pass Essential
Back in 2023, Microsoft finally phased out Xbox Live Gold, replacing it with Xbox Game Pass Core as a new entry-level tier to its subscription service. Since then, it's been renamed to Xbox Game Pass Essential as of October 2025. Unlike Games with Gold, which
News Here's What Might Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In December 2026
Some early predictions!
What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in December 2026? Well, Microsoft hasn't confirmed anything just yet, but based on some games that were added to the service this time last year, we can at least make a few predictions ahead of time. We know that a lot of Xbox users want more advance notice of games leaving Xbox Game Pass, but...
News These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 9-13)
Including six more Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for November 9-13! We're really starting to feel the looming presence of GTA 6 now, but before we get there, the likes of Shrek 2 Remastered, Raccoin: Chaos Max Edition, Football Manager 27 and loads of
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (November 5-8)
Presenting your latest batch of weekend freebies!
It's Thursday, which means it's time for your latest batch of Xbox Free Play Days titles! So far, we know of five* games in the lineup, thanks to some digging from Redditor Oliomono. They're usually on the money with FPD stuff, but Xbox typically adds another one or two games to the final list. The...
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 5)
New titles for Ultimate, PC, & Premium players
Welcome back to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got three games joining Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Here's a look at the three new Xbox Game Pass additions, complete with all the trailer, description, platform and tier info you need: Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School (Series X|S, PC) -...
News Microsoft Is Giving Away The Most Insane Xbox Series X Ever Created
And there's literally only one of them
We've seen all kinds of Xbox Series X console designs over the past six years, but this one is specifically advertised as Microsoft's "wildest" design yet, and they're giving it away to one lucky sweepstakes winner. Here's how it works - it's an Xbox Series X inside of an alligator. A functioning Series X, no...
News These 23 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (November 3-17)
Microsoft reveals the latest batch
Microsoft has revealed the first official roundup of Xbox Game Pass titles for November 2026, with 23 games joining various tiers of the service from November 3-17, including the likes of John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, Tanuki: Pon's Summer, and Football
News 14 Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early November 2026
Now that's a lot of games!
Microsoft has revealed the next 14 games leaving Xbox Game Pass in early November 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox phone app. There are some pretty decent ones in here, including 1000xRESIST, Wreckfest, and the iconic GoldenEye 007, so it'
News Three Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In November & December 2026
A few notable delistings on the way as well
November has officially arrived, and therefore we thought we'd bring you our latest roundup of games getting delisted over the next few weeks, with this roundup specifically focusing on November and December 2026. The good news is that there's not much to talk about! Call of Duty: Warzone is undoubtedly...
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In November 2026
All the confirmed reveals so far
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in November 2026? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every month, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to the service over the next few weeks...
News These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 2-6)
A new month begins!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for November 2-6! We've got some very interesting releases over the next few days including Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered, Zero Parades: Director's Cut and Solo Leveling: Arise Overdrive, while Xbox Game Pass is treating us to at least five games across multiple days! Here's...
News Turn 10 Director Departs Microsoft As Forza Studio Merges With Playground Games
After 27 years, Dan Greenawalt retires from Microsoft
Dan Greenawalt is leaving Turn 10 Studios after 27 years, as the Forza Motorsport developer merges into Playground Games and is officially renamed Playground Games Redmond. Greenawalt was there from day dot for Team Green, shipping original Xbox title Project Gotham Racing in 2001 before going...
Two more games join Big Walk in the boycott movement
You may have already heard that Celeste, one of the most iconic platformers on the market, has been pulled from the Xbox Store today. It was later spotted that TowerFall, another game by the same developer, has been removed too. Both games are still available on PlayStation, Nintendo, and PC...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 29 - November 1)
Presenting your latest batch of weekend freebies!
Thursday is back again, which means it's time for your latest batch of Xbox Free Play Days titles! So far, we know of six games in the lineup today, with the iconic 'hunter vs survivors' game Dead by Daylight in the mixer. Joining that is Everspace 2 for some interstellar 'pew pews', and a few of...
News Xbox Knows Its Games Are Getting Recompiled For PC, And It's Impacting Their Future
"We’ve seen games rapidly decompiled and rebuilt"
Over the past few months (and particularly the past few weeks), it's become harder and harder to avoid hearing about "recomp" games from the history of Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo and other major game companies. In a nutshell, this is a technique where games are recompiled to run on hardware they...
News Microsoft Announces Extended Deadline To Find A Solution For Xbox Studio Arkane
"We have extended the consultation period"
Last week, we brought you the news that Microsoft was running out of time to save Arkane Lyon (otherwise known as Arkane Studios) from being closed down entirely, and it was suggested at the time that November 13th was a potential deadline for when the consultation process would come to an end. However,...
News Xbox's Newly-Announced COO Is Leaving Microsoft After 21 Years
"I’m grateful for her years of service and wish her well"
In a bit of industry news, it's been revealed that Xbox's Chief Operating Officer Helen Chiang is leaving Microsoft after 21 years at the company. The details were first shared by The Verge in a report late last week. Chiang worked in various notable roles during her time at Microsoft,...
News These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (October 26-31)
The final week of the month
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for October 26-31! We've actually got a lot of releases over the next few days including Croc 2, The Wolf Among Us Remastered and a pair of free next-gen upgrades for the Metro Redux series, while Xbox Game Pass is treating us to no less than six games before the month is out! Here's...
Report Microsoft Is Running Out Of Time To Save Xbox Studio Arkane
Update: Bloomberg reporter says "multiple paths" are being explored
Back in July, Xbox announced that it was cutting 3,200 jobs and parting ways with four studios in Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, Double Fine and Undead Labs. However, it was also mentioned at the time that Arkane Studios was reviewing "potential strategic options" ahead of...
News The Internet Urges Xbox To Save Mass Effect
"Buy the Mass Effect IP, Hire the Best of BioWare and reform it"
EA's closure of BioWare has sent shockwaves of grief throughout the gaming industry as we mourn the loss of yet another iconic development studio. Best known for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, the Dragon Age and Mass Effect series, BioWare has been developing some of the best...
