April2024
News Saber Interactive CEO Reckons $70 Game Prices Will Go Away
"The $70 title is going to go the way of the dodo"
This generation has marked the arrival of $70 AAA game releases, as most publishers bump up their base prices to make up for increased development costs, and inflation. The move has been somewhat controversial, and Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch reckons it's not here to stay - despite the team...
March2024
News Embracer Group Set To Sell Two Major Studios In Big-Money Deals
What next?!
Huge gaming behemoth Embracer Group has been trimming down significantly as of late - with some of its in-house studios even fully closed in the wake of a huge restructuring process at the company. And, new reports are suggesting that a couple of the group's remaining studios are now in the midst of being sold off. According to
January2024
News Game Pass Shooter 'Insurgency: Sandstorm' Gets Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade
"Today marks a new step for Insurgency: Sandstorm"
Insurgency: Sandstorm is one of our very favourite shooters on Xbox Game Pass, and the game is now becoming properly optimised for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles. The team at Focus Entertainment is finally delivering the game's next-gen upgrade today, January 30th, after years in the...
December2023
News SnowRunner Sequel 'Expeditions' Gets March 2024 Release Date For Xbox
Stuck in the mud
Back during Gamescom 2023 the team behind Xbox Game Pass hit SnowRunner announced its next game in the series - and we now have a proper launch date for the title. Expeditions: A MudRunner Game takes the franchise back to its sludgy roots next March. Unfortunately this one won't
News World War Z Unleashes 'Valley Of The Zeke' Update Alongside Xbox Game Pass Launch
Featuring an array of free content
World War Z Aftermath marked one of today's biggest Xbox Game Pass additions (we had four new arrivals on Dec. 5), and to coincide with the title's Game Pass inclusion, the team at Saber Interactive has just added even more content to the game. Yep, the 'Valley of the Zeke' update is out tod
November2023
News Teardown On Xbox Series X|S Has 'Stunning Physics & Destruction', Says Digital Foundry
But some performance issues do crop up
It's safe to say we were rather impressed by Teardown and its open-ended, destruction-laden sandbox when it launched on Xbox Series X|S last week - granting the game a 'Great' 8/10 in our full review. Well, as it turns out, the tech experts at Digital Foundry have been pretty impressed with the game's console...
October2023
News 'Teardown' Developer Reveals Xbox Series X|S Performance Targets, Including 120FPS Support
Xbox Series X gets higher frame rate option
Earlier this year we got the news that PC mega-hit Teardown would be coming to consoles in November 2023, and ahead of the game's launch, developer Tuxedo Labs has revealed how the game will perform across Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S systems (thanks, gamingbolt). Although Teardown will have a variable...
September2023
News Evil Dead: The Game Ends Support For New Content Updates
"Thank you for all the groovy times"
Saber Interactive has today announced it is ending the development of new content for Evil Dead: The Game. This title made its debut on Xbox Series X|S last May and since then has received patch updates, new modes and maps, and
August2023
News 'Expeditions: A MudRunner Game' Is The Follow Up To Xbox Game Pass's SnowRunner
Back to its muddy roots
SnowRunner seems to have just grown in popularity in recent years, especially since its arrival on Xbox Game Pass, and now publisher Focus Interactive has announced the next game in the series. Developer Saber Interactive is going back to its muddy roots with the announcement of Expeditions: A MudRunner Game, a follow-up to...
January2023
News World War Z: Aftermath To Receive Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade Featuring 'Horde Mode XL'
Take on waves of over 1,000 zombies!
Saber Interactive's World War Z has been trucking along nicely since its original Xbox One launch in 2019, with the 'Aftermath' add-on following up in late 2021. Now, the dev team has announced a proper native current-gen port for Xbox Series X and S, and it's bringing along some lovely extras. First up, the new...
September2022
News Evil Dead: The Game Gets New Single-Player Content In Latest Update
Inspired by the 2013 film
Saber Interactive has just dropped another update for its multiplayer spookfest, Evil Dead: The Game, and this one is all about the 2013 movie reboot. Two characters from the film are available via the 'Evil Dead 2013 Bundle DLC', but there are some free additions here too. The most notable freebie is a new single-player...
August2022
News Some Notable Titles Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass This Month (August 31)
10 in total
We've delivered the good news in the form of eight new titles coming to Xbox Game Pass, however we must now look at what's leaving the library this month. Unfortunately, it's quite a chunky selection of mostly-well-known games with this update. The list includes heavy hitters like World War Z, What Remains Of Edith Finch, Two Point...
July2022
News Evil Dead: The Game Adds Exploration Mode And 'Castle Kandar' Map In Free Update
Oh, and a new performance mode on Xbox Series S!
'Evil Dead' recently made its way over to the asymmetric multiplayer world, made popular by the likes of Dead by Daylight. Just like the latter title, developer Saber Interactive is keen on updating Evil Dead: The Game to keep things fresh, and its latest content drop is quite a big one. The game's...
June2022
Hands On Redout 2 Is A Tough But Rewarding F-Zero Clone On Xbox
Down but not out
Redout 2 brought its high-speed spaceship racing to Xbox last week, and we've given the game a good go in the time since. We've not invested quite enough time in for a full review, but nevertheless, we got a good feel for the game after a few hours of playing. So, is it worth a go on Xbox? Well, we reckon so, as long as you can get...
May2022
News Evil Dead: The Game's First Major Patch Is Coming Soon To Xbox
Followed by another anti-cheat update
Evil Dead: The Game brought its 4v1 multiplayer mayhem to Xbox a few weeks back, and we were impressed after our first few hours. However, the game did show its fair share of bugs and glitches in that time, which are now beginning to be stamped out by developer Saber Interactive. The team has detailed the...
Hands On Evil Dead: The Game - Murderous Multiplayer Mayhem
Within the woods
Saber Interactive's Evil Dead: The Game is now out in the wild, and we've spent a little bit of time digging in over the weekend. This is a fairly deep multiplayer-focused experience, much like the ever-popular Dead by Daylight, and we haven't had enough time with it for a full review. However, our initial impressions are positive,...
March2022
News Bruce Campbell Tells Us More About Evil Dead: The Game's Demons
The Kandarian variety
A new asymmetric horror game is on the horizon, centred around the Evil Dead franchise. A couple months ahead of launch, lead character Bruce Campbell is here to explain a little bit more about how the game's Kandarian Demon works. The Kandarian Demon is one of Evil Dead: The Game's killers; the characters you play
December2021
News Evil Dead: The Game Details Set To Feature At Twitch Winter Gathering
Featuring actual Bruce Campbell
Evil Dead fans rejoice! Saber Interactive have announced that their upcoming Evil Dead: The Game, which is set to release next February, will be featured at Twitch's Winter Gathering, with the developer set to take centre stage at approximately 1:50pm PST (that's 21:50pm here in the UK). With new details about the...
October2021
News Shhhh, A Quiet Place Video Game Is Heading To Xbox In 2022
Be very, very quiet
Saber Interactive has announced it's working on a movie tie-in for A Quiet Place, and it's expected to launch sometime in 2022. Unfortunately, details on the project are pretty hush-hush at the moment, with little more than a tweet and a website serving as its unveiling. It is said to be "the first official video game based on...
August2021
News Evil Dead: The Game Has Been Pushed Back To 2022, Single-Player Mode Being Added
Not so groovy
Evil Dead: The Game was intended to be a Halloween treat for all us horror fans out there, but unfortunately the title has now been pushed back to February 2022. To ensure the game is the ultimate Evil Dead experience fans have come to expect, the extra time is being used to polish the experience. Not only that, but it's also allowing...
June2021
News Evil Dead: The Game Looks As Gory And Stupid As You'd Expect, Coming Later This Year
Groovy!
Evil Dead: The Game just received its gameplay reveal, and you know what - It looks pretty decent. Filled with gory action and humorous kills, it's set to arrive on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S sometime later this year. The gameplay is voiced by Evil Dead legend, Bruce Campbell, who you will also be able to play as in the game. As a team of...
May2021
News Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition Arrives On Xbox Series X This June
A free upgrade for existing owners
We won't have to wait much longer for Metro Exodus on Xbox Series X and S, as an enhanced version of the game is confirmed to be arriving on June 18 as a free upgrade to all existing owners. There will also be a physical edition of the game made available. Metro Exodus: Enhanced Edition will bring ray tracing,...
May2020
News Saber Interactive CEO Reveals His Thoughts On Xbox Series X & PS5
"I would love to talk about what we have already been able to do"
Saber Interactive founder and CEO Matthew Karch was recently interviewed by website Wccftech, and gave his thoughts on both the Xbox Series X and PS5. Talking about World War Z and its ability to support up to 1000 zombies on screen at once via its Swarm Engine, Karch revealed that...
