Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (March 4-8)
The Outlast Trials, WWE 2K24, Taxi Sim & more!
News Here's What Might Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In April 2024
Some early predictions!
News New WW2 Shooter 'Easy Red 2' Is Off To A Fantastic Start On Xbox
It's cheap, it's good and it's selling well!
News - 2024, Week 09
Sunday3rd Mar 2024
News Here's What Might Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In April 2024
Some early predictions!
What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in April 2024? 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...
Review Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (Xbox) - Slick Space Marine Shooting Stomps Onto Game Pass
Peace is not in my vocabulary
We're not huge fans of the term "boomer shooter", mostly because it feels like someone is attacking us for being very old, but there's no doubt this most violent of genres has been hitting out with some absolute belters over the past couple of years. If you're an aficionado of all things retro-FPS who's been revelling...
Saturday2nd Mar 2024
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (March 4-8)
The Outlast Trials, WWE 2K24, Taxi Sim & more!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for February 4-8! We've got some big releases on the way including The Outlast Trials, WWE 2K24 and Taxi Life, as well as the Xbox Game Pass addition of
Feature All New Xbox Games Coming Out In March 2024
Star Wars, Dragon's Dogma, WWE & more!
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in March 2024! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a March 2024 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. You'll also find some of our top picks for the biggest new Xbox games releasing in March, including WWE 2K24,...
News Two Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Early March 2024
The first batch of departures for March
Update (Mon 11th Mar, 2024): Good news, folks! Microsoft has since confirmed it's just the two games that will be leaving Xbox Game Pass in early March, as Ni No Kuni has now been removed from the lineup. <related ids="163332"> Original story (Sat 2nd Mar, 2024): Microsoft has revealed the first three...
Poll How Often Do You Buy Games That Have Been 'Remade' Or 'Remastered'?
We've seen a couple of them in recent days
Reflecting back on the new Xbox releases we've seen this week, two that have particularly stood out to us have been the Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake and Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster - the first of which was originally an Xbox 360 title, and the second of which has never appeared on an Xbox console...
News Sea Of Thieves Co-Developer Lays Off 'Handful' Of Employees
"This situation is heartbreaking"
It's been another difficult week for the video game industry in 2024 and now the UK indie developer Radical Forge has announced it's laying off a "handful of people". It's reportedly six employees to be exact. The same team, which worked alongside Flix Interactive and Rare on the free update Sea Of Thieves: A...
News Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 Xbox Series X|S Free Upgrade Arrives May 2024
Powered by Smart Delivery
Following a free upgrade for Dragon Ball Fighterz earlier this week, Bandai Namco has now also confirmed Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 is coming to Xbox Series X|S on May 24, 2024. This upgrade was originally announced in October last year. When it does finally arrive, existing Xbox One owners will be able to "upgrade/use Smart...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 2-3)
How about some Maneater on Xbox Game Pass?
Welcome to another weekend! There's some good stuff to try on Xbox over the next couple of days, including four new Xbox Game Pass titles, three interesting Free Play Days additions, two new remasters / remakes in the form of the Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Remake and
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...
Friday1st Mar 2024
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 Toys For Bob Is Becoming An Indie Studio, Leaving Xbox And Activision
It's already exploring a "possible partnership" with Microsoft
Just weeks after the news that Crash Bandicoot and Spyro developer Toys for Bob wouldn't actually be shutting up shop, the studio heads Paul Yan & Avery Lodato have now dropped some surprising news - revealing the team is going independent. This "opportunity" will apparently allow...
News Terminator: Survivors Announced For Xbox Series X|S, PC Early Access Arrives In 2024
Try and survive this!
During Nacon Connect 2024 yesterday, the company formally unveiled Terminator: Survivors, a new open-world survival game based on the famous film franchise. The team has locked in a PC Early Access launch date, with console versions arriving later on, including Xbox. That Steam Early Access release lands on October 24th, and...
News Amazingly, Xbox's 'Kinect' Is Still Being Used For CT Scans In Hospitals
"I'm a CT technologist and use this daily"
It's been a long time since the Kinect has been a meaningful part of the Xbox experience, but as we've heard on numerous occasions in recent years, it's still finding a way to stay relevant - just not as part of the gaming world! This latest example comes from the medical industry, sparked off by an image...
News Lots Of New Games Confirmed For Xbox At Nacon Connect 2024
From Terminator to GreedFall!
Yesterday's Nacon Connect 2024 event was a busy one, treating us to plenty of new reveals for a bunch of Xbox games including Terminator: Survivors and GreedFall 2! We also got a few new release windows in the process. Here's the full list of Xbox games that were newly announced and/or received new trailers at th
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 Xbox Developer inXile Jokingly Teases Its New Game
...with bread
Xbox's Wasteland developer inXile Entertainment is currently working on its new RPG-inspired title, Clockwork Revolution. Unfortunately, there haven't really been many updates about it for some time now, and fans are becoming desperate for literally any crumbs of information about this new title. So that's actually kind of what the...
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 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
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...
News Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Showcases Open-World Exploration In New Gameplay
Become an explorer of Hong Kong Island
We're quite excited to see a brand-new Test Drive game launch on Xbox Series X|S, and this week Nacon has delivered even more gameplay from the upcoming Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown - and the new-gen title is looking rather nice indeed. This time out, developer KT Racing has focused on off-road cruising...
News After Less Than A Year, Crash Team Rumble Is Getting Its Final Update
As Toys for Bob goes independent
It was back in June of last year that Crash Team Rumble made its debut on Xbox and other platforms, and nine months later, it's sadly about to receive its very final content update. The last major patch goes live on Monday, March 4th. Fortunately, this doesn't mean the game is going offline (at least not yet) -...
News Pure Xbox Game Club March 2024: Turnip Boy Robs A Bank
Come join the PX Game Club!
Want to enhance your Xbox Game Pass experience? Come join the official Pure Xbox Game Club! We can't take any credit on staff for this — the PX Game Club is the work of ralphdibny, Balta666 and the rest of the contributors over at the Pure Xbox forums, who have established a community that meets up every month to play...
Thursday29th Feb 2024
News Two Major Xbox Games Are Adding Crossplay Support With PS5 & PC
Including the brilliant Remnant 2 on Xbox Game Pass!
It's always good news when Xbox games add crossplay support with other platforms, and that's exactly what's happening today! Both Mortal Kombat 1 and Remnant 2 will now support crossplay with Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and PC. Obviously both of these are a big deal, but Remnant 2 is perhaps even more...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 29 - March 3)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox has set live its latest Free Play Days promotion today, with three games featured this week including the recently-released co-op slasher Gangs of Sherwood! Here's the full list of Xbox Free Play Days titles this week: Age of Wonders 4 Deceive Inc. Gangs of Sherwood As usual, you'll nee
Bring da Truckus
Saber Interactive has hit a surprisingly rich vein of offroad driving fun with its excellent MudRunner series, itself a spin-off from the glory days of Oovee Studio's Spintires. The dev's latest effort, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game, feels like an attempt to capitalise on this somewhat niche franchise's unexpected popularity by...
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 Palworld Patch Notes Unveiled For Second Xbox Update Of The Week (0.1.5.1)
There's no slowing down here!
These Palworld updates really don't slow down, do they?! Following the 0.1.5.0 update that arrived on Xbox consoles just a couple of days ago, the game is about to receive another new update in the form of 0.1.5.1. This time, the major focus is on "fixing various game crashes" - which is particularly important as we've...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.12 Rolling Out To Xbox, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Including some quest-specific fixes
Cyberpunk 2077 update 2.12 is officially rolling out to Xbox Series X|S today, and CD Projekt RED has detailed all the changes coming to each version of the open-world RPG. This latest patch corrects some of the issues that cropped up after update 2.11, alongside fixing some quest-related bugs and making some...
News Ubisoft Boasts 'Record Player Engagement' With Pirate Adventure Skull & Bones
"Over four hours of average daily playtime"
Ubisoft has been beating its Season 1 drum for Skull & Bones this week, as the team brings more content to the open-world pirate adventure. Tucked into a press release about the game's new season, the publisher has also boasted about "record player engagement" with the title so far. The way Ubisoft is...
News EA Cancels Respawn's Star Wars First-Person Project, Was Reportedly A 'Mandalorian Game'
The developer's Star Wars: Jedi series will continue
Apart from employee layoffs, it seems Electronic Arts will also be cancelling its Star Wars FPS action game. A report emerged about this particular project just weeks ago claiming the Star Wars Jedi: Survivor developer Respawn Entertainment was working on a "first-person Star Wars Mandalorian...
News Rockstar Asks Employees To Return To Office Full-Time In Preparation For GTA 6
"Making these changes puts us in the best position..."
It felt like the day would never come, but Rockstar Games finally confirmed late last year that GTA 6 would be arriving in 2025, and apparently the company thinks its employees should be working full time in the office ahead of release. This is according to Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier,...
News Remedy Purchases Full Rights To 'Control' Franchise From 505 Games
"We can now weigh up the options"
Following the success of Alan Wake 2 — which became Remedy's fastest-selling game earlier this month — the developer has announced that it's managed to acquire the Control IP from previous publisher 505 Games. The deal has cost the Finnish developer roughly €17 million, and it now allows the team to...
News Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Remake Gets Launch-Week Discount On Xbox
One week only!
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake is now live for all players, and to coincide with the game's public release, 505 Games has set live a launch discount on all platforms. On Xbox, players who pick the game up within the first week get 20% off the standard price. That discount makes the Brothers remake a $15.99 / £12.79 purchase...
News EA Shuts Down Battlefield Campaign Studio Ridgeline Games
Halo's co-creator recently left the studio
Earlier this week, Battlefield director (and former Halo co-creator) Marcus Lehto made an abrupt departure from Ridgeline Games, and while it wasn't entirely clear what was going on behind the scenes at the time, EA has now confirmed mass layoffs. As part of this, EA has announced the closure of this...
News Jar-Jar Binks Actor Appears To Be Working On Xbox First-Party Project
Dis is nutsen!
Of all the people you might expect to be working on an Xbox Game Studios project, the actor for Jar-Jar Binks probably isn't one of them! Nevertheless, that's exactly what's being teased by the prequel trilogy star, Ahmed Best. This week, Best shared a photo of a mo-cap studio with an "Activision" tag, leading to plenty of...
News EA Is Laying Off 5% Of Its Workforce
Estimated to impact about 670 employees
It's already been an incredibly difficult week for the industry and now Electronic Arts has revealed it's laying off 5% of its workforce. This roughly equates to about 670 employees. EA CEO Andrew Wilson cited "accelerating industry transformation" as part of this decision with the company planning to sunset...
Wednesday28th Feb 2024
News 'Fossilfuel 2' Is A New Dino-Filled FPS Out Now On Xbox Series X And S
Dino Crisis, but indie
Craving a new dinosaur-filled shooter after years of neglect from the Dino Crisis series? Well, Xbox and indie studio DangerousBob think they might have the solution. As detailed in a new Xbox Wire post, Fossilfuel 2 has just hit Xbox Series X
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...
News Lots Of Games Are Reduced By 90% On Xbox This Week (February 27 - March 5)
Including some major EA titles!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games in this week's Xbox sales (February 27- March 5)? The list is pretty stacked this week, mainly thanks to an ID@Xbox Super Saver Sale, as well as an EA Publisher Sale. The latter includes 90% discounts for the likes of Battlefield V, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Need for Speed...
News Cowabunga! We're Getting Another Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game On Xbox
The 2017 arcade release returns this April
TMNT fans can look forward to even more beat 'em up action in the future with Cradle Games and Raw Thrills announcing a console version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants. This title originally started life as an arcade game in 2017 and is based on the 2012 Nickelodeon animated...
Review Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster (Xbox) - Solid '90s Shooter Shines In Slick Nightdive Revamp
May the force...etc etc
Nightdive Studios has rapidly fostered a reputation as something of a master within the realms of the retro remake lately. It's not hard to see why, with its fantastic revamps of System Shock and Quake 2 having recently received a ton of praise (including a big fat 10/10 from us for Quake 2). However, Star Wars: Dark Forces...
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...
PSA You'll Need A Microsoft Account To Play Sea Of Thieves On PS5, Unsurprisingly
PlayStation crew members can sign up for free
Xbox wants to expand its ecosystem, and as part of this, it recently announced four first-party titles for other console platforms. One of these is Rare's online multiplayer pirate game Sea Of Thieves, which sails onto the PlayStation 5 on April 30th, 2024. For anyone who wants to play on this...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Is Getting A Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade This Week
Featuring rollback netcode!
It was first announced all the way back in August of 2022 that Dragon Ball FighterZ would be getting a free upgrade for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and that version officially arriving this week on Thursday, February 29th! The reason for this upgrade is to implement rollback netcode, which should help to reduce...
News Limbo, Inside Dev Shares New Screenshot From Upcoming 'Third-Person Adventure'
"Set in a remote corner of the universe"
Believe it or not, eerie Xbox platformer Inside will be eight years old in 2024, and that very much has us thinking about developer Playdead's next project. They take their time with each game, clearly, and the team has again been teasing 'GAME 3' this week. On its Twitter page, Playdead has posted a new...
News Digital Foundry Deems New Star Wars Remaster 'Another Nightdive Triumph' On Xbox
"This is an interesting game to experience"
As you may have seen from our latest Pure Xbox review, Nightdive Studios has dug up and remastered yet another classic shooter - this time from the LucasArts catalogue in the form of Star Wars: Dark Forces. This classic, PS1-era FPS has been transformed for modern platforms, and the tech experts over at
News Another Dev Is Laying Off Employees, Cites 'Worsening Market Conditions'
Deck Nine co-developed last year's release 'The Expanse'
It's been an incredibly tough year for the industry so far with mass layoffs across multiple studios. Sony yesterday added to this - announcing it was axing 900 jobs, and now on top of this another developer has had to make a "difficult decision". Deck Nine Games (The Expanse: A Telltale...
News Lightyear Frontier Final Preview Shows Huge Potential For Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Launch
This looks pretty darn fun
Outlet IGN has posted its 'final preview' for Lightyear Frontier; the new mech farming sim that's coming to Xbox Game Pass next month. At launch this will be classed as an Xbox Game Preview title, but it's been in the works for years now and is looking real nice on the eve of its initial release. Up above there's a solid...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Vet Opens New Studio To Develop 'Ambitious AAA Co-Op Game'
David Vonderhaar worked on COD for over 15 years
Not so long ago Treyarch veteran David Vonderhaar left the Call of Duty: Black Ops studio after more than 15 years working for the Activision-owned team. The news came as a bit of a surprise last year, but today, the developer has revealed his next "ambitious AAA" project. Vonderhaar, alongside...
Tuesday27th Feb 2024
News Three Games Are Available This Week On Xbox Game Pass (February 27-29)
And a bonus fourth title!
As we near the end of February we're coming up on our final Xbox Game Pass additions for the month, and Feb 2024's closers include the likes of returning 'SharkPG' Maneater, sandbox survival game Space Engineers and more. So, ahead of March's Game Pass lineup — which kicks off with
News Palworld Update 0.1.5.0 Hits Xbox Very Soon, Here Are The Patch Notes
Future update to address "auto-save fails" on Xbox
Palworld has exploded in popularity on Xbox and PC with more than 25 million players now joining in on the fun. As players continue to show their support, so do the developers with regular updates. The latest one bumps the game up to Version 0.1.5.0. It's loaded with a bunch of fixes, Pal...
News Immortals Of Aveum Dev Defiant After Launching Rare 'Independent AAA' Title
"The story of Immortals isn't written yet"
In a wide-ranging interview with outlet GamesIndustry.biz, Ascendant Studios founder Bret Robbins has defended the team's debut title Immortals of Aveum - claiming that the "story" of its development "isn't written yet". In this fascinating chat, Robbins highlights lots of the trials and tribulations of...
Poll Will You Be Buying The Star Wars: Battlefront 'Classic Collection'?
Tis demanded by the Gods, it is!
Back at the Nintendo Direct last week, we were treated to the unlikely announcement of the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, which will be combining the original two Battlefront games and adding 64-player online support. Naturally, the Collection has been getting a lot of hype from Xbox fans ever since -...
News Forza Horizon 5 New Content Update Revealed, Here's What's Included
New European cars, dinosaurs props and more
Forza Horizon 5 is still cruising along with Playground Games regularly adding new content updates to the game. The next one arriving this week gives racers access to 12 new European cars, unlocks all classes in the Rally Adventure DLC, adds six dinosaur props in Eventlab, and much more. Here's the full...
News PlayStation Follows Xbox In Announcing Significant Layoffs For 2024
"Difficult news about our workforce"
Sony has announced major layoffs involving its PlayStation business - the next chapter in a rough start to 2024 for the gaming industry. Following Xbox's huge round of layoffs last month, PlayStation will shed around 900 jobs imminently. Those 900 jobs amount to roughly 8% of PlayStation's current workforce;...
News Xbox 'Bundles' Sale Now Live, Over 500+ Games Discounted This Week
There's also an ID@Xbox Super Saver Sale!
It's time for a new week of Xbox Store deals, with around 500 games on sale at the time of writing, including new promotions for an ID@Xbox Super Saver Sale, a "Bundles" sale, and the usual Xbox Game Pass exclusive discounts. Some of the deals are also carrying over from last week, such as the EA Publisher...
Big bro, little bro
Just over a decade ago, Swedish game director Josef Fares made his explosive video game debut with Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - a short platformer that delivered big on creative two-person puzzling and subtle, heartfelt storytelling. Well, 10 years on this classic has returned in the form of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake,...
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 Free Demos Now Live For Two Big March 2024 Releases On Xbox
Get a taste of the action early!
Believe it or not, the month of March is almost here, and with it come some big new releases across all platforms - including Xbox of course. It's always nice to get a chance to test out some of these new titles ahead of time, and a couple of free demos have just gone live on Xbox that you may want to check out!...
News F1 24 Joins The Starting Grid This May Across Xbox One & Series X|S
"Get ready to ignite your passion for racing"
Codemasters and EA have announced the latest entry in their popular Formula 1 series today, with F1 24 set to release on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with other platforms) on May 31st, 2024. Details are pretty limited at the moment, with a full reveal not taking place until April,...
News WWE 2K24 Unveils Stacked Roster Of DLC, Including Two Former AEW Stars
Available as part of the Season Pass
It's only a week until WWE 2K24 lands on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and with the game's main roster being fully unveiled recently, 2K has now shed more light on the game's DLC plans for the Season Pass. This is a pretty stacked Season Pass as well! All in all, the game is getting five packs of...
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's Phil Spencer Praises 'Unique, Emotional' Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons
"If you haven't played I highly recommend it"
Every now and then, Phil Spencer drops his opinion on some of the latest and greatest games coming to Xbox, and today the boss has chimed in on Josef Fares' debut title ahead of its upcoming remake. Yep, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake launches for Xbox Series X|S tomorrow, and Phil has showered...
Monday26th Feb 2024
Feature 10 Years Ago, One Of The Best Shooters In Xbox History Made Its Debut
An Xbox exclusive, no less
The early part of 2014 was a turbulent time for Xbox to say the least. The Xbox One had just released to a disappointing reception (mainly due to everything that happened pre-launch), which led to Don Mattrick leaving his role as Head of Xbox and current boss Phil Spencer taking his place. The original lineup of Xbox One...
News New WW2 Shooter 'Easy Red 2' Is Off To A Fantastic Start On Xbox
It's cheap, it's good and it's selling well!
We've seen a few games come out of nowhere to achieve big success on Xbox this year, and World War 2 shooter Easy Red 2 is the latest example, having already raced into the "Top Paid" Xbox charts since its release 10 days ago. The good news is that it's getting a great reception as well, with an average...
Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Ultimate Members (February 2024)
Update: PUBG, Stumble Guys & Puzzle Quest 3 join the lineup!
It's time for another batch of Xbox Game Pass Perks for February 2024! As we reach the end of the month, there are a lot of great Perks to claim - including free trials for Paramount Plus and Calm Premium, a Drakkar Edition Pack for Assassin's Creed Valhalla on Xbox Game Pass, some Stumble...
News Fable Reboot Gets New Co-Developer To Work Alongside Playground Games
A fabled assist
Things have been dark on Fable since last summer's big showcase, but news of a fresh co-developer is getting us all excited to see more of Playground Games' upcoming RPG reboot. Third Kind Games has revealed that it is working on the new Fable game, as mentioned on the company's website. The announcement doesn't bring any sort of...
News If Your Xbox Wishlist Has Suddenly Disappeared, You're Not Alone
Update: "Your items should be coming back"
Update: Xbox Engineering Lead Eden Marie has advised that Wishlists should now be returning to normal: Original story: Over the weekend, you may have noticed that your Xbox Wishlist went from displaying tens if not hundreds of games, to suddenly displaying nothing like in the image up above. If that's...
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 High On Life Is Getting A Physical 'GOTY' Edition For Xbox Series X
Pre-orders begin this week
If you enjoyed High On Life and want to grab a physical version for your Xbox Series X, you're in luck! Limited Run Games and the IGN Store will be selling pre-orders for "GOTY" and "Collector's" Editions beginning this week. The standard version includes the recent High on Knife DLC, while the Collector's Edition adds a...
News Xbox Hires Squanch Games Co-Founder For First-Party Leadership Team
"I look forward to the journey ahead"
Xbox has added some new talent to its first-party roster! Squanch Games (High On Life, Trover Saves The Universe) co-founder Tanya Watson has announced she's joined Microsoft as "part of the Xbox Game Studios leadership team". Here's what Tanya had to say in a message on LinkedIn last week: "I am thrilled...
Random 'Hello Kitty' Xbox Sells For $10,000 On eBay, Despite Being Broken
An ultra rare variant of the OG Xbox
How much would you pay for an ultra rare Xbox console? Earlier today, a special variant of the original Xbox sold for a whopping $10,050 US dollars in an eBay auction - and the console itself doesn't even work! The reason this is so expensive is because it's part of the "Hello Kitty Collector's Edition", which...
News Halo Co-Creator Who Founded New Battlefield Studio Has Left EA
An abrupt departure, it seems
Since the rocky launch and mixed fan reception for Battlefield 2042, EA has been re-shaping the future of the franchise through various different internal projects. One of those projects, a new single-player installment in the series, has seemingly just lost one of its directors. Marcus Lehto, who co-created Halo in...
News 'Taxi Life' Simulator Shows Off Its Management Mechanics In New Gameplay
"Taxi Life isn't just about driving customers to their destination"
We're just days away from swapping out our everyday lives to become taxi drivers, as Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator hits Xbox Series X|S on March 7th. Ahead of launch, the team at Nacon has just dropped a new gameplay trailer - this time looking at the management side of life...
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