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News Dystopian Puzzle Game The Plane Effect Launches On Xbox Series X This Year
It definitely looks... different
A unique looking indie game known as The Plane Effect is officially coming to Xbox Series X|S later this year. A mysterious announcement trailer gives us a glimpse into its dark, strange world as you play as Solo, an office worker on his last day on the job. From there, the trailer dives into surreal imagery giving...
News Battleborn Players Bid Farewell As Servers Shutdown Permanently
Thanks for the ride
As we highlighted recently, Gearbox Software's cooperative and competitive shooter Battleborn finally shut down its servers for good yesterday, prompting many fans to have one last ride before the end. The game failed to make a popular appearance in the gaming world, as it was quickly overshadowed by other industry titans such...
News Xbox Head Phil Spencer Is Loving Desperados III On Game Pass
The boss has given his verdict!
Desperados III is a great, underrated gem and Xbox boss Phil Spencer seems to agree, after he recently praised the game on Twitter. Congratulating developer Mimimi and publisher THQ Nordic on their recent nomination for Strategy / Simulation Game of the Year at the DICE Awards, Spencer stated that he's started...
Feature Games We'd Love To See Added To Xbox Backwards Compatibility In 2021
A blast from the past
With the Xbox Series X|S life cycle in full swing, we'd love to see the return of the Xbox backwards compatibility program. Over the years in the Xbox One's lifespan, we've seen many classic games returning, giving us the ability to play numerous Xbox 360 games again - and later, even original Xbox titles. As we're struck with...
News Time-Bending JRPG Cris Tales Heads To Xbox Series X This July
And you can download the demo right now
The absolutely stunning Cris Tales is set to make its arrival this July for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, with a demo already currently available via the Xbox Store. While the game has a July release window, no specific release date within that has been mentioned as of yet. The JRPG boasts a beautiful art...
News EU To Decide On Microsoft's Acquisition Of ZeniMax Media By March
The $7.5 billion deal could soon be approved
Microsoft's massive deal with ZeniMax Media, which saw it acquiring companies such as Bethesda for $7.5 billion, is to be approved by March 5th at the latest by the EU. As discovered by Reuters, Microsoft filed for the European Commission to approve the deal on January 29, with a forthcoming deadline of...
News One Xbox User Already Managed To Obtain 500,000 Gamerscore In 2021
They hit the milestone in just under 29 days
Being an Xbox user means a lot of us are prone to achievement hunting. There's nothing more satisfying than reaching a completion target and feeling fulfilled. But could you imagine completing upwards of 450 games to reach a high score of 500,000 gamerscore in a single month? One user set themselves up...
News Mass Effect Legendary Edition News Might Be On The Way This Week
Finally!
After what seems like an eternity, it looks as though Mass Effect Legendary Edition news could be on the horizon, according to an industry insider. Shinobi602 recently took to a Resetera thread to tease some exciting details, declaring that excited fans can "survive one more weekend". With the comment being a few days old, it signals that...
News The Division 2 Next-Gen Patch Arrives Next Week With 4K, 60FPS Support
To coincide with the Resident Evil in-game event
In an extremely quiet reveal, it seems Tom Clancy's The Division 2 will be getting its next-gen patch next week on February 2, to coincide with the Resident Evil event arriving on the same day. Community developer Johan delivered the news on Twitter, when a fan asked if a Stat
News Despite Recent Confusion, Fall Guys Is Likely Still Heading To Xbox
"We want this to reach as many people as possible"
Fall Guys' relationship with Xbox has been confusing in recent weeks. Speculation started when the two brands were seen interacting on Twitter, and it was further propelled when Microsoft seemingly confirmed its arrival to Xbox Game Pass via Instagram. After some damage control, it was revealed not...
News EA Has A Brand-New Vancouver Studio Working On Skate 4
"We're all about having fun and making great games"
After last year's announcement from EA that the Skate series is finally returning over a decade since its last entry in 2010, the company has been radio silent on news ever since. Fans can now rejoice as it seems development is beginning full swing under a new development studio known as Full...
News Former Xbox Boss Explains Why An Xbox Handheld Console Has Never Been Created
Pitches from internal employees would "just would not die"
Ever wondered why a portable Xbox console has never seen the light of day? Robbie Bach, who ran the Xbox business between 2001 to 2010, said that proposals for a handheld system "just would not die" internally. As transcribed by Gamespot, a recent interview with Bach during the New York...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About The Medium
It's definitely divisive
The Xbox Series X|S' first big console exclusive has (almost) arrived in The Medium, a psychological horror title from the Bloober Team, the studio behind other iconic horror games such as Blair Witch and Layers of Fear. In our review of the upcoming Xbox Game Pass title, we found its narrative to be engaging and cited it...
Review The Medium - A Stunning Xbox Series X Showpiece, Let Down By Uninspired Gameplay
Hello from the other side!
The Medium often feels like a theme park attraction. I'm not talking about the thrilling adventure of Space Mountain at Disneyland, but something more in line with a slower dark ride attraction such as The Haunted Mansion. Bloober Team's latest title, one that aims to utilise the Xbox Series X|S' horsepower to a large...
News No, Konami Hasn't Shut Down Its Gaming Division
It's just had an "internal restructure"
Following reports yesterday that Konami was potentially looking to shut down its gaming sectors after the company revealed it was dissolving three of its divisions, it was later revealed that this was not the case. In response to the growing speculation which seemed to suggest Konami was facing a massive...
News Biomutant Finally Has An Official Release Date, Coming This May
It was originally revealed back in 2017
It seems like an eternity ago that Biomutant got announced by THQ Nordic, but we finally have a solid release date of May 25th, 2021. There's no news on any next-gen enhancements, but the game will be available on Xbox One - and on Xbox Series X|S through backwards compatibility. More information is promised...
News Sea Of Thieves Season One Launches Later This Week, Full Contents Of Seasons Revealed
New gameplay features, rewards and live events will come in each season
Sea of Thieves is a game that struggled at launch, but came back with a bang after multiple content drops and improvements to its gameplay loop made it a must play Xbox exclusive. Rare is now set to make the biggest change to the game yet with the introduction of Seasons,...
News IO Interactive Believes Its James Bond Game Could Mark The Start Of A New Trilogy
“You could easily imagine that a trilogy could come out of it”
After knocking it out of the park with the fantastic Hitman trilogy, it seems IO Interactive could have plans to replicate another iconic trilogy as it begins work on the upcoming James Bond title. In a translated interview with Danish outlet DR.dk, the studio director Hakan Abrak...
News 21 Years Later, Cult Classic Elasto Mania Remastered Is Riding Onto Xbox Series X
You can sign up for the beta now
Some of you may remember the cult classic motorbike game from the year 2000 on PC known as Elasto Mania. 21 years later and it's making its surprising debut on consoles, coming to the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. Re-released on Steam last year, its continued popularity has seemingly called for a console version of...
News Xbox Series X Blu-Ray Black Colour Issue Fixed In January Update
Blu-rays will look better than ever before
Late last year after the release of the Xbox Series X, it became apparent there was an issue surrounding Blu-ray movies and how they seemed to not be portraying the colour black correctly. A recent system update is said to have rectified these issues. In a video from HDTVTest hosted by Vincent Teoh, he...
News Season 5 Of Halo: The Master Chief Collection Arrives Next Week
The game that keeps on giving
Halo Infinite may have been delayed, but Halo: The Master Chief Collection is still going strong as Season 5 will be coming to the game on January 27. Arriving as part of a free update, Spartans will have a whole new set of goals and rewards to strive for, including 80 pieces of armour to unlock between Halo 3 and...
News Dead By Daylight Announces Colourblind Options Following Developer Rant
"These are not the circumstances we would have liked to announce this"
Dead By Daylight has done nothing more than grow in popularity since its initial release, and with that, more players are joining every month to see what the fuss is about. With anything that grows in popularity, a wider range of players are diving in, some of which suffer with...
Reaction Xbox Live Price Hike Feels Like A Huge Push Towards Game Pass
Update: The decision has been reversed!
Update: As you've very likely seen by now, Microsoft has decided to reverse the decision to increase the pricing for Xbox Live Gold, as well as announce that free-to-play games will no longer require Gold in the future. That decision now makes the following reaction outdated for obvious reasons, but we're...
News Capcom Reported To Be 'Partially Rebooting' Resident Evil 4 Remake
Following disagreements over its direction
News of a Resident Evil 4 Remake was reported last year by VideoGamesChronicle, but it now appears there has been a change following disagreements over the game's direction, which could push the game's release back to 2023. At the time of the original report, it was said that little known new studio M-Two...
