Xbox Series X News

We booted up the new version of Sonic Generations this morning, and it was a blast. In fact, it was exactly the same blast it was when we played it on PC 12 months ago. That’s not strictly true. There are some new bits, some re-recorded lines of dialogue. New things can be found. Places that had slowdown, even on a fairly beefy PC, don’t have slowdown in the newly released version of the game. All of these are pretty…

Age of Mythology: Retold might just be the best Age of Empires experience currently available on any platform. I'm loving it!

What’s the most innocent thing you’ve ever seen annoy the maximum amount of people? This is the internet, so I’m guessing we all have our examples. Here’s my latest find: the outpouring of grief over “Real Yakuza Use a Gamepad”. For those not in the know, that makes up most of a splash screen that shows at the start of every Yakuza game on PC. It’s a hint that if you try and play with a keyboard and mouse, you…

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an action/adventure rpg with a turn-based element too. The graphics look absolutely amazing. It’ll be coming to PS5, Xbox, and Xbox Game Pass on day one. Check out the cast reveal video, along with our thoughts, below. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 looks fantastic. On the surface, it looks like an action game but then you see it jumps into a turn-based battle system that has extremely stylish Persona-style menus. The graphics are gorgeous too. Along…

An Xbox Partner Preview was announced for October 17th, 2024. We have the details so far below. An Xbox Partner Preview will air this Thursday, October 17th. It will air 12pm central and feature third party games coming to Xbox, PC, and Game Pass. It will be about 25 minutes long. So far the Alan Wake expansion The Lake House, Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, and Wuchang: Fallen Feathers have been announced for the Preview. There will also…

The Unreal Engine has problems. On console it’s often running at sub-1080p resolutions, and stuttering is an issue across the board. Is it time for developers to start looking at other options? It’s getting to be less and less of a surprise when a major video game franchise suddenly announces it’s going to be running on Unreal from here on out. Halo is the latest to fall, ditching its own engine and instead building future titles in Epic’s software instead.…

Metaphor: ReFantazio will be out this Friday. Check out the launch trailer below. Metaphor: ReFantazio releases for Xbox, PS5, and PC this Friday. There is currently a demo available. We talked about it here. The excitement for this game is high. Its reviewed really well too. Metaphor: ReFantazio looks amazing! Will you be checking this game out?…

Disney Dreamlight Valley released a new free update today – the Jungle Getaway! Check out the launch trailer for the update. The Jungle Getaway update is now available. Timon and Pumbaa from The Lion King will be joining the game. There will also be a new Star Path and some other new items. This update is a bit smaller than previous updates but the addition of Timon and Pumbaa is a welcome one. They should be a great addition to…

I’ve been playing Bloomtown: A Different Story on Xbox Series lately and enjoying it a lot. So I thought I’d talk about this game! Thanks to ID Xbox for providing a code to us. Bloomtown: A Different Story is a turn-based rpg set in a small town focusing on a young girl who goes to visit her grandpa with her brother and then gets dragged into demon slaying! The humor in Bloomtown is evident in the game’s dialogue, which is…

I’ve started playing games wrong, and I’ve got to say it’s feeling pretty right. This won’t be a new idea to some people, especially those who’re deep into achievements. But it’s something I recommend for everybody, if only to shake things up at a time when games aren’t spending much time rewriting the rules. The biggest games are so slick now. You barely have to play them. They put the maximum amount of energy into making everything look epic and…