July is almost on us and so is the next batch of titles from the Xbox Games with Gold program. Full details can be found here via Xbox Wire but the games in question are: Beasts of Maravilla Island (Xbox, Jul 1-31) Relicta (Xbox, Jul 16-Aug 15) Thrillville: […]
When Westwood’s take on the Blade Runner franchise was first released back in 1997 it was a big deal. It takes Ridley Scott’s movie and translates it to an adventure game format while using a number of technologies at the time that graphically made it quite cutting edge […]
After investing in an UltraSatan and a new joystick for my work-in-progress Atari STE, I settled into some further retro games fun and checked out a few chestnuts. Doing so eventually exposed a rather serious problem that I had missed earlier and in the long term could’ve caused […]
The Xbox team couldn’t settle with just one presentation showing off their games, they included another that allowed developers of some of the announced games a little more time to talk about what they’ve been working on. If any of the titles announced piqued your interest then this […]
Yes, E3 isn’t happening this year, but it isn’t stopping everyone from having events. Sony had a State of Play focusing on PlayStation VR 2 titles and the Summer Games Fest brought in a lot of indie game announcements but Xbox is sticking with its old E3 schedule […]
During times where the “big C” visits your household, you really need to find something to pass the time that can keep you entertained and distracted for a long time and the collect-a-thons that are the Lego games have been renowned for just that, giving players plenty to […]
It’s a bit late but June’s Xbox Games with Gold titles were finally announced via Xbox Wire. Details can be found here but the games in question are: Aven Colony (Xbox, Jun 1-30} Project Highrise: Architect’s Edition (Xbox, Jun 16-Jul 15) Super Meat Boy (Xbox 360 BC, Jun […]
If there is one thing that can be universally agreed on when it comes to Trek to Yomi from devleoper Flying Wild Hog is that it really nails the look it is aiming for. I can’t say I’m an expert on old Japanese samurai films but if they […]
Since xCloud made the rounds in beta for Xbox users and moved to Game Pass Ultimate I’ve dabbled in it during breaks where a few games such as Minecraft Dungeons will work fine through touch screen controls but it’s not really the same as having a proper controller […]
Fun with covid (not) has slowed me down a lot this month but thankfully the output of games landing on platforms has not. This month’s Xbox Games with Gold reminds me of what we had April in terms of its mix of old and new so opinions may […]
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