Ubisoft’s franchises that have spun off from the Tom Clancy materials have tended to stick close to scenarios and settings that fell into the realm of possibility. With Rainbow Six Extraction they’re taking a slight sci-fi detour that gives players a fun distraction that delivers a fun co-op […]
Well… it wasn’t all that long ago we were all talking about Microsoft and Xbox joining forces with Bethesda and now the bombshell drops of Activision Blizzard joining Team Xbox. The full details of the announcement can be found here via Xbox Wire but much like the past […]
For the last few days I’ve found that when I’m not working through Halo or Call of Duty Battle Passes I’ve been chilling out and opening boxes in a virtual home. Unpacking, from developer Witch Beam, is one of those games that doesn’t try to push the player […]
It was originally announced a while back but the time is almost here when Xbox and developer 343 Industries end support for the online features of its Xbox 360 Halo titles on the 13th of January. Full details can be found here but the games in question are: […]
After playing through the campaign of Marvel’s Avengers it’s fair to admit that hopes were tempered somewhat when Square Enix’s take on Guardians of the Galaxy was announced. Now that I’ve finally had a chance to jump in with it I can’t help but think this game suffered […]
It’s been seven years since we last fought as the Master Chief (partially) in a Halo game and a lot was riding on 343 Industries to give us the game that we’d been waiting a long time for, especially considering their stewardship of the franchise had been questioned […]
The year is almost done and hopefully the usual vitriol has died down from the latest iteration of The Game Awards, where some game or platform has been robbed, so it’s time for me to sit back and think about what’s been good and bad about the games […]
A new year is inbound and so are Xbox’s Games with Gold! Shooters are the main focus of this month and the games in question are: NeuroVoider (Xbox, 1-31 Jan) Aground (Xbox, 16 Jan-15 Feb) Radiant Silvergun (Xbox 360 BC, 1-15 Jan) Space Invaders: Infinity Gene (Xbox 360 […]
One of the highlights of the Xbox 20th Anniversary stream was the news of Halo Infinite‘s free to play multiplayer would arrive earlier than the planned December launch date of the campaign. Slotting it between both Call of Duty Vanguard and Battlefield 2042 was an inspired move and […]
It’s a little late in talking about what was happening for me in the land of Game Pass for November but I think I can blame Forza Horizon 5 and Halo Infinite multiplayer for that. ๐ This month Twelve Minutes was a nice distraction and it’s a fascinating […]