Thanks to a past Humble Bundle sale, I ended up with a few Sid Meier titles to play through and out of curiosity I worked through both Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol games and now Sid Meier’s Starships and though they are clearly designed with their mobile platforms in […]
So it was with some hesitation that I picked Doom up on the digital store a couple of days ago. For one, there were no early reviews allowed due to Bethesda having an embargo on them. I actually understand why now because the servers were not activated until launch day and there […]
It’s been a little over a year now since I signed up for EA Access, the Xbox One subscription service created by publisher EA. During that time a number of titles have been added to “The Vault”, the pool of games free to play for subscribers, and its […]
It’s almost impossible to not have discussions about video games without mentioning Super Mario Bros. – a game that helped introduce the Nintendo Entertainment System to the world while also achieving the (almost) impossible task of revitalising console gaming in markets still burned by 1983’s video game crash. Fresh […]
A bunch of us jumped into the Beta playlist for Halo 5 Guardians: Warzone Firefight. This mode is currently in Beta but available now and allows you and up to seven other friends to try and survive five increasingly difficult waves of AI opponents. I love this new […]
Another month of spending far too much money on games. We’ve got some good ones in April. Here are my picks: Quantum Break The creators of Max Payne and Alan Wake have finally released their XB1 flagship title. This game is a very stylish take on what happens […]
I’ve spent a short amount of time so far in Quantum Break, Remedy’s latest game, and my initial thoughts seem to be confirmed in that the game is an extension of what the team accomplished with Alan Wake and Alan Wake’s American Nightmare but taken to a new level. The game […]
I’ve played about 7 hours of Dark Souls 3 so far and I thought in light of the impending release I’d give some initial thoughts. I’ve been playing on the XB1. The environments are excellent and there seems to be multiple paths to one objective at times. I even […]
A couple of weeks ago at their Spring Showcase event, Xbox’s Phil Spencer brought up in discussion the possibility of the Xbox One platform iterating through hardware over a much shorter time that the last generation which could mean consoles operating on a model more like smartphones. In an industry where a […]
1982 was a good year for Activision; not only was there the brilliant River Raid wowing Atari 2600 gamers but another iconic game from the company would arrive in the form of David Crane’s classic platformer Pitfall!. The game was a massive hit and is believed to be the second […]
The story of one person’s attempts to make their Rampage Arcade1Up cabinet do more.
A look back at some of the games we've played on Xbox One over the years.
Our own tips and experiences while trying to make a living out in the black.
The Late Night Session 