EDIT: this post was previously published as “Playing Republic Commando on Xbox One X”. With the new month here another batch of Games with Gold titles arrived too. One of these was an old favourite of mine from the original Xbox days so I thought it was time […]
News of what was to come in the next Xbox Games with Gold was kept to the last minute but it’s finally been revealed on Major Nelson’s site. Apart from another original Xbox game the rest are new to me so I’m looking forward to what’s in store […]
Reviews for Lara Croft’s latest adventure had been a bit of a mixed bag from when it arrived last September with descriptions varying between a great conclusion to the series to a significant misstep. After loving the reboot and its amazing sequel I’m finally getting a chance to […]
It’s been a long time coming for Crackdown 3, a sequel to one of the Xbox 360’s early games… you know, the one that was bundled with the Halo 3 demo? With its troubled development and Xbox One launch baggage (thanks to the “power of the cloud”) it […]
In my first post on modifying my Rampage Arcade1Up machine I covered my plans and built the riser which is still going strong… and still upright! Now I’m on to the next part which is building out a new set of controls to replace the existing three player […]
It’s been a busy week here with not only the Anthem demo but also the arrival of Apex Legends and now finally the beta for The Division 2. The original game wasn’t perfect (certainly not at launch) but over time developed into something that really stands out as […]
Well… this was a bit of a surprise! With developer Respawn Entertainment working on a new Star Wars game and fan hopes of a Titanfall 3 in the future, seeing them come out with the announcement of Apex Legends, a Battle Royale game that’s free to play and […]
With the release date closing in for Anthem, players finally have a taste of what Bioware’s latest sci-fi epic has in store for them. The demo that went up recently lets you play the game from character levels 10-15 which hopefully means that the early story reveals won’t […]
The next month’s Xbox Games with Gold was announced by Major Nelson and it brings yet another original Xbox game into the mix too. The games incoming are: Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (Feb 1-28, Xbox One) Super Bomberman R (Feb 16-Mar 15, Xbox One) Assassin’s Creed Rogue […]
Holidays and spending more time playing games than typing on my PC meant I kind of skipped going through the process of highlighting favourites from the last year. So now I’ve got a little time (oddly, work does that) it seems a good opportunity to do so. I […]