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 […]
Announced a long time ago, the Intellivision Amico was billed as family friendly alternative to the higher profile console alternatives in the market. However delays to its launch (originally for October 2020) and subsequent drama over additional funding and spats with the community have raised a lot of […]
It wasn’t until hearing the news on the latest Kinda Funny XCast and then searching Kotaku where I learned that Mohammad Fahmi, the creator of Coffee Talk, had passed away last month. When Coffee Talk first arrived on Xbox it was in a genre I wasn’t familiar with […]
Spending a few hours on my Atari STE playing games and I think I finally reached a point where my trusty Atari CX40 joystick just doesn’t cut it anymore. It’s not so much that it’s not working but more that after years of using ergonomic controllers the cramping […]
For me it’s been awsome seeing the recent announcement that Ron Gilbert and the team from Terrible Toybox (Thimbleweed Park) are creating a new entry in the Monkey Island adventure game series. Though Return to Monkey Island is intended to be a follow up to the first two […]
Though times have thankfully changed since I started my “Homebound” lists, I’ll keep going with things while I work through my favourites. This one was a long time coming and should have been out sooner but seeing as I’ve been playing recently on my new-old computer I can’t […]
As reported on Xbox Wire, the new batch of free games coming to Xbox Live Gold subscribers are almost here. The games in question are: Another Sight (Apr 1-30, Xbox) Hue (Xbox, Apr 16-May 15) Outpost Kaloki X (Apr 1-15, Xbox 360 BC) MX vs ATV Alive (Apr […]
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