I knew this part of my trip in Elite Dangerous was going to be the quietest and it’s turned out that way with the grind coming down to the usual pattern of jump, scan, refuel then repeat. Finding systems that you can scan with just a flyby feel […]
Finally reaching Colonia after weeks of travel in Elite Dangerous feels like a big achievement. Not only because you get one pop up on screen for doing it on Xbox but also because of the time and numerous jumps required to make the distance. What was cool though […]
Reaching Kashyapa was very much a painless trip during this last week of Elite Dangerous with plenty of stops to keep the fuel tanks full and lots of planets to scan. Vihar Gate, the station I was stopping by on this leg, orbits a spectacular Earth-like world that’s […]
The black is starting to get a lot less so as I make my way to Colonia and the galactic centre. The Milky Way has always been a noticeable part of the night sky (even when you look up at it for real here on good old planet […]
Though Microsoft’s xCloud streaming service has limited availability (US, UK and parts of Asia) they have at least made available the console streaming functionality for us all to try out and I’ve been dabbling with it for a couple of weeks now. It’s something that’s not unique to […]
107 jumps might seem like a lot in a game like Elite Dangerous but it’s still peanuts compared to what some of the game’s true explorers do. Initially I thought it’d take me the full weekend to do it but to my surprise I made it after spacing […]
After a lot of trepidation playing Elite Dangerous I’ve finally decided it’s time to take on a big challenge and I’m on my way to to the center of the galaxy! It’s not going to be an easy trip; it’s over 20,000 light years taking hundreds of system […]
During the last few days of playing Elite Dangerous I’ve been going over in my head whether to take on one of the ultimate challenges in the game by making the long trip to Sagittarius A*; the black hole that sits in the center of the galaxy (it’s […]
The planned update to Elite Dangerous for this month was going to focus on fixes and the patch notes rolled out with them pretty much sums that up. You can view the full details here via the Frontier Foums but there were a few items that quickly caught […]
It’s only a day now until the first update to Elite Dangerous arrives for the year! As has been previously covered this will be a period where the developers focus on fixing the game as it is rather than introduce new features so we can’t expect any earth […]
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 