The ever increasing next gen hype train is bearing down on us with the Xbox Series X and PS5 set to be released later this year. If you are like me, checking social media and gaming websites is a habit now in the quest for more news on […]
With the new reboot GRID out I thought it might be time to go back and actually play GRID 2. I originally tried to play this on the backward compatibly option for the Xbox One as it was only ever released on the Xbox 360. Not surprisingly time […]
We’re on the other side of E3 and looking back at my pre-show predictions I thought it was worth following up with another post to see how I fared. Xbox “Scarlett” might get a reveal like the Xbox One X did with the Project Scorpio announcement that revealed […]
This year’s E3 was going to be an interesting one for Microsoft with a lot of expectations following from their announcements last year of acquired studios and upcoming products and services. How it played out was much of the things people expected (to a degree) bookended the overall […]
With Nintendo doing their own thing for some time and Sony now borrowing from that idea pile it seems like this year’s E3 is Microsoft’s opportunity to stake a strong claim for their idea of the future of gaming. Even Google jumped in early to reveal more on […]
The recent X018 event that Microsoft held in Mexico City had a lot of news in relation to what is coming up for games on Xbox but the announcement of two studios joining the team showed a further commitment to building out their games portfolio. It’s not the […]
The trailer for Halo Infinite opened up Microsoft’s Xbox presentation this year. Not much was revealed except that it is apparently powered by a new engine they are calling Slipspace (a Halo reference). At one point in the trailer it showed multiple creatures in a herd which might […]
I’ve played Sea of Thieves for a couple of hours now, and basically have been giving solo play a go. I thought it might be a good opportunity to share some initial thoughts. Firstly, the graphics are very impressive, as is the sound. When you are sailing solo […]
In what is a nice surprise we now have four more 360 games that have resolution and other enhancements for the Xbox One X. The Witcher 2, Crackdown, Fable Anniversary and Forza Horizon have been tweaked and given a huge resolution boost. It actually does make a difference […]
UPDATE – It has been confirmed by Major Nelson that the new 1st party games will be added permanently to the Game Pass. So for those of you worried they would only be up for a month or so, you can rest easy. In what I would consider […]