This month has been good for shooter fans wanting a taste of what’s to come soon with live tests of both Call of Duty Vanguard, Halo Infinite and Battlefield 2042 making the rounds. All games are within a month if each other with Vanguard and Halo bookending Battlefield […]
If I were to describe The Artful Escape by Beethoven & Dinosaur in a few words I think “Guitar Hero: The Adventure Game” might be a good place to start. It takes a story with shades of Douglas Adams, combines it with amazing music and gorgeous visuals and […]
Considering how much I liked MechWarrior 2 and its many versions it may come as a surprise that I didn’t continue to follow the BattleTech franchise through its more recent iterations. However with the arrival of 2019’s MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries (MW5) to Xbox Game Pass it’s as good […]
It’s been more than sixteen years (!) since Double Fine’s Psychonauts first arrived on Xbox. Back then it was a bit of a cult hit which rated well but unfortunately didn’t get into many players hands. It wasn’t until recently that I gave the game a fair run […]
The recent Halo Infinite development update from developer 343 Industries (see below) dropped a couple of delay bombs which has raised a lot of discussion among everyone excited for the game but personally I don’t think it’s that big a deal in the long run. Anyway, what was […]
Despite garnering a huge number of awards, including plenty of game of the year titles, I didn’t get around to playing Supergiant Games’ Hades in 2020. Though it was out on PC I’m still mainly an Xbox gamer and since the excellent Bastion, there hasn’t been another one […]
Due to the changing tides of game development the team at Turn 10 have spent more time than ever before building the next iteration of the Forza Motorsport franchise. I doubt anyone thinks the extra time is a bad idea but the end result of it is we’re […]
At first I wasn’t sure if I would get into this first preview of Halo Infinite‘s multiplayer but when I did I was pleasantly surprised to find that for what is meant to be a tiny slice of the whole game it is pretty solid showing in terms […]
With the latest update to Sea of Thieves bringing a collaboration with Disney and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise it’s pretty much cemented the game as the place to be for players wanting this style of pirating shenanigans. Though the update brings a lot of new features […]
The final part of the Mass Effect trilogy had a lot to live up to and it certainly wasn’t going to try and take the easy route to the end even if those choices would come back to bite them. The game is often cited as an example […]
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.
