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 […]
First up I’ll admit I jumped into Rain on Your Parade based purely on recommendations from a recent Kinda Funny XCast which compared the game to Donut County and that effectively sold me. Seeing as it had also arrived on Xbox Game Pass it wasn’t long before I […]
After my positive experience last year with narrative driven games I find myself again playing another one in Night Call, from Monkey Moon and Blackmuffin Studio, which feels more old school in its storytelling approach but wraps it up with some good writing and an appealing presentation. The […]
Comprised of a number of ex-Rare members, Playtonic Games first game Yooka-Laylee back in 2017 leveraged much of what made Rare’s own classic 3D platformer Banjo-Kazooie so popular and it became a Kickstarter success. They would return again to their creation two years later but with a twist […]
I’m not one for actively trying out purely narrative driven games as they’re usually not my cup of tea (!) but when Coffee Talk by Toge Productions appeared as part of Xbox’s Games with Gold promotion in the last month I had to give it a go. I […]
There’s very little to dispute about Minecraft being a gaming phenomenon. With over 100 million copies sold across numerous platforms the build-em-up has a massive following. But can that standing help translate the franchise into different genres? There’s been Minecraft: Story Mode from Telltale and while not a […]
Taking on the role of an insurance adjuster might not sound like the most thrilling of personas for a video game but when it involves investigating a lost ship and the fates of its sixty crew members then it starts to get a little more interesting. And that’s […]
Out of curiosity I thought I’d spend a little time with Warframe, Digital Extremes’ free to play PvE phenomenon that’s steadily evolved over time into a game with quite the following. Now that Destiny 2 has taken a similar route and gone FTP it seemed worthwhile to see […]
Epic Games seem happy to let the players find out for themselves what is different in Fortnite Chapter 2 and judging from what I’ve seen so far it’s at least setting itself up to be a kinder game for players of various skill levels… at least from the […]
It seems to be a great time to be a gamer if you’re a fan of the “Metroidvania” genre. With its use of expansive maps and a progress curve that gradually opens up areas as you accumulate the right skills or items, players can get a lot of […]
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.
