It’s been a year since Marvel’s Avengers was released to much fanfare but beaten down due to a mixed reception. Taking a number of well known superheroes and throwing them into a game that focused on level grinding and microtransactions didn’t impress many but it had its share […]
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 […]
The month is almost done and the batch of games for October’s Xbox Games with Gold are almost ready to roll out. Full details can be found here but the games coming are: Aaero (Xbox, Oct 1-31) Hover (Xbox, Oct 16-Nov 15) Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (Xbox 360 […]
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 […]
I was pretty late to the party when it came to using a headset for gaming. Apart from using the old Xbox chat headset on the Xbox 360 for party talk I didn’t think anything could beat a decent set of speakers. A lot of that changed though […]
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 […]
It feels like the end of the month arrived a lot faster than expected thanks to the rush of Gamescom announcements distracting us with fancy new consoles and release dates – I’m looking at you Halo Infinite. Anyway, the games for September’s Xbox Games with Gold are: Warhammer: Chaosbane […]
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 […]
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 