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Master web developer by trade, Ken guided Pure Xbox through its first incarnation around the time of the Xbox One. Nowadays, you'll find him selling a wealth of retro goodness via SuperChallenge.
Review Infinity Runner (Xbox One)
Travelling without moving
One type of game that until now has yet to make the jump to Xbox One – some would say thankfully – is the endless runner. Made popular by the likes of Temple Run and a billion other pretenders on mobile devices, the genre has yet to really get a foothold on any home console platform. This is more than likely due to the...
Review Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China (Xbox One)
Changing perspectives
The concept of taking the Assassin's Creed franchise into a 2.5D game world is certainly an interesting proposition. Many were wondering how Ubisoft and Climax Studios would go about getting the free-running elements of the main franchise into a side-scroller whilst keeping an element of freedom about the proceedings. The good...
Review We Are Doomed (Xbox One)
Gone too soon
When it comes to twin-stick shooters, Geometry Wars changed the game when it reared its head back in 2003. Plenty of pretenders to the throne have come and gone and the release of Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions (and the subsequent free content-doubling DLC pack) has raised the bar once again. Out twin-sticking the wireframe champion is...
News Preview Program Members Advised to Decline Latest Update to Prevent Factory Reset
Watch out!
Members of the Xbox Dashboard Preview Program are being advised to decline an update that went live yesterday, since it might cause their console to perform a full factory reset. What that means is that any games that you've downloaded will be removed from the console. You'll be able to re-download them of course, and your saved games...
News Build Your Farm in Wild Season for Xbox One
King of the indie frontier
Quickfire Games and SOEDESCO have confirmed that they'll be releasing their farming and life sim Wild Season on Xbox One in 2015. Inspired by the likes of Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing, the game starts off with you taking over a decrepit farm in a far away town, with the goal being to turn it into the best farm in the...
News Police 10-13 Set to Bust Perps on Xbox One
Been doing a little drinking tonight, sir?
Wingman Games are currently working on a "police simulator" title for PC and Xbox One, by the name of Police 10-13. The game has been a part of Steam's "Greenlight" program for a little while, where it has indeed been greenlit by the community, and Wingman appears to have a long list of features that they...
Burnt out
When it comes to simulations of motorcycle racing, there's really only one name left in the business. When you buy a game based on MotoGP, Motocross, Superbikes, or anything else that runs on two wheels and has an engine, Italian developer Milestone is likely who will be behind it. With so many titles under their belt, we were expecting...
News More Titles Discounted for the Weekend in the Xbox Spring Sale
Hit for six
In addition to the list of Spring Sale and Deals With Gold offers that were announced earlier in the week, Microsoft has added an extra batch of deals that will be available this weekend at a discount. Some cracking puzzling action, some dancing, a couple board games, and a Mexican-themed platformer are the order of the day on Xbox One,...
Review Tower Of Guns (Xbox One)
Bulletproof...We Wish It Was
Tower of Guns is a very simple game at its core. You play the protagonist, running through room after room of the eponymous tower, shooting anything mechanical that tries to do you harm. Once you've cleared a room, you shoot the door and move into another one to do the same, then repeat until you meet a boss character...
News Happy Wars Accidentally Launched on Xbox One
Warning!
Toylogic have accidentally released the Xbox One version of Happy Wars in some regions, it was revealed today. The game has since been removed from the marketplace, but Playlogic boss Yoichi Take says that both Playlogic and Microsoft are investigating what caused the game to launch early. Also, says Take, players shouldn't play the Xbox...
News Officially Licensed Xbox One Star Wars Controllers Go Up For Preorder
These might not be the controllers you're looking for
PowerA has announced that on April 30th, they'll release three officially licensed Star Wars-themed controllers for Xbox One in the US. We'd imagine that they'll reach the UK and Europe in due course. R2D2, Stormtrooper, and Darth Vader designs are available, but the (wireless) force is weak...
Review Pool Nation FX (Xbox One)
Rack and ruined
Back in 2012, a game by the name of Pool Nation launched on Xbox 360. Pretty much overlooked by everyone other than hardcore fans of cue and ball action, it was a surprisingly good take on the sport, featuring a ludicrously addictive Endurance mode, great visuals, and smooth gameplay. Fast forward to 2015, and Pool Nation FX has...
News Axiom Verge Coming To Xbox One...Just Not Yet
Thomas Happ Games confirms
Axiom Verge is a game that is currently lighting up the interwebs, due to the fact that the Metroidvania-style title is launching on PlayStation 4 this week. Of course, the fact that it looks like it could be a proper stunner in terms of gameplay is just another good reason. Sadly, Xbox fans haven't been feeling the love...
Review Fruit Ninja Kinect 2 (Xbox One)
Orange you glad we didn't say banana?
There weren't a great many solid titles released for Microsoft's first foray into motion-controlled console gaming, but few could argue that Fruit Ninja Kinect was anything less than a cracking game. Easy to get into, fun to play, and devilishly addictive, the game was ported from mobile platforms with aplomb by...
News Second Part of Xbox One April System Update Detailed
Yet more improvements
On top of the improvements for party chat, Game Hubs, and achievement notifications that were announced earlier, Microsoft have started rolling out a second list of improvements to Preview Program members that will be included (provided no huge bugs are found) in April's system update. The improvements involve being able to...
News Pure Hold 'Em Beta Launches on Xbox One
Call or raise
A beta version of VooFoo's Pure Hold 'Em has been released via the Xbox One Game Store this morning. The poker title from the team behind Pure Pool was announced back in February as being due later in the year, but no mention of a beta was made. However, you can grab your virtual chips and sit down at the virtual table to play a few...
Review Bladestorm: Nightmare (Xbox One)
Nightmare is right
When Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War was released on the Xbox 360 back in 2008, it was a game that pretty much passed everyone by. Those who did play it tend to remember it with fondness, even though it was far from perfect. A genuinely inventive game that saw players leading battalions of troops across France while racking up...
Rumour Microsoft Has An Exclusive Licensed NFL Football Title in the Works
And the name will ring a few bells...
Take this strictly as a rumour until any official confirmation comes through, but it appears that Microsoft may be working on an officially-licensed NFL football title that will be exclusive to Xbox One and Windows 10. Should the rumour prove to be true, we're hearing that the title will debut at E3 and launch...
Fade to black
With over-the-top prose, a very, very distinctive visual style, and with the potential for real thrills, White Night is absolutely stacked full of promise. A relatively low-key release, the game takes place exclusively in black-and-white, with the darkness only pierced by the occasional electric light and the lead character's ability...
A bit of bump and grind
It's been a while since a decent skateboarding game has hit the shelves. The surprise resurgence in popularity of EA's Skate 3 with the YouTube generation, combined with the excitement over a new Tony Hawk's Pro Skater title being announced though, show that there's still a market for the genre. Hoping to kickflip into the...
Review Zombie Army Trilogy (Xbox One)
Probably Nazi game you were looking for
Zombie Army Trilogy began life as standalone downloadable content pieces for Sniper Elite V2 on PC. The initial release was a fun diversion that saw Adolf Hitler summoning his own army of zombies to help defend an almost-defeated Germany in the final days of World War II. A second edition that followed on from...
News Fish On! Dovetail Games Fishing Confirmed for Xbox One
Casting a net in 2016
On top of all the ID@Xbox GDC announcements (which we're still getting through!), a few new titles have come to light this week. The latest of which that we have found out about, is Dovetail Games Fishing. The game is currently a part of the Steam Early Access program on PC, and is due to launch this year on that platform...
Scream if you wanna go faster...
Every so often – with increasing rarity – a game comes along that provides genuine doses of innovation on a wide scale. It may be entirely original. It may build and improve upon notes taken from another title, or even from more than one. But with more and more copycat products just rehashing the same old...
News Blazing Badger Announces Customisable Twin Stick Shooter AIPD for Xbox One
One game, a hundred thousand modes
Indie developer Blazing Badger has released some details about their upcoming twin stick shooter AIPD, which will launch on Xbox One and other platforms later in the year. The game will feature distinctly 80s-style neon art, and has an ace up its sleeve in the form of customisable game modes. The developer states...
