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Review Alan Wake 2: The Lake House (Xbox) - Connecting The Dots To Control
Remedy doing Remedy things
It was a long old wait for Alan Wake 2 to finally launch on Xbox late last year, and now Remedy is wrapping up the game's DLC plan with The Lake House expansion. Yep, it's finally time to say goodbye to the second instalment of Alan Wake - and the team has spent its final few moments here building out the Remedy universe...
Review Alan Wake 2: Night Springs (Xbox) - Weird & Wonderful DLC That Oozes Remedy Style
Embark on three wild episodes of Night Springs
Alan Wake 2 was big, bold, stylish and just a fantastic rollercoaster ride from start to finish last year, so you can bet your bottom dollar that we've been all over Alan Wake 2: Night Springs since it was basically shadow-dropped right after Summer Game Fest 2024. Night Springs brings together three...
Review Horizon Chase 2 (Xbox) - Gorgeous Graphics Turbocharge This Speedy Arcade Racer
Redlining it
After a short period of time on other platforms including Nintendo Switch, the sequel to 2018's fantastic Horizon Chase Turbo is finally coming to Xbox. Yep, Horizon Chase 2 is almost here, and we've been well up for this one ever since it was announced for the platform. The good news is that this high-speed sequel largely delivers on...
Review Fall Guys - A Great Addition To The Free-To-Play Xbox Lineup
It's fall coming back to us now
It's been a long time coming, but the wildly popular party game Fall Guys is finally now on Xbox, and the relaunch of the game has also coincided with a transition to a free-to-play model. So, now that we're kicking off Season 1 all over again, including on Xbox this time, is Fall Guys worth a download? In our view,...
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News Halo Enters 'New Dawn' With New Studio Name, Engine And Games
'Halo Studios' is developing multiple games on UE5
Before kicking off the 2024 Halo World Championships, Microsoft announced a "new dawn" for the Halo series - with 343 Studios rebranding (and expanding) as Halo Studios while also revealing a new game engine and a new philosophy. Going forward, the Halo series will now run on Unreal Engine 5. All...
News Former Xbox Boss Reminisces About Gears Of War's 'Groundbreaking' Mad World Trailer
"Kudos to the teams"
Less than a year ago we ranted and raved about how much we liked the direction of the first Gears of War game, and we're definitely not the only ones that still have strong feelings for that era of Gears. The first game in the series, and also its Mad World marketing campaign have gone on to become iconic, and former Xbox boss...
News Horizon Chase 2 Brings Old-School Arcade Racing To Xbox Later This Month
The chase is on
After revealing a rough launch window right at the tail end of 2023, Horizon Chase 2 officially has an Xbox release date! You can go hands-on with this beautiful retro racing sequel on May 30th, 2024. The upcoming old-school racer will be playable on both Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, and it'll launch with a
Random Streamer Beats Gears Of War On Insane Difficulty In 2024, Without Ever Taking Cover
Now this is a mad world
Beating any of the Gears games on Insane difficulty is no small feat, but what if you were mad enough to try and do it without ever taking cover? Well, Twitch streamer Arrrash has decided to replay the first game — specifically 2015's Gears of War: Ultimate Edition — in 2024, without using the game's cover mechanic...
News Disney Invests $1.5 Billion In Epic To Create New Universe Connected To Fortnite
"Disney's biggest entry ever into the world of games"
Disney and Epic Games have announced an "all new games and entertainment universe" connected to Fortnite to expand the reach of key IP. As part of this, Disney is also investing $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games alongside this "multiyear" project. Disney's Chief Executive...
News Epic CEO Makes Outspoken Statement About Microsoft 'Empowering Developers'
"Congratulations to Microsoft on a well-deserved honor"
You may have seen in the news recently that Microsoft has overtaken Apple in becoming "the world's most valuable company", and Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has had something to say on the matter. Sweeney has congratulated the Xbox owner for its achievement, while making a not-so-subtle dig at...
Talking Point Has Xbox Done A Good Job With Gears Of War So Far?
Microsoft bought the IP 10 years ago
Gears of War is one of Xbox's premiere franchises - it has been since the first game arrived as an Xbox exclusive in the fall of 2006. Epic Games was at the helm back then — as it was for the whole original trilogy — but, how do you feel about the direction Xbox has taken since? If you remember, Microsoft...
News Rock Band-Style Instruments Could Return To Xbox Thanks To 'Fortnite Festival'
Getting the band back together
Third-party accessory maker PDP is teasing the return of physical instruments for music games - most likely because of the recent release of 'Fortnite Festival'. Fortnite Fest is a new music game baked into Epic's free-to-play titan, and it's been developed by the original creators of Rock Band, Harmonix. For now,...
News Digital Foundry Looks At Unreal Engine 5's 'Mixed' Start On Xbox Series X|S
"The early results have been mixed"
Unreal Engine 5 has been one of the most prominent game engines of the current generation so far, with Epic's well-known toolset powering lots of recent AAA titles. While some projects, such as The Matrix Awakens, have been impressive - some have failed to deliver on what we'd expect from a 'next-gen' title. And...
News Alan Wake 2 Seemingly Struggled To Make An Impact On Xbox In October
"Alan Wake II did not rank among the top 150 titles"
Alan Wake 2's critical reception was pretty amazing when it launched last month on Xbox; probably better than we expected here at PX HQ to be honest! However, that doesn't always translate to sales & player engagement - and Alan Wake 2 seems to have had a little more trouble in that...
Talking Point Xbox's Influential Gears Of War Sequel Is Now 15 Years Old
Happy belated birthday, Gears 2!
Ahh, the original Gears trilogy - one of our absolute favourite collections in the Xbox library. We had so much fun on these games back in the day, and this week, the second game in the series celebrated a rather substantial birthday. Gears of War 2 is now 15 years of age, and it was a pretty influential game for its...
News Fortnite Revives Chapter 1 In Its New 'OG Season'
A blast from the past
Epic's popular battle royale is returning to its roots this season with the launch of Fortnite 'Chapter 4: Season OG'. This season will allow players to drop into 'Chapter 1 Season 5' with each major update to follow bringing in a different phase of the battle royale's past. This includes Shopping Carts, ATKs, assault rifles,...
News Remedy Dev Thanks Epic Games For Being 'Nothing But Supportive' On Alan Wake 2
"They let us make the game we wanted"
Well, the early reviews are in, and it's safe to say that Alan Wake 2 has gone down very well indeed with most critics so far. In the wake of Remedy's review embargo lifting today, the team's communications director has thanked publisher Epic Games - and their comment gives us some insight into why Alan Wake 2...
Soapbox Gears Of War Should Return To Its Horror-Themed 'Mad World' Roots
Thinking back to original game's iconic trailer
It's that time of year where the horror fans among us start thinking about what spooky games we might play over the Halloween period, and this year, I feel a little stuck to be quite honest. I've spent some time with the likes of Resident Evil 4, Layers of Fear and Amnesia: The Bunker already in 2023,...
News Fortnite Creator Epic Games Laying Off 870 Employees
Fall Guys team reportedly "hit very hard"
Following news about Sega's project Hyenas being axed and potentially leading to job losses, the Fortnite creator Epic Games has announced it's laying off 870 employees at its own company. These job cuts are believed to impact about 16% of Epic's workforce, according to sources who wish to remain anonymous...
Talking Point Are You Hoping Xbox's 'Gears Collection' Is Real?
Which game would you play first?
A 'Gears of War collection' of some sort has been a hot topic for a number of years at this point, with lots of rumours and reports pointing towards it becoming a reality some day. We've never heard anything official from Xbox on the matter, but a recent comment from Phil Spencer has reignit
Talking Point Did You Play Epic's Ill-Fated Gears Of War Spinoff On Xbox 360?
We won't judge you for it
2013 ended up being a swansong year for the Xbox 360, with fantastic titles like Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite and believe it or not, Grand Theft Auto V debuting on the system in its final year. However, on the exclusive front things dried up a little bit prior to the Xbox One's arrival in November 2013. Forza Horizon...
News Fortnite Is Reportedly Going Full FPS Next Season With New First Person Mode
Would you play this?
Fortnite continues to grow and evolve in huge ways with pretty much every new season of content - truth be told, it can be hard to keep up with what's going on in Epic's ever-popular battle royale. However, reports of a first person mode coming to the game next season have piqued our interest. Well-known Fortnite content...
News Xbox 360 Era Gears Of War Director Teases Return To Franchise
Mr. Ortega worked on Gears 2, 3 & more!
The Coalition has seemingly been working away on its next Gears of War game for a few years at this point, with Gears 5 launching back in 2019. While we've not seen any kind of real 'Gears 6' announcement just yet, a key developer from the Xbox 360 days of the franchise has seemingly returned to work on it...
News Fortnite Analysis Shows Xbox Series X|S Version Transformed By Unreal Engine 5.1 Upgrade
New horizons
A week ago, we caught wind of Epic's brand new Fortnite update that began to bring some fresh Unreal Engine 5.1 elements to the long-running battle royale title. In short, a selection of big 'next-gen' UE5 features like Nanite, Lumen, Virtual Shadow Maps, and Temporal Super Resolution all arrived with Fortnite's latest update, and
News Gears Of War Creator On Sale To Xbox: 'Epic Didn't Really Know What To Do With The Franchise'
So Microsoft took charge
Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski recently chatted with IGN about his new book 'Control Freak', and as usual, Gears was a major talking point. In one segment, he touched on the sale of the franchise to Microsoft in 2014 - mentioning how Epic didn't really seem to know what to do with the series after he left alongside...
Soapbox Gears Of War 2 Deserves 'The Last Of Us' Style Remake
Jacinto rises
Just thinking back to Gears of War 2 hits me with a huge wave of nostalgia. Epic Games' follow-up to the revolutionary Gears of War launched right around the time I picked up an Xbox 360, and it certainly wasn't a bad introduction to what the system could do. In fact, almost 15 years on and this is still, for my money, the very best...
News Gears Of War Designer Talks The Struggles Of Launching On Xbox 360
Before it went on to become a flagship Xbox game!
Way back in 2006, the current behemoth that is Epic Games created Gears of War, an iconic Xbox franchise in this day and age. However, back when the first game was in development, Epic was a very different company made up of a much smaller team. Gameplay designer at the time, Lee Perry, has now sat...
News Obi-Wan Kenobi Forces His Way Into Fortnite's Item Shop Next Week
We haven't heard that name in a lo...actually we've heard it loads recently
Yes, that's right, Epic Games has announced, via it's official website, that none other than Obi-Wan Kenobi, a man we've always thought bore an uncanny resemblance to Scottish actor Ewan McGregor, will be coming to Fortnite on May the 26th (that's next Thursday!) He's...
News New Unreal Engine 5 Video Makes It Hard To Choo-Choo Choose Between Graphics And Reality
The future is photo-realistic
A YouTube video showing off some very fancy Unreal Engine 5 tech demo work is currently doing the rounds online and, let us tell you, our minds are completely blown by this one. The video, which is the work of 3D environmental artist Lorenzo Drago, shows a recreation of Etchū-Daimon Station train station in Toyama,...
News Halo Enters 'New Dawn' With New Studio Name, Engine And Games
'Halo Studios' is developing multiple games on UE5
Before kicking off the 2024 Halo World Championships, Microsoft announced a "new dawn" for the Halo series - with 343 Studios rebranding (and expanding) as Halo Studios while also revealing a new game engine and a new philosophy. Going forward, the Halo series will now run on Unreal Engine 5. All...
News Former Xbox Boss Reminisces About Gears Of War's 'Groundbreaking' Mad World Trailer
"Kudos to the teams"
Less than a year ago we ranted and raved about how much we liked the direction of the first Gears of War game, and we're definitely not the only ones that still have strong feelings for that era of Gears. The first game in the series, and also its Mad World marketing campaign have gone on to become iconic, and former Xbox boss...
News Horizon Chase 2 Brings Old-School Arcade Racing To Xbox Later This Month
The chase is on
After revealing a rough launch window right at the tail end of 2023, Horizon Chase 2 officially has an Xbox release date! You can go hands-on with this beautiful retro racing sequel on May 30th, 2024. The upcoming old-school racer will be playable on both Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, and it'll launch with a
Random Streamer Beats Gears Of War On Insane Difficulty In 2024, Without Ever Taking Cover
Now this is a mad world
Beating any of the Gears games on Insane difficulty is no small feat, but what if you were mad enough to try and do it without ever taking cover? Well, Twitch streamer Arrrash has decided to replay the first game — specifically 2015's Gears of War: Ultimate Edition — in 2024, without using the game's cover mechanic...
News Disney Invests $1.5 Billion In Epic To Create New Universe Connected To Fortnite
"Disney's biggest entry ever into the world of games"
Disney and Epic Games have announced an "all new games and entertainment universe" connected to Fortnite to expand the reach of key IP. As part of this, Disney is also investing $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games alongside this "multiyear" project. Disney's Chief Executive...
News Epic CEO Makes Outspoken Statement About Microsoft 'Empowering Developers'
"Congratulations to Microsoft on a well-deserved honor"
You may have seen in the news recently that Microsoft has overtaken Apple in becoming "the world's most valuable company", and Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has had something to say on the matter. Sweeney has congratulated the Xbox owner for its achievement, while making a not-so-subtle dig at...
Talking Point Has Xbox Done A Good Job With Gears Of War So Far?
Microsoft bought the IP 10 years ago
Gears of War is one of Xbox's premiere franchises - it has been since the first game arrived as an Xbox exclusive in the fall of 2006. Epic Games was at the helm back then — as it was for the whole original trilogy — but, how do you feel about the direction Xbox has taken since? If you remember, Microsoft...
News Rock Band-Style Instruments Could Return To Xbox Thanks To 'Fortnite Festival'
Getting the band back together
Third-party accessory maker PDP is teasing the return of physical instruments for music games - most likely because of the recent release of 'Fortnite Festival'. Fortnite Fest is a new music game baked into Epic's free-to-play titan, and it's been developed by the original creators of Rock Band, Harmonix. For now,...
News Digital Foundry Looks At Unreal Engine 5's 'Mixed' Start On Xbox Series X|S
"The early results have been mixed"
Unreal Engine 5 has been one of the most prominent game engines of the current generation so far, with Epic's well-known toolset powering lots of recent AAA titles. While some projects, such as The Matrix Awakens, have been impressive - some have failed to deliver on what we'd expect from a 'next-gen' title. And...
News Alan Wake 2 Seemingly Struggled To Make An Impact On Xbox In October
"Alan Wake II did not rank among the top 150 titles"
Alan Wake 2's critical reception was pretty amazing when it launched last month on Xbox; probably better than we expected here at PX HQ to be honest! However, that doesn't always translate to sales & player engagement - and Alan Wake 2 seems to have had a little more trouble in that...
Talking Point Xbox's Influential Gears Of War Sequel Is Now 15 Years Old
Happy belated birthday, Gears 2!
Ahh, the original Gears trilogy - one of our absolute favourite collections in the Xbox library. We had so much fun on these games back in the day, and this week, the second game in the series celebrated a rather substantial birthday. Gears of War 2 is now 15 years of age, and it was a pretty influential game for its...
News Fortnite Revives Chapter 1 In Its New 'OG Season'
A blast from the past
Epic's popular battle royale is returning to its roots this season with the launch of Fortnite 'Chapter 4: Season OG'. This season will allow players to drop into 'Chapter 1 Season 5' with each major update to follow bringing in a different phase of the battle royale's past. This includes Shopping Carts, ATKs, assault rifles,...
News Remedy Dev Thanks Epic Games For Being 'Nothing But Supportive' On Alan Wake 2
"They let us make the game we wanted"
Well, the early reviews are in, and it's safe to say that Alan Wake 2 has gone down very well indeed with most critics so far. In the wake of Remedy's review embargo lifting today, the team's communications director has thanked publisher Epic Games - and their comment gives us some insight into why Alan Wake 2...
Soapbox Gears Of War Should Return To Its Horror-Themed 'Mad World' Roots
Thinking back to original game's iconic trailer
It's that time of year where the horror fans among us start thinking about what spooky games we might play over the Halloween period, and this year, I feel a little stuck to be quite honest. I've spent some time with the likes of Resident Evil 4, Layers of Fear and Amnesia: The Bunker already in 2023,...
News Fortnite Creator Epic Games Laying Off 870 Employees
Fall Guys team reportedly "hit very hard"
Following news about Sega's project Hyenas being axed and potentially leading to job losses, the Fortnite creator Epic Games has announced it's laying off 870 employees at its own company. These job cuts are believed to impact about 16% of Epic's workforce, according to sources who wish to remain anonymous...
Talking Point Are You Hoping Xbox's 'Gears Collection' Is Real?
Which game would you play first?
A 'Gears of War collection' of some sort has been a hot topic for a number of years at this point, with lots of rumours and reports pointing towards it becoming a reality some day. We've never heard anything official from Xbox on the matter, but a recent comment from Phil Spencer has reignit
Talking Point Did You Play Epic's Ill-Fated Gears Of War Spinoff On Xbox 360?
We won't judge you for it
2013 ended up being a swansong year for the Xbox 360, with fantastic titles like Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite and believe it or not, Grand Theft Auto V debuting on the system in its final year. However, on the exclusive front things dried up a little bit prior to the Xbox One's arrival in November 2013. Forza Horizon...
News Fortnite Is Reportedly Going Full FPS Next Season With New First Person Mode
Would you play this?
Fortnite continues to grow and evolve in huge ways with pretty much every new season of content - truth be told, it can be hard to keep up with what's going on in Epic's ever-popular battle royale. However, reports of a first person mode coming to the game next season have piqued our interest. Well-known Fortnite content...
News Xbox 360 Era Gears Of War Director Teases Return To Franchise
Mr. Ortega worked on Gears 2, 3 & more!
The Coalition has seemingly been working away on its next Gears of War game for a few years at this point, with Gears 5 launching back in 2019. While we've not seen any kind of real 'Gears 6' announcement just yet, a key developer from the Xbox 360 days of the franchise has seemingly returned to work on it...
News Fortnite Analysis Shows Xbox Series X|S Version Transformed By Unreal Engine 5.1 Upgrade
New horizons
A week ago, we caught wind of Epic's brand new Fortnite update that began to bring some fresh Unreal Engine 5.1 elements to the long-running battle royale title. In short, a selection of big 'next-gen' UE5 features like Nanite, Lumen, Virtual Shadow Maps, and Temporal Super Resolution all arrived with Fortnite's latest update, and
News Gears Of War Creator On Sale To Xbox: 'Epic Didn't Really Know What To Do With The Franchise'
So Microsoft took charge
Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski recently chatted with IGN about his new book 'Control Freak', and as usual, Gears was a major talking point. In one segment, he touched on the sale of the franchise to Microsoft in 2014 - mentioning how Epic didn't really seem to know what to do with the series after he left alongside...
Soapbox Gears Of War 2 Deserves 'The Last Of Us' Style Remake
Jacinto rises
Just thinking back to Gears of War 2 hits me with a huge wave of nostalgia. Epic Games' follow-up to the revolutionary Gears of War launched right around the time I picked up an Xbox 360, and it certainly wasn't a bad introduction to what the system could do. In fact, almost 15 years on and this is still, for my money, the very best...
News Gears Of War Designer Talks The Struggles Of Launching On Xbox 360
Before it went on to become a flagship Xbox game!
Way back in 2006, the current behemoth that is Epic Games created Gears of War, an iconic Xbox franchise in this day and age. However, back when the first game was in development, Epic was a very different company made up of a much smaller team. Gameplay designer at the time, Lee Perry, has now sat...
News Obi-Wan Kenobi Forces His Way Into Fortnite's Item Shop Next Week
We haven't heard that name in a lo...actually we've heard it loads recently
Yes, that's right, Epic Games has announced, via it's official website, that none other than Obi-Wan Kenobi, a man we've always thought bore an uncanny resemblance to Scottish actor Ewan McGregor, will be coming to Fortnite on May the 26th (that's next Thursday!) He's...
News New Unreal Engine 5 Video Makes It Hard To Choo-Choo Choose Between Graphics And Reality
The future is photo-realistic
A YouTube video showing off some very fancy Unreal Engine 5 tech demo work is currently doing the rounds online and, let us tell you, our minds are completely blown by this one. The video, which is the work of 3D environmental artist Lorenzo Drago, shows a recreation of Etchū-Daimon Station train station in Toyama,...