Rumour Microsoft Has An Exclusive Licensed NFL Football Title in the Works
And the name will ring a few bells...
News - March, 2015
Tuesday31st Mar 2015
Out Today Neverwinter (Xbox One)
...is coming
The Xbox One doesn't have a lot of MMO's (Japan got Onigiri) but Neverwinter is looking like it's ready to fill that void. It's been out on PC for a long time, and today Xbox One owners can try their hands at it for no cost whatsoever. We're not the biggest MMO fans here at pX, but this one definitely has us intrigued. Let us know in...
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...
News New Skylanders Trap Team Figures Detailed
Just when you thought it was safe to get your wallet out...
According to the official website, Skylanders Trap Team will be seeing a plethora of new figures hit the shelves in time for Easter. These include: Fire Element : Small Fry and Weeruptor, two mini versions of other Skylanders; Water Element : Echo, a musical dragon Gill Runt, a mini...
Friday27th Mar 2015
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...
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...
Wednesday25th Mar 2015
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 Battlefield: Hardline (Xbox One)
Gettin' tough?
Like the Call of Duty franchise, Battlefield has been doing the same thing for a few years now, and some could argue that the result is becoming a bit stale. While Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare aimed to shake things up with futuristic weaponry and gadgets to spice up both the single-player and the competitive space, it still largely...
Police Brutality
Los Angeles is an odd location for a cop game. While the Los Angeles Police Department is one of the more famous precincts in America, it's famous for the wrong reasons. The LAPD is famous due to racism, unneeded brutality, and for being the catalyst for the 1992 LA riots. So unless you're trying to make some sort of larger point,...
Tuesday24th Mar 2015
Review Resident Evil: Revelations 2 - Episode 4: Metamorphosis (Xbox One)
Loose ends
Good or bad. This is what it all comes down to when discussing the fourth and final chapter of Resident Evil: Revelations 2. No, we aren’t simply talking about the quality of the episode — which remains as consistent as the previous ones — but rather the type of ending players will receive in the final act. Episode 4: Metamorphosis...
Monday23rd Mar 2015
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...
Saturday21st Mar 2015
News Xbox One April System Update Begins Rolling Out to Preview Members
Chat improvements and better achievement notifications
According to Major Nelson's blog, Xbox One Preview program members should begin receiving the first of two system updates today, with the second arriving next week. The April system update brings improvements to the Party Chat app and Achievement notifications, as well as adding more game hub...
Friday20th Mar 2015
A spell-cial surprise
While PSN and Steam have been quickly accumulating a substantial number of roguelikes, the Xbox One has certainly been lacking in this area. In fact, we aren’t sure if there’s a single game currently available for purchase in the Games Store that's built around this increasingly-popular design choice. Hope is not lost,...
Tuesday17th Mar 2015
News Child Spends $4.5K in Microtransactions, Parent Wants to Sue Microsoft
A very expensive transfer...
An enraged parent is looking to start a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft in order to change their purchasing policy and receive compensation, after his son spent $4,500 in microtransactions on an unspecified version of EA's FIFA soccer franchise. Writing in a post on Medium, Jeremy Hillman - Director of Corporate...
Review Resident Evil: Revelations 2 - Episode 3: Judgment (Xbox One)
The one with all the puzzles
Playing Resident Evil: Revelations 2 in its current episodic state really is like coming back to your favourite TV show each week. The quick recaps that preface each instalment do a good job highlighting all the important stuff, while at the same time, achieving a level of excitement for the next. Episode 3: Judgment...
Monday16th Mar 2015
News Xbox Live Gold Subscribers Can Now Download Bioshock Infinite for Xbox 360 at No Cost
Say "bye bye" to Lara and "hello" to Booker
As of today, Bioshock Infinite can be downloaded to your Xbox 360 at no cost if you're an Xbox Live Gold Subscriber, thanks to Games With Gold. If you're unfamiliar with Bioshock Infinite, you should know that it was one of the highest-rated games of 2013, with the Xbox 360 version holding a 93 Metascore...
Sunday15th Mar 2015
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...
Thursday12th Mar 2015
Shift into turbo
The reopening of legendary video game publisher, Sierra, was met with much fanfare late last year. Now a part of Activision, Sierra's focus is on bringing high-quality downloadable indie titles to consoles. Their first release, Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions, was met with critical acclaim and proved to be a perfect jumping off point...
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...
Wednesday11th Mar 2015
Review Resident Evil: Revelations 2 - Episode 2: Contemplation (Xbox One)
Better than the first
Without a doubt, the second episode of Resident Evil: Revelations 2 knows how to up the ante. The story is more compelling, the action more exciting, and the enemies significantly more challenging. While Episode 1 was a solid opening chapter, it also felt predictable and played things a little too safe. Episode 2, however —...
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...
Tuesday10th Mar 2015
Review Ori and the Blind Forest (Xbox One)
An unforgettable journey
Some people are bothered by the term Metroidvania, which we’ve never really understood. We’re fully aware that it’s an unnecessary subgenre classification that derives its name from two of the industry’s most respected franchises, Metroid and Castlevania, but we're quite alright with that. For those of you unfamiliar...
Review DmC: Devil May Cry: Definitive Edition (Xbox One)
Here’s your chance to atone
Great games don’t always get the appreciation they deserve, and that’s a damn shame. Look at 2013’s Tomb Raider reboot, which was a smash hit with critics and most that played it, yet somehow it didn’t meet sales expectations. It’s a top-notch production all around, with refined gameplay, stunning art design,...
Saturday7th Mar 2015
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...
Friday6th Mar 2015
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...
Tuesday3rd Mar 2015
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...
Monday2nd Mar 2015
Review Resident Evil: Revelations 2 - Episode 1: Penal Colony (Xbox One)
Prison break
The debut episode of Resident Evil: Revelations 2 won’t have you convinced the horror series is back on track, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still have fun with it. Sure, it isn’t the prettiest game out there, and the voice acting — after all these years — can still be grating; but Revelations 2 succeeds in creating the...
Review Pinball FX2 - Iron & Steel Pack (Xbox One)
Catapults and six-shooters aplenty
It feels like ages since Zen Studios created pinball tables that weren't based on comic books or cartoons. Actually, it's been three years. In that three years time, we've watched this talented studio craft fantasy pinball experiences that excel beyond anything we could ever expect to find standing on four legs in...
