News - April, 2016

Friday29th Apr 2016

  • News Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Gets A Monstrous New Patch

    Updates and bonuses galore!

    It may have been almost two years ago that Diablo III: Reaper of Souls was released on Xbox 360 and Xbox One but Blizzard are still showing the popular RPG an impressive amount of support, releasing a hefty new patch. Update 2.41 is now available to download, making changes to various skills in each class, items,...

Monday25th Apr 2016

  • News Dark Souls Based Board Game Obliterates Kickstarter Target

    They only wanted £50,000...

    In other news surrounding the hype of the Dark Souls III launch, Steamforged Games have put an idea for a Dark Souls-based board game on Kickstarter. The company put up a request for £50,000 - which seems a lot to regular working Joes like us. However, this idea has really caught the imagination of the internet, and...

Wednesday20th Apr 2016

  • News Microsoft Ends Xbox 360 Production

    Thanks for the memories

    Microsoft have announced today that after a stellar run of over 10 years, they've ended production of the Xbox 360. After being officially revealed via a 22-minute television special - MTV Presents Xbox: The Next Generation Revealed - hosted by Elijah Wood and featuring The Killers back on May 12th, 2005, the Xbox 360 would...

  • Review TRON RUN/r (Xbox One)

    ​Despite being fans, we fight for the users

    If there was ever a movie franchise that should lend itself to a whole host of entertaining videogames, it's TRON. The two films are set in a digital world where everything crackles neon, feature intense disc battles and of course, contain fantastic sequences on light cycles. The latest (and probably...

Saturday16th Apr 2016

  • News Xbox One User Shows How Awesome the Xbox One Dash Could Be

    What say you?

    We should point out from the get-go that the images you'll see in the below gallery are not in any way official...just in case you don't read the rest of the text. We just thought it was interesting and a job well done. Reddit user ES_Baxter has been tinkering with Photoshop to put together a few changes that would improve the Xbox...

Friday15th Apr 2016

  • Review Dark Souls III (Xbox One)

    Light my fire

    What do you expect of a sequel? Do you expect it to reinvent itself and alter its DNA in substantial ways, or do you prefer that it refines its formula and tastefully enhances its best qualities? If the latter is your preference, you'll be delighted with Dark Souls III. Developer FromSoftware has taken the foundation from past Souls...

Wednesday13th Apr 2016

  • Review Hitman (Xbox One)

    Enter an (episodic) world of assassination

    Back in the day, the Hitman series brought a complex mix of costumes, stealth and planning to the murky world of the gun-for-hire assassin. As the the titular Hitman - Agent 47 - you were given a target, a selection of weaponry and left to your own devices to make the hit a reality. We still fondly remember...

Thursday7th Apr 2016

  • Review DiRT Rally (Xbox One)

    Get dirty

    When you first fire up Codemaster's latest racer, you're warned that DiRT Rally is a simulation that shouldn't be taken lightly. You'll wonder if that message was even necessary approximately two minutes later, when your car has flown over a sandy bank at an angle in the Greek hills and the sky and the ground have swapped places. Make no...

Tuesday5th Apr 2016

  • News Deals With Gold: Batman, Forza, Rory McIlroy Golf Cut

    Back to Gotham

    This week's Xbox Deals With Gold are now live, and there are savings to be had on a number of high profile titles, as well as a couple of cuts for some interesting diversions. Batman: Arkham Knight gets trimmed in the standalone and Premium editions, and the Season Pass is discounted too. Forza Horizon 2's Car Pass is cut, as is the...

  • Review Screencheat (Xbox One)

    I Lie! I Cheat! I Steal!

    There's been some disappointing first-person shooters as of late. Major releases such as Call of Duty: Black Ops III and Star Wars: Battlefront have either lacked inspired gameplay, freshness, or content, so it's been great to see things pick up on the independent scene. We've already seen the speedrun focused Lovely Planet...

Friday1st Apr 2016

  • Review Quantum Break (Xbox One)

    The future is bright

    Quantum Break is one of the most sophisticated cinematic experiences on Xbox One, with lavish production values, convincing performances, and a riveting science-fiction plot enveloping its time-bending mechanics. The developer Remedy Entertainment – known for Max Payne and Alan Wake – has crafted a third-person...

  • News The Division's First Raid & Free Content Update Revealed

    Endgame gets some meat

    Ubisoft have revealed what's coming in the free content update for Tom Clancy's The Division. Announced during a dedicated stream and Ubiblog post, the 1.1 update called "Incursions" will release on April 12th and will be adding a meaty chuck of endgame content, as well as some new mechanics. The cornerstone of the...