News Xbox Series X Owner Discovers 'Issue' Causing Games To Run 5% Slower
"I want to see if anyone else is affected..."
News Leaker Finds Mysterious New Xbox App On The Microsoft Store
Known as "Unnamed Project"
News 343 'Very Excited' To Unleash New Halo Infinite Multiplayer Content
New maps, modes, features and more...
News New Witcher Game Announced By CD Projekt Red
In partnership with Epic Games
News - 2022, Week 12
Sunday27th Mar 2022
News Leaker Finds Mysterious New Xbox App On The Microsoft Store
Known as "Unnamed Project"
We've shared news from the Twitter account Aggiornamenti Lumia on many occasions in the past, as they're a well-known Microsoft Store leaker with a great track record, and they recently shared an interesting new discovery. Basically, they've found a new Xbox app hidden away on the Microsoft Store described as "unnamed...
News Even Microsoft Is Intrigued By The 'xScreen' For Xbox Series S
It's getting attention at Team Xbox
You've probably seen us talking about the "xScreen" by now — a new accessory for the Xbox Series S by Upspec Gaming, which essentially allows you to turn your console into a portable system, albeit still requiring a power outlet. There's clearly been a lot of interest in this thing over the past couple of...
Rumour The Mandalorian Game Really Is Happening... Apparently
Insider doubles down
Last April, a rumour surfaced that "someone" was reportedly developing a video game based on the popular Disney+ series, The Mandalorian. The source was Nick "Shpeshal_Nick" Baker - co-founder of XboxEra, who said he wasn't entirely sure who was actually working on the supposed game. Since then, we've heard nothing else about...
News Paramount's Live-Action Halo Series Is Its 'Most-Watched' Premiere Ever
Off to a strong start
The Paramount+ live-action series Halo made its debut earlier this week, and it seems the first episode launch has been a huge success for the streaming service. According to Paramount (via Deadline), Halo is now the service's "most-watched" series premiere ever (globally) in its first 24 hours of release. The previous...
Saturday26th Mar 2022
News 343 'Very Excited' To Unleash New Halo Infinite Multiplayer Content
New maps, modes, features and more...
Halo Infinite multiplayer got off to a strong start but has also come under fire from some members of the Halo community for providing enough content. Earlier this month, developer 343 Industries shared an update - explaining how more was on the way in season 2, arriving this May. There are expected to be new...
Guide When Is Ghostwire: Tokyo Coming To Xbox Game Pass?
Here's what we know so far
Update: With Ghostwire: Tokyo now available on PlayStation, we thought we'd bump this article so you can get an idea of when to expect it on Xbox Game Pass. In a nutshell, it looks like we'll be waiting about a year until it arrives. Original story: When is Ghostwire: Tokyo coming to Xbox?
Pick One Which Is Your Favourite LEGO Game On Xbox?
Star Wars? Batman? City Undercover?
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to coincide with our recent 'Hands On' preview of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, we thought we'd take a look at the wide variety of LEGO games throughout the history of Xbox. There are loads of options to choose from here, so we've just picked out some of...
News Xbox Becomes Official Gaming Partner Of French Football Federation
A "proud moment for everyone at Xbox"
The Xbox brand is eager for more in certain parts of the world, and Europe is one of these regions. The video game giant already teamed up with the England Football Association last August as the official gaming partner, and now it's extended this to the French Football Federation. Here's what Marcos...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 26-27)
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands?
Welcome to the weekend! The big release of this past week was Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, so a few of us might be playing that game this weekend, but there are also plenty of recent Xbox Game Pass titles, three more Free Play Days games, and a whole bunch of great deals to take advantage of on Xbox over the next couple of days...
Thursday24th Mar 2022
News Two Games Announced For Xbox Game Pass At March's Future Games Show
Including a Rocket League style golf game
We weren't necessarily expecting anything Xbox Game Pass related out of today's Future Games Show, but we ended up getting announcements for two games, both of which will be launching on the service hopefully in 2022. The first is Turbo Golf Racing, a Rocket League style golf game which appears to be coming...
Friday25th Mar 2022
News Xbox Announces New Cloud Gaming Initiative
"Come and develop your game with us!"
During its many developer-focused talks at GDC 2022, Microsoft has announced a new publishing arm. The division, known as a new "Cloud Gaming Organization", is basically a publisher within a publisher, a way for developers to create completely cloud-based Xbox games for Microsoft. The publisher is led by Kim...
News These Limited Edition Halo Boots Are Out Later This Month
You'll have to be quick!
In a new Halo collaboration, Xbox is teaming up with US clothing company Wolverine to create some Master Chief boots. These things look pretty incredible, featuring a design style that instantly shouts 'Halo' as soon as you set eyes on them. The pair of boots are "inspired by Wolverine’s Hellcat boot", but clearly, they...
News Digital Foundry Says GTA 5 On Xbox Series S Is 'Disappointing'
"Series S is short-changed"
We've seen plenty on how the Xbox Series X and PS5 versions of Grand Theft Auto V stack up, but what about Series S? Initial comparisons showed it needed some work, and now Digital Foundry has weighed in. And, yep, it looks like they've come to much the same conclusion. The Xbox Series S suffers worse framerate drops...
News 343 Industries Wasn't 'Proud Of' Halo Infinite Before Delay
"This isn’t a game we’re going to be proud of"
We all remember Halo Infinite's infamous gameplay showcase in the summer of 2020. It's safe to say the reveal didn't go down well with fans; the game's graphics were basically turned into a meme. As it turns out, 343 knew Halo Infinite was behind schedule and had to admit that before asking for a...
Thursday24th Mar 2022
Roundup Here's What Was Revealed At March's Future Games Show
Everything Xbox related, at least
Today marked the return of the Future Games Show with its Spring Showcase 2022, featuring a wide range of reveals and new trailers for upcoming Xbox games. Below, we've highlighted all the Xbox specific trailers that were shown as part of the event, so you can get a good overview of what you missed if you didn't...
Friday25th Mar 2022
News PlayStation's Game Pass Competitor Could Be Announced Next Week
Increased competition
We've heard for a good while about PlayStation competing with Xbox Game Pass. The thing is, they've just never done it. While PS Plus and PS Now offer good value, neither can top Game Pass. It looks like Sony wants to change that narrative. A new
News Rockstar Has Announced 'GTA+' For GTA Online On Xbox Series X|S
A monthly premium subscription
GTA 5 on next-gen has only been out for a few weeks, and now Rockstar is announcing a new membership service! GTA+ is purely for the online portion of the game, and it'll provide a suite of bonuses, for a monthly cost of course. That cost is $5.99 a month on both PlayStation and Xbox platforms. For that monthly fee,...
News Xbox Gear Store Spring Sale Features 50% Off All Sorts Of Xbox Merch
Lookin' fresh
The Official Xbox Gear Store is running a pretty major spring sale right now! There's up to 50% off a bunch of Xbox merch, including clothing and accessories for Halo, Gears, Psychonauts and more. The sale is live through April 7th, so there's plenty of time to have a browse and see what's what. Our top picks are probably the white...
News EA Is Still 'Likely' To Ditch The FIFA Name, Says Report
But not this year
For several months now, we've heard that EA has been looking into renaming its FIFA football series (that's soccer for you US folk). Last October, EA officially said so themselves, as the company stated it was "reviewing our naming rights agreement with FIFA". While we've not heard anything concrete since, that move is still...
News ID@Xbox Has Now Generated More Than $2.5B In Revenue For Indie Devs
Program partners "doubled" over the past 3 years
More positive news coming out of Xbox today - with the games division of Microsoft announcing its ID@Xbox program has now generated more than $2.5 billion in revenue for indie developers since launching in 2013. Xbox in that time frame has attracted all sorts of developers to the program - from...
News Deliver Us The Moon Sequel Is A 'Narrative-Rich Adventure' To Mars
Let's fly, let's fly away
Last night's Future Games Show was packed with some pretty cool announcements, including a couple new Game Pass launches for Xbox. One of the biggest surprises was Deliver Us Mars, an upcoming sequel to Deliver Us The Moon, which first hit PC back in 2018. Deliver Us The Moon eventually hit consoles in 2020, and it's...
Thursday24th Mar 2022
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (March 24)
Track days
The final Game Pass drop of the week brings us three more titles today, including some notable new additions. A Memoir Blue, F1 2021 and Norco hit the Xbox Game Pass library today, March 24th. A Memoir Blue: Console, PC, Cloud: A song from years ago triggers a flood of memories for champion swimmer Miriam. Embark on an evocative...
News Ghostwire: Tokyo Studio Is Developing A 'Completely New Title' At Xbox
Ghostwire: Redmond
Ghostwire: Tokyo hits PS5 and PC tomorrow, March 25th. Yep, even though the developer is now owned by Xbox, its latest game is a PS5 console exclusive, at launch, due to pre-existing arrangements. However, they're already working on a brand new game. In an interview with Famitsu, transcribed by VGC
News Dirt Rally 3 Reportedly Cancelled In Favour Of 'Ambitious' WRC Game
Under the EA name
Not too long ago, the racing expects at Codemasters were picked up by EA. These days, the studio is known primarily for its F1, GRID and DIRT games, which will all come under the EA Sports brand in future. Or will they? A new report from exputer (via Tom Henderson), says
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (March 24-27)
Join the resistance
It's that time of the week again folks, as Xbox has unveiled another selection of free games for the weekend. We've got a few big ones this time out, including Ubisoft's huge open world shooter, Far Cry 6. Far Cry 6 Lost Judgment
News Xbox Game Pass Has Delivered 60+ GOTY Titles Since Launch
That's a lot of W's
By now, we all know about the sheer scope of the Xbox Game Pass library, but what about its quality? At GDC 2022, Microsoft discussed the success of Game Pass, and how the service has delivered a lot of critically acclaimed games. Content planning director at Microsoft, Joyce Lin, shared that the library has brought us over 60...
Reminder You Can Now Watch Halo On Paramount With Free Game Pass Perk
Suit up Spartan
The Halo TV series is officially out today, March 24th, after years and years of development, and delays. Eventually, following said delays, it's arrived on Paramount Plus, which means you can watch it for free! That's right, last week Xbox announced that a free month of Paramount Plus is now a Game Pass Ultimate perk. So, through...
News Lost Ark Publisher Considering Xbox Port, If 'Fans Really Want' It
Lost and found
Last month, when Lost Ark finally made its way over to PC in the west, we looked at whether an Xbox port could come one day. Sadly, at the time, it seemed unlikely as PC was the sole focus for developer Smilegate, and Amazon Games. However, a new interview now gives us a little more hope. Franchise leader at Amazon Games, Soomin...
News 'Valuable Lessons' Have Been Learned For The Next Battlefield, Says Report
As the sequel hits pre-production
It's no secret that Battlefield 2042 didn't hit the way a lot of us expected. Last year's Battlefield title was supposed to be a return to hectic, modern-day combat following the two less-bombastic historical entries of 1 and V. Well, the development team aren't entirely happy with it either, according to a new...
News Psychonauts 2 Wins 'Best Narrative' At GDC Awards 2022
Double Fine has done it again!
If there's one first-party Xbox title from last year that could use with a little more love, it's got to be Psychonauts 2 by Double Fine. We absolutely loved the game ourselves, and even the head of Xbox Phil Spencer said it was "probably" his favourite title of 2021, and now it seems the absolutely crazy but...
News Microsoft Flight Simulator Update Enhances Spain, Portugal And More
Taking to the skies
Microsoft Flight Simulator uses real satellite data to project what is basically the entire globe. However, certain areas, locations and landmarks are hand crafted by the developer to further flesh out the game's environments. These locations are still being updated after launch, and the latest Microsoft Flight Simulator World...
News Dying Light 2 DLC Will Follow On From The Main Game 'At Some Point'
For now, it's on the side
Dying Light 2 was one of the first big releases of the year, followed by an absolutely packed February. Techland is hoping Dying Light 2 has legs though — just like the first game — and the team is beginning to details its DLC plans. In an interview with Game Informer, Techland's lead game designer spoke about the...
Wednesday23rd Mar 2022
News Marvel Unlimited Is Now A Free Perk With Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Get three months' access
Who wants another Xbox Game Pass Perk?! Microsoft has announced that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can get three months of Marvel Unlimited for free, providing instant access to over 29,000 digital comics. Insane! Like many other Perks, the deal is valid for new subscribers to Marvel Unlimited only, and the subscription...
News Multiple Games Reduced By 90-95% On Xbox This Week (March 22-28)
From as low as 79p!
We've been treated to another massive batch of Xbox deals this week, including a good selection that are discounted by a whopping 90-95%, meaning you can pick up more than a few games at 99p ($0.99) or less over the next few days! So, let's go over some of the highlights. Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide might be a few years...
News This Character Model Looks Like Real Life In Unity Engine 'Enemies' Trailer
You can see the wrinkles!
Games are built on a huge variety of game engines these days, but two are perhaps the most well-known. Unreal Engine and Unity Engine power a lot of the game we play on modern consoles, and this new Unity trailer shows us exactly why. The engine's creators have showcased some new character model tech in a real-time...
News Scorn Looks As Disgusting As Ever In New Development Update
Slimy
We've been interested in horror shooter Scorn for quite a while, in part because it just looks so squelchy, slimy and downright disgusting. If that's more a reason to avoid the game in your book, then this latest development update won't change your opinion. Developer Ebb Software has gone into a little more detail about the game's machinery...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Could Launch On Xbox Game Pass Sooner Than Expected
Depending on how you read into this
A Plague Tale: Requiem is one of our most anticipated games of 2022 here at Pure Xbox, and there's been some interesting activity surrounding the game over the past 24 hours, possibility hinting at an upcoming announcement. Firstly, the game's achievements (on PC) leaked yesterday via Exophase, and that was...
News The Internet Is Fur-eaking Out About Those Sonic Xbox Controllers
"Fuzzy Xbox controller full of gamer sweat"
The team at Xbox kind of broke the internet yesterday with the reveal of a stunning Sonic Xbox Series S alongside two furry Xbox controllers, and it's the latter that's been getting most of the attention due to their... unique design. Seriously, there's been so much attention on these things over the past...
News Elden Ring Patch 1.03.2 Fixes Questline Bugs, Online Issues On Xbox
Rise, update
As players continue to explore every nook and cranny of Elden Ring's expansive world, inevitably, bugs and glitches are discovered. Developer FromSoftware has been on top of these so far though, and a new patch addresses a few more lingering issues. While update 1.03.2 isn't quite as expansive as the last Elden Ring patch, it does fix...
News AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 Will Be 'Fully Supported' On Xbox
Next-level temporal upscaling technology
AMD has announced that its "next-level temporal upscaling technology", FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0, will be fully supported on Xbox, and will be available in the Xbox GDK for registered developers in their upcoming games. The idea behind this technology is that it allows developers to deliver incredible...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
It's a wonderful world
Borderlands spin-off Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is out Friday, March 25th, and reviews are starting to hit the airwaves. This one has been in the works since 2019's Borderlands 3, and the subsequent Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep, although it's a fair bit meatier than that spin-off. This one is a full length game then, all...
News Phil Spencer Says Xbox Is 'About The Diversity Of Business Models', Not Just Game Pass
Do you agree?
Xbox Game Pass has been a bit of a revelation in recent years and has continued to gather pace into this generation. Xbox Boss Phil Spencer is often lauded as the vision behind the service, a service that receives Xbox first-party games (and many third-party games) on day one. However, it isn't the only viable option on Xbox, and Phil...
News Xbox Is Ringing In Spring With This Snazzy New Controller Collection
Seasons changing
Xbox seems to be on the controller hype this week! The team sorta broke the internet with yesterday's Sonic controller reveal, and for something a little more savoury, there's a beautiful Captain America pad coming too. Adding to these is the new 'Designed for Xbox' Spring Collection of controllers and accessories. The collection...
News Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Officially Delayed To 2023
"We've made the difficult decision..."
Update (Wed 23rd Mar, 2022): Following the report back in February that Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League would be getting a delay, that has now officially been confirmed by Rocksteady Games, with a statement from co-founder Sefton Hill explaining on Twitter that it was a "difficult decision" to make...
News Stalker 2 Development Is Reportedly Moving To The Czech Republic
In response to the Ukraine crisis
Earlier this month, development on Stalker 2 was halted, due to the Russia and Ukraine situation. The team (based in Ukraine) was, understandably, switching its focus to more pressing, real world issues. However, it's looking like development may resume soon, although not in Ukraine. Czech site Vortex is reporting...
Tuesday22nd Mar 2022
News Xbox Series X Owner Discovers 'Issue' Causing Games To Run 5% Slower
"I want to see if anyone else is affected..."
The world of Xbox is full of interesting stories, and we came across a particularly unique one recently in the form of a Reddit post from an Xbox owner complaining that their Xbox Series X games were running 5% slower than intended. The reason? According to them, it seems like they're suffering from a...
News Multiple Unannounced Ubisoft Games Revealed In Huge New Report
Including Immortals Fenyx Rising 2
We've got some huge new details on upcoming plans from Ubisoft courtesy of Tom Henderson at Xfire, who's advised that "a big games showcase event has been in the works for some time", stating that "a total of 20 games are lined up and ready for some form of an announcement in the near future." The games he's...
News Activision Blizzard Warns Of Financial Consequences If Microsoft Deal Falls Through
Stock would likely "decline significantly"
Microsoft's deal to acquire Activision Blizzard is still going through the boring legal processes right now, and the next step is for Activision Blizzard's shareholders to vote to approve the deal, with this set to take place on April 28th. As you'd expect, the company is advising that the terms of the...
News Xbox Series X|S 120FPS Issues Are Still Being Worked On For Warzone
60 is the max, for now
Since Call of Duty: Warzone switched over to its WW2-themed Caldera map, a glaring issue has been present on Xbox Series X|S. Basically, 120 fps support has been absent for months on the next-gen Xbox platforms, while the feature still works on PS5. The bug occurred when Xbox updated some of its back-end system software,...
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (March 22)
No escape
We're only at Tuesday and it's already another Game Pass day! Three more titles hit the library today, March 22nd, in the form of Kraken Academy!!, Tainted Grail: Conquest and Zero Escape: The Nonary Games. Here are the new games you can download on Xbox Game Pass today: Kraken Academy!!: Console, PC, Cloud:
Deals 400+ Games Are On Sale This Week On Xbox (March 22-28)
And a whole load of add-ons too!
Another huge selection of Xbox games and add-ons are on sale this week! We've got some publisher sales from the likes of Square Enix and Capcom, along with the usual Deals with Gold and Spotlight Sale offers. Here are some of the most notable sales we've spotted this week, and if you want to look through the full...
News Cyberpunk 2077's First Next-Gen Patch Has Arrived, Here Are All The Changes
It's a hefty one
Cyberpunk 2077 eventually made its way to Xbox Series X and Series S last month, more than a year after the last-gen version. However, development hasn't stopped there and CD Projekt Red has already been working on an update. That update is rolling out today, March 22nd, and it delivers quite the list of changes. We've got a broad...
News Xbox Reveals Custom Sonic The Hedgehog Series S Bundle
Complete with... furry controllers
Xbox has announced some new customized hardware, themed around Sega's famous mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog. Not only is there an Xbox Series S here — with a custom Sonic design — there are also two rather... different Xbox controllers. The two controllers, based on Sonic and Knuckles, aren't exactly a standard...
Deals All 60+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (March 22-28)
Original Xbox and Xbox 360 classics
This week's Xbox sales are now live, and we've got a massive number of backwards compatible games to take advantage of as part of the selection, spanning Deals With Gold, multiple Publisher Sales and a whole lot more. So, if you're looking to pick up a classic Xbox or Xbox 360 game to play on your modern console...
News Become Captain America With This Amazing Official Xbox Controller
The Falcon
Xbox is always creating all sorts of weird and wonderful accessories, from woolly headsets fit for Canadian winters to furry, Sonic-themed hardware. Every now and then, they team up with Razer to create themed controllers and this time, that theme is Captain America. This latest Xbox-Razer combo is a real beauty, featuring an...
News Far Cry 6 Getting 'Free Weekend' Alongside Stranger Things Crossover
The Upside Down
Far Cry 6 has seen some pretty wild DLC packs since its launch last October; everything from sneak peeks into the psyche of past Far Cry villains, to Rambo mission packs. The latest in that line is a Stranger Things crossover, which arrives later this week. The Stranger Things crossover mission will be free for all Far Cry 6...
News EA's PGA Tour Reboot Won't Be Coming To Xbox For Another Year
Tee time pushed back
If you've been keeping a close eye on EA's resurgence into the world of golf, we've got bad news to share today as the company has announced that EA Sports PGA Tour has been delayed from Spring 2022 to Spring 2023. No further details have been provided as of yet, aside from the brief message below: When it does eventually...
News Jedi: Fallen Order 2 Will Reportedly Be Shown At Star Wars Celebration In May
May the force n' all that
Every year there's a huge blowout of Star Wars goodness at the franchise's celebratory event, often held in May. Typically, there's some video game stuff to show off, and this year looks to be no different. VentureBeat's Jeff Grubb says that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2 will "100%" be shown at this year's event. The Star...
News Destiny Fan Videos Are Receiving Takedowns On YouTube, Bungie Responds
Says it's "not" the work of Bungie or its partners
Bungie, the developer behind Destiny 2, has clarified to the game's community that's its "not" behind the latest series of copyright takedowns on YouTube. Various fan channels have been targeted for uploading videos featuring music tracks from the game, and even some of Bungie's own channels have...
Monday21st Mar 2022
News New Witcher Game Announced By CD Projekt Red
In partnership with Epic Games
Update: CDPR Global PR Director Radek Grabowski has provided a little extra context to this, advising that the game hasn't been announced as 'The Witcher 4', so we've removed that name from the headline for the time being. Original story: In a new blog post from
Rumour Xbox Has Some New 'Hardware' To Announce In 2022
"That falls into a different bucket than people are probably expecting"
We're only around a year and a half out since Xbox Series X|S launched, but are we about to see more Xbox hardware? The XboxEra podcast — which had Phil Spencer on as a guest last week — discussed the matter in a recent 'Rumour Mill' show segment. One of the show's hosts,...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (March 21-25)
Embark on an epic adventure
Another week, another slate of exciting new games! The big highlight of this week is undoubtedly Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, which looks like it'll satisfy anyone who enjoys the Borderlands series, but we've also got plenty of other titles on the way including a hefty batch of Xbox Game Pass additions, some of which are day...
News Former PlayStation Exclusive Godfall Arrives On Xbox This April
18 months later
Remember Godfall? The "loot-powered action adventure" from Gearbox Publishing launched exclusively on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Windows PC back in November of 2020, and now it's finally coming to Xbox this April. The version of Xbox will be the "Ultimate Edition", which includes the core Godfall experience, various...
News Xbox Exec Describes Game Pass Hit Tunic As A 'Masterpiece'
"It blows my mind"
Tunic finally launched on Xbox last week, and it released straight onto Game Pass! Since then, it seems a fair few people have been really enjoying the game, including a few of the Xbox team. ID@Xbox Director Chris Charla is particularly impressed with Tunic, it seems. The Xbox indie boss spoke about his experience with the game...
News Dying Light 1's Free Next-Gen Update Arrives On Xbox Series X|S
Still only 30fps on Series S though
Dying Light fans, rejoice! The original game has today received a next-gen upgrade for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (well, really it's a "patch") in the form of two new video modes on Series S, and three new video modes on Series X. Let's start with the more powerful of the two systems, the Series X. Here,...
Hands On The Skywalker Saga Is LEGO Star Wars At Its Very Best
It's living up to the hype so far
The brand-new LEGO Star Wars game, The Skywalker Saga, launches on Xbox in just a couple of weeks on April 5th, and thanks to the folks at Warner Bros. Interactive, we had a chance to get hands-on with the game last week and see whether it's living up to the hype so far. There's a lot of anticipation behind this...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Reveals The First Game He Ever Played
It's old school
Most of us probably remember the first game we ever played, or at least the first system we gamed on. For some of us, that first gaming memory goes way back, and that's certainly the case with Xbox boss Phil Spencer, whose recent Twitter response revealed his first ever game. So, Pong is where it all started for Phil, which is a...
Random The Xbox Kinect Is Still Being Used At A UK Furniture Store
It's having a second lease of life!
Hey, so, remember Kinect? Everyone's favourite Xbox companion? Well, its uses are no longer tied to Xbox, as Microsoft continues to use the tech in weird and interesting ways. Kinect's latest use, apparently, is to tailor bedroom furniture to your needs by scanning your body in furniture stores. At least, if this
News Xbox Game Studios' Ghostwire Tokyo Is A Mixed Bag On PS5
A future Game Pass title
Reviews for Bethesda's Ghostwire Tokyo are starting to roll in. It's looking like there's a lot to like in Shinji Mikami's new open world, despite some notable drawbacks from critics. Remember, this one is a PS5 exclusive at launch — much like Deathloop — with Ghostwire Tokyo expected to hit Xbox console
Talking Point What April 2022 Xbox Games With Gold Do You Want?
Any Easter treats in store?
It's almost that time once again, with more Xbox Games with Gold titles set to be announced very soon! The month of March has seen The Flame in the Flood, Street Power Soccer, Sacred 2 Fallen Angel and SpongeBob's Truth or Square all given away for free for Xbox Live Gold subscribers, and another four games will soon be...
News CD Projekt Red Reaffirms That A Cyperpunk 2077 Expansion Is Coming
Following the game's next-gen launch
As CD Projekt Red has literally just announced a new Witcher game, all eyes will understandably be on that. However, snuck in at the bottom of its Witcher blog post is a reminder that Cyberpunk 2077 DLC is still coming. Yep, CD Projekt says that there's an upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 expansion to be revealed,
News Report Describes 'Toxic, Oppressive' Work Culture At Ori Studio
"Microsoft is well aware of what this company is like..."
Oh boy, here we go. You may have seen over the weekend that a report from GamesBeat described Ori developer Moon Studios as fostering an "oppressive" workplace, and that report has been getting a lot of attention ever since. It's a very lengthy article, but to sum it up, interviews with...
News Xbox Joins With Epic Games To Donate Fortnite Proceeds To Ukraine
Phil Spencer issues statement
The Xbox team at Microsoft have announced that they're joining Epic Games in support of the people of Ukraine by contributing net proceeds for Fortnite during the period between March 20th and April 3rd, 2022. This follows a message from Fortnite developer Epic Games over the weekend that the company would be...
News A Plague Tale Series Is Getting A TV Adaptation
Rats everywhere
French director Mathieu Turi has announced that he's taking the reins on a TV show, based on A Plague Tale. So far, there's only one Plague Tale game, Innocence, but a sequel is in the works by developer Asobo Studio. So far, it's unclear whether the show will be a direct re-telling of either game, or a separate story in the Plague...
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