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Random Even Team Xbox Is Admiring The New Analogue Pocket
"It looks pretty incredible"
You might have heard about a new device called the Analogue Pocket in recent days, which is a brand-new portable handheld console that can play Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games out of the box with "no emulation", and includes support for various other systems as well. It contains a variety of features,...
News Halo Infinite Players Are Loving The Game's Comical Grunt Dialogue
"I trained three whole days for this moment!"
Xbox players have been getting to grips with Halo Infinite for the past week now and not only are people loving the game's slick sandbox combat, they've also been having quite a bit of fun discovering just how funny some of the enemy interactions are during firefights. In our recent review we mentioned...
News Xbox Employee Recalls 'Sheer Hate & Vitriol' The Community Team Received In 2013
"It was a very tough time"
We're sure we don't need to bore you with the history behind the launch of the Xbox One in 2013, but if you're not up to speed — it's safe to say it didn't go well. Xbox spent the rest of the generation attempting to recover from that botch. If you want the full details, the Power On: The Story of Xbox documentary is a...
Random Bauer Is Giving Away Official Halo Infinite Hockey Gear
Specifically a glove, blocker, goalie pads and a mask
We've seen a lot of random official Halo Infinite-branded merchandise over the past few months (anyone remember the soap?!), but this might be the most random of all — you can now win some officially licensed hockey goalie gear. Bauer is running this competition, which will see the lucky...
Random Of Course Phil Spencer Is Playing Halo Infinite's Campaign
He appears to be making effective use of the grappleshot
Psychonauts 2 is "probably" Phil Spencer's game of the year for 2021, but there are plenty of other releases he's been enjoying along the way. And just like nearly every other Xbox Series X|S owner on the planet over the past week, the head of Xbox has been exploring the campaign portion of...
News YouTuber Shares Footage Of Getting Max Payne For Xbox In 2001
Incredible home video footage
We got a ton of positive feedback from the video we shared of My Retro Life getting his original Xbox back in November 2001, and he's taken to YouTube again recently to highlight his experience receiving Max Payne on release day. The game came out for Xbox a month after the console's release in December 2001, and this...
Random There's A Rock Shaped Like Craig The Brute In Halo Infinite
A boulder person might suggest it's simply coincidence
Yet another Halo Infinite Easter Egg dedicated to everybody's favourite brute, Craig, has seemingly been discovered in 343 Industries' latest sci-fi extravaganza. Yes, we've already had the Craig Zeta Halo World Tour concert dates that were found atop the enormous Tower structure in the very...
Random Xbox Takes Over London's Oxford Circus For The Launch Of Halo Infinite
Including a full-scale Halo Warthog simulator
In case you've been living under a rock, it's the launch of Halo Infinite today! To celebrate, the Xbox team in the UK has been "taking over Oxford Circus" in London, complete with a "stunning" projection and Halo Warthog experience. You can see the projection in the video above, which shows the Warthog...
Random Ninja Shows Off The New Gucci And Xbox Series X Collab
"You guys CRUSHED this"
We highlighted the existence of a Gucci and Xbox Series X collaboration a few weeks ago, which costs a whopping $10,000, and popular streamer Ninja took to social media earlier this week to show it off in person. There are reportedly only 100 versions of this console in existence, and it comes complete with two custom...
Random Thanks To Xbox, You Can Now Star In Your Very Own Halo Infinite Trailer
Become Master Chief
Xbox's latest cool gimmick to promote Halo Infinite has arrived in the form of a custom trailer creator. By heading over to xbox.com/become, you can star as Master Chief himself in a short video, but you'll need a webcam to take part. As highlighted by Xbox's Aaron Greenberg and Major Nelson below, the finished product looks...
Random This Guy Owns 2706 Copies Of Sneak King For Xbox 360, And He's Trying To Get More
He's even got a YouTube channel about it
Remember the Burger King game Sneak King for Xbox 360? It released back in 2006 as a freebie with the purchase of value meals at the fast food restaurant, and ended up reportedly selling over 3.2 million copies as a result. Incredibly, Redditer nomercyvideo took to the social media platform over the weekend...
Random Halo's Master Chief Makes Epic Appearance At The Oregon Ducks Game
"Pelican inbound"
Of all the places you might have expected Halo Infinite and Master Chief to pop up over the next few weeks, it probably wasn't at an Oregon Ducks college football game! But that's exactly what happened last night. Xbox exec Aaron Greenberg praised the Halo marketing team and Oregon Ducks "for pulling off this wild activation",...
News Xbox Publishes 1999 Letter About Trying To Acquire Nintendo
'I understand Mr. Takeda's concerns...'
It was revealed earlier this year that Microsoft had once tried to acquire Nintendo back at the turn of the millennium, and now a letter from that time period has been published by the Xbox team on the new Xbox virtual museum. The letter is from October 1999, and unfortunately the majority of it is obscured...
News Random Xbox Fans Are Being Sent 20th Anniversary Gift Packages
Specifically Xbox FanFest members
It's sometimes brought up as a criticism that Xbox sends a lot of gift packages to influencers, but rarely to random fans of the brand. That isn't the case this time around, as Xbox owners have been getting surprises through their letterboxes. As highlighted by VGC, members of the Xbox FanFest program have been...
News The First 'Craig The Brute' Easter Egg Has Already Been Discovered In Halo Infinite
Well, that didn't take long
A lucky few game critics and influencers have already been getting stuck into Halo Infinite's campaign over the past few days and one Youtuber has already found an Easter egg referencing everyone's favourite brute, Craig. Yes, Youtuber Mint Blitz has posted up a bit of a spoilery video - so go away now if you want to...
Random Halo Infinite Player Goes Viral With 'Legendary' Kill Video
We're REPULSED by the amount of skill/luck involved here
We have absolutely no doubt that as players get to grips with Halo Infinite's multiplayer mode and all of its snazzy new equipment we're going to be treated to all manner of spectacular kill clips, and Reddit user u/izbene has already posted up a video showing off some serious skill/luck that...
Random Even Battlefield Is Fired Up For Halo Infinite's Multiplayer
"Downloading intensifies"
Yesterday, Microsoft celebrated its 20th anniversary with the surprise release of the Halo Infinite Multiplayer. Being an FPS, it's essentially in the same category as the likes of Call of Duty and Battlefield. Fortunately, it's a free-to-play title - which means it's already killing it in terms of player stats. And as a...
Random Smash Bros. Director Masahiro Sakurai Has 'Finally' Secured An Xbox Series X
Just in time for Halo Infinite!
Xbox Series X is in demand around the globe, and even in Japan, there have been shortages due to the pandemic and various other factors in play. Game Pass and xCloud have also increased the system's popularity and Halo Infinite is just around the corner, too. Taking this into account, it seems the legendary Super...
Random 20 Years Ago, This Xbox Ad Was Banned From British Television
"When you're new, you have to be clear about what you stand for as a brand"
Xbox turns 20 today, and while we're remembering some of the most amazing Xbox-related games and events of the past two decades, it's perhaps worth mentioning the amazing British TV commercial for the console's launch which was banned following a handful of complaints...
Random Oops! Xbox Has Broken Its Own Twitter Account
Update: And it's back!
Update [Sat 13th Nov, 2021 04:14 GMT]: And it's back! The issue has now been resolved: When a big-name social media account goes down, often you can assume it's been hacked or something like that. In this particular case, things are a bit different though. We're not entirely sure what's gone on, but it seems Xbox's...
News This Xbox Series X Designed By Gucci Is A $10,000 Eye Sore
Bet you Gucci see this coming
We've seen some incredible Xbox Series X designs over the years, but we've also been privy to some truly awful ones. This collaboration with Gucci may just be the worst yet. A limited-edition Xbox Series X console (and we mean "limited" - it's said to only be available for 100 'lucky' owners) has been revealed,...
Random Xbox Jokingly Casts Chris Pratt As Iconic Halo Character
Panic averted!
Over the past few weeks, Hollywood star Chris Pratt has seemingly been cast in every animated film under the sun. Super Mario, Garfield - where will he pop up next? Well, Xbox struck fear in everyone's hearts recently, when it was claimed the star would be voicing Halo's Mister Chief, the classic mascot created by the former community...
Random No Kidding, You Can Now Buy An Official Halo Soap
Shower like a Spartan with Dr. Squatch
Who wouldn't want to "shower like a Spartan" and "power up as you lather up" with an officially licensed Halo soap from Dr. Squatch?! Our dreams have been made a reality, as the Spartan Scrub is now available to purchase! Dr. Squatch describes this soap as being "equipped with Halo-inspired ingredients like...
Random Xbox Employees Show Off Their Age Of Empires Custom Portraits
"We ride at dawn - Wololo!"
To mark the release of Age of Empires 4 on Xbox Game Pass for PC last week, various Xbox employees were gifted custom portraits inspired by the game, and we've been able to get a glimpse at them thanks to social media. Initially, GM of Xbox games marketing Aaron Greenberg shared his on Twitter, as you can see below:...
Random Xbox Shows Off Craig's Incredible Transformation In Halo Infinite
The team has a bit of a "love-hate relationship" with him
We got a glimpse of Craig the Brute's makeover in the recent Halo Infinite campaign gameplay overview, and now Microsoft has gone a step further with a direct before and after shot. It's absolutely blowing up on social media right now, with more than 65K Likes at the time of writing. In...
Random Twitch Streamer Builds Xbox Series X Controller Out Of LEGO
It even comes with LEGO batteries!
If you're an avid Twitch watcher, you may well have come across the talented LEGO designer BrickinNick over the past few years, and his most recent project has seen him building an Xbox Series X and Series S controller out of LEGO. As you can see from the video above, he's been streaming the process of making the...
News Xbox Has Created An Age Of Empires Cereal That Comes With A CD
That's one way to promote it
We all know that Xbox can get pretty creative when it comes to promoting certain products, and the latest example arrives in the form of a special brand of cereal made for the launch of Age of Empires IV - with a free CD! The cereal unfortunately isn't going to be sold in stores, and instead is being given away by Xbox...
Random Xbox One Owner Somehow Gets Fly Stuck In The Power Button
"How did it even get there?!"
How do you get a fly stuck in your Xbox One? That's what one concerned owner has been asking over the past few days, taking to the Xbox One Reddit community to ask for help about how to get it out of the power button. Reddit user Espiring posted a short clip to the social media forum, showing the trapped fly flickering...
Random Twenty One Pilots Performs Epic Live Version Of The Halo Theme
They've started playing it at their shows
We all know and love the Halo theme, and the members of Twenty One Pilots are clearly in the same boat, as they've started using a live cover rendition as part of the shows on their latest tour. In our opinion, it's pretty epic! Halo fans have been sharing videos of this from various concerts over the past...
Random Xbox Jokingly Says 'NO' To The Return Of The 360 Blades Theme
"To be fair, I love the blades"
If you hadn't already heard - Xbox's 20th-anniversary website is currently rocking the classic Xbox 360 blades design. Sure enough, it's got fans talking about the possible return of the blades as a theme on Xbox Series X|S. If you were wondering if it's going to happen, it seems the question has already been asked...
News These Xbox Series X|S Concept Controllers Look Horrifyingly Good
More stunning creations from POPeART
Just in time for Halloween, the talented creator POPeART (formerly known as Xbox Pope) has created a series of spooky-themed Xbox Series X|S controller concepts. They are based on Scream, Jason from Friday the 13th and Michael Myers' character in the film Halloween. As much as some Xbox fans would love to...
Random Xbox Jokingly Hopes To Appear In Season Two Of Squid Game
Let the games begin
Unless you've been living under a rock, Netflix's Squid Game has become something of a cultural phenomenon recently. Since releasing last month, the Korean series has made quite an impression over here in the West, along with becoming a huge talking point and an influence for memes. Xbox is now getting in on the action,...
Random Xbox And Halo Fans Want Smash Bros. To 'Finish The Fight' With Master Chief
Could Spartan 117 join Steve, Banjo and Mario?
Update: Well, nevermind! Halo community manager John Junyszek has been spotted discussing this on Twitter, telling fans that it's "not happening but would be sick". Best not to get your hopes up for later today! Original story: 'Master Chief' has been trending on social media platforms like Twitter...
News This Series X|S Controller Concept Celebrates Xbox's 20th Anniversary
Another stunning creation by POPeART
Microsoft loves to create new custom-themed Xbox Series X|S controllers, but it's not the only one doing this. The talented creator POPeART (formerly known as Xbox Pope) is back at it, this time with a very special 20th-anniversary edition - dedicated to Xbox's Aaron Greenberg. One fan mentioned how they'd...
Random Whataburger Is Giving Away This Ridiculous Custom Xbox Series X
"We’ve been waiting 71 years for this moment"
There are some pretty insane Xbox Series X designs out there, but this custom Whataburger console may be one of the strangest we've seen so far. You heard that right. The American fast food chain has collaborated with Twitch streamer Nmplol to bring this opportunity to fans. Sporting an eye-catching...
Random Cool Concept Shows Off Xbox Series X Games As Retro Cartridges
We want them all!
If you're like us, you may have a fondness for the gaming days of a bygone era. There's a certain warm, fuzzy feeling when popping in an old Nintendo 64 cartridge that discs just can't seem to replicate. And with that said, this fan mock-up of what Xbox Series X game cartridges could look like has got us wishing it was real...
Random Shang-Chi Star 'Can't Live Without' His Xbox Elite Controller
"This is an absolute travel must for me"
The Xbox Elite Controller is a beautiful accessory, designed to make the most out of your experience. And interestingly, Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings' leading actor Simu Liu has named it as something he "can't live without". As part of a GQ video that highlighted ten things the star always takes with him on...
Random Family Uses Xbox One To Keep Their Pet Degu Alive
With the help of Burnout and Assassin's Creed Valhalla
In some wholesome Friday afternoon content, one family has shared a story about how an Xbox One is helping keep their sick Degu alive. The heart-warming story was shared on Reddit, with some pictures of the Degu being warmed by the Xbox One. According to
Random Xbox Recreates Neo's Bathtub Scene From The Matrix Resurrections Trailer
"Believe whatever you want to believe"
Sure, sure...PlayStation has a lot of Marvel exclusives in the works, but does it really matter when Xbox is busy recreating scenes from the new Matrix trailer? If you missed it, not long after the official Warner Bros. trailer for The Matrix Resurrections went live, Xbox's official social media account shared...
Random Can You Believe It's Been One Year Since The Iconic Xbox Series S Leak?
Where were you when it happened?
It feels like only yesterday we were waiting for the Xbox Series X's release date and price with bated breath. But before we even got that, news of the Xbox Series S leaked online, complete with its specs and price. It now may be shocking to know that was an entire year ago today. Yep, it's been one whole year since...
Random Fans Look Back At Nostalgic Xbox 360 Arcade Games
A trip down memory lane
Earlier this year, fans took to Twitter to reminisce over the classic Xbox 360 days. Today, the community is diving into something a little more niche, as many are sharing their love for classic Xbox 360 Arcade games. The conversation seemed to stem from Twitter users sharing the consoles they grew up with, but the...
Random Xbox Owner Shares Hilarious Setup To Combat Their Overheating Console
There's probably better ways than this
We've all come up with unusual contraptions to fix household issues, but this one Reddit user who worked to fix their overheating Xbox One is perhaps one of the most elaborate we've seen. Having had a faulty Apple Mac laptop that needed to be propped up against a fan at a 45-degree angle, we feel Reddit user...
Random Xbox Advises Not To Name Your Child "Game Pass"
Seriously, don't do it
Xbox Game Pass is fantastic value for a subscription service, but that doesn't mean you should name your child after it. During a Gamescom 2021 live stream earlier this week, Xbox games marketing manager, Aaron Greenberg, jokingly advised fans not to call their child "Game Pass". "I also ask that no one name their baby Game...
Random ‘There's A Fly In My Xbox’, Says Concerned Series X Owner
"What am I meant to do?!"
Sometimes somebody tells a story that's so bizarre, you just have to share it. In the case of this poor soul, their console was seemingly attacked by some flies who flew into their Xbox Series X with disastrous results. As shared by Reddit user The Blue Wizard, the vents on the top of their Xbox Series X have proven to do...
Random Halo Infinite's 'Craig The Brute' Meme Shows Up At WWE Raw
"Climb the ladder kid, make yourself famous!"
Although the first look at Halo Infinite wasn't necessarily well received last year, an unlikely hero - or should we say meme - was born. We're talking about 'Craig the Brute'. Since then, the community has embraced this character in all sorts of ways, and 343 Industries is even planning on gi
News Xbox Canada Has Created This Amazing Lumberjack Controller
"Made for life in Canada"
We've seen some pretty inventive custom Xbox controller designs over the years, and this one is definitely worth adding to the list! It's been created by the official Xbox Canada team, and is being given away in a competition. To be in with a chance of winning it, you just need to RT the following tweet and follow the team...
Random James McAvoy Got So Addicted To Oblivion On Xbox 360, He Destroyed The Disc
"I was like, 'Right, we’re done, we’re over, never again!'"
Hollywood star James McAvoy is one of the cast members in this week's release of Twelve Minutes, and an interview about it with Forbes, he revealed that he actually got way too addicted to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion back in the day. McAvoy explained that he "love fantasy...
Random A Broken Bee Almost Ruined Skyrim's Iconic Intro
"That bee was an immovable force of nature"
We all know the introduction to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Even if you haven't played the game, there's a ton of memes, clips and other amusing compilations out there referencing it. However, it was something that proved challenging to make according to one former developer on the game, as a rogue bee...
News Fortnite Streamer Ninja Is Doing An 'AMA' On Halo's Subreddit
Ask him anything!
If you're already questioning why a Fortnite streamer would be doing an AMA on the main Halo subreddit, then you might not know about Ninja's past history. Before he streamed Epic's battle royale, Tyler Blevins was actually a professional Halo 3 player - representing several esports teams. So, if you're an "OG" as Ninja puts it,...
Random New Xbox 'Game' Turns Your TV Into A Giant Aquarium
No, seriously
Your Xbox can be used for a wide range of things. You can play games, watch films, listen to music, and now, turn it into an Aquarium. The wonders of modern consoles! A 'game' known as Siamese Fighting Fish has been making some 'waves' in the Xbox Reddit community over the past 24 hours, as it acts as a virtual aquarium. It's perfect...
