We’re likely going to be spending a fair amount of coin on gaming console hardware for years to come, no matter what Google tells you as they attempt to sell a Stadia subscription to your face.
Microsoft is headed towards the cloud and while Nintendo and Sony will always be primary competition in the gaming space, they won’t be considered rivals to the Xbox brand in the decade to come.
A couple of years ago, the Xbox One was seen as a perfectly alright console that was being completely outclassed on the first-party front by Sony. These days? It’s a much better system, has a beefy little brother in the Xbox One X and is still being outclassed by Sony on the first-party games front…but not for long. With a …
Out of the box, the newest Xbox is said to be backwards compatible across all three generations of gaming from Team Green as Xboss Phil Spencer explained that being able to play old games on bleeding edge hardware was a major priority for the console team.
This week, Xboss Phil Spencer appeared on an Extra Life charity stream and just happened to mention that Remedy’s latest game, Control, would soon be on Game Pass. He suggested that the game was great, but that it didn’t “didn’t reach enough people,” and that it being on Game Pass would rectify that. It caused many to celebrate. Control is indeed a lovely game, and it deserves to have more people play it.
Virtual reality! It’s the virtually real future of gaming! If you’re a fan of strapping a monitor to your head and beaning your mom in the face by accident when she brings you tea while you play Beat Saber (Mom I am so so sorry), you’re spoilt for choice these days. PlayStation has its PSVR headset that has proven to …
Role-playing games seem to be slowly working their way back into the main spotlight, spreading their reach and influence into other genres while still taking the time to release pure versions of their particular slices of gameplay. It’s a field that Xbox is looking to capitalise on now that they’ve got more than a dozen studios under their belt and Wasteland 3 on the horizon, it isn’t just a cheap pledge.
Last night’s massive advert Game Pass, X019, had plenty of new reveals for which games will soon be made available in the months to come. Those announcements had a distinctive single-player taste, favouring genres and sequels that ranged from classic remasters to more contemporary slices of RPG nostalgia. Something which Xboss Phil Spencer reckons, is helping publishers to realise that they don’t need to chase the live service dragon.
A good loot box never feels like a coupon. It feels like a moment. …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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