It's official: Several Need for Speed games are about to be "retired", as EA prepares to hand over pink slips from its corporate shotgun when it gathers a chunk of the racing franchise together and delivers the news at the back of the shed.
Provided that you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription, which is also included in a Game Pass Ultimate subscription, you can grab the following quartet of games.
The next generation of console gaming officially kicks off next week…and there’s not exactly a lot of hype is there? It’s understandable why though. The consoles are great by the launch line-up is relatively week in comparison, relying on current-gen games to draw new audiences in to the likes of the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X. At the …
The big draw of the Xbox Series X isn’t just a console that gets you into games quicker than ever before while paving the way for developers to kick elevator transitions into an early grave. It’s the idea that everything you’ve ever played actually matters, and that you can bring your gaming legacy with you onto the new hardware. So how do you do it? Really easily actually. Here’s how it works.
One of the draws of the Xbox brand is how it has a heck of a lot of games available on it from a bygone era. Backwards compatibility for Xbox 360 and original Xbox games was a big deal when it was announced several years ago at E3 by Xboss Phil Spencer, and since then Microsoft has continued to add classic games to the Xbox One and Xbox Series X system at a steady clip.
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game vanished from the Xbox 360 and PS3 digital stores at the end of 2014, a victim of delisting in this, the weirdest of timelines. Fans have been wanting the game to be restored, but even with O’Malley, Wright and publisher Ubisoft hinting at something happening, Scott Pilgrim’s single outing appears to be stuck in limbo. Or maybe not!
Infinite loading screens, a camera system designed to make you suffer and the worst checkpoint system known to man, all came together to create an abomination of gaming at the time. There legitimately isn’t a word that can accurately sum up just how ass Sonic the Hedgehog ‘06 is. But at least somene is trying to fix it!
Look at your desktop. Look at it! Amidst all the clutter of random icons for games you’ll never play, images that need to be added to a dedicated folder and a Recycle Bin screaming to be emptied, there is a wallpaper that is older than your dad jokes. Heck, I bet it’s not even optimised for a proper 1920 x 1080 display, is it? Fret not, because the Critical Hit Extreme Desktop Makeover team is here to save the day!
A practical comparison of seven educational game development companies, with advice on choosing a studio, reviewing its work, and planning a learning game.
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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