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Game Pass Nabs One Of Steam's Biggest Hits
20.9.2022
The latest haul of new releases and ports is on its way to Xbox Game Pass and there’s a bunch of really good stuff. While sci-fi shooter Deathloop finally joins the console service after a year of PS5 exclusivity, 2021's massive Viking sim hit, Valheim, is also on the way to the PC side. Here’s...
Xbox Boss Commits To Current Series S/X Console Prices, For Now
16.9.2022
Sony turned a few heads when it unexpectedly hiked prices on the PlayStation 5 in the second year of the current generation of consoles. Naturally, many wondered if the same complicated economic situations we all find ourselves in would see a spike in Xbox prices as well. In a recent interview with...
Xbox PC Now Tells You How Long A Game Should Take To Finish, Which Is Tricky
15.9.2022
The ways people judge their video games are many and various, with few agreeing on hard and fast rules for what truly imbues gaming time with value. But surely one of the most controversial is the length of a game. And now, “how long to beat” is a metric Microsoft has just added to its PC version...
Yakuza Producer Thinks The Series Is Too ‘Underground’ And Violent For Switch
14.9.2022
In a new GameSpot interview, Yakuza executive producer and Ryu Ga Gotoku studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama expressed that he’s hesitant to bring the popular franchise to Nintendo Switch. He explained that the console’s family-friendly image in Japan doesn’t fit with the franchise’s mix of combat...
Microsoft Announces Arguably Better GoldenEye For Xbox Right When Nintendo Does
13.9.2022
Rumors of a GoldenEye 007 remaster have been making the rounds for a while now. Today, it was finally revealed in the weirdest way possible. While Nintendo promoted a port with online play for its Switch Online Expansion Pack during a big September Direct, Microsoft quietly revealed a better...
Goldeneye And Other Great Classics Heading To Nintendo Switch Online
13.9.2022
Everyone’s favorite 1997 multiplayer shooter is finally coming to Switch Online alongside a stack of other Nintendo 64 games including Mario Party and Pokémon Stadium. Better yet, GoldenEye 007 64 will launch with online play.Read more
Xbox’s New Test Dashboard Is Heavy On The Game Pass
13.9.2022
Xbox owners who are part of the company’s Insiders program may have noticed something different about their consoles this week. Rolling out as a test of potential UI changes coming to the console next year, Xbox Insiders will see a new home screen that overhauls the user experience. Now, with...
The Splatoon 3 Plaza Is Filling Up With Queen Elizabeth Posts Because Of Course It Is
9.9.2022
The passing of Britain’s long-reigning monarch has made the internet a curious place over the last 24 hours, as every brand on earth Says Something, and the rest of the world goes between mourning an important historical figure, metaphorically spitting on a colonialist grave, or shitposting...
Xbox Consoles Are Getting A New Menu
9.9.2022
Xbox consoles will be getting a new user interface next year, with Microsoft now testing a refreshed menu is still, 17 years later, not as fast or as practical as the Xbox 360's “blades”.Read more
Remembering The Queen's Totally Real Love For The Nintendo Wii
8.9.2022
Britain’s most famous lover of the Nintendo Wii, and also its longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has died at the age of 96. Her family flew in to say their goodbyes before she passed, and, perhaps, to reminisce about her enthusiasm for Wii Sports Bowling.Read more
YouTuber's Teardown Of New PS5 Posits It's Cheaper Despite Price Increase
7.9.2022
A revised model of the PlayStation 5 recently appeared in Australia, and a preliminary teardown of the hardware shows some big changes. The main takeaways are that Sony has made the guts of the machine more efficient and possibly reduced the power consumption of the system by almost 10 percent....
Xbox Update Might Finally Shut Up Annoying Background Chat Noises Like Eating, Music
7.9.2022
Microsoft is pushing out a new update today to Xbox Series X/S consoles that introduces the ability to “jump right into a game from your friends’ shared captures on mobile and PC.” That’s cool, picking up a game directly from where your friend took a screenshot or video, but the other feature might...
Microsoft Is Making A Simpler, Cheaper Version Of Its Elite Customizable Controller Now
7.9.2022
Microsoft has just released a new entry in its premium line of Elite wireless controllers. The Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 – Core, currently available only in white, is the latest and the most affordable controller in the Xbox Elite line, coming in at $129.99 instead of the usual...
This Twitch Streamer Just Became The First Person To Beat Every N64 Game
7.9.2022
Samuel “Acegamersam” Girand owns a lot of video games. The 32-year-old Québécois has a vast library of classic console titles, including complete collections of North American Dreamcast and N64 games. Five years ago, with a fledgling Twitch channel, Girand began streaming the Nintendo titles to...
Xbox’s Multiple-Account Game Pass Plan Sounds Like A Great Deal
2.9.2022
Following a wave of rumors and leaks, Xbox has finally unveiled some details about its account-sharing plan for Game Pass. Called Game Pass Friends and Family, it’s not available stateside yet. But when (or if) it eventually becomes available outside the two countries Microsoft is testing it in,...
The Best Free Games On Xbox Series X/S (Right Now)
26.8.2022
Last year, Halo Infinite launched with a fully free-to-play multiplayer mode—a first for Xbox’s flagship series. But there are a number of other free games worthy of your time on Xbox. And it’s not just the obvious ones, from the battle royales about world war whatever to that weird metaverse game...
Despite PS5 Price Hike, Microsoft And Nintendo Won't Be Raising Console Prices For Now
25.8.2022
Earlier today, Sony announced that in most regions, the PlayStation 5 would see a price increase as a result of inflation. In response to this news, people began questioning whether other console makers would enact similar price increases. The answer, at least for now, seems to be no. But both...
Quantic Dream Reveals Underwater Game At Gamescom
23.8.2022
Quantic Dream just announced their newest “narrative experience” at Gamescom: Under the Deep. This underwater diving game is made in collaboration with the France-based Parallel Studio, and you can wishlist it now.Read more
PlayStation Announces 'Customizable' Model Of PS5's DualSense Controller
23.8.2022
Sony announced a new model for its popular PlayStation 5 DualSense controller at Gamescom today. Called the DualSense Edge, Gamescom host Geoff Keighley described it as a “high-performance, ultra-customizable” gamepad.Read more
Pokémon-like Ooblets Out For Switch In September, Leaves Early Access
18.8.2022
Ooblets and all its cute little dancing creatures are leaving early access on both Xbox and PC next month. And the folks behind the game announced today that the adorable life sim is heading to Switch too, on September 1. Read more