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I Hope Every RPG Steals Avowed's Brilliant Inventory System
13.2.2025
Obsidian’s latest RPG, Avowed, is out now on Xbox and PC (for those who pre-ordered the expensive fancy version) and it’s a really good game! But one key thing I wanted to highlight is the RPG’s inventory and item management system because it’s really good and I want more games to copy it.Read more
15 Things To Know Before You Start Playing Avowed
13.2.2025
Avowed, the newest RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, is out now on Xbox and PC, and it’s very good! But before you hop into this next big Game Pass RPG, here are 14 tips and tricks to keep in mind. And don’t worry, there are no spoilers below.Read more
Avowed: The Kotaku Review
13.2.2025
Avowed features plenty of commentary about empires, religion, colonization, war, progress, and other weighty matters. But what Avowed is really about, when you strip everything else away, is simple: Who are you loyal to? That’s the question at the heart of this new role-playing game. And more than...
From What's Out To What's Coming: 17 Cool Hype Games We Can't Wait To Check Out In February
10.2.2025
Welcome to February, an otherwise quiet, wintery month that has quickly established itself in recent years as one of the hottest times for developers to release their games. Some of the biggest games of 2025 are out this month, as well as some of the longest, with February bookended by massive RPGs...
Game Pass Gets Madden NFL 25 In Time For The Super Bowl As More Xbox Games Head To PS5
4.2.2025
Are you prepared to watch the Eagles snatch defeat from the jaws of victory this weekend? I am not, but destiny may have other plans. Either way, Philadelphia will be a mess. Schools are already opening late the day after the Super Bowl, a perfect time to relive the glory of Saquon Barkley somehow...
There's A Great New RPG On Game Pass And A Fantastic New Dungeon Crawler On Steam
1.2.2025
This week, our roundup of takes includes a recommendation for a very cool new RPG on Game Pass and an even stronger rec for a new dungeon crawler on Steam. Also, we look at what certain reactions to a new Superman TV spot reveal about how some fans relate to movies nowadays, and see why the trading...
The Console Wars Are Over And Nobody Really Won
31.1.2025
For decades, a war has been raging online and in stores. A fight between massive corporations trying to sell you plastic boxes that play games and their weirdly dedicated supporters. The fight was always silly, but very real and expensive, involving massive companies spending hundreds of millions...
Hardcore Xbox Fans Are Struggling To Process Forza On PS5
31.1.2025
On January 30, Microsoft nonchalantly announced that later this year open-world racing sim Forza Horizon 5 would make the leap to PlayStation 5. That might not mean much to some, but for Xbox’s biggest fans, it marks the beginning of the end of an era that truthfully wrapped up years ago. Read more
Sony's MLB The Show 25 Is Skipping Xbox Game Pass This Year And Ditching PS4
28.1.2025
MLB The Show 25 is making some big changes for 2025. Sony’s annual baseball franchise revealed this week that it won’t be coming to Xbox Game Pass this year and it’s also ditching Sony’s last-gen console, though it’s still coming to Nintendo Switch.Read more
New Orcs Must Die! Sequel Isn't Better Than The Last One, But Still Pretty Fun
27.1.2025
Sometimes in our lives, we value consistency and affordability over anything else. This is why I continue to buy and eat Burger King’s cheap double cheeseburgers. I know what I’m getting, it’s not expensive, and it fills me up. The Orcs Must Die! series, launched in 2011, fills a similar role....
New Game Pass RPG Is One Of The First Great Games Of 2025
27.1.2025
As a massive dragon-like drake hurled fireballs at me, I fired arrows back while dodging the projectiles. And I did a good job. None of them got me! But they did hit the wooden scaffolding I was standing on. Seconds later, it was burning and collapsing. And I was very high up. So I hopped down to...
2025 Is Shaping Up To Be A Massive Year For Xbox Game Pass Releases
23.1.2025
While Xbox Game Pass rarely goes a month without getting at least something new that’s worth checking out, it’s certainly had its dry spells in recent years. The back half of January, however, has quietly revealed a surprising number of cool new games hitting the Netflix-like subscription service...
Ninja Gaiden 4 Teases Franchise Comeback For Fall 2025 In Extended Reveal Trailer
23.1.2025
Over a decade after Ninja Gaiden 3 first graced Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, fans of the action franchise are finally getting a long-awaited sequel. Team Ninja and Platinum Games announced Ninja Gaiden 4 as a joint-venture at this week’s Xbox Developer Direct and provided a deep-dive into the story...
5 Big Takeaways From The Newest Developer Survey On The State Of Gaming
22.1.2025
Ahead of the Game Developer’s Conference (GDC) in March, the organization behind the event released its latest annual survey of creators on the state of the industry. The feedback showed that gaming has been rocked by layoffs over the last 12 months, but also pointed to some silver linings for...
Wow, Xbox Game Pass Is Ending January With A Surprising Amount Of New Releases
21.1.2025
Xbox has announced more games coming to Game Pass this month, including Lonely Mountain: Snow Riders, a new Sniper Elite game, Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap, and Citizen Sleeper 2. Read more
How To Play The Hidden Game In Your Xbox App
14.1.2025
The free Xbox app is a great way to manage Game Pass, check out what your friends on Xbox Live are doing, and even earn some Microsoft reward points, too. But did you also know that inside the app is a free puzzle game that is fun to play and can earn you credits toward your next Xbox purchase?...
Remedy Has A Plan To Make Sure Its Online Shooter Doesn't Flop Like Concord
9.1.2025
In 2025, the idea of releasing a paid, online-only multiplayer shooter seems very risky, as we’ve seen plenty of them fail. But Remedy, the developers behind Control and Alan Wake, have a plan to make sure their first multiplayer game—FBC: Firebreak—succeeds and doesn’t flop like Concord...
Microsoft Is Racing To Bring The Xbox Experience To PC Gaming Handhelds
8.1.2025
Microsoft has once more made some loud noises about a possible handheld gaming device. Back in November of 2024, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer confirmed the company is “working on” a handheld gaming device, but said that it was “years out.” Now, speaking to The Verge at tech show CES, another senior...
The OG Diablo Is Coming To Game Pass
7.1.2025
Another Activision-owned title arrives on Game Pass soon. This time it’s Blizzard’s classic and iconic Diablo. The action RPG iscoming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC next week alongside a few other games making the leap to the standard tier. Read more
Call Of Duty Keeps Getting More Expensive To Make Even Though It's Selling Fewer Copies
7.1.2025
Call of Duty is the best-selling game almost every year, but even that might not be enough to keep up with its ever-ballooning blockbuster budgets. New court filings reveal that 2020's Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War cost $700 million to make over the life of the game, despite selling 10 million...