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Otterbox Is Making Mobile Gaming Gear Now
11.1.2021
Otterbox, one of the biggest names in phone and tablet cases, has teamed up with Microsoft to create a new line of clips, cases, and grips aimed at making the most of mobile gaming services like Xbox Game Streaming and Apple Arcade.Read more
The Week In Games: Hello Again, Friend Of A Friend
10.1.2021
After years of people asking, begging, and hoping, the Scott Pilgrim game is back this week.Read more
Game Pass Is Still Missing Most Of The Final Fantasy Games Microsoft Promised
7.1.2021
At the end of 2019, Microsoft announced 10 Final Fantasy games would come to Game Pass in the following year. At the start of 2021 most of them are still missing, though Microsoft says they’ll get there eventually.Read more
Xbox Controllers Apparently Still Use AA Batteries Due To An Ongoing Deal With Duracell
7.1.2021
While every other console controller on the market uses internal rechargeable batteries, Xbox’s still let you use AA batteries to power them, and new remarks by a Duracell spokesperson possibly shed some light on why this is.Read more
Former Xbox Executives Say Nintendo 'Laughed Their Asses Off' When Microsoft Offered To Buy It
6.1.2021
Microsoft once proposed buying Nintendo in order to lock in its first-party games for the Xbox. The Japanese video game company didn’t just decline to entertain the offer; it laughed the tech giant’s executives out of the room, according to a new report by Bloomberg. Read more
Immortals Fenyx Rising’s Pinball Mini-Game Is The Best (And Worst) Puzzle In The Game
6.1.2021
Last night, I stumbled upon a puzzle in Immortals Fenyx Rising that can only be described as “pinball, but Ancient Greek.” It’s cool as Hades, and I love it. I also hate it with the fire of the Phlegethon. You should definitely check it out.Read more
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Gets New Abilities But Only If You Disconnect Your Console From The Internet
6.1.2021
A few weeks back, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla players spotted a handful of new abilities in the game’s elaborate skill tree. Then, those abilities disappeared.Read more
Xbox Emulation Is Coming Along Nicely
5.1.2021
While platforms as recent as the PS3 and even the Switch are now running very nicely in emulators, the original Xbox has remained something of a thorn in the side of the scene. So it’s cool to see the xemu emulator making such solid progress.Read more
Don’t Miss January 2021’s Biggest, Must-Play Games You Can Pre-Order Now
4.1.2021
Most Anticipated: Hitman 3 | $60 | AmazonRead more
Immortals Fenyx Rising Is Even Better If You Remap The Buttons
4.1.2021
Immortals Fenyx Rising, Ubisoft’s latest open-world game set in mythological Ancient Greece, is pretty damn good. It’s even better if you shake up the standard control scheme.Read more
The Week In Games: Werewolves
3.1.2021
Another quiet release week. One of the biggest games coming out later this week is the Switch port of Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest. Read more
Carto’s Cozy Puzzles Are Just Tough Enough
31.12.2020
Ask people which superpower they’d want, and you’ll likely hear the same answers. Flight. Super-strength. Invisibility. You’re less likely to hear about the unusual ones—say, the ability to literally reshape the planet to fit your needs. Such an ability is the crux of Carto, a cozy adventure game...
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Hidden Ones Bureaus Hide A Great Series Callback
31.12.2020
Between One-Punch Man, baseball man, and multiple nods to popular fantasy franchises, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is basically the Metropolitan Museum of Easter Eggs. But the best surprise—or at least the one that’s sure to delight series fans the most—doesn’t show up until late in the game.Read more
With Xbox Game Pass I Am Too Powerful
30.12.2020
Through a bit of luck, I managed to acquire an Xbox Series S for the holidays. I’ve only had it for about a week now, but the slim, be-speakered machine—and, more specifically, the Game Pass subscription I purchased for it—has utterly changed my gaming life in ways I’m still trying to process.Read...
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Drunk Glitch Keeps Making My Game Weirder
29.12.2020
Every time my viking hero Eivor dies in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, she returns to life drunk. This is a known bug that the developers appear primed to patch, but in trying to just bear with it last night, I somehow made it worse. Though, in this case, “worse” also means “better.” And now...
How To Get The Most Out Of Xbox Game Pass
29.12.2020
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription is about as close to “Netflix for games” as you can get. And just like Netflix, there are ways to get the most bang for your buck. Here are some tips for wringing everything you can out of a Game Pass subscription.Read more
The Best Games For The Xbox Series X And S
25.12.2020
A new console generation usually means a new library of games. That’s not exactly the case with Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, at least not yet. There are few true next-gen exclusives. Instead, several recent Xbox games were released in both last-gen and next-gen versions.Read more
The Biggest Video Game Disappointments Of 2020
24.12.2020
God, this year sucked. Video games were supposed to be a reprieve from that, and in many ways they were. But in other ways they were just as messy, ill-fated, and broken as the year itself.Read more
Cyberpunk 2077’s Latest Patch Resolves The PC Save File Size Limit
24.12.2020
It’s no secret that Cyberpunk 2077 is plagued by a raft of technical issues, particularly on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Today, CD Projekt Red released another hotfix for the troubled game, aiming to address some of those issues, including the seemingly arbitrary filesize limit placed on...
Gear Up and Get Your Game On in Today’s Best Xbox Deals
23.12.2020
Featured Deal: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | $35 | AmazonRead more