The final week of the Horizon Race Off dawns in Forza Horizon 5, yet as we prepare to bid farewell, there is a last hoorah in the shape of the Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges for Series 32 Spring.
You may not have heard of Loretta, but dismiss the psychological thriller at your peril. In Episode 197 of TheXboxHub Official Podcast you'll get to hear about the game - and why it is very nearly perfect.
Pull on your wooly pulleys as it is Winter in Mexico, and in the world of Forza Horizon 5 we all know what that means, right? Yep, more weekly Festival Playlist Weekly Challenge shenanigans to keep us entertained and racing hard through Series 32 Winter!
Storm Season is rolling into Forza Horizon 5, and with it dawns a whole new week’s worth of Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges in Series 32 Autumn, mainly focusing on the racing
Get your hankies at the ready folks, because TheXboxHub team are giving the Xbox One a well-deserved send-off ahead of the imminent arrival of the Xbox Series X. While TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 56 is certainly going to spend time focusing on the Xbox One generation, there’s also chatter about recent games like Watch Dogs Legion and discussion regarding the latest news in gaming. And if that’s not enough, we’ve got a selection of PUBG goodies up for grabs too - so tune in to find out more!
30 years feels like a long time, but in the broader term of ‘time’ it is but a mere heartbeat. Waiting 30 years for something though makes it feel a lot longer. That is what fans of King’s Bounty have been doing, likely biding their time with the Heroes of Might and Magic franchise in the meantime. Now though, King’s Bounty II is arriving in the not too distant future, and we had the chance to see what it was all about.
Revolutionary. Overpromising. Misunderstood. These are just a few words I would use to describe the first iteration of the humble Kinect peripheral. Yet as we are rolling up to its tenth anniversary, we are offering a look back at the divisive camera accessory.
With Life is Strange, Remember Me, Tell Me Why, and Vampyr behind them, Dontnod Entertainment have a very distinct charm and niche. Twin Mirror feels like the culmination of this in every way. I got to spend just a few hours in the town of Basswood as it’s choice-based story, linear gameplay and great writing shone through. This has quickly become one of my most anticipated games of the year and, if you cared about their previous works, it should be for you too.
As regular readers, my Xbox Live friends list and random people I meet on the bus are probably well aware, I have a real soft spot for the Need for Speed games, so much so that I was moved to write an article ranking them from the very best, to the worst of the lot. Now though I wish to focus on one specific game, Need For Speed; the 2015 reboot of the franchise.
Even though some may disagree, games are meant to be fun, and for many that is where party games really do come to the fore. Over recent years the food themed Overcooked! series has been the go-to for anyone looking to combine fun with party rules, but now there's a new challenger for the crown, that of Cake Bash - and honestly, we love it, as our review shows. We sat down with Clement Capart, programmer and director at High Tea Frog in an attempt to understand how the madness behind the big cake fight became reality.
Anyone else tired of hearing October being referred to as ‘spooky month’? Or even worse, when people use the word ‘spoopy’? Like, what even is that word? I’m all for a horror film or two but in all honestly, I’m a bit of a Halloween Scrooge; just never seen the appeal. So, here is my offering to others like me; this month’s easy achievement list is a spooky free zone, but it is full of simple to pick up Gamerscore and achievements from the Xbox One games that released in October 2020.
Sure, sure, Cyberpunk 2077 has delayed and the sky is falling. But let’s not write November off: we have the launch of the Xbox Series X|S, and one of the most rammed months in recent memory. The best and the brightest of the AAA games have been held back for this moment, so that they can pull a Blue Steel and look their best on new hardware. Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, the new COD, DIRT 5 and a Need for Speed remaster are all lining up, and man do they ooze money. There’s plenty to scratch onto a Christmas list, then, and more than enough to make the delay to Cyberpunk seem like a moderate nuisance. No, no, November - you’re breathtaking.
It might be the eve of Halloween, however it’s not the ghouls and ghosts that strike fear into TheXboxHub team. No, they’re too busy being scared witless by nightmarish delays like Cyberpunk 2077, the sheer volume of gaming news in general, and the massive amount of upcoming games for Xbox Series X|S and PS5. So, without further ado, let’s delve into TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 55!
It’s Halloween! But as with everything this year, it’s going to feel a little different. So, in the absence of being able to go and irritate your neighbours by begging for sugary treats, why not stay in and scare yourself silly instead? After all, isn’t that what Halloween is all about? Of course it is. So let me provide you with some inspiration for this scary season, where you can experience the most chilling moments from three generations of games that have graced the Xbox family of consoles.
In this episode of "gaze back into the murky haze of my gaming memories", I'm going to be looking at the second game in the series, the imaginatively titled Darksiders II. Still, even that’s better than "Deathinitive Edition" eh? Sadly, that’s the version that I'm looking at this time around, dodgy name and all. Still, the second game in the series must have grabbed me at least as much as the first game, right? Well...
With the promise that Halo: Infinite is going back to its roots, despite now being delayed after a widely mocked gameplay reveal, the stakes for a Halo game have never been higher. It doesn't just need to be good, it needs to be, er hem, legendary to get this franchise back on course after what Halo 5: Guardians on Xbox One delivered.
I think it's safe to say that Red Dead Redemption impressed everyone when it released back in 2010. It was nominated for numerous accolades, and won many as well - including Game of the Year. Nowadays, it's widely regarded as one of the best games of all time. But its zombie-infested follow-up Undead Nightmare deserves as much if not more praise for being one of the best DLCs ever made. It expanded a narrative already rich in lore and added a ton of new content.
Looking back on it as it gets to 10 years old, it is striking how much was achieved in Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light to keep the franchise going with a fresh spin.
