One of the latest to go down the Game Preview and Game Pass route is that of Lightyear Frontier, a game that takes farming sim elements but puts it into space.
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!
In a world where games like Forza Motorsport, Gran Turismo and Assetto Corsa exist, it must take pretty big cojones to look at these games and think "I can do better!". This would appear to be the thinking of the fine folks over at Slightly Mad Studios, as in 2015 that’s exactly what they did. The game they produced, Project CARS, looked excellent in the trailers, and with a massive amount of content it looked set to give the big boys a run for their money. But was it all smooth asphalt, or did they crash on the first corner?
Promising slick shooting, explosive gameplay and action movie flair, the upcoming launch of Rogue Company on Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC is one that has many excited. When we were given the opportunity to find out more about the game, and how the cross-platform magic was gearing up, we just couldn't say no. And that is where Scott Zier, the Creative Director at Hi-Rez and on Rogue Company came in…
The latest instalment of Inside Xbox (7th May 2020) finally offered us a glimpse of Xbox Series X gameplay. After months of being battered by geeky technical stats, we could see for ourselves what all the numbers actually mean.
What an eventful week for Xbox gamers; not only did they get an Inside Xbox episode showcasing a selection of Xbox Series X games, but now there’s a new instalment of our weekly podcast about all things gaming. As you can probably guess, TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 30 sets its focus on the most recent Inside Xbox and the many unveilings within it. After a fair bit of hype, did it deliver enough to tide us over or were TheXboxHub team disappointed?
You are a settler wandering the country after a devastating apocalypse, narrowly avoiding further catastrophes and starvation. In front of you is a town with 18 beds and toilets a little too close to the water supply. Their flag is brilliant pink with some kind of irradiated rodent on it. This is the town of Arechester, my town. And this is only part of the creative freedom awarded to your city in Surviving The Aftermath.
Being created as a prequel to The New Order allowed MachineGames to almost treat Wolfenstein: The Old Blood as an origin story for the hero, B.J. Blazkowicz.
Bus Simulator on Xbox One is going to new heights and with the Official Map Extension you get access to a bunch of new missions, areas, and much fun to be had, either alone or online with others. It’s a pretty neat package if I’m honest, providing some great variety to be had in terms of towns, locations, and tricky routes to master.
If you still have your old N64 console and you've never had a chance to play Excitebike 64, I absolutely suggest trying to find a copy, especially if you're a racing fan or motorcross fanatic.
Another week has passed and that means it’s time to give another instalment of our podcast a listen. While it’s mainly gaming focused, there’s always a chance that other hot topics in the media world and beyond are talked about too. TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 29 features information about and reactions to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, hype for upcoming Xbox and PlayStation events, and plenty more.
April 2020 will forever be remembered as literally the time everyone did a bit of gardening, banana bread became the UK's national dish for a brief period, and people looked into legitimately buying barrels of oil to make a quick buck. But there were also plenty of easy Xbox achievements and Gamerscore points to unlock too, in what may be the last month where we see a AAA release on this list for a long time.
It seems odd to be talking about football at a time when it has been indefinitely suspended, but there’s an important milestone to celebrate for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa video game tie-in. For anyone struggling with the maths, ten years have passed since its release, hence I’ve decided to reminisce about EA Sport’s successful spin-off from the regular FIFA series and exciting tournament that followed.
Gears of War isn't just about partaking in cover shooting and beating back the swarm. It's about immersing yourself into the entire universe. And away from the games, what better way of doing that than by spending time with the written form? After seeing Titan Books and Jason M. Hough team up to previously create the awesome Gears of War: Ascendance, there is now another read hitting the shelves that is equally as good - Gears of War: Bloodlines. Once more we just had to find out more, so we sat down with Jason in order to learn a little more about the thought processes involved in creating the book.
In many ways, the state of the world today is reminiscent of the game world of State of Decay. You don't know who to trust, food and toilet roll is in short supply, and if you want to survive you have to learn to get along with some strangers and build them into a lean, mean, zombie killing machine. I didn't say the analogy was perfect! However, while the enemy we face in our day to day lives at the moment is somewhat smaller than a zombie, looking back to State of Decay I can't help but be impressed by how many of the finer details the developers got right.
In the latest in the occasional series designed to celebrate and draw attention to the weird and wonderful variety of international and national days, we have April 27th - National Tell A Story Day. If there is a better fit for an article about gaming, I've yet to come across it.
