Heavy Duty Challenge Review

Heavy Duty challenge is an odd duck. It looks rough but the actual driving experience is engrossing, even if it is not exactly a laugh a minute.

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Sympathy for the Devil – Film Review

Sympathy for the Devil is a compact thriller that makes best use of the few locations and actors that it’s got. It also makes the incredibly wise choice of hiring Nicolas Cage, dialling him up to 8 on the Cage-o-meter, and just letting him go for 90 minutes.

A new age of evilness is coming in Dungeons 4

Bigger, better, and filled with even more dynamic Evilness to satisfy your wicked ways.

Shuyan Saga high-kicks onto Xbox, PlayStation and Switch

For the most part, visual novels can be stunning affairs. We're not sure many of them reach the graphical heights of Shuyan Saga on Xbox, PlayStation or Switch though. 

Join Aang in Avatar: The Last Airbender – Quest for Balance

BamTang Games and Gamemill Entertainment are here to bring us a new adventure in the Avatar: TLA universe, with Avatar: The Last Airbender - Quest for Balance!

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Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Review

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is another FromSoftware triumph that is hard to fault.

Remnant II Review

Nothing pleases me more than being in the worlds of Remnant II

Burnhouse Lane Review

Burnhouse Lane will capture you from start to finish, immersing you through its ten-hour running time.

Chicory: A Colorful Tale Review

Through all the live services and toxic multiplayer experiences, we can lose sight of some simple joys of gaming. It can be an escape, and a means of expression. It can be a comfort and a feeling of progression. Chicory: A Colorful Tale reminds us that games can do them all with one flourish of its paintbrush.

Layers of Fear (2023) Review

If you are still to play Layers of Fear then you are in for a treat with Layers of Fear (2023). And even if you have played it before, you should head back in and be terrified once more.

Opinions

A new age of evilness is coming in Dungeons 4

Bigger, better, and filled with even more dynamic Evilness to satisfy your wicked ways.

Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges Guide Series 25 – Autumn

Week two of Series 25 carries on where week one and Summer left off in Forza Horizon 5, as Autumn blows into Mexico and the Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges.

Checking out the fast-paced action of The First Descendant

There is lots to be excited about in The First Descendant

TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 178: Lies of P and The Crew Motorfest

TheXboxHub team get together to chat over the latest news and reviews from the gaming week, with focus on Lies of P and The Crew Motorfest

Exclusive Interview: Singing Baby Shark: Sing & Swim Party’s hits with Recotechnology 

You’d have to be a very special kind of person to work on Baby Shark: Sing & Swim Party. Developers Recotechnology invited us to pick over their collective minds. Have they gone to mush? Are they just going to repeat the theme tune back at us for an hour?

Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges Guide Series 25 – Summer

It is hard to believe that we have reached Series 25 Summer of the Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges in Forza Horizon 5

Looking Back to the Broken Battlegrounds of Verdun

A game doesn’t have to be good to earn a place in your gaming memory...

Losing our head with Nacho Rodriguez, the creator of The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo

Looking like it stumbled out of the very earliest animations, The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo is a mixed media, surrealist graphic adventure that can’t help but catch the eye. We leapt at the chance to interview the man behind Mr. Coo, Nacho Rodríguez.

Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges Guide Series 24 – Spring

The hot season has appeared in Mexico and the world of Forza Horizon 5. Are you ready to bring the virtual heat to the streets of Mexico, with a whole new bunch of events with the Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges for Series 24 Spring. 

Game Pass

Get groovin’ with Party Animals on Game Pass, Xbox and PC

Available now on Xbox, Game Pass and PC - a console-exclusive, mind you - Party Animals sees up to eight online players (local split-screen is also available) face off in a variety of crazy fighting matches.

Get rich or die trying in PAYDAY 3 on Game Pass, Xbox, PlayStation and PC!

A exhilarating co-op FPS experience is what PAYDAY 3 is all about, as the legendary PAYDAY Crew re-locates to New York City.

It’s a Game Pass cull as tons of games leave the service

We're right in the middle of September, and that means it's time to refresh Game Pass. With Game Pass Core kicking off, we see a bit of a cull in the main subscription service. In fact, there are absolutely tons of games leaving Game Pass today. 

A new gravity-bending action-platformer launches Day One onto Game Pass

We're fast becoming accustomed to seeing games launch Day One onto Game Pass, but even now, we still get excited by it. That is the case today as a new gravity-bending action-platformer arrives on Game Pass, Xbox and Switch. 

Football Manager 2024 confirmed for November and Game Pass release

We knew it was coming. We know we're going to lose all the hours again. But once more the excitement starts to build in regards Football Manager 2024. And we now have confirmation that Football Manager 2024 will be releasing in November, yet again debuting on Game Pass Day One. 

A 5/5 Xbox Series X|S must-player brings a serene new experience to Game Pass

Ah, Game Pass. The Xbox subscription service that has taken over the world is ripe for new gaming adventures. And every now and then we discover new games hitting Game Pass, some of which are absolute must-players. That's the case with the latest addition - available now. This is a 5/5 must-player!

Accessory Reviews

Game Changers: The Video Game Revolution – Book Review

Game Changers: The Video Game Revolution is the ultimate A-Z guide to nearly 300 of the world’s most iconic games spanning the last 70 years.

PowerA Advantage Wired Controller for Xbox – Sonic Style Review

The PowerA Advantage Wired Controller for Xbox - Sonic Style comes in many shades of blue

PowerA MOGA XP-Ultra Multi-Platform Wireless Controller Review

The PowerA MOGA XP-Ultra multi-platform wireless controller for Xbox - a jack of all and master of none? Well, not really, but it is certainly a tale of two halves. Or at least, four quarters.

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Reviews

Heavy Duty Challenge Review

Heavy Duty challenge is an odd duck. It looks rough but the actual driving experience is engrossing, even if it is not exactly a laugh a minute.

Sympathy for the Devil – Film Review

Sympathy for the Devil is a compact thriller that makes best use of the few locations and actors that it’s got. It also makes the incredibly wise choice of hiring Nicolas Cage, dialling him up to 8 on the Cage-o-meter, and just letting him go for 90 minutes.

Party Animals Review

Party Animals is, in a word, promising. Whilst the launch version of this incredibly cute and colourful physics-based brawler is missing some key features that will boost replayability, the foundations are there for an excellent foray into the genre.

The Expanse: A Telltale Series – Episode 4 Review

The final stages of The Expanse: A Telltale Series episode four create a real buzz for the finale, but the rest of it kills all enthusiasm.

Word Web by POWGI Review

What starts off as a seemingly impossible challenge quickly becomes one of the best POWGI games for logical thinking. Word Web by POWGI not only ramps the difficulty up, but also the satisfaction of completing a puzzle.

Ad Infinitum Review

Ad Infinitum is disturbing, confusing and horrific, much like the WWI setting. It tackles some interesting themes and tells a story that is hard to get a handle on. But the gameplay is solid, as are the visuals and brilliant soundtrack. 

HUMANKIND Review

Overall I enjoyed my time playing HUMANKIND and would recommend it to both strategy game veterans and beginners. It can be extremely enjoyable however it is held back by some bugs and half-baked gameplay mechanics.

Escape From Terror City Review

Escape From Terror City looks bad, plays very poorly, and is about as much fun as trapping your fingers in a door.

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Review

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty grabs your attention instantly, and refuses to let go until the conclusion.

eFootball 2024 Review

There’s no doubt eFootball 2024 is a flawed game and, if a measly update is all that’s coming each year, it’s hard to see it ever being worthy of your time.

Barbie – Film Review

Don’t make the mistake of expecting a family movie or an easy watch: Barbie is far more weighty and satisfying than the lightweight plastic might imply. Now we wait for more films based on toys, completely misunderstanding why this one was so great.

The Crew Motorfest Review

After years of having the open world racing scene dominated by Forza Horizon, Ubisoft have certainly found the right gear with The Crew Motorfest. If you're an adrenaline junkie, this is one not to miss. 

Interviews

Exclusive Interview: Singing Baby Shark: Sing & Swim Party’s hits with Recotechnology 

You’d have to be a very special kind of person to work on Baby Shark: Sing & Swim Party. Developers Recotechnology invited us to pick over their collective minds. Have they gone to mush? Are they just going to repeat the theme tune back at us for an hour?

Losing our head with Nacho Rodriguez, the creator of The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo

Looking like it stumbled out of the very earliest animations, The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo is a mixed media, surrealist graphic adventure that can’t help but catch the eye. We leapt at the chance to interview the man behind Mr. Coo, Nacho Rodríguez.

Exclusive Interview: Hitching a ride with Alaskan Road Truckers and its developers, Road Studio

Our hobby has a lot of niches and corners that don’t often get reported on, and the long-haul driving sim is one of them. It’s one of gaming’s kinks, and Alaskan Road Truckers is the latest to feed it.

An interview within an interview with Hanford Lemoore, maker of Maquette

If you’ve been refreshing the Recently Added tab of Game Pass, you will have seen a game called Maquette. It’s a bit of a clever clogs. So, when we were given the opportunity to meet the Smart Alec behind it all, well, we jumped at the chance. 

Digging into remasters with Enclave HD developers Ziggurat Interactive

Remasters have become an even hotter topic than usual in 2023. Into this discussion wades Alex Lotz of Ziggurat Interactive, who has taken on the task of updating 2002’s Enclave, in the form of Enclave HD. We pinned them down to discuss all things remake, following the game’s launch on Xbox.

TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 168: despelote Interview and Final Fantasy XVI

On the back of multiple specials covering the latest gaming presentations, TheXboxHub team go back to basics, focusing on the latest games in Episode 168 of TheXboxHub Official Podcast.

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Heavy Duty Challenge Review

Heavy Duty challenge is an odd duck. It looks rough but the actual driving experience is engrossing, even if it is not exactly a laugh a minute.

Sympathy for the Devil – Film Review

Sympathy for the Devil is a compact thriller that makes best use of the few locations and actors that it’s got. It also makes the incredibly wise choice of hiring Nicolas Cage, dialling him up to 8 on the Cage-o-meter, and just letting him go for 90 minutes.

A new age of evilness is coming in Dungeons 4

Bigger, better, and filled with even more dynamic Evilness to satisfy your wicked ways.

Shuyan Saga high-kicks onto Xbox, PlayStation and Switch

For the most part, visual novels can be stunning affairs. We're not sure many of them reach the graphical heights of Shuyan Saga on Xbox, PlayStation or Switch though. 

Join Aang in Avatar: The Last Airbender – Quest for Balance

BamTang Games and Gamemill Entertainment are here to bring us a new adventure in the Avatar: TLA universe, with Avatar: The Last Airbender - Quest for Balance!

Nothing is as it seems in Venatrix on Xbox, PlayStation and Switch

Nothing is as it seems in Venatrix on Xbox, PlayStation and Switch

Get ready for a good slapping with Bud Spencer & Terence Hill – Slaps and Beans 2

Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps and Beans 2 promises even more of the bizarre antics that the two get up to, this time in the heart of Africa.

Escape from Whateverland on Xbox, PlayStation and Switch

Whateverland is now available on Xbox, PlayStation and Switch, over a year on from its original PC debut. 

TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 178: Lies of P and The Crew Motorfest

TheXboxHub team get together to chat over the latest news and reviews from the gaming week, with focus on Lies of P and The Crew Motorfest

TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 177: Starfield Hands-on and the Best Xbox Games of September

Starfield is here and we've been playing it. Want to know what we think of it? TheXboxHub team get together to chat over their experiences in Bethesda's latest blockbuster, Starfield on Xbox, Game Pass and PC. There's more though - have a listen to TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 177 for all the latest chat.

TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 176: Gamescom 2023 & Kentucky Route Zero Interview

It’s that time of the year again, so TheXboxHub team is shining the spotlight on Gamescom 2023 and specifically Opening Night Live. There’s also an exclusive interview regarding Kentucky Route Zero in TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 176. You won’t want to miss this episode!

TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 175: Xbox Gets Tough

TheXboxHub Official Podcast reaches Episode 175 and in amongst the usual games chat comes news that the big dogs at Xbox HQ are getting tough on gamers with new strike enforcement measures. 

TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 174: Atlas Fallen and The Return of Marble Blast

TheXboxHub Official Podcast reaches Episode 174 and this week there are two main trains of thought - Atlas Fallen and the return of Marble Blast!