Episode 199 of TheXboxHub Official Podcast is up, live and ready for your listening. This time the guys chat over the best new games set to release on Xbox throughout May 2024.
In this article, I’ll attempt to suggest cars and tunes for you try out, all as you look to complete the Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges for Series 33 Autumn, in the hope of getting our hands on some exclusive cars.
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.
With Annapurna Interactive holding their very own showcase recently, we decided to see what the ever-growing publishers had to offer in TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 92. As such, this episode features discussion about Stray, Solar Ash, Skin Deep, and a few more titles they threw into the spotlight. That’s not all though, because there are plenty of other topics on the agenda too; ranging from games like Fuga: Melodies of Steel and Imagine Earth to viewing delights in the form of Black Summer and Blackpink The Movie. So, be sure to tune in for the full lowdown!
Arriving on Xbox on an unconfirmed date in 2021, Unbound: Worlds Apart is a Metroidvania that comes from reliable publishers Digerati (Sunless Sea, Tower of Time) and newby developers Alien Pixel Studios.
We’re home to some fantastic creative minds from the world of video games, and of course here I’m referring to Team17. The inventive folks behind the Worms series got behind a game called Overcooked! back in 2016; a title which was developed by Ghost Town Games. It was such a hit that Team17 themselves got involved in developing the sequel.
This latest month has played host to a heatwave that has seen sales of £15 Argos fans skyrocket, as if they make any noticeable difference in this heat. So, most of our easy achievements for the month of July will reflect this hot weather, and how we simply cannot function properly to even score some easy Gamerscore.
Accepted wisdom is that August is a shoddy month, full of games that are too scared to launch in the FIFA and COD wasteland. Everyone’s still hungover from E3 and the sun is out, too, so no one is playing games, right. Right? Stick a Family Fortunes-style ‘Nuh-uh’ here, as the accepted wisdom is wrong! August is a smorgasbord of gaming, with a finger-buffet of cracking Xbox games.
While the start of the year was looking kinda barren for Xbox, the latter half of the year is quickly looking to make up for any shortcomings. Death's Door and Microsoft Flight Simulator were released to widespread acclaim. The Ascent has just launched and shows tremendous promise. 12 Minutes looks incredibly promising. Of course, I'd also be remiss not to mention two little games called Forza Horizon 5 and Halo Infinite. However, sandwiched between these incredibly promising games is The Artful Escape, the debut title from Beethoven and Dinosaur.
Xbox Game Pass continues to go from strength to strength, but perhaps no month has been as strong for the service as the one which has just gone by. In fact, July 2021 has been an absolute cracker for Game Pass enthusiasts, with a ton of new games added to the scheme. But what were the best and which should you be playing right now?
Hop on board for another instalment of our weekly podcast, but be sure to buckle up your seatbelts and brace yourself for take-off. As you may have guessed, the team are going to delve into Microsoft Flight Simulator in TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 91 as it’s now landed on Xbox Series X|S. Don’t worry if that’s not of interest to you as there’s also a spotlight shining on Omno, Paint the Town Red, The Touryst and more. You can expect plenty of discussion regarding the latest gaming news too, including the Activision Blizzard walkout.
Games can be many different things to different people. The subject of this Looking Back article is something a little different however, as it deals with infidelity and the fallout that comes the way of the straying main character. Intrigued? Well, come with me to the weird world of 2011’s Catherine!
We’re back with another instalment of our weekly podcast and this week it’s largely dominated by EA’s latest presentation. There’s also plenty to discuss regarding FIFA 22 and the future of its biggest rival, eFootball. So, if you want the lowdown on that as well as everything from EA Play Live 2021, which featured the likes of GRID Legends, Battlefield 2042 and Dead Space, then be sure to give TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 90 a listen.
You’d be hard-pressed to say that brick-breaker games are still relevant. But while there’s no brick-breaker that you could point to and say “that’s what Breakout looks like in 2021”, the genre isn’t dead, either. Perhaps it’s the simplicity of making an Arkanoid clone, or the nostalgic glow it gives a small subset of players, but brick-breakers still arrive on Xbox every six months or so. But what are the best? Well, we're here to rank the best Brick-Breaker games you can play today on Xbox.
When Andrzej Sapkowski's classic series Wiedźmin was first translated into English, it was known by the name 'The Hexer'. Obviously, the name never stuck, and the series was later rechristened 'The Witcher'. However, it is arguably two decades after this event, that a game kinda fits the Hexer title to a tee - King's Bounty II.
Coming to PC Early Access soon and consoles in 2022 is Space Punks, the latest looter shooter vying for your attention. This time, it is Flying Wild Hog’s turn to develop their own title, the teams responsible for the Shadow Warrior series and Hard Reset Redux. With their pedigree of making fast-paced shooters, and with the power of Jagex Partners backing them up, Space Punks could well be your next favourite time-sink.
