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.
You can’t deny the commercial success of Xbox Game Pass over the last year. The aforementioned hard numbers are testament to that and Xbox has shown the model does have appeal with gamers. But when it comes to critically analysing how the service has performed in the last calendar year, let’s take a look at what games came to the service this year, the overall library’s strength and where it can be improved.
Gods Will Fall looks like a brutal delight. It’s bevy of original ideas look like they’ll inject the roguelike genre with some much-needed variety. Additionally, the game’s focus on generating unique, personal stories looks to be incredibly satisfying. Early 2021 can’t get here soon enough.
Being a bit of an old-timer, I remember the launch of Worms. As an owner of an Atari ST, I’d read all of the Amiga magazines simply because games would hit the Amiga first, and our team would get them in due course. There’d be a tinge of envy as I’d make a wishlist of the games to get when they arrived on the ST, and I remember Worms being one of them.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam can be called a success. I enjoyed playing it, and appreciated the change to a simpler time when guns were inaccurate and you seemed to have more of a chance if you were surprised.
There’s nothing better than munching on a bag of Doritos, preferably Cool flavour, with a cheesy dip while having a night in watching films. But did you know Doritos used to be the life and soul of gaming sessions? You didn’t have to get your controllers messy either, as I’m referring to the 2010 party game Doritos Crash Course. It’s been an entire decade since then and so it’s about time to look back at what made this freebie such a memorable experience.
It seems gamers have been clamouring for decent pirate games for a very long time - This was amplified with the likes of the pretty great Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag and the ever-growing Sea of Thieves. With Black Flag successor Skull and Bones seemingly entirely absent, something has to step in. Taking more than a little inspiration from the classic Sid Meier’s Pirates!, King of Seas currently feels just a little underwhelming.
Haven is a jumble of various games: Journey, Toejam and Earl, Zelda and Jet Set Radio are all in there to varying degrees. As a result, it can feel overwhelming, as there are a variety of different systems and influences at work. Get over the initial hump, which only lasts for the first few hours or so, and everything becomes natural. But you have to get there, which is where we come in. We’ve played Haven to 100% completion, and the hump is far in our rear-view mirror. There are some simple approaches that can make the Source a veritable breeze to play through, and they’re on offer here if you want to avoid frustrations. And don’t worry - we’ve jettisoned all spoilers.
I have one overriding memory of Just Cause 3: causing absolute mayhem almost completely at random. You see, I didn’t pursue any objectives or follow the story - that very much came second to the gameplay. Instead the fun came from interacting with the environment, and seeing how much stuff could be blown up.
What are some of the best and greatest platformers available through the Xbox ecosystem, namely Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S? Well, these 7 certainly deserve a look...
Any console gamer worth their salt already had November penned in their calendars as the month Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S would be releasing. For those who may be new to the Xbox family, firstly, welcome! And if you are, and you are looking for easy Gamerscore and simple to nab achievements, here are our picks of the best from the Xbox games released in November 2020 - one hell of a busy month.
December tends to be the month when that final triple-A title lands on the shelves, and the rest of the gaming schedule makes way. People have already made their present decisions for the year, and backlogs are stacked nicely for the winter. It’s not a month that’s traditionally full of games - particularly headliners - so December 2020 is going to be no different, right? Right?
Not every video game has to be perfect or original to be a winner; some can succeed simply by being well-made and straightforwardly enjoyable. Tron: Evolution is one such game.
When Versus Evil and Run Wild Entertainment dropped a gameplay trailer with added developer commentary for their ambitious RPG, Almighty: Kill Your Gods, back in June 2020, we just knew we had to find out more about the game. Some months on, we were given the chance to sit down with the Creative Director behind the game, filling in some details and finding out why this project should be one that appeals to Xbox gamers. Darran Thomas was more than happy to fill us in on how we'll be hunting, providing and protecting...
Old school-style World War shooters have made a bit of a comeback in the past few years. From the triple-A indulging of the Battlefield franchise to the indie scene producing authentic titles like Tannenberg - there’s a lot on offer. Enlisted attempts to make its way into that collection, but is it worth signing up to?
