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.
Priced up at £35, this superbly produced art book may be out of reach of any casual gaming fan to add into their collection, but should you think of yourself as the most opportune of Vault Hunter, there is absolutely no reason to not get it added to your collection and to allow that stunning Borderlands universe to create even more memories.
The days are long gone when an awards ceremony is simply that. Due to the size of the gaming industry, every event is an opportunity to make some big announcements, this being one of the last opportunities of the year to do so. But just what were the biggest - and most exciting - reveals to come out of The Game Awards 2019?
TheXboxHub return with a special episode of TheXboxHub Official Podcast, hot on the heels of the confirmation and announcement of the stunning Xbox Series X.
Dragon Ball Z is one of those franchises that we have all most likely crossed at some time in our lives. It has a huge fanbase worldwide and, if you hadn’t heard, the latest instalment in the series of games by Bandai Namco is due to be released on 17th January 2020. TheXboxHub were kindly invited to go hands on with the next game - Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot - ahead of launch, and my teenage self leapt at the chance.
Even if you know that the trickiest of tracks are well beyond your paygrade, you'll still find plenty enough available in the Trials Rising Gold Edition to keep you busy during the long winter nights. Even if busy does usually equate to crashes galore. And even if the fun that it brings occasionally spills over into frustration territory. But hey, that’s what Trials is all about. Is it not?
If you have any interest in fun, kart racing, or even fun kart racing, you should be excited too and Mario may well have to have a glance over his shoulder when this releases for real in 2020.
Should you be in the market for a hilarious narrative driven experience which will let you amend the rules of the game, all while creating fully customised card decks and becoming a bit of a champion in the process, then the release of Cardpocalypse on Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch may well be something to take in. We were so intrigued in the offering from the award winning studio at Gambrinous, that we just had to find out more, grabbing the director of the studio, Fred Mangan, for a little chat. He was more than happy to give us the lowdown on Cardpocalypse.
It’s a shame that some will have missed out on the brilliant spin-off title, Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light, released way back in 2010. Lara Croft and The Temple of Osiris was the sequel to that game, and just to highlight their departure from the main series, both omit “Tomb Raider” from their titles.
Dark Souls is one of gaming’s most prolific series and certainly one of my favourites. In fact, it has had such a large impact that it's spawned its own subgenre. There are many experiences that mimic that same brutal tactical gameplay, coming under the “Souls-like” genre. While not all capture the same magic, some of them are absolutely excellent, and here are five of the best Xbox alternatives to the mighty Dark Souls.
TheXboxHub are back with Episode 10 of TheXboxHub Official Podcast, which sees regular host Gareth Brierley joined by James Birks and the returning Richard Dobson to talk about recent hot topics, gaming in general and all sorts of other random stuff. After getting to know each other a little more, talk soon turns to the games they've been playing. There's a real eclectic mix in this episode, with HALO Reach and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order getting a mention alongside FMV horror Simulacra and Football Game, to name just a few.
Obsidian have made some classic RPGs over the years. Games you may be familiar with include the likes of South Park: The Stick of Truth, Alpha Protocol (for better or for worse), the recently released Outer Worlds, Fallout: New Vegas, and of course, the one we’re interested in here, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II. Otherwise known as KOTOR II.
I honestly believe that I am the only man currently alive who has never seen an episode of the TV show, despite having read the series of books multiple times. Despite everyone telling me how great the show is, I just have difficulty in believing that it can be as amazing as the scenes that have played out in my mind. I initially felt the same way about any video games of the series, but seeing that Telltale Games’ 2014 adaptation of the Game of Thrones Universe wasn't based on the books, I decided to dive in and see what was what. And boy, was I glad that I did.
It will be interesting to see how this game comes along during the course of its testing in the Xbox Preview program, but with a little polish and perhaps a bit of balancing in the difficulty design this could be a real winner when the final game eventually launches in 2020. Xbox One definitely needs more cartoon-like and imaginative experiences, and this one could be a welcome addition.
