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Talking Point Would You Buy A 'Revised' Xbox Series X|S Controller In 2024?
Or are you perfectly happy with the current one?
After first leaking last September, this week brought fresh rumours that a new Xbox controller could be revealed soon. Reportedly set to be announced around the time of Xbox's summer showcase this year (although unconfirmed at this stage), project "Sebile" sounds promising so far. According to that...
Feature Hellblade 2 Brings True 'Cinematic Immersion' To Xbox This May, And We're Hyped For It
A proper Xbox blockbuster launches in just a few months
This year's Xbox Developer Direct delivered big - with huge deep dives for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Avowed and Ara: History Untold. However, only one of the show's titles feels like it's truly within touching distance, and that's Ninja Theory's Hellbl
News 'Welcome To ParadiZe' Is A Co-Op Zombie Survival Game Heading To Xbox Next Month
"Paradise isn't exactly what you hoped for"
Fancy a new co-op Zombie romp to tuck into on Xbox? Welcome to ParadiZe could be your answer! Eko Software's tongue-in-cheek approach to zombie survival has just gotten a brand-new story trailer - and the game is coming to Xbox very soon. Yep, you can get stuck into this one on Xbox Series X|S in just...
News Skull & Bones Xbox Beta Announced As Ubisoft Details Year-One Roadmap
"Greeting Captains, the tide is rising once again"
Skull & Bones is actually coming out next month after what feels like a never-ending development period for the high-seas adventure, and Ubisoft has now gone ahead and detailed its launch plans - including an open beta for Xbox. All Xbox Series X|S players will be able to try Skull & Bones...
News Odyssey Was 'Fantastic' Says Blizzard Dev, Despite Reports Of Development Troubles
"The Blizz survival game was fantastic"
Yesterday, we all got the news that Blizzard's long-in-development survival game Odyssey had been cancelled as part of Microsoft's huge round of Xbox layoffs. Odyssey had been in development in some form since 2017, and development was seemingly progressing well despite some issues with the game's engine. In...
News PlateUp! Launching Day One On Xbox Game Pass 'An Easy Choice', Says Dev Team
"I’m keen to bring it to as many players as possible"
Following a slight delay to the console version of PlateUp!, the development team is bringing its upcoming co-op cooking romp to Xbox Game Pass next month - a decision it says was "an easy choice" to make ahead of launch. In fact, we sat down with developer Alastair Janse van Rensburg and...
News Xbox Is Employing 'A More Focused Strategy' After Merging With Activision Blizzard
"Together we will continue to create amazing games"
Following the Microsoft and Blizzard layoff news posted earlier today, Xbox's Matt Booty has also made a lengthy statement on the company's reasoning behind such a huge round of job losses. Coming by wa
News Blizzard President Quits Microsoft, In-Development Survival Game Also Cancelled
"It’s an incredibly hard day"
After today's megaton news of almost 2,000 job losses over at Team Xbox, we have even more disruption amongst the ranks. Long-time Blizzard president and ex-Microsoft executive Mike Ybarra has announced his departure from the studio - and with it the cancellation of Blizzard's in-development survival game. Ybarra has...
News Microsoft Cuts 1,900 Jobs Across Xbox, Bethesda And Activision Blizzard Teams
"We have made the painful decision to reduce the size of our gaming workforce"
The move to bring Activision Blizzard into the Xbox ecosystem has largely been seen as a positive one, but unfortunately we have some bad news to share today. As part of a company restructure post-ActiBlizz deal, Microsoft has laid off almost 2,000 people. Shared by IGN...
News The Callisto Protocol Dev Is Now Working On A 'Brand-New Unreal Engine 5 Title'
Phase two
It's been just over a year since The Callisto Protocol graced our Xbox consoles with a Dead Space-like experience back in late 2022 - and it seems that the team has now fully moved on from the project to something new. In a job listing posted by developer Striking Distance Studios, the team says that it is "looking for a Lead Gameplay...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (January 25-28)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days returns for another weekend, and we have three titles up for grabs as part of the promotion. You can go hands-on with WWE 2K23 here, just as the team reveals this year's game ahead of its March launch. Here's this week's full Xbox Free Play Days lineup: MX vs ATV Legends
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (January 25)
A couple more games come to the library!
Xbox Game Pass grows again today, with the addition of two more titles across console, PC and cloud. One of those arrivals is an early access title moving to its full 1.0 launch, while Go Mecha Ball also lands today as a day one release. Here's a bit more about what to expect from your two new Game Pass...
Random Starfield Invites You To Become An Actual Explorer With Custom, Real-Life Spacesuits
"Design an original Starfield spacesuit and it could be yours"
Well, this isn't a crossover we ever expected to see but it's here nonetheless! Xbox has announced that it's partnering with the European Space Agency to allow Starfield fans to design their own real-life spacesuit. Yep, for real. Starfield fanatics are being invited to "provide both a...
News Xbox Introduces New 'Indie Selects' Collection, Separate To Xbox Game Pass Lineup
"A new collection will go live every Wednesday"
Microsoft has announced 'Indie Selects', a new curation program that aims to showcase some of Xbox's best indie games available on the Microsoft Store. Every Wednesday, a new collection of titles will be showcased - front and centre under Xbox's new 'Indie Games' store tab. This week's lineup features...
News 'Green Hell' Is Getting A Free Xbox Series X|S Version As Last-Gen Development Winds Down
"We want to truly focus on bringing the best version of Green Hell"
Green Hell came to Xbox quite a long time ago, and despite it arriving on console after Xbox Series X|S launched, the game never got a native current-gen version - until now, that is! The development team behind this open world jungle survival game has announced that a proper Xbox...
Feature Best Xbox Horror Games
Enough to scare the bones off ya
Looking to scare yourself silly on Xbox? The good news is that there are plenty of fantastic horror games on the platform, including a bunch that reside in the Xbox Game Pass library. Horror is quite a hard gaming genre to pinpoint, because there are so many different styles you can go for. From third-person...
News Xbox Exclusive Picks Up New York Game Award, Baldur's Gate 3 Wins GOTY
Should we be surprised?
An Xbox first-party release has taken home another game award this week - and it's hardly surprising when you check which category it ended up winning. Tango Gameworks' Hi-Fi RUSH is the game in question, and it won the 'Best Music in a Game' award at the annual New York Game Awards ceremony yesterday. For those unaware,...
News 'Enshrouded' Xbox Version Confirmed As PC RPG Launches In Early Access
Steam today, Xbox later
Fancy a new co-op action RPG to get stuck into? Well, Keen Games' Enshrouded is looking quite impressive as the game nears its PC early access release - and the team has already confirmed that Enshrouded will launch on Xbox Series X|S in the future as well. High up on Steam's most wishlisted games chart, Enshrouded enables...
News Halo TV Star Sends Blunt Message To Fans About No-Helmet Master Chief
"There's no point discussing it"
Paramount's Halo TV series has had its fair share of ups and downs so far, but one of the showrunner's most controversial decisions up to now has been revealing no-helmet Master Chief. Yep, Halo's main star goes helmet-free at t
News 'Turbo Overkill' Is A Bonkers Cyberpunk FPS In Development For Xbox
"We will be sharing news about console versions soon"
A little game called Turbo Overkill has grabbed our attention on social media today - and the good news is that it appears to be coming to Xbox soon. In a response to a fan query online, the team says that it is "working on the porting process" with "news about the console versions" to come...
News RoboCop: Rogue City Update Introduces New 'There Will Be Trouble' Mode On Xbox
New cop plus
Robocop: Rogue City has been out on Xbox for a few months now, and developer Teyon is adding a couple more features to the game this week to give players an incentive to jump back in. Already out on PC and coming to consoles today, the team is delivering its New Game Plus update - including a 'There Will Be Trouble' difficulty level...
News Avowed Extended Breakdown Gives Us More Fresh Gameplay Ahead Of 2024 Launch
Obsidian is going all out!
We can't say that Avowed's showing at Xbox Developer Direct was light in any way, but we were left wanting to see more of Obsidian's RPG after the show wrapped up - and the team has now delivered on that. As part of an extended gameplay breakdown with the Official Xbox Podcast team, the Avowed developer has showcased lots...
Talking Point Do You Think Xbox Will Release Another Disc-Based Console?
Or could Xbox Series X be the last one?
Throughout this generation we've been very happy with where things are with Xbox Series X and S, but we're starting to wonder if Microsoft would ever go with a similar approach again. Of course, releasing two different consoles on day one isn't the 'normal' way to do things anyway, but more specifically -...
News CD Projekt Red 'Considering Multiplayer' In Its Sequel To Cyberpunk 2077
Codename 'Orion' is in the works
We don't know a whole lot about CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 sequel right now - other than the fact that development is only just kicking into gear after the team's Phantom Liberty release. However, in a new chat with Reuters, CDPR has dropped a few hints on what's being worked on at the studio. As the team...
