The back catalog has been growing on Xbox, and several Electronic Arts games are getting a little boost to their performance on newer consoles. Earlier this year, Microsoft detailed FPS Boost, a new tool for making older games run even bett...

Xbox is lifting the restrictions on its free-to-play games. While some online multiplayer games still required an Xbox Live Gold membership to play even if they didn't cost any money to play themselves, Microsoft is unlocking that today. Th...

There might be some delays already this year, but Double Fine has reassured it's still aiming for 2021. The studio tweeted today that yes, Psychonauts 2 is still slated for this year. The statement reaffirms what the company's Twitter accou...

BMX XXX sounds like a terrible idea on paper. It’s technically a perversion of the Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX series, which itself is a perversion of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. Acclaim decided that they weren’t making enough mo...

Microsoft has done a bang-up job in terms of game preservation and backward compatibility this generation. The Xbox Series X is a powerhouse of a console in terms of cross-generation preservation, letting people play a large swath of games ...

The Xbox Game Pass library has been great for accumulating access to a lot of games I need to get around to playing, and it's adding even more to the list. At today's Twitch Gaming and [email protected] showcase, over 20 games were confirmed for Game...

Who hasn't wanted to escape the hustle and bustle of city life? Games like Stardew Valley offer a rural farming respite, but upcoming indie game Moonglow Bay heads for a different place: the sea. Revealed during today's [email protected] stream, Moon...

Microsoft has announced that it is officially rebranding its Xbox Live service "Xbox Network". The change is not expected to alter too much in the bigger picture, and has seemingly been made purely for aesthetic, descriptive, and marketing ...

I’m the world’s foremost expert on the Army Men series of games, and while I can see you raising a skeptical eyebrow, I have to ask: do you really want to challenge that claim? The series is something of a guilty pleasure of min...

[Update: So it seems as if NieR: Automata's PC version is different from the Steam iteration, which has given many people issues. The PC for Game Pass port is the "Become as Gods Edition," which is reportedly more stable. It's a very s...

In today's contest you can win a brand new Xbox Series X, courtesy of Dungeon Defenders: Awakened! I'd say the worst part of my job here is that I give away all sorts of cool stuff, but can't actually win any of it, myself. Case in point; I...

Microsoft has announced that a selection of Bethesda titles have today been bolstered by the developer's FPS Boost technology. Xbox Series X/S owners will be able to take advantage of the free fuel injection, which increases a title's frame...

Spread the word, because it's actually happening. As of tomorrow, March 16, Toby Fox's highly regarded indie RPG Undertale will finally be arriving on Xbox. Microsoft announced that Sans, Undyne, Flowey and friends will be making their pres...

Xbox has announced that it will be retiring its Xbox OneGuide app. The TV listings service, which has stuck around since the Xbox One's initial release in 2013, will be removed from the Xbox dashboard in May, bringing an end to many years o...

In today's contest you can win Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 4! Look, I just refuse to put the "The Official Videogame" part in this title. It's just too long. Monster Energy Supercross 4 is a perfectly fine title witho...

[Update: Xbox has announced that it will premiere a "Bethesda Joins Xbox" video today at 10:00 PT / 13:00 ET. Described as a "roundtable conversation," Xbox Aaron Greenberg notes that the video will not focus on major news or any game annou...

This morning, Microsoft officially confirmed that it has completed its $7.5 billion USD acquisition of ZeniMax Media and its subsidiary companies. As of today, Bethesda Softworks, its studios, and range of IPs and licenses are now officiall...

Microsoft is now one step closer to completing its acquisition of ZeniMax Media, having sought and received approval from both the European Commission and the U.S. Securities & Exchanges Commission (SEC) both of whom offered no oppositi...

Xbox Game Pass is back in March, and this time, it's a little niche. Sports niche. Madden NFL 21, halfway into its relevant lifecycle, is coming to consoles today. That's probably the biggest get. Beyond that on March 4 we're also getting F...

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has released the nominations list for the 2021 edition of its BAFTA Games Awards, which will be taking place later in March. The Last of Us Part II has received a record-breaking 13 no...

It's taken the best part of a decade to get cameras rolling and slates chalked, but it seems that Amblin Entertainment's TV adaptation of Bungie's seminal shooter Halo is finally ready to go into production, with a tentative release date of...

Sony has been pumping out "wireless headsets" for the PlayStation family for a while, so it was only a matter of time for Microsoft to follow suit. Just this morning they announced the "Xbox Wireless Headset," a new product that will work w...

Did you see the other Game Pass offerings this February? They're good! Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is a pretty nice get, especially given that it's hitting console and PC (rather than those sneaky "mobile only" listings). Bu...

Without a shadow of a doubt, one of the biggest stories in the gaming industry last year was Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax Media, which saw the former dole out a staggering $7.5 billion for the umbrella group and its subsidiary compani...

Back in 2019 Sega unleashed Judgment out into the world: a spinoff of sorts for the Yakuza series that focused on detective Takayuki Yagami. It was a success for the publisher, which I'm sure came as a relief given that it probably see...