Can we just take a moment to appreciate how incredible The Orange Box was? The bundle brought Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2, and Portal to a lot of households that might not have otherwise played all three games. I never did send the garden ...

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has passed away today at the age of 65. He had suffered complications from his recurring non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which ultimately took his life this afternoon. He is survived by his sister, Jody Allen, who issu...

Shake the sand loose from those undesirable places because it's time we fill them with video game news from today's episode that features the following: Slimy Nintendo Switch hardware rumors! Pokémon GO is getting more strange litt...

505 Games and Ninja Theory have announced that a physical edition of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice will be coming to PS4 and Xbox One on December 4, 2018. The retail version will go for $29.99 and will also contain a digital documentary on t...

At E3 2018, Microsoft boldly revealed its new initiative to release more first-party games for Xbox and Windows 10 PC through acquisition of talented studios. It came alongside the announcement from Xbox head Phil Spencer that Microsoft had...

Xbox boss Phil Spencer makes a very quick pitch at the start of this Project xCloud video: "what would we have to do to allow everyone to play Halo." The answer is simple: "build a cloud gaming service." It's been done before, and fail...

For years people have been lauding the World of Warcraft model that's been in place for 14 years now: build with expansions and don't split the playerbase. Some companies like Bungie defied this (creating Destiny 2 right as Destin...

At this point people who refer to Minecraft as a fad are just as ridiculous as the folks who said the same thing about Pokemon in the early 2000s. It's just as popular as ever, appeals to pretty much all ages and skill levels, and is n...

Mouse and keyboard support on consoles can be a tricky thing to sort out, particularly when it comes to competitive games like shooters. Do you let keyboard and mouse users take on gamepad players? Do you split them up? Do you even have a b...

I've been shouting about Overcooked for what feels like ages, so I'll keep this short. If you have an Xbox Live Gold subscription, an extra controller, and someone to play co-op games with, October is your chance to hop on one of the best m...

Paid loot boxes are currently the crème de la crème of gaming monetization (along with gacha gambling), but thanks to recent legislative pushes, some publishers might be pivoting. A "we don't have loot boxes, look at us" ...

It should come as no surprise to anyone, but EA's Madden NFL series is massively popular. I guess hype for the latest entry, Madden 19, was at its highest as the game has come out to record-breaking sales. Not only was it the biggest launch...

In a recent reaching-but-understandable bit of guesswork, fans have been musing over the possibility of Xbox One shooter Halo 5: Guardians being ported to the PC. This came about do to some updated Amazon box-art pictures that changed "Xbox...

As part of a marketing promotion for PUBG, Microsoft has whipped up a super-limited-edition "greaseproof" Xbox One controller with a "patented coating that is resistant to chicken grease." That's all well and good. It's a silly idea, and I ...

When I sat down to play Divinity: Original Sin 2 on the Xbox for this article, I figured I'd check out the new tutorial area, maybe make it inside Fort Joy (the first major area) and call it a day. Before I knew it, I was borderline fi...

Earlier this month, GamesIndustry.biz ran an article about how the rise of streaming services and platforms could be a threat to game developers. From dodgy algorithms to a lack of viable funding for indie devs, it painted a harrowing pictu...

A few days ago, Windows Central had let loose a bunch of details on an upcoming bundle for the Xbox One that would follow a similar plan to cellphone contracts. Users would sign-up for a monthly fee to get immediate access to an Xbox One S ...

Microsoft stealthily announced that the Amnesia Collection will be coming to Xbox One next week. Releasing on August 31, 2018, the collection bundles the first game (The Dark Descent) and its DLC pack (Justine) alongside sequel Amnesia: A M...

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds will finally be leaving early access on Xbox One next month. Landing on September 4, 2018, the 1.0 release will not only see general performance improvements but will bring the "Sanhok" map to consoles for the ...

ID Software's RAGE and Doom (2016) will be coming to Xbox Game Pass today. While the announcement says, "Available Now," the Xbox Live servers may not have updated when you go to check. In any regard, this is a great way to experience both ...

Just shortly after E3, Showtime announced it was starting production of a series based around the Halo franchise. While this recalled memories of Microsoft taking to its E3 stage in 2013 to announce the same thing, this series seems to actu...

Titan Comics has announced a selection of new trade paperback comics coming to store shelves over September-October. This Fall run features new releases from the ongoing Bloodborne, Dark Souls and Assassin's Creed lines, as well as the debu...

I'm happy to see 2008's Prince of Persia make it to Xbox One via backward compatibility. At the time, it was a departure for the series and that understandably led to divisiveness among Prince of Persia fans, but gosh dang if it isn't a ple...

If you recently topped up your Xbox Game Pass for Sea of Thieves' new Cursed Sails expansion, you've also got several other fresh additions awaiting you. Seven titles joined the service today. Along with the headliner Hitman (2016), there's...

Two more Splinter Cell titles are making their way to Xbox One's backward compatibility program today. If you have discs laying around of Double Agent and Blacklist, you can now jump back into the shoes of Sam Fisher and silently take out s...