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Game of the Year 2023: TA Team Picks

With 2023 coming to a close, the TA editorial team has taken a look back at what has been an excellent year for Xbox games. Here are our favorite games of 2023.

Posted 1 year ago by Sean Carey 50

Halo games in order: Chronological and release

The Halo series' timeline can be hard to follow, so we've put together a complete list of every Halo game in order, both by release date and chronologically.

Posted 1 year ago by Tom West 36

Secretlab Titan Evo chair review

The Secretlab Titan Evo is the best desk-based gaming chair for PC and Xbox players, even if it is a bit on the expensive side.

Posted 1 year ago by Ian Stokes 71

Best Starfield Star Wars ship designs

Starfield players are bringing a galaxy far, far away closer to home with these amazing Star Wars ship designs built in Starfield.

Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 33

Best Starfield ship designs

We've rounded up some of the most creative, bizarre, and completely impractical player-made ship designs we've seen from Starfield players.

Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 68

The best of Summer Game Fest 2023

Now that the whirlwind of all the Summer Game Fest events are over, the TA news team has dived in to pick out a few of their favourite announcements.

Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 21

Retro gaming revivals continue to leave Xbox in the past

More and more classic games are getting ported to modern systems or remastered for new audiences with each passing year, but why does it feel like every other platform is getting more retro love than poor old Xbox?

Posted 1 year ago by Luke Albigés 142

Seven achievements ruined by a point of no return

Missable achievements are not uncommon, especially in games with levels that are self-contained and don't offer a chapter select option. But larger games are not safe from them, either — cower before the point of no return.

Posted 1 year ago by Luke Albigés 78

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – First Impressions

The long-awaited sequel Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is out now on Xbox Series X|S, and we've spent some time flinging stormtroopers off buildings and slicing off limbs to bring you our first impressions on Cal Kestis' latest outing.

Posted 1 year ago by Sean Carey 13

Dead Island 2 Slayers guide: Who should you take to Hell-A?

Dead Island 2 launches on Xbox today, offering up six wildly different Slayers for you to carve your way through Hell-A with. We've had a chance to play with each of them to find out which ones are slaughterers supreme.

Posted 1 year ago by Tom West 16

State of Play: Battlefield 2042

It's been over a year since DICE launched Battlefield 2042 to a less-than-favourable reception, and after numerous updates and a launch into EA Play and Game Pass Ultimate, we decided to return to see how it's faring.

Posted 1 year ago by Tom West 60

The most successful Resident Evil games ever

Capcom's Resident Evil 4 remake launches next week, so what better time to look back on the series' history and chart the top-performing games in the premiere survival horror franchise?

Posted 1 year ago by Luke Albigés 51

Every Xbox Game Pass fighting game ranked

Want to know how the fighting games on Game Pass stack up? You've come to the right place! Which Game Pass fighters are top tier, and which are never getting picked?

Posted 1 year ago by Luke Albigés 25

MultiVersus: What went wrong?

Free-to-play crossover fighting game MultiVersus got off to a flying start last year, with millions of players jumping into the chaotic action. So where did the hype go for a game starring some of media's most iconic characters?

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 99

Every Game Pass game with awkward achievement values

Whether you actively avoid games with unusual achievement values or you're looking for something to help round off your Gamerscore, here's everything in Xbox and PC Game Pass that refuses to play by the standard 0/5 rules.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 107

Parry Hard: A celebration of gaming's most satisfying mechanic

Is there anything in gaming more satisfying than nailing a perfect parry? Brushing away damage with a risky counter never gets old, and with a few games adding their own lately, we decided to look back at some of the best.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 64

Dead Xbox games that need to make a comeback

Xbox's storied history of over two decades has seen many classic games and franchises fall by the wayside as tastes and the market have changed... here are some that we would absolutely love to see make a return.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 228