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Backfirewall_ is a narrative adventure game coming to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One later this year, and we reached out to Naraven Games for some more information about this tragicomic adventure.

Posted 2 years ago by Tom West 1

With Monster Hunter Rise getting its Sunbreak expansion later this week on PC and Switch, now seems as good a time as any to track down some great alternatives to Capcom's monster co-op hit for Xbox players...

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 14

The Summer Game Fest 2022 demo event might officially be over, but that doesn't mean the fun has to end. If you missed out on any of the Xbox demos, don't worry — we tried them all! Here are our first impressions of each.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 14

The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle is now available on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, and takes us on a never-before-seen adventure to a fanciful Breton resort. Here is what we think about our time with the Chapter so far.

Posted 2 years ago by Tom West 12

Xbox's director of accessibility, Anita Mortaloni, recently took the time to speak with us about accessibility in gaming and the company's continued journey to innovate within the space.

Posted 2 years ago by Tom West 36

Hell is Us is a third-person melee-action horror game from Rogue Factor coming in 2023 for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC. Kes sat down with creative director Jonathan Jacque-Belletête for a chat at Bigben Week...

Posted 2 years ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 8

KT Racing's last licensed rally game, WRC Generations, has been revealed and Kes had a chance to get his hands on the wheel and speak to creative director Alain Jarniou about all things WRC, Game Pass, and Test Drive Unlimited.

Posted 2 years ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 10

EA Sports is publishing Codemasters' latest entry into the sim-racing Formula 1 series. The devs unveiled a few key details about the release date, modes, and new features, so here is all you need to know about F1 22 for Xbox.

Posted 2 years ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 27

Escape Academy is a single-player and co-op virtual escape room game with some dangerous twists coming to Xbox Game Pass. Here is everything you need to know about Coin Crew's co-op puzzle fest.

Posted 2 years ago by Tom West 7

Ash Williams and his band of Deadite-slaughtering compatriots offer a groovy experience in Saber Interactive's asymmetrical multiplayer action-horror title, Evil Dead: The Game, but the risk of banishment is real.

Posted 2 years ago by Tom West 28

With Monster Hunter World now Capcom's most successful game of all time, a direct sequel feels like an inevitability. Let's take a look at some upgrades and changes that could make it the series' best game to date...

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 41

Rhythm-action dungeon-crawler Soundfall takes the stage on Xbox today for a surprise show. We’ve been jamming with it for a little while already, and it’s a blast when everything comes together…

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 9

Chernobylite's Xbox Series X|S upgrade is here. We spoke with The Farm 51, All In! Games, and Mataboo to discuss the real Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, crafting the 'next-gen' upgrades, and their ongoing support for Ukraine.

Posted 2 years ago by Tom West 8

The Stanley Parable is finally making its way to Xbox via The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe. We spoke with Crows Crows Crows' William Pugh, director of Ultra Deluxe, about the game's unique and hilarious achievement list.

Posted 2 years ago by Sean Carey 43

In recent years, we've noticed a clear rise in the visibility and popularity of wholesome games. Heidi chats to a host of prominent figures from the emerging scene to find out more...

Posted 2 years ago by Heidi Nicholas 53

Cult of the Lamb somehow manages to be both cute and very creepy and intrigued us all so much at the WASD gaming event that we all insisted on trying the base-building dungeon crawler. Here's what we thought!

Posted 2 years ago by Heidi Nicholas 10

Trek to Yomi has intrigue in trailers for its beautiful black and while art, samurai vibes, and dark narrative premise. The team got hands-on with the game — so let's see how they handle a blade.

Posted 2 years ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 11

Yesterday's MIX 10th Anniversary Showcase brought us over 80 awesome indie games coming soon — here's a closer look at all 30 that are confirmed to be heading to Xbox.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 19

Lo Wang is back and causing a relentless amount of chaos on our screens in Shadow Warrior 3. Here are our first impressions of the potty-mouthed ninja's latest adventure.

Posted 2 years ago by Tom West 20

If you have been thinking about trying a game that mixes the card collecting and roguelike genres, Roguebook might be what you need — here are our first impressions of the game.

Posted 2 years ago by Tom West 29

Monster Crown is out now for Xbox — if you're not yet sure about it, why not come and take a read of our first impressions after a few hours battling monsters?

Posted 3 years ago by Heidi Nicholas 11

SNK's latest entry in its legendary fighting series launches next week, and we've been busting out crazy combos to get a feel for the game ahead of release. It's really rather good, though there's not much for solo players here...

Posted 3 years ago by Luke Albigés 19

In anticipation of Dying Light 2: Stay Human's launch next week, Techland spoke to us about the team's process behind implementing achievements, and the important role that they play during a player's experience.

Posted 3 years ago by Tom West 20

In this retrospective piece, we are literally and figuratively turning back the time on the development and design choices of Warhorse Studios' first game and underrated gem, Kingdom Come: Deliverance.

Posted 3 years ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 53

Tom had a play with Nacon's recent mobile controller entry, the MG-X Pro, to see how it holds up against its compact sibling and the vast range of games in the Xbox Cloud Gaming library.

Posted 3 years ago by Tom West 26

The TA news crew picks out 22 of the biggest and most exciting launches coming in the next 12 months (barring any further delays)... feast your eyes on some of the potential highlights that 2022 has in store for Xbox gaming!

Posted 4 years ago by Luke Albigés 36

With TA being the biggest and best Xbox community out there, we decided that as well as celebrating the best games of the year, we'd also like to look inwards and shine a light on the finest works of this awesome community.

Posted 4 years ago by Luke Albigés 26

Looking for a challenge from a 2021 achievement list? Look no further — here are 21 of the most demanding achievements from Xbox games released in the last year!

Posted 4 years ago by Luke Albigés 69

While voting continues in both our big Game of the Year bracket and the simpler overall poll, we thought you might be interested to find out which games our fine TA news team picked out as their own personal games of the year...

Posted 4 years ago by Luke Albigés 12

The Xbox Countdown sale is a big one, so we tasked the TA news team with picking out two recommendations each... here's what we all settled on!

Posted 4 years ago by Luke Albigés 7

In our new State of Play feature series, we return to games some time after launch to catch up with how they look today compared to back at launch. First up, we're paying Earth's supposedly mightiest heroes a visit...

Posted 4 years ago by Luke Albigés 23

Sean took to the skies with Turtle Beach's new VelocityOne Flight yoke and throttle quadrant in Microsoft Flight Simulator. Did it provide a turbulence-free flight? Find out here in our hands-on...

Posted 4 years ago by Sean Carey 18

Another year is on the horizon and... wait, what's that silhouetted figure? Why, it's Geoff Keighley beckoning us to some Game Awards with exciting announcements, of course! Now, let's see if the TA team can predict some of them..

Posted 4 years ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 28

The TA news team sifts through two decades of Xbox releases to bring you 20 overlooked, forgotten, or unsung gems from the vast library of thousands of games...

Posted 4 years ago by Luke Albigés 118

Our 20-part Xbox20 feature series is finally complete. Here, you can enjoy all of our articles that tackle pretty much every major beat in the Xbox story so far... here's to another 20 years!

Posted 4 years ago by Luke Albigés 11

Part 19 of our 20 defining Xbox moments series has us reliving the excitement of the Xbox Series X|S console launch, and the new way Microsoft is helping to 'Power Your Dreams.'

Posted 4 years ago by Tom West 37

In part 18 of our Xbox20 defining Xbox moments series, we are taking a look at Xbox Cloud Gaming, Microsoft's game streaming service that could define how we play games in the future.

Posted 4 years ago by Sean Carey 28

Part #17 of our Xbox20 celebration opens up the floor to accessibility. In recent years, gaming has strived to become more inclusive, but with the release of the Xbox Adaptive Controller, the conversation really got going...

Posted 4 years ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 21