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Saber Interactive's first-person action-adventure game, Jurassic Park: Survival, has been announced for Xbox Series X|S, and the child within me is ecstatic.

Posted 1 year ago by Tom West 31

Mineko's Night Market is out at last, and on Xbox Game Pass to boot — it is both absolutely beautiful and at times alarmingly grindy.

Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 34

The Finals is currently available on Xbox Series X|S via a cross-platform open beta. After spending some time playing, we can confirm that it is destructively good fun!

Posted 1 year ago by Tom West 18

Feeling left out on Pikmin 4 launch day? Looking to command a horde of tiny creatures? Here's why you should check out the wonderful Tinykin on Xbox Game Pass!

Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 29

Diablo IV has now had its final open beta, and after playing through both tests on Xbox, it's pulled me back to the series in a way Diablo III couldn't.

Posted 1 year ago by Tom West 38

With the anticipated Redfall proving a rather disappointing addition to the Xbox library, all hope now lies with Bethesda's interstellar RPG Starfield to deliver the first-party blockbuster Microsoft seriously needs in 2023.

Posted 1 year ago by Luke Albigés 91

Afterimage, the beautiful hand-drawn Metroidvania-style adventure, launched on Xbox this week, and though I'm almost at the end, poor achievement pacing means I have just seven out of 46 to show for my efforts so far...

Posted 1 year ago by Luke Albigés 40

Once a genre-defining gaming superpower, the Halo series feels like it has been treading water in recent years... should Microsoft let its flagship franchise die with dignity rather than trying to force it to remain relevant?

Posted 1 year ago by Luke Albigés 272

Final Fantasy on Xbox was once but a dream, until the Xbox 360 generation saw Square finally start to show Xbox some love. Now, it feels like that spell might have run its course... have we seen the last of Final Fantasy on Xbox?

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 193

Borderlands was once poised to be one of gaming's biggest franchises, but the house that Jack built seems to be crumbling based on recent form. Can Gearbox's looter-shooter fight for its life and come back from the brink?

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 181

Hades getting a sequel is obviously fantastic news, but question marks hang over whether it will be possible to replicate what made the first game so special while still finding new ways to make Hades II somehow even better.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 40

EA has shared footage of the Dead Space remake's opening, and while there are moments when Isaac's new voice acting works well, there are plenty of others where his performance leaves a lot to be desired.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 77

Gunfire Reborn launches on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Xbox Game Pass today, offering up compelling roguelite action for up to four players. Here's what Tom thought about this action-packed looter-shooter...

Posted 2 years ago by Tom West 29

Scorn's bleak biomechanical aesthetic is undeniably impressive, but it's pretty much the only aspect of the dark puzzle game that is — combat, world-building and even the puzzles themselves simply don't feel fleshed out.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 68

Temtem, the hit monster-training RPG and Pokémon-esque MMO, recently left early access, launching onto Xbox at the same time. It wants to be the very best, and it doesn't fall far short based on what we've played so far...

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 62

Sleeping Dogs launched ten years ago today, and the open-world action game proved a hit with players and critics alike. So how come we've managed to go a decade without a sequel?

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 140

Halo Infinite players in the PC co-op test flight were able to find a way to access and use an early version of 343's upcoming Forge creation suite, and the initial results are extremely promising for the future of the game.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 17

Discontinued achievements, 1,000-hour completions, games without achievements, massive ratios... the new Xbox Achievement Hunter Sale doesn't exactly feel like it lives up to its name.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 169

A free-to-play fighting game from a brand new studio might not have the hallmarks of greatness about it, but MultiVersus' creative twist on a beloved formula and bottomless roster potential might just set it up for success.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 43

The first DLC for Tiny Tina's Wonderlands dropped yesterday, and it's an absolute disaster — if you thought Borderlands 3's DLC was sub-par, prepare yourself for an all-time low.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 110

Final Fantasy VII Remake was originally released as a 'timed exclusive' for PS4 two years ago, with an enhanced PS5 version and PC release arriving last year. But is it ever coming to Xbox?

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 215