Xbox Series X News

Like all good addicts, I’m still knee-deep into my return to Overwatch 2. That’s giving me a long time to consider the battle pass, and just how much it takes out of the game. I’ve done the review. I’ve spent a decent amount of time with new – or newish – characters. It is, as it always way, a bloody good game. So why is the monetization so bloody bad? The battle pass takes a key part of the first…

Within days of me giving myself hope for a Metal Gear future, some more evidence has popped up that may or may not add to that foolish optimism. The developer rumoured to be working on a Metal Gear Solid 3 remake has teased something… right before deleting it again. The Metal Gear Solid 3 remake has been rumoured for several years, and is bizarrely often mentioned along a new set of remasters for 1, 2 and 3 as well. Virtuos…

If there has been one sign that the console wars have grown up, it’s this. We no longer argue about lists of games. Instead, we argue over corporate decisions. Nowhere has that been more obvious than in the conversation about Game Pass’s profitability. Game Pass wasn’t sustainable. Then it wasn’t good for the industry. Then it was both, but it wasn’t profitable. Now, thanks to a new interview with Xbox’s Phil Spencer, we know that it is profitable. Which is…

Everybody’s favourite bird/robot combination has returned to Overwatch – but Bastion is not as you remember him. The famously tough little robot can no longer heal, and his high damage gun is now a temporary move. In some ways this feels like a nerf – especially when you’re surrounding by Tracers and Sombras – but in others it opens him up as a very different charcacter. If the unfortunately missing Assault was still in the mix – and I hope…

Last week, Disney Dreamlight Valley had its first content update! I’ve had a chance to try it out on the Xbox Series S via gamepass. Here are my thoughts so far. I’ve been playing Disney Dreamlight Valley since it launched on gamepass. I’ve enjoyed it a lot too. The game is said to have a lot of issues on the Nintendo Switch, but on the Xbox Series S, it seemed like it had less issues. Some occasional glitches but nothing…

Resident Evil Re:Verse still exists and, well, that’s news to me. The multiplayer game, which has been delayed twice, will be free to owners of Village from October 28th. The multiplayer mode for Village was met with skepticism when it was announced nearly two years ago. That was only increased when it was delayed from May 7 – alongside Village – to Summer, and then again to a vague 2022. Well, surprise surprise, it’s still coming in 2022. In fact,…

Game Pass has always been great, but it’s got to the point where it’s now also impossible to keep up with. This is a fantastic problem to have. For an average adult with broad tastes, Game Pass has now tipped the scales from very cool to overwhelming. And with a mountain of first-party content expected in the first half of next year, that’s a problem that’s going to remain with us for months to come. This thought occurred to me…

I’ve been known to get a bit grumpy about the neverending talk about Silent Hill and its inevitable return. Well buckle in, folks, because now it’s been officially announced. I’ll do a quick rundown of the announcements shortly. But first, let’s look back at all the happy months and years insiders have been promising this moment will come. We couldn’t have got here without them. And don’t forget to take a moment’s silence for the inevitable disappointment after this series…

Persona 5 Royal is out today for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Gamepass, and Windows! Check out the newest trailer for the game below. Can you believe that Persona 5 Royal is on the Nintendo Switch now?! We haven’t played it, but we’ve heard that the Switch port is really good. If you don’t have a Switch, then you should check it out on Xbox or Gamepass or Windows or Playstation. The game is available EVERYWHERE now. Are you looking forward…

The first major content update to Disney Dreamlight Valley is now available. Check out the announcement trailer and our thoughts on the update so far! The Scar’s Kingdom Update is here! I’ve been checking out the update some already. I haven’t met Scar yet, I still have some quests I need to complete before I do, but I have seen the new mine in Sunlit Valley. There is also a new event you can access using moonstones! Its the Villains…