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Driving Me Wild | Xbox Game Pass' additions for September are basically Christmas for lovably boring prats who revel in the thrills of the simulated commute

It's me, I'm the prat who likes this kind of thing. Now stop shouting at me.

Sept. 3, 2024 Mark Warren

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PASS THE GAMES | The best Game Pass games on Xbox and PC in 2024

Our top picks of the greatest games on gaming's best subscription service.

Sept. 1, 2024 James Billcliffe

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TOP OF THE DROPS | The best PlayStation Plus games on PS4 and PS5 in 2024

Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!

Sept. 1, 2024 Connor Makar

A Ford Bronco in Forza Horizon next to El Toro Loco in Monster Jam Showdown.

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Freestyling | Monster Jam Showdown feels a bit like what would happen if Forza Horizon had a baby with my childhood, and that’s cool

Maybe this isn’t what the ideal Monster Jam game would look like, but it’s still a pretty good racing thing.

Aug. 27, 2024 Mark Warren

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Game Passwords | Xbox Game Pass on Geforce Now is getting an upgrade that will change your life

OK, maybe that's a bit much, but it'll certainly make playing Game Pass games on Geforce Now a lot less hassle.

Aug. 21, 2024 Tom Orry

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He's Back | Peter Molyneux's not-Fable, not-Black & White, not-Dungeon Keeper, Masters of Albion, looks to bear some similarities to his blockchain game, Legacy

From what what's been shown so far, Albion does seem to have gotten rid of all the web3 nonsense.

Aug. 21, 2024 Mark Warren

Ellie shooting a blaster in The Outer Worlds.

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Outta This World | Fallout co-creator Tim Cain shows off the remarkable The Outer Worlds demo that got the publisher thumbs up only a year into development

There are a few more bald blokes than we got in the final game, but you can definitely see the vision in what became the Roseway level.

Aug. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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Let It Breathe | UPDATE: Avowed is reportedly being delayed into 2025, but chill out - it's apparently just to give it a bit of Game Pass "breathing room"

You've got more time to practise writing 'I will not say Avowed and Skyrim in the same sentence' on that blackboard.

Aug. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

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What's Next? | Double Fine says one last goodbye to Psychonauts 2 with a surprise final episode of the game's documentary

It's been quite the journey.

July 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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How to avoid the Xbox Game Pass price hike

Prices are going up... again.

July 11, 2024 Robert Anderson

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Awowed | “It lets us really lean into the things that we excel at” - Avowed’s developers on choice, consequence, Game Pass, and those early Skyrim comparisons

We sit down and speak to Obsidian devs about the most pressing topics, as Avowed nears its release.

July 5, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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Some cars racing off-road in Forza Horizon 4.

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Race Against Time | Forza Horizon 4 is getting delisted this year, but you've got time to complete its longest race in a crap car over 21,000 times before it goes

Fire up your goofy little Peel Trident, it's time to put the pedal to the metal!

June 26, 2024 Mark Warren

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Do You Booth-er? | Xbox will be whipping out its "biggest booth yet" at Gamescom 2024, while PlayStation and Nintendo give the show a miss

The green brand's even put out a list of games you can expect to see there.

June 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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An Xbox Series S, a pair of Xbox controllers, a tablet, a phone, a TV, and numerous posters of games lay flat on a black void.

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Box It Up To Go | The Xbox handheld dream lives - Phil Spencer adds more fuel to the fire

OK, maybe not everyone's dream, but some of you definitely want one.

June 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Yes, No, Maybe So | Oops! Obsidian might accidentally have shared Avowed's release date after all

Expect the upcoming RPG in November? Maybe?

June 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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X MARKS THE SPOT | Xbox pulls off the best E3 showcase in years, it’s a pity that both brands died before it could happen

Rumours of Xbox’s demise have clearly been exaggerated

June 10, 2024 Jim Trinca

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About Time? | Avowed, Obsidian's own take on The Elder Scrolls, gets new gamplay trailer but no release date

Look at that action!

June 9, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Fly Away | Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is taking off this November

Hopefully it won't be a bumpy landing.

June 9, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Groovy! | South of Midnight looks stunning and bizarre in first gameplay footage

The next project from Compulsive has shown itself, and we're here for it.

June 9, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Year Zero | Doom: The Dark Ages takes us back to the beginning, and it'll be in our hands next year

After a few leaks, Doom: The Dark Ages has been officially announced as the next game game in the shooter series.

June 9, 2024 Sherif Saed

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X-Rated | Watch Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase here

Another year, another round of World Premieres - probably.

June 9, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Master Chief in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

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Halo Again | Looks like Xbox is making Halo: Combat Evolved again, but this time it might also come to PS5

A fresh remaster is reportedly in the works.

June 7, 2024 Mark Warren

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Running Gag | Summer Game Fest is streaming at 4K 60fps this year, and everyone is making the same joke

Also, Sony looks like it's given up trying to convince people to play stuff at 8K resolution on the PS5.

June 6, 2024 Mark Warren

Four Sea of Thieves players stood on a beach, silhouetted against the setting sun.

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CATCH ME UP TO DATE | Hate waiting to play your Xbox games because of a new update? Don't worry, you'll soon be able to pre-download them

The feature has been available on PlayStation for a while now.

May 19, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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NEWS IN BRIEF | Activision announces Elsewhere Entertainment, a Warsaw-based studio creating a brand new narrative-based triple-A IP

A new studio, eh?

May 16, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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Chai from HiFi Rush sits in front of a PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, looking shocked

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LOVE HURTS | It’s all very sad, isn’t it - where does the games industry go from here?

It's hard to love an industry that is seemingly always in chaos.

May 15, 2024 Tom Orry

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Aloy smiling in Horizon Forbidden West and Master Chief looking pretty sad in Halo.

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BLUE VS GREEN | PlayStation 5 outsold Xbox Series X/S nearly 5-to-1 the last quarter, according to estimates

Console sales may be on a bit of a downward trend as a whole, but the PS5 seemingly continues to outdo Xbox's offering.

May 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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TONGUE TIED | As Xbox shutters studios, old documentary clips that highlight problems with how Microsoft handles its developers are resurfacing

Following a week with plenty of foot-in-mouth c-suite moments at Xbox, some older ones are returning to the fore.

May 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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WHAT WAS THE POINT? | Is Call of Duty coming to Xbox Game Pass? Yes, no, maybe, who knows - but it’s clear no one believes what Xbox says any more

After years of building up Game Pass as a viable part of its business, and billions of dollars spent acquiring content for it, even Microsoft is seemingly struggling to justify Call of Duty on Game Pass.

May 10, 2024 Sherif Saed

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PERFECT MESS? | Perfect Dark report claims things are in a "very rough state" after years of set-backs and other development woes

Things seem to be a bit untidy.

May 9, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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GAME PAST IT | Xbox must fully embrace third-party and Xbox Game Pass to find success – but is Microsoft struggling to see the bigger picture?

The games company Microsoft built is better positioned than ever to go big on both fronts, so why is it not going for it?

May 9, 2024 Tom Orry

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An Xbox Series X sits in the middle of a faded Japanese flag.

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NIPPON IT IN THE BUD | With the closure of Tango Gameworks, Xbox sends an accidental message: it is not a platform for fans of Japanese games

No matter what Xbox leadership says in its livestreams or in statements, one thing remains true: it's relationship with Japan never came first.

May 8, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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MICROSOFT | Microsoft to shut down Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and more due to a "reprioritization of titles and resources"

Those two studios and more to be shuttered in a shocking and sudden development.

May 7, 2024 Connor Makar

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STORMIN' THE PS5 | Sea of Thieves Season 12 raises the Jolly Roger: Prepare for zipline adventures, loot, new weapons, pets, and a PS5 premiere

Weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen!

April 30, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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HEEDING THE CALL | The Xbox and Activision love-in formally begins this year with the Xbox and Call of Duty showcases – now back-to-back

I mean, it can't be anything but Call of Duty right?

April 30, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A Vault Boy from the Fallout series stands with his thumbs up over a faded Canadian flag and the blown-up wastes of a North American area.

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O, CANADA | If Fallout 5's going to set the world on fire, Bethesda should head north of the border

If Bethesda wants to take the Fallout series to the next level with its next game, why not look to the US' polite – but no less fascinating – neighbour?

April 28, 2024 Mark Warren

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