Xbox boss Phil Spencer has discussed the company's recent steps into multiplatform publishing - and confirmed there's more to come. Speaking at IGN Live just hours after Xbox confirmed another big title - Doom: The Dark Ages - would launch on PlayStation 5 as well as PC and Xbox Series X/S, Spencer was clear that Xbox's multiplatform plans were here to stay. "You're going to see more of our games... Read more ›
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Xbox boss Phil Spencer has commented publicly for the first time on recent Microsoft studio closures, stating he has to "run a sustainable business inside the company and grow". Last month, Xbox made the shock decision to close a number of Bethesda studios, including Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks and Redfall developer Arkane Austin. Now, in an interview with IGN, Spencer has finally addressed the closures. Read more Read more ›
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When Avowed was first unveiled back at the Xbox summer showcase of 2021, a dark and moody CGI trailer of burning arrows and fantasy spell-and-sword dual wielding - all from the studio behind the likes of Pillars of Eternity and Fallout: New Vegas - positioned it as something of a first-party Skyrim for Xbox. In the years since however, it's become increasingly clear that's simply not the game we should... Read more ›
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Tonight, Microsoft announced a trio of new Xbox Series X/S consoles, including a digital-only Xbox Series X. In part, these seemed similar to the consoles seen in leaked plans released into the public domain in error last year that awkwardly trumpeted an "adorably all-digital" future for Xbox - something Microsoft's Phil Spencer later said was outdated. But how much has changed? The new digital-only Series X is white, as expected,... Read more ›
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The Case of the Golden Idol was one of 2022's best surprises. A detective murder mystery like no other, its 12 strange deaths (or more if you count its equally exceptional DLC) all centred around a mythical golden statue whose supposed life-giving properties put it at the heart of a decades-long conspiracy. As we unravelled the tangled history of the double-crossing Cloudsley family, we poked around stuffy country manors, dingy,... Read more ›
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Citizen Sleeper 2 is coming in early 2025, publishers Fellow Traveller have announced, and it's also going to be releasing on PlayStation 5 and Switch alongside the already confirmed Xbox Series S/X, Game Pass and PC versions. Unveiled at tonight's PC Gaming Show during its first proper gameplay trailer, Citizen Sleeper 2 will see you wake up in the body of a brand-new Sleeper android who's fighting for survival out... Read more ›
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will require a "continuous internet connection" - even when you're playing its campaign mode. In a blog post published by Activision today, the publisher advises that the Cold War-set shooter uses "texture streaming across all game modes". "This means you'll need a continuous internet connection to play any game mode, including Campaign," Activision wrote. Read more Read more ›
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Tonight's Xbox Showcase brought us a first glance at Assassin's Creed Shadows gameplay, and a better look at its feudal Japanese world. A fresh trailer for Ubisoft Quebec's upcoming action RPG began with quick scenes showing the changing of the seasons - the ubiquitous Japanese blossom of spring, snow in winter, torrential rain on a muddy battlefield full of corpses. Next we saw shinobi protagonist Naoe yanking enemies down into... Read more ›
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Singing roses, warbling willows, trumpeting daffodills. From rearranging furniture to creating a musical garden, here's a first proper look at Tempopo - the next project from Australian indie developer Witch Beam, studio behind the brilliant Unpacking. A melody-infused puzzle game, it sees you collecting a garden of musical flowers across 60 whimsical floating 3D levels that look a little similar to Nintendo's own Captain Toad. Tempopo is set to launch... Read more ›
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The maker of superb village builder Dorfromantik has lifted the lid on its next game, Star Birds.Unveiled at the PC Gaming Show this evening, Toukana Interactive's new space puzzler is being made in collaboration with German YouTube science channel Kurzgesagt: In a Nutshell, who are providing the cheerful, cartoon visual style for this asteroid-themed base builder.Designed to offer a "fresh and accessible" approach to resource management games, Star Birds is... Read more ›
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The Xbox Games Showcase and Black Ops 6 Direct 2024 is over! As usual we gained some insight into upcoming Xbox titles through a selection of new reveals and updates for released titles. Much like last year with Starfield, the showcase ended with an extended look at one special game - and this time it was Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Alongside Black Ops 6, we also got a... Read more ›
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, the latest instalment in Microsoft's long-running aviation sim, launches for PC and Xbox Series X/S on 19th November - introducing the likes of aerial firefighting, cargo hauling, and more. Flight Simulator 2024 was announced last June amid some controversy, given developer Asobo had previously pledged to provide 10 years' worth of support for the current iteration of game. Since then, the studio has rather nebulously confirmed... Read more ›
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Up and atom! There is a British Fallout-like game on the horizon from Sniper Elite studio, Rebellion.It's called Atomfall, and it was revealed at this evening's Xbox showcase. The team describes Atomfall as a single-player survival action game which will see players exploring a post-nuclear environment, and then scavenging, crafting, bartering and - of course - fighting to survive.While Atomfall's story is fictional, it has been inspired by a real-world... Read more ›
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Gears of War 6's development hasn't been much of a secret, but it's now finally official - with tonight's Xbox Games Showcase revealing it to be a prequel titled Gears of War: E-Day. Set 14 years before the events of the original Gears of War, E-Day tells the story of the first Locust emergence on Sera, and the world's response to that threat. It promises a return of the series'... Read more ›
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I feel like we've already got a pretty good idea of what Obsidian's upcoming RPG Avowed is all about by now. But just in case you needed a reminder, or wanted a closer look at its colourful fantasy landscape, tonight's Xbox Games Showcase brought us a new 'story trailer' for it. Have a watch below.As per previous Avowed trailers, you play as an envoy of Aedyr sent to investigate a... Read more ›
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Microsoft has revealed three new Xbox console variants with increased storage capacity, available at the end of the year in select markets. Two are all-digital: a 1TB Xbox Series X in "Robot White" and a 1TB Xbox Series S in the same colour. The third is a "special edition" 2TB Xbox Series X in "Galaxy Black" that features a disc drive. It's clear with these new consoles, Microsoft is edging... Read more ›
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At this evening's Xbox showcase, Bethesda and developer Machine Games gave us all another little peek at Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.The team shared a look at what it calls a "pivotal cinematic", in which Indy and his sidekick (for this game at least) Gina "make a startling discovery in the Himalayas". There is a kerfuffle over a stone, and of course, some explosions and bad guys getting thrown... Read more ›
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The 90s may be back, as Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's roster of provocative policial characters makes clear, but at Treyarch it might be a bit closer to 2013. Just as Battlefield 4 had Levolution and Driveclub had its Drivatars, Black Ops 6 is reviving the once-popular trend of making up silly words for neat, new, though not exactly groundbreaking ideas.In COD's case, it's 'omnimovement', Black Ops 6's headline... Read more ›
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I am very sorry to report that, no, you cannot play as former UK Prime Minister, Conservative party leader and unanimously beloved human being Margaret Thatcher in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Despite promising signs in the initial reveal trailer from developer Treyarch, where big Maggie features alongside the similarly well-liked Saddam Hussein, George Bush Senior, and Bill Clinton - and the fact that Ronald Reagan was playable in... Read more ›
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Four years after its initial announcement, Microsoft's Perfect Dark reboot has finally resurfaced, offering a first gameplay reveal for this reimagining of developer Rare's classic spy-flavoured first-person shooter. Announced back in December 2020, Microsoft's Perfect Dark reboot was initially being developed exclusively by The Initiative, a studio specifically set up to handle its creation. However, the project has been hit by numerous set-backs since then and Tomb Raider developer Crystal... Read more ›
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