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It’s fairly safe to say that January 2023, as a month, isn’t the most exciting for Game Pass users, with just a mere smattering of new titles expected to hit the surface. In fact, it’s those that are moving out of Game Pass which are much more the focus, as 6 of the very finest

If you’ve been feeling guilty about making animal-skin wallets in the Far Cry series, then you might want to redeem yourself with We Are the Caretakers. Instead of carving up creatures you’re protecting them, in what might be Xbox’s first anti-poaching game. Buy it, and you’re even contributing 10% of the amount to Save the

Ever heard of Edifier as an audio brand? Nah, us neither, but if their GX Gaming Headset is anything to go by, we’re likely to be hearing much more from these guys going forward.  We’ve used a lot of gaming headsets over the years, from official Microsoft offerings, through the big third party names of

Even someone with barely more than a passing interest in anime will know what One Piece is. And the Straw Hat Crew are here again in what could be their biggest videogame yet. One Piece Odyssey is out today on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation and PC. After searching across the New World for their next

Welcome to 2023! Thank you for another bustling year of DC Universe Online on Xbox. Together we fought off Perpetua’s Dark Knights, stormed Neron’s Underworld with Black Adam, and Saved the Universe (literally, again).  Doesn’t ring a bell? Don’t worry. All our storyline content is delivered in free episodes, and you can still jump in right

We’ve had Sudoku, Akari, Slitherlink and Nurikabe. Now though the masters of the puzzle are back and this time they are bringing a proper oddity with them as Puzzle by Nikoli W Heyawake releases on Xbox.  Available to purchase, download and play right now on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, ready to test your

Xbox is working to reduce our environmental impact to help us reach Microsoft’s goal of being a carbon negative, water positive, and zero waste company by 2030 by rethinking how we design, build, distribute, and use our products. Last March, we shared an update on our sustainability efforts across hardware, software, waste reduction, and collective

Parents have a nasty habit of scaring kids into doing/not doing things with lies, rather than just being truthful. “Best behaviour otherwise Santa won’t deliver any presents” or “The ice cream van only plays music when it has run out of ice cream”. Lies, lies, lies! But what if their more sinister tales of the

One Piece Odyssey’s release is just around the corner and to give everyone a head start, a demo of this new turn-based RPG is available now on Xbox Series X|S. When you begin, you’ll see our main cast, known as the Straw Hat Pirates, get sucked into a storm, thrown onto a mysterious island, and

Do we really need colour-changing controllers in the world? Probably not.  Do we want them? Hell yeah.  The NACON Pro Compact controller for Xbox may not be our go-to gaming pad, especially not for long drawn-out sessions, but it’s not a bad option to have, particularly as it is well suited to those who need

“Happy lyrics should always be paired with a minor key, and vice versa!” – a guest teacher at my music school once proclaimed this with certainty, arguing that you needed that touch of melancholy to make things interesting. Now, writing a video game script might not be the same as writing a hit song, but

When I played and reviewed the previous Strategic Mind game to surface on the Xbox, Strategic Mind: The Pacific, I wasn’t massively enamoured of it. But never ones to let a dissenting voice sway their release schedule, the next game in the series has limped onto the big black Microsoft box, from developers Starni Games

Razer’s new handheld console will let you play Xbox Game Pass Ultimate games on the go, and you can pre-order today. Launching on January 26, you’ll be able to play Forza Horizon 5, Vampire Survivors, and hundreds of other games on the go with Xbox Cloud Gaming on the all-new Razer Edge 5G Handheld Gaming

From a developer by the name of Serkhan Bakar and their publishing friends at Dolores Entertainment is Beholgar.  Beholgar is the name of the main character, a hulking great barbarian who is out to save the world. Think Conan the Barbarian after a course of steroids and you’ll be in the right ballpark. Billed as

It’s worth getting something out of the way early, as it can cause consternation. This is not traditional eastern mahjong (or mah-jongg). This is the westernised variant which is single-player, has no hands to speak of, and has one, simplified aim: to remove all of the tiles from the board by matching pairs.  That’s going

Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in! Children of Silentown – January

New year’s resolutions. Often they take an awful lot of thought and consideration before deciding on an appropriate goal for the months ahead. However, this year I seem to have fallen into one, arguably against my will. “What is it?” I hear you cry. Well, turns out I’m your go to sim game reviewer from

Hey there — I’m Scott, Design Director at Heart Shaped Games, and I’ve been given the opportunity to share a bit about the unique design process behind our new sci-fi grand strategy RPG, We Are The Caretakers. A lot went into creating the game over its 4+ years in development, but I’d like to focus