It has been quite some time since we’ve heard from Xbox’s backwards compatibility, but now it has reappeared with some exciting news: it’s coming to PC. Over on the Xbox Wire, Jason Ronald – the VP of Next Generation at Xbox – made the announcement, sharing that four old-school original Xbox games are now playable…
Jared Palmer, Xbox’s VP of engineering, left after just three months, raising eyebrows amid ongoing turmoil. This follows other high-profile departures as Xbox navigates a bumpy road under new leadership.
Palworld has exploded in popularity, selling 30.5 million copies and raking in $700 million since its 1.0 update. Seems like it’s found its own groove!
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Thirteen years later, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remains one of the finest pirate games ever made. Resynced gives it a gorgeous new coat of paint and some welcome improvements, but a handful of strange removals and weaker additions stop it from becoming the definitive version that it should have been.
Keep readingIron Guard: Day Zero drags Xlab Digital’s VR-born tower-defence game onto PS5 with solid controls, functional strategy and a few neat ideas. But once the headset is removed, what’s left is a competent yet forgettable tower-defence game that struggles to stand out.
Keep readingAfter decades of hit-and-miss videogame outings, James Bond finally has a game worthy of his licence to kill. 007 First Light blends explosive action, clever stealth and all the spy gadgetry you could ask for into a thrilling adventure, but its greatest achievement is creating a new Bond who feels like he’s been part of the franchise for years. IO Interactive haven’t just made a great spy game – they’ve made one of the best James Bond games ever.
Keep readingForza Horizon 6 heads to Japan and somehow manages to be both the best Horizon game yet and the safest sequel Playground Games has ever made. The stunning new setting, superb handling and endless stream of content make it ridiculously fun to play, even if the formula is beginning to show signs of exhaustion. It doesn’t reinvent Horizon. It barely even tries to. But when the driving is this good, the world this gorgeous and the dopamine hits firing every few seconds, it’s hard to stay mad for long. Plus, it has a giant mech.
Keep readingBigger, sillier, and packed with clever puzzles, Call of the Elder Gods is an enjoyable return to cosmic mystery — even if it never recaptures the emotional magic of Call of the Sea.
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With the Xbox showcase just hours away, we might get a glimpse into the future of the Gears series. Until then, lets take a look backwards with my ranking of the best Gears of War games, updated to include Gears Tactics.
Activision just recently announced Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2, a remake of the first two Tony Hawk Pro Skater games developed by Vicarius Vision, a team responsible for Crash Bandicoot and Spyro remakes. For myself this is pretty exciting because I’ve been playing the Tony Hawk games since the very beginning. While I’d…
PlayStation Plus Extra offers a lot of games for a low cost, but with so many to choose from, what’s worth playing? Here’s 28 of the best games available on PlayStation Plus Extra that you can play right now.
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