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Game Pass Standard is now available on Xbox
11 Sep

Game Pass Standard is now available on Xbox

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The Xbox Game Pass Standard plan is starting today. Microsoft announced a revamp to its Game Pass subscription plans , introducing the Standard option alongside a price increase for the Ultimate tier. The Standard plan costs $15 a month, while Ultimate will run you $20 a month.The Standard subscription tier will offer the essential features of the Game Pass program: online multiplayer gaming, access to a large library of games, and discounts on select game purchases. The big difference between Standard and Ultimate is that Standard plan members will not be able to play some blockbuster releases, such as and…
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Xbox’s streaming app is coming to more Fire TV devices
28 Aug

Xbox’s streaming app is coming to more Fire TV devices

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The Xbox August update is here, bringing with it . Perhaps the biggest news is that the Xbox streaming app is coming to more Fire TV devices. This means that more people will be able to access the wonderful world of Xbox Cloud Gaming.It was Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen) and the Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen), but now it’s available for the previous iterations of those devices, alongside the Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen.) Expanding the availability of cloud-gaming is never a bad thing. There’s the usual caveat, however, as a Game Pass subscription is required…
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a turn-based RPG with beautiful artistic flair
28 Aug

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a turn-based RPG with beautiful artistic flair

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 first appeared with an intriguing trailer as part of Microsoft's summer showcase, teasing a dream world where squads of adventurers fight in a bid to defeat “The Paintress” who is gradually shaving years off the maximum life that people could live.It’s a very JRPG-sounding premise. It’s the first title from new French studio Sandfall Interactive, set in a bleak, ethereal world inspired by Belle Époque-era France (spot the twisted Eiffel Tower), adding slightly more reason to battle this powerful, mysterious Paintress. You’ll play a team of Expeditioners, exploring fantastical landscapes and fighting monsters to defeat the…
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The 26 best couch co-op games to play with a partner
25 Aug

The 26 best couch co-op games to play with a partner

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Available for: Switch, PS4 & PS5, Xbox, PC | Length: 14 hours Chicory: A Colorful Tale is an open-hearted adventure game set in a world of talking animals, where the wielder of a magic paintbrush is tasked with literally filling the land with color. You play as a sprightly dog who becomes that wielder. What follows is a cozy adventure in the vein of Zelda, but with a twist: You can use the brush to paint over the environment, at any point, anywhere you want, in various colors and patterns. This turns a somewhat familiar game into something of a…
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The best gaming handhelds for 2024
23 Aug

The best gaming handhelds for 2024

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Handheld gaming systems are having a moment. While gaming on the go has been a thing since the Game Boy, the success of the Nintendo Switch and a string of ever-improving processors have brought an eruption of devices that let you play all sorts of games anywhere you want. Because new models seem to arrive every week, however, figuring out the best gaming handheld for you can be complicated. You already know that the Switch is great, but depending on what else you want to play, the right handheld could range from a $100 emulation machine to a $700 portable…
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Microsoft’s latest accessible controllers include the Xbox Adaptive Joystick
21 Aug

Microsoft’s latest accessible controllers include the Xbox Adaptive Joystick

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Xbox continues to impress with its accessibility accommodations for gamers with disabilities. Alongside some updates to the Xbox console lineup, Microsoft unveiled several new controllers on Wednesday to help more people experience the joy of frictionless gaming.The Xbox Adaptive Joystick fills what Microsoft called a widely expressed “need for an affordable, singular joystick” to use with other Xbox controllers. Designed for people with limited mobility, it has four customizable button inputs on the front, a standard thumbstick and two more mappable bumper and trigger-style buttons.You can plug the wired stick into the Xbox Adaptive Controller or the console. Alternatively, you…
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle hits Xbox and PC on December 9, PS5 in spring 2025
21 Aug

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle hits Xbox and PC on December 9, PS5 in spring 2025

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to Xbox Series X/S and PC on December 9. It'll be available on Game Pass Ultimate day-one. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is also coming to PlayStation 5, but it's taking the scenic route to Sony's console: It'll hit PS5 in spring 2025.It's been rumored for a while that The Great Circle — a game developed by Xbox subsidiary MachineGames and published by Xbox — would also come to PS5. Just in February, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said The Great Circle was not heading to PS5 or Switch, though a…
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has a Nazi-slapping mechanic
21 Aug

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has a Nazi-slapping mechanic

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is set in 1937, in the space between Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade, and it’s being developed by MachineGames, the studio behind the most recent Wolfenstein installments. So, of course the game’s main enemies are Nazis, and obviously it has a robust range of Nazi-punching mechanics. What makes The Great Circle intriguing, even after just a 30-minute hands-off preview, is its lighthearted interpretation of classic Indiana Jones tropes, leaning into the series’ humorous tone and adding twists like open-handed Nazi slapping to Indy’s repertoire.When it comes to combat, Indiana has…
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Genshin Impact is coming to Xbox this fall
20 Aug

Genshin Impact is coming to Xbox this fall

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Genshin Impact is bringing its fantastical world to the Xbox this fall. During Gamescom 2024, developer HoYoverse announced that the free-to-play open-world game will be available on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Cloud Gaming beginning on November 20.With that release, Xbox players will receive all the same updates, cross-play and cross-progression as Genshin has on other platforms. It can be wishlisted today and Xbox Game Pass players can pre-install it today as well.Since its debut in September 2020, Genshin Impact has gotten many content updates, arrived on , and even spawned . HoYoverse followed up this international success with a…
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Don’t Nod’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage will launch in two parts starting February 18, 2025
20 Aug

Don’t Nod’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage will launch in two parts starting February 18, 2025

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Don't Nod's spiritual successor to its popular video game series Life is Strange, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, is confirmed to launch in two parts, and the first gameplay trailer is being revealed. The first part, Tape 1, will launch on February 18, 2025. You can expect Tape 2 to come out exactly one month later, on March 18, 2025.Earlier this year, Don't Nod decided to from late 2024 to early 2025. The primary reason is Square Enix and Deck Nine Games are working on , a new game in the series. It’s planned for an October release on PC,…
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