The Xbox One X is a powerful system. One of the big selling points of the system is that not only will older games run better on the system, many will see significant visual enhancements. One of the surprises of the Xbox One X launch, though, was that Xbox 360 games would be getting bespoke enhancements in addition to the many Xbox One titles that would be seeing improvements. Now, a...
The Xbox One X, the system Microsoft calls “the most powerful console ever,” is nearly here. While we can’t dig into our impressions just yet, we wanted to take a look back at Xbox through the years. So we got the whole family together – with a couple minor exceptions – for some photos. We couldn’t get them to all dress up in the same sweaters, but we did manage to get them into a few...
When we imagine periscopes on submarines, it’s usually someone peering into a multi-mirrored pop-up tube. But that’s just as outdated as people using payphones. These days, it’s cameras and big screens and, soon, Xbox controllers. The U.S. Navy is set to begin stocking its Virginia-class subs with Microsoft’s ubiquitous gaming controller, starting with the U.S.S. Colorado, according to...
Microsoft is offering a pretty solid month of free games through its Xbox Live Games with Gold program in September. Both Xbox One titles are worth your time, and Forza Motorsport 5, while not the latest in Microsoft’s booming racing series, is still a solid enough game to jump into for free. You can snag this game from Sept. 1 until the end of the month. Microsoft, no doubt, wants to...
The Xbox team just revealed the free games for Xbox Live Gold subscribers that make up August 2017’s Games With Gold lineup, and this might be the best month I’ve ever seen for the platform. As always, we have two Xbox One and two Xbox 360 games. The Xbox 360 games will play on your Xbox One, so be sure to nab all four. The four games are Slime Rancher (Xbox One),...
If you’ve been curious about the multiplayer mode for a game or just want to keep your kids occupied for a weekend, you’re in luck. Xbox Live’s multiplayer, normally a primary feature of its paid subscription, is free this weekend. Going on now, up through Sunday, you can check out the multiplayer mode for any Xbox One or Xbox 360 game without having a paid subscription. Minecraft...
If you haven’t played Alan Wake and were thinking about it, this is your last chance. Literally. Remedy’s 2010 action game is disappearing from online stores on May 15th, the developer has announced. Once it’s gone, it’s for good, most likely. Ending at 10 a.m. Pacific, Alan Wake is on sale for 90% off. Alan Wake sale on @steam_games 90% discount starting 5/13. Game will be removed...
Time for my annual look at video games that are turning 10-years-old, and if you thought last year was bad, then 2007 is making me even more insecure about my age! How the hell am I supposed to write about Mass Effect in a retro sense? This isn't Final Fantasy or Super Mario, it's Mass Effect! It just doesn't make any sense in the least. I mean, I wasn't a kid when it came out. I was...
The Games with Gold lineup available to Gold subscribers in the Xbox family for February 2017 has been revealed. On the Xbox One, we have Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime for free during all of February. This is an interesting solo or couch co-op affair that tasks players with controlling characters inside a spaceship. You’ll have to walk around the ship and man controls in order to...
Microsoft’s Xbox team has announced what they’ve dubbed their “Biggest Sale Ever.” It’s absolutely massive, and just in time for the holidays. Maybe you’ll buy a game for a loved one, or maybe you’ll pick up something to play while you’re on vacation. Either way, you could save some serious scratch here. Oh, and if you still haven’t played Red Dead Redemption, it’s backwards...