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Jez C Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: ICXM goes tabloid. We all have our favourite video game franchises. Series like The Elder Scrolls, Metal Gear Solid, Mass Effect, and Final Fantasy are beloved by millions, and often enjoy fans cross-franchise despite being completely dissimilar when it comes to actual gameplay. In Metal Gear, you’re a tactical … Read more
Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: You’ll be able to get behind Dante’s white hair and punk posterior on March 10th, a whole week before it’s original planned launch date. DmC polarised fans with its revamped character designs, but enjoyed general praise for solid gameplay. The Definitive Edition will be launching on Xbox One and … Read more
Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die divided some critics and fans, but similar to other games carrying the mark of SWERY, D4 enjoys a solid cult following and a treatment that not only demands attention, but commands it. SWERY’s notorious blend of cinematic eccentricity and unique gameplay certainly leaves an … Read more
Publisher Microsoft Studios Developer 343 Industries Review platform Xbox One Release date Nov 11, 2014 Instead of review each game individually, I’ll review this gargantuan collection’s merit as a box set. Halo reviews have been done to death. I think it’s fair to assume that the vast majority of Xbox fans know all about Master … Read more
Publisher Microsoft Studios Developer Insomniac Games Review platform Xbox One Release date October 31, 2014 Wow, where do I start? At the initial reveal for Sunset Overdrive, I was less than inspired. A CGI trailer, purporting to show gameplay, emblazoned with goofy, cartoony graphics, heavy on style, without even a smidgen of grimdark in sight, … Read more
Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: Indie publisher Ripstone has announced it’s bringing yet another eccentric indie game to our beloved Xbox One. Golden Ruby Games’ Extreme Exorcism pits you and up to 4 local players in spooky 8 bit arenas, tasked with exorcising waves comprised of various ghosts and ghouls, culminating in challenging boss … Read more
Publisher Bethesda Developer Tango Gameworks Review platform Xbox One Release date Oct 14th, 2014 This is a tough one to review. I’ve been a fan of Shinji Mikami’s brand of horror from Resident Evil to Dino Crisis, and knowing Bethesda had handed Mikami a blank cheque to raise survival horror from the dead, my interest … Read more
Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: Talking with TiC Podcast, Phil Spencer confirmed that the Xbox One will be receiving custom backgrounds, themes and screenshot functionality in the future. In response to the question about the Xbox One UI, Phil Spencer elaborated that they are working on including the features in the monthly updates, owing … Read more
Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: Describing the controversial parity clause for independent studios signing up to ID@Xbox, Phil Spencer emphasised to TiC Podcast that this wasn’t to screw developers over (shock horror), but it is in-fact to prevent a mentality amongst developers that Xbox One is a second class audience due to market share. … Read more
Publisher Team 17 (ID@Xbox) Developer Team 17 Review platform Xbox One Release date Sept 09, 2014 Lemmings was a cornerstone of my childhood, as was Team 17’s original Worms. Both are 90’s legends that deserve a place in the non-existent video game Hall of Fame. Both are similarly deranged, and task players to prevent the … Read more