John

John contributed 6 articles to ICXM in 2015, covering game reviews, and Xbox news with a focus on hands-on impressions and verified-source reporting. Their bylines on the site span the Xbox One's first full year of post-launch coverage, including the early days of Backwards Compatibility and Windows 10 gaming. They post on X as @ProtoFoe.

REVIEW: Guns, Gore & Cannoli

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REVIEW: Guns, Gore & Cannoli

Publisher Crazy Monkey Studios Developer Crazy Monkey Studios Review platform Xbox One Release date Sep 25, 2015 What happens when you mix prohibition, zombies and the mob, with the gameplay of Metal Slug 3? Guns, Gore & Cannoli is the answer. You play as Vinnie Cannoli, who is tasked with bringing back a major asset. … Read more

REVIEW: Draw a Stickman: EPIC

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REVIEW: Draw a Stickman: EPIC

Publisher Hitcents Developer Hitcents Review platform Xbox One Release date September 11, 2015 Mobile ports to PC, then PC to console, are becoming a big trend. Hitcent’s Draw a Stickman: Epic, is a sketchpad drawing simulator meets puzzleathon, and it works on some levels. You start by sketching your own character, be it via the … Read more

Xbox One owners can buy 2 new physical Gwent decks with Witcher 3’s Hearts of Stone expansion

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Conan O'Brien show off Witcher 3 Xbox One footage

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: You’re sitting in the darkened corner of a small tavern, taking shelter from the harsh weather outside. Around you there is the hubbub of the local inhabitants, you don’t pick up most of what is being said–common tongue–but you do catch the word Gwent. Now, through choices you made … Read more

Plague Inc. might be coming to Xbox One soon, announcement imminent

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Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: Mobile fan-favourite Plague Inc. is evolving. Prepare yourself for the upcoming title on Xbox One, thanks to the ID@Xbox system. First announced on Microsoft’s stage at E3 2014, we’ve had very little information on when the pathogen spreading simulator will infect our Xbox Ones. It has been out on … Read more

REVIEW: Mad Max

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REVIEW: Mad Max

Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Developer Avalanche Studios Review platform Xbox One Release date September 1, 2015 Full disclosure, I have never driven any sort of automobile through a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Nor have I eaten maggots from a corpse, introduced a chainsaw to a person’s skull, or ridden a hot air balloon to scout out … Read more

REVIEW: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

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Publisher Konami Digital Entertainment Developer Kojima Productions Review platform Xbox One Release date September 1, 2015 Yes, yes, I know. You have a lot of questions. This may be hard for you to hear, but you have been lied to for the past several years. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the missing … Read more