Halo Wars 2 getting Blitz multiplayer beta next weekend

Halo Wars 2 getting Blitz multiplayer beta next weekend

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: Last June 343 Industries invited the fan community to jump in and get hands-on with a slice of Halo Wars 2 with the first multiplayer beta. They received a tremendous amount of valuable feedback on both the technical and gameplay side that has helped the team continue to refine … Read more

OPINION: Microsoft consistently beats competition at releasing games

Ubisoft transfers 1666: Amsterdam rights back to creator

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: With the recent cancellation of Scalebound by the Xbox team, gamers, and the media they cling to, have started the usual predictable flood of anguish over the so-called death of Xbox they’ve been predicting for the last four years. Scalebound was announced at the 2014 E3 conference, alongside other … Read more

OPINION: What’s next for Batman in gaming?

OPINION: What's next for Batman in gaming?

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: We’ve gone a whole year without a fresh Batman: Arkham release for the Xbox One or other major consoles. When Rocksteady released Batman: Arkham Knight back in 2015 we knew this was going to be the case. They had already declared that it was the grand finale of the … Read more

OPINION: Microsoft was right to cancel Scalebound

Scalebound's protagonist creates multiple copies of himself

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: Microsoft just announced that Scalebound has been cancelled. While many media outlets are shocked over this, I’m really not surprised. We didn’t have an update on the game for months and it also wasn’t listed in a recent press release which Microsoft put out confirming which games were coming … Read more

Rumors swirl of Scalebound’s demise

Scalebound's protagonist creates multiple copies of himself

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: Update 4: Hideki Kamiya apologized to people looking forward to Scalebound for letting them down. He said on Twitter, “I’ll work extra hard to never have to let you down like this again, so I hope you will keep watching over us in the future too.” Judging by the … Read more

Here are all Microsoft exclusives launching in 2017

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: The cancellation of PlatinumGames’ Scalebound has caused a lot of negative attention from fans and doubters of Xbox. While the loss of Scalebound is sad, as well as being a big hit for Microsoft’s 2017 line-up, Xbox fans do have a number of confirmed AAA exclusives, as well as … Read more

REVIEW: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

REVIEW: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

Publisher WayForward Technologies Developer WayForward Technologies Review platform This game was reviewed on Xbox One with a review code provided by the publisher. Release date Jan 8, 2017 Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is a lighthearted and fun platforming adventure following Shantae, a magical genie and her adventures to save the day. With a variety of environments … Read more

343 Industries’ Frank O’Connor teases Xbox Scorpio’s impressive rendering capabilities

Multiple analysts claim that Xbox can outsell PlayStation this year with Xbox Scorpio

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: The current speculation around Microsoft’s Project Scorpio and its relation to AMD Ryzen has garnered the upcoming device a lot of media attention. Adding to the recent speculation of the subject is 343’s Frank O’Connor who has added fuel to the Scorpio fire. Responding to rumours on NeoGAF, O’Connor … Read more

RUMOR: Possibly doctored footage teases ReCore 2

New ReCore shooting gameplay emerges

Publisher: Developer: Review platform: Release date: Update: The footage is from a game called Mercury unveiled at ChinaJoy 2014. After some digging we found the source. I knew there was no way that Microsoft would ever fund a sequel for a game which didn’t offer them any returns. An anonymous individual posted a video with … Read more