Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview coming to the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to…
A podcast by Embark Studios—creators of the upcoming FPS The Finals—has hinted that the game will be using AI voice lines for the foreseeable future. The explanation, however, has left some voice actors feeling confused, at best. Andreas Glad and Carl Tamleht, audio designers for The Finals, were asked: “who did the voiceovers? They sound…
Last Thursday, UL Solutions celebrated the 25th birthday of 3DMark, the evergreen game graphics benchmarking tool. Since the early days of DirectX 6, there’s been a version of the tool, showing off the latest graphics features and technology, and although it’s not quite as ubiquitous as it was, you can’t deny that two-and-a-half decades is…
We are deep in the heart of the spooky season. I’m scared. Luckily the Baldur’s Gate 3 subreddit has provided me with some much needed relief amongst the jump scares and spooks, with a collection of BG3-related pumpkin carvings. In an attempt to distract myself from all of the terror and horror, I’ve gone through…
According to the official requirements, Microsoft says you should have 64GB of storage space on hand as a minimum before you install Windows 11, with the average install size ranging around the 20-27 GB mark. However, this hasn’t stopped developer NTDEV from pushing the OS to its limits with the release of the first beta…
We’re still swinging, soaring, and flying high after the recent release of the critically acclaimed Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. To keep the celebration going, PlayStation Studios Music is joining forces with Marvel Games, Insomniac Games, and Disney Music Group to present the Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Soundtrack Listening Party on Thursday, November 2 at 4:00pm PT. During…
“We can’t compete with these corporate f*****s”. Former Sensible Software boss Jon Hare has delivered a blistering rant in the direction of EA Sports FC as he prepares to release the latest version of Sociable Soccer across PC and consoles. Hare created Sensible Soccer back in the ’90s, a football game which, in the eyes…
A few minutes into my Frontiers of Pandora demo session, a viperwolf interrupts my exploration of the overgrown ruins of an RDA colonial outpost. I kill it with an arrow as it snarls at me. I approach and press the harvest button, watching with confusion as my na’vi character kneels, offering a prolonged prayer of…
One of the most beautiful worlds in all of cinema is blossoming to life on PlayStation 5 in a big way. Pandora, the breathtaking alien world of the Avatar films, takes center stage in Ubisoft’s Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora—alongside your own player-created Na’vi protagonist. If you, like millions around the globe, were enchanted by the…
Of course, Halloween is the perfect time to pick up a horror game – but horror comes in so many forms. One person may be in the mood for the sultry, sickening delights of a vampire tale, while others might be looking for the pulse-quickening terror and gore of a slasher story. Thankfully, Xbox Game…