Category: Games March 20, 2025 How Developers Have Embraced Xbox Play Anywhere for Their Games Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor As we touched on earlier this week, there are now over 1,000 developers utilizing Xbox Play Anywhere (XPA) for their games, bringing their amazing experiences to players across a variety of devices they own. If…
A Mimic miracle. If you’re anything like us, you probably spent a fair amount of time soaking up the 3D vibes of Pokémon Stadium in the early 2000s. This was the franchise’s first foray into the third dimension and, at the time, it was mind-blowing. Charizard? With depth? Is this the future? But no matter…
Quake Champions was meant to be the game to revive the classic arena shooter. The pitch was old-school bunny-hopping and rocket-jumping arena deathmatching with just a little bit of Hero Shooter spice. Unfortunately, while it has a small but dedicated following, it never quite caught on as much as it could have. Despite this, it…
God-like. Editor’s note: As the headline suggests, this article discusses late-game spoilers for Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Ask me what my favourite thing about Pokémon Legends: Arceus is, and I can give you a non-exhaustive list. Being able to catch Pokémon without engaging them in battle. Having actual, proper sidequests with rewards. Shiny hunting is actually…
Assassin’s Creed made the jump from sneaky action sandboxes to full-fledged RPGs a long time ago, and at first the novelty of all the loot, skill trees, dialogue choices and quests were enough to make it seem like Ubisoft had been successful in its pivot. But the more of these RPGs it makes, the more…
As a recently revitalised hardware category Android and Windows handhelds are enjoying a period of reinvention and refinement. This means that, alongside the obvious queries (how well does it play games and for how long can its portable battery stand it?) manufacturers are also posing questions I didn’t know I wanted to ask, like, “Do…
One of Marvel Rivals’ biggest selling points is all the big-name heroes on the roster. Players get to enjoy suiting up as iconic characters like Iron Man and Captain America, as well as some curveballs, like Luna Snow and Jeff the Land Shark, all while in (appropriately) a hero shooter. The first additions to the…
Despite the fact it’s not advisable to mod an online game—not for ethical reasons, mind, unless you’re a dirty cheater—that hasn’t stopped Monster Hunter Wilds from having a bustling mod scene. While I’d typically celebrate this as a sign of ingenuity and creativity, I’m unfortunately going to have to say: Stop. Shut it all down….
Another for the Switch 2 wishlist. One of 2024’s absolute best games came in the form of Persona 3 Reload from Atlus. A remake of the 2006 entry Persona 3, it sadly didn’t grace the Nintendo Switch, but we remain relatively confident (hopeful?) that Atlus will launch it on the upcoming Switch 2. Now, however,…