Burrowing from the greats. Late last year, Yacht Club Games founder Sean Velasco described Mina The Hollower as “make or break” for the studio. After a long development process and a last-minute delay, Yacht Club needed Mina to hit if it was going to have a future. Two months since launch, and it’s fair to…
Category: XBOX Insider July 23, 2026 Beginning Ad-supported Game Streaming Test & Learn Team XBOX Today, we’re starting to test an ad-supported way to stream select games from your library for a limited time, available to XBOX Insiders. During this test period, XBOX Insiders with an XBOX account will be able to stream games they…
As the closed beta for Total War: Warhammer 40k grows ever closer, we’re getting to see a lot more gameplay recently. The first reveal was at our very own PC Gaming Show, and then a couple of weeks back, courtesy of BiliBili, we got to see a kind of battle report overview of the same…
Tanks for the Coffee is one of the new challenges in Forza Horizon 6‘s Series 3 Autumn series, requiring you to smash 20 tank lattes for a frankly measly reward. While it gives you the hint to head to Ine, that’s easier said than done if you’re not familiar with the map. Plus, everyone’s currently…
Groove Armada. The latest Japanese boxed charts data is in from Famitsu, and Rhythm Heaven Groove has once again taken the top spot with another 76,786 copies sold. There are a few newcomers again this week, including eBaseball: PRO SPIRIT 2026 on the PS5 along with Kyoto Xanadu, 70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X, and Culdcept Begins….
The European Commission announced today it will fine a total of Google €890 million—or about $1 billion—for two violations of the EU’s Digital Markets Act. The Search giant has 60 days to either address the violations or risk further penalty payments of “up to 5% of its total worldwide turnover” in the future. The Commission…
Category: Games July 23, 2026 Free Play Days – For Honor, Bleach Rebirth of Souls, Metal Gear Solid – Master Collection Version, and More Kyle OceanMarketing Manager, XBOX Choose your path, draw your blade, load your pistols, ready your faction, and stay in the shadows with Free Play Days! Tides of Tomorrow and Metal Gear…
Halo: Combat Evolved is a landmark game that helped define the experience of early console first-person shooters. But with Halo: Campaign Evolved, Halo Studios has introduced a number of changes to bring the game into the modern era. Halo’s debut on PlayStation uses new mechanics, tweaked controls, haptic feedback, and adjusted weapons to make this…
It’s wise to turn off motion blur in any game that will let you, but Halo: Campaign Evolved has some of the worst I’ve experienced in recent times—and that goes doubly so for handhelds and lower-end rigs. If you’re running between 30 and 60 fps, the game becomes a nightmare of blurred frames with no…
Few things scream Halo so much as venting a Grunt’s cranium to the sound of cheering children and a burst of confetti. Well, you’ll be glad to know that Grunt Birthday Party is still available in Halo: Campaign Evolved. This skull collectible, alongside the other 32 added to the game, is actually available in the…