Medieval combat sim Half Sword made a big, bloody splash at Next Fest last year when its tech playtest became the most popular demo on Steam. The physics-based melee brawler is equal parts gore and clumsiness as players face off—and try to slash each other’s faces off—with wildly-swung swords and axes and spears. Players loved…
Category: ID@Xbox January 23, 2026 The Last Train: Baquedano Turns a Ride Home into a Nightmare Diego Alonso Gajardo, Director Summary First-person psychological horror where the familiar becomes terrifying. How the designers twist common themes into nightmare. Use calmness and wits to escape an abandoned subway station while being hunted by a familiar presence. What…
Category: ID@Xbox January 23, 2026 The Last Train: Baquedano Turns a Ride Home into a Nightmare Diego Alonso Gajardo, Director Summary First-person psychological horror where the familiar becomes terrifying. How the designers twist common themes into nightmare. Use calmness and wits to escape an abandoned subway station while being hunted by a familiar presence. What…
I’m not entirely confident that Mass Effect 5 will ever see the light of day. Between the Andromeda debacle, the dismantling of BioWare after Dragon Age: The Veilguard missed whatever expectations EA had for it, and the upcoming acquisition of EA by Saudi Arabia, the environment just doesn’t seem entirely conducive to another big sexy…
Last week, creator of the popular paid-access Cyberpunk 2077 R.E.A.L. VR mod Luke Ross found himself at the center of a growing controversy after receiving a DMCA notice from Cyberpunk developer CD Projekt, which claimed the modder was profiting from its IP. The studio had earlier requested that Ross make the mod free to download,…
Last week, creator of the popular paid-access Cyberpunk 2077 R.E.A.L. VR mod Luke Ross found himself at the center of a growing controversy after receiving a DMCA notice from Cyberpunk developer CD Projekt, which claimed the modder was profiting from its IP. The studio had earlier requested that Ross make the mod free to download,…
Category: ID@Xbox January 23, 2026 Why Pro MTB Athlete Matt Jones Set Out to Create an Authentic Open-World MTB Game Jono Jones, Co-Founder, Cascade Interactive Summary Out now in Game Preview on Xbox Series X|S. Designed from the ground-up by Red Bull rider Matt Jones from the UK. A realistic, open world MTB game that…
Category: ID@Xbox January 23, 2026 Why Pro MTB Athlete Matt Jones Set Out to Create an Authentic Open-World MTB Game Jono Jones, Co-Founder, Cascade Interactive Summary Out now in Game Preview on Xbox Series X|S. Designed from the ground-up by Red Bull rider Matt Jones from the UK. A realistic, open world MTB game that…
At first glance, you might think Arknights: Endfield is another anime gacha game in the style of Genshin Impact. And you’d be mostly correct. It certainly starts out that way. But then you’re asked to build a base to mine and process materials, and suddenly you’re knee-deep in a factory building game that has nothing…
Category: ID@Xbox January 23, 2026 Exploring the Wilderness of Over the Hill on Xbox Series X|S Dune Casu, Founder Funselektor Labs Inc. We’re excited to share a closer look at Over the Hill, the next off-road adventure from Funselektor and Strelka Games, coming to Xbox Series X|S and PC (Windows) in 2026. Known for Art…