The hottest FPS in town, Wardogs, is holding one last beta before it hits early access from September 3 to 6. Buzz for the 100-player milsim has far eclipsed the expectations of developer Bulkhead, who says Wardogs has surpassed a million wishlists on Steam. Bulkhead was planning to keep the final beta a surprise drop…
One happy upside to Double Fine’s newly-regained independence is the return of Amnesia Fortnight, the semi-regular in-house game jam in which everyone stops what they’re doing and spends two weeks pitching and developing prototypes for new games. The 2026 edition of the event—seemingly the first since Microsoft acquired Double Fine in 2019—launched a Kickstarter campaign…
Summary Switch between RTS (Tactical mode) and TPS (Action mode) at any time. Hundreds of hours of gameplay with seven game modes. Strategy and gameplay tips beyond the tutorials. This is Alexey Menshikov, CEO of Fortell Games, the publisher and we are thrilled to bring game to the XBOX family of devices. We designed the…
Back in 2024, Dwarf Fortress surpassed 800,000 copies sold, more than enough to make co-creators Tarn and Zach Adams millionaires. At the time, they seemed to be taking a low-key approach to the whole mo’ money thing, so when our intrepid interviewer Joshua Wolens caught up with Tarn at the recently-concluded Gamescom, he asked if,…
Back in June, Capcom revealed Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, a “massive,” Iceborne-style expansion promising new and returning monsters, new regions to hunt in, and—of course—new combat options. In the announcement trailer, Capcom offered a brief glimpse at the Boost Bracer, an enigmatic new mechanic that seemed to augment hunter fighting styles with additional jolts of…
After working on Ontos for over a decade, it is incredibly exciting to take a deep dive into the gameplay. Ontos is a spiritual successor to Soma, posing deep philosophical questions to players. Because of this, it is also always hard to figure out how to make it understandable in a short video. The focus…
Can open, worms everywhere. Rumours of an upcoming Nintendo Direct are starting to pick up speed, and a new retail listing suggests that a pretty significant Ubisoft game could be heading to Switch 2 very soon. According to a listing from French retailer E.Leclerc, the Switch 2 will be getting an Assassin’s Creed Black Flag…
Summary A closer look at some of the mysterious places awaiting co-op partners. Explore, communicate across time, and overcome mind-bending challenges together. Coming to XBOX Series X|S in October. A new adventure is on the horizon for co-op fans. In the latest trailer for We Were Here Tomorrow, we offer a closer look at some…
On this episode of the Official XBOX Podcast, we’re back on the Blizzard campus to talk all things BlizzCon 2026! We’re finding out what folks can expect whether they’re in-person at the Anaheim Convention Center or watching online from the comforts of their own homes when BlizzCon returns on September 12th and 13th. TRANSCRIPT Games…
Los Santos Customs I’m modding GTA 5 every day in a quest to either transform it into a PC version of GTA 6 or break it entirely. Come back tomorrow to find out what new horrible thing I’ve done to Rockstar’s baby, or check out what I got up to earlier. We saw many things…