Harold Halibut is one of the more intriguing videogame ideas I’ve seen in a while. It’s “a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean,” which is interesting in its own right. But it also employs a stop-motion visual style reminiscent of games like The Neverhood or…
Hello there! I’m Tomas Sala – solo developer of Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles. Way back in 2020, I launched my first game on Xbox in the form of The Falconeer, an Xbox Series S|X launch title that combined a hostile, flooded open world full of political intrigue, with supernatural and spiritual overtones all seen from the…
PC Gamer Ranked are our ridiculously comprehensive lists of the best, worst, and everything in-between from every corner of PC gaming. The TIE Fighter: to some, a powerful symbol of the Galactic Empire’s military might. To others, a name that harkens back to the golden age of PC space sims. To me, the source of 2023’s…
Alan Wake 2 is a great survival horror game, but it does miss the mark in one particular way: As we said in January, it’s “so stuffed with jump scares it cheapens the good horror.” Apparently we weren’t the only ones to think so, as the latest patch includes “the much-requested option to tune down…
Mario vs. Donkey Kong! Tomb Raider! Slave Zero X! The shortest month of the year is here… but it also might be one of the most-packed. February 2024 sees Nintendo’s next big remake land on the Switch, but this is the month of the retro throwback, and the eShop (and our shelves) will be bursting…
2024 is going to be a great year for Xbox players. Across Xbox consoles, PC, Cloud, and Game Pass, you’ll find a truly special line-up on the way. As you saw in the recent Developer_Direct broadcast, our teams and partners are bringing world-class experiences to Xbox platforms. With new ideas, long-awaited sequels, incredible exclusives, and…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Alpha ring today. 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 will continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes…
Reverse card. Today, 31st January, is National Backwards Day in North America (no, we didn’t know it was a thing either). It’s a day for doing things with a 180° twist, a quick Google told us, whether that’s wearing a shirt the wrong way round like the kids do — maybe? — or moonwalking over…
Room of Depression portrays the story of Moon, a seemingly ordinary woman living with depression. Players can guide Moon through their life journey,, from resistance to acceptance, from inner conflict to liberation, in this heartfelt narrative. Room of Depression is available now. We sincerely invite you to join us and experience this journey together. Moon…
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