Try fitting this in your pocket. Remember James Channel? Of course you do – he’s the modder who created that odd-looking Nintendo PlayStation a while ago. Well, he’s back – and this time, he has taken what has to be the least suitable system for a portability mod, the original Xbox, and, well, made it…
Cities: Skylines 2 released in a less than ideal state, and most of the talk around the game has centred around how Colossal Order intends to fix various issues with the game’s performance. Now, the studio has resumed its weekly “CO Word of the Week” feature—last sighted in 2018—to keep players updated on its progress….
The great circle has finally closed. Way back in 2016 I was given a task: find the ugliest NPC in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion. Today I’m setting out to do it again in Newblivion, or as it’s bafflingly and officially called, Oblivion Remastered. As Tyler wrote last week, he was a bit apprehensive about…
It’s-a me! Mari— wait, what? This review was originally published in October 2010. We’re updating and republishing it to mark the game’s arrival in the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack GameCube library on Switch 2. Enjoy! Nintendo has always had a dark side. Though it’s built up a name for itself as a family-friendly…
A surprise title for the Nintendo Switch which was announced at The Game Awards was Bravely Default II. Speaking recently the game’s producer Tomoya Asano and the game’s returning composer Revo thanked fans for the reaction to the news that the game is in development and they said that “People reacted so loudly that all…
Category: ID@Xbox October 28, 2025 Mouse: P.I. for Hire Is Much More Than It Appears Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Combining classic 1930s “rubber-hose” animation, retro gunplay, modern mechanics and exploration, and a deeply bizarre setting, Mouse: P.I. For Hire is shaping up to be a truly unusual treat – but there’s more to this…
Ahhh, memories. XSEED Games has announced that it’s bringing Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta to Switch in the West in early 2026. In case you missed this one, Revelations in Celceta enhanced port of the PlayStation Vita game (which later came to PC and PS4) Ys: Memories of Celceta. Can you see why they changed…
Mamma mia! Wow, where to start? It’s official, though. It’s been 20 years since I sat down and cobbled together the somewhat infamous ‘Our Nintendo Life Begins…‘ article back in late 2005, a world before iPhones, iPads, Fortnite, and YouTube wasn’t even a year old yet. How times have changed. Both generally and specifically, the…
Category: Games South of Midnight: 6 Tips to Help You Thrive in This Dark, Fantastical World Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Published April 3, 2025 Summary South of Midnight launches on April 8, or play now with the Premium Edition. The game arrives for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox app for Windows PC, Steam, cloud, and…