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Gore-and Champion | By Azura, forget that rumoured Oblivion Remake, someone's created a Doom-style Tamrihell filled with killer Adoring Fans

I assume in lore terms this is a realm Sheogorath put together just to make sure the Hero of Kvatch went full Shivering Isles NPC.

April 14, 2025 Mark Warren

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Cheers, Lads | Xbox shows off a gaming version of Microsoft's AI assistant thing that'll show up "at the right moment" and tell you what to do with your wood

It can probably also aid you in getting wood, or you could do it the old-fashioned way and handle that yourself.

March 13, 2025 Mark Warren

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Marvel | Magic: The Gathering Spider-Man pre-orders available at Amazon

Straight off the web.

March 4, 2025 Christian Wait

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Hey Now | Shrek 5 is giving the titular ogre and family a new look, and it seems like only Xbox is happy about it

"We are so back baby."

Feb. 28, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Peak | "It's like a classic piece of art" Doom: The Dark Ages' director on revisiting the original boomer shooter for inspiration

"It's like a painter going to a museum and studying the Norman Rockwell painting he's already studied 50 times."

Feb. 22, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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This Is An Xbox | Phil Spencer says he wants to "just allow more people to play" Xbox games, though the "70% that we make on games on other platforms is helpful" too

Spencer isn't interested in trying to move players "all over to Xbox anymore."

Feb. 17, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Sigh | Ex-Activision boss suggests buying Project Gotham Racing developer was “a bad acquisition”, and it's seemingly scarred him so badly he can't remember Bizarre Creations' name

In the same chat, Bobby Kotick did manage to recall the name of Neversoft, because it can be interpreted as a gag about erections.

Feb. 12, 2025 Mark Warren

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Changing Tides | One former PlayStation executive thinks Microsoft can follow in Sega's multiplatform footsteps, even if it's "harder to create the FOMO" from not owning an Xbox

Though to be honest, a little bit less FOMO would probably do us all some good.

Feb. 3, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Down The Middle | Sorry, physical game collectors, but a digital only future looks more likely than ever as US physical sales have apparently halved since 2021

Better hold on tightly to your collection.

Jan. 27, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Not Boxed In | Hoping those rumours about Xbox titles on Switch 2 are true? Some recent comments from Phil Spencer certainly lend some credence to them

"I just always applaud the moves that they make."

Jan. 26, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Bang For Your Buck | Hope you've got lots of spare time, because the next wave of Xbox Game Pass titles for January has 14 games coming to the service

That might be too many games...

Jan. 21, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Not Fin-ished | SEGA looks like it could be bringing back one of the smuggest blowhole-owners gaming has ever seen, if new trademarks mean anything

Damn Ecco, you might be helping to save the environment or some shit, but you don't have to look as pleased with yourself.

Jan. 14, 2025 Mark Warren

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Warmods | Helldivers 2 players are modding their own Warbonds into the game, and the latest one's perfect for Halo fans

Hey, a diver can never have too much gear to pick between before diving pod-first into the Voteless hordes.

Jan. 10, 2025 Mark Warren

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Quick Maths | The numbers have been crunched, and PC Game Pass got almost $5,000 in new games during 2024

That's not bad value for money for all except those brave enough to sail the digital seas.

Jan. 9, 2025 Connor Makar

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GamePass the Popcorn | Oblivion remaster? South of Midnight? More? What can we expect from 2025's first Xbox Showcase in late January?

Microsoft plans to start 2025 with a bang, and hopefully we'll hear more about some of Xbox's big ticket games this time.

Jan. 9, 2025 Dom Peppiatt

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Boomer Schooler | “It always felt like this vague form of superficial hell to me” Doom: The Gallery Experience devs on turning a 90s shooter into high culture

Read on to find out which Renaissance paintings they think Doomguy himself would get a kick out of.

Jan. 8, 2025 Mark Warren

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Hard Pass | Game Pass's wave one January line-up disappointingly offers just one new game for Game Pass Ultimate console users

While PC or Game Pass Standard players are getting something fresh, those paying the most aren't getting much.

Jan. 7, 2025 Connor Makar

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Buyers Remorse | Starting to regret picking up an Xbox Series X? This new controller will at least let you pretend you're using a PS5 DualSense

The Competitor enters the arena.

Jan. 6, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Culture Classic | Doom: The Gallery Experience takes you to the real hell - trying not to choke on wine and cheese by sniggering at the nude bits of classical art

*cough* Oh, yes, it's a *cough* masterpiece, you can tell by the shading around the er...excuse me a moment...

Jan. 6, 2025 Mark Warren

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Future Box Fight | Either PlayStation or Xbox will "struggle mightily" to do well with their next gen console, while Nintendo'll be "the clear winner”, predicts research firm

“There isn’t room for more than two major console systems" in the upcoming cycle, reckons DFC Intelligence.

Dec. 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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MassConaughey | Remember Exodus? Here's its first gameplay, featuring a not quite Commander Shepard sci-fi slapping up a space bear

The game also has Matthew McConaughey in it, doing video games for the first time.

Dec. 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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Hard Times | Not even the director of Mass Effect can survive the games industry right now, as his own studio and "all-new" sci-fi game get shut down

2024 continues to look a bit bleak.

Nov. 26, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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It's Time | Still playing Steam games on Windows 7 or 8? You might want to consider upgrading your operating system soon

All things must die, even software.

Nov. 24, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Seems Like Box Beef | "We don’t need to do incremental hardware for our own benefit", says Xbox boss Phil Spencer, as the PS5 Pro continues to wonder 'Was it something I said?'

Look, just tell it what it did to you Phil. It's getting very, very PSSRd off over here.

Nov. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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Wasteland Walkout | UPDATE: "We are not afraid to do what's necessary" Hundreds of Fallout and Elder Scrolls devs at Zenimax go on strike against Microsoft

The need to bargain over issues like remote work options and outsourcing is the crux of the one-day action, union claims.

Nov. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

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It Needs Consoling | "We’re not going to grow the market with $1,000 consoles", Xbox boss Phil Spencer says, likely leaving the PS5 Pro pretty PSSRd off

Yep, just a quippy little line about expensive hardware, nothing to see here.

Nov. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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Switching Things Up | Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, and... An Xbox handheld? Microsoft says it's happening, even if it is 'years away'

You can wait a little while, right?

Nov. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Tough Times | "The whole studio was burning the candle at both ends" - Two of Halo 2's most important designers reflect on the beloved sequel's working conditions

"We really didn’t know what was going to happen."

Nov. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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The Neck-t Chapter | Dragon Age: The Veilguard's first patch isn't just about dressing up like someone who bangs, ok, it's saved us all from unexpected NPC neck growth

Forget Elven gods, this was clearly the biggest threat facing Thedas.

Nov. 8, 2024 Mark Warren

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2Massive2Effective | Mass Effect is officially getting an Amazon TV series, penned by the writer of that Fast & Furious film where Vin Diesel and John Cena have a big fight about family

N7 Day might have been "quieter" this year, but it certainly wasn't silent.

Nov. 8, 2024 Mark Warren

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Massively Effective | No Man's Sky brings back Mass Effect's Nomandy as a special N7 Day treat, alongside some handy cross-save support

To be fair, Commander Shepard's got experience with fish, so NMS' last big update should be up their alley.

Nov. 7, 2024 Mark Warren

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Clocked In | It was only a matter of time: someone has gotten Doom to run on the Nintendo Alarmo

The age old question answered once again.

Nov. 3, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Not Normessing About | As Dragon Age: The Veilguard ignites Mass Effect chatter, BioWare lead declares the latter will stick to being about serious, mature alien shaggers looking "photorealistic"

Even as they're put in some "humorous situations" like, I don't know, asking someone to bang, ok?

Oct. 29, 2024 Mark Warren

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Feeling Blue | Netflix shuts down its “Team Blue” triple-A game studio, losing big ex-Halo, Overwatch, and God of War devs in the process

What could this mean for the streaming giant's gaming efforts? We'll have to see.

Oct. 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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Toddaly Unexpected | After a minor calendar mix-up, Helldivers 2's next big patch drops soon and it's already inspired jokes about Skyrim being ported to some bullets

To be fair, I doubt you'll have much time to play DOOM on your rifle while you're in the middle of a firefight.

Oct. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

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On Cloud Nine | Xbox players will reportedly soon be able to cloud stream the games they own, even if they're not on Game Pass

Microsoft is apparently planning on testing the feature this November.

Oct. 12, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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PODCAST | Which expansions are better than the main game?

From The Shivering Isles to Toussaint: some downloadable content is worth every penny twice.

Oct. 7, 2024 Jim Trinca

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It's Xback | Watch the Xbox Tokyo Game Show showcase here

Live from Japan, it's more of the video games.

Sept. 26, 2024 Mark Warren

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Hardcore Exodus | Xbox's PS5 Pro Pickle, or how Xbox might lose even more of its audience without a new console soon

Now Sony is giving people a powerful option to bridge the gap to the PS6, Xbox finds itself in a very unwanted place.

Sept. 24, 2024 Tom Orry

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More Layoffs | Microsoft is laying off another 650 staff from its gaming division, according to memo sent by Xbox boss Phil Spencer

The reported cuts would follow 1,900 staff being let go from from the Xbox-helmed gaming arm of the company earlier this year.

Sept. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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Blast From The Past | Xbox is bringing back classic friend requests, so someone you've spent five hours playing Fortnite with can tell you it's not that deep by ignoring them

Look, maybe you upset them by hitting the griddy a little too hard that one time you killed them.

Sept. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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Soulslike Stumbles | "Ask Xbox why they haven't answered us for two months" - Enotria: The Last Song's Xbox version is delayed indefinitely, with devs citing lack of Microsoft comms

"Obviously they don't care about Enotria and they don't care about you."

Sept. 3, 2024 Mark Warren

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Not Xbox's Destiny | "I passed on so many games" - Xbox's Phil Spencer doesn't regret not grabbing Destiny or Guitar Hero as exclusives, even if he now gets their appeal

The man just wasn't into PvP and plastic guitars, it happens to the best of us.

Sept. 2, 2024 Mark Warren

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Al In This Together | Alan Wake and Control TV and movies look to be on the way from Annapurna, thanks to new partnership with Remedy over Control 2

Relinquishing some control in order to gain some, er, control over Control.

Aug. 30, 2024 Mark Warren

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Barrett Gone | Ex-Marathon director was reportedly fired from Bungie following a misconduct investigation

Joe Ziegler was announced as having replaced Chris Barrett as lead on the game earlier this year.

Aug. 29, 2024 Mark Warren

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Spacerunner | Starfield's moon buggy can do sick jumps, but it can't outrun the inevitable - modders swapping it for Halo's Warthog, a Star Wars speeder, and, er, a van

See, I told you it wasn't a totally pointless thing.

Aug. 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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Indy News Again | Xbox boss Phil Spencer's just said some things about the decision to bring Indiana Jones and The Great Circle to PlayStation

"I think it's just gonna be a strategy that works for us."

Aug. 21, 2024 Mark Warren

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Game Passwords | Xbox Game Pass on Geforce Now is getting an upgrade that will change your life

OK, maybe that's a bit much, but it'll certainly make playing Game Pass games on Geforce Now a lot less hassle.

Aug. 21, 2024 Tom Orry

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Maggie's Back | Remember the Doom mod that lets you kill Margaret Thatcher? You can now try and beat Jeremy Corbyn's world record on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, but not Switch

"Shigeru Miyamoto doesn't want you pissing on graves."

Aug. 9, 2024 Mark Warren

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In Motion | Max Payne remakes have dived into full production, according to Remedy financial report

The original two games are coming as one package from the Control and Alan wake studio.

Aug. 9, 2024 Connor Makar

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