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Welcome to 2023! Thank you for another bustling year of DC Universe Online on Xbox. Together we fought off Perpetua’s Dark Knights, stormed Neron’s Underworld with Black Adam, and Saved the Universe (literally, again).  Doesn’t ring a bell? Don’t worry. All our storyline content is delivered in free episodes, and you can still jump in right

If you’re a fan of the retro gaming scene then you are well sorted today. Not only do console players get the opportunity to take in the Breakers Collection, bringing together a couple of games from the 1990s, but a trio of old-timers arrives for play too – it just so happens that they are

Xbox is working to reduce our environmental impact to help us reach Microsoft’s goal of being a carbon negative, water positive, and zero waste company by 2030 by rethinking how we design, build, distribute, and use our products. Last March, we shared an update on our sustainability efforts across hardware, software, waste reduction, and collective

Do we really need colour-changing controllers in the world? Probably not.  Do we want them? Hell yeah.  The NACON Pro Compact controller for Xbox may not be our go-to gaming pad, especially not for long drawn-out sessions, but it’s not a bad option to have, particularly as it is well suited to those who need

One Piece Odyssey’s release is just around the corner and to give everyone a head start, a demo of this new turn-based RPG is available now on Xbox Series X|S. When you begin, you’ll see our main cast, known as the Straw Hat Pirates, get sucked into a storm, thrown onto a mysterious island, and

When I played and reviewed the previous Strategic Mind game to surface on the Xbox, Strategic Mind: The Pacific, I wasn’t massively enamoured of it. But never ones to let a dissenting voice sway their release schedule, the next game in the series has limped onto the big black Microsoft box, from developers Starni Games

“Happy lyrics should always be paired with a minor key, and vice versa!” – a guest teacher at my music school once proclaimed this with certainty, arguing that you needed that touch of melancholy to make things interesting. Now, writing a video game script might not be the same as writing a hit song, but

For all the RIG headsets that we’ve used over the years, it’s the range-topping 800 series which is our favourite. Having been heads-on with the 800LX Dolby Atmos Special Edition Headset back in 2020, as well as taking in every other product in the RIG range – the 300 PRO HX, 400HX, 500 PRO HX

CES always brings exciting new developments in hardware, and never more so when it comes to gaming devices. CES 2023 is no exception, bringing us early looks at portable-but-powerful laptops, beefy home rigs, future-proofed AI chips, and more. With that in mind, we’ve rounded up a sampling of the new Windows 11 PCs announced at

Steve Robinson is not a happy chappie. His wife, Carol, has left him, his mum has recently died, and his novels aren’t selling like they used to. He’s spiralling, and his solution is to return to the cottage he inherited and see if he can find something, anything to hold onto.  As a premise for

Hey there — I’m Scott, Design Director at Heart Shaped Games, and I’ve been given the opportunity to share a bit about the unique design process behind our new sci-fi grand strategy RPG, We Are The Caretakers. A lot went into creating the game over its 4+ years in development, but I’d like to focus

Walking simulators may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but their usage in storytelling over the past decade has created some truly standout games. Firewatch, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, and What Remains of Edith Finch are just three off the top of my head. Can this next game join their ranks? Find out as

Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in! Children of Silentown – January

Even though the GameSir brand isn’t one that immediately springs out, it is one that has delivered the goods over the years. We’ve been hands-on with a number of their products, with them becoming one of the leads in the Cloud Gaming scene – we especially like the GameSir X2 Pro Gaming Controller as a

Razer’s new handheld console will let you play Xbox Game Pass Ultimate games on the go, and you can pre-order today. Launching on January 26, you’ll be able to play Forza Horizon 5, Vampire Survivors, and hundreds of other games on the go with Xbox Cloud Gaming on the all-new Razer Edge 5G Handheld Gaming

Okay, we’re sold.  It’s taken a good few weeks. It’s taken us to put down and step away, to come back at a later time. But finally we understand the draw of the HexGaming ULTRA X Controller for Xbox. And right now, as we type this, we love it. Ask us again in a week 

Coming from developers Upstairs Digital is a new entry into the fairly crowded “party game” genre; a game going by the name of Oxyjet.  Set in outer space, Oxyjet features an interesting premise – you have to damage your spaceship in order to make it move. Yes, you heard that right and the only way

Following on from my musings/scribblings about the murky world of arcade racing games on the Xbox, it would seem that the time is finally ripe for me to cast the net a little wider, and consider the world of sim racers. Yes, the kind of racing games where you know that if you can just