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  • My brief look at Gamescom 2018

    My brief look at Gamescom 2018

    Kitty shares her highlights of Gamescom 2018.

  • Star Wars in Pixels: Republic Commando

    Sean looks back at the tactical first person shooter, Star Wars: Republic Commando, in the first instalment of Star Wars in Pixels.

  • Ryse: Son of Rome

    I’ve always wanted to play a game that allowed me to: Wear a pushbroom on my head Parody Gladiator Kick dudes over ledges in a Spartan fashion screaming at the top of my lungs Fortunately Ryse: Son of Rome has all this covered. Ryse is the product of when Crytek and Microsoft collaborate in an…

  • Kinect Sports Rivals Preseason free on Xbox One at launch

    Microsoft has announced that Kinect Sports Rivals Preseason, a “free trial experience” of Kinect Sports Rivals, will be available to download for free on Xbox One when the console launches on 22nd November in Europe, North America and Australia. Preseason will include wake race, one of the full game’s six activities as well as exclusive…

  • Microsoft reveals next free games for Xbox Live Gold members

    Microsoft has announced the next titles that will come free for Xbox Live Gold members. Whilst Rainbow Six Vegas is still available until tomorrow, puzzle RPG game Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is set to be available from 1st to 15th October. Bungie’s 2007 sci-fi shooter Halo 3 will then take its place from…

  • GTA V crashes older Xbox 360 consoles

    Owners of older Xbox 360 consoles – manufactured between 2006 and 2008 – claim that Rockstar’s GTA V game doesn’t run quite as smoothly as it does on newer models of the machine. Though it isn’t clear what’s the cause behind the issue experienced by these players, the problem seems to start at the beginning of…

  • No external storage for Xbox One

    Back in May, when the Xbox One was unveiled to the world, Microsoft explained that consumers would be able to use the console’s USB 3.0 port for external storage and to use it for game installations and storing downloads. It now has emerged that this feature won’t be available to the console at launch. In…

  • Microsoft announces end to MS points

    In a recent post on Xbox Wire, Chief Product Officer Marc Whitten announced that, with the next XBOX 360 update, Microsoft will stop using MS points in favour of local currency. “After the next Xbox 360 system update when you go to buy something or redeem a Microsoft Points card or code on your console…

  • Soul Calibur 2 HD Online coming to XBOX 360 and PS3 this autumn

    Let’s face it; 2 was the first Soul Calibur that most of us played. The first time we heard Voldo’s heavy breathing, or questioned the feasibility of Maxi’s nunchucks as a counter to Astaroth’s giant axe. Well, fans of the series will be happy to know that an enhanced version of the game, Soul Calibur…

  • Xbox One – The Specs

    Although subject to change with finalised hardware, here’s a basic run-down of the Xbox One as we know it: An eight-core, x86-based CPU 800MHz custom GPU 8GB of DDR3 RAM Slot-loading Blu-ray drive 500GB internal hard-drive 802.11n WiFi and Gigabit Ethernet HDMI-in port (for TV services pass-through) HDMI-out port Second-generation Kinect sensor An updated controller,…