NEWS 25 Aug 2021­ by Jay Shaw

Gamescom 2021: Official Xbox Stream

Last night Microsoft took to the stage to show off a bunch of upcoming games. Though nominally aimed at the console crowd, there’s near complete crossover between the Xbox and PC these days so there’s plenty of interest to see. As usual the full show is above and we’ll have individual games below. Dying Light…
NEWS 14 Jun 2021­ by Jay Shaw

E3: Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021

Microsoft and Bethesda – two companies that usually put on decent shows separately are now one and the same. Is it going to result in a super-show that conquers the world like an atomic monster? Probably not, but we predict plenty of interesting games. As usual, the full show is above and the games are…
NEWS 11 Dec 2020­ by Jay Shaw

The Game Awards 2020

This year's The Game Awards are upon us – frankly we don't care who won shiny trophies but we do love all the new PC game announcements and their trailers. Convenient then that you'll find exactly that below, or you can watch the three and a half hour show in its entirety above. Loop Hero…
NEWS 21 Sep 2020­ by Jay Shaw

Microsoft Purchase Zenimax Media

Microsoft have announced they bought Zenimax Media – parent company of Bethesda, Arkane, Machine Games, id, Tango Gameworks, and Alpha Dog – and thus is now one of the largest developers and publishers in the world. Thanks to this deal many massive properties are under the Microsoft brand including The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Doom, Prey,…
ANNOUNCEMENT 09 Sep 2020

Get EA Play With Game Pass Ultimate Later This Year

Microsoft and EA have just announced that the EA Play subscription service will be provided to Xbox/PC Game Pass Ultimate subscribers at no extra cost from Holiday 2020. Find out more in the press release below.
NEWS 23 Jul 2020­ by Jay Shaw

E3: Xbox Games Showcase 2020

Microsoft's July Games Showcase event has just wrapped up and we've had an hour of new games making their way to both PC and Xbox consoles to mull over. The star of the show will undoubtedly be news about Halo: Infinite as it's primed to be the first Halo to hit PC at the same…
NEWS 09 Jun 2019­ by Jay Shaw

E3: Microsoft 2019

Microsoft's E3 show is almost upon us and there's plenty to look forward to for PC gamers. Expect talk of the PC version of Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Halo Infinite, and an absolute boatload more as Microsoft have 14 first-party titles and who knows how much more to show off today. On top…
NEWS 11 Jun 2018­ by L Coulsen

E3: Microsoft 2018

Oh boy, where do we begin? This has, far and away, been Microsoft's best ever E3 presentation. Featuring 50 games! Yes, you read that right, five-zero. That's a lot of gaming. A great deal of which will be coming to the PC via the UWP. Because there are so many of them, we're not going…
ANNOUNCEMENT 22 Aug 2017

Age Of Empires IV Announcced

What a surprise! We thought for sure we'd be rolling in HD updates to old Age Of Empires games for at least the rest of the decade but here we are, with a surprise trailer from Relic (makers of Dawn Of War and Company Of Heroes) and Microsoft that shows a proper sequel to the…
GAME PROFILE 22 Aug 2017 by Jay

Age Of Empires IV

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NEWS 12 Jun 2017­ by Max Halcomb

E3: Microsoft 2017

I'm a huge gamer who looks forward to E3 every single year. I don’t know if it’s the aching for new games or the great potential the many announcements bring for toilet reading... whatever it is, I just can't get enough of it. And today in the world of gaming we had Microsoft’s conference confirming…
ANNOUNCEMENT 22 Feb 2017­ by Kyle Johnson

Halo Wars 2 Has Landed on a Planet Near You

The first appearance of the Halo-themed RTS, Halo Wars 2 has finally made its way to our sector of the galaxy, releasing on both PC and Xbox One simultaneously. Featuring some of the gorgeous cinematic work by Blur Studio, the launch trailer for Halo Wars 2 sets up the primary conflict of the game: a lone human…
NEWS 21 Jan 2017­ by Kyle Johnson

Halo Wars 2 Blitz Mode Beta Now Live

Offering a card-based take on the traditional RTS format, Halo Wars 2’s Blitz Mode has entered an open beta, which runs from January 20th through the 30th. Reminiscent of some mobile-based deck-building games, Halo Wars 2 sees RTS units, formations, and counters transformed into cards, making for a shorter mode for players looking for quick matches.…
ANNOUNCEMENT 11 Jan 2017­ by Kyle Johnson

Gears of War 4 Gets Third Title Update

Bringing two new maps to rotation, pricing changes to in-game DLC packs, and 280 new customization options, the third Title Update for The Coalition’s take on Gears of War is out now. A little background before we dive into the update proper, Gears of War 4 uses a loot crate system that confers various “cards”…