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BRANDED BREAKFAST Yes, the Xbox Series S toaster is an actual thing you can buy

It toasts the Xbox logo onto your bread. No, we’re not kidding.

HAPPY NEW YEAR Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Resident Evil 2 lead first batch of Game Pass titles for 2024

Helloooooo 2024!

The best PS2 games to play in 2024

It's time to take a trip back in time to one of the best generations of gaming.

RIP Max Payne voice actor James McCaffrey passes away, tributes pour in

“No one could do what he did better than him.”

SAVE OUR SAVES Baldur's Gate 3 players get specific steps to help combat Xbox save issues until a proper fix arrives

Larian says a fix is coming, but here’s what to do until then.

CHAMPIONS OF LIGHT Alan Wake 2 rewrites reality to make its fictional band's album top 10 worldwide

A well deserved accomplishment!

The best Nintendo DS Games to play in 2024

While the NDS library sits at over 2000+ titles, there are a few that stand out from the rest.

SUPER STRANGE Blade, big Marvel game from Microsoft studio announced, yet Xbox hasn't claimed it as an exclusive

There seems to be a bizarre bit of distance between the brand and Arkane Lyon’s latest project.

ENDER WEDNESDAY The Minecraft movie spawns a Wednesday star into its cast

Here's hoping for a dance number alongside Jason Momoa.

DEMO TIME Xbox Winterfest: Try out these 33 demos for Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One

10 newly announced games have demos available.

PAID MODS RETURN Skyrim Special Edition update: a mixed bag of Creation Club changes, Steam Deck support, and mod mayhem

Oh... and ultrawide screen support.

CHEQUE PLEASE Xbox spends "over a billion dollars a year" on third party Game Pass titles, Phil Spencer says

Having a service with lots of games at people's fingertips costs a lot of money, who'd have guessed!

GUH-HUH Phil Spencer knows you want more Banjo-Kazooie: “I hear you”

"When we find the right team, and the right opportunity, I love going back to revisit stories and characters that we've seen previously."

PASS IT ON Sounds like we shouldn't expect Xbox Game Pass on PlayStation or Nintendo after all

As confirmed by Phil himself.

REACH FOR THE STARS Halo season two trailer teases the titular ring, confirms a release date

Live action Master Chief will be back on the small screen soon.

TEA-3 Pledge your allegiance to Yorkshire Tea with these £150 PlayStation and Xbox controllers

Sorry, PG Tips lovers, there's diddly squat for you.

WHAT'S IN THE X-BOX? After a turbulent year, all eyes are on Xbox and its big teases at The Game Awards

Starfield might not quite have stuck the landing as intended, but it looks like Microsoft has some stuff up its sleeves.

GOOD FORTUNES 10 years later, the Xbox One vision everyone rejected has become a reality, and I couldn’t be happier

Often called a 'launch disaster', you only need to look at the Xbox ecosystem now to understand the Xbox One's vision was actually ahead of its time.

MERRY X-MAS Does Xbox Game Pass need a Christmas miracle?

Microsoft’s game subscription service has had a good year, but it could do with a bit of buzz around the holidays.

XBOX BLACK FRIDAY Xbox Black Friday deals 2023: You won’t want to miss out on these incredible Microsoft offers

Save some money on all things Xbox.

NOVEMBER CLOSE OUT Coral Island, Persona 5 Tactica, and more close out November on Game Pass

Four coming, seven leaving.

GO TO HELL Netflix is getting one of the best roguelites around and more next year

Netflix continues its attempt to be the Netflix of games.

ELECTRIC BOOGALOO Gears of War 2, which turns 15 today, is peak absurdity that would be near impossible to reboot

I love me some OG Gears of War, but its greatest strengths are very much of its time.

NUMBER ONE FAN Even Alan Wake 2's directors had to rely on fan wikis to keep track of some details

Looks like you're not alone.

CONTROL YOURSELF Alan Wake dev, Remedy, offers status updates on major sequel and anticipated remakes

Control 2 and the Max Payne remakes sound like they're making good progress.

FACE/ON The face of Max Payne, Sam Lake, on if he regrets using his likeness in the games

Alan Wake 2's director seems like he semi-regrets becoming the literal face of the Max Payne franchise.

NEW JOB, WHO DIS? Xbox's leadership reshuffle isn't just corporate chair-swapping, it could help Bethesda avoid another Redfall

Microsoft hopes that a Booty (role) expansion might help its studios to produce the best work possible.

STAR PERFORMER Starfield helped Xbox achieve record-breaking gaming revenue for Q1, but it's not all good news

Bethesda's RPG and Xbox Game Pass did well, hardware not so much.

POTENTIAL X-FACTOR Xbox’s Activision deal is already working: data suggests more US adults are becoming interested in Game Pass

Uh oh, spicy numbers alert.

CHEAP AS CHIPS Bag the original Alan Wake and more for a tenner right now

Hard to argue against eight games for a tenner.

ALAN WAKE EVENT Epic Games is using the might of Fortnite to make Alan Wake popular

All it takes is a skin and a remake of a 13 year old game.

BEYOND HERETIC If Phil Spencer really wants to bring back Hexen, the System Shock remake devs are standing by

Stop teasing folks and let it happen, Xbox man

ROLL ON 2024 Xbox Game Pass won't see any surprise Activision Blizzard drops this year, Phil Spencer says

Don't expect “some kind of secret celebration drop” in the coming weeks

MORE FALL GAMES Game Pass October adds Cities: Skylines 2, Dead Space Remake, Jusant, and more

Build a city, explore a night market, solve a mystery, and survive a horror remake.

FIRE WAKE WITH ME Now that I'm finally watching Twin Peaks, Alan Wake makes a lot more sense to me

It turns out that Alan Wake makes a lot more sense if you watch the show that serves as its main source of inspiration.

IT'S OVER, IT'S DONE Microsoft has completed its Activision Blizzard acquisition and, oh God, there’s even a trailer

Was the statement alone somehow not enough?

BYE BYE BOBBY Activision Blizzard CEO (and James Corden fan) Bobby Kotick is out – but not just yet

You'll have to wait until 2024 for a Kotick-free ABK.

CMA CLEARS THE WAY Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition has officially been approved by UK regulators

The mega deal edges even closer to completion

GET STARTED Xbox Series S Starter Bundle comes with three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

Jump into next-gen.

MOB RULE Minecraft players demand Mojang does away with "inherently flawed" mob votes

You’re tearing us apart, Mojang!

SAVE ME Beware of Forza Motorsport's loading screens, they could break your game

There are some known issues with the game previously known as Forza Motorsport 8, and they could affect your save file.

IS IT OVER YET? Microsoft poised to close massive Activision Blizzard acquisition next week

Is the mega deal on the brink of reality?

It was made in 59 What is the best driving (not racing) game?

Vroom vroom vroom vroom, parallel park in my room.

MORE GAMES Xbox Game Pass gets a boost in October with Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, Forza Motorsport, and more

Some game are leaving too, as usual.

LAYOFFS Team17 hit by redundancies - UK firm latest to suffer layoffs

According to a source familiar with the situation, the studio is facing its second wave of layoffs this year.

CREATIVE KID Starfield mod actually makes space travel possible

Ostensibly a game about space exploration, Starfield doesn't actually let you... travel in space.

BIG DUMMY Starfield patch stops mannequins from stealing your stuff

Bethesda's gonna stop them now.

BLUE IN THE FACE Wish Xbox had more Japanese exclusives like Lost Odyssey? Phil Spencer says you can "count on" new games

Hi-Fi Rush was noted as a recent example of an exclusive Xbox title.

THANKS FOR THE FUN These games will leave Game Pass soon, so grab them while you can

Seven games are saying "so long" to the service.

ALSO FEATURING What are the best cameos in gaming?

Jeff Goldblum? Professor X? General Zod? They’ve all shown up in video games where we least expected them.