Category: News & opinion
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No, idiots, GTA 6 is not going to be a PlayStation exclusive
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In late February 2019 an anonymous game developer posted a leak on Pastebin. They claimed to be employed by a small studio contracting on a PS5 launch title.
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Predicting the updated Xbox Dashboard
New Xbox dashboard layout is on the horizon, and it’s looking good. 😍 It’s not an overhaul, but it addresses feedback you’ve all been asking them to address. @JezCorden In the 2nd half of 2022 Xbox started testing an alternate dashboard layout that focussed heavily on dynamic Game Pass content. Generally speaking, Xbox fans rejected…
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Limited edition Redfall controllers on Xbox Design Lab
Today Xbox announced a new suite of limited edition Design Lab controllers, made especially for Redfall. Each controller comes with a custom design top plate, a fixed palette of colours to customise with, and four engraving options for the battery cover. They’re nice! At the start of April a purported Starfield controller leaked on a…
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Sorry everyone… People are not going to stop talking about Microsoft’s ABK acquisition once it’s done
The New York Post is reporting that Microsoft intends to close it’s ABK acquisition, despite any ongoing roadblocks from the FTC in the United States. This report includes a spicy quote via a source that “they are going to cram this down the FTC’s throats”. 😳 It’s been widely reported that the CMA (UK) will…
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Oxenfree II was announced for Netflix Games today and Xbox fans lost their minds… for the wrong reason
Earlier today Night School Studio announced that Oxenfree II would also be coming to Netflix (mobile) when it launches on July 12th this year. And for some reason a bunch of Xbox fans went crazy on Twitter. “Am I tripping or does this say Netflix but not Xbox???” “No joke, we need answer why this…
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Joe Staten joins Netflix
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I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve joined @Netflix Games as Creative Director for a brand-new AAA multiplatform game and original IP. Let’s go! @joestaten Staten is a games veteran, working on the first three Halo games at Bungie before moving to Microsoft Publishing as Senior Creative Director. He was most recently moved over to 343i…
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Redfall is launching with 30fps modes only
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Redfall is launching on Xbox consoles with Quality mode only: Xbox Series X: 4K 30 FPS Xbox Series S: 1440p 30 FPS 60 FPS Performance mode will be added via game update at a later date. @playRedfall Shambles. At this point I think if Xbox can’t meet baseline expectations here or there, they at least…
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My non-binding, personal favourite games of 2022
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1. Nobody Saves The World An action RPG dungeon crawler, with a focus on form switching and ability unlocks. The game really kicks into gear when you earn the ability to combine abilities from other forms into any existing form, giving you the power to remix your character at will.
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Game Pass 2022: By The Numbers
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This year I started manually tracking Game Pass drops. The list is in a publicly accessible Notion database, that any user can sort or filter to their heart’s desire.
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How to get more responsive screenshots on Xbox
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It’s not a huge deal, but yes: the Xbox capture button is laggy. The new Xbox controller that released along side the Series X and S in 2020 has a dedicated Share button. While it’s a nice addition, and the system settings allow you to customise its behaviour, I have noticed that it’s ever so…
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The PS5 External Disc Drive is Alive
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In September Tom Henderson broke the news that Sony have been testing an external disc drive for their PS5 console. Today he confirmed the device is in testing and “works flawlessly”. The design of the PS5 is fucking weird. It baffles me that generally people have come to accept and even prefer the design of…