According to Microsoft game marketing lead Aaron Greenberg, Star Wars: Battlefront will be playable first on Xbox One thanks to EA Access. Read more …
Xbox One Needs To Come Of Age In 2015
It’s been nearly 18 months since the release of the Xbox One; just think about that for a second. It’s quite a long time, when you get down to it. The Xbox 360 had a lifespan of around 9 years, so by that reckoning we’re, what, 16% (or just under 1/6th for the fractionally-minded) of the way through this generation, if that longevity continues to this one.
That’s actually quite a way down the console’s lifespan, whichever way you look at it… Read more …
Xbox One April System Update Preview Improves Chat
Those fortunate enough to be part of the Xbox One Preview program will see improvements to party chat and achievement notifications in the first of two updates, starting today. Read more …
Never Alone
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) is a puzzle platformer that follows a young Iñupiat girl named Nuna and a white fox as they journey through Northern Alaska to find the source of the blizzard that has wreaked havoc on her home village. The game has both single and co-op capabilities as you play as either the girl or fox. I was unable to test out the co-op mode, but I imagine it would have made a few puzzles significantly simpler. Never Alone is similar to Limbo, in the sense that you complete tasks/puzzles through trial and error. Don’t be afraid when little Nuna or the cute little arctic fox perish on a regular basis. Trust me, it is the only way to learn and there will be plenty more deaths to come. Read more …
The Simpson’s Skin Pack Now Available on Minecraft
Minecraft users on Xbox One and Xbox 360 can now download The Simpsons skin pack for $3 USD. Characters in the DLC include Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie, Principle Skinner, Mrs Krabappel, Groundskeeper Willie, Otto, Milhouse, Nelson and Ralph Wiggum. Read more …
Evolve
Evolve is a difficult review for me, as I can’t help but view it through the prism of my own weighty expectations. For a long time, Evolve has looked like the game that was finally going to kick start the age of PS4 and XBone, using the grunt to power something different and innovative rather than something that’s the same but prettier. Regardless, any new franchise is always going to invoke adulation and derision in equal measure, either for finally being something different to the existing fare or for being too different to what we’re used to. Either way, it was very much a sense of anticipation that washed over me as the disc went into the Xbox and I sat back to see how it all panned out. Read more …