Tag: Xbox One

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Evolve

Drew Pontikis Archive, DP, PC, PS4, Reviews, Xbox One

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 …

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The Escapists Review

Michael Dalgleish MD, PC, Reviews, TeamZ1G, Xbox One

Don’t be fooled by The Escapists cutesy graphics and quirky charm. Underneath its modest exterior lies a devilishly punishing prison escape game that will have you tearing your hair out at times and punching the air in celebration at others.

 

Developed by Mouldy Toof Studios, which is predominantly one man Chris Davis, and published by Team 17 of the Worms franchise, The Escapists sees you thrown into gradually more complex and demanding prisons and tasked with, as the name suggests, escaping.

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Games With Gold For February Revealed

Ryan Mills News, RM

 

Microsoft has announced that Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be able to download three free games next month: #IDARB, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Sniper Elite V2. #IDARK Will be free to download throughout the entire month, whilst 360 owners will be able to download Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons between February 1st-15th. Sniper Elite V2 will be available to download after the 15th.

The games leaving the program this month are D4 and The Witcher 2: Assassin’s of Kings. Make sure you download them as there are only a few days left to take advantage of them.

 

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#IDARB Review

Michael Dalgleish MD, Reviews, Xbox One

#IDARB (short for I Drew a Red Box) began life as a unique experiment on Twitter. The developer posted a picture of a red box, hence the name, and encouraged users to give him ideas on how to make said box into a game. How that managed to turn into a pixel art, futuristic basketball(ish) e-sport game is beyond me, but hey, that’s social media for you.

 

Watch a game of IDARB for the first time and you could be forgiven for wondering what the hell is going on. The basic premise of the game is that there are two teams of between one and four players each and a goal at either end of the arena. As per most sports points are awarded for getting the ball into the other team’s goal. Read more …

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New Apps Arrive on Xbox One

Ryan Mills News, RM

 

A whole batch of entertainment apps have arrived on Xbox One, including Vevo, Popcornflix, Pandora and Bravo Now. A few of these apps are region specific. These apps follow the addition of Twitch, HBO GO, Starz Play and ReddX. These apps will not be the last to come to Xbox, according to Xbox Wire:

“We look forward to bringing you more great experiences in the future,”

“Here’s to 2015!”

 

 

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Japanese Xbox One Boss Resigns

Ryan Mills News, RM

 

Takashi Sensui, the chief of Xbox in Japan, has resigned from his position and will relocate to the company’s US headquarters. Sensui will be replaced by Takahasi Minami, who joined Xbox after 25 years at Sony. It is believed the Sensui resigned after the poor sales of the Xbox One in Japan. The console is behind the 360 and the original Xbox in terms of sales. The Xbox One currently sits at 38,461 sales, which is not good considering it sold 23,562 units back in the four days following the console’s launch. This makes the Xbox One the lowest Japanese launch for a home console in recent years.