Asher Madan handles gaming news for Windows Central. Before joining Windows Central in 2017, Asher worked for a number of different gaming outlets. He has a background in medical science and is passionate about all forms of entertainment, cooking, and antiquing.
Today, Mixer announced major improvements to Mixer Clips. The changes make it easier to control who can clip on Mixer Partner channels and how you share your best moments. Starting right now, partners will be able to expand clip creation access to all viewers or gate the ability to clip behind a specific channel progression rank. For example, you can allow only those who are above Rank...
Google Stadia is a cloud game streaming service that promises the best visuals given its power advantage over the competition. When the service was first revealed, the company said that it featured 10.7 teraflops (tflops) of computational power compared to 6 tflops for the Xbox One X and 4.2 tflops for the PlayStation 4 Pro. Naturally, gamers assumed that this would mean that every game...
Yesterday, Oculus released Oculus Link Beta for Oculus Quest. It allows you to use your headset with it's gorgeous AMOLED display as an Oculus Rift, essentially. As with any beta software, there a number of issues that you should be aware of going forward.
Google Stadia is a game streaming service that launched today. It features 22 games like Rage 2 and Red Dead Redemption 2, with a couple more promised by the end of the year. While this selection pales in comparison with Microsoft's Project xCloud, which offers 50 games already, the question a lot of gamers are asking is how does the visual quality compare to Xbox One X.
Have you ever wanted to get Xbox news on your Amazon Echo or any other Alexa device? Well, now you can. Today, Microsoft's Harrison Hoffman said that you can now ask Alexa to tell you Xbox news. Just say, "Alexa, play news from Xbox" and it'll tell you everything that's going on today.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has a lot of bosses, but the Bounty Hunters keep on attacking you randomly. They show up in random places so always be on the lookout. Usually, you only get one chance to defeat them before they disappear.
Today, Logitech announced the Adaptive Gaming Kit that includes a number of buttons and triggers for the Xbox Adaptive Controller. It's designed so that gamers with mobility issues don't have to spend hundreds of dollars getting buttons for Microsoft's controller.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is a lot like Dark Souls if you play it on Jedi Grandmaster difficulty. One of the worst monsters in the game is the Rabid Jotaz. It's hiding on Zeffo and you'll pretty much have to encounter it if you want to attain 100 percent completion.
There are a lot of challenging bosses in the game, but the Security Droid is one of the worst. It's somewhat like the fabled Slenderman, and even hugs and punches you.
On Kashyyyk, there's a hidden Albino Wyyyschokk. It's a giant spider that can one-hit-kill you on Jedi Grandmaster difficulty. However, the trick is to let the Stormtroopers outside of its lair do the job for you. When the creature is almost dead, just hit it with a lightsaber and the fight is over.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order contains a lot of difficult bosses, but the AT-ST on Zeffo is one of the worst. It's a massive tank that shoots lasers and drops grenades. Before you leave the planet, it'll stop you by attacking your ship.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is a gaming institution. The original single-player story and the multiplayer experience was a masterclass in how to make a first-person shooter and now Activision is hoping it can make lightning strike twice. In an effort to expand the game's appeal, the publisher may be looking to add a battle royale mode.
Path of Exile is an incredibly popular Diablo-like action game and recently, developer Grinding Gear Games announced the sequel which lets you carry over your character and cosmetic purchases. However, that wasn't all. An expansion, called Conquerors of the Atlas also made an appearance. However, the highlight for me had to be the announcement of a mobile game for Android and iOS...
The Golden Joystick Awards take place every year and they're voted on by the public. This year, some more winners were crowned for 2019. Two Microsoft games, Gears 5 and Minecraft, won the Xbox Game of the Year accolade and the Still Playing Award. As you probably surmised, Gears 5 won the Xbox Game of the Year since it was a new release, and Minecraft bagged the Still Playing Award...
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is an Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4 game that features exploration and a lot of Dark Souls-like combat. There are a lot of challenging bosses in the game, but a hidden Oggdo Bogdo on Bogano is one of the worst. It's a massive frog-like creature that just lunges at you again and again.
Today, Grinding Gear Games revealed Path of Exile 2. Path of Exile is an incredibly popular Diablo-like console and PC game that relies on only cosmetic microtransactions for continued development. It's free-to-play, but unlike other titles, it doesn't feature a single pay-to-win purchase. I've been playing it for years now and not only has it received game-changing updates, but the...
The Game Awards 2019 take place in December, and host Geoff Keighley is hyping them up by teasing a number of amazing Microsoft Exclusives. Not only will Ori and the Will of the Wisps be there, but Gears Tactics — an XCOM-like title set in the Gears of War Universe — will also showcase new gameplay or possibly get a release date.
Recently, Xbox head Phil Spencer sat down with Eurogamer to discuss everything from studio acquisitions to Project Scarlett. The interview is quite lengthy, but there are a few tidbits that are important to mention from the conversation. The interview started off with some interesting news about Gears 5. Despite the fact that it's been available on Xbox Game Pass, it sold more than...
You'll be happy to know that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is available on Xbox One and other platforms. You can buy the game for $60, but there's also a Deluxe Edition with some cosmetic items. If you're an EA Access member, you can get a 10 percent discount.
Project Scarlett is Microsoft's upcoming Xbox console, and it's going to focus on 4K resolution or 120 frames per second gameplay. While we don't know the exact specifications of the device, we do know that it's coming in Holiday 2020. In an interview with The Verge, Xbox's Phil Spencer provided more details about the business plan and competition with Google Stadia.