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.
Gears 5 is the latest game from Xbox Game Studios and is garnering great reviews since its early-access launch last week. The PC port is a sight to behold and seems to offer a glimpse into what a Gears 5 port on Project Scarlett would look like.
Red Dead Online is the multiplayer portion of the game that allows you to create your own character. However, once you made one, you couldn't modify him or her. Luckily, on September 10, that changed and now you can reset your character's appearance once for free. If you want to modify it later, you'll have to pay $400 of in-game currency.
GreedFall is a role-playing game (RPG) that focuses on choices. Unlike many other titles out there, you can't complete every objective because everything is a choice. You can either help one person or the other. You can either approach a combat situation one way or the other.
Remnant: From the Ashes is a third-person action game along the lines of Dark Souls and other action role-playing games. However, instead of swords, you're given a bunch of guns. In many ways, it's like Destiny. While the game focuses on randomized levels to enhance replayability, there's more coming on September 12 and later.
Gears 5 is a third-person shooter from The Coalition. Not only does the game feature a larger campaign, but it also provides plenty of multiplayer modes.
It seems like every single company out there wants a piece of cloud gaming. We already know about Shadow, but Amazon, Bethesda, Google, and Microsoft appear to be developing their own technologies. EA doesn't want to be left behind and just announced a test for its game streaming service.
The Xbox Preview Program gives the public a chance to test out upcoming features and changes. However, it's not without its problems. In a recent update, it looks like a rather serious bug was introduced which caused the console to randomly shut down when watching Netflix or playing games. We encountered the same issue while testing out an upcoming title for review purposes.
Sea of Thieves is an open-world pirate adventure where you can find treasure on your own or with friends. The Pirate Emporium will open for business on September 11, when the new Sea of Thieves event starts. You can learn more about it by watching the videos. You can purchase the pets and other cosmetics through a paid and found currency called Ancient Coins.
A few weeks ago, Capcom announced that it was going to reveal a new Resident Evil game in early September. Leaks pointed to a team-based multiplayer shooter, and today, we got its first teaser. Project Resistance, if that is its final name, take a lot of queues from Left 4 Dead because it focuses on fast-moving creatures. However, some fan-favorite monsters also return.
Many months ago, Bethesda released Rage 2 on Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4. Today, the company revealed that the game's first expansion, Rise of the Ghosts, is coming on September 26. The press release we received said that players can expect "a brand-new story in a new region that’s littered with the cannibalistic, Feltrite-infused Ghosts... and more."
Last night, The Coalition issued another server-side update to Gears 5 which fixed the infamous progression problems. Hopefully, you should see the correct experience, rank, character level, and other details now. The team added, "Over the next few hours... should slowly return to their correct state."
Microsoft is known for quirky projects from time to time, but Microsoft the Musical might take the cake. Yesterday, the company posted a video on a channel called You Can, You Should, You Will. The video is roughly 10 minutes long and is absolutely incredible. In many ways, it's a celebration of Microsoft, but also touches upon some of the company's failures like the Windows Phone...
Gears 5 is a third-person shooter from The Coalition. Not only does the game feature a larger campaign, but it also provides plenty of multiplayer modes. However, as if the case with almost every game, there are still a number of bugs to be aware of.
According to an interview between The Coalition's Rod Fergusson and The Hollywood Reporter, the team wants to make Gears "flourish" after it was "put it on the shelf to essentially die" by Epic Games, the original creators. He said the following in an interview.
Xbox Live is having a lot of issues lately, and guess what, it's down again on Friday, September 6. There are hundreds of thousands of reports that you can't sign in to your console. This means that all you gamers hoping to play Gears 5 are out of luck. Microsoft is aware of this problem and is working towards a solution. It's unclear when the servers will be back up, but we'll keep you...
According to various reports on social media, Gears 5 is experiencing some connectivity issues. While they currently appear to only affect a few regions, the developer is aware of them and issued a service update. Hopefully, this will fix the problems, but the team is going to keep on monitoring.
The new Ghost Recon Breakpoint gameplay trailer highlights the latest intel on the world, story, co-op experience, and the post-launch content. You should watch it to gain a better understanding of the game.
Destiny 2: Shadowkeep launches in October, and it adds a new region to explore. However, that's not all that's changing next month. Today, Bungie discussed some major tweaks to the Crucible multiplayer experience.
The day many of you have been waiting for is finally here, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne is available on Xbox One. The game not only adds a massive new region, but there are plenty of monsters and other surprises thrown in there. It feels more like a sequel than an expansion.
Many months ago, developer Rare promised that pets and other items would be added to the game. Instead of grinding for gold, these would be purchasable through direct purchases. Well, it looks like the Pirate Emporium will open for business on September 11, when the new Sea of Thieves event starts.