Latest articles by Michael Hoglund
Dune: Awakening overtakes Elden Ring Nightreign days before launch
Gaming Dune overtakes Elden Ring at the top of the Steam charts unexpectedly before the game is out.
Everything you need to know about The Alters from 11 Bit Studios
FAQ The Alters is a sci-fi survival game from 11 Bit Studios, and it's coming to PC and Xbox. Here's everything you need to know.
Former head of PlayStation says Xbox Game Pass is "dangerous" for the industry. But he's wrong.
Gaming According to the former head of Sony Interactive Entertainment, gaming subscriptions, such as Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass, are a threat, but Sony's version is somehow superior.
'Moonlighter 2' for Xbox and PC surpasses the original in every single way
Gaming Moonlighter 2 is a sequel that somehow manages to surpass the original in almost every way, from combat to merchanting!
The Xbox Series S is now only slightly cheaper than the far more powerful PS5 — is Microsoft okay with this?
Gaming It's hard to justify buying an Xbox Series S console when you can spend another $20 and get a device that's over two times more powerful.
The First Descendant gets a booty call with its latest addition of Dynamic Motion
Gaming Jiggle physics have arrived after months of waiting to the popular looter-shooter.
The Alters shattered my expectations of reality and questioned my life's decisions
Gaming What can and can't be is a matter choices in life, and The Alters goes above and beyond to showcase that in this stunning survival narrative.
Will upcoming title The Alters be on Game Pass?
Gaming The Atlers is an upcoming game people should be paying attention to, but is it on Game Pass?
"Real fans" will find a way to pay $80 for Borderlands 4
Gaming Randy Pitchford has come out saying that while they have no control over the price of Borderlands 4, real fans will find a way to buy it.
One of the most promising open-world RPGs in years is releasing next week
Gaming Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon is all kinds of Wyrd as it tackles the world of King Arthur 600 years after his death.
DOOM: The Dark Ages just saw the series' lowest Steam launch numbers
Gaming Are players skipping The Dark Ages for other big hits on Xbox's subscription service?
Xbox backward compatibility isn't dead, as VP Jason Ronald announces new open role at Microsoft
Gaming Xbox Backward Compatibility could come back if this new job listing is accurate, meaning much older games could be played on the latest Xbox hardware. Here's why it matters.
Frostpunk 2's free "major content update" is available right now
Gaming 11 Bit Studios just spilled a bunch of new features for Frostpunk 2 that are available now as part of a free "major content update".
One of my favorite games is on sale with a banger DLC full of vampires
Gaming Rise to the occasion in this vampiric ARPG full of blood, sweat, and meat!
Xbox confirms it has "no minimum order quantity" for games on disc
Xbox It seems some indie game developers were working on old information from Xbox, and the supposed limits for physical discs aren't what they seem.
Opinion: Xbox has become a "Game Pass machine" and nothing more
Gaming I can't think of many reasons to buy an Xbox over competing platforms when Microsoft has dwindled its appeal to one place: Game Pass.
Bungie's Marathon is doomed — ARC Raiders is the better game
Gaming ARC Raiders is the extraction shooter I've been waiting for. Here's why Embark Studios has a better chance against Bungie's upcoming Marathon.
Dune: Awakening, so far, is exactly what I hoped it would be
Gaming Choose your side in the battle for Arrakis in Funcom's most incredible adventure yet set in the Dune universe.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion causes another Bethesda game to shoot up the charts
Gaming When Bethesda hits, everything they make hits.
Oblivion Remastered is as my childhood heart remembers it
Gaming I bought my first Xbox for Oblivion, and it overtook my summer. Now, it's happening again with Virtuos and Bethesda's fantastic remaster.
Hey Sony, take notes: Oblivion is how you do a remaster properly
Gaming Bethesda and Virtuos have shown how a proper remaster needs more than pretty visuals. Sony should learn from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered.
Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered already has 100K+ players
Gaming It didn't take long after this remaster shadow dropped for over 100,000 players to dive in on Steam. That number will continue to rise by quite a bit.
You could have a free Xbox gift card waiting for you
Gaming The Spring sale is here, and Microsoft wants to get you started.
