Michael L Hicks

Michael L Hicks

Senior Editor, Android Central

Michael is the Senior Editor of VR and fitness tech at sister-site Android Central, but happily lends his help to the Windows Central team for games coverage.

Latest articles by Michael L Hicks

Screenshot of The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom preview — Familiar faces and a 'hardcore' Arcanist class

By Michael L Hicks Published

Get ready to explore an area not officially seen since Elder Scrolls: Arena, as well as work with returning characters from Morrowind and Skyrim.

Zenimax & Bethesda
The Lamplighters League and the Tower at the End of the World
The Lamplighters League fixes my least-favorite part of turn-based strategy games

By Michael L Hicks Last updated

In-between combat, you can actually move your squad around stealthily as you prepare to take on your nefarious alternate-history foes — making it a much more dynamic experience.

Indies & ID@Xbox
Promotional art for Life by You
Life by You is challenging The Sims 4 by tempting its modders

By Michael L Hicks Published

The open-world life sim will let you change basically anything about the world by uploading files of new dialogue or just changing up the code yourself.

PC Gaming
The Mass Effect squad stands before the giant space laser from the end of Mass Effect 3
Mass Effect 3's ending revisited: Overblown outrage or justified fury?

By Michael L Hicks Last updated

The leaked original ending, protest cupcakes, DLC retconning, and whether ME3's finale deserved the hate.

Xbox
Star Trek Resurgence Spock
Star Trek: Resurgence for Xbox and PC revives the Telltale formula with some welcome tweaks

By Michael L Hicks Last updated

During GDC 2022, we got a hands-on demo with the upcoming Star Trek narrative adventure game, and came away optimistic about the final release.

Xbox
Mass Effect 2
11 rare Mass Effect scenes you probably never saw

By Michael L Hicks Published

Features Be honest: You replay Mass Effect to romance new crewmates, not to make new choices.

Features
Razer Kishi Project xCloud
How to use Razer Kishi with Project xCloud and Game Pass Ultimate

By Michael L Hicks Last updated

Xbox
Oculus Quest
How to fix common problems with Oculus Link on Oculus Quest

By Asher Madan, Michael L Hicks Published

Virtual Reality
How to clean the Oculus Rift S

By Michael L Hicks Published

Virtual Reality
Oculus Rift S lenses
Can you wear glasses inside an Oculus Rift S?

By Michael L Hicks Published

Checking if your glasses can fit into the new Oculus Rift S before buying? We'll help you measure if your new frames fit the bill, but it may be safer to look at some alternatives.

Virtual Reality