
Samuel Tolbert
Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter @SamuelTolbert.
Latest articles by Samuel Tolbert

Free-to-play Avatar strategy game available on PC via Google Play
By Samuel Tolbert published
PC Gaming Avatar Legends: Realms Collide is a free-to-play strategy game, and it's available on PC through the Google Play launcher.

How to watch Future Games Show: Spring Showcase 2025
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming The Future Games Show: Spring Showcase is on the way, so here's how you can watch along and check out updates on over 50 games.

"United Videogame Workers-CWA union" formed in North America
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming North American workers have formed the first gaming industry-wide union in collaboration with the CWA.

Monster Hunter Wilds has crossed another huge milestone
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming Monster Hunter Wilds is the best-selling game of February in the U.S, per Circana, and it's already taken the lead for the year overall.

Fallout 76's long-awaited playable Ghouls are now available
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox The Ghoul Within update is now live for Fallout 76, bringing playable Ghouls to Bethesda Game Studio's post-apocalyptic West Virgiana RPG.

Towerborne heads to Xbox and Game Pass next month
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox Stoic and Xbox Game Studios' co-op brawling RPG Towerborne is coming to Xbox Game Preview on April 29, 2025.

Xbox Game Pass gets Atomfall, a collection of Blizzard games, and more
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox More games are headed to Xbox Game Pass soon, including Rebellion's Atomfall and the Blizzard Arcade Collection.

Horizon actress responds to AI-powered Aloy, raises concerns
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming Ashly Burch, an actress known for her work in Horizon Zero Dawn, responds to the AI-powered Aloy video from PlayStation while raising these concerns.

One of the biggest games of the year supports Xbox Cloud Gaming at launch
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows will now support "Stream Your Own Game" through Xbox Cloud Gaming at launch.

The next Silent Hill game gets spooky reveal trailer and an Xbox exclusive feature
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming Silent Hill f, the latest game in the horror franchise, got a spooky reveal trailer, while the game seems to support Xbox Play Anywhere.

Avowed update brings bug fixes to the Xbox RPG, roadmap coming soon
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox The latest update for Avowed fixes even more bugs, while Obsidian says a roadmap is coming in the weeks ahead.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3 is officially confirmed
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3 is now in development, but it'll likely be a while before there's more news.

Xbox Play Anywhere just crossed a massive milestone
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox Xbox Play Anywhere is now supported by over 1,000 games, according to an update from Xbox on Thursday.

PowerWash Simulator 2 is on the way, and it's coming sooner than you think
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming FuturLab announced PowerWash Simulator 2 on Thursday, revealing a new and improved powerwashing experience coming to Xbox, PlayStation, and PC later in 2025.

Microsoft Copilot for Gaming is coming soon to Xbox Insiders
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox This new variant of Microsoft's Copilot AI is geared toward Xbox players as a virtual assistant accessible via the Xbox mobile app.

Grab Split Fiction at discount, giving you and a buddy access
By Samuel Tolbert published
Deal Electronic Arts and Hazelight Studios' Split Fiction is available with near-universal acclaim, and you can grab a discounted copy if you act quickly.

Ori dev Moon Studios is now self-publishing its action-RPG
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming As the Xbox-owned Ori franchise turns 10, developer Moon Studios is now self-publishing its action-RPG, No Rest for the Wicked.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 patch gives one-hit kills to this weapon
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's latest patch fixes several bugs while also granting a damage boost to the D1.3 Sector.

DOOM: The Dark Ages' dragon has a name, and I want to protect them
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox The cybernetic dragon the Doom Slayer rides in DOOM: The Dark Ages is named Serrat, and I want to protect them.

Review: Age of Mythology's Immortal Pillars is an excellent expansion
By Samuel Tolbert published
Review Age of Mythology: Retold's new Immortal Pillars expansion is well worth grabbing, as it expands an already-impressive remake with new powers and units.

The Xbox Design Lab is currently offline, Microsoft explains why
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox The Xbox Design Lab is temporarily closed, with Microsoft explaining that it is changing its payment platform, resulting in the downtime.

This was the best publisher of 2024, at least according to Metacritic
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming Sega topped the charts to become the best publisher of 2024, at least according to Metacritic.

This classic Resident Evil-inspired game is coming to Xbox and PC soon
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming Post Trauma is a horror game inspired by classic Resident Evil titles, and it's set to launch on March 31, 2025.
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