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3 reasons Call of Duty is BACK with Black Ops 7
By Richard Devine published
Gaming All the "cool kids" might be ripping on Black Ops 7 and 'jumping ship' to Battlefield 6, but I'm not buying into that. Here's why I'm all-in on this year's Call of Duty.

Hotel Barcelona is basically a horror movie you can bleed your way through—now on Xbox
By Cole Martin published
ID@Xbox From Swery and Suda51, this 2.5D hack-and-slash is a love letter to slashers, cult classics, and modern horror.

Should you play Battlefield 6 or Call of Duty: Black Ops 7? What we think
By Brendan Lowry published
Feature Both Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Battlefield 6 are poised to be some of 2025's biggest games when they come out this fall. But which one is actually better? Here are our thoughts.

Xbox is alienating its fans and everything it once was — will it be worth it, Microsoft?
By Jez Corden published
Xbox Microsoft's quest for new users and new revenue threatens hollowing out everything Xbox once was. Socials are a wasteland, the hate is on a level not seen since 2013. Does Xbox even care, and does it even matter?

Will Battlefield 6's launch be as bad as these 3 entries?
By Cale Hunt published
Gaming The Battlefield series has a history of bad launches, with everything from broken multiplayer to massive bugs to missing features. Can Battlefield 6 get it right when it launches on October 10?

Playing Black Ops 7 on the Xbox One is not a good time
By Richard Devine published
Xbox I'd completely missed that Black Ops 7 will be available on last-gen consoles, and I think it's a mistake. At least right now.

Game Over Game Pass: the one-size-fits-all plan has destroyed what made it great
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Will my own cancellation, a quiet, aching goodbye to the service that once felt like home, even matter to the margin-injected company?

Why exactly did Microsoft increase Xbox Game Pass' price? 🤔
By Jez Corden published
Xbox The big news of the week was Xbox Game Pass' pricing structure, which caught a whopping 50% price increase on the highest tier. Why did this happen, and what will the future look like? Let's analyse and speculate.

I'm leaving Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in the dust for this tier instead
By Brendan Lowry published
Opinion The recent price increase to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate has seriously reduced its value, making one of the service's alternative tiers the new best option (if you're able to use it well, that is).
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