Gears 5 launches in September and The Coalition keeps on providing us with new details about the upcoming game. Recently, Gears 5 Multiplayer Design Director Ryan Cleven discussed servers and weapon tuning. The franchise will feature 60 Hz servers for the first time with Gears 5 and there is one tuning setup across all multiplayer modes. The servers that track action at 60 Hz should...
During the Xbox E3 2019 briefing, developer inXile Entertainment — now a part of Xbox Game Studios — gave us a new look at the long-awaited Wasteland 3. It seems like we'll be going to the snow-covered wasteland of Colorado and the Rocky Mountains. However, development has improved since the team became a part of Microsoft. During an interview, inXile's Brian Fargo said that the game is...
Gears 5 launches in September and The Coalition keeps on providing us with new details about the upcoming game. Today, the team unveiled a new map called "Training Grounds." The arena looks like it focuses heavily on close-quarters combat and features a mix of runs and modern military structures. It seems like it's a temporary setup designed to train soldiers.
The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep is a dungeon crawler from inXile Entertainment and legendary designer Brian Fargo. Fargo has worked on experiences like Fallout, Wasteland, and Torment: Tides of Numenera in the past. Many older PC gamers will immediately recognize the series. The title features challenging combat that rewards creativity, various puzzles that lead to treasure, and a lot...
The Outer Worlds aims to be a boundless RPG, putting player choice front and center. We sat down with Obsidian Entertainment to discuss the journey so far, and what lies ahead.
Over the past few years, Microsoft has doubled its first-party studios by acquiring renowned developers like Double Fine Productions, inXile Entertainment, and Obsidian Entertainment. However, the company hasn't stopped there. In order to staff these teams with the best programmers out there, Microsoft has hired Sony Interactive Entertainment's Talent Acquisition Lead.
The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep is a dungeon crawler from inXile Entertainment and legendary designer Brian Fargo. Fargo has worked on experiences like Fallout, Wasteland, and Torment: Tides of Numenera in the past. Many older PC gamers will immediately recognize the series. The title features challenging combat that rewards creativity, various puzzles that lead to treasure, and a lot...
Crackdown 3 hasn't garnered the best reviews since launch. A lot of gamers have criticized it for its poor story and unpolished multiplayer. In order to make it up to players, Microsoft just released the free update for the game. The small download adds even crazier weapons to the title.
Recently, Microsoft announced that it had acquired inXile Entertainment and Obsidian Entertainment. Both companies are working on new projects, and it'll be interesting to see what they come up with down the line. However, Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division have been developing a new game for a while now, and it was officially announced at The Game Awards 2018.
At E3 2019, Microsoft announced that Forza Horizon 4 was getting a new expansion soon. So soon in fact that it would launch on June 13. While everyone expected it to be “Hot Wheels 2,” the “Lego Speed Champions” reveal blew racing fans away. Instead of rehashing content, it's great to see that the team is working on bringing new experiences to racing fans on Xbox One and PC. Due to this...
Minecraft has become a cultural sensation over the years, and now reaches over ninety million gamers every month. Mojang has released a number of updates which have added tremendous depth to the experience. Despite these changes, combat remains a sore sport for many gamers, especially newcomers. Luckily, the team is working hard to address this problem.
Sea of Thieves is an exploration-based pirate game which relies on emergent experiences. While the title launched as a somewhat barebones game, it's now become so much more due to time-limited events. However, that's not where Sea of Thieves' story ends. On April 30, the game got its long-awaited "Anniversary Update" which added cooking, fishing, harpooning, single-player quests, and...
Gears 5 launches in September and The Coalition keeps on providing us with new details about the upcoming game. Unlike Gears of War 4, Gears 5 features a number of changes to the business model. According to a post on the Gears 5 website, "Gear Packs are gone. So is Season Pass. You can earn exclusive customization."
Ever since Microsoft acquired Obsidian Entertainment, gamers have been curious about what the status of other titles the acclaimed developer has worked on is. Out of all of these, Alpha Protocol gets asked about the most. The game launched in 2010 and was an espionage-focused role-playing game. You could customize your spy however you wanted and embarked on dangerous missions like James...
A year ago — following the surprise reveal of Halo Infinite — Microsoft kicked off its E3 2018 conference by giving Ori and the Blind Forest fans a look at the sequel. Ori and the Will of the Wisps features an even bigger threat to the world, but our lovable protagonist has new moves and friends this time around. The story also seems darker, touching on subjects like genocide. The game...
Last year, Microsoft stated that Gears 5 would launch sometime in 2019. Even though half of the year is already over, we didn't get a release window or a concrete release date. Luckily, the Taiwanese games rating agency had other plans. According to a listing on the body's website, Gears 5 launches on September 10.
Bleeding Edge is an upcoming online melee action game from Ninja Theory. The team developed games like DmC: Devil May Cry and Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, so the combat pedigree is strong.
Microsoft is adding to its list of in-house studios, announcing at E3 2019 that Double Fine has joined its stable. The studio behind several cult classics, including Psychonauts and Broken Age, will join Microsoft's growing list of first-party studios.
Last year, Microsoft stated that Gears 5 would launch sometime in 2019. Even though half of the year is already over, we still don’t have a release window or a concrete release date. That changed today due to an accidental listing.
Many months ago, Microsoft announced that it had formed a studio called “The Initiative” in California to produce thrilling experiences for the Xbox ecosystem. The studio has been hiring acclaimed developers since then and that hasn’t stopped.