Toys ‘R’ Us—or, more accurately, the brand’s reanimated corpse—made waves this week with the release of an AI-generated ad that inadvertently reveals so much about this era of widespread “enshittification.” Our piece on that, as well as a lament for the way expiring licenses are killing Forza Horizon 4, a celebration…
The Steam Summer Sale Includes Some Of The Biggest Deals Ever
Do you smell that? That’s the smell of millions of credit cards around the world melting as gamers empty their bank accounts buying up cheap games during this year’s Steam Summer Sale. And this time around, Valve is offering up some even bigger than usual deals on some great games.
Forza Horizon 4 Is Vanishing And It’s All Because Of Licenses
News has arrived that Forza Horizon 4’s DLC is getting unlisted from all gaming stores, with the entire game getting entirely pulled from sale this December 15. This is one of the most beloved racing games—hell, most beloved games—of the last decade. And in a few months, it’ll just be gone. Why? Because of licensing.
Nine Things We Learned From The Big Phil Spencer Xbox Interview
Xbox just had one of its best showcases in years and hot off the heels of that big event, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer sat down with IGN to chat more about some of the games the company revealed, as well as the current health of Xbox, Game Pass, and the closure of studios like Tango Gameworks.
Xbox Swears Fable Is Still Coming 2025 With New Story Trailer
Today at the big Xbox 2024 Summer Game Fest showcase we got yet another trailer for Fable, a game that feels like it’s been coming for a long, long time. But this time Xbox promises a 2025 launch date. We shall see!
Microsoft CEO Wants More Xbox Games On PS5 And Switch
New reporting claims that Microsoft’s CEO is pushing all of its divisions to make more money and has put pressure on Xbox to publish even more of its games from some of its biggest franchises on PlayStation and Switch, leading to internal debates and “unease.”
Game Pass, Like Network TV, Is Using Sports To Keep Numbers Up
With little warning, Microsoft surprised folks and announced that NBA 2K24 was coming to its video game subscription service, Game Pass. More games being added to Game Pass is always nice for its subscribers, and this latest addition continues a trend that indicates that Microsoft is looking to rely on sports to help…
Need For Speed Unbound Drifts Onto PlayStation Plus
Driving games can loosely be divided into two sub-genres: simulation and arcade. The former category includes the likes of Gran Turismo or Forza (not the Horizon series) and focus on more realistic racing. But the latter is all about fun over realism. 2022’s Need for Speed Unbound, the latest release in the…
Accessibility Is More Than Just ‘Easy Mode’
When you hear about accessibility, what do you think of? When you play a Souls-like game, what do you think of? If both of those answers are about difficulty, you’re partially correct. But not in the way you think.
The Best Xbox Game Pass Games To Play In 2024
Xbox Game Pass is one helluva deal. For between $10.99 and $16.99 each month, you get access to a large vault of games from a variety of genres. Each month sees a handful of titles leave the subscription service, but Microsoft always seems to ensure there are more than 400 games on offer. That does mean that you never…