Month: June 2021

Rainbow Six Extraction creative director Patrik Méthé has said that the upcoming title and Rainbow Six Siege are two “very different” games and he doesn’t foresee a scenario where having both games out in stores will impact each other’s player base. Speaking to GameSpot, Méthé argued that Extraction and Siege both offer different challenges and different
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The arrival of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 on Switch ends a decade-long drought on Nintendo consoles of ollies, nollies, kickflips, grinds from the master Mr Anthony Hawk. The games (and their iconic soundtracks) were a formative part of many gamers’ lives in the late ’90s/early 2000s and we’re thrilled to have him
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Brace yourselves, Vault Hunters, because Borderlands 3 cross play is here! Thanks to today’s free update, cross play is now available for Borderlands 3 across Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Mac, Stadia, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. There has never been a better time for you and your friends to experience
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Legend of Mana reviewed on Nintendo Switch by Seth Macy. Also available on PlayStation. The Legend of Mana of 2021 is as close to the original version as you could hope for while still bringing this classic original PlayStation JRPG into the modern era. The sprite work is timeless, and the newly redrawn widescreen backgrounds
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What makes a good visual novel? If your answer is ‘there’s no such thing’, then now’s the time to back away. Cross the Moon is very much visual, very much a novel. If your answer is ‘dialogue choices and multiple paths, leading to different endings’, then Cross the Moon is also a no-go. There’s zero
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Ziggurat Interactive has announced that it’s “restoring” and completing a previously unfinished Atari Jaguar CD FMV, American Hero, for unspecified consoles and PC. The game will release this summer. “This lost gem is a true product of its time, complete with sleazy dives, lovely ladies, a brain-washing villain, and Golden Globe Award nominee Timothy Bottoms
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We know you’re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the past week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you
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Scarlet Nexus is an ambitious action RPG that blends the disparate genres of the character action and epic JRPGs along the lines of Persona and the “Tales of” series. The result is a surprising mix that hits far more often than it misses. Reviewed by Mitchell Saltzman on PlayStation 5. Also available on PlayStation 4,
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The genre of “Action-RPG” is a big umbrella that covers everything from soulslikes to first-person stealth-action games like Deus Ex to isometric RPGs like Diablo, and many more. But even within that wide spectrum, there’s nothing quite like Scarlet Nexus – a game that combines inspirations from fast-paced character-action games of the Devil May Cry
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In our original review of Wreckfest for Xbox One we praised its variety in races, realistic handling and incredible destruction system. It’s clear Wreckfest was the destruction derby game fans had been waiting for. It was a great, arcade-y racing game with an emphasis on smashing into opponents and playing dirty. But since its release,
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