TATE mode – or ‘portrait’ mode if you prefer – is just one of the features that make the Nintendo Switch such an attractive system for players. While TATE games are, by and large, found in the shmup genre, there are a few notable exceptions on Switch which use the thinner-yet-taller aspect ratio to create
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Nintendo has announced the games they will be bringing to this year’s World Hobby Fair at the Nagoya Dome on 19th January, Makuhari Messe on 25th-26th January, Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome on 2nd February, and Kyocera Dome Osaka on the 9th February. Here’s the games which attendees can go hands on with this year: Pokémon Sword
2019 is done, 2020 is now in full flow and it’s time for TheXboxHub team to get back together to chat about what the new year – and next decade – looks like for Xbox owners. Is it the year Microsoft, Xbox, and the new Xbox Series X start to dominate the gaming landscape? Join
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
It’s not a fight until someone has had something to drink. The newest version of Granblue Fantasy Versus will come with a shot glass, letting you get your drink on. Is it safe to play a fighting game while drinking? That’s another question entirely, but now you’ll have a chance to figure out your answer.
Travel the globe in pursuit of unimaginable treasures and *checks notes* cause untold amounts of property damage as a goat? Didn’t see that one coming! More on Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Goat Simulator, your new games available for free until February 3: Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Play Video Play Video From the
Like a brief flicker of life in a dead Bloodsucker’s eyes, the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Twitter account popped up with an announcement this week. The sequel is still being developed, and it’s being made in the Unreal Engine, the pixel powerhouse behind such games as Fortnite and—uh—Bacon Man: An Adventure. Developers GSC Game World seem to
If you have Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and own an Xbox One, you can download Styx: Shards of Darkness now through January 31. Styx is a 2017 stealth/action game from developer Cyanide. You’ll also have the chance to download Batman: The Telltale series starting January 16 and running through February 15.
By Stephany Nunneley, Thursday, 2 January 2020 20:05 GMT Twitch Prime members can download ten free games this month. If you are a Twitch Prime member, you automatically are if an Amazon Prime user, you can download ten free titles this month. From now until February 3, the following titles are free to download: A
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Immersion cooling manufacturer CoolBitts thinks there might be a market for immersion cooling systems at the ultra-high-end of the market. The company has announced a kit including chassis, coolant, fans, PCIe tray, power meter, pump, radiator, and rear IO panel.
Normally when GameStop’s internal database lists new SKU, it means some big announcements are on the way. For example, prior to E3 last year it added more than 20 Nintendo Switch placeholders. Now, it’s done it again, with Twitter user @YuYuKamii revealing a total of 12 SKU for Nintendo Switch have been recently uploaded to
It is looking incredibly likely that Metro Redux will be coming to the Nintendo Switch soon. The game, which features both Metro 2033 Redux and Metro Last Light Redux, was rated by the Pan European Game Information board, also known as PEGI. Metro Redux arrived on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC back in 2014 and is
It may be a new year and the hangovers may be seeing your head pound, but there’s one thing that is sure to lighten up your life – going dark with Styx: Shards of Darkness on Xbox One for free. Stripped of its usual £15.74 price tag until the end of January 2020, Styx: Shards
Summary Silent Assassin blends fast-paced, cat-and-mouse style combat with the unpredictable antics of a frenetic multiplayer shooter. Players can use the coins they receive at the end of each round to obtain more weapons, perks, and gear. Silent Assassin was created by community developer TypicalType, who learned how to code from building his own games
Following its September 2019 release, the beloved Untitled Goose Game has surpassed one million copies sold. This sales milestone was reached last week, just over three months since its initial debut on PC and Nintendo Switch. Untitled Goose Game was finally released on PS4 earlier this December and these sales presumably include the PlayStation copies
Early on in A Plague Tale: Innocence, the De Rune siblings pause in the middle of a silent church yard. After their ancestral home was attacked, they’ve been on the run through the fields and villages of war-torn, plague-infested medieval France, with angry villagers and the Inquisition hot on their trail. Older sister and protagonist
This one is worth a snort of disgust, for sure Every year we are put in a cardboard box full of straw and carefully packed away in the treehouse attic, until Graham wakes up on January 3rd and chains us to our desks again. It’s a cosy little break for us, but we don’t want
If you boot up Overwatch between now and January 2, you’ll find five virtual presents waiting for you. As part of Overwatch’s annual Winter Wonderland event, Blizzard is once again giving players five free loot boxes that are filled exclusively with holiday themed skins, sprays, and more. The boxes do not contain three of this
As 2019 draws to a close, GTA 5 is still one of the top games in the world. It is, without doubt, a genre-defining game. Let’s rinse it for all its worth.GTA 5 is an outlier. Everyone’s played it, and everyone knows what Grand Theft Auto is. It’s one of a small handful of games
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Ever since Intel announced Xe, its next-generation graphics processor, there’s been speculation and discussion about what kind of GPUs the company would bring to market. Ice Lake’s new GPU is an important step along this path, with its substantial performance
Although 2019 was another fantastic year for Nintendo in terms of sales, all of this positive news has been somewhat soured by ongoing controller issues. In case you need a refresher, a class action lawsuit was filed against Nintendo of America in July for its allegedly faulty Joy-Con. It led to Nintendo responding to the
It has been a while since we’ve gotten any video gaming company television advertising data, but with the end of the year rapidly approaching, that has now changed. VentureBeat, along with their partner at iSpot.tv, has provided some data on television advertising for 2019, specifically the time between January 1st and December 8th. According to
There have been many games that have seen us gamers attempting to control a duo of characters – with the awesome Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons up there with the best – but now it’s time for a mind-bending new tale to arrive, as The Clocker releases on Xbox One. Previously available on PC
For your convenience, we typically compile the top stories of each week, along with Major Nelson’s video recap, into a feature we call This Week on Xbox. With the year – and indeed the 2010s – drawing to a close, we’ve broadened our look back to include the entirety of 2019. The 12 stories below,
A demo for the highly anticipated Final Fantasy VII Remake might be coming to the PS4 if an alleged PS Store thumbnail leak is to be believed. Although such a demo has not been confirmed by Square Enix, the company has presented various playable builds of the game at press events, which could potentially become
I’ve always had a soft spot for music-driven games. Rhythm games like Guitar Hero, Rez, or Thumper play almost subconsciously for me as someone with a musical background so I first approached Sayonara Wild Hearts with a similar mindset. However, as I made my way through the game I discovered that it’s so much more
You’ve not even begun to groan yet Every year we are put in a cardboard box full of straw and carefully packed away in the treehouse attic, until Graham wakes up on January 3rd and chains us to our desks again. It’s a cosy little break for us, but we don’t want you to feel
We hope you had a great holiday season and are ready to take on a new year. This season always gets super busy, making it easy to lose track of the things that truly brightened our day. We wanted to take today to give you the opportunity to share the gift you enjoyed the most this year
It’s been out for ages, but there’s always something new in GTA Online. We’ve seen a new heist and casino DLC, but playing the tables and manipulating the stock market is for dweebs. Grab a gun, let’s plan a big score. Grand Theft Auto 5 is one of the greatest games ever made, and you’ll
Earlier this week, I argued that the backward-compatibility features Microsoft is launching with the Xbox Series X will put consoles on an equal footing with PCs for the first time ever. My point was not to claim that PC and console gaming would now literally be identical, but that adding accessory and software backward compatibility