New Xbox games — October 2 to 8Next week sees 19 new games heading to the Xbox platform, including Xbox Game Pass additions as well as major launches like Assassin's Creed Mirage.Posted 23 hours ago by Heidi Nicholas 38
Best Starfield ship designsWe've rounded up some of the most creative, bizarre, and completely impractical player-made ship designs we've seen from Starfield players.Posted 2 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 57
Poll: Which October Xbox game are you most excited for?The spooky month is upon is, but which October game will be your biggest treat? Will you be feared in Assassin's Creed Mirage, or be terrified in Alan Wake 2?Posted 2 days ago by Ian Stokes 167
Assassin's Creed Mirage launch trailer hides Basim in plain sightWe're just days away from the launch of Assassin's Creed Mirage, and Ubisoft has now dropped the game's official launch trailer, giving another glimpse of Basim's story.Posted 3 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 30
Voxel-based heist game Teardown finally gets Xbox release dateVoxel-based open-world heist game Teardown is coming to Xbox Series X|S on November 15 with a pre-order bonus that includes two vehicles and one extra map.Posted 3 days ago by Ian Stokes 17
Introducing Trick or Treat - our latest Community EventToday we are launching a brand new community event with a Halloween theme and a TrueAchievements twist. Find out how you can take part here!Posted 3 days ago by Robbie Andrews 94
Cocoon gets near-perfect reviews ahead of today's Xbox Game Pass launchCocoon launches into Xbox Game Pass today, and the reviews suggest Game Pass has a real winner on its hands. Check out what's being said here...Posted 3 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 49
Minecraft Dungeons is done as devs confirm no more content updatesMinecraft Dungeons has confirmed that its team has "now moved on to new projects" for the Minecraft universe, and that the game won't be getting more content updates.Posted 3 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 60
Sea of Thieves adds 3 new achievements with final Monkey Island DLCWe have just picked up new achievements for Sea of Thieves. There are three achievements worth a total of 140 Gamerscore, none of which are secret.Posted 3 days ago by Ian Stokes 27
Former Limbo dev's world-leaping adventure Cocoon joins Xbox Game PassWe have the last addition for Xbox Game Pass this September, and it looks to be a great one: the mysterious puzzle adventure game Cocoon joins the service today.Posted 3 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 15
Check out all 27 RoboCop: Rogue City Xbox achievementsWe have just picked up new achievements for RoboCop: Rogue City. There are 27 achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore, 9 of which are secret.Posted 3 days ago by Rich Stone 34
TA Playlist game for October 2023 announcedWe had the winners from this year’s GTASC nominate a record five games for this month’s poll, so come and join us for the October 2023 TA Playlist Game, Superhot!Posted 4 days ago by The TA Playlist Team 39
Epic Games laying off almost 900 employees (Update: Layoffs confirmed)Epic Games has released a statement confirming that it is letting go of 16% of its staff — around 870 employees — blaming slow Fortnite growth.Posted 4 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 103
The Lamplighters League gets decent reviews ahead of Xbox Game Pass launchThe Lamplighters League joins Xbox Game Pass as a day-one addition next week, and the reviews are rolling in — here's what's being said...Posted 4 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 31
Stardew Valley's next update will add a "major" festival and moreStardew Valley's Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) has dropped a sneak peek of the new content coming in Update 1.6, including new late-game content.Posted 4 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 18
TA Playlist Wrap-Up – Planet of LanaThe August TA Playlist poll featured four of the most-used games in this year’s community Bean Dive event. Join us as we discuss our "Off-Earth Odyssey" in this month’s featured game, Planet of Lana!Posted 4 days ago by The TA Playlist Team 18
Grounded teases a "new way to play" is coming soonObsidian is teasing a "new way to play" its backyard survival game Grounded with a new trailer, suggesting a creative-focused update is coming.Posted 4 days ago by Tom West 22
Cities: Skylines 2 delayed on Xbox Series X|S into 2024Paradox Interactive has announced that City: Skylines 2 has been delayed on Xbox Series X|S and PS5 and will now no longer launch in October as planned.Posted 4 days ago by Sean Carey 32
Free Play Days features three free Xbox games this weekendXbox Free Play Days has returned once more, giving Xbox Game Pass Core and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members three games they can play for free over the weekend.Posted 4 days ago by Sean Carey 23
Sega unexpectedly cancels hero-based multiplayer shooter HyenasSega has canceled Hyenas, the upcoming hero-based multiplayer extraction shooter from developer Creative Assembly, and other unannounced projects.Posted 4 days ago by Sean Carey 26
Xbox console update makes it easier to back up game capturesMicrosoft has dropped a bonus Xbox console update for September, which will see your game captures deleted from the Xbox Network after 90 days and more.Posted 4 days ago by Tom West 43
Xbox boss Phil Spencer shares tribute as Sony's Jim Ryan announces retirementPhil Spencer shared his thoughts following the announcement that Sony president and CEO Jim Ryan will soon be retiring after almost 30 years.Posted 4 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 63
FTC proceeding with challenge against Microsoft's Activision Blizzard dealThe US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has confirmed it will move forward with its in-house challenge against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.Posted 4 days ago by Sean Carey 103
Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf to be delisted from Xbox store soonDeveloper HeroCraft has announced that both the Xbox and Windows versions of Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf will soon be delisted from the Microsoft Store.Posted 4 days ago by Sean Carey 36
Xbox-exclusive Cuphead content arrives in free update later this weekMicrosoft has announced that Studio MDHR will be dropping an Anniversary Update for Cuphead later this week, adding Xbox-exclusive behind-the-scenes content.Posted 4 days ago by Tom West 22
Master Chief, you mind telling me what you're doing in Rainbow Six: Siege?Ubisoft has announced that a Master Chief skin is now available in Rainbow Six Siege as a cosmetic makeover for Sledge via a Halo crossover.Posted 5 days ago by Tom West 52
Alan Wake 2 will have a Performance mode on Xbox Series XRemedy Entertainment's communications manager has confirmed that Alan Wake 2 will include a Performance mode on Xbox Series X at launch.Posted 5 days ago by Tom West 42
EA delists FIFA 23 ahead of EA Sports FC 24 releaseEA has suddenly delisted both Xbox versions of FIFA 23 from the Microsoft Store ahead of the full launch of EA Sports FC 24 later this week.Posted 5 days ago by Sean Carey 71
Xbox Design Lab update brings shimmery new Xbox controller optionsThe Xbox Design Lab has just been made even better as you can now customize an Xbox controller with its colorful new range of 'Shift' designs.Posted 5 days ago by Sean Carey 26
The Talos Principle 2 brings a puzzling adventure to Xbox in NovemberDevolver Digital has dropped a new trailer for The Talos Principle 2, revealing a November release date for the upcoming Xbox Series X|S puzzle game.Posted 5 days ago by Tom West 28
Bethesda had to "nerf the hell" out of Starfield's harsh planetsTodd Howard says Bethesda had to "nerf the hell" out atmosphere effects on Starfield's planets as the original system was "very punitive."Posted 5 days ago by Tom West 52
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden delayed to avoid November's big releasesSupernatural action-RPG Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden has been delayed into 2024 to avoid other big game releases coming this year.Posted 5 days ago by Sean Carey 16
October's TrueAchievements Targets announcedThe month is almost over, so it's time to announce three new gaming-related Targets for October. Are you up to the challenge? Can you get a full set of gold?Posted 5 days ago by Rich Stone 77
Check out all 46 Paleo Pines Xbox achievementsWe have just picked up new achievements for Paleo Pines. There are 46 achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore, 13 of which are secret.Posted 5 days ago by Rich Stone 15
High On Life DLC coming to Xbox next week with 12 new achievementsHigh On Life's first DLC, High On Knife, finally has a release date, and we can confirm that the horror-themed expansion brings 12 new achievements to the game.Posted 5 days ago by Sean Carey 49
Easy Gamerscore: 32 quick completions from the Xbox saleThe latest Xbox sale is crammed with easy Gamerscore, and we've rummaged through everything on offer to bring you a new list of quick completions.Posted 6 days ago by Sean Carey 25
New weekly Xbox Game Pass Quests are now live for another 275 Microsoft Reward PointsThe new weekly Xbox Game Pass quests are now live. We've got the roundup of every quest on offer, how to complete them, and how many Microsoft Rewards Points you'll get for doing so.Posted 6 days ago by Jack Watling 11
Vampire Survivors drops surprise teaser for new free updateA new free Vampire Survivors update is on the way with Whiteout, with poncle dropping a new teaser trailer and promising a new stage, character, and more.Posted 6 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 50
Capcom president thinks "game prices are too low”Capcom president and COO Haruhiro Tsujimoto reportedly discussed development costs and the need to raise wages, saying game prices are "too low."Posted 6 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 167
Starfield Xbox players grieving as infinite loot puddle dries upIf you've been visiting a certain puddle in Akila City in Starfield, you might have noticed that you can't use it to earn infinite credits anymore.Posted 6 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 65