Category: Legacy Systems and Microconsoles

Halo Infinite’s long-term woes should come as no surprise

Halo Infinite’s first six months haven’t gone as planned. When the multiplayer game launched in December 2021, it seemed destined for success thanks to glowing critical praise and immediate fan excitement spurred on by a surprise early beta release. Th…

Xbox creates Instagram-like Stories, but for video games

Microsoft announced that Xbox fans will now be able to share their gaming moments in the form of Stories on the Xbox app for iOS and Android. The latest update came out on Tuesday, but it’s only available in Australia at the moment, with other regions …

Rogue Legacy 2 is the perfect ‘one more’ game

I both love and fear a good “one more” game. That’s a term for the kind of video game that has me saying “I’ll just just play one more round” for hours. It’s a flexible distinction. For me, it can be a game like Halo Infinite that keeps me jumping into…

Xbox’s new wireless controller is pretty in pink

Microsoft has unveiled the newest color for the Xbox Series X/S Wireless Controller line, and I must say: It’s pretty in pink. Or shall I say, Deep Pink. The company revealed the new color on Tuesday — a day earlier than the Plastics clique in Mean Gir…

Xbox and Bethesda detail their (not-E3) summer showcase

With this year’s E3 conference completely canceled, companies are taking the season for game reveals and showcases into their own hands. To that end, Xbox has revealed its own E3-season presentation, the purposefully-named Xbox & Bethesda Games Sho…

The best racing games on Xbox One

Xbox One has built up an incredible roster of racing games since launching in 2013. Things haven’t slowed down with the launch of Xbox Series X, either, as most next-generation games have also found a home on Microsoft’s last-gen console. That means Xb…

Sony’s revamped PS Plus service has a release date

The arrival of the new PlayStation Plus is right around the corner, and it’s coming a little sooner in some places than others. Sony has revealed the target release dates for the new version of its PlayStation subscription service.
Sony previously set …

PlayStation games we want to see added to PS Plus

It’s official: PlayStation Now is dead, and PlayStation Plus is expanding to include everything that service offered in a new tiered subscription model. Aside from the Essential tier, which is functionally identical to PS Plus currently, the Extra and …