Tag: Xbox Game Studios

Avowed is Obsidian’s technical triumph – despite the typical heft of UE5

Avowed is Obsidian’s technical…

Avowed surprised me. This beautiful, open-ended role-playing game is gorgeous, it runs smoothly on PC and Xbox alike and…
Halo’s new steward Activision reportedly considering rebooting the series, with a team in Sledgehammer Games leading the charge

Halo’s new steward Activision…

We recently learned that Microsoft gave development of its next Halo game to Activision, where “a new purpose-built team”…
Xbox currently has more first-party games coming to PlayStation 5 this year than Sony

Xbox currently has more…

This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we look ahead at 2025 on PlayStation 5, in the wake of last…
Avowed review: the next great cult classic

Avowed review: the next…

Role-playing games come in all shapes and sizes, but something I really rather appreciate is when a game in…
As Highguard stumbles out the gate after weeks of criticism, are we being too hard on live service games?

As Highguard stumbles out…

Highguard’s launch this week would’ve probably passed by largely unremarked if it wasn’t for its appearance at last year’s…
Gears of War: E-Day is missing iconic features like chainsaw duels and meat shields, but The Coalition says we shouldn’t worry – they’re “not gone from the franchise”

Gears of War: E-Day…

Gears of War: E-Day arrived for early adopters yesterday, available for anyone who bought either the Premium Edition, Premium…
South of Midnight bottles up some very special Southern magic, but is it enough?

South of Midnight bottles…

From the moment Microsoft and Compulsion Games first teased South of Midnight back in 2023, my interests have been…
Gears of War E-Day campaign review – turns out you can teach old Cogs new tricks

Gears of War E-Day…

“Look ma, no face,” growls Marcus Fenix as I land a headshot on an Elite Sniper from across the…
As Xbox swings the axe, Gears of War: E-Day developers fear they’ll be laid off straight after launch – and right before they’d be due their bonuses

As Xbox swings the…

Back in July, new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced a total of 3,200 job cuts across Microsoft’s gaming arm,…
Former Halo lead suggests three ways Activision could revive the legendary series, and urges the company to hire laid off Bungie staff

Former Halo lead suggests…

Halo’s ex-franchise director, Frank O’Connor, has given Activision a few pointers now that it’s in charge of making the…