Xbox Reviews

Headsets are a bit of a roll of the dice. Finding a headset that sounds amazing often costs a ton of money. One that is supremely comfortable, however, often pries the wallet even wider, and might sacrifice sound for a nicer fit. Worse, those expensive headsets are often terrible for

Some video games have worlds that perfectly capture a player’s imagination and become something bigger than the game itself. Places like Bioshock’s Rapture or Legend of Zelda’s Hyrule instantly grab on to a player and make them feel as if they have known the place for a

On paper, Yooka-Laylee achieves everything it sets out to do. It’s fun, full of life, and a successful homage to the golden age of Nintendo 64-era 3D platformers. Essentially, it delivers the exact gameplay experience that tens of thousands of Kickstarter backers yearned for. But while Yooka-Laylee provides a

I had my first experience with Vikings—Wolves of Midgard last year. Although my time with the game was limited, there were some key areas in need of tweaking. Even for an ARPG, it felt a bit too simplified. Characters, dialogue, and the narrative were rather bland and there wasn’

Way back in 2011, when Bulletstorm saw its first release, I thought of the game as nothing more than a way to get my hands on a demo for Gears of War 3. However, upon actually playing Bulletstorm, I found it to be one of my all-time favorite first-person shooters.

Playing The Inner World is a frustrating experience. This isn’t just because it suffers from an amateur lack of polish, but because even when the level design is unforgivably nonsensical, its whimsical world continuously teases you with the promise of a better game. Ultimately, Studio Fizbin’s first foray

Halo Wars 2, in many ways, picks up right where the original Halo Wars left off. The story jumps forward through slip space 28 years and straight into the current post-Halo 5 timeline, still following The Spirit of Fire and its crew (insert speculation about Halo 6’s plot here)

Resident Evil 7 is simultaneously the biggest departure, and the most classic addition, that the iconic horror series has seen in a long time. It is at times more modern and new, telling a different kind of story with its own unique approach, and yet Resident Evil 7 is still