Doom: The Dark Ages review – id Software gets medieval in a dramatic rewrite of the shooter’s rules

found 2025 › May › 09 (Fri) @ 14:40 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

PC, PS5, Xbox; id Software/Bathesda Softworks
This prequel takes a blunt force trauma approach to problem-solving and demon-killing, with a slower pace but more spectacular weaponry

Billed as a prequel…

Xbox deals devastating price rise to MILLIONS amid tariff uncertainty - as furious gamers call the new prices 'outrageous'

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 12:11 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Microsoft has raised the price of its Xbox consoles worldwide, as firms continue to respond to rising global prices in the wake of US tariff plans.

Microsoft raises prices of Xbox video game consoles due to 'market conditions'

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

a story from CNBC › US News

A month after President Trump announced new tariffs on imports into the U.S., Microsoft is citing higher video game development costs for an increase in prices.

Jefferies says this megacap tech stock is cheap and has more than 40% upside

found 2025 › Mar › 25 (Tue) @ 07:00 UTC

a story from CNBC › US News

The investment bank reiterated its buy rating on Windows and Xbox parent Microsoft.

Assassin’s Creed: Shadows – a historic frolic through feudal Japan

found 2025 › Mar › 18 (Tue) @ 18:54 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

PlayStation 5 (version played), Xbox, PC; Ubisoft
Ubisoft’s historical fiction series returns with its best adventure in years

Japan, 1581: Iga province is burning down around you. You watch on, injure…

Two Point Museum review – curate your own fun in this museum management game

found 2025 › Mar › 05 (Wed) @ 15:18 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox; Two Point Studios/Sega
This humorous management game puts you in charge of creating entertaining displays on everything from natural history to the paranormal

All was quiet at …

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 review – it’s a hard-knock life in medieval Bohemia

found 2025 › Feb › 05 (Wed) @ 12:14 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

PlayStation 5, Xbox, PC; Warhorse Studios/Deep Silver
A medieval rags-to-riches fantasy demands extreme patience of its players, but those willing to put in the hours will be rewarded with an absorbin…

Civilization VII review – your empire strikes back in glorious new detail

found 2025 › Feb › 03 (Mon) @ 16:22 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox; 2K Games/Fireaxis
The fiendishly addictive sim returns with compelling fresh challenges across the ages. Prepare to say goodbye to a lot of free time

Many years ago, when Civi…

EU Eyes Ban on Xbox, PlayStation Sales to Russia

found 2025 › Feb › 01 (Sat) @ 09:08 UTC

a story from The Moscow Times › The Moscow Times

Major gaming companies like Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony suspended sales and services in Russia shortly after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector review – we’re putting together a crew

found 2025 › Jan › 30 (Thu) @ 20:31 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox, PC (version played); Jump Over The Age/Fellow Traveller
Gareth Damian Martin’s dice-driven role-playing game takes you on a space road trip with the flotsam and j…