Why I love... Roaming the post-apocalypse

How modern releases are continuing to find creativity and beauty within gaming’s most prevalent setting: the end of the world

Revved up and ready to go

EA hands the wheel of Need For Speed back over to Criterion Games

The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor

Return to Tamriel’s frigid North this summer Chris Burke

Mosaic

ALL AROUND ME ARE FAMILIAR OFFICE SPACES

The Falconeer

Savouring the joys of flight with an indie that’s living on a (gigantic) wing and a prayer

RIP & TEAR

ID'S LATEST ENTRY IN THE ICONIC OLD-SCHOOL SHOOTER SERIES IS IN A DIFFERENT CLASS. OXM GETS HANDS-ON WITH THE GAME, TO LEARN SOME VALUABLE LESSONS FROM THE FPS MASTERS.

RETROSPECTIVE BURNOUT

Forget Paradise City. We’re going back to where Burnout began on the original Xbox

THE EVOLUTION OF XBOX PADS

From the original big-boned ‘Duke’ to the elegant extravagance of the Elite Series 2, OXM charts the history of Xbox controllers to date

Journey To The Savage Planet

IN SPACE, NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU LAUGH

Why I Love... Man Of Medan

Everyone has their own point of view, and Man Of Medan exploits this fact to haunting effect

Bee Simulator

The Big Question: Should you make a beeline for bee stimulator?

Matt Booty Age of Booty

AS XBOX ENTERS ITS MOST IMPORTANT YEAR FOR A DECADE, WE SIT DOWN WITH HEAD OF MICROSOFT STUDIOS MATT BOOTY TO CHAT ABOUT THE NEXTGEN XBOX, HOW MUCH LIFE THE XBOX ONE STILL HAS LEFT AND WHY GAME PASS IS CHANGING THE INDUSTRY

Civilization VI

MAKE YOUR OWN HISTORY IN THE SERIES’ EXCELLENT XBOX DEBUT

RETROSPECTIVE BANJO-KAZOOIE NUTS & BOLTS

Gregg Mayles tells the story behind the honey bear’s daring, divisive sandbox

Running Scared

WE JOIN TECHLAND TO TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH WITH THE STUDIO AND ITS LATEST OPEN -WORLD ZOMBIE GAME, DYING LIGHT 2

Retrospective The Club

Lead designer Matt Cavanagh revisits a lesser-known gem from the Xbox 360’s library

Need For Speed Heat

IS THIS FRANCHISE FINALLY WARMING UP AGAIN?

Xbox Charges Into 2020

Microsoft’s XO19 event packed in some exciting announcements ahead of an absolutely huge year for all things Xbox

Ghost In The Machine

TEAM OXM SPENDS TIME WITH THE DEVELOPERS OF DISINTEGRATION AND DELVES DEEP TO REVEAL EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT ITS CAMPAIGN AND MULTIPLAYER

Chris Tells Us About His Pursuit Of ‘The Game'.

This month Chris tells us about his pursuit of ‘The Game’.

The Church In The Darkness

Top-down stealthing around a procedurally generated cult.

The Beginning Of A New Tale

After almost a year, Telltale Games reopens its doors… well, sort of.

Steve Hogarty is... The Fixer

Steve looks up towards the most overused setting in games.

Metal Wolf Chaos Xd-Presidential E-mech-tion

Like all the best speculative fiction, Metal Wolf Chaos XD extrapolates from our present day and poses a difficult question. In this case: what if the President Of The United States Of America was good, actually? Also, what if he fought the enemies of freedom in a giant mech suit?

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Rebuilding a galaxy far, far away

Why I Love... Rockstar's Social Interactions

You should, of course, never talk to strangers. Unless it’s in a Rockstar game, in which case chat away!

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2

Thirsty for more

Now Playing

Revisiting Borderlands 2’s brand of loot-happy gunplay as part of its surprise final DLC pack, Commander Lilith & The Fight For Sanctuary

Doom Eternal

Earth has gone to hell in a handbasket and it’s up to the doom slayer to bring the fury

Call Of Duty- Modern Warfare

Infinity Ward reimagines and reloads the best cod for anew generation