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

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

More military shooting from the masters of the genre

Bee Simulator

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

Next-Gen Gets Some X Appeal

Microsoft finally unveils Xbox Series X for the first time, with its next-gen console offering 8K gaming and four times the power of Xbox One X

The History Of Horror Games On Xbox

Horror games and Team Green consoles make the best of (petrified) bedfellows. Be it Manhunt’s demented stalking, FEAR’s horrifying little girl, or the forthcoming Resident Evil 3 remake’s newly terrifying Nemesis, we run you through Xbox’s history with survival horror

Why I Love... Man Of Medan

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

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - Rebel Assault

Decimate legions of poor innocent Stormtroopers in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

League Of Legends

How season ten is changing the Summoner’s Rift.

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

Narcos: Rise Of The Cartels

NETFLIX TIE-IN IS WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN WHITE GOLD

The Future Of Episodic Gaming

With a tumultuous history including smash-hit titles and the shock closure of the format’s biggest advocate, what’s next for episodic gaming?

Cain & Boyarsky Boys Meet Worlds

WITH THE OUTER WORLDS NOW OUT ON XBOX GAME PASS, OXM SITS DOWN WITH CO-DIRECTORS TIM CAIN AND LEONARD BOYARSKY TO CHAT ABOUT CREATING THE FALLOUT FRANCHISE, THEIR LOVE OF FUTURAMA AND MAKING COMEDY WORK IN GAMES

Review – Afterparty

Come for the drinks, stay for all eternity

Retrospective Dead Rising

Celebrating zombie-cide in Capcom’s classic Xbox exclusive, Dead Rising

The Best Racing Games In Xbox History

From Race Driver: Grid to Forza Horizon 3, we try to keep pace with the most thrilling virtual drivers spanning three generations of Microsoft machines

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

Smooth Sailing: 3 Tips For Streamlining Your Gaming Experience

What board games do you play the most, and why? Are they the ones with the best mechanics, or an immersive theme you can really appreciate? What about play time? Maybe you don’t have time (or patience) for those multi-hour epics. While longer, more complex board games are great in their own way, you probably find yourself reaching for games with a combination of quick setup, shorter playtime, and easy to teach rules. So why is that?

Hosting A Party?

Have one of these games on hand.

Origins - The Start Of A Good Time

Over the course of Wednesday, June 12, through Sunday, June 16, over 20,000 people attended the 44th annual Origins Game Fair. Put on by the Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and held each year at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Ohio, what sets Origins apart from other gaming conventions is its focus on playing games.

Paranormal Detectives - A Game Made To Order

On a hot summer day, fans, designers, and publishers of board games meet at a holiday resort by a lake in Poland in order to take part in the V Board Games Lab. Once on-site, they are divided into groups supervised by trainers — representatives of Polish publishing houses and authors of board games. Their task: to design a board game during this 72-hour game jam!

Opening The Floodgates

Creating Experiences through Game Publishing.

GEN CON

Board Gaming Under Construction.

TROY - A Total War Saga

History and mythology collide in Creative Assembly Sofia’s Total War Saga: Troy.

Vast New World Of Active Adventure

The compelling virtual worlds in big-budget games like Red Dead Redemption 2 and World of Warcraft can become an addictive substitute for actually going outside. But there’s no need for Reefer Madness panic: the same technology is being used to open up a vast new world of active adventure.

Remnant: From The Ashes - A Surprisingly Nourishing Mechanical Soup

Remnant: From The Ashes is a surprisingly nourishing mechanical soup.

After The Launch

Observation dev on releasing a multi-year project into the wild.