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1997 Sega Saturn classic Culdcept returns on Switch, PS5 and Xbox
A Sega Saturn strategy game from 1997 is getting a new console release nearly three decades…
Xbox players could be missing digital access to Ubisoft and Square Enix games
Microsoft’s Xbox disc-to-digital program has started testing, but two major publishers are missing from the first…
Worms is back with two new games, one modern and one more traditional
Worms is getting two new games. Team17 has handed development duties to Absolutely Games, which is…
Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake brings the strategy classic back in full 3D
Heroes of Might and Magic III is coming back, and this time it’s getting a full…
Apidya’ Special arrives next week with new stages, co-op and 20 bosses
Apidya is coming back. More than 30 years after its original Amiga release, the insect-themed shoot-’em-up…
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II gets a native original Xbox port
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II now runs natively on the original Xbox. That alone…
How one Halo 2 player outsmarted Microsoft for nearly a month
On 15 April 2010, Microsoft shut down the original Xbox Live service. That should have been…
Quake gets huge 30th anniversary update with 19 new maps
Quake is 30 years old. Somehow, it’s still getting new stuff. The latest addition is Dawn…
Coldforest could bring a new hardware exploit to Xbox One
The original Xbox One has never been an easy machine to crack at hardware level. Microsoft…
Xbox 360 Bad Update 1.3 delivers an instant exploit and recovery mode
The Xbox 360 may be an old console, but the technical work around it hasn’t stopped.…
Xbox revenue takes €1.5 billion hit as Microsoft rethinks gaming
Microsoft’s Xbox business has taken a sizeable hit. Revenue fell by around €1.5 billion during the…
A new DSAdvance update improves Xbox controller emulation on Windows 10 and Windows 11
Using a controller on PC should be simple. Plug it in, launch a game and start…
Xbox 360 emulator discovered inside Microsoft’s PC backward compatibility system
In our latest report, we covered Microsoft’s first step into Xbox backward compatibility on PC, with…
Broken Sword II Reforged gets physical release for PS5, Xbox and Switch
Broken Sword II is heading back to consoles in a proper box. Broken Sword: The Smoking…
Xbox could roll out its “Positron” disc-to-digital system to insiders this week
Microsoft may be getting ready to test a new Xbox feature called Positron, and it could…
Namco’s Armadillo Racing finally comes to consoles after 29 years
Some arcade games were always destined for home consoles. Armadillo Racing wasn’t one of them. Namco…
OmniDrive v1.0.4 improves DVD reading for Xbox, GameCube and Wii discs
Firmware updates don’t always arrive with a long list of new features. Sometimes, they fix one…
FATXplorer: new release makes Xbox SSD and HDD setup easier on Windows
FATXplorer 3.0 Beta 37 is the kind of update that doesn’t need fireworks to matter. It…
Dreamcast emulation on original Xbox takes shape with Flycast-X
A new proof-of-concept project called Flycast-X is pushing the original Xbox into technically ambitious territory: Sega…
PlayStation and Xbox are ditching discs, and gamers are right to worry
The console industry has been pushing players towards digital games for years, but the latest moves…
Xemu Xbox emulator update improves display scaling and CPU support
Xemu has received a new update that improves how the original Xbox emulator behaves on modern…
After a decade, hackers finally break the Xbox One’s hardware security
After more than a decade on the market, the Xbox One has finally lost its reputation…
Goodbye classic game consoles? Why Xbox project Helix could change gaming forever
Since the beginning of home gaming, consoles have followed a simple idea: a dedicated device designed…
Xbox backwards compatibility set to return as part of 25th anniversary plans
Xbox has announced that its backwards compatibility program will return in 2026 as part of the…
Xenia v1.0.2841 released: unique Xbox 360 emulator improves GPU rendering accuracy
The Xbox 360 emulator Xenia has received a new update with version v1.0.2841, continuing the steady…
Halo universe explained: the ancient secret behind the flood and the Mantle
For two decades, Halo has presented itself as the gold standard of console sci-fi: heroic last…