Xbox Live Archive

  • Review: Pinball FX2 Iron & Steel Pack

    What with all the time Zen Studios has been spending grafting Marvel superheroes, Jedi Knights and other key pop-cult licenses (South Park, Walking Dead, etc.) onto signature video pinball tables, it’s been easy to lose sight of the fact that the studio hasn’t created an […]

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  • Telltale’s Tales from the Borderlands to Resume Next Week

    After close to a fourth month hiatus, Telltale’s Tales from the Borderlands adventure series is finally set to continue next week with the March 17th launch of Episode 2: Atlas Mugged. It’s about damn time. The post-Borderlands 2 Pandorian exploits of Rhys and Fiona will […]

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  • Pinball FX2 Will Support Cross-Buy on Windows 10 and Xbox One

    Zen Studios, self-publishing via the ID@Xbox program, has announced plans to release Pinball FX2 later this year as a launch title for Windows 10. Yippee! But that’s only half of the good news. Pinball FX2 will support cross-buy between Windows 10 and Xbox One, which […]

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  • Dying Light’s Second Season Pass Content Drop and Free Hard Mode Update Coming Next Week

    Next week, on Tuesday, March 10, Dying Light survivors will be treated to two updates. For starters, Season Pass owners will get to download the Ultimate Survivor Bundle containing three new character outfits (Ninja, Urban Explorer, and Special Agent) and blueprints for four new weapons […]

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  • Xbox One Indie Game Scene is About to Blow Up

    Hey look! Xbox One does indie games too, you know. PC and PlayStation get all the love for being indie game havens, but thanks to the ID@Xbox self-publishing program Microsoft’s new-gen console is picking up some serious indie steam. Xbox One indie games from more […]

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  • Review: Hand of Fate

    “Come play.” The Dealer’s hands move and the cards swirl in patterns in the air before your eyes, and before you know it, you’re swept into a world of adventure in Defiant Development’s Hand of Fate, an absolutely mesmerizing deck-building/action RPG. You could call it […]

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  • Payday 2’s PS4 and Xbox One Crimewave Begins This June

    The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Crimewave Edition for Payday 2, 505 Games and Overkill Software’s co-op bank robbing first-person shooter, is targeting a summertime retail heist with a confirmed launch officially set for June. This “definitive” version of Payday 2 will feature all the […]

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  • Review: Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions

    It’s hard to believe the last Geometry Wars came out almost seven years ago, but I guess it shouldn’t be that surprising since Activision shut down the studio behind its development, Bizarre Creations. So, in many respects, Geometry Wars 3 is a rebirth, for the […]

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  • Review: Funk of Titans

    Gaming platforms carry expectations. There’s a big difference between what you expect to see (or are willing to tolerate) on your iPad and what excites on a powerful PC or console. Like a dude in ripped jeans and a tie-dye T-shirt who shows up at […]

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  • Zen’s Next Pinball Pack is a Little Bit Fantasy, a Little Bit Wild West

    Instead of licensed properties, Zen Studios is putting together a pair of original table themes for the next Zen Pinball 2 / Pinball FX2 update, the Iron & Steel Pack. The Iron & Steel Pack will contain two tables, including a CastleStorm theme based on […]

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