If you’ve owned a desktop PC or laptop with a Windows operating system in the past few decades, chances are you’d have been bored enough to fire up Minesweeper at least once. The aesthetic is quite dull and the concept feels outdated, so chances are you won’t have given it a second look. That’s fine
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This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. (Photo: Microsoft)Esports has an exciting new genre, and it’s probably miles from what you think it is. The Financial Modeling World Cup (FMWC), a competition that bases games on financial case studies and spreadsheet-based design, hosted a Microsoft Excel All-Star
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We have a quest to review every 79p game that comes out on the Xbox Store. As quests go, it’s hardly noble or heroic: no-one’s going to be getting a medal for it. But sometimes it can feel like we deserve one. Case in point, Shadoworld: The Impossible Escape Game.  Initial reactions to Shadoworld: The
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We’re excited to return to gamescom in Cologne, Germany this August and hang out in person with the community for the first time since 2019!   We’re really looking forward to being back on the show floor, bringing our passionate fans together again in person to celebrate what’s ahead at Xbox. At gamescom 2022, whether
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When I started Cult of the Lamb, I wasn’t expecting to be shoveling so much poop. This is a true wolf of a base-management game in the sheepish clothing of an action-roguelite, but it balances that unexpected mix of genres with grace. Its adorable art style and surprising amount of side activities fill its relatively
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Horizon Forbidden West sees Aloy traverse dangerous and harsh environments in search of Gaia’s sub-functions, with hopes of restoring the planet’s terraforming system, rebalancing the biosphere and saving life on Earth. Though our story is set 1,000 years into the future, players will uncover and recognize many iconic locations from our real world today. DISCLAIMER:
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To this point, Splatoon 3 has drip-fed players with new information about new weapons, music, and even a special Switch OLED model and Pro Controller themed after the highly anticipated family-friendly shooter. However, now that Splatoon 3 is the next major release on the Switch’s release calendar, Nintendo officially opened the flood gates this morning
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A retro, pixel-arted action adventure RPG, it’s time to peruse the pages of Book Quest.  Available today on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam and the Nintendo eShop for Switch, Book Quest from Eastasiasoft and Nerd Games will throw you deep into a medieval fantasy world, one that is ripe for exploring as
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You ever see someone with massive, toned arms but embarrassingly scrawny legs? Digimon Survive is a little bit like that person: it overwhelmingly succeeds at being an entertaining visual novel, but completely skips leg day when it comes to its tedious tactics combat. Apart from some serious pacing problems, meeting Digimon Survive’s memorable characters and
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I find myself in the same position when it comes to playing Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II as I was for the original Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance from a year or so back. That position being that I am coming to this completely fresh, as I never got around to playing the game when it
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