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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

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

IT LOOKS LIKE THE BEST IS NOT QUITE GOOD ENOUGH

10 Best Examples Of Great Architecture On Xbox

Games are crammed full of gorgeously crafted designs and architecture. From gables to gargoyles, we look at the best building designs on Xbox One

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

PC Gamer 2020 Preview

Looking ahead to another great year of PC gaming

Call of Duty

Meet the streamer who fights the online right while speaking the language of gamergate.

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

Life Is Strange 2

DONTNOD OUT-DOES ITSELF WITH ANOTHER EMOTIONALLY GRIPPING TALE

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.