Tetris Effect: Connected offers up impressive multiplayer variety
Tetris Effect: Connected’s coolest multiplayer mode is its Classic Score Attack. This is a faithful re-creation of the versus rules from Tetris for the...
Microsoft reports $35.7 billion in Q1 2021 revenue: Azure up 48%, Surface up 37%, and LinkedIn up 16%
Microsoft today reported earnings for its first fiscal quarter of 2021, including revenue up 12% to $37.2 billion, net income of $13.9 billion, and...
Xbox Series X finally makes PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds feel good at 60fps
One of the first games I tested on Xbox Series X was PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. As a boomer, it is still my favorite battle royale,...
Xbox Series X’s backward compatibility is good for live-service games
Gamers are preparing for a leap into the next generation in November with the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5, but many of...
The Xbox Series X was designed by people who believe in games
A month from now, gamers will begin getting their hands on the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. And after a few weeks with...
Xbox Series X external storage tests: USB HDD vs. SSD vs. NVME
By now, you probably know that to play next-gen Xbox Series X games, you need to store them either on the internal SSD or...
Xbox Series X Seagate Expansion Card teardown
Both Microsoft and Sony are making a big deal about the storage technology in their upcoming next-gen consoles. And they should. They’re both using...
Xbox Series X temperature test: How hot does it get?
The Xbox Series X runs so hot that you risk combusting into flame if you get within a few feet of it. Or, at...
Yakuza: Like A Dragon on Xbox Series X feels like a launch game
Yakuza: Like A Dragon is exactly the kind of game that I expect to find at a console launch. That is to say that...
Dirt 5’s 120Hz mode is why Xbox Series X is so exciting
I love playing games on the PC because of the control I have over the experience. Even if a developer doesn’t give me an...