Opinion Archives

September 9, 2022

Destiny 2’s Combat Mods Should Be Unlocked For Everyone

I recently completed a No Ability Solo Flawless run of the Grasp of Avarice Dungeon. This self-imposed challenge was a great way for me to…

June 19, 2021

Halo Infinite’s Battle Pass is Something More Games Should Strive For

Live Service games have taken up a lucrative trend over the last few years of including Battle Passes within their games, whether they’re Free-To-Play or…

June 15, 2021

Xbox Got Games: Showcase displays ammunition for the Next Major Leap for Game Pass

This One is Not Like the Others As Todd Howard takes the stage to begin the Xbox & Bethesda Games E3 2021 Showcase, it’s clear…

June 2, 2021

E3 2021 – What do we think we’ll see at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase?

Ah, good ol’ E3. It’s been a while since we’ve felt the excitement and hype that comes from a compact week of nothing but games,…

April 23, 2021

Xbox Game Pass – Is Microsoft on track to be the ‘Netflix of Games’?

A Quiet Beginning On June 1st, 2017, Microsoft launched the Xbox Game Pass videogame service. Launching with limited fanfare and 110 older games, it would…

March 30, 2021

Xbox Era’s Top Games (and Everything Else) from the ID@Xbox Twitch Showcase

Little Giants We here at Xbox Era are excited about the potential of the Indie developers this generation. We believe Independent developers are vital to…

March 12, 2021

Xbox Roundtable Highlights Microsoft’s Gaming Blueprint for a New Generation

A Xbox Sequel Begins In September of 2017, Phil Spencer was promoted to the Senior Leadership Team at Microsoft reporting directly to CEO Satya Nadella. …

February 24, 2021

Halo Infinite | What Makes a Spiritual Reboot?

Halo Infinite is supposed to launch later this year right around the 20th anniversary of Halo: Combat Evolved. If and when this game finally releases,…

January 29, 2021

And so our story begins | The Return of Fable

Thanks to Daniel “Knottian” Knott for helping research and write the article. Fable is an iconic franchise in the history Xbox and holds its place…

January 27, 2021

Xbox Game Pass Hits 18 Million Subs and it’s Only Just Getting Started

Microsoft announced earlier today in their quarterly earnings call that their subscription service Xbox Game Pass has more than 18 million subscribers. This is a…