Spotlight
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Xbox Has No Formula, and That’s a Good Thing
Hi-Fi Rush, the latest game from Xbox owned studio Tango Gameworks, quite literally came out of nowhere last week and sent rhythmic waves through the gaming industry. Announced and released on the same day, Hi-Fi Rush is a rhythm based character action game that reminds one of a Dreamcast era…
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Hogwarts Legacy and the Transgender Community
Hogwarts Legacy is a game many fans have dreamed of for over 20 years, but it’s a little too late for some of us in the transgender and nonbinary community, who were once fans of the Potterverse. Since Hogwarts Legacy was announced back in Sony’s State of Play in 2020,…
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Top 15 Most Anticipated Xbox Games of 2023
2023 could be the year Xbox gamers have been waiting for. While 2022 had some great games, much of its potential was thinned out due to delays however 2022’s losses are 2023’s gains. This year looks stacked with potential we haven’t seen since the best stretches of the Xbox 360…
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The 10 Most Exciting Xbox Studios
Xbox has quickly grown their internal studio organization from 6 in 2017 to 23 in 2023. The growth here is astronomical and aligns with Microsoft’s clear refocus on gaming and their goals to make it a pillar of the company. The studio base could grow pending on how the Activision-Blizzard…
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XboxEra 2022 Wrap | A Letter from the Editor
For once, I’m going to be completely self-indulgent, and not talk about games. Instead, I’m going to be talking about you. Us. Our…”relationship”. I mean, we’re not ‘Facebook official’ or anything, but honestly, when it comes to XboxEra and you guys? Well, it’s a pretty big deal. XboxEra was launched…
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Welcome to FORGERA – Share Your Spark
On Tuesday November 8th, Halo Infinite finally sees a sizeable update and the arrival of the Forge beta, unlocking the creativity and fun to be found in Halo Infinites incredible sandbox. It will unleash a new era for Halo fans, with the most powerful and capable Forge mode we’ve ever…
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Unboxing the Grid Frame Studio Xbox controller
Exploded Beauty Those of you who watch the XboxEra Podcast might recall that the fantastic Taylor Nixes from IGN made me aware of a cool website called Grid Frame Studio which specialises in creating awesome art consisting of framed “exploded” devices like iPhones and Game Boys.I absolutely fell in love…
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DayOne | Feature Walkthrough
Today, I wanted to show off the latest and greatest updates that have come to DayOne since we launched the public beta. Now if you missed what DayOne actually is, let’s back track for a second. We’ve always been ambitious at XboxEra, and DayOne is the latest evidence of that…
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XboxEra’s Top 10 Games and Main Talking Points Following the Xbox+Bethesda Showcase
Christmas in June As kids, late November was always an exciting time of the year. It meant that Christmas was right around the corner. Pretty soon we’d be able to unwrap the new toys that would supply our fun over the next year. As gamers in our adulthood, that similar…
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Xbox+Bethesda Showcase | Our Predictions
Xbox’s yearly summer showcase is just a few days away and so far at least, Microsoft’s army of Ninjas are keeping things pretty quiet this year! In previous years, and often by their own store, reveals were spoiled before the show even began, secrets surrounding the entire showcase being spilled…
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Play Together
Everyone of us here at XboxEra loves video games. Since XboxEra started, we’ve always tried to promote the excitement and joy that can come from making new friends, defeating old enemies and discovering new worlds and universes to play in. For the fans of the Xbox platform, and particularly this…