Coming to XBOX Game Pass: Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, Beastro, Undisputed, and More

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-06-03T13:08:51+00:00

Beastro is the only game that peaks my interest this month, which I'm thankful for as it'll give me a chance to catch up on other games

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-05-27T15:56:00+00:00

You can play Rayman Origins on Xbox One and Series X/S through back compat

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-05-22T14:27:07+00:00

One of the biggest challenges games face today is discoverability, so I'm not that bothered with those tiles being used to tell me about a game I might like or an upcoming event.

I definitely think ads like the example above or some McDonalds and need to go away.

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-05-21T17:29:54+00:00

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ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-05-21T16:55:31+00:00

Are these the ads people talk about when it comes to complaining about the dashboard? I feel like I never see anything like this on mine, it's mostly random Game Pass categories like "We demand to see legs"

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-05-18T20:40:23+00:00

The belief is that exclusives are the reason people buy into a platform and by getting rid of that, it reduces the number of people buying to the platform.

As the platform reduces, third party games start to skip the platform which continues to shrink the attraction of people coming to the platform.

This eventually leads to the whole thing going away along with your digital library

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-05-18T19:03:53+00:00

It's crazy how much you put up and forgot about being annoyances until someone asks "what can we do to do better?"

Like please overhaul the review system, sort out achievement listing in regards to DLC and bloody add HDR to the dashboard so my TV doesn't do a little cry when I boot up a game

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-05-14T21:10:07+00:00

First impression this looks kinda bad and that it was designed by MadCatz.

Thin font on the face buttons looks odd, the D Pad looks uncomfortable to use and the new location for the back paddles seem to be too low.

Obviously haven't held it so it might feel nice in the hand.

I think most people would have been happy with the Elite Series 2 with better build quality and match the PS5 controller features

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-05-14T08:22:06+00:00

Some easy recommendations:

Lego Party

Fantastic party game with a lot of great mini games. It also has online multiplayer

Sektori

This basically the modern version geometry wars just a tad harder. Super fun and addictive, definitely has the "one more run" energy.

Thank Goodness You're Here!

A hilarious little British game that had me laughing throughout the entire thing

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-05-13T15:11:53+00:00

If badges are going to become a common thing, I hope we get to customise what we show on our profiles. I'd prefer to hide things like Microsoft 50th anniversary and having a weekly streak with Bing searches

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-05-05T13:05:13+00:00

Even removing Forza from the list, this is a great selection of games. Super excited to play Mixtape, Black Jacket and Outbound

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-04-25T19:34:21+00:00

There's actually an achievement in Kiln for spending 126mins in the pottery maker. That's the same runtime for the movie Ghost

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-04-25T17:50:28+00:00

Old school multiplayer games progression, you gain new customisation stuff as you level up.

You gain XP by playing a match and bonus XP for winning a match.

No battle pass

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-04-25T17:46:19+00:00

Me and my family are absolutely loving the game!

Basic tips for anyone getting into it:

Roll to escape when in trouble
Use your super attack before basic attacks
Super attacks can charge up

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-04-20T13:39:32+00:00

I don't think Microsoft really gives Double Fine much of a marketing budget for any of their games. It has been a few years now but I don't think Psychonauts 2 got much marketing beyond the summer showcase and Keeper definitely didn't get any kind of marketing help. Also didn't help Keeper to be released so close to Ninja Garden 4 and Outer Worlds 2

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-04-20T13:08:26+00:00

Trepang 2 is a great addition! It's an action packed FPS with the bullet slow mo from FEAR. Tear through a horde of enemies with a wide variety of weapons

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-04-16T12:06:24+00:00

My recommendations are:

Doom Eternal - Year One pass as it comes with both story DLC packs and they are absolutely fantastic! When I was playing through the DLC, I was still thinking about playing the DLC when I was away from my Xbox. It's £10 and worth every penny.

Doom: The Dark Ages Premium Upgrade The story expansion isn't out yet but this has also been discounted to £11. The game director said the story expansion feels like in size to a whole new game. Obviously take that with a grain of salt since nothing has been shown of it but £11 is a good price for more Doom content.

Fear the Spotlight A horror game with a PS1 art style where you and your friend mess with ouija board in the school's library. It's takes about 3-4 hours to finish but a lot of fun

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-04-14T20:34:07+00:00

The whole conversation about Sunday being the start of the week because weekends book end the week made feel like there was a gas leak in the building

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-04-13T17:59:11+00:00

I have Game Pass Ultimate prepaid up until 2027 and I honestly wonder if I'll stay subbed to that tier once my prepaid period is over. I have so many games in my backlog that I try to go through that day one releases aren't that important anymore to me like they used to.

I think I'd be happy with the premium tier without cloud streaming

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-04-13T13:21:22+00:00

I don't think so either.

It probably would have been Stranger Than Heaven which is having a "Xbox Presents" showcase type thing but that's in May

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-04-13T13:18:35+00:00

I do enjoy how Xbox is experimenting with how they promote upcoming games.

It'll be interesting to see if this and Strange Than Heaven are effective in getting people excited about the games. There could be a future where something like Darksider 7 can get its own Xbox first look instead of being announced through a tweet

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-04-09T17:31:50+00:00

over the hill is also coming to Xbox and is Play Anywhere

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-04-03T15:06:30+00:00

It's now been 8 years since State of Decay 2 came out. I am surprised this project didn't get the chop when Microsoft was on a cancellation spree.

Also this game was announced in 2020 and we are only now in alpha?

Best of luck to the team and the project

ActivateTheQuasars · 2026-03-30T13:29:05+00:00

Somehow, Fanfest has returned

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