
Samuel Tolbert
Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter @SamuelTolbert.
Latest articles by Samuel Tolbert

Gears of War: E-Day is co-developed with an OG Gears collaborator
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox Gears of War: E-Day is being co-developed with People Can Fly, a Polish studio that's previously worked on the franchise, including Gears of War Judgment.

DOOM designer John Romero thinks Xbox Game Pass is "really great"
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox id Software co-founder and DOOM designer John Romero thinks Xbox Game Pass is "really great" for players to discover new games.

Marvel Rivals demonstrates clear success in a bleak gaming era
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming While many live service games are faltering or struggling to get off the ground, Marvel Rivals is a clear success.

Ninja Gaiden 4 on Xbox started talks "six or seven years ago"
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox Ninja Gaiden 4 is an upcoming game from Xbox, Team Ninja, and PlatinumGames, and the game started talks "six or seven years ago," per Phil Spencer.

Xbox honors exceptional games with the Xbox Excellence Awards
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox Xbox honors a number of 2024 games with the Xbox Excellence Awards, celebrating high engagement, ratings, and sales.

DOOM: The Dark Ages PC requirements and specs
By Samuel Tolbert published
PC Gaming Here's the Windows PC requirements for DOOM: The Dark Ages, including details on what you'll need to run id Software's demon-slaying first-person shooter.

DOOM: The Dark Ages is set to unleash brutal medieval action
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox id Software showed off DOOM: The Dark Ages at the Xbox Developer_Direct, granting a deep dive in a medieval hellscape of fun.

DOOM: The Dark Ages grabs May 2025 release date
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox DOOM: The Dark Ages has a release date, and it's launching in May 2025 across Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PlayStation 5.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is the best-seller of 2024 in the US
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 closes out 2024 as the best-selling game of the year in the U.S.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard missed EA sales expectations by half
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming Dragon Age: The Veilguard grabbed 1.5 million players but still missed EA's sales expectations by almost 50%.

Get ready for Avowed with this primer from the developers
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox Obsidian Entertainment is sharing a five-part video series to prep players for Avowed, a game set in the world of Eora, the same as Pillars of Eternity.

Xbox will soon support larger external hard drives than ever
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox Members of the Xbox Insider Program can now use hard drives larger than 16TB, giving them vastly more storage space to keep even more games.

Xbox Game Pass is getting Citizen Sleeper 2 and more soon
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox Xbox Game Pass is getting several day one games soon, including Citizen Sleeper 2 and Eternal Strands.

PlayStation's live service mishaps spotlight where Xbox is succeeding
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming As PlayStation's live service ambitions are stumbling, it faces renewed challenges from a multiplatform Xbox.

The gaming trends I expect to define 2025
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming Here are the five big gaming trends that I expect to see all throughout 2025.

Games Workshop is looking for the next big Warhammer 40,000 game
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming As Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 continues its success by crossing 6 million players, Games Workshop wants another big 40K game.

HyperX Cloud MIX 2 review: This stellar battery life is worth it
By Samuel Tolbert published
Review The new HyperX Cloud MIX 2 is a quality, comfortable wireless PC headset that boasts some truly impressive battery life.

PlayStation reportedly cancels live service God of War game
By Samuel Tolbert published
PC gaming PlayStation reportedly cancels two live-service games, including a live-service God of War from Bluepoint Games.

Xbox announces third-party repair options for Xbox consoles
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox Microsoft is now licensing uBreakiFix by Asurion as the first Xbox Authorized Service Provider, giving players a third-party Xbox console repair option.

Ubisoft's assets may be broken up as founders seek deal
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming Ubisoft's founding family is seeking a deal with Tencent that could see the company's assets split across a new venture.

Valve isn't trying to push users away from Windows
By Samuel Tolbert published
PC Gaming Valve isn't trying to push users away from Windows, according to SteamOS developer Pierre-Loup Griffais.

Microsoft is working to push neural rendering with DirectX
By Samuel Tolbert published
PC Gaming Microsoft is working with NVIDIA to push neural rendering and AI in DirectX game development.

Here's when Mai Shiranui is coming to Street Fighter 6
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming Fatal Fury's Mai Shiranui is headed to Street Fighter 6 in February 2025, with a new gameplay reveal showing off her moves.
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