Latest articles by Zachary Boddy
Minecraft is getting a redesign! Well, at least the official artwork is
Minecraft Art Minecraft's iconic key art has been around for years, but Mojang Studios is replacing it with a new series of more colorful, cartoonish artwork.
The First Descendant: How to invite friends, set up cross-play, and enable cross-save
Cross Platform The First Descendant is an online, multiplatform multiplayer game. Here's what you need to know about setting up cross-save and cross-play.
Is the Xbox Network (Xbox Live) down right now?
Is Xbox Down? Is the Xbox Network currently down? We're constantly monitoring the situation to bring you the latest updates, information, and advice.
Is The First Descendant on Xbox Game Pass?
Descendant Game Pass The First Descendant is the latest craze in the online gaming community, so is it included as a part of the Xbox Game Pass subscription service?
Is The First Descendant on Xbox?
Xbox Descendant The First Descendant is a free-to-play, third-person, RPG looter shooter that's taking the world by storm. Is this multiplatform release available on Xbox?
"If we were going to do romance, we were going to really, really, really do it right — or not at all." Avowed developers talk companions, quests, and more for Obsidian's upcoming Xbox RPG
Interview I had the chance to speak with Avowed's Creative and Gameplay Directors on combat and gameplay, choices and consequences, companions and romance, and more.
Dell Bluetooth Travel Mouse (MS700) review: Twistable design, lackluster performance
Review The Dell Bluetooth Travel Mouse (MS700) can be an awesome ally for the road warriors due to its twistable design, but as an actual mouse it's flawed.
Lenovo just cut $1,000 and more off the lightest and most secure ThinkPad I still use every day
Deal The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 12) is impossibly light and extremely secure, and Lenovo has just sliced $1,000 and up off every configuration.
Star Wars Outlaws hands-on preview: Exciting potential, familiar concerns
Hands-on I had the opportunity to play an hour of Star Wars Outlaw during Summer Game Fest 2024, and enjoyed my time with it... With some reservations.
I never expected this major force in horror movies to make games, but I'm sold after playing its first upcoming title
Horror Fest Blumhouse Games is a video games publisher subsidiary of the legendary horror movie company, and I got a chance to play its first upcoming game, Fear the Spotlight.
Assassin's Creed Shadows preview: The first AC game for me since Black Flag?
Preview I had the opportunity to see some exclusive early gameplay of Assassin's Creed Shadows following Ubisoft Forward, and I'm actually excited for an AC game again.
VALORANT for Xbox FAQ: Beta, cross-play, Game Pass, release window, Ranked, and other questions answered
Valorant VALORANT is coming to consoles, and Riot Games is doing everything it can to make this a fantastic, well-designed port. Here's what you need to know and how you can play.
VALORANT's latest massive update brings Ranked to console and animated gun pets to everyone
Dreamwings Riot Games has released the VALORANT 9.0 update to console and Windows PC, with plenty of new features, balance changes, and improvements on board.
Metaphor: ReFantazio hands-on preview — Never played Persona, but I'm interested in this
Preview I've never played an Atlus game like Persona or even been interested, but going hands-on with Metaphor: ReFantazio changed my mind a little.
Logitech stoops to a new low (literally) with its latest gaming keyboard, and I have strong thoughts about it
Low Profile Logitech announced its G515 LIGHTSPEED TKL Wireless Gaming Keyboard, a beautiful low-profile peripheral with per-key RGB lighting that's available now.
REPLACED hands-on preview: The years of waiting may actually be worth it
Preview During Summer Game Fest Play Days, I finally got a chance to go hands-on with REPLACED, an epic 80s-inspired 2.5D platformer coming to Xbox and Windows PC.
I can't review a game if I can't finish it, and Still Wakes the Deep is broken because of this bug
Bug Bug During my review playthrough of Still Wakes the Deep, I encountered a game-breaking bug that prevents me from finishing the game — and reviewing it.
Minecraft inches closer to true next-gen versions with PlayStation 5 preview, but don't get your hopes up for ray tracing
Next-Gen Mojang Studios has released a preview of a native PlayStation 5 version of Minecraft, which users can now test. However, this version doesn't really change much.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl hands-on preview — Making something special takes time
Preview I got a chance to play S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl following its Xbox Games Showcase appearance, and I'm officially interested.
HP EliteBook Ultra G1q hands-on review: An impressive first offering for enterprise
Not yet ratedHands-on HP has jumped on the Snapdragon X series and Copilot+ bandwagon with the EliteBook Ultra G1q, an impressively slim and fast laptop. Here are my first impressions.
Valorant for Xbox hands-on preview: No right being this good
Preview Riot Games is porting Valorant to console, and after playing for several hours in the closed console beta, I'm shocked by how good this port is.
Head to Jurassic Park or Back to the Future with the latest Forza Horizon 5 update, which also includes a dark horse
Universal Cars Playground Games has detailed the next Forza Horizon 5 update, which includes a combined 10 new cars spread across the 2020s and Universal Studios classics.
State of Decay 3 FAQ: Platforms, gameplay, news, trailers, release window, and other questions answered
FAQ Undead Labs and Xbox Game Studios are working on State of Decay 3, the long-awaited sequel to the MMO-like zombie survival game. Here's everything we know.
Capcom's upcoming Xbox Game Pass release is what I wanted Minecraft Legends to be — "We want players to really understand and feel the merge of action and strategy"
Preview During Summer Game Fest 2024, I was able to play Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess for nearly an entire hour, and it's what Minecraft Legends could've been.
