Author: Jeff Rubenstein
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Starter Tips for Botany Manor, Your New Xbox Game Pass Puzzle Adventure
You haven’t played anything quite like Botany Manor, a new narrative puzzle adventure now blooming on Xbox Game Pass for Xbox Series X|S, Windows PCs, and Cloud. Playing as 19th century English botanist Arabella Greene, you explore a scenic manor, finding seeds of some very unusual plants and discovering how to make them flower and…
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Unicorn Overlord: Vanillaware’s Compellingly Unique Xbox Debut
Category: Games March 8, 2024 Unicorn Overlord: Vanillaware’s Compellingly Unique Xbox Debut Jeff Rubenstein For all of Vanillaware Ltd’s storied, 22-year history, the Japanese developer of Odin Sphere and 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim has never shipped a game for Xbox consoles. That is, until today. Unicorn Overlord, a new fantasy RPG title published by ATLUS,…
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Diving Deeper into the World of Avowed
“For us, creating these choices, like the big ones that affect the outcome of a quest, or the wellbeing of certain characters or communities are just as important as the smaller choices that you make in navigating a dialogue and, in subtle ways, influencing your relationship with another character,” said Patel. “All of it is…
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Persona 3 Reload: How Atlus Reimagined a Classic RPG
“We’ve done a lot of surveys with users and fans, and whenever we did a survey on what people wanted to see as a remake for the Persona series, the number one answer was always Persona 3,” P3R Producer Ryota Niitsuma told me. “After Persona 5 Royal came out, the Persona team was ready for…
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Xbox Holiday Travel Guide: How to Keep Playing Your Favorite Games, No Matter Where You Celebrate
The holidays can be a perfect time to relax, unwind, and enjoy some quality time with your family and friends. But if you’re a gamer, the holidays may arrive at a time when you’re 50 hours into your Starfield playthrough, or when you’re this close to completing that Halo Infinite battle pass. Fortunately, through the…