TheXboxHub Features Archives | TheXboxHub https://www.thexboxhub.com/category/thexboxhub-features/ Xbox Series X|S, Game Pass, Xbox One news, reviews, videos and opinions Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:50:52 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 Looking Back to the Broken Battlegrounds of Verdun https://www.thexboxhub.com/looking-back-to-the-broken-battlegrounds-of-verdun/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/looking-back-to-the-broken-battlegrounds-of-verdun/#respond Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:50:43 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=114698 A game doesn’t have to be good to earn a place in your gaming memory...

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/looking-back-to-the-broken-battlegrounds-of-verdun/feed/ 0 Losing our head with Nacho Rodriguez, the creator of The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo https://www.thexboxhub.com/losing-our-head-with-nacho-rodriguez-the-creator-of-the-many-pieces-of-mr-coo/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/losing-our-head-with-nacho-rodriguez-the-creator-of-the-many-pieces-of-mr-coo/#respond Sat, 09 Sep 2023 07:33:31 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=144620 Looking like it stumbled out of the very earliest animations, The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo is a mixed media, surrealist graphic adventure that can’t help but catch the eye. We leapt at the chance to interview the man behind Mr. Coo, Nacho Rodríguez.

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/losing-our-head-with-nacho-rodriguez-the-creator-of-the-many-pieces-of-mr-coo/feed/ 0 Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges Guide Series 24 – Spring https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-24-spring/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-24-spring/#respond Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:53:49 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=144581 The hot season has appeared in Mexico and the world of Forza Horizon 5. Are you ready to bring the virtual heat to the streets of Mexico, with a whole new bunch of events with the Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges for Series 24 Spring. 

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-24-spring/feed/ 0 Enter Now – WIN tickets to WASD x IGN in London https://www.thexboxhub.com/enter-now-win-tickets-to-wasd-x-ign-in-london/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/enter-now-win-tickets-to-wasd-x-ign-in-london/#respond Tue, 05 Sep 2023 18:42:14 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=144467 WASD x IGN is a gaming event due to take place in London - and we've a number of tickets to give away. Fancy trying to win one?

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/enter-now-win-tickets-to-wasd-x-ign-in-london/feed/ 0 Jack is back! Hands-on with Ghostrunner 2 https://www.thexboxhub.com/jack-is-back-hands-on-with-ghostrunner-2/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/jack-is-back-hands-on-with-ghostrunner-2/#respond Tue, 05 Sep 2023 18:05:59 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=144469 The fast and furious Ghostrunner 2 is looking mightily impressive, especially with its many noticeable improvements and additions.

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/jack-is-back-hands-on-with-ghostrunner-2/feed/ 0 TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 177: Starfield Hands-on and the Best Xbox Games of September https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-177-starfield-hands-on-and-the-best-xbox-games-of-september/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-177-starfield-hands-on-and-the-best-xbox-games-of-september/#respond Thu, 31 Aug 2023 16:32:31 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=144271 Starfield is here and we've been playing it. Want to know what we think of it? TheXboxHub team get together to chat over their experiences in Bethesda's latest blockbuster, Starfield on Xbox, Game Pass and PC. There's more though - have a listen to TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 177 for all the latest chat.

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-177-starfield-hands-on-and-the-best-xbox-games-of-september/feed/ 0 Best new Xbox and Game Pass games for September 2023 https://www.thexboxhub.com/best-new-xbox-and-game-pass-games-for-september-2023/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/best-new-xbox-and-game-pass-games-for-september-2023/#respond Mon, 28 Aug 2023 17:03:15 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=144131 What are the best new Xbox and Game Pass games to release in September 2023? 

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/best-new-xbox-and-game-pass-games-for-september-2023/feed/ 0 TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 176: Gamescom 2023 & Kentucky Route Zero Interview https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-176-gamescom-2023-kentucky-route-zero-interview/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-176-gamescom-2023-kentucky-route-zero-interview/#respond Fri, 25 Aug 2023 15:47:46 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=144082 It’s that time of the year again, so TheXboxHub team is shining the spotlight on Gamescom 2023 and specifically Opening Night Live. There’s also an exclusive interview regarding Kentucky Route Zero in TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 176. You won’t want to miss this episode!

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-176-gamescom-2023-kentucky-route-zero-interview/feed/ 0 Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges Guide Series 24 – Autumn https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-24-autumn/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-24-autumn/#respond Thu, 24 Aug 2023 18:30:24 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=144023 The second season of Series 24 has rolled around in Forza Horizon 5, and it is the turn of Autumn to march into the spotlight.

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-24-autumn/feed/ 0 Climbing new heights with DON’T NOD’s Jusant https://www.thexboxhub.com/climbing-new-heights-with-dont-nods-jusant/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/climbing-new-heights-with-dont-nods-jusant/#respond Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:00:08 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=143925 Jusant promises to scale some serious heights. 

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/climbing-new-heights-with-dont-nods-jusant/feed/ 0 Mortal Kombat 1 – Kontinuing to build out the roster https://www.thexboxhub.com/mortal-kombat-1-kontinuing-to-build-out-the-roster/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/mortal-kombat-1-kontinuing-to-build-out-the-roster/#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 08:56:09 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=143820 Available to those who have pre-ordered the game on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, we have been given the chance to try out some of the Mortal Kombat 1 combatants in both the classic Towers mode as well as some online multiplayer.

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/mortal-kombat-1-kontinuing-to-build-out-the-roster/feed/ 0 Enter now and WIN a brand new Limited Edition copy of Cuphead on Xbox! https://www.thexboxhub.com/enter-now-and-win-a-brand-new-limited-edition-copy-of-cuphead-on-xbox/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/enter-now-and-win-a-brand-new-limited-edition-copy-of-cuphead-on-xbox/#respond Sun, 20 Aug 2023 14:25:50 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=143718 We've teamed up with Skybound Games to be able to offer players around the world the chance to win a copy of Cuphead on Xbox. But this is no ordinary copy - this is a Limited Edition physical copy that would look great in your collection. 

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/enter-now-and-win-a-brand-new-limited-edition-copy-of-cuphead-on-xbox/feed/ 0 7 best Xbox and Game Pass games to play before Starfield https://www.thexboxhub.com/7-best-xbox-and-game-pass-games-to-play-before-starfield/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/7-best-xbox-and-game-pass-games-to-play-before-starfield/#respond Sun, 20 Aug 2023 11:49:05 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=143704 We are literally just days away from one of the biggest Xbox exclusives ever: Starfield. But there are other games to play too. Ease yourself into the 7 best Xbox and Game Pass games to play before the release of Starfield.

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/7-best-xbox-and-game-pass-games-to-play-before-starfield/feed/ 0 TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 175: Xbox Gets Tough https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-175-xbox-gets-tough/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-175-xbox-gets-tough/#respond Sat, 19 Aug 2023 20:39:30 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=143700 TheXboxHub Official Podcast reaches Episode 175 and in amongst the usual games chat comes news that the big dogs at Xbox HQ are getting tough on gamers with new strike enforcement measures. 

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-175-xbox-gets-tough/feed/ 0 Saints Row IV – magnificent moments of madness https://www.thexboxhub.com/saints-row-iv-magnificent-moments-of-madness/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/saints-row-iv-magnificent-moments-of-madness/#respond Sat, 19 Aug 2023 08:29:19 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=143008 Though now five games strong, the Saints Row series has struggled to stand out. It wasn’t until its fourth entry when it finally made a name for itself.

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/saints-row-iv-magnificent-moments-of-madness/feed/ 0 Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges Guide Series 24 – Summer https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-24-summer/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-24-summer/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2023 10:32:06 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=143675 It is the most exciting time of the month as a new Series launches into Forza Horizon 5. And Series 24 has a distinctly Italian flavour. Which is handy as I really like Italian food! 

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-24-summer/feed/ 0 Exclusive Interview: Hitching a ride with Alaskan Road Truckers and its developers, Road Studio https://www.thexboxhub.com/exclusive-interview-hitching-a-ride-with-alaskan-road-truckers-and-its-developers-road-studio/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/exclusive-interview-hitching-a-ride-with-alaskan-road-truckers-and-its-developers-road-studio/#respond Sat, 12 Aug 2023 11:02:26 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=143366 Our hobby has a lot of niches and corners that don’t often get reported on, and the long-haul driving sim is one of them. It’s one of gaming’s kinks, and Alaskan Road Truckers is the latest to feed it.

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/exclusive-interview-hitching-a-ride-with-alaskan-road-truckers-and-its-developers-road-studio/feed/ 0 Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges Guide Series 23 – Spring https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-23-spring/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-23-spring/#respond Thu, 10 Aug 2023 18:44:26 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=143318 As inevitable as death and taxes, the end of Series 23 in Forza Horizon 5 has rolled around. As Spring prepares to, um, spring, we go into the last week with hopes high and a new, steely determination in our hearts. Or is it just me?

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-23-spring/feed/ 0 TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 174: Atlas Fallen and The Return of Marble Blast https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-174-atlas-fallen-and-the-return-of-marble-blast/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-174-atlas-fallen-and-the-return-of-marble-blast/#respond Thu, 10 Aug 2023 14:55:55 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=143305 TheXboxHub Official Podcast reaches Episode 174 and this week there are two main trains of thought - Atlas Fallen and the return of Marble Blast!

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-174-atlas-fallen-and-the-return-of-marble-blast/feed/ 0 Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges Guide Series 23 – Winter https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-23-winter/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-23-winter/#respond Thu, 03 Aug 2023 17:40:55 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=143026 Winter in Mexico means it is the hot season, and so this also means the now standard weekly challenges in Forza Horizon 5 have arrived.

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-23-winter/feed/ 0 TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 173: Antstream Arcade and the Best Xbox Games https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-173-antstream-arcade-and-the-best-xbox-games/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-173-antstream-arcade-and-the-best-xbox-games/#respond Thu, 03 Aug 2023 08:57:18 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=142998 In TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 173, there’s a real focus on the best games coming out in August as well as a host of recent releases that our team have been playing.

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-173-antstream-arcade-and-the-best-xbox-games/feed/ 0 Why we need Mini Motorways and Mini Metro on Xbox and Game Pass https://www.thexboxhub.com/why-we-need-mini-motorways-and-mini-metro-on-xbox-and-game-pass/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/why-we-need-mini-motorways-and-mini-metro-on-xbox-and-game-pass/#respond Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:08:35 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=142880 It's been a decade since Dinosaur Polo Club stumbled onto something special with their Mini series of games. From there, they've gone from strength to strength. So much so that now feels like the prime time to launch Mini Motorways on Xbox and Game Pass, accompanying it with Mini Metro.

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/why-we-need-mini-motorways-and-mini-metro-on-xbox-and-game-pass/feed/ 0 Best new Xbox and Game Pass games for August 2023 https://www.thexboxhub.com/best-new-xbox-and-game-pass-games-for-august-2023/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/best-new-xbox-and-game-pass-games-for-august-2023/#comments Sun, 30 Jul 2023 13:41:57 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=142774 Want to know what we think are the 13 best new Xbox and Game Pass games you should be playing on your Xbox in August 2023? 

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/best-new-xbox-and-game-pass-games-for-august-2023/feed/ 1 Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges Guide Series 23 – Autumn https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-23-autumn/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-23-autumn/#comments Thu, 27 Jul 2023 18:12:13 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=142728 Let’s see what Autumn has blown into Mexico via the Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges, shall we?

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-23-autumn/feed/ 1 TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 172: The puzzles of Maquette https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-172-the-puzzles-of-maquette/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-172-the-puzzles-of-maquette/#respond Wed, 26 Jul 2023 20:27:12 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=142674 TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 172 is here and once again the team come together to focus on the best games and most exciting news from the last week. And this week we've got an exclusive interview with the game developer behind Maquette too.

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-172-the-puzzles-of-maquette/feed/ 0 Trying to stay alive in Yet Another Zombie Survivors https://www.thexboxhub.com/trying-to-stay-alive-in-yet-another-zombie-survivors/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/trying-to-stay-alive-in-yet-another-zombie-survivors/#respond Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:19:42 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=142549 Imagine Vampire Survivors with a top three quarters isometric camera, 3D sprites and a more realistic look, and you’ve pretty much just imagined Yet Another Zombie Survivors. What’s not to like, right?

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/trying-to-stay-alive-in-yet-another-zombie-survivors/feed/ 0 TheXboxHub Official Podcast Episode 171: Exoprimal and Activision Blizzard Merger https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-171-exoprimal-and-activision-blizzard-merger/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-171-exoprimal-and-activision-blizzard-merger/#respond Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:30:12 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=142457 TheXboxHub Official Podcast rolls on for another week and in Episode 171 the team get together to chat about all the latest gaming news

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/thexboxhub-official-podcast-episode-171-exoprimal-and-activision-blizzard-merger/feed/ 0 An interview within an interview with Hanford Lemoore, maker of Maquette https://www.thexboxhub.com/an-interview-within-an-interview-with-hanford-lemoore-maker-of-maquette/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/an-interview-within-an-interview-with-hanford-lemoore-maker-of-maquette/#respond Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:35:07 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=142428 If you’ve been refreshing the Recently Added tab of Game Pass, you will have seen a game called Maquette. It’s a bit of a clever clogs. So, when we were given the opportunity to meet the Smart Alec behind it all, well, we jumped at the chance. 

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/an-interview-within-an-interview-with-hanford-lemoore-maker-of-maquette/feed/ 0 Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges Guide Series 23 – Summer https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-23-summer/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-23-summer/#respond Thu, 20 Jul 2023 17:51:27 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=142421 As a new series and season dawns in Mexico, all of us Forza Horizon 5 fans are dying to know what is in store in the Festival Playlist and the Weekly Challenges for Series 23, most specifically, Summer.

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]]> https://www.thexboxhub.com/forza-horizon-5-festival-playlist-weekly-challenges-guide-series-23-summer/feed/ 0 Venba is shaping up to be a tasty cultural appetiser https://www.thexboxhub.com/venba-is-shaping-up-to-be-a-tasty-cultural-appetiser/ https://www.thexboxhub.com/venba-is-shaping-up-to-be-a-tasty-cultural-appetiser/#respond Mon, 17 Jul 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.thexboxhub.com/?p=142225 Venba is shaping up to be an ideal introduction to Tamil culture, which could invoke players’ curiosities to delve even deeper.

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