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Watch: Halo Wars 2 launch trailer hits the web

Microsoft’s Halo Wars made for quite an impression upon launch in 2009, offering a refreshing strategy take on the Halo formula. Of course, Halo…

Xbox: February’s Games with Gold are rather fantastic

Microsoft has announced a few great titles as part of February’s Games with Gold programme. Xbox 360 gamers will be receiving Monkey Island 2:…

What’s new on Xbox One backwards compatibility list?

Microsoft has been on a roll when it comes to making Xbox 360 games backwards compatible on Xbox One. In fact, the company has…

Scalebound: Xbox One exclusive has been cancelled

In news that has taken the industry by surprise, Microsoft has cancelled Xbox One exclusive Scalebound. The open-world action/RPG had been in development for…

Xbox One price dropped to R3999 until holiday season’s end

Microsoft South Africa has announced that the Xbox One will retain its Black Friday discount price until the end of the festive season. In…

Oblivion headlines latest list of compatible Xbox One games

From Red Dead Redemption to Burnout Paradise, we’ve seen a variety of big-hitting Xbox 360 titles come to the Xbox One via backwards-compatibility. Now,…

Forza Horizon 3 review: a tour de Forza?

Forza Horizon 2 on Xbox One represented one of the high water marks for racing on console. Combining a more forgiving Forza handling model with…

Microsoft pushes Windows 10 Xbox app update

On Thursday, Microsoft announced an update to the Xbox Windows 10 app as well as the release of a beta version. The beta app…

Microsoft announces Xbox One Elite Bundle with 1TB SSD, Elite controller

Microsoft has just announced its plans for a new Xbox One SKU. Accompanying a myriad of themed-bundles and the standard 1TB console, the company will…

Seagate makes portable hard drive just for Xbox 360, Xbox One

For all related news, views and analysis from the heart of Cologne’s gaming epicenter, have a look at our Gamescom 2015 Hub here. Hard…

Xbox One August update turns console into Facebook, also adds 3D Blu-ray playback

It’s Xbox One update time again and this August the new Xbox Feedback portal has been put to good use, according to Larry Hyrb…

Killstreak confirmed: Microsoft shuttering Xbox Entertainment Studios

The 18 000 job cuts announced by Satya Nadella earlier this week weren’t going to go unnoticed, but Microsoft, for all intents and purposes,…

The updated Xbox One vs PS4 buyer’s guide

Of course the age-old (not really, but it sounds better) rivalry between Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation is still alive and well. But six…

Finally: Xbox Live Gold paywall for Hulu, Netflix to die off

The much-hated Xbox Live Gold paywall may soon be relaxed, allowing all Xbox Live users access to premium content, ArsTechnica reports. Currently Netflix and Hulu…

Xbox One sees China launch September 2014

It’s official. China’s getting the Xbox One from September care of a Microsoft and BesTV partnership. As Xbox says, this is an historical moment and…

Here’s why Dark Souls 2 for PC is the definitive port

Dark Souls 2 is the ultimate game, well, it’s my vote for the most balanced and consistently exciting game yet made. After pouring years…

‘GTA V’ for PC, Xbox One and PS4 reportedly launching in June

According to a tweet from the manager of a German online store (a man who may have the most epic beard of all time),…

‘South Park: The Stick of Truth’ review: fourth-grade fun

There have been numerous games based on the South Park series. South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge, South Park Let’s go Tower Defense, South Park: Chef’s…

‘Hitman: Absolution’ is April’s first Xbox Live Games with Gold title

We love free games here at Gearburn, especially the titles offered by Sony as part of its PS Plus subscriber programme. Sadly, Xbox Live…

Dark Souls II review: fan service

I read a lot of Dark Souls II reviews just after the game was released, but many of them seemed off the mark. This…

Win ‘Thief’ for Xbox 360 [competition closed]

Update: We’ve awarded Samu with our Thief gift! Well done. To everyone else, there’s been a few good reads and thanks for entering. Better…

Gearburn’s top 10 Games of 2013

We say this about almost every year, but 2013 has been a great year for games, no really. With the launch of the next…

Take that, Xbox: Sony’s PS3 is now the best selling console in the US

It had to happen, eventually. After two and a half years as the US’ best selling console, the Xbox 360 has now been knocked…

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