NBA 2K24: Challenge Rival Teams and Bosses at the Streetball Courts in The City

Streetball tournaments have been around for years, but Rucker Park in Harlem, NY stands above the rest as the quintessential battleground for local talent — and sometimes NBA stars. Founded by Holcombe Rucker in 1956,…

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy Is the Latest Gem in a Series of Treasures You May Not Have Discovered

A few new releases from last week flew under the radar with the meteoric response to Starfield’s early access, especially since the Xbox Wire crew was all-hands on deck to support the launch. But there was one…

Company of Heroes 3: How Relic Brought a Strategy Game to Console for the First Time

Company of Heroes 3 launched earlier this year, which served as a deserved refresh for the series, and marked its arrival on console platforms for the first time ever.  In May, the title launched on Xbox…

EA Sports UFC 5 – It’s (Almost) Time for the Premier Mixed Martial Arts Game in all of Combat Sports

There’s that moment in every major UFC event, where you’ve cheered for your fighters during the preliminaries, main card, and co-main event, but then the time comes for the main event. You’re on the edge…

Find out How We Make Historically Authentic Battlefields for Our WW1 FPS Isonzo

We just launched a new free Piana Expansion map for our WW1 FPS Isonzo! Plus we’re giving out our first hint about our signature event for Isonzo… the White War is coming! Battles at thousands of metres above sea…

Warstride Challenges Is What Happens When You Put Doom, Trackmania and Super Meat Boy in a Blenderr

Hi everyone! I’m Ludwig Dresh, Co-creator at Dream Powered Games, the small studio behind the frenetic first-person shooter Warstride Challenges. I want to introduce you to our unique shooter, and explain how we brought it to…

Get the Gang Back Together With Dying Light 2’s Payday 2 Crossover

Villedor is a lawless land used to looting here and there, but The City has never seen a heist of this magnitude. Dallas and the crew are ready to show Aiden and his fellow citizens…

Starfield Starters: 10 Things to Know as You Begin Your Journey

Starfield is finally here. The game launches on Xbox Series X|S and PC (with Game Pass) today – and we at Xbox Wire have been lucky enough to play it early. This is an enormous game, full of…

Starfield Starters: Space Combat 101

Starfield is finally on our horizon and early access is now live. The game launches on Xbox Series X|S and PC (with Game Pass) on September 6 – and is playable in early access today with the…

Three Years of Crusader Kings III: Looking Back While Planning Ahead

It’s kind of hard to conceive. Despite the cult hit status of its predecessor in the series, Crusader Kings III has proven to be a larger success than anyone at Paradox anticipated. And, because of its nature, CKIII has…