Samuel Tolbert
Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter @SamuelTolbert.
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Starfield Premium Upgrade for Xbox is on sale, so save money before the Shattered Space expansion arrives
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Deal Starfield Premium Upgrade is on sale for Xbox users thanks to CDKeys, so upgrade now and save money before the Shattered Space expansion arrives.
Age of Mythology: Retold review — A wonderful remake that lays the foundation for years of expansions
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Review Age of Mythology: Retold brings a strategy classic back to the fore on Xbox and PC, and it's a fantastic experience bar a couple of bugs. Here's my review.
Best Xbox controller deals in August 2024
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🎮Deals When you grab a new controller, you don't want your wallet to hurt. Here are the best Xbox controller deals of the month.
Best Dragon Age: Origins mods — here's the mods I use to get ready for The Veilguard
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Mod time Dragon Age: Origins isn't easy to play on modern hardware, so here are the best mods I use to enjoy BioWare's 2009 epic fantasy on Windows PC.
Upcoming Obsidian RPG Avowed seemingly runs at 30 FPS on Xbox Series X|S — and a big Capcom game might be as well
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30 FPS Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed and Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds are both apparently targeting 30 FPS on Xbox Series X|S.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle preorder guide — Which edition should you buy?
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Preorder Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is on the way, and preorders are open for players on Xbox and PC. Here's how to tell which edition you should grab.
Xbox reveals a new accessibility-focused Adaptive Joystick — and players can now 3D print their own thumbstick toppers
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Accessibility The new Xbox Adaptive Joystick is coming in early 2025, while players can now 3D print their own thumbstick toppers for the existing Adaptive Controller.
God of War Ragnarök is already on sale before it hits Windows PC — act fast and save money
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Deal PlayStation's God of War Ragnarök is coming to Windows PC, with a nifty preorder sale ahead of launch.
EA Sports College Football 25 tackles July 2024 in the US — and it's already the best-selling game of the year, per Circana
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#1 EA Sports College Football 25 is the best-selling game of July 2024, per a new Circana report.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is the "biggest game" MachineGames has ever made
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Big whip Xbox and Bethesda's Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is the biggest game ever from developer MachineGames.
Preview: Xbox and MachineGames' Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has way more depth than expected
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Preview At a hands-off preview for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, I was surprised at the depth that MachineGames is putting into its upcoming first-person adventure experience.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle gets a release date on Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC — and it's also coming to PlayStation 5
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📅 Xbox and Bethesda's Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is launching on December 9, 2024, for Xbox Series X|S and PC, with a PlayStation 5 launch following in 2025.
Genshin Impact is finally heading to Xbox Series X|S — and here's the release date
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Gacha heaven MiHoYo's uber-popular free-to-play game Genshin Impact is finally headed to Xbox consoles, per a new store listing.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 delayed out of 2024 — here's what you need to know
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🧛♀️ Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is being delayed out of 2024, and will now be arriving at some point in the first half of 2025.
Diablo 4's latest patch notes brings plentiful bug fixes — here's what you need to know
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Update A new patch is coming for Diablo 4 on Aug. 20, 2024, and the patch notes spell out a number of bug fixes that players can expect.
Age of Empires Mobile is launching globally later this year — here's when you can play it
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Mobile Age of Empires Mobile is launching globally on Oct. 17, 2024, with the developers working to give players a strategy experience suited for phones and tablets.
PSA: Fortnite seems to be having issues on Xbox right now
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Error Fortnite players on Xbox are reporting issues like crashing and failing to log in, and the developers are looking into it.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard PC system requirements — Is your system ready for the Dread Wolf?
By Samuel Tolbert published
🐉🔧 The Windows PC requirements for Dragon Age: The Veilguard are available, showing what your system needs in order to return to Thedas.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard preorder guide — Which edition should you buy?
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🐉🐺 Dragon Age: The Veilguard preorders are open, and I've got all the details you need to know which edition to buy.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard's release date officially announced — here's when you can play this RPG on Xbox and PC
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♜ Dragon Age: The Veilguard now has a release date in October 2024, meaning players can soon look forward to tracking down the Dread Wolf.
Which version of Age of Mythology: Retold should you preorder?
By Samuel Tolbert published
Preorder Age of Mythology: Retold is available for preorder on Xbox and Windows PC, with different versions that meet different needs.
Overwatch 2 Season 12: New Frontiers introduces a Martian Support hero, Xbox Game Pass benefits, and more
By Samuel Tolbert published
Season 12 Overwatch 2 Season 12: New Frontiers is kicking off soon, bringing a new Support hero, Xbox Game Pass benefits, two new maps, and more.
This remake of an underrated PlayStation horror game has a release date — here's when you can play it
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Oh death PlayStation Studios and Ballistic Moon's Until Dawn remake now has a release date of Oct. 4, 2024 across PlayStation 5 and Windows PC.
Obsidian's CEO would love to make another Fallout, but there's another Xbox IP he'd like a crack at ...
By Samuel Tolbert published
Cyber-fantasy Speaking on the Hit the Limit Break podcast, Obsidian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart noted that he'd love to make a Shadowrun game.
Obsidian Entertainment CEO says development of upcoming Xbox RPG The Outer Worlds 2 is "going really well"
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A ways out Speaking with Hit the Limit Break, Obsidian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart says that work on Xbox RPG The Outer Worlds 2 is going "really well."
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