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With TA being the biggest and best Xbox community out there, we decided that as well as celebrating the best games of the year, we'd also like to look inwards and shine a light on the finest works of this awesome community.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 26

Looking for a challenge from a 2021 achievement list? Look no further — here are 21 of the most demanding achievements from Xbox games released in the last year!

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 69

While voting continues in both our big Game of the Year bracket and the simpler overall poll, we thought you might be interested to find out which games our fine TA news team picked out as their own personal games of the year...

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 12

The Xbox Countdown sale is a big one, so we tasked the TA news team with picking out two recommendations each... here's what we all settled on!

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 7

In our new State of Play feature series, we return to games some time after launch to catch up with how they look today compared to back at launch. First up, we're paying Earth's supposedly mightiest heroes a visit...

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 23

Sean took to the skies with Turtle Beach's new VelocityOne Flight yoke and throttle quadrant in Microsoft Flight Simulator. Did it provide a turbulence-free flight? Find out here in our hands-on...

Posted 2 years ago by Sean Carey 18

Another year is on the horizon and... wait, what's that silhouetted figure? Why, it's Geoff Keighley beckoning us to some Game Awards with exciting announcements, of course! Now, let's see if the TA team can predict some of them..

Posted 2 years ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 28

The TA news team sifts through two decades of Xbox releases to bring you 20 overlooked, forgotten, or unsung gems from the vast library of thousands of games...

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 117

Our 20-part Xbox20 feature series is finally complete. Here, you can enjoy all of our articles that tackle pretty much every major beat in the Xbox story so far... here's to another 20 years!

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 11

Part 19 of our 20 defining Xbox moments series has us reliving the excitement of the Xbox Series X|S console launch, and the new way Microsoft is helping to 'Power Your Dreams.'

Posted 2 years ago by Tom West 37

In part 18 of our Xbox20 defining Xbox moments series, we are taking a look at Xbox Cloud Gaming, Microsoft's game streaming service that could define how we play games in the future.

Posted 2 years ago by Sean Carey 28

Part #17 of our Xbox20 celebration opens up the floor to accessibility. In recent years, gaming has strived to become more inclusive, but with the release of the Xbox Adaptive Controller, the conversation really got going...

Posted 2 years ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 21

In part 16 of our Xbox20 defining Xbox moments series, we are taking a look at what is often referred to as "the best deal in gaming," Xbox Game Pass.

Posted 2 years ago by Sean Carey 25

Part 14 of our Xbox20 defining Xbox moments series brings us to a hugely requested feature for Xbox One that let users play their old games on the new console via a selective backwards compatibility programme.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 35

Part thirteen of our Xbox20 celebration is delving into Microsoft's purchase of Mojang, the development team founded by Notch and responsible for one of the biggest gaming IPs in the world: Minecraft.

Posted 2 years ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 15

Part 12 of our Xbox20 defining Xbox moments series is here, with the conclusion of a previous instalment. You see, while Kinect was undeniably successful, it would lead Microsoft to make some extremely poor decisions...

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 32

Techland's Dying Light 2: Stay Human really is the team's "most ambitious game yet," as we found out during a hands-on preview event last month, as well as an interview with lead game designer, Tymon Smektala.

Posted 2 years ago by Tom West 7

The eleventh instalment in our Xbox20 feature series takes a look at Games with Gold: the good, the bad, and the slightly confusing.

Posted 2 years ago by Heidi Nicholas 31

We've reached the halfway point in our Xbox20 defining Xbox moments feature series, with today's entry looking back at how the original vision for Xbox One didn't even last a month before Microsoft backtracked on key issues.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 60

The ninth feature in our Xbox20 feature series takes us all the way to Japan — a territory that Xbox has always had trouble breaking into, but Microsoft has never given up hope...

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 28

Part eight of our Xbox20 celebration looks at Microsoft's take on hands-free gaming, and how Kinect would surprise the world by going on to be one of the most successful console add-ons of all time.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 58

Today marks the one-year anniversaries of the Xbox Series X and the Xbox Series S. It's been a rather bumpy year for a console launch, but the systems are still Microsoft's fastest-selling consoles to date.

Posted 2 years ago by Tom West 76

Xbox20 time again, with part seven of this series looking at the system update that would completely overhaul the Xbox 360 interface. Welcome back to the New Xbox Experience!

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 48

Part six of our defining Xbox moments feature series is the first to address something that isn't purely positive, as we look back on the surprising failure rate of the Xbox 360 and the infamous Red Ring of Death...

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 97

We're preaching to the choir with part five of our Xbox20 defining Xbox moments feature series, looking back at how the Xbox 360 launch brought with it something everyone here knows and loves — achievements.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 73

Next up in our Xbox20 feature series on the defining moments in Xbox history, we look at how Xbox Live made online console gaming accessible for a mainstream audience for the first time...

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 29

Part three of our Xbox20 feature series takes us back to 2002, when Microsoft made its first major talent investment in Xbox and scooped up legendary developer, Rare.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 25

For part two of this feature series, we revisit the 2001 launch of the original Xbox, and the killer launch games that made it a must-own console.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 38

As the #Xbox20 festivities begin to ramp up, we take a look back at 20 years' worth of moments that defined Xbox in this special feature series. First up, back to where it all began — with a massive aluminium X.

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 39

Ubisoft's Riders Republic is an action sports game that takes us into the outdoors for some skiing, snowboarding, biking, and gliding. It drops this week and we have spent a few hours with it! Here are our first impressions.

Posted 2 years ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 11

Speedruns seem to be a love-or-hate thing at the best of times, so achievements that demand quick clears are always going to be equally divisive. Here are some of the harshest beat-the-clock achievements out there...

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 131

Far Cry 6 has been out for just over a week now, and comparing TA data for this launch period against previous games in the series reveals some interesting bits of information...

Posted 2 years ago by Luke Albigés 94

Hell Let Loose offers an authentic battlefield experience that leans on the FPS simulation genre. Tom headed to the muddy battlefields of World War 2 to fight alongside his brothers in arms.

Posted 2 years ago by Tom West 14

We have just over a month to wait until Forza Horizon 5 launches, however, we do now have its achievement list to satiate the hunger until then. Here is our breakdown of what to expect from Forza Horizon 5's achievement list.

Posted 2 years ago by Sean Carey 39