http://retrozone.co/forum/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:02:12 +0000 MyBB http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1372 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:29:13 +0000 XBOX]]> http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1372 Xbox Has Limited Spots For A Free 'Once Human' Open Beta This Week

Update: The game's final beta goes live on Wednesday night.Fancy playing something new this week? Xbox has just opened up registrations for a free Once Human closed beta on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, which is taking place from March 26th through to April 8th.This is an open-world supernatural survival game that released on Steam back in 2024, and has a "Mostly Positive" average based on over 80,000 user ratings. The full console version is planned to release later in 2026 for Xbox and PS5, and this closed beta will give players a taste of what to expect from the free-to-play multiplayer experience.Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/xb...-this-week]]> Xbox Has Limited Spots For A Free 'Once Human' Open Beta This Week

Update: The game's final beta goes live on Wednesday night.Fancy playing something new this week? Xbox has just opened up registrations for a free Once Human closed beta on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, which is taking place from March 26th through to April 8th.This is an open-world supernatural survival game that released on Steam back in 2024, and has a "Mostly Positive" average based on over 80,000 user ratings. The full console version is planned to release later in 2026 for Xbox and PS5, and this closed beta will give players a taste of what to expect from the free-to-play multiplayer experience.Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/xb...-this-week]]> http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1371 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:29:13 +0000 XBOX]]> http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1371 Ori Creator Shares His Take On The Future Of Xbox's First-Party Strategy

"It still looks like Xbox is sitting on an absolute goldmine".It's no surprise that multiple people in the industry are sharing their thoughts about the state of Xbox Game Studios and Xbox's other first-party teams, as the rumours have been flying around about potential job cuts and studio closures.One of those people is the head of Moon Studios, Thomas Mahler, who delivered two Xbox console exclusives in Ori And The Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps before they later released on Nintendo Switch as well.Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/or...y-strategy]]> Ori Creator Shares His Take On The Future Of Xbox's First-Party Strategy

"It still looks like Xbox is sitting on an absolute goldmine".It's no surprise that multiple people in the industry are sharing their thoughts about the state of Xbox Game Studios and Xbox's other first-party teams, as the rumours have been flying around about potential job cuts and studio closures.One of those people is the head of Moon Studios, Thomas Mahler, who delivered two Xbox console exclusives in Ori And The Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps before they later released on Nintendo Switch as well.Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/or...y-strategy]]> http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1370 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:29:13 +0000 XBOX]]> http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1370 Xbox CSO Shuts Down Rumour About Exclusives, Insists They'll Happen Every Year

It had been suggested they might "reverse course".There have been many rumours floating around about Xbox over the past 24 hours, with most of them centred around potential studio closures, but another one has related to exclusives and how Xbox might "reverse course" on them.Windows Central editor Jez Corden took to social media earlier today to state that the rumour was "fanfic", and that "exclusive games is a foundation of the strategy for post memory crisis".Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/xb...every-year]]> Xbox CSO Shuts Down Rumour About Exclusives, Insists They'll Happen Every Year

It had been suggested they might "reverse course".There have been many rumours floating around about Xbox over the past 24 hours, with most of them centred around potential studio closures, but another one has related to exclusives and how Xbox might "reverse course" on them.Windows Central editor Jez Corden took to social media earlier today to state that the rumour was "fanfic", and that "exclusive games is a foundation of the strategy for post memory crisis".Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/xb...every-year]]> http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1369 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:29:12 +0000 Nintendo]]> http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1369 Disney Dreamlight Valley 2026 Summer Showcase Broadcasts Tomorrow

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Gameloft has announced that its Disney Dreamlight Valley 2026 Summer Showcase will broadcast tomorrow, Wednesday 17 June. Starting…
The post Disney Dreamlight Valley 2026 Summer Showcase Broadcasts Tomorrow appeared first on Nintendo Insider and is written by Alex Seedhouse.




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Nintendo Insider

Nintendo Insider - Nintendo Insider brings you the latest Nintendo Switch 2 news, Pokémon updates, reviews, guides, and features - your trusted source for all things Nintendo.
Gameloft has announced that its Disney Dreamlight Valley 2026 Summer Showcase will broadcast tomorrow, Wednesday 17 June. Starting…
The post Disney Dreamlight Valley 2026 Summer Showcase Broadcasts Tomorrow appeared first on Nintendo Insider and is written by Alex Seedhouse.




https://www.nintendo-insider.com/disney-...-tomorrow/]]> http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1368 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:29:12 +0000 Nintendo]]> http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1368 Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Review

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Nintendo Insider - Nintendo Insider brings you the latest Nintendo Switch 2 news, Pokémon updates, reviews, guides, and features - your trusted source for all things Nintendo.
Ever since Level-5 shifted from being solely a developer to publishing its own work, it has felt like…
The post Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Review appeared first on Nintendo Insider and is written by Shaun Musgrave.




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Nintendo Insider

Nintendo Insider - Nintendo Insider brings you the latest Nintendo Switch 2 news, Pokémon updates, reviews, guides, and features - your trusted source for all things Nintendo.
Ever since Level-5 shifted from being solely a developer to publishing its own work, it has felt like…
The post Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Review appeared first on Nintendo Insider and is written by Shaun Musgrave.




https://www.nintendo-insider.com/fantasy...on-review/]]> http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1367 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:29:12 +0000 Nintendo]]> http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1367 Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Nintendo Switch 2 Review

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One of the many unfortunate consequences of advancing technology in the gaming space is that big publishers have…
The post Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Nintendo Switch 2 Review appeared first on Nintendo Insider and is written by Shaun Musgrave.




https://www.nintendo-insider.com/kunitsu...-2-review/]]> Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Nintendo Switch 2 Review

Nintendo Insider

Nintendo Insider - Nintendo Insider brings you the latest Nintendo Switch 2 news, Pokémon updates, reviews, guides, and features - your trusted source for all things Nintendo.
One of the many unfortunate consequences of advancing technology in the gaming space is that big publishers have…
The post Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Nintendo Switch 2 Review appeared first on Nintendo Insider and is written by Shaun Musgrave.




https://www.nintendo-insider.com/kunitsu...-2-review/]]> http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1366 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:03:28 +0000 XBOX]]> http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1366 Eight Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late June 2026

Here's what's leaving soon.Microsoft has revealed the next eight games leaving Xbox Game Pass in late June 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox Wire website.There are some big departures in here, including two Tomb Raider games (Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition and Rise of the Tomb Raider), popular shooter Payday 2, and a couple of addictive favourites in Slay The Spire and Unpacking.Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/ei...-june-2026]]> Eight Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late June 2026

Here's what's leaving soon.Microsoft has revealed the next eight games leaving Xbox Game Pass in late June 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox Wire website.There are some big departures in here, including two Tomb Raider games (Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition and Rise of the Tomb Raider), popular shooter Payday 2, and a couple of addictive favourites in Slay The Spire and Unpacking.Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/ei...-june-2026]]> http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1365 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:03:28 +0000 XBOX]]> http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1365 These Seven Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass, Including A COD Surprise (June 16 -

Microsoft reveals the latest batch.Microsoft has today revealed the second official roundup of Xbox Game Pass titles for June 2026, with seven games joining the service from June 16 - July 6, including a surprise COD addition in the form of Call of Duty: Vanguard.Bizarrely, we already had Shift at Midnight down for June 17th and Age of Empires Mobile: PC Edition for June 23rd on our Game Pass guide, but they weren't mentioned in today's roundup. We'll keep an eye on the situation for those.Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/th...-16-july-6]]> These Seven Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass, Including A COD Surprise (June 16 -

Microsoft reveals the latest batch.Microsoft has today revealed the second official roundup of Xbox Game Pass titles for June 2026, with seven games joining the service from June 16 - July 6, including a surprise COD addition in the form of Call of Duty: Vanguard.Bizarrely, we already had Shift at Midnight down for June 17th and Age of Empires Mobile: PC Edition for June 23rd on our Game Pass guide, but they weren't mentioned in today's roundup. We'll keep an eye on the situation for those.Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/th...-16-july-6]]> http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1364 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:03:28 +0000 XBOX]]> http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1364 Full List Of Xbox Achievements Revealed For Halo: Campaign Evolved

"Enjoy the hunt!".We're now just a little over a month away from the release of Halo: Campaign Evolved in late July, so it's no surprise that the Xbox achievements have officially surfaced for it, as shared by the team over at Halo Waypoint.In terms of the most lucrative achievements here, there's one for completing the campaign on each difficulty setting, ramping up in gamerscore the higher you go (10-40G). There's also one for completing an entire Remixed campaign without dying once (40G), one for finding all Skulls and Terminals (50G), one for completing the campaign with LASO enabled (50G), and one for completing every single achievement in the game (50G).Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/fu...gn-evolved]]> Full List Of Xbox Achievements Revealed For Halo: Campaign Evolved

"Enjoy the hunt!".We're now just a little over a month away from the release of Halo: Campaign Evolved in late July, so it's no surprise that the Xbox achievements have officially surfaced for it, as shared by the team over at Halo Waypoint.In terms of the most lucrative achievements here, there's one for completing the campaign on each difficulty setting, ramping up in gamerscore the higher you go (10-40G). There's also one for completing an entire Remixed campaign without dying once (40G), one for finding all Skulls and Terminals (50G), one for completing the campaign with LASO enabled (50G), and one for completing every single achievement in the game (50G).Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/fu...gn-evolved]]> http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1363 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:03:28 +0000 XBOX]]> http://retrozone.co/forum/showthread.php?tid=1363 Forza Horizon 6 Update Now Live On Xbox & PC, Free Car Being Given To All Players

It's the "Series 2" update.In the midst of everything that was going on last night in regards to potential Xbox studio closures, the folks over at Playground Games unveiled the "Series 2" update for Forza Horizon 6, which includes some quite significant tweaks.Looking at the patch notes, arguably the most notable thing here is that they've "improved" the difficulty balancing and adjusted how Driveatars behave at the start of races. A common complaint since launch is that the AI has been too challenging and aggressive, so it'll be interesting to see if these tweaks prove popular with FH6 fans at large.Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/fo...ll-players]]> Forza Horizon 6 Update Now Live On Xbox & PC, Free Car Being Given To All Players

It's the "Series 2" update.In the midst of everything that was going on last night in regards to potential Xbox studio closures, the folks over at Playground Games unveiled the "Series 2" update for Forza Horizon 6, which includes some quite significant tweaks.Looking at the patch notes, arguably the most notable thing here is that they've "improved" the difficulty balancing and adjusted how Driveatars behave at the start of races. A common complaint since launch is that the AI has been too challenging and aggressive, so it'll be interesting to see if these tweaks prove popular with FH6 fans at large.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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