It's recorded and it went even better than I could've hoped for. Y'all are in for a treat on November 22. 😁

We've got a final hands-on preview of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on IGN today, and it's got an annoying, potentially fatal flaw. I hope this isn't as bad all game long as it is in the early part that our writer played. Details in the preview: www.ign.com/articles/met...

This was an incredible read. What a story! Great stuff from Jason here. After reading this I'm extra happy that Dispatch is doing so well. I'm only halfway through the season but it's FANTASTIC so far.

Recording something special for the Xbox 360's 20th anniversary today. Can't wait to share it with you on the 22nd!

The Fallout season 2 trailer is FANTASTIC www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGLx...

New Unlocked! Topics covered: -GTA 6 delay's impact on Microsoft's big planned Q4 -Steam Machine muscling into the same space as the next-gen Xbox -Halo Infinite winds down & future of Halo -Mass Effect 5 -TES6 And more! Listen here or on podcast feeds: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvEj...

I'm three episodes into @adhocstudio.com's Dispatch so far and it's excellent. It's genuinely funny, the characters are really well-written, and Aaron Paul is crushing it in the lead role. It's carrying on Telltale's legacy beautifully so far, IMHO.

Topics covered in the new Unlocked we just recorded: -GTA 6 delay's impact on Microsoft's big planned Q4 -Steam Machine muscling into the same space as the next-gen Xbox -Halo Infinite winds down & future of Halo -Mass Effect 5 -TES6 And more! Podcast will be out at 6am PT tomorrow

The fantastic Mark Medina just called this the "GabeCube" in IGN's Slack, and I think that's it. That's the one. 😂

Valve just announced a new SteamOS "console," the (new) Steam Machine. It's got a new controller with it. Our hardware crew went up to Valve to check it out. Here's our hands-on preview: www.ign.com/articles/ste...

I did the AntonioBanderasLeanBack.gif when the desert from Super Mario Odyssey appeared in the new Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcY2...

Lots to talk about on Unlocked this week! Looking forward to recording it tomorrow.

A "Last time on [GAME FRANCHISE]..." catch-up cutscene you can watch before starting the game – if it's a sequel, obviously. Games take so long to make that I don't remember what all happened in the last game. Psychonauts 2 did this, which I very much appreciated. (hat tip to @doublefine.com)

I distinctly remember watching a behind-the-scenes video of an emotional Tim Allen & Tom Hanks recording their "final" voiceover lines for Toy Story some years ago... But nope. Money always wins, LOL. They're back for Toy Story 5. We'll see how this goes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGBg...

We've got an exclusive final preview of Routine, the upcoming first-person lunar-base-set horror game, from the awesome @tieguytravis.bsky.social. Check it out if you're interested: www.ign.com/articles/rou...

If you're making a Mario game at Nintendo, the first 30 minutes of it better be pretty damn amazing. MIYAMOTO IS WATCHING. 👀 www.ign.com/articles/nin...

1) There's zero chance Microsoft allows for the shadow drop that Todd Howard seems to want for The Elder Scrolls 6. 2) I've said it before and I'll say it again: Fall 2028 is the EARLIEST that game might release. Patience, as Todd preaches, is required. www.ign.com/articles/im-...

A Mass Effect TV show could VERY EASILY go sideways, but I like that they're not just going to retell Shepard's story. Hopefully this is closer to Fallout quality than Halo in terms of video-game-based TV shows. www.ign.com/articles/mas...

GTA 6 just blew up Fall 2026. Here's a brand-new, earlier-than-usual episode of Next-Gen Console Watch where we talk all about the ripple effects of this massive news: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WgF...

Microsoft might be the publisher most heavily impacted by this GTA 6 delay. Halo Remake, Gears E-Day, Fable, AND Call of Duty 2026 are all almost certainly scheduled for next Fall. Maaaaaybe Forza Horizon 6 too? Better ship 'em well before Nov. 19 now! www.ign.com/articles/gta...

New Unlocked episode has arrived! The Outer Worlds 2 game director Brandon Adler joins us for a very open and honest conversation about Obsidian's new RPG, including stuff that hit the cutting room floor, things they prototyped, and much more. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULoI...

Hey cool the wayback machine has the now-dead Official Xbox Magazine website's version of my Ninja Gaiden 2 review that originally ran in the August 2008 issue. Funny, I thought I gave it a 9.0, but apparently I gave it an 8.5. 😜 web.archive.org/web/20080802...

I know there've been a lot of reasons to be down on Xbox this year, but with the 20th anniversary of the 360 coming up later this month, dammit, I am going to celebrate and enjoy that anniversary! I hope at least one of the things I'm working on to mark the occasion makes you smile.

Tomorrow's Unlocked episode is all about The Outer Worlds 2. Hope you enjoy it when it goes out on podcast services and YouTube at 6am PT/9am ET!

Our wonderful co-founder @peer-ign.bsky.social put together this IGN Playlist of every game that's ever been featured as part of our IGN First "cover story" program since we started it 11.5 years ago. What a list of games (mostly...nobody bats 1.000 😜)! www.ign.com/playlist/ign...

I guess the one upside to not having had time to start Dispatch yet is that all eight episodes will be available by the time I do.

Our November IGN First "cover story" game is Routine! It's a first-person horror game set on a lunar base with really cool-looking (IMHO) 1980's-vision-of-the-future tech. Our first exclusive today is some new gameplay showing off a key gameplay mechanic: www.ign.com/articles/rou...

Still one of my favorite videos IGN has ever done. Luke and our video team absolutely crushed this travelogue-style video we did back in the run-up to Forza Horizon 4: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDuN...

Here's a new Next-Gen Console Watch episode! We're discussing Halo's arrival on PlayStation and Xbox effectively surrendering in the console wars. (I promise our convo is more nuanced than that description, LOL.) Check it out if you're interested: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsmX...

Legit good deal here on Xbox Series X/S storage upgrade cards. Sure, they were overpriced to begin with, but the point is that the deals below are good, IMHO, if you want to pick one up.

I wonder what Studio MDHR is up to. It feels like we should be about due to hear from them soon.

This week's Unlocked is here, and it's a KOXM reunion with @danamrich.bsky.social! Dan is at Digital Eclipse now, who just released the Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection today. Dan discusses building this not as a ROM dump but as a "playable museum exhibit." Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mo1...

The Unlocked episode I recorded today was an extra-special one for me personally, and one that old-school Xbox fans – and specifically Official Xbox Magazine readers – are going to (I hope!) really enjoy. It drops at 6am PT tomorrow on podcast services and YouTube.

I had the pleasure of doing the voiceover for this review (I didn't write it), but this score plus the fact that I'm a huge sucker for HD-2D means I gotta play this.

The Arc Raiders folks intentionally employing the "Titanfall 2 Release Date Strategy" is a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for them. www.ign.com/articles/arc...

How are you all liking Ninja Gaiden 4 so far?

New Crimson Desert hands-on preview on IGN today as our month of exclusive coverage comes to an end. Check it out if you're interested (and given how gorgeous this game is, you might want to watch the video version): www.ign.com/articles/wha...

We've got more discussion on Halo: Campaign Evolved on the new episode of Unlocked that just dropped! Plus Ninja Gaiden 4 chatter with our ace reviewer @jurassicrabbit.bsky.social too. Oh, and the whole "very premium" next-gen Xbox thing. Tap in! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e73...

Halo: Campaign Evolved is an Unreal Engine 5 remake (not a remaster) of Halo 1. I got to play it earlier this week & I've prepared a full preview for you. I came away with some answers, but a LOT of unanswered questions. Check it out if you're interested: www.ign.com/articles/hal...

While you wait to see what else happens today... Here's this week's new episode of Next-Gen Console Watch, in which we dig into Sarah Bond's recent comments about the next-gen Xbox being a "very premium" experience: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE00...

If you're wondering where Unlocked is this week, it'll be along in about 3 hours. For reasons.

HEY YOU (LEGO) GUUUUUUUUYS! www.ign.com/articles/goo...

I just attended a conference where Phil Spencer, among other topics, addressed AI use at Xbox. They do use it, but probably not how you think: www.ign.com/articles/xbo...

In happier news today, here's IGN's review of The Outer Worlds 2. I can't wait to dig into this...after I finish Ninja Gaiden 4. 😎 www.ign.com/articles/the...

Welp, if this report is indeed accurate, it would seem to confirm a lot of folks' suspicions. www.ign.com/articles/mic...

As if I didn't have enough killer games this month (Keeper, Ninja Gaiden 4, The Outer Worlds 2, & Battlefield 6), here's IGN's review-so-far on the episodic Dispatch, from ex-Telltale devs. Seems like it's awesome so far; not surprising as I loved the demo. Read it here: www.ign.com/articles/dis...

IGN's Ninja Gaiden 4 review from fellow NG superfan (and far more skilled player than me), @jurassicrabbit.bsky.social, is here! Read it or watch the video. The combat is so good that it makes me feel AWESOME to play this game. But his criticisms are spot-on: www.ign.com/articles/nin...

Excited to welcome @jurassicrabbit.bsky.social onto Unlocked with us this week so we can nerd out on Ninja Gaiden 4.

Cool, now do the Dumb & Dumber theatrical cut. It is insane that such a classic comedy doesn’t have a 4K Blu-Ray release. And the Unrated Edition is a decidedly worse version of the movie. — The Mask Is Getting a 4K Limited-Edition and Preorders Are Already on Sale ign.com/articles/the...

We're talking about the ROG Xbox Ally X on this week's new episode of Next-Gen Console Watch if you're interested in checking it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJKW...