REVIEW: Industria 2 @bleakmill.com ✍️Jamie Collyer "still a spark of what made Industria intriguing in some of the settings and lore we can find, but the package as a whole just misses the mark for me" www.xboxtavern.com/industria-2-...

REVIEW: Directive 8020 @supermassivegames.bsky.social ✍️Jamie Collyer "story is full of interesting twists and turns, and the extensions of more traditional gameplay are welcome" www.xboxtavern.com/directive-80...

REVIEW: Mouse P.I. For Hire ✍️Daniel Eustace "excellent visuals and animation to the simple act of exploring and shooting" www.xboxtavern.com/mouse-p-i-fo...

REVIEW: Wax Heads from @waxheadsgame.bsky.social ✍️ Corey Lyle "Wax Heads was a unique experience that definitely lived up to the cozy promise " www.xboxtavern.com/wax-head-rev...

REVIEW: Replaced from @sadcatstudios.bsky.social @thunderfulgames.bsky.social ✍️ Jamie Collyer "winds up being worth a play for sure, even if it isn’t quite the next best thing we were hoping for " www.xboxtavern.com/replaced-rev...

Gaming Tavern Game Night 33 - Arc Raiders Riven Tides! Join our team as they step back into Arc for the first time in a while, attempting to survive the wilds of Riven Tides www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Tx...

REVIEW: Crimson Desert from @PearlAbyss ✍️ Graham Cameron www.xboxtavern.com/crimson-dese...

REVIEW: Tides of Tomorrow from Digixart ✍️ Jamie Collyer "Story Link feature is a very cool concept, and the way it affects not just our world but those that come after gives us pause for thought every time" www.xboxtavern.com/tides-of-tom...

REVIEW: Kiln from @doublefine.com ✍️ Jamie Collyer "an easy recommendation for those looking to add a new game to the game night rotation" www.xboxtavern.com/kiln-review/

Surprise! A Bonus Game Night with Jay and Million Man Ian arrives, with the duo playing Kiln once more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB1k...

REVIEW: Cthulhu: Cosmic Abyss from @nacon.bsky.social ✍️ Jamie Collyer "a core mystery that will provide a compelling enough reason to continue if you can get into the rhythm of the puzzling "` www.xboxtavern.com/cthulhu-cosm...

Gaming Tavern's Game Night 32 - Kiln! We're back with a stream of the first Xbox first party release of the year, Double Fine's Kiln! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jjH...

REVIEW: Greedfall II: The Dying World Review ✍️ Graham Cameron "Returning players will find a lot to enjoy here, but newer players will be able to pick things up easily enough as well " www.xboxtavern.com/greedfall-ii...

REVIEW: Shinobi: AoV Sega Villains Stage DLC from Lizardcube ✍️Jamie Collyer "Fantastic level design and brutally hard challenges " www.xboxtavern.com/shinobi-art-...

REVIEW: Hacked: The Streamer from @hackedthestreamer.bsky.social ✍️ Jamie Collyer "An interesting premise and story that is worth playing makes Hacked: The Streamer a title that FMV players should definitely consider " www.xboxtavern.com/hacked-the-s...

REVIEW: Pragmata from @Capcom ✍️ @kooshmoose.bsky.social "constantly evolving and engaging hacking mechanic " www.xboxtavern.com/pragmata-rev...

Our full review of Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss is coming soon, but from what we've played so far it is a very intricate detective title, tasking players with genuine tricky puzzles to solve. That's not necessarily without fault, but we'll save that for the review!

We're not quite ready with our review of Hades II on Xbox yet but it's pretty safe to say the positive praise around it from it's launch last year is more than justified. Excellent gameplay, fantastic presentation and just an almost perfect example of the 'one more go' design philosophy.

REVIEW: @teamrazer.bsky.social Viper V4 Pro ✍️Jamie Collyer "has been a joy to use and, in my eyes, is worth every penny " www.xboxtavern.com/razer-viper-...

REVIEW: Super Meat Boy 3D from Team Meat ✍️Jamie Collyer "snappy restarts, generally tight controls, tricky challenges and a lot of reason to go back and beat personal records" www.xboxtavern.com/super-meat-b...

ONE HOUR WARNING! @mattoliver18.bsky.social and @skilljim.bsky.social hit the Shenmue news and stream some more Shenmue on OG DC. When will we see Shenmue 4? 8.30pm GMT - 4th April 📺 twitch.tv/shenmuedojo 📺 youtube.com/shenmuedojoVOD #LetsGetShenmue4

REVIEW: @lifeisstrange Reunion from @deckninegames.com ✍️ Jamie Collyer " an excellent send off for the two characters that the Life is Strange fanbase are obviously hugely fond of " www.xboxtavern.com/life-is-stra...

REVIEW: Project Songbird from @fyregames.bsky.social ✍️ Jamie Collyer "While it didn’t grip me fully, I did enjoy aspects of the tale, and I really dug the horror section " #xbox #horrorgames www.xboxtavern.com/project-song...

The @teamrazer.bsky.social Viper V4 Pro is out now - and we're going hands on with it for the site! In the meantime, check out this unboxing, and be sure to visit xboxtavern.com for the full review in due time! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZEX...

REVIEW: Screamer from Milestone Srl ✍️Jamie Collyer "an incredible arcade racer, with stellar presentation and gameplay" www.xboxtavern.com/screamer-rev...

REVIEW: Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Blood Ties ✍️ Graham Cameron "coupling it with the Dark Ties side story brings an interesting dynamic on the story " www.xboxtavern.com/kiryu-fights...

REVIEW: Marathon from @marathonthegame.bungie.net ✍️Jamie Collyer "core loop of exploration, looting and fighting feels great " www.xboxtavern.com/marathon-rev...

Our man @badgercommander.bsky.social is always timely, and this piece we had ready for today feels even more appropriate considering the NVIDIA guff from yesterday: www.xboxtavern.com/you-were-nev...

Our man @badgercommander.bsky.social reviews @styxvideogames.bsky.social Blades of Greed! "unrepentantly a stealth game, and this instalment adds a lot of new features and mechanics" www.xboxtavern.com/styx-blades-...

REVIEW: Jaws: Retro Edition from @limitedrungames.com ✍️Jamie Collyer "The Enhanced edition is great and offers more meat on the bones to the original" www.xboxtavern.com/jaws-retro-e...

Game Night 28 - WWE 2K26 with GrahamReaper and Enaksan! youtube.com/live/LALDCHY... Join us as we fight in the name of sports entertainment!

REVIEW: Sumerian Six from @devolverdigital.com ✍️Corey Lyle "a system simple enough to pick up and swap between characters easily and make you feel satisfied clearing an area " www.xboxtavern.com/sumerian-six...

REVIEW: WWE 2K26 from Visual Concepts and 2K ✍️ Jamie Collyer "If you’re even remotely into the world of professional wrestling, then WWE 2K26 is an absolute no brainer as the best game of graps " #wwe2k26 www.xboxtavern.com/wwe-2k26-rev...

REVIEW: Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf by Jamie Collyer "A joy to play, a touching story, and incredible soundtrack" @wishfully.bsky.social @thunderfulgames.bsky.social www.xboxtavern.com/planet-of-la...

Our review of the excellent RE Requiem, now in audio form! open.spotify.com/episode/4MZ7...

REVIEW: Resident Evil Requiem by Jamie Collyer "the best Resident Evil game in many years" @capcom.bsky.social www.xboxtavern.com/resident-evi...

REVIEW: QPAD Mark Model 3 & 5 Mouse Review by Jamie Collyer "easy to use and set up, have plenty of customisation options, and great built in battery life " www.xboxtavern.com/qpad-mouse-m...

A bonus edition, and a solid look at Spencer as he says goodbye to Xbox

REVIEW: Heart of the Forest from @walesinteractive.bsky.social "the tale is engaging with plenty of twists, turns, and reasons to replay" by Jamie Collyer www.xboxtavern.com/heart-of-the...

Excellent (as always) wrap up of the weeks news by @hitpoints.bsky.social here, covering the baffling closure of Bluepoint in scathing detail.

We had chance to check out @dontnod.bsky.social 's Aphelion recently, and our thoughts can be found just about here: youtu.be/yxsAVIX-YjA?... www.xboxtavern.com/aphelion-pre...

REVIEW: Love Eternal from @ysbryd.net by Jamie Collyer "While the narrative didn’t grab us, the brilliant presentation and moreish challenge did " www.xboxtavern.com/love-eternal...

REVIEW: REANIMAL from @tarsierstudios.bsky.social by @badgercommander.bsky.social "When all things are properly aligned REANIMAL is riveting, so much is worth seeing" www.xboxtavern.com/reanimal-rev...

We'll be live in a few minutes!

We'll be back this evening, at 8pm GMT, to discuss the week in gaming, the State of Play, and more games we've been playing! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK4a...

REVIEW: Cats Around Us: Giant Cat by @kooshmoose.bsky.social "offer gamers a good time for just a few dollars" @silesiagames.bsky.social www.xboxtavern.com/cats-around-...

We'll be live with some Arc Raiders very shortly! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfKK...

REVIEW: Cairn (PC) by @badgercommander.bsky.social "an astounding game with a keen sense of what makes climbing frightening and exciting" @thegamebakers.com www.xboxtavern.com/cairn-pc-rev...

REVIEW: @asusrog.bsky.social Raikiri II for Xbox by Jamie Collyer "won me over with its great feel in the hands, excellent inputs and fantastic versatility in how and where it can be used" www.xboxtavern.com/rog-raikiri-...

REVIEW: Rightfully, Beary Arms by Jamie Collyer "In short bursts there is fun to be had with Rightfully, Beary Arms...but we simply didn’t find it all that engaging enough" www.xboxtavern.com/rightfully-b... @daylitebasement.bsky.social