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Next Week on XBOX: New Games for October 19 to 23
This weekly feature highlights new games launching on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Game Pass between October 19 and 23. Titles include Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE, Shoresy: Legends of the North, and numerous other indie and genre titles.
Next Week on XBOX: New Games for October 12 to 16
This weekly feature highlights new games coming to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Game Pass between October 12 and 16. Titles include Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Planet Zoo 2, Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea, and various other indie and family-friendly titles.
Ocean Media Has Three New Xbox Games For You Today
Ocean Media has released three new games simultaneously on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S: Weekend Solitaire: Summer Village, Chronicles Of Albian: The Magic Convention, and Mirrors of Deception: The Poisoned Legacy. The titles offer varied experiences ranging from card games to hidden object adventures and detective stories.
Next Week on XBOX: New Games for September 28 to October 2
This weekly feature highlights new games coming to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC between September 28 and October 2. Titles include Minecraft Dungeons II, Gears of War: E-Day, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, and a remastered The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, among many others across various genres.
Motorhome: Travelling North America 2 Collector’s Edition Review | TheXboxHub
Motorhome: Travelling North America 2 Collector's Edition offers a familiar hidden object experience with a tighter route than its predecessor, featuring stock photo-like scenes and occasional minigames. Despite some uncanniness and a sense of corner-cutting, the game provides a substantial amount of content, estimated at around eight hours, with varied item-finding mechanics and puzzles to keep players engaged.
Mirrors Of Deception: The Silver Peaks Secret Review | TheXboxHub
This review harshly criticizes Mirrors Of Deception: The Silver Peaks Secret, calling its use of generative AI abhorrent and the experience akin to torture. The game's hidden object mechanics are hampered by nonsensical items and a cluttered visual style, making gameplay frustrating and visually disorienting. The reviewer strongly advises against purchasing the game, viewing it as a failed experiment and a worrying sign for the future of AI in creative media.
Murder Or Motorhomes? Ocean Media Brings Two New Hidden Object Games To Xbox
Ocean Media has released two new hidden object games on Xbox: Mirrors of Deception: The Silver Peaks Secret and Motorhome: Traveling North America 2 Collector's Edition. Both titles are available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S for £8.39 each, offering distinct gameplay experiences from murder mystery to cross-country travel.
Shuffle Up! Jewel Match Solitaire X Arrives On Xbox
Jewel Match Solitaire X has been released on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, featuring over 500 levels, multiple solitaire variants, and bonus stages like Mahjong and Match-2. Developed by Suricate Software and published by Ocean Media, the game offers a substantial package for fans of card-based puzzle games.
Family Roadshow: Hidden Adventures Collector’s Edition Review | TheXboxHub
Family Roadshow: Hidden Adventures Collector's Edition is a blandly conventional hidden object game with a horrifyingly bad opening sequence. While the game offers a vast number of hidden object puzzles and stages, its reliance on stock photo composites and nonsensical writing detracts significantly from the experience.
Next Week on XBOX: New Games for September 7 to 11
This week's Xbox releases include NHL 27, Halloween: The Game, Mewgenics, and Train Sim World 7, among many others. Several titles are optimized for Xbox Series X|S and available on Game Pass, including The Royal Writ and Dumb Ways to Build.
Amazing Weekend Search and Relax Collector’s Edition Review | TheXboxHub
The Amazing Weekend Search and Relax Collector's Edition offers a vast amount of content for its price, akin to an all-you-can-eat buffet. While the visuals are described as uninspired and "cut-and-paste" jobs from Ocean Media, the game provides numerous hidden object scenes with varied rulesets and minigames, offering around fifteen hours of gameplay. Despite the sheer volume, a slight lack of polish prevents the overall quality from being truly "Amazing."
Sweet Home: Look & Find Collector’s Edition Review | TheXboxHub
Sweet Home: Look & Find Collector's Edition is a hidden object game from Ocean Media that offers a decent, albeit uninspired, experience. While the core gameplay is functional, it suffers from a sluggish cursor, unimaginative scenes, and a lack of quality-of-life features found in other titles from the same publisher. The Collector's Edition includes extra content and a 'My Room' customization feature.
Dark Town Secrets: Lost Lulu Collector’s Edition Review | TheXboxHub
Dark Town Secrets: Lost Lulu Collector's Edition offers a campy and hilarious narrative, blending a gritty detective story with cute hidden object elements. While the game's story is incoherent, its unique approach to hidden object gameplay, with nearly exhaustive item finding and varied puzzle types, appeals to obsessive players. However, the visual presentation suffers from inconsistent scaling, repetitive assets, and potentially AI-generated art, making it a rough-edged but intriguing experience.
I Love Finding Pups Collector’s Edition Review | TheXboxHub
I Love Finding Pups Collector's Edition is a hidden object game for Xbox where players find pups and other items in photographic scenes, interspersed with spot-the-difference puzzles and jigsaw puzzles. While the game includes pups, they are not the primary focus, and the overall experience is described as a typical Ocean Media offering with a half-hearted theme and a lack of narrative momentum.
Sir You Are Being Hunted now available on Nintendo Switch, 5 years after it was announced for the console
Sir You Are Being Hunted has been released on Nintendo Switch five years after its initial announcement for the console. Published by Ocean Media and developed by Big Robot, the game is now available on Switch, 13 years after its original PC launch. The game is a procedurally-generated British horror where players must survive against tweed-wearing robots.
The Hunt Begins Again: Cult Classic “Sir, You Are Being Hunted” Arrives on Consoles Today — 13 Years After Its PC Debut
The cult classic stealth survival game Sir, You Are Being Hunted has been released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, thirteen years after its PC debut. Developed by Big Robot and published by Ocean Media, the game features procedurally generated British landscapes and a unique tweed-wearing robot hunting mechanic.
Tallowmere Finally Arrives On Xbox – Even If Its Sequel Got Here First
The original Tallowmere has now been released on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, following the recent launch of its sequel, Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens. Developed by Chris McFarland and published by Ocean Media, this roguelike platformer features procedurally generated rooms, tight combat mechanics, and local co-op for up to four players.
Next Week on XBOX: New Games for June 29 to July 3
Xbox has announced a slate of new games arriving on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Game Pass between June 29 and July 3. Titles include RV There Yet?, Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains, EA SPORTS College Football 27, and many more indie and AA releases.
Kat-tastic Hidden Object Review | TheXboxHub
Kat-tastic Hidden Object is a hidden object game where players assist Detective Kat in solving mysteries by finding items. The game features a unique mechanic where removing items can reveal new objectives, and includes various puzzle types like Mahjong and jigsaws. While initially engaging with its novel mechanics and presentation, the game suffers from repetition in its hidden object scenes and a lack of variety in backdrops, ultimately leading to a less satisfying experience.
Can A Deck Of Cards Solve A Murder? Solitaire Crime Stories Chapter 1 Arrives On Xbox
Solitaire Crime Stories Chapter 1, a mystery adventure game blending solitaire gameplay with crime-solving, has been released on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Developed by Rainbow Games and published by Ocean Media, the game challenges players to investigate a series of crimes in the town of Springdale by completing solitaire levels.
