Xbox – Broximar

01/24/202401/24/2024

ID@Xbox unveils Indie Selects

ID@Xbox has been helping bring amazing indie games to Xbox gamers for a decade now. To build on that legacy they have announced a new way to bring attention to some of the top indie games on Xbox through their new “Indie Selects” program, which launches today!

If you’re a fan of indie games, you’ll be glad to know that Xbox has a special section just for them! It’s called Indie Selects, a hand-picked collection of the best indie games chosen by the ID@Xbox team. You can find it in the Xbox Store, and they will also be promoting these games through their social media channels. A permanent hub in the Games section of the Xbox dashboard is available to make it easier for you to find these games. Every Wednesday, new games will be added to the collection, so you’ll always have something fresh to play!

01/21/2024

Lazy Sunday Morning Links: January 21, 2024

Hi, everyone. It will be a quick intro as I need to do the Dad thing earlier than planned. But I didn’t want to miss a links post either. So, check out the abridged version below.

Headline reads Lazy Sunday Morning Links www.broximar.com.

On the right side of the image there is a NES controller

It’s time to get to the links.

01/03/202401/07/2024

January Xbox Game Pass Updates

The January Xbox Game Pass Update was revealed this morning, and the games coming this month increase the value of the subscription even more. The addition of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Resident Evil 2, two significant AAA titles, makes this month one of the best in a while.

12/06/202107/19/2023

Halo Infinite Review | Campaign First Impressions

Access to ‘Halo Infinite’ provided to me by Microsoft/Xbox Canada for preview & review

Sometimes unexpected things happen. I have never considered myself a video game reviewer, yet for the last week, I’ve spent my time trying not to kill Master Chief in Halo Infinite repeatedly. Yes. I am writing a Halo Infinite Review. Someone pinch me.

Halo Infinite Primary Key Art / Halo Infinite in left corner. Master Chief in the middle of the frame with Zeta Halo behind him — Image Source: Xbox

The review is after the jump but, I want to preface with this: reviewing a video game is hard. It is even more challenging when your job is a stay-at-home parent. I did not get as much time with Halo Infinite as I wanted. My review is from the first five hours of the campaign.

11/04/202107/19/2023

Forza Horizon 5 Review: Initial Impressions

In early May, shortly after securing a Series S, I downloaded Forza Horizon 4 to give it a try. I had never played a Forza game before. My car-obsessed four-year-old saw me playing it, and it quickly became my most played game in May (and every month since) thanks to him wanting to watch me race. When E3 footage was released for Forza Horizon 5 in June, the game quickly jumped to my most anticipated game for 2021.

Forza Horizon 5 is everything I hoped it would be after seeing the footage earlier this year. From the opening sequence of driving down an active volcano in a 2021 Ford Bronco to cruising through the desert with the sun setting smashing cactus, there is something familiar yet new to the entire experience.