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We're fairly used to hearing about record breaking games, but most of those figures sit in terms of the sales of the biggest of blockbusters. Today a proper record breaker comes to Xbox, PlayStation and VR services, after picking up some critical acclaim on PC through Steam. The thing is, it's Not For Broadcast. 

We already knew that Turtle Beach were right at the top of the audio game, a place they have been holding for many a year. But they think there's more that can be done to deliver the finest audio experience to gamers. They're looking to do that with the Turtle Beach Stealth Pro headset. 

Atari have found some real success with their Recharged series of games, gaining acclaim for bringing old classics up to date for the modern era. The latest game to be hit with the Recharged stick is that of Caverns of Mars. 

Available right now as a free-to-play title on Xbox, PlayStation, PC and mobile, Kartrider: Drift is certainly getting the basics right.

As much as music and puzzles have shacked up together in the past, we can’t recall a game that welds them together as tightly as Rytmos.

Having played Ten Dates, we were clearly still in the dating mood, as we took the opportunity to speed-date two of its creative forces: Paul Raschid, the writer-director of Ten Dates, and Charlie Maher, who plays Ryan in the game.

Remember the days of lockdown? It was those which birthed Five Dates, the interactive rom-com from Wales Interactive - and it was that which has allowed for the arrival of the follow-up, Ten Dates. 

Rolling out to Vampire Survivors right about now is the latest patch for the game - Patch v1.3.0, otherwise known as ‘The Chaotic One’. It arrives on Xbox, PC and mobile, tweaking things, adding surprises as it goes. 

Next up in Atari's quest for world domination (again) will be Caverns of Mars: Recharged.

2023 is well underway and the gaming news is starting to ramp up. Episode 149 of TheXboxHub Official Podcast covers all the good bits - and some of the not-so-good bits - to have come out of the gaming sphere over the last few days. The Last of Us is obviously front and centre, but the team are also in the game with EA SPORTS PGA TOUR.

The early-1980s were pretty much a testbed for what was to come, as the video gaming industry took tentative steps to becoming the powerhouse it now is. It's from that time where the Akka Arrh seed was sown. Only now though will it become a full-on reality. 

It's been the best part of a year since NACON released their MG-X Pro Controller to the world - a controller that was fully immersed in the Android world. Now though iPhone gamers can get in on the action too, with the launch of the officially licensed Xbox MG-X Pro Made For iPhone cloud-gaming controller. 

We never fail to be amused by the sheer number of simulators that are available in the gaming world. The latest is certainly one of interest too, as Animal Shelter Simulator comes to Xbox. 

Wales Interactive continue to champion the full-motion video scene and on the back of a host of other FMV opportunities will soon come the chance to spend a night at The Isle Tide Hotel. 

We had the chance to sit down and find out more, throwing some questions at Chris Kohler of Digital Eclipse - they behind the development of Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration - hoping to understand more as to what was needed in order to make this Atari anniversary such a celebration.