Hypercharge: Unboxed may not be a new game, but it's one that only recently entered my consciousness due to some buzz around its impending launch onto Xbox. The game debuts on May 31, 2024, to an eager Xbox audience, and for someone who doesn't generally gravitate toward FPS games, its fresh twist on the genre piqued my interest. Only a game that looks as insanely fun and hijinks as this could have torn me away from Diablo mid-season, and I don't regret the distraction. Earlier in May, an emotional Joe Henson, Creative Gameplay and Marketing Director at Digital Cybercherries, posted a moving video on X/Twitter to announce the launch.
Hypercharge: Unboxed is made by a tiny team of 5 (possibly now 6) people, and it's clearly been a labor of love getting this out on Xbox. Henson spoke back in 2022 on about how this game would be perfect for the Xbox audience, and now it's finally made it I sincerely hope it gets the attention it deserves.
I'm going to pop the video from Joe in here because it was at this moment, seeing this passion, that I knew I was going to purchase this game at launch. Thankfully Digital Cybercherries were kind enough to provide Windows Central with a key, but this was always going to be on my list of games to check out this year. They have not seen the contents of this review before publishing.
Xbox once said, "Power Your Dreams"And when I was a little kid, my dream was to make a game about action figures with my best friends.That dream has come true. On May 31st, 2024, Hypercharge will launch on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. pic.twitter.com/BEGvsRT1QoMay 1, 2024
