YesterdayWed, 11th Dec 2024

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  5

  News Towerborne Gets Major Winter Update Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Release In Early 2025

  Microsoft is preparing the Game Pass launch

  Towerborne, a Microsoft first-party release, somewhat strangely launched on Steam before Xbox earlier this year - but the team is still preparing for a console and Game Pass launch at the beginning of next year. And, ahead of that wider release, the Steam Early Access bu

  • Yesterday, 6pm
  • Xbox
  • Towerborne
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • PC
  • Microsoft
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  8

  News Gears Of War: Judgment, Outriders Dev Lays Off Huge Chunk Of Staff

  More than 100 people affected

  This week, the CEO of Polish developer People Can Fly has shared some unfortunate news about the Gears of War: Judgment and Outriders studio. As a result of "external market pressures", People Can Fly is "restructuring some supporting teams" - resulting in the loss of 120 employees overall. CEO Sebastian Wojciechowski...

  • Yesterday, 5pm
  • Xbox
  • People Can Fly
  • Industry
  • Gears of War Judgment
  • Outriders
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  2

  News Xbox's PC App Brings Refreshed Home Experience To All Users

  Including a refined Game Pass experience

  Following a lengthy round of Xbox Insider testing, Microsoft has brought its refreshed Home Experience to all PC users today. The Xbox team says that this new UI makes it "faster and easier to find favorite games and discover great new titles to play" with Xbox on PC. On the surface, this all looks and...

  • Yesterday, 4pm
  • Xbox
  • PC
  • Windows
  • Xbox App
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  10

  Guide The Game Awards 2024: Date, Start Times & Everything You Need To Know

  We should be getting some big announcements this week!

  Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards always provides a nice opportunity for publishers and developers to show off what's coming next - and with this being the current format's 10th anniversary, we're expecting big things from the 2024 show. With that being said, here's when TGA 2024 goes down - and...

  • Yesterday, 2:45pm
  • Xbox
  • Guides
  • The Game Awards 2024
  • TGA 2024
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  11

  News Xbox Partners With UK Darts Star Luke Littler, 'Community Rewards' Up For Grabs

  If he performs well, Xbox fans will benefit

  This week, you may have come across an Xbox tease on social media that's been attracting a lot of attention, and it turns out that tease is related to a new partnership - Xbox UK has teamed up with the English darts star, Luke Littler. Luke is taking the darts world by storm at the moment, and has...

  • Yesterday, 2pm
  • Xbox
  • Darts
  • Luke Littler
  • Random
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  4

  News Two Colourful Indie Games Announced For Xbox Game Pass In 2025

  The list continues to grow

  We're really starting to build out the Xbox Game Pass list for 2025 now, and in addition to a few titles that were revealed recently, we've also got two colourful indie games that have been announced for Game Pass over the past 24 hours. The first of these actually has a free demo as part of the Xbox Winter Demo Fest...

  • Yesterday, 1:39pm
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Indie Games
  • ID@Xbox
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  43

  News Xbox User Insists Some Owned Games Are Being Hidden From Players' Libraries

  "As time goes on, I see this problem getting worse"

  Have you ever browsed your library of Xbox games and found that something appears to be missing for no reason? There might be a legitimate cause for it, as highlighted by one eagle-eyed Xbox user over on Reddit this week. The user, known as UpstairsNo9249, advised that Microsoft appears to be...

  • Yesterday, 12:20pm
  • Xbox
  • My Games & Apps
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  13

  News Journalist Cools Expectations After Teasing Two 'Holy S**t' Reveals For The Game Awards 2024

  "What can I say without getting in trouble?"

  We're less than 48 hours from The Game Awards 2024, and the hype continues to build! Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier is the latest name to make headlines, following an appearance on the Kinda Funny Games podcast this week. During the show, Jason explained that he knows of two big announcements...

  • Yesterday, 11:21am
  • Xbox
  • The Game Awards
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  13

  Random Xbox Has Apparently Made A 'Red Ring Of Death' Ugly Sweater

  It's believed to be selling out fast at Microsoft

  We've finally reached the holiday season and according to a story over on The Verge, Microsoft has internally released a new sweater. It's not just any sweater though, it's apparently a "Xbox 360 glitch holiday sweater". This one features what's described as an "interchangeable module" that can...

  • Yesterday, 1:05am
  • Xbox
  • Xbox 360
  • Microsoft
  • Random

Tuesday10th Dec 2024

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  5

  Feature Xbox Winter Demo Event Now Live, 35+ Games Available

  Download all the free demos here

  The Xbox Winter Demo event has returned! From now until the end of 2024, Microsoft is providing access to over 35 free demos as part of the ID@Xbox program, some of which are very early builds for games that are far from finished. As part of the selection, we've got two titles that are already confirmed for Xbox...

  • Tue, 3:59pm
  • Xbox
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Winter Demo Event
  • Features
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  19

  News Three Call Of Duty Classics Could Be Heading To Xbox Game Pass Soon

  They've suddenly received new PC releases

  Ever since Microsoft acquired Activison Blizzard last year, we've periodically seen classic titles from the company's back catalogue receiving new PC versions - usually followed by their Xbox Game Pass arrivals at some point later on. This week, three classic Call of Duty titles have suddenly received new...

  • Tue, 12:59pm
  • Xbox
  • Call of Duty
  • Xbox Game Pass
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  33

  News Xbox's Matt Booty Talks PS5 Ports, Explains How The Scheduling Works

  Specifically in the case of Indiana Jones

  Matt Booty, president of game content and studios at Microsoft, has been doing the rounds with media recently to promote Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and as you'd expect, he's been asked about its upcoming PS5 port. In an interview with Variety, Booty reiterated that Xbox is still making every...

  • Tue, 2:46pm
  • Xbox
  • Matt Booty
  • Xbox Game Studios
  • PS5
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  25

  News Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Offline Mode Arrives Alongside Deep Discount On Xbox

  "We’re pleased to make this option available"

  Developer Rocksteady has outlined the future of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, with an offline mode arriving today - as Season 4 lands on Xbox. From December 10th, owners will be able to play the game offline, with the team winding down support on the live service title in early 2025. As for...

  • Tue, 11:30am
  • Xbox
  • Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Rocksteady
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  8

  News Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.2 Brings A Bunch Of 'Community-Requested' Features To Xbox

  It's live on Series X and S today

  Even though development officially finished for Cyberpunk 2077 earlier this year, the team still wants to give us new updates for it! Today's update introduces a bunch of new features that have been requested by the community. The three that are being highlighted the most are a whole heap of new character...

  • Tue, 5:27pm
  • Xbox
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Update
  • Patch Notes
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  22

  News Six Games Nominated For Xbox GOTY At The IGN Awards 2024

  And one makes the overall GOTY list

  It's very much awards season right now, and with The Game Awards just around the corner, the folks at IGN have also revealed all the nominees for their awards categories - one of which is specifically focused around Xbox games. The outlet has picked six games to nominate for the Xbox award, four of which are...

  • Tue, 4:55pm
  • Xbox
  • Awards
  • Game of the Year
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  7

  News Xbox 'Game Awards' Sale Now Live, 100+ Major Titles Reduced This Week

  Grab a deal to celebrate the big event!

  The Game Awards 2024 marks the final major gaming event of the year, and to celebrate the occasion, Xbox has published a special sale on the Microsoft Store featuring over 100 games - including a bunch of big 2024 releases! Some of the most notable titles in the sale include Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Like A...

  • Tue, 10:58am
  • Xbox
  • Deals
  • The Game Awards
  • Discounts
  • Sales
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  16

  News Xbox May Limit Presence At The Game Awards Due To Early 2025 Event Plans

  But it should be a big show for multi-platform reveals

  We're now two days away from The Game Awards 2024, and everything we're hearing behind the scenes suggests it'll be a fantastic show. However, if you're hoping for lots of Xbox first-party news, this may not be the venue for it. Windows Central editor Jez Corden is the latest industry name to...

  • Tue, 1:37pm
  • Xbox
  • The Game Awards 2024
  • Xbox Developer Direct
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  2

  News Wildfrost Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (December 10)

  Making its Xbox debut!

  Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, December 10th, roguelike deckbuilder Wildfrost makes its Xbox debut - landing day one in the Game Pass library for Xbox One and Series X|S. Wildfrost isn't live just yet (day one launches tend to arrive later in the afternoon), so we'll throw a summary of this one down...

  • Tue, 10:22am
  • Xbox
  • Wildfrost
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  7

  News Xbox Engineer Uses Indiana Jones To Show Off New Gamerpic Feature

  Lookin' good!

  Back in October, Xbox added a new console feature that allows users to create their own custom gamerpics — including the option to use game captures — which is a pretty neat addition. We haven't tried this out since the update rolled out to everyone, but Xbox's Eden Marie has taken to social media to show us exactly what the...

  • Tue, 12:15pm
  • Xbox
  • Gamerpics
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S

Monday9th Dec 2024

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  22

  News Xbox Is Offering Incredible 'Just For You' Deals Right Now, 90% Off Multiple EA Games

  Some of these seem too good to be true!

  We always try and highlight the Xbox 'Just For You' deals when they show up — it's easy to miss some incredible offers that appear on the Microsoft Store — and these new EA offerings are particularly generous with discounts of up to 90%. These deals don't appear for everyone, but in our case, we've...

  • Mon, 2:42pm
  • Xbox
  • Just For You
  • Deals
  • EA
  • Discounts
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  7

  Review The Thing: Remastered (Xbox) - A Fantastic Remaster Of A Horror Adventure That Loses Faith In Itself

  Nobody trusts anybody now … and we're all very tired

  Here's the thing about The Thing Remastered; it's still very much 2002's The Thing. Which is either a good thing, or a bad thing, depending on how much you like your The Thing. 2002's The Thing, you see, which is based on the intensely sexy Kurt Russell movie, The Thing, (itself based on a...

  • Mon, 4:58pm
  • Reviews
  • Xbox
  • The Thing: Remastered
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  50

  News Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Is Now Available On Xbox Game Pass (December 9)

  Indy finally lands on Game Pass

  Welcome to Microsoft's biggest Xbox Game Pass update for December 2024! Today, Bethesda's Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launches day one on the service - and it's now available and ready to play in the Ultimate library. There's been

  • Mon, 10:30am
  • Xbox
  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  21

  News Xbox Might Be Preparing To Release Two First-Party Games In Early 2025

  Avowed could be joined by South of Midnight

  It's almost time to finish up with 2024 and look ahead to a busy 2025, and as we peek around the corner at the early months of next year, it seems there's a good chance we'll be getting two first-party releases from Xbox very soon. The first of these has already been confirmed in the form of Avowed...

  • Mon, 11:58am
  • Xbox
  • First-Party
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Avowed
  • South of Midnight
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  14

  News Xbox's First Indiana Jones Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

  PC players also get a major new feature

  While Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has only just gone live on Xbox Game Pass, the title has been available in early access since late last week, which has given developer MachineGames enough time to throw together a day one patch. The big new feature included her

  • Mon, 11:30am
  • Xbox
  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Microsoft
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  13

  Roundup Here's What The Critics Think About Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered

  On Xbox for the very first time!

  Back in September, Crystal Dynamics announced Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered - with this pair of PlayStation classics now set to make their Xbox debuts on December 10th. Well, ahead of that launch we're seeing some early reviews of this newly remastered collection, so we'll gather these initial...

  • Mon, 5:30pm
  • Xbox
  • Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  17

  Review Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind (Xbox) - 30 Years In The Making

  It's morphin time!

  The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers celebrated their 30th anniversary last year with a special television film reuniting some of the original cast members and paying respects to a few of the others, and now to continue the legacy, Digital Eclipse has followed this up with a brand-new video game channelling the arcade classics of...

  • Mon, 2pm
  • Reviews
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Power Rangers
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  37

  News Ubisoft Buyout Rumours Swirl As Analyst Predicts 'Privatisation And Dismantling' In 2025

  What's next for the XDefiant publisher?

  A couple of months ago, we heard reports coming out of Bloomberg that Ubisoft was considering potential buyout opportunities on the back of Star Wars Outlaws' disappointing launch - and some fresh reports and predictions have arrived in recent days that hint at a similar future for the French game maker...

  • Mon, 1:20pm
  • Xbox
  • Ubisoft
  • Industry
  • Report
  • Rumours
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  15

  PSA Xbox's Forza Horizon 4 Will Be Delisted In Less Than One Week

  Grab it while you can!

  Back in the summer, Microsoft and developer Playground Games announced that 2018's Forza Horizon 4 was set to be delisted on Xbox this December - and roughly six months later, that time is almost here. Yep, unfortunately, this brilliant open-world Xbox racer will disappear from digital storefronts on Sunday, December 15th -...

  • Mon, 4:40pm
  • Xbox
  • Forza Horizon 4
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  8

  News Fortnite Is Adding A Whole New 5v5 FPS Mode On Xbox This Week

  Epic lands a counter strike

  These days, Fortnite is more a gaming platform than a traditional video game, and Epic's new 'Ballistic' game mode only further highlights this - it's basically Counter-Strike but built into the battle royale title as a whole separate experience. Ballistic — "an adrenaline-filled, round-based 5v5 game mode" — is an...

  • Mon, 3:30pm
  • Xbox
  • Fortnite
  • Ballistic
  • Epic Games
  • Counter-Strike