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Review Outriders - People Can Fly's Looter Shooter Soars Into Action
Riders on the Storm
People Can Fly's Outriders does not, we think it's fair to say, get off to the grandest of starts. Kicking off with a prologue that showcases all of its weakest elements at once - the janky cutscenes, buggy facial animations and duff dialogue, it's an introduction to a brand new IP that had us pretty worried if we're being...
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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...
News 'People Can Fly' Reportedly Cuts 30 Devs From Unannounced Square Enix Project
The same team has a new triple-A collab with Microsoft
People Can Fly, the Polish developer associated with titles like Outriders and Gears of War: Judgement, has reportedly axed 30 developers who were working on a new "unannounced" Square Enix title, codenamed Project Gemini. The company's developer director told Kotaku it was a result of "budget...
News Microsoft & People Can Fly Project Confirmed As 'Triple-A Game' Via New Job Post
"A Triple-A game developed in collaboration with Microsoft"
Earlier this summer, we caught wind of a brand-new project in the works between Microsoft and People Can Fly, thanks to a Polish business site that spotted the collaboration. While the Xbox owner hasn't officially confirmed the title since, a new job post from People Can Fly once again...
News Xbox Reportedly Enters New Agreement To Develop AAA Title With People Can Fly
The team behind Gears Judgment and Outriders
Well, this is a big development! According to Polish site interia, Microsoft has entered an agreement to develop a new AAA Xbox title with People Can Fly; the team behind Outriders, Gears of War: Judgment and other multiplatform titles. According to the report, 'Project Maverick' has been allocated a...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (August 18-21)
The latest batch of FPD titles
The latest set of Xbox Free Play Days titles is now live, with three games available to download and play this weekend. There's some crossover with Xbox Game Pass this time around, but the selection is still pretty decent. Here's what you can download and play right now as part of Free Play Days: The Elder Scrolls...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of The Outriders Worldslayer Expansion
The base game is on Xbox Game Pass
Outriders' first major expansion launches later this week, and some outlets have been hands on with the overhaul ahead of release. Initial impressions seem fairly positive, with Worldslayer seemingly providing a good reason for folks to revisit People Can Fly's co-op shooter. As a result, we've rounded up a few...
News Outriders Hasn't Been Profitable Despite Positive Xbox Game Pass Launch
"Net proceeds from the sale of Outriders were insufficient"
Outriders was a pretty big deal when it launched on Xbox Game Pass in April 2021. The shared world co-op shooter from developer People Can Fly seemed to get off to a decent start, thanks in part to big player numbers on Xbox Game Pass. However, new details paint a slightly different...
News Outriders On Xbox Game Pass Is Getting A Huge Expansion This June
Introducing Worldslayer
Outriders developer People Can Fly has just released a deep-dive into its upcoming 'Worldslayer' Expansion. This huge add-on launches in June, and Xbox Game Pass should enable a cheaper entry point for those looking to jump in. Worldslayer will introduce a whole new campaign featuring a fearsome opponent — the powerful...
News Outriders Devs Yet To Earn Royalties, Despite Huge Xbox Game Pass Launch
"We estimate it at between 2 and 3 million units..."
Outriders was a huge hit when it dropped onto Xbox Game Pass earlier this year. It skyrocketed to the top of the most played games chart and became a massive talking point in the Xbox community. It was a big win for Xbox owners, who were able to dive into a AAA third-party title on launch day, but...
News Outriders' Latest Patch Increases The Legendary Drop Rates By 100%
Along with bug fixes and more
Outriders kind of felt like it came and went fairly quickly, but the team at People Can Fly is working hard to keep the game going. It was plagued with bugs and balancing issues at launch, and this latest patch hopes to rectify more issues - including an increase in legendary drop rates by 100%. Along with that,...
News Outriders To 'Expand' After Reaching 3.5 Million Players In Its First Month
"Launching an entirely new game IP is never easy"
After launching day one into Xbox Game Pass, we're not surprised Outriders has become a success, but even we're shocked by some of these stats. Within its first month, the game managed to hit 3.5 million players, leading the team "expanding Outriders in the future." Out of those 3.5 million players,...
News Finally, Outriders' Inventory Bug Restoration Is Beginning To Roll Out
Time to get back into the fight
If you've been affected by the inventory wipe bug in Outriders since its release into Xbox Game Pass earlier this year, then you'll be happy to know that the restoration fix is beginning to slowly be rolled out to players. Developer People Can Fly revealed the news in an update post, stating that the restoration...
News Outriders Players Are Being Instantly Killed By A New Glitch
Developer says it's investigating the matter
Outriders by People Can Fly has experienced ongoing issues since its launch at the beginning of last month. While many are still recovering from wiped inventories, a new issue has now reportedly popped up in the latest update for the game, which was released last week. Whatever
News Outriders Has Received Its Biggest Patch Yet, Here’s Everything Included
It's a long list
Outriders has enjoyed a popular launch on Xbox Game Pass, but it hasn't been without problems. Inventory wiping bugs, server issues, and crashes have prevented it from getting the full attention it deserves. Unfortunately, if you're still waiting for your inventory items to be revoked, this still doesn't rectify that. What it does...
News Players Who Had Their Inventory Wiped In Outriders Are About To Get A Nice Surprise
As a way of saying sorry
Outriders got hit with a nasty bug at launch which saw certain players’ inventories getting wiped. While the issue has seemingly been prevented from happening again, those affected are still yet to receive their old goods back. But it’s not all bad news, as it seems those players may be getting back equipment better than...
News Outriders' Inventory Bug Has Been Patched, But No Sign Of Gear Being Returned Yet
"Efforts to restore your items are a separate process"
Outriders has endured a pretty nasty inventory bug since launch, which has seen affected players having the entirety of their earned loot being wiped. It's been a huge priority for developer People Can Fly, who has been working around the clock to rectify the issue. A new patch has now released...
Soapbox Outriders Is The Perfect Looter Shooter For A Single Player Gamer Like Me
Being a lone ranger is fun
I've never had the time to sink into looter shooters such as Destiny, nor do I have the friendship circle that wishes to play those sort of games. Yet I always find myself drawn to each new release in the genre, but ultimately fall off within a few weeks as the game opens up into more multiplayer focused events. Sure you...
News Outriders Dev Says Inventory Wipe Bug Is Its Top Priority
Plan is to run a "one-off" mass restoration
Outriders' Xbox patch is now available, but while cross-play is now live between platforms, it seems there's now been an increase in inventory wipes. Not long after this update went live the Outriders' socials shared another message stating how the developer was "aware" and "deeply sorry" players were...
News Outriders Has Shot Up The 'Xbox Most Played Games' Chart Since Its Game Pass Release
Even reaching the 2nd position in some territories
Outriders launched on Xbox Game Pass last week and it's already managing to hold its own against the heavy hitters such as Fortnite and Call of Duty: Warzone in the Microsoft Store charts. According to one industry analyst, since its release, Outriders has made it to the 2nd and 3rd position in...
News Outriders Players To Get Free Gear For Launch Server Issues
In the form of an Appreciation Package
Outriders had a bit of a rocky launch with multiple server issues in its opening weekend. Things seem to have settled down a bit now, but many are still reporting odd bugs and game crashes. Developer People Can Fly is working around the clock to get these problems sorted, and as a gesture of good will, will be...
News The First Big Patch For Outriders Is Dropping On Xbox Next Week, Will Fix Crashing Issues
Cross-play across platforms will also "become viable again"
People Can Fly has dropped the patch details on the first big update for Outriders, which the development team is "confident" will rectify fix reports of crashing issues in the game, along with other bug fixes. There's no specific date for when it'll land, but it's expected to be some time...
News You Could Win An Outriders Themed Xbox Series X|S Controller
Feeling lucky?
Next week sees the arrival of the co-op sci-fi shooter, Outriders. As previously announced, it'll be launching on Xbox Game Pass on day one. To celebrate its arrival, the game's developer People Can Fly has teamed up with @POPeART_ to bring some of his stunning Xbox Series X|S custom controller designs to life.
News Outriders Devs Reveal Why The Game Has Those Annoying Loading Cutscenes
"We understand it's not the best"
If you’ve dived into the Outriders demo recently, you’re more than likely to have noticed numerous instances of loading that are disguised by obvious cutscenes. We’re talking about jumping small gaps, for example, but being hit with a multi-second cutscene. It can be frustrating, and the developer has...
News Outriders Demo Runs At 4K, 60FPS On Xbox Series X|S, Available Today
Yep, the Xbox Series S version reportedly runs at 4K too
Outriders is getting a demo later today and is promising to deliver fans a substantial slice of the game. Not only that, but the performance specifications for all versions of the game have been revealed. In a recent tweet, each version of the game’s enhancements were showcased. According...
News Square Enix's Outriders Is Getting A Demo On Xbox Next Week
Progress will carry over to the full game
We'll be getting a taste of Outriders next week, as the free demo will be arriving on February 25th. As confirmed by the game’s Twitter account, this will not be similar to the previous betas for the game, and instead is being billed as a demo. It will last a few hours, including the prologue and the...
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...
News 'People Can Fly' Reportedly Cuts 30 Devs From Unannounced Square Enix Project
The same team has a new triple-A collab with Microsoft
People Can Fly, the Polish developer associated with titles like Outriders and Gears of War: Judgement, has reportedly axed 30 developers who were working on a new "unannounced" Square Enix title, codenamed Project Gemini. The company's developer director told Kotaku it was a result of "budget...
News Microsoft & People Can Fly Project Confirmed As 'Triple-A Game' Via New Job Post
"A Triple-A game developed in collaboration with Microsoft"
Earlier this summer, we caught wind of a brand-new project in the works between Microsoft and People Can Fly, thanks to a Polish business site that spotted the collaboration. While the Xbox owner hasn't officially confirmed the title since, a new job post from People Can Fly once again...
News Xbox Reportedly Enters New Agreement To Develop AAA Title With People Can Fly
The team behind Gears Judgment and Outriders
Well, this is a big development! According to Polish site interia, Microsoft has entered an agreement to develop a new AAA Xbox title with People Can Fly; the team behind Outriders, Gears of War: Judgment and other multiplatform titles. According to the report, 'Project Maverick' has been allocated a...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (August 18-21)
The latest batch of FPD titles
The latest set of Xbox Free Play Days titles is now live, with three games available to download and play this weekend. There's some crossover with Xbox Game Pass this time around, but the selection is still pretty decent. Here's what you can download and play right now as part of Free Play Days: The Elder Scrolls...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of The Outriders Worldslayer Expansion
The base game is on Xbox Game Pass
Outriders' first major expansion launches later this week, and some outlets have been hands on with the overhaul ahead of release. Initial impressions seem fairly positive, with Worldslayer seemingly providing a good reason for folks to revisit People Can Fly's co-op shooter. As a result, we've rounded up a few...
News Outriders Hasn't Been Profitable Despite Positive Xbox Game Pass Launch
"Net proceeds from the sale of Outriders were insufficient"
Outriders was a pretty big deal when it launched on Xbox Game Pass in April 2021. The shared world co-op shooter from developer People Can Fly seemed to get off to a decent start, thanks in part to big player numbers on Xbox Game Pass. However, new details paint a slightly different...
News Outriders On Xbox Game Pass Is Getting A Huge Expansion This June
Introducing Worldslayer
Outriders developer People Can Fly has just released a deep-dive into its upcoming 'Worldslayer' Expansion. This huge add-on launches in June, and Xbox Game Pass should enable a cheaper entry point for those looking to jump in. Worldslayer will introduce a whole new campaign featuring a fearsome opponent — the powerful...
News Outriders Devs Yet To Earn Royalties, Despite Huge Xbox Game Pass Launch
"We estimate it at between 2 and 3 million units..."
Outriders was a huge hit when it dropped onto Xbox Game Pass earlier this year. It skyrocketed to the top of the most played games chart and became a massive talking point in the Xbox community. It was a big win for Xbox owners, who were able to dive into a AAA third-party title on launch day, but...
News Outriders' Latest Patch Increases The Legendary Drop Rates By 100%
Along with bug fixes and more
Outriders kind of felt like it came and went fairly quickly, but the team at People Can Fly is working hard to keep the game going. It was plagued with bugs and balancing issues at launch, and this latest patch hopes to rectify more issues - including an increase in legendary drop rates by 100%. Along with that,...
News Outriders To 'Expand' After Reaching 3.5 Million Players In Its First Month
"Launching an entirely new game IP is never easy"
After launching day one into Xbox Game Pass, we're not surprised Outriders has become a success, but even we're shocked by some of these stats. Within its first month, the game managed to hit 3.5 million players, leading the team "expanding Outriders in the future." Out of those 3.5 million players,...
News Finally, Outriders' Inventory Bug Restoration Is Beginning To Roll Out
Time to get back into the fight
If you've been affected by the inventory wipe bug in Outriders since its release into Xbox Game Pass earlier this year, then you'll be happy to know that the restoration fix is beginning to slowly be rolled out to players. Developer People Can Fly revealed the news in an update post, stating that the restoration...
News Outriders Players Are Being Instantly Killed By A New Glitch
Developer says it's investigating the matter
Outriders by People Can Fly has experienced ongoing issues since its launch at the beginning of last month. While many are still recovering from wiped inventories, a new issue has now reportedly popped up in the latest update for the game, which was released last week. Whatever
News Outriders Has Received Its Biggest Patch Yet, Here’s Everything Included
It's a long list
Outriders has enjoyed a popular launch on Xbox Game Pass, but it hasn't been without problems. Inventory wiping bugs, server issues, and crashes have prevented it from getting the full attention it deserves. Unfortunately, if you're still waiting for your inventory items to be revoked, this still doesn't rectify that. What it does...
News Players Who Had Their Inventory Wiped In Outriders Are About To Get A Nice Surprise
As a way of saying sorry
Outriders got hit with a nasty bug at launch which saw certain players’ inventories getting wiped. While the issue has seemingly been prevented from happening again, those affected are still yet to receive their old goods back. But it’s not all bad news, as it seems those players may be getting back equipment better than...
News Outriders' Inventory Bug Has Been Patched, But No Sign Of Gear Being Returned Yet
"Efforts to restore your items are a separate process"
Outriders has endured a pretty nasty inventory bug since launch, which has seen affected players having the entirety of their earned loot being wiped. It's been a huge priority for developer People Can Fly, who has been working around the clock to rectify the issue. A new patch has now released...
Soapbox Outriders Is The Perfect Looter Shooter For A Single Player Gamer Like Me
Being a lone ranger is fun
I've never had the time to sink into looter shooters such as Destiny, nor do I have the friendship circle that wishes to play those sort of games. Yet I always find myself drawn to each new release in the genre, but ultimately fall off within a few weeks as the game opens up into more multiplayer focused events. Sure you...
News Outriders Dev Says Inventory Wipe Bug Is Its Top Priority
Plan is to run a "one-off" mass restoration
Outriders' Xbox patch is now available, but while cross-play is now live between platforms, it seems there's now been an increase in inventory wipes. Not long after this update went live the Outriders' socials shared another message stating how the developer was "aware" and "deeply sorry" players were...
News Outriders Has Shot Up The 'Xbox Most Played Games' Chart Since Its Game Pass Release
Even reaching the 2nd position in some territories
Outriders launched on Xbox Game Pass last week and it's already managing to hold its own against the heavy hitters such as Fortnite and Call of Duty: Warzone in the Microsoft Store charts. According to one industry analyst, since its release, Outriders has made it to the 2nd and 3rd position in...
News Outriders Players To Get Free Gear For Launch Server Issues
In the form of an Appreciation Package
Outriders had a bit of a rocky launch with multiple server issues in its opening weekend. Things seem to have settled down a bit now, but many are still reporting odd bugs and game crashes. Developer People Can Fly is working around the clock to get these problems sorted, and as a gesture of good will, will be...
News The First Big Patch For Outriders Is Dropping On Xbox Next Week, Will Fix Crashing Issues
Cross-play across platforms will also "become viable again"
People Can Fly has dropped the patch details on the first big update for Outriders, which the development team is "confident" will rectify fix reports of crashing issues in the game, along with other bug fixes. There's no specific date for when it'll land, but it's expected to be some time...
News You Could Win An Outriders Themed Xbox Series X|S Controller
Feeling lucky?
Next week sees the arrival of the co-op sci-fi shooter, Outriders. As previously announced, it'll be launching on Xbox Game Pass on day one. To celebrate its arrival, the game's developer People Can Fly has teamed up with @POPeART_ to bring some of his stunning Xbox Series X|S custom controller designs to life.
News Outriders Devs Reveal Why The Game Has Those Annoying Loading Cutscenes
"We understand it's not the best"
If you’ve dived into the Outriders demo recently, you’re more than likely to have noticed numerous instances of loading that are disguised by obvious cutscenes. We’re talking about jumping small gaps, for example, but being hit with a multi-second cutscene. It can be frustrating, and the developer has...
News Outriders Demo Runs At 4K, 60FPS On Xbox Series X|S, Available Today
Yep, the Xbox Series S version reportedly runs at 4K too
Outriders is getting a demo later today and is promising to deliver fans a substantial slice of the game. Not only that, but the performance specifications for all versions of the game have been revealed. In a recent tweet, each version of the game’s enhancements were showcased. According...
News Square Enix's Outriders Is Getting A Demo On Xbox Next Week
Progress will carry over to the full game
We'll be getting a taste of Outriders next week, as the free demo will be arriving on February 25th. As confirmed by the game’s Twitter account, this will not be similar to the previous betas for the game, and instead is being billed as a demo. It will last a few hours, including the prologue and the...