Tag: Descenders
News Descenders Publisher Shoots Down Claims That 'Xbox Game Pass Is Bad For Devs'
"Anyone tweeting [this] has zero clue..."
Xbox Game Pass has been the talk of the week so far, mainly due to Xbox's Twitter response to a Kotaku article about "Game Pass burnout", and it's prompted yet another discussion about whether Game Pass is good for developers. Notably, Mike Rose of Descenders publisher No More Robots chimed in on the...
News Muoverti's New TiltBike Is Actually An Xbox-Compatible Controller
It works with games like Descenders
We weren't expecting to spot this today! Muoverti has unveiled its new range of TiltBike smart trainers, and a surprising feature is that it's actually an Xbox-compatible device, working with games such as Xbox Game Pass's Descenders. The bike is said to be "designed for athletes of all levels looking for...
News Descenders' Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade Is Now Part Of Game Pass
Race at up to 120 frames per-second
Update: No More Robots' Mike Rose has been in touch with us here at Pure Xbox to clarify that the Xbox Series X version of Descenders has managed to add three resolution options including a 60fps variant, which are as follows: 1080p120fps 4K60fps 4Kvariable 40-60fps (everything turned up to absolute...
News Xbox Game Pass Biking Game Descenders Is Getting A Free Xbox Series X Upgrade
"And it'll be free on Game Pass for a veeeeeery long time to come"
Update: We now have a confirmed release date of June 8, along with news that a physical edition will also be available! Original Story: Here's one for fans of the popular downhill biking game Descenders, as it's been announced that the game will be getting an Xbox Series X and Xbox...
News Descenders Dev Says Xbox Game Pass Helped The Game Sell 'A Ton'
"The main thing for us is that sales didn't go down"
We always see games going onto Xbox Game Pass, but do we ever stop to think how developers are benefiting from having their game readily available in a subscription package? The founder of the studio, No More Robots, has explained how their games even sell "a ton" of copies despite being included...
News Descenders Approaches 3 Million Players With Xbox Game Pass
More than 500k in the past three months
No More Robots founder Mike Rose has revealed that downhill freeriding game Descenders continues to go from strength-to-strength on Xbox Game Pass, now approaching nearly 3 million total players via the service. That means around 20% of all Xbox Game Pass subscribers have downloaded the title at some point,...
News Descenders Publisher Hails 'Incredible' Xbox Game Pass, Says Sales Have Tripled
Full of praise for the service
No More Robots founder Mike Rose has taken to Twitter to describe how "incredible" the Xbox Game Pass subscription service has been for Descenders, revealing that sales of the game have tripled since it joined the program in 2019. In a highly praiseworthy thread, Rose enthused that Descenders will remain part of Xbox...