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News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Launches For Xbox Series X|S This Halloween
We finally have a date!
Update: The news has now been made official, and the date remains the same! Pre-orders will soon be available on the Xbox Store beginning at $69.99, and there are some in-game goodies up for grabs if you buy it ahead of time. "Fans who pre-order the Standard Edition of Dragon Age: The Veilguard for $69.99 USD‡ on...
News Forget Cats, 'Barkour' Wants To Introduce Doggo Protagonists To Gamers In 2025
Woof woof
Over the last year or so, we've seen a fair few feline adventures head to Xbox — like Stray and Little Kitty, Big City — but 2025 could be the year our canine friends take centre stage. Announced for a PC and console release next year, Barkour is aiming to deliver "an action/stealth game where you take on the role of a tail-wagging...
News Blizzard's Overwatch 2 Is Integrating With Xbox Game Pass Next Month
Get a bunch of rewards at no extra cost!
Blizzard has unveiled Overwatch 2 Season 12 today, and it brings a brilliant bonus for Xbox Game Pass subscribers. Starting September 17, Game Pass members will be able to claim a bunch of extra content for Overwatch 2, including six "awesome" hero skins and more! To claim this content, players will have to...
News KartRider: Drift Dev Suddenly Announces Early 2025 Closure On Xbox
Less than two years after launch
After about a year and a half on the market, Nexon has announced the impending closure of KartRider: Drift on console. The free-to-play racer came to Xbox back in March 2023, and now the team plans to keep a PC edition live in Korea and Taiwan, while shutting down all other versions of the title. For n
Interview Copa City - FIFA Meets Cities: Skylines In This New 'Football Tycoon' Simulator
Kicking off for Xbox on day one!
When Copa City made its debut at the PC Gaming Show a couple of months ago, we were immediately intrigued. Described as the "first football tycoon" game, the idea is to manage everything leading up to a big football / soccer event rather than actually playing the sport itself - think EA Sports FC mixed with a heavy...
News Arena Breakout: Infinite Xbox Version 'Definitely In The Plans' As Early Access Begins
"In the long run, it's definitely in the plans"
Military-themed extraction shooters are all the rage these days, with the likes of Delta Force: Hawk Ops and Escape from Tarkov just a few popular examples. Another game hoping to enter the fray is Arena Breakout: Infinite, and while the game isn't on Xbox right now, the team says that a console...
News Indiana Jones Xbox Release Date Likely To Be Revealed Next Week
We're getting a "new look" at ONL 2024
With Avowed now delayed to 2025, the biggest Xbox first-party release scheduled for this year (beyond Call of Duty) is Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, but we're still none the wiser about when it's planned to launch for Xbox and PC. That should hopefully be changing next week, as it's been confirmed the...
News Highly-Anticipated Xbox Platformer REPLACED Has Been Delayed To 2025
"Developing REPLACED is quite a unique challenge"
Yes, yes, we know - it doesn't even really feel like news to say that REPLACED has been delayed, does it? Still, we strive to bring you the latest updates on all things Xbox, so, we're back again to tell you that this 2.5D Xbox platformer has once again been pushed back - this time to 2025...
News The Mortuary Assistant Dev 'Unbearably Upset' As Game Suffers Xbox-Exclusive Delay
Update: It's finally out now!
Update: Great news! The Mortuary Assistant is finally now available to purchase on Xbox consoles: The Mortuary Assistant (Xbox Store) Original story: Back at the tail-end of July, we highlighted an upcoming Xbox game known as
News Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Dev Reveals Tech Specs For Xbox Series X|S
And we have some fresh Series X gameplay!
Today, the 'VIP' console beta for Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown has gone live, which means we have some fresh details on the Xbox versions of this open-world racer. To coincide with the beta release — which is exclusive to certain pre-order editions of TDU: SC — Nacon has revealed the game's tech...
News 'Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone' Brings Its Open World Shooter To Xbox In 2025
"Explore the open world of the real Chornobyl Exclusion Zone"
Post-apocalyptic FPS Chernobylite has steadily grown since its Xbox release a few years ago, and in the wake of developer The Farm 51 dropping its final update for the game last month, a surprise sequel has been announced! Yep, Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone has been revealed for a PC...
News Splitgate Fans Worried Sequel Has Lost Its 'Soul' Following Initial Reveal
"Who asked for another 4v4 hero shooter?"
Splitgate 2 developer 1047 Games recently shared an official gameplay reveal trailer, and it's seemingly upset some of the original game's community. After the breakout success of Splitgate (which drew comparisons to series like Halo, Call of Duty and Portal at the time of its release) some players are...
News Xbox 'End Of Summer' Sale Now Live, 500+ Games Discounted
Including discounts for BG3, Like a Dragon and others!
Welcome to the Xbox "End of Summer" sale 2024! Microsoft has just put around 500 games on sale for the next week-or-so, including some major titles such as Baldur's Gate 3, Hogwarts Legacy and Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth. The End of Summer sale, which bizarrely is known as the "Keep on...
News Two New Additions Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 13)
Two very different offerings!
Welcome to a new Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we have a couple of additions to the service - one full game in Mafia: Definitive Edition and one brand-new EA Play trial with Madden NFL 25 (for Game Pass Ultimate members). Here's a quick introduction to today's new Xbox Game Pass offerings: Mafia: Definitive Edition...
News Forza Motorsport Update 11 Adds Multi-Class Racing, Road Atlanta Circuit
"More action, greater skill, and new challenges await"
Turn 10 Studios has today unveiled Forza Motorsport Update 11 - headlined by the addition of multi-class racing and the return of Road Atlanta; a track that's featured heavily in prior Forza instalments. Multi-class racing has been a desired addition by the community for some time, with Turn 10...
News Xbox Reveals 30+ Minutes Of New Stalker 2 Gameplay In Special Deep Dive
A MUCH closer look at what's to come!
GSC Game World has today been sharing an absolute ton of new gameplay footage from Stalker 2 ahead of the game's release this November, with a special "Developer Deep Dive" taking place on the official Xbox Twitch channel. We're talking raw gameplay here too, featuring plenty of commentary from the game's...
Soapbox If You Like GTA, You've Got To Try Mafia: Definitive Edition On Xbox Game Pass
Take to the streets of Lost Heaven this week
So far in August we've had a fairly light month for Xbox Game Pass — Crash Bandicoot aside — but tomorrow marks a major addition to the library in the form of Mafia: Definitive Edition - and I say it's a must play on the service, especially for fans of GTA. For those of you who
News Two 'Halloween' Games Are In The Works, One In Development Using Unreal Engine 5
John Carpenter will be "intimately involved"
It's been revealed today that two brand-new games based on the famous Halloween franchise are in the works at Boss Team Games; the publisher behind 2022's Evil Dead: The Game. Details on these projects are thin on the ground at the moment, but we do know that one of the titles is being made using Unreal...
News Despite Xbox Woes, Capcom Wants More Classic Fighting Games On 'Modern Consoles'
Who knows if they'll end up on Xbox...
Capcom has been on a huge roll over the past few years with a string of incredible releases, but a couple of months ago there was controversy when it was revealed the Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection wouldn't be coming to Xbox. For now, this collection of classic games is only slated for Nintendo Switch,...
News New 'Leaked' Footage Suggests Starfield's Land Vehicles Will Be A Game Changer
A major upcoming feature
A few months ago, Bethesda shared a sneak peek at Starfield's first official land vehicle - mentioning at the time that vehicles would be added in a future update. There's still no date for them yet, but we do have some new footage. This first-person video was supposedly leaked via 4chan over the weekend, and it's been...
News Xbox Series X|S Sales 'Holding Close' To Xbox 360 In The US, Says Analyst
"No, the console market isn't doomed."
In recent months, we've heard plenty about Xbox's well-documented hardware sales struggles in Europe, but that isn't necessarily the case in the US; Xbox's primary market. Despite a big drop in worldwide sales last quarter, an industry analyst is on-hand to remind us that the console is still doing pretty well...
News Xbox's Hi-Fi RUSH Studio Tango Gameworks Revived, Acquired By PUBG Publisher
Includes IP rights and expansion
Update: A Microsoft spokesperson has shared an official statement, reiterating how thre is "no impact" to the existing catalog of Tango games (via Windows Central): "We’re working with Krafton to enable the team at Tango Gameworks to continue to build games together and we look forward to playing their next great...
News Four Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In September 2024 So Far
An early look at what's ahead
It's still very early days for August's Xbox Game Pass additions, but as we always do around this time of the month, we're taking a look at what's ahead - and there's some good stuff planned for September 2024 on Game Pass already! In fact, there are two Xbox first-party titles arriving in September in the form of Age...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (August 12-16)
Including quite a few big releases!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for August 12-16! We've got a few big releases on the way over the next few days including Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Madden NFL 25 and the free next-gen upgrade for Hunt: Showdown, while the major Xbox Game Pass addition is the fantastic Mafia: Definitive Edition from a few years...
Talking Point Is Local Co-Op On Xbox Still Important To You In 2024?
It's becoming less prominent
These days, online multiplayer is a massive part of gaming. The ever-growing live service sector has fuelled that notion even more so in recent years, with lots of modern games featuring some sort of online gameplay - even if 'campaign' is the focus. As a result, local multiplayer is a bit of a dying thing in the...
News SEGA Confirms Partial Delisting For OG Sonic Generations On Xbox
It'll still be available "via bundles" though
We're just a couple of months away from the release of Sonic X Shadow Generations, and guess what that means? Yep, SEGA is removing the ability to buy the original Xbox 360 version of Sonic Generations from the Xbox Store. Actually, that's not entirely true. In a statement today, SEGA advised that the...
News Warner Bros Is 'Looking At' Outsourcing Its Famous IP To External Game Studios
"We need to get bigger"
Warner Bros. has some absolutely humongous franchises amongst its ranks across movies, TV and games, and the company says that it wants to better leverage that IP in gaming. In a recent earnings call (via IGN), CEO David Zaslav talked about the growing medium of games and how the team wants to take advantage of that with its...
News Control 2 In 'Playable Form' As Developer Remedy Lays Out Games Pipeline
"This is a great milestone for us"
Developer Remedy Entertainment has just released another financial report this week, as it sums up the last six months of business and what's next for the team. In that report, Remedy talks about its upcoming games pipeline - delivering some insightful updates on Control 2, Max Payne 1+2 Remake and more. First of...
Review Kena: Bridge Of Spirits (Xbox) - Slick Combat & Cute Companions Smooth Over Some Rough Spots
Spirited Away?
Kena: Bridge of Spirits was well-received by the majority of critics when it first released as a PlayStation exclusive back in 2021. A slick and incredibly good-looking action RPG - as well as an extremely impressive first effort from Ember Lab - it may lack the polish and fancy final touches of some of Sony’s other big tentpole...
News Square Enix's Final Fantasy I-VI Collection Returns This October, But Still Not For Xbox
The Pixel Remasters remain locked to other platforms
We've obviously had issues with getting new Final Fantasy games on Xbox over the past few years, and that includes the collection of Pixel Remasters for the first six titles, which have released on pretty much everything except Xbox. This situation reared its head once again yesterday, as Square...
News Capcom Drops Extended Look At Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Ahead Of September Launch
Coming to Xbox very soon!
Capcom looks like it's about to deliver the goods once again! We're now just over a month away from the launch of Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, and as we close in on the date, the team has provided us with a lengthy look at the upcoming Xbox title. Up above, you can check out this fresh Dead Rising gameplay video from...
News The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Dev Doesn't Rule Out A Return To Xbox Game Pass
"Maybe we’ll enter back into it again in the future"
In just a few days time, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre will leave Xbox Game Pass, having been on the service for roughly one year since its day one arrival in 2023. Despite us being less than a week away from its departure, the dev team has already opened the door to its potential return one day...
News Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 Allows You To 'Exit The Plane' And Walk Around
"You can literally walk your favorite mountain path"
If you're looking for an extra excuse to take to the skies in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 when it arrives on Xbox and Game Pass this November, read on... During a chat with PC Gamer, Microsoft Flight Simulator head Jorge Neumann revealed how players will be able to exit
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6's Co-Op Mode Is Playable Entirely In Third-Person
Day one on Xbox Game Pass
So, Xbox developer Treyarch has just lifted the lid on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies, and there's a megaton of information to digest about the game mode right now. However, one feature that's sticking out to us already is that the entire thing is playable in third-person - a first for Call of Duty Zombies. Yep, we've...
News 1950s Mystery Game 'This Bed We Made' Is Getting A Second Wind On Xbox Right Now
It launched last December to excellent reviews
Alright, how did we miss this one?! 1950s mystery narrative game This Bed We Made has crept back into the Xbox charts recently due to a small discount, and apparently it's a pretty great indie title for anyone who likes a good story. The premise is that you play as a chambermaid called Sophie who ends...
News Here's Your First Look At Gameplay For Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies
Welcome to Terminus
Call of Duty may be super well-known for its multiplayer component, but whenever a Treyarch-developed entry comes around, Zombies mode is another hot topic amongst the community. This year, for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, the team is hailing new map 'Terminus' as a return to round-based Zombies - and here's our first in-game look...
News Microsoft Hiring Engineers To 'Define The Future Of Graphics' On Xbox
Next-gen hyyyyyype
We seem to be hearing quite a lot about next-gen in 2024, don't we? Xbox set the tone earlier this year by revealing that it was working on a new console featuring "the largest technical leap you will have ever seen in a hardware generation" - and now the team is hiring new job roles to back that mission statement up. Posting on...
News Black Myth: Wukong Final Trailer Shows Us What We're Missing On Xbox This Month
It's still coming... at a later date
Black Myth: Wukong has quite a bit of hype behind its impending August release, and the team's final trailer isn't doing much to help us feel any less left out. If you're unaware, the Xbox version of Black Myth has been delayed indefinitely - meaning this final look at the game is more a massive tease than...
News Age Of Mythology: Retold Team Would Love To Do 'More' Expansions
But it will need players to show their support
Age of Mythology: Retold is releasing on Xbox Series X|S, PC and Game Pass in a few weeks' time, and ahead of its launch, the developers at World's Edge sat down with Inverse to talk about the return of this RTS 22 years later. Although the genre has experienced some lulls over the years, it has...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (August 8-11)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days has arrived! Microsoft has just revealed its FPD lineup for this week, with three games playable in total over the coming weekend. The standout pick here is 2023's Make Way; a classic arcade racer that has 'Very Positive' overall reviews on PC platform Steam. Here's your full...
News Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 8)
Officially crash landed!
After weeks and weeks of rumours before official confirmation earlier this week, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is finally on Xbox Game Pass! Live now for subscribers to enjoy, this collection of the first three Crash games is now playable across Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Cloud. A bunch of you have probably alre
Talking Point How Excited Are You For Xbox's Next First-Party Release?
It's just around the corner!
It feels like it's gone under the radar somewhat over the past few weeks, but we've got a new Xbox first-party release on the way in the near future! Age of Mythology: Retold officially releases for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC on September 4th, 2024, and those who are really keen can actually start playing later...
News 'The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria' Makes Its Xbox Debut Later This Month
"Traversable either solo or co-op online"
The team behind The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria has today finally announced an Xbox release date for its Middle-Earth survival game. Originally launched on Epic and PlayStation last October before a late delay for Xbox, the title is now hitting Steam and Xbox Series X|S on August 27th.
News Xbox Game Pass's 'The Callisto Protocol' Had Key Content Cut Before Launch
The crunch protocol
The Callisto Protocol always seemed like an ambitious project, especially from a brand-new developer crafting an entirely new IP. When the game finally shipped in late 2022, the end product perhaps fell a little short of that ambition - but a new chat with the game's lead dev has explained the situation in a bit more detail...
Preview Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 - One Of The Best Co-Op Shooters We've Played This Decade
For Ultramar!
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 is without question one of the finest co-op shooters we’ve played in the past decade. If teaming up with your friends to brutalise hordes of Tyranids sounds like your bag, then you’ll likely join us in our new obsession. From its grand vistas to the tiniest details, every inch of this sci-fi spectacle...
News Three Years On, 'Who's Your Daddy?!' Is Still Dominating The Xbox Charts
Staying power
There's always plenty of variation when you look at Xbox's "Top Paid" games from week-to-week, but some titles just seem to stick around forever... GTA V, Red Dead Redemption 2, EA Sports FC, etc. Amazingly, another game you can add to that list is Who's Your Daddy?!, which has constantly been a fixture in that "Top Paid" list for...
News Creatures Of Ava Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 7)
Save creatures in this open world adventure
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, Creatures of Ava hits the Game Pass library - a title described as a "creature-saver" by developer Inverge Studios. This is current-gen-only affair, and will land on the service later on today. So, without further ado, here's some more information on...
News Free-To-Play Football Game 'UFL' Releases On Xbox This September
No more betas necessary
The upcoming free-to-play football / soccer game UFL has resurfaced over the past few days with an open beta for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with PS5), and now the team has committed to a full release date for the game. You'll be able to kick off with UFL on September 12th, 2024 for those aforementioned consoles,...
News A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead Officially Creeps Onto Xbox This October
Shhhh, it's coming for us all!
Saber Interactive has announced that its upcoming movie-to-game adaptation, A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead, is officially launching for Xbox Series X and S on October 17th, 2024. The publisher has confirmed this via the game's new trailer, which we've placed up above for your viewing pleasure. They're getting this one...
News These Three Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (August 7-13)
The first batch for August!
Here we go! Microsoft has today unveiled the next batch of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass in early August - and we have some big games here including the latest Activision Blizzard drop with Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. Here's details on when Crash arrives, alongside the rest of the early August lineup so far:...
