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News Hades Is Metacritic's Xbox Game Of The Year For 2021
With Forza Horizon 5 finishing in second place
We mentioned back in August that Hades had soared over Microsoft Flight Simulator to become Metacritic's Xbox Game of the Year for 2021, and even despite the releases of Forza Horizon 5 and Halo Infinite since then, it's managed to retain its crown — boasting an incredible 93 rating on Xbox Series X...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 18-19)
One of the many new Game Pass titles?
Welcome to the weekend! It's all about Game Pass for us over the next few days, with no less than 12 games added to the service throughout the past week. However, there are also various Free Play Days titles including Assassin's Creed Odyssey to try this weekend, and
News Halo Infinite's Big Team Battle Matchmaking Errors Should Be Patched By January
The team needs some time to "recharge" first
The multiplayer experience in Halo Infinite has been fun, but 343 is still busy resolving a number of issues. One that's become an increasing problem is Big Team Battle matchmaking errors. 343's Community Support & Engagement Coordinator 'Postums' has now addressed these problems in a post over on...
Deals All 30+ Classic Xbox Games In The Countdown Sale 2021
Xbox 360 and original Xbox titles
The Xbox Countdown Sale 2021 has arrived, and as you'd expect, the 700+ deals include a small number of original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles, with superb discounts for major franchises such as Castlevania, Star Wars and LEGO. Below, we've included every single Xbox 360 and original Xbox game available over the next...
News IGN Criticises CrossfireX Campaign's 'Tired Tropes' And 'Boring Gameplay'
It's a pretty scathing preview
We highlighted CrossfireX's campaign earlier this week in a preview from Easy Allies, and they seemed generally quite positive about the game (comparing it to the original Xbox title Black), but IGN has been much more scathing. The outlet was given access to a couple of early campaign missions for the pr
Deals The Best Bargains In The Xbox Countdown Sale 2021
Cheap deals on incredible games!
The Xbox Countdown Sale 2021 is here! This year's sale features discounts on over 700 games, bundles and add-ons, available from Friday, December 17th until around Monday, January 3rd, so you've got a while to take advantage. Below, we've picked out some of the very best bargains available in the Xbox Countdown Sale...
News Hogwarts Legacy Excited To Share 'More News And Updates' Next Year
We're ready and waiting!
The Harry Potter game Hogwarts Legacy got delayed at the very beginning of this year, and since then we've heard little to nothing about the upcoming project scheduled to arrive in 2022. Until now. In a new post on Twitter, the development team at Avalanche has reassured fans updates are on the way - with the team excited...
Guide How To Get COD: Vanguard Free Access On Xbox This Weekend
The multiplayer free trial lasts until next Tuesday
As you may have seen in our Xbox Free Play Days roundup yesterday, Call of Duty: Vanguard is having a free access weekend on Xbox (and other platforms), but finding out how to download it isn't quite as simple as you might expect. So, without further ado, here's how to get COD: Vanguard's free...
News Halo Infinite Players Find A Way To Glitch Into Campaign Co-Op
It's got some issues though
Halo Infinite's campaign co-op feature isn't set to arrive until May 2022 at the very earliest, but a few players have already found a way to glitch into it. A warning though, it definitely comes with some caveats. We're not going to share the instructions because we don't advise attempting this practice (it's obviously...
News Stalker 2 Cancels NFTs, Interests Of Fans And Players Is 'Top Priority' For The Team
Decision was made in response to backlash
Earlier this week, the developers of the highly-anticipated Xbox 2022 release Stalker 2 announced the game would be implementing NFTs as part of a newly-created "Stalker Metaverse". GSC Game World CEO Evgeniy Grygorovych at the time explained how "lots of things" had been done improperly in the space, and...
Deals Xbox Countdown Sale 2021 Now Live, 700+ Games Discounted
The final major sale of the year!
The Xbox Countdown Sale 2021 has begun! This year's Christmas sale features discounts on over 700 games, and many of them return from the recent Black Friday Sale — some with even better offers this time around! The sale also includes various major new releases such as Battlefield 2042 and the GTA Trilogy...
News Back 4 Blood's December Update Adds Offline Progression, Difficulty Tweaks & Much More
It's absolutely packed with stuff
Back 4 Blood is getting a major free update today (it should be going live right now) featuring a bunch of new features and gameplay tweaks, including the addition of the much-requested offline campaign with progression. The patch notes are absolutely huge besides that one feature though, and focus on a variety of...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (December 16-19)
It's a great selection this weekend
It's time for another batch of Free Play Days titles! More games are available to play for free this weekend for Xbox Live Gold members, and they're ready to download right now. So, what's on offer? We've got the epic Assassin's Creed Odyssey, fun summer sports title Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and Call of Duty:...
News Halo Infinite Pushes Out Hotfix To Improve Xbox Achievement & Quick Resume Issues
"Reliability has been improved"
You may have noticed yesterday that Halo Infinite received another update despite the 343 Industries team suggesting they were finished for the holidays, and that update was actually more of a hotfix targeting specific Xbox issues. As of this hotfix, you should find Quick Resume is working more reliably on Xbox...
News Tropico 6 Is Getting A 'Next Gen Edition' For Xbox Series X|S In March 2022
"Experience the island life in 4K"
It's been officially confirmed that the latest entry in the Tropico series (Tropico 6) will be getting a Next Gen Edition for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on March 31st, 2022, which will see the game boasting native 4K resolution. This version will also include the Llama of Wall Street DLC along with the El...
News Halo Infinite Dev Responds To Complaints About Customisation, Promises Improvements
With "a lot of changes" coming to the Tenrai event in January
Yesterday, we highlighted that Halo Infinite fans were getting up in arms about the game's expensive new cosmetics and their lack of inclusion in the Battle Pass, and 343 Industries has responded to some of those complaints. In a special Holiday 2021 Community Stream, Head of Design...
News Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon Classic Edition Is Now Available On Xbox
Included with the Far Cry 6 Season Pass
Despite Ubisoft not officially announcing a release date prior to launch, Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon Classic Edition is now available on Xbox — and it's set to be included with the Far Cry 6 Season Pass at some point very soon. There are limited details about the specific enhancements right now, but based on...
News Ubisoft Announces Splinter Cell Remake, 'Built From The Ground Up'
It's officially happening, folks!
It's the news Splinter Cell fans have been waiting for! Ubisoft has confirmed that it's working on a remake based around the "early" games in the series, rebuilt from the ground up using Ubisoft’s own Snowdrop engine. The game is being led by Ubisoft Toronto, and team members are currently being hired for the...
News Stalker 2 Is Getting NFTs, And The Developers Have Explained Why
As part of the "Stalker Metaverse"
Stalker 2 is the highly-anticipated Xbox FPS arriving in April 2022, but it's certainly drummed up a bit of controversy today with the announcement that it'll be implementing NFTs as part of the newly-created "Stalker Metaverse". So how does this work? Basically, the developer "will use blockchain technology to...
News Halo Infinite Players Complain About The 'Insanely High' Prices For Skins
Update: 343 responds in Community Stream
Update: 343 Head of Design Jerry Hook has responded to some of these complaints in a new Holiday 2021 Community Stream on YouTube, promising that the team is looking at making various improvements. Original story: As you may well be aware, yesterday marked the final update for
News Hellblade 2 Dev Confirms There Were 'No Tricks' In The Gameplay Reveal
"This is real"
Last week's huge reveal of gameplay for Hellblade 2 was arguably the standout moment at The Game Awards 2021, and it was so good that people have been questioning whether it was actual gameplay ever since. In response, Ninja Theory Audio Director David García took to Twitter a few days ago to confirm that the entire demo took pla
News 343 Industries Issues Final Halo Infinite Update Before The Holidays
"We're just getting started"
343 Industries dropped the new batch of Halo Infinite playlists on the game yesterday (Team Slayer, Free-For-All, Tactical Slayer and Fiesta), and has confirmed that the team will now be taking a break over the holiday period. Nevertheless, they've been hard at work recently focusing on the likes of Ranked & BTB...
News Forza Horizon 5 Gets A New Hotfix, Including Online Improvements
Update today
Although Forza Horizon 5 received a lot of praise on release, since its public launch the online and multiplayer component has been troubled with ongoing issues. Playground already rolled out an update and hotfix earlier this month to improve the overall state of multiplayer and online, and now it's released another update. The team...
News Two More Of December 2021's Xbox Games With Gold Are Now Available
Including the Penultimate Edition of this "dictator sim"
You can now begin downloading the second batch of December 2021's Xbox Live Games With Gold titles (one day early!), which are the Xbox One game Tropico 5 — Penultimate Edition and Xbox 360 game Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. Both titles are available right now from the Microsoft Store and...
Video Here's Another Sneak Peek At CrossfireX's Single-Player Campaign
Developed by Remedy Entertainment
We've heard a lot about Xbox exclusive FPS CrossfireX over the past couple of years, and it was finally revealed at The Game Awards 2021 to be releasing on February 10th, 2022. Just a little bit longer to wait now! If you're not in the know, this is set to be a free-to-play multiplayer game, but with a paid...
Deals All 15+ Classic Xbox Games In This Week's Sales (December 14-21)
Xbox 360 and original Xbox titles
This week's selection of Xbox Deals is now live, and alongside the usual Deals with Gold and Spotlight offerings, we've also got a Free-To-Play Sale and an Add-On Sale — but those two are ending on Thursday, December 16th. Below, we've included every single Xbox 360 and original Xbox game available over the next...
News Another Five Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass Soon (December 31)
Including three Yakuza titles
Microsoft has unveiled another set of five games that will be removed from Xbox Game Pass at the end of the year on December 31st, including three Yakuza titles in Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2. Don't forget that we've also got another batch of six games leaving Xbox Game Pass tomorrow (December 15th),...
News Ten More Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass This Thursday
The latest batch of titles
Update: Microsoft has now officially announced these new Game Pass games — along with one more title in the form of Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth! We've added it to the table below. Original story: The latest batch of Xbox Game Pass titles has arrived! The YouTube channel Xbox On has revealed nine...
Random Of Course Phil Spencer Is Playing Halo Infinite's Campaign
He appears to be making effective use of the grappleshot
Psychonauts 2 is "probably" Phil Spencer's game of the year for 2021, but there are plenty of other releases he's been enjoying along the way. And just like nearly every other Xbox Series X|S owner on the planet over the past week, the head of Xbox has been exploring the campaign portion of...
Deals 300+ Games Included In This Week's Xbox Sales (December 14-21)
Deals With Gold, Spotlight & other offers
It's time for another set of weekly Xbox deals! We've got just over 300 games to take advantage of this week including the usual Deals with Gold and Spotlight offers alongside the ongoing Free-To-Play and Add-On sales. We've rounded up some of the most notable current deals below, and Xbox's Major Nelson...
News Trek To Yomi Is A Samurai Game Heading To Xbox Game Pass In 2022
Published by Devolver Digital
You may have missed the news last week that Trek to Yomi will be coming to Xbox Game Pass in 2022, including for console, PC and Xbox Cloud Gaming. As you can see, it's a samurai game with a greyscale graphic style. Trek to Yomi, which is being published by Devolver Digital, will feature "breathtaking camera angles and...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarök Brings Its 'Epic Journey' To Xbox In March 2022
"The most ambitious expansion in franchise history"
It was rumoured earlier this month, and now it's been confirmed — Assassin's Creed Valhalla is getting "the most ambitious expansion in franchise history" on March 10th, 2022 in the form of Dawn of Ragnarök. In the expansion, you'll "become the Norse god Odin as you embark on an epic journey...
News Here's The First 15 Minutes Of The Gunk, Launching On Xbox Game Pass This Week
From the creators of SteamWorld
The team behind the SteamWorld franchise are bringing their long-awaited new adventure The Gunk to Xbox Game Pass at launch on Thursday, December 16th, and we've now been treated to the first 15 minutes of gameplay. Courtesy of IGN, the video above gives us a look at what to expect in terms of the art style, UI and...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (December 13-17)
Including three major Game Pass additions
We might not be getting any games on the scale of Halo Infinite this week, but we've still got a few of major Xbox Game Pass additions to look forward to in the form of Aliens: Fireteam Elite, The Gunk and Among Us. Plus, there are a bunch of indies making their debuts on Xbox, including one we highlighted...
Poll What Is Your Xbox Game Of The Year For 2021?
Get your votes in
It's that time of year again! We're seeking to crown a Pure Xbox Game of the Year for 2021, and in order to do that, we're going to need your votes for the best Xbox games of the past 12 months — only the top ten will make the final cut! Last year, Ori and the Will of the Wisps ended up taking the crown (with DOOM Eternal close...
News Xbox Highlights Four More Indies Coming To Game Pass In Early 2022
As part of the latest ID@Xbox Showcase
Xbox just won't slow down with these new Game Pass announcements! The latest arrive courtesy of the ID@Xbox Showcase livestream this past Friday, which also treated us to our first look at Sniper Elite 5 — another new title revealed to be coming to Xbox Game Pass in 2022. Here are the rest of the upc
News Halo Infinite's Multiplayer Is Receiving Four New Playlists Next Week
Slayer, Fiesta, FFA and SWAT
343 has officially confirmed via the Halo subreddit that new playlists for the Halo Infinite multiplayer component will be dropping next week on December 14th. This update will include the much-requested Slayer playlist alongside Fiesta, FFA, and SWAT. It's also noted how this update will introduce a new challenge...
News Stalker 2 Treats Us To Five Brand-New Gameplay Screenshots
Unreal 5 Is Alive!
Of all the games scheduled to release in 2022 that we're really looking forward to, the long-awaited sequel to 2007's Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl, Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl, is pretty high up on our list. Originally announced all the way back in 2010, before being cancelled a year later and then re-emerging onto the world...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 11-12)
Do we even need to ask?
Welcome to the weekend! Well, we're pretty sure we know what the majority of us will be playing this weekend, what with Halo Infinite launching just a few days ago on December 8th. However, there are still plenty of other options, such as various new Game Pass titles, another Free Play Days batch and the Xbox Game Awards 2021...
News Scorn Set To Launch On Xbox In October Next Year
Following on from last month's delay
Last month, the developer Ebb Software announced it would be delaying Scorn for Xbox until 2022. It's now been confirmed this terrifying first-person title will be officially arriving next year in the month of October. The developer promises it will feature a story that's "mysterious, deliciously dark, and...
News Xbox Is Giving Away This Custom Designed Garfield Series S Console
"Do NOT feed your console lasagna"
Xbox's latest sweepstakes is for a custom Series S, and this time it's based on none other than Garfield! To celebrate Garfield's recent inclusion into Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, the competition is open to all residents of any Xbox Live supported region (you must be 18 or older), and you can enter by following...
News Arc Raiders Is A New Free-To-Play Shooter Coming To Xbox In 2022
We Won't Die In The Shadows
Embark Studios, the dev team put together by former Electronic Arts chief designer, Patrick Soderlund, has revealed its very first game, Arc Raiders, with a flashy trailer at last night's Game Awards. A free to play sci-fi shooter, Arc Raiders' reveal shows us a game that looks very much like The Division meets War of...
News Killer Instinct Studio Announces Rumbleverse, A New Free-To-Play 'Brawler-Royale'
Published by Epic Games
The team behind Killer Instinct Seasons Two and Three (Iron Galaxy) announced their new title in partnership with Epic Games at The Game Awards 2021, which takes the form of a free-to-play "Brawler-Royale" called Rumbleverse. The game will see up to 40 players brawling it out in the streets of Grapital City with elbow drops,...
News The Expanse: A Telltale Series Revealed At The Game Awards 2021
Video game prequel to the hit tv show is on the way
Fans of Amazon Prime's hit sci-fi series The Expanse, which is about to premiere its final season on December 10th, have got some good news to help them deal with the imminent end of the smash hit's current television run. Announced last night at The Game Awards 2021, The Expanse: A Telltale...
News The Matrix Awakens Now Live On Xbox, Here's A Look At The Full 'Experience'
Download it for free right now!
It was announced earlier this week that Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with PS5) were getting a free Matrix Awakens Unreal Engine 5 experience, and it's now available to try on those consoles. All you need to do is head to the Microsoft Store on your Xbox to download it, and as you can see from IGN's full...
News Xbox Exclusive FPS CrossfireX Officially Launches February 2022
Including both the campaign and multiplayer
We've been waiting on this one for a long time now, and it's finally been announced that Xbox exclusive FPS CrossfireX will be heading to Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on February 10th, 2022. This includes both the free-to-play multiplayer component of the game as well as the paid campaign...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Debuts New Gameplay Trailer Ahead Of 2022 Release
"Embark on a heart-rending journey"
We've been treated to our first proper look at gameplay for the highly-anticipated A Plague: Tale Requiem, which will be heading to Xbox Series X and Series S via Game Pass at some point in 2022. You can check out the stunning new gameplay clips above, along with the description below: "In this new trailer, as...
News Ex-Telltale Devs Working On Star Trek Resurgence, Coming To Xbox In Spring 2022
Featuring an original story
We've got a new Star Trek game on the way! Star Trek Resurgence is being created by a team of Telltale Games veterans at new studio Dramatic Labs, and it'll be coming to PC and consoles in Spring 2022. The game is said to feature an original story set after Star Trek: The Next Generation, and will take the form of a...
News Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Is Heading To Xbox Series X|S
"The Imperium needs you"
The Game Awards 2021 gave us the reveal of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, which has been confirmed to be heading to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. However, there's no word on a release date as of yet. You can watch the announcement trailer above, and here's what you can expect from the game: "The galaxy is in peril...
News Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Shows Off New Gameplay Trailer
It's shaping up nicely
We've been treated to a new look at Suicide: Squad: Kill The Justice League, with a new gameplay trailer being shown off as part of The Game Awards 2021. You can check out the video at the top of the article. The game is still scheduled for a 2022 release, and here's a description of the game: Don't Be A Hero. Jump into...
