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Guide When Will The Xbox Summer Sale 2021 Be Revealed?
Prepare for a barrage of discounts
The Microsoft Store Summer Sale (also known as the Ultimate Game Sale and Super Game Sale) is almost upon us, during which a significant number of Xbox digital titles are expected to be discounted for a period of around ten days to two weeks. The official date of the sale hasn't been announced at the time of...
News PES Replacement 'eFootball' Will Be Tailored For PvP Gameplay, Rather Than Player Versus AI
"This provides a greater thrill than what AI can provide"
Konami made a big splash this morning by announcing that the PES brand is being replaced with something called 'eFootball', a brand-new free-to-play experience which is set to arrive on Xbox this autumn. There have been mixed reactions to the announcement, with some praising the move and...
News Konami Is Replacing PES With 'eFootball', A New Free-To-Play Experience
It's the end of an era
It's the end of an era, folks! Konami has today announced that the PES brand is officially being dropped and replaced with 'eFootball', described as a "next-generation, free-to-play football simulation experience." The new game will be out this Autumn for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, utilising the Unreal Engine...
News Yep, Xbox Game Pass Is Getting Two OG Classics Next Week
We're winding back the clock
Xbox Game Pass is having a killer month right now, with another 10 games unveiled for the service earlier today, all of which are arriving before the end of July, and among them are two original Xbox classics. Both Blinx: The Time Sweeper and Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge are joining Xbox Game Pass on July 26,...
News Dirt 5's Super Size Content Pack Introduces More Cars, Tracks And Events
Along with a couple of free circuits
Dirt 5's latest expansion has arrived today in the form of the Super Size Pack, which brings new cars, Career events, sponsors and customisation items to the game. Better yet, there's also some free content for everyone! Let's start with the free content, which arrives in the form of two circuits on the...
Guide Halo Infinite Beta: How To Sign Up For The Upcoming Multiplayer Preview
Become a Halo Insider for a chance to get involved
Halo Infinite's multiplayer preview is on the way this summer, and for a number of weeks now, the game's community manager Brian Jarrard has been reminding players to make sure they complete all the steps to be in with a chance. In his latest post over on Twitter, he's reiterated this message -...
News NBA 2K22 Gets A 'Features Preview' For Xbox One, Series X, Series S
Including a brand-new City and Neighborhood
2K Games has today shared some early details on features for NBA 2K22 on both last-gen and next-gen consoles, with the game set to arrive in just over a month on September 10 for Xbox One, Series X and Series S. Highlights include a new 'Seasons' feature across "fan favourite experiences" with "more...
News Cris Tales, A 'Love Letter To Classic JRPGs', Is Now Available With Xbox Game Pass
Peer into the past, act in the present
We've been treated to another new Xbox Game Pass title today in the form of Cris Tales, which is a "gorgeous, indie love letter to classic JRPGs with a new perspective", launching into the service on day one. Inspired by the likes of Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VI and even Persona 5, the game features...
News These Ten Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (July 22-29)
The latest batch of titles
The latest batch of Xbox Game Pass titles has arrived! Microsoft has today unveiled another ten games coming to the service over the next week, including the previously revealed Microsoft Flight Simulator and The Ascent. (We've also included two titles below which have joined Xbox Game Pass today, July 20) Here's a list...
News Xbox Game Pass Shooter Lemnis Gate Has Been Delayed Until September
The turn-based, time-looping FPS strategy game
Lemnis Gate is one of the many day one launches scheduled for Xbox Game Pass this year, but it unfortunately won't be releasing this summer as previously stated, having been delayed until September 28. In a message on social media, the team explained that they require "a little more time to ensure...
Deals 150+ Games Included In This Week's Xbox Sales (July 20-27)
Bag yourself a bargain
It's time for another set of weekly Xbox deals! There are over 150 games to choose from once again this week, spanning the usual Deals with Gold and Spotlight sales along with the ongoing WB Games Publisher Sale. We've highlighted a few of the most notable Xbox games offers in this week's current sales below, and Xbox's Major...
News Tom Clancy's XDefiant Is A Free-To-Play Shooter Heading To Xbox
Sign up now for a chance to play early
Ubisoft has today revealed a brand-new Tom Clancy game in the form of Tom Clancy's XDefiant, described as a free-to-play, fast-paced arena shooter. In terms of Xbox, it's scheduled to arrive on Xbox One, Series X and Series S. The game combines intense gunplay with personalised loadouts and specialised...
News Insurgency: Sandstorm Is Getting An Xbox Beta, Sign Up Now
"Be one of the first to play Insurgency: Sandstorm on consoles"
Yes, the popular PC team-based, tactical FPS shooter Insurgency: Sandstorm is still scheduled for Xbox at some point, having previously been delayed on multiple occasions, and a Closed Beta is set to begin soon. A page on the Insurgency: Sandstorm website is now asking for players to...
News Psychonauts 2 Will Reportedly Run Better On Xbox Series S Than PS5
There's no native PlayStation version for next-gen
Double Fine's Psychonauts 2 has been getting a bunch of attention today following the release of various hands-on previews, and thanks to one of them, we appear to know the game's performance details for every single platform. Aside from PC, both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S have the obvious...
Roundup Psychonauts 2 Receives High Praise In Hands-On Previews
"It's imaginative, intuitive, and very funny"
Psychonauts 2 will be dropping on Xbox Game Pass at launch on August 25, and ahead of that date, various hands-on previews have gone out today. The good news? The vast majority of them are very positive! We've rounded up a few of them below, with the likes of IGN, GameSpot, GamesRadar and VentureBeat...
Random DJ Khaled Appears To Confuse Xbox Series S With A Speaker
"What is this, a speaker?"
American musician DJ Khaled has been hitting the headlines for a bizarre reason in the last 24 hours, as he posted a video to his Instagram highlighting a gift he received from Xbox, appearing to confuse the Series S with a speaker. The gift was the Space Jam: A New Legacy bundle various influencers have obtained...
Deals Warner Bros Publisher Sale Brings 100+ Discounts To Xbox This Week
Save up to 80% on WB Games titles
It's time for another Xbox sale! Warner Bros. Games is currently hosting a special publisher sale on Xbox for the next few days (it actually unofficially started last week), featuring 100+ discounts on WB games and add-ons. Below, we've highlighted all of the standalone games in the sale, but be aware that the...
Feature These Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (July 19-23)
Stop the Time Empress and rewrite the future of the land
It's time for another weekly Xbox new releases roundup, and it's a pretty busy one this week, albeit without any major AAA games hitting the market. The highlight is arguably Cris Tales, which joins Xbox Game Pass at launch on Tuesday. As it stands, here's what's coming to Xbox Series X|S and...
News Another Three Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass Soon (July 31)
"Enjoy your vacation" while you can!
Microsoft has unveiled the next set of three games that will be removed from Xbox Game Pass in the latter part of July 2021, highlighted by the action-adventure puzzle game The Touryst and roguelike UnderMine. Here's the full list of games currently set to leave around the end of July:...
Guide All Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks You Can Claim In July 2021
"We are definitely not in Hawkins anymore..."
The Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks program is back as usual for July, so we've listed everything you can currently get your hands on below. Keep in mind that while Space Jam: A New Legacy - The Game was an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perk for a while, it has since been made available entirely free-to-play for...
News Warframe To Add Cross-Play, Cross-Save Integration Later This Year
"Play anywhere. With anyone."
Good news for Warframe fans! Digital Extremes announced this weekend as part of TennoCon 2021 that the game will be getting cross-play and cross-save support across all platforms later this year, including a new mobile port. In a press release, Digital Extremes CEO Sheldon Carter had the following to say:...
News Microsoft Flight Simulator Might Add Helicopters In The Future
"Planned" for a 2022 release, apparently
Ever wanted to take to the skies in something that's not a plane in Microsoft Flight Simulator? You might be in luck. In an update from the development team earlier this week, a feedback snapshot reveals the community's top wishes, and the top-voted one is the addition of helicopters. What's so exciting...
News Titanfall 2 Hacks Continue As Multiplayer Rendered Unplayable On Xbox
"It’s sad to see the state Titanfall has been left in"
We highlighted back at the start of this week how Titanfall 2 had been the victim of a series of DDoS attacks across all platforms, and unfortunately, the situation hasn't really got too much better ever since. While the hacks did cease for a couple of days, Titanfall 2 has once again been...
News Song Of Iron Introduces Its Gritty Adventure To Xbox This August
"Prepare to be met by a world set against you"
Solo developer Joe Winter has announced that his upcoming "moody and provoking action adventure" Song of Iron has an August 31 release date for Xbox, in which you'll dive into a dark Nordic world full of mystery and danger. In the game, "man, monster and nature itself will try to stop you", and you'll...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 17th)
We're playing some Yakuza and Judgment on Series X
Welcome to the weekend! There's plenty of new content to check out on Xbox over the next couple of days, including a batch of Xbox Game Pass additions, three more (varied) Free Play Days titles, and the usual set of weekly sales. Here's what we’re
News Prepare Yourself, Microsoft Flight Simulator Is Around 100GB On Xbox Series X, Series S
It's a bit of a beast
Microsoft Flight Simulator will finally be with us on Xbox Series X and Series S (and Xbox Game Pass) in just over a week on Tuesday, July 27, but you're going to need to find some space, as it'll take up around 100GB on your console. A preliminary file size has begun to show up if you hit 'Manage with Game Pass' on Flight...
News The Coalition Shares Another Impressive Screenshot Of Unreal Engine 5 On Xbox Series X
Feast your eyes
Earlier this week The Coalition teased its upcoming tech demonstration of Unreal Engine 5 running on Xbox Series X. It was pretty beautiful, but now another screenshot reveals even more of the graphics engine's power. As shared by The Coalition on Twitter, this second image is another look at Alpha Point, the name for the studio's...
News Xbox Series X And Series S Were The Highest Grossing Consoles In The US For June
Sea of Thieves also did pretty well
E3 2021 seems to have resulted in some pretty impressive hardware and software sales spikes for Microsoft, as the Xbox Series X and Series S reportedly topped the highest grossing charts for June's sales in the US. Analyst Mat Piscatella from the industry-tracking frim The NPD Group shared the stats for June on...
News Ubisoft Delays Riders Republic To October, Rainbow Six Extraction To January 2022
"We are embracing the opportunity to take additional time"
Sadly, we've got news of another two delays today in the form of Ubisoft's Riders Republic and Rainbow Six Extraction, which have been delayed until October 28, 2021 and January 2022 respectively. Here's the message issued by the Riders Republic team on the Ubisoft website earlier today:...
News Not Everyone Is Happy With Xbox's Recent Comments About Preservation
There's a bit of scepticism
You may have seen that Xbox boss Phil Spencer made a few comments this week on the importance of game preservation. The reception to his statements have been somewhat mixed, with a few naysayers criticising the company's approach to preservation in general. During the Kinda Funny Gamecast earlier this week, Spencer said...
News Oops, Lost In Random's Release Date May Have Accidentally Been Revealed By The Microsoft Store
The Microsoft Store strikes again
Lost in Random is an upcoming action-platformer from EA Originals and it looks absolutely fantastic. We've been awaiting a release date for a while now since it was announced back at EA Play Live last year, and it seems the Microsoft Store may have answered our wishes. As spotted by Twitter user Aggiornamenti Lumia...
Hands On 'Braking Point' Is F1 2021's Version Of FIFA's 'The Journey'
It's a proper, fully-featured F1 story mode
Remember 'The Journey' in the FIFA series? It was a multi-year story centring primarily around the fictional character of Alex Hunter, allowing you to play out his career, make decisions to progress the narrative and watch pre-determined cutscenes every time you got to a certain point in the season. That's...
News Space Jam: A New Legacy - The Game Is Now Entirely Free-To-Play On Xbox
Grab it while it's hot!
Space Jam: A New Legacy is releasing in cinemas throughout certain territories today, and to coincide with its launch, the new Xbox exclusive game is now available for free to all Xbox One, Series X and Series S owners. The game, which was playable for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members for a limited time, is the result of an...
News Former Call Of Duty Boss Says Players 'Don’t Realise How Much Work' Goes Into The Series
"I studied World War Two for three years"
Game development is hard work - we don't think anyone is disputing that. It's perhaps something some people in the community easily overlook, but when games release half finished and buggy, it clearly causes a divide and frustration. Former Sledgehammer Games boss Glen Schofield has weighed in on his...
News Thanks To Azure, Microsoft Flight Simulator Will Be 'Pretty Much Unchanged' On Xbox Series X
The tech allows "every device to punch above its weight"
We're now less than two weeks away from the release of Microsoft Flight Simulator for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on Tuesday, July 27, and while the hype is huge, some fans are still concerned about how it will perform. The game is known for putting even the most expensive of gaming PCs...
News CrossfireX Devs Show Off Graphical Improvements And New Maps, Coming This Year
An Xbox console exclusive
With so many games in development, you may have forgotten CrossfireX, a collaborative venture from both Remedy Entertainment and Smilegate Entertainment. Well, the game is still alive and kicking with a huge recent development update on its progress, also reiterating that the Xbox console exclusive will be arriving later...
News Tetris Effect: Connected Gets Cross-Platform Multiplayer Next Month
Take on some new competition
The Xbox Series X|S launch title Tetris Effect: Connected will soon be receiving an exciting new feature. As part of its launch/update on other platforms next month, the existing Xbox versions of the game (including the Microsoft Store release and Game Pass release) will be updated with cross-platform multiplayer. This...
Video Xbox Console Exclusive Death's Door's Latest Trailer Showcases Its Zelda Influences
And it's launching next week
While Nintendo Switch owners may be getting a remastered Zelda entry this week, we'll also be getting our own taste of the formula. Death's Door from Devolver Digital is an Xbox console exclusive arriving on July 20, and the latest trailer shows off many Zelda influences outside of the game's combat. If you haven't...
News Xbox And Bethesda Confirmed To Be At August's Digital Gamescom Event
Along with a wide range of other publishers
E3 2021 may have come and gone, but that doesn't mean we're necessarily finished for major game announcements. Gamescom was already confirmed to be returning this year, and now we have an official list of attendees, with Xbox and Bethesda both being a part of the billing. The event, which will be...
News MotorSport Games Is Working On A 2023 IndyCar Title For Xbox
The Nascar Heat developer
IndyCar and MotorSport Games have announced today that they're teaming up to create a new series of IndyCar games, with the first set to arrive on Xbox, PlayStation and PC in 2023. There's no official title as of yet. Details are limited for now, but IndyCar says it will "produce a brand-new franchise that has been eagerly...
News EA Confirms No Star Wars News At EA Play Live, Updates To Be Shared Next Year
"All of us look forward to celebrating with you next year"
Some of us got a little excited last month when it seemed EA may have been teasing a reveal of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2 at EA Play Live on July 22. Unfortunately, not only does that appear not to be the case, but it's also been confirmed there will be no Star Wars gaming news at all...
News New Outriders Patch Features 'Improved And Faster' Xbox Sign In Process
It's said to be a "significant" upgrade
The latest patch for Outriders on Xbox Game Pass has dropped today, and the highlight this time around is a much-requested addition, as the Xbox sign-in process is said to have been made faster and generally improved. According to early reports, this has resulted in a "significant" improvement for certain...
News Xbox Exclusive Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Has Been Pushed Back To Spring 2022
"It's no secret that building a game during a pandemic is a challenge"
Another day, another delay. This time it's the upcoming Xbox console exclusive Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, which has been moved from 2021 to Spring 2022. The reason, as you may have guessed, is due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement from Martin Wahlund, the CEO and...
News Underground Street Racing Is Coming To GTA: Online, Next-Gen Version To Add 'Special Upgrades'
The automotive underground roars to life
Rockstar Games has announced that GTA: Online is getting a huge new content drop on Tuesday, July 20 known as Los Santos Tuners, which brings a little bit of Midnight Club-esque magic to the game. It looks to be a pretty substantial update, as players will be able to engage in Tuner-based missions and races...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (July 15-18)
Hold onto your bananas!
It's time for another batch of Free Play Days titles! Three 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 Ubisoft's popular For Honor, which is also included with Xbox Game Pass, party game Super Monkey Ball: Banana...
News Resident Evil Re:Verse Has Been Delayed Until 2022
The online survival horror deathmatch game
Originally intended to release alongside Resident Evil Village, the multiplayer centric Resident Evil Re:Verse was recently pushed back until this month. However, it's now been confirmed that it won't be releasing anytime soon, as Capcom has announced a delay of the game until 2022. The reason for the...
News Lawn Mowing Simulator Brings Its British Gardens To Xbox Series X, Series S This August
And it's even a console exclusive!
It's the release date we've all been waiting for! Following a very successful demo on Xbox last month, Lawn Mowing Simulator is officially arriving for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC on August 10. The game allows players to "experience the beauty, satisfaction and detail of mowing the Great British...
News Two More Of July 2021's Xbox Games With Gold Are Now Available
Enjoy 30 classics from the arcade golden age
You can now begin downloading the second batch of July 2021's Xbox Live Games With Gold titles (one day early!), which are the Xbox One game Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break and Xbox 360 game Midway Arcade Origins. Both titles are available right now from the Microsoft Store and Xbox 360 Marketplace...
News Black Ops Cold War Glitch Causes Xbox Series X Owners To Re-Download All 200GB
This isn't the first time, either
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is a juggernaut in terms of its file size on Xbox. With texture packs, additional content, and updates arriving every other week, it's constantly growing and evolving. Now, today's update to coincide with Season 4 Reloaded is causing a lot of frustration amongst Xbox Series X owners,...
News Three More Games Are Now Available With Xbox Game Pass (July 15)
Say goodbye to your social life
It's Game Pass day! We've got another three games entering the service across console, PC and cloud today, with two new entries in the form of Bloodroots and Farming Simulator 19, and The Medium being added to the cloud. Here are the new games you can download with Xbox Game Pass today: Bloodroots: Console, PC,...
