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News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (April 1-4)
Step into the role of a Bounty Hunter
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 the competitive first-person PvP bounty hunting game Hunt: Showdown, 2.5D action arcade mashup...
News Co-Op RPG Shooter Outriders Is Now Available With Xbox Game Pass
Square Enix's big new release has arrived
Today's the day! Square Enix and People Can Fly's new co-op RPG shooter Outriders is officially available across all platforms as of today, and it's also included on console and Android devices with Xbox Game Pass. If you've never heard of Outriders, the game is a 1-3 player 'drop-in-drop-out' shooter set...
Random No, Halo Infinite Hasn't Been Delayed Again
It's April Fools, Chief
If someone told you Halo Infinite had been delayed again, you would probably think it was a joke, right? Of course, you would. It's already been delayed and as you might recall that was serious news. Despite all the warning signs that another delay could easily be fake, video game website
News The Elder Scrolls Online Is Getting An Xbox Series X Version This June
Featuring a 60FPS Performance Mode
It was announced last year that Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls Online would be getting an Xbox Series X and S version at some point in 2021, and now we know that it'll officially arrive on the consoles on June 8. This version of the game will be available as a free upgrade (via Smart Delivery) for current Xbox One...
News Chivalry 2 Charges Onto The Xbox Series X Battlefield This June
A closed beta is also on the way
Update: We now have a confirmed release date of June 8 thanks to Xbox Wire. We also have confirmation that the beta will be available on Xbox with full cross-play support between April 23 - 29 for all pre-orders. Original story: The sequel to the multiplayer focused Medieval action game Chivalry will arrive on Xbox...
Random These New 'Women In Gaming' Xbox Profile Themes Are Pretty Awesome
Available to use right now
Earlier this month, we highlighted that Xbox has been celebrating Women's History Month throughout March in a variety of ways, and to cap off the occasion, Microsoft has released some awesome new Xbox Profile Themes. These themes are absolutely bursting with colour and personality, and there appear to be seven of them in...
News 505 Games Has Acquired The Ghostrunner IP For A Huge Sum
A whopping €5 million
You may remember the first-person cyberpunk parkour game from last year known as Ghostrunner. It came out just before the next-gen systems dropped, and was really good - it even made one of our best games of 2020 lists. It seems 505 Games has seen potential in the franchise, as it’s acquired the IP for a gigantic €5...
Rumour Alan Wake 2 Is In Development With Remedy And Epic Games
Wake up, Alan
Remedy has been building a connected universe with Control, bringing elements back to previous games such as Alan Wake. It was confirmed the next title was going to be part of something called the Remedy Connected Universe, and according to one industry insider, the next game is seemingly going to be Alan Wake 2. Jeff Grubb, famously...
Roundup Here's What's Coming To Xbox In April 2021
We've got some big releases on the way
We're having a busy end to March 2021 with the release of It Takes Two and Balan Wonderworld, followed by Outriders launching on Xbox Game Pass this Thursday, but after that, it's a little bit quiet on Xbox in April 2021. Nevertheless, we've still got some major releases on the way, including Judgment,
News No Man's Sky Introduces A Brand-New 'Expeditions' Game Mode
Along with many other new features
The superb No Man's Sky has received its latest update on Xbox Game Pass today in the form of 'Expeditions', which brings a ton of new features to the game, including a brand-new game mode. That game mode is appropriately titled "expeditions," and is all about bringing the whole community of travellers together to...
Reaction As The PS3 Store Closes, Xbox Reminds Us How 'Critical' Game Preservation Is
"We're committed to making games across generations available to you"
Listen, we're not on a mission to bash PlayStation or anything, but following the announcement today that Microsoft would be bringing backwards compatible titles to the cloud, with 16 of them arriving today, it's impossible not to draw the comparison with recent PlayStation news...
News Panic Over, Tony Hawk's Crashing Issues Appear To Have Been Fixed On Xbox Series X
That was a bit of a saga wasn't it?!
We've had a bit of a three-part saga with the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 over the past few days. Originally, the game was reported as crashing from the main menu for pretty much everyone who paid for the $10 upgrade, and Activision remained silent on the issues for a...
News Xbox Is Bringing Classic Backwards Compatible Games To The Cloud
Starting with an initial 16 titles
You've got to love Microsoft's commitment to backwards compatibility! The Xbox team has announced today that 16 classic original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles are now available via the cloud, with more to come soon. These are available to access for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members on Android devices (via Project...
Guide Everything You Need To Know About Outriders On Xbox Game Pass
Release time, preload instructions, game details & more
Well, the time has almost arrived! Square Enix's Outriders officially drops day one on Xbox Game Pass tomorrow, April 1st, and there's understandably a lot of excitement floating around about the arrival of the co-op shooter. So, while we went into a bit of detail about this yesterday, we...
News CD Projekt Will Market Games Much Closer To Release Following Cyberpunk 2077's Reception
"Going forward, our campaigns will be much shorter"
It's no secret - Cyberpunk 2077's launch was a disaster. Expectations were high after years of build up, and the final result failed to meet the weighty expectations of fans, as promised by CD Projekt Red. This has prompted the company to look back at its marketing campaigns and reassess how it...
Review Balan Wonderworld - The Balan-dest Platformer On Xbox Series X
Everyone's mad here
When Balan Wonderworld was announced last year, it was a game that seemed completely up our alley. It checked all the boxes for what we look for in a platformer. Unique abilities, colourful worlds, and personality busting from its seams. With the talent involved and being lead by Yuji Naka, the creator of classic franchises such...
News Xbox Thriller Twelve Minutes Can Reach Up To 18 Hours In Length
That's a lot of minutes
With a game called Twelve Minutes you would be forgiven for believing the game could be a quick finish. Download, complete, easy gamerscore, onto the next game. Simple, right? Well, all is not as it seems as the game's developer, Luis Antonio, has said that playtesting has seen some crazy numbers. 12 Minutes operates on a...
News These Three Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass Today (March 31)
Take your final Journey to the Savage Planet
In case you'd forgotten, today marks the removal of a few more games from the Xbox Game Pass library. Fortunately it's only a small selection, but we are losing a few gems including the excellent Journey to the Savage Planet. Here's the complete list of games set to leave over the next 24 hours:...
News Cyberpunk 2077's Multiplayer Has Been 'Reconsidered', Says CD Projekt Red
"We are focusing on bringing online into all of our franchises one day"
There have been plans for Cyberpunk 2077 to be adding multiplayer in the future for a while now. It was never fully confirmed whether this would be a separate entry entirely, or built into the game as it is. However, whatever the plans are, CD Projekt Red has now "decided to...
News Leak Suggests F1 2021 Will Release This July For Xbox One, Xbox Series X
And we've got details about it too
Looks like we've got an early leak! Italian website and Twitter account Aggiornamenti Lumia, which is known for scanning the Microsoft Store for unreleased details, has reported that F1 2021 will release on July 16. According to the site, the game will be developed by Codemasters and published by EA (which...
News The First Two Of April 2021's Xbox Games With Gold Are Now Available
Step into a sinister parallel world of hostile aliens & powerful weapons
You can now begin downloading the first batch of April 2021's Xbox Games With Gold titles (one day early!), which are the Xbox One game Vikings: Wolves of Midgard and Xbox 360 game Dark Void. Both titles are available right now from the Microsoft Store (links at the bottom of...
News The Witcher 3's Next-Gen Update Will Arrive In The Second Half Of 2021
Will be a free upgrade for existing owners
CD Projekt's third entry in The Witcher series already runs rather well on the Xbox Series X|S, but as you might recall, there's more to come. The Polish-based company will be releasing a true "next-generation" update for The
News Tin Hearts Is A Charming Puzzle Game From The Makers Of Fable
It looks to tell a Toy Story
Founded by former Lionhead Studios developers from the Fable series, Rogue Sun has announced its previously released (and later removed) VR game Tin Hearts is coming to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One later this year - following a publishing agreement with Wired Productions. The puzzle adventure basically operates as...
News Win A Crate Full Of Bethesda Themed Xbox Series X Controllers In This New Competition
We want them all!
Massive Bethesda fan? Then you're not going to want to miss out on this new competition, which will see lucky winners receive a crate full of exclusive Xbox Series X themed controllers based on the recent acquisition. The crate contains themed controllers from games such as Fallout, The Evil Within, and The Elder Scrolls - a...
News You Can Try Hitman 3's Free Starter Pack For Free On Xbox This Week
Play Dubai for free for a limited time
If you've been holding off purchasing Hitman 3 but you really want to check it out, we've got the perfect download for you! IO Interactive is making the game's first level - Dubai - entirely free until April 5. This is accessible via a Free Starter Pack on the Microsoft Store, which not only includes temporary...
News Here's What Time Outriders Goes Live On Xbox Game Pass This Thursday
And how to pre-download it right now
The big Xbox Game Pass release this week is Square Enix's Outriders, which launches this Thursday, April 1st, and we now know exactly what time the game will go live - both on Xbox and on the service itself. It's pretty simple - on all Xbox consoles, the game will unlock at "your local midnight" on April 1st. PC...
News Bloober Team Steps Away From Acquisition Talks To Focus On Its Own Future Projects
"The company has decided not to continue discussions"
Bloober Team, the studio behind The Medium, has reportedly been eyed up by multiple companies within the industry to be acquired recently. Originally, it was in talks with many of these officials, but it is now said to have withdrawn from discussions as it feels it could damage future projects...
Poll Are You Happy With April 2021's Xbox Games With Gold?
What do you make of the selection?
Microsoft has officially announced April 2021's Xbox Games with Gold, giving us a look at four more games we'll be able to play at no extra charge with our Gold memberships next month. In case you missed it, the games are Xbox One titles Vikings: Wolves of Midgard and
News Here Are Your Xbox Games With Gold For April 2021
Four more games are on the way
Microsoft has officially announced all four Xbox Games With Gold titles for April 2021! These games are available to download for free for Xbox Live Gold members (including subscribers to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate). Here's the complete list of titles you can look forward to in April: Xbox Series X / Xbox One:...
News Call Of Duty: Warzone's New Update Actually Reduces Its Xbox File Size
It's still too big though
If you regularly play Call of Duty: Warzone, you know the pain of it eating away at your hard drive space with every new update. Honestly, it’s getting to the point where it needs its own dedicated hard drive. Thankfully, the latest patch works to reduce the file size a reasonable chunk, but requires a hefty download...
News Bang & Olufsen's New Xbox Wireless Headphones Cost A Whopping $500
"The perfect combination of technology, design and craftsmanship"
Microsoft has introduced the brand-new Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal Wireless Headphones for Xbox, which is the first product for the Designed for Xbox Limited Series program, and costs a whopping $500 - the same as a Series X! "Beoplay Portal is the perfect combination of...
Video Here's A Taste Of Google Stadia Running On An Xbox Series X
Thanks to that new Microsoft Edge browser
If having an Xbox Series X or S, backwards compatibility, and a library of Game Pass titles wasn't enough, then get ready to load up Google Stadia on the system through a unique method - if you want to, that is! We previously reported that the Chromium-based version of Microsoft Edge that has been rolling...
News Microsoft Directs The Blame To Activision For Tony Hawk Xbox Series X Issues
Update: Activision confirms it's working on a fix
Update: Good news! Activision confirmed to Eurogamer earlier today that it was "aware" of the issues and "working to fix," and it looks like a patch has now been pushed out which solves the problem. Fingers crossed! Original Story: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 has got off to a very rough start on...
Deals 50+ Games Included In This Week's Xbox Sales (March 30 - April 6)
Ahead of the Xbox Spring Sale 2021
It's time for another set of weekly Xbox deals! This week's selection features discounts on over 50 games across Deals with Gold and Spotlight Sales but don't forget that the Xbox Spring Sale 2021 begins later this week! Additionally, Bandai Namco is hosting a separate Publisher Sale on Xbox for the next couple of...
News The Retro-Futuristic Narita Boy Is Now Available With Xbox Game Pass
The Digital Kingdom needs a hero
We've got just the one Xbox Game Pass title arriving today, and it takes the form of radical action-adventure Narita Boy, which is available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC and Android (Project xCloud). The game is centred around a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom,...
News Next-Gen Upgrade For Deliver Us The Moon Coming To Xbox Series X|S
Launching "later this year"
Following on from its release on Xbox One last April, Wired Production's Deliver Us The Moon will be getting a free next-generation upgrade later this year. In the official announcement, it was confirmed this update would include ray-traced shadows, reflections and audio, and that it would be entirely free for all...
News Playtonic Friends' First Published Game Will Be The Colourful Platformer Demon Turf
Seems like a good start
Playtonic Games announced it would be rebranding as a publishing label with numerous other developers earlier this year, and its first upcoming title from that change has been announced to be Demon Turf. It's coming to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One sometime this year. Developed by Fabraz, the two companies announced their...
Random Halo Fan Recreates Iconic Star Wars Scene In Forge Mode
Star Wars is always popping up in Alderaan places
Give a player the tools to create their own levels and you're going to get some crazy creations. The latest example comes from Halo 5's Forge Mode, which has seen an iconic Star Wars scene come to life. Specifically, this fan has recreated the Tatooine sunset scene from the Star Wars series...
News Hoa Is An Anime Inspired Platformer Arriving On Xbox Later This July
And it's drop dead gorgeous
Publisher PM Studios and developer Skrollcat Studio have announced that their upcoming platformer Hoa will now be coming to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One later this July. The anime inspired game draws (no pun intended) likeness from many classic Studio Ghibli titles, whilst also crafting its own identity. With a beautiful...
Feature These Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (March 30 - April 2)
Here's what's on the way
Welcome to your weekly Xbox roundup! It's not particularly surprising that this week is looking quiet for new releases, but we do have one major title arriving on Xbox and Xbox Game Pass in the form of Square Enix's Outriders! Here's what's coming to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One this week: New Xbox Releases (March 30 -...
News Following Wreckfest's Free Xbox Series X Patch, It's Now Getting A $10 Upgrade On PS5
Update: A paid upgrade is coming to Xbox as well
Update: THQ Nordic has confirmed that a similar paid upgrade will also follow for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S owners later this year, so at least the option will be there if you want it. Nice to know! Original story: Earlier this month, the destruction-fuelled Xbox Game Pass racer Wreckfest...
News It Looks Like XCOM: Chimera Squad Is On Its Way To Xbox One
Suit up! It could be coming soon
XCOM: Chimera Squad released on PC last year, but now it seems it could be making the tactical jump to consoles, according to a recent PEGI rating. The spin-off of the popular XCOM series took a detour from giving fans procedurally generated squad mates, to deliver a more
News There's Finally A New Boxing Game Coming To Xbox, And Here's A First Look At Gameplay
It's not Fight Night, but it looks good
It's been a long time since boxing fans have been treated to a mainstream boxing game on Xbox - Fight Night Champion just celebrated its 10th anniversary (!) - but there's some good news, as a new challenger is entering the ring. Specifically, this game is called eSports Boxing Club, which was actually...
News EA Sports PGA Tour Is Officially Making A 'Next-Gen' Comeback
2K has some competition on its hands
Here's some news we didn't expect today! EA Sports has announced that it is officially resurrecting its EA Sports PGA Tour golf series, with the next title being described as a "next-gen golf game" currently in development. EA says the game will allow fans "to build their virtual career and experience the...
News Balan Wonderworld Is Getting Some Pretty Suspicious User Reviews On Metacritic
"These look like a bunch of bots"
It's fair to say Square Enix's Balan Wonderworld didn't get off to the best of starts with the reception to its demo earlier this year, and its full release pretty much went ignored this past week, with reviews nowhere to be found on release day. We have got one critical review on Metacritic at the time of writing...
News Blue Dragon And Lost Odyssey Creator Says He's Not Interested In Remaking His Past Games
In favour of building "something new"
Hironobu Sakaguchi, the head of developer Mistwalker which has worked on games such as Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey, has said he has no interest in remaking any of the studio's older titles. In a recent interview with VGC, Sakaguchi approached the topic of remasters / remakes and said the company has no plans...
News CDPR Reveals Everything Included In Patch 1.2 For Cyberpunk 2077
Here are the full (and long) patch notes
Update: The patch is now live on Xbox with a huge size of 40GB. Go check it out! Original story: CD Projekt Red did tell us that Cyberpunk 2077's Patch 1.2 would be a huge one, and the studio wasn't lying! We've today received the full patch notes for the update, and it seems to just go on and on with fixes...
News Free-To-Play Shooter Warframe Is Getting An Xbox Series X Upgrade This April
Running at up to 4K resolution and 60FPS
The team behind the free-to-play co-op shooter Warframe announced last year that the game would be getting a next-gen upgrade for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and now it looks like it's been locked in for April. This was announced as part of Warframe's latest developer stream, with no specific date set...
News FPS Horror Quantum Error Shows Potential In Hair Raising Gameplay
In space, no one can hear you scream
If you're a fan of DOOM 3, then Quantum Error is one you're going to want to keep on your radar. Shown during this past week's Future Games Show, the eerie trailer shows a lot of promise for when it hits Xbox Series X|S in the future. Described as a "cosmic-horror FPS", the four-or-so minute long trailer gave us...
News Reports Suggest This Year's Call Of Duty Will Be Called 'Vanguard'
And it'll be set during World War 2
There have been various reports flying around about this year's Call of Duty game over the past few days, and it looks very possible that the game is going to be titled "Call of Duty WW2: Vanguard". Details about the game have been reported by Modern Warzone, as well as Eurogamer and
