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@Nati-Hanson That's great, thank you!

@GADG3Tx87 Fair enough! I don't think anything can compare to the end of the Don Mattrick era personally, but this week's news has definitely been a low point of the XSX era.

@GADG3Tx87 Strong words for someone who might have been forced into making all these decisions against his wishes.

@Yousef- No idea!

2022's version was even more bizarre...

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2022/08/xboxs-achievement-hunter-sale-includes-games-that-dont-have-achievements

@Bluerangervegeta Touché.

@Kooky_Geezer It's not as simple as porting everything to the current store - this is why we only have a certain number of backwards compatible games. Rights issues and possibly technical issues are holding many titles back.

I agree that a sale would be nice though!

@Killabyte28 It hasn't been confirmed yet sadly, but based on the Nintendo Switch version, it's probably going to be around £31.49 / $34.99.

@Retrokingdan Yeah, it's seems to be 50-50 on whether it shows up as "free with Xbox Game Pass" or not 🤷‍♂️

@Vilimeno We're partnered with the Family Gaming Database for their superb accessibility info, so as soon as they've collected everything on their side, it'll appear in our PX reviews and on the specific game page for that title.

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2023/07/site-news-family-gaming-database-brings-new-accessibility-info-to-pure-xbox

@Spider-Kev Yeah we did... it's more of a reminder because it now has a 2024 window and a proper trailer.

@awp69 It was in the plans originally but the timing just didn't work out. Great to see lots of positive reviews though!

@Banjo- Nice! I've added that in.

@Fiendish-Beaver Yep, it does! Singles and Doubles.

To elaborate a bit, when I originally tried to sign into the Apple TV+ app on Xbox with my existing account, the browser version on my desktop told me that I'd already "used" my free trial and I would have to pay full price at £8.99 per-month.

However, when I went back to the Xbox app that I'd now signed into successfully, I hit the 3-month trial button on the Apple TV+ homepage, and this time it gave me the option to activate the free trial. Second time's the charm, I guess!

So yeah... it does work for me at least, but be careful you don't sign up for a paid subscription accidentally.

@NEStalgia It's not the only game that has the problem - it occurs in games that have large save files. Football Manager 2024 Console is another one that has a similar issue, for example.

Here's one of the recent Xbox Store reviews for FM24:

"I had a 9 year save i had loads of storage and still the game wouldn't save ive lost multiple saves to this now. Ive contacted sega to no avail and im so tired of this."

Whatever they did a few months ago for BG3 definitely helped, but it's still getting some reports from players who have lost their save files randomly on Xbox.

@Lup I wish. Sadly I think that's an Xbox problem, not a Larian one.

@johnK Apologies, it's the 360 version! Microsoft really don't make these lists easy for us anymore 😅

@PartyMarty Hmm, that's strange. I've altered the link to the US version for now (the worldwide link doesn't seem to be working properly).

@xanderten50 Apologies, that line was meant for MultiVersus below, but somehow got mixed up.

@CutchuSlow GamesMaster used to be a popular one in the UK for that, but it also shut down a few years ago sadly

@Markatron84 Yep, absolutely. It's not something I deal with directly, but I'll pass your feedback onto the correct people 👍

This review has been re-shared to mark its Xbox Game Pass release! Play it while you can... 2K doesn't keep games on XGP for very long.

@BaldBelper78 Knew it was a UK-based magazine in terms of its production, but not fully aware how about it's distributed worldwide. Obviously you can get it digitally, but can you get physical copies in Europe, North America, etc?

@Scummbuddy Mario Kart 8 is in the top 10, but the average age is only 3.9 years on the Switch.

1. Fortnite
2. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
3. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
4. Mario Kart 8
5. Minecraft
6. Pokemon Scarlet / Violet
7. Fall Guys
8. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
9. Hogwarts Legacy
10. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

@Marxally I think they mean it works best as a VR game.

@pchris1792 Brilliant, thank you!

Note the 50% off for Suicide Squad in here, plus a very early discount for Penny's Big Breakaway!

@Nightcrawler71 It's connected to your YouTube account, so it should apply wherever you use that account.

Thanks for the latest updates!

Note: Our time with South Park: Snow Day! has been limited to the PC version so far. That said, it's not a demanding game and we expect it to run just fine on Xbox Series X and Series S.

@P3nguinprisM It should be available at other retailers as well (try GameStop) 👍

@PartyMarty Apologies, it's the Deluxe version that's on sale (link should work now).

@CutchuSlow As far as I'm aware, it includes a 30 day subscription after which you need to pay if you want to keep playing that version.

@pixlscript Added!

Nobody talks about Shredders I enjoyed that game!

Haven't played it for a long time, but it's pretty fun.

This review is no longer "in progress" and has been updated to reflect our impressions at launch 👍

@CutchuSlow You're right, my apologies!

@ralphdibny The cutscenes from the films look really good now. Not 4K, but probably 1080p or something like that.

List has been updated! Thank you

@Sol76 Yeah, I agree with everything you've said here 👍

@Titntin Yeah, it's definitely going to be too frustrating for some players. It depends on what your tolerance level is and how much of a true "simulation" you want this game to be.

For what it's worth, they're looking into the AI issues:

"We will release fixes and patches to adjust NPCs and AI as soon as we can."

@Nalverus Too many games, too little time at the moment! Every member of the team is working on a review (or multiple reviews) right now, so we've sadly had to miss a couple of things out.

We may come back around to it later in the month

@Fiendish-Beaver You can 👍

@Banjo- They do occasionally, yes. The vast majority are the same, but some are region-specific.

@Sol76 Yep, agreed. I'm finding it surprisingly addictive so far, but it's clearly in need of a bunch of patches. Road Rage: A City Driving Simulator would be a more appropriate title right now

@Lup The option should be there now!

@Burnfeeling You're right - that's been removed now.

@abe_hikura Yeah, that's the big downside here if you've played Control before.

Thanks for all your updates, folks! Guide has been updated with the likes of Star Wars Dark Forces, Easy Red 2, Space Engineers, etc.

@ChopstickPhilly Hmm, it did used to work, but apparently the option was taken away at some point. I'll remove it - thanks for letting me know.