The next offering of free games can be downloaded starting on January 1, when esteemed Bandai Namco horror title Little Nightmares and decidedly average King of Fighters 13 will become available on Xbox consoles. As per Xbox Wire, Little Nightmares will be available to download and play all month, whilst anyone eager to get their hands on King of Fighters 13 will need to add it to their accounts before January 15....
Earlier this week, Microsoft sent out an email to Xbox Live Gold members notifying them that from October 1, there will be no Xbox 360 games included in the monthly offering of ‘free’ games. “We have reached the limit of our ability to bring Xbox 360 games to the catalogue; however, Games with Gold will continue to include exciting Xbox One titles and exclusive savings each month,” reads the email....
This is the second time Microsoft has revealed a November launch for the console, as the company’s CFO Amy Hood confirmed Xbox Series X was still on track to launch during the month. While this isn’t new information, additional confirmation is always nice. In a blog post today, Microsoft said there were more than 50 new games planned for this year across generations and optimized for the console. Owners of the console can expect new games for XSX launching with Xbox Game Pass such as The Medium, Scorn, Tetris Effect: Connected, and other exclusives....
Earlier today, two photos of an Xbox Series X console started making the rounds. The images were posted by Twitter user @Doug_DragoX, and they show the front and back of the unit. The port make up on both the front and back is identical to the recently reported outline, but more interestingly, the unit’s serial number is visible on the back. Serial numbers are unique identifiers, so they’re often blocked before images like those are shared online....
Microsoft’s game streaming service, xCloud, will become a perk of Xbox Game Pass this September in supported countries. This is expected as the company announced the streaming service would be made available as part of the gaming subscription at some point this year. The cloud service will be made available at no additional cost for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members. With cloud gaming in Game Pass Ultimate, you will be able to play over 100 titles on your phone or tablet....
Starting today, you can now purchase The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for Nintendo Switch either as a Complete Edition containing the base game, both expansions, and all free DLCs or separately. CD Projekt said it changed things up to allow everyone more flexibility. For the time being, both versions will be available in Nintendo eShop but ultimately the Complete Edition will be withdrawn and replaced with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Hearts of Stone, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Blood and Wine as separate products....
You want an example of some of the perks? How about Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales buddy? If you link together your Steam and PSN accounts, you can claim some cosmetics and in-game bonuses including the Resilient Suit, and early unlock of the Concussive Blast, and two skills points. But what else does this mean, aside from Miles Morales players getting a nice little boost if they decide to pick up the game on the PC right now....
Not only that, but those out there who have been bogged down with having to sit at home and play YuGiOh will also be able to benefit from cross progression, transferring their decks and card collection over to their phone so they can duel on the go. With this update, YuGiOh Master Duel will be supported across eighty countries and nine unique languages. The game is proving to be somewhat of a revival for the famous card game - boasting a peak of roughly 148,000 players today on Steam alone making it the fifth most popular game on the platform....
Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, has a very reasonable approach to Game Pass, and a realistic outlook of the output of his platform’s own first-party studios. It’s no secret that Xbox Studios-developed games have either been entirely multiplayer, or had a big focus on multiplayer elements and ongoing live services. Some see Xbox Game Pass as a continuation of that, essentially a single subscription for a host of live service games, but Spencer says this is not Microsoft’s plan for the service or its own franchises....
Except, you wouldn’t, because what ensues is not cheap comedy (despite a few tasteful sight gags) but a masterful study of how art shapes our perception of history, which starts off as a Cadfael style murder mystery in a local abbey but fans out into a quarter-century epic about the lives and loves of a small Bavarian town nestled in the alps amongst a heap of Roman ruins, pagan folklore, and a backdrop of religious turmoil....
In a recent report by Tom Henderson of Try Hard Guides, the journalist reported that he had seen footage of the game, which is said to be called OVERDOSE, and may star Margaret Qualley of Death Stranding once more. That being said, the new game will be an entirely separate IP to any of Kojima’s prior adventures. In the report, Henderson discusses the footage he has seen, which shows Margaret Qualley wandering a corridor....
Available in North America and Europe, the trial will be available until March 17, and all progress will transfer over to the full game if purchased. If you have have thought about picking the game up, but have been on the fence, the trial should give you an idea of whether you wish to make the leap or not. Should you decide to purchas it, you’ll get a nice head start ahead of the upcoming release of the expansion Sunbreak....
Horizon Zero Dawn is, of course, reportedly in development for PC, so you can see how this timing could be intentional. February 28 is also a Friday, a typical release day for games. As we often recommend; the usual caveats apply with this one. When these listings pop up, it’s never clear if the retailer in question had been briefed by the publisher or it’s simply making an entry in its database for something it’s likely going to sell....
The initial acquisition report came from gaming and eSports outlet GLHF, a content partner of USA Today’s For The Win. FTW has since updated the story. The original story follows. The news comes via a USA Today report, citing sources familiar with the matter. That’s pretty much the extent of the information available today, but it’s not actually surprising considering recent news. Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has left EA, and Ubisoft as the last two major Western publishers in the business who operate independently....
The teaser image showing off the latest Among Us map (which you can see at the bottom of the page) depicts a couple of crewmates on what appears to be the bridge of a new spaceship. One of the characters shown in the image is wearing a monocle and top hat, and the other is dressed as a member of the ship’s standard crew, it seems. The eagle-eyed amongst you (no pun intended) will probably notice a few key gameplay elements that have snuck onto the map, too....
The Innersloth-developed Among Us is heading to PS4 and PS5 this year. Included with the PlayStation versions will be a Ratchet & Clank skin, hat, and pet. It will also support crossplay and online multiplayer. The game was first released for iOS back in summer 2018 before headed to Steam that fall. It has steadily gained popularity ever since. It was also the most downloaded mobile game in 2020. The game is also available for Switch and for PC through Xbox Game Pass....
The popular game will usually run you $4.99, Among Us is free for the next week through the Epic Games Store. If you have never played the game, in it, you play with 4-10 players online or via local WiFi as you attempt to prepare your spaceship for departure. However, there could be one or more random players among the Crew that is an Impostor set on killing everyone. Here’s more:...
Redditor Rxelik has figured out that a specific door in a warehouse in the Salt Mines portion of the map will instantly knock you if you go anywhere near it. The user posted some footage of the offending barrier over on the r/warzone subreddit. Showing solidarity and wanting to prove that The Scary Door is, indeed, deadly, other players flocked to the unlikely landmark to test it out. Lo and behold, they’re also getting floored (or is that ‘doored’?...
Going by the pdf of the new manuals uploaded by Sony, the PS5 Digital Edition listed on Japanese websites is around 7% lighter than the current model. The new model (CFI-1100B) is apparently 300g lighter than the model that’s available now (CFI-1000B) (via Renka_schedule). In other words, the only difference between the two digital models is that one is slightly lighter than the other, something most people won’t even really notice (thanks, resetera)....
You can currently snag this steal for $29.99, which is about a 30% discount on the original price. In fact, the Xbox Game Pass subscription for either PC or console costs the same price for the same amount of time. Xbox fans should especially consider this deal if they’re already paying $10 a month for the standard subscription. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate typically costs $14.99 per month. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate offers its gaming libraries across PC and Xbox devices, Xbox Live Gold service, cloud gaming, and exclusive deals not available to standard subscribers....
