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Guide When Is Ghostwire: Tokyo Coming To Xbox Game Pass?
Here's what we know so far
Update: With Ghostwire: Tokyo now available on PlayStation, we thought we'd bump this article so you can get an idea of when to expect it on Xbox Game Pass. In a nutshell, it looks like we'll be waiting about a year until it arrives. Original story: When is Ghostwire: Tokyo coming to Xbox?
News Xbox Game Studios' Ghostwire Tokyo Is A Mixed Bag On PS5
A future Game Pass title
Reviews for Bethesda's Ghostwire Tokyo are starting to roll in. It's looking like there's a lot to like in Shinji Mikami's new open world, despite some notable drawbacks from critics. Remember, this one is a PS5 exclusive at launch — much like Deathloop — with Ghostwire Tokyo expected to hit Xbox console
News Bethesda Details New Persuasion Mechanic In Latest Starfield Video
Todd Howard delivers the goods
Bethesda has just released another Starfield ViDoc, where Todd and the team tease a little bit more about Starfield's world. This time, player companions are discussed, along with the game's factions, story mechanics, and the journey we'll all go on come November 2022. First up, companions return and the first one is...
News Bethesda Is 'Dedicated' To Updating Fallout 76, Five-Year Roadmap Planned
"We’ve got a lot of fun, cool stuff that I can’t wait to tell people about."
It's hard to believe, but Fallout 76 has been out for over three years now. In that time, we've seen the game grow from a pretty meagre shell to something a lot more substantial. Well, the growth doesn't stop there. In fact, it isn't stopping for a very long time. In...
News It Looks Like Redfall Is Still Deep In Development As Arkane Looks For Devs
A long list of vacancies
Redfall, the next game from the team behind Dishonored and Deathloop, was revealed at last year's Xbox & Bethesda showcase. At the time, the team was aiming for a Summer 2022 release window, although that could be in doubt. The developer has taken to its social channels to advertise a bunch of Redfall jobs. These...
News Fallout New Vegas 2 Development Is In 'Very Early Talks', Says Jeff Grubb
Could it be?!
Right, we can't have been the only ones to think of a Fallout: New Vegas sequel once Xbox bought both Obsidian — the New Vegas creator — and Bethesda, owners of the Fallout series. Well, it looks like Xbox has already thought of the prospect. On Jeff Grubb's latest Giantbomb show, the leaker aficionado said that talks of New Vegas...
News Bethesda Reveals 2022 Roadmap For Fallout 76
"another exciting year in Fallout 76 lies ahead"
Although Bethesda is busy preparing for the release of Starfield later this year, it's still got plans for its online action role-playing game, Fallout 76. To highlight what's ahead for 2022, it's released a new roadmap. Below is the full breakdown of each season: Spring: Appalachia is besieged...
News Bethesda Artist Describes The Aesthetic Of Starfield As 'NASA-Punk'
"We wanted a very realistic take"
Bethesda treated us to a new behind-the-scenes video of Starfield this week focusing on the game's "Journey Through Space" key art, and its Lead Artist (Istvan Pely) has been talking to Xbox Wire about what to expect f
News New Starfield Video Shows How The Game's Key Art Was Put Together
A quick look at some (inter)stellar artwork
It's still quite a while until we finally get our hands on Bethesda's highly anticipated Xbox-exclusive sci-fi RPG, Starfield, with the game not due to launch until 11th of November this year. In the meantime, however, eager fans can go ahead and check out a quick artwork video which Bethesda just dropped...
News id Software Advertising For Combat Designer With DOOM Knowledge
Building for the future
You might remember that back in November, various job listings on the id Software website hinted that the developer was working on a "long-running iconic action FPS", which many of us believed would either be DOOM or Quake. Now, another new listing has hinted towards this even further, as id Software is l
News Bethesda Submits Over 100 'New Products' To The MS Store, Says Database Leaker
What will they turn out to be?
Can you believe it's been almost 18 months since Xbox announced its intentions to buy Bethesda? Nah, us neither. Since then, we've seen a lot of Bethesda stuff come to Game Pass, and now, it looks like more content is on the way. According to prominent MS Store leaker
News Xbox Boss Wants Starfield To Be The 'Most-Played Bethesda Game Ever'
Even more than Skyrim?!
Xbox boss and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer recently talked to Axios as part of a new interview, and some quotes that didn't quite make the cut have been doing the rounds since then, courtesy of reporter Stephen Totilo. One of them is that Spencer wants Bethesda's Starfield to be "the most-played Todd Howard game ever"...
News Xbox Is Trying To 'Undercut And Dominate' The Games Industry, Argues TV Host
"It's bad for makers, bad for players"
Oh boy, here we go. American TV host and comedian Adam Conover has been going a bit viral overnight due to his thoughts on Microsoft's "monopolisation" of the games industry, claiming that's he's worried about the future. In a video posted to Twitter and TikTok, Conover explained that he felt Microsoft's...
News Bethesda Shares More Gorgeous Starfield Concept Art Featuring Neon City
Seriously, is it November yet?
It feels like an age since Starfield was announced, and we're clinging onto anything Bethesda shows us on the game. Recently, these showings have been of concept art, giving us a glimpse of Starfield's vast and varied world. The team's latest post shows the "pleasure city" Neon, where residents can enjoy the 'Aurora'...
News Huge New Elder Scrolls Online Expansion 'High Isle' Is On The Way
The Legacy of the Bretons kicks off in June
Bethesda has announced that The Elder Scrolls Online (or ESO if you're down with the kids) is getting a brand new expansion later this year as part of its 2022 "Legacy of the Bretons" roadmap. The High Isle expansion will take place in an all-new region, a Breton Island Kingdom, and will apparently...
News Bethesda Shares Starfield Concept Art Clip Showing 'New Atlantis'
The latest on Bethesda's next RPG
Starfield is officially launching this year! We know, we can't quite believe it either. Bethesda's next RPG launch is fast approaching, and the team continues to share sneak peeks on social media. The latest look showcases 'New Atlantis', the capital of the game's 'United Colonies'. It looks quite the fortress,...
Rumour Xbox Exclusive Redfall Could Be Next In Line For A Delay
"I think this is one you'll see slip..."
Earlier this week, we saw a rumour about timed Xbox console exclusive Stalker 2 being delayed — which eventually came true — and it's now been suggested that Bethesda's Redfall could be suffering the same fate. This comes courtesy of the Defining
News Starfield-Themed Watch Seemingly Leaks Ahead Of Schedule
Collector's Edition perhaps?
We're all pretty excited for Starfield later this year. Bethesda's upcoming RPG takes us into outer space, a huge change of scenery for the developer. Some of that scenery may well come to life too, as Redditors believe they've spotted a Starfield-themed watch that could be part of the game's inevitable Collector's...
News Bethesda Shares More Concept Art For Starfield
Get ready to explore all sorts of environments
We've almost made it to 2022 and that means Bethesda is now closer than ever to releasing Starfield on the Xbox Series X|S. In the lead-up to next year, the team has been sharing more and more concept artwork, and today we've got another look - this time at what appears to be some sort of ice cavern...
News Bethesda Can't Wait To Show Starfield To Fans In 2022
A message from Todd Howard
Bethesda is gearing up for the release of its highly anticipated Xbox Series X|S and PC title Starfield in 2022. As part of this, company legend Todd Howard has shared a special holiday message to all of the members of Constellation (it's a Starfield reference). At the same time, he's also used it as an opportunity to...
News Bethesda Shares New Concept Art For Starfield
Get ready to discover all sorts of environments
One of the most anticipated Xbox games of 2022 is Bethesda's Starfield. While the Xbox company has already shared a fair bit of concept artwork of the game, it's now uploaded a much more colourful shot on its official Twitter account. This one isn't a shot of a space station or barren planet, it's...
Gallery Bethesda's Starfield Gets A New Video Featuring Lots Of Fresh Concept Art
"The Endless Pursuit"
Bethesda has released a new trailer today for the highly-anticipated 2022 Xbox exclusive Starfield, and it's set to be the first in a series of new videos under the "Into The Starfield" banner. This first one is called "The Endless Pursuit". You can watch the video above, which features Game Director Todd Howard, Studio...
News Xbox & Bethesda Lead The Way With 20 Nominations For The Game Awards 2021
Including two for 'Game of the Year'
We've been treated to the full list of nominations for The Game Awards 2021 today, which takes place on December 9th, and Xbox and Bethesda are leading the pack by some distance with a whopping 20 nominations in all. The Xbox Game Studios nominations for each category are as follows: Deathloop (Game of the...
News Bethesda Is Still 'Absolutely' Focused On Making Single-Player Games
"It's part of who we are, it's what we love about games"
Bethesda has a LOT of games coming up. After the backlash of Fallout 76, many are hoping the studio is still committed to focusing on single-player experiences. Thankfully, this is something they've claimed is the case. Speaking to IGN, Bethesda's creative director Todd Howard said this is...
News Bethesda & id Software Congratulate Nintendo On Metroid Dread's Release With DOOM Artwork
Doom Slayer's outfit has also been added to Smash
Earlier this week in the world of Nintendo, Doom Slayer was announced as a Mii Fighter Costume for the all-star brawler Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Now, just days later, id Software and Bethesda have congratulated Nintendo and MercurySteam on the latest Switch exclusive, Metroid Dread. To celebrate,...
News Arkane Lyon Studio Head Leaves Role After The 'Successful Launch' Of Deathloop
"I’m very proud of what we accomplished"
The head of the Arkane Lyon, Romuald Capron, has departed from the company after almost 17 years. Arkane Lyon is the same Bethesda developer behind the recent PlayStation 5 and PC release, Deathloop. Capron joined as a COO and production director in 2005 and was appointed as the studio head in 2019...
News Xbox Joins In On #ThankYouSakurai Smash Bros. Ultimate Celebrations
"It's an honor for us and our friends"
Although many Xbox fans were hoping to see Halo's Master Chief added to the roster of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the final fighter, it turned out to be Sora from the Kingdom Hearts series in the end. Microsoft fans didn't walk away empty-handed, though - with id Software's Doom Slayer entering the battle as...
News Starfield Will Be Bethesda's 'Largest Translation Effort' Ever
"Over 300 actors and over 150,000 lines of dialogue"
Yesterday during Xbox's Tokyo Game Show livestream, Bethesda's Todd Howard made a brief appearance thanking Japanese fans for their support of series' like The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. Along with this message, he touched on Bethesda's new space RPG, Starfield - sharing some exclusive news for...
News Xbox Updates Its Studio Web Page With Bethesda's Development Teams
It's now been a year since they joined forces
Believe it or not, it's already been one year since Xbox announced its acquisition of Bethesda's parent company ZeniMax Media, valued at $7.5 billion. This included developers such as id Software, Arkane and even the Japan-based team at Tango Gameworks. To mark this special occasion it appears Microsoft...
News Bethesda Is Sending The Star Of Deathloop A PS5 So He Can Play His Own Game
The Xbox-owned Bethesda saves the day
You'd think that being part of Deathloop, it would be pretty easy for you to play the game when it launches, right? Apparently not, as Jason Kelley, the voice of protagonist Colt, has been unable to play the game due to the lack of a PlayStation 5 to play it on. Thankfully, the Xbox-owned Bethesda has swooped in...
News It's Officially Been A Year Since Xbox And Bethesda Joined Forces
No really, it has
This time last year it was just a normal September day until Xbox decided to shake up the games industry forever. In a shock announcement, Xbox revealed it had acquired ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks. As a result, developers such as Bethesda, id Software, Arkane and Tango Gameworks were all now going to...
News Deathloop Xbox Release: When Is It Coming To Game Pass?
Release date rumours
When is Deathloop coming to Xbox? Bethesda's Deathloop has officially released today on PlayStation 5, and in case you missed it yesterday, the game received some absolutely stunning scores across the board, including a 10/10 from IGN and GameSpot. Of course, the big talking point from an Xbox perspective is that Deathloop is...
News Xbox Game Studios' Deathloop Becomes One Of The Highest Reviewed PS5 Games Of 2021
We can't wait for it to come to Xbox
Deathloop arrives on PS5 tomorrow and has already become one of the highest-rated games of 2021. While we wouldn't usually comment on PlayStation console exclusive titles, it's a bit more interesting here, purely because the game comes from Arkane Studios, one of Bethesda's developers. Of course, we all now know...
News Bethesda And Xbox Shut Down Speculation About 'Starfield Coming To PS5' (Again)
Nothing has changed
We've heard on a number of occasions now how Bethesda's space RPG Starfield will be a "PC and Xbox" exclusive, but it hasn't stopped some fans out there from attempting to twist comments made by the Bethesda executive, Pete Hines. Hines recently responded to a fan on Twitter speculating about the possibility of the upcoming game...
News Xbox Fans Could Win A Custom Bethesda Series X|S Controller
Celebrate QuakeCon in style
QuakeCon 2021 is taking place this weekend and to celebrate Bethesda is giving away a special custom Xbox Series X|S controller. It features the logos from all of Bethesda's franchises such as The Elder Scrolls and Quake. Provided you're located in the US, all you have to do is follow and retweet the official Bethesda...
News Bethesda's Ghostwire: Tokyo Delayed To 2022, Pushing Xbox Release Back Even Further
"Thank you for being patient"
The development team at Tango Gameworks has announced today that their upcoming action-adventure game Ghostwire: Tokyo has been delayed to 2022, which means we probably won't see it on Xbox consoles until 2023. The announcement was made on social media, where the team explained that the health of employees is...
News Bethesda's Deathloop Will Be A Timed Exclusive On PS5 Until September 2022
Phil has also voiced his excitement about Arkane's work
One of Bethesda's upcoming releases is Arkane's Deathloop. During Sony's latest State of Play today, the studio shared an official gameplay walkthrough of the PlayStation 5 build. Towards the end is where it gets interesting for Xbox fans - with the trailer reminding everyone in fine print...
News Fallout Composer Inon Zur Is Working On Bethesda's Starfield
"We can’t wait to share more"
In news that totally slipped past us on the day of Xbox's big E3 2021 showcase last month, it was confirmed that Fallout composer Inon Zur will be providing the score for Bethesda's Starfield, set to release next year. On his website, Zur shared his "admiration and appreciation to the incomparable creative visionary...
News Unknown id Software Project Rated By Aussie Classification Board
Is it DOOM, Quake or something else?
A rating for an untitled project by id Software surfaced on the Australian Classification Board yesterday. It is codenamed 'Project 2021B' and nobody seems to be entirely sure what this mysterious rating might be for. The code name is similar to 'Project 2021A' - which supposedly ended up being DOOM 3 for PSVR...
News Another Bethesda IP Has Joined Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Skyrim's Dragonborn becomes a Mii Fighter
Nintendo recently announced a new fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. As part of this, it also revealed a new line of Mii Fighter costumes. In total, there were four new outfits revealed and one of them happens to be Dragonborn from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. This new costume is a swordfighter and is...
News Bethesda's Redfall Appears To Have Been In Development For Four Years
And id Software is seemingly helping with it
We've been learning some more details about Redfall over the past few days - Bethesda and Arkane Studios' upcoming Xbox exclusive summer 2022 co-op shooter - courtesy of a couple of LinkedIn profiles. The first is from a former tech artist at Arkane, whose profile acknowledges that he worked on R&D /...
News Don't Worry, Bethesda Still Has Plans For Another Wolfenstein Game
"No worries there"
It was perhaps a bit of a surprise that we didn't see any sign of Wolfenstein 3 at Xbox and Bethesda's E3 2021 Games Showcase this year, but Bethesda's Pete Hines has confirmed a new Wolfenstein game is definitely still on the way. Speaking to GameSpot last week, Hines simply stated fans will "have to wait until we get to the...
News Bethesda's Indiana Jones Game Is Still 'Very, Very' Early In Development
In other words, we'll be waiting a while!
There was a lot of excitement at the beginning of this year when Bethesda and MachineGames announced a brand-new Indiana Jones title, set to arrive on Xbox in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games at some point. We haven't heard much else about it so far, but speaking to GameSpot earlier this week, Bethesda's...
Random It Looks Like Bethesda Originally Teased Redfall Last Year
Sneaky!
Xbox & Bethesda closed their massive E3 show with the announcement of Arkane Studios' latest IP, Redfall. It was the first time we had seen or even heard of Redfall, but it appears Arkane may have originally teased the game as early as last year. As spotted by some eagle-eyed fans, Arkane's key art from last year - which showcased many...
News Bethesda's Pete Hines Apologises To Fans Upset By Starfield Xbox Exclusivity
"If you want to play Starfield, [it's] PC and Xbox"
Update: Following the interview, Pete Hines issued a tweet reiterating that he's "not apologising for exclusivity" and merely to PlayStation fans who feel upset by the deal. Here's the full response he gave to a fan: "I'm not apologizing for exclusivity. I don't "have" to do anything. Some of our...
News Todd Howard Suggests Bethesda Leaving PlayStation Behind Will Make For A 'Better Product'
"People’s ability to play our games doesn't go down"
Bethesda's Todd Howard has opened up about joining Xbox and leaving PlayStation behind. Since the acquisition of Bethesda by Microsoft, it was unclear how things would play out. Will their future titles be Xbox exclusive? Or will they still remain multiplatform? Xbox head Phil Spencer previously...
News Bethesda's Todd Howard Says Starfield Will Be 'Like Skyrim In Space'
It's also been described as a "Han Solo simulator"
The Bethesda team has been busy talking about Starfield ever since it received a proper reveal and release date at Xbox's E3 2021 Showcase this past Sunday, including a new behind-the-scenes video with a bunch of cool artwork. Notably, speaking to The Washington Post earlier this week, Bethesda...
Video Here's Another Behind-The-Scenes Look At Bethesda's Starfield
"The journey begins"
Following months of rumours and even some leaked screenshots, Bethesda finally gave us a very brief first look at Starfield yesterday as part of Xbox's E3 2021 Showcase, although it was only in the form of a quick teaser trailer. However, the team has today expanded on this a little further with a new video called 'Into the Sta
Reaction Xbox Just Had Its Best E3 Showcase In Years, And Game Pass Was The Star
It's going to be an exciting end to 2021
Have you recovered from yesterday's Xbox and Bethesda E3 2021 Showcase yet? We polled the Pure Xbox community immediately following the event, and the majority of votes gave the show a top-marks A
News Xbox Games Showcase: Extended Airs June 17th
Talk time with key Xbox studios
If you somehow left wanting even more after the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, don't worry Microsoft has got you covered. On 17th June (that's later this week) at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST / 7pm CEST, video game and tech YouTuber 'Parris' will be hosting a special Xbox Games Showcase: Extended. As you can see...