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Saturday11th May 2024
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (May 13-17)
Including remasters for some old favourites!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for May 13-17! Alongside the Xbox Game Pass addition of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, we've also got plenty of interesting new releases heading to the Xbox Store next week, including two remasters in the form of B
Friday10th May 2024
News Fallout 4 Will Be Getting A New Update Next Week On Xbox
"Thanks for your continued feedback and support!"
Bethesda has taken to social media today to announce that a new update is on the way for Fallout 4. The team's big next-gen upgrade initially arrived last month, but with numerous issues present at launch, the studio still has work to do getting things up to scratch. For now, Bethesda hasn't...
News 'Animal Well' Is Exploding In Popularity, But Where's The Xbox Version?
It's only on PS5, PC and Switch for now
We'll be honest, when our friends over at Nintendo Life started raving this week about how incredible the new metroidvania "Animal Well" is, we had to stop and question whether we'd somehow overlooked this brand-new release. And yes, we did overlook it - but for one good reason. Animal Well, which is getting...
Thursday9th May 2024
News Xbox Game Pass's Dead Island 2 'Isn't Over Yet', Vows Developer Dambuster
"We know a lot of you are wondering what's next"
After years and years of development delays, Dead Island 2 finally launched in April 2023 - with an Xbox Game Pass arrival following up last month. It seemed that after this Game Pass drop, and the team's second story DLC release, Dead Island 2's time was up - but that's not going to
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 9-12)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox's Free Play Days selection for this week is now live, with four games in total playable for free this weekend. Crime Boss: Rockay City is probably the highlight of the bunch here, with 505's star-studded FPS only launching last summer. Here's your full Xbox Free Play Days lineup for the...
News Little Kitty, Big City Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 9)
Find your way back home
Today marks another day one arrival on Xbox Game Pass in the form of Little Kitty, Big City, in which you'll embark on a "whimsical adventure" within an open-world playground as a "curious little kitty with a big personality". The release time for Little Kitty, Big City on Xbox Game Pass is 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm BST. We've...
Wednesday8th May 2024
News Subscription Services Like Xbox Game Pass Appear To Have 'Stalled' In The US
The figures are barely moving
We've heard for a while now that Xbox Game Pass growth is slowing down these days - Microsoft has said that the service has struggled to expand numbers-wise since at least late 2022. Well, the overall US numbers seem to be backing that up, and that's across gaming subscriptions in general. Circana's Mat Piscatella (NPD...
Tuesday7th May 2024
Guide All Xbox Games With Mouse & Keyboard Support
The latest keyboard & mouse list for Xbox One, Series X, Series S
Update: Our latest update to this list has added the likes of Sker Ritual, ArcRunner, Dauntless, Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, Hot Wheels Unleashed 2, Outcast - A New Beginning, Lightyear Frontier, FossilFuel2, Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm, Star Wars Dark Forces: Remaster, Easy Red...
News Xbox Is Hosting Another 'Buy One, Get Two Free' Sale This Week
But honestly, these aren't great deals
Xbox's new weekly sales are now live, and alongside a pretty great selection of standard deals on some recently released titles, the team is hosting another one of its 'Buy One, Get Two Free' sales right now. This particular promotion has a wide range of games on offer, but they're hardly what we'd call...
News New Xbox 'Achievement' Sale Includes Great Deals For Many 2023 & 2024 Releases
Grab 'em while you can
It's Tuesday, so that means we've got a new batch of discounts on the Xbox Store! Around 350 games have been added to the pile today, made up of "Achievement", "Xbox Game Studios", "Sofa Co-Op" and Xbox Game Pass sales. In the mix are some recent Xbox releases such as Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Banishers: Ghosts of New...
News Kona 2: Brume Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 7)
Explore the Canadian wilderness on Game Pass
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass library update! Today, developer Parabole welcomes you to the Canadian wilderness in Kona 2: Brume, the recent sequel to 2017's Kona; which is already in the Game Pass library. Here's a quick look at Kona 2, which is now live on Xbox Game Pass: Kona 2: Brume...
Monday6th May 2024
News Xbox Fan Helps Bromley FC Achieve Greatest Success In 132 Years
A dream come true
Last year, Xbox and Football Manager held a competition to give one lucky Xbox fan a job at Bromley FC as a "Support Performance Tactician", and it was ultimately won by Nathan Owolabi who has become the star of a mini documentary. If that wasn't cool enough, Owolabi played a part in Bromley's biggest success in their 132 years as...
News Microsoft & CI Games Strike Deal For Two New Xbox Game Pass Additions
One was already rumoured to be coming!
Following a rumour about Lords of the Fallen coming to Xbox Game Pass this month, we seem to have confirmation of that particular title and another from publisher CI Games joining the library soon. As picked up by Polish business site Bankier, Microsoft appears to have agreed to bring t
News TopSpin 2K25 Has A New Xbox Rival As 'Tennis Elbow 4' Makes Console Debut
Some are calling it "the most realistic tennis simulation ever"
It's definitely a great time for tennis fans on Xbox right now! We've been having a blast with TopSpin 2K25 ever since it was released a couple of weeks ago, and yet another tennis game is about to make its debut on Xbox this week. The latest one is called Tennis Elbow 4, and many of...
Saturday4th May 2024
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (May 6-10)
Including two Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for May 6-10! Although there aren't too many big releases next week, there's some great-looking stuff on the way including PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs, Indika and
Friday3rd May 2024
News 24 Years Later, This Obscure SEGA Dreamcast Game Arrives On Xbox Next Week
This time it's "massively improved"
Hands up, who remembers Rainbow Cotton for the SEGA Dreamcast? There are probably quite a few people who do, but for the majority of Xbox fans, we'd suggest that this 3D rail shooter from 2000 likely passed you by. That doesn't matter though, because 24 years after it first launched, we're now getting it on Xbox!...
News A Few Star Wars Games Are Reduced By 90-95% On Xbox This Week
Alongside Back 4 Blood, Injustice 2 and others
Looking for some cheap Xbox games in this week's Xbox sales? As usual, we've got a few 90-95% discounts to highlight on the Xbox Store right now, including the likes of Back 4 Blood and Injustice 2 that have appeared on the list in recent weeks. There are also plenty of Star Wars games in here - Jedi:...
Thursday2nd May 2024
News 'Age Of Water' Is One Of Multiple New Games In The Xbox Charts This Week
"Become a sea captain of a post-apocalyptic Earth"
The "Top Paid" Xbox charts have been refreshed once again over the past couple of days, and alongside some of the big sellers from the most recent selection of Xbox deals, we've also got quite a few new releases in the mix. We've mentioned the success of Sker Ritual and House Flipper 2 before, and...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 2-5)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Update: Microsoft has since revealed that Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's inclusion in Free Play Days only features a five-hour gameplay trial. As mentioned below though, the game is available in full on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and EA Play. Original Story: Xbox's Free Play Days titles are now live for...
Soapbox The Best Modern Tomb Raider Is Well Worth Your Time On Xbox Game Pass
The island of Yamatai awaits
May 2024's very first Xbox Game Pass update has brought Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition to the service more than 10 years after it launched on Xbox One, however, don't let the game's age put you off trying it out. This Tomb Raider reboot may have originated as an Xbox 360 game way back in 2013, but it's easily the best...
News Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 2)
A top-tier Tomb Raider title
Your first Xbox Game Pass title for May 2024 is officially here! Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is now live on the service, as Crystal Dynamics brings the Xbox One version of its Tomb Raider reboot to Game Pass. To this day we reckon this is one of the best Tomb Raider games ever, so if you've not tried it yet, we...
Wednesday1st May 2024
News 'HUMANITY' Was A Huge Hit On PS5 Last Year, And It's Coming To Xbox Game Pass This May
"A unique blend of puzzle-solving and action-platforming"
Hidden deep within Xbox's April Indie Showcase was the reveal of HUMANITY; a unique puzzle-platformer that's been out on PlayStation and PC for a year-or-so at this point. It felt as though the ID@Xbox livestream glossed over this one a little bit, but it probably shouldn't have - given how...
Feature 10 Exciting Xbox Indie Games To Look Out For In May 2024
Including plenty of Game Pass titles!
Earlier today, we published our full roundup of all games coming to Xbox in May 2024, and as usual, we highlighted some of the biggest releases that are heading our way over the next few weeks - Hellblade 2 being the most notable. But what about the rest? There are always a bunch of indies that sadly get...
Feature All New Xbox Games Coming Out In May 2024
Hellblade, MultiVersus, PAC-MAN & more!
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in May 2024! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a May 2024 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. Obviously the big release of May 2024 is Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 which arrives on May 21st, but we've also got many...
News 'Funko Fusion' Is Bringing Loads Of Licensed IP To Xbox In September 2024
Funko Pops are going digital
Remember a couple years back when developer 10:10 Games announced that it was starting to make AAA Funko Pop games? Well, the team is finally ready to talk more about its first title - and we even have an Xbox release date that happens to be right around the corner. The first game from this partnership is officially...
Tuesday30th Apr 2024
News Xbox's Latest Batch Of 200+ Discounts Includes Star Wars And 'Award Winning' Games
May the 4th be with you
A new batch of Xbox discounts is now live on the Xbox Store! We've got over 200 games that have received big reductions over the past few hours, made up of three sales in particular - Game Pass, Star Wars and "Award Winners". Obviously the Star Wars sale is to mark May the 4th this Saturday, with lots of games from the...
News Fallout 76 Drops First Xbox Update Since Franchise's TV Show Bonanza
Here are all the details
There's so much Fallout going on right now that it almost feels like we should be talking about a brand-new entry in the franchise, but nevertheless, Bethesda's existing releases are still being patched and updated in 2024. We just got our first taste of new-gen Fallout 4 with its 'next-gen' update, and now Fallout 76 has...
News Xbox Games Showcase 2024 Confirmed For June, First Details Revealed
We've got a date and time!
The biggest day of the year for Xbox fans is upon us! The 2024 edition of the Xbox Games Showcase officially returns on Sunday, June 9th, and it'll be taking place at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST. Microsoft confirmed the date and time earlier today, while also revealing that it'll be the first Xbox Games Showcase to feature...
News Eight Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Early May 2024
The first batch of departures for May
The first six games leaving Xbox Game Pass in May 2024 have been revealed today, and sadly we've got a few big ones in the mix! The most notable example is Just Cause 4 Reloaded - Square's latest Just Cause title has been on the service for just over five years, until it leaves this month. Here's the full list...
News These Four Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (May 2-14)
The latest official roundup of new titles
Microsoft has just confirmed the first batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for May 2024, which includes the previously revealed Little Kitty, Big City along with the likes of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition and Brothers: A Ta