TodayWed, 17th Aug 2022

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  Soapbox We Need More Light-Hearted Spin-Offs Like Immortals Fenyx Rising

  C'mon, lighten up!

  AAA games love to take themselves incredibly seriously. Sometimes it works out and matches the tone of a certain title or series, but at other times, it comes across as trying a little bit too hard. To be honest, I feel like we just need more self-aware stories in AAA gaming, generally. One such example is Ubisoft's Immortals...

  • 6 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Features
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Immortals Fenyx Rising
  • Ubisoft
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  News Gorgeous Cinematic Adventure 'Planet Of Lana' Hits Xbox Game Pass Day One

  In Spring 2023

  We've been enamoured by Planet of Lana since it was first revealed back at Summer Game Fest 2021. This Xbox-exclusive indie adventure looks downright stunning, and well, good news for all concerned: it's now been confirmed for Xbox Game Pass! Yep, just two months after we got a second look the title during June's Future Games Show,...

  • 7 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Planet of Lana
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  News Apple Arcade Exclusive 'Little Orpheus' Is Coming To Xbox Next Month

  What is that thing?!

  Developer The Chinese Room has revealed that it's bringing indie adventure Little Orpheus to Xbox next month. This one has been an Apple Arcade exclusive since it first launched in 2020, with the game finally making its way over to PC and consoles on September 13th. The Chinese Room is known for its work on Dear Esther, Eve

  • 8 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Little Orpheus
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Xbox One
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  52

  Talking Point What's Your 2022 Game Of The Year So Far?

  And why is it Elden Ring

  Ahead of a relatively quiet fall season, we were just thinking about our favourite games of the year so far. Typically, we'd reserve this sort of discussion for later in the year, but given how front-heavy 2022 is shaping up to be — after yet more delays — we've already started thinking about GOTY contenders. Elden Ring...

  • 9 hours ago
  • Features
  • Xbox
  • GOTY
  • Game Of The Year
  • Elden Ring
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  12

  News Rockstar Will Reportedly Make Proper Single-Player DLC For GTA 6

  Online took over with GTA 5

  We never got any real DLC packs for Grand Theft Auto 5, which is a crying shame given how brilliant the main story mode is. GTA Online took up most of Rockstar's time, as the mode grew in popularity. However, it looks like we might be moving back towards proper single-player DLC with GTA 6. Renowned Rockstar reporter

  • 10 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • GTA 6
  • Grand Theft Auto 6
  • Rockstar
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  5

  News Fallout TV Show Images Look Incredibly Faithful To Bethesda's Series

  Vault 32 here we come

  A bunch of images from the upcoming Fallout TV series have cropped up online, and the set is looking pretty accurate to the games, we have to say. 'Vault 32' has been built using practical props, and it's looking very Fallout-y thus far! As far as we know, this is the first proper look at an iconic 'Fallout Vault' for the...

  • 11 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Fallout
  • Bethesda
  • Amazon
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  13

  News Crash Bandicoot Developer Appears To Be Working On New Game

  Crash, bash.

  It's been a couple of years now since developer Toys For Bob launched the well-received Crash Bandicoot 4, following a sizeable gap since the series' prior original effort. Well, it seems the Activision-owned studio is now cooking something else up. The developer recently took to Twitter to show off its 'Wall of Games', a huge plaque...

  • 11 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Crash Bandicoot
  • Toys For Bob
  • Activision
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  3

  News Wild West Shooter 'Evil West' Has Been Delayed Until November 2022

  At least it's still this year!

  Focus Entertainment has taken to Twitter to announce that its upcoming Wild West shooter, Evil West, has been delayed. At this stage, such a move doesn't come as much of a surprise (seriously, everything is being delayed), however, thankfully it's still set to launch this year. Evil West's release date has shifted a...

  • 12 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Evil West
  • Flying Wild Hog
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  4

  News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Gets New Release Date

  And it's not a delay!

  Activision has announced that the story campaign for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will now release a week earlier than initially scheduled, with a new date of October 21st. The company is introducing an early access period specifically for the game's campaign mode, however, there's a slight catch. First off, this is...

  • 13 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
  • Infinity Ward
  • Activision
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  Rumour Xbox Could Be Teasing Death Stranding For PC Game Pass

  We'll just have to wait and see

  Following on from yesterday's Game Pass rumour about Immortals Fenyx Rising coming to Xbox Game Pass (it was confirmed in the end), there's now a new one floating around, this time started by the official PC Game Pass Twitter account. It's updated its profile picture to feature a green, rocky and foggy landscape, and...

  • 17 hours ago
  • Rumour
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • PC

YesterdayTue, 16th Aug 2022

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  News Some Notable Titles Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass This Month (August 31)

  10 in total

  We've delivered the good news in the form of eight new titles coming to Xbox Game Pass, however we must now look at what's leaving the library this month. Unfortunately, it's quite a chunky selection of mostly-well-known games with this update. The list includes heavy hitters like World War Z, What Remains Of Edith Finch, Two Point...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • World War Z
  • What Remains Of Edith Finch
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  News These 8 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (August 16-30)

  The latest batch of titles

  The second batch of August 2022's Xbox Game Pass titles has arrived, with Microsoft officially revealing what's coming to the service in mid-late August, including the previously confirmed Midnight Fight Express and Immortality! Here's the full list of games for the mid-late part of August 2022:...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Roundup
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  3

  News MultiVersus Is Getting Free DLC On Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

  Score

  Tucked into today's chunky Xbox Game Pass update is a bit of info on the latest free perks for Game Pass Ultimate members. One of this month's perks, available next week, is some bonus DLC for WB's free-to-play fighter, MultiVersus. The 'MultiVersus: MVP Pack' will be available at no extra cost for GPU members from August 23rd. Here's a brief...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • MultiVersus
  • WB Games
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  4

  Deals 300+ Games Added To This Week's Xbox Sales (August 16-23)

  In addition to the ongoing Ultimate Add-On sale

  A new set of deals have just gone live on the Xbox storefront! More than 300 games have been discounted this week, not to to mention the huge add-on sale that carries over from last week. We've rounded up a set of deals that stuck out to us, trying to avoid as much Xbox Game Pass crossover as...

  • 2 days ago
  • Deals
  • Xbox
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  8

  Xbox Series X|S

  Review Thymesia

  Does Hermes deliver?

  The Kingdom of Hermes has fallen into an age of calamity. In a world where the use of powerful alchemy was once widespread and welcomed, things have gone terribly wrong. The now blood-soaked streets are filled with plague-ridden monstrosities and it's up to you, Corvus, to take out the mutated trash. OverBorder Studios'...

  • 1 day ago
  • Reviews
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  4

  Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of Next-Gen RPG Thymesia

  It's thyme

  Next-gen Soulslike Thymesia is finally out in the wild, after a fair bit of hype building since the game's initial reveal. Well, the reviews are in, including our own PX take, ahead of public release on Thursday, August 18th. Without further ado, here's what the critics are saying about Thymesia so far: Pure Xbox (6/10): Thymesia has...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Thymesia
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  Rumour Immortals Fenyx Rising Spotted For Xbox Game Pass

  Bring 'em all, Ubisoft

  The big news doing the rounds today is that Ubisoft could potentially be releasing its action-adventure video game Immortals Fenyx Rising on Xbox Game Pass as soon as August 30th. This was spotted and shared via the social media platform Twitter. If we hear any updates we'll let you know. Admittedly, it's not the first time...

  • 2 days ago
  • Rumour
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Medieval Melee Slasher 'Mordhau' Is Coming To Xbox Series X And S

  After a positive period on PC

  Developer Triternion has announced that its popular medieval hack 'n' slash game, Mordhau, is coming to consoles soon! The title has been out on PC since 2019, following a successful Kickstarter campaign. The console trailer is rather brief, we must admit, but it's great to get confirmation of a console port...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Mordhau
  • Xbox Series S
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox One
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  10

  News Pac-Man World Remake Will Run At 4K, 60FPS On Xbox Series S

  And Series X of course!

  Bandai Namco has revealed all the tech details for its upcoming Pac-Man World Remake, across both generations of systems. It's looking like a solid turnout on pretty much every Xbox console, and thankfully, Xbox Series S hasn't been an afterthought this time. Xbox Series X and S will both run at 4K resolution and 60 frames...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Pac-Man World Re-Pac
  • Xbox Series S
  • Bandai Namco
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  4

  News Grounded Is Receiving Major New 'Shared Worlds' Feature

  Communal gardens

  Developer Obsidian has announced that it's testing a major new Grounded feature right now. 'Shared Worlds' are being worked on for the studio's garden survival sim, with a wider release expected soon. In short, Shared Worlds provide the option to save your server in the cloud for friends to then download and play on, even when the...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Grounded
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  7

  News Hogwarts Legacy 'New Look' Will Premiere At Gamescom Opening Night Live

  Get hype

  Following the recent delay of Hogwarts Legacy into 2023, The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley has confirmed that the game will be a part of Gamescom's Opening Night Live show. Expect an 'exclusive new look' at the upcoming title next week. Aside from this tease, we don't have much to go on in regards to what exactly will be shown...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Hogwarts Legacy
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Xbox One

Monday15th Aug 2022

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  News New Lord Of The Rings Game Announced By 2K Publisher Private Division

  Expected to launch 2023-24

  2K's publishing arm Private Division has announced that it's working on a new The Lord of the Rings game, in partnership with the team behind the film trilogy. Wētā Workshop's new gaming division will lead the project, which is expected to release in 2K's 2024 fiscal year. Here's what Wētā Workshop's Head of...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Lord of the Rings
  • 2K
  • Private Division
  • Xbox Series X
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  3

  News Two More Of August 2022's Xbox Games With Gold Are Now Available

  Including this Xbox 360 heist game

  You can now begin downloading the second batch of August 2022's Xbox Live Games With Gold titles, which are the Xbox One game ScourgeBringer and Xbox 360 game Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine. Both titles are available right now from the Microsoft Store and Xbox 360 Marketplace (links at the bottom of the page)...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Games With Gold
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  21

  News Xbox Game Pass Shooter 'High On Life' Confirmed For Gamescom Showcase

  An "exclusive new look" is coming to Opening Night Live

  High On Life is rapidly shooting up our most anticipated list, especially concerning upcoming Game Pass titles. This uniquely-colourful shooter was revealed at Xbox's summer showcase, and it's a console launch exclusive as well! Gamescom Opening Night Live host Geoff Keighley has now confirmed...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • High On Life
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  PSA Deathloop Could Potentially Hit Xbox Game Pass In Under A Month

  Ready 'n' waitin'

  Arkane's Deathloop hit PS5 and PC last September, and was one of the best-reviewed games of 2021. The deal for its PlayStation console exclusivity was struck before Xbox acquired the game's publisher, Bethesda, but that exclusive window is about to come to an end. Thanks to a State of Play showing of Deathloop last summer, we know...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Deathloop
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Bethesda
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  19

  News Hideo Kojima Teases Work-In-Progress Trailer For Upcoming Project

  Could it be his announced Xbox game?

  Back in June, Kojima Productions and Microsoft finally confirmed their partnership, with the two companies now working together on a brand-new Xbox game. It had been rumoured and reported on for months prior as well, following the release of Kojima's PlayStation exclusive Death Stranding. We've seen nothing on...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Kojima Productions
  • Hideo Kojima
  • Microsoft
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  News Xbox One Seemingly Sold 50-60 Million Units Last Generation

  About half as many as PS4!

  As Microsoft pushes on in pursuit of wrapping up its Activision Blizzard acquisition, countries around the world are continuing to scrutinize the deal. Brazil is one such country, where a regulatory body in the South American nation has been has been looking at Microsoft, and various other third parties, in relation to the...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox One
  • Microsoft
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  News These Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass Today (August 15)

  Last chance to romance your swords

  In case you'd forgotten, today marks the removal of five games from the Xbox Game Pass library. Keep in mind that Train Sim World 2 is being replaced by Train Sim World 3 in September, so it's not a total loss with that one! Here are the five games confirmed to leave today on Xbox Game Pass: Date Game Platform

  • 3 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Deliver Us Mars Has Been Delayed To 2023, Including On Xbox

  Another one bites the dust

  Are we ready for another bit of delay news? Probably not, but sadly, we must deliver it anyway. Deliver Us Mars, the upcoming sequel to Deliver Us The Moon, has officially been pushed back from its initial September release date. Our adventure to another planet now lands on February 2nd, 2023. That's quite the delay, g

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Deliver Us Mars
  • Deliver Us The Moon
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News MultiVersus Season 1 Update Detailed, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

  It's a biggie!

  As free-to-play fighter MultiVersus moves forward to its first season, the developer has detailed a humongous patch that rebalances characters, makes changes to perks, and implements some bug fixes, among other bits and pieces. This is a real chunky update and will likely change up the MultiVersus meta quite dramatically. Anyway,...

  • 3 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Multiversus
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Awesome Starfield, Bethesda Merch Created By Animal Charity To Celebrate Quakecon

  Barkfield anyone?

  Starfield and Redfall might have been delayed recently, but we're still incredibly hyped for this pair of Bethesda titles to hit Xbox Game Pass in 2023. The latter of the two is due to appear at this year's Quakecon even too, which kicks off August 18th, and ahead of the event, some awesome merch has been been revealed by Dallas...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Bethesda
  • Starfield
  • Redfall
  • Xbox Game Studios