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  Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (October 7-11)

  Including two new Game Pass titles

  Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for October 7-11! We've got some huge new releases dropping over the next few days including Metaphor: ReFantazio, DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO, Starship Troopers: Extermination and boxing game Undisputed, whil

  • 30m ago
  • Xbox
  • Features
  • Weekly Roundup
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  14

  Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 5-6)

  How about some Sifu on Xbox Game Pass?

  The weekend begins! There's lots to enjoy on Xbox over the next couple of days, including some new Xbox Game Pass additions, a couple more Free Play Days titles, a free beta for

  • 12pm
  • Xbox
  • Features
  • Talking Point
  • What Are You Playing
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  News Halo Infinite Is Getting Third-Person Mode Later This Year

  Three years after launch!

  Woah, this isn't something we expected to see logging on this morning! As part of a recent 343 Industries livestream, the team has revealed that third-person mode is coming to Halo Infinite this November! Yep, a full three years on from release, third-person gameplay feels like a pretty major feature to be adding to...

  • 11:45am
  • Xbox
  • Halo Infinite
  • 343 Industries
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S

YesterdayFri, 4th Oct 2024

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  News Thrustmaster's New 'HEART' Xbox Controller Is Focused On Eliminating Stick Drift Entirely

  "Performance that defies time"

  If there's one thing you can always count on in the world of Xbox, it's companies releasing new controllers! Today, Thrustmaster has unveiled the HEART controller, which is officially now available to pre-order. The big focus for this controller is "eliminating stick drift completely", which is achieved with special...

  • Yesterday, 4pm
  • Xbox
  • Controllers
  • Thrustmaster
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  31

  Guide Is Silent Hill 2 Remake Coming To Xbox? Here's Everything We Know So Far

  It's PlayStation-only for now, but not forever

  Will Silent Hill 2 come to Xbox one day? Well, Konami's upcoming remake is a highly anticipated PS5 and PC title launching this month, but at the moment those are the only confirmed platforms. However, one of the game's pre-release trailers suggests that might change in the future. So, here's...

  • Yesterday, 2pm
  • Xbox
  • Guides
  • Silent Hill 2 Remake
  • PS5
  • Xbox Series X
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  News Xbox Game Pass Members Can Claim Two Free Movies This Halloween

  But only in certain regions

  Halloween is almost upon us, and Xbox is celebrating the occasion by giving away two movies for FREE as part of October 2024's Xbox Game Pass Perks! There's inevitably a catch though... they're only available in certain regions. In fact, we have a feeling it's only Xbox users in the United States that can claim Saw and...

  • Yesterday, 12pm
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Perks
  • Halloween
  • Movies
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  News DOOM 1+2 Treated To Surprise Xbox Update, Here Are The Patch Notes

  Live now on Xbox Game Pass!

  We didn't really expect August's release of DOOM + DOOM 2 to get many updates post-release, but Bethesda is clearly taking it seriously, with a pretty sizable patch added to the game on Xbox (and other platforms) earlier today. Perhaps the biggest highlight for many here is that cheats are now accessible via the pause...

  • Yesterday, 7:30pm
  • Xbox
  • DOOM
  • Update
  • Patch Notes
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  Report Ubisoft Is Considering A Buyout From Tencent & Partners

  The Guillemot family said to be involved

  You may have read reports recently on the state of Ubisoft and its financials following the release of Star Wars Outlaws - heck, it all seems to have had an effect on Assassin's Creed Shadows and its sudden delay. Well, it sounds like the company could massively change course in the future, if a new

  • Yesterday, 5pm
  • Xbox
  • Ubisoft
  • Tencent
  • Industry
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  5

  Roundup Diablo 4: Vessel Of Hatred Gets Great Reviews Ahead Of Xbox Launch

  Base game on Xbox Game Pass

  Diablo 4's huge Vessel of Hatred DLC expansion arrives next week, and the team's review embargo is now up, which means a selection of early impressions are becoming available online. We'll run through a bunch of these early reviews and round them up down below, but the general gist here is that folks are liking this...

  • Yesterday, 6pm
  • Xbox
  • Diablo 4 Vessel Of Hatred
  • Blizzard
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  Review The Patrick Star Game (Xbox) - SpongeBob's Best Character Deserved Better

  Bikini bottom of the barrel

  Are ya ready, kids? To be honest, probably not. Following on from last year's The Cosmic Shake, the SpongeBob IP is back again for another Xbox outing - this time starring everyone's favourite cartoon starfish, Patrick Star. However, this SpongeBob spin-off really does feel like cutting room floor leftovers after the last...

  • Yesterday, 9:30am
  • Xbox
  • Reviews
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  News Phasmophobia Available To Wishlist On Xbox Ahead Of 'Halloween Season' Release

  It's coming very soon!

  After initially aiming for a console release in late 2023 before a last-minute delay, it looks like ghost-hunting romp Phasmophobia is actually about to come out on Xbox Series X and S. Taking to social media, the dev team has announced that wishlisting is officially live for the game on Xbox. You can head on over

  • Yesterday, 3:15pm
  • Xbox
  • Phasmophobia
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  21

  Talking Point Which Licensed Games Deserve A Comeback On Xbox?

  There are so many to choose from!

  The licensed game landscape feels quite different today to what it once did, with Marvel and DC tie-ins being some of the major licensed game efforts that still get lots of care and attention in the modern era. However, after just playing through The Patrick Star Game and ultimately being very disappointed in it,...

  • Yesterday, 1pm
  • Xbox
  • Features
  • Talking Point
  • Licensed Games
  • Xbox Series X
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  News Star Wars Outlaws Patch 'Tweaks' Stealth Again, Improves Performance On Xbox

  Update 1.2 is here

  Ubisoft has just dropped another Star Wars Outlaws patch, and there are some notable improvements tucked into the game's 1.2 update on Xbox. In a similar vein to the first big patch last month, the team at Massive Entertainment has again tweaked the game's stealth mechanics, alongside making a bunch of other changes and...

  • Yesterday, 11am
  • Xbox
  • Star Wars Outlaws
  • Ubisoft
  • Massive Entertainment
  • Xbox Series X
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  News Xbox Japan Takes Us Through A Tokyo Game Show Journey, Featuring Phil Spencer

  The boss got busy playing Xbox in Japan

  Earlier this week, we spotted Phil Spencer re-emerging on social media with a bunch of TGS 2024 content, and now Xbox Japan has pulled back the curtain on the Xbox boss's trip to the Japanese gaming convention. Posting on Xbox Wire, the Japanese arm of the site has shared an inside look at what Phil,...

  • Yesterday, 2:15pm
  • Xbox
  • Microsoft
  • Phil Spencer
  • Tokyo Game Show 2024
  • Xbox Series X

Thursday3rd Oct 2024

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  News Lots Of Games Are Discounted By 90% On Xbox This Week (October 1-8)

  Including KCD and the best LEGO Star Wars game (yeah, we said it!)

  Looking for some cheap Xbox games in this week's Xbox sales (October 1-8)? As usual we've got a lot that's been discounted by 90% for the next few days, including some very popular titles such as Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Need for Speed Heat. The UK gets some LEGO-specific 90%...

  • Thu, 12pm
  • Xbox
  • Deals
  • Discounts
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  11

  News Five More EA Games Will Close Their Servers In November 2024

  About a month left to play these online!

  (Update - Thu 3rd Oct, 2024): We're now just about a month away from these games going offline for good on Xbox, so here's a quick reminder before they're no longer playable! FIFA 22 goes offline on November 4th, while the Xbox 360 versions of Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4 and Battlefield Hardline

  • Thu, 4:30pm
  • Xbox
  • Battlefield
  • Xbox 360
  • Server Closures
  • EA
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  Feature 10 Great Games That Have Been Added To Xbox Play Anywhere In 2024

  Why aren't you marketing this, Xbox?!

  We never hear anything about Xbox Play Anywhere these days. Well, Phil Spencer has mentioned it on occasion and how it basically has lost its way over the years, but let's be fair - it's actually had a pretty good 2024 overall! For those who aren't in the know, Xbox Play Anywhere refers to games that are...

  • Thu, 7:30pm
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Play Anywhere
  • PC
  • Features
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  31

  Poll Are You Still Buying Starfield Shattered Space After The Early Reviews?

  It's getting a mixed reception so far

  Starfield Shattered Space has been out for a few days now, which means a small selection of early reviews have started to trickle out online. Heading on over to aggregate platforms like Metacritic and OpenCritic, early impressions seem quite mixed, and we're wondering if this has put you off from buying the...

  • Thu, 5:15pm
  • Xbox
  • Features
  • Poll
  • Starfield Shattered Space
  • Xbox Series X
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  News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 3-6)

  As part of Xbox Game Pass!

  Xbox Free Play Days has arrived for the first weekend of October! This week, we have a selection of two titles to choose from, with one of them being a 2024 title in The Land Beneath Us. Anyway, here's the full Free Play Days lineup this week: Matchpoint: Tennis Championships The Land Beneath Us You'll need a...

  • Thu, 11am
  • Xbox
  • Microsoft
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Free Play Days
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  5

  News Jedi: Survivor's New Port Hits The Charts, Despite The Xbox One Being 11 Years Old

  There's life in the old dog yet

  We're just about the approach the 11-year anniversary of the Xbox One's launch, and we're still getting games for it! In fact, EA just released a new version of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor for the console, and it seems to be selling pretty well. How do we know? Well, looking at the "Top Paid" charts in the UK earlier...

  • Thu, 6pm
  • Xbox
  • Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
  • Xbox One
  • Charts
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  18

  News Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Gets Busy Meeting Loads Of Japanese Devs At TGS 2024

  Square Enix, Konami, Capcom and more!

  It was a busy old Tokyo Game Show for Xbox, with the team delivering a jam-packed showcase full of new reveals from Japanese studios last week. However, TGS is also a bit of an industry get together in the region, and boss Phil Spencer has been making good use of his time over in Tokyo. Posting out to Instagram...

  • Thu, 1pm
  • Xbox
  • Phil Spencer
  • Microsoft
  • Tokyo Game Show
  • TGS 2024
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  News Stalker 2 Gets Feature-Length 'Making Of' Documentary In Partnership With Xbox

  "This is us. This is our story."

  We're now just a month away from the highly-anticipated release of Stalker 2 on Xbox Game Pass, and as we approach its November 20th release date, Xbox and GSC Game World have unveiled a feature-length documentary about it. With the dev team being based in Ukraine, much has been said about the difficulties they've...

  • Thu, 2:05pm
  • Xbox
  • Stalker 2
  • Documentary
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  News Xbox Co-Founder Joins Amazon, Says He'll Be Working On 'New Ideas'

  He's now VP of devices and services

  One of the original Xbox co-founders, J Allard, has joined Amazon as the company's vice president of devices and services. He told The Verge it's "too early" to say what's on the way, but he'll be working on "new ideas" at the tech giant. Interestingly, Allard will supposedly report to the former Windows and...

  • Thu, 2:45pm
  • Xbox
  • Amazon
  • Microsoft
  • Industry
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  News Avatar: The Last Airbender To Get 'AAA RPG' Made By Space Marine 2 Studio

  "The biggest video game in franchise history"

  Saber Interactive, the developer behind the increasingly-popular Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, is making an Avatar: The Last Airbender RPG - as revealed by IGN. The outlet has dropped the news today, with the Space Marine 2 dev working with Paramount Game Studios on bringing this "AAA RPG" to life...

  • Thu, 3:30pm
  • Xbox
  • Avatar The Last Airbender
  • Saber Interactive
  • Paramount Game Studios