TodayWed, 27th Sep 2023

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  11

  Random Xbox's Phil Spencer Autographed A PS5 Cover At Tokyo Game Show 2023

  "Is it OK to sign this?"

  Xbox boss Phil Spencer made numerous appearances as part of Tokyo Game Show 2023 last week, including at an event hosted by IGN Japan where he reportedly autographed a PlayStation 5 cover following a fan request! This humorous revelation comes courtesy of Genki_JPN and a photo from gangsuit on Twitter, with Genki explaining...

  • 3 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Phil Spencer
  • PS5
  • Tokyo Game Show
  • Random
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  12

  News Here's What's Included In September 2023's 'Bonus' Xbox Update

  More new features!

  Surprise! We've got a bonus update coming to Xbox in September 2023, with the rollout beginning very soon! This includes a bunch of new features on top of the main update that arrived a few weeks ago: <related ids="154948"> Here's a quick look at the Xbox September 2023 bonus update, with more details available at Xbox...

  • 5 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Update
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  16

  Talking Point Does Mortal Kombat 1 Live Up To The Hype?

  And is it better than Street Fighter 6?

  It's now been over a week since Mortal Kombat 1 arrived on Xbox, and we're keen to know how you're getting on with it so far! It's been four years since the last entry in the series, so there was plenty of hype for this one ahead of launch. The reviews have been pretty great at least (aside from the Nintendo...

  • 6 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Mortal Kombat 1
  • Talking Point
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  5

  News Xbox Game Pass Listing For Octopath Traveler 2 Was An 'Error'

  "We’ve removed the mention"

  Update: And that's the end of that! Microsoft has removed the mention of Octopath Traveler 2 coming to Xbox Game Pass in 2024, explaining that it was added in error. Here's the statement: "Editor’s Note: We’ve removed the mention of Octopath Traveler II coming to Xbox Game Pass which was included in error...

  • 6 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Octopath Traveler 2
  • Square Enix
  • Microsoft
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  10

  News Cuphead Is Getting An Exclusive 'Anniversary Update' For Xbox & PC This Week

  A "love letter" to fans

  Microsoft and Studio MDHR have revealed that Cuphead will be getting an exclusive free update for Xbox and Windows owners of the game this Friday, and it features a whole bunch of behind-the-scenes content. Specifically, it'll include an Art Gallery, Music Player, and Behind-the-Scenes video player. The Art Gallery is packed...

  • 6 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Cuphead
  • Update
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  6

  News Terminator: Resistance Free Upgrade Now Live On Xbox Series X|S

  "Free to physical and digital owners"

  2019's Terminator: Resistance has today received a free upgrade for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! It's now live ahead of the "Complete Edition" launch in October, which will include even more current-gen content when it arrives. In terms of today's free upgrade, digital and physical owners of the game will...

  • 8 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Terminator
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  16

  News During Development, Bethesda 'Nerfed' How Much Damage Planets Could Cause In Starfield

  "It was a complicated system for players to understand"

  If you happen to enjoy some ponderous planetary exploration in Starfield, you'll be glad that the dev team made things much more friendly out there in the run up to launch. In a new discussion on the 'AIAS Game Maker's Notebook Podcast' (thanks, GamesRadar), Bethesda's Todd Howard talked about...

  • 9 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Starfield
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Bethesda
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  20

  News Alan Wake 2 Confirmed To Include Performance Mode On Xbox Series X

  "Somehow we have managed..."

  Good news if you're an Alan Wake fan and you're planning to play the sequel on Xbox Series X! Remedy has announced today that it has "somehow" managed to incorporate a Performance Mode for Alan Wake 2 on Series X and PS5. The full details on this have yet to be revealed, but Remedy's Thomas Puha says that it's a "solid"...

  • 9 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Alan Wake 2
  • Xbox Series X
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  1

  News Multiple Games Are Discounted By 90% On Xbox This Week (September 26 - October 3)

  Including this hardcore single-player shooter

  Looking for some cheap Xbox games in this week's Xbox sales from September 26th to October 3rd? It's not the biggest selection this week, but we've still got some notable titles on offer such as the "hardcore single-player shooter" Hard Reset Redux, the great LEGO Batman 3 and various add-ons for...

  • 10 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Deals
  • Discounts
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  56

  Talking Point Will You Be Buying The Early Access For Forza Motorsport?

  Or just waiting until the Game Pass release?

  We're now just over a week away from the next major first-party Xbox release! Forza Motorsport drops on Xbox Game Pass on October 10th, but the early access actually begins five days earlier on October 5th. That early access package is available through the Premium Edition of Forza Motorsport, which can...

  • 11 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Talking Point
  • Forza Motorsport
  • Early Access
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  18

  News 2023 Has Been So Strong That Publishers Are Now Delaying Games To 2024

  "We want the story to get the spotlight it deserves"

  We've already talked about how great of a year 2023 has been for new game releases, and there's still more to come! In fact, given how stacked October and November are, some publishers are now avoiding this year entirely. Last night, Don't Nod announced that its new story-driven action-RPG...

  • 12 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Delay
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  1

  News Halo's Master Chief Drops Into Ubisoft Team Shooter Rainbow Six Siege

  Spartan 117 reporting for duty

  If you happen to like Rainbow Six Siege and the Halo series, today is your lucky day. Ubisoft's multiplayer shooter has launched a new crossover with the Master Chief! It's an Elite set for Sledge that outfits him in the armour of Spartan 117, based on the gear the Chief wears in his latest outing in Halo Infinite...

  • 12 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Halo
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Ubisoft

YesterdayTue, 26th Sep 2023

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  39

  News Ubisoft CEO Explains Decision To Buy ActiBlizz Cloud Rights From Xbox

  "That’s what pushed us to go forward..."

  Back in August, it was revealed that Microsoft had struck a deal for Ubisoft to buy the cloud gaming rights to Activision Blizzard titles, and now Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has revealed what "pushed us to go forward with the deal". Speaking to the Financial Times this week, Guillemot enthused about the...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Ubisoft
  • Activision Blizzard
  • Xbox Cloud Gaming
  • Microsoft
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  12

  Guide Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox Release: Everything We Know So Far

  It's coming to Xbox in 2023, but when?

  Ready for Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox? We are too. The game has proven one of the biggest hits of 2023 on PC and PlayStation 5 so far, and it'll soon be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S as well. The question is, when will Baldur's Gate 3 actually release on Xbox? Here's what we know so far: Baldur's Gate...

  • 1 day ago
  • Guides
  • Xbox
  • Baldur's Gate 3
  • Release Date
  • Xbox Series X
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  18

  Review EA Sports FC 24 - A New Era Begins With An Impressive Result

  The next chapter has kicked off

  This year marks a major milestone for EA Sports and what used to be known as the FIFA series, now adopting the new name of "EA Sports FC" and embarking on a new era in the process. In the case of EA Sports FC 24 though, we're not looking at a massive overhaul compared to last year - instead, it's a subtle but...

  • 1 day ago
  • Reviews
  • Xbox
  • EA Sports FC 24
  • FIFA
  • Xbox Series X
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  7

  Deals All Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (September 26 - October 3)

  Battle through an apocalyptic landscape

  The latest batch of Xbox weekly deals are now live, and as always we've got a few backwards compatible titles from the Xbox 360 era in the mix! There aren't too many this week, but there are still some fantastic games such as Call of Juarez Gunslinger, F.E.A.R 2 and The Witcher 2 that are worth picking up for...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox 360
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  3

  News Texas Chain Saw Massacre Patch Brings Big Changes To Xbox Game Pass Slasher

  Lots of balance tweaks included

  The team behind The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has just announced a brand-new patch for its Xbox Game Pass title - following a recent player milestone. This particular update contains quite a few balance changes, along with some general bug fixes for the asymmetric horror title. We'll drop the full patch notes for this...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  4

  News 'High On Knife' Brings Its Spooky New Expansion To Xbox Next Week

  Surprise!

  The long-awaited "High on Knife" DLC for last year's Xbox Game Pass mega-hit High On Life officially has a release date, and it's as soon as next week! It'll be available on the Xbox Store beginning Tuesday, October 3rd. In High on Knife, you'll be

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • High On Life
  • High On Knife
  • DLC
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  6

  Deals 300+ Games Included In This Week's Xbox Sales (September 26 - October 3)

  Including special Warner Bros. & FPS sales!

  Another week, another batch of Xbox deals! It's a pretty interesting selection this week, dominated by special "Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary" and "FPS" sales, along with the usual "Sales & Specials" and "Spotlight" offers. Highlights here include Hogwarts Legacy, Evil West, Blacktail,

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Deals
  • Warner Bros
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  15

  News Xbox Design Lab Adds Multiple 'Shift' Controllers, Including An Exclusive New Design

  Say hello to the Cosmic Shift

  Microsoft has announced another new Xbox controller design today in the form of the "Cosmic Shift", and the interesting thing about this controller in particular is that it's exclusive to the Xbox Design Lab program. You can see a look at the Cosmic Shift above, and here's how Xbox describes it: "Beginning with the...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Controllers
  • Xbox Design Lab
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  50

  News It Sounds Like Capcom Is Considering Raising Its Game Prices

  "I think the option of raising unit prices is a healthy form of business"

  Game prices have been on the rise at most publishers this generation, and it sounds like another game maker is considering raising the cost of its titles too. According to a new report from Japanese outlet Nikkei (via VGC), Capcom pre

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Capcom
  • Resident Evil 4 Remake
  • Tokyo Game Show 2023
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  12

  News Kojima Shares Snaps Of Phil Spencer & Co. Visiting During Tokyo Game Show Week

  A friendly ol' visit

  We've known for a good while now that Xbox and Kojima Productions are finally working together on a new project, and it seems that the two parties have become quite friendly in recent times as well. Various members of team Xbox have visited the Japanese studio since, and it looks like a friendly stop was in order during Tokyo...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Hideo Kojima
  • Kojima Productions
  • Phil Spencer
  • Microsoft
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  7

  News Persona 3 Portable & Persona 4 Golden Physical Xbox Editions Announced

  Pre-orders for P3P go live later this week

  Limited Run Games has announced it will be releasing physical copies of Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. Persona 3 Portable will be offered as a standard edition for $34.99 USD (or the regional equivalent), with pre-orders launching on 29th September and remaining...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Xbox One
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  1

  The Making Of Perfect Dark Zero And The Final Push To Hit Xbox 360's Launch

  Time Extension "Expectation is so insane you can't live up to it"

  Given that the original Perfect Dark stands as Rare's highest-rated game of all time, a follow-up was inevitable. The project began life on the GameCube (there was even a render of Joanna Dark in the tech demo reel at SpaceWorld 2000) before it was migrated to Xbox after Microsoft acquired Rare in...

  • 1 day ago
  • Features
  • The Making Of
  • Xbox 360
  • Rare
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  11

  News Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 26)

  No objections!

  September 2023's Xbox Game Pass lineup grows once again! Today, Capcom's Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is heading to the library, as technically three more games come to the service in one neat package. Here's some more information on the collection ahead of its Game Pass arrival later today:

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  2

  News Lost In Cult And Time Extension Announce 'The Console Chronicles'

  A celebration of all things home console

  Our sister site Time Extension is collaborating with award-winning boutique publisher Lost in Cult to produce a coffee table book on the history of home console gaming. "The Console Chronicles is a celebration of every system that you hold dear," says Lost in Cult. "We’ll travel back in time to when the...

  • 1 day ago
  • Books

Monday25th Sep 2023

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  35

  News Starfield Update 1.7.33 Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

  "Featuring improved performance and general gameplay fixes!"

  Another Starfield title update has just dropped! Yep, version 1.7.33 of Bethesda's latest RPG is now live on Xbox & PC, and it contains a fairly brief list of changes and fixes for the Xbox and PC versions of the game. "This update addresses some issues with performance and stability...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Starfield
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  11

  News One Of The 'Most Anticipated Indie Games' Launches On Xbox Game Pass This Week

  From the LIMBO and INSIDE lead gameplay designer

  This week marks the final two Xbox Game Pass titles in the September 2023 lineup, and we're going out with a bang! First up is the Ace Attorney Trilogy, and it's followed by one of the "most anticipated indie games" of the year. That game is known as Cocoon, and it's coming to Game Pass on Frid

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Cocoon
  • Xbox Game Pass
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  27

  News Phil Spencer Reveals Which IP He'd Like To See Revived On Xbox

  "That franchise was ahead of its time"

  Xbox boss Phil Spencer is often spotted playing Xbox in his spare time (you only have to follow his gamertag to see what he's up to), so it's fair to say there are some old franchises he'd love to play again on modern systems. Well, at a recent Tokyo Game Show panel, the boss talked about one Xbox franchise...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Microsoft
  • Phil Spencer
  • MechAssault
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  23

  News Final Warning! Marvel's Avengers Is Being Delisted On Xbox This Week

  Update: It's now back to full price

  Update (Wed 27th Sep, 2023): Sadly, the excellent 90% discount for Marvel's Avengers now seems to have suddenly ended, with the game going back up to its standard price of $39.99 / £44.99 on the Xbox Store. Original story (Mon 25th Sep, 2023): This week marks the end of an era for Marvel's Avengers, which will...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Marvel's Avengers
  • Square Enix
  • PSA
  • Xbox One
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  71

  News Capcom Would 'Gracefully Decline' Any Acquisition Attempt From Xbox

  "It would be better if we were equal partners"

  There's always speculation about who Microsoft might be interested in acquiring, and Capcom is an obvious target! The company has been going from strength-to-strength lately with the likes of Street Fighter 6 and Resident Evil 4 Remake. However, as you might expect, Capcom has no interest in being...

  • 3 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Capcom
  • Acquisition
  • Microsoft
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  2

  News Smash Bros. Director Masahiro Sakurai Shows Off His 'Rare' Xbox 360

  "It has my name engraved on it!"

  Microsoft has been gifting rare limited edition Xbox consoles for a very long time now, and even to this day there are probably many out there that we don't actually know about. With this in mind, back during the Xbox 360 generation, Microsoft sent certain people within the games industry special launch systems...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox 360
  • Microsoft
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  5

  Guide Party Animals: How To Get Free Skins With Special 'Gift' Codes

  Kiko & Kato can be yours for FREE!

  Did you know you can get some free skins using special codes in Party Animals on Xbox and PC? As things stand, there are two free skins that you access this way. Here are the instructions: Go to the Party Animals in-game shop Hit the "Redeem" button at the top of the page Enter the code to receive your free...

  • 2 days ago
  • Guides
  • Xbox
  • Party Animals
  • Xbox Game Pass
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  9

  Talking Point What Do You Think Of Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.0 So Far?

  Have you tried out CDPR's game-changing overhaul?

  Late last week, CD Projekt Red essentially relaunched Cyberpunk 2077 on Xbox Series X|S with a suite of new features hitting the current-gen version of the game. Almost three years on from its original Xbox One launch, CDPR's cyberpunk RPG is now a lot closer to the team's original vision for the...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • CD Projekt Red
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  4

  News 'Crash Vs. Spyro Racing' Prototype Discovered On Original Xbox Devkit

  This would have been amazing!

  These old Xbox finds just keep on coming! Earlier this month, YouTuber Modern Vintage Gamer discovered an unreleased original Xbox classic lying around on an old devkit hard drive, and now he's at it again with another retro find. This time out, MVG has unearthed some sort of prototype for a 'Crash vs. Spyro' kart...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Original Xbox
  • Crash Vs Spyro Racing
  • Microsoft
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  14

  News Payday 3 Dev Hopes To 'Regain Community Trust' After Network & Matchmaking Errors

  "We are disappointed in the issues our playerbase has faced"

  Payday 3's arrival last week bookended a busy week on Xbox Game Pass - but its launch wasn't without issue. We fared okay as part of our hands-on time during early access, but when things went fully public last Thursday, the game struggled to handle the influx of new players - and now...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Payday 3
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Starbreeze Entertainment