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Tuesday12th Mar 2024
News The Finals Season 2 Adds New 'Casual' 5v5 Mode, Launches This Week On Xbox
"Disrupt the fabric of the arena"
The Finals got a surprise launch around The Game Awards show last December, and now the game's second season is upon us - bringing new modes, weapons and features to the free-to-play Xbox FPS. The headline addition is a brand-new 5v5 mode, which should mix up the flow of matches in The Finals. Described as a...
Wednesday17th Jan 2024
News The Finals Update 1.5 Now Live On Xbox, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Launching today!
The Finals is only around a month old at this point, but the team at Embark Studios has continued to push out updates since launch. Last week the team re-worked the game's aim assist mechanics, and now they're back with a more substantial update - featuring a new game mode! The Finals update 1.5 ad
Monday15th Jan 2024
News Digital Foundry Very Impressed By Free-To-Play FPS 'The Finals' On Xbox Series X And S
Both Xbox consoles perform really well!
The Finals surprise launched on Xbox at last year's The Game Awards show, bringing destruction-laden first-person shooting to Xbox Series X and S. Those destruction physics are one of the most unique aspects of this free-to-play title, and the tech team at Digital Foundry has now taken a look at how it all...
Friday12th Jan 2024
News The Finals Update 1.4.1 Arrives After 'In-Depth Review' Of Aim Assist Mechanics
Here are the full patch notes
Less than a month after becoming the "Top Free Game" on Xbox following its surprise launch at The Game Awards, The Finals just got a brand-new update that completely reworks the aim assist on Xbox. According to the team, an "in-depth review" of the game's aiming mechanics has taken place in the last month-or-so to...
Friday8th Dec 2023
News Free-To-Play FPS 'The Finals' Just Got A Surprise Launch On Xbox Series X|S
The full game is out now!
About a month ago we were only talking about The Finals' super-successful open beta and now the game has just shadow dropped out of nowhere! Yep, as revealed during The Game Awards 2023, The Finals is out now on Xbox and it's completely free-to-play.
Tuesday7th Nov 2023
News 'The Finals' Had An Extremely Successful Beta Ahead Of Its Full Free-To-Play Launch On Xbox
"An unforgettable week for us"
The Finals' open beta has now officially wrapped up, and it looks like it's been a very successful week or so for the team at Embark Studios. After a bumpy first day or two while the team smoothed over some launch issues, the open beta managed to bring in 7.5 million players while it was live on Xbox, PlayStation and...
Wednesday1st Nov 2023
News 'The Finals' Dev Responds To Criticisms About Use Of AI Voiceovers
"Making games without actors isn't an end goal"
Embark Studios' new arena-battle FPS The Finals has been getting a lot of attention recently, but it's not all good news. During a recent podcast, the game's audio designers Carl Strandberg and Andreas Almström mentioned how AI and text-to-speech were used on commentary and other vocalisations in the...
Wednesday25th Oct 2023
News Frantic FPS 'The Finals' Is Getting A Free Open Beta This Week On Xbox
Starting tomorrow!
The Finals has been firmly on our FPS radar ever since we learnt that some of the masterminds behind the Battlefield series are at the helm, and we're in luck, because Xbox players are being treated to a free open beta for the game this week. As announced during
Thursday9th Mar 2023
Guide Is Free-To-Play FPS 'The Finals' Coming To Xbox Consoles?
The game's beta is hitting big right now
Competitive shooter The Finals has been the talk of the FPS town this week, as the game's new playtest has become available on PC through March 21st. As of now, the test isn't available on console just yet, but, will the full game launch on Xbox? Is The Finals Coming To Xbox?: The short answer is that yes,...
Wednesday28th Sep 2022
News Intense Free-To-Play Shooter 'The Finals' Looks Chaotic In First Full Trailer
The game was teased last month
Okay, so, this one's blasted onto our radar out of absolutely nowhere! 'The Finals' is an upcoming free-to-play shooter from Swedish developer Embark Studios, who's also hard at work on the promising-looking Arc Raiders. The team is comprised of ex-Battlefield devs among others, and going off this trailer, you can...
