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News Knockout City Ditches EA, Announces Plans To Go Entirely Free-To-Play
Removing the price tag
Multiplayer dodgeball game Knockout City was one of last year's day one releases with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, but it's no longer going to require a place on the service soon, as it's planning to go entirely free-to-play with the release of the game's sixth season at some point this spring. In an announcement on the EA...
News Here Are The Worldwide Release Times For Elden Ring On Xbox
Just a few hours to go
It's almost time for Elden Ring! Finally, FromSoftware's latest is almost upon us, as it releases Friday, February 25th. The developer has shared the specific release times too, showing the exact moment we can all go hands on. As you can see, the vast majority of launch times, on console, are midnight local time. This is...
Poll Are You Happy With March 2022's Xbox Games With Gold?
What do you make of the selection?
Microsoft has officially announced March 2022's Xbox Games with Gold, giving us a look at four more games we'll be able to play at no extra charge with our Gold memberships next month. In case you missed it, the games are Xbox One titles The Flame In The Flood and Street Power Soccer, along with Xbox 360...
News Xbox Games With Gold For March 2022 Announced
The latest batch of titles
Update: It's now official — these four games are the confirmed batch of Games With Gold titles for March. Original story: It looks like the next batch of Xbox Games with Gold titles for March 2022 has leaked early, as reliable leaker billbill-kun has shared the lineup over at Dealabs, which is expected to be announced...
PSA Buying Elden Ring On Xbox? Check Microsoft Rewards First
You can get 6000 free MS Rewards points
Well, the time has almost arrived! Elden Ring releases for Xbox on February 25th, and while we put out an exhaustive pre-order guide for the game this past weekend, there's also something about Microsoft Rewards you need to know. If you're going to buy Elden Ring digitally via the Microsoft Store, there's a...
News Elden Ring Analysis Video Compares Xbox Vs PS5 Performance
Update: Digital Foundry has also weighed in
Update: Digital Foundry has weighed in with a brief written preview, and the results there are slightly different. PS5 does still have an advantage, but it seems closer and due to VRR on Xbox, that gap is further shortened. "Even running on the launch day patch 1.02, the frame-rate mode continues to run...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 24-27)
Included with Xbox Live Gold & Game Pass Ultimate
It's time for another batch of Free Play Days titles! More games are available to play for free this weekend for Xbox Live Gold members, and they're ready to download right now. So, what's included in the batch this week? The big highlight without a doubt is Assassin's Creed Valhalla, which was...
News Digital Foundry's CrossfireX Breakdown Shows Xbox One X Ahead Of Series S
Project Scorpio
CrossfireX launched earlier this month, and it's safe to say first impressions weren't exactly glowing. It's a competent shooter, at least in its campaign mode, but it feels a decade old. As for the tech side of things, Digital Foundry has delivered its verdict, and there's some interesting results here. As you'd expect, Xbox Series...
News Twitch Streaming Returns To The Xbox Guide In New Dashboard Update
RIP mixer
After a few years of awkwardness, Microsoft is bringing back proper Twitch streaming integration on Xbox. It used to be a feature, back in the snap days (rip), but recently you've had to do things manually from within the Twitch app. That changes with today's update, as Twitch has been re-added to the Xbox guide, where you can manage...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Elden Ring
Early reviews are in
Unless you've been living under a rather large rock these past few weeks, you'll be aware that Elden Ring is out on Friday, February 25th. Well, ahead of its public launch, plenty of reviews are now out in the wild and things are looking incredibly positive. Here's a selection of reviews we've seen so far, and a quick summary...
News Latest Dying Light 2 Patch Fixes VRR Issues on Xbox, Adds Backup Saves
Extra frames saved
Dying Light 2 only launched this month, but developer Techland has been hard at work on updates since. One feature that just arrived, exclusively for Xbox Series X, is VRR support, allowing for higher framerates. The mode did cause a few issues though, that've now been resolved. Those issues involved the controller, where input...
News The Coalition Is Working On Several Unannounced Projects, Says Aaron Greenberg
Gears 6 and...?
It's looking like Gears developer The Coalition is keeping quite busy! In addition to its work on that series, the Vancouver-based team seems to be working on all sorts of other projects. Xbox exec Aaron Greenberg recently spoke with Xbox fans at an event in South America, where he discussed what The Coalition is up to. It seems...
News Assetto Corsa Competizione Gets Free Next-Gen Update This Week
Vroom vroom
Assetto Corsa Competizione is one of the most hardcore sim racers you can pick up on console. The Xbox One version launched back in 2020, and it's now ready to make that next-gen leap. Well, technically, the Xbox Series X|S version is already out; it launched yesterday, February 22nd. However, if you're looking for that free upgrade...
News Xbox's Aaron Greenberg Amazed That Recent Hellblade 2 Trailer Was Real Gameplay
"I'm moving Senua myself"
It seems we weren't the only ones amazed by Hellblade 2's latest gameplay trailer! Xbox exec Aaron Greenberg recently spoke with Xbox fans at an event in South America, where he touched on a recent Hellblade 2 trailer. In short, Greenberg was that impressed he thought it was a cutscene. When he brought that up to developer...
News State Of Decay 2 Gets Huge Graphical Overhaul In Its Latest Update
3 maps reworked
State of Decay 2 is almost four years old, but that hasn't stopped developer Undead Labs from working on updates. At this point, we're up to number 29, and this one ain't a minor update either. State of Decay 2's latest update revamps all of the game's original maps. Cascade Hills, Drucker Country and Meagher Valley have all been...
News Fall Guys Developer Is 'Finalising Development' On Xbox Version
Adds cross-play on PC/PS4
It's been a long time coming, but we may well be close to Fall Guys on Xbox. The smash hit took the world by storm when it first launched on PS4 and PC, and we've been waiting for that Xbox version ever since. Developer Mediatonic now has an update for us. In the team's latest blog post, which discusses the addition of...
News Elden Ring Launch Trailer Asks You To Take Arms And Become An Elden Lord
Soul soothing
Elden Ring is almost here, and to celebrate, the developer has just shared the game's launch trailer. As expected, the trailer contains some stunningly varied landscapes from within FromSoftware's latest world, along with showcasing the studio's signature monster design. It's all here then, and this trailer further builds the hype on...
Deals All 20+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (February 22-28)
Original Xbox and Xbox 360 classics
This week's selection of Xbox deals is now live, and alongside a couple of ongoing sales from last week, we've got a whole bunch of new ones including Deals with Gold, Spotlight, Franchise Hits and Indie Hits! Deals: 300+ Games Added To This Week's Xbox Sales (February 22-28) Below, we've included every single...
News Everyone's 'Moving To New Zealand' For Elden Ring's Xbox Launch
Getting a head start
Here we go again! Elden Ring's release times were revealed earlier this week ahead of its launch on Friday, February 25th, and it's been discovered that you'll probably be able to play it early by switching to the New Zealand time zone. This is because the game is apparently launching midnight local time in New Zealand, which...
Deals 300+ Games Added To This Week's Xbox Sales (February 22-28)
DwG, Spotlight, Franchise Hits sales and more!
It's time for another set of weekly Xbox deals! We continue to be spoiled once again this week, as alongside the ongoing Anime Month and Publisher Spotlight Series sales, we've been treated to new Deals with Gold, Spotlight, Franchise Hits and Indie Hits offers, so there's something for everyone over...
News Rare Is Closing Down Sea Of Thieves' Arena Mode Next Month
"We understand that this will be a huge disappointment"
Rare mentioned how 2022 would be the "biggest year yet" for Sea of Thieves during its preview event, but in case you missed it, it's also going to be retiring the game's Arena Mode on 10th March 2022. It's not gone down the best with the game's community, but in a lengthy post over on the...
News Bethesda Reveals 2022 Roadmap For Fallout 76
"another exciting year in Fallout 76 lies ahead"
Although Bethesda is busy preparing for the release of Starfield later this year, it's still got plans for its online action role-playing game, Fallout 76. To highlight what's ahead for 2022, it's released a new roadmap. Below is the full breakdown of each season: Spring: Appalachia is besieged...
News Xbox Users Are More Than Ready For A New GameDVR System
"Xbox GameDVR needs to be rebuilt"
The Xbox dashboard has come on leaps and bounds since the Xbox One first launched. That initial version of the console's software felt half-baked, with key features like, y'know, an actual guide, missing. Still, almost 10 years on, there remains room for improvement. One of the biggest features fans want to see...
News Call Of Duty: Warzone Anti-Cheat Is Upping The Ante, Turning Targets Invisible
Cloak activated
Call of Duty: Warzone has witnessed its fair share of hackers since launch. For a while, the free-to-play battle royale largely relied on manual ban waves to take out cheaters. However, since then, the developer has implemented a more robust anti-cheat program, and it looks like it's been upgraded. As spotted by NYSL Mavri
Talking Point What March 2022 Xbox Games With Gold Do You Want?
What does next month have in store?
It's almost that time once again, with more Xbox Games with Gold titles set to be announced very soon! The month of February has seen Broken Sword 5, Aerial_Knight's Never Yield, Hydrophobia and Band of Bugs all given away for free for Xbox Live Gold subscribers, and another four games will soon be on the way. If...
News Ubisoft Is "Very Happy" With Skull & Bones Progress, Says CFO
Despite documented troubles
Ubisoft's pirate adventure Skull & Bones is still being worked on, many years after its initial reveal. That was five years ago now though, so how is development holding up? Well, according to Ubisoft CFO Frederick Duguet, things are progressing nicely. In a recent earnings report, the company's Chief Financial...
Feature These 15+ Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (February 21-25)
It's Elden Ring time
Ooh, it's a big week for Xbox this week! The highlight is undoubtedly the release of Elden Ring, which we've all been looking forward to for such a long time, but don't forget that we've also got other major releases on the way such as GRID Legends and Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, along with a few more Game Pass additions...
News Atlus Announces Soul Hackers 2, Launching On Xbox This August
Yes, an Atlus game is coming to Xbox!
Big news for Atlus fans! Soul Hackers 2 has just been announced as launching on a variety of platforms later this year including Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, with the worldwide release date set for August 26th, 2022. This marks the first Atlus game to be released on Xbox since Persona 4 Arena...
News Digital Foundry's Cyberpunk 2077 Analysis Shows Big Performance Gains On Xbox Series X
Next-gen Night City
It's been a long time coming, but CD Projekt RED has finally dropped its next-gen update for Cyberpunk 2077. On Xbox Series X, that equates to two new modes, and the performance option delivers a big frame rate upgrade. The folks over at Digital Foundry have detailed all the options the next-gen update has to offer. Xbox Series...
Guide Xbox Game Pass February 2022 List: Coming Soon & Leaving Soon
The latest Game Pass reveals and updates for February
Looking for a complete list of Xbox Game Pass games coming soon in February 2022? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every week, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to Xbox Game Pass this...
News Bandai Namco Releases Elden Ring Overview Trailer Ahead Of Launch
"Come learn what awaits you on the path of grace"
Elden Ring arrives next week on Xbox Series X|S and other platforms, and ahead of its release Bandai Namco has shared a brand new trailer - giving players another look at what to expect. Enjoy!
Review Infernax - Xbox Game Pass's Brilliant 'NES-Style' Action RPG
Crusader King
Yes, yes, we know, another retro side-scrolling effort amidst a seemingly never-ending stream of the things. It really can be quite hard to remain excited for such an overpopulated genre these days, no matter how much we love a bit old-school hack and slash action. However, this week sees the release of Berzerk Studios' Infernax, a...
News 343 Outlines Halo Infinite's Mid-Season Update, Out Next Week
Campaign and multiplayer improvements are coming
343's senior community manager John Juyszek has published a new post over on Halo Waypoint outlining the upcoming update for Halo Infinite. It's targeting a release date of 24th February. There are fixes to the game's campaign, anti-cheat system, BTB features, stability and performance, and more...
Talking Point How Useful Do You Find Quick Resume On Xbox Series X|S?
How important is it to you?
The Quick Resume feature for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S has been back in the news this week thanks to a new "pinning" option making its way through the Xbox Insider rings, with more improvements on the way in the future. And so, given that it's getting a bit of attention at the moment, we're interested to know how...
News New Starfield Video Shows How The Game's Key Art Was Put Together
A quick look at some (inter)stellar artwork
It's still quite a while until we finally get our hands on Bethesda's highly anticipated Xbox-exclusive sci-fi RPG, Starfield, with the game not due to launch until 11th of November this year. In the meantime, however, eager fans can go ahead and check out a quick artwork video which Bethesda just dropped...
News Dragon Age 4 Reported To Be In Good Shape, Could Release Next Year
Let's hope so
We haven't really heard much about Dragon Age 4 in a while, with the game missing EA Play Live last July as the team didn't want to share more information until "the time right", but behind the scenes it seems things are going well. According to reliable journalist Jeff Grubb on his latest Giant Bomb "GrubbSnax" podcast, Dragon Age 4...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About CrossfireX
Spoiler alert, it's not good
CrossfireX launched on Xbox and Game Pass last week, and while plenty of impressions have been reported across the web so far (including our own of the campaign), the reviews with final scores have taken a lot longer to surface. Low and behold though, we do now have some review scores to share, and... they're not great...
News Former Lionhead Employee Signs On With The New Fable Dev Playground
"I hope we can make my fellow Lions proud"
The next Fable game is one of the most mysterious projects within Xbox Game Studios right now. So far there's been a single teaser trailer, but apart from that, nothing else is really known about this anticipated release. That's what makes any news about it that much more exciting and with this in mind,...
News Sea Of Thieves' First Narrative-Driven Adventure Begins Today
Available until March 3rd
We've got some notable activity happening in the world of Sea of Thieves today, as the game is launching its first time-limited, narrative-driven adventure called "Shrouded Islands", which lasts from now until March 3rd. The event sees you "meeting the enigmatic Belle and investigating the mysterious fog covering Golden...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 17-20)
Included with Xbox Live Gold & Game Pass Ultimate
It's time for another batch of Free Play Days titles! More games are available to play for free this weekend for Xbox Live Gold members, and they're ready to download right now. So, what have we got this week? It's only two games this time around, although in the case of NBA 2K22, you can try either...
News Halo Infinite Is Making Changes To Its Ranking System Next Week
For more "accurate, balanced, and fair matches"
343 Industries is rolling out a set of changes to Halo Infinite's multiplayer next week on Tuesday, February 22nd, with a goal to "improve the ranked experience for players of all skills by providing more accurate, balanced, and fair matches." The studio says it's ready to deploy some of the learnings...
News Ex-CDPR Devs Working On 'AAA, Dark Fantasy RPG' At New Studio
Introducing Rebel Wolves
A team of ex-CD Projekt Red developers have formed a brand new studio known as Rebel Wolves. What's perhaps even more exciting is that the team is already working on "AAA, story-driven dark fantasy RPG saga" for both PC and next-generation consoles (aka Xbox Series X|S and PS5). This studio is comprised of seven industry...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Players Frustrated With 30FPS On Xbox Series S
Update: CDPR "investigating" adding 60FPS option
Update: We've got some potentially good news to share on this! CD Projekt Red has heard the calls for an 60FPS option on Xbox Series S, and has confirmed it's looking into the possibility of adding it in the future: "We are looking into the possibility of [Raising the FPS cap on Xbox Series S], but...
News MLB The Show 22 Is Getting A Free Tech Test On Xbox This Week
In the US and Canada
If you're looking forward to the release of MLB The Show 22 on Xbox Game Pass this April and you reside in the US or Canada, you can check out the game for free as part of a technical test on Xbox from Thursday, February 17th. The test is available to download on the Microsoft Store from today (February 16th), but won't become...
News GM Mode Is Back In WWE 2K22, And Here's A Proper Look At It
Over a decade in the making
Those who played WWE games in the Xbox 360 era may remember a fan-favourite mode called "GM Mode", which allowed you to take control of Raw or Smackdown (or another brand) and hire wrestlers, book shows and ultimately try and acquire as many viewers as possible compared to the competition — and it's returning in WWE...
News Blood-Soaked FPS 'Scathe' Unleashes Hell On Xbox Later This Year
Rip through the underworld's deadliest demons
UK development team Damage State (which is made up of just three people) has announced that their "intense, blood-soaked" FPS Scathe will be coming to Xbox One, Series X and Series S later this year, along with other platforms. The game is described as a classic first-person shooter "with big guns and...
Hands On Cyberpunk 2077's Next-Gen Upgrade Is A Major Improvement On Xbox Series X
Return to Night City
Well, after plenty of frenzied speculation over the past 48hrs or so, CD Projekt Red has finally dropped update 1.5 for Cyberpunk 2077, unleashing the much-anticipated next-gen version of their sci-fi RPG, a version which was initially planned to launch back in 2021. It's certainly been a rough ride for the developer over the...
News You Can Now Pre-Load Elden Ring On Xbox, Even If You Haven't Bought It
Get ahead of the game
We're less than a week away from the release of Elden Ring on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on Friday, February 25th, and you can now begin pre-installing the game — even if you haven't bought it yet! If you have bought Elden Ring digitally via the Microsoft Store, you should find that the pre-load has begun...
News Early Impressions Are Good For Cyberpunk 2077 On Xbox Series X
The comeback is on
It's still early days for the next-gen version of Cyberpunk 2077, which launched for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this past Tuesday, but based on the initial impressions we're seeing across the web so far, it's going down pretty well. We've also been hands-on with it since yesterday, calling it a "major improvement" on Xbox...
News These Eight Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (February 15-28)
Update: Now reduced to seven
Update: Microsoft has now officially revealed the next batch of games heading to Xbox Game Pass in February 2022, which includes a few more titles than originally expected, but not Cyberpunk 2077 as many had hoped. Lawn Mowing Simulator was also originally announced as coming to Xbox One this week (following its recent...
