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News Four Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Early August 2024
Our first batch of August leavers
Microsoft has revealed the first batch of games to leave Xbox Game Pass in August 2024, and we have four games departing the service in a few weeks' time. If you've been meaning to play any of these Xbox Game Pass titles, you'll have to get a move on! Here's what's leaving Xbox Game Pass on August 15: Xbox Game...
News Microsoft Announces Xbox Series X|S Price Increase For Japan
Microsoft says it's only for this location
Following the news earlier this week about Xbox hardware revenue nosediving, we've got an update coming out of Japan about another price increase for the Xbox Series X and Series S in this market. As highlighted by Famitsu (via Gematsu), as of August 15th, 2024, the price of an Xbox Series X model will...
News Xbox First-Party RPG Avowed Reportedly Delayed Until Early 2025
"To give the game breathing room"
Update [Sat 3rd Aug, 2024 04:00 BST]: Xbox has now officially confirmed Avowed has been delayed until early 2025. You can read more in our latest story: <related ids="169808"> Original story [Thu 1st Aug, 2024 17:45 BST]: Avowed has been locked in as one of Xbox's biggest first-party games launching this...
News Xbox Dev Obsidian Has Seemingly Started Work On A Brand-New Project
They've got a lot going on over there!
Xbox first-party developer Obsidian Entertainment — the team behind Grounded, The Outer Worlds, Pentiment and more — is seemingly working another unannounced project over at Microsoft HQ. Spotted on LinkedIn, Obsidian art director Daniel Cabuco has added a curious July update to their online resume. As of...
News PowerWash Simulator's Next Crossover Teased As Free Summer Update Arrives On Xbox
Is that... Cuphead?!
Hot on the heels of some free DLC earlier this month to celebrate the game's anniversary, PowerWash Simulator is back with another update - and the trailer for it drops a curious teaser for what could be the team's next big crossover. The summer update itself takes players to the Cruise Ship; a new location for you avid...
News Xbox Details Plans For Gamescom 2024, Including Daily Livestreams This Month
Featuring Stalker 2, Atomfall and more!
Ahead of the big gaming convention later this month, Xbox has announced a bunch of plans for Gamescom 2024, including daily broadcasts during the week of the event. Everything kicks off on Wednesday, August 21, with an Xbox livestream featuring fresh looks at Stalker 2, Atomfall, Age of Mythology: Retold and...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (August 1-4)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Update (Thu 1st Aug, 2024 16:00 BST): Well, something has clearly gone wrong here as Microsoft is now advertising WWE 2K24 for Xbox Free Play Days, but it's still 2K23 that's included at the time of writing. Hopefully that adjustment will be made over the next few hours - 2K24 is definitely...
News Green Hell's Big Next-Gen Overhaul Launches On Xbox Series X|S Later This Month
Welcome back to hell
Way back in January, we got the news that popular survival game Green Hell was finally getting a native Xbox Series X|S port, and now the team has returned to the topic with a very nearby launch date - and the above trailer. Yep, Green Hell brings its free 'next-gen' upgrade to Xbox on August 14th, alongside its new 'Spirits of...
News The First Descendant Gets Huge Xbox Update, Including Two New Playable Characters
Say hello to Luna and Ultimate Valby!
Free-to-play Xbox shooter The First Descendant has been a bit of a smash hit so far, and now the team over at Nexon has delivered the game's first major update - and it's a big one. Introducing two new characters — or 'Descendants' as they're known — alongside a new Intercept Battle, new equipment and lots...
News Microsoft Harkens Back To OG Xbox With This New Transparent Xbox Series X|S Controller
Feast your eyes on the 'Sky Cipher' edition
There are so many Xbox controller variants these days that we don't always get around to covering new additions, especially since the advent of Xbox Design Lab. However, today's transparent pad, which is a real throwback to the OG Xbox days, is worthy of our attention. Enter, the 'Sky Cipher' Special...
Review Star Wars: Bounty Hunter - After 22 Years, Jango Fett's Adventure Comes To Xbox
Is this the way?
Jango Fett isn’t quite as famous as his son (or even Dinn Djarin from The Mandalorian) but during the height of the movie prequel trilogy, he was lucky enough to get his very own game - known as Star Wars: Bounty Hunter. This title never actually got released on the original Xbox, but now, after more than 20 years, Force-sensitive...
Feature All New Xbox Games Coming Out In August 2024
Star Wars Outlaws, Kena: Bridge of Spirits & more!
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in August 2024! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with an August 2024 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. The big highlight of the month from a new releases perspective is surely Ubisoft's Star Wars Outlaws,...
News Xbox Console Sales Struggling As Hardware Revenue Nosedives At Microsoft
For the 2nd quarter in a row
As a follow-up to this morning's more positive financial news about Xbox, we have some unfortunate figures from the team's hardware division. For the second quarter in a row, Microsoft's console revenue has dropped by a staggering amount, as Xbox Series X|S struggles in the market during 2024 so far. As per the team's...
News Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn Hits Big Player Milestone With The Help Of Xbox Game Pass
"Your support means the world"
The development team behind the highly-anticipated July Xbox release Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn has today announced a big player milestone for the title - expressing gratitude to its community along the way. The action RPG arrived day one on Xbox Game Pass earlier this month, and it's now managed to bring in 500,000...
News Another Title Has Been Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass This August
Join the Mafia on Xbox, PC and cloud
Following a rumour earlier this week, Microsoft has now officially confirmed Mafia: Definitive Edition is on its way to the Xbox Game Pass library next month on 13th August. It will be available via the cloud, console and also PC. This information was first shared by the well-known leaker eXtas1s, who also...
Feature Star Wars Outlaws Hands On Preview - An Undeniable Star Wars Adventure Despite Its Flaws
Star Wars Outflaws
Massive Entertainment’s upcoming action-adventure game, Star Wars Outlaws, launches on Xbox consoles August 30th. Thanks to the kind people over at Ubisoft, we’ve had the chance to play the game on two separate occasions. The first was at Summer Game Fest, which took place inside an immersive Star Wars Cantina bar. With...
Deals Xbox Discounts More Titles As 'Ultimate Game Sale' Is Nearly Over
Dead Island 2, Saints Row & more added!
Microsoft has added another selection of titles to this week's Xbox sales - although it's a fairly short list this time out, considering the big summer sale is still live until tomorrow, July 31. <related ids="169022"> Still, despite the slim selection, there are some big recent releases in this list...
News Xbox Game Pass Shooter 'Hell Let Loose' Gets Free Preview Program On Series X And S
Try out new updates early!
Team17 has announced a new preview program for its online FPS Hell Let Loose, which is on Xbox Game Pass at the time of writing. The program is open now for Xbox Insiders, and it includes some handy features like a server browser and more. This preview program works like those 'player test builds' you see for lots of...
News Elden Ring Patch Makes Sweeping Changes To Difficulty Balance On Xbox
Patch 1.13 is here
Ever since the launch of Shadow of the Erdtree, FromSoftware has been making notable changes to the overall balance of both the expansion and Elden Ring itself, and now patch 1.13 delivers a long list of adjustments and fixes for Xbox players. Available now on all platforms, Elden Ring update 1.13 has been fully detailed by the...
News Here's Your First Look At Gameplay For 'Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions'
Coming to Xbox in September
Ever since the omission of Quidditch in Hogwarts Legacy, we've been keen to see how Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions will shape up on Xbox - and the team has today finally unveiled some proper gameplay for the upcoming title. So, we've included the team's official gameplay reveal trailer up above. It's a short clip for...
News Bethesda Trademarks 'Starborn', Which Could Be The Second Expansion For Starfield
Following Shattered Space
News of a fresh trademark from Bethesda parent company ZeniMax is doing the rounds today, and it's strongly believed that this trademark relates to its 2023 RPG Starfield - and potentially the game's second major expansion. As spotted by bogorad222 and shared by various other sources, 'Starborn' has been trademarked by the...
News Two More Games Strongly Rumoured For Xbox Game Pass In August
Reliable insider strikes again
Once again we have some rumoured Xbox Game Pass additions for August 2024, that if past leaks are anything to go by, will likely be true and confirmed by Microsoft in the coming days and weeks. According well-known leaker eXtas1s, Mafia:
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (July 29 - August 2)
Including the debut of a Star Wars classic!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for July 29 - August 2! We've got plenty of interesting releases on the way over the next few days, including a couple that were part of our "exciting indies" roundup for July 2024. The big highlight is arguably Star Wars: Bounty Hunter though, which finally arrives on...
News Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns And Kombat Pack 2 Officially Revealed
Out this September
NetherRealm Studios has announced Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns - featuring new story chapters, Kombat Pack 2 and Animality. This new DLC will launch on September 24th, 2024, with Animality to be a free update for all players. As for Kombat Pack 2, the fighters revealed include Cyrax, Sektor, Noob Saibot, Ghostface, T-1000 and...
News YouTube Hit 'The Mortuary Assistant' Brings Its Terrifying Horror Game To Xbox Next Week
Seriously scary
Update: Great news! The Mortuary Assistant is finally now available to purchase on Xbox consoles: The Mortuary Assistant (Xbox Store) Original story: You might remember The Mortuary Assistant from a couple of years ago. When it launched on PC in August of 2022, the game ended up going viral on YouTube thanks to playthroughs fro
Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Ultimate Members (July 2024)
The latest freebies for XGPU subscribers
It's time for another batch of Xbox Game Pass Perks for July 2024! As we approach the end of the month, we're rounding up everything we've seen so far, including Perks for the likes of UFC 4 and The First Descendant! Here's the latest list of available Xbox Game Pass Perks for July 2024: Apex Legends -...
News 7 Days To Die '1.0' Launches To Five-Star Xbox Reviews, Despite Series S Grumbles
"The painfully long wait is over"
It's all been happening pretty fast, but 7 Days To Die 1.0 is now available on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! This is a brand-new version of the game for consoles that's significantly improved compared to the Xbox One release. As we've mentioned before, the 2016 edition of 7 Days To Die for Xbox was a
News These Are The Top-Selling Games In The Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2024
The hottest deals in the UK and US right now
The Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2024 will be reaching its conclusion next week on Wednesday, July 31st, and looking at the "Top Paid" Xbox charts, we're getting a good idea of what the most popular games have been in the sale overall. Our focus here is on the UK and US versions of the chart which are...
News More Crystal Dynamics Remasters Could Be On The Way
Evidence of Soul Reaver revivals surfaces
It looks like Crystal Dynamics could be reviving the 1999 action-adventure Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and its sequel. At San Diego Comic-Con this week, statues referencing 'Legacy of Kain I & II Remastered' have been spotted on display. This follows Dark Horse Comics announcing the comic book 'Legacy...
News Sea Of Thieves Season 13 Has Arrived As Rare Continues To Build On PS5 Success
They're not slowing down!
Thought that Sea Of Thieves going multiplatform would slow down Rare, eh? Not a chance! The team has stuck to its regular update cadence with the arrival of Sea of Thieves Season 13, which is now live on Xbox, PS5 and PC. In this first post-launch season for PS5 players (Season 12 was packed into the PlayStation release),...
Guide How To Install Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 On Xbox Game Pass
It's more complicated than you think!
Lots of you will probably be turning on your Xbox consoles this weekend to download and try out Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which is now live on Xbox Game Pass. However, the last few Call of Duty releases live inside a confusing app simply called 'Call of Duty', so it's worth reading on to make sure you only...
News 'Hunt: Showdown 1896' Unveiled As Support For Xbox One Ends Next Month
"Players can join a whole new experience"
After first announcing the switch in late 2023, developer Crytek has finalised its plans for Hunt: Showdown to move to current-gen-only platforms this year. Soon to be titled Hunt: Showdown 1896, the popular PvPvE shooter will ditch Xbox One support on August 15th - while taking up its new name on Xbox...
News Two More Games Quietly Announced For Xbox Game Pass In 2024
And one is coming next month!
The upcoming Xbox Game Pass release slate is looking a little quiet prior to our next roundup from Microsoft, but thankfully we have had a couple of Game Pass announcements recently - including an August addition to the service. That'll be the sandbox adventure Core Keeper, while developer Brimstone has also revealed...
News Stalker 2 Officially Delayed, Launching On Xbox Game Pass This November
Another one
Developer GSC Game World has announced another delay for Stalker 2 - this time pushing the game out to November 20th, 2024. This open-world FPS is still hitting Xbox Game Pass on day one, but it's now arriving roughly two and a half months later than scheduled. This latest delay is "giving the team breathing room to address technical...
News Call Of Duty Currency Now Discounted On Xbox Thanks To Game Pass
Another Game Pass W
With Call of Duty now officially on Game Pass thanks to the arrival of Modern Warfare 3 this week, Xbox players now have another COD-related bonus that we didn't even think about prior to it joining the service. Thanks to Microsoft's DLC discounts feature, any add-on content relating to Call of Duty: MW3 is now 10% off -...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (July 25-28)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days is now live for the coming weekend, and we have five games playable this time out - including Ubisoft's ongoing trial for 2023's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. However, that one was actually a part of last week's lineup too (it's a long trial!), so the real headliner this week...
News 7 Days To Die '1.0' Release Time & Xbox Discounts Confirmed For Today's Launch
"A groundbreaking evolution in the survival horror genre"
Last week, it was mentioned by the 7 Days To Die team that they were targeting a July 25th launch for the 1.0 version of the game on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and now that date (which is today!) is officially set in stone. When it arrives in a few hours' time, 7 Days To Die 1.0 will...
News Halo Infinite's 'Massive' Forge Mode Update Adds Over 1,000 Jeff Steitzer Voice Lines
"Unfrigginbelievable!"
Halo Infinite has been updated over time with all sorts of new content and quality-of-life enhancements. This includes improvements to the game's Forge mode, and the next one on the way is apparently going to be "massive". This update will arrive alongside the new operation on July 30th, 2024, and brings new features like...
Feature Four Years Later, People Are Still Getting Confused By Xbox's 'Horrible' Console Names
What are your thoughts on them?
When Phil Spencer announced back in late 2019 that the next Xbox console would be known as the "Series X", it immediately sparked conversations over whether the naming convention had become too confusing. After all, we already had the Xbox One S and Xbox One X, and by late 2020 we also had the Xbox Series X and Xbox...
News Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets Its 'Biggest World Update Ever' On Xbox & PC
UK & Ireland expansion
Microsoft Flight Simulator just keeps on growing, and the game's newest World Update is "the biggest ever" for the 2021 Xbox title. Asobo Studio is returning to the UK and Ireland for a major MSFS upgrade, featuring "high-quality, hand-crafted airports, dozens of POIs, Landing Challenges, Discovery Flights, and Bush Trips"...
News Marvel Rivals Seems To Be Going Down Pretty Well On Xbox So Far
The closed beta is now live
This week marks the arrival of a couple of closed betas on Xbox - one of them is New World: Aeternum which we mentioned yesterday, and the other is the "Super Hero Team-Based PVP Shooter", Marvel Rivals. It's still early days and we haven't played Marvel Rivals for ourselves yet, but we're seeing a decent amount of...
News Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Xbox Game Pass Date '100% Confirmed' By Reliable Leaker
It's coming next month!
Formidable Xbox Game Pass leaker eXtas1s has another "confirmed" arrival date for us this week, in the form of Activision's Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. Previously rumoured for an August Game Pass drop, the insider now claims that the re
News Mortal Kombat 1 The Next Victim Of A Ridiculous Update Size On Xbox
What is going on here?!
Yesterday, Fortnite grabbed some attention relating to a recent Xbox update file size - attention that developer Epic Games said it "understands" due to the inconvenience caused. Well, as it turns out, Fortnite isn't alone here - and Mortal Kombat 1 might be taking home the 'biggest Xbox update prize' this week after all. As...
News Halo Infinite: Operation Fleetcom Brings Back Two Classic Halo Game Modes
Who's the VIP?
343 Industries has detailed its next Halo Infinite update in the form of Operation: Fleetcom. Landing next week, the new operation is packed full of new features - but it's the two returning game modes that we're most interested in right now. At Operation: Fleetcom's launch on July 30th, Infinite players will be able to jump into...
News Shadows Of The Damned: Hella Remastered Revives 'Cult Classic' On Xbox This Halloween
Return to Hell
Following an Xbox confirmation in March, Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered has now locked in a launch date. It will launch for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One on October 31st, 2024 (aka Halloween). It comes with all-new features, a new game+ mode, 4K, and additional costumes. Pre-orders are also available now, so you can purchase...
News New World: Aeternum Is Getting A Closed Beta On Xbox This Week
You can still sign up!
Update (Tue 23rd Jul, 2024): If you missed this the first time around, don't worry! All Xbox users can sign up for the New World: Aeternum beta via the Xbox Insider Hub right now. Keep in mind this is first-come, first-served and only available in certain regions (the full list can be found over at Xbox Wire). Here's what...
Talking Point Have You Ever Bought A Controller From Xbox Design Lab?
If so, are you happy with it?
Back in the day, we used to love getting special edition Xbox controllers - especially game themed ones. During the 360 and early Xbox One days there were some amazing official pads out there, but once Xbox Design Lab became a thing, the program sort of took over as the de facto limited edition controller factory for...
News Tomba! Special Edition 'Not Planned' For Xbox Despite Recent ESRB Rating
The PS1 classic is getting a re-release this August
Back in June, Limited Run's 2024 Showcase treated us to a series of announcements for upcoming Xbox titles including the GEX Trilogy and Bubsy In: The Purrfect Collection, but some appeared to be skipping the Xbox platform entirely - including a "Special Edition" of the 1997 PS1 classic Tomba!...
News Dungeons Of Hinterberg Dev Wants Fans To 'Spread The Word' About Xbox Game Pass Hit
"We need your help"
Dungeons Of Hinterberg has been out on Xbox Game Pass since last week, and the title has seemingly proved pretty popular so far. Its early reception has been rather good — the game has an 82 on Metacritic right now — but that doesn't mean that the team's work is done - Microbird Games wants fans to help spread the word about...
News Epic Games Confirms Fortnite 'Issue' On Xbox Following Ridiculously Large Update
"We understand this patch size is inconvenient"
If you've been looking forward to checking out the latest update for Fortnite on Xbox, you may be disappointed to hear that it clocks in at a whopping 80GB - which Epic Games has now acknowledged as an Xbox-specific issue. In a message on social media earlier today, the team recommended that "players...
