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Random Xbox Fan Uploads Encounter With Phil Spencer In Fallout 76
"Heals are always welcome."
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has been incredibly busy in recent times, but despite this, he's still somehow able to find time to play games. It seems he was most recently hanging out with a fellow Vault dweller in Fallout 76. Phil actually needed some heals at the time, and a player known as 'MJ Hernández' on social media was...
News Microsoft Now Selling Xbox Controller Replacement Parts
Fix-it-yourself
If you've ever wanted to replace a thumb stick, faulty trigger, buttons or make a more major repair to one of your Xbox controllers, and happen to be located in North America, the good news is Microsoft is now selling controller parts on its official store. This allows Xbox users to "extend the lifespan of out-of-warranty Xbox...
News Your Last Ever Games With Gold Titles Are Now Available On Xbox
Saying goodbye to an Xbox tradition
Last week, we brought news of Xbox's final batch of Games with Gold titles prior to the service closing down in favour of Xbox Game Pass Core. Well, those two titles in Blue Fire and Inertial Drift are now live - so grab them before GWG disappears for good!
News Two Xbox Game Pass Titles Are Joining Forces This September
Lies of a Fallen Dynasty
Soulslikes are all the rage these days, and two of the biggest Xbox Game Pass offerings in the genre are combining later this year. In a new 2023 roadmap posted by the Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty developer Team Ninja, a collaboration with the upcoming Lies of P has been announced. We don't know the full context of the collab...
News Forza Motorsport Leaked Images Show Off Gorgeous Ray Tracing Features
Launch is almost here!
Over the last couple of months we've finally seen a little bit more on what Turn 10 is cooking up with Forza Motorsport, although the team hasn't shown off much in the way of direct ray tracing footage. Well, thanks to a new leak we've got a fresh look at the game's new RT technology in all its glory, and it's looking mighty...
News Impressive Action RPG 'Lords Of The Fallen' Will Hit 60FPS On Xbox Series X|S
Confirmed by the dev team
Late last week we were treated to another stunning presentation for Lords Of The Fallen, an upcoming action RPG heading to current-gen consoles this October. In the run up to the team's big launch this fall, it has confirmed a much-welcome technical detail about the game - 60FPS support! Responding to a fan question on...
Reminder Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass Today (July 31)
Including a major AAA title
Today is the day for five Xbox Game Pass titles to leave the service following the announcement of their departures earlier this month. We have a few notable games going today, including Marvel's Avengers, The Ascent and Two Point Campus. Here's the full list of titles leaving Xbox Game Pass today, July 31st: Date
News 'Venba' Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (July 31)
Cooking up a storm
Your final July 2023 Xbox Game Pass addition arrives today in the form of Venba! This cooking simulator meets narrative adventure heads to the library on July 31, and we're looking forward to trying the game out - it sounds very intriguing! We'll drop a little bit more info about Venba down below, along with the exact times it'll...
Talking Point What Have You Bought In The Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2023?
Added anything to your backlog?
It's almost time for the end of the Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2023! The big summer sale officially ends this coming Monday, July 31st, so you've only got a few days left to take advantage of the hundreds of great deals on offer. If you need a reminder, here's some of the coverage we've provided around the Ultimate Game...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (July 31 - August 4)
Including two new Game Pass titles
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for July 31st to August 4th! Next week sees the standard release of F1 Manager 2023 along with other highlights such as Oceanhorn 2 and the
News Square Enix CEO Thanks Phil Spencer For Making Final Fantasy 14 On Xbox A 'Reality'
It "wouldn't have been possible" without Xbox's boss
At the Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest earlier, it was announced Square Enix's popular MMO would finally be making its way across to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in Spring 2024. Phil Spencer had a lot of prais
News Xbox & Square Enix Announce Plans To 'Partner Closely' On Future Games
"Whenever possible, we are planning to bring our games to Xbox"
Xbox boss Phil Spencer made a surprise appearance as part of today's Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2023 event in Las Vegas, where it was announced that Final Fantasy 14 would be coming to Xbox Series X|S in Spring 2024. Following this, Spencer and Square Enix CEO Takashi Kiryu...
News Square Enix Is Bringing Final Fantasy 14 Online To Xbox In Spring 2024
"After much anticipation, it’s finally confirmed"
It's been announced today that the long-awaited Final Fantasy 14 Online Xbox version is finally going to become a reality! The game will officially arrive for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S at some point in Spring 2024. As revealed at the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest, FFXIV on Xbox will feature...
News Xbox Game Pass RPG 'Sea Of Stars' Goes Gold Ahead Of August Release
Gold star for you
Developer Sabotage has announced that its upcoming Xbox Game Pass title Sea of Stars has officially gone gold! While work will no doubt continue behind the scenes on post-launch support, the game should be immune from future delays and be ready to go for Game Pass players on August 29th. If you're keen to get your hands on t
News 'Broforce Forever' Officially Arrives On Xbox Game Pass This August
With over 40,000 "Overwhelmingly Positive "reviews
We've got another game confirmed for Xbox Game Pass in August 2023! Devolver Digital is officially bringing Broforce Forever to the service on August 8th, and it follows the original release of "Broforce" all the way back in 2015. The game is described as an "action-packed side-scrolling run...
News Battlefield 2042's Maps Finally Fixed, Almost Two Years After Launch
Update 5.2 reworks the final launch map
Battlefield 2042 has been a work-in-progress for much of its lifecycle so far, with developer DICE working to address various community concerns since launch in late 2021. When the shooter finally hit Game Pass last fall it was in better shape than the year prior, but there was still work to do. Well, the core...
News F1 Manager 2023 Debuts To Positive Reviews Alongside Xbox Launch
"One of the best management games on the market today"
The standard version of F1 Manager 2023 officially arrives on Xbox next Monday (July 31st), but it's actually already available to play right now if you're willing to purchase the slightly more expensive Deluxe Edition. With the game now in players' hands, that means we've also got some...
Soapbox The New Xbox Dashboard Looks Clean, But It Still Needs Work
Too. Many. Pages!
So, it's been a couple of days since Microsoft pushed its brand-new dashboard to my Xbox Series X console, and overall, I have mixed feelings on the new Home experience so far. The vibe is there — I'm loving how much screen real estate my gorgeous Pentiment background gets post-update — but I still feel like there's work to be...
News Xbox Begins Handing Out 15-Day Bans For Using Retail Mode Emulators
"RETAIL MODE IS DEAD!"
It's an open secret that the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are fantastic consoles when it comes to running emulators for the PS1, PS2, Nintendo GameCube and others, but Microsoft is finally starting to put a stop to it. Back in April, Microsoft began blocking access to emulators accessed through "Retail Mode" on the two...
News Activision Blizzard Confirms 'Call Of Duty 2023' Reveal Plans
The game is all-but confirmed to be Modern Warfare III
We're almost into August and Activision is still referring to this year's CoD release as 'Call of Duty 2023'. Despite the team's reluctance to mention its real name (even with MW3 all-but confirmed), a proper unveiling of the game is right around the corner. As part of the Season 05 blog post...
News Lies Of P Dev: Xbox Has Been 'Incredibly Supportive' With Game Pass Launch
"We understand this platform offers a tremendous reach"
Lies of P developer Neowiz is releasing its soulslike RPG onto Xbox Game Pass this September, and ahead of launch, the team has touched on what it's been like to work with Xbox on bringing the title to Game Pass. Despite a lot of Xbox's September focus no-doubt being on Bethesda's Starfield, it...
News Red Dead Redemption Logo Update Fuels Remaster Rumours
Is John Marston making a return?
There have been rumours floating around now for a number of years about John Marston making a return in a possible remaster of Rockstar's original Red Dead Redemption game. Just last month, there was a Korean rating board listing a new version of the wild west open-world action title, and in the latest development,...
News Lords Of The Fallen Looks Remarkable In New Extended Gameplay Presentation
An Xbox Series X|S stunner
After ditching 'The' from its name, Lords Of The Fallen finally got dated for a Fall 2023 release back in May, and everything we've seen of the game since has looked absolutely fantastic. That trend continues this week, as a newly-released extended gameplay demo has hugely impressed us once again. Lords of the Fallen is...
News Ubisoft Plus Introduces New $1 / £1 Offer For First Month On Xbox
Fancy a try of the service? Now's a good time
Not so long ago, Ubisoft began running a free trial promotion for its 'Ubisoft Plus' service, and now it's back with a brand-new offer. Rather than a 7-day free trial like last time, you can now sign up to get a full month for $1 / £1 / €1. For those who fancy trying it, this one month of Ubisoft+ on...
News Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Punches Its Way To Xbox This Fall
All-star rematch
Surprise! GameMill Entertainment has announced a sequel to its Nickelodeon-themed fighting game series, with Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 heading to PC and consoles later this year. We don't have a release date right now, but it's coming this fall, and we have some footage of the title in action up above. The sequel looks like it's...
Poll Are You Happy With August 2023's Xbox Games With Gold?
A fitting goodbye or a disappointing conclusion?
Microsoft has officially announced August 2023's Xbox Games with Gold, giving us a look at two more games we'll be able to play at no extra cost with our Xbox Live Gold memberships next month. <related ids="153222"> This month's selection includes the 2021 3D platformer Blue Fire along with...
News Xbox Games With Gold For August 2023 Announced
The final batch of titles... ever!
Microsoft has officially announced the new Xbox Games With Gold titles for August 2023! These games are available to download for free for Xbox Live Gold members (including subscribers to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate). Sadly, these are the final ever Xbox Games with Gold titles in the history of the program, as Xbox...
News UFL Planning 'Closed Test' Later This Year Ahead Of Free-To-Play Release
"Can’t wait to share all the great things we’ve developed"
Remember UFL? This is a free-to-play football / soccer game that's coming to consoles including Xbox at some point in the (hopefully) near future, and there was a lot of hype surrounding it when it was announced a couple of years ago. <related ids="120162"> The original intent...
News Texas Chain Saw Massacre Dev Planning 'Traditional DLC' For Its Game Pass Title
Battle pass slashed
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is one of our most anticipated titles for next month, and its inclusion in Xbox Game Pass is only adding to our excitement! We're looking forward to digging in on day one this August, and it looks like the team has plans well beyond this launch too. In an interview with outlet
News Elden Ring Update 1.10 Now Live On Xbox, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Game balance has been tweaked
We have a new Elden Ring patch, folks! The team's first update in over four months is now live, delivering some gameplay balance tweaks and PvP changes amongst other general bug fixes. This update doesn't seem quite as big as March's 1.09 patch that added ray tracing features to the game, but still, there are plenty of...
Poll What Do You Think Of The New Xbox Home Experience?
Is it as good as you expected?
After months and months of Insider testing, Xbox's brand-new dashboard began rolling out to all users yesterday. The new Xbox Home has been redesigned to feel less cluttered, with backgrounds now taking up more of the dashboard view. But, what do you think of the experience so far? We've only had a small chance to...
News Here's A First Look At Xbox's New Voice Chat Reporting Feature
Available now for some Xbox Insiders
Earlier this month, it was revealed that Xbox was working on a new feature that would allow players to report inappropriate in-game voice chats, and now a selection of Xbox Insiders have been given access to test it out. One of those is The Verge's Tom Warren, who has shared a video of the feature in action...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (July 27-30)
Included with Xbox Live Gold & Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days returns once again! Yep, the team's weekly Xbox Live Gold promotion is now available - delivering a selection of titles to try out for free over the course of the coming weekend. We've got four games to try this week, including the early access version of Disney Speedstorm before...
Talking Point Do You Feel Like You're Still Waiting For 'Next-Gen' To Arrive?
We've had Xbox Series X|S for almost three years
It's getting close to three years since Xbox Series X|S first landed back in 2020, and we've been pretty happy with how the consoles have performed so far. Seeing so many games support 60 & 120FPS has been fantastic, and generally speaking, the whole experience of using an Xbox is a lot snappier...
News 'Sea Of Stars' To Become Rare PS Plus & Xbox Game Pass Day One Launch
Double whammy
We've only recently found out that upcoming turn-based RPG Sea of Stars was heading to Xbox Game Pass on day one, and the team has just gone and announced that the title will also hit PlayStation Plus Extra on the very same day. Yep, you don't see this very often! To be honest, you don't see many day one PS Plus additions at all, but...
News It's Finally Here! The New Xbox Dashboard Has Arrived
Rollout begins today for Xbox One & Series X|S
Today's the day for the new Xbox dashboard! Microsoft has confirmed that a brand-new version of the Home UI is rolling out from today for all Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles. The Xbox team has highlighted seven benefits of the new UI over on Xbox Wire, which are as follows: Makes...
News Terminator: Resistance - Complete Edition Launches On Xbox Series X|S This October
There's also a free upgrade in September!
If you were a fan of the 2019 shooter Terminator: Resistance, or you're simply interested in checking it out for the first time, then you'll be happy to know that it's getting a "Complete Edition" for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! This version, launching on October 27th, will feature all previously...
News Antstream Arcade Reveals Top 5 Most-Played Classics During Opening Weekend On Xbox
From a choice of over 1400 games!
Antstream Arcade marked Xbox's "biggest content drop in history" this month when it brought over 1400 retro classics to the platform via cloud streaming. Even with such a huge catalogue hitting on one day, certain titles will naturally rise to the top, and the team behind the project has revealed the five...
Feature 10 New Xbox Games To Look Forward To In August 2023
All the release dates you need to know
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in August 2023! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a August 2023 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. In the video above (as well as in the list below) we've also highlighted 10 of the biggest new Xbox games...
News Remnant 2 'An Unreal Engine 5 Showcase', Says Digital Foundry
Didn't see that coming!
Third-person action RPG Remnant 2 is now officially out in the wild, which means the folks over at Digital Foundry have had the chance to take a good look at the game on current-gen platforms. The big takeaway here is that the dev team seems to have really benefited from leaving last-gen behind, with DF claiming the game's...
News Crime Boss: Rockay City Update 2.0 Adds New Mission Type And More On Xbox
Here are the full patch notes
Co-op FPS Crime Boss: Rockay City has been out for a number of weeks now, and it's safe to say that when we played it around launch we weren't exactly the biggest fans of this Payday-like shooter. Even so, the dev team has continued to work on things post-release, and that's resulted in this 2.0 update - which is now...
News Armored Core VI Goes Viral Following 'Incredible' New Gameplay Preview
"Feed the fire. Let the last cinders burn."
One of the big Xbox releases of August 2023 is FromSoftware's Armored Core VI, which arrives in just under a month's time on August 25th. There's been plenty of excitement for this one, but it's been ramped up even more this week. That's courtesy of the brand-new Gameplay Preview you see up above, which...
News Halo Infinite Adds Two More Classic Maps To 'Squad Battle' Playlist
Halo 2 and 4 featured in new update
343 Industries has expanded on Halo Infinite's recently-added nostalgia-fuelled playlist by adding two more classic maps to its rotation. 'Squad Battle' was launched as a new matchmaking option two weeks ago — an 8v8 mode taking place on remade Halo 3 maps — and now Halo 2 and Halo 4 have joined the fray...
News Xbox Gaming Revenue Up 1% YoY In Latest Earnings Report
But hardware revenue was down (again)
Microsoft has released its earning results for FY23 Q4 and Xbox's gaming revenue is up by 1% year-over-year. Following similar trends of FY23 Q3, Xbox's content and revenue services in this latest quarter grew by 5% - once again driven by the growth of the Xbox Game Pass service and third-party content. Xbox...
Talking Point What Are Your Earliest Xbox Memories?
How far back do you go?
Believe it or not, this November marks Xbox's 22nd year in existence! The original console was first released all the way back on November 15th, 2001, and it's definitely been a storied history over the past couple of decades since then. Of course, the successful Xbox era was followed up by the even more successful Xbox 360...
News Telltale Reveals Xbox Release Times For Episode 1 Of 'The Expanse'
Here's exactly when you can play
Telltale's episodic The Expanse series begins this week, and ahead of things kicking off on Thursday (July 27th) the development team has revealed the exact time you can go hands on with Episode One. In short, The Expanse Episode 1 will be ready to play at midnight local time in all regions, so if you pre-order the...
News Ubisoft Reportedly Cancelled 'Immortals Fenyx Rising' Sequel Earlier This Month
Sad times
If you ever need a good example of an underappreciated game, Immortals Fenyx Rising might be it! Launching back at the start of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S generation, Ubisoft's open world adventure didn't get a whole lot of fanfare when it arrived, but it eventually ended up becoming a low-key hit on Xbox Game Pass...
News DreamWorks Announces Two New Xbox Games Including A Kart Racer
Featuring Shrek, Puss in Boots, Boss Baby and more!
We've officially got another kart racing game coming to Xbox! DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing will bring characters from the likes of Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and How To Train Your Dragon to PC & console in the near future. From the team that worked on Nickelodeon Kart Racers, DreamWorks All-Star...
News Starfield Video Series Highlights Three Major Cities From 'The Settled Systems'
Exploring new lands
It's been quiet on the Starfield front since the big Direct showcase last month, but Bethesda has shown up in a big way today with three new animated videos. As part of a series that introduces 'The Settled Systems', the team has delivered new looks at three major in-game cities, all through a new lense in the form of a distinct...
News Zelda-Like 'Oceanhorn 2' Gets Early August Xbox Release Date, With 4K/60FPS Support
The Knights of the Lost Realm are coming
Just last month, the team behind Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm dropped an impressive set of new screenshots, but at the time, we weren't any wiser on when the open world adventure would be making its way to Xbox. Now, seemingly out of nowhere the developer has announced an Xbox Series X|S launch date...
