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Here’s August 2020’s Xbox Live Games With Gold

There’s a nice mix of genres in August’s Xbox Live Games with Gold. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. August’s Games with Gold are: Xbox One Portal Knights (Aug 1-31) Override: Mech City Brawl (Aug 16-Sept 15) Xbox 360 (compatible with Xbox One) MX Unleashed…

‘Shop Contest: Next-Gen Brute

We got to see some gameplay from that new Halo game coming out later this year. It didn’t look…amazing. But it did give us a next-gen Brute. And he looks sad. Let’s get him out of Halo Infinite and let him explore other worlds! Your challenge this week: Add this new Brute to other games,…

CrossfireX‘s Campaign Doesn’t Seem Like A Remedy Game Yet

During today’s Xbox event, Remedy Entertainment revealed the single-player campaign for CrossfireX, the next installment of a long-running multiplayer franchise developed by Smilegate Entertainment. Later, I sat in on a preview of a single mission, which lasted around 15 minutes. Even with the folks behind Alan Wake and Control at the helm, I didn’t see…

Clarifying Just How Exclusive The Xbox Series X’s Third-Party Exclusives Are

The idea of an “exclusive” has always been imaginary—or at least ephemeral—in the world of video games, but in 2020, it’s less real than ever. Today, Microsoft seemingly announced several new third-party Xbox exclusives. That are coming to multiple generations of Xbox. And also PC. And probably other consoles too, in the future. During a…

Microsoft Sends Mixed Signals About Cross-Gen Exclusives

Microsoft showed off a number of first-party games during today’s big Xbox showcase, but contrary to previous statements by the company, it’s not clear how many of them will be coming coming to Xbox One in addition to next-gen’s Xbox Series X. Many games shown were listed just for Xbox Series X, not for Xbox…

Everything Microsoft Showed During Today’s Xbox Showcase

Microsoft finally showed off what it has planned with Halo: Infinite and a bunch of other first-party exclusives today during its Xbox Games Showcase. There were a lot of games, and a lot of exclusives, but not a lot confirmed for this holiday launch of the Xbox Series X. Still, Halo: Infinite at least will…

Xbox Is Bringing Back Fable

Fable is back. The next installment of the irreverent roleplaying series is being spearheaded by Forza developer Playground Games and will be on Xbox Series X and PC. It’s been nearly a decade since Fable III landed on Xbox 360, leaving fans to make due with spin-offs like the Kinect-focused Fable: The Journey and 2017’s…

Tetris Effect is getting a new multiplayer version. Tetris Effect: Connected is the original audiovisual trance explosion, but with new co-op and competitive modes. Connected will launch on Xbox One, PC, and Xbox Series X later this year, but it’ll come to other platforms as a free Tetris Effect update in summer 2021.

Today, Obsidian announced Avowed, its next “big RPG” at Microsoft’s Xbox Games Showcase event. It will be released at some point on Xbox Series X and PC.

Outer Worlds Expansion Coming In September

Heads up, space-farers. The Outer Worlds is getting some DLC. It’s called Peril on Gorgon, and comes out on September 9. Here’s a trailer: Gorgon is an asteroid in the Halcyon system—but unlike Scylla, that other asteroid, Gorgon looks populated by humans and robots, rather than giant, bloodthirsty primates. Honestly, Gorgon just looks like “more…

State of Decay 3 is coming to Xbox Series X and PC. Details are scarce, but it will be available through Xbox Game Pass on launch day. Bring on the zombie deer.

Here’s Halo Infinite Gameplay, Including The New Grappling Hook

Microsoft kicked off today’s games showcase with a first look at gameplay of Halo Infinite. The assault rifle is back in all its glory. There’s a big map. Everything looks very pretty. And, oh, yeah, there’s a sweet grappling hook. See it all for yourself: The grappling hook is a brand-new tool in 117’s arsenal,…

Two Sega Legends Are Making A 3D Platformer For Square Enix

Today, during the pre-show for Microsoft’s Xbox Games Showcase event, Sonic The Hedgehog creator Yuji Naka, Sonic and NiGHTS Into Dreams co-creator Naoto Ohshima, and publisher Square Enix announced Balan Wonderworld, a new action-platformer in which costumes unlock unique abilities. The game will contain over 80 costumes, each with their own powers. You’ll use them to…

Here’s Where To Watch Today’s Xbox Series X Showcase

To Infinite, and beyond! Today, Microsoft is hosting an hour-long showcase. According to Xbox’s Aaron Greenberg, the event will laser-focus on upcoming games for Xbox platforms. That means we likely won’t get any hard info about the Xbox Series X price or release date. But hey, at least we get to see what Master Chief’s…

Xbox Summer Event Lets You Play Demos Of More Than 70 Unreleased Games

If you’re a fan of trying before you buy and being completely overwhelmed by the sheer number of options in front of you, then you’ll be pleased as punch to hear that you now have over 70 new Xbox games to play, and you’ve only got a week to do it. Xbox’s Summer Games Fest…

Microsoft Is Already Stopping Production of Xbox One X

Microsoft is stopping production of the Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition consoles, it told The Verge today. It will continue to produce the standard Xbox One S. The news comes after many would-be Xbox owners have had trouble finding the consoles at stores. “As we ramp into the future with Xbox…

Game Pass Ultimate Is Getting Video Game Streaming In September

Today Microsoft announced that its video game streaming service, Project xCloud, will be available to anyone who subscribes to Game Pass Ultimate later this year. Currently in beta, Project xCloud lets you stream Xbox games to phones and tablets. Come September, anyone with a Game Pass Ultimate subscription, which bundles Game Pass and Xbox Live…

Microsoft is holding another next-gen showcase on July 23, the company announced on Twitter this morning. Unlike the first event in May which focused on third-party games, this event is set to highlight first-party games like Halo: Infinite. It’s scheduled to begin streaming at 12:00 p.m. ET.

Xbox Summer Fest Will Debut Over 60 Demos You Can Try At Home

With in-person gaming events out of the question this year, Xbox is turning to a digital alternative to show off some upcoming Xbox One games. Starting on July 21, the Summer Games Fest Demo Event will allow players to check out early builds for a ton of games from their couches rather than a crowded…

The former Mixer employee who raised concerns over racism in leadership is still calling for the manager in question to be fired. Natalia Domingo, who was the platform’s director of business development before it got shuttered, is accused of referring to streamers as “slaves” and herself as a “slave master.”