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MORE GAMES | Total War: Three Kingdoms, Naraka: Bladepoint, Far Cry 5, more coming to Xbox Game Pass

Xbox Touch Controls were added to 10 more games.

June 21, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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FREE PLAY DAYS | Play Assassin’s Creed Origins, Dead Island Definitive Edition, and I Am Fish for free this weekend on Xbox

For the Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate folks.

June 16, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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host mortem | In Redfall, only the host makes story progress

Redfall is designed to be played solo or in co-op, and it looks like some concessions had to be made.

June 16, 2022 Sherif Saed

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wo long wait | Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty follows Elden Ring's example by adding a jump button, but it's not open world

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty sounds like an evolution of Nioh, in more ways than one.

June 15, 2022 Sherif Saed

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kepler propeller | A44 on the strength of game publishing co-op, Kepler Interactive: “If Kepler does better, we all do better”

Kepler Interactive's unique publishing model is quite the "dream scenario" for partner developers.

June 13, 2022 Sherif Saed

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game pizzazz | Flintlock and Ashen dev on Game Pass and the myth of games not selling on Xbox

Why A44 chose to launch both of its games into Game Pass.

June 13, 2022 Sherif Saed

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What A Racket | Riot brings League of Legends, Valorant, and more to Game Pass

All of the titles will have bonuses such as unlocked characters too.

June 12, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

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darkgore | Warhammer 40,000: Darktide's latest gameplay trailer makes the wait even harder

Darktide continues to look bloody, brutal, and fun.

June 9, 2022 Sherif Saed

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dark pre-order | Warhammer 40,000: Darktide trailer has little respect for the scum saving the world

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide has not been delayed, but this new trailer doesn't make the wait any more bearable.

June 1, 2022 Sherif Saed

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ASSASSIN'S HONOR | Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection, Assassin’s Creed Origins, and For Honor coming to Xbox Game Pass in June

You already knew about Assassin's Creed Origins and For Honor, but confirmation is always nice.

May 31, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Guide

we're being invaded | What is Axis Invasion in Sniper Elite 5?

Everything you need to know about invading, and defending yourself against invaders in Sniper Elite 5's Axis Invasion mode.

May 27, 2022 Sherif Saed

Article

excellent work | Game Pass got me to download Sniper Elite 5, but its strong MGS and Hitman vibes are what have me hooked

Sniper Elite 5 may have the appearance of yet another one of those, but it hides an ambitious and fun stealth game underneath.

May 26, 2022 Sherif Saed

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UBITATSIC | Assassin's Creed Origins and For Honor: Marching Fire Edition dated for Xbox Game Pass

Dates for the two games have been confirmed.

May 20, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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LATEST FREEBIES | Jurassic World Evolution 2, Sniper Elite 5, Farming Simulator 22, more coming to Xbox Game Pass

Resident Evil 7 leaves the service on May 31.

May 18, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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the long game (pass) | Does Xbox have a Game Pass gap to fill or does the Starfield delay not matter?

Without Starfield and Redfall, and no other first-party games announced for 2022, what can be done?

May 13, 2022 Tom Orry

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MAY FREEBIES | NHL 22, Trek to Yomi, Danganronpa 2, more coming to Xbox Game Pass

GTA: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition will leave the service on May 10.

May 3, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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GAMES FOR THE PASSES | 7 Days to Die, Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, Unsouled, more coming to Xbox Game Pass

F1 2021 and Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered are heading to the cloud.

April 19, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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You can't Fury love | Hellblade 2 combat designer: "We're raising the bar"

If you thought the first Hellblade game was impressive, the game's developers think you're going to be bowled over by Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2.

April 8, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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INTRUSIVE FORTS | Rare has copied Bungie's homework for Sea of Thieves Season 6 – and it's working

Rare is once again doing cool new stuff with Sea of Thieves, but I think I might know who inspired the studio to do it.

April 6, 2022 Sean Bell

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APRIL GAME PASS | Dragon Age 2, Life is Strange: True Colors, MLB The Show 22, more coming to Xbox Game Pass this month

Star Wars Squadrons, Lost in Random, and other fun titles too.

April 5, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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head in the stars | Starfield’s lead designer and writer is an Elder Scrolls and Fallout veteran

Emil Pagliarulo is a Bethesda Game Studios veteran with 19 years of video game experience at the studio – and now he's lead designer on Starfield.

March 30, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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A quick buccaneer | Sea of Thieves beneath the surface: How griefers who bullied me for hours became my best hearties

Surface-level Sea of Thieves is a far cry from the game that lies beneath – and I learned that the hard way.

March 29, 2022 Phil Iwaniuk

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PS Non-Plussed | PlayStation Plus Premium: Is it really an Xbox Game Pass rival?

The VG247 team reacts to Sony's big PS Plus revamp, and opinions are… tepid.

March 29, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

Video

out of this world | Starfield: 14 things we know so far about the Xbox exclusive Bethesda RPG

Bethesda and Microsoft are releasing Starfield later this year, and whilst information is still thin on the ground, we do know a little about this interstellar adventure.

March 18, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

News

Stalker 2 development "shifted to the side-lines" due to ongoing war with Russia

The Ukrainian developers of Stalker 2 are based in Kyiv which was invaded by Russian troops on February 25.

March 4, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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Galactic MISFITS | Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Lightning Returns, Kentucky Route Zero, more coming to Xbox Game Pass

Not a bad batch of games.

March 1, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Article

ship for brains | Walking the Gank: Examining Sea of Thieves' on-going identity crisis

2022 will be a big year for Rare's pirate simulator, Sea of Thieves – but how does the game look, from a long-time player's perspective, after 4 years at sea?

Feb. 28, 2022 Sean Bell

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MORE GAMES | Total War: Warhammer 3, Galactic Civilizations 3, more coming to Xbox Game Pass in February

More games for your buck.

Feb. 15, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Review

Nailed it | Total War: Warhammer 3 review – Embrace your demons, and everyone else’s

Total War: Warhammer 3 is a robust and incredibly detailed strategy game that sometimes falls over itself.

Feb. 14, 2022 Josh Broadwell

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Gotta catch 'em orb | 15 years later, Crackdown is still more magical than any of its try-hard follow-ups

Despite some iterations to the formula and some experiments with massive celebrity cameos, neither Crackdown sequel could harness the chaotic energy of that first game.

Feb. 7, 2022 Jennifer Allen

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A NEW BATCH | CrossfireX, Ark: Ultimate Survivor Edition, Edge of Eternity, more coming to Xbox Game Pass

A new batch of games is heading your way.

Feb. 1, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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FOR THE GOLD CROWD | Xbox Games with Gold February - Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse, Hydrophobia, more

The monthly allotment of four games will be made available to Gold folks starting February 1.

Jan. 27, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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go like lightning | While you wait for Final Fantasy 16, consider playing the unfairly maligned Final Fantasy 13 on Game Pass

Square Enix’s 2009 RPG was a departure for the series, and earned a lot of criticism for its experimental nature. But it was still pretty damn good, right?

Jan. 21, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

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YAZUKA WEEKEND | Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass Ultimate members can play three Yakuza games for free this weekend

Celebrate Kazuma Kiryu’s saga.

Jan. 20, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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slay the spyro | Here are the big Activision Blizzard games that could be coming to Xbox Game Pass

With Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard now very public – and very important – news, we've looked into which games could come to Xbox Game Pass when the deal completes.

Jan. 20, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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outside the xbox | "Will Sony buy Ubisoft?" and other questions after Xbox’s shock acquisition of Activision Blizzard

The big announcement that Microsoft plans to acquire Activision Blizzard has left us with some burning questions that we've done our best to address here

Jan. 19, 2022 Christopher Dring