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New live stream footage for Middle-Earth: Shadow of War reveals more details of the upcoming "Desolation of Mordor" update, including a new skin, pit fight balancing, and changes to Shadow Wars and Endless Siege.

Posted 2 days ago by Lucy Wood, 23 comments

Executive Producer Mark Coates, Senior Producer Dan Smith, and Community Manager Sam Nylen all join forces to host the game's episode of Microsoft Studios Live as they play and talk about all things Ori.

Posted 4 days ago by Ashley Woodcock, 7 comments

The update unlocked over 100 cars that were previously exclusive to events, added two Spotlight vehicles, and made plenty of other bug fixes and gameplay improvements.

Posted 5 days ago by Rebecca Smith, 13 comments

In the first of four streams to run this month, developer Playground Games showcased how summer has an effect on the game.

Posted 6 days ago by Rebecca Smith, 19 comments

This week we continue with another five ID@Xbox titles that might have escaped your attention, all of which are due to arrive in Q3 2018.

Posted 6 days ago by Rebecca Smith, 3 comments

Phase two of Update Aquatic has arrived today for Xbox One (not the legacy Xbox One Edition), Windows 10, Nintendo Switch, mobile devices, and VR.

Posted 7 days ago by Rebecca Smith, 29 comments

Over the next few weeks, we aim to introduce you to the many other ID@Xbox titles that were also at the E3 conference a few at a time, and we start with the first five titles today.

Posted 12 days ago by Rebecca Smith, 8 comments

The latest patch from Rare literally rocks the boat, if said boat is struck by cannon fire. They also introduce a figurehead that bears (and birds) a striking resemblance to a franchise that just turned 20 years old.

Posted 13 days ago by Sam Quirke, 16 comments

We have just picked up the achievement list for Asdivine Hearts. There are 15 achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore, 12 of which are secret

Posted 14 days ago by Rich Stone, 12 comments

Hitchhiker has recently received a second free title update that brings along more achievements and a fair amount of new content, such as new areas, new modes of transport, points of interest, and a time trial mode.

Posted 15 days ago by Rebecca Smith, 1 comment

This week brings seven new titles to Xbox One. There's a remaster of Red Faction Guerrilla and the latest ACA NEOGEO title, while ID@Xbox brings the remaining five titles.

Posted 15 days ago by Rebecca Smith, 25 comments

The second Sea of Thieves Bilge Rat Adventure is now live. Check out the "Gunpowder Skeletons" trailer to find out more, as well as the latest Developer Update video and patch notes for update 1.1.4.

Posted 17 days ago by Lucy Wood, 39 comments

The latest update for Sea of Thieves added Megalodons as a permanent threat and fixed a number of problems, only to be followed by an unintended increase in the turning speed of galleons.

Posted 24 days ago by Lucy Wood, 29 comments

Want to boost your experience in Gears of War 4? Well here's your chance! This weekend will feature 5X XP! 2V2 Gnashers, the Heartbeat Gnasher Challenge, and Rise of RAAM Mega Pack are also featured.

Posted 24 days ago by Dave Bricker, 37 comments

ARK: Survival Evolved will expand once more in November with the introduction of "ARK: Extinction". The expansion will take players back to Earth, where their story originally began and where it will conclude.

Posted 25 days ago by Rebecca Smith, 8 comments

Studio Wildcard has decided to celebrate the release of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in their own way with a limited-time ARKaeology event for ARK: Survival Evolved.

Posted 28 days ago by Rebecca Smith, 0 comments

Vigilant Flame is out now. The patch features new cooking mechanics, Buffer Memories and an all new region in Hushed River Valley. It also includes bug fixes, other general improvements, and achievement fixes.

Posted 29 days ago by Dave Bricker, 6 comments

So E3 was pretty good. We had all kinds of major hitters coming out and looking really good, but spectators may have noticed that some of the players didn't quite make it onto the field. This is their story.

Posted 1 month ago by Kevin Tavore, 98 comments

A new trailer has been released for Glumberland and Double Fine's upcoming indie title Ooblets, which features farming, creature collecting, training and battling, and general town-based living and chilling.

Posted 1 month ago by Chewie, 5 comments

Following yesterday's trailer for Sea of Thieves expansions "Cursed Sails" and "Forsaken Shores", Rare has released some red hot screenshots for the upcoming content.

Posted 1 month ago by Lucy Wood, 7 comments

Today we got a look at some new concept art for Dying Light 2. We also got a look at the first set of released screenshots.

Posted 1 month ago by Dave Bricker, 5 comments

The Coalition is celebrating Gears of War 5's announcement with an accompanying XP event in Gears of War 4. There are some other, smaller features to the event as well.

Posted 1 month ago by Kelly Packard, 82 comments

Not to be content with just announcing Gears of War 5 at their E3 press conference, Microsoft also confirmed that they'd be bringing two more Gears games to...different platforms.

Posted 1 month ago by Kevin Tavore, 31 comments

The cinematic trailer makes it clear the development team is taking the story quite seriously as production values are very high. If you haven't been able to watch it, the screens give you the idea.

Posted 1 month ago by Kevin Tavore, 26 comments

One of the things you can guarantee to see during Microsoft's E3 presentation is an ID@Xbox montage trailer. This year they didn't disappoint. The following trailer showcases 27 upcoming titles.

Posted 1 month ago by Rebecca Smith, 13 comments

The Coalition has officially revealed Gears of War 5 in a new cinematic trailer debuted at this year's Microsoft E3 conference. Check out the video as we see just a fraction of the new story which follows Kait Diaz.

Posted 1 month ago by Ashley Woodcock, 32 comments

More content will be making its way to Cuphead as "The Delicious Last Course" DLC has just been revealed at this years E3. Cuphead and Mugman will be teaming up with Ms. Chalice for a new tough and tough fight.

Posted 1 month ago by Ashley Woodcock, 20 comments

At Microsoft's E3 conference, a release date was finally announced with a new story trailer for We Happy Few, which has been in Game Preview almost two years.

Posted 1 month ago by Kelly Packard, 13 comments

Microsoft's E3 presentation included a new gameplay trailer for Crackdown 3 featuring Terry Crews causing chaos as Commander Jaxon.

Posted 1 month ago by Lucy Wood, 14 comments

Microsoft's E3 presentation included a new trailer for Ori and the Will of the Wisps, the eagerly-awaited sequel to Ori and the Blind Forest.

Posted 1 month ago by Lucy Wood, 12 comments

Among the new game reveals at Microsoft's E3 conference, new content for Sea of Thieves was teased. The two expansions announced are called "Cursed Sails" and Forsaken Shores."

Posted 1 month ago by Kelly Packard, 5 comments

A new trailer has been released as part of E3 for upcoming medieval cemetery management game, Graveyard Keeper.

Posted 1 month ago by Chewie, 3 comments

Developer MOBIUS DIGITAL has announced Outer Wilds, an open world mystery title where players will explore a solar system trapped in a 20-minute time loop.

Posted 1 month ago by Ashley Woodcock, 2 comments

E3 2018 is the moment Microsoft has chosen to confirm the unsurprising news that the game has been delayed again.

Posted 1 month ago by Rebecca Smith, 50 comments

Only a small number of these servers are available, but the team hopes to open more servers up once they've reclaimed some of the lesser-used legacy servers, which will be removed on June 12th.

Posted 1 month ago by Rebecca Smith, 10 comments

Gears of War 4's June 2018 Update is now live with a brand new set of achievements that will test your weapon skills, as well as your team work in Horde. There's also an accessibility update for the game.

Posted 1 month ago by Ashley Woodcock, 24 comments

A new and chunky June update has emerged for Forza Motorsport 7, and as you can expect, it's filled to the brim with content, changes, improvements, fixes, and more. The "Hoonigan Car Pack" is also available to download.

Posted 1 month ago by Ashley Woodcock, 18 comments

We have just picked up the achievement list for Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition (Win 10). There are 90 achievements worth a total of 880 Gamerscore, 65 of which are secret

Posted 1 month ago by Rich Stone, 37 comments

Version 1.1.1 makes improvements to Open and Closed crews, as well as increasing the chances of more valuable rewards on Athena's Fortune voyages, and making a few improvements to performance and bug fixes.

Posted 1 month ago by Rebecca Smith, 13 comments

Microsoft have just announced a huge sale is coming later this week that will offer all kinds of discounts on physical and digital products, including the Xbox One X, Monster Hunter, PUBG and more.

Posted 1 month ago by Kevin Tavore, 79 comments

Over the weekend, a significant patch was pushed out for new release State of Decay 2. Patch 1.2 comes with a large download size -- 20 GB -- and targets "stability, performance, and multiplayer improvements."

Posted 1 month ago by Kelly Packard, 44 comments

TinyBuild GAMES and Lazy Bear Games have followed up the recent alpha launch and release date news for Graveyard Keeper with something a bit less hectic: a peaceful trailer for "the most inaccurate graveyard sim".

Posted 1 month ago by Andy Mills, 1 comment

We have the full achievement list, as well as news of a multiplayer event this weekend and potential changes to quit penalties.

Posted 1 month ago by Rebecca Smith, 95 comments

The 15 new achievements are set to arrive next week and the developer has teased a couple of them in anticipation of their full reveal tomorrow.

Posted 1 month ago by Rebecca Smith, 162 comments

Alpha access to developer Lazy Bear Game's management sim Graveyard Keeper is now available on PC. The team has released a launch trailer for the Alpha, as well as confirming the game's release date.

Posted 1 month ago by Ashley Woodcock, 3 comments

The latest Sea of Thieves Inn-side Story video from Rare features Executive Producer Joe and Design Director Mike chatting about "The Hungering Deep" and their ongoing content update strategy.

Posted 1 month ago by Lucy Wood, 13 comments

With their publisher being 11 bit studios, Digital Sun Games chose the perfect number for their latest Moonlighter trailer, showing 11 facts about the upcoming Legend of Zelda-inspired RPG.

Posted 1 month ago by Andy Mills, 7 comments

This week's developer video from Sea of Thieves has been released. Joe Neate, the game's Executive Producer, discussed a number of issues, plans, updates, and this week's patch.

Posted 1 month ago by Dave Bricker, 14 comments

Right now, there are only six in the list, but Microsoft promises that there will be "more awesome game announcements coming soon".

Posted 1 month ago by Rebecca Smith, 73 comments

The latest update for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game revisits the Swap mechanic and is fittingly called the Swap Update. There have been some other balance changes and bug fixes as well.

Posted 1 month ago by Kelly Packard, 2 comments