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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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
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A decent lineup | Windjammers 2, Nobody Saves the World, and Death's Door are coming to Game Pass
You already knew about a few of the others.
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Get your Kotick | Believe your eyes: Microsoft has agreed to acquire Activision Blizzard
In one of the biggest acquisition announcements the industry has ever seen, Microsoft has outlined its plans to purchase Activision Blizzard
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Lots coming Jan. 20 | Hitman 3 Year 2 content includes a roguelike mode, new map, customizable safehouse, and more
The Hitman Trilogy is also coming to Game Pass soon.
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SEVEN MONTH DELAY | Stalker 2 has been delayed to December
The game was originally slated to release in April.
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meditative videos | Far: Changing Tides will hit Game Pass day one when it releases in March
Coming to other platforms as well.
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FREE PLAY WEEKEND | Battlefield 2042, Star Renegades, and The Sinking City are free to play with Gold and Game Pass Ultimate
Three games you can play for free this weekend.
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delay gratification | “Are we breaking Halo?” How 343 Industries found Infinite’s balance between old, new, order, and chaos
343 Industries on the evolution of the Grappleshot and how those infamous delays were used to remove content, not add it in
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normandy landing | Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Spelunky 2 and more coming to Xbox Game Pass this month
Ahead of a stealth drop this morning, Xbox Game Pass is set to get even bigger in the next few weeks with some pretty high-level additions.
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pedestrian at best | Game Pass gets three new surprise games on Xbox, PC, and Cloud
Microsoft is bringing in 2022 in style with three surprising new additions to the Xbox Game Pass offering: Gorogoa, Olija and The Pedestrian.
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Running Riot | Halo Infinite lead writer leaves 343 Industries to join Riot Games
One of Halo Infinite's lead writers, Aaron Linde, has announced he is leaving developer 343 Industries to join industry rival, Riot Games.
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Pass us the Games | The Gunk, Among Us and Mortal Kombat 11 are the last Game Pass additions of the year
Microsoft waves goodbye to 2021 with some solid new Game Pass additions.
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Left 4 Space | The Anacrusis launches in early access this January
The cooperative shooter’s continued development will be driven by the fans.
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That’s a yikes Chief | A Halo Infinite glitch is erasing save files and ruining multiplayer
Players report having their campaign progress completely erased on the penultimate mission.
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Scorn to be wild | Skin-crawling sci-fi horror, Scorn, gets October 2022 release date
The long-awaited Alien-inspired first person adventure will finally scare you silly next October.
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pause and effect | Don't use Quick Resume when playing Halo Infinite for now, warns 343 Industries
The community director at 343 Industries has warned against using the Xbox Series X/S Quick Resume feature in Halo Infinite.
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you're so laso | You can't replay story missions in Halo Infinite at launch
If you enjoyed turning on difficulty modifiers and replaying Halo missions in past games, you may be disappointed with Infinite.
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why so serious? | Current-gen exclusive Serious Sam 4 surprise launches on Xbox Game Pass
Another week, another surprise arrival on Xbox Game Pass – but this time, Xbox One owners are being left out.
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calibration station | More evidence Mass Effect: Legendary Edition could be coming Xbox Game Pass soon surfaces
Following a listing on Polish Microsoft Store, more evidence has appeared that Effect: Legendary Edition could arrive on Xbox Game Pass soon
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pass tense | Halo Infinite players with an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate sub get double XP boosts and exclusive rewards
Those with a running subscription will be able to make their way through the game's battle pass faster
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grand designs | Townscaper is the latest surprise addition to Xbox Game Pass
Indie gem Townscaper has arrived on Xbox Game Pass, adding yet another game to an already impressive line-up of new additions this week.
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FIRST DROP | Among Us, Final Fantasy 13-2, Stardew Valley, and more coming to Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft is kicking off December with plenty of games.
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brute force | Halo Infinite campaign launch trailer hits hard
Master Chief is back, and this time he's out to uncover the secrets of Zeta Halo. Check out the brand new launch trailer right here.
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nostromo holiday | Aliens: Fireteam Elite coming to Xbox Game Pass in December
After launching back in August this year, Cold Iron's co-op shooter is heading to Xbox Game Pass in December – just in time for a big update.
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come on over clarity | Xbox Cloud Gaming gets a new Clarity Boost feature – but only in Microsoft Edge
Xbox has revealed Clarity Boost, a new feature exclusive to Xbox Cloud Gaming that only runs via Microsoft's Edge browser.
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swede dealer | Generation Zero is the latest surprise arrival on Xbox Game Pass
Despite not getting an official announcement from Microsoft (yet), Generation Zero has appeared on Xbox Game Pass today.
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slayer cake | Halo Infinite: it will soon take you six games to earn a battle pass level, instead of 20
Halo Infinite's multiplayer progression has been the source of contention for players, but already 343 Industries is righting the wrongs from launch.
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cyber house rules | Don't expect to see Cyberpunk 2077 on Xbox Game Pass or PS Now any time soon
CD Projekt has noted that it's still "it’s way too early for Cyberpunk" on subscription services like Xbox Game Pass or PS Now.
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zeta blockers | Take a look at Halo Infinite's live action trailer here
If the Halo Infinite multiplayer has whet your appetite for destruction and left you wanting more from Master Chief and co., wrap your eyes around this.
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infinite jest | Halo Infinite’s multiplayer beta already has a problem with cheaters
343 Industries surprise launched Halo Infinite last week, but already the multiplayer test has a cheater problem.