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Overwatch 2 is on the verge of releasing the biggest new way to play since Overwatch was first announced in 2014. Stadium is the new best-of-7 mode where you’ll upgrade your Hero over multiple rounds with more powerful abilities to transform what it means to play Overwatch. On a team of five, you’ll earn Stadium Cash each round based on how well you do through eliminations, healing, damage mitigation, and more, using that Cash to buy Items between rounds that will improve things like survivability or damage done. You’ll also be able to select all-new abilities, like Moira having three-orbs…
Category: Next Week on Xbox Next Week on Xbox: New Games for April 21 to 25 Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Published April 18, 2025 Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in! FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves SNK CORPORATION ☆☆☆☆☆ 1 ★★★★★ Get it now Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves – Special Edition – April…
Category: Games Amerzone: Why Microids Remade this Cult ’90s Adventure Game Clotaire Jacquier, Microids Published April 18, 2025 Acclaimed for its outlandish atmosphere and amazing production value in 1999, Amerzone – The Explorer’s Legacy is returning on April 24 in the form of a remake for Xbox Series X|S. Set in a fictional region of South America and based on a classic 1986 comic book, Amerzone is a classic point-and-click adventure that sees players embark on a mysterious journey as a journalist, attempting to unravel the mysteries of a beautiful, endangered part of the world. The new remake updates the…
Hello, I’m Eser Kaya, I’m part of the Ubik Studios team developing Leila. I’d like to tell you a little bit about the world of Leila that you’ll be diving into. Leila puts you inside the mind of a middle-aged woman and lets you wander there. You are allowed to enter her mind and you travel through her past experiences on her way to becoming the person she is today. So what is in the past? The same things that everybody has: Regrets, mistakes, traumas, what ifs… The bad things leave more traces and when we look back at them,…
Category: GamesApril 17, 2025 Building a Soulslike: Why Lords of the Fallen Version 2.0 is Worth Your Time Ryan Hill, Marketing Director, CI Games Much like playing one, crafting a Soulslike is a brutal dance of precision and punishment. CI Games knows this all too well after a decade of swinging for the fences with Lords of the Fallen. The game stumbled at launch, as technical hiccups and design quirks dimmed its ambitious glow, but Version 2.0, available today on Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass, flips the script. This isn’t just a polish job. It’s a refined beast that…
Category: GamesApril 17, 2025 Master the Art of Combat in Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree Nathan WhincupContent Lead, Global Player Communications, Knights Peak SummaryWhether you favor brute strength or devastating magic, learn how to best slay monsters in Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, coming to Xbox Series X|S and PC today.This epic dark fantasy action-RPG comes with many combat options – learn about all the systems at your disposal below.The type of damage your Inquisitor inflicts can give you an edge in battle, or inflict special Status Effects on foes. You can also craft, obtain new Gear, and…
Category: GamesApril 17, 2025 Towerborne: Introducing a Spectacular Japanese-Themed Golden Week Event Sebastian YamaguchiEditor, Xbox Wire Japan SummaryGolden Week, the beloved Japanese holiday, is coming to Towerborne from April 29 – the same day the game launches into Xbox Game Preview and Game Pass.The Japan-themed Shiro’s Golden Journey event will transform the Belfry with Japanese-inspired new quests, characters, rewards, and more – and runs until May 13.Don’t worry if you can’t collect all the rewards during the event – you’ll be able to continue after it ends.Find out how this Golden Week event came to be in our interview. Spring’s…
Category: GamesApril 17, 2025 Free Play Days – NBA 2K25 and Skull and Bones Kyle Ocean, Marketing Manager, Xbox Hit the court or hit the open sea this weekend with Free Play Days! NBA 2K25 is available this weekend for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core members to play from Thursday April 17 at 12:01am Pacific until Sunday, April 20 at 11:59 Pacific. Enjoy a bonus day with Skull and Bones with an additional day unlocked. Skull and Bones will be available to try for free from Thursday April 17 at 12:01am Pacific until Monday, April 21 at 11:59pm…
Category: AnnouncementsApril 16, 2025 Xbox April Update: Buy Games with the Xbox App on Mobile, Stream Your Own Game on Console, and More Dean ShimabukuroSr. Product Marketing Manager, Xbox Services Marketing This month brings a variety of exciting updates across our gaming platforms, including easy and convenient purchasing within the Xbox app on mobile, the ability to stream your own game on Xbox consoles, recommended ways to free up storage space, and more. Read on below for more information on these features and others coming soon to your favorite devices. Xbox App on Mobile Buy games, Join Game Pass, and…
Hello everyone! On behalf of The Game Kitchen, in collaboration with Dotemu, Koei Tecmo Games, and Team Ninja, we’re incredibly excited to reveal a brand-new addition to Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound: a second, fully original playable character from the Hayabusa Clan’s long-standing rivals: the legendary Black Spider Clan. In this post, we’d like to take you behind the scenes of how this idea came to life, what you can expect from this new character, and some gameplay details we’re especially thrilled to share. Play Video When we first began designing new characters for Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, one question sparked our imagination:…