Author: Sarah Connor

Hi everyone, I’m Julius Fondem, Community Manager here at Remedy Entertainment. Today I’m very excited, jazzed even, to talk to you about a brand-new feature in our upcoming game FBC: Firebreak – Altered Augments. If you’re not familiar with FBC: Firebreak, it’s a cooperative first-person shooter for three players set within a mysterious federal agency under assault by extradimensional forces, in the iconic Control universe. Battle through hordes of otherworldly monsters with up to two friends, customize your gear and level up as you fight back against this ever-growing threat.  This being our first multiplayer, we’re very excited to bring…

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Metal Eden is coming out May 6 and we can’t wait for you all to enjoy this shooter fans paradise! To make the wait even more exciting, we’re launching a free demo on April 8 at PlayStation Store. Get ready to experience Aska in action—stay tuned! Now, let´s focus on her.  In a world ravaged by war and technology, only the strongest survive. Aska—a battle-forged android with the power to rip through enemies, evolve beyond limits, and dominate the battlefield in Metal Eden is ready to meet you. If you crave high-octane combat and devastating power moves, Aska is your…

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Developers at Nightdive Studios will be the first to tell you no two projects are alike. Nowhere is this more true than the soon-to-be-released remaster of System Shock 2. Announced six years ago as System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition, Nightdive reannounced the project under a new name — System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster. Play Video This name change offered eagle-eyed fans a clue as to the remaster’s release window, which is only accurate preceding August 11 when System Shock 2 celebrates its 26th birthday. Sure enough, during today’s MIX Spring Showcase, Nightdive shared the exciting news that System Shock…

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Category: AnnouncementsMarch 20, 2025 Xbox Joins Partners Across the Industry to Unveil Accessible Games Initiative Team Xbox At Xbox, our goal is to empower as many people as possible to play the games they want, with the people they want, anywhere they want, in a way that works for them. This includes the more than 429 million players with some form of disability, who may rely on a variety of accessibility hardware – such as the recently launched Xbox Adaptive Joystick – and features to get the most from their gaming. For many players, it can be a challenge not…

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Category: GamesMarch 20, 2025 How Developers Have Embraced Xbox Play Anywhere for Their Games Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor As we touched on earlier this week, there are now over 1,000 developers utilizing Xbox Play Anywhere (XPA) for their games, bringing their amazing experiences to players across a variety of devices they own. If you’ve never heard of XPA before, let us give you a refresher: when you buy a digital game that supports XPA through the Xbox Store or the Windows Store, it’s available to play on your Xbox console, Windows 10/11 PC, and supported handheld gaming devices at…

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We’re just a few weeks away from The Last of Us Part II Remastered arriving on PC on April 3, and we here at Naughty Dog wanted to make sure players were prepared for the journey ahead. Whether it’s your first time experiencing Ellie and Abby’s acclaimed stories, or you’ve previously played and are excited to jump in via a new format, we have plenty of quality-of-life features and even new content in store. PC features detailed The PC version of The Last of Us Part II Remastered brings with it all the improvements and new features added in the…

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Category: ID@XboxMarch 20, 2025 How Promise Mascot Agency is Being Built with Accessibility in Mind Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor There are numerous features developers must consider implementing when developing their games. These could be large, overarching ones – ‘How big should the game world be?’ ‘Will it need to support multiplayer?’ – or some of the less critical, but no less important, questions to answer… like what color should the doors be on a house? Accessibility in gaming has grown significantly in recent years among game developers who have been more conscious of adding these types of features into…

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Category: GamesMarch 20, 2025 Free Play Days – Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, Bassmaster Fishing, Warhammer 40,000 Inquisitor and Thief Simulator Kyle Ocean, Marketing Manager, Xbox Cancel your plans, we’ve got something for everyone to play this weekend with Free Play Days! Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance, Bassmaster Fishing, Warhammer Inquisitor Martyr Ultimate Edition and Thief Simulator are available this weekend for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core members to play from Thursday March 20 at 12:01am Pacific until Sunday, March 23 at 11:59pm Pacific. How To Start Playing Find and install the games on each of the individual…

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