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Category: gamescomAugust 21, 2024 Pre-Order Three New Xbox Series X|S Console Options Starting August 21 Roanne Sones, Head of Xbox Devices At Xbox, our vision is to bring more games to more players across a wide variety of devices. It’s a great time to play Xbox games, many of which will be available on day one for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass for Console members. Starting in September, we’re kicking things off with Age of Mythology: Retold, followed by an epic lineup of games in October including Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and the…
Category: gamescomAugust 21, 2024 Winter Burrow: The First Hands-on Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Even in its earliest stages, Winter Burrow walks a fine line between sweet and serious. After being revealed at this year’s Xbox Games Showcase, the opening 20 minutes are playable for the first time at gamescom 2024 – and for such a cutely presented thing, I was taken aback by quite how quickly it lets you know that this is much more than a typical cozy game. The opening cutscene sets up a story of equal parts sorrow and hopeful nostalgia – a young mouse is…
Category: gamescom Avowed Hands On: Playing One Quest in Two Very Different Ways Danielle Partis, Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editors Published August 21, 2024 Avowed, as with all Obsidian Entertainment games, has been designed with player choice at the forefront – your gear, your playstyle, your dialogue, your approaches to quests are all up to you. Xbox Wire had the chance to experience this for ourselves with the first playable preview with the game, which sent us on a journey to retrieve a lost relic. To get a sense of the freedom that Avowed presents, Wire editors Danielle and Mike…
Category: Games Sid Meier’s Civilization VII Revolutionizes the Strategy Classic by Building History in Layers Ed Beach, Creative Director at Firaxis Games Published August 20, 2024 SummarySid Meier’s Civilization VII takes player on a new type of journey, one through distinct historical chapters called Ages.Build a unique cultural lineage as your empire is represented by unique Civs across each Age.Launching on February 11, 2025, with support for cross-play and cross-progression. From everyone at Firaxis Games, we’re thrilled to finally reveal gameplay and share that Sid Meier’s Civilization VII is launching on February 11, 2025. In Civilization VII, we invite you…
Category: gamescomAugust 20, 2024 Genshin Impact Coming to Xbox on November 20 Zhenzhong Yi, Studio Technical Director, HoYoverse SummaryGenshin Impact is an open-world adventure game, which will be free-to-play for everyone on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Cloud Gaming with an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership. Starting November 20, Genshin Impact on Xbox will receive the same gameplay, cross-play, and cross-progression functions that other players experience. Wishlist starts today, and Xbox Game Pass members can pre-install today and get in-game rewards with Game Pass Ultimate. Editor’s Note (August 20): Updated post to clarify that an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership is required…
Category: gamescomAugust 20, 2024 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: Breaking Down Brand New Gameplay Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief SummaryIndiana Jones and the Great Circle arrives on December 9, 2024, for Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, and Steam – or play it day one with Game Pass.At gamescom, we saw extended gameplay, showing off puzzles, combat, iconic tools, and more.We break down all the new details and mechanics seen in the new footage. It’s official: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will arrive on December 9 – and I’ve been lucky enough to see a lot more of the…
Category: gamescomAugust 20, 2024 gamescom Opening Night Live 2024: Everything Xbox Revealed Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor At today’s gamescom Opening Night Live, fans were treated to a bevy of new game reveals and amazing trailers that gave a glimpse of what’s in store from Xbox. This included big news like the release date of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, gameplay from the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 campaign, and the announcement of early access starting soon for Towerborne. But that’s not all! Fans were also given more details on Diablo IV, Starfield: Shattered Space, and more! With…
In Little Nightmares III, players follow the journey of Low & Alone, two best friends looking for a way out of the Nowhere. Trapped within the Spiral, a cluster of distorted areas within the Nowhere, they will have to work together to survive in a dangerous world full of delusions and escape the grasp of an even greater threat lurking in the shadows. Little Nightmares III returns to Gamescom with a brand-new trailer, highlighting the synergies between the two characters and teasing new environments to explore! Play Video Co-operative features and new puzzle-solving mechanics Little Nightmares III is the first…
Category: gamescomAugust 20, 2024 Towerborne: Why Early Access and a Focus on Fun Means a Better Game for Everyone Danielle Partis From the moment you step into the colorful, enchanting world of Towerborne, it’s clear to see that having fun is the name of the game here. The approachability of the brawler-inspired combat system, the light-hearted dialogue between characters situated in the Belfry – Towerborne invites you to pick up a controller and revel in the world, regardless of how much time or experience you have., regardless of how much time or experience you have. The better news is that…