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Hi there, Xbox Wire readers — do you have what it takes to become a hero? Today, we at Whitethorn Games are here to help you do just that in 3D action-adventure Slime Heroes — available now on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One! In Slime Heroes you’ll take on the role of a slime, the unlikely hero who must save the world from a mysterious corruption. You’ll embark on a journey to explore the expansive 3D world — alone or with a friend — where you’ll encounter ferocious enemies, challenging but approachable puzzles, and uncover lost treasures. As you…
Commemorate The Last of Us franchise with a brand-new controller; here’s a first look at the DualSense wireless controller – The Last of Us Limited Edition. Created in close collaboration with the creative team at Naughty Dog, this striking design features glossy trophy icons printed across the surface that call back to key moments, characters, and events from The Last of Us Part I and The Last of Us Part II. Play Video To share more about the controller’s design and inspiration, here’s Head of Studio and Head of Creative Neil Druckmann and Graphic Designer Megan Mehran from Naughty Dog:…
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is just two weeks away and in anticipation of its March 20 launch on PS5, we’ve released 20 minutes of new gameplay showing Naoe and Yasuke infiltrating Nijo Palace, the castle complex (also known as a tenshu) in Kyoto, a major city in the larger region of Yamashiro. Play Video Castles in Assassin’s Creed Shadows are strongholds, filled with hostile guards, valuable resources, and one precious loot chest. Conquering a tenshu means eliminating any Samurai Daisho on the premises, which unlocks the loot chest, giving you powerful gear. You can see the contents of these chests when…
Category: GamesMarch 6, 2025 Free Play Days – Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, Born of Bread, AEW: Fight Forever and Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Kyle Ocean, Marketing Manager, Xbox March is here and we’ve got something for everyone this weekend with Free Play Days! AEW: Fight Forever and Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown are available this weekend for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core members to play from Thursday March 6 at 12:01am Pacific until Sunday, March 9 at 11:59pm Pacific. Enjoy a bonus day with Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege which is free to try this weekend…
Category: GamesMarch 5, 2025 “Did We Actually Do That?”: Josef Fares Explains How Split Fiction Pushes the Co-Op Adventure Genre Further Than Ever Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief There was a moment, after years of development on Split Fiction began to come to a close, where director Josef Fares found himself playing through his latest co-op narrative adventure, and had something of a revelation. “It’s kind of crazy. [During development] you play the game a lot – like over and over and over again. The last time I played it, with one of the lead designers, I was sitting there,…
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With Season 2 kicking off and the start of the Tekken World Tour right around the corner, 2025 looks like it’s going to be another amazing year for fans of Bandai Namco’s legendary Tekken series. As one of the earliest fighting games on the original PlayStation, Tekken has a unique link to the consoles, with the series evolving its gameplay and narrative alongside the platforms. Let’s take a look back at the saga of the Mishima family and all the havoc they’ve caused throughout the years for PlayStation players. Play Video Bloodline beginnings The original Tekken was one of the…
Category: GamesMarch 4, 2025 Mecha Break Open Beta Begins Today: Tips on Choosing Your Striker Nick NielsenSr. Social Media Manager, Seasun Games Mecha Break is the PvP mech shooter you’ve been waiting for – and the game’s Open Beta Test starts today! In this test, you will be able to experience 3 distinct game modes: 3v3, 6v6, and a sprawling PvPvE extraction game mode called Mashmak. Before you can take part in our mech battles you’ll first need to choose your mech, or “Striker”, each featuring its own unique weapons and abilities. With 13 different Strikers to choose from in…
The birdman returns in the next-gen remake of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4, coming to PS5 and PS4 on July 11. The legendary skateboarding series first launched on the original PlayStation in 1999, and the shred’s not dead. It’s back and better than ever. Skate the original content rebuilt from the ground up joined by new skaters, parks, tricks, music, and more, including enhanced creation tools and New Game+ to keep the grind going. Play Video Here’s what’s coming down the halfpipe: Prepare to shred Skate through two challenge-filled tours in Career, chase high scores in Single Sessions…
Category: GamesMarch 4, 2025 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 Returns on July 11 Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief SummaryTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 launches for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Battle.net, Windows PC, Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on July 11 – and it’ll arrive day one with Game Pass Ultimate & PC Game Pass.This new game is faithfully remade from the ground up, adding new skaters, new parks, new music, and much more.Pre-order today to access the Foundry Demo in June – or pre-order the Digital Deluxe Edition for three days of…