Author: Sarah Connor

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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Category: GamesMarch 20, 2025 ‘Singing With the Player’: How Compulsion Games Created South of Midnight’s Incredible Music Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief SummarySouth of Midnight’s soundtrack, created by Olivier Deriviere, is available today on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Bandcamp. To celebrate, we spoke to Deriviere and Audio Director Chris Fox to find out how they created a unique gaming musical experience.South of Midnight has also gone gold! Compulsion Games has reached a major milestone, with the game’s development now complete and approved for release.South of Midnight will be available on April 8, 2025, for…

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The Gran Turismo World Series 2025 is set to be a classic with a live events calendar that includes London, Berlin, Los Angeles, and culminates with World Finals in Fukuoka, Japan in December. Play Video Anyone with a copy of Gran Turismo 7, an internet connection, and a PlayStation Plus membership can compete to try and qualify for a place (subject to eligibility criteria) at the thrilling Gran Turismo World Series international events, where they will race in front of an in-person and global broadcast audience. Players can sign up in Sport mode in Gran Turismo for the Nations Cup…

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Category: GamesMarch 20, 2025 8 Ways Assassin’s Creed Shadows Breaks Free From Its Predecessors Mike & Jeff, Assassins in Training If you can believe it, we’ve been enjoying Assassin’s Creed games for nearly two decades – we’ve come a long way from Altair and Ezio and the Templars. Each entry was an incredible achievement in breadth and scope as well as a unique chance to step into history. Now, with the release of Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Xbox Series X|S, we’re traveling to a realm that fans have been eager to see ever since we took our first steps into…

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