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Magic, monsters, and… metalwork? Epic action-adventure comes in many fantastical forms, but MercurySteam’s forthcoming voyage into an all-new world of fantasy-based peril has a particularly unique approach. Yes, there’s the mysterious and slightly brooding protagonist – Aran de Lira – on a quest to defeat a brutal, army-wielding queen hell-bent on destruction. Play Video And yes, there’s a plucky squire – Adso – acting as Aran’s studious companion, documenting your journey to the Royal Palace, while helping solve puzzles and offering enemy-defeating strategies and quips. But also, shining within this rich quest promising anything between 60 to 80 hours of…
Category: Next Week on XboxMarch 7, 2025 Next Week on Xbox: New Games for March 10 to 14 Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, the Xbox App on Windows PC, 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! Beyond the Ice Palace 2 PQube Ltd ☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ $19.99 $17.99 Pre-order Beyond the Ice Palace 2 – March 11Optimized for Xbox…
Category: GamesMarch 7, 2025 Atomfall’s Unique Approach to Quests Makes You a Post-Apocalyptic Rural Detective Danielle Partis My personal experience with Atomfall improved tenfold the moment I stopped trying to follow the quest line in a traditional sense. This might sound weird, but stay with me. During a recent hands-on session, we had the chance to explore a section of Atomfall ahead of its launch later this month, and get to grips with how the game redefines traditional RPG questing. Atomfall takes place in an alternate version of a 1960s Cumbria, UK, and presents a fictionalized retelling of events following…
Category: GamesMarch 6, 2025 How WWE 2K25’s Island is Breathing New Life into Wrestling Video Games Malik Prince, Xbox Communications Manager SummaryWWE 2K25’s The Island is a first of its kind, free-roam experience for the series. On the latest episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Creative Director Lynell Jinks explained how this new feature came about. WWE 2K25 launches early access on March 7 with the Deadman Edition and The Bloodline Edition. Players around the world can jump in on release day, March 14. For decades, video games and WWE have formed an undeniable bond. Beyond being the most painless and advisable…
Trailmakers has since its conception aimed to be the ultimate sandbox vehicle builder game for adventurers. For nearly a decade, we have built a successful game with a strong community of enthusiastic and talented builders. Our players are dedicated to building and sharing cool vehicles, without any constraints or anyone to tell you what to do – but we wanted to make sure that even more people were able to play our game! This presented us with an opportunity to bring the Trailmakers experience to people who don’t usually play sandbox games. Our ambition with Trailmakers 2.0 – Pioneers, is…
Category: GamesMarch 6, 2025 Unfinished Business: Cyborgs, Goblins and Lovecraftian Horrors Reign at Nacon Connect 2025 Cryss Leonhart, Lead Community Manager, Nacon A famous philosopher once said that cosmic forces coalesce during each rotation of the Earth around the Sun, calling forth a Nacon Connect from the aether. I for one, am not a man who questions the wisdom of unnamed famous philosophers or things that strangers tell me on the internet. Jokes aside, what I can tell you is that the 2025 edition of Nacon Connect was an absolute banger. And for those of you who missed it, let…
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…