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Category: ID@XboxSeptember 19, 2025 Explore the Magical Origins of a British Gaming Icon—with a Dash of Sarcasm Carl Itari, Inside Sales Manager, ININ SummarySimon the Sorcerer returns in a prequel.A cauldron full of magical stuff launching October 28.Preorder available today with a bonus DLC. Hi there! We’re ININ Games, an indie publisher renowned for keeping the essence of retro and quirky video gaming alive—right from the heart of Kirchheim/Teck in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Yes, that’s right. Among the home of long-established luxury car makers and engineering legends, we’re doing something a bit different: publishing indie and retro games crafted with passion,…
Category: Xbox Game PassSeptember 19, 2025 Play Your Way in EA Sports FC 26 with the EA Play 10-hour Trial Juliet NiczewiczSenior Director, Corporate Communications, EA SummaryThe EA Sports FC 26 10-hour EA Play trial is available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Xbox on PC via Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.Play your way with an overhauled gameplay experience powered by community feedback.Score a Welcome Pack through October 30 and in-game rewards, such as Ultimate Team Draft Tokens and Clubs rewards. Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members can live the most true-to-football experience ever for…
Category: GamesSeptember 19, 2025 How to Survive Your First Nights in Dying Light: The Beast Tymon Smektała, Dying Light Franchise Director SummaryDying Light: The Beast is available now for Xbox Series X|S and features relentless zombies, brutal combat, and some of the scariest nights.Kyle Crane is has returned — but something has changed in him.Game Director Nathan Lemaire shares essential tips you should know before you play. Today is a very special day for us at Techland. After years of hard work, we are thrilled to finally unleash the next chapter of the Dying Light franchise – Dying Light: The…
Category: Next Week on XboxSeptember 19, 2025 Next Week on Xbox: New Games for September 22 to 26 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, Xbox on 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! EA SPORTS FC 26 Ultimate Edition Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S Electronic Arts ☆☆☆☆☆ 210 ★★★★★ $99.99 $89.99 Get it now EA SPORTS FC…
Category: ID@XboxSeptember 18, 2025 Tiny Lands Deluxe Edition from Beginning to End Manuel Marco, PR manager, Hidden Trap A long, long time ago, in a faraway land, a group of indie developers from El Salvador landed in Spain with great excitement in their luggage. After making connections and overcoming hardships, they finally managed to settle in Barcelona and begin their adventure to “Turn nostalgic games into beautiful experiences!” With this in mind, HyperThreeStudio team formed by brothers Isaac and Abraham got to work. Their condition as twins became the inspiration for the main theme of their game, where the player…
Category: ID@XboxSeptember 18, 2025 Tiny Lands Deluxe Edition from Beginning to End Manuel Marco, PR manager, Hidden Trap A long, long time ago, in a faraway land, a group of indie developers from El Salvador landed in Spain with great excitement in their luggage. After making connections and overcoming hardships, they finally managed to settle in Barcelona and begin their adventure to “Turn nostalgic games into beautiful experiences!” With this in mind, HyperThreeStudio team formed by brothers Isaac and Abraham got to work. Their condition as twins became the inspiration for the main theme of their game, where the player…
Category: ID@XboxSeptember 18, 2025 City-Building in Your Hands: Adapting Frostpunk 2’s Depth to a Gamepad Igor Skibiński, Production Coordinator, 11 Bit Studios SummaryOut now and available day one with Xbox Game Pass.Fully reworked control scheme and interface tailored for gamepads.Complex strategy gameplay translated into an intuitive console experience. With many intuitive solutions carried over from the original Frostpunk’s console UI and control scheme, one might assume that porting its sequel to Xbox Series X|S would be a simpler task. After all, the groundwork was already there – a society survival city-builder adapted for gamepad and big-screen play instead of traditional…
Category: AnnouncementsSeptember 18, 2025 Your Personal Gaming Sidekick Awaits: Gaming Copilot (Beta) is Coming to Windows PC and Xbox on Mobile Taylor O’MalleyPrincipal Program Manager, Xbox SummaryGaming Copilot will begin rolling out to players aged 18 and older on PC Game Bar today and for the Xbox app on mobile in October, with regional support everywhere except mainland China. Players trying Gaming Copilot for the first time are encouraged to try Voice Mode, get help with what’s happening on their screen, or ask for recommendations, their achievements or play history. We’ll continue to explore and experiment with new features as we bring…
Category: GamesSeptember 18, 2025 Free Play Days – Synduality Echo of Ada, Matchpoint Tennis Championships, Ship of Fools and Townscaper Kyle Ocean, Marketing Manager, Xbox Lock in and clear your weekend plans, you’ve got plenty to play with Free Play Days! Synduality Echo of Ada and Matchpoint Tennis Championships are available this weekend for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core members to play from Thursday September 18 until Sunday, September 21. Additionally, Ship of Fools and Townscaper are free for all Xbox members to try, each with a 2-hour timed trial. (Xbox Game Pass Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core membership…
Category: GamesSeptember 18, 2025 Jump Space Blasts Onto Xbox Game Preview Tomorrow, Mixing FPS and Space Combat to Wild Effect Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief SummaryJump Space comes to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One as an Xbox Game Preview title tomorrow, September 19.Previously called Jump Ship, this four-player co-op PvE game blends FPS, space combat, manic management, and a roguelike structure.We played it at gamescom – find out more below. There’s a unique kind of excitement you get from a really good early access game – it’s not just “this is fun”, it’s also, “imagine how much more fun…