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Category: GamesJanuary 23, 2025 Assassin’s Creed Shadows: How Two Protagonists with Contrasting Combat Respect the Evolution of the Series Danielle Partis If there’s one element of the Assassin’s Creed series that has evolved significantly, it’s the combat. While earlier games established the franchises’ trademark stealth skillset – skulking across rooftops and expertly luring unsuspecting foes into bushes – later instalments introduced a more direct approach, with explosive entrances and confrontational hand-to-hand fights. While previous games have chosen to lean more heavily in one of those directions, Assassin’s Creed Shadows offers the opportunity to indulge in both in a refreshing and…
Category: GamesJanuary 23, 2025 Free Play Days – For Honor, A Little to the Left, Train Sim World 5 and Way of the Hunter Kyle Ocean, Marketing Manager, Xbox Prepare for thrilling battles, delightful puzzles, immersive train journeys and wild hunting expeditions this weekend with Free Play Days! Train Sim World 5 and Way of the Hunter are available this weekend for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core members to play from Thursday January 23, 12:01am Pacific until Sunday, January 26, 11:59pm Pacific. Enjoy even more time with For Honor, which will be free to try from January 23,…
Twenty years ago, the original Monster Hunter first introduced players to its ever-expanding arsenal of weapons and memorable monsters. Since then, the series has grown in popularity around the world, and been refined into one of the finest multiplayer experiences gaming has to offer. There’s still a special satisfaction that comes from taking down an unfathomably huge creature by the skin of your teeth, coordinating with your fellow hunters, and using everyone’s weaponry and abilities skillfully to topple the most fearsome foes out there. To celebrate 20 years of the series – and Monster Hunter Wilds’ upcoming February 28 release…
Earlier this month we revealed PlayStation Store’s most downloaded games for December 2024. Today, let’s zoom out and look at the most downloaded games for all of 2024! As you’ll see, it’s an interesting mix of new AAA juggernauts and older favorites that continue to stand the test of time. Check out the full listings below. PS5 Games US/CanadaEUCall of Duty: Black Ops 6EA SPORTS FC 25EA SPORTS College Football 25Call of Duty: Black Ops 6HELLDIVERS 2Grand Theft Auto VNBA 2K25HELLDIVERS 2Grand Theft Auto VEA SPORTS FC 24EA SPORTS Madden NFL 25Hogwarts LegacyBlack Myth: WukongBlack Myth: WukongDRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZEROSea…
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An unexpected bounty upends the new order of Avalon, marking a target on the backs of prominent Rogue team Operators. The huge Season 02 update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Call of Duty: Warzone adds additional maps, modes, weapons, events, and more, kicking off the new year with a bang. Season 02 of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Call of Duty: Warzone launches January 28 on PS5 and PS4. Play Video Multiplayer overview New Core 6v6 Maps Bounty (Launch): Take in the Avalon skyline at sunrise as you battle atop a skyscraper catering to a…
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Category: GamesJanuary 22, 2025 Explore This Year’s THQ Nordic & Handy Games Publisher Sale, Running Until February 3 Tom Moore, Marketing Manager, THQ Nordic SummaryOver 70 games are now on offer as part of the annual THQ Nordic and HandyGames Publisher Sale.Games like Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, Darksiders III, AEW: Fight Forever and more are on sale.Head to the THQ Nordic and HandyGames Publisher Sale hub on the Microsoft Store to browse the full range. We’re back again, with even more fantastical worlds to jump into at the lowest prices ever on Xbox! Shape your adventure with the stroke of…
Category: ID@XboxJanuary 22, 2025 Our Resolution Is to Play More Indie Games: Indie Selects for January Raymond Estrada, Deron MannID@Xbox Personal Trainers New year, new you. New you, new games to play. In November, we announced that we will celebrate the one-year anniversary of this program with a 2024 Anniversary Collection. Each year, we’ll add 6 indie titles, not available on Xbox Game Pass, that we believe are absolute must-haves to this collection. Every year we’ll add 6 more, never removing the titles from previous years, slowly growing our shrine to indie greatness. Think of it as our yearly “Indie…
Before we get into offering our perspectives about Ted Price’s long-planned and extremely well-deserved retirement, we want to sincerely thank everyone who has checked in with Insomniac about the state of our employees and Burbank studio during the terrible Los Angeles-area fires. The fires have devastated the communities around us. We continue to focus on supporting each other and communicating daily with Sony Interactive Entertainment to provide the latest information and resources to everyone affected. Sharing the news that Ted is retiring from Insomniac Games is still just as emotional to type as it has been to think about. The…