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Category: ID@XboxJuly 17, 2025 All Caps on Deck. BattleCap Sets Sail Today on Xbox Ruizhao Chen, Designer, MechAlmond SummaryFind out what makes BattleCap so addictive.A deep dive into the physics behind this chaotic couch co-op.Learn how to customize your warships and heat up the competition. Ahoy, Captains! Ruizhao Chen here, designer of BattleCap – the naval combat party game that transforms your living room into a bottle cap battleground. After years of sweat, laughter, and way too many “last rounds” with our dev team, I’m thrilled to announce: BattleCap launches today on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One! Why our…
It’s almost Zed Time again. The gore-drenched co-op FPS, Killing Floor 3, is exploding its way onto PS5 on July 24. In preparation for launch, Studio Creative Director Bryan Wynia and Design Director Leland Scali from Tripwire Interactive took me through what to expect in this big, brutal and bloody sequel to one of the best blasters on the block. Play Video PlayStation Blog: In terms of gameplay, what was the main focus for Killing Floor 3? And what sets it apart from its previous titles? Leland: It really was adding depth to existing systems. So, in Killing Floor 1…
Category: PlaytestsJuly 16, 2025 The Delta Force Technical Test is LIVE today for Xbox Insiders! Jon, Xbox Program Manager Are you ready for the ultimate first-person shooter? The Delta Force Technical Test is LIVE today! Dive into the high-stakes extraction and the epic Warfare today in the Xbox Insider Playtest, available now on Xbox Series X|S. About the Game: Delta Force is the definitive free-to-play modern team-based tactical shooter coming to consoles on August 19. As the latest installment of the classic series that has defined the genre for 25 years, Delta Force is back with 3 main game modes:…
Category: GamesJuly 16, 2025 Grounded 2 (Game Preview) Lands July 29 – Here’s What You Need to Know Shyla Schofield, Senior Communications Manager, Obsidian Entertainment SummaryGrounded 2 launches July 29, 2025, in Game Preview for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC, and Xbox Cloud, in Early Access on Steam, and with Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass —get ready to shrink down and dive in!And with Xbox Play Anywhere, a single purchase lets you play with Xbox consoles and Xbox PC with full cross-saves – at no additional cost.Suit up with the Founder’s Edition — the Standard Edition with additional…
Category: GamesJuly 16, 2025 Shake It! Ten Rat-Tastic Reasons Why Ratshaker Will Change Your Life Forever Calvin Parsons, CEO Sunscorched Studios With Ratshaker, you take control! Feel the satisfaction of watching the meter rise as you shake the cartoon Rat into submission. The more you shake, the closer you get to solving your problems for good. Fast-acting, easy to use, and highly effective, Ratshaker ensures your space stays problem-free in no time. But make no mistake, this is no ordinary game. This is a ritual. You must perform it. It is coming for us. Launching today on Xbox Series X|S,…
Category: GamesJuly 16, 2025 We Talk, Shoot, and Sneak Our Way Through The Outer Worlds 2 Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor “Cool!” immediately popped into my head as I fired off another round from my Bio-Mass Shotgun, dealing heavy corrosive damage to an enemy soldier and watching them effectively melt before my eyes. I steadily rotated between it, an SMG, and a heavy machine gun, dishing damage to all the inhabitants of a deep space research station — because that’s just how I roll as a special agent of the Earth Directorate. But boy did that shotgun stay with me…
Category: GamesJuly 16, 2025 New Content, New Looks, and Movie Tie-Ins: Minecraft Is More Lively Than Ever This Summer Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Wherever you look, Minecraft is doing something new right now. From a blockbuster movie to some huge game drops and upgrades, there’s never been a livelier time for fans to jump in and try something new. In fact, there’s so much, we thought it might be a good idea to round up everything in one place. From happy ghasts to smash hit songs, here’s every piece of news from the world of Minecraft this summer: Chase…
PlayStation’s Summer Sale is almost here! Kick off the season with a wide range of offers on digital PS5 and PS4 games and add-ons at PlayStation Store starting July 16 at 00:00am PDT/BST/JST. The promotion includes the likes of EA Sports FC 25 Standard Edition for 79% off (PS5, PS4), Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – Cross-Gen Bundle for 45% off (PS5, PS4), Assassin’s Creed Shadows Digital Deluxe Edition for 25% off (PS5), Forza Horizon 5 Standard Edition for 25% off (PS5) and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for 10% off (PS5) for a limited time.* But there’s many more…
Category: Xbox InsiderJuly 15, 2025 Xbox Insiders with Game Pass Ultimate – Stream Your Own Game on the Xbox PC app Anu Reddy, Senior Product Manager, Xbox Platform Exciting updates for PC players! Starting today, Xbox Insiders in the PC Gaming Preview who are also Game Pass Ultimate members can stream select console games they own beyond the Game Pass catalog on the Xbox PC app in the 28 countries where Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) is supported. Earlier this year, we rolled the “Stream your own game” feature out to Game Pass Ultimate members on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox…
Hello PlayStation readers! I’m Chris Darril, creator of Bye Sweet Carole and founder of Little Sewing Machine. Bye Sweet Carole is a special project, one that reimagines the animation that inspired me in childhood, interwoven with homages to video games that today’s players can relate to. Before the game launches on PlayStation, it’s my pleasure to introduce the first and exclusive look at The French, a mysterious character found sneaking into Bunny Hall by Lana. They seem to have an interest in heat and flames — could this be a clue to Carole’s disappearance? Introducing The French As mysterious as…