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Category: Next Week on XboxAugust 8, 2025 Next Week on Xbox: New Games for August 11 to 15 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 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 Madden NFL 26 Electronic Arts ☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ Get it now Free Trial EA Sports Madden NFL 26 – August 14Optimized for Xbox Series X|S…
It’s not quite the designated Spooky Season yet, but there’s something about hot summer nights that makes the thought of body-chilling horror hit much harder. Fortunately for fans of the creepy, bloody, and frightening, there are noteworthy PS5 horror games on their way that’ll stick around in your nightmares. Still, true terror is a year-round experience. So, we’ll be looking at releases further forward as well—into the 2025 Halloween season, and even further beyond into the harsh, unforgiving winter months of 2026. Steel yourselves, players, because between atmospheric indies, classic reimaginings, and blockbuster sequels, the next several months will offer…
Category: GamesAugust 7, 2025 Become One with the Ninja: Unpacking Ninja Gaiden 4’s Deep, Immersive Allure Yamaguchi Sebastian, Xbox Wire Japan SummaryWalk through the experience of playing the first 3 chapters of Ninja Gaiden 4 with its Director and Producer Yuji Nakao.Dive deeper into the game’s mechanics and playability, now refreshed with a brand-new arsenal, instant weapon switching, and a Ryu Hayabusa who has mastered the True Dragon Sword.Ninja Gaiden 4 arrives on October 21 for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Xbox Cloud, Xbox Play Anywhere. Play it day one with Game Pass. Racing through a Tokyo consumed by…
Category: Games The Biggest id Software News from QuakeCon 2025 Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Published August 7, 2025 Related Stories for “The Biggest id Software News from QuakeCon 2025” Category: GamesBecome One with the Ninja: Unpacking Ninja Gaiden 4’s Deep, Immersive Allure Category: GamesHeretic + Hexen Gets a Surprise Re-Release Today: How Nightdive Studios Delivered Another Definitive Version of a Classic Category: ID@XboxStep Through the Door: Oxide Room 208 Brings Back Visceral Body-Horror to Xbox The post The Biggest id Software News from QuakeCon 2025 appeared first on Xbox Wire. Go to Source (xbox.com)
1994’s Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders and its 1995 sequel, Hexen: Beyond Heretic forged new frontiers in first-person shooter games. Experience these pivotal games today with Heretic + Hexen, a collaboration between id Software and Nightdive Studios bringing an enhanced re-release of Raven Software’s legendary games to a new generation of players. Play Video From demonic sci-fi to dark fantasy “As one of the original developers back in the ’90s, it’s honestly kind of surreal to see Heretic and Hexen coming back like this,” says Brian Raffel, studio co-founder and co-head of Raven Software. “We built those games on…
Category: GamesAugust 7, 2025 Heretic + Hexen Gets a Surprise Re-Release Today: How Nightdive Studios Delivered Another Definitive Version of a Classic Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor SummaryHeretic + Hexen returns as a surprise, enhanced multi-platform re-release at QuakeCon 2025 – and it’s out today.We talk with the creative team at Nightdive Studios about what they’ve improved upon, and what new features players can look forward to.Heretic + Hexen is available today for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox PC (as an Xbox Play Anywhere title, and available with Game Pass) as well as PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo…
Category: ID@XboxAugust 7, 2025 Step Through the Door: Oxide Room 208 Brings Back Visceral Body-Horror to Xbox Jorge Hidalgo, Chief Marketing Officer at WildSphere Oxide Room 208 is a psychological horror game that plunge you into a nightmarish world where eight individuals are imprisoned in a decaying lab-motel hybrid, victims of a twisted experiment led by the sadistic Doc. As Eva, the chosen host, loses her grip on reality, the environment morphs into a grotesque landscape of madness and unethical science. To survive, you must uncover dark secrets and find the elusive door 208 to escape. Featuring a cast of…
Category: ID@XboxAugust 7, 2025 Slopecrashers –How to Put Capybaras on Snowboards Together (Fast) Johannes Lugstein, Solo Developer at byteparrot SummaryDefeat the evil hamster – solo or together.Use stunts and combos to charge your boost.Change your playstyle with different gadgets and accessibility options. Defeat the Evil(?) Hamster – Together with Your Friends! Imagine being a capybara, teaming up with your chicken and lemur buddies to join the greatest snowboarding tournament, but as soon as the training starts, a big evil tries to sabotage it all? Who might that be, why are there billboards everywhere saying to vote for hamster as mayor?…
Category: GamesAugust 7, 2025 Hit the Gridiron in EA Sports Madden NFL 26 with EA Play Now Charlie Fortescue, Director, Global Corporate Communications, EA SummaryThe EA Sports Madden NFL 26 10-hour EA Play trial is available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Xbox PC.Backed by years of real NFL data that delivers explosive gameplay in every moment, Madden NFL 26 is Built From Sundays.Score a limited-time Welcome Pack, plus recurring rewards like Ultimate Team Packs. Game Pass Ultimate members can live every stadium-shaking moment for up to 10 hours in EA Sports Madden NFL 26. If they decide to…
Hey everyone, this is Mike Tucker, Design Director and Programmer at Bitmap Bureau. We hope you’re all excited for Terminator 2D: No Fate, coming October 31, 2025. On behalf of everyone at the Bitmap team, we’re thrilled to reveal the new Gameplay Overview Trailer! The trailer gives an in-depth summary of T2D’s various gameplay systems, including info about game modes, pickups, the scoring system and more. Play Video Difficulty levels explained Beyond what’s covered in the trailer, we thought this blog would be a great chance to delve into the game even further, specifically covering the different difficulty settings. Hopefully…