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Category: Announcements Rare Celebrates 40 Years with Ruby-Themed Exclusives and More Adam ParkHead of Brand and Licensing, Rare Published August 4, 2025 1985 was the height of the British home computer scene; an era of games delivered on cassette tapes by young coders producing innovative titles straight out of their bedrooms. Among the most notable of these developers were Ultimate, already responsible for ground-breaking titles like Jetpac and Knight Lore – but the studio’s founders weren’t about to rest on their laurels. This was the year that Ultimate co-creators Tim and Chris Stamper would form Rare – an ambitious new…
THQ Nordic’s 2025 Showcase just wrapped, debuting new details on Tides of Tomorrow, Spongebob Squarepants: Titans of the Tide, Gothic 1 Remake, and more. Here is a breakdown of the upcoming titles. The team at Tarsier, creators of Little Nightmares I & II, are creating an all-new horror adventure -Reanimal. The showcase gameplay trailer features a first look at new gameplay environments and characters, including new monsters and friends of the orphaned siblings. Their relentless journey to survive a hellish gamescape features a rich narrative and online and couch co-op multiplayer so players can share the scare. In…
Category: GamesAugust 1, 2025 THQ Nordic Gets You in the Game at 2025 Digital Showcase Melanie Klose, Marketing Director, THQ Nordic Today at the annual THQ Nordic Digital Showcase Event, we gave gamers fresh looks at gameplay for several upcoming titles, including Reanimal, Tides of Tomorrow, The Eternal Life of Goldman, and much more. We also unveiled a new demo for Gothic 1 Remake, which Xbox players can jump into from today! Let’s take a look at a recap of the event, including all of the major news and reveals making their way to Xbox. SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the…
Silent Hill f, a standalone spin-off of the Silent Hill series from developer NeoBards, comes to PlayStation 5 on September 25. We recently had the chance to play the game at its world premiere event in Tokyo, Japan. Psychological horror set in 1960s Japan The story begins when Hinako leaves her home to escape from her upset father. Silent Hill f utilizes the same over-the-shoulder perspective as Bloober Team’s 2024 Silent Hill 2 remake, allowing players to move the camera with the right analog stick. Sharing a similar perspective to Hinako adds to the immersion and tension of the game.…
Category: Next Week on XboxAugust 1, 2025 Next Week on Xbox: New Games for August 4 to 8 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! Mafia: The Old Country 2K ☆☆☆☆☆ 2 ★★★★★ $49.99 Pre-order Mafia: The Old Country – August 8Optimized for Xbox Series X|S Uncover the origins of organized…
Category: ID@XboxJuly 31, 2025 What do Greek Heroes do After Death? Find out Now in Achilles: Survivor Weronika “Roni” Jaszcz, Community Manager, Dark Point Games SummaryFight, build, die, evolve your godly powers, die again.A fast-paced roguelite set in Ancient Greece.Play it now on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. Imagine this:you’re enjoying a peaceful day in Ancient Greece. You’ve spent your entire life fighting, your name is known across the land… and then someone stabs you in the heel. It can happen to anyone. But what do you do next? Retire? Rest? Reflect? Achilles didn’t get the memo. At the…
Battlefield 6 has made its debut, with Electronic Arts providing the first big look at its sprawling first-person shooter, including hands-on with its often-enormous multiplayer mode. I engaged the enemy across four of the nine maps Battlefield 6 will include at launch, which took us through a range of battles: from the vehicle-filled All-Out Warfare modes, to smaller, close-quarters battles. The franchise heads back to its roots with Battlefield 6, serving as a sort of spiritual successor to Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4. It uses a modern setting of 2027 and, like the games it draws inspiration from, sees the…
Category: ID@XboxJuly 31, 2025 Cook Serve Forever Launches with a Banger Soundtrack and Celebrity Voice Actors Nicholas Kraak, Narrative Lead/Writer, Vertigo Gaming Cook Serve Forever is a brand new, story-rich cooking adventure from the creators of Cook, Serve, Delicious. You play as Nori Kaga, a food cart chef who dreams of making it big like her role model, the Culinary Queen, Chef Rhubarb. Nori leads a pretty simple life, serving food to the locals of her small town, Moraine. But when she finds out the once-in-a-decade cooking event, the Couteau d’Or, is happening in the neighbouring city of Helianthus, Nori…
Category: GamesJuly 31, 2025 Mafia: The Old Country Is a Classic Mob Tale Told With an Eye on the Future Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief To understand Mafia: The Old Country, you have to understand that this is a project concerned with looking back. It looks back, with deep research, at the very birth of the idea of the Mafia itself. It looks back, with real reverence, at the series it’s a part of. Hell, even its setting – the areas surrounding San Celeste, a Sicilian town at the turn of the 20th Century – is a callback to the…
Category: GamesJuly 31, 2025 Free Play Days – WWE 2K25, Dynasty Warriors: Origins, I, Robot, and The Ascent Kyle Ocean, Marketing Manager, Xbox Summon your squad with Free Play Days! WWE 2K25 Standard Edition, Dynasty Warriors: Origins, and I, Robot are available this weekend for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core members to play from Thursday July 31 until Sunday, August 3. The Ascent is free for all Xbox members to try during Free Play Days (Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core membership not required). How To Start Playing Find and install the games on each of the…