Xbox at Gamescom: Announcement Roundup
It's that time of year again! Gamescom is here and we have been watching on with baited breath, waiting for the next big showing of our favourite games.
Yet again Xbox have delivered, keeping us invested and wanting more.
Check out below for the full run down on what was announced today and what is coming to our Xbox's in the near future!
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More on Forza Horizon 4’s Team
Multiplayer Action
As Forza
Horizon 4 races towards launch, we got more information about
Team Adventure, the new competitive multiplayer mode that allows players to
team up and take on the world in races, games and frantic Freeroam Rushes. With
brand new Leagues to rise through, unique rewards to be won and prestigious
Grandmaster titles to aim for, start picking your teammates now and be ready
when the first four-week series begins on Oct. 2 when Forza Horizon 4 launches
worldwide on Xbox One, Windows 10 and included with Xbox Game Pass.
PlayerUnknown’s
Battlegrounds Graduating
from Xbox Game Preview; Full Content Release Coming September 4
We announced that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) will exit the Xbox
Game Preview program on September 4, 2018 to Full Product Release (1.0). While
PUBG Corp. will continue to enhance the game and deliver new content to Xbox
players, the Full Product Release marks the culmination of our combined efforts
in Xbox Game Preview, where we worked closely with the passionate and engaged
Xbox community to regularly update, tune, stabilize and enhance the PUBG experience
for Xbox One. For more on today’s PUBG news, read the Xbox Wire post here.
Xbox Game Pass provides gamers the
ultimate value and freedom to play over 100 great games for one low monthly
price. It is also continuously evolving based on valuable feedback from our
members and has new games added every single month, including popular
releases this summer such as Fallout
4 and Rocket
League. Building on this, today, we announced the latest
addition to the service with Halo:
The Master Chief Collection on September 1, which has been a
top requested game by fans.
We are also excited to announce the release of the Xbox Game Pass
app, now available on iOS and Android. Browse any of the games in the Xbox Game
Pass catalog, discover new titles and download them straight to your console
when you’re on your mobile device. That way, they’re ready to play the next
time you turn on your Xbox One. If you haven’t tried Xbox Game Pass yet, we
also have a special offer for new members. Starting today until August 31 you
can get one month of Xbox Game Pass for just $2 (or equivalent local currency)
and receive a second month for free in nearly all countries where Xbox Game
Pass is available or check with your local retailers for other great offers.
Visit here for more details or
the Xbox Game Pass tab on your Xbox One. For more on today’s Xbox Game Pass
announcements, read the Xbox Wire post here.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps Reveals
New Gameplay
We got a closer look at the highly anticipated sequel Ori and the Will of the Wisps,
with a focus on the new Spirit Trials feature. These fast paced, highly
repayable race sequences spread throughout the game allow Ori players to
compete asynchronously with other members of the community for in-game rewards
and placement on the Spirit Trials leaderboards. Fans at gamescom will get a
chance to check out Ori’s immersive world, dynamic combat mechanics, gripping
enemy encounters and challenging puzzles for themselves. Ori and the Will of the Wisps releases
on Xbox One and Windows 10 in 2019.
Undead Labs Keeps the Zombies Coming
with State of Decay 2’s Daybreak Pack
Zombie killing fans will be happy to hear that Undead Labs is
continuing their post-release momentum through new add-on
content for State of Decay 2. Daybreak
Pack will give fans more of the multiplayer action they’ve been asking for with
an all-new siege defense game mode that gives players the ability to fight
zombies, complete missions and earn rewards as a respawning Red Talon soldier
with up to three friends. It will be available on Sept. 12. State of Decay 2 is
available on Xbox One, Windows 10, and also included with Xbox Game Pass. For
more on today’s State of Decay 2 Daybreak Pack announcement, read the Xbox Wire post here.
Journey to Perilous New Lands in Sea of Thieves Forsaken
Shores
Today, we also gave players their first look at our third major
free content update for Sea of Thieves in The Forsaken
Shores. Launching September 19, and also available within Xbox Game Pass, The
Forsaken Shores will take players to The Devil’s Roar to encounter brand new
environmental perils with volcanoes, geysers and earthquakes added to the game.
With more than five million pirates around the globe, The Forsaken Shores
further expands the ever-growing world of Sea of Thieves.
We’ve announced more new Xbox One bundles and accessories at this
year’s gamescom than ever before, with 8 new bundles and 3 new controller
designs, including the first ever Xbox One X Special Edition console
bundle—the Xbox One X Gold
Rush Special Edition
Battlefield
V Bundle—as well as the Xbox Wireless
Controller – PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Limited Edition and new camo and shadow
options for Xbox Design Lab. For complete
details on all of our announcement, read the Xbox Wire post here.
From Blockbuster Titles to Innovative
Indies, Games Play Best on Xbox One
Xbox One continues to be the best place to play the biggest and
best blockbuster games, including over 220 titles enhanced for Xbox One X, the
world’s most powerful console. Dozens of new games from some of the world’s
most talented creators are coming to the platform, such as Bethesda’s Fallout 76, Ubisoft
Massive’s The
Division 2, Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2,
Square-Enix’s Kingdom
Hearts 3, Capcom’s Devil
May Cry 5, Electronic Arts’ Battlefield
V, 4A Games’ Metro
Exodus, Activision’s Call
of Duty: Black Ops IV and Square Enix Montreal’s Shadow of the Tomb Raider,
with many enhanced for Xbox One X. On today’s episode of Inside Xbox, we
took an in-depth look at a number of these titles, including:
·
Tom
Clancy’s The Division 2 (Ubisoft Massive): Developed by Ubisoft Massive and the same
teams that brought you Tom
Clancy’s The Division, Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 is an online open-world, action-shooter
RPG experience set in a collapsing and fractured Washington, D.C. This rich new
setting combines a wide variety of beautiful, iconic and realistic environments
where the player will experience the series’ trademark for authenticity in world-
building, rich RPG systems, and fast-paced action like never before. Play solo
or co-op with a team of up to four players to complete a wide range of
activities, from the main campaign and adversarial PvP matches to the Dark Zone
— where anything can happen.
·
Fallout
76 (Bethesda): The
award-winning creators of Skyrim and Fallout 4 welcome
you to Fallout 76 — a stunning prequel and the largest world
ever created in the legendary Fallout universe. Set in the hills of West
Virginia, you are one of the first to emerge, into a new and
untamed wasteland.
·
Devil
May Cry 5 (Capcom): A brand-new entry in the legendary over-the-top action series comes to
Xbox One in spring 2019, complete with its signature blend of high-octane
stylized action and otherworldly and original characters the series is known
for. Years have passed since the legions of hell have set foot in this world,
but now a new demonic invasion has begun, and humanity’s last hope will rest in
the hands of three lone demon hunters, each offering a radically different play
style. United by fate and a thirst for vengeance, these demon hunters will have
to face their demons if they hope to survive. The devil you know returns in the
most over the top, technically advanced, utterly insane action experience of
this generation. Devil
May Cry 5 unleashes its demonic fury on March 8, 2019.
·
The
Dark Pictures (Bandai Namco Entertainment): From the developers of Until Dawn comes
The Dark Pictures – a series of intense, standalone, branching cinematic horror
games that combine state of the art graphics with powerful storytelling to
create a terrifying new gaming experience. Man of Medan is the first game in
the Dark Pictures Anthology, bringing supernatural horror to the South Pacific.
Five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip. With a rumoured WWII wreck to
find, and plenty of on-deck partying to be had, the group is ready for what
should be the dive trip of a lifetime. As the day unfolds, and a storm rolls
in, their trip soon changes into something much more sinister and terrifying.
As the player, you’ll get to shape the story through your actions and
decisions. Who will live and who will die is up to you. Can you save them all?
·
Shadow
of the Tomb Raider (Square Enix Montreal): Experience Lara Croft’s defining moment as
she becomes the Tomb Raider. In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Lara must master a deadly jungle,
overcome terrifying tombs, and persevere through her darkest hour. As she races
to save the world from a Mayan apocalypse, Lara will ultimately be forged into the
Tomb Raider she is destined to be.
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