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LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Developer Diary (Video)

Video game website IGN had what they call IGN Fest today. During IGN Fest, they showed off footage of Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and had the developers talk about the game. You can check that video out below, along with my thoughts on the game! Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is coming out on April 5th, 2022. IGN Fest showed off footage and had the developer’s talk about the game. And…WOW! The Skywalker Saga looks fantastic! This…

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TWO POINT CAMPUS COMING TO PC & CONSOLES MAY 17, 2022

SEGA Europe Limited. and Two Point Studios Limited are delighted to confirm that the highly anticipated game Two Point Campus™, is coming to PC and consoles May 17, 2022! Players can head over to TwoPointCampus.com to pre-order a physical copy of the game, or pre-purchase Two Point Campus for Steam, Sony PlayStation® 4|5, Microsoft® Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, digitally via the first party store fronts – with the Nintendo Switch pre-purchase via the eShop soon to follow. Two Point Campus will also be available on Xbox Game Pass for console and PC ...

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Ubisoft is bringing its subscription service to Xbox

Ubisoft is bringing its Ubisoft Plus subscription service to Xbox in the future and announcing that Rainbow Six: Extraction will be coming to Xbox Game Pass at launch. Ubisoft Plus was originally launched for PC and includes access to more than 100 Ubisoft games, including titles like Far Cry 6, for $14.99 per month. Ubisoft isn’t announcing exactly when its subscription service will arrive on Xbox, only that it “will be coming to Xbox in the future,” according to Ubisoft…

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Rune Factory 4 Special Review

Rune Factory 4 has been out for some time on Nintendo Switch. When I heard it was coming to Xbox I was beyond excited as I never played the game on original release. Xseed Games and Marvelous Inc keep coming at us with hit after hit. Being a huge fan of this dynamic duo which brought us Story Of Seasons on almost every major platform, easily one of my favourite franchise in gaming this was a must play for me. Rune Factory 4 Special brings the best of all gaming aspects farming and battling. If you have played Stardew Valley it will have a similar feel to it, ...

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Xbox Cloud Gaming Launches on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One Consoles

From Catherine Gluckstein, Vice President and Head of Product, Xbox Cloud Gaming Wow, what a week it has been celebrating the 20th anniversary of Xbox, together. And we’ve got more news to share as we take another step toward our mission of bringing gaming to more people where and when they want to play: Today you can play Game Pass games from the cloud on your Xbox console. We’re excited that Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) is now available on Xbox…

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Airborne Kingdom is a City Building Gem

When it comes to city builders on consoles, the results are generally poor. Even if the game is rock solid, the controls don't often translate well to controllers. These are games primarily built for a mouse and keyboard. Yet somehow Airborne Kingdom deals with those issues with ease, and provides a fantastic experience that is a must play for any city building fan.

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Xbox adds 70+titles to backwards compatibility

As part of their 20th anniversary celebration Microsoft announced the following, just when you thought they literally had everything on backwards compatibility.   At Xbox, we believe in celebrating gaming and preserving its legacy. No other art form offers the opportunity to be immersed in expansive universes through the combination of stunning visuals, evocative music, emotion-driven storytelling and interactive, living worlds. Since 2015, the backward compatibility program for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S has made it possible for gamers…

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20 Years of Halo, By the Numbers

As we get closer and closer to the launch of Halo Infinite its time to get ready for the  Xbox Anniversary Celebration on Monday, November 15.  With that in mind, lets take a look back at the history of Halo and Master Chief, the most iconic representation for Xbox as a brand and a franchise. 81 million copies have been sold worldwide $6 Billion in worldwide product sales to date 3 million players of Halo: The Master Chief Collection on…

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Gucci to make limited edition Xbox Bundles

Today, Xbox and Gucci announced they’ll join forces to celebrate two iconic milestones: Xbox’s 20th anniversary and Gucci’s 100th birthday. In a meeting of tech innovation and tradition, we’re excited to unveil the first-ever, limited-edition Gucci Xbox Bundle available to purchase globally on November 17. Nodding to the past, present and future of the long-intertwined gaming and fashion communities, the collectable set is designed to celebrate and promote self-expression. To honor its 100th anniversary milestone, Gucci will produce just 100 …

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SteamWorld Headhunter Revealed

A new SteamWorld game was revealed at Thunderful Games digital event today! We have the details below. SteamWorld Headhunter was revealed during Thunderful Games digital event, Thunderful World, today. In a press release we received it was described as “a stylised and colourful, third-person co-op action adventure with a head-popping twist.” It will be keeping “the style and charm that’s helped make SteamWorld such a beloved franchise” while taking the franchise into a 3D world. On Twitter, Thunderful Games added…

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