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- Learn the History and Lore Behind TESO’s Gates of Oblivion with New Trailer
- Behind the Scenes of Zombie Army 4’s Latest Season of Horror
- Heavy Metal Machines: New Metal Pass Season is Here with Sugoi Machines
- Zeke and Julia Return in Their 16-bit Glory in Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol
- Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer is Now Live
| Learn the History and Lore Behind TESO’s Gates of Oblivion with New Trailer Posted: 12 May 2021 10:00 AM PDT Discover the mortal ambitions and Daedric schemes that lead to the upcoming Blackwood chapter and larger Gates of Oblivion adventure with this new story trailer (above). In The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood, arriving June 8 on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, you'll have an opportunity to discover a story that began with the Longhouse Emperors and Mehrunes Dagon as part of the year-long Gates of Oblivion saga. This massive new storyline kicked off in March with the Flames of Ambition DLC and continues with the upcoming Blackwood chapter and throughout the entirety of 2021. Of course, you can jump in any time and still experience an incredible tale of ambition and destruction, as each unique release tells its own unique tale. Even better, with the Blackwood Prologue available now for everybody who owns The Elder Scrolls Online, you can take your first steps into the new chapter's main storyline before it arrives this June! Imperial ambitions, Daedric schemes, and a desperate band of heroes standing in the face of destruction itself, the Gates of Oblivion year-long saga is going to be an adventure unlike anything you've seen before. In addition to continuing this massive story, Blackwood also introduces a new zone to explore, the new Companions system, the new Oblivion Portals world events, and much more. For more on the upcoming chapter and the Gates of Oblivion storyline, visit The Elder Scrolls Online official website for everything you need to know — we'll see you in Blackwood! The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood arrives on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on June 8. Pre-purchase Blackwood now to receive unique bonus rewards and gain immediate access to the Nagahide Welwa Ravager mount.   The Elder Scrolls Online Collection: BlackwoodBethesda Softworks $59.99 $47.99 The Elder Scrolls Online Collection: Blackwood is the ultimate Elder Scrolls experience and includes the Base Game and all Chapters: • Blackwood (New for 2021) • Greymoor • Elsweyr • Summerset • Morrowind Pre-purchase now to begin your adventure immediately in the base game or previous Chapters and gain instant access to the Nagahide Welwa Ravager Mount, plus bonus content at launch: • Dremora Kynreeve Outfit • Deadlands Wamasu Pet • 1× Iron Atronach Crate, including exclusive randomized loot • 3× Blackwood Treasure Maps • 2× Experience Scrolls, granting Double XP ULTIMATE FREEDOM—Create your ultimate RPG character, play solo or adventure with friends, and determine your fate in an ever-expanding world. With no level restrictions, go anywhere, at any time in a truly open world. In The Elder Scrolls Online, the choice is yours. CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE—With a new tutorial, begin your adventure where you like: emerge from Coldharbour in the Base Game, battle Dragons in the Elsweyr Chapter, or get ready to face the Prince of Destruction, Mehrunes Dagon, in Blackwood, the latest Chapter. All content is accessible for new players, and you can switch adventures whenever you like. INCLUDES LATEST CHAPTER: BLACKWOOD—As part of the Gates of Oblivion adventure, a deal made with the Prince of Destruction comes due in Blackwood. Explore Imperial cities and murky bogs, uncover Mehrunes Dagon's sinister plot, and never adventure alone with the new Companions System. Behind the Scenes of Zombie Army 4's Latest Season of Horror Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer is Now Live Xbox Game Pass Helps European Gamers Stay Connected  |
| Behind the Scenes of Zombie Army 4’s Latest Season of Horror Posted: 12 May 2021 09:00 AM PDT If you like a bit of Nazi zombie slaying, Zombie Army 4: Dead War is available on Xbox Game Pass right now. We're also working hard on Season Pass 3, and the first round of content has gone live – so I'd like to give you a little "behind the scenes" on everything we've announced so far! Each season features a mix of free and paid content. Free to everyone with the base game, we've finally finished Nightmare Mode – which we've been working on since before the core game launched! This difficulty setting strips out the story and turns the game into a sequence of insanely hard combat puzzles for 1-2 players. We discovered that this wasn't as straightforward as upping the enemy count – groups of elite enemies didn't always make things harder if you could grab their heavy weapons and mow everyone else down! Our level designers have had to work hard to get as mischievous as possible.  All players also have access to a new horde map, Frozen in Fear, set in the Resistance base found in Season 2's Alpine Blitz (which also features in the tie-in novel, Fortress of the Dead). When we built the base we discovered that while the level flow worked well for the story, it didn't use the whole base. As such, we had the idea of setting a horde map in the aftermath of a zombie zeppelin attack and letting players escape the ruins through a new path. With a battle-damaged base and fleshed out surrounding areas, the play experience is very different. Players that pick up the Season 3 Pass will gain access to the main content of the Season – a new story campaign. In Season 3, we've decided to open up the zombie killing experience in wide open sandbox maps, to reflect the game's origin as a horror themed alternate timeline to Sniper Elite. The new mission, Terminal Error, is a huge open base containing an occult Nazi supercomputer. The base itself is a kind of Easter Egg for Sniper Elite 4 fans, but the play experience is wildly different.  A reference point for us the atmosphere of an abandoned theme park, where the story objectives lock players in ghost houses. It has also been a great opportunity to grow some plot threads from Season 1 and 2 into a larger scale story, getting deeper into the occult scheme that undead Hitler was only a small part of. Season 3 will also give players access to a range of character outfits, weapons, weapon skins, charms and hats. We've covered a wide range of content to let our WW2 history and pulp-horror fans find what they like.  As part of the first content drop is the M1934 pistol, a solid all-rounder that players can upgrade to feature a nice, deep clip. The first round of cosmetic items features the "Marie Undercover" outfit, Zombie-themed hats and charms (for players who think the dead look cool and want to match), and Elemental skins for the weapons from the base game – a perfect fit for players that have upgraded their gun to unleash elemental damage. There is much more on the roadmap that we're working on right now, including more unannounced freebies, and we hope you enjoy what's in store during Season 3!  Zombie Army 4: Dead WarRebellion $49.99 PC Game Pass Xbox Game Pass Hitler's hordes are back for more in this spine-chilling shooter from the makers of Sniper Elite 4! Abominable occult enemies, epic weapons and a harrowing new campaign for 1-4 players await in 1940s Europe, as you fight to save humankind from undead Armageddon! The resistance have defeated Zombie Hitler and cast him into Hell – but the dead rise once again with greater hunger than before! Continue the alternate history of Zombie Army Trilogy in huge new levels, and uncover a sinister plan that takes the Survivor Brigade across Italy and beyond! Experience genre-defining ballistics, build the slayer that suits you and harness the power of fire, lightning and divine essence as you upgrade your guns to fight back against the dead. When the horde surrounds you, tear them apart with enhanced melee combat and flesh-rending takedown moves! Learn the History and Lore Behind TESO's Gates of Oblivion with New Trailer Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer is Now Live Xbox Game Pass Helps European Gamers Stay Connected  |
| Heavy Metal Machines: New Metal Pass Season is Here with Sugoi Machines Posted: 11 May 2021 01:30 PM PDT Hey Xbox players! Hoplon Studio here, from Brazil, to announce that the new season of the Heavy Metal Machines' Metal Pass is already available! A time of high adventure has come to the free-to-play multiplayer vehicular combat game, with the arrival of Sugoi Machines. The new season brings more than 100 rewards to players. The Metal Pass is Heavy Metal Machines' progression system, where players level up their accounts and receive rewards. There are 60 levels, and you can play them all for free or get the Metal Pass Premium to make the rewards double for a special price! Sugoi Machines brings four new models (skins), six new visual effects, five new sprays, five new emotes, and two new portraits themed in a Japanese super hero setting, and enjoy the battles with style! Nani!!!  Also, you can get Fame (the game currency) as a reward on some levels of the Metal Pass and cash (hard currency) with the Metal Pass Premium. We are extremely proud of the artistic result achieved in this season of HMM. The theme and new skins have amazing visual effects. We’re sure you’ll like it! See you in the Arenas!  Heavy Metal MachinesHoplon Infotainment Xbox One X Enhanced Heavy Metal Machines is a one of a kind Free-to-Play Multiplayer Vehicular Combat game where players engage in 4v4 intense battles, controlling lethal vehicles in post-apocalyptic arenas. A WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE HMM's combination of unique vehicles, fast-paced combat, and post-apocalyptic sports arenas will take you to a whole new gameplay experience. A ROSTER OF UNIQUE VEHICLES Ranging from a car crushing Monster Truck and a heavy armored Tank to a blade thrower Motorcycle and a magnetic Tow Truck, each of the many vehicles has a different set of weapons and gameplay styles that bring a wide range of strategic possibilities to each match. BECOME A METAL GLADIATOR You can play HMM casually, or if you want to spice things up, join the Ranked Mode to be godlike, or create your Team and bring it to the Colosseum, an in-game Tournament, to battle for prizes and prestige. NEWCOMERS ARE WELCOME If you are new to HMM, no worries! Training modes are available to sharpen your skills. COMPETITION If you feel competitive, you can participate in Community Tournaments, or even the Metal League, Heavy Metal Machines' Official Tournament, that features cash-prizes to fuel the game's Esports scene. PLAY TOGETHER Meet new players in the game or bring your friends for way more fun! MAY THE BEST GLADIATOR WIN HMM is free-to-play and not pay-to-win. Rest assured that there is no way to buy in-game items that give vehicles gameplay advantages. Creating the Atmospheric In Rays of the Light Xbox Game Pass Helps European Gamers Stay Connected Adventure Game The Wardrobe Arrives on Xbox One  |
| Zeke and Julia Return in Their 16-bit Glory in Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol Posted: 11 May 2021 12:00 PM PDT Summary
The cult classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors and its sequel make their long-awaited return in Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol! Play these classics from the golden age of 16-bit gaming with new enhancements and never before seen museum features. Zombies Ate My Neighbors Hey, where’s that scary music coming from? Yikes! It’s Zombies Ate My Neighbors, where you appear in every demented horror flick ever to make you hurl ju-jubes.  What are Zeke and Julie, our two wholesome teenage stars doing in a 16-bit game like this?! Trying to save the nice neighbors, cheerleaders, and babies from a fate worse than polyester! Who could put this slice of suburbia in such goose-pimply hysteria? Zombies, relentless chainsaw maniacs, mummies, evil dolls that just won’t die, lizard men, blobs, vampires, giant ants, martians, and more.  Will these crazy kids survive the night? Find your way through 55 horror-filled levels like a grocery store gone bad, a shopping mall awry, a mysterious island and your own back yard. Don’t miss “Weird Kids on the Block,” “Mars Needs Cheerleaders,” and “Dances w ith Werewolves.” You can fend off the freaks with a virtual candy counter of weapons like uzi squirt guns, exploding soda pop, bazookas, weed wackers and ancient artifacts. Also grab power ups-o-rama like secret potions and bobo clown decoys. Does this game ever end?!  Ghoul Patrol Zeke and Julie, our intrepid teenagers, visit the Ghosts and Ghouls exhibit at the city library, where they find an old treasure chest containing an ancient spirit book. Naturally, they cannot resist reading it. Suddenly, a horrific snaggle-toothed spirit emerges. Now, this snarling phantom and his dastardly minions are infesting Metropolis and slithering their way into the history books, where they plan to rewrite history with their spooky ways. Only you have the power to go back in time to de-spook an encyclopedia of zombified historic dudes.  Terminate, with prejudice, using crossbows, ping-pong ball machine guns, Martian “Heatseeker” guns, and more. Vaporize garbage can ghosts and ninja spirits, rescue bug-eyed librarians and wigged-out pirates, dodge flying books and adolescent-eating plants!  Only our two heroes have the power to get the mighty beastly spirit back into his book and stop the madness. Ghoul Patrol to the rescue! Pre-order today!  Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul PatrolDisney, Lucasfilm Games $14.99 The cult classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors and its sequel make their long awaited return in Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol! Play these classics from the golden age of 16-bit gaming with new enhancements and never before seen museum features. Zombies Ate My Neighbors Hey, where's that scary music coming from? Yikes! It's Zombies Ate My Neighbors, where you appear in every demented horror flick ever to make you hurl ju-jubes. What are Zeke and Julie, our two wholesome teenage stars doing in a 16-bit game like this?! Trying to save the nice neighbors, cheerleaders and babies from a fate worse than polyester! Who could put this SLICE of suburbia in such goose-pimply hysteria? Zombies, relentless Chainsaw Maniacs, Mummies, Evil Dolls that just won't die, Lizard Men, Blobs, Vampires, Giant Ants, Martians and more. Will these crazy kids survive the night? Find your way through 55 horror-filled levels like a grocery store gone bad, a shopping mall awry, a mysterious island and your own back yard. Don't miss "Weird Kids on the Block", "Mars Needs Cheerleaders" and "Dances With Werewolves". You can fend off the freaks with a virtual candy counter of weapons like uzi squirt guns, exploding soda pop, bazookas, weed wackers and ancient artifacts. Also grab power ups-o-rama like secret potions and bobo clown decoys. Does this game ever end?! Ghoul Patrol Zeke and Julie, our intrepid teenagers, visit the Ghosts and Ghouls exhibit at the city library, where they find an old treasure chest containing an ancient spirit book. Naturally, they cannot resist reading it. Suddenly, a horrific snaggle-toothed spirit emerges. Now, this snarling phantom and his dastardly minions are infesting Metropolis and slithering their way into the history books, where they plan to rewrite history with their spooky ways. Only you have the power to go back in time to de-spook an encyclopedia of zombified historic dudes. Terminate, with prejudice, using crossbows, ping-pong ball machine guns, Martian "Heatseeker" guns, and more. Vaporize garbage can ghosts and ninja spirits, rescue bug-eyed librarians and wigged-out pirates, dodge flying books and adolescent-eating plants! Only our two heroes have the power to get the mighty beastly spirit back into his book and stop the madness. Ghoul Patrol to the rescue! NEW FEATURES • Save Feature: Quickly save your progress in either game and continue your adventure wherever and whenever you want • Museum Features: Watch a video interview with one of the original Zombies' developers or explore numerous galleries containing game art, previously unreleased concept images and marketing assets • Soundtrack: Listen to the entire soundtracks for both games in the included music players • 2 Player Mode: Play the game with two player local co-op • Achievements: Track your game progress with a set of achievements covering both games  |
| Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer is Now Live Posted: 11 May 2021 11:00 AM PDT The Vex have attacked and, for the first time in humanity's history, the Sun did not rise. Trapped in this endless night by an unknown Vex simulation, the Vanguard have focused their gaze on an unlikely ally – one who can hopefully guide Guardians in their response to the Vex incursion. That ally is Mithrax, Kell of the House of Light. In addition to being a Kell who leads a small group of Eliksni refugees, Mithrax is also one of the last Sacred Splicers. A rare group who have mastered the ability to commune with machines, see the Light within the code, and even manipulate it. In exchange for his help, he only asks for one thing: Access to the City for him and his followers who wish to be closer to their god, The Traveler. Ikora dispatches Guardians to meet with Mithrax on Europa, broker the alliance, and embark on a journey into the unknown. Welcome to Season of the Splicer.  Crash the Network We're excited for players to harness Splicer technology and adventure through the new synthetic landscape created for this Season. It's unlike anything we've done before and we think the Season's tone and aesthetic will really resonate with old and new players alike. To crack the mystery that kicks off the Season, players will have to find answers in the heart of the Vex Network. Although built in a coded and mysterious language, Mithrax will teach players to traverse the Network and use their power to crash it from the inside. These expeditions into the Network take place in two new Seasonal activities: Override and Expunge. Override: This is the new six-player matchmade offensive that challenges players to infiltrate the Vex Network, steal their code, and use it against them. Starting on Europa, multiple destinations will unlock throughout the Season. Expunge: This is a new pinnacle activity for one to three players. Each week, players will embark on missions to expose vulnerabilities within the Vex Network. This mission is altered every week as the Seasonal story unfolds.  Upgrade Your Tech Upon meeting with Mithrax, Guardians will receive a Splicer Gauntlet that will allow them to absorb Ether, secure Splicer upgrades, and unlock chests. There's also a new space in the H.E.L.M. that players can visit to plan their attack, take on challenges, and claim rewards. There are also over 30 new and reprised weapons to collect, new Exotic armor pieces for each class, and 100+ Seasonal ranks to unlock. Season Pass holders will also instantly unlock an Exotic Stasis Sidearm that charges up liquid cooling coils with every shot. Once powered up, the next charged shot freezes the target in Stasis.  Assault the Vault Get those calendars updated because on May 22, Vault of Glass returns. The first raid ever released in the Destiny franchise is making its Destiny 2 debut. Faithful to the original, it's been revamped and is ready to challenge veterans and new players alike. Upgraded to make the most of the new sandbox technology, the fan-favorite raid makes its return… absolutely free for all players. As with every Destiny 2 raid, the joy of triumphing over the most challenging encounters in the game is only part of the reward. The rest are rewards players can wear (in-game and in real life). In addition to the Vex Mythoclast Exotic Fusion Rifle, there are stunning weapons and armor to collect, and new Bungie Rewards to unlock like the Vault of Glass raid jacket and ring. Tune in to the World First race, get your fireteam ready, and fight your way through the Vault. Atheon, Time’s Conflux, awaits.  Leave a Lasting Impression Customizing our Guardians has always been core to Destiny 2. Coming up with distinct looks for each subclass or playing off an Exotic we're using, it's a cool way to show off your character's individuality and leave a lasting impression with the people you meet in game. And even though the fashion scene has been alive and well, Season of the Splicer will introduce players to a new Guardian Appearance system that takes customization to the next level. Coupled with changes to the shaders and the introduction of Armor Synthesis, the tools to craft a Guardian's style have never been more powerful. Guardian Appearance Previously, players would interact with their Guardian's look from the main character screen – clicking into each individual armor piece to inspect it and alter its appearance with shaders and Universal Ornaments. Those days are gone. Now there's a new screen devoted to customizing your Guardian's look. Access your entire set of armor from one screen with information about your current shaders and ornaments available at a glance. Think of it like a dressing room for your Guardian. This powerful and flexible new system means it's never been easier to manage all the armor and shaders in your collection. And your collection is about to get a lot more impressive… Armor Synthesis Ever see a piece of armor and wish you could use it like a Universal Ornament – applying its look to the armor you’re wearing? Well, now you can. With the help of Ada-1, Guardians can forge new Universal Ornaments from most of the armor in Destiny 2 using Synthweave, a new currency available from playing a variety of activities. There's also bonus Synthweave everyone can grab for free by playing through the Armor Synthesis introductory questline.  Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades Before Season of the Splicer, shaders were individual items in your inventory that players would have to manage. Run out of a shader? There was a different Collections area where players could purchase whichever shader they wanted for Glimmer and/or Legendary Shards. This purchased shader would then be added to your inventory to be used. Starting this Season, this process has been massively streamlined. Now, shaders are now permanent unlocks that can be applied to any item for 500 Glimmer from a single screen. Players simply click the shader they want from their Guardian Appearance menu and voila, style points +1. To celebrate this change and help everyone dress for success, we're adding a bundle to Eververse for Glimmer (not Silver) that contains a bunch of shaders from the early days which players may have missed.  Season of the Splicer Starts Today Running from May 11 to August 24, there's more going on that I didn't get a chance to speak about, including the Solstice of Heroes free event. And remember that if you picked up Season of the Chosen, the Battlegrounds activity is still available in the H.E.L.M. for the rest of the year. Check out the full calendar, message your fireteam, and plan your Season. Destiny 2 is free to play, and all its expansions are available on Xbox Games Pass. I hope you join us as we virtually flip synthwave tables throughout the Vex Network all Season long.  Destiny 2: Beyond LightBungie $39.99 $26.79 Xbox Game Pass Includes access to the No Time to Explain Exotic Pulse Rifle and catalyst EMBARK ON A NEW JOURNEY The frozen frontier of Europa holds many lost secrets from the past, including the chilling dark power of Stasis. You must work with the mysterious Exo Stranger to harness its power before your enemy, Eramis the Kell of Darkness, bestows it on her Fallen forces. WIELD THE DARKNESS Use the new elemental power of Stasis to dominate the battlefield. Each Guardian class uses Stasis in a different way: Warlock – Shadebinder: Summon a powerful Stasis staff and freeze enemies in ice. Hunter – Revenant: Channel Stasis shards to form a pair of Kama blades. Titan – Behemoth: Strike foes down with a mighty Stasis gauntlet. GROW YOUR ARSENAL Beneath the ice and ruins lie countless relics, an arsenal of weapons, and more. Claim this cutting-edge tech from the clutches of time and dare to tame the wasteland. 105 GB hard drive storage space required as of November 10, 2020. Subject to change. Requires broadband internet. After November 10, 2020 see www.destinythegame.com/size-requirements for current requirements prior to purchase. Significant elements and functionality require Xbox Live Gold subscription, sold separately. Bungie, Inc. makes no guarantee regarding the availability of online play or features and may modify or discontinue online services with reasonable notice at any time. Using the software constitutes acceptance of the Destiny Software License Agreement available at www.bungie.net/sla. © 2020 Bungie, Inc. All rights reserved. Destiny, the Destiny Logo, Bungie and the Bungie Logo are trademarks of Bungie, Inc. Published and distributed by Bungie, Inc. Learn the History and Lore Behind TESO's Gates of Oblivion with New Trailer Behind the Scenes of Zombie Army 4's Latest Season of Horror Xbox Game Pass Helps European Gamers Stay Connected  |
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