!.07-Xbox Wire |
- Summer Spotlight 2021: Over 75 New Games Coming to Xbox
- New Games with Gold for August 2021
- Xbox and 20th Century Studios’ Free Guy Celebrate Non-Player Character Awards
| Summer Spotlight 2021: Over 75 New Games Coming to Xbox Posted: 28 Jul 2021 10:00 AM PDT Summer Spotlight is back for its seventh year and we are excited to bring you a ton of new digital games every week for six weeks. Every year since its inception, we have brought dozens of new Xbox games to fans over the summer. In 2015, we were proud to announce that we would be bringing over 25 new games and this year we are releasing a whopping 75+ titles between July 27 and September 6. What's more, the Microsoft Rewards and Gift Card combo was so popular last year that we decided to bring the offer back for buying Summer Spotlight titles, which will also include some popular selections from Microsoft Movies & TV. As an added bonus, spend $50 on eligible titles and you will receive 5,000 Microsoft Rewards points and a $5 gift card. The deal gets even better for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members who will receive a $10 gift card. Here are a couple of Summer Spotlight titles that are either currently available or coming soon to get you pumped for a fantastic season of gaming Death's Door – This console launch exclusive has released to a ton of critical success with IGN rating the game 9/10 and GameSpot claiming the game is a "delight every step of the way". Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous, but it’s honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death – where creatures grow far past their expiry and overflow with greed and power. Explore the world of Death's Door, optimized for Series XIS, and unlock all its secrets. The Ascent – The Ascent is another highly anticipated Xbox console launch exclusive optimized for Series XIS and launching into Xbox Game Pass on Day 1. The Ascent is a solo or co-op Action-shooter RPG, set on Veles, a packed cyberpunk world. The Ascent Group arcology is a corporate-run metropolis stretching high into the sky and filled with creatures from all over the galaxy. You play as a worker, enslaved by the company that owns you and everyone else in your district. One day, you are suddenly caught in a vortex of catastrophic events: The Ascent Group shuts down for unknown reasons and the survival of your district is threatened. You must take up arms and embark on a new mission to find out what started it all. Hades – Another critically acclaimed title, that recently won Game of the Year honors at the Game Developers Choice Awards, makes its way onto Xbox and Day 1 into the Xbox Game Pass catalogue this summer. Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion. Twelve Minutes – Featuring the voice talents of Daisy Ridley, James McAvoy and (the quintessential villain) Willem Dafoe. Twelve Minutes is an interactive thriller about a man trapped in a time loop. What should be a romantic evening with your wife turns into a nightmare when a police detective breaks into your home, accuses your wife of murder and beats you to death… only for you to find yourself immediately returned to the exact moment you opened the front door, stuck in a Twelve Minute time loop, doomed to relive the same terror again and again, unless you can find a way to use the knowledge of what's coming to change the outcome and break the loop. Twelve Minutes blends the dream-like tension of "The Shining" with the claustrophobia of "Rear Window" and the fragmented structure of "Memento" and has been on many waitlists since its debut at the Xbox E3 briefing in 2019. The Forgotten City – The Forgotten City is a mystery adventure game of exploration and deduction, and a re-imagining of the critically acclaimed mod that won a national Writers' Guild award and racked up over 3 million downloads. Travel 2,000 years into the past and relive the final days of a cursed Roman city, where if one person sins, everyone dies. Unravel the mystery at the city's heart by exploiting its deadly time loop, questioning locals, exploring, and solving puzzles. Aliens: Fireteam Elite – Set in the iconic Alien universe, Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival shooter that drops your fireteam of hardened marines into a desperate fight to contain the evolving Xenomorph threat. This is just a small taste of all the great games releasing this summer. There will be new games every week so be sure to check the Microsoft Store every Tuesday to discover all the new games to play. We will be streaming the latest Summer Spotlight titles on our Xbox Twitch Channel every Wednesday from 11am – 12:30pm PST. Tune in for a chance to win a code of whatever game we are playing that week. And be sure to follow Major Nelson on Twitter to get weekly updates and find out about special giveaways including a chance to win a token for every single Summer Spotlight game! See the full list of games at Xbox.com. Related:Join the UNTURNED Beta on Xbox One beginning August 4th! A New Microsoft Store Experience is Coming to Xbox Insiders CrossfireX Open Beta Begins June 25, Play 3 Days Early Starting Today  |
| New Games with Gold for August 2021 Posted: 28 Jul 2021 08:00 AM PDT The August Games with Gold lineup is here! On the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, and embark on an epic adventure in Yooka-Laylee.And for our classic lineup via Backward Compatibility, discover the hidden truths of Lost Planet 3, and become the ultimate fighter in Garou: Mark of the Wolves. Xbox Live Gold members will have exclusive access to these games for a limited time as part of Games with Gold. So will Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members, who receive all the fantastic benefits of Gold plus access to over 100 high-quality games with Xbox Game Pass.
Darksiders III In this hack-and-slash action adventure, assume the role of Fury, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, in her quest to hunt down the Seven Deadly Sins. Explore an open-ended, living world, and use your whip and magic to restore the balance between good and evil. Yooka-Laylee Explore huge, beautiful worlds and meet an unforgettable cast of characters. As buddy duo, Yooka & Laylee, embark on an epic quest to thwart the corporate villain, Capital B, and his devious scheme to absorb all of the world's literature. Lost Planet 3 Delve deeper into the history of the Lost Planet universe. In this prequel to the previous entries, relive the adventures of Jim Peyton as he reveals the hidden truths within the environments of E.D.N. III, in a highly engrossing single player experience. Garou: Mark of the Wolves As the last entry of the classic Fatal Fury series, select over a dozen different fighters to participate in the King of Fighters: Maximum Mayhem tournament. Featuring the T.O.P. fighting system, and a defense and counter mechanic, prove to your opponent that legends don't die…they get better! Read more about our Games with Gold program here and stay tuned to Xbox Wire for all the latest news on Xbox. Like we said before, if you're an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate member, you get all the benefits of Xbox Live Gold, over 100 high-quality games you can play on console, PC, and Android devices with cloud gaming (Beta, where available), and access to EA Play at no extra cost. New games are added all the time, so you're never without something new to try when you're looking to find your next favorite game. If you're new, or if you're an existing Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass for Console member, join or upgrade today for just $1. Related:New Games with Gold for July 2021 New Games with Gold for June 2021 New Games with Gold for May 2021  |
| Xbox and 20th Century Studios’ Free Guy Celebrate Non-Player Character Awards Posted: 28 Jul 2021 06:00 AM PDT Have you ever played a game and walked right past a character in the background thinking "Wow, they must feel so sad and underappreciated?" Well not anymore! Announced today, Xbox Game Pass and “Free Guy” are proud to present the first-ever Xbox Game Pass Non-Player Character (NPC) Awards to celebrate and honor the greatest unsung heroes in video games. This comes ahead of the highly anticipated U.S. theatrical release of “Free Guy” on August 13, 2021, about a bank teller named Guy (Ryan Reynolds) who realizes he's in an open world video game that will soon go offline.  The nominees of the NPC Awards are all aptly found in games available with Xbox Game Pass (excluding a very special NPC) and include:
Fans all over the world can vote for their favorite NPC by voting on the official NPC Awards Twitter poll. You can only vote once (even though we know Guy would love for you to vote for him multiple times) and you'll be able to follow along with live polls as votes are submitted. Fans have until August 3, 2021, to get all votes submitted, when Xbox will announce the winner across social channels that afternoon. The 20th Century Studios’ epic adventure-comedy “Free Guy” stars Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Lil Rel Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Taika Waititi. For more information ahead of the U.S. theatrical release on August 13, visit https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/free-guy. For more information on Xbox Game Pass and to become a member with access to a library of over 100 high-quality games for console, PC, and mobile phones and tablets all for one low monthly price, visit https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass. Related:Microsoft Flight Simulator Available Today on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Game Pass Microsoft Flight Simulator is a Fantastic Flying Experience on Xbox Series X|S Next Week on Xbox: July 26 to 30  |
| You are subscribed to email updates from Xbox Wire. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States | |
No comments:
Post a Comment