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Developer Direct Premier data mining gives show’s runtime

Jesse 'Doncabesa' Norris — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 20:15:57 +0000

The YouTube premiere for the Xbox Developer Direct has gone up and through some metadata mining the show’s length has been confirmed The show will last for 48 minutes and 42 seconds. Ara: History Untold, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Avowed, and Indiana Jones are confirmed for the event. You can watch along with XboxEra on …

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RUMOUR: ‘Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2’ Expected to Launch May 21

Genghis "Solidus Kraken" Husameddin — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 20:22:21 +0000

Reported by eXputer earlier today, Developer Ninja Theory and publisher Xbox Game Studios reportedly intend to unveil the release date for their action-adventure title ‘Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2’ this week, slated for the 21st of May. More specifically, per the article: The Xbox Games Showcase which aired live back in June 2023, gave out a release window …

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‘Diablo IV’ “Season of the Construct” Begins January 23

Genghis "Solidus Kraken" Husameddin — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 19:56:36 +0000

Publisher Blizzard Entertainment announced today that ‘Diablo IV’ will have its latest season, the “Season of the Construct”, begin on the 23rd of January at 10AM PST. Players will prepare to uncover the powerful secrets of Zoltun Kulle’s Loom with a new Dungeon type called Vaults, a seasonal robotic Seneschal Companion, and Weekly Leaderboards in The Gauntlet. Several …

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Tennis Sim ‘TopSpin 2K25’ Official Teaser Unveiled

Genghis "Solidus Kraken" Husameddin — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 19:39:44 +0000

Developer Hangar 13 and publisher Take-Two Interactive have unveiled a teaser trailer for their upcoming tennis simulation game ‘TopSpin 2K25’. Shown off at the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open, check out the video below for a first look at the publisher’s latest entry into the sports simulation category that isn’t basketball. …

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BBC Earth and Minecraft team up again for Planet Earth III

Jon "Sikamikanico" Clarke — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Minecraft is one of the most popular video games in the world, but it’s also a great educational tool, and following the great success seen with the previous team up between BBC Earth and Minecraft, they’re doing it again. This time, Planet Earth III Minecraft World will feature “immersive landscapes, animals and game-based learning resources”, …

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Xbox Game Pass adding seven more games – January ’24 Wave 2

Jesse 'Doncabesa' Norris — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000

The latest batch of new titles has just been announced for Xbox Game Pass in January’s 2nd wave. Leading the pack are: Turnip Boy Robs A Bank – (Cloud, Console, & PC) January 18th F1 23 – (Console, & PC via EA Play) January 18th Palworld – (Cloud, Console, & PC) January 19th Go Mecha Ball …

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Frostpunk 2 coming to PC Game Pass in the first half of 2024

Jon "Sikamikanico" Clarke — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:59:52 +0000

Surprise Xbox Game Pass fans, because the highly anticipated Frostpunk 2 from developers 11 bit Studios is coming to your subscription service in 2024. Frostpunk 2 is a city survival game set 30 years on from a civilisation ending blizzard (feels like January here in the UK). In this sequel, a “new deadly threat appears …

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Halo’s “Battle Royale” spin-off is cancelled according to XboxEra’s Nick Baker…

Jon "Sikamikanico" Clarke — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 01:14:34 +0000

You may have seen a bunch of reporting over the last couple of days, stating that the rumoured Project Tatanka, an apparent Halo battle royale spin-off being developed by Certain Affinity in partnership with 343 Industries, is apparently cancelled…according to…erm…us?I’m going to pull a couple of extracts from some well-known video game websites – here’s …

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F1 23 is heading to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass via EA Play on January 18th

Pieter "SuikerBrood" Jasper — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 18:50:19 +0000

Today EA announced the new additions to EA Play for January. Last week Microsoft already revealed Super Mega Baseball 4’s arrival to the service. Now we also know F1 23 is coming to EA Play. January is a big gaming month for EA Play members, with F1 23, Super Mega Baseball 4, and a variety …

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‘Forza Motorsport’ Sees Daytona Track + More in “Update 4” January 16

Genghis "Solidus Kraken" Husameddin — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 00:28:47 +0000

Developer Turn 10 Studios announced today that ‘Forza Motorsport’ will see the Daytona Speedway track added to its collection in the up and coming “Update 4” on the 16th of January. Master the high-velocity 2.5-mile Tri-oval Circuit and the technical, more challenging 3.59-mile Sports Car Circuit. Players can also expect a new Career Tour and …

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