Squad up and lead your team through an island landscape, fight alongside your fellow rat-smashers, and take to the streets for sick football action. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, and Street Power Soccer are available for Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members to play from Thursday, November 4 at 12:01 a.m. PDT until Sunday, November 7 at 11:59 p.m. PST.
How to Start Playing
Find and install the games here on Xbox.com. Clicking through will send you to the Microsoft Store, where you must be signed in to see the option to install with your Xbox Live Gold membership. To download on console, click on the Subscriptions tab in the Xbox Store and enter the Gold member area to locate the Free Play Days collection on your Xbox One.
Keep the Fun Going
Purchase the game and other editions at a limited time discount and continue playing while keeping your Gamerscore and earned achievements during the event! Please note that discount percentage may vary by region.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint In Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint: Operation Motherland, players will help Karen Bowman and the Outcasts liberate the island of Auroa which is at the center of an upcoming global conflict. A new faction of enemies, more dangerous than ever, will do everything to block the Ghosts’ progress. The Free Play Days weekend includes full access to the base game’s content as well as Operation Motherland. Players who purchase the full game will see all their progress carry over from the free weekend.
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is an epic 4-player co-op game set in the Warhammer Fantasy Battle world. Fight together with your friends through waves of hordes and progress through the game to unlock new careers, missions, and weapons. This entry in the series expands the first-person combat with 15 unique careers, intense challenges in the all-new Heroic Deeds System, and breathtaking new levels set around Helmgart.
Street Power Soccer Face off against street soccer legends or your friends in this high-energy action, arcade soccer experience. A variety of over-the-top game modes and playgrounds are available, allowing you to unleash your tricks and crushing superpowers to become the next Street King. Keep the fun going by saving up to 70% in the Xbox Store.
Don’t miss out on this exciting Free Play Days for Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members! Learn more about Free Play Days here and stay tuned to Xbox Wire to find out about future Free Play Days and all the latest Xbox gaming news.
We partnered closely with both the disability community and Xbox and used the Xbox Accessibility Guidelines to implement the accessibility features in Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5 accessibility features include American Sign Language (ASL) and British Sign Language (BSL) support for cinematics; a game speed modification setting that allows gamers to play at a reduced rate; customizable subtitle options; High Contrast mode, Color Blindness mode and more.
In addition to these accessibility features, we have core Forza games features that make the game more accessible such as being able to adjust audio and difficulty settings, as well as controller re-mapping and more.
From the very beginning of development of Forza Horizon 5, we made it a priority to incorporate accessibility features. We want everyone in the world to be able to experience our game, and with more than an estimated 400 million gamers with disabilities across the globe, it is vital that all players be able to tailor their gameplay in a way that works best for them.
With just one day to go until fans can play Forza Horizon 5 via Early Access, and the worldwide launch on November 9, we’re excited to share the new accessible and customizable features. Many of the accessibility features found in the game were created in partnership with players from the Gaming & Disability community, many of whom shared their experiences and the barriers they faced in gaming with us.
The accessibility features in Forza Horizon 5, which will be available at launch and can be seen in the video above, include:
A Game Speed Modification setting that allows gamers to play Forza Horizon 5 at a reduced speed when playing offline; this feature is great for newcomers and those who would like more time to progress through the game.
High Contrast mode that changes colors to make things such as menus and text easier to distinguish for gamers.
Color Blindness mode that allows players with color blindness to better visualize game elements. Players can adjust color blind settings independently for the UI and the game visuals.
For Subtitles, we know the importance of customization. With these, you’ll be able to:
Turn subtitles on or off
Adjust the font size
Adjust the background opacity
Ability to highlight key words
Customize menu and gameplay font size.
Screen reader narrator that reads text, buttons, and other elements aloud.
Text-to-speech and speech-to-text options for players that want to participate in Voice Chat and either need to send synthesized voice or receive voice chat as synthesized text.
Ability to disable moving backgrounds.
Notification duration setting, which allows players to set how long notifications in the game appear.
These are just some of the accessibility features we’re building upon, and we’re constantly listening to the community to make Forza Horizon 5 an inclusive experience for everyone to enjoy. With this in mind, the team is excited to share we are also working on American Sign Language (ASL) and British Sign Language (BSL) support for cinematics in Forza Horizon 5. Coming soon, this feature will include a picture-in picture display near the bottom of the screen of an ASL/BSL interpreter during the cinematics in the game.
Forza Horizon 5 is coming day one on Xbox Game Pass on November 9 and to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles, Windows PC and Steam. With Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, download and play it directly on your Xbox console or Windows 10 PC, or play games on your Android mobile phone or tablet from the cloud (Beta) with the Xbox Game Pass mobile app (in regions where available).
Your Ultimate Horizon Adventure awaits! Explore the vibrant and ever-evolving open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in hundreds of the world’s greatest cars.
Forza Horizon 5 Premium Edition launches in early access starting tomorrow, November 5 at midnight local time
Preload Forza Horizon 5 today and explore the vibrant open world of Mexico ahead of global launch on November 9.
Check out our newly-released launch trailer celebrating the game’s release.
Forza fans, are you ready to explore the largest, most diverse open world ever in a Forza Horizon game? Starting tomorrow, November 5, jump into Forza Horizon 5’s early access where you discover living deserts, lush jungles, historic cities, hidden ruins, pristine beaches, vast canyons, and a towering snow-capped volcano, all while you lead breathtaking expeditions across Mexico’s gorgeous, ever-evolving landscape.
For those who have purchased the Premium Edition or Premium Add-ons Bundle on Xbox or Windows PCs, Forza Horizon 5’s early access unlocks November 5 at 12:01 a.m.12:01 a.m. local time in your country PCs. For those playing on Steam, early access unlocks globally at 12:01 a.m. EDT on November 5.
In addition to early access, the Forza Horizon 5 Premium Edition and Premium Add-ons Bundle include the Welcome Pack, Car Pass, VIP Membership and two game expansions when they become available. Xbox Game Pass members benefit from a 10% discount on the Forza Horizon 5 Premium Add-ons Bundle from the Microsoft Store.
The Forza Horizon 5 Car Pass delivers 42 new cars that, one by one, will be delivered to your garage weekly. The VIP Membership boosts your game with double credit rewards on every race, weekly bonus Super Wheelspins, several vanity items that make you stand out at the Horizon Festival, and three exclusive Forza Editions cars for your garage.
The Forza Horizon 5 Welcome Pack gives your Ultimate Horizon Adventure the best possible start with five special pre-tuned cars, as well as a gifted player house and a one-time grant to own any car available from the Autoshow. There are also three one-time grants for any common or rare clothing item.
Finally, the Forza Horizon 5 Expansions Bundle includes two game expansions when they become available, with each introducing a new location, vehicles, and gameplay.
No matter if you’re joining us in the coming hours as early access unlocks around the globe, or on November 9 when Forza Horizon 5 launches worldwide and debuts in Xbox Game Pass, we’re excited for you to join us in Mexico for limitless driving action in hundreds of the world’s greatest cars. For a closer look at what Forza Horizon 5 has to offer, take a look at the newly-released launch trailer above!
INCLUDES EARLY ACCESS, TWO EXPANSIONS, VIP, CAR PASS, AND WELCOME PACK Your Ultimate Horizon Adventure awaits! Explore the vibrant and ever-evolving open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in hundreds of the world’s greatest cars. The Premium Edition includes early access to the full game, allowing you to play four days early beginning November 5, 2021. Also included are the Welcome Pack, Car Pass, VIP Membership, and two game expansions when they become available.
GAME PASS MEMBERS, get EARLY ACCESS and all the EXTRA CONTENT included with the Premium Edition at one low price! The Forza Horizon 5 Premium Add-Ons Bundle allows you to play four days early beginning November 5, 2021. It also includes the Welcome Pack, Car Pass, VIP Membership and two game expansions when they become available. This add-on requires Forza Horizon 5 (game sold separately). Upgrade your game to Premium today!
Tandem: A Tale of Shadowsis an innovative puzzle-platformer mixing two different gameplay styles and points of view with a rather gloomy atmosphere. The game explores the 19th-century era through the mysterious disappearance of Thomas Kane, a famous magician. Emma, our main character, decides to investigate the case alone. While heading into Kane’s castle, she stumbles across Fenton, Thomas’ precious Teddy Bear.
They both decide to find Thomas, whatever the cost.
While the story is indeed intriguing, you will have to explore this mystery by going through every floor and level of the castle. You will encounter spiders, clowns, octopuses, and even ghosts! Find a different way to vanquish these enemies and get to know what happened to Thomas Kane.
Gameplay-wise, you are playing two characters helping each other with the help of shadows. Thanks to Emma’s lantern, she can cast a shadow that will be useful for Fenton to walk on. Tandem: A Tale of Shadows uses two different cameras. One camera is top-down, and the other is 2D (horizontal). The top-down camera is used when you are playing as Emma, and the horizontal camera is used when playing as Fenton. Your journey will consist of activating levers, avoiding enemies, pushing obstacles, and other activities depending on which floor you are on. What matters the most is to acquire a diamond at the end of each level.
Enter the different rooms of the Kane’s Manor and get to know about each area’s unique quirks : a garden full of spiders that you must sneak away from, a boiler room with a giant octopus, a kitchen full of cute little blob, and much more! As you will switch from Emma to Fenton regularly, you will encounter many different puzzles with their own twist according to the area you are in.
We hope this overview offers a glimpse into the unique experience full of chills, interesting puzzles and lore in the mysterious world of Tandem: A Tale of Shadows.
Get ready for an amazing experience and join Emma and Fenton’s duo! Tandem: A Tale of Shadows is available now on Xbox.
Tandem : A Tale of Shadows redefines the puzzle platformer genre with a unique top down and side-scroller gameplay and exceptional aesthetics. Help Emma and the teddy bear Fenton solve the mystery of the disappearance of the famous magician Thomas Kane. Award-winning Tandem: A Tale of Shadows features five beautiful Victorian-inspired worlds inspired by Tim Burton, Jules Vernes, Conan Doyle. Players have to carefully alternate between Emma’s top-down view and Fenton’s horizontal side-scroller view if they hope to escape these dimensions alive. As the duo navigates past intelligent obstacles and menacing horrors, they uncover clues regarding Thomas’ disappearance, the strange Kane family, and their place in this universe. Will Emma and Fenton escape the murderous manor filled with twists and turns, or has their fate already been sealed?
Lookout, dodgebrawlers! Starting now, you’ll be able to brawl through a new version of Knockout City on Xbox Series X|S. Grab your crew and hit the streets at 120fps or 60fps and check out the new glimmer and shine of the city lights on the latest Xbox consoles.
Xbox Series X|S players may upgrade their performance and graphics for free with Smart Delivery, delivering you the best version of the game automatically to your console, regardless of generation, with no extra steps required from you. All player progress and settings will carry over — don’t hesitate to enjoy what Knockout City and Xbox have to offer.
New Visual Depth
Knockout City’s aesthetic style is a rich, youthful, futuristic look at a world infatuated with dodgeballs. The city is alive with vibrant city lights, holograms, and explosions. Thanks to the extra power of Xbox Series X|S, features have been added to help provide more visual depth within the already well-illuminated city.
Newly added features like area lights, ball lights, and particle lights help the city come alive. Improved global illumination and local light shadows are carefully balanced to provide you with a rich graphical experience that puts you right there in the city. The dynamic feel of light and shadows translates beautifully in frantic close combat or in leisurely stroll down back alleys.
Check out the way the shadows play on the surfaces of the buildings and down the alley in Back Alley Brawl:
HiFi High Five
Get the best Knockout City has to offer. Play with the highest fidelity textures available in the game on Xbox Series S|X. Decide what matters most, choose to play in performance (120fps) or graphics (60fps) mode options.
Xbox Series X: Native 4K at 60FPS, or 1620p (upscaled to 4K) at 120FPS
Xbox Series S: 1440p at 60FPS, or 1080p at 120FPS
“Touchable Textures”, Galaxy Burger looks so good we could eat it…
Smart Delivery Support
If you’ve already purchased Knockout City on Xbox One, upgrading to the Xbox Series X|S version won’t cost you a thing thanks to Smart Delivery — the best version of the game will automatically be delivered to your console, regardless of generation, with no extra steps required from you. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can play Knockout City with their EA Play membership.
Now go brawl through this new version of Knockout City on Xbox Series X|S!
This season we have moved away from the stagnant waters that plagued our previous seasons to reach more treacherous uncharted seas, and introduced a host of new features and season long gameplay loops. As the world continues to change, we are expanding the lore behind our main factions of NPCs, the Army of the Damned, the Atlanteans, and the Pathfinders. This season, players will be building Army of the Damned structures in our new Monument system. The culmination of which will be the first Wonder of Atlas, The Great Pyramid. We have introduced a whole new region-based map, and players will utilize the new Atlantean Portals to navigate the new world.
(Work in progress, Great Pyramid Wonder Concept Art)
On the Horizon
Over the course of this season, we are introducing several new mechanics, structures, and endgame content that bridge the gap between our PVE and PVP communities. We are focusing on introducing more of the content PVP players will enjoy, while ensuring that every new mechanic can be used in a PVE environment. Our ship-to-ship combat mechanics are changing, and we are working tirelessly to implement the best features from the old ship system into our new modular ship system.
Up Next
At the end of this season we expect to have the waters churning with another massive update featuring the Atlantean and Pathfinder factions, more map updates, and several new ships. New armors, weapons, and structures for players to decorate their bases with are in the works. We are also doing some backend work to improve the quality of our network for our official servers.
Dev TeamUpdate
Over the last season, we brought on several enthusiastic new devs, and we have been listening and incorporating the feedback into our plans. We want to let our communities know that there is a long-term plan to fix all the outstanding issues. As always, reporting bugs to us is very important, especially the bugs that have existed for a long period of time.
Finally, we wanted to thank the community for their continued support and feedback by adding the much-requested Mech-Monkey! You can find the unique skin in-game right now!
Note: This game is a work in progress. It may or may not change over time and may not release as a final product. Please purchase only if you are comfortable with the current state of the unfinished game. Full details on the latest status of the game, how you can give feedback and report issues can be found at http://playatlas.com ATLAS is now crossplay enabled to allow PC and Xbox One players to play together in the same world! From the creators of ARK: Survival Evolved comes ATLAS — the ultimate pirate experience! Explore a persistent, massive open world with thousands of other players simultaneously. Build your ship, assemble your crew, sail the high seas, search for buried treasure, plunder player-built settlements (or replace them with your own), and conquer the world of ATLAS island by island. Wage war against enemy fleets while you single-handedly command large ships of war — or divide the responsibilities among your trusted shipmates instead. Dive into the watery depths to explore sunken shipwrecks. Team up with other explorers to discover new lands rich with resources, exotic creatures, and ruins of a bygone time. Become a pirate legend in this ultimate quest for fortune and glory! Create the Pirate Ship of Your Dreams
From tiny rafts and dinghies to colossal frigates and galleons, your dream vessel is only a shipyard away with our robust ship customization system. Construct your ship piece by piece, give it a name, design the look of your sails, and decide exactly where all the planks, masts, and gunports on your ship should go. Assemble Your Crew
Recruit other players or hire NPCs to join your crew and aid you on your quest for riches and glory. Whether manning weapons on your ship, hoisting the sails, or helping search for buried treasure on shore, your crew is an essential part of your pirate adventure. Just be sure to keep their stomachs full and give them their fair share of the booty, lest you want a mutiny on your hands… Explore a Massive World
Physically sail in real-time across a vast ocean, featuring over 700 individual landmasses across 45,000 square kilometers. Discover thousands of points of interest over a number of distinct world regions, each with their own unique resources, creatures, secrets, and dangers! Shape Your Identity
Choose from a wide range of character customization and cosmetic options to create your specific pirate look. Unlock skills across 15 different disciplines to form your own unique role in the world of ATLAS. Experience Classic Pirate Action Become the world’s greatest swashbuckler, a pistol-packing gunslinger, or perhaps a master cannoneer instead. Engage in fierce raids on land-based strongholds, swing from grappling hooks to board enemy ships, or unload volleys of cannonballs into your foe’s hull. The world of ATLAS has no shortage of ways to dispatch your enemies, be it at the end of a sword… or in true pirate fashion… at the end of a rope. Build Your Organization
Want to create a rich merchant empire that spans from pole to pole? Always wanted to command a fleet of privateers who work for the highest bidder? Or perhaps you’d like to create a government navy and protect the innocent from pirates? In ATLAS, you can build any organization you can think of. Create a settlement for your company and build it piece by piece with our modular construction system. Contest other companies’ land, structures, or ships and add them to your ranks. With the right organization in hand, the world is truly your oyster. Choose Between PvP and PvE Play Choose between PvP or PvE play on our official servers:
On a PvP server, everything is up for grabs: be it ships, player inventories, NPC crewmembers, tames, player-built structures, player-owned territory, and lots of other loot. If you can get your hands on it, you can take it for yourself. Do you have what it takes to become the most notorious pirate on the high seas? Care for a less “cutthroat” experience? Join one of our PvE servers and cooperate with thousands of other players to explore the globe, discover new secrets, and even fight mythical creatures together. Create powerful companies with old friends or build an entire player-run town with some new ones. The world of ATLAS is yours to shape! Play in Singleplayer and Non-Dedicated Private Sessions
In addition to experiencing ATLAS on our official/unofficial servers with thousands of other players, you can now enjoy ATLAS by yourself in our Singleplayer mode, or with up to eight friends privately in our Non-Dedicated Server mode. Adjust the game to suit your preferences and enjoy your own private version of ATLAS. And Much, Much More
Only a fraction of ATLAS’ features and content are outlined above, with many more to come throughout the game’s Early Access development period.
It’s November already and the year is slowly coming to an end. But before we say goodbye to 2021 we’ve got one last big update for you! Vigor Chronicles is here, but before we dive into what you can expect with this update, let’s see what happened during Season 9 shall we?
We released Season 9: Stalkers in August and with it something that the community had long been asking for – grenades! Besides frag grenades, Season 9 saw some performance enhancements for Xbox Series X|S. With update 9.1, we introduced not one but two Legacy seasons! We started off with Legacy season 2: Hunters followed by Legacy season 4: Warlords (by popular demand from our community). Finally, we released a minor update for a special Halloween event from October 20 until November 2.
As we say goodbye to the Stalkers, it’s time to turn the page for a new chapter in Vigor…
The Seasons Are Dead, Long Live the Chronicles!
A brand new chapter begins in Vigor and we’re proud to introduce the Vigor Chronicles. From now on, we’re adding lore into the game and we want it to be reflected in the name. With this update, you get to unfold the Chronicles and follow the path of Vengeance!
Throughout the Battle Pass you’ll be able to collect cassettes that tell the story of Adam, a former soldier who wants revenge and is out for blood. Hence, Vigor Chronicles: Vengeance! Adam’s tale is one of misery, hope and heartbreak and we can’t wait until you get to listen to it.
We know that you’ve been asking for lore in the game for quite some time but we’re finally here! We’ve taken the first step in explaining what happened to the world that was left in this post-apocalyptic state. With Vigor Chronicles: Vengeance, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to introduce some lore and tell the stories of different Outlanders as well as background information on what happened in Norway.
There are 10 cassettes overall waiting for you in the Battle Pass – 1 for every 5th level of progression. Once you reach level 50, you’ll get to listen to the final cassette and be able to piece the complete story together. All the cassettes are available in the free tier of the Battle Pass because we wanted them to be easily accessible for all our players.
Our team is super excited about this feature and we hope you’ll enjoy listening to them as much as we enjoyed creating them!
Kjerstin Is Here As A New Shootout Map / New Shootout Map? Oh Dam!
In case you haven’t figured it out, the new dam map is called Kjerstin. It’s a Norwegian name that means Christian woman. Fun fact; it was modeled on a real life location close to Brno in the Czech Republic and we’re releasing it first as a brand new Shootout map. Of course, same as with Sawmill, only a part of the map will be available in Shootout but worry not because we plan to release the full map in coming updates. And if you’re wondering how it’s connected to the other maps, Kjerstin is located at the end of Grontheim valley.
In the meantime, the map will provide lots of close combat thrills. A new map is another thing that our community has been craving for a long time and we’re so happy to finally bring it to you so get ready for those intense fights atop a freaking dam!
Blind Your Enemies With The New Flash Grenades
That’s right folks! A new set of grenades are coming your way and this time, we’re introducing the M84 flash grenades. You’ll be able to blind your opponents for a brief moment, allowing you to take that lethal shot or give you the necessary time to make your escape out of a tight situation. In contrast to the M67 frag grenade, this one is military grade which means you can bring up to 3 of them into an Encounter. We’ve also done some rework into the aiming arc of the grenades. To put it simply, once you equip your grenade, the default aiming arc will be more like a straight line for a quick throw but you can chose a more curved arc for a longer throw by holding the aim button.
A Battle Pass Straight From Special Forces
Let’s talk about the Battle Pass. First of all, we heard your pleas for more military outfits and this update contains some of the most menacing-looking outfits that we’ve produced. Most of them are inspired by Danish Special Forces called Frogmen. In the Battle Pass you’ll be able to equip yourselves with the deadly special issue assault rifle L85A1 that will bring fear into the hearts of your opponents. The Battle Pass of Vigor Chronicles: Vengeance also comes equipped with the Zealot outfits, Adam’s uniform from the cassettes, ballistic helmets, “night vision” goggles and some cool-looking weapon skins!
Will You Follow The Path To Vengeance?
A new premium pack is coming your way. Do you want to dress like a member of the Danish Frogmen Corps? Then, look no further, because the Vigor: Path to Vengeance pack is here to deliver just that!
We’d still like to talk about a few more things that are included in Vigor Chronicles: Vengeance. First of all, there are some small visual improvements for Xbox Series X|S. In addition, the sawed-off shotgun and the KS-23 will now be considered as secondary weapons.
Well, that’s pretty much it. This update marks a new dawn in Vigor‘s era and we couldn’t be happier to share it with you. We hope you’ll enjoy unraveling the Vigor Chronicles and as always,
Outlive the apocalypse, Vigor is a free-to-play looter shooter in post-war Norway. * Shoot and loot in tense encounters
* Build your Shelter and vital equipment
* Challenge others in various game modes
* Play on your own or fight together
Skaters, it’s your time to shred and shine: the Vans World experience is live on Roblox!
All the things about skate culture that make it truly stand out — the community, fashion, individual expression, and of course, skateboarding — come to virtual life in this massive skate park for you and your friends. Chill at hangout spots like the sandy beaches or the iconic House of Vans, sign up for competitions, take on daily challenges, and customize your own Vans shoes and skateboard to show off your individual style. It’s gonna be a rad time.
Go hard
Just like the real world, tons of ramps and rails await across this urban experience, all with your name on them. Earn your skating stripes out on the concrete, collect Waffle Coins to level up, and pick up legendary tricks as you advance!
Flex your skills
Practice makes pro, so get out there and get good! Size up other skaters and climb to the top of a leaderboard or three with daily challenges to see who can pull off the most insane tricks!
Customize your avatar
When you’re looking for some chill time, lounge at the nearby beach or visit the Vans store to browse their selection of virtual apparel and gear. These items are ready for your personal touch — customize them for some serious steez on and off the rails!
More epic times to follow
The stage is just getting set for this online collab between Vans and Roblox. Vans World is here to stay, with plenty of exciting updates lined up to make this the best place for the skating community to come together. Keep checking back for new sites to explore, gear to try out, competitions to crush, and so much more: roblox.com/vansworld.
Roblox is the ultimate virtual universe that lets you create, share experiences with friends, and be anything you can imagine. Join millions of people and discover an infinite variety of immersive experiences created by a global community! Already have an account? Log in with your existing Roblox account and explore the infinite metaverse of Roblox. MILLIONS OF EXPERIENCES In the mood for an epic adventure? Want to compete against rivals worldwide? Or do you just want to hang out and chat with your friends online? A growing library of experiences created by the community means there’s always something new and exciting for you every day. EXPLORE TOGETHER ANYTIME, ANYWHERE Take the fun on the go. Roblox features full cross-platform support, meaning you can join your friends and millions of other people on their computers, mobile devices, Xbox One, or VR headsets. BE ANYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE Be creative and show off your unique style! Customize your avatar with tons of hats, shirts, faces, gear, and more. With an ever-expanding catalog of items, there’s no limit to the looks you can create. CHAT WITH FRIENDS Hang out with friends around the world using chat features, private messages, and groups! CREATE YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES: https://www.roblox.com/develop
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Hello, travelers! I’d like to welcome you to the Amazon jungle, full of secrets, magic, danger and adventure. The world of Tuncheis a beautiful hand-drawn place brimming with exotic plants and animal life. It is also full of legends.
Find the Rumored Creature, and Ask for Anything You Desire
Sitting by a campfire, children often tell each other stories about beings that roam the Amazon at night, and the most powerful of them all is Tunche, a magical beast capable of granting any wish. Taking on the role of one of five characters, you will traverse the Amazon in search of this beast, and the boon that it grants and unravel the mystery behind its disappearance along the way.
Five Characters, Five Stories, Five Unique Playstyles
You (and up to three of your friends) will decide on who to take on the dangerous journey. Rumi – the sorceress entrusted with protecting the Amazon jungle, Qaru – a winged boy, agile and strong yet full of sorrow. Pancho – a musician at heart, whose ukulele skills might be even more powerful than his fists. Nayra – a girl with unbending willpower, who can control snakes and is amazing with a spear and finally a guest character, Hat Kid from A Hat in Time, a human-like alien, attempting to find a Time Piece hidden somewhere in the jungle.
The Friends We Meet Along the Way…
Travelling through four different worlds in search for answers, as well as unraveling deeply personal stories of Rumi and her friends, might’ve been impossible if not for the allies you make along the way. People of the Jungle will follow you back to camp and help you in many ways. Some will sell you life-saving herbs and potions, others give their blessing in form of long-lasting buffs, and some will teach you new skills, combos and abilities. Planning and wisely spending resources is essential to the journey.
The Jungle Is Like a Puzzle
Each time you attempt to conquer the jungle, it will feel different. Locations change, new and unexpected events occur, and the path is paved with choices. Should you challenge power magical creatures for additional rewards, or stop at a healing shrine? Maybe try and save a friendly character?
Behind Each New Turn an Exciting Adventure Awaits.
The most powerful beings that live in the rainforests are the biggest obstacle you will encounter. Defeating them is a great feat. Good luck travelers, and may the Amazon jungle be on your side on your journey!
Tunche is a charming hand-drawn action game with roguelike elements. Team up with your friends or play solo. Choose from 5 unique characters and restore peace in the Amazon rainforest! EXPLORE THE BREATHTAKING AMAZONIAN FORESTS
Tunche is a charming, hand-drawn beat'em up hack and slash game with roguelike elements. Travel through 4 worlds, each filled with unique enemies, bosses, challenges, and stories. PLAY IN CO-OP
Play solo or join up to 3 of your friends in a local co-op session to uncover the mystery of the forest and the secrets of Tunche! FIND YOUR OWN PLAYSTYLE
Choose one of the five unique characters: Rumi, the sorceress, Pancho the musician, Qaru the bird boy, Nayra the warrior & Hat Kid from the highly acclaimed A Hat In Time. MASTER THE DIFFERENT SKILLS
To overcome the evil beasts of Amazonian forests you will have to learn the skills and ultimate abilities, that will take you further through the story with each playthrough.
What do ghostbusting and game development have in common? More than you’d think, it turns out. But there’s one thing that comes to mind above all else: teamwork. Available to play in Dreams from today until February 28, 2022, Ghostbusters: Afterlife in Dreams is the result of an 18-week-long collaboration between Media Molecule, Sony Pictures, and the Dreams community.
After being contacted via social media, Impy-award winning community creators **Guillaume Chevrier** (aka [SlurmMacKenzie] and **Alfred Nilsson** (aka [byvsen]) soon found themselves in meetings with Mm’s Director of Operations and Strategic Initiatives, Gemma Abdeen, to discuss an opportunity.
“Like, what is this?” Nilsson found himself thinking. “This could be literally anything. Then when Gem told me what the project was and what I would be doing, I got really excited and hopped on.” Chevrier nods. “Same for me. I think it was the first call with Gem where she told me it was a Ghostbusters project, and I was really excited.”
Chevrier would be working on gameplay design, and Nilsson on animations. A short brief had already been put together by Mm and Sony Pictures. The game would have to last 60 seconds, as the cast of Sony Pictures’ Ghostbusters: Afterlife would be setting their own scores that fans could try to beat.
Chevrier laid down the basics of the controls, including creating a version of the iconic Ghostbusters proton beam that the player could fire in first-person view, and set up much of the underlying Logic for the destructive environments. Media Molecule lead designer Richard Franke then came aboard to direct and help the team make some of the game-defining decisions (as well as do a bit of environment modelling, which Mm’s Dreams specialist Martin Nebelong would polish with lighting and effects).
“We asked ourselves, ‘What is the core experience of being a Ghostbusters team member?’” Franke says. “To me, that felt like the most important thing: we need to make the player feel like a member of the Ghostbusters team. Before you do anything else, you’ve got to get that catching of the ghosts to feel right.”
The first version that Chevrier had been working on featured fast and furious ghostbusting. “You could really quickly catch the ghosts,” he says. “It was more like they were jumping and you had to catch them when they appeared. But you could not feel the beam – so there was a lot of iteration where we tried to make the ghost move in a way that feels like you’ve got them in your proton stream, and you try to fight against them.”
The team spent time watching and referencing the original Ghostbusters movie, breaking down the behaviours of the ghosts and how the heroes interacted with them. “There’s the iconic scene with Slimer in the hotel ballroom,” Franke says, “and I was like, okay, this is the scene we want to emulate.”
They’d need to have ghosts flying around unawares, then in a behaviour phase where they’re aware and are avoiding being caught – before a ‘catch phase’, where they’re locked in a struggle with the Proton Beam. “The idea was that the ghost would have a bar that would go down when you’re pulling in the opposite direction. So it almost became like a fishing game, in a way.” Reduce the energy enough, and you could more easily pull them into a trap.
At first, players would have to manually throw out traps – but the team quickly realised they could create a more fluid time-attack experience by having it happen automatically. The team based their work on the upcoming film Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
“We had a super-short clip of the new movie, where we could see unfinished effects and the new ghosts,” Chevrier says. Nilsson nods: “It was probably my favourite part of the whole thing, because you don’t normally get to see that stuff while it’s still in development.”
Working on such a huge franchise, the collaboration was carried out with the utmost secrecy. Nilsson had viewed a clip of the new enemies in action just once during a video call before he started his first attempt at ghost animations. “So I had to memorise how the ghosts moved, like the Muncher with its six arms.” How did he manage it? “There was a lot of improvisation in the animation, trying to figure out how the ghost moved, but the clip helped – and it definitely helped watching it a second time later on! The ghosts all move really chaotically, floaty, all over the place – it was really fun to try and nail that in the animation.”
Interactions with the ghosts would be a key part of helping the player feel like part of the Ghostbusters team; another was letting the player leave their mark on the world. “We really wanted to get across the extraordinary damage that the proton pack creates,” Franke says. He recalls the comedy of the aftermath of that hotel ballroom scene: “They’ve probably caused more damage than it costs to actually catch the ghost! So we wanted to get a destructible environment in there.”
Wreak too much damage in Ghostbusters: Afterlife In Dreams, and the bill for the damage is taken out of your final reward. This led to the idea for the in-game function of the Mini-Pufts that appear in the new film, Franke says: “The scenes that we had seen of them, they were in a shop and they were destroying the shelves – so it felt logical that they would somehow increase your damage count, running in and kicking at fragile parts of the environment with their stubby little legs – animated with relish by Nilsson. “I had some footage of them looping on my computer while animating,” he says. “It was really fun to see how bouncy they were. And like, immediately, the puppet in Dreams started moving in the same way.”
With the ghost-catching and the waves of Mini-Pufts, Ghostbusters: Afterlife in Dreams truly started to take shape as a fast, frantic and tactical time-attack challenge – and started to reflect yet more aspects of Ghostbusters history.
“We wanted it to be a little bit like pinball, in a way,” Franke says, “where you’ve got your main thing, which is trying to keep the ball on the table, and that’s the catching of the ghosts. But then you’ve got to hit against the targets, which is your stretch goal – and then you’ve got another stretch goal, which is even harder to get. We actually stacked them up so you don’t see any Mini-Pufts until you’ve caught one ghost. So you’ve got a sort of ratcheting up of gameplay over the course of one minute – and then once you’ve shot a certain number of Mini-Pufts, the Terror Dog will start to appear.”
To say too much about the Terror Dog’s appearance might spoil the fun (although Nilsson is incredibly proud of his work on it: “It was probably the most challenging to animate, because I’d never animated a four-legged character before!”). But its inclusion in the game feels like a fitting homage to the secrets and surprises of pinball machines back in the day. “It’s very meta, but there’s something great about people talking about that stuff,” Franke says. “That’s why pinball was exciting. ‘Have you seen the thing that’s really hard to get?’ – a little bit like old-school video games. It’s nice to give the player things to look forward to, and to come back for – each time they’ll get a little bit better, their score will go up, and they’ll see more exciting things happen.”
The final result is a collaboration that pays homage to the Ghostbusters series’ past, as well as its present in Ghostbusters: Afterlife – as well as the power of Dreams, with the game itself developed in just 12 weeks. For its developers, the tonal similarities between the Ghostbusters franchise and Dreams itself – slapstick, a bit weird, but ultimately fun for all – made the collaboration feel like a (super)natural one.
“I grew up with the Ghostbusters movies,” Chevrier says. “For me, it’s something that evokes good memories. It’s creepy but fun, so you can watch it as a kid and you’ll be scared, but you won’t have too many nightmares – because it’s the funny side of creepy.” Nilsson agrees, pointing to the exaggerated movements of the films and how well it fits with both Dreams’ puppeteering tools and his own cartoony animation style. Franke, too, sees the similarities in points of view between the Ghostbusters franchise and Dreams. “We both have a similar silliness – like, our Halloween event has this sort of kooky spooky Ghostbusters vibe,” he says. “So it’s definitely easy for us to fit that within our content.” But there’s another reason why he thinks this was a neat match for a collaboration. “The right answer for me to say as the director,” he grins, “is that we can make any brand fit! Because it’s just all about scope, and being sympathetic to the brand. Dreams allows us to create bespoke gameplay suited to any kind of brand.”
Beyond the versatility and power of the tools, however, the real shared strength at the heart of the Ghostbusters franchise and Dreams – and this project – is undoubtedly community and collaboration, from the team at Sony Pictures, to Media Molecule, and the talented pool of creators using Dreams. “You know, we’re only a small studio, in the grand scheme of the game industry,” Franke says. “So the community is very valuable to us as a resource. Working with the community is lovely because they’re very respectful, they’re not full of cynicism – they’re very happy to be helping out, they’re happy to be being paid for their time to make these games. I think it’s probably very scary on their part, so it’s good to be there to encourage them and to reassure them that they’re doing a great job.”
And be sure to catch the next chapter in the original Ghostbusters universe exclusively in movie theatres starting this November! In Sony Pictures’ Ghostbusters: Afterlife, when a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind. From director Jason Reitman and producer Ivan Reitman, the film is written by Gil Kenan & Jason Reitman.
We’ve collected a few of our favorite tips to help get your army up to speed in Age of Empires IV.
For even more in-depth tips and strategies, be sure to check out the game’s excellent tutorial modes and Art of War challenges to better hone your skills.
Age of Empires IV is available now with Xbox Game Pass on PC and Ultimate and available for purchase on the Microsoft Store for Windows PC and Steam.
There are tons of strategies to master in Age of Empires IV, from build queues to troop management to Age advancement, that it can take several hours until you’ve found a path to success that speaks to you and your preferred style of play (not to mention finding a favorite civilization to play with).
In our experience, we’ve found that at the core of every strategy in Age of Empires IV, in particular Skirmish mode, are a few tips that can come in handy as you embark on mastering everything Age of Empires IV has to offer.
After reading here, make sure you check out the excellent in-game tutorials for Age of Empires IV, including the challenging Art of War missions, to help you master other techniques and strategies as you prepare for battle. Enjoy!
Rally Point Resources
Early in the game you’ll be concentrating heavily on resource gathering, like Wood, Food, Stone, and Gold. To help you quickly put Villagers to work on collecting these resources, you can pre-determine their assignment before they come running out of your Town Center by utilizing Rally Points on these resources to quickly put them to work.
To do this, select your Town Center and then Right-Click click on a particular resource location (a forest for Wood, animals/Farms for Food, a gold vein for Gold, etc.). Any Villagers produced during this time, with that Rally Point selected, will automatically proceed to gather that resource. Just make sure to update them to another resource location as needed.
When to Age Up
You can pair this one with the “Rally Point Resources” tip above, but a crucial component of playing Age of Empires IV is knowing how and when to Age Up. Each Age comes with new units and buildings that allow you more strategic options – such as trading Gold and resources with your allies or neutral trading posts via the Market (unlocked in the Feudal Age) or producing Siege Engines and units that will strike fear into the hearts of your enemies from the Siege Workshop (unlocked in the Castle Age).
To Age Up, you’ll need to fulfill a set of resource requirements paired with the construction of Landmark, or in the case of the Abbasid Dynasty, a wing of the House of Wisdom. It’s vitally important to know what’s required to advance your empire, and you can check at any time from the Tech Tree or by selecting a Villager and the “Age icon” from the unit card. Hint: For most civilizations, Food and Gold is vital for getting out of the Dark Age.
Scout!
Information is knowledge. Knowledge is power. Power is everything. Do not underestimate the power of your Scout. Especially in Skirmish and multiplayer modes where you’re given one for free (free!). It’s incredibly important to utilize this unit in the early phase of the game to get a general lay of the land to find resource locations and determine strategic bottlenecks. Most importantly, while you’ve been building your empire, your opponent’s done the same – utilize your Scout to get a sense of where your opponent is located on the map and what enemy production structures (and armies!) they’re amassing.
Scouts aren’t very powerful and should rarely (if ever) be used to battle enemies in the early phase of the game, but they are fantastic at a herding sheep (an excellent source of Food) to bring back to your Village to help with early Food gathering. And it’s not just the sheep that are nearby. If you can manage to sneak into enemy territory and pluck those herds from your opponent, it’s just one less advantage you’re allowing them in terms of resource gathering in the early going.
The Power of Counters
Once you’ve spent some time scouting, you may have a better understanding of how your opponent intends to attack you. Whenever possible, aim to create military production buildings that produce units that reliably counter your enemy’s. When you start building out siege and special units and embarking on Naval warfare, you’ll find a range of creative strategies to employ, but when it comes to land units, there are some basic tenets of the rock/paper/scissors mechanic to keep in mind:
Archer counters Spearman
Spearman counters Cavalry
Cavalry counters Archer
There’s loads to learn from there, but this helps visualize the principle Age IV battles are built upon.
Queue Multiple Buildings
Knowing your counters is one thing and assembling an army that will leave your opponent quaking in their boots is another. Once you’ve built out your economy, you might consider queuing multiple military buildings at once. This will ensure you’re producing units faster, as you build out your forces. We’ve found it’s helpful to grab a single Villager who can plot out multiple Archery Range, Barracks, or Stable placements so you can get started queuing up unit production more rapidly.
Once constructed, Double Left-Click on the same building type (e.g. Barracks, Archery Range, etc.) to select each one of that type, then begin producing units. Also, while both buildings are selected, you can update their Rally Point as needed to either reinforce a chokepoint or head to a staging ground as you prepare for an upcoming battle.
Group Assignments
By default, many of the Function keys (F1, F2, etc.) on your keyboard can be used to quickly navigate to your building locations in your Village, like Barracks, Archery Ranges, etc. But something we’ve found to be useful is to assign these buildings to a Group so that your camera doesn’t zoom back to your Village. This is especially helpful as you’re multitasking many elements, usually mid-battle, and it’s time to start replenishing your army in real-time.
To do this, Left-Click on the unit-producing structure (also Double Left-Click to select all of that building type), and then press Ctrl+1-9 to assign that structure a group along the number row of your keyboard. Cycling through these grouped structures, you’ll find that you can manage their building queues at any time in your navigation bar without the camera centering back to your Village, away from whatever you were just managing on-screen (troops, scouts, etc).
We hope you enjoyed a few of these tips to help get your army up to speed in Age of Empires IV. Make sure to visit the official Age of Empires IV Discord to share some of your favorite techniques with the Age of Empires community. You can play Age of Empires IV today with Xbox Game Pass on PC and Ultimate or purchase on the Microsoft Store for Windows PC and Steam.
One of the most beloved real-time strategy games returns to glory with Age of Empires IV, putting you at the center of epic historical battles that shaped the world. Featuring both familiar and innovative new ways to expand your empire in vast landscapes with stunning 4K visual fidelity, Age of Empires IV brings an evolved real-time strategy game to a new generation. Return to History – The past is prologue as you are immersed in a rich historical setting of 8 diverse civilizations across the world from the English to the Chinese to the Delhi Sultanate in your quest for victory. Build cities, manage resources, and lead your troops to battle on land and at sea in 4 distinct campaigns with 35 missions that span across 500 years of history from the Dark Ages up to the Renaissance. Choose Your Path to Greatness with Historical Figures – Live the adventures of Joan of Arc in her quest to defeat the English, or command mighty Mongol troops as Genghis Khan in his conquest across Asia. The choice is yours – and every decision you make will determine the outcome of history. Customize Your Game with Mods – Available in Early 2022, play how you want with user generated content tools for custom games. Challenge the World- Jump online to compete, cooperate or spectate with up to 7 of your friends in PVP and PVE multiplayer modes. An Age for All Players – Age of Empires IV is an inviting experience for new players with a tutorial system that teaches the essence of real-time strategy and a Campaign Story Mode designed for first time players to help achieve easy setup and success, yet is challenging enough for veteran players with new game mechanics, evolved strategies, and combat techniques.
Düsseldorf, 3. November 2021 – Happy Birthday Ubisoft! Anlässlich des 35. Firmen-Jubiläums startet im Ubisoft Store der Anniversary Sale, der ab sofort bis zum 12. November bis zu 75 % Rabatt auf viele Ubisoft-Titel bietet. Neben der Preisreduzierung veranstaltet der Ubisoft Store zudem noch ein besonderes Gewinnspiel: seit dem 1. November verlost der Ubisoft Store täglich 35 Tage lang jeweils 1000 € Wallet-Guthaben. Hier kann am Gewinnspiel teilgenommen werden.
Zudem finden sich weitere Informationen zu Ubisoft 35th Anniversary auf folgendem Blog-Post.
Die Highlights des Anniversary Sale im Überblick: Wie wäre es mit einer Geburtstagsfeier in England im Wikingerlook? Schließlich waren die Wikinger für ihre Feste berühmt. Derzeit gibt es Assassin’s Creed Valhalla für 35,99 € statt 59,99 € und den dazu passenden Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Season Pass als Nachschlag für nur 27,99 € statt 39,99 €.
Wer in England bleiben und lieber eine etwas moderne und farbenfrohe Party im Herzen Londons schmeißen möchte, ist bei Watch Dogs: Legion an der richtigen Adresse, auf das es einen Rabatt von 60 % gibt.
Für diejenigen, die die Party lieber koordinieren und planen möchten, ist der Strategiehit ANNO 1800 in der Standardversion für 24,00 € statt 59,99 € zu haben. Die Anno 1800 Investorausgabe inkl. Season Pass 1, 2 und 3 gibt es bereits für nur 60,49 € statt 109,99 €.
Partycrasher können sich mit der Rainbow Six Siege Deluxe Y6 Edition mit einem Rabatt von 67 % für ihren Einsatz aufwärmen.
Und was wäre eine gelungene Party ohne Kostüme? Wer in die Haut von Fenyx schlüpfen möchte, um die Welt der griechischen Mythologie zu entdecken, kann dies auf der Switch mit der Immortals Fenyx Rising Gold Edition für 40 € statt 99,99 € tun.
Zusätzlich 20 % auf den Warenkorb mit dem Ubisoft Treueprogramm! Mit dem Ubisoft Treueprogramm gibt es im Ubisoft Store immer die Möglichkeit 100 Units gegen zusätzliche 20 % Rabatt auf den gesamten Warenkorb einzutauschen. Ausgenommen sind dabei Ingame-Währungen, das Ubisoft+ Abonnement und physische Produkte (Bücher, Comics u.Ä.). Mehr Informationen zum Treueprogramm unter: https://ubisoftconnect.com/de-DE/shop-discount/
Pünktlich zum Start von Age of Empires IV werfen wir einen Blick auf die vielen verschiedenen Gesichter, die die deutsche Age of Empires-Community prägen. Im zweiten Interview sprechen wir mit ArtemizPlayz, die als Variety-Streamerin und passionierte Bogenschützin einen ganz besonderen Platz im Herzen für Age of Empires reserviert hat. Seit ihrem Einstieg in das Franchise 2018 dominiert die Echtzeit-Strategie auf ihrem Twitch-Kanal. Zusätzlich hat sie auch erste eigene Erfahrung in der Organisation von Wettkämpfen machen können. Warum sie ausgerechnet in der Age-Community ein Zuhause gefunden hat, wie es um die Frauenpower in Age of Empires bestellt ist und worauf sie sich in Age of Empires IV am meisten freut, erfährst Du hier.
ArtemizPlayz im Interview
Was macht Age of Empires so besonders für Dich?
*lacht* Das habe ich mich auch schon oft gefragt! Ich bin ja eigentlich Variety-Streamerin, da ist es gar nicht so einfach, dauerhaft bei einem Spiel zu bleiben. Aber seit 2 Jahren ist es regelmäßig Age of Empires. Mein Ausgangspunkt war bei mir – wie wohl bei vielen anderen auch – dass ich damals in meiner Kindheit schon begeistert Age gespielt habe, auch wenn ich die komplexen Abläufe damals kaum verstanden habe. Diese Faszination ist einfach hängen geblieben. Und als mir meine Follower*innen dann Age of Empires vorschlugen und ich es ausprobierte, war diese Faszination sofort wieder da. Noch dazu wurde ich als Neuling direkt mit offenen Armen empfangen, was mir den Einstieg in das Franchise wahnsinnig erleichtert hat.
Wie unterscheidet sich die Age-Community von anderen Gaming-Communities?
Bereits nach wenigen Age-Matches wurde ich mit offenen Armen in der Community empfangen – das hat mich wirklich überrascht aber auch gefreut. Man hat wirklich gemerkt, dass man plötzlich eine völlig neue Gruppe von Menschen mit seinen Streams erreichte. Nicht nur Zuschauer*innen sondern auch andere Streamer*innen haben mich direkt begrüßt obwohl ich absoluter Neuling war. Ich habe mich unglaublich willkommen gefühlt. Das war wirklich bemerkenswert! Ich kam aus der viel größeren League of Legends-Community, die einfach unpersönlicher und oft rauer im Ton war. Hier habe ich ungern mit zufälligen Teams gespielt, da sind wirklich wilde Sachen passiert. Da bietet mir die Age-Community mit ihrer offenen und persönlichen Art das absolute Kontrastprogramm. Obwohl auch Age eine kompetitive Spielreihe ist, bin ich nur sehr selten toxischen Spieler*innen begegnet – sie bleiben eher die Ausnahme. Und weil die Community so positiv und persönlich ist, engagiere ich mich auch besonders gerne in Community-Events – wie etwa in der Wettkampf-Organisation.
Strategie-Formate sind nicht unbedingt ein beliebtes Casting-Genre – warum ist das bei Age of Empires anders?
Age of Empires bietet an sich einen sehr leichten Einstieg für Zuschauer*innen. Die verschiedenen historischen Völker sind sehr greifbar und ihre Entwicklung ist gut nachzuvollziehen. Die komplexe Strategie hinter diesem einfachen Aufbau sorgt dafür, dass die Faszination auch langfristig bestehen bleibt.
Es ist total spannend zu sehen, dass eine Spielreihe wie Age of Empires, die eher als „Old School“ galt, so eine Renaissance mit den Definitive Editions bekommen hat. Im Zuge dieser neu entdeckten Popularität geriet auch das kompetitive Spiel immer mehr in den Fokus. Mit den heutigen Möglichkeiten von Streaming und Matches gegen Gegner*innen rund um den Globus sind Wettkämpfe extrem spannend geworden – das ist etwas völlig anderes als die früheren LAN-Parties unter Freund*innen. Und mit der steigenden Popularität des Multiplayers entstanden auch immer mehr und immer größere Turniere mit höheren Preisgeldern – und so entwickelten sich die ersten professionellen Spieler*innen. An diesem Punkt ist es wie mit jeder Sportart: Man hat gerne Idole, mit denen man mitfiebern kann, die man in Turnieren anfeuert und deren Taktik man analysiert. Ich bin auch wahnsinnig gespannt wie sich hier der Einfluss von Age of Empires IV auswirken wird.
Bei aktiven Spieler*innen kommt außerdem hinzu, dass Age of Empires in seinen Grundzügen ein ziemlich komplexes Spiel ist. Da hilft das Beobachten von erfahrenen Spieler*innen bei der Analyse von Fehlern und Strategien. Auch die Analyse-Videos anderer Streamer*innen sind wahnsinnig spannend anzuschauen und für das eigene Spiel extrem hilfreich.
Du spielst selber nicht professionell Turniere. Wie kamst Du auf die Idee, in die Wettkampf-Organisation einzusteigen?
Die Idee wurde ein bisschen aus der eigenen Not heraus geboren. Um an Turnieren auf Profi-Ebene teilnehmen zu können, muss man sehr viel Zeit investieren – sowohl im Training als auch in der Turnier-Phase selbst. Da ich neben dem Streaming noch einen Vollzeit-Job habe, war mir das zu viel. Ich spiele eher im Casual-Bereich, so habe ich volle Flexibilität, erlebe aber trotzdem spannende Multiplayer-Matches. Lange Zeit gab es aber kaum Wettkämpfe für Leute mit einem niedrigen ELO-Ranking (offizielles Age-Punktesystem), die eher im Casual-Bereich antreten wollten. Um auch diesem Teil der Community unterhaltsame und weniger anspruchsvolle Wettkämpfe bieten zu können, habe ich mich mit einer befreundeten Streamerin zusammengetan und den ersten Wettkampf organisiert. Wir wollten mehr Turniere schaffen, die sich für Einsteiger*innen im kompetitiven Modus eignen.
Der Clou an diesem Turnier war, dass wir es geschafft haben, große Namen wie TheViper oder Nili_AoE dazu zu holen. Und diese Profis haben schließlich die Matches der Anfänger*innen gecastet – da war die Begeisterung auf allen Seiten einfach riesig. Für die Einsteiger*innen war es das Allergrößte, dass ihre Spiele jetzt von ihren Idolen gecastet wurden.
Gibt es Tipps oder Taktiken, die Du Multiplayer-Anfänger*innen mit auf den Weg geben kannst?
Na klar! Ich denke am allerwichtigsten ist es, erst einmal die grundlegenden Mechanismen des Spiels zu verstehen. Deshalb kann ich allen Anfänger*innen die Art of War-Kampagnen in Age of Empires II empfehlen. In diesen Kampagnen wird man mit allen wichtigen Elementen wie den verschiedenen Build Orders vertraut gemacht und kann ausgiebig üben. Hier sollte man sich eine aussuchen – wie die für Bogenschützen oder Späher – und sie üben, bis man sich sicher fühlt.
Zusätzlich helfen Hot Keys – also individuelle Tastenkombinationen und Steuerungsbefehle. Durch Hot Keys wird das Spiel sehr viel schneller und leichter zu organisieren. So kann man auch auf einfallende Gegner schneller reagieren und auch in wuseligeren Situationen schnell Befehle erteilen – das ist ein entscheidender Vorteil!
Und als letzter Tipp, ganz einfach: Übung macht den Meister! Wenn man sich sicher fühlt, kann man in die ersten Random-Matches einsteigen.
Du bist ja selbst passionierte Bogenschützin. Spiegelt sich das auch in Deinem Lieblingsvolk wieder?
*lacht* Tatsächlich gehört meine Build Order für Bogenschützen zu meinen besten. Natürlich fühlt man sich immer mit den Einheiten verbunden, mit denen man Gemeinsamkeiten hat. Aber tatsächlich ist das Volk der Franken meine Lieblingszivilisation – eine Kultur, die für ihre besonders gute Kavallerie gefürchtet wird. Meine Liebe zu den Franken kommt vor allem daher, dass sie ein wahnsinnig starkes und anfängerfreundliches Volk sind. Wenn man die Build Order für Späher beherrscht und die Boni der Franken auf Pferde und Kavallerie voll ausnutzt, hat man gute Chancen. Die Taktiken und Vorteile der Franken sind einfach offen heraus, unkompliziert und sehr leicht zu verstehen. Deswegen sind die Franken auch ein Volk, das ich allen Einsteiger*innen nur wärmstens empfehlen kann!
Was glaubst Du, warum es so wenig weibliche Spielerinnen im Age-Franchise gibt und wie könnte sich das ändern?
Ich glaube, da entwickelt sich die Age-Community gerade in die richtige Richtung. Als ich angefangen habe zu streamen, war ich eine von ganz wenigen Frauen. Aber seitdem haben auch immer mehr Frauen Age für sich entdeckt – ich denke das liegt zum Großteil auch am Boom der Definitive Editions. Mittlerweile ist Gaming einfach kein reines Männer-Hobby mehr, wie es in den 90ern oft der Fall war. Wir haben mittlerweile auf Twitch sogar ein rein weibliches Stream-Team, dem ich auch beigetreten bin – die Age of Queens. Allein diese Visibilität hilft schon, dass sich mehr Frauen angesprochen fühlen. Das Ganze ist natürlich ein Prozess, der sich erst entwickeln muss. Früher gab es bei Turnieren quasi keine Frauen – mittlerweile gibt es sogar Turniere und Events exklusiv nur für Frauen. Man fühlt sich als Frau auch einfach wohler, wenn man sieht, dass man nicht alleine unter Kerlen spielt. Aus diesem Grund haben wir auch den Discord-Channel der Age of Queens ins Leben gerufen. Hier sind alle weiblichen Age-Fans willkommen und können sich in einem geschützten Raum zwanglos austauschen oder gemeinsam trainieren. Ich finde es wichtig, dass so etwas auch gefördert wird – und das tut Age of Empires regelmäßig mit Events wie Kings to Queens und anderen Anpassungsmöglichkeiten. Und all das zahlt sich aus: Wir sehen jetzt die ersten weiblichen Spielerinnen mit hohen Ranking-Werten. Ich hoffe, dass diese Entwicklung sich langfristig auch bis in die Profi-Ebene durchziehen wird und wir mehr professionelle E-Sportlerinnen in Age bekommen.
Unabhängig davon: Auf welches Feature in Age of Empires 4 freust Du Dich am meisten?
Oh Gott, ganz schwere Frage! *lacht* Ich freue mich tatsächlich auf sehr vieles. Die Sneak Peaks auf den Age of Empires-Kanälen haben mich richtig neugierig auf die neuen Kampagnen gemacht. Auch die Mini-Dokus im Hands on History-Modus sind total spannend. Ich bin wirklich gespannt, wie das Feature die bestehenden Spielinhalte erweitern kann. Ich glaube durch dieses Feature werden die gespielten Manöver noch realistischer und greifbarer – von den realen historischen Zusammenhängen ganz zu schweigen! Age of Empires hat den Ruf, vielen Kindern spielerisch Geschichte beigebracht zu haben. Mit einem solchen Feature schaffen Spiele etwas, das andere Lern-Medien nicht können. Ich finde es einfach super, dass Age of Empires sich mit der Vermittlung von Geschichte so ein ganz einzigartiges Ziel für ihr Franchise gesetzt hat. Mit Features wie Hands on History werden sie dieses Ziel auf jeden Fall erreichen können.
Was war Dein bisher schönster Age-Moment?
Oh, da gibt es so viele! *lacht* Ich glaube auf einen einzelnen Moment kann ich mich gar nicht festlegen. Aber insgesamt waren die Low ELO-Turniere, die ich mitorganisiert habe, wohl das Schönste, was ich bisher mit der Community erlebt habe. Da habe ich diesen ganz besonderen Zusammenhalt und die Leidenschaft in der Community unmittelbar gespürt. Das war ein unfassbar belohnendes Gefühl – dafür nimmt man die viele organisatorische Arbeit auch liebend gern in Kauf! *lacht* Genauso gerne nehme ich auch an Charity-Streams und Events anderer Streamer*innen teil. Insgesamt genieße ich alles, was mich mit der Community zusammenbringt und mir dieses Zusammengehörigkeitsgefühl in Age of Empires gibt.
InSlime Rancher 2, Beatrix LeBeau embarks to the mysterious Rainbow Island for an all-new adventure, and Monomi Park took this as an opportunity to find all the ways we could improve the world of Slime Rancher while still retaining the core of what made the original so unique and fun to play.
Replacing Beatrix’s dusty ranch is a dazzling, glass conservatory that gives her a panoramic view of Rainbow Island. The Conservatory contains everything you’ll need to get ranching in this new world, including the new comm station where you can talk directly with other characters like Viktor, Ogden, and Mochi, as well as offering a fully kitted-out slime science lab right from the start. And you’ll need it, because in Slime Rancher 2, even vacpack upgrades need to be crafted, including the highly prized extra vac tanks!
Speaking of slime science, Slime Rancher 2 introduces a host of new resources to collect, including new materials like prismatic radiant ore. But you won’t need to use extractors on this adventure, because jelly stone, deep brine, strange diamonds, wild honey and more can all be found in the world itself, waiting for you to vac it up. This change really makes exploring the world so much more rewarding.
In fact, the whole of Rainbow Island is bursting with little nooks and crannies for you to find new slimes, new resources, treasure pods, and other secrets. We really invested in enriching the experience of exploring the world, and diversifying the environments. In Slime Rancher 2, a single biome may have multiple themes, including the fan-favorite ancient ruins from the original Slime Rancher sprinkled all over the world, offering a wonderful texture of antiquity to this mysterious, prismatic paradise.
There’s a new dawn coming for the world of Slime Rancher and we can’t wait for you and the millions of other ranchers out there to join us in exploring this beautiful new corner of the Far, Far Range that we’ve created, and the avalanche of new slimes that call it home!
Slime Rancher 2 is coming to Xbox Series X|S, Windows 10 PC, and day one with Xbox Game Pass in 2022.
Last month we announced an exciting new global partnership with adidas, kicking off with our first-ever console-inspired sneaker collaboration to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Xbox. Today we’re excited to continue that partnership by unveiling the second sneaker – The Xbox 360 Forum Mid – the first-ever Xbox-themed sneaker available to purchase for fans in the U.S. and Canada.
With a plethora of visual throwbacks and Easter eggs that fans will love, the Xbox 360 Forum Mid is truly designed as a love letter to one of the most iconic consoles in gaming history. Drawing inspiration from the original Xbox 360 console’s colors — white, silver, and green — the incredible details highlighted throughout the sneaker represent a playful celebration and nod to the vibrant history of Xbox.
On the strap, you’ll note the Xbox 360 disc tray, along with the classic 360-era Xbox button design on the shoe’s outer side and the console’s air vents on the inner side. Additionally, the heel features references to the Xbox 360’s distinctive removable hard drive and memory unit slots. There are a myriad of details to discover and enjoy, including some hidden secrets for fans.
The limited release of adidas Originals by Xbox – Xbox 360 Forum Mid, complete with four additional pairs of laces in red, yellow, green, and blue (representing the face buttons of the Xbox 360 controller), will be available to purchase in the U.S. and Canada on November 4 at 7:00 a.m. PT via adidas.com.
Additionally, as part of our “Always Played In. Never Played Out.” program, which celebrates three distinct eras of Xbox history, Xbox and adidas fans can jump back in time with In Queue, a virtual reveal experience to relive the golden era of gaming: the launch of the Xbox 360. It won’t be around for long, so check out www.neverplayedout.net for a nostalgia trip and chance to win exclusive prizes.
Follow @Xbox on Twitter for details of the latest sneaker drops and be sure to join us for the 20th anniversary of Xbox and Halo broadcast on November 15, where we’ll share the official details of the exclusive third and final sneaker inspired by Xbox Series X – available for fans to purchase globally.
ICYMI, Age of Empires IV launched day one with Xbox Game Pass for PC on October 28. In celebration of its arrival, we partnered with the always entertaining UrAvgConsumer to build a custom Age of Empires IV themed PC (and we didn’t even need to produce a Monk to convert him to our side with a ‘Wololo!’ chant. We just said “Wololo” a lot for fun).
In Age of Empires IV, you’ll make history your story through both familiar and innovative new ways to expand your empire across vast landscapes in stunning 4K visual fidelity, where you’ll guide your empire through the ages and — when the time is right — strike your enemies down to claim victory! Learn more about Age of Empires IV with some of our exclusive Xbox Wire content, like where we cover the game’s Min Spec Mode and showcase its numerous Hot Keys to help with your in-game empire management.
It should be no surprise that more PC games are on the way with Game Pass for PC, which also means the Game Pass Has PC Games – PC Builder Series will return with custom PC builds inspired by day one releases like Forza Horizon 5 (launching November 9) and Halo Infinite (launching December 8).
Stay tuned here to Xbox Wire for all the latest and greatest news about some of your soon-to-be favorite games and we’ll see you soon!
One of the most beloved real-time strategy games returns to glory with Age of Empires IV, putting you at the center of epic historical battles that shaped the world. Featuring both familiar and innovative new ways to expand your empire in vast landscapes with stunning 4K visual fidelity, Age of Empires IV brings an evolved real-time strategy game to a new generation. Return to History – The past is prologue as you are immersed in a rich historical setting of 8 diverse civilizations across the world from the English to the Chinese to the Delhi Sultanate in your quest for victory. Build cities, manage resources, and lead your troops to battle on land and at sea in 4 distinct campaigns with 35 missions that span across 500 years of history from the Dark Ages up to the Renaissance. Choose Your Path to Greatness with Historical Figures – Live the adventures of Joan of Arc in her quest to defeat the English, or command mighty Mongol troops as Genghis Khan in his conquest across Asia. The choice is yours – and every decision you make will determine the outcome of history. Customize Your Game with Mods – Available in Early 2022, play how you want with user generated content tools for custom games. Challenge the World- Jump online to compete, cooperate or spectate with up to 7 of your friends in PVP and PVE multiplayer modes. An Age for All Players – Age of Empires IV is an inviting experience for new players with a tutorial system that teaches the essence of real-time strategy and a Campaign Story Mode designed for first time players to help achieve easy setup and success, yet is challenging enough for veteran players with new game mechanics, evolved strategies, and combat techniques.
Where were you when Grand Theft Auto III launched in October 2001? I was standing in a GameStop, perusing the new PS2 releases, when it caught my eye. Following a hearty recommendation from the store manager, I bought the game and took it home. The rest is history.
Twenty years later, it’s virtually impossible to overstate the impact of Rockstar Games’ open-world crime saga on the gaming medium. And it all began with GTA III, a bold shift from top-down action to a fully 3D open world epic, interwoven with unprecedented interactivity. I remember being blown away by Liberty City itself: a sprawling cityscape packed with cars, colorful characters, challenging side-missions, and ever-present cops. I’d never seen anything like it.
GTA III’s launch sent ripple effects across the entire gaming industry, captivating players and inspiring game developers to take a different approach to game design. To mark the groundbreaking game’s big 20-year milestone, we reached out to creators from PlayStation Studios and top third-party developers to reflect on GTA III’s megaton launch.
All screenshots in this article from Grand Theft Auto III — Definitive Edition, out November 11.
“GTA III changed my perspective of what makes games fun. Games had always been about making the jumps, killing the enemies, solving the puzzles – doing the tasks the designer laid out for you. GTA III was the first game where you really made your own fun. That led me to reimagine how exploration and open-ended gadget and weapon usage in Ratchet & Clank could allow players to find their own fun and approach the gameplay in their own creative ways.”
– Brian Hastings, Head of Creative Strategy, Insomniac Games
“GTAIII was a game with an astonishing degree of freedom, released at a time when we were struggling to make a single-path game within the capabilities of the PS2. I was impressed by the way the game was made. It embraced the realities that come with an open-world concept instead of restricting gameplay to avoid every potential glitch that might come up. The Japanese version of the game was released by Capcom, and I remember thinking, ‘I’m glad I’m on their side’.”
– Hideaki Itsuno, Director, Capcom
“I grew up playing 2D side scrolling platformers that had a clear path from A to B and could be worked out with a bit of trial and error. The thing that really stood out for me in GTA III was the freedom it gave you to play the way you wanted in a game world that felt believable. Gone were the automatic loading, level-end, and mission-over transitions. You don’t get out of the car… you don’t progress. You seamlessly went from driving, running around the city, and entering buildings to get your next mission objective at the pace that you wanted. In some ways the freedom was overwhelming but the ability to play your way, and in doing so change the tone of the game, was not lost on me. This was likely one of the first major shifts in self-directed play in game design.”
– Tara Saunders, Studio Head, PlayStation London Studio
“I remember entering the Remedy offices early November, 2001. I was excited, a bit anxious. It was my first day of work. The first thing I saw was a group of people around a TV. Some were laughing, others staring, speechless. They were playing GTA III. It was provocative, unexpected, endlessly fun and impossible to let go of. A tectonic shift in gaming that set the stage for my career – influencing my work to this day.”
– Mikael Kasurinen, Control Game Director, Remedy
“GTA III showed me the incredible sense of immersion that comes from being able to act freely and see the world react to your actions—that this unique experience is something only games can deliver. And as the expressive power of games has grown over the years, immersion-focused game design has become the standard for AAA titles. GTA III set that standard, and I’m sure it will continue to influence creators for years to come.”
– Yuya Tokuda, Monster Hunter World Director, Capcom
“I remember finding out about GTA III during our press tour for Syphon Filter 3. There was so much hype surrounding the game that it was impossible for it to live up to, right!? So wrong. I couldn’t believe everything that you could do in that game. Really opened our eyes to what was possible. It is rare when a game comes along that changes your view on an industry. GTA III was that game.”
– Ron Allen, Game Director, Bend Studio
“GTA III blew my mind as it was such a quantum leap in video game design. It set the bar for living open worlds full of procedural systems that worked together to create an emergent playground of endless possibilities.”
– Richard Franke, Lead Designer, Media Molecule
“GTA III really blew open my understanding of what a large team can achieve with a strong technical vision. The highly detailed living open world was a huge leap forwards, lots of hand-crafted content all framed by tech constraints needed to stream invisibly to the player. We also saw how physics tech can drive varied brilliant non-linear missions. Layering on the music, the humour and pure freedom put GTA III among the greatest games of all time.”
– Steve Walker, Technical Director, Firesprite Games
“It wasn’t the sheer scale or the freedom that blew my mind, already had a taste of that with The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall. Instead, I had a group of three friends and we would spend a lot of time together playing games. And when GTA III came out, we would play that all the time. Thing is: we weren’t doing any story missions or side missions. It was days and weeks and months of messing around in the city, telling ourselves stories, reacting to the living world in chaotic ways, and setting challenges to each other. And the most magical part was that every time there was a visitor beyond that core group, they would get involved naturally, not necessarily playing but commenting, asking the player to try things….This experience opened my eyes to the power of emergent gameplay and stories, seeing games maybe for the first time as a really expressive medium beyond one’s character choice in a fighting game or combo lines in a skating game, and that the stories it created were something that could be enjoyed not just by players, but viewers. [It’s] something that became intertwined with the medium with the rise of gameplay streaming, and more specifically the amazing GTA Online scene, with its role-playing streams this time involving more than one simultaneous player.”
– Dinga Bakaba, Game Director, Arkane Lyon
“At the time, I had not yet joined Capcom and was pitching a project to an American publisher.
I wanted to make a game that expanded on the Tenchu sandbox, but GTA III went way beyond that.
I remember thinking ‘how did they make this kind of game on PS2?’ Not only from a gameplay point of view, but also from a technical point of view. In response to the subsequent development of open-world games, I decided to do the exact opposite and make a small, narrow, dense horror game, and Resident Evil 7 was born. In a way, Resident Evil 7 may have been born because of GTA III. Thank you and congratulations on the 20th anniversary of GTA III.”
– Koshi Nakanishi, Director, Capcom
“When I was still young and the concept of an open world was yet to be created, senior developers would often say, ‘If you aim for a game that lets you do anything, you’ll end up with a game that lets you do nothing.’ This was a warning to remind ourselves of the distance between ideal and reality. But when GTA III came out, I remember being shocked by the fact that a game where ‘anything is possible and fun’ had been realized. I don’t need to tell you that it set a new standard for the gaming experience. Another shock I got from GTA was that ‘grand theft auto’ meant ‘car theft’. I’m Japanese, so I thought the name had a more grandiose meaning…”
– Kazuhiro Tsuchiya, Producer, Capcom
Ready to revisit Liberty City, Vice City, and San Andreas, or explore them for the very first time? Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition launches on PS4 and PS5 November 11. Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition will be available on PlayStation Now starting December 7.
Düsseldorf, 2. November 2021 – Ubisoft® gab heute bekannt, dass Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Breakpoint anlässlich des 35-jährigen Bestehens von Ubisoft für das Wochenende vom 4. – 7. November kostenlos spielbar sein wird. Das Angebot wird auf Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One Konsolen, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Windows PC und Stadia verfügbar sein.
Zusätzlich zum vollen Zugriff auf die Inhalte des Basisspiels, wird es die Chance geben, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Breakpoint: Operation Motherland zu erleben und entsprechende Belohnungen zu erhalten. Das Spiel kann ab dem 2. November auf PC vorab heruntergeladen werden.
Spieler:innen, welche die Vollversion des Spiels kaufen, können ihren gesamten Fortschritt aus dem Gratis-Wochenende mitnehmen. Mehr Informationen, sowie den Vorab-Download des Spiels gibt es unter: ghostrecon.com/freeweekend.
In Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Breakpoint:Operation Motherland werden Spieler:innen Karen Bowman und den Outcasts helfen die Insel Auroa zu befreien, die sich im Mittelpunkt eines aufkommenden globalen Konflikts befindet. Eine neue und noch gefährlichere Fraktion von Gegnern wird alles dafür tun die Ghosts aufzuhalten.
Weitere Informationen zu Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Breakpoint gibt es unter: ghost-recon.ubisoft.com
Die neuesten Nachrichten zu Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Breakpoint sowie weiteren Ubisoft Spielen gibt es hier: news.ubisoft.com
About Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint Developed by Ubisoft Paris*, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint is a military shooter putting players in the boots of the Ghosts, an elite US Special Operations unit. Set in a diverse and hostile open world, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint offers an entirely new adventure playable solo or in up to four-player co-op, as well as PvP at launch.
*In collaboration with Ubisoft Bucharest, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Odesa, Kyiv, Belgrade and Milan studios.
Bei Xbox drehen sich alle Gedanken und Bemühungen um Dich als Spieler*in. So arbeitet das Team kontinuierlich an neuen Wegen, um Deine Gaming-Erfahrung noch besser zu gestalten. Jetzt erfolgt der nächste Schritt auf dieser fantastischen Reise: Xbox All Access ist ab dem 2. November in Deutschland verfügbar – das All Inclusive-Paket für alle Gaming-Fans!
In Österreich und Schweiz startet Xbox All Access nächstes Jahr.
Was ist Xbox All Access?
Xbox All Access enthält alles, was Du für das Gaming der nächsten Generation brauchst – von der Xbox-Konsole Deiner Wahl, bis hin zu einer großen Spieleauswahl aus über 100 Titeln ohne zusätzliche Kosten. Mit Xbox All Access entscheidest Du Dich für eine Xbox Series X oder Xbox Series S und erhältst zusätzlich Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Darin enthalten ist EA Play, Xbox Live Gold und der Zugang zu über 100 hochwertigen Spielen, die Du auf Konsole, PC, Smartphone und Tablet spielst – und das alles bereits ab 24,99 Euro monatlich bei einer Laufzeit von 24 Monaten.^ Nach Ablauf der 24 Monate Xbox All Access behältst Du die Konsole selbstverständlich!
Xbox All Access ist ein einfacher Weg, um bei einem niedrigen monatlichen Preis und ohne zusätzliche Kosten bestmöglich von dem großen Xbox-Angebot zu profitieren. Alle Einzelheiten findest Du unter xbox.com/de-de/xbox-all-access.
Was ist in Xbox All Access alles enthalten?
Mit Xbox All Access erlebst Du nicht nur Konsolen-Gaming der nächsten Generation, sondern hast auch Zugang zu über 100 erstklassigen Spielen für Konsole, PC und dank Cloud Gaming (Beta) auch auf Mobilgeräten sowie im Browser über Edge, Chrome und Safari. Zusätzlich spielst Du neue Titel der Xbox Game Studios direkt am Veröffentlichungstag, inklusive Halo Infinite und Forza Horizon 5.
Darüber hinaus erhalten Mitglieder des Xbox Game Pass Ultimate eine EA Play-Mitgliedschaft ohne zusätzliche Kosten. EA Play umfasst mehr als 60 Top-Spiele von EA wie FIFA 21, Titanfall 2 und Need for Speed Heat sowie Titel aus einigen der beliebtesten EA-Franchises wie Battlefield, Mass Effect, The Sims und Star Wars, exklusive Herausforderungen und Belohnungen im Spiel, spezielle Inhalte nur für Mitglieder und vieles mehr.
Xbox All Access mit Xbox Series S
Xbox Series S-Konsole
24 Monate Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (inklusive aller Vorteile von EA Play, Xbox Cloud Gaming und Xbox Live Gold)
Kosten: 24,99 Euro monatlich für 24 Monate^
Keine zusätzlichen Kosten
Xbox All Access mit Xbox Series X
Xbox Series X
24 Monate Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (inklusive aller Vorteile von EA Play, Xbox Cloud Gaming und Xbox Live Gold)
Kosten: 32,99 Euro monatlich für 24 Monate^
Keine zusätzlichen Kosten
Wie erhalte ich Xbox All Access?
Xbox arbeitet mit ausgewählten deutschen Einzelhändlern zusammen, um Dir Deine Konsole und den Xbox Game Pass Ultimate zur Verfügung zu stellen:
Cyberport: Xbox All Access ist ab dem 2. November in den Filialen und auf cyberport.de verfügbar.
Weitere Einzelhändler in Deutschland folgen schon bald.
Einzelhändler in Österreich und Schweiz folgen 2022.
Hast Du Dich für einen teilnehmenden Händler entschieden und die Teilnahmebedingungen erfüllt, erhältst Du einfach und unkompliziert Deine Konsole. Das Beste daran: Dein Xbox Game Pass Ultimate wartet bereits auf dich, wenn Du Deine Konsole auspackst und wird Dich in unzählige Spielewelten zu entführen!
^Erfordert den Abschluss eines unentgeltlichen Kreditvertrages. Verkauf bzw. Finanzierung der Xbox Konsole und der Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Mitgliedschaft erfolgt durch den Einzelhändler bzw. den Finanzdienstleister. Xbox Series X inkl. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate für 32,99€ pro Monat bzw. Xbox Series S inkl. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate für 24,99€ pro Monat inkl. MwSt. inkl. Versandkosten mit 0 % effektivem Jahreszins – Laufzeit 24 Monate. Vorbehaltlich Bonitätsprüfung. Für weitere Informationen zur Finanzierung und den Finanzierungsbedingungen, wende dich an deinen Einzelhändler.
Welcome back! We’re live with another Players’ Choice poll as we inch ever-closer to the end of 2021… but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
We’ve got quite the selection this time — I’m torn between a few picks myself, but I dare not skew the results so you’ll just have to guess which ones I’m deliberating over.
Hit the poll below to cast your vote, then head down to the comments to make an argument for your title of choice. Maybe you’ll help me make my final decision! We’ll keep the polls live until Sunday night at 11:59pm Pacific, so make sure you decide before then. See you next week with the winner!
How does it work? At the end of every month, PlayStation.Blog will open a poll where you can vote for the best new game released that month. Soon thereafter, we’ll close the polls, tally your votes, and announce the winner at PlayStation.Blog. PlayStation Store will also showcase some top Players’ Choice winners throughout the year.
What is the voting criteria? That’s up to you! If you were only able to recommend one new release to a friend that month, which would it be? In keeping with our long tradition in the Game of the Year Awards, remastered or re-released games won’t qualify. Ambitious, larger-scale rebuilds and remakes like Demon’s Souls and Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy will.
How are nominees decided? The PlayStation.Blog and PlayStation Store editorial teams will gather a list of that month’s most noteworthy releases and use it to seed the poll. Write-in votes will be accepted.
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