Find Answers to Ancient Mysteries with the Free Echoes Update for No Man’s Sky

Reading Time: 4 minutesSummary Echoes, No Man’s Sky’s biggest and free update of the year, is available to download today. Echoes’ adventure ultimately leads to the Robot People, who having been hiding in plain sight for all these years. No Man’s Sky is available to play today for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows. It’s also available […]

Ara History Untold at gamescom 2023: A New Era for Strategy  

Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s been just over a year since Ara: History Untold was revealed to the world at 2022’s Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase. That time has been used productively — player feedback from an extensive Insider Program has helped shaped the game — including what the team from Oxide Games showed off this week at gamescom.  […]

ID@Xbox at 10: Chris Charla’s Decade in Indie, and Some of the Games That Made It

Reading Time: 7 minutes10 years ago, at Gamescom, Chris Charla helped announce the creation of ID@Xbox, a new program that sought to lower the barrier of entry for indie developers on Xbox, and – in his own words – “mainstream indie games onto the platform”, by removing the distinction between titles created by major publishers and those by […]

How Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector Builds on an Indie Game Pass Hit

Reading Time: 7 minutesHi! I’m Gareth Damian Martin, also known as Jump Over the Age, creator of Citizen Sleeper. It’s been over a year since we launched on Game Pass and I have been so happy to see the positive response, and the sheer number of players that have given the game a try. I hope you’ve enjoyed […]

Starfield auf der gamescom: Todd Howard und Phil Spencer stellen neues Gameplay vor 

Reading Time: 4 minutesWas könnte den größten Xbox-Stand aller Zeiten auf der gamescom besser eröffnen als Starfield? In einem eigens dafür errichteten Theater mit 300 Sitzplätzen konnten die Besucher*innen einen ausführlichen Blick auf die Eröffnung des mit Spannung erwarteten neuen Weltraum-Rollenspiels von Bethesda Game Studios werfen. In einem überraschenden Besuch stellten Phil Spencer, Leiter der Xbox-Abteilung, und Todd […]

Microsoft Flight Simulator veröffentlicht das City Update IV: Western Europe

Reading Time: 4 minutesExplore some of Western Europe’s most breathtaking cities from the air in Microsoft Flight Simulator’s latest addition to its rich global experience. Microsoft Flight Simulator City Update IV celebrates the wonderfully diverse character of Western Europe by highlighting five of its most renowned cities: France’s Annemasse; Geneva, Switzerland; Belgium’s Ghent; Luxembourg City; and Rotterdam in […]

Free Play Days – Naruto to Boruto Shinobi Striker, Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, and Need for Speed Unbound

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhew! One packed weekend for Free Play Days with something for everyone! Naruto to Boruto Shinobi Striker, Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, and Need for Speed Unbound are available this weekend for Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members to play from Thursday, August 24 at 12:01 a.m. PDT until […]

Dungeons of Hinterberg, ein Social-Sim/Adventure, das sich wie ein Urlaub anfühlt

Reading Time: 4 minutesMicrobirds hätten sich kaum einen besseren Ort aussuchen können, um ihr bevorstehendes Abenteuer-Spiel Dungeons of Hinterberg auf der diesjährigen gamescom zu debütieren: Meine Zeit mit der ersten spielbaren Demo ließ mich von einer Fahrt den Rhein hinauf von kühleren Gefilden träumen, um dort Monster zu jagen und entspannte alpine Vibes zu genießen. Dungeons of Hinterberg […]

Forza Motorsport auf der gamescom: Nürburgring GP, Steam-Vorbestellungen und Details zur PC-Version

Reading Time: 4 minutesZusammenfassung: Ab sofort ist Forza Motorsport über den Microsoft Store und erstmals auch via Steam vorbestellbar, mit Cross-Play und Cross-Progression zwischen PC und Konsole. Forza Motorsport nutzt die Vorteile modernster PC-Hardware und -Technologien. Die legendäre Nürburgring GP-Strecke wird zum Start von Forza Motorsport verfügbar sein. Wir planen, monatlich neue Inhalte zu liefern und lassen die […]

Select PC Game Pass Titles Now Available on NVIDIA GeForce NOW

Reading Time: 6 minutesAs part of NVIDIA and Microsoft’s collaboration to bring more choice to gamers, new Microsoft Store integration has been added to GeForce NOW that lets gamers stream select titles from the Xbox PC Game Pass catalog on GeForce NOW, starting today. With the Microsoft Store integration, members will see a brand-new Xbox button on supported […]

Dungeons of Hinterberg, A Social-Sim/Adventure That Feels Like a Vacation 

Reading Time: 4 minutesMicrobirds could scarcely have chosen a better place to debut their upcoming adventure Dungeons of Hinterberg than gamescom this week; my time with the first playable demo had me dreaming of sailing up the Rhine to cooler climes for some monster hunting and chill Alpine vibes.  The game is set in and around the eponymous […]

Xbox auf der gamescom 2023: Wie Du von zu Hause aus live dabei bist

Reading Time: 4 minutesEs ist eine unserer liebsten Zeiten des Jahres: die gamescom! Diesmal warten wir mit dem größten Xbox-Stand auf, den wir auf dem größten Gaming-Event der Welt je hatten. Wir können es kaum erwarten, unsere Community mit einem fantastischen Event in Köln zu feiern. Aber Du musst kein Ticket buchen, um alles hautnah mitzuerleben. Wir wissen, […]

Microsoft Flight Simulator Releases Local Legend 12: The Dornier Do X Flying Boat

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe largest flying boat in history is now available for simmers to fly throughout the globe in Microsoft Flight Simulator! On July 12, 1929, the dream creation of German aircraft designer Claudius Dornier, the Do X, took off from Lake Constance, just outside of the Swiss town of Altenrhein. Powered by 12 roaring, 610-horsepower V-12 […]

Microsoft Flight Simulator Releases City Update IV: Western Europe

Reading Time: 4 minutesExplore some of Western Europe’s most breathtaking cities from the air in Microsoft Flight Simulator’s latest addition to its rich global experience. Microsoft Flight Simulator City Update IV celebrates the wonderfully diverse character of Western Europe by highlighting five of its most renowned cities: France’s Annemasse; Geneva, Switzerland; Belgium’s Ghent; Luxembourg City; and Rotterdam in […]

STALKER 2: Going Hands-on With the First Ever Playable Demo 

Reading Time: 3 minutesSTALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl makes a hell of a first impression – the opening moments see your player-character, Skif sprawled across the floor of a rad-blasted forest, looking down, and seeing a mutant dog chewing on their leg. Cue a panic, a jammed gun, and the dog being fortuitously picked up by a nearby […]

Ace of the Belfry: How Stoic is Developing Towerborne to be an Epic Action-RPG with a Focus on Fun

Reading Time: 9 minutesSummary We speak to Arnie Jorgensen, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Stoic, about Towerborne, and players getting to experience the game in person for the first time. Towerborne is a brawler-style action role playing game (ARPG) that’s easy to learn, fun to master, and supports a single player and up to 4-player co-op experience. […]

Starfield at gamescom: Todd Howard and Phil Spencer Introduce Never-Before-Seen Gameplay 

Reading Time: 4 minutesXbox’s biggest-ever gamescom booth opened this morning with a special presentation focused on – what else? – Starfield. In a purpose-built 300-seater theatre, attendees kicked off their gamescom experience with an extended look at the opening of the hugely anticipated new spacefaring RPG from Bethesda Game Studios. And, in a surprise appearance, Head of Xbox […]

How to Watch Xbox at gamescom 2023: Live from the Show Floor

Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s one of our favourite times of the year: gamescom! This year we’re bringing the biggest Xbox booth we’ve ever had to the biggest gaming event in the world. We can’t wait to hang out with our amazing Xbox community in Cologne. But you don’t need to book a ticket to Germany to join us. […]

Cyberpunk 2077 Continues to Evolve with Breathtaking New Ways to Play

Reading Time: 7 minutesSummary CD Projekt Red is bringing new ways to play to Cyberpunk 2077, including revamped skill trees, a redesigned police system, vehicle combat, and much more. Unveiled at gamescom 2023’s Opening Night Live, the latest trailer showed off the exciting new location and exclusive gameplay elements coming with Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. Players also had […]