X019 was full of announcements for new games coming to Xbox One, but Microsoft still has more to share before the new year arrives. In a pre-briefing attended by GR+’s own Josh West, head of Xbox Games Studios Matt Booty told us that announcements like Grounded and Everwild the announcements were “just the tip of the iceberg”. While 2020 is going to be big ( Xbox Project Scarlett , duh), Microsoft still has more new games to reveal before the end of the year. “It’s really exciting. Since we’re r

At a pre-briefing event ahead of today’s X019 show, Xbox boss Phil Spencer argued that Xbox Game Pass and subscription-based services like it can help game developers avoid the pressure to “chase service-based games.” However, Spencer said,the evergreen reach and accessibility of Xbox Game Pass can help offset this pressure and give devs the freedom to make games with conventional endings and sustainability models. “We see Game Pass as a really critical way to bring new games to new players, wit

Xbox Game Pass is a sweet deal that just got sweeter. At today’s X019 show, Microsoft announced over 50 new titles that will be added to the service in the coming months, including some high-profile Japanese games such as Final Fantasy, Yakuza, and Kingdom Hearts. There are plenty of other great games coming to Xbox Game Pass soon, and some of them are available right now. If you’re interested in trying the subscription, you can now get three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for just $1, and fo

The spiritual successor to the Roller Coaster Tycoon games is coming to consoles: Frontier Developments has announced that Planet Coaster, the theme park building sim it first released on PC in 2016, will finally arrive on PS4 and Xbox One in 2020. The company celebrated the news with a new trailer that shows a family who has bits of their house replaced with soda stands and roller coaster tracks, but in a good way. If you’ve never played Planet Coaster or the Roller Coaster Tycoon games, they’r

2010’s Halo: Reach is making its way over to PC on December 3 as part one of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Microsoft announced at X019. The entire collection is available on Game Pass for PC, so if you’re subscribed you’ll automatically have access to Halo: Reach next month. Halo: Reach is the prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved and the last entry in the franchise by the original developer Bungie. The entire PC collection can be pre-ordered on Steam or the Microsoft store for $40 USD, or you ca

Final Fantasy 14 was conspicuously missing from the batch of Final Fantasy games coming to Game Pass , but Phil Spencer promises we’ll see the cross-platform MMO on Xbox One eventually. Speaking to press in a pre-briefing at X019, Microsoft’s executive vice president of gaming Phil Spencer said Microsoft is in the process of finding a “solution” to bringing Final Fantasy 14 to Xbox One. Microsoft announced at X019 that a slew of popular Final Fantasy games would be coming to PC and Xbox Game Pas

In 2005’s Super Princess Peach, the royal highness drowns enemies with her own tears. There’s another theory, ignited by a scene in 2002’s Super Mario Sunshine where Bowser Jnr. But let us not forget that Princess Peach is the totalitarian ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom. But what of 1986 anime Super Mario Bros.: Peach-Hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen! (rough translation: Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!

The biggest Red Dead Redemption 2 update for the PC has just dropped and there are a ton of fixes dropping with it. Update 1.14 fixes a stuttering issue that occurred on certain Nvidia GPU and four-core and six-core CPU configurations – although this is just a workaround, Rockstar is working alongside Nvidia to fix the issue for good. That’s not all that’s included in these patch notes, as Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC needs a handful of fixes from graphics to stability and everything in between.

We’ve found a secret Disney Plus deal that could save you $78 a year, on a subscription to the streaming service. As revealed by the Disney Plus Help Twitter account, Disney Plus members with an existing Hulu subscription will be credited around $6 per month. And behold, there was suddenly even less reason not to get a Disney Plus sign-up … As Disney Plus Help explained, “if you have an existing Hulu subscription, your Disney+ bundle price will be credited $5.99 per month. Disney Plus dealDisn

Tune in for the reveal of #Borderlands3’s first campaign DLC Wednesday, November 20 at 8am PT on https://t.co/qfFciTSVll!Learn more: https://t.co/Zu8nwBJgYy pic.twitter.com/WDXEl5ThtjNovember 14, 2019Borderlands 3 ‘s first proper campaign DLC will be fully revealed on Wednesday, November 20, Gearbox announced today. Yes, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford insisted that Jack is dead and gone during Borderlands 3’s initial reveal. And to be fair, today’s DLC teaser only shows statues and holograms of Ja

There have been rumblings for a while that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson would be joining the DC Extended Universe as Black Adam. The movie (and wrestling) star announced on Instagram that a Black Adam movie is on the way, with a release date set for 22 December 2021. Black Adam is a super villain in the DC universe and a recurring enemy of Shazam, though he made his debut as a one-off character in the 1940s when Shazam was known as Captain Marvel. In his debut he was depicted as a corrupt ancient E

Disney Plus has launched in the United States, and already there are a reported 10 million people subscribed to the new streaming service. Reports are now indicating that multiple movies already have expiry dates, with some movies even leaving the service this year. A report by ComicBook.com points out that some Disney Plus users have already trawled the service’s meta-date to find out when certain properties will expire. – Sign up to Disney Plus here, complete with a seven-day trial. Meanwhile,

As such, the Mandalorian release schedule is pretty much back to basics in terms of being weekly, but there are a few caveats. So, the full Mandalorian release schedule looks like this:The Mandalorian episode 1: Tuesday, November 12The Mandalorian episode 2: Friday, November 15The Mandalorian episode 3: Friday, November 22The Mandalorian episode 4: Friday, November 29The Mandalorian episode 5: Friday, December 6The Mandalorian episode 6: Friday, December 13The Mandalorian episode 7: Wednesday, D

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The Google Stadia launch is set for Tuesday, November 19, but there’s still a lot of questions to be answered. According to the AMA, quite a few Google Stadia features won’t be available on launch day. Google Stadia employee Beri Lee writes “you’ll get your Buddy Pass about two weeks after you receive your bundle, barring some unknown unknowns popping up.” There are also some other interesting tidbits in the AMA that help clarify how Google Stadia will function. For instance, you’ll need to down

But if you want to find the face of Death Stranding director Hideo Kojima himself, you’ll need to look somewhere much darker and more disturbing than a prepper’s shelter. You’ll need to pass some time in Sam’s private room in order to see the cameo for yourself. The camera pans up to Sam’s face as he struggles to escape, then down to the monster’s emerging face which is… sporting a trendy pair of glasses and familiar haircut. Yep, that’s Hideo Kojima as a BT, even if you can’t see his skin under

Mark Whalberg has been cast as Victor “Sully” Sullivan in the Tom Holland-led Uncharted movie, Variety reports. The Uncharted movie has seen a number of setbacks, including changing hands between numerous directors, since it was announced way back in 2009. Both Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg appear noticeably younger than the characters they’re set to portray. The subject of lead protagonist Nathan Drake’s age throughout the series is one of ongoing debate, but it’s safe to assume he was a fair b

The Outer Worlds manages to skewer capitalist corruption while painting an inventive and intriguing universe of its own, and it’s one of the funniest games we’ve played in years. “The first company was Spacer’s Choice, which was a riff on Trucker’s Choice Pep Pills from The Simpsons,” Cain says of the game’s many caricatured companies. As it happens, The Simpsons also inspired one of the game’s central religions: Scientism. “Scientism started with its name, yet another Simpsons reference (their

Blizzard will start updating fans on Diablo 4 ‘s progress in February, with new updates coming “quarterly.” In a blog post by Diablo 4 game director Luis Barriga, Blizzard outlined their plans to keep the community up-to-date on Diablo 4’s development with these behind-the-scenes progress reports. It will be the first in a series of quarterly updates where we’ll share behind-the-scenes looks at our progress going forward,” Barriga writes. Diablo 4 was confirmed with a lengthy cinematic trailer a

Rare will announce a new IP at X019 this week, according to games industry analyst and reputable tipster Daniel Ahmad . It wouldn’t be surprising to see Rare make an appearance at X019, but if Ahmad’s right, the studio’s upcoming announcement will be something totally unexpected. We’re talking about an all-new IP, so there’s really no telling what Rare has in store. Likewise, it’s unclear how this mystery game will fit into Microsoft’s release schedule. We’re starting to see PS5 and Xbox Project