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Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, NBA Live 18, NHL 18, more added to Xbox Store
We’re getting ready for the weekend, and Microsoft has delivered their weekly Friday update to the Xbox Games Store.
Today, Xbox One owners will be able to download Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, Bethesda’s stealthy spinoff; NBA Live 18, EA Sports’s first attempt at a basketball simulation in a few years; and NHL 18, the developer’s newest hockey simulation.
You can learn more about all of today’s additions to the Xbox Games Store after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, Xbox One
Tagged Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, NBA Live 18, NHL 18
No surprise there… Madden NFL 18 was the best-selling game in August 2017
It gets harder and harder every year to interpret the NFL rulebook, but one thing is always certain… the latest entry in the Madden NFL series will be the best-selling game in August.
That axiom held true once again this year, as The NPD Group declared that Madden NFL 18 was the best-selling game of last month. August 2017’s other big sellers include Grand Theft Auto V (#2), Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (#3), Splatoon 2 (#4), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (#5), and the newly-launched Agents of Mayhem (#16).
You can read more about last month’s best-sellers and view the monthly Top 20 after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Switch, Wii U, Xbox One
Tagged Agents of Mayhem, Battlefield 1, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Crash Bandicoot, EA Sports UFC 2, For Honor, Forza Horizon 3, Grand Theft Auto V, Injustice 2, Madden NFL 18, Mario Kart 8, Minecraft, NBA 2K17, NPD, Overwatch, Splatoon 2, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Minecraft: New 3DS Edition, Metroid: Samus Returns, NBA 2K18, more coming to Nintendo eShop this week
Are you ready for more Minecraft? Nintendo and Mojang teamed up to surprise launch Minecraft: New 3DS Edition on the Nintendo eShop earlier this week. The sandbox game is available to download exclusively for the New 3DS and comes bundled with five Skin Packs and two Texture Packs.
Other games available to download this week include Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS), an enhanced remake of 1991’s Metroid II: Return of Samus; NBA 2K18 (Switch), the latest basketball sim from 2K Games; and Earthlock: Festival of Magic, an RPG from Snowcastle Games.
You can learn more about all of this week’s additions to the Nintendo eShop after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U
Tagged Earthlock: Festival of Magic, Metroid II: Return of Samus, Minecraft, NBA 2K18
Telltale will release Minecraft: Story Mode Season 2 Episode 3 on September 19… Thimbleweed Park will come to Switch on September 21
Bizarro worlds are the order of business in this midday update, as Telltale Games has announced that Minecraft: Story Mode Season 2 – Episode 3: Jailhouse Block will be available on September 19 and Terrible Toybox has confirmed that Thimbleweed Park will come to the Switch on September 21.
Read all about both games after the break. (more…)
Posted in Mobile, News, PC, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Minecraft: Story Mode Season 2, Thimbleweed Park
Sonic Forces will be released on November 7… Snipperclips Plus expansion will launch on November 10
Whether you’re running full speed ahead, or methodically solving a puzzle with two sentient pieces of paper, last night’s Nintendo Direct presentation had something for you.
Sega confirmed that Sonic Forces will be released on November 7, and Nintendo unveiled a Snipperclips expansion that’ll launch three days later.
Learn more about both after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One
Tagged Snipperclips: Cut It Out Together, Sonic Forces
Bethesda will bring Doom and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus to Switch… Skyrim gets a November 17 release date on Switch
Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct presentation was possibly our best window yet into where the Nintendo Switch is going throughout the rest of the year and into 2018. But the biggest surprise was, without a doubt, Bethesda’s confirmation that both Doom and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus would soon be available for Nintendo’s newest console. We also learned when The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will make its Switch debut.
Learn more about this unexpected collaboration after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, Switch
Tagged Doom (2016), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Don’t Starve Together, NASCAR Heat 2, Pro Evolution Soccer 2018, more added to Xbox Store
Microsoft’s midweek update for the Xbox Games Store is ready, and Xbox One owners will have several new options to choose from.
The Xbox One debut of Klei’s Don’t Starve Together is one of today’s highlights. As is the launch of Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2018, 47 Games’s NASCAR Heat 2, and EA Sports’s NHL 18: Young Stars Edition.
You can learn more about today’s additions to the Xbox Games Store after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tagged NASCAR Heat 2, NHL 18, Pro Evolution Soccer 2018
Okami HD announced for PC, PS4, Xbox One… Frictional Games will bring Soma to Xbox One
A pair of games are on the move this afternoon. Capcom has announced that Okami HD will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One this year, and Frictional has said that Soma is in development for the Xbox One.
You can learn more about both games after the break. (more…)







