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Rumor: Nier: Automata will soon be released for the Xbox One
French publication Jeux Video is reporting that Square Enix’s Nier: Automata will soon make its way to the Xbox One.
According to Jeux Video, the initial rumor report came from a source that wished to remain anonymous. However, the site later said that additional sources also confirmed that Nier: Automata is “well under development” for the Xbox One. The game was originally released last year for the PC and PS4, after being developed by Platinum Games.
Square Enix chose not to comment on this new rumor, but a part of me is rather surprised that it’s even taken this long for the publisher to bring Nier: Automata to the Xbox One. Maybe we’ll get official confirmation about its new home at the 2018 E3 Expo.
And for those with long memories, you may recall that Microsoft has a bit of a history with Platinum, and they contracted the developer to create Scalebound as an exclusive for the PC and Xbox One in 2014. After going through a variety of development hiccups, the game was ultimately canceled in 2017, just weeks before the launch of Nier: Automata.
Posted in News, Xbox One
Tagged Nier: Automata
City of Brass, Aqua Moto Racing Utopia, AFL Evolution 2018, more added to Xbox Store
The “Friday Update” for the Xbox Games Store is here, and it looks like Xbox One owner will have a handful of new games to play this weekend…
City of Brass takes place in an Arabian Nights-themed metropolis, and players will have to become a daring thief if they want to survive in this first-person action-adventure that was created by several members of the BioShock team.
Unusual sports are also well-represented in today’s update, as Aqua Moto Racing Utopia brings watercraft racing to the Xbox One, and AFL Evolution: Season Pack 2018 updates the Australian Rules Football sim for the 2018 season.
You can learn more about all of today’s additions to the Xbox Games Store (which also includes Drive On Moscow and Bounce Rescue!) after the break. (more…)
The Games of May 2018
Game publishers are launching just a handful of “new” games this month, but Switch owners should be pleased with a slew of big re-releases from Nintendo, Capcom, and Nicalis.
You might not agree with all our choices, but the next four weeks are going to be great if you’re looking forward to Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition, Mega Man Legacy Collection, Ikaruga, and many others. It’s almost a shame that Dark Souls Remastered‘s Switch launch was pushed out to the Summer, but at least PC, PS4, and Xbox One players will get to stay on theme.
You can find out exactly why the Warp Zoned staff is looking forward to these games, and view the release schedule for all of this month’s new games, after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, Features, PC, PS4, Switch, Top Story, Xbox One
Tagged Hyrule Warriors, Ikaruga, Just Shapes and Beats, Mega Man Legacy Collection, Mega Man Legacy Collection 2
Super Mega Baseball 2, Battlezone: Gold Edition, more added to Xbox Store
Xbox Live Gold subscribers will get to “Play Ball!” for free thanks to today’s Xbox Games Store update.
Metalhead Software’s Super Mega Baseball 2 is now available to download for the Xbox One, and it’s also available as a free download all month long through Microsoft’s Games With Gold program. Xbox One owners will get a baseball sim that offers “accessible mechanics, a deep skill curve, visceral pacing, and a light-hearted vibe.”
Also available to download today is Battlezone: Gold Edition, an Xbox One reboot of the classic tank combat franchise.
You can learn more about the rest of today’s additions to the Xbox Games Store after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, Xbox One
Tagged Super Mega Baseball 2
Rockstar releases third trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2
As promised, Rockstar Games has released the third trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, as well as a few more details about the game’s story:
America, 1899.
The end of the wild west era has begun as lawmen hunt down the last remaining outlaw gangs. Those who will not surrender or succumb are killed.
After a robbery goes badly wrong in the western town of Blackwater, Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang are forced to flee. With federal agents and the best bounty hunters in the nation massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal and fight their way across the rugged heartland of America in order to survive. As deepening internal divisions threaten to tear the gang apart, Arthur must make a choice between his own ideals and loyalty to the gang who raised him.
Red Dead Redemption 2 will be released for the PS4 and Xbox One on October 26. And hopefully, we’ll learn quite a bit more about it as the 2018 E3 Expo approaches.
Posted in News, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Red Dead Redemption 2
Dark Souls Remastered Network Test coming to PS4, Xbox One on May 11-13
Bandai Namco has announced plans to host a Network Test for Dark Souls Remastered later this month on the PS4 and Xbox One.
If you want to get involved, you’ll need to download the Network Test client beforehand, and it’ll be available as a free download through the PlayStation Store and Xbox Games Store beginning on Wednesday, May 2, at 3:00 AM (Eastern Time). PS4 and Xbox One owners will have until the following Wednesday, May 9, to grab the client, but after that, “no new participants will be accepted.”
The Network Test itself will begin on Friday, May 11 (at 9:00 PM Eastern Time), and continue until the early morning hours of Sunday, May 13 (the servers will go offline at 3:00 AM Eastern Time, to be exact). According to the publisher, the test will take place within the game’s “Undead Parish” location and players will be asked to summon co-op partners or invade the games of other players.
Dark Souls Remastered will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on May 25. Switch owners will get the chance to purchase Dark Souls Remastered later this Summer, and Bandai Namco is planning a second Network Test before the game’s launch on Nintendo’s newest console.
Posted in News, PS4, Switch, Xbox One
Tagged Dark Souls
Free 2018 World Cup Update coming to FIFA 18 on May 29
EA Sports is bringing the World Cup to FIFA 18 owners next month, as they’ve announced plans to release a 2018 World Cup Update for the PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch on May 29.
The free update will include all 32 teams from this year’s World Cup in Russia, as well as the ability to redo the tournament draw with national teams that didn’t qualify for the Group Stage (including the USA and Italy):
The 2018 FIFA World Cup update will deliver a complete and official tournament experience through official FIFA World Cup elements, including authentic teams, stadiums, kits, badges, Official Match Ball, and the Official Winner’s Trophy.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia update lets players choose one of 32 qualified nations to live out their FIFA World Cup dream and write their own history from the group stage to the final in Moscow in Online Friendlies and Online Tournament modes. Dive into Custom Tournament mode to select any licensed national team in FIFA 18 to create a unique tournament draw with non-qualified nations, including Italy, Chile, USA, among others. Additionally, experience the authentic stadium atmospheres in a quick Kick-Off experience, either solo or with friends.
A new trailer for FIFA 18’s 2018 World Cup Update has been embedded above.
Agatha Knife, Korgan, DragoDino, more added to Xbox Store
A quartet of new Xbox One games are now available to download through the Xbox Games Store…
Agatha Knife is a “satirical adventure” about convincing animals to become dinner, Korgan is an “episodic dungeon-crawler,” DragoDino is a side-scrolling platformer about the titular creatures trying to get back a lost egg, and Ghost Pilots is a vertically-scrolling shooter that was originally released for the NeoGeo in 1991.
You can learn more about all of today’s additions to the Xbox Games Store after the break. (more…)