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Most Recent: Xbox One
Van Helsing III, Winx Club: Alfea Butterflix Adventures, Dustoff Heli Rescue 2 added to Xbox Store
Microsoft is closing out 2017 by adding a trio of new games to the Xbox Games Store.
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III is the latest entry in the Diablo-like series of action RPGs, and it’ll be a free download all this month for Xbox Live Gold subscribers as part of the Games With Gold program.
Also available to download today is Winx Club: Alfea Butterflix Adventures, a 3D adventure featuring the Winx fairies, and Dustoff Heli Rescue 2, a blocky helicopter rescue sim.
You can learn more about all three of these games after the break. (more…)
Diablo III’s “Darkening of Tristram” event will return on January 1, 2018
Blizzard has announced (via their official website) that Diablo III‘s “Darkening of Tristram” event will return on January 1st. The anniversary event will feature a dungeon that’s designed to be a “loving homage” to the original Diablo, as well as a retro-themed graphical filter, and exclusive loot:
Stop the Cultists
Your journey begins on the trail of a group of mysterious cultists causing trouble in Sanctuary. As you hunt them down in Adventure Mode, you’ll uncover clues leading to a portal into Tristram’s past, and the terrifying darkness that took hold of the town so many years ago…Explore the Cathedral
Follow the clues and you’ll soon find yourself in a realm of glorious RetroVision™, where an all-too-familiar cathedral looms. Explore the depths and you’ll discover familiar enemies and iconic items, all brought to life in the Diablo III engine. Meanwhile, deep beneath the catacombs, the Dark Lord himself awaits any intrepid adventurer who dares to challenge him…Discover Precious Loot
What is a Diablo game without shiny new loot to call your own? Completing activities in the anniversary event yields unique transmogrification effects, achievements, portraits, pets, and more.
The “Darkening of Tristram” event will be available in Diablo III on the PC, PS4, and Xbox One through January 30th.
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Diablo III
Metal Slug 3, Boom Ball 3 added to Xbox Store
One of the final Xbox Games Store updates of the year includes a pair of threequels.
Hamster Corporation will bring Metal Slug 3, which was originally released for the NeoGeo in 2000, to the Xbox One. And the Virtual Air Guitar Company will add Boom Ball 3 For Kinect to the console’s digital storefront.
You can learn more about both games right here:
Now Available on Xbox Games Store – 12/22/17 [Major Nelson]
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug 3 is an action game released by SNK in 2000. It is actually the fourth entry in the Metal Slug series of games. Players will be able to use four different characters as they take to the battlefield with an array of weaponry. New Slugs such as a Drill Slug will also show up in gameplay, leading to even more fierce and exciting action!Boom Ball 3 For Kinect
It’s boom time again! Boom Ball 3 upgrades the classic Kinect ping-pong game with 50 scenic levels featuring a festival of cute cubic critters. Also includes improved two-player mode and three new difficulty options for novices and veterans alike. Customize your paddles with pictures or take your own photos with Kinect. Suitable for all ages, shapes and sizes!
Studio MDHR’s gamble pays off as Cuphead sells two million copies
People are still talking about Studio MDHR’s Cuphead… and with good reason. The side-scrolling shooter features a colorful array of big bosses, all created in a style that evokes 1930s animation from Fleischer Studios and Walt Disney.
Now, the developer has even more reason to celebrate, as they’ve just announced that Cuphead has sold two million copies on the PC and Xbox One. Here’s what developer Chad Moldenhauer had to say about this sales milestone on Studio MDHR’s official website:
Even in our wildest dreams, we never thought our crazy little characters would be embraced by this many fans from around the world and we are continuously humbled by your support.
So to everyone who has drawn fan art, composed memes, performed songs, conquered challenge runs, streamed their playthrough, or just played Cuphead and had a good time, we love and appreciate all of you from the bottom of our hearts.
Cuphead crossed the million-seller mark after it was on sale for two weeks, and I’m fairly sure this won’t be the last time we talk about the game’s sales success.
Activision unveils The Resistance DLC Pack for Call of Duty: WWII
Players will be able to join The Resistance in the first downloadable expansion for Call of Duty: WWII.
Activision has announced that The Resistance DLC Pack will be available to download for the PS4 on January 30 (and on the PC and Xbox One a month later). The expansion will add three new multiplayer maps to Sledgehammer’s shooter, as well as a new War Mode scenario, and the next chapter in the Nazi Zombies co-op mode:
Multiplayer Maps in Call of Duty: WWII’s Resistance DLC Pack
- Anthropoid: Based in Prague, Czechoslovakia, this map is inspired by Operation Anthropoid, the famous assassination attempt on a high-ranking German officer during World War II. This map features a center lane divided by a river, with long-flanking paths that can be used by snipers for ranged attacks.
- Occupation: In this remake of the classic Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Multiplayer map Resistance, players battle through the streets and shops of German-occupied Paris during WWII. Long side streets encourage mid-range combat, with nearby homes and storefronts lending defensive positions for ambush and recovery.
- Valkyrie: Located in the Masurian Woods, East Prussia, this map was inspired by The Wolf’s Lair, Hitler’s Eastern-front headquarters during Operation Barbarossa, the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. This is a medium-sized map with gameplay focused around a dangerous center lane covered by multiple overwatch positions and mounted machine guns.
War Mode: Operation Intercept
Outside of St. Lo, France, our next War Mode experience leads us on an urban rescue mission to save Resistance fighters being transported by train. The first objective on the Allied side is freeing the fighters, followed by the destruction of key communication equipment, and ending with stopping a train.Nazi Zombies: The Darkest Shore
The Darkest Shore follows our heroes into the next chapter of their dangerous journey. Only days after the horrific disaster of Mittelburg, the crew has received intel that suggests Doktor Straub is on an island just north of Germany. Blanketed in fog, this island is surrounded by Nazi air and sea power – and crawling with the Undead. Marie, Drostan, Olivia, and Jefferson will need to battle all this and more to uncover the mysteries hidden within the Darkest Shore.
More information about Call of Duty: WWII’s Resistance DLC Pack can be found at the Activision Games Blog. And don’t the miss the behind-the-scenes “Preview” video embedded above.
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Call of Duty: WWII
Minecraft: Story Mode S2 Ep5, Life Is Strange: Before the Storm Ep3, more added to Xbox Store
2017 is coming to an end in just 11 days, but a pair of episodic adventure games will reach their end on the Xbox Games Store today.
Square Enix and Deck Nine will complete Life Is Strange: Before the Storm with the release of Episode 3: Hell Is Empty on the Xbox One today. And Telltale Games will finish up Minecraft: Story Mode Season 2 with the launch of Episode 5: Above and Beyond.
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 Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, Minecraft: Story Mode Season 2
Xbox One version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds sells a million copies in two days
Catch the next flight to the island with #XboxOneX. #PUBG [T] is included when you buy yours today.
Limited time offer. https://t.co/KBni2BmXWv pic.twitter.com/vubyo5yvjR— Xbox (@Xbox) December 17, 2017
After finding massive success on the PC with PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene and the development team at PUBG Corporation brought the battle royale to the Xbox One last week. And after just two days, it looks like the game is already a million-seller on Microsoft’s console:
Over 1M players tried @PUBATTLEGROUNDS within 48hrs of launch on @Xbox Game Preview! This is humbling, so thank you all!
It’s the start of the road on console for us. We‘ve lots to improve & update over the coming months & w/ your feedback we’ll make a great game together!
— PLAYERUNKNOWN (@PLAYERUNKNOWN) December 15, 2017
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is part of the Xbox Game Preview program on the Xbox One, and Greene has confirmed that many updates and fixes will be available for the game over the next year. The “Full Version” of the game is expected to launch sometime in 2018.
In the meantime, Microsoft wants to give new Xbox One X owners a chance to dive right in to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. For a limited time, anyone who purchases an Xbox One X console will receive a download code for a free copy of the game.
Posted in News, Xbox One
Tagged PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Romancing SaGa 2, Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, It’s Quiz Time, more added to Xbox Store
It’s time to head into the weekend with another Xbox Games Store update.
Today, Square Enix has added a newly updated and enhanced version of Romancing SaGa 2 to the digital storefront. Originally released in 1993, the Xbox One edition of the turn-based RPG adds a new dungeon, two new character classes, a new “Avalonian Gardens” game system, an additional scenario, and a New Game Plus mode to the game.
Also available to download today are Real Bout: Fatal Fury Special, a classic fighter from SNK’s stable of NeoGeo titles, and It’s Quiz Time, a trivia contest that might just be “the largest quiz game ever on console.”
You can learn more about all of today’s additions to the Xbox Games Store after the break. (more…)