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Starfield is finally on our horizon and early access is now live! The game launches on Xbox Series X|S and PC (with Game Pass) on September 6 – or on September 1 with the Starfield Premium Edition, Starfield Premium Edition Upgrade, or the Starfield Constellation Edition – and we at Xbox Wire have been lucky enough to play it early. This is an enormous game, full of overlapping systems, mysteries, and mechanics. We’re sure you want to know more and, in the spirit of getting you ready to play it yourself, we’ve put together a series of articles focused on getting you out into the galaxy prepared for what’s to come. Allow us to present Starfield Starters , a four-part, spoiler-free guide to some of the game’s most important, complex, and lesser-known features – and how to succeed with them. Creating your character isn’t quite the first thing you do in Starfield , but it’s close. So, what better way to launch the Starfield Starters series than with a guide to creating your perfect st

Summary With rideable horses, you can travel across the map much faster, making those long-distance journeys easier and more efficient with your time. Build them a safe place in or around your base and be sure to feed them if you expect them to survive the night. Rust Console Edition is available to play today for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Howdy, survivors! Our western-style content update, conveniently named Horsepocalypse, is making its way to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. This free update will be available for Rust Console Edition starting August 31, with the monthly wipe. Y’all wanted this so bad, we couldn’t help but listen. So, brush off them hats and lace up those boots, because we’re gonna take you through each shiny new feature comin’ to town! Rideable Horses This game changing feature is about to turn Rust Console Edition into a whole new experience. Horses have been part of the game since we first released it, but now you can ride them and equip them with e

Hi! This is Alfonso del Cerro from Pentadimensional Games. Today I will comment on one of the many experimental features included in our recent game Tenebris Pictura . Can a game make you turn the controller upside down? Keep on reading to find the answer (spoiler: the answer is yes but some players will refuse to do it). In Tenebris Pictura you play the role of Magnus, a paranormal investigator with psychic abilities (like the ultra-corporeal travel, i.e., the ability to separate body and soul) who has to explore an island, hunting demons and solving puzzles, under a mystery atmosphere in the Victorian era. The game is very diverse and boasts a wide variety of gameplay mechanics. One of them will make you (maybe) turn your controller upside down. At one stage, a powerful transdimensional entity called Thronaton attacks Magnus and the hero asks his four horses for help. The four equine friends can also detach their souls from their bodies, so the ultra-corporeal battle is served

Summary Return to the world of Monkey Island in the second Tall Tale from this classic crossover on August 31. Explore new locations and meet new characters as more of the iconic Mêlée Island is revealed. Sea of Thieves is available free for all players with Xbox Game Pass and can be played across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10/11 and Steam. Mêlée Island has need of you once again! It’s time to return to Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island , an incredible crossover that kicked off in July, beginning a journey to reunite players with the legendary Guybrush Threepwood and defeat the villainous Captain LeChuck – all within the world of Sea of Thieves . Today sees the arrival of the second Tall Tale in the trilogy, promising a wave of new excitement and experiences… The Tale So Far Players were granted their first foray into this new playground last month in the opening Tall Tale, ‘The Journey to Mêlée Island’. In this initial adventure, taking place deep within

Operators, check your loadouts, prepare to hit the roads of Bricklandia, or run for your life, in this weekend’s Free Play Days! Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege , LEGO 2K Drive , and Dead by Daylight are available this weekend for Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members to play from Thursday, August 31 at 12:01 a.m. PDT until Sunday, September 3 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.  Starting September 14, Xbox Live Gold members will automatically become Game Pass Core members. Game Pass Core will give players access to our advanced multiplayer network, a select collection of over 25 games to play with friends around the world, and exclusive member deals! Read more about Game Pass Core at Xbox Wire . How to Start Playing Find and install the games on each of the individual game details page on Xbox.com . Clicking through will send you to the Microsoft Store, where you must be signed in to see the option to install with your Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership. To downloa

Summary Under The Waves is the new narrative-driven adventure game developed by Parallel Studio and published by Quantic Dream. It will be released today for Xbox Series S/X and Xbox One (digital and deluxe physical edition). Just prior to the release, we met its Game Director, Ronan Coiffec, for an exclusive look back on the development. For Ronan Coiffec, the CEO of Parallel Studio, video games are much more than a job: they’re a way of life, something he’s lived with since his early youth. From hardcore gamer to apprentice game designer, this child of the ’80s focused on his sole goal: opening his studio and writing his own stories. Under The Waves is the latest one, closing an almost 4-year development marathon. A major milestone for Ronan and the indie studio he founded in 2015 with writer Sébastien Renard and audio designer Nicolas Bredin. Under The Waves is the fourth game made by Parallel Studio and it’s been a particularly rewarding project for each of the 19 team

Summary Chris Kohler, Editorial Director from Digital Eclipse, discusses preserving classic video games, the Gold Master Series, and the release of The Making of Karateka . The Gold Master Series is a collection of interactive documentaries in video game format that include video, digital artifacts, audio, photos, playable games, and more. The Making of Karateka is out now for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S and includes a comprehensive interactive documentary plus fully remastered versions of Karateka and Deathbounce . Earlier this year at the ID@Xbox Showcase event, Digital Eclipse announced their Gold Master Series, a collection of interactive documentaries wrapped in video game format that celebrate key designers, studios, and games that changed the world. The first Gold Master Series title, The Making of Karateka , is out today, and chronicles how a teenage college student with a computer created one of the most groundbreaking, influential games of all time. Before trying