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Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview coming to the Alpha ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to the UI are minimal, so you’re aware when updates are coming to your device. Details can be found below! System Update Details: OS version released: XB_FLT_2311ZN\25398.2866.231030-2200 Available: 4 p.m. PT – October 31, 2023 Mandatory: 3 a.m. PT – November 1, 2023 Fixes Implemented Thanks to the hard work of Xbox engineers, we are happy to announce the following fixes have been implemented for this build: Games Fixes to address some titles not launching as expected. System Various updates to properly reflect local languages across the console. Note : Users participating in Preview may see “odd” text across the console, for more information go here . ...

Apparently if you say ‘day one with Game Pass’ three times in front of your mirror nothing actually happens, and you did that for nothing. But we do happen to have a bunch of day one games coming soon (and available today), so let’s dive in! Available Today Headbangers: Rhythm Royale (Cloud, Console, and PC) Available on day one with Game Pass: Headbangers puts you and 29 others into the eye of the Pigeon while you battle it out in rhythmic challenges to find out who is the ultimate Master Headbanger. Compete against each other in mind-bending musical minigames, screw over your competitors with powerups, and collect Crumbs to customize your very own Pigeon! Jusant (Cloud, Console, and PC) Available on day one with Game Pass: Embark on a climbing adventure in Jusant ! Master your climbing tools as you ascend a mysterious, ever-changing tower. Enjoy an atmospheric soundtrack and breathtaking biomes, accompanied by the enigmatic Ballast. Your watery companion will guide you wh...

Last week, I had the opportunity to spend some time with the upcoming Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora , an open-world adventure based on the Avatar film franchise. This demo allowed me to get hands-on with some of the combat, bond with my Ikran, and experience the wonders of the Western Frontier. In one of the first missions, I’m tasked with finding a type of nectar for someone at my camp. Fortunately, I’m equipped with a handy sense that allows me to easily track down the needed material. On the way, it becomes apparent just how self-sufficient I’m permitted to be as part of a Na’vi clan. I was able to collect resources to craft ammo and pick up other useful items to take back to camp, and access to a crafting system meant I could always be prepared to take on whatever lurked in the wilderness. Back at the camp, I was able to access better weapons and gear, but the commerce here is kindness. I can gain favour among my fellow Na’vi by helping them out and donating resources, and spend t...

Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview coming to the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes to the UI are minimal, so you’re aware when updates are coming to your device. Details can be found below! System Update Details: OS version released: RS_XBOX_DEV_FLIGHT\25982.1007.231026-2000 Available: 2 p.m. PT – October 30, 2023 Mandatory: 3 a.m. PT – October 31, 2023 Fixes Implemented Thanks to the hard work of Xbox engineers, we are happy to announce the following fixes have been implemented for this build: System Various updates to properly reflect local languages across the console. Note : Users participating in Preview may see “odd” text across the console, for more information go here . Known Issues We understand some issues have be...

Of course, Halloween is the perfect time to pick up a horror game – but horror comes in so many forms . One person may be in the mood for the sultry, sickening delights of a vampire tale, while others might be looking for the pulse-quickening terror and gore of a slasher story. Thankfully, Xbox Game Pass doesn’t just have a plethora of interactive horror stories to get you in the mood for Spooky Season – it has horror games of all kinds, and even games that might not feel like horror to play, but draw on some classic tropes. No matter how you want to celebrate the darkest day of the year, we’ve got something for you. In this list, you’ll find games spread across 10 different genres of horror, all available with a Game Pass membership – we’re sure you’ll find something to chill you or thrill you. Slasher When you think of horror movies, you probably think of the slasher genre first. Recreating the panic and adrenaline of the kill is what drives the likes of Halloween, Friday the 13...

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The story of the MSX platform, as it celebrates its 40th anniversary, is one of the games industries remarkable journeys that has left a powerful imprint on the world of technology and entertainment. Born in June 1983, the MSX, an acronym for “Machines with Software eXchangeability”, emerged as a pioneering force that not only connected continents but also people through the magic of computing. The birth of the MSX was a momentous event, an ambitious undertaking that materialized through the visionary partnership of Microsoft and ASCII Corporation. Their shared vision was clear: to create a standardized computing platform that would foster compatibility and ease of software development across a myriad of hardware manufacturers. What began as an idea soon evolved into a global phenomenon, revolutionizing the way people interacted with computers and forever altering the course of gaming history. As we embark on this captivating journey through time, it becomes apparent that the MSX w...

What if you could travel back in time to the exact day when everything went so wrong that youve been regretting till now? Would you make different choices, say different things, or, perhaps say nothing at all? In A Perfect Day , a 6th-grade Chinese student has got this opportunity to relive his last day of the 20th century again and again, but unlike in the movie “Groundhog Day”, he enters a loop without the memories from the past ones. A Perfect Day is an interactive fiction game. Playing as the Chinese elementary schoolboy, your journey starts from the sudden cancellation of a school day. At first, you just want to be bold enough to give a card to your favorite classmate. However, through the endless cycle on the last day of 1999, you learn about your friends’ and family’s secrets, and in the end help everyone achieve their ”perfect day”. You can also play Gamicom mini-games, assemble your own 4WD, or just spend the entire day relaxing in the park—It’s all up to you to have a perf...

Everybody loves a project, and that is exactly what social simulator Mineko’s Night Market taps into as soon as you press start. Out today on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC with Game Pass, the game introduces titular character Mineko and their father, who are the newest residents on a struggling, Japanese-inspired island and quickly take it upon themselves to help improve it.  There are lots of tasks to get sucked into around the island straight off the bat. Mineko quickly learns how to craft a variety of items, which can be sold for money from a market stall. This is the beginning of Mineko’s journey to success – the island’s an explorable location, with people to meet and secrets to find, but it all comes down to a comforting pattern: scavenge, craft and discover what you can in the week, then settle down to sell what you can come the weekend. Locations around the island will provide Mineko with the resources they need to craft a whole range of items, from decorative flowe...

Category: Games Alan Wake 2: The Dark Place Is An Entirely New Experiment for Remedy Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Published October 26, 2023 In the run-up to Alan Wake 2’s release, I got a chance to visit Remedy Entertainment in Finland, play the game and talk to some of the key people behind its creation. To celebrate, we’re posting a major new feature each day, covering new protagonist Saga Anderson, returning hero Alan Wake, and speaking to legendary creative director Sam Lake about the game’s creation, 13 years in the making. Yesterday, we covered half of the game in the form of Saga. Today we look at the other half, and the story of Alan Wake’s imprisonment within The Dark Place – and how it shifts the very game you’re playing. You can feel the difference when you switch between the two characters of Alan Wake 2 : “On Saga’s side, you have this surreal mystery, but she’s rooted in the real world. There are definitely beautiful places where...