I'm a huge fan of the series so I'm glad to see if is getting some good reviews. I just wish the combat was more like Origins. Most seem to love it though.

>Starbound, originally releasing on Steam in 2016, launches for the first time on Xbox with full controller support, and a toggleable auto-aim accessibility feature. Players can explore the universe of Starbound with a crew of up to 4 friends. Futhermore, Starbound will also contain all the free content updates which are carried over from the …

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>The launch trailer has arrived.

>Yep, after a decade of waiting, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is almost here - BioWare's latest epic is coming to Xbox Series X|S on October 31st. As expected then, the team has just dropped the game's final launch trailer ahead of next week's release, and it's getting us well and truly hyped for the full thing.

>We've thrown that pre-launch trailer up above for you to all enjoy - with the team's upcoming RPG looking and sounding pretty bloody good so far. Here's how EA and BioWare are setting up the next instalment in this now age-old franchise:

>Read the full article on purexbox.com

>Yep, it's still planned for this year!

>It was back in June that The Thing: Remastered was first announced for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and although we hadn't heard much since, Nightdive Studios has treated us to a brand-new trailer this week!

>You can check out that trailer up above, which includes snippets of cutscenes and raw gameplay. Nightdive is the studio behind many incredible remasters (Quake 2, Dark Forces, etc.), and apparently The Thing: Remastered features some of the company's "most impressive visual upgrades to date". Here's a bit more about what to expect:

>Read the full article on purexbox.com

>Microsoft laid off more than 2,500 people working in its games division this year, but the trillion dollar company still scrounged together enough spare change under the couch to give its CEO an even bigger bonus.

>In its most recent regulatory filing from last week, Microsoft revealed that CEO Satya Nadella's total compensation for the 2024 fiscal year amounted to $79.1 million. Most of that money comes from performance-based stock awards, however, as the executive's base salary stayed the same, sitting at $2.5 million, and his cash bonus came to a still-whopping $5.2 million.

>What's more surprising, at least in these gamified lands, is that Nadella's compensation is actually 62% higher than last year's $48.5 million package. For a company that laid off 1,900 Xbox and Activision Blizzard employees, then shut down a handful of beloved, seemingly successful game studios without any clear reason, and then laid off a further 650 workers in its games division - you'd be forgiven for thinking Microsoft was implementing cost-cutting measures because it absolutely needed to.

>Where's all this extra money coming from then? Well, Microsoft just reached an eye-watering market cap of $3 trillion for the first time this year, mainly due to its investments in AI and how it continues to dominate workplace software. The people love Excel, I guess. Of course, Nadella's bonus wouldn't have funded those laid off employee's salaries for too long, and some layoffs are to be expected after an acquisition as beefy as the Activision Blizzard deal, but it's still frustrating that Microsoft won't use some of its new AI money for good - to keep people employed and create interesting art, say.

>Alan Wake 2’s 2nd expansion, The Lake House, is here and I did not enjoy any part of it. As one of the base game and first expansion, Night Springs, biggest supporters it pains me. The Lake House takes place shortly before Janina Gavankar’s character shows up in the main campaign. A Federal Bureau of …

>"So long and thanks for all the brains!".

>Undead Labs has announced that, with the help of support team Wushu Studios, Legacy Awaits will be the final major content update for State of Decay 2. Launching as a free patch across PC and Xbox — including Game Pass — the title's 38th update brings a collection of new and returning outfits, vehicles and weapons, some big quality-of-life improvements, a selection of 'game adjustments' and some major bug fixes to the zombie-slayer.

>The team's list of changes has been fully explained in a detailed Steam blog post, where we get early looks at some of the big updates being made in State of Decay 2's final patch. Here's how Undead Labs introduces its Legacy Awaits update:

>The spooky season is finally here, and to celebrate, Microsoft has slashed the prices of hundreds of Xbox games, DLC expansions, and more in the huge Xbox Shocktober Sale 2024. Microsoft has discounted some games by as much as 90%, so make sure you have a good look through everything on offer and pick up a bargain before the sale ends on October 31.

>For those looking forward to heading back into the rather surreal and twisted world of Alan Wake 2, you will soon be able to do just that, thanks to the imminent arrival of its Lake House DLC.

>Presented amusingly by YouTuber ‘Dunkey’ of videogamedunkey fame, Animal Well is making the move over to Xbox, and in even better news, it’s available today for you to pick up and play. Animal Well was developed by Billy Basso and is published by Bigmode. In Animal Well, you’ll “explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel …

>Alan Wake and Control developer Remedy has revealed FBC: Firebreak, a three-player co-op multiplayer spin-off set in the same universe.

>Check out the updates from the event!

>It's been a very long wait for the arrival of Stalker 2 on Xbox Game Pass, but we're in the final stretch now, which is very exciting indeed. The open world shooter is about a month away from launching, and today, a bunch of early previews have dropped - with the game sounding like a real treat to play.

>We'll round up a bunch of these early impressions down below, so you can get a flavour of what's being said about the upcoming Game Pass title ahead of its November 2024 launch.

>Microsoft’s determination to destroy the great reputation of Game Pass continues apace, with the news that the corporation has suddenly pulled its years-long offer of a two-week trial subscription for a dollar, just a week before it adds Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 to the subscription.

Dick move.

>Starship Troopers: Extermination combines frenetic squad-based gunplay with base-building and resource extraction against swarms of diverse arachnid foes. Choose from six distinct classes and work together to complete objectives, acquire resources, build and defend your base, and extract critical materials in intense battles to secure the future of the United Citizen Federation. Leave no inch of ground safe for the Arachnid enemy!

>Starship Troopers: Extermination is available now on Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, or the Epic Games Store

Haven't seen any reviews yet. Hopefully it's good.

>Secret Door, one of the two game developers under the umbrella of Dreamhaven, has revealed its first game — a new four-player co-op adventure called Sunderfolk.

>Billed as a tactical turn-based RPG, Sunderfolk brings players together to complete missions on a top-down map. Secret Door calls it a "streamlined alternative to the traditional tabletop gaming experience" in its official release, saying that it requires "no elaborate setup, rulebooks, or materials," but will include six distinct heroes, deck building, and other familiar RPG elements.

>To further increase accessibility, Sunderfolk will support phones or tablets to control the onscreen action, calling it as a "new spin on the classic game night experience."

>“We have a bunch of dedicated board and tabletop game fanatics on the team at Secret Door — getting together for game night has been a regular highlight for many of us going back years and years,” said studio head Chris Sigaty.

>“As developers we also like to look at what inspires us and think about how to make those types of experiences easier to get into, so that more people can enjoy them as much as we do. With Sunderfolk, we’re excited to offer players a game that’s easy to pick up and play, while still challenging to master, and we can’t wait to share it with the world."

>We have a bunch of dedicated board and tabletop game fanatics on the team at Secret Door — getting together for game night has been a regular highlight for many of us going back years and years Like many others at Dreamhaven, Sigaty is a former Blizzard producer, having worked on StarCraft II and Warcraft III among other games. Dreamhaven was formed in 2020 by former Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime, with the company encompassing two studios in Secret Door and Moonshot. Last month, Dreamhaven announced that it was publishing Lynked: Banner of the Spark. In an interview with IGN published last month, Morhaime talked about the evolution of Dreamhaven while explaining why he thinks the game industry will continue to grow.

>"The team at Secret Door, and really all of us at Dreamhaven, are all about bringing players together around fun experiences,” Morhaime said in the release announcing Sunderfolk. “Sunderfolk is a beautiful game, it’s full of personality and charm, and it also creates epic moments where everyone is engaging directly with each other to work out strategies or celebrate victories. There’s nothing quite like it, and we’re really looking forward to seeing what players think.”

>Sunderfolk is under development PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch. It's slated to release in 2025.

This looks kinda cool. Might actually be something I end up playing when the family comes over. Will save me from having to play monopoly for the millionth time.

>Today, exactly 10 years after the release of the original, creative director Al Hope responds to fans' "distress calls," giving us that all-important announcement that work on a follow-up is underway. "On the 10th anniversary, it seems only fitting to let you know that we have heard your distress calls loud and clear," Hope begins.

>"Today, I'm delighted to confirm, on behalf of the team, that a sequel to Alien: Isolation is in early development. We look forward to sharing more details with you when we're ready."

>No indication has been given as to when we can expect the sequel to be released, or what platforms it'll land on, but it sounds like we might have quite a wait on our hands. Even so, it's certainly exciting news for horror fans, especially with Halloween approaching.

>Hope says "it's been nothing short of incredible" to see fans' passion for Alien: Isolation over the years, and "see it reach so many players around the world." He says that there was one "guiding principle" for that initial release, which saw the devs focus on creating "a truly authentic experience that went back to the roots of the Alien franchise," bringing a new story with all the classic atmosphere fans of the original movie know and love to the table.

>With a very positive Metascore of 79, it's safe to say that the team at Creative Assembly pulled that off – we gave it four and a half stars out of five in our Alien: Isolation review – which bodes well for whatever the team has cooking for this new follow-up.