The Xbox One hasn’t had the easiest of times with exclusive games this generation, but one exclusive feature has helped it to stand out: Xbox Game Pass. This ‘Netflix of gaming’ service is actually a bit of a bargain, offering up a huge number of Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Original Xbox games to play for a monthly subscription fee of £7.99/$9.99. If you shop around third party sellers, Game Pass can even be had for cheaper. It’s a good enough deal to go a long way to make up for many of the Xbox One’s woes. As with a service like Netflix or Amazon Prime, what’s available to play switches around every once in a while, with some things dropping off the service as licenses expire and other new things arriving to replace it. While the quality is widely variable, it’s still a great quality service. We’re talking over a hundred games, plus access to all major games published by Microsoft day-and-date with the retail versions. Sorting the best … [Read more...] about Xbox Game Pass saved the Xbox One: here’s 20 must-play games available on it
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Sniper Elite V2 Remastered releases next month and is available for pre-order
Rebellion has announced a release date for its remaster of the 2012 shooter Sniper Elite V2. Announced in March, Sniper Elite V2 Remastered will be released on May 14, and is available for pre-order from today on PC and PS4. Xbox digital pre-orders and Nintendo Switch pre-purchases available starting April 24. If you drop the cash early on the digital edition, you’ll save 10%. Boxed editions of Sniper Elite V2 Remastered will also be available at retail. Alongside the street date, the studio released a new graphics comparison trailer, highlighting the work that’s gone into remastering the game. On top of 4K and HDR support, the characters, environments, vehicles, weapons and more have been updated. You can also expect modernized rendering and post-processing effects, enhanced texturing and level geometry. Even more, it features a revamped lighting system, and many more improvements. It also features a frame-by-frame photo mode, seven new playable characters … [Read more...] about Sniper Elite V2 Remastered releases next month and is available for pre-order
Tetris 99 Tournaments Will Take Place This Weekend in Europe, North America
Tetris 99 brought a battle royale twist to the classic puzzle game, and the free title has netted a considerable number of players in the short time since its release. Now, Nintendo is hosting competitions for the battle royale Tetris game, with My Nintendo Gold Points to be awarded to the top players. Nintendo has announced that this weekend, the Tetris 99 Grand Prix and Tetris 99 Maximus Cup online competitions will launch in Europe and North America, respectively. The Tetris Grand Prix will run from March 8th at 1:00 PM (UTC) to March 11th at 6:59 AM, with the Maximus Cup starting on March 8th at 5:00 AM (PT) and ending on March 10th at 11:59PM. Winners will be awarded 999 My Nintendo Gold Points, which equates to £9.99 / €9.99 /$9.99 in credit for the Nintendo eShop. However, the way that players qualify for the prizes differs in the two locations. In the Tetris 99 Grand Prix, any European entrant who wins at least one match will be entered into a random drawing to … [Read more...] about Tetris 99 Tournaments Will Take Place This Weekend in Europe, North America
Destiny 2 PS4 Available for Just $9.99, Grab It Today
Destiny 2 is coming from the makers of the hit game Halo, Bungie. It is an action shooter which has its own universe in which the human’s last safe city is taken over by an invasion force led by Ghaul, so you must fight against him together with your team to defend your home in this massive online based universe. Destiny 2 is on sale and available for $9.99 on BestBuy. Destiny 2 had mixed reviews some people liked it and some didn’t it has been struggling a lot since but Bungie has been keeping up with the community to work on fixes and bring what players like. So the game is in a much better shape right now and for only $9.99, it is a steal. Developers are making further improvements to the game, Bungie recently hired a Youtuber named Patrick ‘Holtzmann’ Casey as a gameplay specialist who has been playing the game since its launch and aims to improve the game. Destiny also has new Warmind expansion scheduled to release soon and we got know … [Read more...] about Destiny 2 PS4 Available for Just $9.99, Grab It Today
Wolfenstein II: The Amazing Deeds of Captain Wilkins Is Available Now, Check out the Launch Trailer
Today, Bethesda Game Studios has released the fourth and final episode of the Wolfenstein II Freedom Chronicles titled The Amazing Deeds of Captain Wilkins and to commemorate the launch the publisher has released brand-new trailer flaunting the latest expansion. In The Amazing Deeds of Captain Wilkins, players are put in the shoes of renowned U.S. Army hero, Captain Gerald Wilkins, ventures into a Nazi-occupied Alaska on a mission to destroy Operation Black Sun. The Amazing Deeds of Captain Wilkins is included for those who purchased the Season Pass, which is $24.99. However, an option to buy this expansion individually is available for $9.99. For those of you unaware of what The Freedom Chronicles is, it is a series of standalone expansions for Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, with each expansion telling its own separate story of various individuals on a mission to stop the Nazi regime. In total, the Freedom Chronicles includes … [Read more...] about Wolfenstein II: The Amazing Deeds of Captain Wilkins Is Available Now, Check out the Launch Trailer