Over 30 Xbox One Games Have Free 4K Updates Coming
Over 30 games will be receiving free 4K updates for free for Xbox One X owners. First party games include Gears of War 4, Forza Horizon 3, Killer Instinct, Halo Wars 2, and Minecraft.
Alongside this, over 30 third-party games are going to be providing updates, including Final Fantasy XV, Resident Evil 7, Ghost Recon: Wildlands, and Rocket League.
Xbox One X will be available on November 7, 2017 for $499 USD.
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Original Xbox Games To Become Backwards Compatible on Xbox One
Update: Microsoft's Albert Penello has provided a few more details about original Xbox games on Xbox One:
Your original Xbox discs will work. Digital licenses will carry over. AND you can system-link play across all three generations.
— Albert Penello (@albertpenello) June 12, 2017
It all sounds slightly magical. Those digital licenses presumably apply to things like DLC, which will still be tied to Xbox Live accounts you may have carried across consoles over the years.
Original Story: Original Xbox games will become backwards compatible on Xbox One later this year.
Xbox One X Price Revealed
Xbox One X will cost USD $499 when it launches on November 7, 2017, Microsoft announced today at Xbox's E3 press conference. Pricing for other territories has also been confirmed: £449, €499, AUD $649, and CAD $599.
Microsoft revealed Xbox One X as the official name of Project Scorpio earlier in its conference.
Originally codenamed 'Project Scorpio,' Microsoft's next console has a CPU that runs 30 percent faster than the one powering the current Xbox One, and boasts a GPU that is 4.6 times more powerful, though it is still part of the Xbox One family. We recently got a glimpse of the Xbox One X dev kits, which have more power than the consumer version of the console.
We Played Assassin’s Creed Origins on Xbox One X
After a long, winding road of leaks, Ubisoft officially revealed Assassin’s Creed Origins on stage at Microsoft’s E3 2017 press conference. Taking a year off after 2015’s Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, the team behind 2013’s incredible Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is behind the wheel of this year’s game, which takes the series back to the furthest point yet, Egypt in the year 49 BCE, in telling the origin story of the Brotherhood.
We got to play about an hour of Assassin's Creed Origins running on the Xbox One Xbox One X. Here’s what we thought.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps Revealed
Ori and the Will of the Wisps has been announced.
Announced with a wordless trailer during Microsoft's E3 press briefing - set to live piano - the painterly platformer is a follow-up to 2015's Ori and the Blind Forest.
We awarded the first game an 8.5 review, calling it a "beautifully realized, brilliantly designed, and at times brutally difficult sylvan Metroidvania-style platformer".
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Life Is Strange: Before the Storm Details, Release Date Announced
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm's first episode of three is coming on August 31.
Square Enix officially revealed the first Life Is Strange: Before the Storm details on Microsoft's stage at E3 2017.
Dontnod previously confirmed earlier this year that development on a sequel had begun, though the developer said the game wouldn't be making an appearance at E3. Images of a Life Is Strange prequel also reportedly leaked earlier this month.
Last year, Square Enix announced it would develop a live-action Life Is Strange TV show for digital streaming services in partnership with Legendary Entertainment. Plot details on the potential series have not yet been revealed.
Dragon Ball FighterZ Revealed
Dragon Ball FighterZ, a new 2D fighting game from Guilty Gear developer Arc System Works, has been announced.
According to Bandai Namco's announcement, the game will feature a three-versus-three team battle system, and will release for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC in early 2018. For an early look at the game, check out the reveal trailer that debuted at Microsoft's E3 press conference below:
A closed beta for Dragon Ball FighterZ will take place "before the end of the summer" on both Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Bandai Namco will provided further details about the beta at some point in the near future.
"Arc System Works brings a pedigree and record of quality that fighting game fans can trust; with awesome visuals players might mistake as actual 2D animation from the famed Dragon Ball series," Bandai Namco Entertainment America VP of marketing Eric Hartness said.
Crackdown 3 Release Date Announced
Crackdown 3 will hit Xbox One, Xbox One X and PC on November 7, it was announced at today's Xbox E3 press conference. That release is the same day as the planned worldwide release of the Xbox One X.
Microsoft showcased the title with a new trailer that included an appearance by Brooklyn 9-9 star Terry Crews, who stars as Commander Jaxon.
Crackdown 3 has had a low profile since we got to check out some gameplay at Gamescom 2015, but after getting some hands on time we were excited by the possibilities.
Sea of Thieves Release Window Announced
Sea of Thieves will be released on both Xbox One and Windows 10 in Early 2018. The window was announced today at Xbox's E3 press conference.
At E3, Rare showed off a Sea of Thieves mission that began with a group of pirates readying their ship for sailing. They then swam down to a shipwreck and plundered it for treasure before being chased back to their boat by a school of sharks.
Back on the mainland, the group explored a cave and solved some light puzzles while attempting to find a secret treasure. While one player carried a chest (thus being vulnerable to the group of skeleton enemies hot on their tail), the others had to protect him using swords and guns.
While you wait, here's why Sea of Thieves is one of our most anticipated multiplayer games of this year, and here are some answers to your most common questions around the game.
Super Lucky’s Tale Coming to Xbox One November 7
Super Lucky's Tale is coming as an Xbox One exclusive on November 7.
Originally an Oculus Rift game, the adorable platformer starring a cute fox will be available in 4K Ultra HD.
In our review of Lucky's Tail on Oculus Rift we called it an "old-fashioned platformer" that wasn't partuicularly remarkable as a showcase for VR. Hopefully Super Lucky's Tale will expand on Playful Corp's original vision.
Super Lucky's Tale is available for pre-order.