Neowin News Feed for: X018

State of Decay 2 Zedhunter update lands this week, Trumbull Valley returns in 2019

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 10:08:01 +0000

State of Decay 2 players will be returning to the original game's Trumbull Valley in 2019. The game is also getting a free update this week, bringing in experimental power-ups, crossbows, and more. Read more...

Forza Horizon 4's new Fortune Island expansion will entail extreme treasure hunting

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 08:34:01 +0000

Forza Horizon 4 players will get the opportunity to race in some extreme conditions next month, as Playground Games has announced the Fortune Island expansion that will come the game's first add-on. Read more...

Microsoft announces it's acquiring Obsidian and inXile studios

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 23:40:33 +0000

Obsidian Entertainment and inXile Entertainment will be joining the Microsoft Studios umbrella. Microsoft announced today at X018 that it intends to acquire the two RPG veteran studios. Read more...

Microsoft announces the first 15 titles to get keyboard and mouse support on Xbox One

Vishal Laul — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 23:17:11 +0000

Microsoft today announced the first 15 titles that will be getting keyboard and mouse support on the Xbox One family of consoles, along with a few more details regarding its partnership with Razer. Read more...

Xbox Game Pass getting 16 new games including PUBG, Hellblade, and more

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 23:04:06 +0000

A massive list of games was announced for the Xbox Game Pass subscription program of Microsoft during X018 today. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Ori and the Blind Forest, and more. Read more...

Microsoft adds three Final Fantasy titles to Xbox One Backward Compatibility

Vishal Laul — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 22:28:01 +0000

At its X018 event today Microsoft announced that it will be adding three new FINAL FANTASY titles to the Xbox One Backward Compatibility list next week, along with an updated Civilization Revolution. Read more...

Sea of Thieves 'Arena' competitive game mode announced for early 2019

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 22:09:00 +0000

Sea of Thieves is receiving a brand new game mode that will stand completely separate from the regular adventure mode. Arena will pit multiple crews against each other for competitive treasure hunting Read more...

Crackdown 3 launches February 15 for Xbox One and Windows 10, multiplayer trailer out

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 21:40:01 +0000

Crackdown 3 finally has an official release date for fans to look forward to. During X018 event today, Microsoft announced that the long-time-coming title will launch on February 15. Read more...

Here's how to watch Microsoft's X018 Xbox event today

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 17:36:01 +0000

Microsoft's special X018 Inside Xbox stream is kicking off today with the company promising several Xbox surprises and more. The event will be streamed on multiple platforms, here's where to catch it. Read more...

PUBG and PES 2019 for Xbox One are free for a limited time on the Microsoft Store [Update]

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 12:58:02 +0000

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 are free for a limited time on the Microsoft Store. It's unclear if this is a free weekend promotion or a full-fledged giveaway. Read more...

Crackdown 3 to be showcased at Xbox FanFest next month

Hamza Jawad — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 20:04:01 +0000

Upcoming Microsoft-exclusive Crackdown 3 has been confirmed to part of the unreleased games that will be showcased at X018, part of the Xbox FanFest taking place in New Mexico next month. Read more...