Neowin News Feed for: X019

Microsoft Weekly: X019 recap, joint patches, and the Edge of ARM

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 11:14:01 +0000

X019 opened its gates this past week, with announcements about new IPs updates on existing titles and even Project xCloud news. Patch Tuesday also rolled around, so be sure to catch up below. Read more...

Age of Empires IV civilizations will play very differently from each other

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 15:36:01 +0000

Age of Empires series creative director Adam Isgreen has revealed in an interview that unlike previous games, Age of Empires IV will have civilizations with distinct gameplay styles. Read more...

Planet Coaster is coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 next year

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:02:01 +0000

The popular theme park building and management game from Frontier, Planet Coaster, is getting Xbox One and PlayStation 4 releases next year, coming with all updates the PC version has received. Read more...

Microsoft reveals first wave of aircraft partners for Flight Simulator, drops new trailer

Florin Bodnarescu — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 23:46:01 +0000

During the Inside Xbox stream from its X019 event, Microsoft unveiled the first batch of aircraft partners for Flight Simulator, as well as giving yet another glimpse into the 2020 title's gameplay. Read more...

Sea of Thieves is getting fire, a new Tall Tale, and more in the Seabound Soul update

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 23:32:01 +0000

Sea of Thieves will soon let players use firebombs to set ablaze opposing ships and players. These arrive alongside a brand new Tall Tale questline as part of next week's Seabound Soul update. Read more...

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate now includes EA Access, Spotify Premium, and Discord Nitro

Vishal Laul — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 23:12:01 +0000

Microsoft today announced that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will come bundled with Spotify Premium, EA Access, and Discord Nitro, for new subscribers. At the moment, it's available for $1 as well. Read more...

Over 50 games announced for Xbox Game Pass, including Final Fantasy and Yakuza series

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 22:56:02 +0000

Microsoft announced today that its Xbox Game Pass subscriptions are getting over 50 games in the coming months. This includes a whole lot of games from the Final Fantasy and Yakuza series. Read more...

Ninja Theory's Bleeding Edge releasing on March 24, two betas planned

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 22:40:01 +0000

Ninja Theory announced today during Microsoft's X019 Inside Xbox stream that its upcoming multiplayer hero-based fighting game will be releasing on March 24 on Xbox One and Windows 10. Read more...

Wasteland 3 launches May 19, 2020, drops new, darker trailer

Florin Bodnarescu — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 22:24:01 +0000

To cap off Microsoft's X019 event in London today, InXile's Brian Fargo took to the stage to reveal a brand new, darker trailer for Wasteland 3, and the long awaited release date of May 19, 2020. Read more...

Age of Empires IV is set in the medieval era, gameplay trailer released

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 22:10:02 +0000

Today during the X019 opening stream, Microsoft finally unveiled gameplay of the upcoming Relic-developed Age of Empires IV. Mongols and the English were also confirmed as civilizations. Read more...

Minecraft Dungeons launches in April 2020

Florin Bodnarescu — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 21:38:01 +0000

At its X019 event in London, Microsoft announced that Mojang-developed Minecraft Dungeons is coming to Windows 10, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Game Pass in April 2020. Read more...

Halo: Reach releasing on Xbox One and PC on December 3

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 21:22:01 +0000

Halo: Reach finally received a firm release date for Xbox One and PC today during Microsoft's X019 opening stream. The classic shooter is coming to the new platforms on December 3. Read more...

Obsidian announces Grounded, a new cooperative survival game

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 20:50:01 +0000

Leaving behind the sprawling worlds of its RPGs, Obsidian's next game was revealed today to be a cooperative survival game named Grounded. It is coming to Xbox One, PC, and Xbox Game Pass. Read more...

Rare's next game is another new IP, Everwild

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 20:30:01 +0000

Rare today announced a brand new game, Everwild at X019. The game seems to be an open-world adventure title, and Rare's Louise O'Connor is leading the team that's developing this new IP. Read more...

Halo: Reach release dates on PC and Xbox One may have leaked on the Microsoft Store [UPDATE]

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:36:47 +0000

With only hours to go before X019 kicks off, it looks like some Microsoft Store changes have revealed the Halo: Reach release dates for the highly-anticipated upcoming PC and Xbox One versions. Read more...

Here's how to watch Microsoft's X019 Inside Xbox stream today

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:30:01 +0000

Microsoft is prepping the biggest Inside Xbox stream ever for later today as part of the X019 celebrations, promising new Xbox Game Studios announcements, Xbox Game Pass reveals, and much more. Read more...

Sea of Thieves is handing out Gears-themed ship cosmetics for a limited time

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 19:00:01 +0000

Rare's pirate adventure game Sea of Thieves has gotten some limited-time Gears of War-themed ship cosmetic items, and the only way to earn them is to play the game before the deadline next week. Read more...

Registrations for Microsoft Flight Simulator Tech Alpha 2 are now open

Hamza Jawad — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 14:28:01 +0000

Microsoft has now begun the process of recruitment for its second Tech Alpha build. The firm has also teased further updates including "something exciting" for the upcoming X019 event in London. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Gaming upgrade paths, more 20H1 builds, and a new logo for Edge

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 10:26:01 +0000

This week has brought a number of things to the fore, including new 20H1 builds, the return of Xbox All Access, as well as brand new logo for Microsoft's Chromium Edge. Be sure to catch up below. Read more...

Microsoft announces exclusive X019 edition of the Xbox Wireless Controller

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 19:02:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced a partnership with DPM Studio for a number of special products to celebrate X019, including a limited edition controller that will cost $99. There will only be 1,000 units. Read more...

Microsoft to reveal more details on Project xCloud tomorrow

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:52:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced its monthly episode of Inside Xbox on Mixer for September 24, and the company will be talking more about its Project xCloud service during the presentation. Read more...

Tickets for Microsoft's X019 event in London go on sale on October 1

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 15:24:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced that tickets for its Xbox-focused event, X019, are going to go on sale on October 1. The festival will take place on November 14-16, and it's in London this year. Read more...