TrueAchievements news archive for May 2022

• Interview

  Interview: Ikonei Island achievements reward you for "thinking a bit outside the box"

  Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure stood out with its eye-catching announcement trailer, and its interesting mix of mystery, exploration, and crafting, so we reached out to developer Snowcastle Games to find out more.

  Posted 1 year ago 6

• Interview

  Interview: Spirittea "provides the player with a load of freedom"

  Beautiful rural-life RPG Spirittea was just confirmed as coming to Xbox Game Pass — check out our interview with developer Cheesemaster Games for more info!

  Posted 1 year ago 6

• Interview

  Interview: Potion Permit will be “such a relaxing and cosy game”

  Potion Permit is a gorgeous pixel sim RPG about the life of a chemist in Moonbury, and it's heading to Xbox next week. Check out our interview with developer MassHive Media!

  Posted 1 year ago 9

• Article

  PowerA Enhanced Wired Controller for Xbox Series X|S impressions — Spectra Infinity

  PowerA regularly launches new designs for its Enhanced Wired Controllers for Xbox Series X|S, so we've given you our first impressions of these affordable third-party accessories and its Spectra Infinity design.

  Posted 1 year ago 22

• Guide

  How to play Wonder Woman in MultiVersus

  If Wonder Woman is your fighter of choice when you enter the crossover mayhem of Warner's MultiVersus, you'll need to know what the Justice League's leading lady can do. Here's a guide to her moves, abilities, and combos.

  Posted 1 year ago 34

• Guide

  How to play Finn in MultiVersus

  If you're all about that Adventure Time biz, you'll probably be wanting to get your Finn on in MultiVersus. Here are a bunch of his moves, skills, combos, and abilities that will help you skronk up those other ding-dongs...

  Posted 1 year ago 8

• Guide

  How to play Shaggy in MultiVersus

  If you're looking to pick up Shaggy when you play Warner crossover fighter MultiVersus, you'll need to know what the Scooby-Doo star can do. Here's a guide to the moves, abilities, and combos you'll need to embrace the meme.

  Posted 1 year ago 18

• Article

  Matchpoint: Tennis Championships courts us with its potential

  Matchpoint: Tennis Championships aims to bring authentic tennis gameplay and licenced players to Xbox Game Pass in July. We recently saw the game in action with Torus Games, so here is what you need to know. [updated]

  Posted 1 year ago 23

• Article

  Saints Row: Everything you need to know about Volition's reboot

  Saints Row is returning to Xbox in August with new characters and a brand-new setting, but the chaotic over-the-top gameplay remains a focal point. Here's everything we know about Volition's upcoming reboot.

  Posted 1 year ago 56

• Article

  F1 22: Xbox release date, features, modes, trailers, and more [updated]

  EA Sports is publishing Codemasters' latest entry into the sim-racing Formula 1 series. The devs unveiled a few key details about the release date, modes, and new features, so here is all you need to know about F1 22 for Xbox.

  Posted 1 year ago 27

• Industry

  Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 and Darktide to headline Skulls Showcase today

  Warhammer Skulls Showcase is returning today, and it promises to feature updates on Darktide, Space Marine 2, Vermintide 2, and more, introduced by the voice of Titus, Clive Standen.

  Posted 1 year ago 47

• Series X

  Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed and Clone Carnage landing this summer

  Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed will be touching down on Xbox in August, along with the standalone multiplayer spin-off, Destroy All Humans! - Clone Carnage. It looks like Crypto will be a busy boy indeed...

  Posted 1 year ago 29

• Series X

  The Division 2 offers in-game compensation for rolling back player Expertise levels

  Due to a mistake relating to how many Proficiency points you get from kill XP, The Division 2 development team has announced that it will "recalculate" the progress of every player.

  Posted 1 year ago 16

• Quickest completions

  Easy Gamerscore: The 35 quickest game completions from the latest Xbox sales

  This week's Xbox sales are loaded with quick and/or easy games with plenty of achievements up for grabs to help give your Gamerscore a decent boost. Here's a rundown of the cut-price completions on offer this week.

  Posted 1 year ago 19

• Quests

  New weekly Xbox Game Pass Quests are now live for another 95 Microsoft Reward Points

  The new weekly Xbox Game Pass quests are now live. We've got the roundup of every quest on offer, how to complete them, and how many Microsoft Rewards Points you'll get for doing so.

  Posted 1 year ago 23

• Update

  Assassin's Creed Origins Xbox Series X|S update is almost here [updated]

  Assassin's Creed Origins' Xbox Series X|S update that looks to add a 60fps mode could be released next week when the game joins Xbox Game Pass, and Ubisoft is teasing... something.

  Posted 1 year ago 39

• GWG

  Xbox Games with Gold June lineup announced

  The Xbox team has now confirmed the April Xbox Games with Gold lineup, which kicks off with Aven Colony and Super Meat Boy.

  Posted 1 year ago 192

• Game Pass

  Xbox Game Pass losing five more games soon

  It's that time again — bid a fond farewell to the latest batch of games set to leave Xbox Game Pass in the coming weeks, including Dark Alliance, Limbo, Greedfall, and Darkest Dungeon.

  Posted 1 year ago 92

• Game Pass

  Xbox Game Pass adds eight new games in June

  Another eight games are coming to Xbox Game Pass in June, including Assassin's Creed Origins, Chorus, Spacelines from the Far Out, and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 57

• Upcoming

  Rain World finally slithering onto Xbox with Downpour expansion

  It looks like stunning slugcat survival simulator Rain World might finally be coming to Xbox after a five-year wait, with the Guerrilla Collective showcase site listing upcoming expansion Downpour for an Xbox release.

  Posted 1 year ago 4

• Update

  Konami's eFootball 2022 'roadmap' is a year-long disaster

  Konami today took to Twitter to share its plans for the future of PES' maligned replacement, eFootball, and it looks like what few fans the game has managed to find since it hit full release back in April are in for a long year.

  Posted 1 year ago 34

• Series X

  SnowRunner's Xbox Series X|S version now live alongside Season 7

  The SnowRunner team has announced that Season 7 is now live, while players who own the game on Xbox One can now get a free upgrade to the Xbox Series X|S version.

  Posted 1 year ago 10

• Sale

  Xbox sale round-up May 31st, 2022

  Discounts on Far Cry 5, Megaparty: A Tootuff Adventure, Battletoads, 2URVIVE, MX vs ATV Supercross, Flowing Lights, Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game and more

  Posted 1 year ago 57

• Chart

  Xbox Gameplay Chart: Sniper Elite 5 shoots into top ten

  Our latest Xbox Gameplay Chart shows Sniper Elite 5 launching straight into the top ten following its addition to Xbox Game Pass, while Elden Ring drops out of the top ten.

  Posted 1 year ago 32

• Industry

  Xbox Snap feature seems doomed to be a sidenote in gaming history

  Xbox's famed Snap feature that allowed you to pin a program to the side of your screen, like the TA app, doesn't look like it'll make a return in the future after Microsoft's Xbox engineering lead's recent comment on Twitter.

  Posted 1 year ago 88

• GWG

  Grab this Xbox indie gem before it drops off Games with Gold this week

  It's your last chance to get beloved Xbox indie adventure Yoku's Island Express before it disappears from Games with Gold this week to make way for a new selection of games, along with 360 title Viva Piñata: Party Animals.

  Posted 1 year ago 30

• Series X

  Jurassic World Evolution 2 to get "biggest expansion yet"

  Frontier has revealed the Jurassic World Evolution 2: Dominion Biosyn expansion, which it says will be the game's "biggest expansion yet."

  Posted 1 year ago 9

• Game Pass

  Pac-Man Museum+ input lag is a bitter pill to swallow

  Pac-Man Museum+ launched into Xbox Game Pass last week, but fans don't seem best pleased with Bandai Namco's latest compilation, which introduces input lag so severe that some of the classics are nigh unplayable.

  Posted 1 year ago 117

• Update

  Ark expansion sparks hopes for Ark II at Xbox & Bethesda Showcase

  Ark: Survival Evolved's Fjordur expansion will launch on the same day as the Xbox & Bethesda Showcase, which has sparked speculation from the community that we could see Xbox Series X|S console exclusive Ark II during the event.

  Posted 1 year ago 16

• Community news

  Announcing the TrueAchievements Xbox Targets for June

  The month is almost over, so it's time to announce three new gaming-related Targets for June 2022. Are you up to the challenge? Can you get gold medals in all of them?

  Posted 1 year ago 76

• Series X

  Star Wars Jedi: Survivor confirmed with official teaser trailer

  EA and Respawn have now officially revealed the sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order as Star Wars Jedi: Survivor with a new trailer, and given the game a 2023 release window.

  Posted 1 year ago 30

• List

  Pac-Man Museum+ Xbox achievement list revealed

  We have just picked up new achievements for Pac-Man Museum+. There are 41 achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore, 2 of which are secret.

  Posted 1 year ago 0

• New releases

  Xbox game releases — May 30th to June 5th

  Another 13 games launch for Xbox next week, including Silt, Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer’s Legacy, Just Shapes & Beats, and Super Perils of Baking.

  Posted 1 year ago 25

• Update

  ICYMI: a weekly round-up of the biggest Xbox news stories from TrueAchievements

  Xbox news this week has offered up plenty of exciting topics, such as Xbox Game Pass additions, announcements, delistings, and even some leaks. Here are the hottest headlines to hit the TA newsfeed.

  Posted 1 year ago

• Update

  GTA Online: New events, best deals, additions, and GTA+ bonuses (May 28th)

  GTA Online has its sights set on making you feel like a boss, with additional rewards for VIP and CEO work, some nice extras for MC Club members, a reworked mission, and more, as well as the continued GTA+ bonuses.

  Posted 1 year ago 10

• Update

  FIFA 22: Best new TOTW cards, SBCs, and objectives (May 28th, 2022)

  Every week we summarize the information you need about FIFA 22's FUT mode. We talk TOTW, SBCs, and Objectives and give you our best picks!

  Posted 1 year ago 11

• Series X

  Poll: Which June Xbox release are you most looking forward to?

  June brings us more new games, such as The Quarry and Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, to look forward to — for this week's poll, we want to know: which are you most excited for?

  Posted 1 year ago 120

• List

  Here are the Kao the Kangaroo Xbox achievements

  We have just picked up new achievements for Kao the Kangaroo. There are 15 achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore, none of which are secret.

  Posted 1 year ago 0

• List

  EleMetals: Death Metal Death Match Xbox achievement list has arrived

  We have just picked up new achievements for EleMetals: Death Metal Death Match. There are 17 achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore, none of which are secret.

  Posted 1 year ago 0

• XCloud

  Xbox Game Pass adds another two games

  Another two games have joined the Xbox Game Pass lineup. Pac-Man Museum+ is now available with Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, and Xbox Cloud Gaming, while Cricket 22 can now be played with PC Game Pass.

  Posted 1 year ago 73

• Rumour

  MultiVersus leak details more than 20 additional characters

  MultiVersus looks to have had more than 20 upcoming characters leaked online, including The Powerpuff Girls, Scooby-Doo, Godzilla, Samurai Jack, Johnny Bravo, and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 59

• Series X

  Gotham Knights devs discuss Nightwing and Red Hood combat

  Gotham Knight's creative director Patrick Redding recently discussed some of the design aspects of Nightwing and Red Hood's combat abilities and the heroes' "unifying theme."

  Posted 1 year ago 14

• Series X

  Microsoft is giving away free Xbox gift cards again

  Check your Xbox messages, people! Microsoft is once again giving out free Xbox gift cards that can be used to purchase games, add-ons, movies, and apps on the Microsoft Store.

  Posted 1 year ago 161

• Delisting

  Ring out! SoulCalibur 2 HD falls off Xbox store

  Classic fighter SoulCalibur 2 HD looks to be the latest delisting casualty on the Microsoft Store, following the removal of the original game from the Xbox marketplace earlier this year.

  Posted 1 year ago 118

• Upcoming

  The Witcher 4 has entered pre-production, says CD Projekt

  CD Projekt has provided a brief update on its new Witcher game. The research phase on The Witcher 4 (not its official name) has now concluded and developer CD Projekt Red is ready to move forward with development.

  Posted 1 year ago 37

• Community event

  TA Playlist game for June 2022 announced

  This year’s GTASC winners nominated the four games for the June 2022 TA Playlist. Check out what game the community has chosen.

  Posted 1 year ago 45

• Update

  Minecraft's The Wild update confirmed for June

  Mojang Studios has confirmed the release date for Minecraft's The Wild update, which arrives in June and adds new biomes, mobs, and blocks.

  Posted 1 year ago 13

• Industry

  Xbox boss will "absolutely support" Raven Software's new union

  Xbox head Phil Spencer has announced that he will recognise Raven Software's newly formed union once Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard goes through.

  Posted 1 year ago 18

• Series X

  The Callisto Protocol distances itself from PUBG

  The Callisto Protocol "no longer takes place in the PUBG universe," Striking Distance Studios' Glen Schofield has confirmed, although some surprises will remain for fans of the battle royale game.

  Posted 1 year ago 18

• Content roundup

  Xbox Sales: TA Team Picks (May 26th)

  Xbox sales are great for offering up many different game genres for discounted prices, and this week the TA news team has found a breadth of vastly different games to recommend to you, dear readers.

  Posted 1 year ago 22

• Series X

  The Quarry's online multiplayer mode delayed

  Supermassive Games has confirmed that while its survival horror game The Quarry will launch as planned in June with its single-player campaign, local couch co-op mode, and movie mode, the online multiplayer mode has been delayed.

  Posted 1 year ago 14

• Series X

  Sea of Thieves' new adventure lets you decide the fate of Golden Sands

  Sea of Thieves' latest adventure, Lost Sands, is now live and lets you decide the fate of the Golden Sands Outpost by helping either to rebuild it or to "ensure it remains in ruins."

  Posted 1 year ago 23

• Industry

  Halo Infinite head of design leaves 343 Industries

  Jerry Hook, Halo Infinite's head of design, has announced his departure from 343 Industries after spending the last four years working on the Master Chief's latest outing.

  Posted 1 year ago 53

• Series X

  Minecraft Dungeons time-limited anniversary event now live

  Minecraft Dungeons is celebrating its second anniversary with a time-limited event which runs for the next few weeks, offering seasonal trials and prizes.

  Posted 1 year ago 20

• Rumour

  Call of Duty: Warzone 2 map seemingly leaks with all POIs

  Call of Duty: Warzone 2's map has seemingly leaked via a reliable insider. The leak details all of the map's various points of interest (POIs) and mentions that Warzone 2 will allow players to swim in the battle royale game.

  Posted 1 year ago 21

• Game Pass

  Sniper Elite 5 joins Xbox Game Pass

  Xbox Game Pass subscribers can now install and play Rebellion's Sniper Elite 5, which drops Karl Fairburne into the events of D-Day to put a stop to another despicable Nazi plot... and shoot Hitler in the nuts, of course.

  Posted 1 year ago 14

• Series X

  Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer’s Legacy release date confirmed

  Roguelite RPG Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy launches tomorrow for PC, but Big Sugar has confirmed that the game will launch for Xbox players in June.

  Posted 1 year ago 2

• Update

  Halo Infinite devs restore tank gun after community pushback

  343 Industries has rolled out a new update for Halo Infinite that brings back the 'tank gun' and several multiplayer 'skill jumps' that were previously patched out with the start of Season 2: Lone Wolves.

  Posted 1 year ago 24

• Update

  Free Top Gun: Maverick update lands in Microsoft Flight Simulator

  Microsoft Flight Simulator has given its Top Gun: Maverick expansion permission to land today, with the free update now available to let all players live out their jet fighter fantasies on Xbox Series X|S and PC.

  Posted 1 year ago 30

• Upcoming

  My Little Pony-inspired fighter coming to Xbox this fall

  Them's Fighting Herds is an unusual competitive fighting game that was born from the ashes of My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic, and the dev team has just confirmed that it'll be making its way to Xbox later this year.

  Posted 1 year ago 42

• Series X

  The Callisto Protocol screenshots are nightmare fuel

  The Callisto Protocol is the upcoming horror game from Dead Space creator Glen Schofield's Striking Distance Studios. Part of the PUBG extended universe, these screenshots show the terror that awaits us.

  Posted 1 year ago 30

• Series X

  OlliOlli World confirms release date for Void Riders expansion

  OlliOlli World soon gets its first story expansion with Void Riders, which arrives in just a few weeks, bringing with it "extra steezy-extraterrestrials."

  Posted 1 year ago 5

• Delayed

  Replaced delayed to 2023

  Replaced, an upcoming 2.5D platformer that's down to launch into Xbox Game Pass, has been delayed until 2023, developer Sad Cat Studios has confirmed.

  Posted 1 year ago 19

• Rumour

  Modern Warfare 2 leak details editions, pre-order bonuses, and beta

  Details on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's various editions, pre-order bonuses, and a PlayStation-first beta have supposedly been leaked by data miners.

  Posted 1 year ago 34

• Upcoming

  Skullgirls 2nd Encore finally hitting Xbox this year

  Evergreen 2D fighting game Skullgirls is set to return to Xbox later this year, with Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One versions of the enhanced 2nd Encore edition finally arriving seven years after its original release on PlayStation.

  Posted 1 year ago 28

• Game Pass

  Sniper Elite 5 review round-up

  Rebellion's third-person shooter Sniper Elite 5 launches into Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass for PC tomorrow, and the reviews are starting to pour in. Take a look through to see how Sniper Elite 5 is faring...

  Posted 1 year ago 36

• Series X

  Battlefield 2042 "winding down future development" on Hazard Zone

  The Battlefield 2042 team shared a development update video in which they confirmed they're "winding down future development on Hazard Zone."

  Posted 1 year ago 27

• Delisting

  Sonic '06 randomly relisted on Xbox storefront

  Out of nowhere, Sonic The Hedgehog (2006) has been suddenly relisted and is once again available to purchase on the Xbox 360 Marketplace.

  Posted 1 year ago 118

• Quickest completions

  Easy Gamerscore: The 32 quickest completions from the latest Xbox sales

  A new Xbox sale has arrived, and like clockwork, we've got another big ol' list of quick completions for you that will boost your Gamerscore total into the stratosphere.

  Posted 1 year ago 28

• Preview

  The Lord of the Rings: Gollum struggles to find precious identity

  The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is a Daedalic-developed stealth adventure game coming to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One on September 1st. Kes got a sneak peek at the upcoming game at Bigben Week in Paris...

  Posted 1 year ago 18

• Series X

  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 release date confirmed

  The release date for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the sequel to 2019's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, has now been confirmed — although that seems to be all the news we're getting on the matter for now.

  Posted 1 year ago 61

• Quests

  New weekly Xbox Game Pass Quests are now live for another 95 Microsoft Reward Points

  The new weekly Xbox Game Pass quests are now live. We've got the roundup of every quest on offer, how to complete them, and how many Microsoft Rewards Points you'll get for doing so.

  Posted 1 year ago 6

• List

  Temtem gets September release date, achievements arrive early

  Humble Games has announced that creature-catching Pokémon-alike Temtem is set to leave early access soon, meaning it will be coming to Xbox Series X|S on September 6th.

  Posted 1 year ago 20

• Update

  Destiny 2 unvaults Leviathan for Season of the Haunted

  Season of the Haunted arrives in Destiny 2 today, with Bungie dipping into the content vault to bring back the Leviathan as a reworked destination while Solar subclasses get their long-awaited overhaul.

  Posted 1 year ago 16

• Game Pass

  Xbox Game Pass gains two more titles

  The Xbox Game Pass library grows again today with two more additions: Floppy Knights is available for Game Pass, PC Game Pass, and Xbox Cloud Gaming, while Hardspace: Shipbreaker available with PC Game Pass.

  Posted 1 year ago 19

• Series X

  The Lord of the Rings: Gollum sneaks onto Xbox in September

  The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is set to take us on another adventure based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, and it'll be heading to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One later this year.

  Posted 1 year ago 14

• Upcoming

  Dragon's Dogma 2 hype swells as Capcom drops 10th anniversary site

  Capcom could be gearing up to finally bless us with news about a new Dragon's Dogma game, with the publisher dropping a fancy new site to celebrate the awesome action-RPG's 10th anniversary.

  Posted 1 year ago 34

• Series X

  Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 hits impressive sales milestone

  Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 has now sold over a million copies since its launch in June 2021, which has helped push the franchise as a whole to reach its own impressive milestone.

  Posted 1 year ago 14

• Series X

  Assassin's Creed Valhalla adds armoury and loadout feature

  Title update 1.5.2 arrives today for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, bringing with it a new armoury building and customisable loadouts, new rewards for River Raids, and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 23

• List

  Destroy All Humans! - Clone Carnage leaks via Xbox Store, here are the achievements

  A new Destroy All Humans! game is on the way. As leaked by the Xbox Store, Destroy All Humans! - Clone Carnage is a standalone DLC that's coming to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.

  Posted 1 year ago 31

• Sale

  Xbox sale round-up May 24th, 2022

  Discounts on How to Survive 2, Black The Fall, Baja: Edge of Control HD, Ben 10, Grand Theft Auto V, Jurassic World Evolution, Mega Man X Legacy Collection and more

  Posted 1 year ago 79

• Chart

  Xbox Gameplay Chart: Halo Infinite and Elden Ring fall

  Our latest Xbox Gameplay Chart shows Halo Infinite dropping to fifth, while Elden Ring just manages to cling on in the top ten — lower down, we see several new appearances and one reappearance changing up the top 40.

  Posted 1 year ago 41

• List

  Sniper Elite 5 achievements once again take aim at Hitler's junk

  The Sniper Elite 5 achievement list is here ahead of the shooter launching into Xbox Game Pass later this week, and sure enough, it continues Rebellion's ongoing trend of rewarding players for shooting bad guys in the privates.

  Posted 1 year ago 52

• Industry

  GameStop launches NFT wallet for storing burst bubbles

  Video game retailer GameStop is the latest firm to throw its fungible hat into the non-fungible ring, rolling out a new "self-custodial Ethereum wallet" that will allow users to store and use cryptocurrencies and NFTs.

  Posted 1 year ago 62

• Series X

  Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open mixes creepy tales with paper theatre

  Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open is described as a "mix of Malaysian culture, coming-of-age drama, and spine-tingling story," wrapped in a "paper theatre" art style, and it comes to Xbox next year.

  Posted 1 year ago 1

• Preview

  Steelrising steals the show at Bigben Week

  Steelrising is an upcoming action-RPG from Greedfall developer Spiders, with a release date of September 8th for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC. At Nacon's Bigben Week event, Kes got a sneak peek at the upcoming game...

  Posted 1 year ago 12

• Industry

  Xbox turned down Marvel game deal to focus on own IP

  Head of Marvel Games Jay Ong has revealed that Microsoft once had the opportunity to create licensed Marvel games for Xbox, but it turned down the opportunity so it could focus on its own IP instead.

  Posted 1 year ago 101

• Delayed

  Redout 2 suffers short delay

  The futuristic arcade racing game Redout 2 has been delayed a little, and is now set to launch for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One in June.

  Posted 1 year ago 10

• Series X

  Gloomhaven heading to Xbox in 2023

  Gloomhaven's successful launch on PC in 2021 will be followed by a console launch, including Xbox, next year, thanks to a partnership between Asmodee Digital and Saber Interactive.

  Posted 1 year ago 19

• GWG

  Xbox Games with Gold for May gets unexpected free game

  Microsoft has seemingly added an unannounced game to May's Games with Gold lineup. Xbox 360 title Orcs Must Die! is now showing as free to claim if you have an Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription.

  Posted 1 year ago 85

• Rumour

  EA reportedly looking to sell or merge

  Electronic Arts could be the next big video game company to be acquired. According to Puck, EA has reportedly held talks with several companies, including Disney, Apple, and Amazon, and is either looking to sell up or merge.

  Posted 1 year ago 70

• Opinion

  Is MultiVersus going to be secretly amazing?

  A free-to-play fighting game from a brand new studio might not have the hallmarks of greatness about it, but MultiVersus' creative twist on a beloved formula and bottomless roster potential might just set it up for success.

  Posted 1 year ago 43

• New releases

  Xbox game releases — May 23rd to 29th

  Another 19 games launch for Xbox next week, including Sniper Elite 5, Roller Champions, Pac-Man Museum+, Floppy Knights, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers, and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 21

• Round-up

  ICYMI: a weekly round-up of the biggest Xbox news stories from TrueAchievements

  Xbox news has come in thick and fast this week, and there was plenty in the way of Xbox Game Pass news, announcements, shutdowns, previews, and more. Here are this week's hottest TA headlines.

  Posted 1 year ago

• Industry

  Poll: Do you want achievements in original Xbox games?

  Following Sony announcing trophies for a PS1 classic, we want to know if you'd like to see Microsoft bring achievements to OG Xbox games? Let us know by voting in this week's TA poll!

  Posted 1 year ago 288

• Industry

  Players want achievements in OG Xbox games following PS1 trophy reveal

  Sony has announced that the PS1 classic Syphon Filter is getting trophies when it releases with the revamped PS Plus service. Following the news, Xbox fans have called on Microsoft to add achievements to OG Xbox games.

  Posted 1 year ago 453

• XCloud

  Assassin's Creed Origins gets Xbox Game Pass release date

  Two Ubisoft games were announced for Xbox Game Pass recently, and we now have arrival dates for both! For Honor: Marching Fire Edition joins Xbox Game Pass on June 1st and Assassin's Creed Origins on June 7th.

  Posted 1 year ago 37

• Update

  Halo Infinite tank gun returns as 343 reverses Season 2 'fixes' [updated]

  Halo Infinite patched out its infamous 'tank gun' last week with the introduction of Season 2: Lone Wolves, but 343 has already rolled back the cannon's removal, reinstating it along with several removed multiplayer 'skill jumps.'

  Posted 1 year ago 80

• Announcement

  Sinking City fans should keep an eye on Frogwares' new game

  Frogwares has announced that a new game is on the way. Codenamed "Palianytsia," it will be a horror and mystery game which Forgwares says fans of The Sinking City and Sherlock Holmes should like.

  Posted 1 year ago 10

• Preview Program

  Vampire Survivors launches without Xbox achievements, but they are coming

  Vampire Survivors, one of 2021's best early access games, is now available with PC Game Pass. Sadly, the top-down bullet hell roguelike launched without achievements, but the game's developer has confirmed they're on the way.

  Posted 1 year ago 25

• List

  Super Perils of Baking Xbox achievement list has arrived

  We have just picked up new achievements for Super Perils of Baking. There are 45 achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore, none of which are secret.

  Posted 1 year ago 0

• List

  Roller Champions Xbox achievement list revealed

  We have just picked up new achievements for Roller Champions. There are 11 achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore, none of which are secret.

  Posted 1 year ago 0

• List

  Check out all 25 Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer’s Legacy Xbox achievements

  We have just picked up new achievements for Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer’s Legacy. There are 25 achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore, none of which are secret.

  Posted 1 year ago 0

• Industry

  Eidos Montreal's "really cool" Final Fantasy game that never was

  Square Enix originally gave Eidos-Montréal — the developer of two Deus Ex games and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy — the task of making Final Fantasy XV, former executive art director Jonathan Jacque-Belletête confirmed to TA.

  Posted 1 year ago 40

• Interview

  Interview: Dolmen achievement hunters will need “nerves, good eyes, and patience”

  Dolmen launches tomorrow for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One — we reached out to developer Massive Work Studio to find out more, and producer Kiev Martins was kind enough to answer all our Dolmen questions.

  Posted 1 year ago 16

• Series X

  Metal: Hellsinger welcomes Serj Tankian as achievement list arrives

  Metal: Hellsinger has added System of a Down's Serj Tankian to its already impressive lineup of vocalists, and we've just picked up the game's achievement list.

  Posted 1 year ago 33

• Series X

  The Witcher 3 free Xbox Series X|S upgrade coming in Q4 2022

  The free Xbox Series X|S upgrade of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt now has a new release window. CD Projekt Red has confirmed that the current-gen versions of The Witcher 3 will now launch sometime in Q4 2022.

  Posted 1 year ago 50

• Series X

  Outright Games Unwrapped reveals family-friendly games lineup

  Outright Games Unwrapped has just premiered, and it announced a host of upcoming family-friendly licensed titles from the publisher, such as Paw Patrol, Star Trek, DC Justice League, and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 16

• Series X

  Hogwarts Legacy changes things up with ASMR video

  The Hogwarts Legacy team has given us a 20-minute video on Hogwarts ASMR, with a quiet and rainy look at some of the game's locations.

  Posted 1 year ago 21

• Industry

  Activision Blizzard acquisition "moving fast," says Microsoft president

  Despite various ongoing probes and investigations by the FTC and other authorities, Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard is "moving fast," according to Microsoft president Brad Smith.

  Posted 1 year ago 63

• Release

  Ubisoft's free-to-play Roller Champions release date confirmed

  We now have a release date for Ubisoft's free-to-play roller-sports game Roller Champions, which zooms onto Xbox One next week.

  Posted 1 year ago 19

• Industry

  Indie Live Expo 2022 kicks off this weekend

  Indie Live Expo 2022 will be live this weekend, showcasing many currently available and early access titles, world premieres, and more. There is also a sale on the Xbox Store to coincide with the event.

  Posted 1 year ago 3

• Update

  Battlefield 2042 update removes 128-player Breakthrough mode

  Update 4.1 for Battlefield 2042 rolls out to all players soon, bringing with it bug fixes, quality-of-life improvements, and more. It also cuts down the game's 128-player Breakthrough mode to 64 players.

  Posted 1 year ago 25

• Series X

  Action-RTS The Valiant charges into battle "soon"

  The Valiant, an action-RTS with RPG elements set in the 13th century, has been announced as "coming soon" for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.

  Posted 1 year ago 3

• Series X

  Steelrising unleashes "angel of death" in new story trailer

  We've seen plenty of machines and automatons so far, but a new story trailer for Spiders' action-RPG Steelrising also features a few of the human characters caught up in the violence of the Revolution.

  Posted 1 year ago 6

• Series X

  State of Decay 2 headlines this weekend's Free Play Days games

  This weekend, Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers have three games they can check out for free, thanks to Free Play Days. State of Decay 2, SnowRunner, and PGA Tour 2K21 are now free-to-play up until Monday.

  Posted 1 year ago 16

• Update

  Chivalry 2 mounts up for Tenosian Invasion

  Chivalry 2 will be galloping onto the battlefield next month with the addition of mounted combat via the free Tenosian Invasion update for Xbox Series and Xbox One, along with new maps and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 5

• Delisting

  Forgotton Anne delisted from Xbox Store [updated]

  Forgotton Anne, the gorgeous 2D platformer from ThroughLine Games and Square Enix appears to have suddenly been delisted from the Xbox Store.

  Posted 1 year ago 83

• List

  AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative Xbox achievements now live

  We have just picked up new achievements for AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative. There are 49 achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore, 44 of which are secret.

  Posted 1 year ago 0

• List

  DC League of Super Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace Xbox achievement list revealed

  We have just picked up new achievements for DC League of Super Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace. There are 15 achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore, none of which are secret.

  Posted 1 year ago 0

• First impressions

  Game Pass First Impressions: Little Witch in the Woods

  Had your eye on charming indie life sim Little Witch in the Woods? It's out via Game Preview on Xbox Game Pass now — have a look at what we thought after a few hours with it!

  Posted 1 year ago 16

• Article

  Escape Academy devs: “We can endanger the player character greatly”

  Escape Academy is a single-player and co-op virtual escape room game with some dangerous twists coming to Xbox Game Pass. Here is everything you need to know about Coin Crew's co-op puzzle fest.

  Posted 1 year ago 7

• Delayed

  Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown delayed, cancelled for Xbox One

  Nacon and TT Racing have delayed Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown to 2023 and have also cancelled both the Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game.

  Posted 1 year ago 82

• Series X

  Rural-life RPG Spirittea looks like a charming mix of life sim and management elements

  Spirittea, a "rural-life RPG," has just been announced — mixing together life sim and management elements, it launches for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One later this year.

  Posted 1 year ago 8

• Announcement

  GreedFall is officially getting a sequel

  Nacon and Spiders have announced that GreedFall is getting a sequel. GreedFall 2: The Dying World will launch in 2024 for both consoles and PC.

  Posted 1 year ago 23

• Series X

  Wholesome Direct returns soon with new game reveals and more

  Wholesome Games has confirmed that the next Wholesome Direct will take place in June with new game reveals, while some games will launch during the show itself.

  Posted 1 year ago 10

• Site news

  How we are handling the Windows Phone shutdown on game pages

  With support for Xbox achievements on the Windows Phone platform now removed, we've had to make some changes to how those now-Discontinued achievements are handled here on TA. Here's the lowdown...

  Posted 1 year ago 122

• Series X

  Dead by Daylight prestige and progression rework to "reduce the grind"

  In the Dead by Daylight sixth anniversary event, we got a look at the new upcoming chapter, Roots of Dread, and some details on how a prestige and progression rework will "reduce the grind significantly."

  Posted 1 year ago 14

• Preview Program

  Arma Reforger launches for Xbox Series X|S via Game Preview

  The Arma franchise has finally made its way to consoles in the form of Arma Reforger. The timed Xbox exclusive is available to play now on Xbox Series X|S as part of the Game Preview program.

  Posted 1 year ago 10

• Quickest completions

  Easy Gamerscore: The 25 quickest completions from the latest Xbox sales

  A new Xbox sale has arrived and we've trawled through everything it has to offer to bring you a list of 25 quick and easy game completions that can be picked up on the cheap.

  Posted 1 year ago 25

• Game Pass

  Slipknot ascends to god tier in Smite

  Smite is welcoming members of heavy metal band Slipknot with character skins for three of the game's gods. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can get one for free with Perks.

  Posted 1 year ago 53

• Quests

  New weekly Xbox Game Pass Quests are now live for another 70 Microsoft Reward Points

  The new weekly Xbox Game Pass quests are now live. We've got the roundup of every quest on offer, how to complete them, and how many Microsoft Rewards Points you'll get for doing so.

  Posted 1 year ago 22

• Industry

  Dying Light dev Techland hiring for unannounced AAA action-RPG

  Dying Light developer Techland has announced that it's currently hiring for an unannounced game, which is said to be a "AAA open-world action-RPG in a fantasy setting."

  Posted 1 year ago 8

• Industry

  Take-Two has plans to release eight more remasters or ports

  Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive has revealed it has plans to release eight more remasters or ports by 2025.

  Posted 1 year ago 62

• List

  MultiVersus achievements going live in upcoming closed alpha

  Star-studded platform fighter MultiVersus has another closed test session planned for later this week, and we've just pulled in a full achievement list that appears to be specific to the alpha.

  Posted 1 year ago 19

• Series X

  Miasma Chronicles announced at 505 Game Showcase

  Just announced during the 505 Games Showcase, Miasma Chronicles is a tactical adventure game set to launch for Xbox Series X|S in 2023.

  Posted 1 year ago 8

• XCloud

  11 more Xbox Cloud Gaming games get mobile-friendly upgrades

  Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can now play an additional 11 games with touch controls via Xbox Cloud Gaming, such as Far: Changing Tides, Contrast, A Memoir Blue, and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 11

• Series X

  Action-RPG Stray Blade heads to Xbox Series X|S in 2023

  Stray Blade is now targeting a 2023 release date for Xbox Series X|S. The action-RPG game sees you bound to the land of the Valley of Acrea and exploring alongside your companion, the Xhinnon wolf Boji.

  Posted 1 year ago 3

• XCloud

  Xbox Game Pass adds 12 new games in May

  Another 12 games are coming to Xbox Game Pass in the second half of May, including Sniper Elite 5, Jurassic World Evolution 2, Vampire Survivors, Pac-Man Museum+, and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 73

• Update

  Snowrunner Season 7 en route with Xbox Series X|S upgrade

  Snowrunner's seventh Season will be kicking off soon for Year 2 pass owners, introducing two new vehicles, a summertime map, race activities, a free Xbox Series X|S upgrade, and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 4

• Closure

  RIP Windows Phone: Xbox support axed, discontinuing all achievements

  It looks like Microsoft has now pulled the plug on Xbox support for Windows Phone, discontinuing thousands of achievements and making them no longer unlockable on the platform.

  Posted 1 year ago 98

• Game Pass

  Xbox Game Pass loses Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and more soon [updated]

  A premature notification from the Game Pass app has revealed some of the games that will leave the service soon. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Knockout City, and Superhot: Mind Control Delete will leave Xbox Game Pass on May 31st.

  Posted 1 year ago 77

• Delayed

  Kerbal Space Program 2 launch postponed

  Kerbal Space Program 2 has suffered another delay, and will now launch in early 2023 for PC with the console release coming "later that year."

  Posted 1 year ago 8

• List

  Silt Xbox achievements crawl out of the abyss

  We have just picked up new achievements for Silt, a dark puzzle-adventure game set deep underwater. There are 21 achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore, two of which are secret.

  Posted 1 year ago 7

• Industry

  Frogwares to use Epic MegaGrant to "soften the financial blow" of war

  Frogwares has been updating its community about its situation in Ukraine, and has now announced that it has received an Epic MegaGrant from Epic Games to "soften the financial blow from the war."

  Posted 1 year ago 15

• List

  Her Story gets stealth PC Game Pass release

  Her Story, one of the best FMV games ever made, has just had a surprise release on Windows PC and has joined the PC Game Pass library.

  Posted 1 year ago 23

• Game Pass

  Jurassic World Evolution 2 confirmed for Xbox Game Pass

  While we await the second batch of May's Xbox Game Pass additions, Microsoft has confirmed one game for the service early. Jurassic World Evolution 2 joins Xbox Game Pass today.

  Posted 1 year ago 30

• Sale

  Xbox sale round-up May 17th, 2022

  Discounts on Star Wars Battlefront II, Tyler: Model 005, The Surge (Windows), Sayonara Wild Hearts, Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire, Bright Memory, Ruined King: A League of Legends Story and more

  Posted 1 year ago 94

• Chart

  Xbox Gameplay Chart: Halo Infinite drops out of top three

  Our latest Xbox Gameplay Chart shows Fortnite still firmly in first place, while further down we see several new appearances and reappearances, including Xbox Game Pass additions and Free Play Days games.

  Posted 1 year ago 11

• Article

  Evil Dead: The Game first impressions: Raising hell now, but banishment is a concern

  Ash Williams and his band of Deadite-slaughtering compatriots offer a groovy experience in Saber Interactive's asymmetrical multiplayer action-horror title, Evil Dead: The Game, but the risk of banishment is real.

  Posted 1 year ago 28

• Release

  Fall Guys finally coming to Xbox in June with F2P relaunch

  Mediatonic has announced that colourful last-bean-standing party game Fall Guys is coming to Xbox at last, with the madcap multiplayer madness going free-to-play across all platforms on June 21st.

  Posted 1 year ago 46

• Industry

  Remedy provides updates on Alan Wake 2 and new Control games

  Remedy has provided updates on its currently-in-development roster of titles, including Alan Wake 2, the newly-announced Max Payne 1&2 remake, a spin-off Control game, a "bigger Control game," and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 40

• Sale

  Xbox's fanciest headset currently rocking some deep discounts

  The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal is the most expensive officially licensed headset available for Xbox, but bargain hunters in select regions can currently enjoy a pretty serious saving on these high-end gaming cans.

  Posted 1 year ago 39

• Ubisoft+

  Ubisoft+ still planned for Xbox despite PS Plus partnership

  Ubisoft has announced that it'll be launching Ubisoft+ Classics for PlayStation Plus subscribers, but fear not, because the full Ubisoft+ subscription service will be coming to Xbox in the future, but probably not Xbox Game Pass.

  Posted 1 year ago 57

• Industry

  Here's what's included in PlayStation's Xbox Game Pass competitor

  Sony has now revealed an initial library of games coming to its revamped PlayStation Plus service. The new tiers include games from Sony's first-party studios, third-party titles, some PS1 classics, and streamable PS3 games.

  Posted 1 year ago 126

• List

  Lumber arrives for Human Fall Flat, adding new achievements

  Now that the Lumber level is available for Xbox players, we have picked up new achievements for Human Fall Flat, with four achievements worth a total of 160 Gamerscore.

  Posted 1 year ago 33

• Rumour

  Custom Dynamic Backgrounds coming to Xbox — report

  Xbox Dynamic Backgrounds might be bolstered with an editor in the future, according to a recent leak, which could see the currently sparse selection of images joined by user-created content.

  Posted 1 year ago 19

• Rumour

  Arma's console debut to be timed Xbox exclusive, leak suggests

  The Arma franchise looks like it will finally make its debut on consoles as a new leak suggests a game called Arma Reforger will release on multiple platforms, including Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.

  Posted 1 year ago 15

• Series X

  Disney Dreamlight Valley gives "sneak-peek" at free-to-play life-sim

  The Disney Dreamlight Valley team has shared a look at some of the biomes we can explore when the Early Access version of the free-to-play life-sim adventure game becomes available for Xbox Game Pass players later this summer.

  Posted 1 year ago 10

• Rumour

  Gears of War remastered collection rumoured to launch this year

  A rumoured Gears of War remastered collection that's said to be similar in scope to Halo: The Master Chief Collection could launch this year, according to an insider.

  Posted 1 year ago 164

• Article

  Monster Hunter World 2: How to make it the best hunt yet

  With Monster Hunter World now Capcom's most successful game of all time, a direct sequel feels like an inevitability. Let's take a look at some upgrades and changes that could make it the series' best game to date...

  Posted 1 year ago 41

• Round-up

  ICYMI: a weekly round-up of the biggest Xbox news stories from TrueAchievements

  Xbox's hottest headlines from the last week can all be found here, and the list is full of Xbox Game Pass additions, gameplay reveals, announcements, and everything in between.

  Posted 1 year ago

• New releases

  Xbox game releases — May 16th to 22nd

  Another 11 games launch for Xbox next week, including Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong, Dolmen, and Umurangi Generation Special Edition, which also drops into Xbox Game Pass on day one.

  Posted 1 year ago 21

• Update

  GTA Online: New events, best deals, additions, and GTA+ bonuses (May 14th)

  GTA Online will offer, not double, not triple, but quadruple rewards on Freeroam activities this week, and that's for everyone, GTA+ or not. Of course, all of the usual bonuses and goodies will also be available.

  Posted 1 year ago 1

• Delayed

  Poll: Did you expect Starfield to hit its original November release date?

  News that Bethesda's sci-fi RPG Starfield has been delayed came as something of a blow — for this week's poll, we want to know: did you expect Starfield to hit its original November release date?

  Posted 1 year ago 94

• Industry

  Elden Ring backstabs CoD Vanguard in US sales

  Elden Ring's boundless popularity has helped it become a remarkable success story — latest NPD data has it as the best-selling game of the last 12 months in the US, outselling even the likes of Call of Duty: Vanguard.

  Posted 1 year ago 35

• Industry

  Sega plans to release more remakes and remasters

  Sega plans to release a "significant" number of titles throughout its next financial year, including new titles, remakes, and remasters of classic games, all of which will launch before April 1st 2023.

  Posted 1 year ago 106

• Upcoming

  China-exclusive Rabbids game coming to Xbox soon [updated]

  Rabbids: Adventure Party, which is currently exclusive to the Nintendo Switch in China, will be getting a global release next month, and will launch on Xbox as Rabbids: Party of Legends.

  Posted 1 year ago 19

• Industry

  Want Persona on Xbox? Let Atlus know in this new survey

  Atlus is running a new survey this weekend, asking fans for feedback on its slate of existing and upcoming games. If you want to see the likes of Persona and Shin Megami Tensei on Xbox, now is the time to speak up!

  Posted 1 year ago 94

• Industry

  Netflix drops Resident Evil teaser trailers [updated]

  A new teaser trailer for Netflix's Resident Evil show has arrived, giving us a brief look at New Raccoon City, and confirming the show's arrival for July.

  Posted 1 year ago 84

• Closure

  Last call for Windows Phone achievements as final weekend arrives

  Time is running out for those still finishing up any outstanding Windows Phone completions, with this weekend marking the platform's last before Xbox support is pulled for good on Monday, May 16th.

  Posted 1 year ago 137

• Rumour

  Silent Hill leak appears credible after copyright holder pulls images

  Four images of what appears to be a new Silent Hill game were leaked online before they were swiftly taken down in a copyright claim, leading many to believe they were genuine.

  Posted 1 year ago 38

• Series X

  Train the next James Bond with Two Point Campus' top secret class

  Two Point Studios has revealed another of the new courses introduced when Two Point Campus arrives on Xbox and Xbox Game Pass this summer, with Spy School.

  Posted 1 year ago 5

• Delayed

  Xbox boss Phil Spencer comments on Starfield and Redfall delays

  If you somehow missed it, Starfield and Redfall have been delayed to the first half of 2023. Xbox boss Phil Spencer has now commented on these delays, saying that Xbox Game Studios must "work better to meet expectations."

  Posted 1 year ago 66

• Industry

  Sonic the Hedgehog movies will become a trilogy

  Sonic the Hedgehog will be getting a third movie outing in 2023 according to Sega's recent financial report, and we can expect to see an original series begin development for Paramount+.

  Posted 1 year ago 49

• Series X

  Dead Space remake release date set for January

  EA's upcoming Dead Space Remake now has a release date. The all-new version of the classic sci-fi survival horror game, which has been rebuilt from the ground up, launches for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC on January 27th, 2023.

  Posted 1 year ago 33

• Content roundup

  Xbox Sales: TA Team Picks (May 12th)

  Xbox sales are always a great time to pick up some bargains to flesh out your game collection, and to assist you with that endeavour, the TA news team is here to recommend a few worthy additions.

  Posted 1 year ago 24

• Series X

  Rainbow Six Extraction's latest crisis event now live

  Ubisoft has kickstarted the latest crisis event for Rainbow Six Extraction with Nightmare Fog, a free limited-time mode that sends us out to destroy the Toxic Tree.

  Posted 1 year ago 8

• Delayed

  Dying Light 2: Stay Human first story DLC delayed

  Techland has announced a delay for the first story DLC for Dying Light 2: Stay Human, which is now expected to be released in September.

  Posted 1 year ago 10

• Delayed

  Deliver Us The Moon for Xbox Series X|S pushed back

  The Deliver Us The Moon team shared an announcement that the update which will bring the game to Xbox Series X|S has been pushed back to June.

  Posted 1 year ago 9

• Series X

  MultiVersus' insane roster gears up for closed alpha

  Warner Bros. Games' upcoming free-to-play platform fighter, MultiVersus, will have a closed alpha test later this month, and players that want to battle with Shaggy, Batman, Bugs Bunny, and more can register now.

  Posted 1 year ago 13

• Industry

  EA merges Codemasters Cheshire into Criterion to work on Need for Speed

  Need for Speed is now in the hands of two teams as EA has merged Codemasters Cheshire with Criterion Games, creating one studio working from two locations.

  Posted 1 year ago 21

• Delayed

  Starfield and Redfall delayed

  Bethesda Game Studios has just confirmed a delay for both its sci-fi RPG Starfield and its vampire-slaying co-op shooter Redfall, with both games now expected to launch in the first half of 2023.

  Posted 1 year ago 140

• Series X

  Wayward Strand will have you exploring an airborne hospital

  Interactive story Wayward Strand now has a July release date, and will have us exploring an airborne hospital when it launches for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.

  Posted 1 year ago 3

• Industry

  Ubisoft comments on acquisition rumours

  Ubisoft has commented on acquisition speculation following a recent report that suggested several private equity firms were interested in potentially acquiring the publisher.

  Posted 1 year ago 17

• Series X

  Skull & Bones and more "premium" Ubisoft games to release before April 2023

  Ubisoft has several "premium games" coming up, with the company reconfirming that we'll see Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Skull & Bones before the end of the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

  Posted 1 year ago 18

• Series X

  The Division 2 headlines this weekend's Free Play Days games

  Free Play Days is back once again, giving Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers three games to play for free over the weekend: The Division 2, Lawn Mowing Simulator, and WRC 10 FIA World Rally Championship.

  Posted 1 year ago 17

• Article

  Soundfall first impressions: Musical Diablo rocks, despite a few bum notes

  Rhythm-action dungeon-crawler Soundfall takes the stage on Xbox today for a surprise show. We’ve been jamming with it for a little while already, and it’s a blast when everything comes together…

  Posted 1 year ago 9

• Xbox One

  Ooblets release window confirmed

  We now have confirmation that the full release of Ooblets, the game which mashes together farming, life sim elements, and creature collection, will take place later this summer.

  Posted 1 year ago 7

• List

  Evil Dead: The Game achievement list rises from the grave

  Evil Dead: The Game launches on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One on May 13th, and we've now got the achievement list that will accompany Ash Williams and his cohort against the demon spawn.

  Posted 1 year ago 43

• List

  Soundfall brings the noise today, along with some brutal achievements

  Noodlecake has just announced that musical action-RPG Soundfall is surprise releasing on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One today, and we've just pulled in the achievements. It's a solid list, but a couple go a little too hard...

  Posted 1 year ago 17

• Series X

  This War of Mine hits impressive sales milestone

  This War of Mine has surpassed seven million copies sold, just as the latest edition, Final Cut, launches on Xbox Series X|S consoles, bringing a wealth of improvements, 4K visuals, and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 9

• Series X

  MS Store adds refurbished Xbox Series X consoles at below street price

  An option to purchase refurbished Xbox Series X consoles has now been added to the Microsoft Store. If you've been struggling to find stock, this new supply chain could be just what you need to jump into the new generation.

  Posted 1 year ago 88

• Series X

  Apex Legends reworks Ranked system with Saviors update

  Apex Legends: Saviors has kicked off, bringing with it new Legend Newcastle, a "monstrous" map update, a reworked Ranked system, and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 4

• Industry

  EA to release "major IP" and remake in early 2023

  EA has provided an update on its release plans for the rest of the financial year and has revealed that it plans to launch an undisclosed "major IP," a partner title, remake, and a sports game in early 2023.

  Posted 1 year ago 84

• Series X

  Wandersong and Chicory creator working on “most ambitious” game yet

  Greg Lobanov, the creator behind the wonderful Wandersong and Chicory: A Colorful Tale, is working on something new, that also happens to be "the most ambitious thing" he's done yet.

  Posted 1 year ago 9

• Community event

  TA Playlist Wrap-up: Assassin’s Creed

  Take a leap of faith and check out our recap of all the stats and community feedback for the TA Playlist game for April, Assassin’s Creed.

  Posted 1 year ago 33

• Industry

  EA Sports FC is born and FIFA really doesn't like it

  EA Sports FC has been announced to replace hugely successful football-sim FIFA with the backing of the Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, UEFA, CONMEBOL, and more. However, the governing body FIFA is not best pleased.

  Posted 1 year ago 70

• Quickest completions

  Easy Gamerscore: The 25 quickest completions from the latest Xbox sales

  Another Xbox sale is now live, which means another quick completions article! This week, we have 25 quick and easy Xbox game completions that can be picked up on the cheap and offer a nice Gamerscore boost.

  Posted 1 year ago 37

• Series X

  Free Grounded update sends bugs out for revenge

  The latest free update for Grounded sees the bugs rise up in fury with three new base defence modes whereby they can attack your base, attack the new MIX.Rs, or just become enraged and attack you.

  Posted 1 year ago 13

• List

  The Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising achievements have joined the party

  Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising joins Xbox Game Pass today, and the achievement list has finally dropped. Here's what you'll be up against in the companion title to upcoming Suikoden successor, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes.

  Posted 1 year ago 16

• Announcement

  Only one Xbox speedrun set for Summer Games Done Quick 2022

  The full event schedule for charity speedrun marathon Summer Games Done Quick 2022 has been unveiled, and Xbox doesn't have much in the way of representation with just a single run lined up — Rare's Perfect Dark.

  Posted 1 year ago 18

• Quests

  New weekly Xbox Game Pass Quests are now live for another 95 Microsoft Reward Points

  The new weekly Xbox Game Pass quests are now live. We've got the roundup of every quest on offer, how to complete them, and how many Microsoft Rewards Points you'll get for doing so.

  Posted 1 year ago 10

• Update

  Rocket League goes full Throttle with new car bundle

  Rocket League will be offering a bundle brimming with items inspired by EDM artist, Throttle, and their return to the Monstercat music label with a reimagining of the 2019 'Where U Are' EP.

  Posted 1 year ago 2

• Series X

  Gotham Knights gameplay confirms it's not coming to Xbox One

  We've got over 13 minutes of Gotham Knights footage in a new video, showing off the first look at Nightwing and Red Hood's gameplay as they work to protect Gotham.

  Posted 1 year ago 123

• Delisting

  Omega Five sees surprise return to Xbox Store

  Omega Five, one of the Xbox 360's best original arcade shooters that was delisted from the Xbox Store back in January 2019, has suddenly been relisted and is once again available to purchase.

  Posted 1 year ago 30

• Community event

  Vote now for June 2022's TA Playlist game

  Vote now for June 2022’s TA Playlist, we’ve handed the reigns over to the winners of the GTASC to nominate the games for the month.

  Posted 1 year ago 62

• Game Pass

  Little Witch in the Woods (sort of) joins Xbox Game Pass soon

  Magical pixelated adventure game Little Witch in the Woods (Game Preview) joins Xbox Game Pass next week ahead of the full launch of the game in 2023.

  Posted 1 year ago 8

• Game Pass

  Xbox Game Pass adds three new games

  Another three games join Xbox Game Pass today! Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Anniversary Edition, This War of Mine: Final Cut, and Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising can all be played with Game Pass, PC Game Pass, and Xbox Cloud Gaming.

  Posted 1 year ago 21

• List

  Danganronpa 2 Xbox achievements require multiple playthroughs

  Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Anniversary Edition is out now on Xbox consoles and can be played with Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass. We've also picked up the game's achievement list — prepare for multiple runs!

  Posted 1 year ago 5

• Series X

  Sker Ritual reveal trailer unmasks horrifying co-op survival

  Sker Ritual, a spiritual successor and spin-off to the British horror game, Maid of Sker, brings co-op survival FPS gameplay to Xbox, Windows PC, and more later this year.

  Posted 1 year ago 7

• Series X

  Dead Space remake livestream set for this week

  Developer EA Motive is hosting another Dead Space remake live stream this week that will focus on the upcoming game's art design.

  Posted 1 year ago 8

• List

  Floppy Knights Xbox achievement list revealed

  We have just picked up new achievements for Floppy Knights. There are 18 achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore, three of which are secret.

  Posted 1 year ago 3

• List

  Check out all 65 SpellForce III Reforced Xbox achievements

  We have just picked up new achievements for SpellForce III Reforced. There are 65 achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore, 22 of which are secret.

  Posted 1 year ago 0

• Sale

  Xbox sale round-up May 10th, 2022

  Discounts on Dreamfall Chapters, Battlefield 1, Grand Theft Auto V, Mega Man X Legacy Collection, Metro Exodus, Jurassic World Evolution, Far Cry 5 and more

  Posted 1 year ago 71

• List

  Moo Lander churns out lumpy achievement list

  Indie oddity Moo Lander is set to touch down on Xbox soon, and the achievement list has landed early. A whopping 38 out of 44 achievements have irregular Gamerscore values, which is likely to leave a sour taste for some folks.

  Posted 1 year ago 31

• Chart

  Xbox Gameplay Chart: Elden Ring continues to fall

  Our latest Xbox Gameplay Chart once again shows off the power of Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Quests, with new Xbox Game Pass additions like Trek to Yomi and NBA 2K22 breaking into the top 20.

  Posted 1 year ago 19

• Series X

  Evil Dead: The Game Q&A trailer talks "visceral, in-your-face gore"

  Evil Dead: The Game has a new trailer, in which the team answers some fan questions about the multiplayer horror action game ahead of its Xbox launch in just a few days' time.

  Posted 1 year ago 8

• Series X

  Halo Infinite dev hints at return of classic Halo maps

  With Halo Infinite Season 2 running for six months, fans have begun to question what sort of new content will be coming to the game in that time. 343 has now hinted that classic Halo maps could be coming to Halo Infinite.

  Posted 1 year ago 40

• Series X

  Xbox online DRM heavily criticised following major outages [updated]

  Xbox has been criticised for a major Xbox Network outage that left many unable to play games across the weekend, including some offline, single-player games they own.

  Posted 1 year ago 214

• Series X

  Stanley Parable devs disappointed with achievement hunters

  The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe developer Crows Crows Crows is disappointed with all of you time travellers who have already managed to unlock the Super Go Outside achievement.

  Posted 1 year ago 223

• Series X

  Bike Mechanic Simulator gearing up for 2023 release

  Bike Mechanic Simulator 2023 will allow you to repair, service, and assemble unique bikes in your very own customisable workshop loaded with specialist equipment when it launches next year.

  Posted 1 year ago 21

• Xbox One

  Stardew Valley celebrates bumper crop of players

  Stardew Valley has reached an impressive milestone, with confirmation that the beloved indie life-sim has sold over 20 million copies across all platforms.

  Posted 1 year ago 6

• XCloud

  Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming stick and TV app coming soon — report

  Microsoft is reportedly gearing up to bring Xbox Game Pass to TVs via a new Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming device and a Samsung TV app.

  Posted 1 year ago 38

• New releases

  Xbox game releases — May 9th to 15th

  Do you like games? I hope you do because 16 new ones are making their way to Xbox next week, including Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Anniversary Edition, Evil Dead: The Game, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 42

• Round-up

  ICYMI: a weekly round-up of the biggest Xbox news stories from TrueAchievements

  Xbox news has continued to pour in this week, and as such, we've curated a list of the top stories to hit the TrueAchievements homepage, such as Game Pass additions, announcements, and more.

  Posted 1 year ago

• Update

  GTA Online: New events, best deals, additions, and GTA+ bonuses (May 7th)

  GTA Online will offer a range of bonuses for Free Roam activities throughout May, kickstarted this week with Business Battles, as well as the usual discounts and free items you've come to expect.

  Posted 1 year ago 2

• XCloud

  Poll: How much do you use Xbox Cloud Gaming?

  There's been a fair amount of Xbox Cloud Gaming news this week, so for our latest poll, we thought we'd ask: how much do you use Xbox Cloud Gaming?

  Posted 1 year ago 177

• Series X

  Evil Dead: The Game gets 'Necronomicon music' courtesy of Method Man

  Evil Dead: The Game is the latest video game to partner with a well-known music artist for an original track, with the release of 'Come Get Some' from the prolific rapper, Method Man.

  Posted 1 year ago 36

• Series X

  343 "taking feedback seriously" after "bumpy" Halo Infinite Season 2 launch

  Halo Infinite Season 2 launched earlier this week but not everyone is happy with some of the new changes made to the game. Developer 343 Industries has now admitted that the launch of Season 2 has been "bumpy."

  Posted 1 year ago 109

• Update

  The Big Con gets free Grift of the Year Edition update soon

  The Big Con: Grift of the Year Edition is set to launch later this year as an update for all owners of the base game, and it comes loaded with new content, new characters, collectables, and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 6

• Sale

  Surprise Xbox sale offers big discounts on 'Optimised for Next-Gen' games

  The Xbox 'Optimised for Next Generation' Sale is now live on the Microsoft Store, offering discounts of up to 80% on Series X|S optimised games, such as Assassin's Creed Valhalla, FIFA 22, Cyberpunk 2077, Back 4 Blood, and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 77

• Series X

  Deliver Us Mars a "step up from Deliver Us the Moon in every single way," say devs

  The Deliver Us Mars team has dropped the first in-depth dev diary for the game, where they explain how the sequel is "a step up from Deliver Us the Moon in every single way."

  Posted 1 year ago 21

• Series X

  Outriders didn't make a profit in 2021, devs say

  In a recent report, Outriders developer People Can Fly confirmed that the net proceeds from the sale of the action-RPG haven't been enough to cover the publisher's costs for development, distribution, and promotion.

  Posted 1 year ago 89

• XCloud

  Xbox Cloud Gaming takes Microsoft Flight Simulator to new heights

  Microsoft Flight Simulator's entry into Xbox Cloud Gaming made it the most played cloud-enabled game in March, which is no small feat as Microsoft pushes its Xbox Everywhere initiative.

  Posted 1 year ago 11

• Game Pass

  Xbox Game Pass adds Umurangi Generation Special Edition in May

  Umurangi Generation Special Edition, the "post-apocalyptic photography simulator," is coming to Xbox consoles and joins the Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass libraries on May 17th.

  Posted 1 year ago 9

• Industry

  Summer Game Fest showcase set for June

  Geoff Keighley has confirmed that this year's Summer Game Fest Live event will take place on Thursday, June 9th at 11am PT/2pm ET/6pm BST, and promises "huge new game announcements, world premieres, special guests, and much more."

  Posted 1 year ago 15

• List

  Check out all 27 Citizen Sleeper Xbox achievements

  We have just picked up new achievements for Citizen Sleeper. There are 27 achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore, 8 of which are secret.

  Posted 1 year ago 0

• Guide

  How to play Fortnite on iPhone and iPad with Xbox Cloud Gaming

  Even though you still can't get Fortnite on the iOS App Store, Epic's battle royale hit is now available on Apple devices via Xbox Cloud Gaming — you don't even need to be a Game Pass subscriber! Here's how to get started...

  Posted 1 year ago

• Content roundup

  Xbox Sales: TA Team Picks (May 5th)

  Xbox sales have once again been hitting the storefront this week to offer keen-eyed bargain hunters some great games for amazing prices, and the TA news team is on hand to help you locate some fantastic finds.

  Posted 1 year ago 24

• XCloud

  Xbox Cloud Gaming heading to more countries with Xbox Everywhere

  Microsoft has announced that Xbox Cloud Gaming has been used on more than 6,000 different devices across the 26 countries in which it's available, and more countries will be getting the cloud service soon.

  Posted 1 year ago 25

• Update

  Zombie Army 4: Dead War shuffles towards Ragnarök

  Zombie Army 4: Dead War's Ragnarök Campaign and Character Pack is now available for Season 4, which adds a new campaign and cosmetic items for three characters. All players can also access a new Horde map.

  Posted 1 year ago 21

• XCloud

  Xbox Cloud Gaming smuggles Fortnite back onto iOS

  Fortnite today has the honour of becoming the first non-Game Pass title playable via Xbox Cloud Gaming, creating a workaround for the battle royale game to be playable on iOS devices after it was pulled from the App Store in 2020.

  Posted 1 year ago 35

• XCloud

  Xbox Game Pass adds two new games

  Another two games are now available to play with Xbox Game Pass. Both Trek to Yomi and Citizen Sleeper can be played with Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, and Xbox Cloud Gaming.

  Posted 1 year ago 5

• List

  Trek to Yomi achievements are here, hope you like no-damage runs

  Trek to Yomi launches into Xbox Game Pass today, and we've just got the achievement list for the black-and-white samurai adventure. Multiple playthroughs, hitless bosses, all collectables... this one could be rather tricky, folks.

  Posted 1 year ago 70

• Xbox One

  Dying Light owners get free Enhanced Edition upgrade

  Developer Techland has announced that every player who owns the base game of Dying Light has automatically had their copy upgraded to the Enhanced Edition, which includes five DLC expansions, for free.

  Posted 1 year ago 50

• Game review

  Trek to Yomi review

  Trek to Yomi is a side-scrolling samurai adventure that plays out in black and white. Kes reviews Hiroki's attempts to repel invaders on a voyage through the gruesome reality of the Edo period and the trippy shadow world of Yomi.

  Posted 1 year ago 22

• Game Pass

  Sniper Elite 5 trailer takes aim at game modes

  Sniper Elite 5's latest trailer shows off the various game modes and features that are coming with the game's launch later this month, and we get a glimpse of the upcoming Invasion Mode and multiplayer.

  Posted 1 year ago 10

• Series X

  District 9 director working on battle royale game for 2023

  Gunzilla Games has announced Off The Grid, its upcoming AAA battle royale-third person shooter, which is set to launch for new-gen consoles next year in 2023.

  Posted 1 year ago 37

• Series X

  Dying Light gets new Dieselpunk DLC

  Dying Light is still being supported despite the release of Dying Light 2, and its latest content pack adds three new weapons, a new outfit, and a buggy skin in the Dieselpunk DLC.

  Posted 1 year ago 12

• Closure

  eFootball PES 2021 servers to close soon

  Servers for eFootball PES 2021 Season Update will close in August, Konami has announced. Naturally, this will discontinue a bunch of achievements, so if you need any, grab them while you still can.

  Posted 1 year ago 21

• Series X

  Dead by Daylight devs hype up 6th anniversary

  Dead by Daylight is gearing up to celebrate its sixth anniversary, with Behaviour Interactive promising big reveals, a look at the roadmap for Year 7, and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 18

• Series X

  This weekend's Free Play Days includes a quick completion

  Call of the Sea, Overcooked! All You Can Eat, and Civilization VI are all now free-to-play for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Xbox Live Gold subscribers, thanks to Free Play Days.

  Posted 1 year ago 35

• List

  Check out all 30 RiffTrax: The Game Xbox achievements

  We have just picked up new achievements for RiffTrax: The Game. There are 30 achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore, none of which are secret.

  Posted 1 year ago 0

• List

  Wildcat Gun Machine Xbox achievements now live

  We have just picked up new achievements for Wildcat Gun Machine. There are 20 achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore, 11 of which are secret.

  Posted 1 year ago 0

• List

  Loot River Xbox achievement list revealed

  We have just picked up new achievements for Loot River. There are 15 achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore, 1 of which is secret.

  Posted 1 year ago 0

• Guide

  Halo Infinite: Season 2 — how to beat all challenges, new events, rewards, and more

  Halo Infinite Season 2: Lone Wolves is here, bringing with a brand new Battle Pass with 100 tiers of free and premium rewards, new challenges, new events, and more. Here's everything you can unlock in this new season so far...

  Posted 1 year ago 29

• Poll

  Poll: What is the best Star Wars game on Xbox?

  It's Star Wars Day, and we are looking to settle a debate. No, it's not whether or not Han shot first (he definitely did, poor Greedo) — we want to know: What is the best Star Wars game on Xbox?

  Posted 1 year ago 123

• Update

  Furi gets new DLC after six years, but snubs Xbox [updated]

  The Game Bakers today announced a surprise new DLC drop for intense action game Furi some six years after the game first released... but the bad news is that it's set to come to every platform except Xbox later this month.

  Posted 1 year ago 84

• Series X

  Xbox is giving away 12 custom Lego Star Wars Xbox Series S consoles

  To celebrate Star Wars Day, Xbox is giving away 12 custom Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Xbox Series S consoles in a special Lego Star Wars Xbox Sweepstakes.

  Posted 1 year ago 58

• Series X

  Baba Yaga adventure game Blacktail gets new publisher

  Focus Entertainment has announced that it has partnered with developer The Parasight to publish Blacktail, a "first-person surreal action-adventure game, where the story of Baba Yaga comes to life."

  Posted 1 year ago 5

• Series X

  Call of Duty: Vanguard "didn't meet our expectations," Activision admits

  In its 2021 annual report, Activision Blizzard explained why it thinks Call of Duty: Vanguard "didn't meet our expectations," listing its World War II setting as one problem.

  Posted 1 year ago 60

• Series X

  Xbox and PowerA partner for five pastel Xbox Series X|S controllers

  Xbox and PowerA have announced a pastel-coloured collection for the Enhanced Wired Controller for Xbox Series X|S, which offers a selection of Spring-themed colourways priced at $37.99 each.

  Posted 1 year ago 31

• Series X

  Apex Legends: Saviors to bring "monstrous map update"

  Along with new Legend Newcastle, Apex Legends: Saviors will also bring a "monstrous map update" to Storm Point with a Downed Beast as a new POI.

  Posted 1 year ago 0

• Closure

  Heavy Metal Machines' servers closing later this year

  It's been just over a year since Heavy Metal Machines first launched, and now, developer Hoplon Infotainment has announced that servers for the free-to-play multiplayer vehicular combat game will close in August.

  Posted 1 year ago 31

• Update

  Halo Infinite Season 2 update adds 120fps option on Xbox Series S

  Halo Infinite Season 2: Lone Wolves is here, and it's brought with it a whole host of changes, including a new 120fps option for Xbox Series S, a new Battle Pass, new maps, bug fixes, and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 24

• Series X

  Xbox May update enhances social features

  Xbox users will soon have the ability to share their activity feed items as stories via the Xbox app on mobile, as well as use Quality of Service (QoS) tagging for party chat, console streaming, and multiplayer games.

  Posted 1 year ago 19

• Quests

  New monthly Xbox Game Pass Quests are now live

  The new monthly Xbox Game Pass quests are now live. We've got the roundup of every quest on offer, how to complete them, and how many Microsoft Rewards Points you'll get for doing so.

  Posted 1 year ago 38

• Quickest completions

  Easy Gamerscore: The 22 quickest game completions from the latest Xbox sales

  A new Xbox sale means a new batch of cheap and easy quick completions. In this week's, Easy Gamerscore article, we have 22 games for you that can require little effort and time to complete.

  Posted 1 year ago 17

• Update

  Halo Infinite Season 2 arrives today, Medic! achievement now unlockable [updated]

  Halo Infinite Season 2: Lone Wolves begins today, and while many hope to be among the first to unlock the Medic! achievement, 343 has confirmed that Elimination will not be coming to Infinite with the launch of Season 2.

  Posted 1 year ago 122

• Chart

  Xbox Gameplay Chart: 7 Days to Die enters top 20

  Our latest Xbox Gameplay Chart shows the power of Xbox Game Pass. 7 Days to Die makes a strong entry, while Deep Rock Galactic and Gorogoa on the other hand have fallen considerably after being Game Pass Quests last week.

  Posted 1 year ago 7

• Upcoming

  Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake gets new developer

  Ubisoft has provided a brief update on the delayed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake, announcing that Ubisoft Montréal will now lead development on the title.

  Posted 1 year ago 25

• Community news

  29 new Xbox walkthroughs published in April

  The TrueAchievements community has been busy creating handy Xbox game guides in the last month, with 29 new walkthroughs added to the site in April to help you grab all of the achievements in a bunch more games.

  Posted 1 year ago 29

• Game Pass

  Win gaming goodies galore in the Xbox Ultimate Play Sweepstakes

  Xbox Ultimate Play Sweepstakes are running throughout May, offering Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members a chance to win gaming bundles that include Xbox Series X|S consoles, Samsung TVs, and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 52

• Industry

  Embracer might need Disney approval for Square Enix's Marvel games

  Embracer Group might need Disney's approval to acquire Marvel's Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy from Square Enix, Embracer Group's CEO Lars Wingefors has revealed.

  Posted 1 year ago 22

• Game Pass

  Xbox Game Pass adds Trek to Yomi and six more games soon

  In May, seven new games will join the Xbox Game Pass library, including Trek to Yomi, NHL 22, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Anniversary Edition, This War of Mine: Final Cut, and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 48

• Update

  Dying Light getting final Hellraid update this week

  Dying Light developer Techland has announced that Hellraid's final update will drop on May 5th, which includes a new weapon, reworked armoury, wands to use in the base game's Harran, and more.

  Posted 1 year ago 3

• Update

  F1 fever returns to Rocket League this week

  Rocket League will be celebrating the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix between May 4th and May 10th with the Formula 1 Fan Pass, the McLaren 765LT Bundle, and the free Miami McLaren Bundle.

  Posted 1 year ago 2

• Game Pass

  Remnant: From the Ashes also dropping out of Xbox Game Pass soon

  Xbox Game Pass is set to lose another game in the coming weeks. Along with the six games already announced as leaving the service, Remnant: From the Ashes will also drop out of the Game Pass library.

  Posted 1 year ago 27

• Sale

  Xbox sale round-up May 3rd, 2022

  Discounts on 99Vidas, Skater XL, Foreclosed, AntVentor, The Ascent, Let's Cook Together, Lawn Mowing Simulator and more

  Posted 1 year ago 54

• Article

  Interview: Bringing the Exclusion Zone to life in Chernobylite for Xbox Series X|S

  Chernobylite's Xbox Series X|S upgrade is here. We spoke with The Farm 51, All In! Games, and Mataboo to discuss the real Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, crafting the 'next-gen' upgrades, and their ongoing support for Ukraine.

  Posted 1 year ago 8

• Industry

  Square Enix sells up western studios in $300 million Embracer deal

  Embracer Group has announced that it has entered an agreement with Square Enix that will see the publisher pick up Crystal Dynamics and Eidos/SE Montréal, as well as IPs like Tomb Raider and Deus Ex, for 'just' $300 million.

  Posted 1 year ago 143

• Game Pass

  Five more games leaving Xbox Game Pass soon

  Xbox Game Pass is set to lose five more games soon, including one of its best JRPGs and some great indie titles, as time is called on Final Fantasy X/X-2 Remaster, Enter the Gungeon, Steep, The Catch, and The Wild at Heart.

  Posted 1 year ago 122

• Round-up

  ICYMI: a weekly round-up of the biggest Xbox news stories from TrueAchievements

  Xbox news has come thick and fast this week, with many stories hitting the headlines about some of our favourite games like Halo Infinite, Gears 5, and more, as well as the usual Xbox Game Pass news and everything in between.

  Posted 1 year ago

• Poll

  Poll: Are you happy with May's Games with Gold lineup?

  Are you happy with May's Games with Gold lineup? Let us know by voting in the latest TrueAchievements poll!

  Posted 1 year ago 125

• New releases

  Xbox game releases — May 2nd to 8th

  We've got another busy week ahead of us folks, with 11 new games coming to Xbox, including Trek to Yomi, Citizen Sleeper, and Loot River!

  Posted 1 year ago 18