PUBG On Xbox One Gets New Modes And Maps

Forget Fortnite, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is getting some updates for Xbox One and they look great. During Microsoft's E3 2018 press conference, we got a look at a few new maps and a new one-shot kill match called War Mode.

Many of these updates are features that have previously debuted on PC. For example, Sanhok is the game’s third map, which releases later this month on PC, but Xbox One fans will have acess to it later this summer. Finally, we got a sneak peak at a brand new winter map. Okay, you don't have to forget Fortnite, maybe we can love all games.

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Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon is back, and for Forza Horizon 4 Playground Games is expanding the game's open world promise to encompass the length and breadth of Britain – adding more co-op play and dynamic seasons, weather, and time of day.

The stage demo of the game showed co-op play with real players in real-time, including the ability to race within the world and team up for co-op events like Forzathon Live with shared challenges and big rewards. This appears to bring together previously separate co-op experiences in the last Forza Horizon 3 into one experience.

Furthering the shared world component, the game's dynamic seasons and weather are experienced by all players at the same time, and fall's golden leaves blowing past your windshield give way to iced over lakes that allow gamers to reach new areas of the map.

Forza Horizon 4 comes out on October 2 on Xbox One and Windows 10, and will be available in the Xbox Gamepass program.

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New Microsoft Internal Studio Announced, Undead Labs, Ninja Theory, Playground Games, Compulsion Games Acquired

During Microsoft's E3 conference, the Xbox chief Phil Spencer announced a number of major studios coming under Microsoft's wing in the form of studio acquisitions and a brand new first party studio in Santa Monica.

Spencer introduced The Initiative, a first party studio called The Initiative. The studio was leaked through job listings last month and is Microsoft's major new internal developer, headed by ex-Crystal Dynamics head Darrell Gallagher. Microsoft isn't ready to show what they're working on yet, but did hint it would be narrative-based.

Microsoft also announced another of major new acquisitions. Undead Labs, the developers behind the State of Decay games, have officially joined Microsoft's fold after two de facto exclusives. Ninja Theory, who developed DmC: Devil May Cry and Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, are also joining the Microsoft family.

Playground Games, Forza's developer, had long been suspected to be acquired by Microsoft and Spencer made the confirmation today. Finally, Compulsion Games, the developers behind the anticipated We Happy Few is now a Microsoft first party.

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Metro Exodus Coming February 2019

A new gameplay trailer for Metro Exodus shown at the Xbox E3 briefing revealed the game's release date: February 22, 2019. 

The trailer featured various locales from the game's post-apocalyptic world, giant fish monsters, and weapon customization.

 

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Life is Strange: The Amazing Adventures Of Captain Spirit Focuses On A Young Boy

Microsoft showed off a slice of the next Life is Strange game during the company's E3 2018 press conference. Life is Strange: The Amazing Adventures of Captain Spirit is coming in a few weeks, and it'll be available as a free download, to boot.

The game features a young boy playing with superhero toys and doing his best to approximate having his own super abilities (using a firecracker in a snowman). He and his father appear to be dealing with the recent death of the boy's mother, though judging from the upbeat tone in the trailer and the presence of a high five, the pair seems to be working through it as a team.

The game is being developed by Dontnod and published by Square Enix. This one isn't a multi-episode arc; think of it as the Ground Zeroes to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Fortunately, the price is right; you'll be able to download it on June 26 at no cost.

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Kingdom Hearts Comes To Xbox For The First Time

Kingdom Hearts 3 has been revealed to be coming to Xbox One at the Microsoft E3 press conference, along with the reveal of the Frozen Universe being added to the title. The trailer showcased many of the worlds, and characters and plenty of possible story hints for fans of the series.  

The world of Frozen joins, Hercules, Monsters Inc. , Toy Story and more when the game releases Jan 29, 2019.  

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Todd Howard Reveals Additional Details About Fallout 76

Ahead of the company's E3 press conference this evening, Bethesda's Todd Howard took the stage at the Microsoft press briefing to tease a few new details about the recently revealed Fallout 76.

According to Howard, the game is four times the size of Fallout 4 and set in the hills of West Virginia. Players are the first to emerge into the untamed wasteland following the series' nuclear apocalypse and are tasked with rebuilding the region, and America as a whole.

We anticipate learning more about Fallout 76 tonight during Bethesda's media briefing. That event begins at 9:30 p.m. Eastern / 6:30 p.m. Pacific.

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