2024-03

Princess Peach: Showtime hits Switch exclusively later this month on March 22 and ahead of its launch, Nintendo has released a demo for the game. In it, you can play as two of Peach's transformations: Swordfighter Peach and Patissiere Peach. The demo is available to download on Switch right now.  "Swing, strike, dodge, and counterattack as Swordfighter Peach and cut across an action-packed stage," a press release reads. "Then, turn into Patissiere Peach and get ready to whip up an array of delectable desserts to prevent the Sweet Festival from experiencing a serious sugar crash."  Watch Peach transform and take on showstopping abilities to save the Sparkle Theater! The #PrincessPeachShowtime game demo is available on the Nintendo eShop and at select retailers! pic.twitter.com/cgh4kcYZHL — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) March 7, 2024 As you can see in the gameplay overview trailer above,...

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Today’s Xbox Partner Preview showcased 14 games across 30 minutes, some brand new, some long lost, and others newly christened with release dates. Here’s a quick rundown of everything announced. Unknown 9: Awakening - Summer 2024 First announced at Gamescom 2020, this supernatural third-person action game showed its first signs of life in over three years with its first gameplay trailer. It stars Haroona, a woman gifted with supernatural powers used to battle enemies across an Indian city. You can learn more here.  Sleight of Hand - 2025 This third-person, stealth-focused noir deckbuilder is directly inspired by Metal Gear Solid. You can learn more here.  The Alters - 2024 We learned that 11bit Studios’ body-duplicating sci-fi adventure, in which a miner must survive a hostile planet by creating multiple versions of himself, is coming to Game Pass...

Today’s Xbox Partner Preview gave us a new look at Frostpunk 2, including a release date.  First announced in 2021, 11 Bit Studios’ tense city-management sim arrives on July 25, and it’s also coming to PC Game Pass. A new trailer shows off some of the game’s bleak, choice-driven gameplay. You’re charged with leading a city set within an inhospitable frozen wasteland, making decisions about how it’s governed to keep mouths fed and, hopefully, happy. That includes managing labor, politics, and even the food supply, which can ingratiate you to citizens or, worst case, cause them to revolt.   Frostpunk 2 will first launch on PC but will come to consoles at a later date (including Xbox Game Pass). You can read our review of the first Frostpunk here. ...

Atlus has confirmed that an epilogue to the Japanese version of the original Persona 3 (that first appeared in the West in Persona 3 FES) will come to Persona 3 Reload later this year. More specifically, Episode Aigis – The Answer will hit the recently released Persona 3 remake as part of its expansion pass this September.  This news was revealed during today's Xbox Partner Preview alongside the contents of Wave 1 and Wave 2 of Persona 3 Reload's expansion pass. Here's what to expect:  Wave 1 – March 12 Persona 5 Royal EX background music set Persona 4 Golden EX background music set Wave 2 – May Velvet Costume and background music set Wave 3 – September Episode Aigis – The Answer The expansion pass will be available for free to all Xbox Game Pass...

Atlus has confirmed that an epilogue to the Japanese version of the original Persona 3 (that first appeared in the West in Persona 3 FES) will come to Persona 3 Reload later this year. More specifically, Episode Aegis – The Answer will hit the recently released Persona 3 remake as part of its expansion pass this September.  This news was revealed during today's Xbox Partner Preview alongside the contents of Wave 1 and Wave 2 of Persona 3 Reload's expansion pass. Here's what to expect:  Wave 1 – March 12 Persona 5 Royal EX background music set Persona 4 Golden EX background music set Wave 2 – May Velvet Costume and background music set Wave 3 – September Episode Aegis – The Answer The expansion pass will be available for free to all Xbox Game Pass...

About eight months ago, Capcom and Microsoft revealed Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess in somewhat vague terms. It is an action game based in and inspired by historical Japan, but that was about all we knew. Today, Capcom showed a lot more gameplay and offered some additional insight into the single player game. Plus it detailed more of exactly what the game is on its Xbox Wire page. The action is defined as "dancing swords," but you will also be making decisions about what villagers you will take with you on your journey, leading to some strategic elements. You will apparently be making preparations for battle during the day to protect your Maiden and the village before the night, which is when battle takes place. Capcom and Microsoft do not have a release date for the game yet, but...

Last July, Square Enix revealed that Final Fantasy XIV, the critically acclaimed and long-running MMORPG, would be coming to Xbox Series X/S this spring. After a quick but seemingly successful open beta period on the platform, the company has revealed Final Fantasy XIV will fully launch on Xbox Series X/S on March 21.  This news was revealed during the Xbox Partner Preview, with a reminder that players can partake in the open beta right now. Square Enix also revealed that the starter edition of the game, which includes the base campaign A Realm Reborn and the Heavensward and Stormblood expansions, will be available through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. However, you must claim it as a perk between March 21 and April 19.  The timing of the Xbox Series X/S launch for Final Fantasy XIV comes at a great time...

Unknown 9: Awakening has been silent since its reveal at Gamescom 2020, but today’s Xbox Partner Preview saw it reemerge with its first gameplay trailer and release window. The game is set within the popular sci-fi media franchise and is a third-person adventure starring Haroona (played by The Witcher's Anya Chalotra), a woman gifted with mysterious abilities. The game's official website has the following synopsis:  You play as Haroona, a fierce truth-seeker (what we call a “Quaestor”) with a unique connection to another dimension known as the Fold. This other plane of existence contains powerful energy and long-lost knowledge that, if brought to light, could usher us into a wondrous era of advancement. However, if this forgotten wisdom falls into the wrong hands, it could lead to our inevitable demise.     Determined to avenge the wrongs of her past, Haroona’s imminent journey...

The classic PC shooter Stalker (often stylized as S.T.A.L.K.E.R.), is now available on Xbox starting today. The game's official title is Stalker: Legends of the Zone Trilogy and includes the base game Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky, and Call of Pripyat. For those who never played the original games, this is a great way to prepare before the launch of Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, which will be on Game Pass on September 5, 2024.  ...