Erangel, PUBG’s most iconic battleground, is about to face transformation unlike anything players have seen before. With the Erangel: Subzero update, the familiar landscapes of the island are plunged into a deep freeze, reshaping not only the map’s atmosphere but also the core survival experience. This update is more than a visual refresh; it expands the lore of the PUBG universe, evolves gameplay in meaningful ways, and marks the beginning of an ongoing environmental shift that will continue to unfold over time.

A Frozen New Chapter for PUBG’s Most Legendary Battleground

Since its debut, Erangel has been the heart of PUBG. It’s a battleground rich with stories, memories, and iconic skirmishes. Erangel: Subzero takes that legacy and reframes it through a dramatic environmental shift, introducing climate-driven gameplay changes that challenge players to adapt in real time.

Erangel: Subzero is not just a seasonal event. It is the start of a persistent environmental evolution, one that will grow harsher and more unpredictable as winter progresses. Players will revisit Erangel in a new atmosphere — and they will have to survive it.

Behind the Freeze: Tythonic’s Experiment Gone Wrong

What caused Erangel to plunge into a sudden and unnatural winter? The answer lies in the unfolding lore of the PUBG universe.

Tythonic, a shadowy corporation operating the Battlegrounds, initiated a secret climate-control experiment, “Project Zeus,” designed to make the battlefield more extreme purely to heighten the spectacle for the viewers. Their plan involved launching satellites into orbit to establish a weather-modification system capable of altering local climates on command.

But something went wrong.

The satellites malfunctioned and crashed back down to Earth, releasing a massive surge of cooling gas upon impact. The blast spread rapidly across Erangel, driving temperatures into freefall. As the cryogenic gas collided with the Blue Zone’s electromagnetic field, the zone itself began to crystallize, becoming colder, sharper, and more dangerous than ever before.

This catastrophic event sets the stage for Erangel: Subzero and hints at deeper connections within the expanding PUBG lore.

What’s New in the December Update

The Subzero update introduces a series of major world and gameplay changes designed to deliver a fresh-yet-familiar Erangel experience. These additions build on the frozen narrative while reshaping how players move, fight, and survive.

Satellite Crash Sites Across Erangel

Evidence of the fallen Tythonic satellites can now be found across several key locations. Areas such as Stalber, Shelter, Sosnovka Military Base, and Boatyard show visible signs of impact, along with additional scattered points across the island. These crash sites introduce new environmental details and tactical opportunities, challenging players to navigate altered terrain and unexpected structures

A Colder, Deadlier Blue Zone

The Blue Zone now carries a chilling new twist. A freezing effect is applied when players enter it, introducing layered visual and audio cues that intensify based on exposure time. While the underlying damage rules of the Blue Zone remain unchanged, the new freezing presentation heightens tension and clarity around the danger zone. This chilling mechanic also extends to the BZ Grenade, expanding its strategic utility in the battleground.

Introducing the BZ Grenade Launcher

Available exclusively in Erangel: Subzero, the BZ Grenade Launcher is a single-shot, break-action weapon that empowers players to manipulate the battlefield in new ways. Cooling rounds can reshape engagements, deny space, or pressure enemies into risky repositioning. The launcher deepens tactical possibilities within the frozen combat environment.

Dynamic Weather and Frozen Terrain

Erangel’s climate now evolves gradually throughout a match, with winter weather intensifying as the battle progresses and creating shifting visibility and atmosphere over time. Snowfall intensifies, clouds thicken, and winds grow harsher as temperatures fall. Portions of rivers and coastal waters have frozen over, opening new traversal routes and altering familiar choke points. Even the plane shows signs of frost as players begin their descent into the battleground.

A Living, Evolving Erangel

December is only the first step. The current freeze represents the opening stage of a deepening environmental crisis, and players can expect the island’s conditions to grow even more severe. As this lore arc progresses, the island’s appearance, hazards, and tactical landscape will continue to evolve, weaving Erangel into a broader PUBG narrative that connects maps, events, and characters through environmental storytelling.

Dev Comments

“With Update 39.1, Erangel, our most iconic battleground, is overtaken by a brutal winter. The frozen rivers, shifting weather, and frosty Blue Zone demand quicker decision-making and sharper adaptability.

You will find yourself crossing icy surfaces to access new routes, fighting in areas transformed by heavy snow, and experimenting with new tools like the BZ Grenade Launcher to craft strategies that didn’t exist before.

This update isn’t just about changing the scenery — it’s about reshaping the tension, pacing, and tactical choices that define the PUBG combat. As the season progresses, Erangel’s winter will continue to intensify. We hope players embrace the frigid challenge and carve out new strategies as they conquer Erangel: Subzero.

Drop into Erangel: Subzero This Winter

The cold is coming. Erangel’s new chapter has begun, with more updates on the way as the island plunges deeper into the freeze.

Stay warm, stay sharp, and survive the Subzero.

For players who want a deeper breakdown of gameplay changes and system updates, be sure to check out the full patch notes here. And to stay ahead of the winter-long events and upcoming announcements, make sure to follow PUBG’s official social channels for the latest updates.

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pubg_battlegrounds_global/
• X: https://x.com/PUBG
• Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS/
• Discord: https://discord.com/invite/battlegrounds
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@PUBG

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

KRAFTON, Inc.

☆☆☆☆☆
2000

★★★★★

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Xbox One X Enhanced

LAND
Drop into an ever-growing and changing selection of maps to keep you challenged. Will you choose the safer outskirts and risk not getting enough loot or hot drop into the dense cities and fight from the moment you hit the ground? Every drop is different, it’s up to you to make the best with what you find.

LOOT
With unique weapons, a variety of supplies, and special tools to outwit your opponents, how you outfit yourself is up to you! Kit out your favorite weapons with powerful attachments or risk going after the hotly contested Care Packages for unique loot to give you the edge you need to win.

SURVIVE
Stocking up is only the beginning. With the Safe Zone growing ever smaller as time goes on, your risk of running into other survivors dramatically increases. Die and you’re out. You’ll need to outthink, outrun, or outshoot your opponents if you’re to be the last one standing and claim ultimate victory.

MANY WAYS TO PLAY,
Warm up in Team Deathmatch, try out constantly changing modes in the Arcade, drop into the latest seasonal event, or build your own custom lobby and challenge your friends to something unique.

EVERY MATCH IS UNIQUE
No two battles are the same, and everything hinges on the choices you make to land, loot and survive. Drop into the Battlegrounds where victory hinges on every move and every choice, and fight to be the last one standing.

Optional in-game purchases available.

What a year we’ve had together, right? Starting the year with the Xbox Developer_Direct team visiting our studio in Montpellier, launching the game onto Game Pass, Xbox consoles and PC in April, and the crazy months we’ve had since then has been a dream. And for that, we want to say:

Thank you.

We couldn’t have achieved any of this without the love and support of players around the world, and we genuinely want to thank our fans for everything they’ve given us. So, for that reason, we’ve been working on a brand-new free game update with several requested new features and content that we think fans will love. And best of all, it’s available right now.

Welcome to Verso’s Drafts

In our new update, players can explore a brand-new environment: Verso’s Drafts. It’s a whimsical storybook adventure with ties to a young Verso, and something that I think fans would not have expected. Bright colored fields of flowers, an enormous overflowing toy box, a Gestral fairground and more, we wanted to create an area that fans will think is refreshing, intriguing, and most of all fun.

After we launched our game, we noticed a lot of fans reaching out and asking us to make something that will let them spend more time with the characters they love – something with the whole party, including Esquie! So, when we were thinking about what kind of content we should work on as a thank you to the fans for this update, we figured we should do something that’s cheerful and feels like a welcome reunion with old friends.

Exploring this new area should feel kind of like returning to a childhood memory, only this time with your fellow Expeditioners. There are new secrets to uncover, new weapons and Pictos to unlock, and a lot more we think fans will really get a kick out of discovering for themselves, including a particularly dastardly new encounter with the most villainous of villains! We can’t wait for you to discover more about him…

Powerful New Adversaries

Players looking for more challenges after their adventure in Verso’s Drafts will find even more to look forward to with the new content. We’ve updated the Endless Tower with a few new enemies that should challenge players to rethink their strategies and test their parrying skills to the absolute limit. Our team has spent a lot of time spicing up these encounters, so we hope high-level players who feel like they’ve overcome all of our hardest encounters will get a kick out of what we’ve made here. And of course, if you manage to defeat these souped-up enemies, there are new rewards to unlock, because that’s kind of a given, right?

So, for every player who mastered fighting Simon and perfected their no-hit run strategies before… well, here’s a new set of challenges. Good luck – we think you’re going to need it.

And That’s Not All

We’ve really poured our hearts into this update to make it something major for fans to dig into. Verso’s Drafts, new end-game bosses, a whole new Photo Mode (that’s right, we didn’t even go into that here!), new costumes and haircuts to collect, new text localizations into seven additional languages, Lumina loadouts (yes, that too!), and more… the list goes on. We really want this update to say thank you to our fans for an incredible year.

Let us know what you think about the new update or share your best Photo Mode pics at @Expedition33 on X and @expedition33official on Instagram – we can’t wait to enjoy this with you.

Tomorrow comes!

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Deluxe Edition

Kepler Interactive

☆☆☆☆☆
1103

★★★★★

$59.99

$47.99

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a ground-breaking turn-based RPG with unique real-time mechanics, making battles more immersive and addictive than ever. Explore a fantasy world inspired by Belle Époque France in which you battle devastating enemies.

Get the ultimate Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 experience with the Deluxe Edition!
The Deluxe Edition includes:

·Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Base Game
·The “Flowers” Collection – Six outfits and hairstyles inspired by the Flowers of Lumière, along with six additional “Gommage” outfit variations. One for each playable character.
·“Clair” – A custom outfit for Maelle
·“Obscur” – A custom outfit for Gustave

The next chapter in this dark fantasy saga is gathering strength. Revealed today at The Game Awards, we unveiled the first ever gameplay trailer for Lords of the Fallen II, the long-awaited new soulslike RPG, arriving in 2026.

The trailer offers a first glimpse at three colossal bosses, a host of new foes, refined combat, and story-driven moments that pull players deeper into the battle-scarred land of Axiom. Cinematic glimpses of torment are woven with brutal combat, giving a glimpse of the merciless journey ahead, in a world sharpened by suffering, shaped by ruin, and ready to strike back.

Bosses are a huge part of Lords of the Fallen II so, once you’ve watched the trailer, join us as we break down the Heartroot Warden, Koydreth, and Lingao, the Souring Storm, as well as some of the smaller enemies you’ll meet in between.

Strange New Foes

The trailer opens with the Dark Crusader stepping toward a four-armed horror with a hollowed head and a chest glowing with an eternal flame. This creature is the Ashen Skin Stealer, a new Rhogar foe born for dueling. These inhuman hunters carve and collect human skin as treasured trophies, though none know where this grotesque ritual began. They fight with single minded ferocity and take pleasure in the slaughter of their enemies.

Moments later, a knight in horned armour hurls himself across the arena with crushing force. This is a Heartroot Warden, the first of the three bosses revealed. His attacks are relentless and heavy, driven by a chain-wrapped great sword that punishes hesitation. Only the most honoured Trelisi warriors were chosen for the sacred rite that twisted them into these undying guardians, their bodies fused within enchanted armour and stripped of humanity.

Through trickery and evasion, a winged figure slips through a rune etched mirror. This is Koydreth, once the respected leader of the Crescent Host. He is the second boss introduced. Cursed for a sin so grave it reshaped him in body and spirit, he now rules the skies with a monstrous elegance. He moves like a predator, both majestic and savage.

The Dark Crusader then stands before a vast draconic head. Lightning splits the air as its jaws descend. This is Lingao, the Souring Storm, the third and final boss revealed. Lingao commands the fury of the skies, wielding wind and lightning with terrifying speed. His massive frame sweeps across the battlefield, attacking from every direction.

Elsewhere we witness the player fire a crossbow bolt into a frenzied attacker. This is the Man of Letters, once a scholar, now a feral shell consumed by Umbral corruption. They charge with no thought for survival, driven only by blind hostility.

Then emerges the Hysteric, wearing a wicked grin and carrying twin axes in elongated arms. Wild, erratic, and constantly shifting their style, they keep players guessing with every strike.

These foes are only the beginning. Each is bound to the histories, cultures, and tragedies that have shaped Axiom. With Lords of the Fallen II, the team at CI Games has pushed enemy design further than ever before.

Lords of the Fallen: New Veteran Mode

Today, Lords of the Fallen also receives its final major update, Version 2.5. This patch introduces extensive behavior upgrades to bosses, mini bosses, and enemies throughout Mournstead across both Normal and the new Veteran Mode. Veteran Mode heightens the challenge further, granting bosses new attack patterns, swifter transitions, and far more unpredictable assault chains. Several boss weapons have also been reforged with new signature animations.

Coming Next Year

Launching in 2026, Lords of the Fallen II aims to deliver a darker, more demanding experience than anything we’ve made before. With evolved combat, fearsome new bosses, and a world swallowed by ruin, the sequel promises to test the resolve of every player.

For Xbox fans, this marks a powerful evolution of the franchise. Greater threats, deadlier encounters, and more strategic combat await those willing to brave the horrors rising within Axiom.

Lords of the Fallen II

CI Games

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Realm by realm, nation after nation, the Umbral darkness consumed all in Her path. Now, over 1,000 years later, only one Kingdom remains; a sacred land, shrouded by an ancient force. Or so it was…

Stolen by the Gods themselves, mankind is left forsaken, defenceless against the darkness. Unless this force is restored, the shadow of death will devour all. But how do you kill… an immortal?

A hero must rise, for a God to fall.

Explore a Broken World
Journey across a vast, war-torn kingdom crumbling from within, as the realms of living and dead begin to bleed into one. From moonlit citadels to time-ravaged temples, tread carefully, for each step forward may well be your last.

Master Tactical Combat
Engage in intense, soulslike battles where every strike counts thanks to a fast, fluid and aggressive combat system. Whether steel or sorcery, melee or ranged, experiment with countless builds to overcome each unique enemy encounter before delivering an arena-drenching execution.

Battle Monstrous Bosses
Confront colossal abominations forged in a world without hope and void of mercy. Each distinct showdown will prove a brutal test of skill, grit, and unyielding will. Though aid is at hand, should you seek it…

Harness the Umbral
As bearer of the Umbral lamp, you have the ability to pass between the realms of the living and the dead, each with its own pathways, treasures, and of course, nightmarish creatures. But even greater, darker powers await you on this journey…

Cozy up this weekend and try something new with Free Play Days! The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos is available this weekend for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members to play from Thursday December 11 until Sunday, December 14.

The Hunter: Call of the Wild and Spirittea are free for all Xbox members to try during this Free Play Days (Xbox Game Pass Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential membership not required).

How To Start Playing

Scroll down and find and install the games on each of the individual game details pages on Xbox.com. Clicking through will send you to the Microsoft Store, where you must be signed in to see the option to install with your Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential membership. To download on console, click on the Subscriptions tab in the Xbox Store and navigate down to the Free Play Days collection on your Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S.

Keep The Fun Going

Purchase the game and other editions at a limited time discount and continue playing while keeping your Gamerscore and achievements earned during the event! Please note that discounts, percentages, and title availability may vary by title and region.

Free Play Days (Game Pass Membership Required)

The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos – Chicken Edition

Dear Villagers

☆☆☆☆☆
211

★★★★★

$39.99

$7.99

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The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Play Anywhere
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises, and silly encounters. Buy now for 80% off and play for free between December 11 – 14.

Free Play Days For All

theHunter: Call of the Wild

Avalanche Studios

☆☆☆☆☆
980

★★★★★

$29.99

$23.99

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The Hunter: Call of the Wild
Discover an atmospheric hunting game like no other in this realistic, stunning open world – regularly updated in collaboration with the community. Immerse yourself in the single player campaign or share the ultimate hunting experience with friends.

Spirittea

No More Robots

☆☆☆☆☆
214

★★★★★

$19.99

$11.99

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Spirittea
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S, Smart Delivery, Xbox Play Anywhere
Spirittea is a cute, cozy life sim inspired by Stardew Valley and Spirited Away! Humans have stopped worshipping spirits, and now they’re in danger of becoming lost. Run a bathhouse, make friends with people intown, take part in hobbies like bug catching and karaoke, and find all the spirits! Try Spirittea as part of Xbox Play Days for Free & grab the game for 50% OFF!

Don’t miss out on these exciting Free Play Days for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members! Learn more about Free Play Days here and stay tuned to Xbox Wire to find out about future Free Play Days and all the latest Xbox gaming news.

Build a Bright Future* in Frostpunk 2’s Fractured Utopias!
(*definitions of ‘Bright Future’ may vary – ask your local faction representative).

Since the launch of Frostpunk 2, attention has mostly been on the ‘Story’ mode, the long-awaited follow-up to Frostpunk’s ‘New Home’ scenario, which focuses on the fate of New London thirty years after the Great Storm.

As much as we are proud of the six-part story, it somewhat overshadowed the ‘Utopia Builder’ mode. Unlike the first Frostpunk, where the ‘Endless Mode’ was added in a patch to answer the popular player demand to, well, play endlessly, Frostpunk 2 was engineered from the ground up as a sandbox to tell new emergent stories. In ‘Utopia Builder’, players are tasked with leading a new city made up of different communities and factions in pursuit of the titular, elusive ‘utopia’.

The ‘Fractured Utopias’ DLC logically doubles down on this theme, by giving each faction unique tools leading up to their ideal society. Here a peek at how it works, and how to make it work for you and your faction:

Each faction now has a ‘Utopia Tree’, with twelve unique nodes per faction unlocking faction hubs, laws, and a flurry of new perks and abilities. Move the City in the ideological direction a faction wishes and they will reward you with points to invest in their Utopia Tree. Unlock all the nodes in one tree and bring your faction’s vision to life (including remodelling the city to their liking by converting enough housing districts to their needs and building enough of their hubs), and you will forever unite your City behind their vision, solving Tension.

Whether you want to usher in the dawn of a ‘New Humankind’ with the Proteans, crave establishing a ‘Machine City’ through the power of compute with the Technocrats, or pave the way for any of the other six factions’ promised lands, ‘Fractured Utopias’ will allow you to reshape your society in fresh new (did someone say twisted?) ways.

Obviously, everyone’s utopia is someone else’s dystopia, so if you’re not quite ready to indulge factions, we have your back too The free content update we’re launching alongside the DLC adds thirteen so-called ‘moderate laws’ for you to try and tread the middle way. Pass all of them to try and appease the City.

That’s only a sneak peak of what we cooked up in Fractured Utopias. All this new content obviously comes with over one hundred new consequences and narrative events which will demand the type of difficult decisions the Frostpunk IP got you used to. And if you’re one of these people who only click on choices with blue gameplay effect text, then have fun making your bed and sleeping in it. But whatever you do, remember: the City must not fall!

Frostpunk 2: Fractured Utopias

11 bit studios

☆☆☆☆☆
2

★★★★★

$12.99

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The first DLC for Frostpunk 2 embraces the core concept of Utopia Builder mode, giving it more structure, expanding its scope, and emphasizing the weight of the player’s choices. New mechanics give each faction a bold ideological goal – and ways to pursue it. But a dream of a perfect society never comes without a cost.

Each faction now envisions its own unique Utopia, structured into a tree and powered by affinities. As you earn their trust, you’ll unlock specialized laws, buildings, and abilities that reinforce their distinct identity. Unlock all nodes of the Utopia Tree to enact a singular vision on the city – binding your entire society to a single path forward and permanently resolving all the Tension.

Your city may not fall. But whose future will it serve?

Key New Features:

8 unique faction Utopias, each with new systems, tools, and endgame

12 unique unlocks (laws / new HUBs / Abilities, etc.) per faction

8 new faction hubs (1 per faction)

8 new faction-specific variants of housing district

Over 100 new narrative events

2 premium Tales: “Doomsayers” and “Plague”

1 new map

Can a combat game be … cozy? It may seem like a contradiction, but after spending over two years layering a cozy game on top of our existing battle royale game, Super Animal Royale, we think we have an answer. But why did we end up gambling on this approach in the first place?

Community-led Coziness

When the first version of Super Animal Royale made its debut seven years ago, many players were drawn in more by the cute animals than the machine guns. For many, it was their first battle royale. This wholesome community turned our short, pre-match lobbies into surprisingly friendly social spaces. In the two minutes before each match, players chatted, danced, and invented their own rituals, including a banana-worshipping cult that’s now a canonical part of our lore.

The creativity and organic community building we saw in these tiny intervals between fights to the death made us wonder what would happen if we gave them a fully persistent social space without limits.

A Whole New World

The result is Super Animal World, an MMO-style Social Hub layered on top of the existing game. Instead of returning to menus and two-minute waiting rooms between matches, hitting play now brings you straight to the island in a 64-player space with fishing, bug catching, hamsterball races, shops, and story quests.

You can explore the Social Hub for as long as you like, chat with characters, accept quests, and then matchmake into Super Animal Royale or our other competitive modes. When you die (or do the winner dance), you respawn back in the Hub to regroup, claim rewards, and head out again for your next battle. We call this new loop the Circle of Super Life.

Find Your Own Pace

Rounds of battle royale in Super Animal Royale are quick, with a winning match often wrapping up in under seven minutes, so the game has always lent itself to that “just one more round” loop. Super Animal World keeps it easy to queue right back into battle, but it also makes the time between matches more meaningful.

You can relax with friends, add to your fish collection, explore new corners of the island, or push a questline forward before your next burst of adrenaline. And for players more interested in socializing and collecting than the competition itself, the Social Hub can be the main attraction. The new structure is both more immersive and more flexible, and we are excited to see the different ways people choose to play now that it’s finally in their hands.

Lore to the Fore

From the beginning, Super Animal Royale has had richer storytelling than you might expect from a multiplayer title, with every corner of the island intentionally crafted to hint at the contents of the secret lore bible we’ve maintained since 2018. Until now, all that lore has been confined to environmental details and external projects like our animated YouTube series, Super Animal Royale Tonight. Super Animal World’s new quest system brings all that storytelling front and center, with over 200 characters to meet, over 350 quests to complete, and over 140,000 words of dialogue to keep the lore hounds in our community busy.

These quests aren’t all talk, though: they’re also the best way to learn to play Super Animal Royale. From the early days, we’ve watched cozy gamers trying their first battle royale parachute onto the island without much instruction, only to be overwhelmed by experienced players. For new players, the quests offer a less punishing way to engage with our combat modes, complete with natural breaks for socializing and exploration.

Visit Super Animal World Today

Super Animal World is a big bet for a small indie team like ours, but it gives us a whole new foundation to build on for years to come. The expansion is available now on Xbox as a free update to Super Animal Royale. Xbox Game Pass members can also claim new Game Pass benefits to celebrate the release.

Layering a cozy game into a battle royale may sound like a mismatch, but we’ve found that these contrasting elements combine into a richer, more satisfying game. We can’t wait to see you give the game a try and step onto Super Animal World, the coziest place to kill your friends.

Super Animal Royale

Pixile Studios

☆☆☆☆☆
454

★★★★★

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It’s a fight for furvival! Super Animal Royale is a 64-player, frenetic, top-down 2D battle royale where murderous animals fight tooth, claw, and machine gun across an abandoned safari park. Collect and customize your favorite critters and weapons, then put them to work in solo matches or team up as a squad of up to four players!

With the free Super Animal World expansion, the island has become a living Social Hub where you can relax between matches, meet NPCs, take on story quests, and enjoy cozy activities like fishing, bug catching, and hamsterball racing before dropping back into your next fight to the death. Never return to the main menu, with everything you need available in-world.

Key Features
– Survival of the Fittest: Scavenge a variety of powerful weapons, armor and items to become the apex predator in intense 64-player online matches.
– The Superest World: Explore a massive, beautifully illustrated 2D island and discover its hidden lore, by chatting with its inhabitants and scouring its rich environments for clues.
– Different Stripes for Different Fights: Collect hundreds of animal breeds and customize them with thousands of cosmetic items, weapons, outfits, and even umbrellas!
– Evolving Events & Updates: Enjoy an endless stampede of new content, including seasonal outfits, animals, and weapons to collect.
– The Fast and the Furriest: Flatten your foes while rolling dirty in a Hamster Ball, or mount a Giant Emu and peck your way to the promised land.
– Battle Beyond Royale: infect or be infected by The Cluckles in The Bwoking Dead, or join SAW Security Forces and SASR rebels to capture and control flags in SAW vs Rebellion, a control point mode.
– Cozy Life Between the Chaos: relax and explore Super Animal World with friends between rounds, with seamless matchmaking between the Social Hub and competitive modes, then respawn back to continue the Circle of Super Life.

Introducing the all-new Xbox Wireless Controllers – Fallout Pip-Boy and Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 – Fallout Pip-Boy.

Vault Dwellers have few options at their disposal to survive against the post nuclear landscape, but thankfully Vault-Tec has provided one S.P.E.C.I.A.L. tool, the Pip-Boy! While the first Fallout designed controllers were focused on Vault Boy and all his different incarnations, we wanted Fallout fans to be able to gear up with the same tech that their characters use. The Xbox controller designs replicate that warm green hue that emits from your own personal Pip-Boy, with instantly recognizable game HUD icons to match.

The Xbox Wireless Controller – Fallout Pip-Boy is available for pre order, for a limited time, at Microsoft Store. For those looking to create their own unique design, both Xbox Wireless Controller and Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 are available now with Xbox Design Lab.

This Fallout-themed masterpiece pays homage to Vault Boy and his iconic S.P.E.C.I.A.L. traits, featuring a striking green metallic D-Pad and a custom Fallout topcase that radiates craftsmanship and heritage.

Fallout fans, from the games to the TV show, can enjoy the limitless possibilities of customizing this Xbox Wireless Controller with Xbox Design Lab. The black basis of the top case and side caps allows for true fan expression. You can select colors that line up with your favorite groups from the franchise, like the Brotherhood of Steel, NCR, Minutemen or even the Tunnel Snakes! The customization options expand even further with metallic triggers and D-Pad. There is even the ability to engrave the topcase on your controller, which is available for free for a limited time this holiday season. This controller is ready to go with Xbox Wireless and Bluetooth compatibility. It connects seamlessly to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One consoles, PCs, as well as iOS, Android, and cloud devices. Plus, with the dedicated share button, you can easily capture and share photos and videos of your heroic moments with friends.

For those strong enough to take on Deathclaws and the worst the wasteland has to offer, you’ll want all the premium features available with the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2. This means adjustable-tension thumbsticks, wrap-around rubberized grip, and shorter hair trigger locks for even more precise gameplay. RPG fanatics will love the additional customizable options like added pack paddles and exclusive button mapping options in the Xbox accessories app. Just like how your play style will swap between saves, you can easily swap your controller profiles, allowing dedicated button mapping for different needs.

Ready to start another adventure? These controllers are available today, at https://www.xbox.com/accessories/controllers/fallout-pip-boy-xbox-controllers.

It’s been a while since we’ve had to answer this question. What is Dome Keeper?

To keep it simple, Dome Keeper is a roguelike action game where you explore an alien planet through mining; collect resources and gadgets, and upgrade your dome to keep it safe from the monsters which will relentlessly attack it in waves. Sounds simple, right? But anyone who has played it before, or even watched someone else play, may raise an eyebrow reading this, because Dome Keeper is way more than that.

Since its release on Steam back in September 2022, Dome Keeper has become one of Raw Fury’s most popular titles, gathering more than two million players. It started as a tiny, passion game jam project from René and Anne Habermann, co-founders of the German studio Bippinbits. As their idea started to grow and become more ambitious, they defined some of the core pillars of the game. It wouldn’t be just another roguelike, but deliver a very clear and unique player experience:

• No matter how skilled you are in the genre; everyone can play. But once you learn the basics, Dome Keeper encourages you to be curious and explore. The underground depths hide more secrets than you think…
• Minimalism… with a twist. You will begin your journey as the Engineer, and after winning your first run you can to play with the Assessor. Each character has their set of skills and strengths: Find ways to master them as you discover new upgrades and gadgets.

• Dome Keeper combines resource management and action with real-time gameplay, in a core loop that will keep you making decisions and adapting your tactics constantly. As time passes, the monsters’ waves will become more vicious, and sometimes unpredictable. Take risks to gain rewards, in a constant push and pull.
• Immersive mood and aesthetic. From its mesmerizing soundtrack to its distinctive color palette and animations (which you’ll have to pay attention to for information about the monsters and their behaviour), Dome Keeper’s worldbuilding filled with subtle secrets will captivate instantly.

And Yet More… We Have Pets!

The fact that Dome Keeper relies on a minimalist visual style doesn’t mean it can’t have the thing everybody loves in games: Pets! These lovable cosmetics companions will stay at the dome and wait for your return. In addition to the three you can unlock in-game, here are two more available in the paid DLCs:

• The Vigilant Owl is part of the Engineer Gear Pack, along with an additional equipment for this keeper, the Hardened Suit, and two exclusive music tracks
• The Sea Dragon is included in the Assessor Gear Pack, along with an additional equipment for this keeper, the Arcane Cloak, and two new music tracks

Easter Egg: Learning from the Best

We have a special gift for all of you: Some advice, tips and tricks to become a pro keeper, coming from the master himself: René Habermann, Dome Keeper’s Game Director.

• All the domes and keepers in Dome Keeper are quite different from each other. If you are used to one, trying out another one might feel a bit strange or even weaker. It is important to give every option a chance and understand the differences between  playstyles.

• Mining every third row means you will uncover all the tiles, and even though you won’t miss any resources in Dome Keeper, it is not a very efficient way to dig. This strategy is called “strip mining”, and many of you are probably familiar with it, especially if you’ve played Minecraft. It is better to try to estimate iron clusters, or leave a bit more space, as clusters are a few tiles large. Additionally, there are gadgets that help you locate resources, which speeds up things. All this won’t make a difference on the lower difficulties, but for some of the harder assignments you do not want to be strip mining, believe me.

• Find gadgets that accentuate your playstyle. Experiment with different ones, even if they do not seem great at first. If you play assignments, adjust your loadout and the gadgets you choose for the task. For example, if you expect many weak monsters to attack, think about how you can improve your area of effect damage and what gadgets would be stronger in this case. This is much better than playing the same strategy for every assignment.

• And finally, do not forget about the battle abilities of the primary gadgets. They can very much increase your survival rate!

Dome Keeper is available to play with Game Pass, and both DLCs can be purchased separately or as part of the Deluxe Bundle on Xbox Series S|X and Windows. We can’t wait for you to discover what lies in the depths of our planet!

Dome Keeper

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Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action mining game. Use the time between attacks to dig beneath the surface in search of valuable resources and relics – deliver them back to your dome to unlock powerful upgrades and useful new gadgets.

But it won’t be long until the relentless monsters return – do you risk delving deeper into the mine? Or return to base and prepare for imminent attack? The choice is yours, but make it quickly!

Dig

Use your drill and keeper equipment to quickly dig out tunnels and explore the depths beneath your dome. Each run has its own unique, procedurally generated map filled with resources and caves to discover, along with additional gadgets to obtain. ​

Defend

Protect your dome by operating its powerful weaponry to defend against waves of monster attacks. Upgrade, repair and repel a variety of enemy types that approach across air and ground, each with their own unique attack methods and movement patterns.

Develop

Spend resources to unlock useful upgrades. Improve dome defences, enhance the impact of your drill, or increase movement speed – choose carefully and strategise to increase odds of survival.

Discover

Customise your setup and find a playstyle that works for you by choosing from two unique keeper types, four different domes, and four primary gadgets. Pick a run modifier, adjust difficulty settings and discover dozens of secondary gadgets while you dig through the earth.