Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in!

FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves

SNK CORPORATION

☆☆☆☆☆
1

★★★★★

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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves – Special Edition – April 21 with Pre-Order, April 24 Release Date

After 26 years, Fatal Fury is back! Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves features a unique art style that stimulates the senses, an innovative REV system that supercharges the excitement, plus a host of other battle systems even more robust than before. The game also breathes new life into the series by introducing two distinct control schemes as well as other fresh features and elements. Pre-order now to play from April 21 – full release date is April 24.

Steel Seed

ESDigital Games

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Steel Seed – April 22

Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Steel Seed is a stealth-action adventure set in a dark sci-fi world on the brink of extinction. Play as Zoe and her drone Koby as they explore a hostile underground facility. Uncover secrets, survive dangers, search for answers, and humanity’s last hope.

Oppidum

EP Games

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$29.99

Pre-order

Oppidum – April 23

Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Oppidum is a survival adventure driven by its story, for 1 to 4 players. The fate of a marvelous world depends on you. Will you live up to the challenge? Explore the land of Insule, discover every resource it has to offer and collect it to craft your equipment in classic survival-crafting fashion.

Golden Rails: Valuable Package Collector’s Edition

Ocean Media

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Golden Rails: Valuable Package Collector’s Edition – April 23

An exciting new adventure in the world of mail delivery! After being chased by bandits and losing some valuable packages, postman Philip turns to his new friends, Jack and Jill, for help in delivering all the remaining packages to their rightful owners.

Hegzis

Eastasiasoft Limited

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Hegzis – April 23

Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

Master the hex grid as you puzzle through colorfully chill stages, clearing lines and strategically using tools to assist! Put your brain to the test across dozens of unique challenges in Hegzis, a chill hex-grid puzzle game presented in colorful 2D style! Select a stage from Serene Beach, Whispering Forest and more, then progress through multiple levels in each world.

Out of Moves Xbox + Windows Bundle

Afil Games

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Out of Moves – April 23

In a world of mysterious mazes, every move could mean the difference between glory and defeat. With limited moves, you must carefully plan each step to reach the jewel before time runs out. But beware! The path is filled with deadly dangers—sharp spikes, tricky arrows, and strategic teleporters that can either be your salvation or your downfall.

Cooking

©RedDeer.Games

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Cooking – April 23

Run your own restaurant and prepare the most iconic Japanese dishes and traditional drinks. Take orders, prepare meals, decorate your restaurant and develop your cooking skills each day.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Kepler Interactive

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$49.99

Pre-order

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – April 24

Game Pass /  Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere

Play day one with Game Pass. 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. Purchase the Deluxe Edition or Deluxe Edition Upgrade for bonus cosmetics.

Amerzone – The Explorer’s Legacy

Microids

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$39.99

Pre-order

Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy – April 24

Optimized for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Play Anywhere

First released in 1999, Amerzone is a legend in the adventure game genre. This remake naturally pays tribute to the original game, but also offers a totally new experience of it. As a young journalist, you’ve been entrusted with a crucial mission: to cross the globe and reach the heart of a mysterious, faraway land. Your goal is to bring back the last egg of the mythical “Great White Birds” – will you manage to discover the sinister secret hidden behind the mystery?

ANNIE:Last Hope

NiuGamer

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$24.99

Pre-order

Annie: Last Hope – April 24

Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

An HD voxel top-down shooting game set in the 1990s. After a sudden invasion of unknown creatures, Annie is separated from her fiancé and embarks on a perilous journey to find him. Grab your weapon and fight through relentless waves of monsters in a world overrun by the infected. Experience intense and action-packed shooting gameplay!

9th Dawn Remake

Valorware LTD

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$15.99

Pre-order

9^th Dawn Remake – April 24

A massive open world RPG bursting with dungeon-crawling adventure. The game has been lovingly re-created based on the original 9th Dawn game released in 2012 … which spawned the 9th Dawn series you know and love! Play in single-player mode, or with a friend with Online or Local co-op modes! Experience a vast world filled with huge new dungeons, hordes of monsters, and ridiculous amounts of loot!

NanoApostle

PQube

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$19.99

$17.99

Pre-order

NanoApostle – April 24

Deep within the bowels of a shadowy research facility, Anita, a girl birthed from experimental procedures, is implanted with the sentient nanomechanical entity known as ‘Apostle’. Working together with her nanite allies Anita must defeat a series of dangerous prototype bio-weapons as she searches for a way to break free from her nightmarish prison.

Deep Deep Deep Nightmare

QUByte Interactive

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Deep Deep Deep Nightmare – April 24

Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Deep Deep Deep Nightmare is a 2D Top Down Shooter. A little boy didn’t listen to his mother’s warnings that eating too much at night would cause nightmares. Now, he must face hordes of monsters and defeat the nightmare bosses to escape.

Paper Dash – Las Vegas

EpiXR Games

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$4.99

Pre-order

Paper Dash: Las Vegas – April 25

Jump into Paper Dash – Las Vegas, where your paper plane takes flight through the dazzling lights and vibrant nights of the city that never sleeps. Fly, glide, dash, scare away ghosts, and enjoy a peaceful journey, facing the ghosts of greed in exciting, relaxing, and jaw-dropping environments.

Pacify

Hitchcock Games

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$4.99

Pre-order

Pacify – April 25

Pacify, weaken and capture supernatural monsters in this fun co-op horror. You just signed on with Paranormal Activity Helpers Incorporated. Yeah, sounds corny, but the pay is great. They say you won’t ever be in any real danger, and they have tons of work right now. Start helping today!

Survivalist: Invisible Strain

Ginormocorp Incorporated

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Survivalist: Invisible Strain – April 25

Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

It’s been ten years since the pandemic began. Long-established settlements are collapsing, one after another, for unknown reasons. As another refugee, you’re here to carve out a new life for yourself by any means necessary. You can recruit other survivors by making them like you, or respect you, or fear you. You’ll need to keep them fed, keep them warm, and build a settlement to keep them safe from zombies, looters, and whatever else is out there. Use negotiation, friendship, violence, stealth or trickery to achieve your objectives.

Sky Revolver

ChiliDog Interactive

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$6.99

Pre-order

Sky Revolver – April 25

Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

Take control of the last remaining fighter in the war against the Empire. In this classic vertical-scroll shoot ’em up, you must break through enemy squadrons and destroy the fleet’s command to turn the tide of battle.

EcoGnomix

Untold Tales

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Xbox One X Enhanced

EcoGnomix – April 25

Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

A quirky combination of roguelite and city builder mixed into one! Sitting atop a vast network of mystical caves is your little gnome village. Send out your team of gnomes on rogue-lite runs to bring back resources so you can expand your tiny kingdom. As you grow your village, you’ll unlock new abilities, uncover new biomes, and take on bizarre creatures and extraordinary vegetation lurking underground.

The Fairy’s Secret

Ratalaika Games S.L.

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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The Fairy’s Secret – April 25

Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Two years have passed since the events of The Fairy’s Song, and Marnie has been happily living together with her adorable girlfriend, Lisbeth. Marnie is worried about her grandmother, Iris, who lives in the small, scenic village of Fenchapel. Soon events take a turn for the complicated when they run into a familiar face in Iris’s garden. Edmund, the vengeful knight, has returned seemingly from beyond the grave to deliver a grim and alarming message.

Akinakes

Phoenix Reborn Games

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Akinakes – April 25

A fast-paced shoot ’em up game where you pilot a powerful ship through vibrant levels, collect upgrades to enhance your firepower, and take on epic boss battles. Immerse yourself in beautiful pixel art graphics and an energetic soundtrack.

AMAZE!

QubicGames S.A.

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$4.99

$3.99

Pre-order

Amaze! – April 25

Xbox Play Anywhere

Let’s pop & move the ball and paint – you’ve got to color and paint your way across the Amaze maze puzzles. Amaze gets harder as you play. Painting the maze puzzles sounds easy, but you have to be super strategic to color and fill every square. Let’s pop this maze with color!

Gnomes and Knights

Samustai LTD

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Gnomes and Knights – April 25

Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a gloomy medieval dark fantasy and try to find all the gnomes. Meet various characters on your way and try to figure out what happened to this damned world that you yourself (in fact, we) created.

Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is an epic dark fantasy action-RPG coming to Xbox Series X|S today. It features brutal Soulslike combat, a sprawling, interconnected world, and a sinister story campaign coming in at over 40 hours.

To survive in this world, your approach to combat is everything – and thankfully you have a lot of options at your disposal. Your combat strategy in Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree can be shaped by everything from the Class you choose, to the type of damage you inflict, the Status Effects that ensue, and your approach to Talent Tree progression and crafting.

Battles can be brutal, Inquisitor. It would serve you well to brush up on the various systems at play before you descend into the darkness of Faelduum. Are you ready?

Class Is Now In Session

There are six classes to master in Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree. Starting your journey, you’ll choose from the Vanguard, Flameweaver, Spellbinder, Nightshade, Wyldwarden, and Vindicator. Each comes with its own pros and cons, while your choice of weapon, special abilities, and active skills can also influence your playstyle. Let’s take a closer look at each of them:

• The Vanguard is a melee specialist and the perfect choice for those who want to wield mighty swords to face the unspeakable horrors of the night.
• If you rely more on cunning and wiles, the Spellbinder is the Class for you. Wield power over pure chaotic energies to vanquish your enemies.
• Fancy taking on the power of the elements? Become a Flameweaver, renowned for their mastery over fire and their skill in wielding one-handed weapons.
• If dark and mysterious is more your bag, choose the Nightshade Class, and become a stealthy assassin, specializing in swift eliminations with poison and dual-wield daggers.
• You can also choose the Wyldwarden Class, the ideal choice for those who feel a unique bond to natural forces and want to wield them to defeat their foes.
• Finally, the Vindicator Class is a perfect pick for those who wish to command celestial energies to deliver swift judgment upon their enemies.

Status Symbols

Your Weapons, Active Skills, and Talents can deal different types of damage that may also inflict corresponding Status Effects.

Physical damage is the meat and potatoes of a melee build like the Vanguard. A surgical strike can inflict the Bleed Status on foes, making them more susceptible to damage. If you’ve laced your blade, Poison Status will ruthlessly drain an enemy’s health over time.

This world is also brimming with elemental forces, and there are six types of Magic at play. Astral saps the power of light to attack enemies, and you can inflict the Lightbrand Status to take enemies’ strength to fuel your fury. Chaos can cause enemies to sustain the Weakness Status, slowing them down and leaving them open to more pain. Predictably, Fire can inflict the Burn Status to damage foes over time.

And it’s not all about damage. Tap into the raw power of nature to deal Wyld damage and lock enemies in place with the Root Status. If you want to send shivers down monsters’ spines, use Frost to inflict the Chill Status, freezing them solid for a short while. Certain enemies might even attack with Void magic, a power drawn from the parallel realm of Entropy.

Climb the Talent Trees

The Talent Tree is your roadmap to power. While gear like swords and armor offer an immediate boon to strength, the Talent Tree gives you long-term, customizable power through carefully chosen abilities. Earn Talent Points by leveling up or visiting Offering Shrines. Each Class in Mandragora has its own unique Tree—will you master them all?

Starting Nodes unlock a core ability for each class, like the Vanguard’s ability to wield Tower Shields. Focus on aggressive builds to get powerful Bleed effects, develop new defensive strategies with your shield, or find ways to restore your Health and Adrenaline with every enemy you dispatch.

If you want to push your build even further, you can combine Talents from different Classes. For example, blend the Vanguard’s raw strength with the Flameweaver’s speed to yield a hybrid build that shreds enemies with Bleed and lightning-fast strikes.

Crafty Caravans

Your journey is dangerous, but you don’t have to face it alone. Skilled Artisans who travel with your Caravan can craft powerful gear, consumables, and enchantments to aid you in battle. There are seven Artisan Vendors throughout Faelduum, each a master of their craft. Whether it’s weapons, armor, potions, or runes, everything you need to survive can be forged, brewed, or prepared at your Caravan.

Some Artisans may cultivate their own resources, such as rare herbs that you can use to make potions and weapon oils. You might even be lucky enough to enjoy a stat-boosting meal with the Cook. And for all the lore fans out there, be sure to visit the brave Explorer to piece together map fragments and read detailed Bestiary entries on the creatures you’ve slain.

Crafting with Artisans will level them up and help you unlock stronger gear. Always check out your Artisans’ wares before setting out on a quest!

Gear Up, Inquisitor

Your Inquisitor is yours to develop and customize as you see fit. Power them up with Talents, Active Skills, and Gear. And speaking of Gear, there are over 350 items to find, earn, and craft in Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree.

Equip Weapons, Armor, Rings, and Consumables, and switch between two Weapon sets to find your ideal loadout. Whether you wield a Greatsword or Dual Daggers, your approach can shape your playstyle and journey through Faelduum.

Your Armor is a crucial piece of the puzzle, too. It not only reduces incoming physical damage, but can grant additional attribute bonuses to health, defense, resistance, and more. Every piece also has a unique Weight and Poise, with more Poise making it harder to stagger you in combat, and Weight contributing to your overall carry capacity.

Whether you craft it, loot it from enemies, or find it lying around on your travels, keep an eye out for new Gear to fuel your quest. You can also enchant and enhance your weapons and armor with one of your Artisans—Rhys the Occultist.

This just scratches the surface of how deep combat can be tailored to your whims – start your journey with Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree or play the demo and prepare to face the horrors of Entropy!

Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

Knights Peak

☆☆☆☆☆
1

★★★★★

$39.99

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Slay your way in Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, a dark fantasy action RPG. Battle monsters across an expansive story featuring 40+ hours of gameplay, craft powerful upgrades for your weapons and gear, and explore the secrets of this vast, ruined world.

DEFY YOUR FATE
You are an Inquisitor. As evil seeps into Faelduum through tears in reality, defy your purpose and embark on a path that leads to this world’s unraveling fate. From the towering majesty of Crimson City, through festering darkness, and into the horrors of Entropy… what will you become at journey’s end?

MASTER SOULSLIKE COMBAT
Choose from six unique Classes and wield blades and magic to master your craft in brutal battles. Dodge, parry, and strike with perfect timing to hunt vicious creatures and nightmarish bosses.

SUCCUMB TO A DARK FANTASY WORLD
Fall into a sinister, branching tale written by Brian Mitsoda and hauntingly soundtracked by Christos Antoniou (Septicflesh) and the FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague. 75 unique locations await your discovery across this vast, interconnected world.

SLAY YOUR WAY
Create your Inquisitor and develop them through six Talent Trees. Hundreds of skill and combat upgrades are available, and you can also craft powerful weapons and gear to define your playstyle, die less, and deal death faster.

New to action RPG or Soulslike games? Tune the difficulty to your skill level in the settings. For Soulslike experts, more challenges await in New Game Plus!

This month brings a variety of exciting updates across our gaming platforms, including easy and convenient purchasing within the Xbox app on mobile, the ability to stream your own game on Xbox consoles, recommended ways to free up storage space, and more. Read on below for more information on these features and others coming soon to your favorite devices.

Xbox App on Mobile

Buy games, Join Game Pass, and Redeem Perks Directly from the Xbox app

We’re excited to announce that one of the most requested features from the Xbox community is coming to the Xbox app. Players will soon be able to buy games and add-on content, join Game Pass, and redeem Perks directly from the Xbox app on mobile. Be ready to play on day one by pre-ordering games like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 and then set it to pre-install on Xbox consoles from the app. Buy games like Assassin’s Creed Shadows and MLB The Show 25. Players will also be able to join Game Pass directly from the Xbox app. Ultimate members can redeem Perks like the Sea of Thieves Seventh Serving Emote directly from the app.

This experience will start to roll out to beta users on iOS and Android and will be available soon for everyone on the Google Play Store on Android devices and the Apple Store.

If players already have a saved form of payment, the Xbox app will display a Buy button on game detail pages, allowing them to purchase games and add-on content with just two clicks. 

Xbox Consoles

Stream Your Own Game – Now on Xbox Consoles

Starting today, Game Pass Ultimate members can now stream select games they own in addition to the Game Pass catalog on their Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles. This will broaden the previously announced devices from November, that includes Samsung Smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV devices, Meta Quest headsets as well as other browser supported devices like PCs, smart phones and tablets. Members can save time and hard drive space and play their games immediately without needing to download and install them first.

To start streaming from an Xbox console, go to My games & apps > Full library > Owned Games. 

• Cloud playable games will display a cloud badge on the game page. 
• Use filters to find games more quickly. Choose Filter > Ready to play > Cloud gaming. 
• To start playing, select the game and then choose Play with Cloud Gaming. 
• Start streaming directly from the Store app after buying select cloud playable games.

Stream Your Own Game – Over 100+ Games

We’re continuing to add more games to the Stream your own game collection for Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta). Game Pass Ultimate members can stream from a library of over 100+ cloud playable games on supported devices.

Recently added:

• Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
• Kill It With Fire
• LEGO Marvel Superheroes
• Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 2
• Monster Jam Showdown
• Squirrel with a Gun
• Subnautica 2
• Wanderstop

Coming soon:

• Agatha Christie Murder on the Orient Express
• Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy
• Barton Lynch Pro Surfing
• Bratz Flaunt your fashion
• Construction Simulator
• Empire of the Ants
• Mandragora
• PAW Patrol Grand Prix
• Paw Patrol World
• Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate
• Predator: Hunting Grounds
• SpiderHeck
• Starship Troopers: Extermination
• Steep
• Teardown
• The Game of Life 2
• Undisputed
• Way of the Hunter
• Wizard of Legend II

Check out the full list of cloud-playable games available to stream on supported devices here. For more information, learn more here.

Access Xbox Remote Play From More Devices

Players can now play any game installed on their console by visiting xbox.com/remoteplay on any device with a supported web browser. While access to Xbox remote play will no longer be available directly from the Xbox app on mobile, players will still be able to play from their mobile device’s browsers.

In addition to streaming from the web, players will soon be able to access Xbox remote play on more devices, including supported Samsung Smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV devices, and Meta Quest headsets.  

By unifying Xbox remote play and Xbox Cloud Gaming on Xbox.com, we’re able to support more devices, open access to the store on the Xbox app on mobile, and make it easier for our teams to optimize the streaming experience and build new features going forward.

As a bonus, starting this month, backward compatible games from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 will be streamable via remote play across all supported devices.

Free Up Space in My Games & Apps

With today’s update, we are introducing a new and improved way to free up storage space on all Xbox consoles. In addition to displaying unused add-ons and shrinkable games, we will now include recommendations for removing duplicate copies of games and games that players no longer have access to. Try out this feature by heading to My Games & Apps > Manage > Free up space.

Game Hubs

New game hubs on Xbox consoles have arrived. Game hubs include relevant information about the game selected, such as player stats, achievements, friends currently playing the game, recent captures, available add-ons, events, and more.

For a subset of players, game hubs will appear whenever a player selects a game from their recently played games or installed games lists. The default focus in game hubs is always on the Play button, so players can jump right into the action with a quick double-tap from the game tile to start playing.

A new setting has been introduced that allows players to launch games directly, instead of through game hubs has also been added. To activate it go to the personalization settings or to My games & apps > Manage > Games & apps.

In Case You Missed It

Xbox Consoles – South of Midnight Dynamic Background

South of Midnight introduced a new dynamic background for Xbox Series X|S consoles, allowing fans to customize their consoles to match this exciting new game.

To learn how to customize your Xbox Series X|S console by choosing a dynamic background, visit the Xbox Support page.

Help Shape the Future of Xbox

Stay tuned to Xbox Wire for future updates and the latest and greatest Xbox news. For support related to Xbox updates, visit the official Xbox Support site.

We love hearing from the community, whether you have a suggestion for a new feature that you’d like to see added, or you want to give feedback on existing features that could use some improvement. We’re always looking for ways to improve Xbox experiences for players around the world. If you’d like to help create the future of Xbox and get early access to new features, join the Xbox Insider Program today by downloading the Xbox Insider Hub for Xbox Series X|S & Xbox One or Windows PC.

Happy gaming.

The DOOM Slayer is back, and as we count down the days until you can explore the medieval world of DOOM: The Dark Ages, you’ll need the right tools to get the job done. Introducing the Xbox Wireless Controller – DOOM: The Dark Ages Limited Edition, Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 – DOOM: The Dark Ages Limited Edition, and the Xbox Series X Wrap – DOOM: The Dark Ages Limited Edition.

This collection celebrates DOOM and the latest chapter in the franchise’s storied history. From the runes adorning each piece, to specific homages like the matte green armor and the Mark of the Slayer, every detail in this collection has been thoughtfully selected to capture the essence of the DOOM universe.

If you’re going to be the Slayer, you better look the part – gear up with the Limited Edition Xbox Wireless Controller in battle-worn green and silver. Crowned with 3D silver helmet spikes at the top and silver-plated sheathing on the two sides, this controller was forged for a demon-slaying super weapon. With additional touches like a rubberized, leather-like grip, a red thumbstick to match the chest port, and blood splatter resulting from your Shield Saw, every detail is crafted with the DOOM fan in mind.

The Xbox Wireless Controller – DOOM: The Dark Ages Limited Edition also includes the DOOM Slayer Executioner Skin DLC for DOOM: The Dark Ages (game sold separately) so you can jump right into the action adorned with the skin’s deep red and green metallic luster.

For those looking to take their game to the next level, look no further than the DOOM: The Dark Ages Limited Edition Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2. Our most advanced controller lets you become a living super weapon. The bold Mark of the Slayer serves as the focal point at the center of the controller, while the transparent red top case—infused with ember-like flakes—evokes the feeling of gazing into the fiery depths of Hell.

Fans who demand precision in battle can fine-tune their settings through the Xbox Accessories App, adjust features like shorter hair trigger locks, adjustable-tension thumbsticks, and swap in interchangeable components. With additional paddles, thumbsticks, and a carrying case included, you have endless ways to customize your Elite controller to fit your playstyle.

Finally, Xbox Series X owners can customize their console even further with the DOOM: The Dark Ages Limited Edition console wrap. Transform your console into an omen of DOOM, featuring dark, towering rock shattered by the bright red Mark of the Slayer. On the inside, unspeakable inscriptions and symbols from the deepest levels of Hell are etched into the design, sealed away by the wrap’s easy-to-install Velcro strap – no tools or adhesives required.

Whether you own the Xbox Series X with a disc drive or the All-Digital version, the wrap works seamlessly, thanks to a removable disc cover. Crafted with solid panels and a high-tech fabric exterior, this wrap delivers a precision fit and premium finish for your Xbox Series X.

The Xbox Wireless Controller – DOOM: The Dark Ages Limited Edition is available now for $79.99 USD ERP exclusively at the Microsoft Store – for a limited time only. Grab yours early at the Microsoft Store or check later with other local retailers before they’re gone.

The Xbox Elite Series 2 – DOOM: The Dark Ages Limited Edition is available for pre-order today for $199.99 USD ERP and will be released on April 25.

The Xbox Series X Wrap – DOOM: The Dark Ages Limited Edition is available now for $54.99 USD ERP. Both the Elite Series 2 controller and the Series X wrap are available exclusively at the Microsoft Store while supplies last.

I’m thrilled to introduce Lushfoil Photography Sim, a tranquil, open-ended photography exploration experience available today on Xbox Series X|S.

While real-life photography can be accessible, it can be harder to commit the time and money to travel. Inspired by some real-world locations that had a huge impact on me, I wanted to virtually recreate some of the highlights of my travels so others can experience them too. I committed to learning Unreal Engine over the last few years in order to do each location justice, and make the game I’ve always wanted to make.

Having grown up with photography, I believe it’s an important medium not only for self-expression, but as a way to remember our lives and all the details we would otherwise forget. With Lushfoil, photo taking isn’t a side objective or optional feature, but it’s at the core of the experience, allowing you to fully absorb the game’s atmosphere and appreciate details in your surroundings.

Fully Simulated Camera Settings

I spent a lot of time traveling with my Canon 1100, which inspired the main DSLR camera you find in Lushfoil. I’ve incorporated a full set of controls and settings that will be familiar to photographers, while also making these settings unobtrusive for beginners who just want to shoot. Lushfoil includes some cutting-edge capture techniques, such as properly simulated shutter speedandlong exposure.

Immersive Real-World Locations

There are 10 unlockable locations in the game, chosen to create as much variety as possible between maps, set in France, Italy, Japan, China, Australia, Nepal and Iceland. Each environment is filled to the brim with details, photo objectives that require you to traverse all corners of the map and has plenty of secrets and unlockable surprises.

The main appeal of recreating these locations digitally is that you no longer have to wait for the perfect morning light or for the fog to settle, all of that is just already there.Unlockable weather presets, as well as the ability to fine tune all aspects of the scene – including sun angle, wind, rain, snow and more – gives you an even greater sense of immersion.

Exploration and Gameplay

While the core of Lushfoil is all about photography, I’ve also woven in objectives and exploration incentives that give the game a progressive structure. You can still play at your own pace, but progression is dependent on how much you’re able to notice and how willing you are to explore.

I hope everyone finds something that satisfies them specifically, whether that’s playing like a completionist or taking it slow, working on your technique, and absorbing the atmosphere. For those of you who are looking to learn a bit more about camera settings and how to make the most of your real-world camera, there’s a bunch of educational material in the game too.

Xbox Optimization

I’ve worked hard to ensure the game runs smoothly and looks great on both Xbox Series X and S with minimal loading times and smooth framerates. The high-end hardware and graphics on Xbox Series X|S really allows me to push the quality of models, shadows and post processing, so the environments feel extra rich and detailed. Hopefully this will elevate the shots you take.

Available Today

I’m excited for everyone to experience Lushfoil Photography Sim today on Xbox Series X|S. Even after long years in development, it’s possible to show perspectives of the game that I’ve never seen before, which I can’t wait to see. Good luck shooting!

Lushfoil Photography Sim

Annapurna Interactive

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$14.99

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Experience detailed, true-to-life recreations of beautiful and diverse locations around the world. Trek through and explore environments to capture stunning vistas and landscapes with your fully-featured in-game camera. Each environment is filled with objectives to reward players that have a good eye for angles and perspectives, and hidden secrets for those who are patient and observant.

The rich atmosphere of Lushfoil Photography Sim is enhanced by an ambient, ethereal soundtrack featuring licensed music from artists around the world.

Capture the Perfect Shot
The in-game camera includes an abundance of settings that you’d expect from a real-world professional DSLR camera. The camera simulates settings such as Auto/Manual Focus, Flash, Exposure, Contrast, White Balance, Aperture, Burst Shot and other effects for full creative control over your photography. The game further provides tools that allow for manipulation of the environmental conditions for your photos, such as manual adjustment of light angles, fog, snow, wind, and rain.

Off the Beaten Path
Dive deeper into the game’s many locations to find unlockable cameras and experience the world from unique perspectives. Find a first-person drone that allows you to soar above the landscape and capture the world from above, or find a hidden rowboat that allows you to traverse still waters in pursuit of the perfect shot.

Very Efficiently Optimised
Each environment has been created in Unreal Engine 5 and is built from the ground up to be both efficiently optimized and showcase the game’s locations in stunning visual fidelity. There are extensive custom settings that will help the game run on a wide range of PCs, while taking full advantage of high-end graphics cards.

About Me
My name is Matt, I’m from Perth in West Australia and I’ve been working on this project solo for about 4 years (as of April 2023). As an avid hiker and photographer I hope you’re able to appreciate the atmosphere and details I have tried to encapsulate in these environments. I sincerely hope you have a great experience :’)

‘A Minecraft Movie’ has proved that everyone yearns for the mines – not just the children. Now that the film based on the best-selling video game of all time is a smash-hit success, Minecraft players new and old might be wondering how they can recreate iconic movie moments in their own worlds – or maybe just run around yelling “I am Steve!”

Thankfully, we have the answers (well, apart from the “I am Steve!” one – you can probably just do that for yourself). Read on to find out:

Taming a Wolf

If you want to be like Steve, taming a wolf has to be your first task. Unfortunately, it’s not so easy – you’ll need bones to feed a wild wolf, and the easiest way to get those is by killing skeletons. But if you don’t want to risk life and limb fighting skeletons all night, there’s another, much safer way to get them – go fishing!

Finding a Village

Many Minecraft players start their journey by building houses from common materials like dirt and wood. But if you want to step up your game like Steve does in ‘A Minecraft Movie’, you’re going to want to find a real village to call your own. After all, villagers make great neighbors.

There are many ways to find a village. One thing to remember is, in most worlds, you generally won’t have to wander too far from your initial spawn point. But if you’re really feeling lost, you can always use Creative Mode to fly around without a care.

Venturing to the Nether

One of the pivotal moments in ‘A Minecraft Movie’ occurs when Steve enters the Nether for the first time. Players who are looking to live dangerously can do the same as soon as they find some diamonds and iron in their Minecraft worlds. Using iron to make buckets, you can pour water on lava to create obsidian. Then craft a diamond pickaxe to mine that obsidian, build it into a five-by-four rectangle, and ignite the center using flint and steel (“Flint and steel!”). Ruined portals can also be found, just like you might have seen in the movie.

Getting Elytra and Firework Rockets

If you’ve seen ‘A Minecraft Movie’, you’re probably interested in recreating the thrilling elytra flight using firework rockets to propel you at breakneck speeds. Fireworks are easy enough to craft using gunpowder from Creepers and paper crafted from sugarcane. But finding your own elytra is a different story – you’ll need to locate a stronghold in the overworld, jump through the portal to the End, defeat the Ender Dragon, and venture out to distant End islands until you find an End City.

Easier said than done – but it’s worth the effort once you’re flying through the sky. If you’d like to skip straight to the flying, you can take a sneak peek at the new happy ghast in Minecraft’s upcoming game drop. Curious about how the ghast became happy? Check them out in our most recent Minecraft Live broadcast!

Chicken, Creeper, and More Farms

‘A Minecraft Movie’ showcases some of the different farms that players might build in their Minecraft worlds. For example, Steve’s lava chicken cooker is based on a real contraption that uses Minecraft items including a dispenser, chicken eggs, and a bucket full of lava to automatically hatch, cook, and harvest chickens. Likewise, the “Creeper farm” that the movie characters venture through on their minecart ride is a useful build for players who need lots of gunpowder – if, say, they wanted to craft a lot of fireworks for some reason (wink). If you want to build these in your own world, the Minecraft community has created countless wonderful, in-depth tutorials on YouTube and elsewhere.

Applying Official A Minecraft Movie Marketplace Content

For those who don’t just want to recreate ‘A Minecraft Movie’ moments in their worlds, but want to really live them, the Minecraft Marketplace has several movie-inspired downloadable items – and the best part is that they’re all free.

A Minecraft Movie: Add-On and Lava Chicken Add-On can be applied to any world, including existing ones, to bring items and entities from the movie into your game; while A Minecraft Movie DLC is a full-on standalone movie-themed adventure. Of course, you can always simply download A Minecraft Movie Hero Pack to play as Steve, Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison, and the other movie characters in any Minecraft world.

‘A Minecraft Movie’ is in theaters worldwide now.