Xbox Game Pass - Harold Halibut, Botany Manor, LEGO 2K Drive, Diablo 4, Evil West, Control:UE, Dead Island 2 out now

You get a code for 3 months of Game Pass which if you already have Ultimate automatically converts to 2 months of Ultimate.

Wow, just done it, and now I'm covered until May for the grand total of bugger all. M&S even threw in another free month if I accepted recurring billing.

Thanksgiving. :datass:

(Fake edit: Marks and Sparks aren’t selling Xbox subscriptions)

£13 in Argos so marginally cheaper to buy it that way and keep your reward points. You can spend nectar points instead

3 months of Ultimate £16 at amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Xbox-Ultimate- ... bf-21&th=1

Great price. I’m nowhere near needing one yet but I might grab a couple to extend it by six months. They’re stackable, right?

rinks wrote:Great price. I’m nowhere near needing one yet but I might grab a couple to extend it by six months. They’re stackable, right?

Yeh. I think Argos have a limit you can buy in one go though.

Launching into Xbox Game Pass next week -

Halo Reach (3rd Dec) - XB/PC
My Friend Pedro (5th December) - XB
Demon’s Tilt (6th December) - XB
Wandersong (6th December) - XB

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/11/29/ ... er-3-to-6/

It's a new games on XB1 only post so Phoenix Point (3rd), Demon's Tilt, My Friend Pedro etc will probably join PC GP plus old games on both.

Nice, almost bought Wandersong in the Switch sale. Will hold on for GP release now though.

Recently tried/completed the following on GamePass:

Halo 4 (campaign) - Good, but didn't really blow me away. Essentially just more Halo - which has always been a franchise that I like rather than love. 7/10

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - Didn't complete this. It's a beautiful game with some interesting themes and presentation. Unfortunately the basic game play mechanics didn't really interest me and the difficulty/lack of explanation meant I bounced off it after 3 or 4 hours.

Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition - Very good. The art style is beautiful and the game play is varied and challenging. Some moments of frustrating trial and error - particularly the time pressured escape sections - but not enough to take away from the game as a whole. 9/10

Gears 5 - Only just started this. Seems good so far (looks great), although I am pretty hopeless with the cover mechanics!

Personally halo 4 is by far the worst in the series for me.

Pedz wrote:Personally halo 4 is by far the worst in the series for me.

Yeah I'd probably go along with that of the entries I've played. Still haven't played 5 or Reach though.

I didn't think 4 was a bad game, just not a very good one. It felt rather like a Halo by numbers, offering nothing special.

4 was better than Guardians.

KjGarly wrote:4 was better than AIDS, which was better than Guardians.

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December 5

My Friend Pedro (ID@Xbox)
A violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the command of a conscious banana. The strategic use of split aiming, slow motion, and the stylish window breach create one sensational action sequence after another in an explosive battle through the criminal underworld.

Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker
The Naruto franchise is back with a brand-new experience in Naruto to Boruto: Shiobi Striker! This new game lets gamers battle as a team of four to compete against other teams online! Shinobi Striker is built from the ground up in a completely new graphic style. Lead your team and fight online to see who the best ninjas are!

December 6

Demon’s Tilt (ID@Xbox Day One Launch)
A tribute to ‘90s video pinball games, featuring modern effects and mechanics—including bosses, secrets, and unprecedented depth to please video gamers and hardcore pinball enthusiasts alike. Now with bigger sprites, more baddies, more secrets, and more bullets! Demon’s Tilt pushes the limits of the video pinball genre with Shmup & Hack N’ Slash elements.

Wandersong (ID@Xbox Day One Launch)
A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you’ll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters.

December 12

eFootball PES 2020
Experience the most realistic and authentic soccer game with eFootball PES 2020! Play with the biggest teams in world soccer, featuring Spanish champions FC Barcelona, global giants Manchester United, German champions FC Bayern München, and Italian champions Juventus — featured exclusively in PES!

Overcooked! 2 (ID@Xbox)
Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons … it’s time to save the world (again!)

Pathologic 2 (ID@Xbox Day One Launch)
A narrative-driven dramatic thriller about fighting a deadly outbreak in a secluded rural town. Face the realities of a collapsing society as you make difficult choices in seemingly lose-lose situations in this groundbreaking open-world horror RPG.

Tom Clancy’s The Division
A revolutionary next-gen experience that brings the RPG into a modern military setting for the first time. In the wake of a devastating pandemic that sweeps through New York City, basic services fail one by one, and without access to food or water the city descends into chaos. As an agent of The Division, you’ll specialize, modify, and level up your gear, weapons, and skills to take back New York.

Xbox Game Pass Quests

You were going to play the games anyways, time to get some extra points for it. You can open the Microsoft Rewards app and you’ll see a green checkmark with any Quest you’ve completed. Here’s what is on deck for your next quests:

Elf Quest
Complete any Game Pass Quest between December 2 and 15 and get a rental of Elf on us!

Game Pass Quests from December 2 through January 6 include

Biggest Games of 2019
Earn any achievement from our Biggest Games of the Year collection and get 100 points. See eligible games here.

Rage 2
Complete 2 achievements in RAGE 2 to earn 200 points.

Subnautica
Complete 2 achievements in Subnautica to earn 200 points.

ID@Xbox
Earn 3 achievements in any ID@Xbox game and get 300 points. See eligible games here.

Play Something New
Earn 1 achievement in any of these new games released and get 100 points. See eligible games here.

Leaving Soon

It’s sad to see games go as we bring in new ones, we know. If you love these games and aren’t ready to say goodbye, you can buy any game that’s leaving soon before they leave on December 13 at up to 20% off.

Ashen
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Life is Strange Season 1
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/12/04/ ... mber-2019/

Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass for PC

Age of Wonders: Planetfall (ID@Xbox)
Emerge from the cosmic dark age of a fallen galactic empire to build a new future for your people in this 4X turn-based strategy game. Build your empire with one of six unique factions, ranging from the militant Vanguard to the dinosaur-riding Amazons to the cyborg-zombies of the Assembly. Fight, build, negotiate, and advance your way to utopia in a deep single-player campaign, on random skirmish maps, and against friends in multiplayer.

Demon’s Tilt (ID@Xbox Day One Launch)
A tribute to ‘90s video pinball games, Demon’s Tilt features modern effects and mechanics—including bosses, secrets, and unprecedented depth to please video gamers and hardcore pinball enthusiasts alike. Now with bigger sprites, more baddies, more secrets, and more bullets! Demon’s Tilt pushes the limits of the video pinball genre with Shmup & Hack N’ Slash elements.

Europa Universalis IV (ID@Xbox)
Bring civilization out of the Dark Ages with this award-winning empire building simulator. Guide a nation through the years to create a dominant global empire. Rule your nation through the centuries, with unparalleled freedom, depth, and historical accuracy. True exploration, trade, warfare, and diplomacy will be brought to life in this epic title rife with rich strategic and tactical depth.

Faeria (ID@Xbox)
Faeria endeavors to be the next generation of collectible card games (CCG). Its gameplay combines core CCG gameplay with its “Living Board” that gives players the ability to shape the battlefield as they play opening the possibilities for a wide variety of strategies and tactics. Each game of Faeria is designed to not only be unique, beautiful, and fast-paced — but also highly competitive.

Farming Simulator 17
Take on the role of a modern farmer and immerse yourself in a huge open world loaded with a harvest of content. Farm over hundreds of acres of land, including a detailed new North American environment. Drive over 250 farming vehicles and equipment from over 75 manufacturers, including new brands such as Challenger, Fendt, Valtra or Massey Ferguson.

Human: Fall Flat (ID@Xbox)
A quirky, open-ended physics-based puzzle platformer set in floating dreamscapes, your goal in Human: Fall Flat is to find the exit of these surreal levels by solving puzzles with nothing but your wits. Local co-op for 2 players and up to 8 online for even more mayhem!

Metro: Last Light Redux
It is the year 2034. Beneath the ruins of post-apocalyptic Moscow, in the tunnels of the Metro, the remnants of mankind are besieged by deadly threats from outside – and within. Play one of the finest story-driven shooters of all time. Newcomers will experience an epic post-apocalyptic adventure combining thrilling survival horror, combat and stealth, while fans will discover the unique world of Metro transformed with incredible next-generation fidelity.

My Friend Pedro (ID@Xbox)
A violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana. The strategic use of split aiming, slow motion, and window breach create one sensational action sequence after another in an explosive battle through the violent underworld.

Pathologic 2 (ID@Xbox Day One Launch)
A narrative-driven dramatic thriller about fighting a deadly outbreak in a secluded rural town. Face the realities of a collapsing society as you make difficult choices in seemingly lose-lose situations in this groundbreaking open-world horror RPG.

Patch Notes Update

Other than all the games, we’ve got some updates coming to the Xbox (Beta) App coming next week:

Theme your background with one of 15 game options like Forza, Halo, Gears, and some great others.
View your achievements, and quickly set the achievement art as your PC Desktop wallpaper.
View other gamer’s profiles, see the games they’ve played, and their achievement history.

Quests

Quests, you may ask? Why thank you, theoretical person asking me very timely questions. Yes, Quests. We know you love your achievements (I’ve seen the tweets!), so we’ve added a meta game to your PC gaming. This month earn any achievement on PC and get 100 points! See eligible games here - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/c ... XGPPC/xbox

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/12/04/ ... mber-2019/

Forgive my ignorance, does game pass work like PSN? Where you have to add games to your library each month to be able to play them?
Or do you get access to all in 1 hit?

All at once.

But they don't all stay yours forever. You get a warning when stuff is going to drop off the service though.

PC Game Pass (XB1 version is Q1 2020) -

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Xbox Game Pass - Harold Halibut, Botany Manor, LEGO 2K Drive, Diablo 4, Evil West, Control:UE, Dead Island 2 out now

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