Team Ninja know how to make a show-stopping action game and if Ninja Gaiden 4 is an exclusive for the Xbox Series X then it'll be huge news. That's according to in-the-know journalist Jeff Grubb who has an enviable track record in terms of accuracy. While this sounds very intriguing, rumour has it The Initiative's first game will not feature during the Xbox Games Showcase. Rumour has it the new Perfect Dark game will drop the first-person gameplay seen in the N64 and Xbox 360 games made by Rare.Īnd instead it will be a third-person action game with stealth mechanics. It's believed the first game that The Initiative will be tackling is a reboot of Perfect Dark, which last made an appearance as an Xbox 360 launch title. With such an impressive list of talent excitement surrounding the 'AAAA' studio's first project is extremely high. This is a newly formed studio which has been cherry picking top talent who have worked on the likes of God of War, Red Dead Redemption, GTA 5 and Uncharted 4. In recent years Microsoft has been buying up plenty of talented studios, such as Obsidian, and we could see the fruits of this labour in the Xbox Games Showcase.īut one of the most eye-catching studios that are now under the Xbox Game Studios banner is The Initiative. Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick isn’t a fan, either, which sets up an interesting debate now Microsoft is set to seal its $69 billion buyout of the Call of Duty maker.XBOX GAMES SHOWCASE - PERFECT DARK AND THE INITIATIVE Game Pass has been under the microscope since its inception, with Xbox trumpeting it as a new distribution paradigm and PlayStation boss Jim Ryan claiming publishers don't like it. The price rise and now this launch of Game Pass Core come after Xbox boss Phil Spencer's admission Game Pass growth is slowing and has the potential to cannibalize sales. Ultimate rose two dollars to $16.99 a month. Xbox Game Pass rose by a dollar, from $9.99 to $10.99 monthly (Core now takes the $9.99 price tag). Free-to-play online multiplayer games did not require an Xbox Live Gold subscription before, and do not require a Core subscription now.Įarlier this month, Game Pass got its first price rise since its original launch six years ago. ![]() Here's a handy graphic summing up what's available:Īs before, Console Game Pass does not include access to online console multiplayer. With the launch of Game Pass Core, Game Pass has four distinct offerings: Core ($9.99 a month) Console ($10.99 a month) PC ($9.99 a month) and Ultimate ($16.99 a month). We can’t wait to hear more from the community when it launches on September 14th, and we’ll see you online!” I’m proud and humbled by the stories we hear about online teammates becoming real-life friends after years playing, or even marriages whose initial spark was ignited in a pre-match lobby. “Thank you to everyone who has been with us since the early days, joined along the way with friends, and now with us in Xbox Game Pass. We found that the answer to the most compelling catalog was to leverage select titles from our Xbox Game Pass catalog. “We wanted to use this opportunity to re-imagine how to include content with this subscription. “With this evolution, we're saying farewell to Games with Gold,” Jerret West, CVP, Gaming Marketing, said in a post on Xbox Wire. Regardless of subscription status, any Xbox 360 titles redeemed via Games with Gold in the past will be kept in a player’s library. ![]() Players can continue to access any Xbox One games they previously redeemed through Games with Gold if they remain a Game Pass Ultimate or Game Pass Core member, Microsoft clarified. With the introduction of Game Pass Core, Games with Gold comes to an end on September 1. ![]() Here’s how it all works: at launch on September 14, Xbox Live Gold members automatically become Game Pass Core members. This gave Xbox Live Gold subscribers a handful of games each month - a once hugely popular bonus that has become the subject of ridicule due to the low profile of the free titles. The Games with Gold promotion launched for Xbox 360 in July 2013. The Xbox 360, Xbox One and Xbox Series X and S all used the platform. Xbox Live launched first on the original Xbox on November 15, 2002, and was popularised by the online multiplayer portion Halo 2. Core includes access to online console multiplayer and gives subscribers a collection of over 25 games to play on Xbox Series X and S and Xbox One for $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year. Xbox Live Gold ends September 14 and will be replaced by Game Pass Core, which Microsoft described as “an evolution” of Xbox Live Gold.
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