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This Week on Xbox: March 6, 2020

We know you’re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the past week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you can feast your eyes on our weekly video show above. Be sure to come back every Friday to find out what’s happening This Week on Xbox! Expand Your Collection with New Special Edition Xbox Wireless

Bleeding Edge Gets Even Bigger with Mekko and a Brand-new Map

Today, we’re incredibly hyped to announce a brand-new fighter coming to Bleeding Edge: Mekko! Mekko is a trash-talking, crab-walking dolphin piloting a mech, and the sole survivor of a series of brutal experiments designed to turn ocean dwelling creatures into biological sonic weapons. Aided by Daemon, Mekko escaped captivity and now puts his mechanical-assisted abilities to the test in the Bleeding Edge arenas. Our newest addition to Bleeding Edge is a Ranged Tank with limited mobility who can pull allies to safety. By absorbing damage with his bubble shield, Mekko

Xbox Insider Release Notes – Beta Ring (2004.200302-0000)

Hey Beta ring users! Today’s Xbox Insider Release Notes highlight the latest fixes, known issues, and features coming to your console. Starting at 2 p.m. PT today, users will receive the latest 2004 Xbox One system update (build: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200419041.1694.200302-0000). Keep reading for more details. System Update Details: OS version released: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200419041.1694.200302-0000 Available: 2 p.m. PT – March 5, 2020 Mandatory: 3 a.m. PT – March 6, 2020 Fixes for Beta We’ve heard your feedback, and we’re happy to announce the following fixes have been implemented for this 2004 build: Parties

Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass for PC: Ori and The Will of the Wisps, Pikuniku, and More

If you fired up the new Xbox (beta) app for PC recently, you probably noticed a nice shiny new addition: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary that has joined Halo: The Master Chief Collection. And if you keep it open, you’ll see the pre-download for Ori and the Will of the Wisps is also available (because you’ll want to play it on day one). Now, keep that Xbox (beta) app open because we have more games coming at you! Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass for PC The Lord of the Rings:

Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass for Console: NBA 2K20, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and More

My favorite part about being an Xbox Game Pass member is playing games that I haven’t tried yet and enjoying them on day one when they’re released. This week we have both of those and more! (I didn’t say I would be good at these games — there’s some bad basketball in my future). If you haven’t tried Xbox Game Pass yet, now is a great time to try your first month for $1. Let’s jump in! March 5  NBA 2K20 2K continues to redefine what’s possible in sports gaming with

SwitchArcade Round-Up: Reviews of ‘Snack World’, ‘Darksiders Genesis’, and ‘SEGA AGES Sonic 2’, Today’s New Releases and the Latest Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for February 24th, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got full reviews of three recent releases: Snack World, Darksiders Genesis, and SEGA AGES Sonic the Hedgehog 2. We’ve also got summaries of two new releases, and a surprisingly hefty list of sales to check out. Let’s roll on into it! Reviews Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl – Gold ($49.99) Let me begin this review by saying that I could see some people really getting into Snack World. There’s a lot to do,

Announcing Adobe Animate CC 2019

The Adobe Animate team is excited to announce the latest version of Adobe Animate CC. This new version pushes the boundaries of the animation space with Asset warping, Layer Parenting, layer effects, and automatic lip syncing — all designed to enhance the quality of animations created with the tool. In addition, Animate CC 2019 enables 2D animators to use their existing skills for creating VR experiences (beta), introduces a new WebGL-based runtime (beta), significant performance enhancements to the HTML Canvas output, and much more. Some of the new features include: