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Evan’s Remains: The Perks of Coming From a Small Gamedev Community

Hi there, Xbox Wire readers! I’m excited to announce my indie game Evan’s Remains is finally coming to Xbox One today. If you like puzzles, loads of story, and colorful pixel art, feel free to check it out. I’ve talked in the past about a bit of Evan’s Remains background and my own, and how coming from a South American country may present its unique boundaries and limitations when it comes to making and selling games. However, on this occasion, I’d like to talk about the good things about my

Disintegration: Building a New Type of Multiplayer Game

Summary Disintegration is a sci-fi first-person shooter combining FPS and real time strategy elements. V1 Interactive is a new 30-person independent development studio founded by Marcus Lehto, the co-creator of Halo. Disintegration is available for pre-order today on the Microsoft Store for Xbox One, available June 16. Next week, Xbox fans will have a chance to jump in and play a new type of multiplayer game, one that combines the tactical strategy of an RTS mixed with first-person shooter elements. To dive into more details on this upcoming game, we

Metal: Hellsinger Is A Rhythm Action FPS Inspired By Doom

At first glance, Metal: Hellsinger looks to hit the same stride that id Software's Doom series has, but as it turns out, developer The Outsiders' new rhythm action game marches to the tune of its own metal beat. As an FPS set in the depths of hell, you'll use an arsenal of weapons to slice, shoot, and obliterate your enemies. But to succeed in your journey through the underworld, you'll need to stay to rip and tear in step with the game's metal songs to build up energy to fight

Inside Xbox Series X Optimized: Dirt 5

When it launches this holiday, Xbox Series X will be the most powerful console the world has ever seen. One of the biggest benefits of all that power is giving developers the ability to make games that are Xbox Series X Optimized. This means that they’ve taken full advantage of the unique capabilities of Xbox Series X, both for new titles built natively using the Xbox Series X development environment as well as previously released titles that have been rebuilt specifically for the console. In our Inside Xbox Series X

10 Terrifying Horror Podcasts To Binge

Running out of movies to stream? Give these horror podcasts a try. There's no shortage of horror content out there--and plenty of it is in streaming movie or TV show form. But as we officially enter the summer with events around the world still canceled there is a real possibility that you've exhausted all the new stuff from your streaming libraries. If that's the case, please don't panic. We've uncovered hours of creepy, free horror for you to stream straight into your ears rather than your eyes. That's right: It's

Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass for Console and PC: No Man’s Sky, Bard’s Tale Remastered and Resnarkled, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMix, and More

Welcome to June – we’ve got robots, we’ve got reMix, we’ve got Resnarkled (I didn’t make that word up, they did) and other things like DLC but I couldn’t find a way to make them start with “r”. There is plenty to get to for console and PC, so let’s jump in! Coming Soon Bard’s Tale Remastered and Resnarkled (Console & PC) – June 18You are the Bard, a selfish rogue weary of pointless sub-quests and rat-infested cellars. Through magical song you summon characters to join your quest! Prepare to

David Lynch Is Re-Releasing His Rabbits “Sitcom”, And It’s A Must-See For Fans

In 2002, David Lynch released an eight part series called Rabbits, which he referred to as a "sitcom" despite it being...well, a pretty typical David Lynch creation (albeit one with a laugh track). The show has long been unavailable online, having been removed from his website, but now the first episode has been re-released on YouTube. The series stars Scott Coffey (Lost Highway), Laura Elena Harring (Mulholland Dr.), and Naomi Watts (Mulholland Dr., Twin Peaks: The Return), all of whom are wearing giant rabbit masks. It's scored by Angelo Badalamenti,

Call Of Duty 2020 Is Coming From Black Ops Creator Treyarch, Pro Player Teases

The evidence continues to mount that 2020's new Call of Duty game will be developed, in part at least, by Black Ops studio Treyarch. Professional Call of Duty player Chance said on Reddit that he recently met with the studio to talk about the "competitive philosophy" for the new game. Activision is known to consult with top professional players to help with the competitive scene for each new Call of Duty game--it's important because Call of Duty eSports is a huge deal. Treyarch studio boss David Vonderhaar recently stoked the

GameStop Loses $165 Million After Temporarily Closing More Than 3,000 Stores Due To COVID-19

Video game retailer GameStop has announced earnings for its first quarter ended May 2, and as expected, it was a tough period for the company. In total GameStop posted a loss of $165.7 million. For comparison, during the same quarter last year, GameStop posted a profit of $6.8 million. The poor results are due in part to the COVID-19 crisis. GameStop shut down all of its 3,526 stores in the United States; about 65 percent of these stores offered curbside pickup for orders. Internationally, Australia's GameStop-owned EB Games was a

Valorant’s First Post-Launch Update 1.01 Nerfs Sage: Read The Full Patch Notes

After several weeks in closed beta, Valorant finally launched on PC at the start of the month. Its first post-launch patch is update 1.01, which arrives just one week after Valorant released via update 1.0. Patch 1.01 brings with it a few notable changes, including a nerf to healer character Sage and a small addition to Spike Rush mode. There is still no word on when ranked mode is coming back. Read more about the changes, as well as the full patch notes, below. Sage, the defensive expert with healing