Microsoft’s first Xbox Game Pass drop for April 2026 is the kind of lineup that changes what you play this month—whether you’re here for prestige indies, a big remaster, or a co-op shooter with serious vibes. Hades II, FBC: Firebreak, and Replaced headline a genuinely packed Wave 1 across Xbox…
When State of Decay 3 first showed up in 2020 with a moody cinematic trailer—snow, isolation, and that now-infamous zombie deer—it looked like Microsoft was teeing up a major next-gen zombie statement for Xbox. Six years later, Undead Labs studio head Philip Holt has finally said the quiet part out…
After years of stop-start visibility, State of Decay 3 has finally coughed up something fans can actually do: Undead Labs has announced a series of alpha playtests beginning in May 2026, with sign-ups live right now. It’s the first real “hands-on” step for the long-awaited co-op zombie survival…
Xbox has officially locked in its biggest summer stage: the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 airs Sunday, June 7, 2026, and it’s immediately followed by a dedicated Gears of War: E-Day Direct—promising new details, gameplay, and insights from developer The Coalition. For Gears fans, this is the moment…
Pearl Abyss isn’t wasting time. Just over a week after Crimson Desert launched on March 19, 2026, the studio has pushed out Patch 1.01.00 (released March 28) across PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, and Xbox, with the Epic Games Store and Mac App Store builds still listed as in-progress. It’s the game’s…
Xbox Game Pass may be on the verge of yet another shake-up, with references surfacing to a rumored new tier codenamed “Triton” that would focus exclusively on Microsoft-owned, first-party games. If real, it could offer a cheaper, cleaner on-ramp for players who only care about Xbox’s in-house…
Serious Sam is back, and he’s bringing four more Sams with him. Serious Sam: Shatterverse has been officially revealed as a five-player co-op, run-based roguelite first-person shooter from Behaviour Interactive and publisher Devolver Digital, unveiled during the Xbox Partner Preview/Showcase. It’s…
GSC Game World has officially pulled the tarp off S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl’s first major post-launch expansion, Cost of Hope, and it’s not some bite-sized mission pack. It’s a massive, nonlinear story add-on launching Summer 2026, promising dozens of hours of new content, two new…
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s next big swing, Stranger Than Heaven, just got a new trailer at the March 26 Xbox Partner Preview — and it finally puts real numbers on the game’s ambition: five explorable cities across five distinct eras (1915, 1929, 1943, 1951, and 1965). It’s a massive scope jump for the…
Microsoft is rolling out another Xbox Partner Preview this week, locking in a third-party-focused showcase for Thursday, March 26. The 30-minute broadcast is headlined by an in-depth look at Stranger Than Heaven from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, alongside a fresh update on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of…
