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This Week on Xbox: January 31, 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!

Xbox, Nike, and EA Sports Team Up on Custom Xbox One Inspired by Special Edition Air Max 90s
Xbox, EA Sports, and Nike are celebrating Sunday’s showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers with a limited-edition custom Xbox One X console, inspired by the special edition Nike x Madden NFL 20 Air Max 90 dropped this evening on the red carpet of EA Sports Bowl…

Monster Energy Supercross 3 – Special Edition Available Now on Xbox
While planning the development of Supercross 3, we listened to the feedback of our community and we added several features that fans of the series have been asking for. First things first, let’s talk about the gameplay. In a sport like Supercross, the bikes spend a lot of time in the air. Thus, after… 

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How the ID@Xbox Community Influenced HyperDot’s Xbox Achievement Design
HyperDot is a minimalist action arcade game with one rule: dodge everything. There’s a thread of “easy to learn, difficult to master” throughout the game, and solo developer Charles McGregor wanted the game’s achievements to strike a similar balance. So, how do you design a list of achievements…

Apex Legends Season 4 – Assimilation Coming February 4 to Xbox One
Confront or embody true evil with the new legend Revenant, try out a deadly new sniper rifle, and avoid destruction as Hammond Robotics’ Planet Harvester wreaks havoc in Apex Legends Season 4 – Assimilation. Summon your courage and prepare to drop in on Xbox One! Revenant was once human…

PUBG Season 6

PUBG: New Karakin Map, Motor Glider, and Survivor Pass: Shakedown Drop Today with Season 6
Now that the holiday lull has come to an end, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) on Xbox One is dropping into 2020 with a bang! Starting today, we’re kicking off Season 6 with Update 6.1 which welcomes a brand spankin’ new map to the battlegrounds: Karakin. Karakin is our most innovative…

Journey to the Savage Planet Available Now on Xbox One
As the end of another frigid January approaches, so too does the triumphant release of Journey to the Savage Planet! Starting today, you can join Kindred Aerospace’s Pioneer Program, agreeing to be strapped to a poorly made rocket and hurtled thousands of lightyears into undiscovered space…

Xbox Battle Predicts the 49ers to Win the Big Game as Richard Sherman Defeats Travis Kelce in Madden NFL 20 Preview of Sunday’s Showdown
Richard Sherman had the upper hand in Tuesday night’s epic Xbox Sessions: Game Before the Game episode, as he led the San Francisco 49ers to defeat Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs, 21-16, in a preview of Sunday night’s matchup. The two players battled it out in a friendly but intense…

Enjoy Big Discounts During the THQ Nordic and Handy games 2020 Sale
Whether you’re into total destruction, hack-n-slash action, or alien invasions, we have what you’re looking for and more! Each year the THQ Nordic & Handy games Sale offers dozens of games on sale to all audiences for countless hours of fun. From now through February 3 you can save up to 80%…

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Ultimate Edition

Making a Boss Fight: Behind the Scenes of Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire – Ultimate Edition
Hello! It’s great talking to all of you. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire was a fun game to work on and now with it coming to Xbox One I wanted to give you a look into a bit of the process and work that goes into making just one boss fight for this game. An encounter that I’m quite proud of is the…

It Came from Space and Ate Our Brains: From Game Jam Prototype to Xbox Release
My name is Remco. I‘m one of the founders of Triangle Studios and I’m proud to announce that It Came from Space and Ate Our Brains is available on Xbox One today! We realize the title is quite bizarre, but what’s possibly even more bizarre is the fact that we’re finally releasing a game…

Games with Gold - February 2020

New games with Gold for February 2020
In February on Xbox One, race across a legendary mountain course in TT Isle of Man and then dive deep into the depths of Lovecraftian horror in Call of Cthulhu. On Xbox 360, and Xbox One via Backward Compatibility, enjoy a fresh spin on a beloved franchise in Fable Heroes then play an all-time classic…

The Clans Unite: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics is Coming February 4 to Xbox One
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics, now available to pre-order on the Microsoft Store, presents players with the opportunity to unite the Gelfling clans of Thra against the villainous Skeksis by embracing each clan’s unique abilities, and using them strategically to help their team of heroes battle…

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Next Week on Xbox: New games for February 4 to 7
Welcome to Next Week on Xbox, where we cover all the new games coming soon to Xbox One! Every week the team at Xbox aims to deliver quality gaming content for you to enjoy on your favorite gaming console. To find out what’s coming soon to Xbox One, read on below and click on each of the game…

Stone, the Aussie LGBT Stoner Noir, is Out Now on Xbox One
Hey Xbox Wire, nice to meet you all. I’m Greg Louden from Convict games and I’m here to talk about our debut, Stone. It’s an Aussie LGBT stoner noir interactive story that follows our koala private investigator Stone who wakes to find his lover has been kidnapped. You need to find out what happened…