A hole new lot of games Out this Week Dec 18th - 21st

 

18th Donut County

Raccoons have taken over Donut County with remote-controlled trash-stealing holes. You play as BK, a hole-driving raccoon who swallows up his friends and their homes to earn prizes. Meet interesting characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole. Donut County is also part of the ID@Xbox Winter of Arcade.

 

18th Nippon Marathon

San! Ni! Ichi! Hajime!!! Stretch your muscles and embark upon the ultimate marathon of Japan in a silly party racer! Hurdle barrels, outrun Shiba Inu, and dive out of the paths of bicycles, all while throwing fruit at your opponents and dashing across planks precariously balanced over waterfalls in an unreal marathon across the whole of Japan.

 

19th Road Redemption

An action racing game where you lead your motorcycle gang on an epic journey of pursuit, blood, and speed. Through your travels, you will upgrade your character, bike, and weapons by completing races, assassinations, robberies, and more.  You’ll need to use kicks, grabs, counters, and other moves to stay alive.

 

19th Hellfront: Honeymoon

An intense twin-stick action strategy game, Hellfront: Honeymoon is said to be enjoyed best with friends over a six-pack of fruit juice. It’s PvP with up to four players locally as you battle it out across brief, intense battles.

 

21st Sundered: Eldritch Edition

Sundered is a horrifying fight for survival and sanity, a hand­-drawn epic from the creators of Jotun. You play Eshe, a wanderer in a ruined world, trapped in ever-­changing caverns filled with hordes of terrifying enemies. Harness the power of corrupted relics to defeat gigantic bosses, at the cost of your humanity in this metroidvania-like game.

 

21st Asdivine Hearts II

With a world on the verge of being frozen in ice, heroes will come together once again to save the world in this sequel to this epic RPG series. Utilizing a brand-new team system, lead up to six characters into battle and destroy powerful foes to save the parallel world of Archelio. 

 

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Christmas Giveaway

I didn't have a giveaway in November as I've got a bigger one for December and Christmas. Like always you can enter by following on Twitter and RT.

Or just leave a comment on the blog, now what could you win? Well for this month after running a poll on Twitter, I'll be giving away an Amazon eVoucher which will be sent on Christmas day.

Meaning if you got a new Xbox One for Christmas, you could buy yourself a second controller, that game you wanted or even elf on Blu Ray.

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More titles coming to Game Pass this year

The guys over at Xbox weren't done with the announcements from X018, as today they confirmed The Gardens Between would be available right now, Mutant Year Zero will launch into Game Pass on December 4th then two days later Strange Brigade will also be available to download. 

They will be joined by Ori and the Blind Forest, Kingdom Two Crowns and Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice in December.

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Out this Week Mutants and Witchers

 

4th Gods Remastered

Play the classic 2D action classic Gods from the acclaimed Bitmap Brothers, full of exciting levels full of monsters and puzzles that you can play either in the original pixel graphics or in a modern 3D mode with an extensive new soundtrack.

 

4th Subnautica

Officially leaving Xbox Game Preview, Subnautica is an underwater open world adventure game where you can craft equipment, pilot submarines, and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, and cave systems.

 

4th Monica e a Guarda dos Coelhos

Monica e a Guarda dos Coelhos is a couch co-op game up to four players with a focus on teamwork and cooperation. Everyone has a different role to defend the castle from smudge horde. Use magical bunnies with unique powers, load them into cannons, and fire them at incoming enemies.

 

4th Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series. Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom borrows the best from the classic series to deliver a fresh, modern adventure with fun gameplay, memorable music and gorgeous hand-drawn animations.

 

4th Gwent: The Witcher Card Game

Xbox Play Anywhere - In Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, gamers clash with their friends in fast-paced duels that combine bluffing, on-the-fly decision making and careful deck construction. The game is played over a best-of-three series of rounds, as players unleash their hand by slinging spells and diverse units with special abilities and use clever tricks to deceive their opponents.

 

4th Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden

Xbox Game Pass - A tactical adventure game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former Hitman leads and the designer of PayDay.

 

4th Just Cause 4

Xbox One X Enhanced - Experience a sandbox game full of towering tornadoes and tropical lightning storms, taking the iconic Just Cause action to incredible new heights. In Just Cause 4, rogue agent Rico Rodriguez lands in Solis to hunt down the truth about his past, at any cost. Strap into your wingsuit, equip your fully customizable grappling hook, and get ready to bring the thunder.

 

4th Override: Mech City Brawl

Xbox One X Enhanced - Control gigantic robots and duke it out in this 3D mech brawler. Epic battles await in local and online versus mode and four-player co-op where each player controls one part of a mech. Also includes a full single-player campaign where you must master each mech’s own unique play style, special moves, and finishers.

 

4th Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

December 04, 2018

Thronebreaker is a single-player RPG card game set in the world of The Witcher. Choice-driven, and cast with rich, multi-dimensional characters, it once again thrusts gamers into the monster-infested universe of Geralt of Rivia. 

  

5th Energy Cycle Edge

Xbox One X Enhanced - Energy Cycle Edge is the sequel to the original puzzle game Energy Cycle. The core of the game is the same: when you activate each cell in the game field, it changes the colors of the cell and any adjacent cells in a straight line. Each cell switches between three different colors, and your task is to make them all match the same color.

 

6th Battle Princess Madelyn

Follow the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy as they set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard. With classic and challenging gameplay in the vein of Ghouls N' Ghosts, join Madelyn as she battles through graveyards, swamps, and castles.

 

6th Hello Neighbor: Hide & Seek

Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek follows the tragic story of the Neighbor’s family in this dramatic prequel to Hello Neighbor. Experience playing a game of hide-and-seek with your brother as you both deal with the loss of a family member, as a new light shines on the events that influence the original game.

 

7th On a Roll 3D

Xbox One X Enhanced - A fast-paced 3D platform game, roll your way through 24 huge levels across six different themes and be prepared to take on spikes, mines, dynamite, conveyor belts, springs, switches, doors, bumpers, lasers, saws, fire, ice, water, electricity, trapdoors, and much, much more. 

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Games with Gold December

 

Q.U.B.E. 2  December 1 to 31 on Xbox One
In this mysterious puzzler, you awaken in the ruins of an ancient alien landscape with no memory of how or why you got there. Navigate through mind-bending puzzles and use your manipulation-gloves to change the structure of the world to find your way back home. As you explore, you’ll face thought-provoking questions of your true purpose, with a devastating truth that will shake your world.


Never Alone December 16 to January 15 on Xbox One
Delve into the rich lore and culture of the Iñupiat people in this unique adventure game. Nominated for multiple awards and built in partnership with the Alaska Native community, play as a young Iñupiat girl and an arctic fox to find the source of the eternal blizzard which threatens everything. Encounter traditional native characters, share their wisdom and stories, and experience a game like no other.


Dragon Age II Available December 1 to 15 on Xbox One and Xbox 360
Experience an epic adventure in an ever-changing world in Dragon Age II. Taking place over the course of a decade, mold your character, Hawke, from a destitute refugee to the revered champion of Kirkwall. Gather the deadliest of allies, amass fame and fortune, and seal your place in history. The legend of your rise to power begins now.


Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction Available December 16 to 31 on Xbox One and Xbox 360
Anything goes in this classic action title. Your mission is to topple a sinister military regime by any means necessary. If it drives or flies: hijack it. If it shoots or explodes: use it as a weapon. In this playground of destruction, there are no limits and no mercy.

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Games of December 2018 - Just Cause 4, Super Smash Bros, Persona

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X018 Recap: Game Pass

This past Saturday was X018 and one of the big focuses was Game Pass where new 16 games were announced to be coming to the subscription service alongside Crackdown 3 which was dated for Febuary15th. 

Thief of Thieves is out now.
PUBG launching November 12th. 
Agents of Mayhem, MXGP3 and Thomas Was Alone are launching November 22nd.

Ori and the Blind Forest, Kingdom Two Crowns and Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice are coming in December.

 

Aftercharge, Supermarket Shriek, Mutant Year Zero, Pathologic 2, The Good Life, Void Bastards, Secret Neighbor, Ori and the Will of the Wisps are all going to launch into Game Pass on the same day as release.

 

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