Kim Swift joins Xbox Game Studios Publishing

Xbox Game Studios Publishing has announced that the creator of Portal Kim Swift will be joining the team.

Announced via Twitter, they said the following “Our team focuses on three pillars in our games: Community, Innovation and Inclusivity. Today, @K2TheSwift joins us in XGS Publishing to accelerate our Innovation and collaborate with independent studios to build games for the cloud.”

There’s no word on what specific games Kim Swift might be working on at Xbox Game Studios Publishing, but the focus of XGS Publishing includes games such as Microsoft Flight Simulator, Contraband and Tell Me Why.

All of the above-mentioned games have something in common, they're all third-party deals with other developers. Hopefully, this means that there will be a continued focus on making deals to get more game pass exclusives for Xbox.

Either way, the future of Xbox is looking super interesting and I can't wait to see how it all plays out.

Fall Guys Cuphead Skins Announced

Fall Guys creators Mediatonic has announced a partnership with Studio MDHR to bring Cuphead skins to the game.

The skins are available in two parts: top and bottom. You can unlock the top and bottom pieces by collecting five crowns, or they can be bought with real-world money. A Cuphead-emote is also available for an additional five crowns. The new skin will be available Wednesday, February 24, with the Mugman skin being available on Saturday, February 27.

CupHead is currently not available on PlayStation, so it seems like a pretty strange choice to launch this skin now rather than alongside the launch of The Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X version. It's definitely cool seeing games crossover like this though and I hope more games collude more in the future. Fall Guys has had some pretty notable crossovers such as Doom, Team Fortress, Portal, Half-Life, Godzilla, Sonic, and Goose Game costumes.