Thank You Xbox For 2o Years Of Gaming

2021 marks the 20th Anniversary of Xbox and I wanted to celebrate it, in a way that brings the greatest community together.

I reached out to a ton of creators from around the globe to ask them all the same questions and here's how they responded:

Gamertag: HelloGhostly

Preferred Social Media: instagram.com/HelloGhostly

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Gears Of War

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Yakuza Like A Dragon

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: All The Gears Xbox Consoles

Dear Team Xbox: Thank you to all the fantastically talented people who have given us some of the most important gaming memories like meeting A fuzzy Kitty on Halo 3. Killed By A Fuzzy Kitty still makes my friend laugh to this day.

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Gamertag: Jobster

Preferred Social Media: instagram.com/Jobsterplaysxbox

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Halo

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Forza Horizon 5

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Homemade X019 Shirt Signed By Phil Spencer

Dear Team Xbox: Thank you for the past 20 years of countless memories,games, and worlds to explore To change the gaming world with Xbox Game Pass and all the exciting new hardware and controller designs. Here’s to another 20 years of gaming.

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Gamertag: angelofdeathWHV

Preferred Social Media: Instagram.com/angelofdeathWHV

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Gears Of War

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Shadow Warrior 2

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Xbox LED

Dear Team Xbox: Congratulations and all the best for the 20th anniversary. Looking forward to the next 20 years of great games, with many beautiful stories and a lot of great hours of fun with wonderful games.

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Gamertag: gamermombie

Preferred Social Media: Instagram.com/gamermombie

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Halo

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: A Plague Tale: Innocence

Any Treasured Xbox Memory: reaching over 200K gamerscore was a milestone for me but also all the fun Halo multiplayer game nights with friends.

Dear Team Xbox: Congratulations to 20 years of Xbox! After all these years, it is still my favorite console to play on, and I look forward to another 20 years of awesome content. Greeting from Germany

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Gamertag: XboxBoycie

Preferred Social Media: Instagram.com/Xboxboycie

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Forza Horizon And Forza Motorsports

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Gears Of War 4 Elite v2 Controller

Dear Team Xbox: I've been there from the very beginning and I'm still here today. I've had some of the greatest times with both friends and my sons who grew up playing Xbox. You've made some of the hardest times easier and the good times better. Thank you for the last 20 years, keep up the amazing work!

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Gamertag: Ferntendo64

Preferred Social Media: Instagram.com/ferntendo64

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Sea Of Thieves

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Stardew Valley

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Design Lab Controller

Dear Team Xbox: Will there be an Everwild controller and if not. Can you make an Everwild controller?

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Gamertag: Shadow Elites

Preferred Social Media: Instagram.com/shadoweliteryze

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Halo

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: A Plague’s Tale

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Halo 3 Limited Edition Helmet

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Gamertag: Marcusoft365

Preferred Social Media: Instagram.com/marcusoft365

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Gears Of War

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Hades

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Halo 3 Legendary Edition Master Chief Helmet

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Gamertag: xBRASKOx

Preferred Social Media: Instagram.com/gamingwithbrasko

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Halo/Gears/Ori

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: The Artful Escape, Echo Generation and 12 Minutes

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Gears Of War Marcus Fenix CE Statue

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Gamertag: xeneriith

Preferred Social Media: Instagram.com/xeneriith

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Gears Of War

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Gears Of War 3 And Forza Horizon 5

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Gears Of War 4 Xbox One S

Dear Team Xbox: Thank you for all the gaming memories you’ve given me and for the best subscription service ever!

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Gamertag: I Faction I

Preferred Social Media: Instagram.com/xbox_faction

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Gears Of War

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Maneater

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Xbox Fanfest Merch from Cologne Germany

Dear Team Xbox: Love you all but please figure a solution to stop scalpers

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Gamertag: MysticalDoom

Preferred Social Media: Instagram.com/mystical_doom

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Gears Of War

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Moonglow Bay

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Xbox Design Labs Controller

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Gamertag: Swoosh 117

Preferred Social Media: Instagram.com/swoosh_tech

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Halo

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Forza Horizon 5

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Halo Master Chief Helmet

Dear Team Xbox: Keep up the momentum and i look forward to what Xbox Game Studio has in store for us next year.

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Gamertag: ChillLikeMe

Preferred Social Media: Instagram.com/unboxedwithjosh

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Halo

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Halo Master Chief Collection

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Xbox Fanfest dpad and Coin from 2019

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Gamertag: Frankauss

Preferred Social Media: Instagram.com/oldnorton

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Fable

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: The Artful Escape

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Sealed Copy Of Mass Effect

Dear Team Xbox: Thank you for putting players first!

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Gamertag: GothamGames

Preferred Social Media: Instagram.com/gotham.games

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Sea Of Thieves

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Forza Horizon 5 And Sea Of Thieves

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: All The Limited Edition Controllers

Dear Team Xbox: Thank you for two decades of the most amazing memories. Not only have I’ve met new people, we.ve gained friendships along the way. Explored endless worlds and battled to be the best we can. Here’s to plenty more to come, as you’ve rightly said before “ When everybody plays, we all win.”

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Gamertag: Hatouma23

Preferred Social Media: Instagram.com/xbox.collector

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Forza and Halo

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Flight Simulator, Sea Of Thieves and Forza.

Any Treasured Xbox Memories: Halo Lan Parties, 4 player local was so fun. I miss it a ton

Dear Team Xbox: Thank you for such a fantastic start to this generation of consoles, please can you do more split-screen games in the future. Nothing beats playing a game with a friend right next to you. I can’t wait for all the amazing games coming in the future!

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Gamertag: ImThimble

Preferred Social Media: Instagram.com/im_thimble

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Fable

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Fable 2

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Gold plated Xbox360 from Swedish launch

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Gamertag: Chantor x

Preferred Social Media: Instagram.com/chantor

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Fable (But I’m hopeful Avowed will join it)

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Deep Rock Galactic is fantastic and it has accessbility options to reduce flashing images for epiletic players. Back 4 Blood is really good too

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: I lost my OG Xbox console in a house fire but i still have my women in gaming controller and a neon green light that was sent to me directly from Xbox.

Dear Team Xbox: Thank you for fostering such a beautiful community of collectors and passionate people.I’ve made lifelong friends due to Xbox and i can’t thank you enough for the ability you provide to connect people.Thank you for also being the most accessible platform, it means the world to the disabled community!

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Gamertag: Ratastrophe24

Preferred Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/the_gaming_anthologist

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Halo

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Carrion

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Hyperspace Controller

Dear Team Xbox: Thank you for all the invaluable work over the past twenty years, I can’t wait to see what the next twenty bring. Happy Anniversary!

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Gamertag: SegaManAU

Preferred Social Media: www.instagram.com/retrogamerx1987

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Halo

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Psychonaunts 2

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Dark Knight Xbox360 Console

Dear Team Xbox: Thank you for 20 years of amazing memories, I’m looking forward to the next 20!

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Gamertag: TheBigRogueBear

Preferred Social Media: www.instagram.com/thebigroguebear

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Halo

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Forza Horizon 5

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: My OG Xbox Console

Dear Team Xbox: I love all the amazing work you do at Xbox, keep crushing goals and reaching the highest of heights!

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Gamertag: kimibombonica

Preferred Social Media: www.instagram.com/kimi.bombonica

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Halo

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Sea Of Thieves

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Xbox Shoe Laces

Dear Team Xbox: In a world where many things are possible, you have made it even more possible. Apart from the great consoles and games that you share with us, I think it's important to express my thanks to other aspects, such as acceptance, tolerance, diversity, and freedom. For me, it is always particularly important that a company represents certain values and that it accepts outwardly, which you do. Thanks for 20 years and i look forward to more. Happy Birthday, Xbox!

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Gamertag: x MonstaZicke x

Preferred Social Media: www.instagram.com/roberta_x143

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Halo

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Destiny 2/ Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order/ Halo Master Chief Collection

Any Treasured Xbox Memory: Metting Master Chief at Gamescom

Dear Team Xbox: Congratulations on 20 years of Xbox, you are awesome, and please keep up the great work! I am happy to be a part of this great community and I wish you all the best!

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Gamertag: LoyalRex

Preferred Social Media: www.instagram.com/loyalrex

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Halo and Fable

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Forza Horizon 5, Hellblade and Control

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Xbox Controllers

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Gamertag: CocoFatale

Preferred Social Media: www.instagram.com/cocofatale

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Halo

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Dragon Age Inquisition, A Plagues Tale Innocence, Fable 2, and Halo. I could keep going

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: My special edition Xbox Controllers

Dear Team Xbox: Thank you so much for all that you do and for providing so much happiness in my life! You are paving the way for the future of gaming and I am so happy I get to be apart of it.

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Gamertag: fozzdike

Preferred Social Media: www.instagram.com/fozzdikes.world

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Hellblade

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: It Takes Two, Bioshock and Hellblade

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Bioshock Statue

Dear Team Xbox: Thank you for working so hard to make xbox games so accessivle to everyone. Even without a console, players can now enjoy the games whether it's on there phone or computer.

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Gamertag: BravoSIX2020

Preferred Social Media: www.instagram.com/bravosix2020

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Forza

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Forza Horizon 5

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: The OG Xbox console

Dear Team Xbox: Thank you for everything you've achieved in the past 20 years, I have enjoyed every second of it and I can't wait for what's coming. You've truly created a platform not just for gaming but for making friendships too. Here's to many more years and Thank You Again Team Xbox.

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Gamertag: Eightbitbeanzie

Preferred Social Media: www.instagram.com/eightbitbeanzie

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Halo

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Age Of Empire 4, Sea Of Thieves, and Forza Horizon 5

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: The OG Xbox console

Dear Team Xbox: Thank you so much to the Xbox team for providing us with such amazing times. You do such fantastic things for the community and I can't wait to see what the future holds for Xbox.

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Gamertag: M3lzii6

Preferred Social Media: www.instagram.com/m3lzii6

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Halo

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Age Of Empire 4 and Forza Horizon 5

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: The OG Xbox console and Halo 3 Legendary Edition Helmet

Dear Team Xbox: Continue being amazing Team Xbox. Every year they just keep surprising us with awesome additions to Xbox and Game Pass. They are always very interactive with their community and care about everyone in the Xbox family.

Proud to be apart of Team Xbox.

Gamertag: FurySevenSix

Preferred Social Media: www.instagram.com/furysevensix

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Halo or Forza, Can’t pick

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Fallout 76, Forza Horizon 5, Skyrim, Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Star Wars Console signed by Carrie Fisher, Merch from Xbox 360 Biggest Water Balloon Fight or “I Made This” Launch Team E3 Xbox 360 Face plate.

Dear Team Xbox: Thank you, thank you so much for helping me connect with so many other people and make some incredible friends around the globe.

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Gamertag: Albahaaa182

Preferred Social Media: www.instagram.com/_albahaaa_

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Halo or Gears Of War

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Dishonored, Mirror’s Edge, Fable or A Plague Tales: Innocence

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Halo 3 and Halo 4 limited Edition Consoles

Dear Team Xbox: Looking forward to more BIG exclusives :)

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Preferred Social Media: www.instagram.com/dasretromaedel

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Gears Of War and Halo

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Battlefield V, DOOM, Jurrasic World Evolution and so many more

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Xbox Series X

Dear Team Xbox: Thanks for making our lives more fun with plenty of games and adventures to experience

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Gamertag: YTGEEKSTREET

Preferred Social Media: www.youtube.com/c/GeekStreet

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Forza

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Forza

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Razer Xbox Controller

Dear Team Xbox: 💚

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Gamertag: ReadyorNot

Preferred Social Media: www.instagram.com/fledermausexpress

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Halo

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: All the Final Fantasy Games

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Xbox Controllers

Dear Team Xbox: Keep making such great games that we will have so much fun with. Looking forward to the next 20 years of great gaming experiences.

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Gamertag: Doomcut1e

Preferred Social Media: www.instagram.com/doomcutie

What's your favorite Xbox Franchise: Forza Horizon

Xbox Game Pass Recommendation: Forza Horizon 5

Any Treasured Xbox Memorabilia: Xbox T-Shirt

Dear Team Xbox: Thank you for always doing better than you have before. That’s the true meaning of winning!

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Thank you so much to everyone who sent their responses in for this, it was a metric ton of work to create but i'm exetremely happy with how it's turned out and i hope you like it just much as i do. Xbox has fostered one of the most loving communities on the internet and for that i want to not just thank you the community but all the hard working developers, studios and Xbox themselves.

Thank you for 20 years of gaming memories and friendships.

Happy 20th Anniversary Team Xbox!

Persona Teases Seven Announcements To Celebrate 25th Anniversary

Atlus has revealed some plans to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Persona series with seven announcements over the course of the coming year.

The company announced a new website dedicated solely to the celebrations and the upcoming announcements where they thanked fans for their support in pushing the series to sell more than 15 million copies. The website continued on to promise that there will be seven announcements that will include “25th commemorative goods, various events, collaborations, and of course game information.” The celebrations will kick off in September and will run until Autumn 2022.

That's pretty much all the details they revealed on it but let's speculate a little on what they could possibly show.

I think it's highly likely we'll see Persona 5 Royal or Persona 4: Golden come to other platforms either this year or early next year. At least I could see P5R coming to PC with a possibility of it also hitting Xbox consoles or Nintendo Switch, look I've played Persona 5 three times so I'll probably play it again if it came to Xbox. Lastly, I could see them teasing a Persona 6 with a short trailer similar to how they originally teased Persona 5, so a non-discript trailer basically tells us nothing. Hopefully, they'll finally have some big game news to share with Persona and not just look here buy some merchandise.

Cyberpunk 2077 returns to the PlayStation Store

CD Projekt Red has announced that Cyberpunk 2077 has finally returned to the PlayStation Store after a newly launched patch.

In the announcement tweet, the studio confirmed that the game is playable on both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 and that a free next-gen upgrade is still coming towards the second half of 2021. However, they also warned players that they “may continue to experience some performance issues with the PS4 edition while we continue to improve stability across all platforms.”

Both the Cyberpunk 2077 Twitter page and PlayStation's Twitter account have encouraged players to play on either a PlayStation 4 Pro or PlayStation 5 console to get the best possible experience.

I personally played the game at launch on the Xbox Series X and I did have an okay time with the game but I also ran into a ton of bugs throughout. I can comment on the state of the game today but some of the standout issues I had with the game was missing out on important story points due to a cut scene bug. Overall I still went to get the full 100% of the achievements but I can't see myself returning until a substantial DLC is launched.

Sony Has 25 New PlayStation 5 Games In Development

PlayStation has confirmed there are currently 25 first-party games in development for the PlayStation 5 and more than half of them are possibly brand new IP.

PlayStation Studios boss Hermen Hulst was talking to Wired for a feature about the PS5's first six months: "There’s an incredible amount of variety originating from different regions," which, he claims, include "big, small, different genres."

The games we know that are coming to PlayStation 5 are Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, God of War: Ragnarok, and Horizon: Forbidden West. PlayStation also has two partnerships with other studios that include Haven Studio which is Jade Raymond's new studio and a multiplayer project from Firewalk, a studio founded by Bungie developers.

Later on in the feature, PlayStation's CEO Jim Ryan went on to try and play down previous reports of PlayStation 5 stock issues for the foreseeable future, saying "We’re working as hard as we can to ameliorate that situation. We see production ramping up over the summer and certainly into the second half of the year, and we would hope to see some sort of return to normality in terms of the balance between supply and demand during that period."

The interesting note is if this generation lasts along long as the previous generation, 25 games only works out to be 3 games a year. The fact that almost half are new IP which would mean they would need more development time than say a squeal is somewhat telling that these games are for the entire generation. If that is so, it's kinda lackluster with Microsoft owning 23 studios with each studio working on multiple projects. That is all speculation though, Hopefully, the 25 games are not including already known titles and we'll see a ton of cool games coming to PS5 in the future.

PlayStation Plus Games For May 2021 Announced

Sony has revealed the upcoming free games for PlayStation Plus in May 2021.

The aforementioned upcoming games go as followed:

Wreckfest (PS5)

Battlefield V (PS4)

Stranded Deep (PS4)

All three of the games will be available to download on the 4th of May, after the past few months of amazing games coming to the service. It seems PlayStation is taking their foot off the gas a little but hopefully, they'll field some deep picks for June 2o21. (I'm not sorry for all the bad puns)

Resident Evil Re:Verse Won't Be Available At Launch of Resident Evil Village

Capcom has confirmed that the multiplayer mode for Resident Evil: Village called Resident Evil Re:Verse won't be coming to the game until later in the summer.

No launch window for the mode was confirmed so players assumed it would be launching alongside the game in May similar to Resident Evil 3 remake multiplayer mode called Resident Evil: Resistance.

However, it currently states on the official website that Resident Evil Re:Verse is scheduled for launch in "Summer 2021" although those who purchase Resident Evil: Village will still get the game for free when it eventually goes live.

Fortnite adds a Horizon Zero Dawn & Tomb Raider crossover event

Epic Games and PlayStation have announced that Horizon Zero Dawn protagonist Aloy will be coming to Fortnite.

Aloy will arrive on April 15 in a Horizon: Zero Dawn bundle that will include a Blaze Canister Back Bling, a Glinthawk Glider, and an Aloy's Spear Pickaxe. The pack also comes with a Heart-rizon emote, Focus effect, and Shield Weaver Wrap. Players on PlayStation 5 will get a bonus unlockable with the exclusive alternate Ice Hunter Aloy Style.

Lastly, they'll be adding two exclusive limited-time game modes and a PlayStation-exclusive Aloy Cup Duos tournament. on April 16 Aloy will be teaming up with Lara in a special Aloy and Lara Duos event where each team will be playing as the duo equipped with their signature weapons in the form of a bow for Aloy and dual pistols for Lara. This event will be running until April 18.

Embracer Group acquires Gearbox Software

Embracer Group which was formerly known as THQ Nordic has announced that they've acquired Borderlands creator Gearbox in a deal said to be worth a potential $1.3 billion USD.

In a press release, Embracer said that Gearbox will become a seventh operating group as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company. CEO Randy Pitchford will continue to lead the studio and the 550 employees will all become joint "significant" shareholders in Embracer. The $1.3 USD billion-dollar value of the deal is dependent on performance with $363 million of the value paid upfront and the owners getting just over a billion should the company hit an agreed on six-year performance targets.

Pitchford said in a statement on the acquisition: "The feeling at Gearbox is that we are just getting started and this transaction is not merely a stimulant for the talent of our employee-owned company, but a propellent for the exciting future we have planned."

Ubisoft Massive & Lucasfilm Games Announce A New Star Wars Game

Ubisoft Massive & Lucasfilm Games have revealed a brand new open-world Star Wars game, can we just take a second and rejoice that it's not another EA Star Wars game.

As revealed by Wired, the game will see Julian Gerighty (director of The Division 2 and The Crew) as creative director, however, they also confirmed that it's still in the early days of development with Massive still hiring staff for the project.

Ubisoft's CEO Yves Guillemot gave a statement on the partnership, saying "The Star Wars galaxy is an amazing source of motivation for our teams to innovate and push the boundaries of our medium. Building new worlds, characters, and stories that will become lasting parts of the Star Wars lore is an incredible opportunity for us, and we are excited to have our Ubisoft Massive studio working closely with Lucasfilm Games to create an original Star Wars adventure that is different from anything that has been done before."

The title will be the first mainline Star Wars game outside of VR or a LEGO game that isn't developed by EA's Star Wars division. EA was originally in an exclusive agreement to make Star Wars games for ten years, however, they've just crossed the eight-year mark.

No details have been given as to the status of that agreement, although EA is still apparently free to continue to create Star Wars games going forward, and Lucasfilm Games intend to work with other partners as well in the future.

Senior Vice President of Global Games and Interactive Experiences at Disney Sean Shoptaw told Wired: "EA has been and will continue to be a very strategic and important partner for us now and going forward, but we did feel like there's room for others.

Hitman 3 All Six Locations Revealed

IO Interactive has revealed a full list of all the upcoming locations for Agent 47 next adventure in Hitman 3.

The developer's announced via a blog post on the official website that the three previously revealed locations of the Chinese city of Chongqing, Dubai, UAE, and Thornbridge Manor in Dartmoor, England would be joined by three other locations.

the three new maps consist of the outskirts of Berlin, Germany, a vineyard based in Mendoza, Argentina, and the final mission which will be the Carpathian Mountains in Romania. That's pretty much all the details as they wanted to keep it as spoiler-free as possible but they do have screenshots of all available areas located on their website.

Hitman 3 will be releasing on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC from January 20

a New Arkane Game With Dishonored and Prey Developers In The Works

In an interview with Vandal, Dishonored co-creator Harvey Smith confirmed he's working on a new unannounced game at Arkane Austin. He explained that he had recently moved back to Austin Texas after finishing up development on Dishonored 2 at Arkane's Lyon studio, who's currently working on Deathloop for PS5.

Harvey Smith said the following "I'm not on Deathloop, I'm on something else, working with the guys who made Dishonored and Prey."

Vandal later asked Smith if the soon to be Microsoft acquisition had altered anything at Arkane, to which he replied with that there's been no difference at the moment. He added that, of all possible partners for Bethesda, he'd find it difficult to think of a better one than Microsoft, ending the interview with "They fit perfectly."

While we wait to find out more on this mysterious game, you'll be able to play another Arkane game on May 21 for PS5 and PC called Deathloop.

Hitman 3 New Feature Revealed

IO Interactive has revealed an upcoming feature for Hitman 3. Players will be able to unlock "persistent shortcuts" in levels, which will open up new paths on previously played levels.

Originally revealed by Game Informer, the new shortcuts are said to "encourage exploration, reward curiosity, and incentivize replayability" with players being able to open up new routes by interacting with doors, certain areas, and access points in each level. Agent 47 will then be able to use them during future playthroughs to get to areas of the map faster or to head off a target before they reach a specific destination.

I'm personally looking forward to checking this out for myself when Hitman 3 launches on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC on January 20, 2021.

Nintendo Buying Developer Next Level Games

Nintendo has confirmed today that it will be acquiring Canadian developer Next Level Games, the studio behind Luigi's Mansion 3.

Nintendo is hoping the deal will be sealed by March 1, 2021, pending shareholder approval. Nintendo stated that the deal would "secure the availability of Next Level Games development resources for Nintendo, including development expertise, as well as facilitate an anticipated improvement in development speed and quality by enabling closer communication and exchange of staff with the Nintendo development team."

I'm pretty excited to see what Nintendo has up its sleeves for the developer and hopefully, this means that more Luigi-based adventures in a mansion are on it's way.

Xbox Games With Gold For January 2021

Microsoft has announced the next batch of games coming to games with gold for January 2021 and they're okay, not great though.

the following games are available to grab now if you're a member of Xbox Live:

Little Nightmares (A weird but cool indie game): Available January 1 to 31

Dead Rising (Go Play Dead Rising 4, it's great and super festive): Available January 16 to February 15

The King of Fighters XIII (I'm probably terrible at it): Available January 1 to 15

Breakdown (Had enough of those in 2020): Available January 16 to 31

Games With Gold has been super lackluster since Xbox Game Pass was revealed, Go Get Game Pass Ultimate and treat these additional games as a bonus. Also While we're here, go play Yakuza Zero on the game pass, it's probably the best game on there.