“May’s Xbox Games with Gold include Episode 1 Racer. Subscribers can claim Star Wars Episode 1 Racer (available May 1 – 31) and puzzle-platformer Hoa (available May 16 – June 15), Xbox revealed on Thursday.
“Play as young Anakin Skywalker or any of the over twenty-one podracers,” the platform holder says of Episode 1 Racer. “Fire up your two massive jet engines and rev up to 600 MPH as you race by and over flaming methane lakes, through meteor showers, past Tusken Raiders, and more.”
From Pure Xbox
“Rumour: Microsoft Won't Stick To '12-Month Window' For Xbox Games Showcase 2023. Last year, Xbox decided to limit the content it showed off at 2022's Summer Showcase to games that were set to release within 12 months. While the move was clearly an attempt to deliver on showing more complete titles, it didn't really pay off due to multiple delays - with projects like Starfield and Forza Motorsport shifting to later on in 2023.
Well, it's looking like Xbox may have learnt its lesson with this year's Games Showcase. According to Jez Corden of Windows Central, "Microsoft is ditching the 12-month thing for this showcase", as discussed on a recent episode of The Xbox Two podcast.”
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“Indie Dev Prefers Selling Games Outright Despite 'A Pretty Good Deal' With Xbox Game Pass. Indie titles seem to thrive on Xbox Game Pass. We're not always privy to the sheer numbers, but the service absolutely puts more attention on some of the smaller titles that come to Xbox every month, with Microsoft often highlighting them alongside the platform's own massive releases when they deliver library roundups.
So, you'd think pretty much every indie dev out there loves the service right? Well, not necessarily. While we've heard lots of positive Game Pass stories over the last few years, including this one to an extent, some devs still see the downsides of launching onto a subscription service.”
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“Xbox's Activision Blizzard Deal Officially Approved In Europe. Microsoft's attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard has taken a huge step forward today, as the European Commission has voted to approve the deal, leaving just the UK CMA and U.S. FTC as the major roadblocks right now. Here's what Microsoft offered with a 10-year duration:
"A free license to consumers in the EEA that would allow them to stream, via any cloud game streaming services of their choice, all current and future Activision Blizzard PC and console games for which they have a license." "A corresponding free license to cloud game streaming service providers to allow EEA-based gamers to stream any Activision Blizzard's PC and console games.”
New Xbox Game Pass Walmart+ Perk Includes Free Access To Paramount Plus (US). We have a brand new Xbox Game Pass perk now available that grants a pretty chunky free trial! This one is a US-exclusive, allowing Game Pass users in the country to try out Walmart+ for free for 75 days.”
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