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Microsoft Launching Their Own Game Subscription Service

Microsoft Launching Their Own Game Subscription Service

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Microsoft is following in the footsteps of EA by launching their very own subscription service for games on the Xbox One. Called the Xbox Game Pass, it will cost subscribers $9.99/£7.99 a month and offer a selection of around 100 games for download. In the same way as the Games With Gold program and EA Access, the selected titles are only available for as long as you keep up your subscription. It will also provide a discount on the games and DLC so they can be kept forever. The games that are part of the service will cycle every month. This means that no titles are likely to be included permanently, though, first-party titles are probably more likely to remain on offer in the longer term. Microsoft have said they hope to have 100 games when the Xbox Game Pass launches in late spring. According to the official site, 2K, 505 Games, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Codemasters, Deep Silver, Focus Home Interactive, Sega, SNK, THQ Nordic and Warner Bros. have all

Battlefield 1 EA Access Trial Goes Live Early

Battlefield 1 EA Access Trial Goes Live Early

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Players who have an EA Access subscription can get hold of the Battlefield 1 trial a day earlier than expected, as the game has now gone live on the system and is now available to download. It was initially due to go online on October 13. According to reports, the trial comes in at 44.95 GB of data, meaning it will likely take some time to download. However, players only have to download around 25% of that before they can launch Battlefield 1 and begin playing the story campaign. This version of the game will be available to any EA Access subscriber and will give them 10 hours of gameplay. Users can spread that between the multiplayer and singleplayer campaign. There are five maps and two game modes on offer in the multiplayer section, while the campaign has two missions in the form of Storm of Steel and Through Mud and Blood.battlefield

Unravel and Need For Speed Added To EA Access

Unravel and Need For Speed Added To EA Access

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Two new games have been added to the EA Access Vault and are now available for download on both Xbox One and PC. Both Need For Speed and Unravel have been added to the subscription service over the past few days, taking the number of titles in the vault up to 23. They are set to be joined by Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 next month. Need For Speed is the latest game in the franchise and acted as a full reboot, taking the series back to its roots. It originally released in November 2015 and received mediocre reviews from critics. Meanwhile, Unravel was met with a far better reception. The puzzle platformer from Swedish developer Coldwood Interactive proved to be a hit with both the press and players. It has only been available since February, making its addition to EA Access especially unexpected. As well as the newly added titles, members of EA Access will also be able to download trials of upcoming games. This includes Madden 17

Battlefield Hardline Will Be Available In EA Access Next Month

Battlefield Hardline Will Be Available In EA Access Next Month

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EA has today revealed that their subscription service EA Access will be receiving a brand new game in the Vault in October. Battlefield Hardline, the latest game in the franchise, will join its predecessor Battlefield 4 from next month, though the publisher hasn’t given any details on what exact date the title will be available from. The game has only been available since March, meaning that it will only have been at retail for five months before its inclusion in EA Access. Battlefield Hardline was a major shift for the series, as it moved a military setting to a police-themed adventure. It was created by Dead Space developer Visceral Games rather than DICE and was heavily themed around the idea of cops versus robbers. It seems to be a strategy that has paid off well so far for the franchise. EA Access first launched in August of 2014. The Xbox One exclusive service costs $4.99/£3.99 a month and gives users access to a variety of EA titles that they can

E3 Recap – Microsoft’s Xbox Media Briefing

E3 Recap – Microsoft’s Xbox Media Briefing

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Microsoft came out with all guns blazing this year, something they had to do considering that they are lagging behind Sony and the PlayStation 4 in terms of sales. Their media briefing was jam packed with games and announcements that they probably hope will get you to upgrade from your Xbox 360 to a shiny new Xbox One. The media briefing isn’t the end for Microsoft though in terms of news. They have confirmed they’ll be making further information about unannounced titles and features for the Xbox One in the coming days throughout E3 and will also have details about other games at other events in the near future. So let’s take a look at everything we learned from Microsoft this E3. Play All Your Old Games Although Microsoft have long since said that backwards compatibility was not something that was possible, Phil Spencer revealed that the Xbox team have managed to do just that. Starting from this holiday, gamers will be able to play Xbox 360 games on the

Star Wars Battlefront Will Be Playable First On Xbox One

Star Wars Battlefront Will Be Playable First On Xbox One

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Xbox executive Aaron Greenberg has revealed that Star Wars Battlefront will be playable exclusively on the Xbox One first. Replying to a question on Twitter, the Microsoft employee confirmed the news, with the game able to be downloaded and played five days earlier than on other platforms through the subscription service EA Access. Earlier in the month, DICE and EA revealed that Star Wars Battlefront would be officially unveiled at the Star Wars Celebration hosted by Disney in California that will run through April 16-19. It is expected that a release date will be announced at the event along with the reveal of gameplay for the first time. The fact that Star Wars Battlefront will be available first on Xbox One is a consequence of EA only offering EA Access over that console. The publisher did approach Sony about putting the service on the PlayStation 4 but the Japanese firm did not think it was value for money for its millions of customers and so turned it down. They instead

Dragon Age: Inquisition began as multiplayer only game

Dragon Age: Inquisition began as multiplayer only game

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Dragon Age: Inquisition originally began life as a multiplayer only game set in the Dragon Age universe according to executive producer Mark Darrah. In an interview with gamesindustry.biz, the developer spoke about how game only had online multiplayer aspects at the start of development but that the concept eventually evolved into becoming a full sequel to its predecessors. “Weirdly we actually had a project code-named Blackfoot which was the first game we had that was looking at Frostbite,” said Darrah. “It was a Dragon Age game, multiplayer only, that was in development before Dragon Age II came out. That became the core of what became Dragon Age Inquisition, the techlines, more than any of the development, so we’ve actually been looking at this a long time.” Darrah also went on to explain that the multiplayer in Dragon Age: Inquisition is not just some tacked on feature to please publisher EA or modern audiences, but more of a way of going back to what role-playing actually is – a social experience.

EA Access now available to all Xbox One users

EA Access now available to all Xbox One users

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EA has announced that its new subscription-based game service is now available to all Xbox One users. Players can download the app from the Xbox Live Store and choose their subscription package to get access to a variety of EA published games. There are two different levels available, a $4.99 a month option and a yearly subscription that costs $30. EA Access was first announced last month to the surprise of many in the industry. The service will give subscribers access to many different EA games that they can download at the click of a button. It will also provide discounts to DLC and other games as well as letting players get early access to newly released titles before they are available in stores. The first games to be available through the program are Battlefield 4, Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14 and Peggle 2. The publisher has also promised that more games will be made available in the future, including titles that are more recent. Gamers cannot play downloaded games