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The Epic Games Store has revealed its next free title. Lawn Mowing Simulator will be free to claim fromEpic’sPCmarketplace from July 28 until August 4. It will replace World War 1 FPS Tannenberg and RPG shopkeeper simulation Shop Titans, which are nowfree to downloaduntil July 28. TheEpic Games Storegave away 89 free titles last year(down from 103 in 2020), with a combined worth of $2,120. According to Epic, users claimed over 765 million free games in 2021....

Ubisoft has delayed the release of its Prince of Persia Sands of Time Remake for a second time. Originally scheduled for release in January 2021 before beingdelayed to mid-March due to “the Covid-19 situation”, the game will now hitPS4,Xbox OneandPCat “a later date”. UPDATE:Ubisofthas said thePrince of Persia Sands of Time Remake release datewill fall in its current fiscal year ending on July 08, 2025. ORIGINAL STORY CONTINUES:“Since announcing Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake in September, we have seen an outpouring of feedback from you on this beloved franchise,” the game’s development team said in astatement....

Xbox and Summer Game Fest have announced that the game demo event from last summer is returning. Starting from June 15 and lasting until June 21, players will be able to download more than 40 demos of upcomingXbox OneandXbox Series Xgames. Like last year, the demos featured are not considered “normal” game demos, and are to be considered more like show room demos. As such, some of them are very early versions of games that don’t necessarily represent the final versions....

Nintendo has added three more games to its Nintendo Switch Online service. Castlevania Legends has joined the Game Boy Colour library, And the NES library has received two new games, Devil World and The Mysterious Murasame Castle. Nintendohas released the following descriptions for the three new games: NES, SNES, Game Boy and Game Boy Colour games are available as part of the standardSwitchOnline subscription, which costs £3.49/€3.99/$3.99 for a one-month membership, £6....

Bithell Games, the British studio behind Thomas Was Alone and John Wick Hex, has announced a new game set in the Tron universe. Disney Tron: Catalyst is a story-driven isometric action game coming toPC,PS5,Xbox Series X/SandNintendo SwitchviaDevolver Digital’s Big Fan Games publishing label. Set for release in 2025, it will continue the story of the ArqGrid, which was first introduced in Bithell’s“visual novel adventure” Tron: Identity. “In Disney Tron: Catalyst, players are introduced to Exo, a highly resilient and resourceful program with an incredible ability to initiate time loops,” reads an official description of the game....

Turn 10 Studios has acknowledged complaints from Forza Motorsport players about three areas of the game. In a message co-signed by game directorAndy Beaudoin, creative directorChris Esakiand executive producer Trevor Laupmanis, the studio said it has taken on board feedback about car progression, race regulations and AI driving behaviour. “We know that the progression system inForza Motorsportis a divisive topic among our players,”Turn 10said. “It is clear from looking at feedback that while many of our players are enjoying the system as is, for many others it isn’t delivering the upgrade experience that they expect from Forza Motorsport....

Bookmarking theType Soul Trellolink is the easiest way to jump straight to the game’s developer-maintained hotspot of information. Acting like a Wiki that’s solely managed by the people in the best position to know what they’re talking about, the Trello for Type Soul can walk you through how to choose your Soul Reaper, to finding specific key NPCs. What is the Type Soul Trello link? You can get to theType Soul Trelloby clicking that link right there....

Valve says it’s fixed reported incidents of Steam Deck analog stick drift via a software update. On Tuesday,multiple Reddit usersposted video evidence that their devices were experiencing drift, which is when an analog stick registers movement even when the player isn’t touching the input. However,Valvehas seemingly moved swiftly to rectify the issue, with designer Lawrence Yang telling users on social media that it should now be fixed via a firmware update....

Microsoft’s head of gaming, Phil Spencer, has reiterated his intention to support Nintendo Switch 2 with Xbox game franchises. Switch 2 was fully unveiled earlier this month. Although noXboxgames were present at the unveiling, Xbox is reportedly prepping multiple releases, includingDiablo 4,Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and Microsoft Flight Simulator.Activisionhas also committed to releasing Call of Duty games onSwitch 2. Speaking in a new interview withVariety, Spencer reiterated his intention to support Switch 2, stating that he was “a big believer in whatNintendomeans for this industry”....

Xbox’s chief financial officer has said the company eventually wants to bring Game Pass to PlayStation and Nintendo consoles. Tim Stuart told attendees at theWells Fargo TMT Summitthat the company’s ultimate goal is to bring all of its content and services “to every screen that can play a game”. This “mission” is designed to reap higher profits fromMicrosoft‘s gaming division than has traditionally been the case with its relatively low margin console business, the exec said....

Xbox Game Studios has reportedly signed the next game from Rocksteady co-founders Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker. That’s according toeXputer, which claims thatLondon-based Hundred Star Gamesis working on a triple-A, single-player action-adventure title powered by Unreal Engine 5. Microsoftis said to be financing the project, which can initially be expected to be released forXboxconsoles andPC. While the studio has yet to be officially announced, it emerged in January that Hill and Walker were listed as directors of the company on business information websiteEndole....

Xbox has partnered with Meta for the limited edition Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition. The special VR headset is available from today for $400 / £380 in “extremely limited” quantities frommeta.com, Best Buy (USA), Argos (UK), and EE (UK), and according toMicrosoft, “once they’re gone, they’re gone”. The bundle includes a custom 128GB Meta Quest 3S inXboxCarbon Black and Velocity Green, matching Touch Plus controllers, a limited-edition Xbox WirelessController, an Elite Strap, three months of Meta Horizon+, and three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate....

A preview version of Microsoft’s Project xCloud game streaming service will launch in October, according to Xbox head Phil Spencer. Players will also be able to choose between streaming fromMicrosoft‘s data centres, or using their ownXbox Oneconsole as a personal server. At theXboxE3 conference, Spencer stated: “There’s a new platform feature: console streaming. “It turns your Xbox One into your own personal and free xCloud server. Whether you’re using a console at our data centre or your console at home, this October you’ll be able to use our hybrid gaming cloud to play your games wherever you go....