These are the moments that are instrumental in your journey to become Champion of the Galactic League, and the moments that the team built around STAR WARS: Galactic Racer — available today for XBOX Series X|S.

“We’ve got a history of trying to make failure fun,” says Creative Director at Fuse Games Kieran Crimmins. “Failure can be this big, spectacular, exciting, interesting and rewarding experience in the game. Our wreck-out system is meant to be the ethos of how Fuse approach game making. Crashing isn’t just a big spectacle; it has consequence as well as mechanical rewards so you can learn something for your next run.”

“Failure is fuel, which is where our runs-based mechanic comes into play,” adds Co-founder and Head of Content at Fuse Games Steve Uphill. “It’s the opportunity to try again, and when you get the right combination of builds, parts and upgrades, failure makes winning feel hard earned, but so much more rewarding and creates a powerful and unique player story.”

In STAR WARS: Galactic Racer, player persistence is the key to success. Kieran explains what runs-based actually means, and how Fuse Games adds their own spin on the widely used term: “For us, runs-based is a replayable loop that allows you to experiment with a new way to play every time, see how far you get with it, and if you fail, you still get some great rewards to go again so you can try with a new combination of parts and abilities.”

“From start to end, the process looks like this: the player starts by choosing which vehicle you want to attempt that run in, whether it be a skim speeder, speeder bike, or landspeeder. They all have slightly different playstyles and attributes. Then, you pick a Racer Style, which gives your build a baseline direction. So, if you wanted to make an afterburner build or a cooled build for example, you start with that Racer Style, then select which abilities, parts and upgrades complement it at the end of each race.

Depending how well you do in the races, you’ll also get financial rewards that you can spend at the shop in between planets. There’s always going to be the temptation to try out new abilities or upgrades, but these are rewarded randomly, so there’s an element of luck involved. Most will be able to synergise with your build in some way, so it’s up to your knowledge and creativity for that limited set to find a path to success. If you’re lucky, you’ll win the league. If you don’t win the league, however, the path to success is filled with challenges, rivals, and events to test you. Crash too many times and you’ll ‘wreck out’, or you fail a high-stakes event, then you’ll lose a League Token and be back to the start.”

Failure is an important part of the game’s mechanics, which is why ‘wrecking out’ is so instrumental to gameplay: “You have a certain number of crashes that you’re allowed to do in any race,” says Kieran, “not all events have it, but a lot of them do. If you use all your crashes, then you’ll ‘wreck out’ and have to start from the beginning of that tour. Crucially, we wanted there to be an element of consequence in the gameplay. Your decisions matter across every part of the game, so you need some sort of finite failure state for your decisions to matter, and wrecking out felt like a great manifestation of that. Every corner matters, every interaction with another racer matters. It forces you to think about what choices you make and what you’re doing, rather than driving with abandon.”

It’s this element of player agency and choice that makes the runs-based loop in STAR WARS: Galactic Racer so satisfying. Kieran expresses the importance of player choice: “If you think about playing in its most base form, it isn’t someone tells you what to do then you do it. That’s a job, that’s instruction. Instead, we provide a play space full of fun things. Play is the choice to arrange them in the way that you want, and creating your own moments and journeys. The power of a good player story is the absolute power of play in general.”

And that agency doesn’t end when the run does. Kieran continues: “There are two important progression routes for a run. The first is your stat build-up, where you get temporary stats for each vehicle like cornering, resilience, ramjet, afterburner etc. This allows you to dial into your playstyle as well as your build, and you can add points to make those base stats different. The second one is your combination of parts. As standard, you’ll get to install up to five parts. Each of those parts have different rarity, and you build those up as you go through the different events, either from the shop or as event awards. They all do vastly different things and synergise in different ways, some even develop faults that change builds even further. The combinations in the parts system is so vast, I’m not even sure we’ve seen every single combination yet!”

“You also get permanent progression outside of each tour that you can put into one of your vehicle types. So, it’s the same set of stats, but they’ll stay there for the rest of your enjoyment of the game. Once you beat a tour, you open up a larger pool of parts. You’ll also unlock new ‘favors’ that you can equip to further modify the rules for the next run. Another form of permanent progression is the ability to upgrade your Racer Styles, so you can unlock all sorts of different ways to play.”

These features carry over to multiplayer, too: “In multiplayer, we wanted to create a runs-based system that worked. They’re not exactly the same, because it’s a shorter session time, and we wanted people to move through it much faster. Similarly to campaign, you pick a Racer Style, upgrade your vehicle with parts, upgrades and abilities, but you gamble it all on the final knockout event in the multiplayer tour. Winning the multiplayer tour nets you vast amounts of XP so you can unlock new characters and customization. And, even if it hasn’t been your best run, you can still gain XP by voting on the player you think is going to win so you can still have an engaging final race. Because there is an element of luck and skill involved, we wanted to reward racers for playing, even if sometimes getting shunted into a wall could mean the end.”

The element of crashing and consequence in campaign and multiplayer is also what makes it dramatic to watch. Steve spends his time on the moment of impact itself, making sure each crash the player caused reads as such. “Having such a breadth of player choice and decisions meant that they’ll see crashes a lot. That’s why it was so important to us to not simply use pre-canned animations for the crashes. We wanted to generate a system that made every shot feel cinematic but was also procedural, so every time a crash happens you see it differently. 

We’ve got four different vehicle types, and each one behaves completely differently. The speeder bike is smaller than the other vehicles, so it rolls, the podracers have separate engine units to the cockpit, which has its own logic. We needed a crash system that worked across all of them, and made sure every crash told a story instead of just blowing up. The speeder bike hitting a tree on Endor is iconic to “STAR WARS: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi,” so that stays an instant hit. Bigger vehicles roll and come apart over time, extending the spectacle and creating impact.  And even then, if the same crash repeats, it loses the impact and emotion we want the players to feel. Timing was the real constraint throughout, show the impact and spectacle but keep the racing flow.”

“Podracing crash sequences in “STAR WARS: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” can be up to thirty seconds long. We’ve designed our maximum to be up to eight seconds. That’s the real challenge!” Steve laughs. “If I had it my way, they would be much longer. But the team was right. Longer cinematics slowed gameplay down too much. But that was a creative constraint: How do you build the vehicles and the camera system to make the most of eight seconds, cinematically and procedurally, when you don’t have long to play with?”

Vehicles were one half of that problem. The camera was the other, because a crash that isn’t framed right loses spectacle and instead, becomes noise: “The camera system might seem simple, but they’re incredibly hard. A crash is instantaneous and the system has to work out where the vehicle is, where it’s heading, how fast, what’s blocking the shot, all before it can even decide how to frame it. The whole sequence has to feel believable and weighted, or it falls apart.”

“If the weight feeling’s gone, the vehicles just feel like toys, like something that’s made of wood or plastic bouncing down the track. And we’ve got four vehicle types, all a different size and mass, so getting that sense of weight across all of them is genuinely hard. Sometimes they didn’t land… they bounced.” 

“The answer ended up being a mixture of iteration,” Steve continues, “as well as creating a system that allows the camera to intelligently read the environment. At the moment of the crash, we introduce some unique geometry to the scene that ensures the camera is always placed in the optimal position, whilst also triggering the right VFX, audio and various other elements to make the crashes immersive and satisfying to watch.”

“It’s kind of a modern marvel when you think about it,” adds Kieran. “If you were to film that for a movie sequence, you’re talking three to six months of planning and a day of shooting to get one fixed camera where you knew everything that was about to happen. This does it in milliseconds.”

Put the systems and the spectacle side by side, and you get something that’s easy to describe but hard work to build: a crash that feels earned and unique, not scripted.

This takes us back to that moment on the track, three corners from the finish. 23 runs of tuning, gone in half a second and exactly the kind of moment the team spent years making sure would land.

That’s the whole idea: the systems that give the crash meaning, the craft that gives it weight. Put those together and a racing game stops being about who crosses the line first, and instead about everything you’re willing to risk to get there.

STAR WARS: Galactic Racer is available now for XBOX Series X|S and is available for purchase on the XBOX Store.

STAR WARS: Galactic Racer Deluxe Edition

Secret Mode

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Pre-Order now to get the following digital content: • Exclusive Pre-Order Bonus Livery for your repulsorcraft • Exclusive Pre-Order Bonus Player Banner for multiplayer modes Note: Pre-Order Bonus content may be made available for purchase at a later date. ​​​The STAR WARS: Galactic Racer Deluxe Edition contains three exclusive vehicles, a unique Livery, three Arcade Events, a deluxe Player Banner, and a Digital Art Book. • Three exclusive vehicles: Become the envy of the paddock and pilot the Kor Sarun: Ciza T speeder bike, the Kor Sarun: Darc X landspeeder, and the Kor Sarun: Rak S skim speeder • Unique Livery for pilots who need to race in style. Coat any of your speeders with an exclusive Livery inspired by the Naboo N-1 starfighter • Three Arcade Events for the fearless racers. The Galactic League challenges you to three exclusive Arcade trials designed specifically for your Kor Sarun repulsorcraft • Deluxe Player Banner containing an exclusive Insignia and Background for multiplayer modes • Digital Art Book showcasing never-before-seen character, vehicle, and location artwork from the development of STAR WARS: Galactic Racer* ​​​​​STAR WARS: Galactic Racer is a ​​runs-based​​, high-stakes reinvention of racing born in the lawless Outer Rim of the ​​STAR WARS​​​​ galaxy.​​​​ The Empire’s grip on the galaxy has finally broken, and with its fall comes a new obsession: speed. As the New Republic struggles to rebuild, gambling, entertainment, and glory fuel a booming underground. Out of this chaos, the Galactic League is born: an unsanctioned racing circuit where syndicates sponsor pilots, fortunes are won and lost in seconds, and only the bold survive. No Force. No prophecy. Just skill, strategy, and the will to rise. COMPETE IN HIGH-STAKES RACES Slam, shunt, and takedown rivals across varied circuits as you pilot landspeeders, speeder bikes, skim speeders, and podracers. The greater the risk, the greater the reward. SURVIVE A DANGEROUS UNDERGROUND SPORT Join The Galactic League – an unsanctioned racing circuit born in the lawless Outer Rim. Become Shade, a lone racer chasing revenge and glory. BUILD AND CUSTOMIZE YOUR CRAFT Pilot different classes of repulsorcraft each with distinct physics and playstyles. Build a ride that showcases your style and gives you a competitive edge. BATTLE RIVALS IN MULTIPLE GAME MODES Ride solo through a story-driven campaign of shifting alliances or brave strategic PvP grudge matches where reputation rides with you. CLIMB THE RANKS AND EARN REWARDS Prove yourself through intense rivalries and escalating challenges. Every choice shapes your prospects as you build your status in The Galactic League. *Internet Connection required. Digital Art Book available for viewing and for download from starwarsgalacticracer.com/digital_art using the in-game redemption code. The STAR WARS: Galactic Racer Deluxe Upgrade add-on must be installed to access the Digital Art Book redemption code.

STAR WARS: Galactic Racer

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Pre-Order now to get the following digital content: • Exclusive Pre-Order Bonus Livery for your repulsorcraft • Exclusive Pre-Order Bonus Player Banner for multiplayer modes Note: Pre-Order Bonus content may be made available for purchase at a later date. STAR WARS​​: Galactic Racer is a ​​runs-based​​, high-stakes reinvention of racing born in the lawless Outer Rim of the ​​STAR WARS​​ galaxy.​​​​ The Empire’s grip on the galaxy has finally broken, and with its fall comes a new obsession: speed. As the New Republic struggles to rebuild, gambling, entertainment, and glory fuel a booming underground. Out of this chaos, the Galactic League is born: an unsanctioned racing circuit where syndicates sponsor pilots, fortunes are won and lost in seconds, and only the bold survive. No Force. No prophecy. Just skill, strategy, and the will to rise. COMPETE IN HIGH-STAKES RACES Slam, shunt, and takedown rivals across varied circuits as you pilot landspeeders, speeder bikes, skim speeders, and podracers. The greater the risk, the greater the reward. SURVIVE A DANGEROUS UNDERGROUND SPORT Join The Galactic League – an unsanctioned racing circuit born in the lawless Outer Rim. Become Shade, a lone racer chasing revenge and glory. BUILD AND CUSTOMIZE YOUR CRAFT Pilot different classes of repulsorcraft each with distinct physics and playstyles. Build a ride that showcases your style and gives you a competitive edge. BATTLE RIVALS IN MULTIPLE GAME MODES Ride solo through a story-driven campaign of shifting alliances or brave strategic PvP grudge matches where reputation rides with you. CLIMB THE RANKS AND EARN REWARDS Prove yourself through intense rivalries and escalating challenges. Every choice shapes your prospects as you build your status in The Galactic League.

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Emergence Day is a defining moment for the Gears of War universe – the catastrophic event changed the world of Sera forever, but the story of that fateful night has never been fully told, until now.

Gears of War: E-Day transports us back to the opening hours of the Locust invasion, where an unsuspecting world is ruthlessly plunged into chaos as monsters erupt from underground. Across three harrowing days and nights, Marcus Fenix, Dom Santiago and their fierce new squad mates fight desperately to survive the onslaught consuming the city of Kalona, while uncovering the true scale of a threat unlike anything they – or humanity – has ever faced.

From the moment the prologue opens, Gears of War: E-Day showcases a masterclass in action-horror. This is not the Locust enemy you’ve fought before. They’re equally cunning as they are violent, and frankly, you should be terrified to face them. If this is your first deployment, or you’re coming out of retirement to fight the war ahead, we’ve got you covered. Before you step out onto the streets of Kalona, here are a few things every Gear should know.

Learn When to Push Forward, When to Hold Your Ground, and When to Get Out of the F**ckin’ Way

Gears of War is famously a cover-based shooter, and you’ll rely on it to stay alive as you push through the Locust. Keep your head down and dip from cover-to-cover – and avoid walking out into the open unless you’re rushing an enemy with a melee attack. Even a handful of Drones can deal massive damage while you’re exposed, which can be trouble for both you and the squadmate that may have to come and revive you. Sometimes, the best course of action is to hold patiently and pick off enemies as they come, and there’s no shame in that strategy.

Sometimes, you’ll just need to haul ass and stay as mobile as you can, which I quickly learned during an early fight with a Brumak wielding a horrible chain weapon. There’s no peace to be found in cover for that situation – fan out, keep it distracted, and pray that it doesn’t decide to charge you while your gun is jammed.

Know Your Loadout

Each weapon you’ll find in E-Day is deeply situational, which makes for a great tactical experience. The Chainsaw Lancer is a great all-rounder, offering close-to-mid range firepower and a big ol’ (upgradeable) mag to chew through. The Gnasher is a stellar shotgun, fantastic for devastating point-blank damage. The Longshot Sniper, one of my personal favorites, pops a slick, long-range slug into unsuspecting foes from a great distance. Not only is that incredibly satisfying each time, but it lets you get a stack of damage into a tankier enemy – like a Boomer, before it gets close to you. There are caches dotted around Kalona that let you switch up your loadout, too, so don’t feel like you’re locked into a specific style of play forever. Mix up your strategy, swap roles with your friends, but above all – experiment!

Melee is a Gear’s Best Friend

I know I said this is a cover-based shooter, but sometimes you’ll need to resort to more personal measures. Before E-Day even lets you look at a gun, it hands out a crash course in melee – one of the most useful, life-saving abilities for a Gear. Spend some time getting to grips with how it works when wielding a metal pipe and the Snub pistol – figure out the weight of the swing, and how it feels to hit enemies in front, and more importantly, behind you. Later, melee becomes even more fun with the Chainsaw Lancer, and you’ll feel extra confident with it once you’ve got the basics of backhanding down.

Blind Shooting is Back, and Remains Effective

As soon as you pop your head up to aim a shot, you’re a giant bullet magnet, effectively inviting every weapon-wielder on the map to pop you like a balloon. Fortunately, Gears can shoot blind from behind cover, which is a superb way to dish out additional damage to something getting too close for comfort. If you don’t have the health to rush out for a melee takedown, or you need a few seconds of recovery time, blind fire from cover is a clutch move to get the job done.

Look Out For Side Missions, And Their Rewards

While E-Day‘s campaign is primarily linear, Kalona has large pockets of open space with multiple pathways towards the next objective, as well as side paths that may lead to side missions. These are smaller, optional objectives that let you support other squads, help civilians, and otherwise contribute to saving the city. Not only do they offer additional insight into the wider story, you’ll also get a nice reward for doing it, often a weapon mod.

Audio Chime Means Collectables

While you’re exploring, keep an ear open for a sharp chime whenever you enter a new area of the city – anywhere from inside a building to a side street. That means there’s a collectable nearby. These range from familiar items like COG armor and tags, to esoteric pieces like… a can of soup. They all come with great little lore entries too, some written by the squad members themselves. It’s a wonderful added insight into their stories, and the wider world, so pick them up when you can.

Now that you’re equipped with the basics, there’s only one thing left to do – get out there. Gather your squad, load up, and uncover the world-shattering event that started it all. Gears of War: E-Day is available today on XBOX Series X|S, XBOX on PC, Game Pass and Steam. Play it on both console and PC at no additional cost with XBOX Play Anywhere.

Gears of War: E-Day

Xbox Game Studios

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Emergence Begins Pre-order Gears of War: E-Day, get an XBOX gift card and unlock the Exfil Dom Character Skin and the Exfil Weapon Skin Set in-game at launch.* more details here https://aka.ms/Gears26 Experience the horror and brutality of Emergence Day. Fourteen years before the original Gears of War, join Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago in a gripping origin-story campaign as the Locust Horde first erupt from below, igniting a desperate fight for survival. Rally your squad and fight on in multiplayer with a reimagination of Gears’ iconic PvE mode, Horde Siege, or go head-to-head with a refined Versus PvP.* Built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5, Gears of War: E-Day delivers the most immersive Gears yet. The Story of E-Day Fight through the chaos of Emergence Day in a gripping origin story campaign. Battle alone, side by side in two-player split-screen, or rally up to four players online across Campaign, Horde Siege, and Versus.* Horde Siege PvE – Back and Bigger Than Ever Survive a city under siege in an evolved take on Gears’ iconic co-op wave survival mode built for larger maps, more players, and bigger battles. Choose your class – Assault, Marksman, Medic, or Breacher – then drop in as a 4-player squad to fight back the Locust. Team up with multiple squads to conquer shared objectives and take down world bosses. Survive to earn rewards, unlock customization and improve your loadout for the next match. Versus Returns – Refined and Focused PvP Battle across all-new maps and refined fan-favorite 4v4 modes. Choose your level of competition. Lock in and climb the ranks in Ranked or jump into Social playlists for a more relaxed match. Modernized controls and movement make combat feel more fluid while retaining Gears’ signature cover-based feel. Jump, vault, slide, and flank with intent. A Terrifying Threat from Below  A darker, grittier tone and reimagined enemies restore fear and dread to the series. Atmosphere and detail are pushed further than ever. The world feels more grounded, believable, and dangerous. Familiar enemies are more threatening, joined by all-new creatures and villains that reestablish a true sense of horror. Feels Like Gears. Plays Like New. Iconic cover‑based combat returns, enhanced with modernized movement and traversal that add freedom and verticality. Fan‑favorite weapons return and are reimagined, alongside all‑new weapons built for brutal, close‑quarters combat. Rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5 A new technical foundation for Gears. Built for modern performance with 4K resolution and up to 60FPS across Campaign and Multiplayer.* *Important Information Pre-Order Offer: valid with pre-orders made before October 6, 2026 (7:59 am PT) except early access to the Open Beta requires pre-order before the end of the Open Beta early access period (expected to be from August 6-10, 2026; dates may vary by platform and subscription). At participating retailers while supplies last. Pre-order benefits may require redemption of a single-use code. Consult your retailer for details. Limit: 1 offer per person/account. Online Multiplayer: Online campaign co-op, Horde Siege, Versus and other multiplayer features require a Game Pass subscription that includes online multiplayer, sold separately. 2-Player Split-Screen: is available for console only. 4K and 60FPS: require a compatible display. Game requires initial download. May require future updates (additional storage may be required). All downloads and updates require significant storage and broadband internet connection (ISP fees apply). You must accept the Microsoft Services Agreement (microsoft.com/msa). May require additional hardware and subscriptions. Content, features, services, online play (if applicable), and support not available in all regions (xbox.com/regions) and may vary, change, or terminate. Microsoft Account required. WARNING: Some people may experience a seizure when exposed to flashing lights or patterns in video games. (xbox.com/healthandsafety).

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Summary

• Available now on Xbox Series X|S and PC, with XPA support and shared saves.
• How the hybrid of survival and classic brawler took shape.
• Different signature weapons, movesets and skill trees per character.

Hello everyone. The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival is available now on Xbox Series X|S and PC, and rather than walk you through a feature list, I wanted to talk about the decisions that went into creating it.

Two Genres, One Apocalypse

AMC’s “The Walking Dead” is a world defined by scarcity, tension, and the consequences of every decision. The “All Out War” arc adds another dimension to that foundation: momentum, escalation, and increasingly intense confrontations as the conflict with the Saviors grows.

Streets of Survival brings those qualities together through a blend of exploration, resource management, and arcade-inspired brawler combat. Search your surroundings, gather supplies and information, and decide how best to approach the dangers ahead. When conflict erupts, combat delivers the immediacy and intensity the story demands, while keeping every encounter grounded in a larger purpose.

You are not simply clearing rooms or fighting toward a score screen. Every confrontation moves you closer to an objective, a character, or a reckoning with the Saviors. Exploration creates tension, resources give decisions weight, and combat provides the payoff, combining into an experience built around the escalating conflict at the heart of The Walking Dead’s All Out War.

Three Survivors, Three Rhythms

Rick, Daryl and Michonne are not three skins over one moveset. Each has a signature weapon, a separate set of animations and their own skill tree that you invest in every level, which means the same encounter requires a different strategy depending on the selected character.

Rick relies on his magnum: long-range firepower that turns every fight into an ammo-management problem. Michonne thrives in close quarters, cutting through hordes with her katana and rewarding you for staying inside the danger. Daryl uses his crossbow to thin threats from a distance before diving in to finish the rest, which makes him the most positional of the three.

The levels are tailored around the character meant to play them, creating an experience that adjusts to that character’s available weapons and abilities and giving more freedom in the design, while delivering a custom puzzle for players to solve in each situation. 

Crowds and Opponents are Different Problems

The second big design decision was to stop treating enemies as one mass enemy.

Walkers are pressure. They overwhelm through volume and they punish anyone who stands still. The Saviors are opposition: they block, they fire from a distance, and they will happily use walker hordes as cover while they line up a shot. Because both are on screen at once, you are never solving a single problem.

That separation exists to change the verb of the combat. In a classic brawler the verb is clear. Here I wanted it to be control: funnel the walkers into a narrow path, isolate the Saviors before they regroup, and save the ammo you’ll need for the targets that actually call for it.

The environments are part of that same system rather than a backdrop. Each rewards a different approach, and each one can be turned into a weapon or cost you a health bar if you move through it carelessly. Face enemies between them, lure them into more favorable positions to fight, or use your surroundings in your favor. Giving you different approaches to the same situations was an exciting challenge.

What Survives the Credits

Reaching the end credits is where the second design pass starts paying off, as you now have the option to play levels with any character, including the unlockable Negan.

Each playable character’s skill tree branches, so a second run with the same survivor is a different build, and playing the same level with a different survivor creates a totally different game. The higher difficulty settings are not damage multipliers: they turn chaotic encounters into tactical puzzles where positioning is the only thing that keeps you alive. Whether you’re returning with a different survivor, experimenting with a new skill path or pushing into higher difficulties, the goal is for every run to ask you to approach the apocalypse differently. The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival is available now on Xbox Series X|S and PC.

The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival

Trailmark Games

☆☆☆☆☆ 12

★★★★★

$19.99

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FIGHT THE DEAD. SURVIVE THE STREETS. The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival challenges you to intense arcade brawling in the unforgiving world of AMC’s The Walking Dead. Play as iconic survivors Rick Grimes, Daryl Dixon, Michonne, and unlockable Negan while fighting through walker-infested tunnels, devastated settlements, and hostile strongholds packed with explosive encounters. Face Alexandria’s most ruthless foes, the Saviors led by Negan, along with overwhelming waves of Walkers as you unleash crushing combos, signature weapon attacks, and devastating finishers in a relentless battle for survival. INSPIRED BY THE STORY YOU KNOW. Based on the events of the All Out War storyline, fight through a campaign that reimagines the Saviors conflict that features walkers, threats, and surprises pulled from across the world of AMC’s The Walking Dead. You’ll explore familiar environments from the show – including the Sanctuary, Hilltop, Alexandria – enhanced by dynamic set pieces, environmental hazards, and intense, story-driven moments. ICONIC SURVIVORS. ICONIC WEAPONS. Step into the boots of legendary characters from The Walking Dead, each with a unique fighting style, stats, and signature abilities inspired by the series. Rick’s magnum, Michonne’s katana, and Daryl’s trusty crossbow are all ready for battle – with Negan's Lucille waiting to be unlocked. FEATURES: • Hard-Hitting Arcade Beat ’Em Up Combat Use brutal melee abilities, crowd-clearing ranged attacks, or a mix of the two in fast-paced skirmishes. Enjoy responsive, crisp, and satisfying fighting gameplay while exploring the apocalypse. • Overwhelming Walker Swarms & Ruthless Enemies Battle through creeping armies of the undead and dangerous members of The Saviors that force you to adapt, assess threats, and fight for every inch of ground. • Face Iconic Bosses Take on powerful, fan-favorite walkers like Winslow, the Well Walker, and more. The Saviors provide their own challenges as you throw down with Negan and Simon in intense, multi-phase boss battles that test your skill, strategy, and survival instincts. • Replayable Arcade Challenge Master each character’s moveset and tackle multiple difficulty levels in an experience built for repeat runs and escalating challenges. Or jump in with an optional Easy Mode for casual play.

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When we announced this year’s FanFest Tour, we wanted to celebrate the people who make XBOX what it is: you.

25 years of XBOX is a story we share with you. Thank you for the friendships, the enthusiasm, and the joy you bring to play. We can’t wait to mark this milestone together.

Fans joining us at MoPOP can expect a celebration of XBOX past, present and future, with hands on gameplay, XBOX history and artifacts, opportunities to connect with the people behind the games and fellow players, XBOX trivia, collectibles. fan activities, an XBOX Gear pop-up shop and plenty of surprises along the way.

Want to join us in Seattle?

We’re giving fans the chance to win their way into XBOX FanFest Seattle through the XBOX FanFest Seattle Ticket Sweepstakes. Winners will be selected at random and notified by email. Entrants and attendees must be 18 or older, and travel and lodging are not included.

Enter the XBOX FanFest Ticket Sweepstakes here.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to eligible U.S. residents 18+. Void where prohibited. See Official Rules for eligibility, prize details, restrictions and terms. Ends October 11, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Be our guest!

No matter where in the world you play, we want to give a lucky fan a special way to be a part of our final stop on the FanFest Tour. Enter the XBOX FanFest Green Ticket Trip Sweepstakes for a chance to win a trip for you and a friend to join us in Seattle and celebrate 25 years of XBOX together.

Enter the Green Ticket Trip Sweepstakes here. 

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to eligible residents 18+. One (1) Grand Prize consisting of a trip for winner + one (1) guest to XBOX FanFest Seattle. Void where prohibited. See Official Rules for eligibility, prize details, restrictions and terms. Ends October 11, 2026, at 11:59pm PT.

You can find more information about XBOX FanFest here. Whether you’re hoping to join us in Seattle or celebrating with your community elsewhere, visit the XBOX 25th anniversary hub to explore the wider celebration.

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Summary

• How social deduction games function through clarity.
• Improved understanding by adding new languages.
• Customize your localization at a granular level.

The last thing you want in a game about lying is to look suspicious just because you didn’t understand what exactly was happening.

Forest of Deceit, the social deduction party game created by Ghost Camp and Thomas Mackinnon (The Corridor, It Takes a War) and narrated by Sylvester McCoy (“Doctor Who”, “The Hobbit”) is now localised in six new languages!

When we released Forest of Deceit earlier in the year, one of the most common questions we received was, “Will the game eventually be localised?” This is a feature we really wanted to include, and we’re so happy to be able to say the update is out now.

The new languages included in the update are:

• German
• French
• Spanish
• Brazilian Portuguese
• Simplified Chinese
• Italian

Forest of Deceit is a party game built entirely around conversation and language. In the game, you play with four to eight players (either locally or online via screen share, using your mobile web browsers to control the game) and are trying to guess who amongst the group are “Innocents” or “Traitors”. The fun of the game comes from talking to each other, and so making sure there is as little friction as possible between players understanding the game and being able to communicate their position in it to one another is really important.

For example, if you don’t understand what a specific button does or exactly what your choice in the game means, it could mean you act in a way that leads to you looking far more suspicious than you intended. It’s never fun when you lose due to a misunderstanding rather than your own mistake, so having the game be playable natively in other languages and working closely with translators to make sure Forest of Deceit has been translated accurately was of high importance for us. Making sure the difference is noted between getting lost in the woods randomly and getting forcibly ousted by your friends is quite important, for instance…

Another element of why localising the game was a priority on our end was because for many players, this is the type of game they will want to play with their friends and family. The more people playing the game, the higher the chance someone playing won’t speak English. It’s a bit like having a vegetarian option at a restaurant – it doesn’t just make the restaurant accessible for vegetarians, but also entire groups of people that happen to have a vegetarian in them can enjoy eating together. There might be a group where most people speak English, but they have a friend who only speaks Italian. Not only could they now play the entire game in Italian, if desired they could even set just the main game to English and have only that specific person’s mobile controller in Italian. The game is now much more accessible for that group even though the language barrier only affected one person!

Gaming is better when everyone can play. It costs money and takes time, but we believe localising games to as many languages as possible (especially ones as word-based as ours) is worth it, and makes the space better for everyone.

Forest of Deceit’s localisation update is out now on XBOX Series X|S, XBOX One, and Windows PC. The game supports XBOX Play Anywhere.

Forest of Deceit

PolyCrunch Games

☆☆☆☆☆ 1

★★★★★

$9.99

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A STORM IS COMING Forest of Deceit is a Jackbox-esque social deduction game for 4 to 8 players. You are part of a group lost in a dark, treacherous forest that seems to go on forever and ever. You can’t find any escape, and there’s a storm brewing on the horizon – a storm so massive that you all will surely perish if you can’t build a solid shelter before it arrives. Every day you explore the forest to gather resources with which to build your shelter. But the forest itself is cursed, slowly driving people into a traitorous madness; it’s surely already got a hold on some of your friends’ minds… or maybe even yours. If you don’t figure out who’s sabotaging the efforts to build a shelter, you all are going to be swept away. On the other hand, if you happen to be the Traitor and they find you, you could get kicked out of the group – for good. A FOREST OF LIES AND BETRAYAL From the minds of Ghost Camp and Thomas Mackinnon (creator of THE CORRIDOR and It Takes a War) comes Forest of Deceit, a back-stabbing experience about trying to survive a storm and betraying your friends. With a beautiful hand-drawn art style and a focus on casual play and social interaction, this party game is perfect for all kinds – from teenagers to grandpas, hardcore players to someone who’s never played a game in their life. Each day, gathering parties are assigned to go deep into the forest for resources. Innocents will try to gather useful resources whereas Traitors will try to hinder the group’s advances with bad resources and try to get other players lost in the accursed woods. When the results of the day’s gathering are revealed, the group can discuss what happened – and after a few days there will even be a daily vote to expel suspected Traitors from the group. If the Innocents can build the shelter in time, they win! If not… it’s a victory for treachery. Focusing on casual play and social interaction, Forest of Deceit is fun for all kinds of players – from a family experience to group meetings; from non-gamers to hardcore players! FEATURES • Gather resources to build a shelter against the upcoming storm. If you are a Traitor, you will try to get other people lost in the forest, and hinder the group’s efforts by collecting bad resources. • Discuss what happened, and eventually start voting suspect Traitors out. If the Traitors can prevent the Innocents building a shelter in time, they win. • Create your own house rules: An endlessly replayable party game, with fully customisable game options. • Use your own phones, tablets, or computers for each player to play right from their very own web browser. • Fantastic for both local multiplayer and online play. Works great with screen-sharing for online play! NOTE: No generative AI was used in the making of this game or its associated assets.

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A word association game and a personality quiz walk into a bar. MegaPals is what happens next.

The original concept for Jackbox Party Pack 12 pitched by Liz Anderson and Chase McClure drew from the classic game of Mind Meld – you get a word, then try to land on the same response as another player. In this game, making matches awards you points, but it’s voting on hot takes from the unmatched words that leads to your next starter, and see how far you take it. It’s an exciting riff on the Jackbox origin story: the blending of improv comedy with technical artistry. We wanted to reward group-think and individual creativity equally.

How to Become a MegaPal

MegaPals poses the question: who are the closest friends in this group? Who thinks the most alike? The two players who make the most unique matches with each other across the game become the MegaPals, or the ultimate duo who steals the crown. Yes, there are two winners! A first for us that felt very fitting to a party game environment.

The winners are not always who you think and frequently change throughout the game. The game provides many ways to collect match points (matching with others, having answers selected to riff on, etc.) so the best strategy is to just be yourself. Write what you think is fun and likely to get someone else in the room to laugh along. We’ll show you highlights of what’s on everyone’s mind as you play.

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Not interested in sharing your victory? We have bonus awards for individual performance at the end too!

Data for Fun or Strategy

Thanks to our controller engineer, Ryan McGill, your phone screen provides a lot of real-time information on what others are submitting as you enter your own words. This lets you stay in a stream-of-consciousness mode while you’re writing all the while clueing you into different players’ wavelengths that can score you the big points.

Courtesy of more great teamwork between engineering lead Ariana Miles and art lead Owen Watson, our dynamic “likes” screen is another game moment for players to chatter around ideas rising to the top as the group votes on favorite words.

The minimap between rounds is the players’ relationship chart, or the map of who you’re closest to at this point in time. In an eight-player game, there are 28 possible winning pairs. That’s a lot to show. A map surfaces group information in a way you couldn’t get from a conventional list or scoreboard. It pairs each player with their highest scoring friend, and gives a quick dramatic replay of the words that made or broke friendships.

By using the map to strategically inform your next rounds, you can look at your current connections for who’s currently thinking most like you. Then, you can continue to boost that friendship by trying to speak their language in the coming prompts. Or, notice another high scoring duo, and sneak in between. Many good opportunities for pandering.

Long Live the Kings

People often see our game hosts as wacky instruction givers but they also serve as vibe-setters. We’d love our players to get inspired by the endearing horror that is the King of Friendship and let their freak flag fly. If the question is, “What does this make you think of?”, you answer with your own personal shortlist of weirdness. Then, delight in eureka moments of matching with your bestie just before time runs out. Or, get a rush of ideas as fresh connections pile up in the next one.

After a round of MegaPals, we hope you’re moved to new heights by your bonds of friendship. If you play it right, your ultimate win might just be the new friends you make along the way.MegaPals is one of five new games coming to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One October 15. Learn more about this game at JackboxGames.com. For more Jackbox Party Pack 12 updates from our studio, follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, Discord, and YouTube.

The Jackbox Party Pack 12

Jackbox Games, Inc.

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Escape to a world of hilarity with The Jackbox Party Pack 12! Our Chicago comedians and party wizards created five all-new games perfect for holiday gatherings, game nights, and happy hours. Only one person needs to own the game. Use your phones as controllers to jump right in! We Forgot a Card: Craft ridiculous greeting cards for weird occasions. You can even purchase them IRL! MegaPals: Celebrate friends old and new through impulsive wordsmithing and explosive match-ups. How well do your fellow players think alike? Debate and Switch: Light-hearted topics meet lively debate in this town hall talk-'em-up tourney! Idol Factions: Two teams race to sort answers into the right categories in this action-packed fact battle. Think fast and yell loudly! Hyperface: Warp selfies and stock photos in wild ways to respond to bizarre prompts. Smudge, yank, squash, and draw to create masterpieces meant to be shared!

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Gears of War: E-Day Pre-Order

Xbox Game Studios

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$69.99

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Gears of War: E-Day – October 6
Game Pass / XBOX Play Anywhere

Experience the horror and brutality of Emergence Day. Fourteen years before the original Gears of War, join Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago in a gripping origin-story campaign as the Locust Horde first erupt from below, igniting a desperate fight for survival. Rally your squad and fight on in multiplayer with a reimagination of Gears’ iconic PvE mode, Horde Siege, or go head-to-head with a refined Versus PvP.  Built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5, Gears of War: E-Day delivers the most immersive Gears yet.

STAR WARS: Galactic Racer

Secret Mode

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$59.99

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STAR WARS: Galactic Racer – October 6

A ​​runs-based​​, high-stakes reinvention of racing born in the lawless Outer Rim of the ​​STAR WARS​​ galaxy.​​​​ The Empire’s grip on the galaxy has finally broken, and with its fall comes a new obsession: speed. As the New Republic struggles to rebuild, gambling, entertainment, and glory fuel a booming underground. Out of this chaos, the Galactic League is born: an unsanctioned racing circuit where syndicates sponsor pilots, fortunes are won and lost in seconds, and only the bold survive. No Force. No prophecy. Just skill, strategy, and the will to rise.

KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I～III]

SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$74.99

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KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I～III] – October 6
XBOX Play Anywhere

A value‑packed bundle featuring three collections: KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX-, KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC).

Echo Weaver

Akupara Games

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$19.99

Pre-order

Echo Weaver – October 8
Game Pass / XBOX Play Anywhere

Master an unraveling time loop in this knowledge-based Metroidvania. As the last Weaver, exploit time-altering anomalies and use what you learn to break the cycle. Explore what remains. Uncover the mystery. Perfect the loop.

Hidden Dogs

Silesia Games Sp. z o.o.

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Hidden Dogs – October 7

Welcome to puppy village! Labby needs your help with a top-secret mission: creating a video game just for dogs (move over, cats!). Find 500+ hidden dogs and items scattered across 15 cozy, hand-drawn levels in the English countryside. Got stuck? Just blow the dog whistle! Keep finding pups to watch the map grow and come to life with moving planes, boats, and trains!

Titanic Escape Simulator

MagicProStudio

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Titanic Escape Simulator – October 7
XBOX Play Anywhere

You are a private investigator aboard the world’s most famous ocean liner. What begins as a routine voyage soon becomes something far darker: a suspicious death, hidden clues, locked rooms, restricted decks, and a mystery buried deep within the ship. Explore the Titanic before disaster strikes. Question passengers, search cabins, uncover secrets, and follow a trail that leads from the elegance of First Class to the shadowed lower decks below. But as the truth begins to surface, so does the danger.

Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire

JanduSoft

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$19.99 $15.99

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Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire – October 7
XBOX Play Anywhere

An action-farming-roguelite set in Transylvania, the homeland of Dracula and his rebellious lastborn son, Voltaire. An epiphany results in a change of heart for the young vampire: abandoning blood in favor of a plant-based diet out of spite to prove to his father that neck-biting is not the only way for vampires to thrive.

Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival

Saber Interactive Inc.

☆☆☆☆☆ 29

★★★★★

$39.99

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Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival – October 8

Experience a new chapter in the legendary horror series like never before. Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival takes first-person action horror survival to the next level. Play the story of Aidan, who must use the power of a mysterious puzzle box – the Genesis Configuration – to help his girlfriend Sunny’s escape from the otherworldly hellscape of the Labyrinth. Wield the powers of the box to survive your bargain with the infamous Pinhead and do battle with the horrific cult devoted to the Cenobites.

Neon Abyss 2

Kepler Interactive

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Neon Abyss 2 – October 8
XBOX Play Anywhere

Dive deeper into the chaotic, beautifully pixelated Abyss with Neon Abyss 2! The action is faster, the stakes are higher, and the possibilities are endless in this cybermyth roguelike. With explosive run ‘n’ gun gameplay, diverse combat styles, and unlimited item synergies, Neon Abyss 2 delivers a dramatic, thrill-packed experience every time you enter.

Deck of Haunts

DANGEN Entertainment

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$19.99 $17.99

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Deck of Haunts – October 8

Deck of Haunts invites you to step into the eerie role of a malevolent Haunted House, where the walls whisper secrets and terror lurks around every corner. As the master of this cursed domain, your goal is to ensnare daring humans, play on their fears, and drain their very essence to expand your dark influence.

Forever Ago

Annapurna Interactive

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Forever Ago – October 8
XBOX Play Anywhere

Following a tragic stroke of fate, Alfred embarks on a journey north in search of redemption. In this single-player road trip adventure, you’ll travel to beautiful places, capture memories with your camera, meet interesting characters, and even make some new friends.

Gear.Club Unlimited 3

Nacon

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$49.99

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Gear.Club Unlimited 3 – October 8
XBOX Play Anywhere

For the first time in the series, you can now explore the asphalt roads of Japan as well as the French Mediterranean coast. Drive over 40 prestigious cars from the biggest automotive brands and customize every detail: paint, bodywork, rims, mechanical performance… Create a car that reflects your individuality and show off your style on a wide range of spectacular racetracks.

myPOPGOES

Clickteam LLC USA

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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MyPOPGOES – October 8
XBOX Play Anywhere

A short and simple resource management game, with a bonus minigame collection, where you take care of an extremely needy weasel named Popgoes. Housed in an adorable plastic LCD toy, your new pixelated best friend will need pizza, fizzy drinks, and only the best entertainment provided by Freddy Fazbear himself.

Thunder Hoop Collection (QUByte Classics)

QUByte Interactive

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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QUByte Classics – Thunder Hoop Collection – October 8
XBOX Play Anywhere

Run, gun, and smash mutant hordes in the definitive Thunder Hoop Collection, featuring two classic platformers. Face the bio-organic nightmare created by the mad scientist Professor Genbreak. Climb ladders, leap across hazardous platforms, and unleash powerful strikes against dangerous mutated beasts. Control the young laboratory hero in the 1992 original, then witness his evolution into an adult warrior in the action-packed 1994 sequel, TH Strikes Back.

Silver Pines

Team17

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Silver Pines – October 8
XBOX Play Anywhere

Private investigator Red Walker finds himself in Silver Pines, a place half-abandoned, half-forgotten, in the middle of nowhere on a job to track down Eddie Velvet. A musician who has vanished. As the case begins to reveal a dark past, Walker soon slips into a strange and nightmarish descent beyond his control.

Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts

Samustai LTD

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts – October 8
XBOX Play Anywhere

A unique opportunity to design and build countless variations of realistic looking warships combined with an extremely in-depth combat model. Recreate famous ships such as the HMS Dreadnought and countless speculative designs. Experiment and enjoy naval battles utilizing endless combinations of ship designs in technology eras between the years 1890 and 1950 for ten different nations.

Cozy Meowmory

QubicGames S.A.

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Cozy Meowmory – October 9
XBOX Play Anywhere

Step into a cozy world of colorful rooms, adorable cats, and little details waiting to fool your eyes. Compare rooms carefully and find everything that has changed. Objects may move, disappear, rotate, change color, or hide somewhere you least expect!

HORSE CLUB Ride West

Wild River Games GmbH

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$29.99

Pre-order

HORSE CLUB Ride West – October 9

Travel with your friends Hannah, Sofia, Sarah, and Lisa to the Wild West. Explore the vast landscape, help old and new friends, experience exciting adventures on horseback, learn Western riding, test your skills, and claim the crown at the big Western riding tournament!

PAPERHEAD

HypeTrain Digital

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$19.99 $15.99

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PAPERHEAD – October 9

PAPERHEAD is a mix of a fast-paced movement boomer shooter and an adventure horror game, featuring a unique soundtrack.

Sesame Street: Friends & Fun

Outright Games Ltd.

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

$29.99

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Sesame Street: Friends & Fun – October 9

Welcome to Sesame Street! A place to play, laugh and grow. From the moment you arrive, there’s so much to do. Join Elmo, Tango and the rest of your Sesame Street friends around the neighborhood!

Tiny Techie in Puzzle Land

Sweet Bread Games

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Tiny Techie in Puzzle Land – October 9

Help the crafty pink-haired gearhead complete a series of intricate puzzles in a beautiful pixel art world! Push, pull and trade places with objects to reach the end of each level! Create bridges by pushing minecarts or boxes into lakes, and navigate objects within complex railroad systems!

Whisker Mess (Xbox Series)

Afil Games

☆☆☆☆☆

★★★★★

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Whisker Mess – October 9

Get ready for a feline adventure filled with adorable pieces, clever combinations, and toys scattered everywhere in Whisker Mess! In this fun tile-fitting puzzle, you must place cat-shaped pieces across the board, create lines, and clear the way while earning points and making room for new moves.

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Summary

• The game’s third DLC fighter and 21st playable character.
• Strategic new playstyle using portals and summonable orbs for control and traps.
• Find out why and how we brought Angstrom Levy to the party.

One Angstrom Levy is more than enough. Unfortunately for “Invincible”, there are a whole lot more where he came from!

Angstrom Levy is joining Invincible VS on October 13 as our third DLC fighter and 21st playable character, bringing his multiversal mayhem to the roster as part of Season 2. If you like thinking a few steps ahead, setting traps and keeping your opponents guessing, you’re going to want to get to know Angstrom.

Once a brilliant human with the ability to travel across different dimensions, Angstrom’s life was forever changed by a horrific accident that left him with a gigantic, disfigured brain – and the memories of his alternate selves from across the multiverse. Unable to distinguish his own experiences from those of his countless variants, his mind slowly fractured. Now, he blames Invincible for his suffering and is ready to make him pay.

When we started thinking about how Angstrom should play in Invincible VS, we knew his portals had to be at the heart of everything he does. They’re such an important part of what makes him dangerous in the “Invincible” universe, and they gave us the opportunity to build a fighter who approaches battle very differently from the rest of our roster.

Angstrom is a zoning-focused fighter with a strong emphasis on setups and strategy. His portals can be used offensively, defensively and for mobility, giving you plenty of options for controlling the battlefield. Place them carefully and you can even turn them into traps, creating some nasty surprises for opponents who aren’t paying attention.

But portals are only part of the equation.

Angstrom can also summon and command orbs, and that’s where things can get really wild. His portals and orbs have unique interactions that give you even more ways to manipulate the fight, pressure your opponent and experiment with different setups.

We wanted Angstrom to be a character who rewards creativity. The more time you spend experimenting with how his portals and orbs work together, the more opportunities you’ll find to make your opponent question where it’s safe to stand – or whether anywhere is safe at all.

That makes Angstrom especially exciting in a 3v3 tag fighter like Invincible VS. With teammates and assists already giving you plenty to think about, adding portals, orbs and Angstrom’s ability to control space opens the door to even more team strategies and some seriously chaotic situations.

We’ve had a blast bringing Angstrom’s multiversal powers into Invincible VS, and we can’t wait to see what you do with them. Whether you’re using portals to escape pressure, setting a trap for an unsuspecting opponent or finding your own ridiculous combinations with his orbs, there’s a lot to discover once you start getting comfortable with his toolkit.

And if you’re headed to Evo France this October, you won’t have to wait quite as long to get your hands on him – Angstrom Levy will be playable at the event for the first time ahead of his release.

Angstrom Levy joins Invincible VS as the third DLC fighter on October 13 as part of Season 2.

Invincible VS is available now on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, and Xbox Cloud as an Xbox Play Anywhere title.

Find out more by following Invincible VS on Instagram, X (formally Twitter), TikTok, and YouTube.

Invincible VS

Skybound Games

☆☆☆☆☆ 635

★★★★★

$49.99

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Invincible VS is a brutal superhero 3v3 tag fighting game set in the Invincible universe, where you can battle to the death as a team of fan-favorite characters in iconic locations. Unleash bone-breaking combos through fast combat and smart defensive tactics to leave a trail of blood and destruction. Land vicious Super moves and Ultimates to leave your opponents in a mess of blood. Invincible VS features a variety of game modes including a captivating cinematic story mode with an original narrative from a writer of the animated series. Jump into Arcade and battle with your team, hone your combos in Training mode, and test your skills against the world in competitive and casual multiplayer. Show, comic fans, and fighting game lovers will experience unparalleled heroic brutality, where every earth-shattering blow will leave you feeling… Invincible. This is the debut title from the newly formed Quarter Up—the first in-house studio at Skybound—led by former members of the core Killer Instinct (2013) dev team.

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