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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition coming to Switch in March 2025

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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is officially coming to the Nintendo Switch on March 20th 2025, complete with enhanced visuals and added story elements that’ll really help set the game apart from the original Wii U title that first launched in Japan in April 2015.

It may have been a decade, but from the trailer that Nintendo just put out; it’s definitely looking like Xenoblade Chronicles X is about to return in style and is going to be well worth picking up.

You can check out the official trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition below:

Marvel Rivals to launch December 6th

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The Marvel Rivals beta recently came to a close (which we actually had a chance to play, thoughts on which can be found above), and it’s now been confirmed that the game will officially launch on December 6th of this year.

All heroes will be unlocked and free to play right from launch, and there will of course be plenty of further characters from the Marvel universe added in the future.

You can check out the official launch trailer for the game below:

Icons Confirmed for FC 25 Career Mode

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Icons have now been confirmed for FC 25 career mode, with Andrea Pirlo, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Kelly Smith and Thierry Henry all set to be playable within player career mode.

Pre-ordering the game will provide you with access to three further icons, with R9, David Beckham and Zinedine Zidane the chosen three to be included as a pre-order bonus.

Women’s football has also been confirmed for FC 25 career mode, with the ability to manage women’s teams within England, France, Germany, Spain, or the United States. The UEFA Women’s Champions League will also be fully licensed in the game, and you’ll even have the ability to switch seamlessly between managing women’s teams and men’s teams.

FC 25 is officially set to launch on September 27th.

Hayter’s Gunna Game DLC now available for AEW: Fight Forever

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The third and final instalment in the Season 3 DLC campaign for AEW: Fight Forever is officially now available, with Season 4 all set to launch next month.

Jamie Hayter has been added to the roster, five new premium music tracks have also now been included, and the Hayters Gunna Game DLC can now be purchased, either as a stand-alone DLC for £3.99, or as part of the AEW: Fight Forever Season Pass 3 for £13.99.

You can check out Jamie Hayter in action in the official trailer for the new DLC below:

Sega reveals Sonic x Shadow Generations at State of Play

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A new Sonic game is now on the way, officially confirmed this evening at tonight’s PlayStation State of Play. Combining elements of both classic and modern Sonic titles; Sonic x Shadow Generations will provide a full remaster of the original 2011 Sonic Generations, as well as including an additional new story campaign featuring Shadow.

Sonic x Shadow Generations is officially set for release in Autumn 2024, available on PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, STEAM, and also via the Epic Games Store.

You can check out an official trailer for Sonic x Shadow Generations below:

Bromley FC team up with Xbox to provide full-time position to FM expert

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If you’re a Football Manager fan that’s always felt that you could have something to offer to a real-life football club? Keep reading as this one may well be for you!

For the launch of Football Manager 2024, Bromley FC have teamed up with Xbox to provide one Football Manager gamer with the opportunity to become a full-time, paid tactician for the club.

In order to apply, you’ll first need to win a domestic league title (with any team) and complete the achievement ‘Championes’ in FM24, either on Xbox or PC, and using your Xbox Gamertag. Once you’ve got that first part covered, all you then need to do then is post a one minute video to YouTube/Vimeo, detailing why you feel that you’re the perfect person for the job.

The winning applicant will start with the club from January 2024, working 5 days a week until May 2024. No CV or experience is required, you just need to unlock the achievement, submit your video application, and you’ll then be in with a chance of becoming a member of the Bromley FC staff.

For all those interested; you have until December 4th to finalise your application. Good luck!

Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken is coming to PC and Switch in 2024

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A new point-and-click horror adventure will be arriving in 2024 in the form of Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken, with the game set to be released for both Nintendo Switch and PC.

Armor Games Studios is the team behind the project, providing turn-based, puzzle solving action, complete with a super impressive pixel art style that is sure to impress you visually as well as scare you viscerally.

An exact release date for the title is yet to be confirmed, but this will be the first game in the Deep Sleep series to be released on the Nintendo Switch, and if you’ve never previously played any games in the series then this full-length adventure could well prove to be a fantastic starting point.

You can check out an official trailer for the game below.

Sociable Soccer 24 is coming soon!

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Sociable Soccer 24 is coming to Steam on November 16th, with Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X versions soon to follow.

With over 13,000 FIFPRO licensed players, Sociable Soccer 24 will feature a huge number of real world footballers in the game, including the likes of Mohamed Salah, Erling Haaland and recent Kopa Trophy winner Jude Bellingham.

Jon Hare, the British designer of the Sensible Soccer franchise, is the main man behind the Sociable Soccer 24 project, and hasn’t held back with his views on other sports titles, suggesting that other companies out there are “inadvertently grooming children as gamblers by packing their overpriced, overhyped simulations full of loot boxes and all manner of money traps”.

Sociable Soccer 24 is daring to do things differently, and if you’re tired of other games draining your bank balance whilst failing to really deliver any sort of factor of fun; this could well be the game for you and is definitely well worth checking out on November 16th.

Sociable Soccer 24 will officially launch at a price point of £24.99 / €29.99 / $29.99.

Monster Hunter Now surpasses 10 million downloads

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Having previously surpassed 5 million downloads within the first week, Niantic have now confirmed that Monster Hunter Now has officially doubled that number, hitting 10 million downloads just over a month after its original global release.

To celebrate this occasion; if you head on over to the Monster Hunter Now web store, you can enter the code ‘MHNow10M’ to receive an in-game gift.

Additionally, as we head towards Halloween, from October 25th the first in-game event will be taking place, introducing new equipment and exclusive packs for sale on the store, as well as providing players the chance to hunt Kulu-Ya-Ku holding pumpkin-like rocks. 

The Monster Hunter Now Halloween event will run until 11:59 PM on October 31st.

Session: Skate Sim Abandoned Mall DLC is coming to the game next week

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Session: Skate Sim is about to receive an update, with a brand new Abandoned Mall map complete with 38 new DIY obstacles all set to be added as a new DLC pack on October 26th.

Originally released back in 2019, Session: Skate Sim is a game that continues to keep receiving different additions and updates, and the new abandoned mall map will no doubt be a huge amount of fun to skate and explore, just as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles update was the other month.

You can check out a preview of the new abandoned mall DLC below: