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Heya folks,

If you haven’t tried Fortnite Battle Royale, there’s no better time than now to drop in and experience the new Season! Fortnite Battle Royale is the completely free 100-player PvP mode in Fortnite. One giant map. A battle bus. Fortnite building skills and destructible environments combined with intense PvP combat. The last one standing wins. Download now for free and jump into the action.

World’s Collide!

Season 5 introduces all kinds of changes to the map: a viking ship, a desert outpost, and ancient statues have all appeared on the island, changing the world of Fortnite as we know it. On top of that, Fortnite’s first four-person vehicle has arrived! The All Terrain Kart (ATK) is a 4-player vehicle that can be found all over the island. Work together to maneuver around the map!

Map Update

Hop in the ATK with your squad and roll by Lucky Links for a quick game of golf.

Explore the map and discover new locations scattered all over the island!

Season 5 Battle Pass

A new season means a new Battle Pass, packed with over 100 new rewards. It’s available right now in-game for 950 V-Bucks. Unlock exclusive outfits, harvesting tools, gliders, emotes and toys as you level up the Battle Pass.

Upon purchase, you’ll instantly unlock two exclusive outfits, then play to level up your Battle Pass to earn up to 100 rewards worth over 25,000 V-Bucks. Challenge your squad to a game of basketball or golf or toss around a beach ball with friends. Make up your own game with all new toys!

Like previous Battle Passes, you’ll be able to complete Weekly Challenges to level-up and earn rewards faster. Complete enough Weekly Challenges and you’ll earn even exclusive rewards and all Battle Pass rewards will carry over after the season ends.

Get Started

We can’t wait to see you discover all that Season 5 has to offer. Here are a few tips for you first timers:

• Building is your friend – Throw up a wall to stop a barrage of bullets or use those stairs to snag a chest from the attic!
• Pick your battles – There’s no shame in finding a bush to play it safe while the battle rages on, choose your moment and strike!
• Explore the Map – The world is full objects that will help you claim Victory Royale and progress your account. Find fresh apples to recover your health, or gnomes to complete a challenge.

See you on the Battle Bus!

Hi there! 20XX, out today, is an action-platformer roguelite that plays like the 2D sidescrolling platformers of yesteryear, but with random level generation so it’s always fresh, and co-op so you can play it with a friend! If you’re reading this, you’ve either jumped into 20XX and gotten whomped a few times, or you’re really excited to. 20XX is a very knowledge-based game; the more you know about the game’s ecosystem, the better prepared you’ll be for every Job you undertake. While 20XX is a challenging game, its wide range of difficulty options make it accessible to any gamer looking for an action platforming challenge. Here are a few nuggets to help you get going.

Use Boss Powers

When you defeat a boss, you’ll have the option to take his power, some nuts (currency), or a stat-boosting Augs. It’s tempting to take the known quantity – money’s always good, and a damage or health boost can be really handy – but until you know enough about each power to know which ones you don’t want, try them out! Powers make every contractor’s life easier – each either deals excellent damage, helps keep you safe, or both. In addition, powers each have two special properties.

1) Each boss has one power they’re weak to (learning this cycle will make your life a lot easier)
2) Each power has a bonus utility effect. For example: the Boomerang Blade (from the Rollster boss) can pick up items for you, and the Force Nova (from Vile Visage) can destroy Skytemple’s laser pairs! Learning to effectively use 20XX‘s powers is a big piece of getting good at the game

Manage your Nuts

As you find nuts from slain enemies and destroyed crates, it can be tempting to spend them at every opportunity. The allure of spending three nuts per health to top off at a Green Machine is strong, but sometimes it’s better to resist unless you really need it. Spent wisely, your nuts can buy you powerful Augs to complement the way your character develops over the course of a run; spent poorly, your nuts can buy you items you don’t need and make you very sad. Knowing what Augs could be coming in a nearby shop — and knowing when to save for them — will dramatically improve your play.

Beware of Prototypes

Every so often, the game will offer you the chance to enter a Very Safe Lab. These labs are not very safe, or even a little bit safe, as their spooky music might indicate. The prototype Augs offered in these areas offer great power at a great cost; each has specific situations where it’s very useful, but careless acquisition of prototypes is sure to doom your run. Nothing’s worse than picking up Focusing Sagelens (massive boost to power damage, but basic attacks are almost useless) when you either have no boss power or no energy to use them with, but with the right setup, the Sagelens is a potent damage boost. Think before you pick them up!

Pay Attention to Stage Order

20XX‘s levels are randomly generated, but in most cases, you’ll still have some control over which stage and theme comes next. Each stage theme evolves over the course of a playthrough, and it’s important to make sure you have the tools you need to tackle the later stages of the game. If Skytemple gives you trouble, taking Force Nova (to disable its laser pairs) or picking Skytemple early will make your runs much easier.

Good luck learning the intricacies of 20XX. We hope these tips help ease you in.

We’re introducing new integrated product details pages for the Xbox Store! You’ll notice much of the content on Store pages has been moved or reorganized for a more streamlined experience. This is now available to Preview Alpha – Skip Ahead, Preview Alpha, and Preview Beta.

If you encounter any issues or have feedback on the new Store pages, please submit feedback via Report a problem (hold down the Xbox button on the controller and select Report a problem from the power menu).

NOTE: You may need to wait a few hours or hard reset your console to see the new integrated product details pages.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
1. Launch the Store on your Xbox One console.
2. Navigate to the Store details page for any released Xbox One game.
3. Enjoy the new experience!

At DICE, it’s currently all hands-on deck for the launch of Battlefield V on October 19. However, we’re not forgetting our Battlefield veterans and have planned ongoing giveaways as well as plenty of award opportunities this summer for our current players.

We’ve called all the above the Road to Battlefield V. The road’s foundation is built on opportunities to grab expansions from both Battlefield 1 and Battlefield 4. Battlefield 1 players can also earn gear for later use in Battlefield V, such as exclusive paratrooper gear and weapon skins.

More than 20 maps worth of free content

The anticipation for Battlefield V is real. In the meantime, why not grab each expansion from both Battlefield 1 and Battlefield 4 for free? You’ll have to watch our calendar to ensure you’re ready to pick them up them when they arrive.

Some players have already claimed Battlefield 1 In the Name of the Tsar with its six massive maps and ability to join the ranks of the largest mobilized army to enter World War I. Others have jumped at the opportunity fight in a British amphibious assault using a powerful torpedo boat and airship in Battlefield 1 Turning Tides. And before the end of July, two of the most infamous battles of WWI will be free with the giveaway of Battlefield 1 Apocalypse.

If you missed the previous expansion giveaways, don’t bang your head against a tank – you may still get the chance to claim them again in the future.

Weekly rewards and the best place to earn them

There are also more opportunities to make the battlefield your own with weekly in-game rewards just for playing Battlefield 1. When logging into Battlefield 1, a new menu lists daily tasks that go toward earning various rewards, like weapon and equipment skins, dog tags, and squad XP boosts. The available rewards unlock weekly and can be earned during that window. Missed a week? Don’t worry, you can still catch up by playing!

We’ve even added tailor-made map playlists on that rotate every Tuesday. Consider these a tour through the variety of Battlefield 1 maps and modes as well as a great place to complete those daily and weekly challenges.

Get Battlefield V gear now

Those Battlefield 1 in-game rewards also include periodic, exclusive vanity items for Battlefield V, available for use in that game at launch. Battlefield V will let players customize their own company of soldiers with special soldier sets containing weapon skins, camo patterns, head gear, and face paint for the British Special Air Service (SAS) and German Airborne troops. There are eight available before launch. You can grab six of these when you pre-order the Battlefield V Deluxe Edition, but the only way to earn the additional two soldier sets is via the Road to Battlefield V.

Join the fight in Battlefield V on Xbox One starting October 11 with the EA Access Play First Trial, October 16 for Battlefield V Deluxe Edition early enlister access, and October 19 for the Battlefield V Standard Edition.

Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha Skip Ahead Ring will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1810.180706-1920). Read on for more about the fixes and known issues in the latest 1810 system update.  This build has the same features as 1806 plus more to be announced over the coming weeks!

IMPORTANT BUILD NOTE : Console Refresh

Thank you all for helping flight the early version of 1810 (Redstone 5) builds. Numerous users have reported an issue with various apps and games being unable to launch after the upgrade from 1806 (Redstone 4) to 1810 (Redstone 5).

Thanks to your bug reports, our teams were able to determine that the core OS was corrupted during this recent update. Unfortunately, the only fix for this that works post-upgrade is an OS refresh. Therefore, today’s system update will automatically Factory Refresh your console (Your apps, games and cloud saves will remain intact – however, the refresh will remove the credentials for media apps, etc.). We understand that this is frustrating, and thank you for your patience in identifying this critical issue.

Fixes:

Media Remote

• Fixed the issues users were having with various functions not working on the media remote.

My Games and Apps – Launching Titles

• We have fixed the issue in which certain apps and games are not launching correctly.

My Games and Apps – FastStart

• Improvements to titles that leverage the FastStart technology.

Notifications

• Design change to Club notifications and LFG notifications that whey will now toast-only and not show up in the System Tab

Virtual Keyboard

• We have numerous fixes in this build that address the Virtual keyboard.  Users should no longer see the VK unreadable when using the light theme.

Known Issues:

Headsets

• We are tracking an issue with various headsets and mics not working in the build such as Turtle Beach wireless headsets.
• Issue: Connecting multiple headsets along with more than one input device on the system (physical controllers, game streaming controllers, wireless headsets), will cause headsets to no longer work.
• Mitigation: Disconnect all input and audio devices, including controllers, wired and wireless headsets, and game streaming controllers.  Once they have been disconnected, connect only one controller and one headset.

Game Pass Tab

• Preview Alpha – Skip Ahead users will notice that the Entertainment tab has been replaced on the dashboard with Game Pass content. This new tab allows for easy access to the Game Pass catalog and is only available in the US region at this time, so Preview Alpha Skip Ahead Insiders in regions outside of the US will continue to see the Entertainment tab.

Groups

• You may see issues with Groups if you frequently switch between your non-Preview console and your Preview console. Workaround: Reset your Groups locally on the Preview console through “My games & apps” > Groups, then using the “Delete all groups” button at the bottom of the page to resync from the service.

Microsoft Edge

• The cursor may disappear when exiting and re-entering the app
  • Workaround: Press Y when re-entering the app to make the cursor re-appear

Profile Color

• Sometimes users may encounter an incorrect Profile color when powering on the console.

Networking

• When the console wakes from Instant on/connected standby with a wired connection, the console may not recognize that the Ethernet cable is plugged in. Workaround: Please reboot the console via Guide -> reboot.

Welcome to Next Week on Xbox, where we cover all the new games coming soon to Xbox One! Every week the team at Xbox aims to deliver quality gaming content for you to enjoy on your favorite gaming console. To find out what’s coming soon to Xbox One, read on below and click on each of the game profiles for pre-order details (dates are subject to change).

Games

July 10, 2018

Take to the skies in this immersive flight simulation where each mission is a high-risk expedition. Manage everything from fuel, ammo, hydraulics and more in your very own physics-based bomber, which can be customized with an array of liveries and paint jobs. Also available on Xbox Game Pass.

Games

July 10, 2018

Join your friends and become an Ark Hunter in a massive cooperative online shooter like no other. Choose from an array of fully customizable weapons and classes, explore a unique futuristic open world, and engage in epic fast-paced third-person shooter combat.

Games

July 10, 2018

Sail away on a monster-filled adventure with Dracula, Mavis, and their friends on the mysterious Lost Islands — and only you, in command of lovable little creatures, the Impa, can save them! Explore the islands, discover new Impa abilities, and rescue Frankenstein, Murray, and Wayne from fearsome enemies.

Games

July 10, 2018

The official video game of the Motocross Championship is back! Live the MXGP experience as a pro, tweak your bike’s configuration like a mechanic, and master the race with new in-game physics. Practice in the Compound, a track where you can freely explore or compete against the AI, or tackle career mode with your custom rider and become MXGP champion.

Games

July 10, 2018

Play as Yuma Ilvern and stop the Empire from exploiting the power of the ancient dragons, including the soul of the Shining Dragon within you. With the help of your friends, realize your destiny, save Astoria, and unleash the strength you’ve always had locked away. Demo Available on Xbox One

Games

July 11, 2018

Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race… maybe. 20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend featuring full co-op either locally on your couch or online.

Games

July 11, 2018

Ghost 1.0 is a metroidvania where two super hackers hire a mysterious agent to infiltrate the Nakamura Space Station and steal the greatest electronic secret ever. Of course, the station is well-protected with its heavy defenses, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed.

Games

July 11, 2018

A retro space shooter that pits you against a dreaded enemy: a scoreboard. With multiple modes and high-scores that can be attained by yourself and players all over the globe, this is a game that will put you on the path of achieving a score as high as you can possibly muster. So, if you are a fan of old-school shooters, be prepared to feel right at home.

Games

July 11, 2018

Xbox One X Enhanced – Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide. Fight together with your friends against the forces of Chaos and Skaven in this epic 4-player co-op game set in the Warhammer Fantasy Battles world. Vermintide 2 expands the intense first-person combat with a brand-new enemy faction, 15 new career paths, talent trees, new weapons, an improved loot system, and more. Also available on Xbox Game Pass.

Games

July 13, 2018

Earthfall is a four-player cooperative shooter that challenges players to survive hordes of ruthless alien drones and their inscrutable masters. Traverse the Pacific Northwest with friends or AI teammates in a desperate guerrilla war against an invading extraterrestrial force. Fight against the ever-changing horde and save what’s left of humanity, utilize futuristic weaponry, upgrade deployable barricades with fire or electricity, control mounted turrets, and battle through 10 levels of story-driven co-operative play.

Games

July 13, 2018

A year has passed since the epic battle that decided the fate of mankind and claimed the life of the beloved Angela. Dark omens once again tell of the return of an evil presence. Ushi, the last remaining master of the ancient art of Shin-Ken, calls upon Tetsuo, his disciple and adopted son, to investigate some strange happenings in a faraway farming village outside the city in this throwback to classic co-op arcade brawlers.

Games

July 13, 2018

Compete in intense one-on-one duels, lead a riotous robot rebellion through randomly generated survival arenas, and overthrow a malevolent robot despot in an epic single-player campaign. Battle with a collection of 46+ diverse robots in five hostile environments, augment the droids as you progress, and embark on an epic journey filled with peril and twists across a decaying robot dystopia.

Games

July 13, 2018

A challenging, first-person puzzle game set in the near future where you will explore a striking art-deco hotel that holds a deep-seeded mystery surrounding your current stay. Your desire to unearth the truth is obstructed by an array of color-coded puzzles, mind-bending physics challenges, and the growing fear of exposing your true intentions.

We didn’t think it was possible. Building, testing, and launching The Sacrifice on Xbox One in three weeks? All while in an intense crunch mode for TennoCon, our third-ever Warframe convention in two days? We must believe in miracles, ‘cause the incredible Warframe console team made our dream a reality, and The Sacrifice is now live on Xbox One!

The third in Warframe’s Cinematic Quest storyline, The Sacrifice follows the Apostasy Prologue (revealed last December), with a foreboding vision that will take you on the hunt for this seemingly savage new Warframe. When progress on Umbra was finally revealed at TennoCon 2017, players were crying with overwhelming joy (okay maybe not physically crying; I like to imagine), but they were ecstatic! The three-year wait for the Umbra Warframe was finally happening, and it was worth the wait. The Sacrifice answers questions left unanswered in The Apostasy Prologue, but also leaves players with entirely new questions.

You should know that The Sacrifice is for all Warframe players, but it is available deeper into the game than, say, Plains of Eidolon. Only Tenno who have been through the roller coaster of The Second Dream, The War Within, Chains of Harrow, and the Apostasy Prologue will be able to learn the plight of The Lotus, Ballas, and more.

What else can we tell you without spoiling the goods? The Sacrifice update includes several quality of life additions. Exalted weapons such as Excalibur’s Exalted Blade and Valkyr’s Talons are now moddable in the Arsenal; you can show off your fashion frames in a new Captura scene based on The Sacrifice or emblazon your profiles with a new Umbra Profile Glyph, and if you like free things, you can use this promo code, OLDFRIEND, for a free Orokin tea set decoration and a 3-day Affinity Booster until July 20, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. ET at warframe.com/promocode. Also, we’ve taken the first step in revamping Warframe’s UI by adding a few customizable UI themes, updated vendor menus (like Baro, Syndicates, etc.), new UI sounds across all menus, and more.

We said from the beginning with Umbra that we wanted to give players a lore-driven narrative behind him, and not just an Excalibur skin. Finally, we’re able to share that story and I’m overjoyed that we’re able to make it happen before TennoCon 2018! We eagerly await your reactions, questions, and excitement, and I personally can’t wait to word-vomit lore theories with you on Xbox One @ 1!

Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha Skip Ahead Ring will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1810.180702-1938). Read on for more about the fixes and known issues in the latest 1810 system update.  This build has the same features as 1806 plus more to be announced over the coming weeks!

Fixes:

Groups

• Fixed an issue where some users may have lost their created Groups.

 Settings

• Fixed an issue with the Blu-ray and disc option in Settings wasn’t appearing.

Known Issues:

Game Pass Tab

• Preview Alpha – Skip Ahead users will notice that the Entertainment tab has been replaced on the dashboard with Game Pass content. This new tab allows for easy access to the Game Pass catalog and is only available in the US region at this time, so Preview Alpha Skip Ahead Insiders in regions outside of the US will continue to see the Entertainment tab.

Groups

• You may see issues with Groups if you frequently switch between your non-Preview console and your Preview console. Workaround: Reset your Groups locally on the Preview console through “My games & apps” > Groups, then using the “Delete all groups” button at the bottom of the page to resync from the service.

 My Games and Apps

• We are investigating an issue were certain apps are not launching correctly.

Microsoft Edge

• The cursor may disappear when exiting and re-entering the app
  • Workaround: Press Y when re-entering the app to make the cursor re-appear

Profile Color

• Sometimes users may encounter an incorrect Profile color when powering on the console.

Networking

• When the console wakes from Instant on/connected standby with a wired connection, the console may not recognize that the Ethernet cable is plugged in. Workaround: Please reboot the console via Guide -> reboot.

Virtual Keyboard

• With the Light Theme enabled, the keyboard may appear unreadable.
  • Workaround: Use the Dark Theme

Hey, Xbox players! Scavengers Studio here to tell you about some big news. Starting tomorrow, anyone can play Darwin Project, our highly interactive and survival-injected battle royale, for free! No time limit or excluded modes. Just hit the download button and you’re all set to explore everything that Darwin Project has to offer — which, we like to add, will only keep getting better and better.

If you’ve already purchased Darwin Project, don’t worry. Check your in-game inventory and you’ll see a lovely Founder’s Pack chock-full of cosmetic items: two legendary sets each containing shirt, pants, armor, helmet, and boots, three legendary axes, three legendary bows, a full jumpsuit collection, and 10 fan gifts to further stock up your dressing room with a variety of styles for your clothes and weapons.

Can’t get enough of Darwin Project fashion? You can earn more fan gifts by leveling up! And for a limited time, you can collect soccer-themed sportswear by opening fan gifts or purchasing these new styles with ramen (our in-game currency) in the item shop. Show your support for your favorite team or mix and match the new items with your go-to pieces for fresh, workout-ready styles. The items will only be available until July 12. Learn more about the customization system in Darwin Project here.

With our switch to free-to-play, we want to take care to specify that cosmetics in the item shop grant no competitive advantage, and Darwin Project will never become pay-to-win. These items are for looking good; only skill helps you win!

Dropping the price tag is a big change, but we remain committed to the same vision that has guided the development for over three years, and that means providing the best experience we can for all Darwin Project inmates. We hope that by switching to a free-to-play model, both early adopters and newcomers will be able to get the most out of Darwin Project.

If you played Darwin Project at the Xbox Game Preview launch but haven’t stepped into the arena recently, there’s lots you might have missed. We’ve added Duo mode (as well as the invite friend option), private matches, the Glider tool, skill-based matchmaking, five new Show Director powers, and more! You can now also play Darwin Project in eight new languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Russian, Japanese, and Korean with three additional languages Brazilian Portuguese, Thai, and Turkish coming soon (note that this localization is a work-in-progress).

Follow us on Facebook or Twitter for the latest updates, and join our Discord to find new friends to lure into your bear traps and pummel with your axe. See you in the arena!

Hello, fight fans! A fantastic summer of UFC action is upon us with some awesome matchups featuring some of the biggest names in the sport. To celebrate the upcoming schedule, EA Sports UFC 3 is introducing a star-studded digital Icon Edition and complimentary Icon Update, featuring legendary competitors, simplified controls, and multiple additions to gameplay.

Flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson is featured on the cover of this limited-time edition, a true champ who defended the belt 11 times on his way to being considered one of the greatest of all time. The UFC 3 Icon Edition is available digitally July 3 to July 17 for Xbox One. For those who already own UFC 3, the Icon Update will be available with the same features. Here’s everything you need to know about the Icon Edition.

Legends are ready to throw down

The Icon Edition and Update will add five fighters to the roster, available in all your favorite modes like Fight Now, G.O.A.T. Career, and Ultimate Team. Tito Ortiz, Matt Serra, Mirko Cro Cop, Wanderlei Silva, and Kimbo Slice are all set to compete in whatever way you see fit, making their way to UFC 3 so you can make dream matchups a reality. A newly-added simplified controls scheme will be an option for those looking for a rewarding play experience that’s both fun and easy to master.

Take these iconic fighters into an all new environment as T-Mobile Arena is added as a playable venue, or go to an online quick match with Stand N’ Bang or KO Mode for the first time. Your Ultimate Team is also getting a big boost in the Icon Edition, as you’ll receive five Icon Packs, 500 UFC points and the choice of one Champion Fighter to permanently add to your roster. Pick from a list that includes Conor McGregor, Georges St-Pierre, Anderson Silva, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, and Icon Edition Cover Athlete Demetrious Johnson.

Past and present collide

The upcoming super fight between Heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic and Light Heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier at UFC 226 promises to be one of the most exciting bouts ever, as kings from opposing weight classes square off for the first time. That’s just one of many amazing upcoming fights scheduled for the summer of 2018, and to celebrate, we’re showcasing the stars of both yesterday and today. Settle the beef between Tito Ortiz and Dana White once and for all, or take UFC Hall of Famer Matt Serra through an all-new career as you play with some of the most recognizable names in the UFC.

You’ll also be able to recreate Demetrious Johnson’s incredible flying armbar submission move that earned him a record-setting 11th title defense, just another way history is at your fingertips in the UFC 3 Icon Edition. If you want Mighty Mouse on the cover of your copy of UFC 3, you’ll have to act fast, as the Icon Edition is available for a limited time from July 3 to July 17. If you already own UFC 3, then the Icon Update will be available to you on July 3.

The UFC 3 Icon Edition is the perfect way to enjoy a Summer full of great fights, so don’t miss out!