{"id":13597,"date":"2018-02-23T22:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T22:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/?p=86149"},"modified":"2018-02-23T22:00:36","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T22:00:36","slug":"this-week-on-xbox-february-23-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/02\/23\/this-week-on-xbox-february-23-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week on Xbox: February 23, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We know you\u2019re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we\u2019re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you\u2019ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We\u2019ve pared down the past week\u2019s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you\u2019d rather watch than<\/em> read, you can feast your eyes on our weekly video show above. Be sure to come back every Friday to find out what\u2019s happening This Week on Xbox!<\/em><\/p>\n

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition Now Available Worldwide on Windows 10 PCs
<\/a><\/strong>Welcome back to history! Today is an exciting day for us at Microsoft, as we celebrate the legacy of Age of Empires with today\u2019s release of Age of Empires: Definitive Edition worldwide on Windows 10 PCs. We created Age of Empires: Definitive Edition as a homage to all Real Time Strategy (RTS) fans and to PC gamers everywhere\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

New Games with Gold for March 2018
<\/a><\/strong>Welcome to another Games with Gold reveal for Xbox One and Xbox 360! In March on Xbox One, take control of Sergeant Rex Power Colt\u2019s cyber commando kids as they drive and shoot their way through a variety of environments in Trials of the Blood Dragon, then experience one of the most innovative and award-winning shooters in Superhot\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"EA<\/p>\n

Save on Awesome Games During the EA Publisher Sale
<\/a><\/strong>Xbox and EA fans! The Microsoft Store\u2019s EA Publisher Sale is one of the most anticipated sales of the year, and it\u2019s starting soon. Running for one week only, from February 20 to February 26, the sale offers the best prices on EA titles including Star Wars Battlefront II, FIFA 18, Madden 18, Battlefield 1 Revolution, Need for Speed Payback, Mass Effect Andromeda\u00a0and more\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Getting Started in Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
<\/a><\/strong>If you\u2019re like us, you\u2019re excited about booting up Age of Empires: Definitive Edition available now on Windows 10. Perhaps, like some of us, your Age skills have gotten a bit rusty. Or maybe you\u2019ve never played the classic real-time strategy game at all! Not to worry: the Age of Empires: DE team put together a quick primer to help you come out on top in this celebration of gaming history\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Xbox<\/p>\n

Xbox One Storytellers: MachineGames Talks Wolfenstein
<\/a><\/strong>It\u2019s hard to match the narrative scope and immersive experience that a compelling story-driven game has over other storytelling mediums, allowing players not only to fall into the world of a well-crafted story but to experience it firsthand. These types of games can empower someone with a new perspective, or let us live a double-life as a superhero\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Return to Albion for Free and Make Your Fable Fortune
<\/a><\/strong>After seven months working closely with the feedback of our dedicated Xbox Game Preview users, we\u2019re excited to not only announce Fable Fortune is graduating with version 1.0 from Game Preview to a full release \u2014 and the game will be free starting today, February 22 for Xbox One and Windows 10\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Sword<\/p>\n

Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Available Now on Xbox One
<\/a><\/strong>Calling all Gun Gale Online Players! It\u2019s been a long time coming, but Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet is finally available on Xbox One. In the newest video game of Reki Kawahara\u2019s fan-favorite franchise, you will venture into the futuristic world of Gun Gale Online, a dangerous landscape fraught with peril like supersonic flying bullets, quick photon swords, and powerful rocket launchers\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Fortnite Battle Royale \u2013 Battle Pass Season 3 is Live on Xbox One
<\/a><\/strong>Season 3 of Fortnite Battle Royale has launched an all-new space-themed Battle Pass! We also released our massive v.3.0.0 update which includes a whole slew of new features and improvement that every Victory Royale seeker will appreciate. With v.3.0.0, all Xbox One and Xbox One X players will now be able to experience Fortnite at 60 fps\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Cities<\/p>\n

Mods Coming to Your Town in Cities: Skylines \u2013 Xbox One Edition
<\/a><\/strong>Hello once again, mayors! We hope you\u2019ve been having fun building new cities and infusing them with your own mixture of sensibility and style. Our favorite thing about working with Cities: Skylines \u2013 Xbox One Edition\u00a0is getting to see the creative ways that our players bring their towns together, and we\u2019ve enjoyed seeing what you\u2019ve shared\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Retro-Future Survival Management Game Symmetry Now Available on Xbox One
<\/a><\/strong>The first time we thought about creating Symmetry was during one evening when we played a board game called \u201cK2,\u201d in which the main goal was to ascend the mountain summit and bring the whole team back to the base safely. Once we mixed the concept with our love to sci-fi themes, we could begin our work\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Ys<\/p>\n

The Ys Series is Coming Soon to Xbox One with Ys Origin
<\/a><\/strong>We\u2019re really happy that Japanese RPG lovers will soon be able to play this amazing game series on Xbox. Created more than 30 years ago by Nihon Falcom, Ys is one of the greatest game series ever \u2014 the first episode was originally released on the NEC PC-8801 \u2014 and as you can see by looking on the internet, this is some old-school hardware\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Punishing Platformer Roguelike Xenon Valkyrie+ Available Now on Xbox One
<\/a><\/strong>A few months ago, I was contacted by a Spanish game developer, Daniel Fernandez Chavez (Diabolical Mind), who had created an interesting game for the PC. Considering we use the same middleware (GameMaker Studio), he figured I could port and publish his game on consoles. I accepted! Xenon Valkyrie+ is a platformer roguelike in the same vein as Spelunky\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Dreaming<\/p>\n

Creators Corner: Dreaming Sarah
<\/a><\/strong>Xbox Live Creators Program\u00a0empowers passionate developers everywhere to share their games with the world. In the Creator\u2019s Corner series, Xbox Live Creators Program developers will share what inspires and motivates them to design and create their games, what challenges and creative solutions they pursue to bring their games to fruition\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Xbox CosPups Join Gaming Heroes to Celebrate the Year of the Dog
<\/a><\/strong>February 16 marks the start of Chinese New Year; a 15-day season of festivities across Greater China and within Asian communities worldwide, seeing people celebrate with family, feasting, fireworks, and good fortune rituals shared. This Lunar New Year we celebrate the Year of the Dog\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Jurassic<\/p>\n

Turning Jurassic World and Jurassic Park into Prehistoric Pinball Perfection
<\/a><\/strong>Greetings from Zen Studios! As you may know, we launched Pinball FX3 last fall alongside three great new tables in the Universal Classics Pinball collection. Half the fun of creating new experiences based on \u201cBack to the Future,\u201d \u201cE.T.,\u201d and \u201cJaws\u201d came from conceptualizing how we would represent your favorite scenes from those movies in pinball form\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Unleash Your Inner Ninja with an Exclusive New Avatar on Roblox
<\/a><\/strong>It\u2019s a well-established fact that ninjas are the coolest warriors in the entire universe. They\u2019re stealthy, mysterious, and versatile in battle! Naturally, it only seemed fitting to introduce one of our own renegade ninjas on Roblox as a unique playable avatar! Sharpen those kunai and get ready to hone your fighting techniques, Robloxians\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Metal<\/p>\n

Five Tips to Mastering Single-Player in Metal Gear Survive
<\/a><\/strong>With the launch of Meal Gear Survive, you can now experience the full depth of the game\u2019s features, mechanics, and modes. Even if you already played co-op during Metal Gear Survive\u2019s beta, the single-player experience brings new elements of exploration and survival accompanied by Metal Gear\u2019s signature stealth-action gameplay\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Xbox Live Sessions: Chandler Riggs and Brendan Greene to Play PlayerUnknown\u2019s Battlegrounds on Xbox One X
<\/a><\/strong>Xbox and \u201cThe Walking Dead\u201d fans, get ready for another epic Xbox Live Sessions featuring Chandler Riggs! Chandler will join the interactive livestream hosted on the Mixer Xbox Channel on Thursday, February 22 at 2 p.m. PT to take on PlayerUnknown\u2019s Battlegrounds (PUBG) on Xbox One X\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Sci-fi Mystery The Station Available Now on Xbox One
<\/a><\/strong>I can\u2019t express how excited I am for you to jump into the mystery adventure of The Station and solve what happened onboard a futuristic space station, sent to research a newly discovered sentient alien civilization. After losing contact with the crew, you\u2019re sent to investigate and will discover a mystery that will decide the fate of two civilizations\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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