{"id":22719,"date":"2018-06-01T21:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T21:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/?p=92503"},"modified":"2018-06-01T21:00:41","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T21:00:41","slug":"this-week-on-xbox-june-1-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/06\/01\/this-week-on-xbox-june-1-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week on Xbox: June 1, 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 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

Games with Gold for June 2018
<\/a><\/strong>Welcome to another edition of Games with Gold for Xbox One and Xbox 360! This month on June 1, infiltrate and dispatch your enemies in\u00a0Assassin\u2019s Creed Chronicles: Russia, then on June 16, control the power of the pantheon with the Smite Gold Bundle with content exclusive to Gold members. On Xbox 360 \u2013 and Xbox One via Backward Compatibility \u2013 we\u2019ll have the classic racer Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed and the brick-building action title LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues! All games will be available exclusively for Xbox Live Gold members for a limited time as part of Games with Gold. With Xbox Live Gold, you get the most advanced multiplayer, free games,\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Xbox Game Pass Has a Remarkable First Year Creating New Opportunities for Gamers and Developers<\/strong>
<\/a>It\u2019s been one year since we launched Xbox Game Pass, a monthly membership built for gamers. From the very outset, our goal with Xbox Game Pass has been to provide you with more value and choice by delivering a diverse library of games reflective of the long history of Xbox, as well as create new opportunities for our industry partners that make a positive impact. Thanks to you, this last year has been remarkable \u2013 we\u2019ve been humbled by your enthusiasm and support. Over the last year, we\u2019ve achieved several\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Xbox at E3 2018: Everything You Need to Know<\/strong>
<\/a>With E3 less than two weeks away, we\u2019ve got some new details on what Xbox has got going on for the biggest gaming event of the year! We\u2019ll be kicking things off with our annual Xbox E3 2018 Briefing, which you can watch live beginning on Sunday, June 10 at 1:00 p.m. PDT.\u00a0During the briefing, you\u2019ll have a chance to check out everything from in-depth looks at previously-announced games to trailers for our unannounced titles coming in 2018 and beyond. You can watch the Xbox E3 2018 Briefing live beginning at 1 p.m. PDT on June 10 on the\u00a0official Xbox Channel\u00a0on Mixer, or on the Mixer app for Xbox One and mobile. Viewers logged into Mixer will be eligible for a special MixPot full\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Robocraft Infinity Big Boom Content Update Launching Soon on Xbox One<\/strong>
<\/a>Hello, Xbox fans! Over 200,000 of you have played Robocraft Infinity since launch and our robot building and battling game will receive its biggest content update to date in the coming weeks. The Big Boom update is the culmination of all the feedback the lovely Xbox community has given us since launch and includes optimizations to make load times faster, improved network connectivity, and we\u2019ve squashed lots of annoying bugs which should mean that the whole experience feels much more polished overall. Fans have also told us that they want more options when it comes to capturing\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Force is Strong with Xbox Game Pass<\/strong>
<\/a>Whether you prefer your Star Wars in the Old Republic, on the dark side, or small and plastic with a satisfying click, Xbox Game Pass has you covered as four amazing Star Wars games join the catalog today on June 1. Please welcome Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2. Where will you begin? Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic A classic Star Wars role-playing game, Star Wars: Knights of the old Republic puts the player in the midst of the battle to save the Republic. As the last hope for the Jedi Order, your every move \u2014 from dialog choices to big plot decisions \u2014 puts you\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Open-world, Pinball, Platforming Adventure Yoku\u2019s Island Express Available Now on Xbox One<\/strong>
<\/a>I\u2019m super excited to finally \u2013 after almost five years of development \u2013 bring you Yoku\u2019s Island Express to the Xbox One! For those of you that don\u2019t know, Yoku\u2019s Island Express is an open-world pinball platformer. You play as Yoku, a dung beetle postman who\u2019s just arrived on Mokumana Island as the new postman. Using flippers and bumpers over an expansive world you pinball your way across the island, delivering the mail, and hopefully unravel the mystery with the ailing island god. We\u2019re a small indie studio located in Stockholm, Sweden, and this is our first game together. From the very beginning, we wanted to make something that felt innovative and radically\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Embark on an Adventure in Moonlighter, Available Now on Xbox One<\/strong>
<\/a>Moonlighter is the story of Will, a humble shopkeeper that dreams of being a hero, just like the customer visiting his shops. For us this was always a story very close to our hearts since, as game developers, we started working for other people. We developed games that were not based on our own ideas but, secretly, we always dreamt of developing our own worlds, telling our own stories. Just like Will, we dreamt of being heroic indie developers, while we humbly developed the games of others, to make a living. It all started with this idea about playing as the (always ready!) shopkeeper of your typical JRPG and, from there, it evolved into something that got inspirations from\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Xbox One Storytellers: Big Bad Wolf on The Council<\/strong>
<\/a>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. Narrative-driven games allow us to become someone we\u2019re not, which is perhaps the biggest reason we enjoy these experiences. Now, with the power of Xbox One X, creators can bring us even closer to their vision. With our Xbox One Storytellers\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection Now Available on Xbox One<\/strong>
<\/a>Celebrate the last 30 years of Street Fighter with Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, now available on Xbox One! We\u2019re honored to bring this collection to you, which contains three decades worth of history, music, and world-famous characters that changed the fighting game genre. The 12 titles included in Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection are Street Fighter, Street Fighter II, Street Fighter II: Champion Edition, Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting, Super Street Fighter II, Super Street Fighter II: Turbo, Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street Fighter III, Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact, and Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike. All 12\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Get State of Decay 2 or Red Dead Redemption with Your Purchase of Xbox One X for a Limited Time<\/strong>
<\/a>Starting now, we\u2019ve got two weeks of Xbox One X deals to kick off your 4K Ultra HD summer gaming with State of Decay 2 and Red Dead Redemption. From May 27 through June 2, you\u2019ll get a copy of State of Decay 2 with your Xbox One X purchase. And from June 3 through June 9, you\u2019ll get a copy of Red Dead Redemption with your Xbox One X purchase. State of Decay 2 is the ultimate zombie survival fantasy, where it\u2019s up to you to decide how to survive in an open, post-apocalyptic world. Play State of\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Discover The Giant Megalodon Shark In Sea of Thieves \u2013 The Hungering Deep, Available Now<\/strong>
<\/a>Last month, we shared our plans for how we intend to build on the core Sea of Thieves experience by regularly adding new content. We\u2019re delighted to announce that the first of our three summer updates \u2013 The Hungering Deep \u2013 is now live and available to all Sea of Thieves players at no additional cost. While we\u2019ve released patches for Sea of Thieves\u00a0every week from launch to address the top community feedback points, this update is a little different. Not only does it feature a range of permanent new content including a fearsome new AI threat, new items and cosmetics, it also marks the first time we\u2019ve run a time-limited campaign. Running for two weeks, The Hungering Deep\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Birdcakes Available Now for Xbox One<\/strong>
<\/a>Hello everyone! Greetings from Green Lava Studios. Located in lovely, sunny Costa Rica, we\u2019ve been making games for about eight years now and with Birdcakes, we celebrate our second game on the Xbox One, along with Fenix Furia! It\u2019s been a long, winding road for us, but hey! We made it! We started looking to create games for companies and dreamt to be able to create our own IP in the future. Now, we do whatever we want really, as long as it\u2019s fun and entertaining for us and the end user. We\u2019re proud to welcome Pancake and Cherry, the protagonists of Birdcakes, into our Green Lava Family, and for gamers to see! Birdcakes, like the name implies, is all about cupcakes that can\u2026\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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