Special-Edition Xbox One X Battlefield 5 Bundle Revealed At Gamescom 2018

Those in the market for an Xbox One will soon have some new options. Alongside a new Fallout 76 bundle, Microsoft’s Gamescom 2018 edition of Inside Xbox has brought word on new bundles that package the system together with Battlefield V. Notably, these include an Xbox One X featuring a special design.

The Xbox One X Gold Rush bundle, as it’s called, includes a 1 TB Xbox One X that sports a gradient, fading from gold on the left to black on the right. It also comes with a wireless gray controller, Battlefield V’s Deluxe edition, Battlefield 1943 (the Xbox 360 game, which is backwards compatible on Xbox One), one month of EA Access, one month of Xbox Game Pass, and a 14-day Xbox Live Gold trial. In the US, this will be priced at $499, the standard price of an Xbox One X on its own.

Battlefield V’s Deluxe edition gets you early access to the full game as well as various bonuses. That includes five paratrooper outfits, more starter assignments, and 20 weekly airlifts, which each provide you with a customization item.

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Additionally, Microsoft mentioned that there will be standard Xbox One S and Xbox One X bundles that also come with Battlefield V’s Deluxe edition. Specific pricing and release details for those have not yet been confirmed.

Battlefield V’s release date is set for October 19 on Xbox One, PS4, and PC.

PUBG Xbox One Adding Sanhok Map And More; 1.0 Update Release Date Set For September

After debuting in Microsoft’s early access program, Game Preview, late last year, PUBG is finally set to hit 1.0. As part of a special Inside Xbox episode to kick off Gamescom 2018, Microsoft revealed details on what’s coming to the Xbox One version of the game very soon.

PUBG exits Game Preview with the release of the 1.0 update on September 4. That brings with it a variety of new content, the most significant of which is a new map. Sanhok is smaller than what players are accustomed to, measuring just 4km x 4km (as opposed to the standard 8×8).

Also coming on September 4 are Achievements, which will carry over from the Game Preview version. PUBG Corp. will also introduce support for custom games, allowing you to set up your own matches as you wish, and a special mode that PC players have seen before: War mode. This represents a major change from the usual PUBG formula, as it introduces respawns.

Another significant component of the 1.0 release is in-game currency. Among the things that can be purchased with it are cosmetics and the Sanhok event pass. The latter lets you unlock missions, rewards on Sanhok, and more. More details on how this will work on Xbox will be shared “closer to 1.0 launch.”

The 1.0 release will come with a new DLC pack, the Xbox #1.0/99 set, which comes with exclusive clothing and accessories. If you already own the game, you’ll receive this for free.

Hitting 1.0 won’t mark the end of development on PUBG for Xbox One. With that milestone reached, PUBG Corp. says it will focus on bringing over other content from the PC version as quickly as possible.

Alongside news of 1.0, Microsoft announced a special PUBG-themed Xbox One controller is on the way. It sports a custom design and, for the first time ever, grips on the triggers.

Sea of Thieves Forsaken Shores Release Date Revealed

Rare has revealed, Sea of Thieves’ next update dubbed Forsaken Shores will be opened for plunder on September 19.

During Microsoft’s Inside Xbox show at Gamescom 2018, the developers revealed the next update will bring a volcanic world to the Sea of Thieves called the Devil’s Roar. This new island will periodically erupt and shake the world with tremors, launch geysers, fling rocks, and heat the water around the island to the point you can be boiled to death, as well. To combat that heated water, Rare is introducing a row boat for players to safely get from one point to another.

Finally, a new kind of merchant mission will be introduced in Forsaken Shores called Cargo Runs which will bring a new way for players to progress by moving a number of different supplies from one place to another.

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State of Decay 2 Daybreak DLC Release Date Revealed

Undead Labs has revealed the next piece of State of Decay 2 DLC, called Daybreak, will come to Xbox One and Windows 10 PC on September 12.

Daybreak will add an entirely new mode in Sate of Decay 2 playing as a well-equipped Red Talon soldier in a siege defense style mission. Your goal is to defend a well-fortified location from increasingly difficult waves of zombies.

Daybreak will not rely on your own community, instead you spawn in as a Red Talon soldier and when dying, you’ll respawn as a new soldier in around 13 seconds. There are lots of new weapons and items included in Daybreak, as well as a brand-new freak called “the Blood Plague Juggernaut” because that’s something that we all wanted to see charging at us.

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PUBG Leaving Xbox One Game Preview, Release Date Announced

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is finally leaving Xbox One Game Preview, and the full game will be released September 4.

PUBG 1.0 will see the addition of War Mode, a team deathmatch mode complete with respawns and teammate reviving, where teams compete to reach a score goal.

The Sanhok map, which hit PC this June, will also come to Xbox One in PUBG 1.0, and the update will introduce in-game currency, which can be used to purchase cosmetic items, Event Pass: Sanhok, and more, with details to be revealed later.

Players who purchase the physical version will receive the Xbox #1.0/99 DLC, which includes exclusive Xbox-themed clothing and equipment. The Xbox #1.0 DLC will also be available for a limited time, starting September 4, to players who own the digital version.

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Asynchronously Race Against Your Friends in Ori and the Will of the Wisps’ Spirit Trials

During Gamescom 2018, Moon Studios announced a new aspect of Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Spirit Trials, that allows you to asynchronously race against your friends and/or the world to claim the best times.

As shown in the trailer below, there will be structures placed around the map that, once activated, will initiate these races/time trials against ghosts of other players. While you won’t be racing them in real-time, you will see their ghosts alongside yours, allowing you to see the paths they chose as it compares to yours.

When you approach these Spirit Trial structures, you will see the leaderboard and even be given the option to simply spectate, allowing you to see how the highest time was achieved.

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Marvel Debuts Wolverine’s New Costume

Marvel is gearing up for Return of Wolverine, the miniseries that officially welcomes the original Logan back into the Marvel Universe. Marvel previously revealed that Wolverine will be returning with an unusual new power, and now we know that the series will also introduce a new costume and a new villain.

First, check out Logan’s new costume as featured on the cover to Return of Wolverine #2:

Return of Wolverine #2 cover by Declan Shalvey. (Marvel Comics) Return of Wolverine #2 cover by Declan Shalvey. (Marvel Comics)

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Hunt: Showdown Coming to Xbox One

Crytek’s competitive horror shooter is currently in early access on PC, but will soon be making its way to Xbox One as part of the Xbox Game Preview program.

Announced at Gamescom 2018, Crytek revealed the first-person shooter will land on the Xbox One at a later date, and will give the developers a chance to improve the game from early players through their feedback and collected data.

To check out our thoughts and impressions on the unique shooter as it stands right now by heading over to the IGN Hunt: Showdown review.

And for everything Gamescom 2018 you can swing by the IGN Gamescom 2018 hub.

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New Cyberpunk 2077 Screenshots and Concept Art Revealed

Today during the IGN Gamescom live show, developer CD Projekt Red revealed new concept art from Cyberpunk 2077. CD Projekt later revealed new screenshots on Twitter.

You can flip through the gallery below to see all of the new screenshots and concept art from Cyberpunk 2077:

Three of those screenshots include new looks at Jackie Welles, a companion that works with the main character, V. We also saw a good amount of Jackie in the reveal trailer from E3 2018.

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