Month: March 2019

Microsoft and FDG Entertainment are giving Monster Boy fans a chance to try out the latest version of the series as a free download.

It was announced earlier this week that a demo version of Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom would be coming to the Xbox Live Game Store.

And now Larry Hyrb has confirmed that the special download can be found on Xbox One for anyone who wants to try it out.

The new Xbox Live demo weighs in at just over 1GB, making it a pretty easy bonus to install on your Xbox One hard drive.

As mentioned above, this is only a demo version, which means that fans only have access to part of the game.

From what has been posted, it looks like Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom Chapter One is available to play for free.

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After that, fans will need to purchase the full version of the game, which will cost £34.99. Monster Boy has an age limit of 10+ and was originally released in late 2018.

The Cursed Kingdom is a platform game developed by Game Atelier and treated as a sequel to Sega’s Wonder Boy series.

“Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game created alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series,” reads the game’s official teaser.

“Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom borrows the best from the classic series to deliver a fresh, modern adventure with fun gameplay, memorable music, and beautiful hand-drawn animations.

“Can Jin save Monster World Kingdom? Help our young hero defeat fearsome enemies, discover hidden locations, upgrade powerful gear and more! You will also unlock special forms with unique skills used to open new paths where powerful bosses and secret treasures await.

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom earned high marks from critics and gamers, with Metacritic listing a Metascore of 85 and a Userscore of 8.4 on Xbox.

The only downside to the new Xbox One demo is that save data won’t carry over to the full version of the game.

And the Monster Boy demo isn’t the only free game bonus available for download this weekend on Xbox One.

Today is the last day fans can add Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance to their Games with Gold collection.

Revengeance is a title originally released for older 360 consoles, but is available to play on Xbox One through Microsoft’s backwards compatibility program.

On April 1, a new lineup of titles will go live, with The Technomancer and the original Xbox’s Star Wars Battlefront 2 replacing them.

The Games with Gold program offers Gold members free games every month, worth up to $700 a year, according to Microsoft.

When a game has been chosen, you can then go to your game library on your console to start the download.

Microsoft is offering a new free gaming experience this week that can be played on the Xbox One.

For players with access to the Game Store, you can grab the demo version of Forbidden Forgiveness right now.

The deal went live earlier this month on the Microsoft Store and won’t take up much of your precious hard drive space.

Weighing less than 3GB, it’s easy to download and try, especially if you’re a horror fan.

According to the official blurb, Forbidden Forgiveness is a first-person psychological horror game that aims to mess with your mind.

The new demo contains the latest version of the game which was originally supposed to arrive in 2018.

No countdown or timer has been added to the games list, suggesting that it will remain a free download throughout 2019.

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The official store description explains, “The story spans multiple dimensions, where you can travel between them at any time.

“What you do in these dimensions will affect the story and gameplay, the game is heavily dependent on multiple endings.

“You’ll need to know who’s good and who’s bad, not just because they’re doing things you don’t like.

“And you’re not defenseless, you can defend yourself against the Unknown but sometimes you can’t, so you’ll have to run.”

“The game contains unique puzzles, and there are boss fights, but it’s not just about having more weapons, ammo and health packs to kill them, you will have to solve a puzzle or do something to be able to win.”

Forbidden Forgiveness is available for free download alongside a few other titles, including one that will certainly sound familiar to horror fans.

The Resident Evil 2 Remake may have won players over – and is another title with a free demo to try – but there are a few other options on the Xbox Store as well.

The first episode of Resident Evil Revelations 2 is available to download now on Xbox One.

Originally released in 2015, the first installment of this four-part game includes the main story and Raid Mode for additional hours of gameplay.

This is another easy to download, weighing in at just over 7GB on the Game Store. It should be noted that both games have mature age ratings rated at 18+.

“Abducted by a group of unknown assailants, Claire and Moira awake to find themselves trapped on a remote island infested with creatures terrifying beyond imagination. Now they must desperately struggle to escape the horror,” reads -on in the official description.

Xbox Live Gold subscribers can also expect Microsoft to announce its new Games with Gold lineup for April in the coming days.

The Games with Gold program offers Gold members free games every month, worth up to $700 a year, according to Microsoft.

No hints or leaks have appeared online yet, but we should know which titles will be included by Friday, March 29.

Microsoft is offering a new free game download from one of its exclusive franchises this week.

For gamers with an Xbox One and access to the Game Store, you can get a copy of Crackdown 2 right now.

The deal was put in place earlier this month and doesn’t appear to require fans to have an Xbox Live Gold membership.

Xbox’s Larry Hyrb announced the launch of Crackdown 2 as an official backward compatible game on Microsoft’s current console, along with the news that it was to be available as a free download as well.

Usually, fans would have to go to the Xbox Game Store and buy an old Xbox 360 game, or have already owned it, re-download from their digital library.

So that makes this Crackdown 2 offering a bit different from all the others currently available to fans.

No countdown or timer has been added to the games list, suggesting that it will remain a free download for the next few weeks.

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Crackdown 2 joins the original game in the series as being backwards compatible, allowing the entire trilogy to be played on Xbox One.

Crackdown was part of the Games with Gold lineup earlier this year, while Crackdown 3 can be played through Xbox Game Pass.

So if you still have a free trial available, it’s possible to play all three games for free right now.

Crackdown 2 weighs around 4 GB to download on Xbox One and does not appear to be part of the Xbox X Enhanced series.

If so, Xbox One X owners could expect better performance, however, unlike the original Crackdown, this has not been confirmed.

And Crackdown 2 isn’t the only free game available to download this weekend on Xbox One.

If you’re also an Xbox Live Gold subscriber, you can add Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 to your collection.

Garden Warfare 2 has a favorable rating on Metacritic, both with reviews and user scores.

It weighs around 32GB on Xbox One and has an age rating of 10+, with plenty of add-ons available for those who want more.

Fans of older Xbox 360 games can also download Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, which has now taken the place of Star Wars: Republic Commando.

Revengeance is a title originally released for older 360 consoles, but is available to play on Xbox One through Microsoft’s backwards compatibility program.

The Games with Gold program offers Gold members free games every month, worth up to $700 a year, according to Microsoft.

When you select a game, it’s in your pending account and ready to download when you log into your console.

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Microsoft plans to dramatically expand the reach of Xbox Live, bringing the online community to iOS and Android devices.

Hints of the move, which will allow Xbox Live gamers to take their bands, achievements, friends lists, game progress and more to their smartphones, first surfaced in February. Microsoft has confirmed plans to bring Xbox Live to iOS and Android via a new SDK ahead of the big Game Developers Conference next week.

A GDC session description last month foreshadowed the expansion of Xbox Live, and it also included the Nintendo Switch console as one of the platforms intended to become compatible with the service. During a pre-briefing with reporters, Kareem Choudhry, Microsoft’s vice president for cloud gaming, said he had nothing to announce regarding the Switch. He also declined to share details on PlayStation 4 compatibility during a briefing with reporters ahead of the conference.

The move is part of the tech giant’s broader strategy led by CEO Satya Nadella. Microsoft is increasingly looking to run its apps and services on a variety of platforms, including those the company has traditionally viewed as rivals.

This strategy opens up Microsoft to a huge new audience on all kinds of devices. Xbox Live expansion extends reach from 400 million Xbox and Windows 10 gaming devices to just a few billion devices around the world.

The failure of its Windows Phone division left Microsoft without a major presence in the smartphone market, but that hasn’t stopped the company from taking major steps to integrate smartphone and console gaming. Perhaps most important of all is xCloud Projecta new initiative being developed to allow users to play powerful Xbox games on their smartphones.