Author: Samuel Brooks

Following Microsoft’s announcement it’s teaming up with Amazon to bring Xbox games to Fire TV devices via cloud streaming, the initiative is now live for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.

Getting set up for console-free gaming with Fire TV is relatively straightforward; just download the Xbox app to a compatible device – Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K and Fire TV Stick 4K Max are both supported – then sign in with an active Xbox Game Pass Ultimate account.

That’ll give you access to Microsoft’s streamable Xbox Game Pass library (a 20 Mbps internet connection over 5GHz Wi-Fi is recommended for play), with the last step being to connect a Bluetooth-enabled controller. The likes of the Xbox Wireless Controller, Xbox Adaptive Controller, and PlayStation DualSense are all supported.

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Stardew Valley creator Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone has confirmed the release date for the console and mobile version of the game’s 1.6 update.
The console and mobile version of Stardew Valley’s chunky 1.6 update – which introduces the ability for players to drink mayonnaise, among a vast number of other features – is set to arrive on 4th November.

Let’s Play Stardew Valley Multiplayer – BEERS FOR DAYS, MATES. BEERS FOR DAYS!

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Nearly a decade after its first announcement, Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs movie has finally finished filming.
The commencement of filming back in July was revealed with a set photo with the caption: “Lights_Camera_Action.exe”.
The end was celebrated in a similar way, only this time the set photo was accompanied by the text: “run film_wrapped.exe(#watchdogsmovie.mp4) … >Filming complete!”

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Battletech, Shadowrun, and The Lamplighters League developer Harebrained Schemes has announced its first project since parting ways with Paradox Interactive last year. It’s a “post-cyberpunk survival horror RPG” called Graft and it’s heading to PC.

Graft’s story unfolds in the depths of a decaying continent-sized space station known as the Arc, home to forgotten technologies and unsettling wonders. Players must brave its horrors as they traverse “massive chasms, labyrinthine techno-catacombs, and self-replicating corridors”, facing enemies in combat – including “ancient experiments, monstrous abominations, and relentless agents of a mad AI” – and Grafting as they go.

This is pretty much exactly what it sounds like, requiring players to scavenge body parts from fallen opponents and graft them onto themselves in order to alter their physical form, gaining new abilities and powers as they do. But Grafting a part also infuses players with its previous owner’s memories, creating what Harebrained calls a “haunting interplay of survival, transformation, and self-discovery”.

GRAFT by Harebrained — Official Announcement Trailer

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