Speed Crew, the high-octane party game from Ukrainian publisher Wild Fields (@WildFieldsGames), burns rubber onto Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5, and PC via Steam on January 31. A new game mode will debut alongside the release and simultaneously be available as a free update on Nintendo Switch.
Join a crew of mechanics alone, or with up to three other friends to repair, replace, and refuel race cars in record time. Use a plethora of tools including wrenches, jacks, sledge hammers, wrenches, and more. Earn extra points to rise to the top of the leader boards by quickly fixing vehicles and dodging environmental hazards like rain, explosions, and out of control cars.
Get ready to take on the role of the maniacal mechanic in Dominion Mode. Equip tools and power ups to sabotage the other pit crew members, preventing them from repairing cars by damaging tools, stunning players, and causing chaos on the track.
Speed Crew will be available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam on January 31, 2024, featuring the new Dominion Mode. Speed Crew is available now on Nintendo Switch.
Core Keeper, the 1-8 player mining co-operative sandbox game developed by Pugstorm (@pugstormgames), is coming to the Xbox Series, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in 2024. Console versions to release simultaneously with Core Keeper's 1.0 update on PC.
Winner of ‘Best Social Game 2022’ at the TIGA Games Industry Awards and nominated for ‘Best Early Access Launch’ at the Golden Joystick Awards 2022, Core Keeper is a mining sandbox adventure set in an ancient cavern of creatures, treasures and trinkets. Mine relics and resources to build your base, upgrade your tools and craft powerful equipment to defeat epic bosses. Farm crops, go fishing, cook new recipes, forage for items, battle monsters and explore diverse biomes alone or with friends in a vast, procedurally-generated underground world.
The console versions of Core Keeper will include all existing content introduced throughout the PC Early Access period, plus content included in the upcoming 1.0 update. Set sail for adventure across the waves of The Sunken Sea, hop into high-speed karts and drift across desert sands, and defeat legendary Titans solo or in up to 8-player online co-op in this award-winning adventure.
Core Keeper is available now on Steam Early Access. The game will launch alongside the 1.0 release on Xbox, PlayStation and Switch in 2024. A physical edition will also be available day one on consoles, with pre-orders available soon.
Twenty of the most iconic DreamWorks Animation characters take the wheel in the fast-paced world of kart racing in DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing! Shift, drift and jump at high speeds across a variety of fantastical tracks inspired by DreamWorks Animation’s many fan-favorite films. Blaze past the competition in fun and hilarious action for players of all ages with solo as well as online and local split-screen multiplayer modes.
DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing will be available for $39.99 as a standard physical or digital copy, or get the Digital Deluxe Edition for $49.99, which adds two extra characters and their karts to the game: Master Oogway from DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda and Wolf from DreamWorks’ Puss In Boots: The Last Wish.
DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing will be available on Xbox Series, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam) when it launches in 2023.
April 2023's Xbox Games with Gold lineup is here! Xbox Live Gold & Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers get exclusive access to Out of Space: Coach Edition and Peaky Blinders: Mastermind for a limited time as part of Games With Gold. If you're not an Xbox Game Ultimate Pass member yet, sign up here.
Xbox Live Gold members get exclusive access to these games for a limited time as part of Games with Gold throughout April. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members also receive all the benefits of Gold plus access to over 100 high-quality games with Xbox Game Pass.
There is no place like home, especially when you’re drifting through outer space. The challenge is that a deadly alien infestation has also settled in. It will take all your strategic skills to keep each newly generated spaceship house creating resources and recycling alien goo by automating tasks to help keep it clean and comfy. Play with friends to build a sustainable environment that you can all enjoy together.
A plot is afoot to put the family out of business and it’s up to you to uncover it. Set prior to season one of the hit show, you can control six key members of the Shelby family, each with different strengths and weaknesses. If you need to bribe a cop, use Polly, but if you need to bust down a door or knock a few skulls, take control of Arthur. By using the right person at the right time and leveraging the game’s unique mechanics to move backwards or forwards through time, you can be the mastermind that puts everyone in sync to help unlock the puzzles.
April 2023 Xbox Games With Gold
Out of Space: Couch Edition ($9.99 ERP): Available April 1 to 30
Peaky Blinders: Mastermind ($24.99 ERP): Available April 16 to May 15
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members get all the benefits of Xbox Live Gold, over 100 high-quality games you can play on console, PC, and Android devices with cloud gaming (Beta, where available), and access to EA Play at no extra cost. New games are added all the time, so you’re never without something new to try when you’re looking to find your next favorite game.
505 Games (@505_Games) and renowned automotive game developer ECC Games S.A. (@eccgames) revealed DRIFTCE, a brand-new drift racing simulator coming in Spring 2023 to Xbox and PlayStation consoles. Burn Rubber and Light Up the Streets in New Racing Simulator DRIFTCE!
Get behind the wheel of one of 12 of the finest, officially licensed drift cars on the planet, including the Toyota AE86, Mazda MX5, and BMW E46 M3. Master the curves of more than a dozen tracks recreated through Laserscan technology, including the new Mount Haruna track, as well as familiar tracks from DRIFT21.
Feed your inner gearhead with 1800 replaceable components like engines, suspensions and wheels to tweak each vehicle to meet the driver’s demand. Customize vehicles’ body kit, paint colors, and add stylized decals for a one-of-a-kind winning machine. Leave rivals in the dust in both singleplayer and online multiplayer modes including Career, Quick Race, Sandbox, Free Ride, Solo Run, Time Attack, and Gymkhana.
Let's check out the first official trailer!
DRIFTCE will be available for Xbox and PlayStation consoles later in 2023.
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Ubisoft confirmed that Trackmania will be heading to consoles and select cloud platforms with the game being available early 2023 onXbox One, Xbox Series X | S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Amazon Luna as well as Windows PC through the Ubisoft Store.
Trackmania will remain Free-to-play and will now include Cross-Play and Cross-Progression among all these platforms on top of parity for official racing content between all platforms.
Trackmania on console will also give the option to upgrade to the two premium access plans already available on PC platforms. In addition to regular Esports events like the Cup Of The Day, these premium access tiers unlock more social and community-oriented features such as Trackmania clubs, allowing groups of players to create and share their own car customizations, organize private rooms and most importantly, the ability to build their own campaigns and competitions.
Trackmania will also bring a new feature allowing players to display their skill in a unique way as they will be able to unlock evolutive car skins based on their driving talents and achievements into some parts of the game. Also, more than 150 new blocks and items will be available on all platforms to celebrate the console release.
Trackmania is expected to release on Consoles and Cloud in early 2023.
Metro Simulator 2 is coming soon for Xbox and PlayStation consoles Ultimate Games (@ULTGames) confirmed that Metro Simulator 2, the realistic and relaxing simulator with faithfully reproduced subway realities and train control mechanics from KishMish Games, will laun..