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Microsoft has been regularly bolstering its paid gaming subscription service with additional perks. May’s Xbox Game Pass Ultimate perks included a NBA 2K21 MyTEAM bundle, four months of Spotify Premium, and a couple of Apex Legends Star Wars Weapon Charms. While a bit of an eclectic mix, it seems that Game Pass Ultimate perks for June may look a bit different. RELATED: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies Player Finds Disney Movie Reference In Cutscene...

When it comes to the free Xbox One games being offered to Xbox Live Gold members in August, the first title fans should anticipate for inclusion in the program is Monomi Park’s first-person life simulation title Slime Rancher from August 1 (which marks its official launch date) through August 31. After Slime Rancher’s availability, the console will receive Ubisoft’s platform racer Trials Fusion from August 16 through September 15....

Xbox Live Gold members can access these games for a limited time as part of Games with Gold. Xbox Live Gold also comes with free games and member discounts, among other benefits. Xbox Live Games With Gold March 2020 Batman: The Enemy Within–The Complete Season (March 1-31)Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (March 16-April 15)Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (March 1-15)Sonic Generations (March 16-31) Batman: The Enemy Within–The Complete Season and Shantae: Half-Genie Hero are available to play on Xbox One and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 and Sonic Generations are available to play on Xbox One and Xbox 360....

RELATED: The Best Original Xbox Games Playable On Xbox Series X, Ranked According To Metacritic Most people would assume that the majority of games on the original Xbox have aged pretty poorly and simply can’t compete with modern graphics. The latter is obviously true, but there’s no denying that some titles on the original Xbox have actually aged pretty well and are quite pleasant to look at even now. A strong art style and direction are key to this, with the following games personifying this to a T....

That name is none other than Kim Swift, the project lead on Valve’s seminal puzzler Portal and former director of design over at Google Stadia. Swift has over a decade of experience in the games industry and will now be bringing her expertise to the Cloud Gaming team, with Xbox announcing her involvement via a tweet on its Xbox Games Studio Publishing account. RELATED: Bethesda Apologizes to PS5 Players for Starfield Xbox Exclusivity...

Microsoft came out swinging at E3 this past June, showing off sizable chunks of gameplay from some of its highly anticipated titles like Halo 5: Guardians, Gears of War 4, and Rise of the Tomb Raider. The event also wowed the crowd by showing off new VR technology called Hololens and the potential a device like that could have with games like Minecraft. For many however, one of the biggest surprises came when Microsoft announced that they were bringing backward compatibility to the Xbox One....

In addition to the recently confirmed launch day apps, players will also have the day one update to look forward to. Microsoft announced the mandatory update earlier this summer, but the company didn’t specify just how important the patch was until now. In an interview with Engadget, Microsoft senior director of product management Albert Penello confirmed that the day one update, which applies crucial updates to console policies and the operation system, is absolutely mandatory in order for the console to function....

Game Rant’s Rob Keyes reviews X-Men: Destiny Activision teamed with Silicon Knights, developers of Too Human, to bring fans the first true X-Men video game in six years, not including the movie tie-ins. Titled X-Men: Destiny, this action-adventure title is unlike the competition this year in that it’s not based on its respective comic book movie and does not have the player playing the title character(s). After a mediocre demo at E3 2011 and concern about the visual presentation and concept behind X-Men: Destiny, has Silicon Knights delivered the quality Marvel video game fans have been clamoring for?...

Not to be confused with Activision’s recently announced Silicon Knights project, X-Men Destiny, X-Men: The Arcade Game allows players to choose from Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus, Cyclops, and Dazzler. The mutant of choice must battle through a load of Sentinels and various X-Men villians to rescue Professor X and Kitty Pryde. No release date or price has been announced yet. Chances are good that it will clock in around $10, though....

In an interview with ComicBook, Wight said he would be a “shoe-in” to play Wilson Fisk, also known as The Kingpin, in an MCU film. He specifically points to a reboot of Daredevil, a Marvel Netflix series that features Kingpin as a prominent antagonist. However, the character has also historically been a Spider-Man villain and appears in films like Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which may offer more of a direct line into the MCU if the Netflix shows are disregarded....

Before being called up to WWE’s main roster, she was formerly known as Piper Niven. The former NXT UK star debuted on RAW in 2021 and has had the Doudrop name since. In a recent interview with Inside the Ropes, Doudrop said that she has spoken to the new head of creative, Triple H, about a name change. She disclosed that her current ring name was former WWE CEO, Chairman, and Head of Creative Vince McMahon’s vision....

Rusev — the hulking former powerlifter known as the Bulgarian Brute — hasn’t wrestled since March 2017 following shoulder surgery. While he has appeared on television intermittently to request a world title shot, the most we’ve heard from him has come via his Twitter account. The undercard of last night’s pay-per-view saw Rusev’s wife Lana challenge Naomi for the SmackDown Live women’s championship, with the Super Athlete tweeting a message of support....

In July of last year, the wrestling world was shocked when Vince announced his retirement at the age of 77. This came after allegations of paying hush money to former female employees, one of them being former female WWE referee Rita Chatterton. After his exit, his daughter Stephanie McMahon became the Chairwoman and co-CEO, alongside Nick Khan. Meanwhile, Triple H became Head of Creative and Content Chief Officer. However, it looks like a lot of backstage roles will now change....

Thirteen matches have been confirmed for the event, including Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns (Universal Championship), AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe (WWE Championship), Dolph Ziggler vs. Seth Rollins (Intercontinental Championship) and Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz. Both women’s divisions will also be represented on the show, with Ronda Rousey challenging Alexa Bliss for the Raw Women’s Championship and Carmella putting her SmackDown Women’s Championship on the line in a Triple Threat match against Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair....

That’s a big change for SummerSlam, which has taken place in Brooklyn the past four years and in Los Angeles the six years prior to that. WWE’s second-biggest event of the year is in Toronto for the first time since 2004. Below is everything you need to know about WWE SummerSlam 2019, including the start time for both the preshow and main event, a list of confirmed matches and all the rumors leading into Sunday....

Damian Priest joined the main roster in January 2021, just two months after WWE held a farewell ceremony for The Deadman at Survivor Series 2020. The two men have interacted behind the scenes in WWE, but their dark characters never crossed paths in an on-screen storyline. Speaking to Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Liam Power ahead of Clash at the Castle, Priest was asked to name a dream opponent he wishes he could face:...

In a lengthy Instagram post, Mendes wrote about how the birth of her daughter, Jordan, has changed her hopes and dreams moving forward. Mendes’ announcement came on Jordan’s first birthday. “As I write these words I have tears in my eyes because of the love I have for my WWE family, and especially for the WWE universe,” Mendes wrote. “For the last 10 years, WWE was my life, my world and my family....

Riley received a lot of criticism after he made the tweet, and he did not even bother to delete it. Below is the tweet: 0 votes

Speaking about his initial run with the company, the former SmackDown Tag Team Champion said he did not know why they considered giving him the name Mary, especially as he had built up a reputation for himself as a dominant competitor in ECW. He added that WWE’s decision-makers also wanted him to dye his dark hair blonde and make him Edge and Christian’s brother, but the legendary tag team spoke up because they did not think fans would believe the storyline....