The Humble Choice lineup is here for August 2022
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The Humble Choice lineup is here for August 2022

The new Humble Choice game lineup is now available. The August 2022 Humble Choice lineup is here with games like The Ascent and Hot Wheels Unleashed. All told, players can grab eight games plus the Humble Games Collection for $11.99. Humble Choice is a monthly subscription service. Members receive a monthly selection of PC games, which…

The Ascent gets new Halloween update along with post-launch roadmap
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The Ascent gets new Halloween update along with post-launch roadmap

A new photo mode and new in-game spooky cosmetics await The Ascent players in this new free update. Curve Games has announced a new free update to its cyberpunk-themed action RPG, The Ascent, as well as a post-launch roadmap that mentions a lot more game content and even a new game coming out at the…

Gears Tactics, The Ascent, and more get touch controls on Xbox Game Pass
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Gears Tactics, The Ascent, and more get touch controls on Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft has added touch control support for several Xbox Game Pass titles on Android and iOS including Gears Tactics and The Ascent. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers have access to the cloud-enabled titles on their Android and iOS devices with all-new touch controls. The titles that now support touch controls include: Art of Rally Boyfriend…

The Ascent doesn’t have DLSS or ray-tracing on Xbox Game Pass (but the Steam version does)
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The Ascent doesn’t have DLSS or ray-tracing on Xbox Game Pass (but the Steam version does)

Neon Giant is already hard at work on resolving the severe issue that players have discovered in The Ascent for Xbox Game Pass on PC. The Ascent launched last Thursday. So, naturally, players on all three platforms have already had a chance to put this cyberpunk action RPG from developer Neon Giant and publisher Curve…

ID@Xbox and Twitch partner for Indie Showcase
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[email protected] and Twitch partner for Indie Showcase

The indie publishing arm of Xbox and Twitch are hosting an Indie Showcase on March 26. Expect to see more than a hundred games during the event. According to [email protected] via Xbox Wire: We’re featuring tons of independent titles, including brand new game announcements from developers and publishers such as DrinkBox Studios, Curve Digital, Devolver…

ID@Xbox trailer highlights upcoming indie games coming to Xbox Series X
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[email protected] trailer highlights upcoming indie games coming to Xbox Series X

Microsoft revealed a new trailer on Saturday highlighting [email protected] games coming to Xbox Series X. The company says fifteen indie games are coming first to console on the Xbox. All of them will be optimized for Xbox Series X. The games include The Artful Escape, Shredders, 12 Minutes, Tunic, The Ascent, The Falconeer, and more….

The Ascent runs at 60 fps in 4K HDR on Xbox Series X
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The Ascent runs at 60 fps in 4K HDR on Xbox Series X

The developer of the upcoming sci-fi action RPG The Ascent revealed that the game will not only run at 4K resolution in HDR but maintain 60 frames per second on Xbox Series X. We covered The Ascent a few weeks ago. The game is set in a free-roaming cyberpunk dystopia where players customize their character…

This week’s top game trailers: The Last of Us Part II, Scorn, Dirt 5, The Ascent
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This week’s top game trailers: The Last of Us Part II, Scorn, Dirt 5, The Ascent

This week’s top game trailers list is dominated with next-gen reveals, including Scorn for Xbox Series X. There are a couple of exceptions: The Last of Us Part II and Destroy All Humans are both coming out in the next couple of months. The rest of the games, though, are next-gen. The trailers are largely…

The Ascent brings cyberpunk action RPG gameplay to Xbox Series X
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The Ascent brings cyberpunk action RPG gameplay to Xbox Series X

The Ascent is a new action-oriented sci-fi RPG coming to Xbox Series X as well as PC and Xbox One. Set in a free-roaming cyberpunk dystopia, players will customize their character with cyberwear and augmentations. The Ascent utilizes classic RPG mechanics and looting. And you won’t have to play alone, although you can. The game…