Every little piece of information we learn about video games can’t be classified as a story in itself. While we’d love to talk more about everything, the fact is that resources don’t permit us to discuss titles beyond ones we feel will resonate with our readers. Keeping that in mind, the stories still deserve attention so we’ve invented the daily briefing to get you up to speed.
Ace Combat 7
Ace Combat 7 got a new trailer and it showcases the game’s gorgeous visuals.
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity
PQube is excited to announce that they are working with Bigben to release FlatOut 4: Total Insanity, the latest installment in the popular demolition derby racing franchise, in the United Kingdom. FlatOut 4 is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in March 2017.
Gigantic
Perfect World Entertainment and Motiga today announced that Eternal Dawn, the second major update for Gigantic, will release starting on February 23 on Xbox One and Windows 10. The update includes a new hero named Zandora who is a melee and support character, competitive leaderboard, new skins, and a new creature called the Storm Drake.
GTR 3
GTR 3 will be the third instalment to the GTR franchise of games by Simbin Studios. The simulator will be available to purchase for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows in 2018.
Halo Wars 2
Halo Wars 2 got an original art collection which can be viewed here.
HDHomeRun DVR
After a crazy amount of work, the developers are now offering live protected television channel support on Xbox One.
Injustice 2
Black Canary got some new footage and she plays like a very visceral character.
Lego Dimensions
Today, Warner Bros.revealed three Lego Dimensions expansion packs: The Goonies Level Pack, the Harry Potter Fun Pack and Lego City Fun Pack. Each pack adds new characters, themed vehicles and Adventure Worlds, continuing to build out the physical and virtual Lego Dimensions universe with even more content.
Madden NFL 17
After crunching the numbers and running some simulations, the winner of Super Bowl LI should be the Patriots.
Score Rush Extended
Score Rush Extended should come to Xbox One soon as it’s already been rated for Xbox One. Everyone initially thought it was a PlayStation 4 exclusive but that doesn’t appear to be the case.
Sky Break
Lost Planet-like Sky Break was listed and rated for Xbox One so it should come to the console soon.
SoundByte
SoundCloud client SoundByte now supports easy controller navigation, background audio and more features.
State of Decay 2
State of Decay 2 got new concept art today.
Stormlands
Obsidian says that the Xbox One launch game, Stormlands, which was supposed to be an expansive role-playing game, was cancelled because they didn’t have an advocate at Microsoft. They didn’t have someone who could vouch for its quality or financial success. You can read all about it here.
Super Bowl LI
If you have an Xbox One, you just need to download the Fox Sports Go app, or the NFL app. Ordinarily the app makes you sign in with your cable information, but it’s turning off authentication for the game. It’s also showing the same ad inventory as you’d find on your local channel. So you won’t need anything else.
Titanfall 2
Titanfall 2’s upcoming Live Fire update got some new footage and it showcases a lot of new content.
Troll and I
Troll and I will be available on March 21, 2017.
Xbox One
The latest Xbox One Preview update added the Welcome program which teaches you everything you need to know about the console. It’s meant as an introduction for new owners.
Asher is a games journalist, former News Writer (Gaming) at Windows Central. They contributed 1110 articles to ICXM between 2015–2017, focused on opinion pieces, game reviews, Windows and PC, and Xbox news: wrote over 1,100 ICXM pieces on Xbox news, hardware reviews, and platform commentary before joining Future plc’s Windows Central in 2017.