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Welcome to Next Week on Xbox, where we cover all the new games coming soon to Xbox One! Every week the team at Xbox aims to deliver quality gaming content for you to enjoy on your favorite gaming console. To find out what’s coming soon to Xbox One, read on below and click on each of the game profiles for pre-order details (dates are subject to change).

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In Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek we wanted to explore the story of events that lead up directly to the original game. I know all of you had questions on what exactly happened, and why the Neighbor is the way he is. This is a very dramatic prequel, and some of you may need to take a moment to digest what happens here. I won’t spoil anything, that is up to you to experience.

So let’s talk about the game. It’s a story of two kids — the Neighbor’s kids. They have their favorite game – Hide and Seek. They constantly play around the house. And being a Hello Neighbor game, it dives deep into the imagination of children. From a real-world perspective, they’re just playing a game. From the kids’ perspective, they’re creating whole imaginary worlds.

Where things get a little bit darker — as you’ve seen in the reveal trailer — is when a tragic event strikes the family. And how kids deal with this event and cope with the loss of a family member. This coping is the core of Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek.

From a gameplay perspective, you play as Mya, the Neighbor’s daughter. Your best friend is your brother Aaron, and you play an exciting game of Hide and Seek with him and your favorite toys.

Here’s what to expect from Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek: Five fantasy worlds where you become a hunter in the wilderness, a firefighter, and more. An advanced self-learning AI, tons of interactive environments, and narrative-driven gameplay.

With the game available today on Xbox One, I’m really excited to expand the game’s world of Hello Neighbor with this dramatic prequel.

Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek is available now on Xbox One via the Microsoft Store and is part of the ID@Xbox Winter of Arcade event.

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Hello, Xbox Game Pass members! It’s been, what… a whole week since we announced new games coming to Xbox Game Pass? Time to drop a few more for December. We’re here to share the factual facts about factual games coming, in fact, to Xbox Game Pass with facts.

You already know that there are over one hundred great games at your fingertips… but wait, there’s more! Here is how to get the most out of your Xbox Game Pass membership this month (that isn’t just a shameless plug to go follow our Twitter and Instagram and ask you to share your favorite cat gifs with us):

• Warn everyone in the house you might randomly yell, “Finish him!” when playing Mortal Kombat X
• Caution them that when playing Pro Evolution Soccer 19 you could also burst out yelling “Goooaaaallll!” sometimes
• Uh, just go ahead and buy the whole house a bunch of ear plugs
• Promise yourself you won’t shriek, but know you’re going to get pretty freaked out after you start playing Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
• Play Shadow Warrior 2 and scream loudly as you play another game with someone stuck in your head, but this time you’re a ninja
• Realize you’re probably still going to need to buy more ear plugs
• Install Ori and the Blind Forest to give you all the feels, and less of the loud yelling, shrieking, and angry looks every time people walk past when you turn on the Xbox
• Make room for the even more games we’ve got coming this month, but seriously, don’t uninstall anyone’s games to make room because they’re already a little mad about all the yelling
• Convince your friends to play Spintires Mudrunner, and salvage your friendships over some (digital) time playing in the mud

Without further ado, let’s dive into some details on the new games coming soon to Xbox Game Pass:

Mortal Kombat X (December 7)

Jump 25 years into the future as the epic Mortal Kombat saga continues. Mortal Kombat X introduces a new generation of fighters (including the return of some fan favorites), brilliant cinematic presentation, and the Character Variation system that allows players to pick from special moves, attacks, or weapons that impact both the strategy and fighting style of each character. Gather your best buds to battle it out in this fantastic fighting game.

Pro Evolution Soccer 19 (December 13)

PES 2019 recreates soccer by showcasing the power of football through authentic leagues and enhanced realism — and Xbox Game Pass members will have access to all the action! And now thanks to a recent game update that added new stadiums, team kits, and a new range of football boots and balls, the game is better than ever before. Xbox Game Pass members are invited to compete in the upcoming season of PES League, Konami’s official global esports competition, to find and award the best player of PES 2019.

Spintires: Mudrunner (December 13)

In the harsh wilds of Siberia, take control of mighty, off-road vehicles in Spintires: Mudrunner. Experience mud, torrential rivers, and other harsh obstacles powered by an impressive physics engine that simulates some of the toughest environments known to man. Drive 19 formidable vehicles, each with their own customizable attachments with nothing but your wits and navigational abilities, or with up to three friends at your side in multiplayer! Work together to haul lumber and unlock new vehicles and maps as you go.

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (December 17)

From Ninja Theory, one of the creative development teams added to the Microsoft Studios family earlier this year, and the makers of Enslaved: Odyssey to the West and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover. Created in collaboration with neuroscientists and people who experience psychosis, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice will pull you deep into Senua’s mind.

Ori and the Blind Forest (December 20)

Often described as exquisitely beautiful and heart-wrenchingly emotional, Ori and the Blind Forest earned critical acclaim – with over 30 industry awards to its name – and deeply passionate fans when it arrived on Xbox One. Moon Studios’ side-scrolling platformer combines incredible art, stirring music, challenging gameplay, and powerful narrative into a landmark game that shouldn’t be missed..

Shadow Warrior 2 (December 20)

The lovechild to one of the most frantic franchises in the world and developer Flying Wild Hog, comes the best FPS melee combat system ever made. Slice your enemies into sashimi with lethal blades or go out with a bang using staggering amount of firepower and archaic magic to purge the world of evil. With those elements combined you have the wackiest, weirdest, and bloodiest looter-shooter ever made. Jump into the shoes of Lo Wang, your friendly, neighborhood ninja slash assassin, slash hitman, slash, slash, slash… Defeat unending waves of monsters on your way to solve the mystery of a girl magically locked in your head.

Aaaaannnddd if you missed it, at The Game Awards yesterday, we announced three more games coming to Xbox Game Pass. Seriously, just quit your job now.

Ashen (December 7)

An open world co-op action RPG about a wanderer in search of a place to call home. As you adventure through the realm of Ashen, you’ll occasionally encounter other players in a passive, co-operative multiplayer open world. It’s up to you to decide how to deal with them – fight together against evil, invite them into your party or simply ignore them.

Kingdom Two Crowns (December 11)

Work with other players in the brand-new solo or co-op campaign mode to build a kingdom and secure it from the threat of the Greed. Experience new technology, units, enemies, mounts, and secrets in the next evolution of the award-winning micro strategy franchise!

Below (December 14)

A procedural terrarium filled with life, mystery, and death. Test your adventurer mettle against The Isle’s subterranean labyrinths. Explore a large, interconnected underworld crawling with cunning wildlife, deadly traps and stalked by a shadowy presence. Survive the perils of The Depths and unearth what lies below… or die trying.

Join Xbox Game Pass Today

With over 100 great games for one low monthly price, including highly-anticipated new Xbox One exclusives the day they’re released, including the highest-rated* Xbox exclusive of this generation Forza Horizon 4, plus more games added all the time, Xbox Game Pass gives you the ultimate freedom to play. If you haven’t tried Xbox Game Pass, join today and get your first month for $1, and discover your next favorite game.

For the latest Xbox Game Pass news, follow us on Twitter and Instagram, download the Xbox Game Pass app for Android and iOS and keep it tuned here to Xbox Wire. Until next month, game on!

*Source: Metacritic

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Those who played Ubisoft’s Far Cry 5 to completion know it concluded with a Hope County-consuming mushroom cloud and a vindicated cult leader. While Project at Eden’s Gate’s Joseph Seed was right about the End of Days, the prophesying “Father” couldn’t predict what would come next for the rural Montana county and its inhabitants. Thankfully, Far Cry: New Dawn is eager to answers those questions.

Serving as both a sequel and standalone adventure, New Dawn picks up 17 years after Far Cry 5’s shocking final act. In the nearly twenty years since the bombs dropped, Hope County has not only survived the harsh nuclear winter, but has begun to bloom again. As such, the game doesn’t feature the sort of dreary environments typically representative of post-nuclear war worlds, but rather sports a vibrant setting marked by lush foliage, blue skies, and pretty flowers.

Still, it’s not all sunshine and lollipops on the other side of the apocalypse. Scarce resources have forced the hopeful survivors to defend themselves against the scavenging Highwaymen, a new enemy faction led by twin sisters Mickey and Lou. The sinister siblings – and their menacing, motocross gear-outfitted followers – take what they want, even if it means killing anyone brave (or dumb) enough to get in their way.

Players assume the role of a new protagonist, flown into Hope County to help even the odds against this growing threat. As in Far Cry 5 though, fans aren’t tasked with taking back the world all by themselves. In addition to supporting co-op play, New Dawn brings back Guns and Fangs for Hire. Because much of the population’s been wiped by World War III, however, players can only have a single AI ally join them at a time.

Luckily, these new companions can more than hold their own on the battlefield. Nana, for example, a senior citizen sniper with a tongue as sharp as her aim, can pick off distant targets with precision, while wild boar Horatio is perfect for up-close mauling. Those who prefer to fight alongside man’s best friend can enlist Timber, an adorable/deadly Akita; as an added bonus, dogs can now hop into vehicles and ride shotgun – with tongues and tails wagging – on their way to missions.

While fans will have access to a few gun-toting, fang-baring friends, weapons and gear are far more scarce since the world essentially ended. As a result, they’ll have to scavenge for parts, such as springs, duct tape, and circuit boards, to craft makeshift death-dealers. On top of featuring cool, hand-crafted looks, these new weapons pack quite the punch. The circular saw blade launcher, for example, works as advertised, but can also be upgraded to fling multiple projectiles simultaneously. You’ll need the extra firepower though, as New Dawn also introduces tiered enemy types – including new Enforcers – ensuring much tougher encounters against even non-boss adversaries.

Players can also tweak their weapons at a new home-base dubbed “Prosperity”, a safe, hub-like camp that also has dedicated spots for healing, cartography, explosives, and expeditions. The latter vendor offers something entirely different for the Far Cry franchise, the opportunity to explore beyond the primary open-world. Specifically, players can hop in a chopper and fly to dedicated sandboxes in California, Arizona, and Louisiana. These remote areas each sport unique biomes – like Louisiana’s crocodile-filled swamps – and tend to be more dangerous, but also contain the best loot.

Expeditions seem tailor-made for co-op, but players are welcome to tackle them solo with an AI Specialist by their side. Regardless of how you conquer these varied locales, you’ll want to brave them for the best upgrade resources. In addition to leveling your weapons to take on higher-tiered enemy types, you’ll likely want to be well-armed when facing wildlife that appears to have woken up on the wrong side of the apocalypse; Ubisoft isn’t sharing details on these potentially mutated beasts, but based on the snarling cougar – whose fur’s been replaced by a coat of mangled moss and rocks – we’re guessing they’re not friendly.

New Dawn is building on Far Cry 5‘s solid foundation, evolving its formula with fresh features, such as makeshift weaponry, expeditions, and a familiar world that’s been drastically changed. While it’s forging its own, standalone path though, it’s not forgetting the fans who survived Hope County and its cultists. The game features tons of cool call-outs to Far Cry 5, from your base camp being a severely transformed version of John Seed’s sprawling ranch to new Specialist Carmina being the grown-up offspring of Nick and Kim Rye. Fan-favorite Far Cry 5 characters, like Pastor Jerome and, of course, Hurk, also return.

Whether you’re craving a fresh adventure set or are just tired of exploring post-apocalyptic environments, New Dawn welcomes you to a whole new Hope County when it hits Xbox One February 13^th.

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