While the past few weeks haven’t been particularly busy with notable releases, this week welcomes quite a few new titles to the Xbox ecosystem. It’s hard not to mention the headliner of the moment, A Plague Tale: Requiem, or even Gotham Knights, which are among the major releases this fall.
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Kovox Pitch – October 17
A fast-paced baseball game with a wholesome story and post-punk music. The object of the game is to move from one line to another to successfully hit balls with a baseball bat and experience this 2.5D effect. The game includes a story mode, in-game challenges, and a free play mode.
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Them’s Fightin’ Herds – 17 octobre – Smart Delivery
A 2D fighting game featuring adorable animals designed by famous cartoon producer Lauren Faust. Beneath the cute and cuddly surface, a serious fighter awaits! With simplified combat, a story mode, local and online matches, and much more.
Ghostbusters : Spirits Unleashed – 18 octobre – Optimisé pour Xbox Series X|S – Smart Delivery
A perfect multiplayer game for all skill levels. Four Ghostbusters armed with proton packs attempt to catch a ghost haunting unique locations in asymmetric multiplayer battles (online or offline). As they progress, players will unlock cosmetics and upgrades for SOS and Ghosts to evolve their gaming experience.
A Plague Tale : Requiem – 18 octobre – Optimisé pour Xbox Series X|S – Xbox Game Pass – PC Game Pass
Available day one with Game Pass. In this direct sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence, embark on a harrowing journey through a brutal and breathtaking world, and discover the price to pay to save those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and supernatural powers.
The Sims 4 (Free to Play) – 18 octobre
Starting October 18, 2022, The Sims 4 base game will be free to download on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. Design amazing homes, bring unique Sims to life, and discover new experiences and ideas as you play with life.
41 Hours – October 19
Manipulate time and space in a first-person shooter that blends modern weaponry with advanced technology. Play as Ethan, a workaholic scientist and skilled field fighter on the hunt for his long-lost wife. 41 Hours is a first-person cinematic adventure marked by intense firefights and advanced, often alien technology.
The Last Hero of Nostalgaia – 19 octobre – Optimisé pour Xbox Series X|S – Smart Delivery
A satirical action-adventure, driven by a dark story, set in an incredibly rich and complex world. As the most hideous pixelated hero to ever spawn in Nostalgaia, you must fight against an army of mindless locals, while being taunted by a cynical narrator who despises your very existence.
WW2: Bunker Simulator – October 19
You are an American soldier who captures a German bunker in Normandy. You must defend it at all costs and survive. Complete missions, cook and shoot, scavenge bodies for medicine, ammo and food to survive in this mix of FPS and simulators.
Doomed To Hell – 20 octobre
A top-down, roguelike-like, action-packed shooter full of fun! You play as Rose, and although you have just died, your adventure has only just begun. Fight your way out of hell through hordes of monsters, explore multiple biomes, fight bosses, collect as much loot as possible, and upgrade your weapons and powerups.
Gas Station Simulator – October 20
Gas Station Simulator is about renovating, expanding and managing a gas station along a highway in the middle of a desert. Freedom of choice and multiple approaches to running your business and coping with pressure are key ingredients in this game.
Jackbox Party Pack 9 – 20 octobre – Optimisé pour Xbox Series X|S – Smart Delivery
Save your next party with friends or family! Play five hilarious new games in one Party Pack: the bluffing game Fibbage 4, the quixort sorting test, the magic joke auction Junktopia, the guessing game Nonsensory and the reality game Roomerang.
JoJo Siwa: Worldwide Party – October 20 – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S – Smart Delivery
You’re invited to JoJo Siwa’s World Party! Play in the fast-paced world of JoJo Siwa as she journeys through her fantasy lands in this single-player pop-star adventure runner.
New Tales From the Borderlands – 20 octobre – Optimisé pour Xbox Series X|S – Smart Delivery
In the perpetually war-torn metropolis of Promethea, you’ll control Anu, Octavio and Fran on the worst day of their lives. Help these three adorable losers change the world (and maybe even save it)! It’s time to fight exploitation and corporate greed. It’s time to make Mayhem your thing.
One True Hero – 20 octobre
An epic 3D adventure featuring a young hero who never thought he could save the kingdom! Take a magic sword in your hands and become the one true hero the town really needs!
Park Story – 20 octobre – Optimisé pour Xbox Series X|S – Smart Delivery
Discover handcrafted puzzle dungeons and battle your demons in Park Story, a reimagining of the classic role-playing game. Trapped, Parker must defeat Caim to escape haunted Mahagow Glen Country Park, help friendly ghosts settle their affairs, and unlock the park’s deepest secrets.
Persona 5 Royal – 20 octobre – Optimisé pour Xbox Series X|S – Smart Delivery – Xbox Game Pass – PC Game Pass
Prepare for an award-winning role-playing experience in this Definitive Edition of Persona 5 Royal, complete with a treasure trove of downloadable content! Put on the Joker mask and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts to organize big heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupted and make them change their ways! Persona 5 Royal will also support Xbox Cloud Gaming with five unique touch control layouts to suit your in-game activities.
Phantom Abyss (Game Preview) – 20 octobre – Xbox Game Pass – PC Game Pass
A massive asynchronous multiplayer game that throws players into procedurally generated temples and tasks them with retrieving sacred relics hidden within mortal chambers. Be careful, you are only allowed one attempt in each temple and if you fail or if you settle for a lesser relic, you will never see this temple again…
Pnevmo-Capsula – October 20 – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
A casual adventure game set in a utopian, atompunk alternate world. The city is connected by a unique system of rails, tracks and pipes. The smallest part of this bizarre system is the mechanical mail which is delivered by carts on small rails. You will play the role of one of these carts by crossing obstacles, barriers, various puzzles, dead ends and mazes.
Shapeshooter – October 20
It’s literally a rail shooter where you’ll have to rid colonies on four planets of infestations of small creatures called polygoners.
Tempus – Level Escape – October 20 – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S – Smart Delivery
You are the only citizen of Tempus, a small island far from civilization, where you live a quiet and carefree life. One night, everything changes: a blinding light appears and acts as a time travel portal. Now you must find a way to reactivate the portal so you can travel through your own time as you explore each scenario to find a way home.
Aery – Last Day of Earth – 21 octobre – Optimisé pour Xbox One X
A 3D aerial exploration game in which you control a small bird who takes a non-violent journey through time, space and different dimensions to discover an alternate reality for our planet. Enjoy the sensation of flight and feel the wind pass through your feathers as you seek a better future for all of us.
Gotham Knights – October 21 – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Batman is dead. An expansive new criminal underworld has invaded the streets of Gotham City. Now it’s up to the Batman family – Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood and Robin – to protect Gotham, bring hope to its citizens, discipline to its cops and fear to its criminals in this action RPG open world set in Gotham’s most dynamic and interactive city yet.
