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Yakuza Kiwami release date for the Xbox Game pass

So I just got into Yakuza via Game pass and I saw that Yakuza Kiwami was coming to game pass “Soon” and I just wanted to know when it’ll actually arrive. I’m guessing maybe 2 weeks? Or correct me if I’m wrong.
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My "2020 Gaming Year in Review" + goals for 2021

Welcome to my "2020 Gaming Year in Review" post. This is the fifth instalment of this Year in Review series of mine, going all the way back to 2016, a time that feels so long in the past now. This year, this post will probably be shorter than in years past (he says, before even beginning to write the next couple thousand characters), because I'm now officially in law school and boy, it's a lotta work already. I'm five weeks in, I still don't know shit (as expected), it's easily the hardest challenge I've ever taken on in my life (and that includes failing to beat Dark Souls) and I won't back down from it. This means that most of my day is spent with studying, lectures and the sort, while my limited free time mostly is spent with friends, family and a casual game of FIFA or Football Manager. I barely played any single player games in November and December and this will probably not change until Christmas (and then until March) but I will try and keep reading your posts and hopefully interact with some of you still, time permitting.
As I start this journey of reliving the worst year in most of our lives, I'm currently "zooming in on" the worst lecture of my week but at least it gives me the time to write this I guess :D. Even though I've said this post will probably not be as long, I've already written a ton. Let's go!
Table of Contents
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End of Year Stats / A look back on 2020's 12in12 list
Last year, I had my "worst" year in terms of games beaten with 29 (46,86,45 before that) and in 2020, I managed to beat 31 games somehow. This does include only 2 games beaten in April, May, June, August, November and December COMBINED. I'm usually beating the most games in January, a month that has come clutch YET AGAIN in 2020, with more than 33% of my beaten games completed in the first month of the year. Let's look at some overall stats first off.

This number includes 42 "pure" additions and 16 games that I've re-added. This number would've definitely been higher, if I weren't broke for most of the year. Looking at next year's lineup + all the free games that we're still given from multiple sites, I'd expect next year's number to be close to this year's, even though I won't be gaming as much.

Most games I've purchased came from Humble Bundles or on big sales. Everything else was free or my brother bought it and I can play it through Steam Sharing.

The reasons for this year's and last year's low numbers are 1) my brother gets some games 2) majority of these games are freebies 3) the rest is mostly from Humble Bundles.

This number is getting lower and lower but for the simple reason that I haven't actually played as much as in years past. Expecting this to be lower again next year.

Somehow this number is higher than last year. If I had to guess, I'd say it's because I've beaten shorter games. (not calculated the below number yet as I write this part). Let's see, if that's true...

Aaand I was right. 60 hours less for 2 more games. 296 hours would 49 minutes per day. I think that's pretty interesting because 49 minutes per day on average would definitely be doable, with law school and all, so I'm definitely intrigued as to how 2021 will play out.

Yey, 4 games lower than last years. At this rate, I'll be done 2041. Seems about right.

Original 12in12 List for 2020 (10/12 completed)
Last year I beat 5 of 12, so this was a more successful year in that sense. I started Batman Arkham City when I started uni and didn't get much time into it since, so it'll find a spot in next year's list. Mass Effect 2 might be a bit ambitious for next year, especially since I plan on playing Cyberpunk 2077 for a while when I get my hands on it.

Other Goals for 2020
Lol at that second goal.
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2. Interesting (or maybe not so interesting) Facts
- Overcooked
- Assassins Creed (kinda)
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  1. Top 5 Best Games
5 of 31 games seen as the "Top" games of the year might seem a bit much, but all these games on this list are worthy of the praise.
Honorable mentions go out to Detroit Become Human and Prey. Here we go!

I got this game back when it came out in 2016 because I had played the first game (of the reboot) weeks or months prior. If you're a fan of strategy games at all, you're doing a disservice to yourself by not playing the XCOM series. For a story in a strategy game, XCOM's is pretty good imo but where this game really shines is in its ruthless but fun and engaging turn-based combat (though you miss 90+% shots way too often), its base building and the way it makes you attached to your soldiers, who sacrifice their lives to save the Earth (and also your ass as the commander). I don't remember his name unfortunately but I had one female sniper who'd destroy everyone and it didn't matter it she'd have a 50% or 90% chance to get a hit. She would get it. That's the kind of connection that you don't have in most strategy games.

It's actually criminal to list Bioshock Infinite as #4 on my list but that's a testament to how good the 3 games/series above are. That doesn't take anything away from Bioshock Infinite however, which is a masterpiece in its own right. I really enjoyed Bioshock 2 back when I played it as a teenager. I REALLY enjoyed Bioshock when I played a year or two ago. But the story in Bioshock Infinite is on another level and I'd say that Columbia is just as beautiful as Rapture. There was one scene in this game where you have to escape from the Monument. If you've never seen it and you don't care about a minor spoiler, check it out on YouTube. The music, the thrill of it all. Unmatched by just about anything I've experienced in games.

I don't have much else to say about the Witcher 3, one of my all time favorite games. I've started playing The Witcher 3 when it came out in 2015, not knowing anything about the series, only finding the game interesting. And the journey came to an end in February of this year, after about 300 hours of playing it. If Cyberpunk 2077 is even half as good, it's going to be an amazing experience but if it matches the quality of The Witcher 3, I might just have to find a way to maximize my free time as best as I possibly can. To think that a game like The Witcher 3 had 2 DLC's worth 40+ hours of playtime for only $25 when it came out is ridiculous. Kudos to CDPR.

I first played Half-Life back in 2017. It was amazing. It did age a bit but not nearly as much as most games from its time. Half-Life 2 made a damn ridiculous jump in cinematics, graphics, setting and gameplay. With each episode, the game got more and more insane, culminating with one of the best experiences I've had this year, Episode Two. This series is just so pure. I'm a fan of collectathons like Far Cry if the gameplay is fun at least but there is nothing like a game with (next to) no collectibles where you just keep moving forward, focus on the main story and experience one epic moment after another. Some gameplay elements in these games are still not replicated to this day or at least not on the same level, which is crazy considering that the game came out 16 years ago. The engine for this game is truly amazing. And also, I love the gravity gun.

If I were to be 10 years old again, I'd be losing my damn mind at this game. I'm in my mid 20's now and I STILL lost damn near lost my mind at this game. I've played it solo some and my little brother sat next to me in a few sessions as well. We probably had the same joyful expression in our eyes because this game is as close to perfect as I've ever played. The web swinging is awesome and fun until the end. Combat is smooth and easy to understand, but takes a while to master. Gadgets and special moves all are useful and fun to use. You can unlock all costumes just by playing, which is unheard of these days. The story is good. Side missions are fun to do. I don't really have anything bad to say about this game. Can't wait to play Miles Morales next year.
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4. Top 3 Worst Games
This list is a bit difficult to create these days because I don't usually finish games that I find to be bad. I will list 2 games that I've actually finished and one that deserves a spot regardless. Other than that, I will have a few dishonorable mentions.

This might not be fair because it's the story mode of a fighting game but I do think Injustice: Gods Among Us is worthy of a spot here. Mostly because I just want to mention again that superhero movie plots are dumb and selling their fans short in the way that today's movies are all about action but the worst, most stupid and obnoxious plots there could be. With some superhero fans spending so much time trying to find every Easter egg in a movie, I'm surprised how they don't find those 15 obvious plot holes also. Though I have to admit, Avengers: Infinity War was pretty good mostly. And then End Game completely shits the bed with a fat Thor (like fuck off) playing Fortnite (fuck off for real).
Anyway, similar issues can be found in the story mode of this game, one of which I've explained in my main post on this game. (like the scene where Flash is somehow slower than The Green Lantern, Aquaman and someone else, just so>! they get sucked into a portal and not Flash, because that would be an inconvenience within the story they're trying to tell!<).
Do I sound bitter? Yes I do. All I'm saying is that if End Game is the best movie ever (or just a good conclusion to the series even), expectations are really low and, as seen with Infinity War and so many other superhero movies, these movies can be way better.

Last year I had A Way Out in this spot. I just want to reiterate how shit of a game A Way Out is and how it makes less sense then everything I wrote about superhero movies above. "Oh, they escaped prison? Cool... What was that? Why we don't have 20 police cars camping in front of their homes, because of course they will return to their families? Well, ehh."
This time I choose Vampyr, which should be a bit less controversial for anyone who's reading this section (and I am sorry if you're annoyed by how I annoyed I sound but it's the worst games section, what did you expect :D). Anyway, I didn't finish Vampyr but I've played enough of it to be disappointed as hell with it.
The game is mostly talking to characters to unlock dialogue options with other characters to solve some quests while fighting in a pretty average combat system whenever you're not in a conversation. The combat system being average is fine. The dialogue system though is complete shit. I've explained it in my main post on this game and all I can say now is that it truly is too broken to be the main feature of this game. I was really excited to play this but as I said, ended up just disappointed.

A 4 rating might seem high for "worst game of the year". Based on my rating system though, I can't really give anything below a 3 for a game that is functioning and not just a dumb parody or something like that. I wouldn't define Pokemon Sword quite as a "dumb parody" of past Pokemon games and it definitely is functioning. I also actually liked two things about this game, which was my first Pokemon game ever by the way. 1) The arena battle music was nice. 2) The wild area can probably be a fun area to just walk around in, if you're looking for a chill gaming experience. Plus the idea behind the Dynamax system was pretty cool but it didn't really seem to add any tactical value.
I won't continue on without mentioning first that Hop is a little bitch and the worst "companion" in any game ever and that includes Ashley in Resident Evil 4. And now I shall continue.
I guess me ranting about it could never be taking as seriously as when a long time Pokemon fan would. Then again, that depends on if you want the series to be accessible to new potential fans, which, fair enough if you don't. But why the hell is it OK for Nintendo/Game Freak to do what it's doing? First of all. Two separate versions? It's not a big issue I guess but locking different Pokémon to each version is kind of a dick move. Is there a reason for it or is it just because 1) It's always been like that (which isn't a real reason) and 2) Nintendo is hoping to sell both versions to people who'd like a new/different Pokemon experience, which is basically exactly the same but with gyms looking different, arena fights being against different opponents (woah) and different Pokemon being locked to each version.
Way worse than that is the fact that there doesn't seem to be any difference in a Pokemon game from one title to the other. Are they really selling you the same game every few years just with a graphics update, minimal new additions and a new, shitty story? I don't think there are microtransactions in these games but once they're introduced, these games won't really have any difference to sports games.
As it stands, the game was lacking life, sympathetic characters and any features that didn't make the game feel repetitive as hell but I guess that's by design. A good story might have saved this for me but this game had one of the worst collections of characters in any game I've played.
I personally think Pokemon fans deserve better but again, this is the first Pokemon game I've played, so this is just my opinion on it.
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5. Award Ceremony
So far, the two "winners" are Marvel's Spider-Man as my GOTY and Pokemon Sword as the Worst Game of the Year. Here are the winners of all the other awards.

[Previous Winner: Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle - Phantom]
The boss fight in the Blood and Wine DLC wasn't one that you'll find many "best boss fights in video games" compilations and I didn't think it was mind blowing either. Admittedly, there weren't many good to great boss fights in the games I've played this year but rather a bunch of games with epic conclusions. I do not have a "most epic conclusion award", however.
Still, the boss fight against Dettlaff, which I don't remember vividly to be honest with you (a lot of stuff happened since February, you know), it was a more than satisfying conclusion to a great DLC to a masterpiece of a video game. Very gory and atmospheric.
RUNNER UP: Marvel's Spider-Man - Otto Octavius

[Previous Winner: Red Dead Redemption 2: Arthur Morgan]
I've given this award to two characters this year and it's well deserved imo. These characters were extremely well written, had great chemistry and character development and all the twists and turns throughout the story of the game gave me more appreciation for them. Kudos!
RUNNER UP: Detroit Become Human: Markus, Kara and Connor

[Previous Loser: Resident Evil 5: Chris and Sheva]
If you read what I wrote about Pokemon Sword, you might've picked up on how much I disliked the games characters, Hop in particular. All he would do is show up before and after big story events, run his mouth about becoming great, challenge the player to a fight, get his ass handed to him and repeat. He'd never wait for me either, always telling me to catch up. There was no value ... actually, negative value to him even being in the game. Apart from being the brother of the Champion, he didn't have any relevance. Not that that fact made him any relevant or anything but it's like they forced a partner on the player who was just not likeable at all.
RUNNER UP: Pokemon Sword: Olivia

[Previous Winner: No Winner in 2019]
Last year, I only played Resi 5 in coop but that sucked, so I obviously couldn't award it. This year, I've played 2 games from the same series. First Overcooked 2 with my bro who's a couple years younger than me and then the original with my little brother who's 3 years old. Both were different experiences but I definitely preferred the one where I didn't have to work overtime just to have enough stars to advance another level. I had a blast with both games though and I'll probably get the PS5 edition, which adds a bunch of nice features to make the game more accessible to little kids (e.g. no timer).
RUNNER UP: Overcooked

NEW AWARD
I've never played a game with a timer like this before but I do know there are a few others out there. Basically, you have 60 seconds to do as many things as possible and after 60 seconds you die and respawn. The things you've done will remain done however. If you found a sword for example, it will now be in your inventory. It's a very short game, so the mechanic doesn't get old and is definitely making the game a unique experience.
RUNNER UP: Blair Witch - Cassette tapes allow you to change reality

[Previous Winner: The Outer Worlds]
As I said, didn't play a single game that came out this year, though I do have Mafia. Will probably buy and perhaps play a few games that release next year though.
RUNNER UP: /

NEW AWARD
Did I create this award for just that quest? Yes. And I should probably name the award after it. I guess the setting the quest (I call it level because it works with most games) takes place in is called "Land of a thousand Fables". That should give you an broad idea about it. It's just such a weird and fun detour from the rest of the game and the quest in this world is pretty interesting (as per usual with quest in TW3).
RUNNER UP: Half-Life 2 - Ravenholm

NEW AWARD
Both the "winner" and runner up deserve praise for the best "fuck up the pacing" job of all time. In AC II, they've apparently added two sequences via DLC and in 13, you are basically just mindlessly supposed to kill 8 million targets to then kill the main target. I didn't get anything from it and it's just prove that more content doesn't mean good content.
In Blair Witch, a horror game that wasn't great but not the worst in the genre out there, you enter a spooked house. And then you run around in it for over an hour. Any kind of good pacing or atmosphere the game had just vanished by that point. To me, scary is something that is unknown and just making me run around in a small house for 60 minutes is the opposite of that, even if I technically don't know what's coming. At times, it seemed like even the devs didn't know what's coming.
RUNNER UP: Assassins Creed II - Sequence 13

NEW AWARD
I've described it when I talked about Bioshock Infinite above but man, this whole event was just awesome. Go on YouTube and type Bioshock Infinite: Monument Tower escape if you're curious.
RUNNER UP: Half-Life 2: Episode Two - Ending

[Previous Winner: D'Angelo: Unshaken / Red Dead Redemption 2]
As much as a lot of games have flaws in their storytelling, I think it produces the most beautiful music out there. Last year's winner is a song I still listen to from time to time and the same goes for the famous intro song to AC II, which I've fallen in love with immediately. I criticized the game for a lot of things (and stand by that still) but the soundtrack is beautiful. Exemplified by this song.
RUNNER UP: Philip Sheppard: Little One - Detroit: Become Human

[Previous Winner: Red Dead Redemption 2]
Listen to the Runner Up of the award above. Songs don't often make me emotional but the way that song was used during this game, the way the entire soundtrack was put to use, got me close to tears regularly. Beautiful.
RUNNER UP: GRIS

[Previous Winner: Red Dead Redemption 2]
After all I've already written about this game, this shouldn't come as a surprise. Rarely do games leave me this shook and the Bioshock series has done it twice. It's a storytelling masterpiece in my opinion.
RUNNER UP: Detroit: Become Human

NEW AWARD
The game is obviously universally praised for its visuals, so this award isn't a surprise. At the start, I thought "just because you made the game more and more colorful, doesn't mean you it's art" but once you figure out what the game is about, it makes sense.
RUNNER UP: Detroit: Become Human

NEW AWARD
As someone who loves comedy and funny games, I had to add this award. I don't know why I find the Deponia series as funny as it is (might be my German side) but yeah, out of all the games I've played this year, this was an easy W for Deponia Doomsday. Not the funniest out of the 4 games but still funny.
RUNNER UP: Marvel's Spider-Man

[Previous Winner: GTA IV]
You obviously expect a bit more out of one of the most popular series in the world, so I was very disappointed with the end product. I'd say the game lives more off of nostalgia than being a decent game by any definition.
RUNNER UP: Divinity: Original Sin

[Previous Winner: Mass Effect]
My brother and I just were bored one day and decided to try this via Game Pass. It looked fun but we didn't think it would be that fun. I still play this and Overcooked with my little brother from time to time because he really enjoys it as well. Good little game if you're looking to spend an afternoon playing games with a friend, relative or your SO.
RUNNER UP: 11-11: Memories Retold
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6. 12in12 List for 2021 + Other Goals
I've nearly completed all 12 games this year. I'm going to be mostly going with shorter games for 2021 because otherwise completing it is just not realistic. There will be one veeery long game though.

Well, this list ended up being filled with longer games than expected. I had to add Cyberpunk 2077, a game I don't own yet, for obvious reasons. It's the game I'm most hyped about since Fallout 4. Unlike with that game however, I will wait for bug fixes first and not watch any gameplay videos before starting it. I've done a good job up until this point. Will probably get it around Christmas, if some technical issues that were mentioned are mostly fixed by then.
AC: Brotherhood, Batman Arkham City, Layers of Fear 2 and Yakuza 0 are sequels to games I enjoyed mostly, so I had to add those as well. I'm about 70 hours into Persona 5 but stopped (again). It's my #1 goal to finally beat it in 2021, even with the limited amount of time in my hands.
The rest are a mix of short and medium length games and I expect to be able to beat them all.
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I hope next year we'll slowly but surely be able to return to our normal lives, I hope you all have a great holiday season and am looking forward to reading your Year in Reviews as well. I'll have no lectures for a two week Christmas coming up next week, so that'll free up a bunch of time to read through your posts and also play more games. I don't expect to finish anything else this year though (1) time 2) Cyberpunk 2077), so I'll see you all with a monthly progress post in January.
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Apparently SEGA Japan really don't want Japanese players play their games on Xbox.

After the indefinite delay of Yakuza: Like a Dragon* release in Japan, the upcoming Yakuza Collection and Yakuza 6 will not be released in Japan either. This includes Xbox/Win10 and the Steam version.
For anyone doesn't know, the Yakuza games (0, 1, 2) currently on Japan Game Pass, is released by SEGA USA. The stance from SEGA Japan for these games on the Game Pass is: 'we do not know anything about these games'.
I think something really needs to be straighten out between SEGA Japan and XBOX.
Source (in Japanese): https://www.gamespark.jp/article/2020/12/15/104658.html
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TWIG #30 [Sony India PS5 launch, Opera's new gaming browser, RTX 3060, Luna cloud gaming service and more..]

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Mafia: Definitive Edition Steam PS4 XBOX
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw Steam PS4 XBOX
Port Royale 4 Steam PS4 XBOX
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Upcoming/Recent Xbox Releases

This post will be updated regularly so make sure to check back often.
 
Last updated 2021-02-12 - See bottom of post for list of 12 recent additions and 7 recent updates
NOTES: Games with GP after their name will be coming to Game Pass day one. The Recently Released section will be in a pinned comment below.

February, 2021

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
Conan Chop Chop No No Trailer February 16
Necromunda: Underhive Wars: Cawdor Gang DLC No No No trailer available February 16
Kick it, Bunny! Yes No Trailer February 17
Void Gore No No Trailer February 17
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust No No Trailer February 18
Boom Blaster No No Trailer February 19
Effie No No Trailer February 19
Gravity Heroes No No Trailer February 19
PUSS! No No Trailer February 19
Rodent Warriors No No Trailer February 19
Speed Limit No No Trailer February 19
Steven Universe: Unleash the Light No No Trailer February 19
The StoryTale No No Trailer February 19
Curse of the Dead Gods No No Trailer February 23
Taxi Chaos No No Trailer February 23
Active Neurons 3 - Wonders of the World Yes No Trailer February 24
Minecraft Dungeons: Flames of the Nether DLC No No No trailer available February 24
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest No No Trailer February 24
Wrath: Aeon of Ruin No No Trailer February 25
Beyond Enemy Lines - Remastered Edition No No No trailer available February 26
Dungeons & Bombs No No Gameplay example February 26
RetroMania Wrestling No No Trailer February 26
Nth0: Infinity Reborn No Yes Trailer February TBD

March, 2021

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 No No Trailer March 2
Death Crown No No Trailer March 3
Two Point Hospital: JUMBO Edition No No Base game trailer March 5
Neverwinter: Sharandar No No Trailer March 9
Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 4 (Xbox One) No No Trailer March 11
Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 4 (Xbox Series X S) No No Trailer
Mundaun No No Trailer March 16
R.B.I. Baseball 21 No No No trailer available March 16
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse Yes No No trailer available March 16
Minute of Islands No No Trailer March 18
Sanity of Morris No No Trailer March 23
Yakuza 6: The Song of LifeGP No No Trailer March 25
Balan Wonderworld No No Trailer March 26
It Takes Two No No Trailer March 26
Kaze and the Wild Masks No No Trailer March 26
Spacebase Startopia No No Trailer March 26
Circuit Superstars No No Trailer March TBD
Evertried No No Trailer March TBD
Tunche No No Trailer March TBD

Q1, 2021

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
Blue Fire No No Trailer Q1
Fallen Knight No No Trailer Q1
In Sound Mind No Yes Trailer Q1
Last Oasis Yes No Trailer Q1
Operation: Tango No No Trailer Q1
Read Only Memories: Neurodiver No No Trailer Q1
Roller Champions No No Trailer Q1
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 No No Trailer Q1
Song of Horror: Complete Edition No No Trailer Q1
Surviving the Aftermath No No Trailer Q1
The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos DLC No No Trailer Q1

April, 2021

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
Outriders No No Trailer April 1
MLB The Show 21 No No Trailer April 20
Judgment No Yes Trailer April 23
Nier Replicant ver1.22474487139 No No Trailer April 23
R-Type Final 2 No No Trailer April 30

Spring, 2021

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure No No Trailer Spring
BADA Space Station No No Trailer Spring
Blood Bowl 3 No No Trailer Spring
Dangerous Driving 2 No No Trailer Spring
Green Hell No No Trailer Spring
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga No No Trailer Spring
Lemnis Gate No No Trailer Spring
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Yes No Trailer Spring
Re:Legend No No Trailer Spring
The Forgotten City Yes No Trailer Spring
Yuoni No No Trailer Spring

May, 2021

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
Hood: Outlaws & Legends No No Trailer May 7
Resident Evil Re:Verse No No Trailer May 7
Resident Evil Village (Resident Evil 8) No Yes Trailer May 7
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition No No Trailer May 14
The Amazing American Circus No No Trailer May 20
Biomutant No No Trailer May 25
King of Seas No No Trailer May TBD

June, 2021

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
Chivalry 2 No No Trailer June 8
Back 4 Blood No No Trailer June 22

Q2, 2021

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
Aerial Knight's Never Yield No Yes Trailer Q2
Braid Anniversary Edition No No Trailer Q2
Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality No No Trailer Q2
Foreclosed No No Trailer Q2
Insurgency: Sandstorm No No Trailer Q2

July, 2021

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
Party Crasher Simulator No No Trailer July 1
Cris Tales No No Trailer July TBD
Little Devil Inside No No Trailer July TBD

August, 2021

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
King's Bounty 2 No No Trailer August 24

Summer, 2021

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
Disco Elysium No No Trailer Summer
Microsoft Flight SimulatorGP Yes Yes Trailer Summer
Scarlet Nexus No No Trailer Summer
The Good LifeGP No No Trailer Summer

September, 2021

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
Hot Wheels Unleashed No No No trailer available September 29

October, 2021

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
Sunshine Manor No No Trailer October 31

Fall, 2021

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen DLC No No Not Trailer Fall
Halo InfiniteGP Yes No Trailer Fall

Winter, 2021

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
Crimson Desert No No Trailer Winter

Q4, 2021

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
GTA 5 (Next-gen version) No Yes Trailer Q4

TBD, 2021

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
12 Minutes Yes No Trailer TBD
A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home No No Trailer TBD
Adios Yes No Trailer TBD
Airhead No No Trailer TBD
Alaloth - Champions of the Four Kingdoms No No Trailer TBD
Among UsGP No No Trailer TBD
Aragami 2 No No Trailer TBD
Atomic Heart No No Trailer TBD
Backbone No No Trailer TBD
Bendy and the Dark Revival No No Trailer TBD
Black Legend No No Trailer TBD
Bright Memory: Infinite No No Trailer TBD
Bus Simulator 21 No No Trailer TBD
Chernobylite No No Trailer TBD
Chorus No No Trailer TBD
Crossfire X Yes No Trailer TBD
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course DLC No No Trailer TBD
Curse of the Sea Rats No No Trailer TBD
Cygni All Guns Blazing No No Trailer TBD
Dark Envoy No No Trailer TBD
Dawn of the Monsters No No Not trailer TBD
Dead Static DriveGP Yes No Trailer TBD
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba No No No trailer available TBD
Die By the Blade No No Trailer TBD
Digimon Survive No No Trailer TBD
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance No No Trailer TBD
Dustborn No Yes Trailer TBD
Echo Generation Yes No Trailer TBD
eFootball PES 2022 No Yes Trailer TBD
Endling - Extinction is Forever No No Trailer TBD
Everspace 2 No No Trailer TBD
Evil Dead: The Game No No Trailer TBD
Evil West No No Trailer TBD
Exo One Yes Yes Trailer TBD
ExomechaGP Yes No Trailer TBD
Far Cry 6 No No Trailer TBD
Flea Madness No Yes Trailer TBD
Fuga: Melodies of Steel No No Trailer TBD
Gearshifters No No Trailer TBD
Gotham Knights No No Trailer TBD
Graven No No Trailer TBD
IGI: Origins No No Trailer TBD
Immortals: Fenyx Rising: Myths of the Eastern Realms DLC No No Trailer TBD
Immortals: Fenyx Rising: The Lost Gods DLC No No Trailer TBD
KeyWe No No Trailer TBD
Kingdom of Night No No Trailer TBD
Kingpin: Reloaded No No Trailer TBD
Knight Squad 2 No No Trailer TBD
KungFu Kickball No No Trailer TBD
Lake Yes No Trailer TBD
Last Days of Lazarus No No Trailer TBD
Last Stop No No Trailer TBD
Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice No No Trailer TBD
Little Witch in the Woods Yes No Trailer TBD
Lost in Random No No Trailer TBD
Lost Words: Beyond the Page No No Trailer TBD
Magic: Legends No No Trailer TBD
Martha is Dead Yes Yes Trailer TBD
Metal: Hellsinger No No Trailer TBD
MicroMan No Yes Trailer TBD
Moonray No No Trailer TBD
One Hand Clapping No No Trailer TBD
Pacer No No Trailer TBD
Paradise Lost No No Trailer TBD
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis No No Trailer TBD
Phantom Breaker: Omnia No No Trailer TBD
Praey for the Gods No No Trailer TBD
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake No No Trailer TBD
Psychonauts 2GP No No Trailer TBD
PsyHotel Simulator No Yes Trailer TBD
Quantum League No No Trailer TBD
Quantum Replica No No Trailer TBD
Rainbow Six Quarantine No No Trailer TBD
Riders Republic No No Trailer TBD
Rogue Lords No No Trailer TBD
Roots of Pacha No No Trailer TBD
RPG Time: The Legend of Wright Yes No Trailer TBD
RPGolf Legends No No Trailer TBD
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story No No Trailer TBD
Rust No No Trailer TBD
Sable Yes No Trailer TBD
Sail Forth No No Trailer TBD
Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual No No Trailer TBD
ScornGP Yes Yes Trailer TBD
Serial Cleaners No No Trailer TBD
Serious Sam 4 No No Trailer TBD
Shadow Man Remastered No No No trailer available TBD
She Dreams Elsewhere Yes No Trailer TBD
Sherlock Holmes: Chapter 1 No No Trailer TBD
ShreddersGP Yes Yes Trailer TBD
SkateBIRDGP No No Trailer TBD
Skul: The Hero Slayer No No Trailer TBD
Skull and Bones No No Trailer TBD
Song of Iron Yes No Trailer TBD
Spirit of the North No No Trailer TBD
Super Meat Boy Forever No No Trailer TBD
Tales of Arise No No Trailer TBD
Temtem No Yes Trailer TBD
The Artful Escape Yes No Trailer TBD
The AscentGP Yes No Trailer TBD
The Big Con Yes No Trailer TBD
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes No No Trailer TBD
The Eternal Cylinder No No Trailer TBD
The Gunk Yes No Trailer TBD
The Invincible No Yes No trailer available TBD
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe No No Trailer TBD
The Stone of Madness No Yes Trailer TBD
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown Yes No Trailer TBD
The Wild At Heart Yes No Trailer TBD
Toy Soldiers HD No No No trailer available TBD
Transient No No Trailer TBD
Tunic Yes No Trailer TBD
Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2 No No Trailer TBD
Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy Yes No Trailer TBD
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 No No Trailer TBD
War Mongrels No No Trailer TBD
Warhammer 40,000: DarktideGP Yes Yes Trailer TBD
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground No No Trailer TBD
Way to the Woods Yes No Trailer TBD
Zengeon No No Trailer TBD

Q2, 2022

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
Ova Magica No No Trailer Q2, 2022

Summer, 2022

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
My Time at Sandrock No No Trailer Summer, 2022

October, 2022

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes No No Trailer October TBD, 2022

TBD, 2022

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
Earthlock 2 No No Trailer TBD, 2022
Hogwarts Legacy No No Trailer TBD, 2022
Hyper Team Recon No No Trailer TBD, 2022
Kerbal Space Program 2 No No Trailer TBD, 2022
Pragmata No Yes Trailer TBD, 2022
Project Witchstone No No Trailer TBD, 2022
Sea of Stars No No Trailer TBD, 2022
Sonzai No No Trailer TBD, 2022
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League No Yes Trailer TBD, 2022
The Callisto Protocol No Yes Trailer TBD, 2022
The Lord of the Rings - Gollum No Yes Trailer TBD, 2022
VoidTrain Yes No Trailer TBD, 2022

TBD, 2023

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
Black Myth: Wukong No No Trailer TBD, 2023

TBD

Game Name Xbox Exclusive Next-Gen Exclusive Trailer Release Date
A Duel Hand Disaster: Trackher No No Trailer TBD
Above No No Trailer TBD
Agents: Biohunters No No Trailer TBD
Alchemist Adventure No No Trailer TBD
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX No No Trailer TBD
All Elite Wrestling: The Game No No Trailer TBD
Alpaca Ball: Allstars No No Trailer TBD
Anima: Song from the Abyss No No Trailer TBD
Aniquilation No No Trailer TBD
Antipole DX No No Trailer TBD
Aquanox Deep Descent No No Trailer TBD
Ark 2 Yes Yes Trailer TBD
Armed and Gelatinous No No Trailer TBD
Ars Fabulae No No Trailer TBD
As Dusk Falls Yes Yes Trailer TBD
Atrio: The Dark Wild Yes No Trailer TBD
AvowedGP Yes Yes Trailer TBD
Baldo No No Trailer TBD
Baldur's Gate 3 No No Trailer TBD
Batora: Lost Haven No No Trailer TBD
Battlefield 6 No No Trailer TBD
Beyond a Steel Sky No No Trailer TBD
Beyond Good and Evil 2 No No Trailer TBD
Black Book No No Trailer TBD
Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition No No Trailer from original game TBD
Blazing Beaks No No Trailer TBD
Book of Adventum No No Trailer TBD
Bugsnax No No Trailer TBD
Buildings Have Feelings Too No No Trailer TBD
Commandos 2 - HD Remaster No No Trailer TBD
Curved Space No No Trailer TBD
Dandy Ace No No Trailer TBD
Dead Island 2 No No Trailer TBD
DeathloopGP No Yes Trailer TBD
Diablo 4 No No Trailer TBD
Dragon Age 4 No No Not trailer TBD
Dry Drowning No No Trailer TBD
Dungeon and Gravestone No No Trailer TBD
Dying Light 2 No No Trailer TBD
El Hijo: A Wild West Tale No No Trailer TBD
Elden Ring No No Trailer TBD
Endless Dungeon No No Trailer TBD
Ephemeral Tale No No Trailer TBD
EverwildGP Yes No Trailer TBD
FableGP Yes Yes Trailer TBD
Final Fantasy XIV No No Trailer TBD
Final Fantasy XVI No Yes Trailer TBD
First Class Trouble No No Trailer TBD
Flowing Lights No No Trailer TBD
Forza MotorsportGP Yes Yes Trailer TBD
Fractal Space No No Trailer TBD
Freshly Frosted No No Trailer TBD
Fringe Wars Yes No Trailer TBD
Gauntlet Force: Rise of the Machines No No Trailer TBD
Genesis Noir Yes No Trailer TBD
Georifters No No Trailer TBD
GhostWire: TokyoGP No Yes Trailer TBD
Godfall No Yes Trailer TBD
Goodbye Volcano High No No Trailer TBD
Gothic No No Trailer TBD
Greedfall No No Trailer TBD
Grim Dawn No No Trailer TBD
GUTS No No Trailer TBD
Hellblade 2: Senua's SagaGP Yes Yes Trailer TBD
Hello Neighbor 2 Yes No Trailer TBD
Hitchhiker: A Mystery Game No No Trailer TBD
In the Valley of Death No No Trailer TBD
Iron Harvest No No Trailer TBD
Jett: The Far Shore No No Trailer TBD
Kena: Bridge of Spirits No No Trailer TBD
Killer Queen Black No No Trailer TBD
King Arthur: Knight's Tale No Yes Trailer TBD
Klang 2 No No Trailer TBD
Kova: AlphaLink No No Trailer TBD
League of Legends: Wild Rift No No Trailer TBD
Long Ago: A Puzzle Tale No No Trailer TBD
Lords of the Fallen 2 No Yes No trailer available TBD
Lost at Sea No Yes Trailer TBD
Mad Streets No No Trailer TBD
Mayhem Brawler No No Not Trailer TBD
Ministry of Broadcast No No Trailer TBD
Momentus No No Trailer TBD
Monstrum 2 No No Trailer TBD
My Child Lebensborn No No Trailer TBD
Nom Nom Apocalypse No No Trailer TBD
Oddworld: Soulstorm No No Trailer TBD
Onsen Master No No Trailer TBD
Ooblets No No Trailer TBD
Orphan of the Machine No Yes Trailer TBD
Overwatch 2 No No Trailer TBD
Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory No No Trailer TBD
Payday 3 No No No trailer available TBD
Perfect DarkGP Yes Yes Trailer TBD
Pile Up! No No Trailer TBD
Pixel Skater No No Trailer TBD
Plan 8 No Yes Trailer TBD
Project 007 No No Trailer TBD
Project Athia No No Trailer TBD
Project MaraGP Yes No Trailer TBD
Project Oxygen No Yes Trailer TBD
Project Resistance No No Trailer TBD
Psikodelya Yes No Trailer TBD
Quantum Error No No Trailer TBD
Racing Apex No No Trailer TBD
Recompile No Yes Trailer TBD
REDO! Enhanced Edition No No No trailer available TBD
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Yes Yes Trailer TBD
Second Extinction Yes No Trailer TBD
Session Yes No Trailer TBD
Skate 4 No No Announcement TBD
Skeletal Avenger No No Trailer TBD
Solar Ash No No Trailer TBD
Solaroids: Prologue No No Trailer TBD
Someday You'll Return No No Trailer TBD
Soulborn No Yes Trailer TBD
Soundfall No No Trailer TBD
Space Otter Charlie No No Trailer TBD
Star Child No No Trailer TBD
StarfieldGP Yes Yes Trailer TBD
State of Decay 3GP Yes No Trailer TBD
Steelrising No Yes Trailer TBD
Stray No No Trailer TBD
Subnautica: Below Zero No No Trailer TBD
Teardown No No Trailer TBD
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown No No Trailer TBD
The Academy: The First Riddle No No Trailer TBD
The Elder Scrolls 6GP Yes Yes Trailer TBD
The Last Cube No No Trailer TBD
The Last Night No No Trailer TBD
The Pedestrian No No Trailer TBD
The Riftbreaker No No Trailer TBD
The Universim No No Trailer TBD
The Watchmaker No No Trailer TBD
The Wind Road Yes No Trailer TBD
This Is Pool No No Trailer TBD
This Is Snooker No No Trailer TBD
Trash Sailors No No Trailer TBD
Tribble Troubles No No Trailer TBD
Turrican No No Trailer TBD
Unknown 9 Awakening No Yes Trailer TBD
Untitled Indiana Jones game No No Trailer TBD
Untitled Mass Effect Game No No No trailer available TBD
Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong No No Trailer TBD
Warlander No No Trailer TBD
Wave Break No No Trailer TBD
Who's Your Daddy? Remake Yes No Trailer TBD
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII No No Trailer TBD
Zero Six Behind Enemy Lines No No No trailer available TBD
 
Please let me know if you see any incorrect information, or if there are any things I missed.
 
Recent Additions: Boom Blaster, Dungeons & Bombs, Effie, Firework - a modern tale, Hot Wheels Unleashed, Persian Nights 2: The Moonlight Veil, RoboPhobik, Rodent Warriors, SnowRunner: Season 3: Locate & Deliver DLC, Steven Universe: Unleash the Light, The StoryTale, and Void Gore
Recent Updates: Moved Chivalry 2 from TBD, 2021 to June 8, 2021, Conan Chop Chop from TBD, 2021 to February 16, 2021, King of Seas from February 18, 2021 to May TBD, 2021, and King's Bounty 2 from March TBD, 2021 to August 24, 2021. Moved Endurance: Space Action, Outbreak: Lost Hope Definitive Edition, and Rover Wars: Battle for Mars to the Recently Released section.
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November Update - Just playing Games

The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X came out, so I've been able to dive into those at last, not to mention I’m still playing Trails of Cold Steel 4 over a month later. I've finished Aokana finally, after putting it down for a long time, and I don't think I will finish my 12in12 goal of clearing out my backlog as I’m drowning in game releases from now til the end of year.

Aokana: Four Rhythms Across The Blue - Nintendo Switch (Purchased August 2020) [Complete]
I managed to finish Aokana in October. Its a visual novel that revolves around a sport involving anti grav shoes. I saw the anime adaptation a few years ago and at the time there wasn’t an english version of the visual novel at the time. Overall I enjoyed reading through it, like with the anime it really just clicked with me for whatever reason. I know that there are a few different endings tied to the different characters but I don’t think Im going to replay the game to see them all, but I will most likely end up watching them on youtube.
Trails of Cold Steel IV - PlayStation 4 (Purchased October 2020) [Started]
This is the most recent and the end of the Cold Steel games, as well as a wrapping up of the Trails series (despite there being another one after this in japan already). Ive said a lot about this series over the last 2 years and everything ive said about the series continues to this game, the world is incredible and well thought out (of course thats the case when you are able to make 9 games in it), the battle system hasn’t really evolved too much since the third game but is still very good so thats not an issue, and while im only about 2/3s of the way through the story is exactly what it needs to be. Not to mention its really cool seeing characters in 3D for the first time, such as characters from the Sky and Crossbell games. Im hoping to finish it real soon.
Yakuza Like A Dragon - Xbox Series X (Purchased November 2020) [Started]
This is the newest game in the Yakuza series and is a clean break from the previous games, not only is it a new character, takes place in a new city but is also now turn based and has very deep RPG mechanics. Im still very early but I can say the battle system and RPG mechanics are very well implemented and the game features a Job system which is great considering my love for Final Fantasy 5. Like the previous games, the animation is real nice and the voice acting when they have it is good. I can’t wait to play more of it.
Spider-Man Miles Morales - PlayStation 5 (Purchased November 2020) [Complete]
I played the original Spider Man game earlier this year and really enjoyed it, but obviously a part of my enjoyment for this game is the fact that it is on brand new hardware, but I think my opinion of this game would be the same even if i played the PS4 version. I really, really liked this game, the story was great and hit home in a way that I think a lot of my favourite games have done this year. Like the original there is a ton of stuff to do in the world and all of it is fun to do, the game is relatively short but I enjoyed every minute of it, and its pretty high on my games of the year list.
Games I’ve Completed This Year : 27
Games I’ve Completed Purchased Prior to 2020 : 9


Game Title Platform Purchase Date
Tokyo Xanadu eX+ PC June 2019
Tales of Symphonia PlayStation 3 May 2018
Stella Glow Nintendo 3DS September 2018
Suikoden II PlayStation December 2017
Final Fantasy IX (Substitute for the Original) PC (PlayStation) Game Pass (August 2016)
Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition (Substitute for Xenoblade Chronicles 3D) Nintendo Switch (Nintendo 3DS) May 2020 (December 2015)
Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky DX (Substitute for Atelier Escha & Logy Plus...) Nintendo Switch (PlayStation Vita) May 2020 (May 2017)
Trails From Zero (Substitute for the Original) PC (PlayStation Portable) March 2020 (June 2019)
Ys IV: Memories of Celceta (Substitute for the Original) PlayStation 4 (PlayStation Vita) July 2020 (September 2017)
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"What is Microsoft even doing?" - An in-depth examination of the Xbox Series X pre-launch

2020 has been filled with uncertainty and nothing in gaming is more uncertain than current state of the Xbox brand. Ever since the announcement of the Xbox Series X, Microsoft has made a lot of bad decisions, some are outright confusing. I’ve listed them out for easier reading and some of these points even mix with other points.

The Xbox Series X name.
Microsoft already got off on a bad foot with their atrocious name. There is nothing here that jumps out at you. When you say Nintendo Switch you know it as the Switch, when you talk about the Playstation 5, you know it as the PS5. The Xbox Series X fails to distinguish itself. Its already easy to confuse the name with their similarly named Xbox One X. The grandma on Christmas trying to get an Xbox for little Timmy isn’t going to know the difference between a One X and a Series X as they use the same suffix. Microsoft has attempted the alleviate this by stopping production on the Xbox One X, but that doesn’t mean that the console isn’t going to be on store shelves come the holidays.
With the Playstation you know the difference between a PS4 and a PS5. We’ve already seen this happen in the last decade with the Wii-U’s poor sales, as the name completely failed to distinguish the console. If this name is kept, the Series X will suffer the same fate. This is destined to only get worse with the release of the Xbox Series S, where the suffixes of the two consoles are very similar sounding. I can already see little Timmy asking for an Xbox Series X and his grandma getting him an Xbox Series S because the two letters sound the same. The development names weren’t that great in Scarlett and Lockhart, but Xbox Scarlett and Xbox Lockhart sound not only distinct from each other but also from previous Xboxes. At this stage almost anything would’ve been better. Halo Infinite was a launch title? Xbox Infinite. Boom, better than the Series X already. The new Xbox looks like a Fridge? Xbox Fridge and Xbox Minifridge.

Failure of the May showcase.
The May showcase promised us gameplay from the Xbox Series X and some gameplay from Halo Infinite. Immediately before the show, they confirmed that it was going to be third-party games only, with some exclusives. In the show we saw a bunch of pre-rendered trailers that did nothing to show off the power of Xbox Series X and very few of the games there were interesting. The notable titles were Second Extinction, The Medium and Scorn, all 3 of which were Xbox Exclusives. The showcase did absolutely nothing to hype anyone up and there was a lot of backlash. Microsoft apologized, promised that the July showcase would be better and promised gameplay there.
In the two months before the July showcase, Phil Spencer and Aaron Greenberg hyped up the showcase, promising it to blow us away, and that they were confident in their line-up. They even said that for those who were disappointed in the lack of Japanese games on Xbox they will be pleasantly surprised. As July passed, news of the showcase seemed to be absent until we finally got a date of the 23rd July. As this point the extended wait from the last showcase only served to make the player-base more anxious and expectations were high.

Failure of the July showcase.
I won’t call the July showcase an outright failure, at least no way near the extent of the Xbox E3 2013 Conference, or even the Xbox May showcase. The July showcase showed off some Halo Infinite gameplay, revealed a slew of new first party and third-party exclusives, and some multiplatform games from both first party and third party. The pre-show showed off Dragon Quest IX and Balan Wonderworld as the Japanese games at were promised from Phil Spencer. The problem was that it was not enough. After being forced to wait for two months, Microsoft confidently stated that 9 out of their 15 studios were being shown off that day, deliberately omitting 6 to save for a later date.
The biggest issue with this showcase was the Halo Infinite gameplay, not only was it not on Xbox Series X, it was an older demo that showed horribly dated graphics that are trounced by Halo Reach from 10 years ago. Considering that Halo Infinite was set to release in a few months it brought the confidence of the game to an all-time low and many questions were directed towards Microsoft who for some reason saw that demo as fit for showcasing. Despite seeing a dozen or so new games, having such a weak opener killed their hype train and Microsoft drawing attention to their missing games did not help. In addition, despite their promises, there was no gameplay from the Xbox Series X, with the few games that had gameplay using a PC.

Omission of games from the July showcase.
Based on the studios that weren’t shown off and the games that were announced but weren’t in either showcase these were what I noticed were missing:
  1. Microsoft Flight Simulator (Xbox Series X port)
  2. Gears Tactics (Xbox One / Xbox Series X port)
  3. Battletoads (First Party Console Exclusive, Day One on Game Pass, Play Anywhere, First shown off in E3 2019)
  4. Age of Empires IV (First Party Console Exclusive, First shown off in E3 2019)
  5. Wasteland 3 (First Party Studio, Multiplatform Release, Day One on Game Pass)
  6. New Super Lucky’s Tale (Originally an Xbox Console Exclusive, Day One on Game Pass, Play Anywhere)
  7. Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Next-Gen Console Exclusive)
  8. Untitled Game from The Initiative (Nothing is known about this)
  9. Project: Mara (Little is known about this)
  10. Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga (Nothing substantial is known except that its based on I C E L A N D)
At the time it was assumed that these games would be shown off at the August showcase, so their omission wasn’t a failure yet. The cancellation of the “August” event, and the release of some of these games without a showcase did draw attention to the failure of these omissions as time passed. What was the reason for their omission?
Ori and the Will of the Wisps got a trailer for the Xbox Series X version, so why was New Super Lucky’s Tale left out? Destiny 2 is a third party, multiplatform game that came out in 2017 that doesn’t use Play Anywhere but its DLC is coming to Game Pass, why not include New Super Lucky’s Tale that fits all those criteria and uses Play Anywhere?
Psychonauts 2 was from a first party studio with a multiplatform release, so for the same reason why wasn’t Wasteland 3 shown off?
Balan Wonderworld is a multiplatform Japanese release, so why not also include Yakuza which actually is an exclusive?
Gears Tactics was a critical success on PC so why not have a trailer for the inevitable Xbox One version?
Avowed was completely unknown before the showcase and we got a trailer for it, so why not show off Project: Mara which we do know about?
Why slow drip feed us news about the who joined The Initiative if you’re not going to show what they’re working on? The rumour here is that its Perfect Dark. Even if a trailer could not be put together, Hellblade 2 didn’t have a trailer, just the developers telling us that they really love Iceland. If Hellblade 2 could have an inclusion with such paltry information, why not tell us about The Initiative’s game?
The worst instance was with Battletoads, which dropped a trailer just two weeks after the showcase with a full release just two weeks after that. Which begs the question, why was this not in the July showcase if it was going to be released so soon after? Tell Me Why was featured and it was coming out in just a month, so why not include other games that were coming out at that time?
Second Extinction is also worth mentioning. It had a trailer drop about a week after the showcase. While it was in the May showcase, so was The Medium and that got shown off in the July showcase. Why not include Second Extinction?

Cancellation of the “August” showcase.
It was originally promised that every month would see some form of news about the Xbox Series X leading up to its release. After saying that 9 out of their 15 studios will be shown off at the July showcase with the remaining 6 to be shown off at a later date, the promise by Phil Spencer that the July showcase will only show off games and more specifics were to be shown off on a later date, and lack of a price or release date for the Xbox Series X, it was assumed that August will see another showcase to neatly wrap up the pre-launch.
During August 2020, Microsoft announced that they were cancelling plans for any monthly content drop along with a big postponement. What this essentially meant was that there would be no drop in August and Microsoft did not give any clue as to when we would get any more details. Gamescom has come and gone and we’re still in dark about the console. This was a huge failure by Microsoft to communicate with its customers.

Omission of XCloud from the July showcase.
XCloud is a great service if you live in a country where its available and you can get fast and reliable internet. The world isn’t going to have poor internet forever and Microsoft plans to expand XCloud to other regions, so this service is destined to become one of the most promising parts of the Xbox brand. Microsoft dropped a nice trailer showing off the service, the games you can play and the peripherals to use for it and included that it would be bundled with Game Pass Ultimate for no further cost.
The problem with this trailer? It was released just a week after the July showcase. This begs the question, why didn’t Microsoft put this in the July showcase when all eyes were on them? There was no reason not to aside from the flimsy statement that July’s showcase was to only feature games. I’m certain there would be no Xbox fan that would’ve been disappointed with its inclusion in the showcase. Leaving it out only served to ensure that only the hardcore gaming fans know about it for now and none of the general public is talking about it as much as they should.

Postponing of Halo Infinite.
This game was supposed to be the bread and butter of the Xbox Series X, the launch title that will help the console leave its mark on the generation. It was in development for 5 years, cost $500 million to make and boasts the new Slipspace engine. Come the July showcase, we see an unfinished demo for a game that’s only a few months from release and this attracts a lot of negative press. The game is then delayed until 2021, leaving the Xbox without a proper launch title. Apparently, the game is such a mess that a Halo veteran writer had to be brought in to fix the story and its rumoured that Halo Infinite will be delayed until 2022. While Microsoft has come out to say that its still on track for 2021, considering how unreliable their previous statements have been, I took it with a grain of salt.
Its borderline baffling that a company can take so long to make a game, flub its demo so badly and be forced to delay the game. That demo was apparently from January 2020, meaning that COVID was never to blame for the game’s poor state. It was always going to get delayed. Microsoft’s failure on their part was keeping a company that had one underwhelming game and two fully botched games, allowing them to do whatever they want for 5 years and give them all the funding in the world. There was no excuse for that delay aside from a complete and utter failure on 343 Industries’ part and Microsoft failing to reign them in on their part. At this point, Halo Infinite is like another Scalebound.

Glut of games in August and the lack of launch titles.
In the last month from the July showcase we saw the following releases:
  1. Grounded
  2. Battletoads
  3. Microsoft Flight Simulator
  4. New Super Lucky’s Tale
  5. Wasteland 3
  6. Tell Me Why
4 of these were from Xbox Game Studios and 2 were published by a third party and developed by a first party studio. All 6 games were released Day One on Game Pass.
Remember that point I made about the omission of games from the July showcase? The release of Battletoads, Microsoft Flight Simulator, New Super Lucky’s Tale and Wasteland 3 in August without being showed off in either showcase was a huge missed opportunity. Its baffling why they were excluded, considering all these games were available Day One on Game Pass and would be released before any August or September showcase. Microsoft’s decision not to showcase games that were coming just a few weeks after is baffling. It honestly makes no sense to have two showcases and you aren’t even going to show off your own upcoming games, excluding them for no reason.
The Xbox Series X is lacking a big launch title with the postponement of Halo Infinite. While all these August games can be played on the Series X, the general gaming public is still stuck in the mindset of “launch titles”. They want a brand-new shiny game to play on their brand-new shiny console. The Series X being fully backwards compatible is feature, but not a selling point. The general public does not care for it as much as Microsoft thinks that they do. Case in point, both the Switch and PS4 have no backwards compatibility and they both outsold the Xbox One. To the general public, it won’t be appealing to play a game from last gen that launched in August on their new next-gen console in November. Considering the year that we’re in, won’t it have been a better move to delay Grounded, Battletoads and Tell Me Why to November to give the illusion of launch exclusives? It is rumoured that Flight Simulator’s console version is going to be a launch title, but that game has nowhere near the appeal of Spider-Man or Halo Infinite. If it was going to be a launch title, then why not release the PC version at the same time? Microsoft’s decision to dump so many of their games in August shows a complete lack of understanding of the minds of their prospective customers.
I also want to add in the huge gap in the game releases. Most of the bigger games we saw in the July showcase were to be released on Series X only, indicating a minimum of two years’ wait. Once we get through the August glut of games, the few launch titles then Halo Infinite, there is nothing big from Xbox Game Studios until around 2022. If there was anything big in between, Microsoft has kept us in the dark about it. It makes no sense to show off games from 2022 at earliest and completely leave out games coming out in just a few weeks.

Lack of information about the console.
Say whatever you want about Xbox’s E3 2013 showcase, but we knew about the console a solid 5 months before its release. We knew about its features, we saw gameplay, we knew the release date and we knew the price. With the cancellation of E3 this year, companies have taken up the opportunity to have their own showcases and gradually drip feed us information, leeching as much as they can from no longer being tied down to one big event. It’s a big win for the company, but a huge loss for the consumer as we’re kept in the dark on purpose.
There has been news in the pipeline about the Xbox Series S, but we have yet to get any official information about the console. There are rumours that the consoles are priced at $600/$300 for the X and S respectively, but we just don’t know. There are rumours that the consoles are releasing in November, but again we have no idea. Microsoft stopped production on the Xbox One X, which has similar specs to the leaked information of Series S, but its been over a month since they stopped production and there is no word about the reason for this decision.
But worst part about the lack of information is the lack of gameplay from the Xbox Series X. All gameplay we have seen thus far have been from Xbox One or PC. Nothing from the actual console. Microsoft promised us gameplay twice and failed on both occasions.

Removal of 12-month Xbox Live Gold Subscriptions.
Right before the July showcase, 12-month Gold subscriptions were removed from the marketplace, leaving 3-month as the maximum that could be purchased. Considering it was the end of July, and the assumed release of the Series X at beginning of November, players assumed that this meant that Xbox Live Gold would be removed for the next gen and Microsoft was removing the option to buy these subscriptions that they would no longer offer. It was expected that this would be elaborated on in the July showcase, but it was not. Then it was expected to be elaborated on the August showcase and that was cancelled. We’re still in the dark about this. Microsoft recently revealed that there were to be no changes to Xbox Live at this time which further adds to the confusion surrounding the decision to remove the 12-month subscription in the first place. All this has done is effectively made it more expensive to get a year of Gold.
This change only served to bring attention to Xbox’s greatest shortcoming. Free-to-play games still require Gold when no other platform does. This is huge downside to even buying the console when you consider most of the biggest games right now: Fortnite, Apex Legends, Warzone are all free to play with Halo Infinite’s multiplayer also planned to be free to play, as well as Destiny 2 being free-to-play and was shown off by Microsoft. If you need to pay to play online, there’s no plans to remove the paid requirement to play multiplayer and a year of your subscription is more than the competition ($100 for Gold vs $60 for PS+ and $20 for Nintendo Online) why would I ever buy your console?
In addition, Games with Gold has been suffering this year. There are very few AAA titles being given out now, and the one title that seemed certain for some reason was excluded this year, Forza Horizon 3. The lack of quality titles on the service has led many to believe that Microsoft plans to discontinue Gold soon. If they don’t, then why has the service gotten so poor recently?

Conclusion.
It is a very frustrating time to be an Xbox fan. Microsoft has made a variety of questionable decisions and I’m purposefully being kept in the dark about a product I want to purchase. The last year has seen Microsoft repeatedly fail to communicate with their customers, overestimate their products and fail to deliver. They come off as a company that is horribly out of touch with not only their fans, but the general gaming public as a whole. The Xbox Series X is set to be released in November and Microsoft has two months to correct their course or I can easily see them losing another generation.
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Yakuza 0 Wiki, Discussion logs, and Xbox One X Contest!

Yakuza 0 Wiki, Discussion logs, and Xbox One X Contest!

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Yakuza 0

Developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
Publisher: Sega
Microsoft Store: Yakuza 0
Metacritic Review Score: 85%
Metacritic User Score: 85%
Initial Release Date: March 12th 2015
Install Size: 26.21GB
Category: Action & Adventure
About: *The glitz, glamor, and unbridled decadence of the 80s are back in Yakuza 0. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka with protagonist Kazuma Kiryu and series regular Goro Majima. Play as Kazuma Kiryu and discover how he finds himself in a world of trouble when a simple debt collection goes wrong and his mark winds up murdered. Then, step into the silver-toed shoes of Goro Majima and explore his “normal” life as the proprietor of a cabaret club. Switch between three different fighting styles instantaneously and beat up all manner of goons, thugs, hoodlums, and lowlifes. Take combat up a notch by using environmental objects such as bicycles, sign posts, and car doors for bone-crunching combos and savage take-downs. Fighting is not the only way to kill time in 1988’s Japan: from discos and hostess clubs to classic SEGA arcades, there are tons of distractions to pursue in the richly detailed, neon-lit world.

Achievements:


Achievement Description Gamerscore
Where It All Began Obtain all other achievements. 60
Stuff of Legend Complete the main story on Legend difficulty. 50
President Kiryu Get started with Real Estate Royale. 15
The Promised Land Get 100% share in any area. 15
The Glamorous Life Purchase the most expensive property. 15
A Host of Hostesses Get started with Cabaret Club Czar. 15
Talk of the Town Get over 1,000 fans in any area. 15
You're Still Number One Max out the level of a platinum hostess. 15
Half the Battle Get over 50% on your Completion List. 15
Perfectionist Get 100% on your Completion List. 50
Tell Me a Story Complete 10 substories. 15
Hero of the Story Complete 40 substories. 15
Story of My Life Complete all substories. 15
High Roller Spend one billion yen. 15
Make It Rain Throw away money on the street. 15
Worked Hard for the Money Throw away a total of five million yen. 15
Who Ya Gonna Call? Pick up a telephone card. 15
...I Did It for the Achievement Watch a racy video. 15
Lucky Star Get a top-grade item from a Dream Machine. 15
Training in Style Complete one training mission with each master. 15
A Wise Investment Purchase ten or more abilities. 15
Master of Style Obtain all abilities for every style. 25
Whip It Good Get five or more play bonuses fighting a single enemy. 15
Mr. Shakedown Takedown Defeat Mr. Shakedown for the first time. 15
Welcome to the Jungle Get the best weapon search results report. 15
Eye of the Dragon and Tiger Obtain all equipment parts. 15
Prizefighter Defeat 30 or more opponents in Endless Rout. 15
What a Player Play every minigame. 15
Call Me Go on a date with a girl you met at the telephone club. 15
Say You Wanna Dance Complete every disco song on any difficulty. 15
Cat Scratch Fever Win ten bets on three-round tournaments at JCC. 15
The Dragon of Pocket Circuit Win all Pocket Circuit races. 15

Guides:

XboxAchievements.com
Trueachievements.com
IGN Walkthrough

Discussion Logs:

For Yakuza 0 we decided to split the discussion logs between the two characters for better discussion. Remember, in the discussion threads we ask if you could respect that not everyone will be on the same page in the storylines. We ask if you could use spoiler tags when talking about things happening in the story/game. Don't be that guy, posting intentional spoilers will lead to a ban!. To use a spoiler tag either use the handy dandy fancy editior bar or for us old fashioned Redditors or those on mobile, use
>!Spoiler goes here!< 
So it should look something like this, Insert spoiler here
Here they are:
Kiryu Discussion Log
Majima Discussion Log

aaaaaannnddd finally, THE CONTEST!

We didnt forget about the contest! THIS thread will be your entry into the contest for a brand new Xbox One X with two weeks Game Pass Ultimate! Again this is sponsored by Xbox Game Pass and for the express use of this contest! This contest is US only unfortunately.
You all voted loud and clear for random comment so to enter, post a comment down below to enter and we will randromly draw a lucky member on March 31st before we start our next GotM!!!
Good luck all and cant wait to read what you all think of Yakuza 0!
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yakuza xbox game pass release date video

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