F1 23, Persona 3 Reload and Palworld Headline Second Wave of Game Pass in January

Ore is one of the most important resources in Palworld and it’s a little rare — you’ll need a ton of ore to build and ore fields aren’t exactly common. If you want to load up on resources, you’ll want to create a secondary base that mines endlessly. Do that and you’ll have more than enough ore and coal in Palworld. And you can do that by exploring specific locations on the map. These large ore deposits are always found in the same places, so here’s where you’ll want to look.

Lucky Pals are the Shiny Pokemon of Palworld — rare creatures with a slightly different color palette. But Lucky Pals aren’t just cosmetic. These immensely rare critters can have unique traits you won’t find on all those normal, non-shiny Pals. If you’re looking to catch the very best version of your favorite Pals, here’s a few tips to actually track down one of these rare Shiny variants. Don’t worry, they’re not nearly as rare as Shiny Pokemon, and there’s a method you can use to spot them so, so much faster.

A new update for the PC Game Pass and Xbox versions of Palworld has fixed some of its many, many known issues today, but those hoping for some fixes to its online multiplayer options will sadly have to wait a little longer. Currently, those playing on Game Pass still don't have the ability to join or create dedicated servers for up to 32-player multiplayer like their mates on Steam can. Instead, they remain limited to just 2-4-player co-op via the use of friend codes, meaning that Game Pass players aren't having quite the same experience as their Steam counterparts.

Pocketpair’s Palworld has sold over two million copies within 24 hours of launching into early access. It crossed one million copies sold in its first eight hours or so.

Pocketpair has announced that Palworld, its survival crafting creature collection title, has sold more than one million copies within eight hours of launch. It entered early access recently for PC and Xbox Series X/S and is also playable on Game Pass. Thus far, the title has hit 462,632 peak concurrent players on Steam.

Fans who were eagerly awaiting new information to emerge on the MachineGames Indiana Jones title were finally treated to a deep dive yesterday. We got our first look into the upcoming title during the Xbox Developer Direct. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle had a decent showcase where we got our first look into the gameplay and even some narrative storyline premise. While we’re still waiting for the official release date to be finalized, the new website hosted under Bethesda unveils more details on what we can expect from this game. 

Pocketpair’s Palworld is available in early access, amassing nearly 300,000 concurrent players on Steam (now at 358,867). In a new Steam post, the developer revealed that the project started with only four developers, gradually growing over its three-year development period.

It’s no secret that Palworld is hotly anticipated – right from the very first trailer, many were curious about this so-called “Pokemon with guns.” As it turns out, Pocketpair’s survival-crafting adventure isn’t a scam, and is very much playable in early access for PC and Xbox Series X/S. On Steam alone, it’s notched up an astounding 298,012 concurrent players (and rising) within just a few hours per SteamDB.

Pocketpair’s Palworld, a survival crafting title meets Pokemon-style creature collector, is now on PC via Steam Early Access and Xbox Series X/S via Game Preview. It’s also playable on Game Pass. Check out the launch trailer below.

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STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is coming to Xbox Game Pass on Thursday, September 5, 2024 as a day one game. STALKER fans have well over a decade to get their hands on STALKER 2. Unfortunately, the ambitious first-person shooter has been delayed multiple times, with this latest delay seeing it pushed out of its previously-announced Q1 2024 release window.

The Xbox Game Pass additions keep rolling in with the new year, with January 16 seeing Resident Evil 2 and Those Who Remain join Microsoft's subscription service, and even more is on the horizon. Alongside their additions, Microsoft took the time to confirm the next five games coming to Xbox Game Pass in January, as well as the two coming in February.