This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss Microsoft's business update that brought us confirmation Xbox will launch four console exclusives — for now — on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.
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Visions of Mana, Square Enix's forthcoming action-RPG, will reportedly release on Game Pass on day one.
The game was recently shown at the Xbox Developer Direct as a surprise feature and welcome indication of Square Enix supporting Microsoft's platforms.
According to Idle Sloth on X, formerly Twitter, a number of users have spotted references on the Xbox Store to the game arriving on Game Pass day one.
To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Visions of Mana | Xbox Developer Direct 2024 Gameplay RevealWatch on YouTubeThere's no longer any mention of Game Pass when searching for the game and its entry on the Xbox website simply states «coming summer 2024» on both console and PC.
As such, this could be a mistake. But many fans are hopeful of its Game Pass arrival.
This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss Microsoft's business update that brought us confirmation Xbox will launch four console exclusives — for now — on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.
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Square Enix‘s Visions of Mana may be coming to Xbox Game Pass.
A recent update to Microsoft's website suggests that Square-Enix's upcoming Visions of Mana may be headed to Xbox Game Pass alongside its release. Square-Enix first announced the newest entry in the long-running RPG franchise during the 2023 Game Awards, surprising fans with the reveal of the newest Mana game. The RPG is set to arrive as the first brand-new main-series entry in the franchise in nearly two decades, with Mana's recent releases coming as remakes of older titles. Now, the newest Square-Enix game may be coming to Game Pass as well.
Outriders and Bulletstorm developer People Can Fly has joined the long list of developers and companies in the games industry that have been hit with layoffs, less than a month into 2024. As per a report by Kotaku, the studio has laid off over 30 people.
People Can Fly, the developer behind the likes of Outriders and Bulletstorm, has reportedly laid off «over 30 people» working on a currently unannounced game — codenamed Project Gemini — that's set to be published by Square Enix.
People Can Fly has reportedly laid off over 30 developers working on an unannounced Square Enix game.
NieR Reincarnation is shutting down on April 29, Square Enix has announced. This sad day for fans of the franchise will arrive less than three years after NieR Reincarnation was released for Android and iOS devices.
If the latest rumors are to be believed, a Final Fantasy 16 port could be in the works for Xbox Series X. Final Fantasy 16 is one of the few true PS5 exclusives available at the time of this writing, meaning it can only be played on Sony's newest console and has no cross-gen presence or availability on any other platforms.
We have a new rumor that confirms something that we speculated on just last week.