Xbox One Weekly News Roundup: System Update, New Backwards Compatible Title, And More
This week’s Xbox One news roundup is a lengthy one, with loads of new updates and plenty of industry highlights. The majority of updates are just patches, and this week also offered some insight into how lucrative microtransactions have been for Activision Blizzard.
2018 might just be the year of anime as 12 new anime-centric titles are launching, and we’ve got a roundup of some of the most noteworthy. Kingdom Hearts III got another trailer, giving us a sneak peek at a new world.This week’s massive list of updates includes the Xbox One system, Monster Hunter: World, Fortnite, Overwatch, and Rainbow Six: Siege. There are several deals worth looking at this week, from the PUBG Xbox One S bundle, to the 2TB Sea of Thieves game drive. One more title was added to Xbox’s backwards compatibility catalog, and February’s Games with Gold titles will be rotating soon.
Forthcoming Releases
New Kingdom Hearts 3 Trailer Shows Monsters Inc. World, New Gameplay Details Revealed
12 Anime Games Confirmed For 2018
Updates and DLC
The Latest Xbox One Update Is Live, Here’s What It Does
New Monster Hunter World Update Out On PS4 And Xbox One; Here Are The Patch Notes
Fortnite Adding 60 FPS PS4 And Xbox One Mode, Dev Talks Server Issues
New Overwatch Skins And Map Out In New Update; Here Are The Patch Notes
Rainbow Six Siege Outbreak And Chimera Update: Everything We Know So Far
Friday The 13th To Get Brutal Single Player Challenges
Betas and Events
Another Metal Gear Survive Beta Coming To PS4, Xbox One, And PC Very Soon
Destiny 2 Crimson Days Event Launches Soon, See The New Gear
Deals
Xbox One Games Sale: All The Xbox Deals With Gold From Now Until Feb. 12
New PUBG Xbox One Bundle Available This Month
This 2 TB Sea Of Thieves Game Drive Comes With In-Game Content And A Game Pass Membership
Xbox Live
Free Xbox One And 360 Games With Gold For February Available Now
Xbox One Adds New Backwards Compatibility Game
Industry
Monster Hunter World Sets A New All-Time Capcom Sales Record
Fortnite Hits 3.4 Million Concurrent Users On Same Weekend Of Server Outages
With Black Ops 4 Rumored, Activision Confirms Treyarch Is Making Call Of Duty 2018
Destiny, Call Of Duty Publisher Made $4 Billion On Microtransactions Last Year
Red Dead Redemption 2 Won’t Be Delayed Again, Take-Two Says
Metal Gear Solid 5’s Secret Cutscene Triggered Early, And Konami Doesn’t Know Why