微软今天凌晨宣布,他们将推出一档全新的视频节目,名为“Inside Xbox”。第一期节目将在大马时间3月10日下午4点首播,并带来有关即将于3月20日发售的独占作品《盗贼之海》的全新消息,同时还有其他游戏以及 Xbox One 系统的有关内容。
“Inside Xbox”旨在提供让玩家与 Xbox 走得更近的机会,玩家可以更直观的看到 Xbox 主机和其游戏制作幕后的故事。第一期节目中,Major Nelson 将和游戏开发商 Rare 的工作人员探讨有关《盗贼之海》的相关内容。开发人员将就游戏的基本设计、对于前几次测试中玩家反馈的回应、以及游戏发售时玩家可以期待什么等内容进行介绍与说明。微软表示开发人员将在节目中就游戏的 DLC 内容给出“诱人的提示”。
第一期“Inside Xbox”节目中微软还会宣布有关 Xbox Game Pass 的新内容,以及 Xbox One 的神秘新功能。另外,微软工作室执行制作人 Nico Bihary 将会介绍《孤岛惊魂5》《绝地求生》等游戏的内容,还会有两个老朋友会在节目中出场,一个是 Xbox“Duke”手柄,另一位是手柄的设计者 Seamus Blackley。
Announcing Inside Xbox, Premiering March 10th
I’m thrilled to announce that Inside Xbox will debut on March 10th at 12:00PM PST, marking the dawn of a brand-new way for the team to celebrate our news, our games, and our fans.
Inside Xbox is many things. A premier live news broadcast that will highlight breaking announcements and a peek behind the curtain of Team Xbox. A glimpse at the mysteries of game design and a celebration of some of the month’s most exciting games and features. Most of all, it’s an opportunity for us to celebrate and listen to you, the community. All of this will be available streaming in 4K/UHD on supported services and platforms.
You can watch Inside Xbox in all the places you would expect, including Mixer.com/Xbox, YouTube.com/Xbox, Twitch.TV/Xbox, and Facebook.com/Xbox.
For us, Inside Xbox is the next step on a path Team Xbox has been traveling for many years. From programs like feedback.xbox.com to the Xbox Insider Program, and the great work the team has done with Gaming For Everyone, we believe strongly in transparency, inclusion, and having an authentic two-way conversation with our fans. We want to hear from you as much as we want you to hear from us.
Whether you want us to celebrate your clutch 1v4 Chicken Dinner in PUBG, show off your epic treasure haul in Sea of Thieves, ask questions of our interviewees, provide feedback, or just want to sass (politely of course) our friendly hosts, drop us a line using #insidexbox on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. We may highlight your content or commentary from our dedicated community desk on the show, overseen by our good friends Rukari Austin and Alex Hebert.
Of course, we’ll also be unlocking the “free stuff chest” with prizes and giveaways for those that participate in the conversation, including some great MixPot giveaways, so make sure you’ve got your Mixer account all squared away and connected to your Microsoft Account.
Hosting the show will be Xbox luminaries Larry Hryb, Graeme Boyd, Jeff Rubenstein, Alex Hebert, Lydia Ellery, and more.
For our inaugural episode, these fine folks will be crewing a ship bursting at the seams with content. We’ll be sitting down with Rare to discuss the incredible energy from fans surrounding Sea of Thieves, including an illuminating conversation on the core design principle that drives the game, how they’ve acted on feedback from the Closed Beta, and what fans can expect from the game at launch (as well as a tantalizing hint of new adventures to come post-launch).
We’ll be breaking Xbox Game Pass news, debuting upcoming new console features, forging gold (true story), and saying hello to two wonderful old friends (one human, one plastic). You’ll also be able to enjoy a sit-down with Microsoft Studios Executive Producer Nico Bihary to discuss Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds, explore what it’s like to bring Far Cry 5’s most polarizing character to life, and much more.
We hope Inside Xbox will become a monthly communal event for us and for you. We hope you’ll be energized by what’s coming, better educated about what’s new, and empowered to better enjoy our favorite pastime with great new features and content.
Welcome back to Inside Xbox, and we’ll see you online on March 10th at 12:00PM PST.
State of Decay 2 Release Date, Price Announced – IGN First
Microsoft has confirmed that State of Decay 2, the zombie-survival RPG from Undead Labs, will release on May 22 for the Xbox One family of consoles as well as Windows PC as a Play Anywhere title. It will also be available that day on Xbox Game Pass. Furthermore, Microsoft also confirmed a price point of $29.99 for the standard edition and $49.99 for the Ultimate Edition.
On the subject of the lower-than-expected price, Microsoft GM of Games Marketing Aaron Greenberg said, “Our goal is to build a long-term relationship with the State of Decay community and to foster deeper experiences with the franchise. We believe State of Decay 2 accomplishes this goal by immersing fans in the ultimate zombie survival fantasy, and we want to give more players the opportunity to join in and experience this unique game.”
For a sneak peek at our month of coverage, check out the teaser montage of what we’ll be showing you this month, starting tomorrow.
The aforementioned Ultimate Edition will include early access to State of Decay 2 on May 18 and a free Xbox One copy of State of Decay: Year One Survival Edition as well as the Independence Pack and Daybreak Pack DLCs, which will be released at a TBD date.
State of Decay 2: 25 Minutes of 4-Player Co-op Multiplayer – IGN First
State of Decay 2 is coming soon and bringing with it a number of shiny new features and improvements over the original. Chief among those big changes in the sequel is the addition of up to four-player cooperative multiplayer so you and your friends can finally live out your zombie-apocalypse survival fantasy together.
We're very excited to be revealing a big ole chunk of said co-op gameplay today from a work-in-progress build of the game as part of our ongoing IGN First coverage. The video is lightly commentated for context, and shows some great weapons and items Undead Labs was kind enough to give us. Enjoy!
And if you missed the news, we revealed the State of Decay 2 release date and price, with much more to come as the month unfolds.
March's IGN First game is State of Decay 2, the highly anticipated zombie survival simulation/open-world adventure/RPG from Undead Labs. We'll have exclusive coverage all month long, and all of it will be archived on our State of Decay 2 IGN First hub, so check there often for our latest gameplay videos, features, and more!
Survive with the State of Decay 2 Collector’s Edition
At Xbox, we focus on giving players a lot of choices when it comes to getting and playing their games. Last week, we announced that State of Decay 2 will be launching on May 22, 2018 with both a Standard Edition and an Ultimate Edition (as well as a part of Xbox Game Pass). Today, we have another option for the zombie survival fan: the State of Decay 2 Collector’s Edition. This version is a true State of Decay 2 starter kit – complete with an exclusive SteelBook case, zombie mask, and “thumb-drive,” this collectible edition also includes a State of Decay 2 patch and a human brain SteelBook® stand. Fans can pre-order the Collector’s Edition today at their favorite retailer for $69.99.
Whether you play as an Xbox Game Pass member, purchase the Standard Edition for $29.99, the Ultimate Edition for $49.99 to get early access and additional content or the Collector’s Edition for $69.99 to get the full zombie survival kit, you get a great game and a larger community to play State of Decay 2 with. May 22 is coming – How will you Survive?
Editor’s Note: We have updated the post above to clarify that a copy of the game is not included in the State of Decay 2 Collector’s Edition
Microsoft has released teh gameplay launch trailer for Sea of Thieves.
The Rare-developed shared world adventure game puts players in the role of pirates in search of the legendary treasure of the Golden Bananas. Players will be able to explore a vast ocean where every sail on the horizon is a ship filled with real players who may be friends or foe. Players can form a crew and voyage to islands filled with treasure, fight “legendary creatures,” and battle ships against other players.
Sea of Thieves is due out for Xbox One and PC on March 20.