Another month, another round of games with which to justify the existence of your Xbox One! August is around the corner, and the games that’ll be available for the Xbox One with its Games With Gold service are looking…well pretty decent actually! Without further waffling, here’s the full list of what’s coming next month.
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Rebellion’s upcoming 1930s co-op adventure finally has a release date, with an eye on August 28 of this the year of console lord 2018. If you’ve completely forgotten about the game, here’s a look at the new story trailer which features the team facing off against hordes of pyramid scheme enthusiasts and their leader, the Witch Queen Seteki. There’s only one way to stop evil, and it involves plenty of lead blasted into the face of the undead. TALLY-HO!
Bigger, ballsier and announced well in advanced…er, ier. The Monolith Productions developed sequel to Shadow of Mordor was originally set for a release date of August 22 when Warner Bros. Interactive dropped the first trailer in February, but you’ll have to wait a few weeks longer for a chance to slash Orcs to ribbons again as Middle-Earth: Shadow of War will now release on October 10.
So what’s the point? Well Agents of Mayhem is pretty much Saints Row for this generation, but set “in a distant future in which the only hope for governments and global corporations ... are a group of corporately funded super agents called the Agents of Mayhem”. Yup, that sounds like a spiritual successor to me. One that’ll be out on August 15 in the US and August 18 in European territories according to its latest A-Tem themed trailer. I love it when a plan comes together.
PlayStation Plu's Instant Game Collection for August is not the most amazing collection of games – but it is an eclectic and entertaining one, that’ll scratch a few niche itches.
No Man's Sky has been officially delayed, and will now only set into orbit in August.
No Man's Sky might need a little more time in the oven to be properly finished according to sources.
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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