Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition approved in JapanThe Japan Fair Trade Commission has given the green light for Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition to go ahead, saying the deal would not substantially harm competition.Posted 17 days ago by Sean Carey 33
Ubisoft now skipping E3 despite previously calling it "a special moment for our industry"Ubisoft has changed its mind about attending E3 2023 and has now confirmed it will instead have its own event in June.Posted 17 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 36
Xbox ends daily Rewards achievement task for non-Game Pass subscribersIf you're not an Xbox Game Pass subscriber, the amount of Rewards Points you can earn each day will soon take a hit as Xbox is moving the 'Achieve More. Earn More' achievement task from the Rewards app to Quests.Posted 17 days ago by Sean Carey 162
Game Pass adds MLB The Show 23 todayXbox Game Pass continues with its heavy-hitting March additions, with MLB The Show 23 joining the Game Pass library today.Posted 17 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 14
Game Pass loses one of the best Xbox survival games in AprilOne of the best survival games on Xbox will soon drop out of the Game Pass library. Developer Hinterland has announced that The Long Dark will leave Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass in April.Posted 17 days ago by Sean Carey 50
Xbox sale round-up March 28th, 2023Discounts on Hungry Shark World, Afterglitch, Outbreak, Space Hulk: Deathwing - Enhanced Edition (Windows), Agatha Knife, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Hidden Through Time and morePosted 17 days ago by Jack Watling 56
Popular Xbox games: March 27th, 2023Our latest Gameplay Chart of popular Xbox games shows Resident Evil 4 break into the top 20 while Hogwarts Legacy and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty fall still further — check out the full list here!Posted 18 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 18
MultiVersus beta to go offline in June, full launch planned for early 2024Player First Games has announced that the MultiVersus beta will go offline in June and be removed from the Xbox store next week as the team works towards a full release in early 2024. [updated]Posted 18 days ago by Luke Albigés 50
Ubisoft+ launches on Xbox next month, claims leakerWe've seen a lot of activity suggesting that Ubisoft+ will be coming to Xbox soon, but a leaker now claims we may see the subscription service debut on Xbox consoles next month.Posted 18 days ago by Sean Carey 105
Missing Resident Evil 4 mode coming as DLC, datamine suggestsResident Evil 4 dataminers have found a reference to the bonus mini-campaign Separate Ways in the game's files, adding fuel to the assumption that the mode would be added to the game as DLC in the future.Posted 18 days ago by Luke Albigés 37
Frogwares on Russian invasion: "There's a sense that this is all a long, terrible dream"We spoke to Ukrainian developer Frogwares about the Russian invasion, and how the team has a sense that "this is all a long, terrible dream that keeps going."Posted 18 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 32
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin action-RPG in developmentParamount Global's senior VP of games and emerging media has revealed that an action-RPG game adaption of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin is in development, and that it takes inspiration from God of War.Posted 18 days ago by Tom West 28
Playground Games co-founder forms new AAA studioFormer studio head and co-founder of Forza Horizon developer Playground Games Gavin Raeburn has announced Lighthouse Games, a new triple-A studio that's working on an unannounced IP.Posted 18 days ago by Sean Carey 15
Left 4 Dead 3 reference found in Counter-Strike 2 codePlayers have reportedly found a reference to Left 4 Dead 3 in Counter-Strike 2's files, adding to the ever-growing pile of rumours surrounding Valve's 'non-existent' zombie shooter.Posted 18 days ago by Tom West 45
TA Playlist Wrap-Up: Gears of War 2February’s TA Playlist game of the month was a 'Two for Two' selection, with Gears of War 2 taking the co-op stage. Check out all the stats and feedback from the community.Posted 18 days ago by The TA Playlist Team 16
Dying Light 2 major update coming in April, second DLC teasedDying Light 2's next major update will arrive on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One in April, offering up new combat changes and more. Techland has also teased the game's second DLC, which looks to be taking us to an asylum.Posted 18 days ago by Tom West 14
Frogwares' next open-world horror game to come "from a much darker place"Ukrainian developer Frogwares tells us about how the Russian invasion has impacted its development roadmap, and how it will consequently approach its next project "from a much darker place and mindset."Posted 18 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 5
Xbox Game Pass $1 trial comes to an endFor years, Microsoft has offered a $1 trial for Xbox Game Pass, giving new users access to hundreds of games and Cloud Gaming for a month at a ludicrously low price. Now, Microsoft says it has ended that offer.Posted 18 days ago by Sean Carey 136
The Elder Scrolls Online gets silly with Jester's Festival next weekThe Jester's Festival is coming to Tamriel in The Elder Scrolls Online next week, offering up a plethora of in-game goodies and another chance to earn Event Tickets for the Impresario.Posted 19 days ago by Tom West 12
New Xbox game releases — March 27th to April 2ndNext week, 22 new Xbox games are heading your way, including MLB The Show 23, Infinite Guitars, Sifu, and The Last Worker.Posted 19 days ago by Sean Carey 23
Xbox sales: TA Team Picks (March 25th)Microsoft's Xbox sales are in full swing again this week, slashing prices on games and DLC on Xbox and PC with Ubisoft, EA, and Critically Acclaimed sales. Here's what the TrueAchievements news team think are great deals.Posted 20 days ago by Tom West 15
Stranded: Alien Dawn survives PC early access, arrives on Xbox in AprilStranded: Alien Dawn, the survival simulator that tasks you with determining the fate of a small group of survivors, will be leaving early access on PC in April and launch on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.Posted 20 days ago by Tom West 7
All confirmed Xbox games coming to Game Pass in 2023 and beyondXbox Game Pass announcements tend to be made at short notice, but some publishers love to share news of their titles coming to the service well in advance. Here's every upcoming Game Pass game we know about...Posted 2 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 25
Dead Island 2's gory opening cinematic revealedDead Island 2 is a little over four weeks away from launching on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, and with the zombie apocalypse just out of reach, Dambuster has revealed the game's intro cinematic to help us kill the time.Posted 20 days ago by Tom West 22
Poll: Will you be playing the Diablo IV open beta this weekend?The Diablo IV open beta is now live, allowing players to delve deep into the depths of Hell for free ahead of the game's full launch in June. For our TA poll, we want to know: Will you be playing the open beta this weekend?Posted 20 days ago by Sean Carey 91
Sorry, Halo, it's time for you to goOnce a genre-defining gaming superpower, the Halo series feels like it has been treading water in recent years... should Microsoft let its flagship franchise die with dignity rather than trying to force it to remain relevant?Posted 21 days ago by Luke Albigés 272
Sea of Thieves reveals five rarest achievements — here's how they rank on TrueAchievementsRare has listed the top five rarest achievements in Sea of Thieves, so we sailed off to the land of achievement data to see how these same achievements fare on TrueAchievements...Posted 21 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 55
The Last Case of Benedict Fox gets mind-bending gameplay trailer ahead of Game Pass launchThe Last Case of Benedict Fox is set to launch into Game Pass in April, when Benedict will be searching through the memories of the dead and taking on demons while investigating a murder and a disappearance.Posted 21 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 12
Blood Bowl 3 gets much-needed update to fix monetisation and technical issuesCyanide Studio has dropped the first update for Blood Bowl 3 on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, which focuses on applying positive changes to the game's monetisation system and fixing some technical issues.Posted 21 days ago by Tom West 12
Xbox Activision deal won't "substantially lessen" UK console gaming competition, says CMAThe UK's Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally found that Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard "will not result in a substantial lessening of competition in relation to console gaming in the UK."Posted 21 days ago by Sean Carey 111
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut's Collage Mode achievements arrive on XboxDisco Elysium: The Final Cut recently saw the launch of its Collage Mode on PC, but a release date is yet to be revealed for Xbox, but we now have the Collage Mode achievements for you to peruse.Posted 21 days ago by Tom West 6
Resident Evil 4 confirms April release date for free Mercenaries DLCResident Evil 4 is out today, and Capcom has also confirmed the release date for its Mercenaries mode, which arrives in April as free DLC.Posted 21 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 17
MLB The Show 23 Xbox achievements arrive ahead of Game Pass launchMLB The Show joins Xbox Game Pass on March 28th, and we now have the achievement list for this year's iteration of Sony San Diego's baseball sim.Posted 21 days ago by Sean Carey 40
Sonic Origins Plus spins onto Xbox in June adding 12 Sonic Game Gear titlesSega has announced that even more classic games are coming to Sonic Origins via the Plus expansion, which adds 12 classic Game Gear titles and new playable characters for the games already featured.Posted 21 days ago by Tom West 37
Justin Roiland domestic violence charges droppedDomestic violence charges against Justin Roiland have now been dismissed due to "insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt."Posted 22 days ago by Sean Carey 235
Diablo IV devs warn of "unprecedented traffic and queue times" for open betaBlizzard Entertainment has shared an update to set expectations about the open beta for Diablo IV, saying it expects "unprecedented traffic and queue times."Posted 22 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 77
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum release date set for MayDaedalic Entertainment and Nacon have announced a new release date for the long-delayed action-adventure game, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum.Posted 22 days ago by Sean Carey 32
Sonic Frontiers free update adds new modes, rolling out nowThe Sights, Sounds, and Speed free update is live now for Sonic Frontiers, adding more challenge modes, a photo mode, and more.Posted 22 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 12
Dying Light 2's free Egg-splosive Hunt event offers unique rewardsTechland is offering you the chance to wind some egg-cellent prizes in Dying Light 2 with the free Egg-splosive Hunt event, which tasks us with blowing up zombies with highly combustible eggs.Posted 22 days ago by Tom West 5
The Great TrueAchievements Score Challenge (GTASC) XII is coming soonIt's time for the 12th iteration of the GTASC! Join up with friends and pop achievements to stay in the event. This year, teams are made up of four people, and we also have an individual contest.Posted 22 days ago by Rich Stone 71