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What’s new on Xbox Game Pass on console, PC and mobile in early November 2021

Every month, Xbox adds new games to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service.

Typically, new titles are rolled out in two waves and now, Xbox has unveiled November’s first batch of new Game Pass games:

  • Minecraft: Java and Bedrock Editions (PC) — November 2nd
  • Unpacking (Cloud, Console and PC) — November 2nd
  • It Takes Two (Cloud, Console and PC) — November 4th
  • Kill It with Fire (Cloud, Console and PC) — November 4th
  • Football Manager 2022 (PC) — November 9th
  • Football Manager 2022: Xbox Edition (Cloud, Console and PC) — November 9th
  • Forza Horizon 5 (Cloud, Console and PC) — November 9th
  • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition (Console) — November 11th
  • One Step from Eden (Console and PC) — November 11th

Meanwhile, here’s what’s leaving Game Pass on November 15th:

  • Final Fantasy VIII HD (Console and PC)
  • Planet Coaster (Cloud and Console)
  • Star Renegades (Cloud, Console and PC)
  • Streets of Rogue (Cloud, Console and PC)
  • The Gardens Between (Cloud, Console and PC)
  • River City Girls (Cloud, Console and PC)

As always, members can purchase these or any other Game Pass titles with an exclusive 20 percent discount to keep playing them even after they leave the catalogue.

Finally, Xbox says it’s extended the free 30-day Disney+ trial Perk for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers until January 31st, 2022.

Xbox Game Pass is available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC and Android and iOS in beta. Game Pass for Console and Game Pass for PC each cost $11.99 CAD/month.

Meanwhile, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate costs $16.99/month and is required for streaming (which Xbox refers to as ‘Cloud’). On top of that, this tier includes Game Pass for both Console and PC, as well as an Xbox Live Gold subscription and access to EA Play.

Find out what came to Game Pass last month here.

Image credit: EA/Hazelight

Source: Xbox

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The Source has the ‘Canada’ Xbox controller on sale

The Source is offering $15 off all of the Xbox controller models that it sells.

This applies to all of the colours of the updated Xbox Wireless Controller that was introduced with the Xbox Series X/S, which normally costs $74.99. With the sale, though, you can snag several Xbox gamepad variants for $59.99.

Notably, this includes the ‘Pulse Red’ gamepad that launched earlier this year that’s red-and-white like the Canadian flag. That said, ‘Black,’ ‘White,’ ‘Blue,’ and ‘Electric Volt‘ controllers are also on sale for $59.99

Meanwhile, the slightly more expensive ‘Daystrike Camo‘ model, which normally retails for $79.99, is on sale for $64.99.

The Source’s Xbox controller sale ends on November 3rd.

In related news, Xbox’s October system update is rolling out now — read more on that here.

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Xbox testing automatic muting of speakers when headphones are plugged in

Xbox is testing a new feature that allows your console to automatically mute your speakers when you plug in headphones.

This feature is rolling out now to Xbox Insiders on the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring to start.

Previously, users would have to mute their speakers separately from the headphones. This new automatic feature can be enabled in your console’s audio settings.

While timing for a wide release has yet to be confirmed, the current Xbox Insider testing suggests that will arrive in the coming months.

Source: Xbox

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The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077’s PS5 and Xbox Series X/S updates have been delayed

The new-gen updates of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077 have been delayed, publisher CD Projekt has confirmed.

On social media, the company noted that the releases have been pushed back “based on recommendations supplied by teams supervising the development of both games.” The publisher apologized for the prolonged wait but said “we want to make it right.”

The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of both titles will now drop in 2022 — Cyberpunk 2077‘s in the first quarter, and The Witcher 3‘s in the second. They had previously been set to arrive sometime in late 2021.

Specific features and gameplay from either title have not yet been revealed, although CD Projekt has confirmed that those who have purchased the games on last-gen consoles will receive the new-gen updates at no additional cost.

It’s likely that CD Projekt is being especially cautious with how well these versions perform, given the extra level of scrutiny that it’s fallen under over the past year. Since the disastrous, bug-ridden December 2020 launch of Cyberpunk 2077, the previously well-regarded company’s image has been tarnished.

In the near future, CD Projekt also has free downloadable add-ons for Cyberpunk 2077 to release, as well as paid expansions and some sort of multiplayer suite.

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Warner Bros. reveals first story trailer for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

Warner Bros. has released the first story trailer for its Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League game at the virtual DC FanDome event.

Developed by Rocksteady, the studio behind the Batman: Arkham trilogy, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League follows the titular team of supervillains as it’s assigned to, as the title suggests, take out the Brainiac-controlled Justice League.

The game was first revealed in a cinematic trailer at last year’s DC FanDome with a 2022 release window, although no gameplay was revealed. The new trailer similarly doesn’t feature gameplay, so it’s unclear exactly how it will play. Rocksteady has previously confirmed it will support one to four players via co-op.

That said, we did get three minutes of in-game footage in the new “Ticking” trailer. In the footage, we see more of Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang and King Shark from the first trailer, as well as first looks at Amanda Waller, the Suicide Squad’s boss, as well as Justice League members like The Flash, Superman, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman.

Interestingly, we only get a look at the Batmobile instead of Batman himself, which is especially notable considering Kill the Justice League is set in the Batman: Arkham universe. It’s unclear what role Batman may play or whether he’ll be voiced by veteran actor Kevin Conroy as he was in the Arkham trilogy.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC sometime in 2022.

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Dolby Vision Gaming is now available on Xbox Series X/S

Dolby Vision has officially launched on Xbox Series X/S.

Now, gamers with compatible Dolby Vision-enabled TVs will be able to play more than 100 Series X/S Optimized HDR titles like Gears 5 and the upcoming Halo Infinite in full-spectrum visuals. Further, Xbox says “thousands of classic HDR10 and Auto HDR games will benefit from improved picture quality” through Dolby Vision enhancement.

Xbox previously partnered with Dolby to bring Dolby Vision and Atmos spatial audio to Xbox One and Atmos Series X/S when the consoles launched last year.

You can check if your TV supports Dolby Vision on your Xbox console by heading to ‘Settings’ > ‘General’ > ‘TV & display options’ > ‘4K TV details.’ If it does, you can enable the mode under ‘TV & display options’ by going to ‘Video Modes’ > ‘Dolby Vision for Gaming.’

Source: Xbox