Ashes Cricket, Space Hulk Tactics, Pandemic, more coming to Xbox Game Pass in August
Microsoft has announced the first round of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass in August. From tomorrow, Ashes Cricket, Pandemic and Downwell will be available.
Space Hulk
"Bringing a unique twist to the classic gameplay of the cult board game, engage in bloody battles through an immense Space Hulk - a twisted mass of asteroids, wrecked ships and debris – as either a squ
Downwell and Space Hulk Tactics are coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC
Game Boy-style platformer Downwell and board game adaptation Space Hulk Tactics will be added to the Xbox Game Pass for PC next month.Downwell will be added first, on August 1, with Space Hulk Tactics coming on August 8. Confusingly, the announcement also lists Slay the Spire as a future Xbox Game Pass for PC game, but it's already there—what's new is that it's being added to the console Game Pass. body .hawk-widget{--trd-blue:#2f6e91;width:100%;letter-spacing:normal;}._hawk.subtitle~.hawk-widget[data-widget-type=price]{margin:16px 0;}@media (min-width:600px){._hawk.subtitle~.hawk-widget[data-widget-type=price]{margin:0;min-height:128px;float:right;clear:none;width:50%;}.fancy_box_body ._hawk.subtitle~.hawk-widget[data-widget-type=price]{float:none;width:100%;}}.icon~.hawk-widget{clear:both;}@media (min-width:400px){body .buyingguide .product .hawk-widget.bg-price{float:right;width:40%;}}Xbox Game Pass for PC is currently $5 per month at its introductory price, and offers access to 100-something games through the new Windows 10 Xbox app. One downside is that games which are moddable on Steam probably aren't when purchased through Microsoft. Slay the Spire really is better with Steam Workshop access, so if you like it, you might consider picking it up a la carte at some point.And, obviously, Game Pass being a subscription service means that if you cancel your membership, you lose access to the games. If you don't mind having fleeting experiences with them, though, you can get more than your money's worth in a couple months and then cancel. According to the site, Microsoft is still offering the first month for $1.Earlier this month, Microsoft added Night Call, The Banner Saga 3, Killer Instinct Definitive Edition, and For The King. You can browse the entire Xbox Game Pass for PC library here.
Space Hulk: Tactics review – Turn Based Gene Stealing
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Blood Bowl developer Cyanide's next project is based on Warhammer 40K board game Space Hulk
Classic Warhammer 40,000 board game Space Hulk is getting another video game adaptation, this time courtesy of Blood Bowl developer Cyanide. Space Hulk: Tactics is a turn-based tactics game due out later this year, and will offer two single-player campaigns plus online multiplayer. In the board game, one player controls the Space Marines and the other handles the alien Genestealers. The two battle across Space Hulks, formed by the wreckage of starships and other space debris, with each side allowed to spend a certain number of action points each turn.Detail on how a game of Space Hulk: Tactics will play out is limited for now, but I suspect the action points system will remain. The one thing we do know is that players will be able to use cards to customise squads before matches and trigger abilities during the battle.In one single-player campaign, you'll control a Blood Angels squad (one of the Space Marine chapters), upgrading and customising them as you progress, while in the o
Cyanide's turn-based Space Hulk: Tactics will have a Genestealer campaign
Games Workshop is giving Space Hulk another go this year. The latest adaptation of the board game is Space Hulk: Tactics, a turn-based title from Blood Bowl and Styx maker Cyanide Studio. As usual, you'll manage a squad of hulking Terminato...
