Riot Games is making a big push to promote its animated series, Arcane, across its own franchises, such as Valorant, but it’s also partnering with other publishers to bring crossover events to games outside of its own portfolio. That includes PUBG Mobile; announced today, the game is getting an Arcane-themed event in tandem with its latest patch, Version 1.7 when it arrives on Nov. 17.

A press release sent to Twinfinite explains that with new playable characters, a mysterious story, unique gameplay, weapons and abilities, players will travel between Erangel, Piltover and Zaun as some of the show’s most well-known champions. The Version 1.7 update also brings new gameplay features, downed player carry system, new outfits, Cyber Week sales, and much more. 

By selecting ‘themed mode’ when playing a Classic game on Erangel, players will find the huge and mysterious floating Mirror Island. Early in the game, Mirror Island can be explored by players for supplies. However, as the game continues, Mirror Island will activate and become extremely unstable. Players who come in contact with the Wind Wall will be transported to either Piltover or Zaun, two iconic cities from League of Legends. 

Players who land on the activated Mirror Island will also be able to transform into the iconic champions Jinx, Vi, Jayce, or Caitlyn, and use unique weapons and skills to battle against other players. Defeated players return to Erangel in their original form. 

Today, Xbox celebrated the 20th anniversary of its first console with a live stream celebration. And while the majority of the event was dedicated to the accomplishments and growth of the consoles throughout the year, a brand new six-part documentary called Power On: The Story of Xbox was also announced.

According to the official description, this docuseries will follow the creation of Microsoft’s scrappy video game console, detailing the untold story of the people behind the box, the glitches, and why it almost didn’t happen.

While we don’t have too much information available regarding the contents of Power On: The Story of Xbox, you can at least check out the trailer for yourself down below.

Power On: The Story of Xbox goes live Dec. 13, 2021, and will be available to stream via Roku, IMDb TV, Youtube, Redbox, and other platforms.

For more information, be sure to check back to Twinfinite for updates. We’ve also got all of the other possible news that came out of the Xbox anniversary event, so stay tuned for any new information as well.

Update 11/15/2021: The newest batch of Backwards Compatible games will also be the last. In the Xbox Wire post detailing these classic additions, Xbox compatibility program lead Peggy Lo wrote about ending the preservation service, stating the newly added 70+ games are the "latest and final addition." She goes on to describe the current hurdles for adding any other games to the back-compat list, saying, "While we continue to stay focused on preserving and enhancing the art form of games, we have reached the limit of our ability to bring new games to the catalog from the past due to licensing, legal and technical constraints."

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Microsoft is making its first additions to the Xbox backward compatible lineup since the release of Xbox Series X/S. Over 70 games are newly playable on Xbox One and Series consoles, including 20+ titles from the original Xbox that turns 20 years old today.

Current generation Xbox owners can now enjoy the entire F.E.A.R., Skate, and Max Payne franchises on modern hardware, and several new additions and existing back-compat games are receiving an FPS Boost.

76 additional Xbox 360 and OG Xbox games are joining Microsoft's bumper Xbox backwards compatibility program.

The announcement was made tonight, during Microsoft's 20th anniversary Xbox celebration.

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Today, Ukrainian developer and publisher Frogwares released a brand new launch trailer for its sleuth-’em-up, Sherlock Holmes Chapter One, which comes to PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC tomorrow on Nov. 16. For those on PS4 and Xbox One, you’ll be getting your own versions of the game at a later date.

Go ahead and check out the freshly cut footage of the title down below:

As you can see above, the story focuses on a young Sherlock Holmes at the beginning of his career who returns to his Mediterranean hometown in Cordona following his mother’s death, Violet. Of course, underneath the veneer of the idyllic town lies a deep, dark secret that Holmes must get to the bottom of.

Interestingly, Holmes’ sidekick this time around doesn’t appear to be his stalwart pal best-known as Watson, but a different Jon altogether. Intriguing, no?

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Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance units and Ascended Laegjarn are about to join the cast of Fire Emblem Heroes this week.

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A major new update is coming to Outriders tomorrow with fresh missions and a transmog system, before a full expansion arrives in 2022.

Let's start with tomorrow's update, which is named New Horizon. This will bring four new Expeditions, a new transmog system, and the removal of timers from Expedition missions among various other tweaks and rebalancing.

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Square Enix and People Can Fly have revealed new expeditions, an improved loot system, and more are coming to Outriders with the upcoming New Horizon update. 

In a new trailer revealed this morning, you can catch a glimpse of what to expect in New Horizon but during the big Outriders stream held today, the team detailed even more of what’s in the update. More specifically, you can expect four new expeditions, a completely reworked expedition system, an improved loot system, and a new transmog system when New Horizon goes live tomorrow. 

The FREE New Horizon Update is here and includes significant improvements and new content for Outriders!

Overview of the New Horizon Update: https://t.co/BfSkUsvLX9

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Take-Two’s publishing label picks up the dev behind upcoming OlliOlli World Roll7 is now under a new banner. Private Division announced...

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Genshin Impact developer miHoYo is opening its first North American office in Montréal.

A blog post shared on the company's LinkedIn page gives details about the new office which will welcome over 100 employees in the next two years.

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Sherlock Holmes Chapter One on PC

When I first heard that Frogwares would be soft rebooting their Sherlock Holmes series, I was genuinely excited. While certainly not perfect, there was always a lot of potential in the investigative elements of their games that could have been excellent with a few slight tweaks. Unfortunately, the changes made in Sherlock Holmes Chapter One only make the series duller and unnecessarily tedious.

As the title indicates, Sherlock Holmes Chapter One serves as an origin story for the world’s greatest detective, following his adventures as an up-and-coming investigator. The narrative sees him return to his childhood home of Cordona, a small town located on an island in the Mediterranean, with his longtime friend, Jon.

It doesn’t take long to realize there is a sinister crime conspiracy lurking beneath the surface of this seemingly quaint town, and Sherlock and Jon are caught in the middle of it. The duo cannot even check into their hotel room before overhearing that a theft of a precious diamond has occurred at a seance.

Naturally inquisitive, Holmes investigates using clues and eyewitness testimony to try and track down what really happened. To do this successfully, there are a few different gameplay elements to get the hang of.

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When the paid Scarlet Nexus Bond Enhancement Pack 1 DLC appears this week, people will get 10 new episodes to experience in-game.

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Forza Horizon 5 has a ton of cars, and the most impressive ones all cost a ton of money, so players have been eagerly looking for the fastest ways to grind for credits and XP. The answer? A course called Goliath, which players can complete without ever touching their controller.

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Today Square Enix released new artwork dedicated to the upcoming Endwalker expansion for Final Fantasy XIV.

The art showcases our arch-enemy Zenos yae Galvus in his new Reaper getup. He looks quite fearsome and awesome. Of course, from his point of view, he just wants to look good for us, so that he can be the best “friend” he can be.

Another illustration in a similar style was released a while ago, portraying Alphinaud.

Dice will rename a Battlefield 2042 skin after a player revealed its connection to the Russo-Ukrainian War. 

This news comes by way of IGN, which first reported that someone on Twitter, Waggle_ua, pointed out to EA and Dice that the “Little Green Man” skin available for the Russian specialist, Pyotr “Boris” Gukovsky, is a reference to Russian soldiers secretly sent into Crimea during the Ukrainian Crisis of 2014. 

@EA @EA_DICE are you ok with jokingly putting the Russian terrorists that occupied part of my country? Why not add dunno isis or taliban units to the mix? https://t.co/YlugdMDaYyhttps://t.co/uuhi49xwYL pic.twitter.com/NUBIwMOokR

The recently “remastered” GTA trilogy has some of the ugliest rain I’ve ever seen, and a handful of days later, modders have fixed it. No longer will you walk the streets of Vice City at night, only to be covered in the drippings of Spiderman’s leaky web-shooter. Finally, you can be free of that oddly viscous rain.

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Amazon has temporarily disabled all New World wealth transfer once again after a new duplication exploit was found.

"We are aware of a possible duplication exploit that has been circulating the forums and social media," reads a statement on the New World forum.

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The latest Kirby Cafe winter menu will include warmer options.

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A teaser for the Halo TV show has hit the internet ahead of a potential official showing during tonight's Xbox Anniversary Celebration.

The teaser was brought to light by Twitter account DexertoSpartans, and originated from an advert on Facebook.

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The latest game-breaking bug in New World has been allowing players to duplicate items. Amazon locked down the MMO’s entire economy (again) after concerned players started posting about the situation on its official forums. As of the time of publication, New World players can’t send money, trade with other players,…

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Bandai Namco revealed the identity of the next Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker DLC character, and it is another version of Sasuke Uchiha.

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Microsoft will tonight celebrate the 20th anniversary of Xbox with a special livestream broadcast at 6pm UK time (that's 1pm Eastern, or 10am Pacific). Watch it here, via the video below.

We've been promised a "special look back at 20 years of Xbox", but all eyes will be on hints of the future.

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Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector launches on Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation on 2nd December.

Black Lab Games' well-received turn-based strategy game launched on PC earlier this year.

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The immense benefits of the Xbox-Bethesda acquisition continue to trickle down as new IPs (Starfield) and upcoming chapters in revolutionary franchises (Elder Scrolls VI) are being developed for next-gen technology. At E3, we learned that the former will be an Xbox exclusive and Day One Game Pass addition. Information surrounding the next Elder Scrolls title, however, has been much harder to come across. Still, a GQ interview with Xbox’s leading man Phil Spencer unearthed some exciting new details about Bethesda’s flagship video game series. Nothing is confirmed yet, but Phil Spencer envisions Elder Scrolls VI as an Xbox exclusive. 

We had concerns about Rockstar's remastering of the PS2-era Grand Theft Auto Trilogy - worries that didn't abate when it was discovered that all three games would be drawing upon the flawed mobile ports, remasters shoehorned into Unreal Engine 4. We'll be looking at all three games in the pack, but we wanted to start with Grand Theft Auto 3. It's the oldest title in the line-up and we imagined that it would be the one with most to gain in the remastering process. Taking a step back from the controversy, it's fair to say that Grove Street Games' work is not without merit, but there are a lot of problems here - issues that are so blatant and jarring and ridiculous, it's hard to understand how the game made its way through quality control.

Let's start by talking about how the remaster compares to the original PlayStation 2 release - which we would imagine is the way that most console players coming to the Definitive Edition would have first experienced the game. In its original form, GTA3 on PlayStation 2 was built using RenderWare - a popular middleware solution from Criterion that was used in a huge range of games during that era, including all three GTA titles. Let's be clear here: GTA3 wasn't a visual masterpiece. Compared to contemporaries such as Metal Gear Solid 2 and Gran Turismo 3, it fares badly. However, it was ambitious, with a full time of day system, weather simulation and of course, 'open world'-style free-form exploration of Liberty City. Many of these concepts had existed in the original GTA games but this was the first time it could be experienced in full 3D and the resulting sense of freedom is precisely what made it unique and special in 2001.

The Walmart Black Friday 2021 ad is here and shows its game deals, including a note that it will sell the PS5 and Xbox Series X online-only.

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I spy with my little eye, someone beginning with M. You know him, you've read his work. He likes racing games. Warmer. His surname begins with R. Warmer. He's a writer here. Have you got it?

One thing the Eurogamer Podcast was really good at in the past was giving our writers a way to show themselves outside of the pieces they write for the site. I think this provided an opportunity for you to get to know us, beyond the words, as people. And I didn't want to lose that with the new incarnation of the Podcast, because it's nice to show you who we are and there aren't many opportunities for it.

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Xbox boss Phil Spencer has discussed The Elder Scrolls 6's exclusivity.

In an interview with GQ for the Xbox 20th anniversary, Spencer commented on the acquisition of Bethesda parent company ZeniMax Media last year for a historic $7.5bn.

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