A handful of new games are now available through the Xbox Games Store including Hand of Fate, an action RPG/deckbuilder hybrid that also includes roguelike elements and a little dungeon crawling. That is a lot of genres. Hand of Fate is available to download for the Xbox One.
Also new this week is Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, an enhanced re-release of the fifth game in Koei Tecmo’s fighting franchise for the Xbox One. A free-to-play “Core Fighters” edition is also available.
Finally this week there’s Blue Estate (Xbox One), a rail shooter based on Viktor Kalvachev’s comic book series, and Trivial Pursuit Live! (Xbox One, Xbox 360), a game show-like version of the iconic board game.
More information on all of these games can be found after the break.
Xbox One Games
Dead or Alive 5: Last Round ($39.99)
The final word in fighting entertainment – Dead or Alive 5: Last Round! Two new playable characters join to make the largest roster in series history! Two fan favorite stages make their triumphant return with updated graphics and gameplay! With new effects and skin shading technology, the hottest fighters in gaming look better than ever!Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Core Fighters (Free)
The final word in fighting entertainment – Dead or Alive 5: Last Round! This version allows use of most game modes, including online play. However, only a limited number of playable characters are available, and Story Mode is locked. Other characters and Story Mode are available as separate downloadable content purchases.Hand of Fate ($19.99)
Beyond the thirteen gates at the end of the world, the game of life and death is played. Draw your cards, play your hand, and discover your fate. Hand of Fate is a hybrid roguelike/action-RPG/deckbuilder, in which the player builds a set of cards into a deck, which is then used to deal out the dungeon floors through which they adventure. Upon entering a combat, all of the cards the player has collected fly into their hands as fully modelled 3D assets, and combat begins.Trivial Pursuit Live! ($14.99)
A modern twist on the world’s most well-known trivia game. Play with your knowledge in a fast paced TV Show experience. A modern look, new reinvented question types, and the world’s best questions from the world’s top trivia authority. The game is now more fun and inclusive for everyone through adapted difficulty levels and unique catch-up rounds that inject social moments offering players a fresh, original experience.Trivia has never been so much fun.Blue Estate ($12.99)
Blue Estate is a darkly funny on-rails shooter based on the comic books from Viktor Kalvachev. Using Kinect for Xbox One motion detection capability, Blue Estate offers previously unmatched immersion into the mafia world of Los Angeles, packed with humour, original gameplay and incredible fun. In Blue Estate you will play Tony Luciano, the psychopathic son of the Italian mafia godfather of LA and Clarence, an ex-Navy SEAL, penniless and now a hit-man bent on cleaning up the mess started by Tony. As Tony launches a personal vendetta against the Sik Brother’s gang in an attempt to save his best dancer, Cherry Popz, Clarence wants to end the gang war, taking him to the farthest corners of Jamaica!Xbox 360 Games
Trivial Pursuit Live! ($14.99)
A modern twist on the world’s most well-known trivia game. Play with your knowledge in a fast paced TV Show experience. A modern look, new reinvented question types, and the world’s best questions from the world’s top trivia authority. The game is now more fun and inclusive for everyone through adapted difficulty levels and unique catch-up rounds that inject social moments offering players a fresh, original experience.Trivia has never been so much fun.
