Buy Any Xbox One S for $50 Off and Receive a $30 Retailer Gift Card

Since Dec. 11, we’ve been offering a special holiday promotion that allows fans to save $50 for every new Xbox One S bundle purchase. Today, we’re excited to announce that on top of that $50 savings, when you purchase any Xbox One S, you’ll also receive a $30 gift card from participating retailers.

Experience the dawn of all-out war with the Xbox One S Battlefield 1 Bundle (500GB); or explore the world of Minecraft with the Xbox One S Minecraft Favorites Bundle (500GB). Either way, you’ll receive a $30 retailer gift card with your purchase!

Xbox One S is the only console this holiday that offers 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, 4K video streaming and High Dynamic Range. With the fastest, most reliable gaming network with Xbox Live, play over 100 award-winning exclusive games and enjoy a growing library of more than 300 Xbox 360 games playable through Backward Compatibility on Xbox One. You can also stream your favorite movies and shows on Netflix and Hulu in stunning 4K Ultra HD. There’s no better time to buy an Xbox One S, the ultimate games and 4K entertainment system.

Head to Xbox.com to purchase a console at a $50 savings and get a $30 gift card from participating retailers, including Amazon, Target, GameStop, Best Buy, Walmart.com and Microsoft Store.

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Next Week on Xbox – Upcoming Games, December 19 – 25

Welcome to Next Week on Xbox, where we cover the best games coming soon to Xbox One. Every week, the team at Xbox aims to deliver quality gaming content for you to enjoy on your favorite gaming console, and Xbox Wire will be here to let you know when you can play every new release hitting Xbox One. Whether you’re a fan of shooting, racing, or adventuring, there’s sure to be something for you to enjoy. So, without further delay, let’s preview the new games coming soon with Next Week on Xbox!

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – December 20

Shantae makes her return to Xbox One in Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. As a crime wave takes over Sequin Land, it falls to Shantae to save the day with her hair-whip and belly dancing attacks to defeat her enemies as well as her longtime nemesis, Risky Boots!

Wick – December 21

Explore the local legend and solve the mystery of children going missing in the woods in this captivating survival horror game. But only for those who dare!

Crypt of the Serpent King – December 21

Bust out your sword and board for this rogue-like dungeon crawler. Face goblins, skeletons, and all manner of underworld creatures while avoiding traps and pits full of lava in Crypt of the Serpent King.

Momonga Pinball Adventures – December 21

Join Momo and friends on an epic pinball quest to save the momongas from the clutches of some very evil owls. Momonga Pinball Adventures has all the ingredients of an action-adventure game… but with flippers!

Boom Ball 2 for Kinect – December 21

Get your friends and family to join in on the fun in Boom Ball 2 for Kinect. Featuring two-player co-op, this full-body Kinect game featuring bouncing balls, brick breaking, and blowing stuff up.

Inside & Limbo Bundle – December 22

Two of Playdead’s critically acclaimed games, Limbo and Inside, are now available in one incredible bundle of adventure.

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This Week on Xbox – December 16

We know you’re busy and might miss out on a day (or three) of the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you can feast your eyes on our weekly video show below. Either way, be sure to come back every Friday to find out what’s happening This Week on Xbox!

Celebrate the Holidays in 4K with $50 Off All Xbox One S Bundles

Start your holiday on the right foot with some savings from Xbox! From Sunday, Dec. 11 through Saturday, Dec. 24, all Xbox One and Xbox One S consoles will be $50 off at participating retailers in the U.S. Starting at just $249, you can experience the dawn of all-out war with the Xbox One S Battlefield 1 Bundle, featuring… Read more

Pit People Coming to Xbox Game Preview in January

Earlier this year, we held a closed beta for Pit People on Xbox One and players had a chance to play our fast-paced, turn-based, co-op adventure to quest and explore, find awesome loot, customize fighters, and recruit strange species! After this very helpful run in September, we continued development on Pit People with tons of feedback from the community… Read more

Sniper Elite 4 “Target: Fuhrer” DLC Preview

With Sniper Elite 4, we are fully exploring the power of Xbox One to take things up a gear. Developed from the ground up, our aim has been to make the definitive World War 2 game for a generation. In short, Sniper Elite 4 is our most complete game yet. Whether you prefer sniping from the shadows or close-quarters combat, brutal stealth or all out action… Read more

Forza Horizon 3’s Blizzard Mountain Expansion Is Here

Ready for a frozen adventure? Well, the wait is over, because the Blizzard Mountain Expansion for Forza Horizon 3 is here! Available today in the Microsoft Store as a standalone purchase or included as part of the Forza Horizon 3 Expansion Pass, Blizzard Mountain invites players to the snowy elevations of a brand new playable area of Forza Horizon 3’s Australia… Read more

Pre-order Yooka-Laylee, a Spiritual Successor to Banjo-Kazooie, Starting Today

Yooka-Laylee is an open-world 3D platformer inspired by classic games of the genre that a lot of our team members were lucky enough to work on in the past. There are huge, beautiful worlds to explore, quirky characters to meet, and lots of collectibles to horde on the way! And we’re excited to announce that pre-orders start today… Read more

The BioShock Series is Here via Xbox One Backward Compatibility!

For those who already own a copy of the original BioShock games for the Xbox 360, welcome back to Rapture (and Columbia)! We’re pleased to announce that the original games are now playable on Xbox One via Backward Compatibility. To relive the experience with the game you already own, would you kindly check the “Ready to Install” section of your Xbox One… Read more

The Little Acre is Now Available on Xbox One

Our first game The Little Acre is now on Xbox One! It’s a hand-drawn animated adventure game set in 1950s Ireland that follows the life of Aidan and his daughter Lily as they discover another world through their garden shed. While we aren’t the first point-and-click adventure game to show up on Xbox One, it’s a pretty rare thing to see… Read more

Powerful Dolby Atmos Sound Coming to Xbox One and Windows 10

“Justice rains from above!” If you play Overwatch, that sentence may give you nightmares. It’s Pharah’s catch phrase as she hangs in the air and lets loose a barrage of rockets that destroy everything in their path. Pharah’s attack is so effective in part because you may not be able to tell where it’s coming from. But I have a secret weapon to defend against Pharah’s barrage: Dolby Atmos… Read more

Fallout Mash-Up Pack Coming Soon to Minecraft on Consoles!

In a flash of brilliance not unlike nuclear fusion itself, Minecraft will soon be melded with Fallout, Bethesda Softworks’ much-loved, post-apocalyptic RPG series. So strap on your thickest welding goggles and keep your eyes on the horizon for the mash-up pack’s radiant arrival on Console Edition in the coming days. Or lie under a table. Whatever makes you feel calmer. Read more

Download Lost Odyssey, the Japanese RPG Classic, Free for a Limited Time

In celebration of the Xbox One Backward Compatibility catalog exceeding 300 games, we have a very special gift to all our Xbox fans. For a limited time, you can download the classic Xbox 360 role playing game Lost Odyssey for free. Yes, for free! Play it now on Xbox One via Backward Compatibility. Relive the journey of Kaim, a mysterious immortal warrior… Read more

Bully: Scholarship Edition Now Playable on Xbox One Through Backward Compatibility

The Rockstar Games tradition of groundbreaking, original gameplay and humorous tongue-in-cheek storytelling invades the schoolyard in Bully: Scholarship Edition, now playable on Xbox One with Backward Compatibility. As a mischievous schoolboy, you’ll stand up to bullies, get picked on by teachers, play pranks, win or lose the girl… Read more

Astroneer Launches to Game Preview on Dec. 16 for Xbox One and Windows 10

Greetings! We are excited, happy, nervous, and about a hundred other emotions as we launch Astroneer into Game Preview for the Xbox One and Windows Store! Delivering on these platforms in a very short time with our very small team has been a hugely ambitious feat for us. I often can scarcely believe we’ve reached this point… Read more

Celebrate “Gearsmas” With Unique Content, Special Events and Offers!

The days are getting colder and the nights are getting longer, which means it’s time for the seasonal signature event for Gears of War – Gearsmas! Beginning today, this year’s holiday spectacular marks the biggest event for Gears of War 4 yet with over 30 pieces of festive content to collect, a special playlist featuring the first ever custom weapon… Read more

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Celebrate “Gearsmas” With Unique Content, Special Events and Offers!

The days are getting colder and the nights are getting longer, which means it’s time for the seasonal signature event for Gears of War – Gearsmas! Beginning today, this year’s holiday spectacular marks the biggest event for Gears of War 4 yet with over 30 pieces of festive content to collect, a special playlist featuring the first ever custom weapon for Gears 4 and a whole lot more.

Take a first look at the Gearsmas Celebrations in the trailer above, then read on for all the juicy details.

The Festive Collection

Gearsmas brings a whole bunch of new festive-themed items to customize your look in the spirit of the Holiday!

The Gearsmas Pack is full of Holiday Presents with 28 pieces of unique content to collect. For 400 Credits, each pack contains One Bounty and two items from the Gearsmas collection listed below:

• 3 ‘Ugly Gearsmas Armor’ Characters – JD, Kait and Swarm Drone
• 4x Gingerbread Weapon Skins
• 4x Festive Tree Weapon Skins
• 4x Snowman Weapon Skins
• 4x JD Wrapping Paper Weapon Skins
• 4x Kait Wrapping Paper Weapon Skins
• 4x Swarm Wrapping Paper Weapon Skins
• 1 Commemorative Gearsmas Emblem

For the first time, there’s also some special timed rewards to collect that can’t be found in the Gearsmas Pack. Our new Daily Rewards system will be handing out some holiday presents on the days listed below – simply jump on Gears of War 4 to claim your gift!

• December 16^th: Chuzzmas Emblem
• December 24^th – 26^th: Ice Boomshot

Special Events

On top of all the new customization items to add to your collection, there’s also new ways to play!

Snowball Fight is a brand new special event that features the first custom holiday weapon for Gears of War 4 – the Snowshot. This icy looking Boomshot that fires Snowballs which, in true Gears fashion, still gibs enemies!

The mode is a variant on TDM where everyone starts with the Snowshot and 2 Snowballs. Just like real-life Snowball Fights, you’ll have to scramble to pick up more Snowballs when you’re out!

In the spirit of coming together during the holidays, Crossplay Versus is also back in a Special Event playlist. Throughout Gearsmas, Xbox One and Windows 10 players can game on together in Social with squads of up to 5 players.

As an additional thank you to our fans, both of these playlists feature 1.5x XP for the duration of Gearsmas!

New Surprises

There’s even more to come throughout December for Gears fans. Later this month, the UIR are joining the fight with their own UIR Gear Pack – we’ll be revealing more information on dates and content in this pack next week.

Speaking of the UIR, fans have hunted down many an Easter Egg in our Campaign – but there might be something new to find on December 25. Good luck in your Easter Egg hunt Gears fans!

Never A Better Time To Join The Fight

If you haven’t picked up Gears of War 4 yet, there’s never been a better time to join. In the spirit of Gearsmas, Gears of War 4 has extended a special offer – a 35% discount! Head to the Xbox Marketplace in your region to find your local pricing.

Gearsmas runs until December 28th, 2017 so there’s plenty of time to get in on the action. From all of us at The Coalition, we hope you have a blast during Gearsmas and a safe and happy holidays. See you online for some Snowball Fights!

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Bannerfall Trials Tips

Choke Points

This can be an exceptionally hard map to push a team camping in certain areas if you are unaware of the positions they are covering, or can’t get multiple sightlines through the choke points

Remember to use these positions to your advantage when facing an aggressive team, leading them through these points and using grenades to halt or split them up and wound them. You can also guarantee that at some point you will be sniping, or sniped at, through one of these chokepoints.

Sniping

This map is a great sniping map, with seemingly impossible angles, and a ton of different ones to approach, counter snipe and ultimately, take people’s heads off from. Some of these lanes, including lesser known but highly recommended* ones, are below.

On this map it is best to spread out, don’t all push the same sniping lane and definitely don’t challenge from the same zone sniping, and this will keep your enemy guessing and their heads on a swivel looking out for your snipes. If you had an enemy team completely outgunned, and swapped your positioning every game, they generally had to resort to camping in their spawn, or waiting for you to push outside for flag and sniping you there.

Generally less confident snipers should avoid jumping up onto Perch to challenge snipes, as this would lead to difficult orb locations for revives, and ultimately a round loss as you struggled to revive them. Another sniping lane to avoid for less confident snipers is straight down Center Lane which was a common mistake for most, as you can be flanked out to end of Mohawk as you tried for revives.

All of these below are identical spots and angles because this is a symmetrical map.

Sniper lanes:

• Balcony to Alley *

• Tree and Mohawk to B and Inside Heavy

• Tree through Tunnel into Street *

• Straight down Center lane from either end

• Perch to Perch

• Below Perch through the doors and up high to snipe the other side’s Perch *

Flanking

This map was all about the angles, as I stated above; flanking worked the same way, but you had to be careful as you will nearly always be on someone’s radar. Flanking would require a lot of distraction from your teammates to pull off, rather than pulling out far far wide to catch them off guard and off their radar.

Sending one person out to Alley while 2 others push Center Lane was a great distraction where the enemy would try to get different angles on Center Lane and leave themselves exposed to snipes or flanks with longer range primaries from Alley.

Another technique included pushing a couple out to Mohawk in cover, while a teammate would push straight through Inside Heavy / B and could catch opponents from behind who would rush out to try and meet your two teammates at Mohawk.

Heavy

Both teams can push either heavy completely equally on this map, so you have a choice, Inside or Outside. Pushing inside heavy can be a complete mess, but is generally the preferred tactic, as you are less hesitant to pull the heavy, and if left unchallenged while you go to outside heavy, they will always pull it before you and be on you with rockets before you know it.

The best way to approach heavy on this map is to send one or two inside to challenge with supers, while one watches outside to delay or prevent heavy being pulled from there. If you don’t have any supers then use grenades effectively and all 3 push inside heavy to overwhelm and rush the enemy team, try and push from different angles and consider running down Center Lane to accomplish this.

Highlights

https://youtu.be/ix3oeTp0xYo – Chrisg2003bt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4KpH0lUyKA – Dr3w101

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Where’s Xur?

Item	Class	Subclass	Strange Coin
Zhalo Supercell			23
Legacy Body Engram			29
The Glasshouse	Titan	Any	13
Young Ahamkara’s Spine	Hunter	Any	13
Voidfang Vestments	Warlock	Any	13

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