Two games are available starting today with Chicory: A Colorful Tale (cloud, console, and PC) and Farworld Pioneers (console and PC), while June 1 will see Car Mechanic Simulator 2021, Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer,  and The Big Con being added to the service, with all three being available via cloud, console, and PC.

Meanwhile, Tendershoot’s acclaimed internet simulator Hypnospace Outlaw arrives on June 6 (cloud, console, and PC), while Rune Factory 4 Special (cloud, console, and PC) and Stacking (console and PC) will be added on June 8. Finally, Dordogne launches on June 13 via cloud, console, and PC.

We’re reaching the end of the year now, and what a year it’s been. Between a deadly pandemic basically bringing humanity to its knee to the launch of new generation consoles, it’s been a memorable one for good and bad reasons all around. Microsoft will also, of course, end the year with a brand new batch of titles for Games With Gold.

Next month’s headlining title is Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell that will be available from December 1st-15th. The Xbox 360 title was a standalone expansion to Saints Row 4 that continued the craziness of that open world series with a focus on the side character, Gat. After it is another 360 title, Stacking, a smaller title from Double Fine Productions that features sentient matryoshka dolls in a strange adventure and it’ll be available December 16th-31st.

On the Xbox One side, for the entire month you’ll be able to get The Raven: Remastered, an adventure game where you play a police officer who finds himself sucked into a conspiracy. To round things off there is Bleed 2, a hardcore arcade-style shooter that will be available from December 16th-January 15th.

These games will be available to all Xbox Live Gold or Game Pass Ultimate subscribers starting on December 1st. All titles will be redeemable and playable on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and Xbox One.

After both IPs were auctioned off by THQ following the publisher’s bankruptcy earlier this year to Nordic Games, the rights to Costume Quest and Stacking have finally returned to original creator Double Fine Productions.

Double Fine president and CEO Tim Schafer stated, “I am pleased that we have regained full control over Costume Quest and Stacking, following a daring and top-secret midnight raid on the Nordic Games headquarters in Vienna,” said .

Business development VP Justin Bailey stated that, “Double Fine is dedicated to controlling its own IP, and we will continue working to bring all associated rights back in-house whenever possible, no matter how many split-second security system hacks or painstaking tunneling operations we have to execute.”

Lars Wingefors, owner and CEO of Nordic Games, added that, “We can’t wait to partner with Double Fine for this upcoming retail launch of three of its most excellent games. However, I feel compelled to point out that we were happy to transfer distribution rights for Costume Quest and Stacking back to Double Fine in an entirely non-secretive and heist-free manner.”

The Broken Age developer has also revealed that it will be partnering with Nordic Games to bring out retail releases for Costume Quest, Psychonauts and Stacking for Mac and PC in 2014.

If you remember Stacking was free for PS + subscribers last year, and now the game has finally landed on Steam. To sweeten the deal, Steam has an offer going where you can purchase the game at a 33% discount.

From Tim Schafer’s Double Fine Productions, explore a vintage world inhabited by living Russian stacking dolls as you jump into more than 100 unique dolls and use their special abilities to solve a wide variety of puzzles & challenges.

The promotion ends on March 13th, so hurry up, Stacking is an awesome game.

Tell us what you think in the comments section below.

THQ today announced that The Lost Hobo King, an add-on to  Stacking, is now available for download on Xbox Live and PSN. The Lost Hobo King is available for the suggested downloadable price of 400 Microsoft Points on XBL and $4.99 on PlayStation Network.

In The Lost Hobo King, Charlie travels to the kingdom of Camelfoot to help his hobo friend Levi with an important family matter. Levi’s uncle Rufus, heir to the throne, may only take his rightful place if the lost crown can be found. To recover the fragmented crown, Charlie must use his unique talents to overcome several tests of valor left by the ancient hobo mystics. It is only then that the ancient crown can be re-forged, Rufus crowned, and the fractured hobo people united under one sardine can.

“The Lost Hobo King includes the same charisma as Stacking with an added layer of hilarity,” said Martin Good, THQ’s Executive Vice President of Kids, Family and Casual Games.
Project Lead, Lee Petty added: “With the Lost Hobo King, we’ve expanded the world of Stacking by developing the mythos and identity of the ancient Hobo people. Charlie’s bravery and cleverness will help bring unity to a fractured people because, after all, helping is the Hobo way.”

The Lost Hobo King downloadable pack extends the Stacking experience with features that include:
• An all-new storyline sprinkled with Double Fine’s signature charm;
• A fully realized environment to explore – the lost hobo kingdom of Camelfoot;
• Several new challenges, each with multiple solutions;
• More than 15 new unique dolls, each with new abilities;
• A new set of mischief making hi-jinks to discover and enjoy;
• New achievements and trophies to earn.

After achievements had been posted for some new DLC on xbox360acheviments, it became pretty safe ground to assume new DLC would be heading our way for Stacking; a Russian doll themed puzzle adventure from Tim Schafer’s Double Fine Games. Now THQ have officially confirmed the upcoming DLC, titled ‘The Lost Hobo King’, which shall be released in April. Here is THQ’s official description:

“In The Lost Hobo King, Charlie travels to the kingdom of Camelfoot to help his hobo friend Levi with an important family matter. Levi’s uncle Rufus, heir to the throne of Hobo, may only take his rightful place if the lost crown can be found. To recover the fragmented crown, Charlie must use his unique talents to overcome several tests of valor left by the ancient hobo mystics. It is only then that the ancient crown can be re-forged, Rufus crowned, and the fractured hobo people united under one sardine.

The Lost Hobo King downloadable pack extends the Stacking experience with features that include:
•         An all-new storyline sprinkled with Double Fine’s signature charm;
•         A fully realized environment to explore – the lost hobo kingdom of Camelfoot;
•         Several new challenges, each with multiple solutions;
•         More than 15 new unique dolls, each with new abilities;
•         A new set of mischief making hi-jinks to discover and enjoy;
•         New achievements and trophies to earn.”

Thanks to Gamesradar for the info

A list of new XBLA titles from Major Nelson has shown that Stacking, a new game from Tim Schafer, is set to release February 8^th. Check out a Playstation blog video preview of the game above.

Thanks to CVG for the info.

Double Fine’s unique doll-based download only title, Stacking has finally got a release date and price tag. THQ, the publishers, announced that the game will be releasing on March 9 for XBLA and March 8 for PSN.

The game will cost $14.99 on PSN and 1200 MS points on XBLA.

It looks like an interesting concept, maybe we should try it out.