Mojang has announced that Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be available on the Xbox Live Marketplace in August and will cost $19.99. If you already own the Xbox 360 Edition though, you’ll be able to upgrade for only $4.99 (though a retail version will be required). The upgrade will be available for a full year after the Xbox One Edition releases.

Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will promise bigger worlds and more “scenic vistas” along with the ability to import save data and your own Minecraft world. You can also import downloadable skins and texture parks into the Xbox One Edition though Mojang has stated that not everything will make the transition into next gen.

Nonetheless, you’ll be mining, styling and profiling in August if everything goes according to plan. How will future worlds (and most importantly, Achievement City) look on the Xbox One? We’ll be waiting to find out ourselves so stay tuned for more information.

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In a recent report by Game Informer, Zune Marketplace will be replaced by Xbox Music and Xbox Video, which will also offer unlimited streaming via an Xbox Music Pass. Those with a Zune Music Pass needn’t worry though – you’ll still be able to pick up ten free songs a month. There will of course be other changes, which will be detailed in the coming months as the Xbox One readies for its November release.

Check out the Microsoft FAQ in the meantime for more information regarding Live. In the meanwhile, the Xbox One releases in November alongside Forza Motorsport 5, Dead Rising 3 and according to indications via Xbox.com, Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Yes, you read that right. No, there was not a mistake. The headline says Xbox 360, not Xbox One.

Microsoft’s eight year old console will finally be getting self publishing for indie games, something that rivals Sony and Nintendo have had for years now, on the Xbox Live Marketplace. This initiative, which is similar to the one on Xbox One, is an attempt to win over indie developers, after a generations’ worth of practices that alienated and antagonized them.

Now, Polygon reports that according to indie developer FarSight Studios, self publishing is also coming to Microsoft’s aging machine.

“Microsoft has just announced that indie developers (like FarSight) can now self-publish on Xbox Live Arcade instead of being required to find publishers for their games,” the developer said in their monthly newsletter. “This means we can bring The Pinball Arcade back to the 360 ourselves, and also opens the door to an Xbox One version of The Pinball Arcade in the future!”

Microsoft for their part have maintained a no comment policy, and asked us to wait for Gamescom for further announcements.

It looks Crysis 3 is about to get some fresh new multiplayer downloadable content in the near feature according to the image below that was posted on the official game’s twitter by Crytek.

One tweet teases an image of an unknown location that you can take a look at below:

Another tweet shows a picture of a new gun and asks fans a question:

It seems that the new DLC might be taking place in a tropical island along with a couple of new guns. Nothing has been leaked about the rumored DLC other than the achievements that have been previously spotted via Xbox Live.

The DLC Achievements include 250 points and a total of 10 individual achievements, and it’s obvious that the new DLC will feature multiplayer content.

Let us know if you’re excited to know what the new DLC is for Crysis 3 in the comments below.

Check back on GamingBolt for more updates regarding Crytek’s franchises.

Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon is getting a new downloadable content titled as ‘Mark IV Style’ is now available as a free download on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The item description on Xbox Live Marketplace suggests that the new downloadable content pack offers new themes and items that belong in the Blood Dragon universe.

This piece of content is an expansion for the Far Cry 3 map editor, and it is required to own a copy of Far Cry 3 to use the new content.

Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon is a standalone expansion to Far Cry 3 which was released in 2012. The expansion was extremely successful and was the fastest selling downloadable title in Ubisoft history. We awarded it a perfect score of 10/10 and you can check out our full review here.

Let us know if you still play Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon and can’t wait to mess around with the new assets in your Far Cry 3 map editor with Mark IV Style in the comments below.

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Via CVG.

Here is the official statement from Deep Silver regarding the launch of Metro: Last Light

“We are happy to release Metro: Last Light and very confident with the quality of the game” said Menno van der Bil, International Commercial Director, Deep Silver. “I am sure that Metro: Last Light will meet the fans expectations, and Deep Silver is very proud to embrace such an outstanding title in its lineup.”

Launch Trailer:

Metro: Last Light is a survival horror first-person shooter that takes place in a post-apocalyptic Moscow, Russia. In the game the player takes on a role of a man named Artyom who’s goal is to reconcile with his past and change his fate. However, the Metro tunnels are filled with terrifying bloodthirsty mutants, violent Nazis, bandits and the Red Line crew that is trying to start a civil war for to take control of metro and the D6 bunker.

Get ready to go through a hell of a ride on the surface of a post-apocalyptic Moscow and the infested underground metro tunnels in this immersive story and scary atmospheric experience

You can check our review of the game right here.

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Overkill Software confirmed today an August release date for their upcoming sequel of the multiplayer bank robbery game Payday 2.

The developer has also confirmed that the title will also ship to retailer stores in physical form to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, along with digital release on Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Store. However, the PC version will only be available digitally via Steam.

The company said that they’ve made noticeable tweaks over the original Payday: The Heist. Meanwhile, the size of the new game has been increased, which drove Overkill Software to release the game in physical form.

Check out the official game teaser video below:

Are you looking forward to playing Payday 2 and rob some banks with your friends this August? Let us know in the comments below.

Check back on GamingBolt for more updates for Payday 2 and gaming news in general.

Warner Bros’ streaming application Flixter is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace. Consumers can rent or buy movies, look at movie reviews and check cinema times through their Xbox,

Microsoft’s ‘Major Nelson’ pointed out particular features of Flixter

• Buy or rent standard and high definition movies
• Browse current movie listings in theatres near you
• Peruse new and upcoming DVD releases
• Watch high quality movie trailers
• Access movie details, including film posters, synopses and Rotten Tomato scores
• Easily sort and watch movies from your UltraViolet movie collectiom
• Navigate using voice and gesture controls with Kinect for Xbox 360

People can also access to Flixter’s UltraViolet movie collection. This application is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace at no cost and is only available to Gold Subscribes of Xbox Live.

Stay tuned on GamingBolt for more Xbox news and leave any comments you have down below.

Currently, Microsoft is running a promotion where you get the first episode, “A New Day” for free, but after downloading that, you can purchase each subsequent episode at 200 Microsoft Points ($2.50), adding up to the greatest deal since they started fondue.

And since the retail release has its fair share of issues, especially with the Xbox 360 version, this presents an opportunity for gamers to bypass the pains of patching and get straight to the zombies.

Source: Examiner

The demo has quite a myriad of features such as the Horizon Festival event and various street races. You can also explore a section of the game map, which allows gamers to experience the open-world gameplay in Forza Horizon for the first time. Hopefully, it won’t be the harbinger of the series’ end like some pundits are claiming it to be.

Finally, if you play, you’ll be able to unlock a custom 2013 SRT Viper GTS, which will be playable in the final game. So for now, count on being able to admire it before the game’s release.

Check out the demo now on the Marketplace.

Source: Eurogamer