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Everspace: Free Hardcore Mode Now Available on Xbox One and Windows 10
December 6, 2017
As demanding as playing on the hard difficulty setting is, this stand-alone hardcore mode offers an entirely new level of challenge for veteran pilots, with the additional caveat of disallowing improvement in starting conditions. Each run begins with the same fixed set of pilot perks, with ship perk upgrades only allowed at the end of each sector, provided you have collected enough credits. Hardcore mode also introduces another nasty twist. When entering a new sector, players must select from different handicap modifiers, each having an adverse effect on overall gameplay. Essentially, players choose between the frying pan or the fire....
Everspace Developer Tips and Strategies
November 22, 2016
Our team at Rockfish Games has been working together on space shooters for over ten years now, on everything from smartphones, tablets, PC, and most recently consoles. Which is why we couldn’t be more excited about the launch of Everspace on Xbox One, our very first console game that supports Xbox Play Anywhere featuring cross-saves and the ability to buy once and play anywhere with Windows 10! Because space is a dangerous place, we would like to give aspiring space pilots some advice on how to survive in such a hostile environment filled with natural hazards, as well as various...
Everspace 1.0 Now Available via Xbox Play Anywhere
May 30, 2017
It has been a very long road to release since we started development on Everspace more than two years ago, and it’s hard to believe the day is finally upon us. Truly an exciting time for everyone here at Rockfish Games and for space game enthusiasts. The greatest addition coming with the full release is the long-awaited campaign, including missions, cinematic flashbacks, and fully-voiced cutscenes (in English and German) with text localization available for more than 10 languages including French, Chinese, and Spanish. The Campaign As all players who have played Everspace in Game Preview have already experienced, the hero...
XPA Title Everspace Introduces New Ships, Perks, and More in Update v0.4
March 15, 2017
Pilots! A massive double strike just hit the Xbox One and the Windows Store. With the all-new Everspace Update v0.4, we’re adding not one but two major content updates at once with over 100 additions, improvements, and fixes! The Colonial Gunship The wait is over: Go to the hangar now and have a look at the beastly Colonial Gunship. You can immediately tell it’s a flying fortress with a massive hull and lots of firepower. It comes equipped with a fusion blaster and flak cannon as primary weapons, heavy missiles, cluster mines, scanning probes, combat drones, and an automated Gatling...
Everspace Now Available via Xbox Game Preview on Xbox One
September 24, 2016
Hamburg-based indie studio Rockfish Games has announced that its debut title Everspace has launched through Xbox Game Preview on Xbox One. In the coming weeks, it will be the very first title coming to Xbox Game Preview Program on Windows 10 and will support Xbox Play Anywhere featuring cross-saves and buy once, play anywhere. “We were excited to be able to showcase Everspace at a variety of events over the past year – from E3 to Gamescom,” said Chris Charla, Director of ID@Xbox at Microsoft, “and it got great player response every time. We’re super excited that it’s coming to...
Everspace Brings Roguelike Action to the Space Shooter Genre
October 21, 2015
Rockfish Games is breaking new ground with Everspace, an upcoming action game that marries the intensity of the space shooter with the mega-intensity of the roguelike (which is shorthand for “infinitely replayable, procedurally generated games with permadeath elements, influenced by the classic Rogue”). It’s already a huge deal, too, with a successful crowdfunding campaign that’s netted the developer more than $500,000 (and counting). And today, we’re thrilled to announce that Everspace is part of Microsoft’s ID@Xbox program – which means it’s headed to Xbox One and Windows 10 PC in 2016. We recently had a chance to sit down with...
E3 2019: Xbox Game Pass for PC and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Available Today
June 9, 2019
Since the launch of Xbox Game Pass, we’ve been committed to offering the best value in gaming. For the last two years, Xbox Game Pass has offered our members on Xbox a curated catalog of over 100 great games, with new games added all the time and day one access to new titles from Xbox Game Studios. Today, we bring this commitment to PC with the launch of Xbox Game Pass for PC and the new Xbox App. You can get more details here. Our members have told us they want to be able to choose a plan that is...
This Week on Xbox – November 25
November 25, 2016
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! Feast on December’s Games with Gold Lineup Games with Gold has four new titles...
Kingdom and Black and White Bushido are Coming to ID@Xbox Soon
October 23, 2015
It’s been a great week for ID@Xbox. On Wednesday, we announced that Rockfish Games would be bring its exciting roguelike space shooter Everspace to Xbox One and Windows 10. Then, earlier today, we shared that Oxenfree, the first game from Night School Studio, would also be hitting both platforms. Now, we’re happy to keep this announcement train rolling with the reveal of two more ID@Xbox titles you can look forward to playing soon. First up, there’s Kingdom, a beautiful 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid that combines minimalism with a modern pixel art aesthetic. Playing the role of a king or...
This Week on Xbox: March 17
March 17, 2017
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! Battlefield 1 “They Shall Not Pass” Expansion Available Now for Premium Owners Tomorrow will...
This Week on Xbox: June 2, 2017
June 2, 2017
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! Face the Rise of the Horde with New Skills, Achievements, Inconceivable Difficulty and a...
