NEWS: The EA Access Vault Expands this Year with Sports, Action and Arcade Titles

EA Access members can already explore more than two dozen great games in The Vault, and in the months ahead we'll be adding even more sports, action and arcade games for players to discover and enjoy.

It all starts today, as a selection of Xbox LIVE Arcade games enter The Vault.  Players can now explore the Throwback Pack, featuring six arcade titles from PopCap, including:

 - Heavy Weapon™
- Bejeweled™ 2
- Bejeweled™ 3
- Feeding Frenzy™
- Feeding Frenzy™ 2
- Zuma™

Later this year, we'll also add even more blockbuster content to The Vault, including:


- EA SPORTS™ UFC® 2
- Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst
- Star Wars™ Battlefront™

And of course, members can experience 10 hours of all-out war in Battlefield™ 1 before its release with a Play First Trial beginning on October 13.


For more information about EA Access, and member benefits including a 10% discount on EA digital purchases, please visit www.ea.com/eaaccess

NEW RELEASE: Mafia III Xbox One

Mafia III

Be Lincoln Clay, orphan and Vietnam veteran hell bent on revenge for the deaths of his surrogate family in a vast open world ruled by the mob and detailed with the sights and sounds of the era. Choose your own play-style; brute force, blazing guns or stalk-and-kill tactics, to tear down the Italian Mafia. Build a new criminal empire your way by deciding which lieutenants you reward, and which you betray.

NEW RELEASE: Gears of War 4: Ultimate Edition Xbox One

Gears of War 4: Ultimate Edition

A new saga begins for one of the most acclaimed video game franchises in history. After narrowly escaping an attack on their village, JD Fenix and his friends, Kait and Del, must rescue the ones they love and discover the source of a monstrous new enemy. Includes the base game, Season Pass and pre-order bonuses Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Character Pack for use in Gears of War: Ultimate Edition and an exclusive Vintage Del Pack for use in Gears of War 4, featuring a Vintage Del character model, emblem, two Vintage weapon skins and a special Vintage Del bounty.

Gears of War 4 Ultimate Edition is your gateway to Early Access for Gears of War 4, allowing you to download and start playing Friday, October 7 – four days before the game’s standard release date.

NEW RELEASES: Happy Dungeons Xbox One

Happy Dungeons

Happy Dungeons is a Free To Play cooperative action RPG that’s just made for multiplayer gaming! So grab a pad and enjoy the witty, upbeat storyline that’s never short of a surprise, all set within a bizarre world overflowing with comical characters. Vibrant graphics combine with high-speed, stomach-churning action to give you an experience like nothing else! Customize your character to your heart’s content and go nuts in your own unique way! Embark on the adventure of a lifetime as you join forces with your friends and family to take out those dastardly villains! Are you ready to embrace the challenge with your own party of little lunatics?

BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY: Three 360 Games are Backwards Compatible Today

Today it looks like we are getting 3 more Xbox 360 games playable on the Xbox One via Backwards Compatibility. Two of the games are from the same series.

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, Puzzle Quest Galactrix & Puzzle Quest 2 are coming to Xbox One Back Compatibility today.

*As always, those that own these games digitally will be able to download them again for free from the "Ready to Download" section of the Xbox One



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Sonic and the All-Stars cast line up on the starting grid once again to battle for supremacy in the ultimate race. It’s not just racing, it’s racing transformed! Fully Transformable vehicles which change from car to plane to boat mid race, each with their own unique gameplay. Over 20 legendary All-Stars each with their own transformable vehicle. A multitude of modes including Grand Prix, Battle Arenas and the incredible World Tour. Unleash ingenious weaponry and your character’s All-Star move to beat the opposition. Race up to ten players online, or challenge your friends in four player split screen. 16 dynamic tracks which challenge you on land, water and air. Take to the track and challenge your friends as your X360 avatar with its exclusive transformable vehicle.

Explore the entire Galactrix universe in the exciting return of the Puzzle Quest franchise with its signature addictive RPG/Puzzle hybrid gameplay.

 Escape to a puzzle game fantasy world filled with amazing creatures, powerful weapons, and addictive role playing in this sequel to the award-winning Puzzle Quest.