NEW RELEASE: Red Faction Guerilla Re-Mars-tered Xbox One

Set 50 years after the climactic events of the original Red Faction, Red Faction: Guerrilla allows players to take the role of an insurgent fighter with the newly re-established Red Faction movement as they battle for liberation from the oppressive Earth Defense Force. Red Faction: Guerrilla re-defines the limits of destruction-based game-play with a huge open-world, fast-paced guerrilla-style combat, and true physics-based destruction.

BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY: Three Games Coming to Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Today

Today we are getting three classic Xbox 360 games playable on the Xbox One via Backwards Compatibility.  One of the three will be an August 2017 Games With Gold, so you may want to hold off on buying until the August Games With Gold Start.

GYRUSS, Raiden IV and Red Faction: Armageddon are coming to Xbox One Backward 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

Relive this classic arcade shooter and save the Earth from an alien armada. Fight through 23 levels of enemies as you fly through the solar system from Neptune, past Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars till you finally reach your destination, Earth. Full version features all levels, leaderboards, new multiplayer modes over Xbox Live®, and 12 achievements. Do you have what it takes to save Earth?

"Raiden IV", the latest version in the acclaimed arcade shooter has arrived on the Xbox 360! Fight yoru way through countless enemy squadrons using four devastating weapons types. Connect to Xbox LIVE to upload your scores and replays. Share and watch replays and see if you stack up against the best ACES in the world. Get ready for action in this latest version with never before seen levels and content!

In Red Faction: Armageddon, harness the destructive powers of the Nano-Forge to transform the world into your weapon and bring it crashing down upon your enemies. Your journey will take you from the frozen poles to the molten core of Mars as you wage war against the Red Faction’s greatest enemy yet.

Red Faction: Armageddon will be an August 2017 Game With Gold

FREEBIES: Xbox Live Games With Gold For August 2017

For the month of July, Xbox Live Gold members will receive four new free games – two on Xbox One and two on Xbox 360 – as part of the Games with Gold program.

You can play both Xbox 360 titles on your Xbox One with Backward Compatibility.

*Titles are available as free downloads for qualifying Xbox Live Gold members in all markets where Xbox Live is available. Some regions may offer different titles depending on market availability.

On Xbox One, Xbox Live Gold members can download Slime Rancher ($19.99 ERP) for free during the month of August. Trials Fusion ($19.99 ERP) will be available as a free download from August 16th to September 15th.

On Xbox 360, starting August 1st, Bayonetta ($19.99 ERP) will be free for Xbox Live Gold members through August 15th. Then on August 16th, Xbox Live Gold Members can download Red Faction: Armageddon ($29.99 ERP) for free through August 31st.