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The first batch of Xbox PC games are arriving on Boosteroid today, a cloud gaming service. Microsoft signed a deal with Boosteroid as part of its efforts to appease regulators for its Activision Blizzard acquisition. You’ll be able to play titles like Deathloop, Dishonored, Dishonored 2, Dishonored: Death of The Outsider, Gears 5, Gears Tactics, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and Pentiment. You can either purchase from the Microsoft Store or use a PC Game Pass subscription to stream these games through Boosteroid.

During its Partner Preview showcase, Xbox announced that Final Fantasy — No, not that one. Not that one either. Yeah, that one —will fully launch on the console March 21st.

A new S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Trilogy is launching on Xbox One and Xbox Series X /X today, bringing the trio of classic PC games to Microsoft’s Xbox consoles. That includes Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky, and Call of Pripyat. The bundle is available for $39.99 on the Microsoft Store.

The Xbox Partner Preview event kicks off at 10AM PT / 1PM ET / 6PM UK today. Microsoft is promising its 30-minute broadcast will include “more than a dozen new trailers,” including games from publishers like Capcom, Nexon, and EA. The event will be broadcast on Twitch and YouTube, and you can watch along below.

With the Fallout TV show coming soon, Wasteland fever (not to be confused with radiation sickness) is in full swing. For example, here’s a pretty sweet looking Xbox controller that’s just covered in Vault Boys. You can get one of your own through the Xbox Design Lab.

Microsoft is holding an Xbox Partner Preview event on Wednesday. The 30-minute broadcast will include “more than a dozen new trailers,” for new and upcoming games from publishers like Capcom, Nexon, EA, and others. Tales of Kenzera: Zau, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, and The First Berserker: Khazan will all be part of the preview. The event will be broadcast on Twitch and YouTube on March 6th at 10AM PT / 1PM ET / 6PM UK.

Microsoft is selling a limited edition SpongeBob SquarePants Xbox Series X console later this week. The “limited supply” console will be available at Best Buy on March 7th, priced at $699. It comes with a digital download of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 and a custom Xbox controller featuring SpongeBob, Squidward, Gary, and Mr. Krabs. Microsoft usually creates custom consoles for giveaways, so this is a rare opportunity to actually buy a custom Xbox Series X for the inflated price of $699.

Reddit users spotted a new “Unknown App” on SteamDB. They largely supposed it’s the Creations update that brings stuff like mod tools.