All articles tagged with #achievements
World of Tanks: Heat launches today as a free-to-play spin-off on Xbox Series X|S and PC, featuring 32 achievements worth 1,000 Gamerscore across 5v5 and 10v10 modes. Players control Agents with two tanks each, unlockable upgrades, and a mix of challenge types including critical hits, assists, and base captures. It won’t be in Xbox Game Pass at launch, but Game Pass perks may come later.
The Maxed Out multiplayer achievement in Forza Horizon 6 requires reaching level 100 in Horizon Play, with XP requirements rising at higher levels. Estimates place the total grind at about 750–1,000 online hours, potentially the longest completion in the series, sparking debate over XP balance and whether events or tweaks could ease the process.
TT Games' Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight on Xbox Series X|S offers 52 achievements totaling 1,000 Gamerscore, spanning story progress, side activities, collectibles, suits, vehicles, Red Bricks, skill upgrades, and AR Trials across an open Gotham City. Players must visit all districts, fully expand the Batcave, and complete 20 challenges while unlocking characters like Catwoman, Robin, Nightwing, and Batgirl as they explore the new combat system and open world.
Xbox PC App now mirrors console-style achievements with a new UI and dynamic Gamerscore badges, plus the option to hide games from your achievement history (without removing their points from total). The update also brings performance fixes and is rolling out first to Xbox Insiders in the PC Gaming preview on May 13, 2026, with a broader release planned.
Microsoft's Xbox Insider update introduces tiered Gamerscore badges that evolve with your lifetime score, alongside a new boot-up animation and library filters, aiming to make achievements feel more meaningful and make navigating your game collection easier.
TrueAchievements’ May 2026 roundup ranks Xbox Game Pass titles by how hard their achievements are to earn, noting leaving games (Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo, Paw Patrol Rescue Wheels: Championship, and Planet of Lana) as the easiest to finish before they leave, with Paw Patrol the quickest. Among new releases, Ben 10: Power Trip is highlighted for accessible achievements, while Descenders Next and Wuchang: Fallen Feathers present tougher challenges. Go Mecha Ball and Wheel World offer mid-range difficulty, and Galacticare remains manageable as a leaving title. The piece provides estimated playtimes, completion rates, and guides to help players maximize TA progress before titles expire.
Microsoft's refreshed Xbox achievements rollout introduces new unlock animations and icons to match your color theme, clearer indicators for completed games in the achievements list, and a new option to hide games from your public profile (hidden titles still count toward Gamerscore). The update is rolling out to all users after Insider testing as part of Xbox's ongoing achievements refresh under new leadership.
TrueAchievements launched a community poll asking what Xbox achievements features should be added in the 2026 update, with options including a completed-games counter, the ability to delete games, platinum-style achievements, splitting DLC from base completion, prestige-like rewards, auto-records, score display, and new list views, among others, and 848 responses so far.
Mixtape, the coming‑of‑age adventure from Beethoven and Dinosaur, has launched on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Xbox Game Pass to strong early reviews, revealing 26 achievements totaling 1,000 Gamerscore (including a secret one). Critics praise the narrative, soundtrack, and visuals, with OpenCritic’s Top Critic Average at 94 and Metacritic at 88.
Coatsink’s Replaced has joined Xbox Game Pass (Series X|S, One, and Windows), revealing a full list of 34 achievements worth 1,000 Gamerscore, including 20 secret ones. The game’s 2.5D cyberpunk action-platformer offers a mix of story, collectible, and upgrade goals, with notable challenges like Non-Human Reflexes (Hard) and Reflashed (three hacking sequences without mistakes) within its retro-futuristic 1980s Phoenix City setting.
Xbox is rolling out meaningful console updates for Series X|S under new leadership, starting with Quick Resume enhancements and an achievements overhaul via the Xbox Insider program, with a dedicated feedback team collecting fan ideas for future features.
Microsoft is testing a substantial overhaul of Xbox achievements, including new icons, animations, and a redesigned achievements hub that will let players highlight completed games, hide titles, and filter by mastery. The features are being piloted by Xbox Insiders with a broader rollout expected in the coming months, and readers are invited to vote in the poll on whether they like the changes.
Xbox is directly soliciting ideas for new console features from fans, with top suggestions including an expanded achievements system (backward-compatible titles, split SP/MP/DLC, easier Gamerscore, and a Platinum-style completion); a remastered dashboard with HDR support; improvements to the Xbox DVR and video editing flow; enhanced social features (screensharing in party chats, camera tools, remote play); and nostalgia/cosmetic upgrades like PiP, ultrawide/multi-monitor support, and updates to Xbox Ally and a new Elite controller.
A discussion sparked by a PS5 trophy article shows gamers debating the trophy system, with many calling for options to disable trophies, hide or delete games from trophy lists, sort alphabetically, and search within trophies, plus requests for clearer 100%/Platinum highlighting and UI improvements; opinions are mixed, with some favoring Xbox-style achievements or leaderboards while others want to remove or greatly curb trophy clutter and notifications.
With Microsoft signaling more Xbox Achievements updates in 2026, fans are pushing for three main changes: separate DLC achievements from base completion to avoid affecting 100% status, introduce or better support a 'platinum' style finish for fully completed titles (plus developer tooling), and allow players to delete games and their achievements from profiles (with safeguards to prevent abuse), while also discussing related options like hiding progress and backwards-compatibility improvements.