This Week On Xbox: Age of Empires II, Spirit of the North 2 and More

The week of May 5-9 is shaping up to be a good one if you're an Xbox gamer, with a ton of great titles headed to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, and Game Pass.

Age of Empires II: DE – The Three Kingdoms (Xbox Game Studios) comes to PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on Tuesday on sale for $16.99. You can preorder it right now and "Dive into the epic Romance of the Three Kingdoms with the latest expansion for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, where history and legend collide in a battle for supremacy! Battle your way across China with three new campaigns, commanding the forces of Shu, Wei, and Wu, each with their unique units, technologies, and heroes with devastating abilities."

Only for Xbox Series X|S, King Arthur: Legion IX is a "turn-based, character-centric tactical RPG in the King Arthur: Knight's Tale universe - a dark fantasy version of the Arthurian myth. This DLC is available to players of the original game on console on May 6.

Also available on Tuesday, Metal Eden from Deep Silver comes to the Xbox Series X|S, promising an "adrenaline-rush sci-fi FPS" set in a massive futuristic city. You'll get to "Blast your way through the Internal Defence Corps in cybernetic warfare, confront the Engineers and uncover the mysteries of the project Eden."

Wednesday May 7 will see the release of the roguelite action game Submarine Survivor from Eastasiasoft Limited and sci-fi RPG Empyreal from Secret Mode, both available for Xbox Series X|S, with Submarine Survivor also on Xbox One.

Thursday will see sequels Revenge of the Savage Planet (Xbox X|S and PC) and Spirit of the North 2 (Xbox X|S), The Abandoned Planet (Xbox One and X|S), Penguin Flight: Beyond The Clouds Xbox Bundle (Xbox One and X|S), and Truck Simulator Cargo Driver 2025 – USA (Xbox X|S).

Finally, Friday's releases will be puzzler Amaze and Eyes: The Horror Game, both in the $4-$5 range and available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.