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Contraband Announced as New Co-Op Xbox Avalanche Studios IP

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At the Xbox & Bethesda E3 2021 Showcase, Avalanche Studios and Xbox Game Studios provided an official announcement trailer (more like just a teaser) for Contraband, a “co-op smuggler’s paradise set in the fictional world of 1970s Bayan,” releasing on Xbox Series X | S, PC, and Xbox Game Pass. The cinematic trailer reveals little else, except that it’s an open-world game.

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Avalanche Studios is the developer of the Just Cause games, manic sandbox games, so Contraband sounds right up its alley on Xbox platforms. Stay tuned for further developments on Contraband as they become available.

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John Friscia
Former Managing Editor at The Escapist. I have been writing about video games since 2018 and editing writing on IT, project management, and video games for around a decade. I have an English degree, but Google was a more valuable learning resource. I taught English in South Korea for a year in 2018, and it was exponentially more fun than living in Pennsylvania. My major passions in life are SNES, Japanese RPGs, Berserk, and K-pop. I'm currently developing the game Boss Saga with my brother, which is guaranteed to change your life and you should buy it.
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John Friscia
Former Managing Editor at The Escapist. I have been writing about video games since 2018 and editing writing on IT, project management, and video games for around a decade. I have an English degree, but Google was a more valuable learning resource. I taught English in South Korea for a year in 2018, and it was exponentially more fun than living in Pennsylvania. My major passions in life are SNES, Japanese RPGs, Berserk, and K-pop. I'm currently developing the game Boss Saga with my brother, which is guaranteed to change your life and you should buy it.

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