Neglect eight inches of Shadow the Hedgehog; neglect 22 inches of Strong Snake (till you are alone not less than), and behold the terrifying majesty of Grounded 2’s 10-foot ant plushie/gaming chair hybrid, which Microsoft is presently making a gift of to advertise its upcoming sequel.
Grounded 2 is, in fact, the follow-up to Obsidian Leisure’s well-received 2022 co-op backyard survival sport, which solid gamers as inadvertently miniaturised youngsters – very a lot within the model of 80s film favorite Honey, I shrunk the Children – then set them unfastened in a yard now reworked into a deadly panorama of towering blades of grass and truck-sized spiders.
Obsidian’s sequel would not do a lot to shake up the basic premise – you are small once more, however this time in a park – however that new location ought to hopefully spice issues up, after which there are mounts. Yup, this time you possibly can saddle up on bugs and barrel across the place, bringing us again to that enormous ant. Xbox’s giveaway includes a monstrous plushie model of that aforementioned mount, sprawling threateningly throughout your gaming room flooring and geared up with a bit saddle you possibly can pop your botty on, spread-eagled and prepared for extra survival.
All you want do to be in with an opportunity of profitable (as per Microsoft’s T&Cs) is repost one official Xbox promotional Grounded 2 submit that includes the hashtag #Grounded2Sweepstakes on X, or, in case your most well-liked social media hellscape is Instagram, touch upon an official Xbox Grounded 2 promotional submit with the phrase #Grounded2Sweepstakes. One winner will stroll away with (properly, awkwardly shuffle away with) that 10ft gaming ant, which Microsoft formally refers to as “gaming furnishings”, when you had been questioning.
As for Grounded 2 itself, it launches into PC early entry and Xbox Collection X/S “sport preview” on twenty ninth July, and our Bertie Buy has been having a natter with Obsidian forward of its launch. Thus far, Bertie’s managed to glean Grounded 2 will not have LAN multiplayer, that it is perhaps the second a part of a trilogy, and even bought some not fully delicate hints we are able to most likely count on it on Change 2 and PS5. So thanks ants. Thants.
