Ubisoft`s extreme sports game Steep is getting even more new content and features, including an expansion themed around the X-Games. The publisher will release a new X Games Pass on October 30 that brings players to the X Games Village in Alaska.Here, players can take part in all manner of extreme sports challenges that you see on TV including Big Air, SuperPipe, and Slopestyle. Beating the X Games events unlocks new challenges that Ubisoft did not share any details on in its press release. You can watch a teaser trailer for the X-Games DLC in the video embedded above.In addition to the X-Games content, the X Games Pass comes with a new filter that makes the game look like its from the `90s. There are also new Rocket Wings challenges coming. The `90s filter arrives on December 4, with the Rocket Wings content coming on January 10. People who own the X Games Pass get to play one week before everyone else.The X Games Pass is priced at $15 USD, and it will be available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. A version of Steep was in development for Nintendo Switch, but it has been canceled.Ubisoft also announced a Steep X Games Gold Edition ($40 USD) that comes with the base game, the X Games Pass, and the previously released Season Pass Year One that comes with a number of in-game extras, as well as Steep credits to purchase more customisation options.Steep is currently available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. For more, check out GameSpot`s full review, an except of which is available below.`Steep is a game that`s never really sure what it is, and its vagueness and lack of meaningful rewards causes it to suffer in any comparisons to the likes of SSX,` reviewer Leif Johnson said. `But there`s a quiet thrill to exploring the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc, and snowed-in Alpine villages. It`s a strangely attractive approach for all its qualifications, and there`s a constant sense that Ubisoft is channeling George Mallory`s famous response when asked why he wanted to scramble up M ...
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