{"id":376693,"date":"2026-09-02T01:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T08:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=376693"},"modified":"2026-09-30T08:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:50:15","slug":"the-blood-of-dawnwalker-on-xbox-new-zealand-trick-could-unlock-it-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-on-xbox-new-zealand-trick-could-unlock-it-early\/","title":{"rendered":"The Blood of Dawnwalker on Xbox: New Zealand trick could unlock it early"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rebel Wolves\u2019 The Blood of Dawnwalker<\/a> arrives worldwide on September 3, 2026<\/strong>, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.<\/p>\n\n

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If you’re trying to get in a little early, the New Zealand trick is really an Xbox thing. It only works when a game unlocks at 12:00 a.m. local time<\/strong>, in each region, and The Blood of Dawnwalker is expected to use that staggered console rollout on Xbox. So if you switch your system region to New Zealand, there’s a decent chance you’ll get access several hours ahead of schedule. PC is different. Bandai Namco is going with a single global launch there, which means changing your location settings probably won’t do anything.<\/p>\n

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Pre-load opened 48 hours before release<\/strong>, which is why countdowns, launch maps, and the usual last-minute “does this still work?” posts are everywhere right now. If you’re on Xbox, already pre-loaded, and trying to squeeze out every extra hour you can before the standard release hits, this is something to sort out before launch. Just keep the tradeoff in mind: changing your console region is generally treated as a breach of platform terms of service, even if there isn’t any widely reported track record of Microsoft banning people for doing it.<\/p>\n\n

Reviews have started strong, too, with critics calling out the narrative, combat, and world-building<\/strong> in Rebel Wolves’ first game.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rebel Wolves\u2019 The Blood of Dawnwalker arrives worldwide on September 3, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. If you’re trying to get in a little early, the New Zealand trick is really an Xbox thing. It only works when a game unlocks at 12:00 a.m. local time, in each region, and The … Continue reading “The Blood of Dawnwalker on Xbox: New Zealand trick could unlock it early”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9326,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-376693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376693"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":376701,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376693\/revisions\/376701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376693"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=376693"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=376693"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=376693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}