{"id":346011,"date":"2025-07-24T08:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T13:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/grounded-2-celebrating-game-preview-launch-with-a-wild-10-foot-red-ant-plush\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T08:21:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T13:21:01","slug":"grounded-2-celebrating-game-preview-launch-with-a-wild-10-foot-red-ant-plush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/grounded-2-celebrating-game-preview-launch-with-a-wild-10-foot-red-ant-plush\/","title":{"rendered":"Grounded 2: Celebrating Game Preview Launch\u00a0with\u00a0a Wild 10-foot Red Ant Plush"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-xbox-summary\">\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Grounded 2<\/em> Game Preview launches on July 29, 2025\u2014now featuring Buggies like ants that you can tame, ride, and fight alongside.<\/li>\n<li>To celebrate, Xbox built a massive piece of gaming decor\u2014a 10-foot Red Ant Plush.<\/li>\n<li>Fans have a chance to win one by following Xbox on social and entering the giveaway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>We\u2019ve\u00a0always said\u00a0Obsidian Entertainment\u2019s\u00a0co-op survival adventure\u00a0<em>Grounded<\/em>\u00a0was big fun at\u00a0a\u00a0tiny scale\u2014but\u00a0<em>Grounded 2<\/em>\u00a0is taking things to\u00a0bigger and bolder\u00a0new levels.\u00a0The\u00a0Game Preview launches\u00a0next week,\u00a0featuring\u00a0the\u00a0secretive\u00a0Brookhollow Park, a huge new\u00a0setting\u00a0with rich biomes,\u00a0a\u00a0more mysterious\u00a0story,\u00a0more satisfying combat mechanics, and\u00a0plenty of\u00a0room to build alongside the community\u00a0again.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The most requested addition from the\u00a0<em>Grounded<\/em>\u00a0community\u00a0is the cornerstone of the new game \u2013 you can now\u00a0ride\u00a0insects\u00a0like the Red Ant Buggy,\u00a0which\u00a0let\u00a0you\u00a0traverse, build, battle, and survive the\u00a0suburban\u00a0wilderness\u00a0of the park.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate\u00a0the\u00a0amazing\u00a0new\u00a0Buggy\u00a0feature,\u00a0and the game\u2019s massive new park setting, we decided to go\u00a0just as\u00a0big\u00a0in real life.\u00a0Like,\u00a0really\u00a0big<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0Say hello to\u00a0possibly the\u00a0biggest,\u00a0wildest piece of gaming\u00a0d\u00e9cor for your living room\u00a0ever built:\u00a0a\u00a010-foot\u00a0Red Ant Plush.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s\u00a0right. We turned\u00a0the\u00a0in-game\u00a0Red Ant\u00a0Buggy\u00a0into a real-world, mountable, ultra-soft,\u00a0totally bonkers\u00a0gaming\u00a0plush.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0part furniture, part\u00a0Buggy, and\u00a0all awesome. Climb up, grab your controller, and play\u00a0<em>Grounded 2<\/em>\u00a0like the\u00a0Red\u00a0Ant-riding boss you are\u2014if you can fit it in your living room, that is.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The giveaway runs exclusively from today through August 31, 2025, and fans can enter\u00a0a\u00a0sweepstakes by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Xbox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">following Xbox on X<\/a>\u00a0(formerly Twitter) and\u202freposting\u00a0the official Xbox sweepstakes\u00a0promotional post\u00a0containing\u00a0\u201c#Grounded2Sweepstakes\u201d\u00a0during the\u00a0sweepstakes period\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/xbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">following Xbox on Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and commenting\u00a0on the official Xbox sweepstakes promotional post\u00a0with the\u00a0\u201c#Grounded2Sweepstakes\u201d\u00a0during the\u00a0sweepstakes period. For official rules and eligibility details, visit\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4nEXcY4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the\u00a010-foot Red Ant\u00a0Plush\u00a0will be at\u00a0the Xbox\u00a0FanFest\u00a0event\u00a0during\u00a0gamescom\u00a0in Cologne, Germany\u00a0on August 20\u00a0where fans can see it in person.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0wait for you to jump into\u00a0<em>Grounded 2<\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0explore\u00a0Brookhollow Park\u00a0and all it has to\u00a0offer.\u00a0Ride\u00a0Buggies, fight off massive threats, and maybe\u2014just maybe\u2014become the\u00a0biggest tiny\u00a0hero in gaming history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/games\/grounded-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em\/><\/strong><strong><em>Grounded 2<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>\u202flaunches July 29, 2025, in Game Preview for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC, and Xbox Cloud, in Early Access on Steam, and with Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. And with Xbox Play Anywhere, a single purchase lets you play with Xbox consoles and Xbox PC with full cross-saves \u2013 at no\u00a0additional\u00a0cost.\u202f<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2025\/07\/24\/grounded-2-red-ant-plush-giant-sweepstakes\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Summary Grounded 2 Game Preview launches on July 29, 2025\u2014now featuring Buggies like ants that you can tame, ride, and fight alongside. 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