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Roundup Here's What Was Revealed At The Xbox 'Business Update Event'
All the big announcements
Weren't able to catch today's special Xbox "business update" event? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, which you'll find elsewhere on Pure Xbox. If you don't want to watch it all the way through, we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article. The following list...
News Activision Blizzard's First Game Pass Release Has Been Confirmed By Xbox
Arriving next month!!
Update [Fri 16th Feb, 2024 04:30 GMT]: The Verge's senior editor has reached out to Microsoft and confirmed Diablo 4 "won't" be available to Xbox Game Pass Core subscribers. "Diablo IV is coming to Xbox Game Pass on March 28th, with the exception of the Xbox Game Pass Core catalog,” says Kari Perez, head of communications...
News Metro Exodus Receives Massive Xbox Discount As Game Surpasses 10 Million Players
"Thank you for coming on the journey"
It's hard to believe it's been five years since the release of Metro Exodus, but that's the exact anniversary the game is celebrating today, first arriving on Xbox One (as well as PS4 and PC) all the way back on February 15th, 2019! As part of the occasion, the official Metro account on Twitter has revealed...
Review Skull & Bones (Xbox) - Solid Combat Saves The Day In Ubisoft's Middling Pirate Playground
Sea of Peeves
It's taken its sweet time making landfall, but Ubisoft's oft-delayed AAAA slice o' pirate life, Skull & Bones, is finally with us. We've already been hearing chatter from some of those indulging in the game's early access that it's all a bit boring, slow and bland. Me hearties, all of these things are absolutely true! However,...
News Embracer Group Cancelled Almost 30 Games In The Back Half Of 2023
As the company continued restructuring
It's been a rough seven or eight months for Embracer Group, as the huge gaming company gutted some of its studios and cancelled plenty of projects during a taxing 2023 for its business. Last summer we heard about this change of cou
News 343 Drops First Halo: Master Chief Collection Update Since July
When the team starting to wind down development
343 Industries has just dropped another Halo: The Master Chief Collection update - the first since July 2023 when the team shared an end of development message with its employees. This new patch is only a minor update for the game across Xbox and PC, but it does show that the team
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 15-18)
Including a massive 2023 release!
Xbox Free Play Days is back for the coming weekend, and it's a big one! Today, Microsoft has unlocked four Xbox games for everyone to enjoy - including major 2023 titles like Dead Island 2 and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2! Here are your four Xbox Free Play Days titles this week: Code Vein Dead Island 2
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 15)
Served up
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass drop! Today, Microsoft is bringing two titles to the library - including the cooking-flavoured roguelite PlateUp! which was at the centre of a Pure Xbox interview this past weekend. Check that out down below for some juicy Game Pass tidbits: <related ids="160624"> And here's a quick summary o
News Xbox President's Reported Message To Employees: 'Every Screen Is An Xbox'
Striving to be the top "cross-platform gaming company"
During the same supposed Xbox town hall meeting last week, Xbox's new president Sarah Bond reportedly shared the message that "every screen is an Xbox". Inverse journalist Shannon Liao claims to have confirmed this with "multiple Microsoft employees" who attended the virtual town hall on...
News Minecraft Celebrates Valentine's Day With A Brand-New Skeleton Mob
It's ready to take your hearts away
If you're still playing Minecraft regularly, you might want to check out the new hostile mob "The Bogged". It's come to testing as part of the 1.21 update and is a new skeleton variant that fires poison-tipped arrows. You can sometimes find the bogged in the trial chambers (coming with the 1.21 Update), as well...
News Forza Motorsport Update 5 Out Today, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
A new track and much more has arrived
Following Update 4 for Forza Motorsport in January, Turn 10 Studios has now rolled out Update 5 which includes new content, features, events and various improvements. The highlight is the new track: Nürburgring Nordschleife: Standalone Nordschleife and Full Circuit (GP combined). Apart from this, you can look...
Pick One Which 2024 First-Party Game Are You Most Looking Forward To From Xbox?
Let's talk games before tomorrow's 'business update'
We have a super serious day ahead of us tomorrow when Xbox delivers its 'business update' on what's next for the platform, but for today, let's talk about some video games. Putting all of the multiplatform drama aside for a minute here, Xbox has a really good games lineup planned for 2024. As was...
News Multiple Games Are Reduced By 90% On Xbox This Week (February 13-20)
Some amazing bargains up for grabs!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games in this week's Xbox sales (February 13-20)? Fortunately we've got a whole bunch of games that have discounted by 90% or even 95% in the sales this week, including the likes of Agents of Mayhem, the Dead Island Definitive Collection, Kingdom Come: Deliverance and more! Below,...
News Here's What's Included In The Xbox February 2024 Update
Rolling out this week to Xbox Series X|S & Xbox One
The Xbox February 2024 update begins rolling out to all users on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this week, introducing a bunch of new features including a recalibration tool and touch controls for Xbox Remote Play! Here's a short overview of the Xbox February 2024 update, with more...
News Rare Pokes Fun At Xbox Situation With Multiplatform Tease For Sea Of Thieves
"Wait, where were we going with this?"
If you can believe it, it's been more than a month since we first heard rumours of Sea of Thieves going multiplatform, and a new social media tease from developer Rare has perhaps delivered our most concrete evidence of the move yet. Taking to Twitter, the Sea Of Thieves account posted a short riddle...
News It's Already Been A Good Year For Free Demos On The Xbox Store
You should definitely check some of these out!
Remember when free demos were all the rage? Back in the days of the original Xbox and Xbox 360, demos were an amazing way to generate hype for upcoming titles, and they were even given away with magazines for a long time! Since the arrival of the Xbox One in 2013, we've seen far less free demos on...
News Xbox Adds New Dynamic Background To Celebrate 5th Anniversary Of Apex Legends
A Legendary addition
Popular battle royale shooter Apex Legends has been out for five years now, and the team has added a new Xbox Series X|S dynamic background to celebrate the game's milestone anniversary. Now available on current-gen Xbox consoles, the new Apex Legends dynamic background is based around the game's latest official artwork -...
News Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 14)
A Valentine's ritual awaits
Xbox has brought us a lovely Valentine's present today! Okay, it's perhaps not the most romantic gift we've ever received, but nevertheless, you can now go hands-on with Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night with an Xbox Game Pass subscription. This Castlevania-inspired adventure is a few years old at this point, but it's...
News Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered
Available now on Xbox
Lara Croft is back on Xbox this week with a remaster of her original trilogy by Aspyr. Before we get into what other critics thought about Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered, be sure to check out our review here on Pure Xbox first. While we didn't necessarily agree with every decision made in the remaster collection, it still does a...
News Halo Infinite Refreshes Big Team Battle With Five New Community Maps
Here's a first look
343 Industries has this week refreshed the Halo Infinite Big Team Battle multiplayer mode with five new community-made maps. This "nearly" doubles the total map pool, giving Spartans a good mix of vehicular combat and on-foot firefights. Some of these maps might even look familiar. Here's exactly what's featured in this latest...
Review Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered (Xbox) - Updated '90s Classics Finally Arrive On Xbox
Lara discovers the big green machine
Tomb Raider made its grand debut way back in 1996, and since then we've seen loads of releases across a ton of different platforms - including a few movie entries to boot. However, in the almost-three decades since its debut we've never seen the original trilogy on Xbox - until now in the form of Tomb Raider 1-3...
Poll What Do You Think Of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League So Far?
The controversial new looter shooter
It's now been almost two weeks since Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League made its debut back in late January and early February, and to be honest, we feel like we haven't heard much about it since then. Looking at the "Top Paid" Xbox charts, KTJL is doing fairly well - sitting in the eighth spot in the US and...
News Xbox Unveils Free 'Dune Expansion' For Microsoft Flight Simulator
Start playing today!
The incredible Microsoft Flight Simulator is being taken to new heights once again today with the arrival of a free Dune Expansion across Xbox and PC! This also marks the first time the game has left Planet Earth since its 2020 debut. In this Dune Expansion, you'll take to the cockpit of the Royal Atreides Ornithopter across...
News Immortals Of Aveum Cost $125M And Was An 'Awful Idea' In Today's Market, Says Former Dev
"Immortals was massively overscoped"
We had a good time with Ascendant Studios' EA-published Immortals of Aveum when it launched in August of last year, but sadly it seems like it hasn't sold very well at all, especially considering how ambitious it ended up being. Interestingly, an-ex employee on the project told IGN this week that it was a "truly...
Deals All 30+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (February 13-20)
Including a bunch of classic CoD titles!
Earlier today, we highlighted the 250+ deals that have been added to the Xbox Store for this week, and we've got a few others carrying over from last week as well, such as all the titles included in the "2K Publisher" sale. As part of all these, there are around 30 backwards compatible titles from the...
News New Xbox Update Makes More Improvements To Installation Speeds
Specifically "while games are running"
If you're the kind of person who likes to download games while playing them at the same time, we've got good news! Xbox has pushed out a new update to Insiders that aims to improve installation speeds "while games are running". The best way to download games is always when you've got nothing running in the...
News Xbox Adds Another 250+ Deals, Including A 'Publisher Spotlight' Sale
Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat and others!
A new week of Xbox Store deals has officially kicked off today, with around 250 games added to the discount pile as part of special "Publisher" promotions along with the usual deals for Xbox Game Pass members. Quite a few of the deals from last week are still live as well, so be sure to check out the full...
News Resident Evil 3 Kicks Off A Busy Few Days For Xbox Game Pass
Let the horror commence
Today marks one of the biggest Xbox Game Pass drops for February 2024 in the form of Resident Evil 3, which has already arrived for Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC and Xbox Cloud Gaming over the past few hours. We waxed lyrical about this one last week, praising its action-oriented experience despite al
News Rumours About Microsoft Surface Team Taking Over Xbox Hardware Development 'Not True'
Surface team has been helping since Xbox One S
The Xbox rumours have been popping up repeatedly over the past few months and the latest one doing the rounds claims the Microsoft Surface team could be in charge of creating the next Xbox. It turns out it's "not true" - with Windows Central's Jez Corden noting how the team behind a whole host of...
News First Two Xbox Exclusives Coming To 'Rival Consoles' Reportedly Revealed
Hi-Fi RUSH and Pentiment could begin a new era for Xbox
Following the latest update from Xbox about its upcoming podcast, The Verge's senior editor Tom Warren has now chimed in (again), with details about what can supposedly be expected. Warren has been informed by a "source" that the first two Xbox titles releasing on "rival consoles"...
News Microsoft Announces Official Date & Time For 'Updates On The Xbox Business'
"Please join us"
Rumours about the future of Xbox and its first-party games have been swirling for a good week-or-so now, and we're finally about to get some answers straight from the team. As head of Xbox Phil Spencer alluded to recently, Microsoft is holding a 'business update event' this week, and the company has now announced when it'll share...
News Skull & Bones Is Playable Early Thanks To Ubisoft Plus On Xbox
The pirate adventure is already starting to go live!
Now that Ubisoft's open beta for Skull & Bones has officially wrapped up, we can turn our attention to the team's full release - which is coming around faster than you might think. While the game's standard edition launches on February 16, you can actually go hands-on with the pirate adventure...
News Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden
This week's new story-driven Action-RPG
Although it feels like somewhat of a low-key release, there's been quite a bit of anticipation for Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden in some circles over the past few months, and it's finally ready to release this Tuesday, February 13th! If you haven't heard of it, this is a story-driven Action-RPG from the...
News LOTR: Gollum Haunts Us Again Thanks To Elaborate Custom Xbox Series X
This thing is extremely rare!
It's no secret at this point that The Lord of the Rings: Gollum hardly set the world on fire last year, but the team did do its best to inject some life into a custom Xbox Series X console based on the title. Unveiled around the launch of the game as part of an online competition, this LOTR: Gollum console is pretty...
Guide Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered: Release Date, Release Times & Preload Details On Xbox
Everything you need to know for the Xbox launch
Tomb Raider is back! A remastered collection of the first three games in Lara Croft's epic journey is being released on Xbox consoles this week, and we're anticipating it's going to be a big-seller on the Microsoft Store when it arrives. Ahead of launch, we wanted to bring you the key details about...
News Teardown Continues To Flourish On Xbox Series X|S With 11 New Mods
"This is what you've been waiting for"
It was back in November that the destructive mayhem of Teardown was unleashed upon the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and it's seemingly sold very well since then - often making an appearance in the "Top Paid" Xbox charts. Now, the developer is bringing 11 new mods to the console version of the game via the...
Poll What Did You Think Of The Skull & Bones Beta On Xbox?
The full release is almost here
Last week, Ubisoft unleashed its Skull & Bones open beta on Xbox Series X|S - ahead of the game's full launch on February 16th. It's been a long time coming, but we've now all had the chance to go hands-on with the team's seafaring open world adventure! So... what did you think to the open beta? Has it tempted...
Reminder Xbox Game Pass Is Losing Two Games This Week (February 15)
"Lead your civilization into a golden age"
It's time for another new week in the world of Xbox, and we want to remind you of two Xbox Game Pass titles that are leaving the service in just a few days' time - one for console and PC, and one just for PC. The big departure here is arguably Opus: Echo of Starsong, which is definitely worth downloading...
Rumour Microsoft Surface Team May Be In Charge Of Building The Next Xbox
Update: Apparently not...
Update [Tue 13th Feb, 2024 06:30 GMT]: Windows Central's Jez Corden has chimed in on this latest rumour, claiming it's not true. You can learn more in our latest story: <related ids="162074"> Original article [Mon 12th Feb, 2024 11:00 GMT]: We're all caught up in a mad swirl of Xbox rumours at the moment,...
Interview PlateUp! Dev Talks About 'The Benefits' Of Being Included In Xbox Game Pass
"Game Pass seemed the natural fit - and thankfully Microsoft agreed"
This week marks PlateUp!'s console release after months of 'Overwhelmingly Positive' feedback on PC platform Steam, and the title is coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one. With those hugely positive ratings in mind, we sat down with the team behind this cooking-sim roguelite to see...
News Three Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In March 2024 So Far
With a lot more to come as well!
It's always around this time of the month that we look ahead to some future Xbox Game Pass additions, and even though it's early, we've already got three exciting new Game Pass titles to look forward to in March 2024! Two of them are dropping on the same day in the form of Lightyear Frontier and MLB The Show 24,...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 12-16)
Including some major releases!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for February 12-16! We've got a big week ahead, including the arrivals of Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered, Skull & Bones and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, along with four Xbox Gam
News Xbox Reportedly Has 'No Plans' To Stop Making Consoles
It's claimed Phil Spencer has already reassured employees
Rumours this week have led to claims Xbox could completely exit the hardware side of the video game business, and naturally, it's raised concerns amongst fans. It was believed employees of Microsoft's gaming division might have also been left in the dark at one point, but it seems not based...
News Xbox Insider Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Teases What's Next
Update: Anniversary hub now live
Update [Sat 10th Feb, 2024 08:00 GMT]: As part of these celebrations, the Xbox Insider Program has now released an anniversary hub, where fans can check out interviews, historical retellings, and much more over February and March. If there are any other surprises, we'll let you know. Original story [Wed 7th Feb,...
News Xbox Supposedly 'Very Surprised' At The Extent Of The Latest Rumours
Apparently not much is "set in stone"
Rumours about Xbox's future have been circulating online recently, with the company to directly address this in a "business update event" early next week. There have been some pretty wild claims so far, but apparently, nothing is "set in stone" according to Insider Gaming's owner Tom Henderson. He has been...
News 'Smalland: Survive The Wilds' Brings Its Grounded-Esque Adventure To Xbox Next Week
"It's Grounded with a bit of Ark in it"
Fancy a new multiplayer survival experience on Xbox? That's what we're getting in the form of Smalland: Survive The Wilds from Merge Games next week, which arrives for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on February 15th. This game first released in early access form for PC last year, and it's racked up a "Very...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Teases 'Hefty' New Update Arriving Next Week
Patch 6 is on the horizon
It sounds like Baldur's Gate 3 is set for its first major Xbox Series X and Series S update next week, as Patch 6 is set to be deployed at some point in the coming days - and it's described as a "hefty" one by developer Larian Studios. The full patch notes aren't available just yet, but we do know that it'll include...
News Resident Evil 4 Receives Permanent Price Drop On The Xbox Store
Alongside the "Gold Edition" release
Today marks the biggest Xbox release of the week in Resident Evil 4: Gold Edition, which combines the remake from last year with the amazing Separate Ways expansion along with a DLC pack full of outfits, weapons and items. In the process, Capcom appears to have permanently slashed the price of Resident Evil 4 on...
News Disney Speedstorm Goes 'Under The Sea' With Free Season 6 Update
No accusations, just friendly Crustaceans
The free-to-play racer Disney Speedstorm has received its newest update on Xbox this week, kicking off "Season 6" which marks the arrival of The Little Mermaid for the first time - including a new track and a bunch of characters! Specifically, the underwater racetrack is called "Atlantica" and features six...
News Xbox Game Pass Locks In Another Three New Releases For This Year
Arriving in February, April and "Winter"
We've had a lot of games sitting in the "TBD" section of our Xbox Game Pass 2024 guide for ages now, but two of them have received brand-new release windows this week - in the form of Botany Manor and Magical Delicacy. The former is a puzzle-exploration game that was previously confirmed for spring and now...