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Pick One Which Is Your Favourite 'EA Originals' Game On Xbox?
It Takes Two? Wild Hearts? Let us know!
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to celebrate the release of Wild Hearts as part of the EA Originals program, we thought we'd take a look back at the history of that "Originals" initiative on Xbox. In case you didn't know, EA Originals is something the company has been working on for a few...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 20-24)
Including this major new FPS!
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for February 20th to February 24th! The highlight next week is undoubtedly Atomic Heart, which arrives on Xbox Game Pass on day one, but we've also got some other exciting new releases on the way to Xbox including Like a Dragon: Ishin and
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 18-19)
How about some Wild Hearts?
Welcome to the weekend! If you're looking for Xbox content to keep you busy over the next few days, we've had a bunch of new Xbox Game Pass titles this week, there are two fantastic Xbox Free Play Days additions, the XDefiant technical test is ongoing, and there are
Poll How Many Games Have You Bought Because Of Xbox Free Play Days?
We're curious
Xbox Free Play Days is something we highlight every week here at Pure Xbox, but if you haven't paid much attention to it, it's a program for Xbox Live Gold members where free trials are made available for various games from Thursday to Sunday. Obviously, the hope is that you might want to buy them after the trial period is over. The...
Talking Point Do You Buy Less Third-Party Titles Because Of Xbox Game Pass?
Or is it more of a first-party library to you?
The viability of Xbox Game Pass has once again been in the spotlight this week, as Microsoft continues to fight various authorities to pass its Activision Blizzard deal. While the company has seemingly admitted that Game Pass affects individual game sales (a point that seems obvious to us anyway),
Feature EA DICE's Sole 'Medal Of Honor' Game Shuts Down This Week, And We Wanted To See More
It's a shame the studio never got a 2nd attempt
Most of you probably remember the Medal of Honor series from its so-called 'glory days' of the early 2000s. A bunch of WW2-themed MoH titles graced the original Xbox back then, before the series started to die off in tandem with Call of Duty's meteoric Modern Warfare-fuelled rise to stardom. However,...
Reaction Halo Infinite's New Playlist Feels Key To The Game's Future
We're loving these Forge maps!
If there's one core issue that's plagued Halo Infinite pretty much since launch, it's been the severe lack of meaningful post-launch content. The team hasn't delivered any new weapons at all so far, and additional maps for us to play around with have been pretty hard to come by as well. Late last year though, Forge's...
Pick One Which Of These Xbox Classics Would You Remaster?
Tough choices
When Pure Xbox relaunched back in early 2020, one of the things we used to do as part of these weekly "Pick One" features was to ask the PX community which classic Xbox games they'd like to see remastered. We did a bunch of these over a number of weeks, and the first three games that came out as winners were The Simpsons Hit &...
Feature New Xbox Releases: All Games Coming Out In February 2023
Release dates for every February Xbox launch
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in February 2023! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a February 2023 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. We've also got a guide to all new Xbox games release dates in 2023 elsewhere on Pure Xbox: <related...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 13-17)
We've got a lot on the way!
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for February 13th to February 17th! We've got quite an interesting week ahead, with new releases including the likes of Wanted: Dead, Wild Hearts and
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 11-12)
What's got your attention right now?
Welcome to the weekend! If you're looking to keep busy on Xbox over the next few days, don't forget we've got the launch of Hogwarts Legacy along with various other games, the arrival of multiple new Xbox Game Pass titles, three Free Play Days offerings that you can enjoy through Sunday night, and lots of
Feature 2023 Has Already Treated Us To Multiple GOTY Candidates On Xbox
It's been an amazing start to the year
It's the end of another busy week, and with the launch of Hogwarts Legacy happening today (the standard version), we thought we'd take a quick chance to reflect on just how good the new release slate has been for Xbox in 2023 so far. Looking at Metacritic, Xbox has been absolutely inundated with top-quality...
Poll What Do You Think Of Hot Wheels Unleashed On Xbox Game Pass?
Enjoying it so far?
It feels like we were waiting ages for Hot Wheels Unleashed to arrive on Xbox Game Pass - mainly because it was supposed to join the service back in December - but now it's finally here, available in its huge Game of the Year format for Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC and Xbox Cloud Gaming. The question is, what do...
Talking Point What Happened To Xbox's 'Resolution Boost' Program?
It was discussed before the Xbox Series X launched
Microsoft has done a pretty amazing job over the last five years-or-so in enhancing our old libraries and bringing them forward to newer consoles. In the Xbox One X era, the team focused on enhancing Xbox 360 and original Xbox games for the system, while the FPS Boost program was a great feature...
Poll What's Your Favourite Special Edition Xbox Series X|S Controller So Far?
They're all pretty stellar aren't they
As Xbox announces yet another special edition Series X|S controller, we've been thinking about our favourite gamepads of the generation so far. Despite the fact that we've seen lots of stock issues across the industry during the COVID-19 era, Microsoft has managed to put out a solid amount of unique controller...
Pick One What Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Game In January?
Hi-Fi Rush? GoldenEye? Monster Hunter? Tell us!
It's time for another round of Pick One! With January in the books, we're looking back at a slightly bizarre month for Xbox Game Pass, but one that ultimately ended up turning into some of the best few weeks we've seen in quite a while. The service only treated us to two games between January 1st and...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 6-10)
It's time to get magical
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for February 6th to February 10th! We've actually got a very quiet few days ahead for new releases, but don't forget that Hogwarts Legacy arrives on February 10th, with a three-day early access period for anyone who buys the Deluxe Edition. Also, Hot Wheels Unleashed is finally making...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 4-5)
Is it still Hi-Fi RUSH for you?
Welcome to the weekend! If you're looking for something to play on Xbox over the next few days, we've been treated to various new Xbox Game Pass titles this week including Age of Empires 2, we've got three Xbox Free Play Days additions that are live right now, and there are also various
Talking Point Do You Think We'll See Hellblade 2 On Xbox In 2023?
It hasn't been announced, but it seems possible
Xbox Game Studios looks set for a much busier year in 2023. We've already been treated to the surprise drop of Hi-Fi RUSH from Tango Gameworks, and we've got the likes of Redfall, Forza Motorsport and Starfield on the way. But what abou
Soapbox As A First-Time Player, Dead Space Feels Stuck Between Two Different Genres
It's a visual treat nonetheless
Back in the Xbox 360 says, the original Dead Space somehow managed to evade my gaming grasp. I'm not entirely sure how — the concept is certainly up my alley — but either way, the series slipped by and I never got around to playing it. So, when EA Motive revealed it would be fully remaking the first game from the...
Talking Point Would You Like To See The New 'Forza Motorsport' In VR?
GT7 VR has us thinking of what could be
IGN has posted quite a lengthy deep dive on all things Gran Turismo 7 VR, right on the eve of the game's huge update that'll make Sony's racer fully compatible with PSVR 2. Of course, this is a PlayStation exclusive racing series and has been since the dawn of the brand, but this preview has really got us...
Feature These 15+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (January 30 - February 3)
Including a big few days for Game Pass
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for January 30th to February 3rd! We've got a busy few days coming up, with the likes of Deliver Us Mars and SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake on the way, along with whole bunch of Xbox Game Pass titles including Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 28-29)
Bond, James Bond
Welcome to the weekend! There's plenty to enjoy on Xbox over the next couple of days, including the brand-new Xbox Game Pass additions of Hi-Fi RUSH and GoldenEye 007 no less, along with another batch of Xbox Free Play Days titles, the new release of Dead Space and another batch of
Feature Microsoft's Acquisition Of Bethesda Is Starting To Add Amazing Value To Xbox Game Pass
With a stacked year to come
2023 really is going to be the year of Bethesda on Xbox Game Pass isn't it? Hi-Fi RUSH has started the year off with a bang, delivering a huge Tango-flavoured surprise for Xbox fans, and the year of Bethesda & Xbox clicking into gear is only just getting started. Xbox's Developer Direct showcase also pla
Hands On Our First Impressions Of GoldenEye 007 On Xbox Game Pass
Rolling back the years
Can you believe it's finally here? For the first time ever since its Nintendo 64 release back in 1997, GoldenEye 007 has officially arrived on Xbox consoles, and we're still pinching ourselves that it's the real deal. The question is, though, what's this version like? In a nutshell, we're looking at a slightly spruced up...
Feature Hi-Fi RUSH Feels Like A Rhythm Game Version Of God Hand, And We're Absolutely Loving It
The Music Within
Wow. Stuff just happens doesn't it. You spend your whole week waiting and expecting a big game remake to drop that's gonna be the main topic of conversation for January 2023 (although the Dead Space Remake does look excellent) and then
Feature Hi-Fi RUSH Has Us Mega Excited For More Xbox Shadow Drops In Future
Seriously, what else have they got up their sleeves?!
Xbox's first ever Developer Direct is in the bag, and we've come away very happy about how the whole event went down. Xbox brought a couple of release dates to the party, along with some
Roundup Here's Everything That Was Revealed At January's Xbox Developer Direct
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch January 2023's Xbox Developer Direct event earlier today? 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...
Poll How Would You Grade January's Xbox Developer Direct?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on January 2023's Xbox Developer Direct event! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, as well as check out our recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade would you give the...
Random We Played Far Cry 3 Online This Week, Four Months After Ubisoft 'Closed' The Servers
And we had a blast doing so!
To some of us, Far Cry 3 is the absolute pinnacle of Ubisoft's open world FPS franchise, even 10 years and several sequels on from its initial launch on Xbox 360. Most of that love is down to the game's engaging single-player story and vast open world, but it's easy to forget that the original release contained a bunch...
Talking Point What Do You Think Of Monster Hunter Rise So Far?
Enjoying the latest Game Pass addition?
Although it's been a quiet start to the year for Xbox Game Pass, last week saw the addition of three fantastic titles in Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden and the former Nintendo Switch console exclusive, Monster Hunter Rise
Feature All New Xbox Games Coming Out In January 2023
Release dates for every January Xbox launch
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in January 2023! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a January 2023 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. Without further ado, here are all the new games coming to Xbox in January 2023: The Biggest New Releases...
Soapbox January's Developer Direct Could Be The Start Of Something Big For Xbox
Comms on lock
Since Xbox basically ghosted The Game Awards in late 2022, I've talked at length about the form of future Xbox events; asking the question of whether Xbox should go down the 'Nintendo Direct' route for upcoming showcases. Well, that future is almost upon us, as the
Pick One Which Is Your Favourite EA Sports Series To Play On Xbox Right Now?
FIFA? Madden? NHL? Tell us!
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to celebrate the announcement that EA Sports PGA Tour is getting a release on March 24th, we thought we'd find out what your current favourite EA Sports series is on Xbox. And by that, we don't necessarily just mean the modern titles! We've also included some classics...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (January 23-27)
Ready to relive this horror classic?
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for January 23rd to 27th! The big highlight of next week is undoubtedly the Dead Space remake, but other highlights include the new version of Xbox 360 classic Risen, the free next-gen upgrade for World War Z: Aftermath, and a first appearance on Xbox for the tower defense...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 21-22)
We've got three great new additions to Game Pass
It's time for the weekend! We've got plenty to be getting on with over the next few days, including three fantastic additions to Xbox Game Pass, a couple of impressive Free Play Days titles, and checking out the massive Xbox Lunar New Year Sale, along with all the other u
Talking Point Should Microsoft & 343 Carry On With Halo Infinite?
What's next?
Yesterday, Microsoft confirmed its plans for roughly 10,000 layoffs throughout the company, with Halo developer 343 Industries reportedly "hit hard" by the job losses. While the company restructure hasn't been fully detailed by Microsoft, and some of what's coming out regarding 343i are just reports right now, the whole situation does...
Talking Point Who Would You Cast As 'Delta Squad' In The Upcoming Gears Of War Movie?
Let's hear your suggestions!
Our new Video Producer Craig has been over on the Pure Xbox YouTube channel laying out some of his top casting suggestions for the upcoming Gears of War movie, which is being produced by Netflix. You can check out his picks in the video above, which include a perhaps surprising choice for Marcus Fenix; a character many...
Pick One Which Game Are You Most Excited For At The Xbox 'Developer_ Direct' Event?
Redfall? Forza? Minecraft? Tell us!
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to celebrate the announcement of the Xbox Developer_Direct event happening on January 25th, we want to know which of the four confirmed titles you're most excited for. Microsoft has revealed information about what we can expect from Forza Motorsport, Minecraft...
Feature These Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (January 16-20)
Ready to go on a hunt?
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for January 16th to 20th! The big highlights of next week are obviously the three Xbox Game Pass launches in the form of Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden and Monster Hunter Rise, but we're also keepin
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 14-15)
We're trying to finish off Jedi: Fallen Order
Welcome to another 2023 weekend! It's been a fairly quiet week for Xbox outside of the Developer_Direct announcement, but we've still got a few new things to check out over the next few days, including a free demo for One Piece Odyssey, a
Talking Point Are Games Announced Too Far In Advance?
Microsoft, CDPR, we're looking at you
Today's 10-year anniversary of the teaser trailer for Cyberpunk 2077 got us thinking about about game announcements and how long we often have to wait between reveals and releases. CD Projekt Red's almost eight-year gap between teaser trailer and launch might be
Poll What Will Be Xbox 'Game Of The Year' In 2023?
We've got a huge year ahead of us
With 2022 behind us we can start looking ahead at what is set to be a huge year for gaming. We have some incredibly hyped third-party games scheduled for this year, alongside a slew of Xbox exclusives that should finally see the light of day in 2023. Last year, the first few months brought us some of 2022's biggest...
Feature These Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (January 9-13)
Including a free upgrade for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot!
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for January 9th to 13th! Things are still looking pretty quiet as we slowly roll back into a new year of releases, but the likes of One Piece Odyssey, Breakers Collection and the free next-gen upgrade for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot are definitely worth looking...
Soapbox Forza Horizon 5 Expansion 2 Should Take Notes From 'Fortune Island'
The FH4 add-on remains a series highlight
Forza Horizon 5 has been an enjoyable ride so far, with Playground Games delivering a thrilling rendition of open world Mexican racing followed by a major DLC pack in the form of Hot Wheels 2.0. While our reviewer very much enjoyed their time with the series' second Hot Wheels outing, the community is now...
Pick One What's Your Most Anticipated January Game Pass Addition?
Of the titles announced so far
As Xbox is being rather coy on Game Pass announcements this month so far, we've found ourselves looking ahead at the January slate as it is right now. While the first half of the month is rather barren (although random drops do keep appearing), the back half of January is already looking pretty fantastic. We've got...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 7-8)
Still tackling the holiday backlog?
We're now firmly into 2023 (which still seems weird to say) and any new year's resolutions we've set ourselves certainly don't include playing less video games. In fact, quite the opposite - we all have plenty to tackle over the next year! But, let's not get ahead of ourselves, and focus on the now. Here's what...
Feature Our Top Deals From The Xbox 'Last Chance' Sale
Some big new releases are heavily discounted
Xbox's ongoing 'Last Chance' promotion is running for the next 10 days or so, and there are some pretty good deals scattered throughout its 300+ game selection. We've already highlighted the steepest discounts available, but some recent releases are sticking out to us as real highlights as well. So, in...
Video Six Essential Games For New Xbox Series X|S Players
From our new video producer Craig!
As we move into 2023 and the console stock situation continues to improve globally, current generation machines are now pretty easy to pick up (finally). We're now expecting most of you fine folk to own either an Xbox Series X or an Xbox Series S, which means you've got plenty of games to be playing right now! If...
Pick One Which Xbox Game Studios Title Are You Most Excited For Right Now?
Looking at the upcoming slate
It's no secret that Xbox's first-party developers have had a quiet year, especially when it comes to the big AAA experiences we all expect from a platform holder like Microsoft. Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic certainly hasn't helped, with game delays largely contributing to such a barren year on Xbox. However, the...