TodayWed, 24th Apr 2024

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  10

  News Fallout: London Suffers Delay, Dev Wasn't Told About Fallout 4 Update

  "I just wish they had a conversation with us"

  Back in December of last year, we were finally treated to release date news for the long-awaited Fallout 4 mod known as Fallout: London, with plans to release on April 23rd, 2024 for PC. Sadly though, those plans have now changed. The reason for this is because the developers of the mod weren't aware of...

  • 1h ago
  • Xbox
  • Fallout: London
  • DLC
  • PC
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  1

  Guide Best King Of Fighters Games, Ranked By You

  Time Extension King of the ring

  Capcom and SNK went toe-to-toe during much of the '90s, each trying to outperform the other in the realm of one-on-one brawlers. While the former found global fame via its Street Fighter series, the latter hit back in 1994 with The King of Fighters, a team-based and deeply technical rival which, at one point, was comfortably the...

  • 2h ago
  • Features
  • Guides
  • King of Fighters
  • Best Games
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  3

  News Another Crab's Treasure Brings Its Soulslike Adventure To Xbox Game Pass This Week

  "Embark on an epic treasure hunt"

  Xbox Game Pass is benefiting from a pretty massive set of additions this Thursday (April 25th), with Fallout 4's next-gen update and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor both landing around the same time. Sandwiched amongst them is a brand-new day one addition that might

  • 2h ago
  • Xbox
  • Another Crab's Treasure
  • Xbox Game Pass
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  3

  Review Sand Land (Xbox) - A Classic Manga From Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama Revived

  Tank beats everything!

  The resurgence of Sand Land is very much a bittersweet moment for fans of the legendary manga artist and character designer Akira Toriyama, after he passed away at the age of 68 in early March 2024. While he was best known as the creator of Dragon Ball around the world, he also cont

  • 3h ago
  • Xbox
  • Reviews
  • Sand Land
  • Akira Toriyama
  • Manga
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  12

  Guide Fallout 4 Next-Gen Update: Release Date, FPS Details & Estimated Launch Time On Xbox

  Everything we know so far

  Fallout is going through a boom period on Xbox, so it's perfect timing for the Fallout 4 next-gen update to release on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! We're probably only around 24 hours away from its release on Xbox Game Pass at the time of writi

  • 3h ago
  • Xbox
  • Fallout 4
  • Guides
  • Fallout 4 Next-Gen Update
  • Release Time
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  18

  News Xbox Games Are Enjoying A 'Positive Upward Trend' On PS5, Suggests New Analysis

  Grounded appears to be leading the pack

  One of the biggest bits of Xbox news we've seen this year has been the decision to bring multiple first-party games to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, and looking at the latest PS stats, it appears there's been a "positive upward trend". This is according to data from GameInsights (via TrueTrophies), which...

  • 5h ago
  • Xbox
  • PS5
  • Xbox Exclusives
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  1

  News The Lord Of The Rings Is Getting A New 'Hobbit Life Sim' For Xbox

  "Live the cosy life of a Hobbit"

  Ready for a new Lord of the Rings title on Xbox? We're getting one later this year, and it arrives in the form of Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game - a "Hobbit life sim" that's launching in the second half of 2024. In Tales of the Shire, you'll create your own Hobbit and spend your days customising...

  • 5h ago
  • Xbox
  • Lord Of The Rings
  • Tales Of The Shire
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  5

  Review Tales Of Kenzera: ZAU (Xbox) - A Heartfelt Exploration Of Grief Smooths Over Most Issues In A Decent Metroidvania

  Bay'ek, it's good

  Abubakar Salim, yes the coolest Assassin's Creed protagonist from the best AC game, created quite the stir at The Game Awards back in 2021 when he announced his directorial debut with Tales of Kenzera: ZAU. Here was a Metroidvania with a very personal premise to back up it's action, action that takes place within a vivid and vital...

  • 6h ago
  • Reviews
  • Xbox
  • Tales Of Kenzera: Zau
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  5

  Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Ultimate Members (April 2024)

  Fallout, Exoprimal, NHL 24 and more!

  It's time for another batch of Xbox Game Pass Perks for April 2024! The month has been fairly quiet so far (compared to a very busy March), although Bethesda fans will find some nice Perks to take advantage of in particular. Also, don't forget that if you're an Amazon Prime member, you can claim Fallout 76 for...

  • 7h ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Perks
  • Guides
  • Xbox One
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  14

  News Fallout Continues To Dominate On Xbox As Bethesda Reveals Incredible Player Numbers

  FalloutMania is officially in full swing

  The Fallout hype train shows no signs of slowing down right now! The success of the TV show has led to a massive renewed interest in the franchise, with three Fallout games topping the Xbox charts in the UK and US as things stand. Better yet, Bethesda has shared some incredible stats, revealing that one...

  • 7h ago
  • Xbox
  • Fallout
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  3

  News Xbox Will Be Deleting More Of Your Game Captures As Of May 2024

  But only on the Xbox Network

  Back at the tail end of last year, Xbox announced that it would begin automatically deleting players' game captures on the Xbox Network that were at least 90 days old, with the "first deletions" set to take place in January of 2024. We don't know about you, but we didn't specifically notice anything in January, so...

  • 8h ago
  • Xbox
  • Captures
  • Game DVR
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  1

  News This Indie Dev Is Bringing Project Gotham Racing To The Game Boy, Sort Of

  Time Extension "This is a real Game Boy game for real hardware"

  Indie developer and part-time game design professor Shane McCafferty has had a long career in the industry, but his current jam appears to be creating cool little games for Game Boy hardware – and he's currently working on a top-down racer in the spirit of the Xbox classic Project Gotham Racing...

  • 9h ago
  • Nintendo
  • Game Boy Color

YesterdayTue, 23rd Apr 2024

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  9

  News '7 Days To Die' Is Coming To Xbox Series X|S, Existing Xbox One Version To Be Delisted

  It's all happening this July

  Last week, Microsoft announced that 7 Days to Die is leaving Xbox Game Pass this month, and now we know that the dev team is going even further by delisting the game entirely. The existing Xbox One title — which is way behind the PC build in terms of updates — will soon be delisted in favour of an updated Xbox Serie

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • 7 Days To Die
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Xbox One
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  14

  News Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora Update Adds 40FPS Mode On Xbox Series X

  And maybe Series S?

  Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora has received a new patch on Xbox Series X and S today in the form of update 3.2, and one of the biggest highlights here is a new 40FPS performance mode that supposedly works across all consoles. We say "supposedly" because companies often like to promote updates such as these with the Xbox Series X|S...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Update
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  10

  News Grounded PS5 Analysis Reveals 'Unusual' Results Compared To Xbox Series X

  "I know which one I'd rather play right now"

  The folks over at Digital Foundry are back again with yet another Xbox-game-on-PS5 analysis today, and this time it's for Obsidian's fantastic survival action-adventure game Grounded - which just arrived on PS5 back on April 16th. And boy, is this one interesting! The outlet has discovered that there...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Grounded
  • Digital Foundry
  • Analysis
  • Xbox Series X
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  16

  News Xbox Game Pass Adds A 'Day One' RPG Today, Plus Three New Titles For Core Members

  Another busy day for XGP!

  Today marks the arrival of another big Xbox Game Pass addition for April 2024, plus three new Core titles! The new JRPG that's available on all versions of Xbox Game Pass aside from "Core" is Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, which we just gave a "Great" 8/10 to in our Pure Xbox review earlier this week. The game isn't...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  13

  News Xbox 'Golden Week' And Horror Sales Now Live, 350+ Games Discounted

  Including some big AAA discounts!

  The Xbox Store seems to be absolutely packed with discounts at the moment! Late last week, we were treated to two big new sales that are lasting until the end of April, and now we've got at least another two to mention today. Looking at the Xbox Store, the big highlights of this latest batch are "Golden Week" and...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Deals
  • Golden Week
  • Horror
  • Xbox One
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  9

  News TopSpin 2K25 Debuts To Great Xbox Reviews As Early Access Goes Live

  "It's far superior to anything else out there"

  TopSpin 2K25 is one of the big releases of the April Xbox lineup, and the good news is that after 13 long years, this sequel has lived up to the hype! Reviews have been great so far, and early access is now available on Xbox too. Looking at the Metacritic scores, every single review for Xbox Series X|S...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • TopSpin 2K25
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  5

  News 'Trail Out' Dev Shares Major Plans For First Xbox Series X|S Update

  "Trail Out version 3.0 is coming soon!"

  We've seen a lot of hidden success stories on Xbox this year, and Trail Out is definitely one of them. This extreme racing game quietly released on Xbox Series X and S a few weeks ago, and it already seems to be selling really well. There's good news if you're one of the buyers, as the studio behind the game...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Trail Out
  • Update
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  11

  Talking Point Two Years Later, Did LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Live Up To The Hype?

  Was it the greatest LEGO game of all time?

  This month marks two years since LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga finally arrived after years and years' worth of anticipation, with many fans back then expecting it to become the biggest and best LEGO game of all time. Now, as we look back in 2024, it definitely feels like the "biggest" to us. The...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • LEGO
  • LEGO Star Wars
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Talking Point
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  8

  News X-Men Is Getting A Custom Xbox Series X With An Exclusive Comic Design

  "An Xbox with an X-Gene?!"

  We've got another custom Xbox Series X on the horizon, and this time it's based around X-Men! Specifically, Xbox and Marvel Animation have teamed up to create an Xbox Series X that features a 2-page story with an exclusive full page cover, "marking the first time an Xbox Series X has been wrapped by a comic book". Sadly,...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Marvel
  • Xbox Series X
  • X-Men
  • Custom Console
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  1

  News FNAF: Security Breach 'Ruin' DLC Brings Free Story Content To Xbox

  "You can run, but you can’t hide…"

  If you're a big FNAF: Security Breach fan, you'll be glad to know some free DLC is now available! As of today, you can now claim the Five Nights at Freddy's Security Breach "Ruin" DLC on the Xbox Store, which brings free story content to the game. The Ruin DLC first arrived on PC last year, and has "Very...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • FNAF
  • FNAF Security Breach
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  6

  News Atlus Reveals Gameplay Of 'Metaphor: ReFantazio' Ahead Of October Xbox Launch

  "We have a launch date to share!"

  Back at the Xbox Games Showcase in 2023, one of the big announcements was a new game from Atlus that was promising to be the studio's first ever "full-scale fantasy RPG" in the form of Metaphor: Refantazio. Flash forward almost a year, and we've now got a date for it! Metaphor: ReFantazio will officially launch for...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio
  • Atlus
  • Persona
  • Xbox Series X
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  2

  News Fortnite Adds Support For Guitar Controllers In Latest Xbox Update

  Specifically for Fortnite Festival

  For those PX users who have been keeping an eye on the PDP Riffmaster and Fortnite Festival's incoming support for guitar controllers on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, we've got some great news to share today! Epic Games has announced that guitars are now supported on Xbox for special "Pro Lead" and...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Fortnite
  • Fortnite Festival
  • Guitar
  • Rock Band 4

Monday22nd Apr 2024

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  16

  News Xbox Teams Up With Meta Quest To Create Limited Edition VR Headset

  "Inspired by Xbox"

  We've been wondering for years whether Xbox might eventually get into the VR market, and although there's no sign of a PlayStation VR-style device on the horizon, we're apparently getting an Xbox-inspired Meta Quest headset! This is according to a blog on the offic

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Meta Quest
  • VR
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  9

  Hands On XDefiant - Ubisoft's Server Test Has Us Hooked For The Full Release

  Working out the kinks

  Well, another XDefiant 'beta' of sorts has come and gone - with Ubisoft's server test session wrapping up this past weekend on Xbox. As the name suggests, this pre-release test was put out there mainly to stress the servers, but the game's return has done more than that - it's made us crave the full release thanks to its...

  • 2d ago
  • Previews
  • Xbox
  • XDefiant
  • Features
  • Hands On
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  23

  News EA's Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Is Heading To Xbox Game Pass This Week

  As part of the EA Play lineup

  Update: It's now been confirmed! Star Wars Jedi: Survivor joins Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on Thursday, April 25th as part of the EA Play lineup. The game will also be included with PC Game Pass on the same day. <related ids="163723"> Original story: We might be in for an exciting new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Star Wars Jedi Survivor
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  37

  News Sea Of Thieves On PS5 Has Slight Edge Over Xbox Series X, Notes Digital Foundry

  In two key areas

  Over the weekend, the folks at Digital Foundry posted some interesting findings about Sea Of Thieves on PlayStation 5, following its recent beta test on the Sony console. We'll put the video version of their analysis up above, but the gist of it is that PS5 has a few advantages despite being very similar to the Series X version...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Sea of Thieves
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  16

  Review TopSpin 2K25 (Xbox) - A Worthy Sequel To A Legendary Tennis Game

  13 years later, it's finally returned!

  When it comes to tennis games on Xbox, it's been a pretty rough decade on the whole. The likes of AO Tennis 2 and Matchpoint: Tennis Championships have tried to fill in the void left by Top Spin and Virtua Tennis back in the Xbox 360 era, but the reality is that none of them have managed to replicate the...

  • 2d ago
  • Reviews
  • Xbox
  • TopSpin 2K25
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  5

  News A Handful Of New Xbox Releases Have Shot Into The Best-Sellers Chart

  It's been a great start for these new games

  We always like keeping an eye on the Xbox "Top Paid Games" chart to see what's trending and which new releases are faring well with Xbox fans, and this week we've got a few surprises that have entered the list for the first time. House Flipper 2 is the first example, which is currently #6 in the UK Top...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Charts
  • Trail Out
  • Gigantic Rampage Edition
  • House Flipper 2
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  16

  News Embracer Group Is Splitting Into Three Companies Following Recent Layoffs

  "This is the start of a new chapter"

  Embracer Group has today announced its intention to split into three separate companies - 'Asmodee Group', 'Coffee Stain & Friends' and 'Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends'. The three companies will handle different aspects of Embracer's operations, as explained in a new blog post from the huge gaming ent

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Embracer Group
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Industry
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  4

  News XDefiant Producer Will 'Share More' About Recent Xbox Server Test Soon

  "Thank you to everyone who played"

  Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter XDefiant has just undergone a major server test on Xbox, and we should learn more about the test's findings pretty soon - ahead of the full game's impending launch. Following a small extension, the game's stress test came to a close on Sunday evening, and the team is now "going...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • XDefiant
  • Ubisoft
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  13

  Poll What Do You Think Of Harold Halibut On Xbox So Far?

  The most recent "day one" Game Pass release

  It's been almost a week now since Harold Halibut made its debut on Xbox Game Pass back on April 16th, and ahead of release we were extremely intrigued by what this unique stop-motion adventure had to offer. Here at Pure Xbox, we ended up giving Harold Halibut a "Great"

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Harold Halibut
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Polls
  • Features
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  14

  News Xbox Indie Showcase Returns Next Week With New Reveals & Trailers

  Join us and watch it live!

  It's time to put another date in your calendar, as the Xbox Indie Showcase returns next week! Hosted in partnership with IGN, this showcase promises new reveals, trailers and extra details for a bunch of upcoming ID@Xbox games. We don't know much about what's going to be featured just yet, but Xbox has already namedropped...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Indie Showcase
  • ID@Xbox
  • Events
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  6

  News Xbox Talks Sustainability Efforts As Rare's New 'Solar-Powered Studio' Is Unveiled

  Earth Day 2024 brings new Xbox innovations

  As part of Earth Day 2024, Microsoft has broken down a number of new initiatives going on at Xbox right now - including a brand-new "solar-powered studio" at Sea Of Thieves developer Rare. This new studio, also known as 'Barn X', opened last year - and it's since been "certified LEED GOLD for its design...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Rare
  • Industry
  • Microsoft