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News Ubisoft's XDefiant Server Test Will Apparently Take Place This Weekend On Xbox
Reportedly starting April 19
Months and months after the game's last pre-release test, Ubisoft is apparently very close to unleashing XDefiant's latest stress test on Xbox Series X|S. According to a new report from Insider Gaming, the team is targeting an April 19th date for its 12-hour serve
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News Two Additions Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (April 16)
Including another day one release
We have a couple of fresh additions on Xbox Game Pass today, April 16th! Obsidian is bringing its 'Fully Yoked Edition' of Grounded to the library today, while new day-one title Harold Halibut is also available on the service. Here's a bit more information on today's new Xbox Game Pass additions: Grounded: Fully...
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News Palworld Update 0.2.2.0 Coming To Xbox Soon, Here's What's Included
"Major fixes" and more
Pocketpair is still rolling out regular updates for its smash hit release Palworld and this includes a new patch for Xbox Series X|S, bumping the game up to Version 0.2.2.0. This latest update, which will be released when its ready, comes with "major fixes" and various other fixes. Here's the full rundown of what to expect...
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YesterdayMon, 15th Apr 2024
News 'PERISH' Marks The Launch Of New Hellish FPS On Xbox Series X|S
Lowkey slaying
So, during our weekend release roundup we detailed a new Xbox FPS called PERISH that looked pretty darn fun, and well, HandyGames' shooter is officially out now on console after a year or so on Steam. That Steam release has brought in a 'Mostly Positive' rating so far, so we're keen to see how this indie shooter lands with an Xbox...
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News Microsoft Rewards Fans Are Preparing For A New Era On Xbox This Week
Which sadly means the end of another one
In case you missed it, Microsoft Rewards is undergoing a transformation on Xbox right now. We've started to see a few new offers entering the Xbox Rewards Hub recently, but sadly there are some downsides to report as well. The big one is that the old Microsoft Rewards Xbox app is shutting down very soon. Its...
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News Ori Dev's 'No Rest For The Wicked' Re-Confirmed For Xbox, PC Early Access Starts This Week
No restin' for this lot
Ori developer Moon Studios has just dropped its latest trailer for No Rest for the Wicked; the team's upcoming action RPG coming to Steam Early Access this week. That Early Access date is confirmed for April 18th, while the studio has also taken the opportunity to remind us that an Xbox Series X|S version is still in the...
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Review Harold Halibut (Xbox) - A Heartfelt & Handcrafted Narrative Adventure
For the love of bluglglgl
German developer Slow Bros has certainly lived up to their name: it’s been fourteen years since they gathered for dinner and serendipitously decided to make a game! Despite lacking the technical knowledge to actually make one, they set out to create a cinematic narrative adventure. Well, where most saw barriers, Slow Bros...
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News Hallmark's Musical Xbox Ornament Sounds Like A Must-Buy This Christmas
It plays the Halo theme tune!
Yes, it's a bit early to start thinking about Christmas 2024 already, but you might want to keep this one in mind! Hallmark has unveiled a new "Original XBOX Console Ornament With Light and Sound", and it's getting a release this July. Retailing for just $22.99, this Christmas decoration isn't just fun to look at, as...
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News Former Xbox Exec Likes The Idea Of 'Tipping' Developers After Beating Their Games
"Some games are that special"
The price of AAA games has been a hot topic recently, especially with the move to $70 releases, but one former Xbox & Blizzard exec has taken to social media to express that they'd actually like the option to give devs more money for their releases. Yep, Mike Ybarra — who left X
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News Alone In The Dark Performance Impresses Digital Foundry, Despite 'Sacrifices' On Xbox Series S
Performance mode looks like the way to go
It's been the best part of a month since THQ Nordic brought the Alone in the Dark series back into the limelight, and despite a middling critical reception, Digital Foundry is fairly impressed with the tech behind title - especially when it comes to console performance. In a new
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News Hypercharge: Unboxed Dev Finally Teases New Xbox Release Date
"Something BIG is coming"
Back in 2022, the dev team behind toy soldier-shooter Hypercharge: Unboxed began heavily teasing an Xbox release for its PC title, and after a chunk of time and numerous internal delays, they're back at it again with a fresh Xbox tease. Taking to Twitter this weekend, developer Digital Cybercherries says that "something...
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Guide Harold Halibut: Release Date & Release Times On Xbox Game Pass
The latest day one release on XGP!
We've got another day one Xbox Game Pass release kicking off the week in the form of Harold Halibut this Tuesday, and this one's particularly interesting as it features a stop-motion visual style using handcrafted models! The first reviews have dropped today, including here at Pure Xbox where we gave Harold...
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News Cliffy B's 'LawBreakers' Makes Surprise Return Thanks To Fan-Led Resurrection
But will it ever come to Xbox?
Cliffy B's now-defunct studio BossKey never brought its hero shooter LawBreakers to Xbox, despite last year's update that sparked fresh interest in the title. Well, one year later, that interest still seems to be there - despite an Xbox release remaining unlikely. A group of LawBreakers fans have resurrected the PS4...
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- Gears of War
Hands On Sker Ritual - A Zombie-Filled Ceremony That Struggles To Satisfy
Skert around it, for now
The team behind 2020's story-based horror title Maid of Sker is back this year with an FPS spin-off - one that takes shape as a wave-based shooter not too dissimilar to Call of Duty's Zombies mode. Wales Interactive sticks to CoD's blueprint quite closely here, and while the concept is sound and the game does what it says on...
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- Features
- Sker Ritual
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Saturday13th Apr 2024
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (April 15-19)
Including another day one Game Pass release
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for April 15-19! It's looking like a pretty quiet few days ahead for Xbox releases, but we've still got the likes of Sker Ritual on the way, along with the day one Xbox Game Pass title Harold Halibut! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New Xbox Releases (April...
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- Weekly Roundup
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- Xbox Series X
News Two Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In May 2024 So Far
An early look at what's ahead
Update: Well, it turns out there's actually two! Indie adventure Hauntii has sneaked into the lineup for May 2024 as well, and obviously we'll have more joining the list as we get closer to May. Stay tuned! <related ids="161857"> Original story: It's always around this time of the month that we take a look at...
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Talking Point Almost A Year On, What Do You Think Of The Current Xbox Dashboard?
The new version made its debut last July
It was all the way back in September of 2022 that Team Xbox first unveiled a new dashboard interface that would be tested by Insiders over the next year, with the intention of incorporating feedback into the final, public version. The feedback was mixed to say the least, with concerns around backgrounds...
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 13-14)
Bit of Tomb Raider on Game Pass?
It's time for the weekend! As usual, there's lots to enjoy on Xbox over the next few days including a bunch of new Xbox Game Pass titles, three more Free Play Days additions, and lots of great offers in the ongoing Xbox Spring Sale 2024. Here's what we're playing this we
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News Crash Bandicoot 4 Has Apparently Sold Over 5 Million Copies
That's great news for the future
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time has apparently been a huge success for developer Toys for Bob. According to the game's design director Toby Schadt (via LinkedIn), the game has sold "over 5 million copies" since its initial multiplatform release in 2020. So in other words, this is great news for the future of...
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News Kingdom Come: Deliverance Dev Warhorse Gearing Up For 'New Game Reveal'
All will be revealed next week
The Czech video game developer Warhorse Studios has been busy working on Kingdom Come: Deliverance since 2018 and in the latest update, it seems the team is finally ready to unveil its next project. If you are wondering exactly what the big reveal might be, according to Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson, it's supposedly...
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Friday12th Apr 2024
News New DLC Announced For Two Of Xbox Game Pass's Best Co-Op Games
Vampire Survivors and Remnant 2
It's a busy time for Xbox Game Pass right now, and that includes in terms of DLC! Over the past few days, two of the best co-op games on the service have received new announcements of DLC that will be released in April and May. Firstly, Remnant 2 will be getting a DLC pack called "The Forgotten Kingdom" on
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Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Ultimate Members (April 2024)
Anyone for a Fallout freebie?
It's time for another batch of Xbox Game Pass Perks for April 2024! The month is off to a quiet start for freebies so far (compared to a very busy March), although Bethesda fans will find some nice Perks to take advantage of already! Also, don't forget that if you're an Amazon Prime member, you can claim Fallout 76 for...
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News Burnout-Like Racer 'TRAIL OUT' Crash Lands On Xbox, To Mixed Reviews So Far
We think it looks decent, for the price
Trail Out has caught our attention recently as a neat-looking indie racer, and the game is officially out now on Xbox Series X|S - garnering some mixed feedback from Xbox players so far. This one is very Burnout/FlatOut-esque, and as a result, it's gained quite a bit of interest since its 2022 PC release. So,...
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News Xbox Game Pass Seems To Be Preparing For The Next Activision Blizzard Drop
A certain dragon is generating a lot of buzz
Last month's Xbox Game Pass addition of Diablo 4 marked the first Activision Blizzard title to hit the service following Microsoft's acquisition of the company, and we've been eagerly awaiting the next ActiBlizz arrival ever since. Fortunately, it looks like we won't be waiting too long! A PC version of...
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News These Are The Top-Selling Games In The Xbox Spring Sale 2024
The hottest deals in the UK and US right now
The Xbox Spring Sale has been live for just over a week now on the Xbox Store, and looking at the "Top Paid" Xbox charts, we can start figuring out what some of the top-selling games of the promotion have been so far. For this roundup, we're focusing on the UK and US Xbox Stores, which are pretty similar...
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News Fallout 76 Is Enjoying A Resurgence On Xbox Series X|S Right Now
Its highest engagement rate since October 2022
This has definitely been the month of Fallout, and it's clearly being represented in the number of people playing Fallout 76 on Xbox Series X and S right now - the game has its highest player count on those consoles since October of 2022. This is according to data from analysis firm Circana, as...
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- Fallout 76
- Xbox Series X
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News UK Retailer GAME Reportedly Swapping Core Staff To Zero Hour Contracts
Managers will apparently avoid the switch
Following on from January's news that GAME was starting to strip back its pre-owned department, we have some other unfortunate reports coming in about the staffing situation within the UK's biggest gaming retailer. Earlier reports this week claimed that redundancies were incoming, and now a
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Talking Point Will Hellblade 2 Be A Genuine Game Of The Year Contender This Year?
The first game missed out in 2017
As we close in on a month-or-so before launch, the Hellblade 2 hype is building. This is Xbox's first big exclusive launch of 2024, and it should hopefully get the ball rolling for a fantastic year in regards to Xbox first-party. As good as the game looks so far — and always has done since it was first unveiled...
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- Hellblade 2
- Ninja Theory
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News EA Makes Premium UFC 5 Add-On Free This Weekend On Xbox
To celebrate UFC 300
Ahead of the sport's big 'UFC 300' event this coming weekend, EA Sports UFC 5 has unlocked one of its premium DLC packs - and it's absolutely free to keep if you grab it in time. The add-on in question is the 'Mike Tyson' DLC character - a pack which usually costs £3.79 / $4.19 outside of this current promotion. Fans have...
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- EA Sports UFC 5
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Baldur's Gate 3 Sweeps 2024 BAFTAs, Hi-Fi RUSH Also Picks Up Award
The list of winners is in
This year's annual BAFTA Games Awards show took place yesterday, and the results are now in. As you'd probably expect, last year's Baldur's Gate 3 has scooped up plenty of awards here, with Xbox's Hi-Fi RUSH also managing to get on the list. In total, BG3 won four awards: Music, Narrative, Players' Choice and the coveted...
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- Hi-Fi RUSH
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- Larian Studios
News Immortals Of Aveum Dev Reportedly Furloughs 'Majority' Of Staff
Following mass layoffs last year
EA's magic-based FPS Immortals of Aveum always seems to be tied up in some sort of drama, and this week is no different, unfortunately. According to a developer who worked on the title before moving onto a different job, Ascendant Studios has "furloughed the majority of their staff" in 2024. The developer posted...
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- Xbox Series S
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News Todd Howard On Elder Scrolls Show: Nothing In The Works But 'You Never Know'
"I can't predict the future"
Amazon Prime's Fallout series has got off to an incredibly positive start, and it's already raised some questions about which other Bethesda franchises could be adapted for this format. One obvious series that comes to mind is The Elder Scrolls, so what are the chances?
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- The Elder Scrolls
- Fallout
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Thursday11th Apr 2024
News Xbox's Hellblade 2 Is 'On Another Level' Says Digital Foundry, Despite Series S Concerns
The DF team dives into some preview footage
Early previews are now doing the rounds for Hellblade 2 - and by most accounts this is shaping up to be an impressive Xbox Series X|S title. The team over at Digital Foundry is one of the outlets to have taken a look at the game recently, and they reckon it's "on another level" visually, de
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- Ninja Theory
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News Fallout 4's Next-Gen Update Is Coming To Xbox Series X|S Later This Month
Finally!
As announced all the way back in October 2022, Fallout 4 Next-Gen is finally coming. Today, Bethesda has revealed that the upgraded version of its 2015 RPG will launch for Xbox Series X|S on April 25th, 2024. The update will add new 'Performance' and 'Quality' mode options for current-gen players, while stability improvements and bug fixes...
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News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (April 11-14)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days is here once again! This week's lineup contains three games in total, including a March 2024 release in the form of Classified: France '44. Here's the full lineup of Free Play Days titles for the coming weekend: Classified: France '44 Fallout 76 PGA Tour 2K23 As usu
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Feature If Q1 Is Anything To Go By, 2024 Should Be Another Fantastic Year On Xbox
2024 has already delivered some bangers!
Last year was widely considered the best of the current generation of gaming so far, and we're hoping that the Xbox Series X|S era keeps on gathering pace from this point onwards. It's going to be hard to top a year that contained Alan Wake 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Starfield and so much more - but the first
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Reminder A Bunch Of Great Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass Soon
Back 4 Blood is massively reduced as well
We always like to issue a reminder when games are about to leave Xbox Game Pass, but this time around we're putting it out a little early - and that's simply because there are a bunch of great titles in here that deserve your attention. Date Game Platform April 15 Amnesia: Collection Console, PC,...
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- Reminder
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News EA Issues Statement In Response To Dead Space 2 Remake Rumours
The franchise is apparently "on hold" for now
There's been a whole lot of chaos surrounding the Dead Space franchise over the past few hours, and it relates to a rumour that began over at Giant Bomb's "Game Mess Mornings" podcast where it was suggested that plans for a Dead Space 2 remake had been cancelled by EA due to lacklustre sales for the 2023...
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- Dead Space 2
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News Shadow Of The Tomb Raider Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (April 11)
A huge AAA adventure joins the library
Today's Xbox Game Pass update is delivering on all-things tomb raiding, as Eidos Montreal's Shadow of the Tomb Raider heads to the service. This title serves as the epic conclusion to Crystal Dynamics' rebooted Tomb Raider trilogy, and it's absolutely worth a play on Game Pass. Now, when this addition was
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News Ubisoft Has Another Prince Of Persia Game On The Way
Update: The Rogue Prince of Persia revealed, but only for PC
Update (Thu 11th Apr, 2024 06:45 BST): And sure enough, Ubisoft has now officially revealed The Rogue Prince of Persia - a 2D roguelite action platform adventure by the Dead Cells' co-developer Evil Empire. It's coming to Steam Early Access next month on 14th May, and if we hear any...
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- Ubisoft
News Xbox Cloud Gaming's New Dashboard Provides Some Excellent 'Social' Upgrades
Designed for browsers, Smart TVs & VR
If you're the kind of person who likes to use Xbox Cloud Gaming on a browser, Smart TV or Meta Quest device, then there's some good news incoming! Xbox is making some great improvements to the dashboard on those devices. Specifically, these are "updated social features" that will allow you to carry out the...
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News Horror Game 'Deceit 2' Is The Latest Free-To-Play Release On Xbox
"Who can you trust to help you escape?"
Xbox's free-to-play library has been treated to a new addition this week in the form of Deceit 2! This is an "online social deduction horror game" that first launched on PC last year, transitioning to a free-to-play experience back in March. In Deceit 2, you play as either the "Terrors", "Innocent" or...
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- Deceit 2
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- Xbox Series S
- Free To Play
News PAC-MAN Returns To Xbox In A New 64-Player Battle Royale This May
Be the last PAC standing
PAC-MAN is making his return to Xbox consoles on May 9th, but perhaps not in the form you'd expect! This time around, he's taking part in a 64-player online-only battle royale that's launching at a price of £15.99 / $19.99 on the Xbox Store. The game is called PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs, and the format sees...
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- Xbox Series X
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Dev Brings Monster Jam Showdown To Xbox This August
Monster truck madness
Update (Thu 11th Apr, 2024): Following on from last month's event, we've now got a date for Monster Jam Showdown on Xbox! The game is coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and will arrive on August 29th, 2024. If you're really keen to get started ASAP, there will also be an Early Access period beginning August...
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News Palworld Is Officially Getting An Arena Mode On Xbox Later This Year
"Train the strongest Pals and defeat all your rivals"
You could say that Palworld has been a pretty big Xbox Game Pass hit since its launch earlier this year, and now the team at Pocketpair has something a little different up its sleeve. Arriving later on in 2024, the Pokémon-like is officially getting an Arena mode. '
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Wednesday10th Apr 2024
News Here's What's Included In The Xbox April 2024 Update
Rolling out today on Xbox & PC
The Xbox April 2024 update begins rolling out to all users on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC today, and it includes a bunch of new features highlighted by 'Game Hubs' for PC players. Here's a short overview of the Xbox April 2024 update, with more details available at Xbox Wire: Xbox April 2024...
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News It's Been 12 Months Since Xbox Faced A Major Activision Blizzard Crisis
And in some ways, it's still not over
Last year was absolutely packed full of news about Xbox's continual attempts to acquire Activision Blizzard in various countries around the world, but a major roadblock almost put a stop to everything 12 months ago. Yes, it's been almost an entire year since the UK's Competition and Markets Authority blocked...
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News EA Play Is Getting A Price Increase Outside Of Xbox Game Pass
A significant jump for annual subs
EA Play has been a fantastic bonus for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers over the past few years, and it's about to become even more value for money, as the service is getting a fairly significant price increase as of today. For new subscribers, the standard version of EA Play is increasing from £3.99 / $4.99...
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News NetEase Enters Into Agreement With Microsoft To 'Explore' Bringing New Titles To Xbox
As Blizzard games return to China
Blizzard has announced its games will be returning to China under a renewed publishing deal between Microsoft Gaming and NetEase. After discussions "over the past year", players in China will be able to once again access World of Warcraft, Hearthstone and many other titles across the Blizzard universe including...
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- Microsoft
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- NetEase
- Xbox Series X
News The Fallout TV Show Debuts Today, And It's Getting Very Impressive Reviews So Far
"The series so far is absolutely incredible"
Update (14:45 BST): A whole bunch of additional reviews have just dropped for the Fallout TV show, and this time they contain impressions for the entire eight episodes of the first season! Here are some examples: Eurogamer (4/5) GamesRadar (4/5)
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Rumour Destiny 3 Is In Development At Bungie Under The Codename 'Payback'
Taking shape
Yesterday, Bungie dropped its big gameplay trailer for Destiny 2: The Final Shape, marking what is expected to be the game's last major expansion and the end of the D2 era. While it looks like the team will go out with a bang on all-things Destiny 2 with TFS, rumours are starting to swirl about what's next for the franchise. These...
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- Destiny 3
- Bungie
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Star Wars Outlaws Sparks Criticism Over Games With $100+ 'Ultimate' Editions
It's not the only example
Ubisoft's Star Wars Outlaws was treated to a fantastic-looking Story Trailer yesterday along with an August 2024 release date, and although there's plenty of hype around this one, it's also getting a bit of criticism for its price tag. The standard version is what it is - $70 as expected - but the Gold Edition is $110, and...
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- Star Wars Outlaws
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Saber Interactive CEO Reckons $70 Game Prices Will Go Away
"The $70 title is going to go the way of the dodo"
This generation has marked the arrival of $70 AAA game releases, as most publishers bump up their base prices to make up for increased development costs, and inflation. The move has been somewhat controversial, and Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch reckons it's not here to stay - despite the team...
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- Saber Interactive
- Embracer Group
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Random Streamer Beats Gears Of War On Insane Difficulty In 2024, Without Ever Taking Cover
Now this is a mad world
Beating any of the Gears games on Insane difficulty is no small feat, but what if you were mad enough to try and do it without ever taking cover? Well, Twitch streamer Arrrash has decided to replay the first game — specifically 2015's Gears of War: Ultimate Edition — in 2024, without using the game's cover mechanic...
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- Random
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- Epic Games
- Microsoft
Talking Point What Do You Want To See Xbox Do With State Of Decay 3?
Rumour has it the game could make an appearance soon
Late last week, a certain Jez Corden tweet started to spread around like wildfire - a tweet that some corners of the Xbox community believed was teasing a State of Decay 3 summer showcase appearance. While we felt that the tweet was perhaps a bit too vague to report on, we do think that Undead...
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- Undead Labs
News MechWarrior 5: Clans Brings Its Standalone Sequel To Xbox This Year
"Playable solo or in 5-player co-op"
We've got another MechWarrior game on the way! This one's called MechWarrior 5: Clans, and it acts as a standalone sequel that will be playable solo or in five-person co-op, available on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S later in 2024. Compared to the most recent MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, Clans is said to...
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- MechWarrior 5: Clans
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
"The remake has been… remade from scratch"
Way back in 2022, Ubisoft decided to go back to the drawing board with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake - handing development duties over to Ubisoft Montreal in the process. We've had a few small updates from the team since, but a new report claims that it coul
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- Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Remake
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Tuesday9th Apr 2024
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (April 9)
Including a day one release!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! We have two fresh titles coming to the library today, including a brand-new "day one" release in the form of Botany Manor - which happens to be reviewing rather well so far. Here's some more info on what to expect from this new puzzle adventure, alongside an introduction
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News Time Is Running Out For Hundreds Of Games On The Xbox 360 Store
The end of an era is upon us
Last year, Microsoft dropped a bombshell on us by announcing that the Xbox 360 Marketplace would be closing forever as of July 29th, 2024, and now somehow we're just over three months away from that date! This sadly means that hundreds of non-backwards compatible digital games will be affected, including some pretty...
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Deals Xbox Just Added 100+ More Games To The Spring Sale 2024
As if there weren't enough already!
The Xbox Spring Sale 2024 officially began last week, and it's just grown by another 100+ titles! This is because of the weekly deals refresh that always happens on a Tuesday, introducing a bunch more discounts to take advantage of. The difference this time around is that most of them are specific to Xbox Game...
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News Ubisoft Discusses XDefiant Development Troubles Ahead Of Xbox Server Test
"Game engineer is harder than being a rocket scientist."
Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter XDefiant has been delayed numerous times already, despite never having a solid release date, and the game's executive producer Mark Rubin has again talked about what's going on behind the scenes. Replying to multiple fan queries on Twitter, Rubin has stressed...
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Random Gears Of War Creator Reminds Fans He Can't Revive Games He Doesn't Have Rights To
"Please stop asking me"
The Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski has previously voiced his interest in returning to the series, but he's recently taken to social reiterate that it's mostly out of his control. Here's what he had to say in his latest post (via social media): "Please stop asking me to bring back games that I don't have the rights...
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News Star Wars Outlaws Launches This August On Xbox Series X|S
Pre-orders begin today
Update: Well, it's officially official now! Star Wars Outlaws will indeed launch for Xbox Series X and Series S on August 30th, with pre-orders available today. You can check out the brand-new Story Trailer up above. "Play up to 3 days early with Gold or Ultimate edition, which includes the base game and season pass...
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News Citizen Sleeper Dev Says Xbox Game Pass Is 'Keeping A Lot Of Indie Studios Going'
"The money is a pittance to Microsoft"
We all love Xbox Game Pass here at Pure Xbox, and as it turns out, plenty of indie studios seem grateful for the service and its security too. We've heard this from small devs and publishers before, and this week, the Citizen Sleeper creator has talked about how the service is keepin
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Citizen Sleeper
News Xbox ANZ & Cure Cancer Foundation Collaborate To Build Dazzling Custom Series X Consoles
Three amazing designs for a great cause
Xbox ANZ has unveiled three unique Series X console designs this week, built in collaboration with Australia's 'Cure Cancer' foundation. The systems are being auctioned off in the region for the next three weeks, to help raise money towards fighting Cancer. There are three completely unique consoles up for...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox ANZ
News 2K Reveals Career Mode Details For This Month's 'TopSpin' Xbox Revival
Along with info on various other modes
For those of us who have been waiting 13 years for a Top Spin revival, it feels surreal that TopSpin 2K25 is literally just a couple of weeks away now. As of April 23rd, it'll officially be playable on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Before then though, we've been treated to more details about the actual game...
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- TopSpin 2K25
- Xbox Series X
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- Xbox One
News Ori Dev Explains Why It Decided Against Third Entry In The Franchise, For Now
"I think were were pretty happy with where it left off"
Ori developer Moon Studios has talked about its future in a new interview with Game Informer - a future that's laser-focused on No Rest for the Wicked at the moment. A third Ori game has been discussed though, and while the te
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News Dead Space Directors Working On Next Battlefield As 2042 Development Wraps Up
"To work alongside the Battlefield studios around the world"
We have some interesting news coming out surrounding the Battlefield franchise today, as EA presses on towards its next release in the FPS franchise. First off, Battlefield 2042 Season 7 will be the game's final seasonal update, while the team has also dropped some fresh details on the...
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- Battlefield 2042
- EA Motive
- DICE
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