Xbox console exclusive games you can enjoy in 2024
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 22)
Featuring a massive AAA surprise!
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In March 2024
The full list of confirmed games so far
News 10 Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In March 2024
It's a busy month for server closures
News 'Xbox No Longer Making Consoles' Begins Trending As Panic Continues
It doesn't seem like that's the case though
News - February, 2024
Thursday29th Feb 2024
News Two Major Xbox Games Are Adding Crossplay Support With PS5 & PC
Including the brilliant Remnant 2 on Xbox Game Pass!
It's always good news when Xbox games add crossplay support with other platforms, and that's exactly what's happening today! Both Mortal Kombat 1 and Remnant 2 will now support crossplay with Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and PC. Obviously both of these are a big deal, but Remnant 2 is perhaps even more...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 29 - March 3)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox has set live its latest Free Play Days promotion today, with three games featured this week including the recently-released co-op slasher Gangs of Sherwood! Here's the full list of Xbox Free Play Days titles this week: Age of Wonders 4 Deceive Inc. Gangs of Sherwood As usual, you'll nee
Bring da Truckus
Saber Interactive has hit a surprisingly rich vein of offroad driving fun with its excellent MudRunner series, itself a spin-off from the glory days of Oovee Studio's Spintires. The dev's latest effort, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game, feels like an attempt to capitalise on this somewhat niche franchise's unexpected popularity by...
Talking Point What Are You Hoping To See From The Xbox Games Showcase 2024?
We're thinking about the big summer show already
Now that it's been more than a month since Xbox Developer Direct 2024, we're starting to think about Microsoft's next big gaming show. March is upon us, the evenings are getting lighter, and we're not a million miles away from the annual Xbox Games Showcase at this point. So, what do you want to see...
News Palworld Patch Notes Unveiled For Second Xbox Update Of The Week (0.1.5.1)
There's no slowing down here!
These Palworld updates really don't slow down, do they?! Following the 0.1.5.0 update that arrived on Xbox consoles just a couple of days ago, the game is about to receive another new update in the form of 0.1.5.1. This time, the major focus is on "fixing various game crashes" - which is particularly important as we've...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.12 Rolling Out To Xbox, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Including some quest-specific fixes
Cyberpunk 2077 update 2.12 is officially rolling out to Xbox Series X|S today, and CD Projekt RED has detailed all the changes coming to each version of the open-world RPG. This latest patch corrects some of the issues that cropped up after update 2.11, alongside fixing some quest-related bugs and making some...
News Ubisoft Boasts 'Record Player Engagement' With Pirate Adventure Skull & Bones
"Over four hours of average daily playtime"
Ubisoft has been beating its Season 1 drum for Skull & Bones this week, as the team brings more content to the open-world pirate adventure. Tucked into a press release about the game's new season, the publisher has also boasted about "record player engagement" with the title so far. The way Ubisoft is...
News EA Cancels Respawn's Star Wars First-Person Project, Was Reportedly A 'Mandalorian Game'
The developer's Star Wars: Jedi series will continue
Apart from employee layoffs, it seems Electronic Arts will also be cancelling its Star Wars FPS action game. A report emerged about this particular project just weeks ago claiming the Star Wars Jedi: Survivor developer Respawn Entertainment was working on a "first-person Star Wars Mandalorian...
News Rockstar Asks Employees To Return To Office Full-Time In Preparation For GTA 6
"Making these changes puts us in the best position..."
It felt like the day would never come, but Rockstar Games finally confirmed late last year that GTA 6 would be arriving in 2025, and apparently the company thinks its employees should be working full time in the office ahead of release. This is according to Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier,...
News Remedy Purchases Full Rights To 'Control' Franchise From 505 Games
"We can now weigh up the options"
Following the success of Alan Wake 2 — which became Remedy's fastest-selling game earlier this month — the developer has announced that it's managed to acquire the Control IP from previous publisher 505 Games. The deal has cost the Finnish developer roughly €17 million, and it now allows the team to...
News Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Remake Gets Launch-Week Discount On Xbox
One week only!
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake is now live for all players, and to coincide with the game's public release, 505 Games has set live a launch discount on all platforms. On Xbox, players who pick the game up within the first week get 20% off the standard price. That discount makes the Brothers remake a $15.99 / £12.79 purchase...
News EA Shuts Down Battlefield Campaign Studio Ridgeline Games
Halo's co-creator recently left the studio
Earlier this week, Battlefield director (and former Halo co-creator) Marcus Lehto made an abrupt departure from Ridgeline Games, and while it wasn't entirely clear what was going on behind the scenes at the time, EA has now confirmed mass layoffs. As part of this, EA has announced the closure of this...
News Jar-Jar Binks Actor Appears To Be Working On Xbox First-Party Project
Dis is nutsen!
Of all the people you might expect to be working on an Xbox Game Studios project, the actor for Jar-Jar Binks probably isn't one of them! Nevertheless, that's exactly what's being teased by the prequel trilogy star, Ahmed Best. This week, Best shared a photo of a mo-cap studio with an "Activision" tag, leading to plenty of...
News EA Is Laying Off 5% Of Its Workforce
Estimated to impact about 670 employees
It's already been an incredibly difficult week for the industry and now Electronic Arts has revealed it's laying off 5% of its workforce. This roughly equates to about 670 employees. EA CEO Andrew Wilson cited "accelerating industry transformation" as part of this decision with the company planning to sunset...
Wednesday28th Feb 2024
News 'Fossilfuel 2' Is A New Dino-Filled FPS Out Now On Xbox Series X And S
Dino Crisis, but indie
Craving a new dinosaur-filled shooter after years of neglect from the Dino Crisis series? Well, Xbox and indie studio DangerousBob think they might have the solution. As detailed in a new Xbox Wire post, Fossilfuel 2 has just hit Xbox Series X
Guide Xbox And Microsoft Reveal Full GDC 2024 Schedule
"Microsoft and Xbox are here to help power your games "
The 2024 Game Developer Conference will take place next month in March and as part of this, both Microsoft and the Xbox team will be there to "engage and empower" developers, publishers as well as technology partners across the globe. "Our message is simple: Microsoft and Xbox are here to...
News Lots Of Games Are Reduced By 90% On Xbox This Week (February 27 - March 5)
Including some major EA titles!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games in this week's Xbox sales (February 27- March 5)? The list is pretty stacked this week, mainly thanks to an ID@Xbox Super Saver Sale, as well as an EA Publisher Sale. The latter includes 90% discounts for the likes of Battlefield V, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Need for Speed...
News Cowabunga! We're Getting Another Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game On Xbox
The 2017 arcade release returns this April
TMNT fans can look forward to even more beat 'em up action in the future with Cradle Games and Raw Thrills announcing a console version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants. This title originally started life as an arcade game in 2017 and is based on the 2012 Nickelodeon animated...
Review Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster (Xbox) - Solid '90s Shooter Shines In Slick Nightdive Revamp
May the force...etc etc
Nightdive Studios has rapidly fostered a reputation as something of a master within the realms of the retro remake lately. It's not hard to see why, with its fantastic revamps of System Shock and Quake 2 having recently received a ton of praise (including a big fat 10/10 from us for Quake 2). However, Star Wars: Dark Forces...
News Xbox Details First 'Indie Selects' Lineup, Featuring Six Games For February 2024
"Amazing and delightful indie games"
Last month, Microsoft announced Xbox Indie Selects, a new program designed to highlight some of the platform's best and brightest indie titles that aren't available on Xbox Game Pass. A month on from introducing the new initiative, team Xbox has now unveiled its first collection for February 2024. Six games are...
PSA You'll Need A Microsoft Account To Play Sea Of Thieves On PS5, Unsurprisingly
PlayStation crew members can sign up for free
Xbox wants to expand its ecosystem, and as part of this, it recently announced four first-party titles for other console platforms. One of these is Rare's online multiplayer pirate game Sea Of Thieves, which sails onto the PlayStation 5 on April 30th, 2024. For anyone who wants to play on this...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Is Getting A Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade This Week
Featuring rollback netcode!
It was first announced all the way back in August of 2022 that Dragon Ball FighterZ would be getting a free upgrade for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and that version officially arriving this week on Thursday, February 29th! The reason for this upgrade is to implement rollback netcode, which should help to reduce...
News Limbo, Inside Dev Shares New Screenshot From Upcoming 'Third-Person Adventure'
"Set in a remote corner of the universe"
Believe it or not, eerie Xbox platformer Inside will be eight years old in 2024, and that very much has us thinking about developer Playdead's next project. They take their time with each game, clearly, and the team has again been teasing 'GAME 3' this week. On its Twitter page, Playdead has posted a new...
News Digital Foundry Deems New Star Wars Remaster 'Another Nightdive Triumph' On Xbox
"This is an interesting game to experience"
As you may have seen from our latest Pure Xbox review, Nightdive Studios has dug up and remastered yet another classic shooter - this time from the LucasArts catalogue in the form of Star Wars: Dark Forces. This classic, PS1-era FPS has been transformed for modern platforms, and the tech experts over at
News Another Dev Is Laying Off Employees, Cites 'Worsening Market Conditions'
Deck Nine co-developed last year's release 'The Expanse'
It's been an incredibly tough year for the industry so far with mass layoffs across multiple studios. Sony yesterday added to this - announcing it was axing 900 jobs, and now on top of this another developer has had to make a "difficult decision". Deck Nine Games (The Expanse: A Telltale...
News Lightyear Frontier Final Preview Shows Huge Potential For Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Launch
This looks pretty darn fun
Outlet IGN has posted its 'final preview' for Lightyear Frontier; the new mech farming sim that's coming to Xbox Game Pass next month. At launch this will be classed as an Xbox Game Preview title, but it's been in the works for years now and is looking real nice on the eve of its initial release. Up above there's a solid...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Vet Opens New Studio To Develop 'Ambitious AAA Co-Op Game'
David Vonderhaar worked on COD for over 15 years
Not so long ago Treyarch veteran David Vonderhaar left the Call of Duty: Black Ops studio after more than 15 years working for the Activision-owned team. The news came as a bit of a surprise last year, but today, the developer has revealed his next "ambitious AAA" project. Vonderhaar, alongside...
Tuesday27th Feb 2024
News Three Games Are Available This Week On Xbox Game Pass (February 27-29)
And a bonus fourth title!
As we near the end of February we're coming up on our final Xbox Game Pass additions for the month, and Feb 2024's closers include the likes of returning 'SharkPG' Maneater, sandbox survival game Space Engineers and more. So, ahead of March's Game Pass lineup — which kicks off with
News Palworld Update 0.1.5.0 Hits Xbox Very Soon, Here Are The Patch Notes
Future update to address "auto-save fails" on Xbox
Palworld has exploded in popularity on Xbox and PC with more than 25 million players now joining in on the fun. As players continue to show their support, so do the developers with regular updates. The latest one bumps the game up to Version 0.1.5.0. It's loaded with a bunch of fixes, Pal...
News Immortals Of Aveum Dev Defiant After Launching Rare 'Independent AAA' Title
"The story of Immortals isn't written yet"
In a wide-ranging interview with outlet GamesIndustry.biz, Ascendant Studios founder Bret Robbins has defended the team's debut title Immortals of Aveum - claiming that the "story" of its development "isn't written yet". In this fascinating chat, Robbins highlights lots of the trials and tribulations of...
Poll Will You Be Buying The Star Wars: Battlefront 'Classic Collection'?
Tis demanded by the Gods, it is!
Back at the Nintendo Direct last week, we were treated to the unlikely announcement of the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, which will be combining the original two Battlefront games and adding 64-player online support. Naturally, the Collection has been getting a lot of hype from Xbox fans ever since -...
News Forza Horizon 5 New Content Update Revealed, Here's What's Included
New European cars, dinosaurs props and more
Forza Horizon 5 is still cruising along with Playground Games regularly adding new content updates to the game. The next one arriving this week gives racers access to 12 new European cars, unlocks all classes in the Rally Adventure DLC, adds six dinosaur props in Eventlab, and much more. Here's the full...
News PlayStation Follows Xbox In Announcing Significant Layoffs For 2024
"Difficult news about our workforce"
Sony has announced major layoffs involving its PlayStation business - the next chapter in a rough start to 2024 for the gaming industry. Following Xbox's huge round of layoffs last month, PlayStation will shed around 900 jobs imminently. Those 900 jobs amount to roughly 8% of PlayStation's current workforce;...
News Xbox 'Bundles' Sale Now Live, Over 500+ Games Discounted This Week
There's also an ID@Xbox Super Saver Sale!
It's time for a new week of Xbox Store deals, with around 500 games on sale at the time of writing, including new promotions for an ID@Xbox Super Saver Sale, a "Bundles" sale, and the usual Xbox Game Pass exclusive discounts. Some of the deals are also carrying over from last week, such as the EA Publisher...
Big bro, little bro
Just over a decade ago, Swedish game director Josef Fares made his explosive video game debut with Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - a short platformer that delivered big on creative two-person puzzling and subtle, heartfelt storytelling. Well, 10 years on this classic has returned in the form of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake,...
Deals All 15+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (February 27 - March 5)
Up to 80% off!
Our latest set of Xbox deals is now live - with over 500 titles discounted this week as part of a big 'Bundles' sale. The backwards compatibility list is significantly shorter than that this week - but there are still some great deals to be had! <related ids="162761"> So, here are all of the OG Xbox / Xbox 360 backwards...
News Free Demos Now Live For Two Big March 2024 Releases On Xbox
Get a taste of the action early!
Believe it or not, the month of March is almost here, and with it come some big new releases across all platforms - including Xbox of course. It's always nice to get a chance to test out some of these new titles ahead of time, and a couple of free demos have just gone live on Xbox that you may want to check out!...
News F1 24 Joins The Starting Grid This May Across Xbox One & Series X|S
"Get ready to ignite your passion for racing"
Codemasters and EA have announced the latest entry in their popular Formula 1 series today, with F1 24 set to release on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with other platforms) on May 31st, 2024. Details are pretty limited at the moment, with a full reveal not taking place until April,...
News WWE 2K24 Unveils Stacked Roster Of DLC, Including Two Former AEW Stars
Available as part of the Season Pass
It's only a week until WWE 2K24 lands on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and with the game's main roster being fully unveiled recently, 2K has now shed more light on the game's DLC plans for the Season Pass. This is a pretty stacked Season Pass as well! All in all, the game is getting five packs of...
News Xbox Insiders On PC Can Now Try Out A Brand-New 'Special Feature'
"Introducing game hubs"
If you happen to be an Xbox Insider on PC, Xbox has recently launched a brand-new feature called game hubs. This is also accessible to a subset of Xbox App users. This is a new way to connect with your Xbox game library on the computer - allowing you to track progress, discover the latest content and add-ons, connect and...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Praises 'Unique, Emotional' Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons
"If you haven't played I highly recommend it"
Every now and then, Phil Spencer drops his opinion on some of the latest and greatest games coming to Xbox, and today the boss has chimed in on Josef Fares' debut title ahead of its upcoming remake. Yep, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake launches for Xbox Series X|S tomorrow, and Phil has showered...
Monday26th Feb 2024
Feature 10 Years Ago, One Of The Best Shooters In Xbox History Made Its Debut
An Xbox exclusive, no less
The early part of 2014 was a turbulent time for Xbox to say the least. The Xbox One had just released to a disappointing reception (mainly due to everything that happened pre-launch), which led to Don Mattrick leaving his role as Head of Xbox and current boss Phil Spencer taking his place. The original lineup of Xbox One...
News New WW2 Shooter 'Easy Red 2' Is Off To A Fantastic Start On Xbox
It's cheap, it's good and it's selling well!
We've seen a few games come out of nowhere to achieve big success on Xbox this year, and World War 2 shooter Easy Red 2 is the latest example, having already raced into the "Top Paid" Xbox charts since its release 10 days ago. The good news is that it's getting a great reception as well, with an average...
Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Ultimate Members (February 2024)
Update: PUBG, Stumble Guys & Puzzle Quest 3 join the lineup!
It's time for another batch of Xbox Game Pass Perks for February 2024! As we reach the end of the month, there are a lot of great Perks to claim - including free trials for Paramount Plus and Calm Premium, a Drakkar Edition Pack for Assassin's Creed Valhalla on Xbox Game Pass, some Stumble...
News Fable Reboot Gets New Co-Developer To Work Alongside Playground Games
A fabled assist
Things have been dark on Fable since last summer's big showcase, but news of a fresh co-developer is getting us all excited to see more of Playground Games' upcoming RPG reboot. Third Kind Games has revealed that it is working on the new Fable game, as mentioned on the company's website. The announcement doesn't bring any sort of...
News If Your Xbox Wishlist Has Suddenly Disappeared, You're Not Alone
Update: "Your items should be coming back"
Update: Xbox Engineering Lead Eden Marie has advised that Wishlists should now be returning to normal: Original story: Over the weekend, you may have noticed that your Xbox Wishlist went from displaying tens if not hundreds of games, to suddenly displaying nothing like in the image up above. If that's...
News Xbox First-Party Title 'Pentiment' Seems To Run Much Better On PlayStation 5
Update: Director confirms it's "just a bug"
Update: Well, we've got an official answer about this! Pentiment Director Josh Sawyer has confirmed the omission of 120FPS on Xbox is "just a bug", and the feature will added to the Xbox version in the next patch. Original story: Obsidian Entertainment's Pentiment is the first of
News High On Life Is Getting A Physical 'GOTY' Edition For Xbox Series X
Pre-orders begin this week
If you enjoyed High On Life and want to grab a physical version for your Xbox Series X, you're in luck! Limited Run Games and the IGN Store will be selling pre-orders for "GOTY" and "Collector's" Editions beginning this week. The standard version includes the recent High on Knife DLC, while the Collector's Edition adds a...
News Xbox Hires Squanch Games Co-Founder For First-Party Leadership Team
"I look forward to the journey ahead"
Xbox has added some new talent to its first-party roster! Squanch Games (High On Life, Trover Saves The Universe) co-founder Tanya Watson has announced she's joined Microsoft as "part of the Xbox Game Studios leadership team". Here's what Tanya had to say in a message on LinkedIn last week: "I am thrilled...
Random 'Hello Kitty' Xbox Sells For $10,000 On eBay, Despite Being Broken
An ultra rare variant of the OG Xbox
How much would you pay for an ultra rare Xbox console? Earlier today, a special variant of the original Xbox sold for a whopping $10,050 US dollars in an eBay auction - and the console itself doesn't even work! The reason this is so expensive is because it's part of the "Hello Kitty Collector's Edition", which...
News Halo Co-Creator Who Founded New Battlefield Studio Has Left EA
An abrupt departure, it seems
Since the rocky launch and mixed fan reception for Battlefield 2042, EA has been re-shaping the future of the franchise through various different internal projects. One of those projects, a new single-player installment in the series, has seemingly just lost one of its directors. Marcus Lehto, who co-created Halo in...
News 'Taxi Life' Simulator Shows Off Its Management Mechanics In New Gameplay
"Taxi Life isn't just about driving customers to their destination"
We're just days away from swapping out our everyday lives to become taxi drivers, as Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator hits Xbox Series X|S on March 7th. Ahead of launch, the team at Nacon has just dropped a new gameplay trailer - this time looking at the management side of life...
Saturday24th Feb 2024
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In March 2024
The full list of confirmed games so far
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in March 2024? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every week, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to Xbox Game Pass in January, as well as...
News Age Of Mythology: Retold Coming To Xbox, PC And Game Pass In 2024
"From the creators of the award-winning Age of Empires"
Back in 2022, the Age of Empires team World's Edge revealed it would be releasing Age of Mythology: Retold - a "definitive edition" of the 2002 PC title with "upgraded graphics, features and more". Now, in a "sneak peek" announcement, it's been confirmed this new version of the game will be...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 26 - March 1)
Including this big Star Wars remaster!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for February 26 - March 1! We've got a few exciting releases coming up over the next few days, including the Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake and Star Wars Dark Forces: Remaster, along with three
Poll What Do You Think Of Dead Island 2 On Xbox Game Pass?
This week's surprise XGP release
It's been a good week for Xbox Game Pass with five games added to the service, and one of them was a total surprise in the form of Dead Island 2! The game wasn't announced ahead of time, but landed on XGP this past Thursday. So, we know it's early days, but we're interested to hear how you've been getting on with...
News Here's Everything Revealed During The Age Of Empires 'New Year, New Age' Livestream
Everything coming in 2024
The Age of Empires team has wrapped up its "New Year, New Age" special presentation outlining everything arriving in 2024. Starting with the main announcement, Age of Mythology: Retold has now been officially confirmed for Xbox Series X|S, and will be a "day one" Game Pass release. Below are all the other announcements and...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 24-25)
Any Bluey: The Videogame on Game Pass?!
It's time for the weekend! If you're looking for ways to keep busy on Xbox, we've got lots of new Xbox Game Pass titles including Dead Island 2, the arrival of the FFXIV Open Beta, three
Friday23rd Feb 2024
News Final Fantasy XIV Online Is Going Down A Treat On Xbox Series X|S So Far
"It plays so incredibly well on Series X"
This week has marked the release of the Final Fantasy XIV Online Beta on Xbox, and although it's still early days and the full launch hasn't taken place yet, Xbox Series X and S players seem to be getting on well with it so far. We've seen a bunch of feedback from new FFXIV players who have been having a...
Rumour Xbox To Release White, All-Digital Series X This Summer
"Microsoft is planning to release a digital Xbox Series X"
Microsoft is reportedly planning a digital Xbox Series X console launch very, very soon. According to outlet eXputer, we're set to get a white digital Xbox Series X this summer, with a June or July release date currently outed. The rumour originates from insider eXtas1s (Twitter), who...
Poll Are You Enjoying Season 2 Of The Halo TV Show?
We've reached the halfway mark, Chief
We're now halfway through the second season of Paramount's Halo series with Episode 4 of Season 2 airing yesterday. Leading into this episode, there was a lot of excitement about the Covenant's invasion of Reach finally getting underway. So we're curious to know at this point what everyone here on Pure Xbox...
News Obsidian Blasted By Xbox Fans For 'Prioritising' PS5 & Switch Versions Of Pentiment
"YOU'RE A FIRST PARTY STUDIO"
Earlier this week, it was announced that Obsidian's superb Pentiment was crossing over from being an Xbox exclusive to joining the PS5 and Nintendo Switch consoles, and so far that decision seems to have gone down pretty well. However, what's not going down well is how Obsidian is marketing the new physical versions in...
Life to the living
How much of what you believe in are you willing to sacrifice for the person you love? It's a question we very foolishly weren't expecting to be slapped in the face with during our time with the latest action RPG from DON'T NOD, but it's one that Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden presents as a constant throughout it's captivating and...
Talking Point Will Certain PlayStation & Nintendo Games Eventually Come To Xbox?
Returning the favour
It's been a busy few weeks for Xbox, starting out with a whirlwind of rumours about certain games launching on other platforms - before that exact plan was put into action this week. Four games are in the process of coming to PlayStation and Nintendo consoles, but what do you think about either of the two platforms ever...
News Xbox Influencer Klobrille Shares Impressive Player Numbers For First-Party Lineup
Two games now have over 35 million players!
If Xbox Game Pass helps drive one thing it's huge player numbers - especially for some of the bigger AAA games out there. Naturally, Xbox's own first-party releases get lots of attention on Game Pass — and indeed the platform in general — and influencer Klobrille has gathered some of the team's recent...
News Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Leads To Disappointing Results For Warner Bros.
It's another game that's "fallen short of expectations"
We hate talking about all these games that are "falling short of expectations" (SteamWorld Build was another one today), but it feels like they're coming thick and fast and the moment - and Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League is the latest to suffer this fate. As part of a recent financial...
News Xbox Series S Custom Console & Controllers Unveiled For Mega-Hit Palworld
"Imagine playing Palworld on THIS"
Fancy throwing your name in the hat for a custom Palworld Xbox Series S console bundle? Well, here's your chance! Xbox has just announced its latest sweepstakes competition - featuring a one-of-a-kind Palworld console alongside four unique Xbox controllers and a three-month Game Pass Ultimate code. This looks like...
Random Halo TV Show's Latest Episode Pays Respect To OG Xbox
Here's a look
In case you missed it, Halo's fourth episode of Season 2 aired this week, and in one segment in the episode, fans have spotted a neat little Easter egg paying respects to the series' video game history. Early on in this episode at the beginning of the Covenant invasion of Reach, Master Chief and Corporal Perez stumble across an...
News Xbox Game Pass's SteamWorld Build 'Fell Short Of Expectations' For Publisher Thunderful
"Sales during December fell slightly short"
SteamWorld Build landed on Xbox Game Pass last December, and it seemed to go down quite well with critics around launch - including us here at Pure Xbox. However, the commercial side of things hasn't quite matched up to the game's critical reception according to publisher Thunderful. As revealed in the...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Working On 'Cross-Platform' Mod Support For Later In 2024
"We’ve been working on a robust, cross-platform plan"
Hot on the heels of a major new patch for Baldur's Gate 3, developer Larian Studios has announced that it's working on mod support across all platforms, which seemingly includes console. Taking to Twitter as the team deployed "Hotfix 19", Larian Studios' Director of Publishing teased some of...
News Riot Fans Don't Seem To Like The Name Of Its New Fighting Game
"2XKO" is coming to Xbox next year
Riot Games has finally announced the name of its new 2v2 tag-based fighting game formerly known as Project L. From here on out, it will be officially known as "2XKO" and well, admittedly it's not gone down so well with the community. It's coming to all major platforms including Xbox Series X|S in 2025. Right now...
Thursday22nd Feb 2024
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 22)
Featuring a massive AAA surprise!
Another Xbox Game Pass update day is upon us, and this one is delivering a lovely surprise! Deep Silver's Dead Island 2 has been shadow dropped into the Game Pass library, having not been announced prior to its arrival. This zombie-slaying adventure lands today alongside two other titles. Here's an introduction to...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 22-25)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Free Play Days is gearing up for another big weekend on Xbox! We've got three games as part of the program this week, with Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint's Ultimate Edition undoubtedly being the pick of the bunch. Here's all three Free Play Days titles this weekend: Catan - Console...
News Xbox Fans Share Their Disappointment As Two New Games Skip The Platform
From Capcom and Bandai Namco
Yesterday's Nintendo Direct event brought us a whole bunch of games that have since been announced for Xbox, but two of the games that weren't confirmed for Microsoft's platform have been getting just as much attention as the rest. Those two games are Capcom's Monster Hunter Stories and Bandai Namco's Gundam Evolution...
Review Dead Island 2 (Xbox) - Long-In-Development Sequel Embraces The Absurd
Infected on set
Update (Thu 22nd Feb, 2024): Dead Island 2 is now available on Xbox Game Pass, so we thought we'd republish this review to give you an idea of what it's all about. We've also covered the XGP news separately on Pure Xbox: <related ids="162559"> Original review (Tue 18th Apr, 2023): Emerging from the flames of development hell...
News 'Pacific Drive' On Xbox Is A Possibility, But Probably Not Anytime Soon
There's been a lot of call for it
Similar to Palworld and Kingmakers in recent weeks, Pacific Drive is another game that's seemingly come out of nowhere to receive large attention in a short space of time - but unfortunately it's not coming to Xbox at launch. That's because it's seemingly a timed Pla
Report Ubisoft's Skull & Bones Gets Off To Slow Start Despite Free Trial On Xbox
Player uptake is sluggish, apparently
After almost a decade in development, Skull & Bones is now out in the wild following a generous beta period in the run up to launch. However, it appears that this open beta — and the full game's free trial — haven't convinced too many players to go ahead and buy the game. A new report from
Poll Will You Be Playing Any Of Xbox's New Multiplatform Games On Other Consoles?
The big green wave is coming
So, it has begun. This week, Microsoft has made announcements for games heading to both Nintendo Switch and PlayStation platforms - with Pentiment and Grounded heading to both ecosystems while Hi-Fi RUSH and Sea Of Thieves have been confirmed for PS5 so far. As Xbox fans, and users of Microsoft's consoles, this isn't...
News Dying Light 2 Receives 'Biggest' Update Ever, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Marking the game's second anniversary
It's a big day for Dying Light 2! To mark the game's second anniversary, it's just received its biggest update ever in the form of the "Firearms Update", and there's even a new "Reloaded Edition" of the game now on the Xbox Store. That "Reloaded Edition" bundles the base game along with the "Bloody Ties" DLC,...
News Forge Creators Plan To 'Bring The Helldivers 2 Experience' To Halo Infinite
"Prepare to step feet first into hell"
Helldivers 2 is taking the gaming world by storm at the moment, but unfortunately it's not out on Xbox - despite Phil Spencer's wish to see it on the platform. The co-op shooter is proving very popular, and so, a group of Forge creators seem to be taking it upon themselves to build something similar in
News Limited Run Announces Physical Releases For Two Xbox Games
Pre-orders for one of them open today
It's been another wild week in the world of Xbox with four major first-party titles now confirmed for other platforms. As part of this, the physical distributor has announced it will be responsible for physical releases of Pentiment and Hi-Fi RUSH. The hard copy of Pentiment will be released on Xbox,...
News Five More Of Xbox's Rare Classics Are Now Available For Switch Online
But some titles still aren't available on Xbox
Nintendo's latest broadcast revealed both Pentiment and Grounded would be coming to the Switch, but that actually wasn't the only Xbox-related news shared during the Partner Showcase. Five games in Rare's retro library have also made the journey across to the Switch Online service. This includes Snake...
News Palworld Hits Ridiculous Player Milestone In Just One Month On Xbox & PC
"Thank you for your continued support!"
Palworld has been a huge hit for developer Pocketpair since its big Xbox and PC launch last month, and the team has revealed some updated figures on how the game has been doing in the month-or-so since release. Across Xbox and PC platforms, Palworld has managed to attract a whopping 25 million players in...
News Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Locks In Xbox Series X|S And Xbox One Release
Coming this June
In case you missed it, Atlus has announced it will be releasing a "definitive version" of the 2021 RPG, Shin Megami Tensei V. It's officially titled Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance and will be released on all platforms including Xbox on June 21st, 2024. You'll have to venture back to a post-apocalyptic Tokyo, which is now filled...
News Xbox Cloud Gaming Now Accounts For At Least 10% Of Overall Xbox Playtime
"Now accounts for a double-digit percentage"
Phil Spencer recently talked to outlet Game File about a wide range of different topics to do with Microsoft's gaming business, and the Xbox boss slipped in some chatter about Xbox Cloud Gaming and how much it's grown in recent times. Cloud gaming on Microsoft's platform "now accounts for a double-digit...
News Xbox Series X Reduced To As Low As £359.99 In Latest UK Deals
Discounts of up to 25% on a brand-new XSX
Interested in picking up an Xbox Series X? We've just spotted a bunch of deals going live in the UK for Microsoft's most powerful console to date, with the potential of getting a 25% discount - bringing it down to just £359.99. This specific deal is over at Amazon UK, where the console is actually priced...
Wednesday21st Feb 2024
News Multiple Games Announced For Xbox Following February 2024's Nintendo Direct
Including another Game Pass confirmation!
As you may have seen earlier today, Nintendo held a special "Partner Direct" featuring two Xbox exclusives that are making the jump to the Switch, but we also saw announcements for various Nintendo games that are coming to Xbox! This includes an upcoming Xbox Game Pass title in the form of Another Crab's...
News Xbox Reiterates It's Bringing Activision Blizzard's 'Full Portfolio' To Game Pass
Yes, including Call of Duty
Following the announcement last week that Diablo 4 would be added to Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has now shared a brief update about what this means for the rest of Activision Blizzard's library. In an interview with Game File, Spencer reiterated how the plan was to eventually deliver the "full...
News Square Enix Warns 'Existing' Players Not To Download Final Fantasy XIV Xbox Beta
It's free, and it's out now on the Xbox Store
Today's the day for Final Fantasy XIV Online on Xbox! The game has finally arrived in "Open Beta" form on the Xbox Store, and you can download it now by searching for "Final Fantasy XIV Free Trial" on Series X and Series S. There's one caveat to this, and it's that if you've played Final Fantasy XIV in...
News Kingmakers Is 'Definitely' Coming To Xbox Series X|S, And It Looks Unbelievable
"Build, lead, fight, and change the course of history"
Yesterday, you may have seen a game called Kingmakers absolutely blowing up on YouTube and social media, and the good news is that it'll be coming to Xbox in the future - at least according to one of the game's developers. This was confirmed in a tweet which mentioned Kingmakers "definitely"...
News Star Wars Battlefront Returns To Xbox With 64-Player Online Battles This March
Two OG Xbox games in a new "Classic Collection"
We saw a few surprise announcements for Xbox following the Nintendo Direct earlier today, including Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance which is heading to the platform this June, and a new Star Wars collection arriving on March 14th. Seeing as it's just a few weeks away, let's take a look at the Star...
News Microsoft Adds Amazing 'Just For You' Deals To This Week's Xbox Sales
As much as 95% off recent releases!
Xbox's recent sales roundup is quite a slim one - although a new discovery on the Microsoft Store may explain why. Yep, once again the team has unleashed another set of 'Just For You' deals on the Xbox digital store, and if you're lucky (they won't show up for everyone) you'll be treated to some massive discounts...
News New Platformer From Sonic Mania Team Gets Surprise Launch On Xbox
"A kinetic 3D-platformer bursting with innovative gameplay"
One of the most interesting announcements from today's Nintendo Direct event was that Penny's Big Breakaway was getting a surprise release immediately across all platforms, and that includes Xbox Series X and S. If you haven't heard of this, it's the first game from the new studio "Evening...
News Two Xbox Exclusives Are Launching On Nintendo Switch In The Next Few Months
Update: Also confirmed for PS5
Update: In addition to Nintendo Switch, both of these games have also now been confirmed for PS5. The two extra titles that Sony will be getting are Hi-Fi RUSH and Sea Of Thieves, neither of which appear to be getting a Switch version. <related ids="162524,162528"> Original story: As part of today's Nintendo
News Hi-Fi RUSH Is Making Its Way To PlayStation 5 Next Month
"Charge your DualSense controller and crank up the volume"
Update: This has now been confirmed by Microsoft, and you can watch the official trailer for Hi-Fi RUSH on PS5 up above. It's also been announced today that Sea of Thieves, Grounded and Pentiment will be
News Sea Of Thieves Sets Sail On PS5 This April With Xbox & PC Crossplay
"You can stop asking now."
Today, we've had announcements of Grounded and Pentiment going to Nintendo Switch and PS5, as well as Hi-Fi RUSH heading to PlayStation 5, and now we also know that Sea Of Thieves will be hitting Sony's console on April 30th, 2024.
News Xbox Insists It's Not Ditching Physical Games: 'That's Not A Strategic Thing For Us'
However, right now "a majority" of its players are buying digitally
There have been reports in recent months about Xbox potentially scaling back its physical software departments, so what can be expected going forward? Speaking to Game File recently, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer reiterated how Xbox is still "supportive of physical media" and...
News Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree Launches This June On Xbox
Finally, the big expansion is coming!
Elden Ring developer FromSoftware has finally lifted the lid on its Shadow of the Erdtree expansion - now confirmed to be launching on Xbox in June 2024. You can check out the team's gameplay reveal trailer up above, which has just landed on YouTube! The three-minute clip shows us exactly what to expect from...
Review Balatro (Xbox) - LocalThunk's Deck-Building Roguelike Is A P-P-P-Poker Ace
Love that Joker
The only experience this particular writer has ever had with poker is reluctantly standing beside a nicotine-addled schoolfriend in a smoky 90s arcade while they mindlessly pumped all their pennies into what was surely the most boring game ever invented on planet earth. The end. It stands to reason, then, that we fully expected to...
News Elden Ring's DLC 'Shadow Of The Erdtree' Is Getting Its First Trailer Soon
Following a number of supposed leaks
Update (Wed 21st Feb, 2024 15:30 GMT): The trailer is now live! We've covered this elsewhere on Pure Xbox: Original story (Wed 21st Feb, 2024 00:35 GMT): If you've been wondering when we would see and learn more about the new Elden Ring DLC 'Shadow of the Erdtree', all will finally be revealed tomorrow...
News Halo Infinite's Firefight Mode Brings Five Additional Maps Into Rotation
Loads of new firefights to be had!
Halo Infinite recently added a new variation of Firefight into its multiplayer mix — dubbed Firefight: King of the Hill — and the new mode has just received five new maps as part of a playlist refresh. Existing Halo Infinite maps Breaker, Cliffhanger, Fragmentation, Highpower and Scarr are now live and...
Tuesday20th Feb 2024
News 10 Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In March 2024
It's a busy month for server closures
Now and again throughout the year, the servers for various Xbox games end up being shut down for different reasons - whether that's simply because they're old titles now, or perhaps they haven't performed as well as expected. We've seen a few Xbox servers being shut down already in 2024, but March is looking...
News These Six Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (February 22 - March 5)
Including a recent Warhammer release
Microsoft has today revealed another batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in February 2024, as well as an early arrival for March! The highlights here include Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun and the return of Maneater. Don't forget that two titles have arrived on Xbo
News 'Undisputed' Dev Shares Progress Update Ahead Of Xbox Series X|S Release
"We’re fully focused on our console development"
It was all the way back in January of 2023 that boxing game Undisputed made its long-awaited arrival on PC, and even though an Xbox version was confirmed at the time, we haven't really heard anything more about it since then. That is, until this week! Insider Gaming recently conducte
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 20)
Including a huge JRPG!
We have a couple of new additions to Xbox Game Pass today, including a major JRPG from the team over at Bandai Namco. That'll be Tales of Arise, which caused some confusion last week, but it's available in the library right now! Here's some more information on that title, along with today's brand-new release in the form of
News Bethesda Releasing New Fallout Anthology Including 7 'Incredible' Games
A special PC bundle celebrating the new Amazon series
To celebrate Amazon's upcoming Fallout television series, Bethesda is launching a "Fallout Special Anthology" for PC containing "seven incredible Fallout games". It will arrive on April 11 and pre-orders are available now. This new anthology once again takes on the form of a
News 'Balatro' Is Out Today On Xbox, And It's Already A Game Of The Year Contender
The reviews are incredible so far
You've probably never heard of it before, but today's new Xbox release of Balatro definitely shouldn't go unnoticed - and that's because when the first reviews went live a few hours ago, it landed on a ridiculous 94 average rating! We're seeing 9/10s and 10/10s from a variety of outlets so far, all of which have...
News Xbox Adds Another 150+ Games To This Week's Sales (February 20-27)
Deals with XGP + EA Publisher Sale
Tuesday marks the arrival of another batch of Xbox deals, with over 150 games added to the selection over the past few hours. These are made up of the usual Deals with Xbox Game Pass offers, along with a special EA Publisher Sale. A large majority of the Xbox deals from last week are also still available, so don't...
News All 30+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (February 20-27)
Up to 85% off!
Tuesday rolls around again, which means a fresh set of deals are live on the Xbox Store. It's a fairly slim update this week, but we still have some huge games discounted right now - including highlights from an EA Publisher Sale. <related ids="162413"> As usual, tucked in here is a solid selection of OG Xbox and Xbox 360...
News Two Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late February 2024
Including an EA Play title
Microsoft has delivered its latest Xbox Game Pass roundup, this time letting us all know about what's coming and going in the back half of February 2024. We have a great lineup of newcomers, including Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun! <related ids="162427"> However, we do have a couple of titles leaving the library soon,...
News Avowed's Gorgeous Key Art Has Been Turned Into An Xbox Series X|S Dynamic Background
Available on your console now!
Obsidian's Avowed has been in the limelight a lot recently, especially since its Xbox Developer Direct showing back in January. We were impressed by the strides this Xbox RPG has made since last summer, and some of the game's artwork has also impressed folks in recent weeks - so much so that the studio has created a...
News Xbox Game Pass Indie 'Brotato' Proves Popular On Microsoft's Subscription Service
"Enjoy the potato folks"
Xbox Game Pass is becoming quite a good place for smaller indie titles to thrive, especially those that could easily get lost in a sea of AAA shuffle on console platforms. And, this week brings another success story in the form of indie arena shooter-roguelite Brotato. Seaven Studio, who helped bring Blobfish's title to...
News Xbox Exclusive Trends Online Ahead Of Nintendo's Partner Showcase
Could a certain game be revealed for "other consoles" this week?
Following Xbox's business update last week, Nintendo has now announced it will be hosting a "partner showcase" on February 21st, where it will reveal games coming to Switch in the first half of 2024 from its publishing and development partners. Unsurprisingly, Hi-Fi RUSH is now...
News EA Is Bringing Another Year Of Content Updates To Need For Speed Unbound
As the series celebrates a huge anniversary!
EA's latest Need for Speed title launched in late 2022, followed up by a solid year of free and premium content updates throughout last year. Well, as we move into 2024 the team has announced that it has plans for "another year of live service" for Need for Speed Unbound. That live service plan will...
Monday19th Feb 2024
News Xbox Petition For Helldivers 2 Goes Viral Overnight, Aims To 'Redefine The Console Wars'
"PlayStation can take a bold step..."
Last week, Xbox's Phil Spencer shared his bemusement about Sony's Helldivers 2 not being available on Microsoft's platform, and now a bunch of Xbox fans have managed to make a petition about this go viral overnight! The petition is called "
News Sea Of Thieves' New Xbox Update Is Almost 100GB, But There's A Good Reason For It
It also won't be happening again
Good news, Sea Of Thieves fans - there's a brand-new update available for the game across and Xbox and PC today. Bad news, Sea of Thieves fans - it's almost 100GB in size across all Xbox consoles and the PC Game Pass version! The reason for this huge update is because Sea of Thieves is now operating on the latest...
Guide Final Fantasy XIV Online Beta: Release Date & Release Times On Xbox Series X|S
All these years later, it's coming to Xbox this week!
We never thought we'd see the day, but Final Fantasy XIV Online is finally coming to Xbox this week! It arrives in the form of an online beta at first, before transitioning to a full, paid release alongside a free trial in the near-ish future. Below, you'll find all the release dates and release...
Talking Point Would You Be Interested In A New 'Multi-Subscription' Tier On Xbox?
Ubisoft Plus is becoming more appealing each month
A couple of weeks ago we asked you fine folks about EA Play - more specifically about how important it was for you as an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate perk. The majority of Pure Xbox readers made it known that EA's subscription service was rather important, and that EA Play titles are regularly engaged...
News Tomb Raider Fans Spot 'The Last Revelation' Teaser In 1-3 Remastered
Is Tomb Raider 4 coming?!
Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered only landed on Xbox last week, and fans are already discovering some interesting secrets tucked into the new collection. Specifically, TR fans have spotted what appears to be a teaser for Tomb Raider 4, or 'The Last Revelation', hidden within Tomb Raider 3 Remastered. Yep,
News Phil Spencer Tells Xbox Fan To Expect Major xCloud Feature 'This Year'
Related to playing your "owned games"
You may recall that back in mid-2022, a new Xbox Cloud Gaming feature was announced that would let you play "owned" games from your My Games & Apps library using the service - even if they weren't part of Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft has gone quiet on this e
News 343 Devs Pitched '20-30 Game Ideas Over 12 Years', Including New ODST Spin-Off
Ah, what could have been
Halo studio 343 Industries has been heavily focused on Infinite in recent years, as Microsoft attempted to breathe new life into the series after the bumpy ride that was Halo 5. While we very much enjoyed the team's 2021 release, it sounds like we could have seen a lot of different Halo styles in recent years if 343 and Xbox...
News Crazy Taxi Reboot Will Be A 'Triple-A' Title, Says SEGA Executive
The classic franchise is going AAA
During The Game Awards 2023, SEGA finally revealed that it was working on a Crazy Taxi reboot - and the company has added a little bit more context to the title in a new interview with The Japan Times. There's not a lot here - but the new comment backs up a
News Terminator 'Survival Project' Will Feature In New Nacon Games Showcase This Month
This sounds like a packed show!
Publisher and game maker Nacon has announced a new showcase for later this month - featuring some pretty big projects from its in-house and partner studios. Dubbed 'Nacon Connect' — as has become the norm for the team — this 30-minute showcase takes pace on February 29th at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT via Twitch...
News Ubisoft Brings Free Skull & Bones Dynamic Background To Xbox Series X|S
Be reminded of the high seas, right at home!
Another Xbox Series X|S dynamic background is now available! This one's for you aspiring pirates out there - Ubisoft has brought a new Skull & Bones option to the roster of animated backgrounds on Xbox consoles. The background is based on some Skull & Bones key art, with the animated aspect...
Saturday17th Feb 2024
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 19-23)
Including a long-awaited MMORPG!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for February 19-23! There's a lot to look forward to on Xbox next week, including the long-awaited arrival of the Final Fantasy 14 Online Beta, as well as a few Xbox Game Pass additions! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New
Feature 10 Free-To-Play Games To Look Forward To On Xbox In 2024
From shooters, to MMORPGs, to sports games!
As always, we're expecting a busy year for free-to-play games on Xbox, and there's some potentially great stuff on the way including Ubisoft's xDefiant and The Division: Heartland, along with the new football/soccer game
Pick One Which Is Your Favourite Tomb Raider Game On Xbox?
Has TR 1-3 Remastered taken your top spot?
Welcome to Pick One! This weekend, to celebrate the arrival of Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered, we thought we'd take a look at the history of Tomb Raider games on Xbox - which stretches all the way back to 2006! Specifically, there have been seven Tomb Raider games on Xbox so far, and nine if you count Lara...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 17-18)
Any Skull & Bones on Ubisoft Plus?
Welcome to the weekend! It's been a busy few days for Xbox, and now we've got plenty of great games to enjoy across Saturday and Sunday including a bunch of new Xbox Game Pass titles and the usual Free Play Days selection. Here's what we're playing this weekend: Fraser Gilbert, Editor: I'm really enjoying my...
News Xbox Scoops Up Two D.I.C.E. Awards
Congratulations, Xbox
The 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards took place this week and there were multiple Xbox games nominated for all sorts of awards. As previously mentioned, Starfield and Hi-Fi RUSH were nominated across multiple categories, but in the end, went home empty-handed. Fortunately, for Xbox, it still picked up a few awards on the night. The...
Friday16th Feb 2024
News Xbox Reminds Fans 'More Than 10 Major Releases' Are On The Way
The 2024 line up is going to be packed
The Xbox business update not only revealed some news and announcements, but also reminded fans about what else there is to look forward to in 2024. Xbox's 'President of Game Content and Studios' Matt Booty briefly mentioned how Microsoft's gaming studios currently have more than 10 major releases planned, with...
News Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden Is Getting Amazing Feedback From Xbox Fans
"An absolute gem of a game"
We'd argue there have been three particularly major releases on Xbox this week, but one of them (Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden) has gone under the radar compared to the other two (Tomb Raider and Skull & Bones). That's understandable considering the competition it was up against, but you definitely shouldn't overlook...
News Baldur's Gate 3's Biggest Xbox Update So Far Is Now Live, Here Are The Main Patch Notes
Patch 6 has arrived on Xbox Series X|S!
Baldur's Gate 3 fans, today's the day for the much-anticipated Patch 6! This massive new update is now available to download on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and it marks the biggest update so far for the Xbox version. In fact, the full patch notes are so big for this BG3 update, that we've decided not to...
Reaction Xbox's Commitment To Console Gaming Is Pleasing, But Big Questions Linger
Will we see a gradual change from Team Green?
The dust is beginning to settle on Xbox's big business event from yesterday, and in general we're feeling quite relieved that the initial drama is over. Xbox is clearly sticking around, especially when it comes to creating consoles and building towards another healthy generation in gaming. However, major...
News Ubisoft Adds Lengthy Free Trial For Skull & Bones On Xbox Series X|S
Progress carries over too!
Skull & Bones launches today in its standard edition form, and to coincide with the game's full release, Ubisoft has added a free trial option for the title across all platforms. Yep, aspiring pirates can now go hands-on with eight hours of Skull & Bones gameplay on Xbox Series X and S. The free trial is now live...
News Xbox Talks Game Preservation, Says Players Should Be 'Confident' Building Digital Libraries
"Our commitment to game preservation is unwavering"
Although it wasn't the biggest talking point at yesterday's Xbox event, the team had some interesting things to say around game preservation, taking the opportunity to highlight how compatibility is at the "foundation" of the brand. In a post on the official Xbox Wire blog last night, it was...
News Game Pass Hits 34 Million Subs, Service Will Remain Exclusive To Xbox
It's "kind of at a scale" where it's sustainable & profitable
Xbox's business update has concluded and in amongst the key information, the leaders of Microsoft's gaming division have also delivered some other interesting details. One update, in particular, was regarding the subscription count for Xbox Game Pass, with the service now at 34 million...
News Just One Game Appears To Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late February 2024
Hopefully it stays that way
Microsoft has provided an early look at what's leaving Xbox Game Pass in the second half of February 2024, and at least as things stand, it looks like there's just one game being removed - that being SEGA's Soul Hackers 2. There's a chance more titles could be added to this list next week, so we'll let you know if that's...
Poll When Do You Think Xbox Will Release Its Next-Generation Console?
Give us your best guess!
Microsoft has begun teasing its plans for a next-generation Xbox console - described as the 'largest technical leap ever' in a generation. We're yet to see exactly what the team means by this statement, but it has got us questioning when it might arrive. Xbox Series X|S launched in November 2020; seven years after Xbox One...
News Phil Spencer: Xbox's New Plan Is 'Not A Change To Our Fundamental Exclusive Strategy'
"We're making these decisions for some specific reasons"
You may have heard about a little event that happened last night regarding the future of Xbox - an event where Phil Spencer & co. confirmed that four Xbox titles are making their way over to other console platforms. Despite this new plan from Team Green, the Xbox boss is keen to stress...
News Grounded Reportedly Fourth Xbox Game Coming To 'Other Consoles'
It seems to match the description...
Xbox's business event revealed a total of four games would be coming to "other consoles" in the future. Two games are smaller titles and the other two are community-driven experiences. Hi-Fi RUSH and Sea Of Thieves along with Pentiment have already been rumoured, so what's the fourth? We've already heard...
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Dev Reportedly Working On First-Person Mandalorian Game
With a "very fast-paced" gameplay style
It was a few years ago that we first started hearing rumours about a potential Mandalorian game, and now Insider Gaming is reporting that Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor developer Respawn Entertainment is making it. According to the report, this will be a linear, first-person experience in which...
News Alan Wake 2 Is Remedy's Fastest-Selling Game, Now An 'Established Franchise'
"Expanding these franchises will be a key part of our future"
Alan Wake 2 was one of the best-received game releases of 2023 from a critical standpoint, and the title seems to have done well for Remedy from a commercial perspective as well. In a new press release from the developer, the team has announced that Alan Wake 2 has shifted 1.3 million...
Thursday15th Feb 2024
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...
Live Watch Today's Special Xbox 'Business Update Event' Here
Courtesy of the Official Xbox Podcast
Update: The show is now over! You'll find a recap of all the key information elsewhere on Pure Xbox: <related ids="162240"> The big day has arrived! Microsoft is addressing some important business matters as part of the Official Xbox Podcast today, with executives Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond and Matt Booty...
News Xbox's Next Console Will Feature The 'Largest Technical Leap Ever' In A Generation
Bold claim!
Today's Xbox business update delivered lots of interesting tidbits on what's coming for the platform - and news on some of the team's next-generation plans is getting us all giddy already. Speaking on the Official Xbox Podcast, Microsoft's Sarah Bond briefly talked about the team's future hardware plans and what we can all expect from
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 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 Xbox Announces Four Games Going To Other Consoles, 'Not Starfield Or Indiana Jones'
"When they come out, it'll make sense"
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has announced today as part of the Official Xbox Podcast that four games from the Xbox first-party lineup will be coming to other consoles in the near future - although they haven't been named yet. That said, we do have a few clues. Firstly, we know they're definitely not...
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...
Talking Point What's Your Immediate Reaction To Today's Xbox Announcements?
Let's gather everyone's thoughts
This week's big Xbox event is finally over! Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond and Matt Booty appeared on a special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast just a few minutes ago, revealing their collective vision for the "future of Xbox". <related ids="162240"> Xbox fans are undoubtedly going to have a lot of opinions...
News Phil Spencer 'Gets' Why Helldivers 2 Isn't On Xbox, But Still Thinks It's Silly
"I’m not exactly sure who it helps in the industry"
Helldivers 2 has obviously been a massive success for Sony over the past week-or-so, and it's very unlikely we're going to see it on Xbox anytime soon, which Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer clearly thinks is a shame. Speaking to Game File today, Spencer mentioned Helldivers 2 while talking...
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 Microsoft Has New Xbox Hardware To Announce For Holiday 2024
"There's some exciting stuff coming out in hardware"
Today's Xbox roundtable brought us news on the next generation of Xbox, but what about hardware plans for the here and now? While the standard Xbox Series X and S consoles are still Microsoft's 'new' gaming machines, the team appears to have plans for some sort of Xbox hardware refresh later this...
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 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 Tales Of Arise Announced As Xbox Game Pass Title For Next Week
The game's official Twitter account has spoken!
Okay, so, last week Tales of Arise seemed to be included in this month's Xbox Game Pass lineup - only for it to be removed shortly after Microsoft posted its latest roundup. At the time, the team described Tales of Arise as an "incorrect title" for Game Pass, however, it's now been announced once ag
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...
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...
News Xbox Team 'Excited' And Wants To 'Learn' From Bringing Games To Other Platforms
Will we see more in the future?
It was announced in today's Official Xbox Podcast episode that Xbox is bringing four games to other consoles in the not too distant future, but apart from that, there's not a change to the brand's "fundamental exclusive strategy". That said, in an interview with
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 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...
Wednesday14th Feb 2024
Guide Best Two-Player Local Co-Op Games On Xbox
Teamwork makes the dream work
When it comes to Xbox games that cater for two-player local co-op between pals, players have a huge array of experiences to dig into - many of which are available to play via the ever-excellent Xbox Game Pass. Whether you're looking to party hard in something like Gears 5 or Halo: MCC, or settle down on the couc
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 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 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 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...
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 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...
Talking Point Are There Any OG Xbox Remasters You're Dying To See On Series X|S?
Tomb Raider has us feeling all nostalgic
Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered is officially out today, marking the arrival of three PS1 classics on Xbox consoles. We're very happy to see these old school third-person adventures finally land on Xbox - if you'd like to read our full review on the collection, check out the link below! <related...
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 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...
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 -...
Tuesday13th Feb 2024
News Halo TV Show Master Chief Actor Reveals Why Cortana Looks Different In Season 2
The new showrunner played a part
Paramount's second season of the Halo The Series is now streaming, and if you've been wondering why Cortana looks different this time around, Master Chief's actor Pablo Schreiber has shed some light on this change. While Cortana's original live-action model didn't go down so well with some fans in the first season,...
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"...
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...
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...
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 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 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...
Random Phil Spencer Has Been 'Liking' Tweets About Xbox And Handhelds
"Microsoft really needs to step in here"
There's all kinds of rumours and speculation floating around about Xbox at the moment, but when it comes to Xbox boss Phil Spencer, all he's had to say publicly is that his team is "listening" and will reveal more on Thursday. That said, he's recently been "liking" some very interesting tweets relating to...
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...
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...
Monday12th Feb 2024
News Tension Builds As Xbox Prepares For Major 'Business Update Event' This Week
We're finally getting some answers
It feels like it's been an age since Xbox's Phil Spencer announced plans for a "business update event" to take place this week, but it's actually only been seven days - and sadly we haven't heard much about it since then! We know a lot of Xbox fans are eagerly trying to find out more details about this Xbox event...
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...
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...
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,...
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 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 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...
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...
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...
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...
Sunday11th Feb 2024
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...
Saturday10th Feb 2024
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 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 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,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 10-11)
How about some Persona 3 Reload?
Welcome to the weekend! As usual, we've got plenty of good stuff to enjoy on Xbox this weekend, including a bunch of recently released Xbox Game Pass titles, more Free Play Days additions, and a typically large batch of Xbox sales. Here's what we're playing this weekend:
Talking Point What Did You Think Of The Xbox Kinect?
Were you a fan, or did you end up avoiding it?
These days, there aren't many Xbox fans still using their Kinect Sensors - and that's because since the launch of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, there hasn't been a way to utilise them at all during this console generation. Even though Microsoft has clearly moved on, the Kinect was undoubtedly a...
Friday9th Feb 2024
Xbox console exclusive games you can enjoy in 2024
What are the best Xbox exclusives you can play as of April 2024? The Xbox ecosystem has been home to some truly stellar Xbox exclusives over the years, top-notch titles that you'll only find on Microsoft's family of consoles and PC. What's more, the vast majority of these titles are now available...
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 Ubisoft Defends Skull And Bones Pricing, Insists It's A 'Complete' Package
Despite giving off "live service" vibes
There's currently an open beta taking place for Ubisoft's new co-op pirate game Skull and Bones, and while the initial impressions seem to be quite positive, the price of the game has now been questioned. As highlighted by VGC, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot was asked
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...
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 PS5 Survey Lists Top 10 'Most Wanted' Xbox Franchises On PlayStation
Based on around 12,000 votes
You may have seen earlier this week that our sister site Push Square began running a survey to discover the top 10 most-wanted Xbox franchises on PS5, with the results being listed in real-time over the past few days. That poll has now come to an end, with around 12,000 votes being cast in all, and it makes for some...
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 Ubisoft CEO Questioned About Xbox Potentially 'Going Multi-Platform'
"It's not a huge impact on the industry"
As we've already mentioned today, Ubisoft held a conference call as part of its latest earnings report for Q3 FY2024 last night, and Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot ended up being asked about the Xbox rumours doing the rounds right now. Specifically, a journalist questioned the Ubi boss on what he thinks about...
News Multiple Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Titles Are Playable On PC This Week
A sneak peak ahead of their XGP arrivals
We've got a whole bunch of great games listed for release on Xbox Game Pass in 2024, and if you want to try a few of them ahead of time, you can do that this week courtesy of the "Steam Next Fest" on PC. This is a special Steam promotion in which over 1000 upcoming games have received special free demos, and...
Talking Point Which Apps Do You Use The Most On Your Xbox?
Netflix? YouTube? Spotify? Tell us!
Back in 2013, Team Xbox had a vision of an all-in-one entertainment centre that would ultimately become known as the Xbox One. The reveal event for this console was infamously TV-dominated, and a variety of mistakes during its unveiling (including that heavy TV focus) led to one of the most disastrous launches in...
News Killer Instinct Testing Out Ranked Crossplay (Xbox, Windows & Steam)
Try it out this weekend
Following the Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition update in November last year, the development team is this weekend testing out Ranked Crossplay between Steam and Xbox/Windows. It's something the community has "been asking for years", and now thanks to some "fancy new services", users this weekend will be able to test it...
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...
Thursday8th Feb 2024
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In February 2024
The full list of confirmed games so far
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in February 2024? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every week, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to Xbox Game Pass in January, as well...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 8-11)
Three games to dig into this weekend
Xbox Free Play Days is back once again for the next few days, and it includes some great games that are free to try (for Game Pass members) from February 8th to February 11th across Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. The slight exception to the rule here is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which is...
News Xbox Legend 'Major Nelson' Shares His Curiosity About This Week's Rumours
"I hope we find out soon"
Most of the chatter in the Xbox community continues to be centered around this week's rumours about exclusives potentially going to other platforms, and notably, it's even attracted the attention of Xbox legend Major Nelson. Nelson, who's real name is Larry Hryb, took to Twitter last night to highlight his curiosity about...
News Skull & Bones Open Beta Launches To Decent Reviews On Xbox
Try it now for free!
Today's the day if you want to try Ubisoft's upcoming Skull & Bones for free! The Xbox Open Beta just went live a few hours ago, and it's free to try on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S over the next few days (ending on February 11th) It's still very early, but the feedback we've been seeing so far has been relatively good...
News God Of War Creator Suggests New Exclusive Strategy Could Be 'Desirable' For Xbox
"They don't care about losing console sales if Game Pass grows"
As the discussion rages on about whether Xbox might be planning a new strategy for first-party exclusives in the future, the former God of War director David Jaffe has been debating it quite heavily with his followers on social media. Jaffe has a controversial viewpoint on it as well,...
Talking Point Halo 3 Fans Debate Whether An 'Anniversary' Remaster Is Necessary
"Human faces in H3 look worse than playdough"
Back in 2011, we were treated to Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary on Xbox 360, updating the original Halo from 10 years earlier with a visual overhaul, a bunch of multiplayer improvements, and various other bonus features. This was followed up with Halo 2: Anniversary as part of Halo: The Master Chief...
News Toys For Bob Office Closing, But There's Apparently No Need To Worry
The Crash & Spyro dev is not actually "closing down"
There have been a lot of rumours doing the rounds this week about Xbox's future, and earlier today, there were claims Activision developer Toys for Bob was potentially "closing down" following Microsoft's announcement of mass layoffs. While the future of the studio is still somewhat unclear,...
News The FTC Is Concerned About Xbox's Recent Batch Of Employee Layoffs
Accuses Microsoft of being contradictory
Update: Microsoft has since responded to this, stating that "Activision was already planning on eliminating a significant number of jobs while still operating as an independent company." Here's an excerpt from the latest court filing: "Consistent with broader trends in the gaming industry, Activision was...
News Forza Motorsport Update 6 Changing 'Car Progression' Next Month
A response to community feedback
Forza Motorsport has received multiple updates since racing onto Xbox last October, and in the latest announcement, it's looking toward Update 6 launching in March 2024 and changing how car progression works. In brief, this new update will give players "freedom" to equip the parts they want to install, regardless of...
News Madden NFL 24 Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 8)
Ready for kick-off?
The latest game in February 2024's Xbox Game Pass lineup arrives today in the form of Madden NFL 24! This is part of the EA Play collaboration, which means you'll need to be a Game Pass Ultimate (or PCGP) subscriber to take advantage. Keep in mind that there are two separate versions of Madden NFL 24 on Xbox - one for the Xbox...
News Disney Invests $1.5 Billion In Epic To Create New Universe Connected To Fortnite
"Disney's biggest entry ever into the world of games"
Disney and Epic Games have announced an "all new games and entertainment universe" connected to Fortnite to expand the reach of key IP. As part of this, Disney is also investing $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games alongside this "multiyear" project. Disney's Chief Executive...
News Subnautica 2 Dev Issues Statement Following 'GaaS' Controversy
"We simply plan to continually update the game"
Update: Well, that didn't take long! Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds has posted a statement on its website, aiming to reassure fans who were concerned about the mention of "Game-as-a-Service" for Subnautica 2. According to the studio, this reference only means that the team will "continually...
News Persona 3 Reload Is Officially The Fastest-Selling Game In Atlus History
Despite being included with Xbox Game Pass
The fantastic Persona 3 Reload made its debut on Xbox Game Pass as a day one launch title earlier this month, but even despite its inclusion, it's ended up being the fastest-selling game in Atlus history! The news was announced earlier today, where it was confirmed that the game had surpassed "one million...
Wednesday7th Feb 2024
News 'Xbox No Longer Making Consoles' Begins Trending As Panic Continues
It doesn't seem like that's the case though
Yesterday, we pointed out that emotions were running wild in response to this week's rumours that various Xbox exclusives could be jumping to PS5, and that's been showing up in some of the trending search terms as well. In fact, in the last 24 hours, one of the biggest worldwide trends relating to Xbox on...
Talking Point What Do You Expect To See From Microsoft's Update On The Future Of Xbox?
Speculation is rampant
So, the next thing doing the rounds in this whole 'future of Xbox' saga is a vague comment from The Verge's Tom Warren - a comment that is eliciting some knee-jerk reactions to say the least. Basically, Tom believes that much of Team Xbox doesn't really know what's going to happen at Micro
News Palworld Update 0.1.1.4 Hits Xbox This Week, Here Are The Patch Notes
"Thank you for your continued support"
Another week, another update for Palworld on Xbox! This latest Palworld update is version 0.1.1.4, and it'll be available at some point this week - most probably later today. You'll find it on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. In terms of what's been added, there are a few "Major Fixes" including one...
News Tales Of Arise Mysteriously Disappears From February's Xbox Game Pass Lineup
Wonder what happened there?
Yesterday, Microsoft delivered our latest Xbox Game Pass roundup - and a weird error occurred as the team announced what was coming in the first half of February. While the lineup is looking nice through February 20th, it could have been even better as Tales of Arise was initially listed as well before being removed!...
Feature 10 Intriguing Xbox Indie Games To Look Out For In February 2024
Including a couple of Game Pass titles!
Last month, we kicked off a new feature looking at some of the most intriguing Xbox indie games on the horizon, and we're back again this month to look at February's lineup! It's often difficult for indie games to get as much attention as they deserve (unless they're included with Game Pass), and therefore...
News 343 Hires New Art Director To Lead 'A Very Exciting New Era' For Halo
"I am incredibly proud to join 343 Industries"
Halo developer 343 Industries appears to making moves for its next major release. Following on from hints last month at an 'unannounced' project being in the works, the team has hired a brand-new art director to lead the series "into a very exciting new era". The news comes from LinkedIn, where former...
News Lies Of P x Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Content Comes To Xbox Game Pass Next Week
Souls-like standouts
Last September, two Xbox Game Pass titans combined forces when a chunk of Lies of P content was added to Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty - and now the favour is being repaid. Starting next week,
News Starfield's Next Update Adds A Major New 'Upscaling' Feature For PC Players
Available now in Steam Beta form
Bethesda has today unveiled the next update for Starfield on PC (available now for those who opt into the Steam Beta version), and it includes the long-awaited rollout of AMD FSR 3 for those with video cards that support it! If your PC can take advantage of this, it means you should benefit from improved framerates...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 7)
All aboard!
Welcome to another Xbox Game Pass update for February 2024! Two more games are now available in the library; action RPG Anuchard and the deep, realistic simulator Train Sim World 4. Now, technically Anuchard was added the library yesterday, but there's been
News Halo TV Showrunner Describes Season 2 As 'Grittier, More Grounded, More Visceral Ride'
Kiki Wolfkill: "It's our job to step up and do the best we can"
We've already heard one of the Halo TV Show's new actors talk up Season 2 - calling it the Halo he "wanted to see", but if you still aren't convinced, some higher-ups working on Paramount's hit series have also chimed in. Speaking to GamesRadar+ again, the show's executive producer and...
News Fable's Narrative Lead Joins Cyberpunk 2077 Follow-Up 'Project Orion'
The new game is entering its "early stages of development"
New information has surfaced about Playground Games' former Fable narrative lead Anna Megill, who left the company last August. As highlighted by Eurogamer, she's now joined CD Projekt Red North America to work on its Cyberpunk 2077 follow-up, codenamed 'Project Orion'. This project is...
News 'Hauntii' Is Bringing Its Cosy, Ghostly Adventure To Xbox Game Pass In 2024
"Play as Hauntii, a naive but brave ghost on a relentless quest for answers"
We have another Xbox Game Pass announcement that's floated our way today, folks! Hauntii, the upcoming ghostly adventure from 'Moonloop Games' is officially launching day one in the Game Pass library. You can check out the team's Game Pass announcement trailer up above,...
News Call Of Duty: MW3 Free Multiplayer Trial Announced, Starts This Week
Experience Season 2 and Zombies
As part of the Season 2 launch of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Activision is offering another free trial period. It will run from February 8th until February 12th, and will give players access to the game's multiplayer. This includes access to a total of nine multiplayer maps, five multiplayer modes, and the...
News Halo TV Show Actor Says Season 2 Is A Great Time To 'Jump In'
It "takes it more in a direction like the games"
Season 2 of Halo on Paramount Plus kicks off this week and so far the critic reception has gone down pretty well. If you are wondering whether now is the time to jump in or not, one of the newcomers to the show's cast thinks it's the perfect time. When asked by GamesRadar+ if fans should hop straight...
Tuesday6th Feb 2024
News These Eight Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (February 6-20)
Update: Now official!
Update: Microsoft has now confirmed these XGP titles, as well as adding a few more to the lineup! We've updated the table below with all the official games coming soon to Xbox Game Pass. Strangely, Tales of Arise was also mentioned as coming to Xbox Game Pass by Microsoft, but was later removed and mentioned as an "incorrect...
News Xbox Fans Urged To Remain Calm As Emotions Run Wild On Social Media
"Don't make me tap the sign"
It hasn't exactly been a gentle start to the week in Xbox land, has it? The rumours and speculation about various first-party Xbox exclusives jumping to other platforms has caused all sorts of drama over the past couple of days. In fact, the level of upset has been so severe that it's even led to some Xbox owners...
Feature Capcom Is Bringing An Action-Oriented Resident Evil Experience To Xbox Game Pass This Month
Collect your STARS
Today's Xbox Game Pass update brought news that another Resident Evil title is coming to the library in the form of Resident Evil 3 - and this one is for the action fans out there. While January's addition of Resident Evil 2 presented Capcom's m
News Xbox Indie Developer Shares His Concerns Following This Week's Rumours
"I legitimately wonder if it's worth porting my next games"
The big topic of the week has been the rumours and speculation surrounding various first-party Xbox games jumping over to PS5 and/or Nintendo Switch, and we're not expecting to get any official details on this for a few more days. In the meantime, this gives everyone a chance to share...
News 'Retro Fighters' Releases Brand-New Wireless OG Xbox Controller For 2024
Old meets new
Fancy some wireless gaming on your original Xbox in 2024? Well, you might be in luck. Third-party manufacturer Retro Fighters has just released a brand-new OG Xbox controller this month - and it's a fully wireless effort for Microsoft's 2001 console! Named the 'Hunter', this new pad certainly looks the part. Fusing elements of current...
News Xbox Just Added Another 150+ Deals, Including A Special 'RPG Sale'
The Lunar New Year sale continues as well
Ready for a new week of Xbox deals? We've got a few new promotions to take advantage of over the next few days, including a "Game Pass RPG" sale, 2K Publisher sale, a bunch of Anime Month discounts, and a whole lot more! Don't forget the Xbox Lunar New Year sale is still live for another week as well:...
News Alan Wake 2 Dev Reassures Xbox Players It's 'Aware' Of Audio Issues
It "continues to work on resolving them"
Alan Wake 2 had a strong launch, but has also had some teething issues. One, in particular, is tied to audio delays in the Xbox version of the game. Developer Remedy has previously delivered a workaround fix for certain audio issues. In a brief update on social media, the developer has reassured Xbox players...
News Call Of Duty: MW3 Season 2 Launches Next Week, Here's Everything Included
Update: And here's a look at the new maps
Update [Tue 6th Feb, 2024 06:15 GMT]: Ahead of tomorrow's update, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has now shared a look at all of the multiplayer maps included as part of it. This includes three brand-new 6v6 maps: Stash House, Vista and Departures. Original article [Fri 2nd Feb, 2024 04:00 GMT]: Call...
News Dave The Diver Studio Still 'Open' To Bringing Its Marine Adventure To Xbox
"We are eager to reach out to more players"
Last year, the quirky deep sea diver-meets-sushi restaurant RPG Dave the Diver launched on PC and Nintendo Switch - and at the time we had reason to believe that the title may come to Xbox one day. Wh
News Apex Legends On Xbox Series X|S Getting 120FPS Performance Mode
The highly requested update arrives next week
The free-to-play battle royale Apex Legends is getting its fifth-anniversary seasonal update 'Breakout' next week, and as part of this, it's receiving a performance mode on current generation consoles including Xbox Series X|S. Players can look forward to 120 FPS gameplay with this new video settings...
News Avowed Team Already 'Actively Working' On Improving First-Person Combat
"Yep, what you all saw was still a few weeks behind"
Obsidian Entertainment has been showcasing lots of its upcoming RPG Avowed in recent weeks, and the feedback has been mixed so far. There's been positivity surrounding the game's improvement since its showing last summer, but complaints about combat are continuing to be raised - complaints that...
News Mortal Kombat 1's Next DLC Character Joins The Fight Soon
More details "coming later this month"
Mortal Kombat 1 has been busy since its launch releasing new DLC fighters as part of the Kombat Pack, and the latest one will be arriving next week. On social media, Warner Bros. has confirmed DC's Peacemaker will be made available in "early access" on Febuary 28: "Peacemaker is preparing for his arrival in...
Monday5th Feb 2024
News Phil Spencer Addresses Xbox Speculation Ahead Of 'Business Update Event'
"We look forward to sharing more details"
Well, it looks like we're about to get some answers on the direction of Xbox moving forward. Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft's gaming division, has taken to social media to address the rampant speculation that's gone on over the last day or so in regards to Xbox exclusives launching on PS5. In response to...
Talking Point Are You Still Playing Forza Motorsport On Xbox Game Pass?
Nürburgring Nordschleife is tempting us back
We were fairly impressed with Forza Motorsport when it launched on Xbox Series X|S late last year as a big-old reboot for the Forza franchise. Sure, it didn't quite feel feature-complete, and we were missing some key courses, but the racing felt fantastic and it seemed like another solid addition to Xbox...
Reaction We're Conflicted About Xbox Exclusives Potentially Going To PS5
It's... complicated
Update: In case you haven't seen, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has now addressed some of the rumours and speculation floating around online, promising to reveal more about the "future of Xbox" at an event next week. <related ids="161730"> Original story: The closing stages of this past weekend have been awash with
News Starfield, Indiana Jones And Many Other 'Xbox Exclusives' Could Be Heading To PS5
Is this the start of a new multi-platform approach?
Update: Xbox boss Phil Spencer has since responded to the rumours and speculation doing the rounds online, promising to "share more details" about his team's "vision for the future of Xbox" next week. <related ids="161730"> Original story: Over the past few hours, you may have come across...
News Palworld Server Costs May Explain Why Xbox Is Helping Out With Pocketpair's Game Pass Hit
"We’re providing support to enable dedicated servers"
Last week, Xbox provided an update on the mega-successful Palworld and how the team was helping out with the Game Pass phenomenon - and a new post from the developer's CEO explains why this may be necessary. Taking to Twitter, Pocketpair's Takuro Mizobe joked about the server costs for...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Gives His 'Optimistic' Thoughts On Xbox-To-PS5 Rumours
"Your favourite ecosystem isn’t going anywhere"
The big news that's been doing the rounds over the past few hours is that Microsoft might be planning to bring a bunch of first-party Xbox games to PS5 and maybe even Nintendo Switch, including the likes of Starfield and Indiana Jones. Everyone has their own opinion on whether this is a good thing...
Report Call Of Duty 'Black Ops Gulf War' Will Feature An Open World Campaign This October
Call of Duty 2024 plans outed
Last November it was reported that Call of Duty 2024 will be another Black Ops title, set in the Gulf War period, and today fresh details have emerged on this year's CoD game. Coming by way of Insider Gaming, 'Call of Duty: Black Ops Gulf War' will feature an open world campaign developed by Raven Software. Despite
News Final Fantasy 14 Arrives On Xbox Later This Month With Free Open Beta
All progress carries over to the full version
Yes, the time is almost upon us! Final Fantasy 14 officially arrives on Xbox Series X and S later this month with a free open beta for all players, and the best part is that all progress will carry over to the full game when it arrives shortly afterwards. Final Fantasy 14's Xbox journey begins when the...
Roundup Halo TV Show Season 2 Impressions Are Starting To Go Live Ahead Of Launch
Here's what the critics are saying so far
Halo The Series returns this week on Paramount Plus, as the TV network's Halo adaptation moves into its second season. Ahead of the release of Season 2, some early reviews have gone live from various outlets - giving us a glimpse at how this second season of Halo the Series is shaping up. Now, it should be...
News 'Rugrats: Adventures In Gameland' Brings Its NES-Inspired Platformer To Xbox This March
"Toggle between the 8bit and HD art styles"
Anyone for a new Rugrats game?! That's exactly what we're getting in the form of Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland this March (exact date TBD), which takes the form of a NES-inspired platformer with multiple art styles to choose from. In the game, you'll embark on an "adorable" adventure for up to two...
Saturday3rd Feb 2024
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 5-9)
Uncover the truth of a dark evil
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for February 5-9! After a busy January, things are slowing down somewhat over the next few days, but we've still got plenty of releases on the way including The Inquisitor and Resi Evil 4: Gold Edition! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New Xbox Releases (February 5-9):...
News Here's What Might Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In March 2024
Some early predictions!
What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in March 2024? Well, Microsoft hasn't confirmed anything just yet, but based on some games that were added to the service this time last year, we can at least make a few predictions ahead of time. We know that a lot of Xbox users want more advance notice of games leaving Xbox Game Pass, but...
Talking Point How Important Is EA Play To You On Xbox Game Pass?
Would you be sad if it went away?
Believe it or not, it's now been over three years since EA Play was added to Xbox Game Pass for Ultimate (and later PC) members. The partnership was announced alongside the launch of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in November 2020, and since then we've seen some truly amazing EA titles join the Game Pass...
News Rumours Resurface About Xbox Shadow Drop 'Hi-Fi RUSH' Releasing On More Platforms
A new datamine has been discovered
Update [Sat 3rd Feb, 2024 07:05 GMT]: The Verge's senior editor Tom Warren has seemingly doubled down on his belief Hi-Fi RUSH will be coming to other platforms - reminding social media how the latest update for the game already promotes platform-exclusive shirts... Original article [Fri 2nd Feb, 2024 02:15...
Random Halo Infinite's New Multiplayer Map Is Hiding A Secret Vehicle
Spoiler alert...
Earlier this week, 343 Industries rolled out "Content Update 29" for Halo Infinite after officially announcing the game's seasons had come to an end. As part of this, it released a new multiplayer map called 'Illusion' which draws some inspiration from Halo's original experiences. While we've already spotlighted a cool room...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 3-4)
Did you buy Suicide Squad?
It's time for the weekend! If you're looking for something new to try on Xbox this weekend, we've got various new Xbox Game Pass titles, three Free Play Days additions, and an absolutely massive Xbox Lunar New Year Sale! Here's what we're playing this weekend: Frase
News Avowed Will Have Multiple Endings, Unsurprisingly
"I mean it's an Obsidian game"
Player choice in Obsidian's games has played a huge role over the years, and in the company's upcoming first-person fantasy RPG Avowed, it will be no different. Just in case you have been wondering how much freedom you'll have, the game director Carrie Patel recently confirmed how Avowed would have multiple endings...
Friday2nd Feb 2024
News Thrustmaster's Latest Xbox Elite-Style Controller Is Here, Featuring 'Cutting Edge' Tech
Say hello to the ESWAP X 2 PRO
Last year, we took a look at Thrustmaster's Forza Horizon 5 controller, and deemed it largely a success down to the sheer amount of options it granted players - especially racing fans. That gamepad was an FH5-themed version of Thrustmaster's existing 'ESWAP XR PRO' controller - and now the team has delivered a proper...
News A New 'Steamboat Willie' Game Just Quietly Dropped On The Xbox Store
Mickey Mouse, is that you?
Back at the start of the year, the copyright for the original version of Mickey Mouse (known as "Steamboat Willie") finally expired, and a game called Infestation 88 was announced on the same day, utilising the character as part of its roster. Now, we've spotted another one! A game called Rubber Hose Rampage quietly...
News Xbox Might Be Looking Into A Handheld Console As PlayStation Rumours Circulate
"They are."
Thanks to a new 'PlayStation Vita 2' leak via YouTuber Moore's Law Is Dead, rumours that an Xbox handheld console could be in the works have now started to appear. Outlet Insider Gaming reported on that initial 'Vita 2' leak, and Windows Central's Jez Corden has responded with an Xbox rumour of his own. Basically, Insider Gaming's Tom...
Mission Un-failed
Rocksteady's Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League has been debated, discussed and deemed a surefire disaster ever since it was first properly revealed back in the early stages of 2023. There was, according to what we experienced of the general consensus at least, no way in hell that this most distinguished of devs could...
Feature Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Is Out This Month, And We're Excited For A Nostalgia Trip On Xbox
The original trilogy on Xbox, finally!
February is finally here and that means we can start looking ahead at what's coming to Xbox this month, right? Persona 3 Reload drops today to kick off a pretty stacked month of gaming, and we have a fantastic-looking trip down memory lane to look forward to in just a few weeks here. Yep, we're talking about...
News Two Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Early February 2024
The first batch of departures for February
Microsoft has revealed the first two games leaving Xbox Game Pass in February 2024, with one of them departing on both console and PC (Opus: Echo of Starsong), while the other is a PC exclusive (Galactic Civilizations 3). There's every chance we could learn of more upcoming removals over the next few days,...
News Xbox Reveals Black History Month 2024 Plans, Including Free Content
Available throughout February
Earlier this week, Xbox pulled back the curtain on its plans to celebrate Black History Month this year, which takes place throughout February (in the US). There's plenty in the works, including some nice freebies for everyone! For example, Halo Infinite is giving away a special armor coating, visor, emblem and...
Pick One What Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Game In January 2024?
AC Valhalla? Palworld? Resident Evil 2? Tell us!
Well, what a crazy month January 2024 ended up being for Xbox Game Pass! As we came into the new year, it looked like it'd be a quiet few weeks for the service, but it ended up being bigger than we ever could have expected. The main reason for that was the launch of Palworld on January 19th, which...
News Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Becomes Fastest-Selling Title In The Series
An amazing start for an amazing game
SEGA and RGG Studio's amazing Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is the first game to receive the coveted 10/10 score from us here at Pure Xbox in 2024, and therefore we're delighted to say it's been selling in record numbers as well! It was revealed by SEGA this morning that the game has already surpassed 1 million...
News 'Excellent' JRPG Persona 3 Reload Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 2)
Starting off the month in style!
January is officially over and that means we can start looking ahead to February, and what's to come for Xbox fans this month. Game Pass is always a good place to start, and, well - this ain't a bad game to kick off the month, is it! Persona 3 Reload joins the library today as Atlus brings yet another of its famous...
Thursday1st Feb 2024
News Two More Xbox Game Pass Titles Confirmed For February And March
Along with a free demo available now!
We've got a couple more games locked in for Xbox Game Pass across February and March! Both of them are brand-new day one additions to the service, although the former has already been on PC and Nintendo Switch in the past. So, the first of these two games is A Little To The Left, which is a relaxing puzzle game...
News Palworld Is Getting Its Largest Xbox Update Yet, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Featuring a whole bunch of fixes
You can't criticise the developers at Pocketpair for being slow with updates lately - we've seen a bunch of them for Palworld since the game arrived on Xbox and PC back in mid-January. That continues this week with the biggest yet! The team has unveiled Palworld update 0.1.1.3 for Xbox and 0.1.4.0 for Steam over on...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 1-4)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Free Play Days returns! That's right, Xbox has a brand-new set of games to try out for free this weekend, including open world RPG One Piece Odyssey and dark-fantasy strategy title Gord. In total there are three titles playable for free on Xbox this weekend, so here's the full list: Age of...
News Xbox 'Providing Support To Enable Dedicated Servers' In Palworld
It's now "the biggest 3rd party Game Pass launch ever"
Palworld has become an overnight sensation and Xbox has now confirmed it's performing just as well on Game Pass. It's officially the subscription service's "biggest" third-party launch ever, with more than 7 million Xbox players experiencing the game since its 'Game Preview' debut last month...
News Xbox Games Are Reportedly No Longer Being Stocked At Some European Retailers
"Several retailers have started not listing Xbox anymore"
Xbox's move towards a more digital-focused future is coming under increased scrutiny these days - especially when more reports on the matter keep cropping up. Last month we heard that US retailer Walmart may have planned to pull Starfield discs from store shelves, and now a new industry...
News Xbox Adds Another Seven New Dynamic Backgrounds For Series X|S
Take your pick!
Xbox continues to bolster its Dynamic Background roster and the latest drop includes seven themes celebrating several events throughout 2023. Below is the full list of what's included in this latest Dynamic Background update. We've also got some samples of some of them: International Day of World's Indigenous People 2023 Gaming...
News Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition Announced, Launches Next Week On Xbox
"Enjoy Resident Evil 4 to its fullest"
Well, out of nowhere Capcom has unveiled Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition - a brand-new bundle for its 2023 remake of the seminal survival horror title. Following the same template of other Capcom 'Gold Editions', this RE4 Remake bundle contains the base game, the Separate Ways expansion, and some other existing...
News Xbox's Avowed Is 'More Focused' Than Skyrim, Despite Comparisons To Bethesda RPG
"For us, it’s about having a more focused experience"
We've gotten a much-closer look at Avowed in recent weeks, especially with the game's appearance at Xbox Developer Direct followed up by an extended look at gameplay right after the showcase. Still, a good old developer chat is bound to provide some more juicy nuggets of info, right? Well,...
News BioShock Creator Reveals More Of Upcoming Xbox Game 'Judas'
Feast your eyes on the game's story trailer
It's been just over a year since Ken Levine & co. unveiled Judas, a new narrative FPS that certainly wears its BioShock inspirations on its sleeve. We've not really seen or heard much on the game since, but
News Feast Your Eyes On More Xbox Gameplay From 'Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator'
Experience the hustle and bustle of taxi driving... on Xbox!
We've been strangely enamoured by Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator ever since we first set eyes on it, and each time we see the game in action we want to go hands-on with its janky goodness. Well, we don't have long to wait until launch - and the team has dropped some fresh game
Pick One Which Is Your Favourite Obsidian Game On Xbox?
They've been prolific over the years!
Back in 2018, Xbox made a fairly high-profile purchase when it acquired Obsidian Entertainment, the team behind Fallout: New Vegas, The Outer Worlds and others. Truth be told though, this development studio has been active on Xbox for many years before Microsoft's recent acquisition. The team began its Xbox...
News Age Of Empires Sharing 'Sneak Peek' Of New Games Later This Month
A special "New Year" livestream has been announced
The Age of Empires team at Microsoft has "a lot" lined up for 2024, and in a new post on the official AoE website, it's announced it will be hosting a special livestream event "New Year, New Age" later this month on 23rd February. This broadcast will provide a "sneak peek" of the new Age of...
News Pure Xbox Game Club February 2024: Sunset Overdrive
Come join the PX Game Club!
Want to enhance your Xbox Game Pass experience? Come join the official Pure Xbox Game Club! We can't take any credit on staff for this — the PX Game Club is the work of ralphdibny, Balta666 and the rest of the contributors over at the Pure Xbox forums, who have established a community that meets up every month to play...
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