TodayThu, 19th Sep 2024

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  News Xbox Game Pass's PowerWash Simulator Gets Even Weirder With New Shrek Crossover

  "Restore Shrek’s Swamp to its former glory"

  The PowerWash Simulator devs have just revealed their next crossover DLC, and this game's post-launch support is getting weirder and wackier by the minute. The team's next collaboration, which will be a paid DLC pack, features everyone's favourite green ogre (probably) - Shrek. Yep, players will be able...

  • 6m ago
  • Xbox
  • PowerWash Simulator
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  2

  News Space Marine 2 Player Claims Xbox Is 'Misleading' Series S Owners With Incorrect Info

  They say it's "falsely advertised"

  When searching for a game on the Xbox Store, you've probably come across the various tags (or "Capabilities") that are listed alongside it - things like the resolution, the FPS and whether it contains online multiplayer or not. That's obviously the case with Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 as well, but as pointed...

  • 46m ago
  • Xbox
  • Space Marine 2
  • Xbox Series S
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  1

  News Wargroove 2 Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 19)

  Now live on the service!

  Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Developer Chucklefish's Wargroove 2 has just gone live on the Xbox Store, and it's available right away in the Game Pass library - as announced earlier this week. So, here's a quick introduction to this new Game Pass title as it makes its Xbox debut:

  • 1:30pm
  • Xbox
  • Wargroove 2
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  3

  News Call Of Duty Leads The Way In Xbox's Latest Backwards Compatibility Sales

  The classic 360 games have been discounted

  We don't always round up the backwards compatibility sales on Xbox these days, but we thought this week they deserved a special mention, as they include all the extremely popular Call of Duty titles from the Xbox 360 era. These games will probably hit Xbox Game Pass at some point in the not too distant...

  • 12:30pm
  • Xbox
  • Deals
  • Discounts
  • Backwards Compatibility
  • Call of Duty
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  4

  News Ubisoft Says XDefiant Is 'Not Dying' As Team Pledges To Keep Improving Xbox FPS

  "The game is doing well. We just want it to do better"

  At the tail end of last month, we began hearing reports that Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter XDefiant was in trouble due to dwindling player numbers, but this week, the company has come out swinging in defence of the Xbox FPS. In a new blog post dropped on the eve of the game's second season,...

  • 12pm
  • Xbox
  • XDefiant
  • Ubisoft
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  7

  News Free Play Days Gets Bumper Weekend As Xbox Adds 10 Games To Service (September 19-22)

  Take your pick!

  Well folks, we have a huge Free Play Days offering to enjoy this weekend. Microsoft has decided to bring a total of 10 games to the program this week, with a fantastic mix of titles on offer as part of the team's weekly free trial service. Now, we will add one caveat that Ghostrunner 2 isn't showing up as installable for us at the...

  • 11am
  • Xbox
  • Microsoft
  • Free Play Days
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox One
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  32

  News Nintendo And The Pokémon Company File Lawsuit Against Palworld Developer

  Palworld arrived on Game Pass earlier this year

  The Xbox and Game Pass hit Palworld is in the firing line of Nintendo and The Pokémon Company this week, with the Japanese companies filing a "patent infringement lawsuit" in Tokyo District Court against the creator Pocketpair. Here is Nintendo's statement in full: "Nintendo Co., Ltd. (HQ: Kyoto,...

  • 1:30am
  • Xbox
  • Palworld
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S

YesterdayWed, 18th Sep 2024

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  Opinion Electronic Arts Used To Empower Developers; Now It Looks To Replace Them With AI

  Time Extension Company goes in-all on generative AI

  When Electronic Arts was formed back in 1982 by Trip Hawkins, it offered a bold vision for the games industry. True to its name, the company referred to developers as artists and, using the slogan "We see farther," it took out lavish advertisements which put game developers front and centre. Its debut ad of this...

  • Yesterday, 10:35am
  • Features
  • Opinion
  • EA
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  News Huge 'Best Rated Sale' Highlights This Week's Deals On The Xbox Store

  There's plenty to dig into

  If you hadn't noticed already, we've got a huge number of Xbox sales currently live on the Xbox Store, and they've been added to this week with an array of new "Best Rated", "Publisher Spotlight" and Activision Blizzard offerings. Before we get into the new deals though, don't forget about the ongoing Open World sale from...

  • Yesterday, 2:50pm
  • Xbox
  • Deals
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Pneumata Promises To Deliver 'True Survival Horror' On Xbox This Friday

  "One of the scariest psychological horrors in years"

  We've been keeping an eye on the upcoming survival horror game Pneumata for a while here at Pure Xbox, and although it's been delayed indefinitely over the last few weeks, it's finally got a release date of this Friday, September 20th. Why are we so interested? Well, firstly it looks cool, and it...

  • Yesterday, 5:05pm
  • Xbox
  • Pneumata
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Horror
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  News Dragon's Dogma 2 Adds 'Casual Mode' As Game Gets Biggest Discount Yet On Xbox

  Performance improvements also

  Capcom has announced its next big Dragon's Dogma 2 update, live now for all players across all systems including Xbox. This latest title update adds a whole new 'Casual Mode' for those who want to tone down DD2's difficulty, while we're also seeing more performance improvements being made. Let's start with that...

  • Yesterday, 2pm
  • Xbox
  • Dragon's Dogma 2
  • Capcom
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News The Last Ninja Collection Brings Some Old-School Adventure Games To Xbox In 2025

  There's a Kickstarter campaign going on right now

  You're going to have to cast your mind back a long way for this one, as The Last Ninja Collection is officially bringing seven games from the '80s and '90s to Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S at some point in 2025. The entire Last Ninja series from the Commodore 64 is included here, as well...

  • Yesterday, 4:15pm
  • Xbox
  • The Last Ninja Collection
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Here's Your First Look At Star Wars Jedi: Survivor On Xbox One, And How It Compares To Series X

  The last-gen version looks surprisingly good!

  Last month, we finally got news of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's long-in-development Xbox One release, with Respawn Entertainment announcing a September launch date for the last-gen version. Well, that version is now out in the wild - and a new comparison video shows us how it stacks up against Xbox Series...

  • Yesterday, 11:45am
  • Xbox
  • Star Wars Jedi Survivor
  • EA
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  News Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Spotted Online Enjoying Some Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2

  P3 hitting up some SM2 co-op

  With everything going on at Xbox right now we'd expect boss Phil Spencer to be rather busy, but as it turns out, he's not too busy to miss out on some Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 with the squad. Yep, as posted on Twitter, Phil (AKA P3) has been hitting up some Space Marine 2 this week, along with fellow Xbox exec...

  • Yesterday, 1:15pm
  • Xbox
  • Phil Spencer
  • Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  25

  News PS Vita Classic 'Freedom Wars' Is Getting A Remaster For Everything Except Xbox

  It's not Sony publishing it this time though

  Unfortunately we've got some more news to share regarding a missing Xbox port this morning, as Bandai Namco has announced today that the 2014 PlayStation Vita classic Freedom Wars is getting a remastered version in January 2025. And, you guessed it, there's no Xbox version. Freedom Wars Remastered is...

  • Yesterday, 11am
  • Xbox
  • Freedom Wars Remastered
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Frostpunk 2 Xbox Release Confirmed For 2025, PC Version Debuts To Fantastic Reviews

  It's on PC Game Pass day one!

  You want the good news? Frostpunk 2 officially arrives later this week on Friday, September 20th, and it's getting some really fantastic reviews so far. The bad news is that we'll have to wait until 2025 to play it on Xbox Series X and S. Yes, this new "society survival game" is heading to PC Game Pass on day one, and...

  • Yesterday, 12:30pm
  • Xbox
  • Frostpunk 2
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • PC Game Pass
  • PC
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  News Call Of Duty: MW3's Spooky Season 6 Update Now Live On Xbox Game Pass

  Subscribers can dive in now!

  Season 6 is now live for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, marking the first seasonal content drop to come after the arrival of the latest COD on Xbox Game Pass. As we near October, things are gearing up for Halloween season in MW3 and Warzone, as you can probably tell by the creepy lead image and the season's launch...

  • Yesterday, 6pm
  • Xbox
  • Call Of Duty Mw3
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  News Star Wars Jedi's 'Final Chapter' Is Now In Development At Respawn

  EA confirms

  Cal Kestis has developed quite the fanbase over the years and if you're wondering what's next for him (and BD-1), EA has now officially confirmed the "final chapter" in the Star Wars Jedi series is in development. During a presentation at EA's investor relations day, EA Entertainment and Technology president Laura Miele mentioned how...

  • Yesterday, 7am
  • Xbox
  • Star Wars
  • Electronic Arts
  • Respawn Entertainment
  • Xbox Series X
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  News Xbox Capture Issues Have Been Plaguing Community Since April's Console Update

  They want action

  Back in the spring, Microsoft announced that it was making more changes to the way Game DVR content is stored and deleted on the Xbox network - a few months after completely overhauling the console's game capture system. While we've had some teething issues with the new system here at PX HQ, it seems that lots of other folks are...

  • Yesterday, 3:40pm
  • Xbox
  • Microsoft
  • Game Captures
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S

Tuesday17th Sep 2024

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  News Bethesda Veteran Says It Will Be 'Almost Impossible' For ES6 To Meet Expectations

  But it will still be an "amazing game"

  The Elder Scrolls is one of the biggest franchises in modern gaming, with games like Skyrim setting new standards for RPGs, so how will Bethesda ever be able to top its past hits when the new entry is finally released? According to former Bethesda designer Bruce Nesmith, who also worked on the likes of Fallout...

  • Tue, 11:45am
  • Xbox
  • The Elder Scrolls
  • Bethesda
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  12

  News 10 Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Late September 2024

  It's a big old list this month...

  Update: Microsoft has now officially revealed the leaving list via Xbox Wire, and at the time of this update, it's missing Warhammer 40K: Darktide as an upcoming departure. We're still seeing it via the Xbox Game Pass app, so we'll leave it in the table below, but this is just something to

  • Tue, 12:30pm
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Microsoft
  • Leaving Soon
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  25

  News These Three Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (September 19-24)

  The latest batch of confirmed additions

  Microsoft has just announced a new batch of Xbox Game Pass titles coming in mid-late September, which amounts to three games in all including a new first-party title, and there's also a free trial for EA Sports FC 25 on the way. Don't forget we've been treated to two new additions on Xbox Game Pass

  • Tue, 2:10pm
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Coming Soon
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
• 

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  News Darksiders 2 To Receive Free 'Remastered' Upgrade For Xbox Series X|S

  Specifically the Deathinitive Edition

  Here's a nice surprise for us! THQ Nordic has announced today that the classic 2012 game Darksiders 2 is getting a free Xbox Series X and S upgrade next month, arriving in the form of a "remastered" edition. If you already own Darksiders 2: Deathinitive Edition for Xbox One, you'll get access to this new...

  • Tue, 3:25pm
  • Xbox
  • Darksiders 2
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 17)

  One being a big ActiBlizz bonus!

  Welcome to your latest Game Pass update, Xbox fans! Today, we have a couple of new additions to the library, although one of those is actually a bunch of new freebies for Blizzard's Overwatch 2. Still, we thought it was worth mentioning them - and down below is introduction to those OW2 goodies, alongside your other...

  • Tue, 11am
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Microsoft
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  23

  Review Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster (Xbox) - Capcom Classic Gets No-Frills Upgrade

  We wanted more deluxe

  Dead Rising is back. Yep, a solid eight years on from 2016's Dead Rising 4, Capcom returns to its whacky zombie-slaying series with what's now a second re-do of the Xbox 360 original. Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is certainly a more comprehensive overhaul than the game's Xbox One release, with vastly improved visuals, steadier...

  • Tue, 4pm
  • Xbox
  • Reviews
  • Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  7

  Guide EA Sports FC 25: Release Date, Release Times & Xbox Game Pass Details

  Early access begins this week!

  It's that time of year again, folks! We've got another football game on the way this month in the form of EA Sports FC 25 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and as usual they're rolling it out across an early access schedule first. We've been struggling to keep track of these EA Sports FC 25 release dates...

  • Tue, 7:30pm
  • Xbox
  • EA Sports FC 25
  • Guides
  • Release Time
  • Release Date
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  5

  Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of Capcom's Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster

  Double deluxe

  Capcom's Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is out on Xbox this Thursday, and as a result, a bunch of pre-release reviews have started popping up online as the Japanese developer prepares for its upcoming zombie-filled release. We've already shared our thoughts on this new remaster elsewhere on Pure Xbox, which you can also check out down...

  • Tue, 4:45pm
  • Xbox
  • Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
  • Capcom
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
• 

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  Review The Plucky Squire - A Super Storybook Adventure For Younger Players

  Y'know, for kids!

  Disclaimer: Despite our best efforts, we've been unable to get access to an Xbox copy of The Plucky Squire prior to release. Therefore, the following review is based entirely on the PC version, and our intent is to update it with Xbox impressions as soon as possible. We used an Xbox controller throughout the duration of our PC...

  • Tue, 5pm
  • Xbox
  • Reviews
  • The Plucky Squire
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News 'My Time At Evershine' Announced For Xbox, But Dev Team Needs Your Help

  "They are requesting support on Kickstarter"

  Developer Pathea Games, the team behind My Time At Portia and My Time At Sandrock, has today announced the next game in its cozy life-sim series - and it's coming to Xbox. Yep, My Time at Evershine is now in the early stages of development over at the independent studio, and it's requesting some help to...

  • Tue, 3pm
  • Xbox
  • My Time At Evershine
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Pathea Games
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  6

  News Enotria: The Last Song Launches To Decent Reviews As Dev Works With Xbox On Release

  The game controversially skipped Xbox at first

  Enotria: The Last Song is out this week on PC and PS5 ahead of its planned Xbox release further down the line, which means we're starting to see some early impressions of the Italian folklore-inspired soulslike hit the web. With this game getting controversially cancelled for Xbox befor

  • Tue, 6pm
  • Xbox
  • Enotria The Last Song
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Microsoft
• 

  11

  News Battlefield Dev Confirms Modern Setting For Next Game With 'Back-To-Basics' Approach

  "We have to get back to the core of what Battlefield is"

  Out of nowhere, the teams working on Battlefield over at EA have dropped a bunch of high-level details on a new entry in the series, which is expected to launch in the next year or two. The headlines here are that DICE & co. are "getting back to the core of Battlefield" with a modern...

  • Tue, 1:15pm
  • Xbox
  • Battlefield
  • EA
  • DICE
  • Vince Zampella