TodayWed, 29th Nov 2023

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  13

  News Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition Xbox Listing Appears On Microsoft Store

  Update: Ubisoft confirms an early 2024 release!

  Update: Ubisoft has now confirmed the existence of this special 20th Anniversary Edition, revealing that it was accidentally made downloadable earlier today and won't actually be releasing until some point in early 2024. Here's the full statement from the company: "Well, looks like the cat’s out...

  • 24 mins ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Xbox One
  • Ubisoft
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  News Xbox & Activision Blizzard Are Merging At A 'Really Impressive Speed', Says Xbox CFO

  "The speed at which we've worked together is really impressive"

  Xbox and Activision Blizzard have only been one entity for a little over a month, at least officially, but the two companies seem to be coming together at speedy pace so far. Speaking at a recent summit, Xbox CFO Tim Stuart talked about the team integrating with ActiBlizz, and how the...

  • 34 mins ago
  • Xbox
  • Activision Blizzard
  • Microsoft
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  9

  News Xbox Users Appear To Have Spotted More 'Nerfs' For Microsoft Rewards

  More points being permanently taken away?

  It feels like Microsoft Rewards is getting hit hard at the moment with various "nerfs" to the way you can earn points using the program, and we might have another nerf to add to the pile - the removal of Microsoft Edge exclusive points. Basically, in the past, Microsoft Rewards users in certain regions...

  • 1 hour ago
  • Xbox
  • Microsoft Rewards
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  1

  News These Xbox Series S Console Wraps Look Sweet, But They're Not Official

  Series X only gets the Microsoft treatment

  Back in August, Xbox announced its 'Console Wraps' for the Series X - right ahead of Starfield's big launch the month after. Sadly, we've not seen anything similar for Xbox Series S yet, however a third-party company has decided to take matters into its own hands. The UK-based '

  • 2 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Series S
  • Xbox Series X
  • Microsoft
  • Extreme Consoles
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  0

  News 'Halo 3 Refueled' Maps Added To Standard Matchmaking In Halo Infinite

  The classic playlist also remains

  Halo Infinite has been hosting a classic 'Halo 3 Refueled' playlist for a few weeks now, and the mode is going to be sticking around for a bit longer than initially planned. Rather than wrapping up yesterday, Halo 3 Refueled will be live in Halo Infinite for an additional week; through December 5th. What's more,...

  • 3 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Halo Infinite
  • Halo 3
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  15

  News Capcom Has Officially Raised Its Prices With The Arrival Of Dragon's Dogma 2

  Pre-orders are now live on Xbox Series X|S

  The team at Capcom delivered an official launch date and some more juicy details on Dragon's Dogma 2 yesterday, but one unfortunate bit of news has surfaced since. After considering the bump just a few months ago, the Japanese company has decided to raise its game prices - starting with Dragon's Dogma 2...

  • 4 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Dragon's Dogma 2
  • Capcom
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  20

  News Xbox Exec Sends Fans Into A Frenzy With Random Social Media Post

  But we don't think it means anything

  Last night, Xbox's Sarah Bond managed to cause a bit of a frenzy amongst the Xbox community on social media, as she took to Twitter to post a single image of the Xbox 360 style logo - with nothing else alongside it whatsoever. Here's a look at what she posted, which has racked up around 250,000 views so far:...

  • 4 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox 360
  • Sarah Bond
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  9

  News Call Of Duty: MW3 Players 'Grinded More Than A Full Plate' On Thanksgiving Holiday

  Hours per player rival CoD's 2019 success

  Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 might not have experienced the best reception at launch, but it doesn't appear to be impacting the game's popularity. After Activision revealed last week that the latest entry had set new "engagement records", the official Call of Duty social media account has now highlighted...

  • 15 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Call of Duty
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S

YesterdayTue, 28th Nov 2023

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  321

  Guide How To Complete All Xbox Game Pass Quests In 2023

  November 28th Quests now live!

  Have you heard of Xbox Game Pass Quests? For subscribers to the service, they're a great way of earning extra money while trying out some different games. In this article, you'll find guides for completing the game-specific Xbox Game Pass Quests every single week, helping you to maximise your Microsoft Rewards points...

  • 17 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox Game Pass Quests
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  8

  News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 28)

  Update: There's a surprise late addition!

  Update: We've got a surprise third addition! Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition is also now available with Xbox Game Pass (as documented elsewhere on Pure Xbox), so we've added it into the list down below. <related ids="158876"> Original story: Microsoft is closing out its

  • 22 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  6

  News Xbox Series S Accidentally Bundled With Physical Game At Dutch Retailer

  "There was indeed a mistake in the store"

  We've seen some game store fumbles in our time but this is a good one! Dutch retailer MediaMarkt recently made a huge error when trying to promote the Xbox Series S - one of the company's stores actually bundled the all-digital console with a physical game. Imagine it, you're a kid excited as all heck for...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Series S
  • Microsoft
  • FIFA 23
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  55

  News Xbox Teases 'News You Don't Want To Miss' At The Game Awards 2023

  What have you got for us, Microsoft?

  The Game Awards 2023 is now just over a week away, taking place on the evening of Thursday, December 7th, and Xbox is formally teasing "important announcements and other Xbox news that you don't want to miss" for the event. This is apparently being sent out in an email across the world, and it reads as follows:...

  • 23 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • The Game Awards 2023
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  55

  News Bethesda Has Started Responding To Negative User Reviews Of Starfield

  They've taken notice of the game's 'Mixed' rating

  Last week, we spotted that Starfield had dropped down to a 'Mixed' user rating on Steam after spending a good while in the 'Mostly Positive' category - and it seems that some of the negative reviews have got Bethesda's attention. Doing the rounds on social media are various Bethesda responses to...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Bethesda
  • Starfield
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  16

  Talking Point Will Fallout 4's Next-Gen Upgrade Be Delayed Into 2024?

  Did you forget about it?

  Today, outlet Vanity Fair dropped some new shots of Amazon Prime's Fallout TV show, and while it's nice to get another look at the upcoming adaptation, the news got us thinking about one thing in particular. Where is our next-gen upgrade for Fallout 4? That's right, if you cast your mind back to just over a year ago,...

  • 20 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Fallout 4
  • Bethesda
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  15

  News Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition Update Goes Live This Week

  Update: It's also included with Xbox Game Pass!

  Update: Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition is now officially available on Xbox, and it's also included with Xbox Game Pass as we'd hoped! That means that if you're a subscriber, you can now access it at no extra charge whatsoever. <related ids="158891">

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Killer Instinct
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Updates
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  13

  News Xbox's Phil Spencer Still Insists This Is The 'Best Video Game Soundtrack'

  It's almost a decade old now!

  Which game has the best soundtrack? That's the question that the official Xbox Twitter account posed to over 1.8 million viewers yesterday, and it spawned a massive number of replies including from the Xbox boss himself. Phil Spencer's pick has remained the same for years now - it's 2016's survival adventure, The Flame...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Phil Spencer
  • Soundtrack
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  2

  News Baldur's Gate 3's Massive 'Patch 5' Will Be Included On The Xbox Disc

  "Which is really good news"

  We're still counting down the days until the release of Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S - the release date for which will be revealed at The Game Awards 2023 - and bits of new info are still coming out in the meantime. A couple of weeks ago, pre-orders went live for the physical Deluxe Edition o

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Baldur's Gate 3
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  2

  Deals 100+ Games Added To This Week's Xbox Sales (November 28 - December 5)

  Just as the Black Friday sale comes to an end!

  The Xbox Black Friday Sale is almost over for 2023, but we do at least have another 100+ games that have been added to the "Deals with Game Pass Ultimate and Game Pass Core" selection - all of which are available until December 5th. There's some good stuff here too, including excellent deals on a...

  • 21 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Deals
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  9

  News Xbox Encourages Fans To Vote For First-Party Games At TGA 2023

  "What a great chance to support some of your favorites"

  The Game Awards 2023 is upon us, and votes for the show's 'Players' Voice' award are now open. Unlike the rest of TGA's awards, this one is a purely-fan voted category - and Xbox is pushing its audience to vote for some first-party favourites. Among the 30-strong shortlist are four Xbox-owned...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Microsoft
  • The Game Awards 2023
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  7

  News Dragon's Dogma 2 Sets March 2024 Release Date For Xbox Series X|S

  Revealed as part of today's DD2 showcase

  We've finally got a date for Dragon's Dogma 2, and it's only a few short months away! Yes, the game was revealed as coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with PC and PS5) on March 22, 2024 as part of today's special livestream, which also included a closer look at gameplay from the upcoming...

  • 18 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • Dragon's Dogma 2
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  8

  News Apparently, Skull & Bones Will Finally Wash Ashore In February 2024

  Shiver me timbers!

  So, Skull & Bones. Ubisoft's seafaring pirate adventure has been floating among the seas for ages at this point - development began around a decade ago on the back of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag. As you can tell the game still hasn't seen the light of day since, however, a new report claims to know the planned release date...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Skull & Bones
  • Ubisoft
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  11

  News It's Official, Destiny 2's Next Expansion Has Been Delayed

  The Final Shape will now arrive in June

  After a press release suggested the next Destiny 2 expansion might still make its February release window, Bungie has now officially confirmed it's been delayed. "The Final Shape" will now arrive on 4th June 2024, which will allow the team to deliver an "even bigger and bolder vision". In a post on its...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Destiny 2
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Updates

Monday27th Nov 2023

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  8

  Reminder Xbox Game Pass Is Losing Seven Games This Week (November 30)

  Three of which are turning off their servers in December

  We're just about to enter the final month of 2023, and therefore we've got a few games leaving Xbox Game Pass this week! As we mentioned recently, seven of them will be departing the service this Thursday, November 30th. This is a particularly interesting batch, as three of the games - all...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Reminder
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Leaving Soon
  • Xbox One
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  5

  News Open World Survival Shooter 'SCUM' Confirmed For Xbox Alongside 1.0 Release

  Scummy business

  Popular Early Access survival game SCUM is nearing its 1.0 launch after years of updates from developer Gamepires, and we have an update on the console version ahead of the full launch. When a fan asked about an Xbox version on Twitter, the official dev team confirmed that is it "coming with the 1.0 release!" SCUM has flown under...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • SCUM
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  8

  Hands On Gangs Of Sherwood Brings Arcadey Robin Hood Action To Xbox Series X|S

  Robin Good

  We've been donning our hoods and tackling some Gangs of Sherwood this past weekend ahead of its full release on Xbox later this week (the "Lionheart Edition" is actually out today), and we've been having a good time doing so! GoS is a co-op action game from developer Appeal Studios, and while it definitely feels 'AA' in many ways, it's...

  • 2 days ago
  • Previews
  • Xbox
  • Gangs of Sherwood
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  25

  Talking Point Remember When 'Project Milo' Was The Next Big Thing For Xbox?

  The hype levels were incredible for this Kinect project

  Hands up, who remembers Project Milo? If you do, you probably had a keen interest in the world of gaming back in mid-2009, as that's when Xbox and Lionhead Studios unveiled Milo to the world for the first time at E3 of that year. When Project Milo was first demonstrated alongside the original...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Project Milo
  • Kinect
  • Talking Point
  • Features
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  10

  Review SteamWorld Build - Thunderful Drops A Stellar Steampunk Adventure Onto Xbox Game Pass

  Dig It

  Thunderful (an amalgamation of Swedish indie devs Image & Form and Zoink) has been delighting us with its clunkety, clankety retro-futuristic SteamWorld series since SteamWorld Tower Defence on the Nintendo DSi all the way back in 2010. While that particular game may not have been the most explosive of starts - it's definitely the weakest...

  • 2 days ago
  • Reviews
  • Xbox
  • SteamWorld Build
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  7

  News The Game Awards Host Reminisces About 'Special' Moment With Phil Spencer & Rival Execs

  "It was a special time when we did that"

  It's been five years since Xbox boss Phil Spencer joined PlayStation's Shawn Layden and Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aimé on-stage at The Game Awards 2018 - delivering a lovely speech about unity across the gaming industry. Half a decade on, as part of a recent Q&A session ahead of this year's awards show, TGA...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Phil Spencer
  • Microsoft
  • The Game Awards
  • Geoff Keighley
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  Talking Point How Many Microsoft Rewards Points Do You Have Right Now?

  And what have you been spending them on?

  Microsoft Rewards has become an extremely popular part of Xbox over the past few years, allowing you to collect a significant amount of free credit every month for completing a variety of tasks on your console and beyond. Once you get into the routine of doing these tasks daily, it doesn't take long to rack...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Microsoft Rewards
  • Talking Point
  • Features
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  6

  News Halo 3's Entire Opening Mission Has Been Recreated In Halo Infinite

  Dropping into Sierra 117

  Halo Infinite's Forge toolset is a mighty impressive piece of kit, especially since the team added AI into the mix; allowing for more in-depth user creations. Well, it's spawned a pretty in-depth one here - as one fan has recreated the entire opening mission of Halo 3 in Infinite's Forge mode! As you can see up above, Rebs...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Halo Infinite
  • Halo 3
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  13

  News State Of Decay 3 Developer Seemingly Working On Another Project At Xbox

  Multiple 'projects' are being developed at Undead Labs

  It's been a while since we've heard anything official on State of Decay 3, hasn't it? The open world zombie-slaying sequel was unveiled in 2020, before basically going into hiding ever since. Well, a new LinkedIn update from an ex-Undead Labs developer could hint at why things are progressing...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • State Of Decay 3
  • Undead Labs
  • Microsoft
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  5

  Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About SteamWorld Build

  December's first Game Pass addition!

  The first game in December's Xbox Game Pass lineup is the brand-new release of SteamWorld Build, which officially arrives for console, PC and cloud on Friday, December 1st. Ahead of that date, the reviews have begun rolling in over the past hour, including here at Pure Xbox where we gave the game an "Excellent"...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • SteamWorld Build
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  12

  Soapbox 'Xbox Developer Direct' Needs To Return In Early 2024

  TGA is good, but Dev Direct is better

  The Game Awards 2023 is right around the corner at this point, with Geoff Keighley's big show landing on December 7th this year. While I enjoy what TGA brings to the table most years, it is a bit bloated these days, and its impending arrival is making me yearn for another

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Developer Direct
  • Microsoft
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S