YesterdaySun, 26th Mar 2023

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  Feature BioShock Infinite's 'Columbia' Is One Of The Best Game Worlds Ever To Grace Xbox

  No water or waves, only clouds

  The original BioShock's underwater city of 'Rapture' is maybe one of the most celebrated video game settings of all time. It appropriately sets the mood from minute one, as you clamber from the ruins of a plane crash only to find yourself fighting off Splicers and Big Daddies for the next 10 hours or so. There's no...

  • 11 hours ago
  • Xbox
  • BioShock Infinite
  • Irrational Games
  • Features

Saturday25th Mar 2023

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  Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In April 2023

  The full list of confirmed games so far

  Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in April 2023? 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 April, as well as...

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • April 2023
  • Guides
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  Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (March 27-31)

  Including a former PlayStation exclusive

  Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for March 27th to March 31st! We've got a busy week of new releases ahead, such as the former PlayStation exclusive Sifu, the Forza Horizon 5: Rally Adventure expansion, a whole bunch of indies including

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Features
  • Weekly Roundup
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  17

  Poll What Do You Think Of The Resident Evil 4 Remake So Far?

  Does it live up to the hype?

  The big release of this week was undoubtedly the Resident Evil 4 Remake, which launched on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this past Friday. We absolutely love the game here at Pure Xbox, giving it an "Outstanding" 10/10 in our review. The Metacritic rating isn't too far behind that score either, sitting at a 9

  • 1 day ago
  • Xbox
  • Poll
  • Features
  • Resident Evil 4
  • Xbox Series X
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  23

  News LEGO 2K Drive 'Live-Service' Includes Real Money Transactions

  Expect other content like a "Drive Pass" & seasonal updates

  LEGO 2K Drive got officially revealed earlier this week and it seems some new details have now surfaced about the game's transactions. While there'll be in-game currency known as "Brickbux" - which players can use to purchase optional items including new vehicles, minifigures and more at a...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Xbox One
  • LEGO 2K Drive
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  Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 25-26)

  Did you buy Resident Evil 4?

  It's time for another busy weekend on Xbox! Yesterday's release of Resident Evil 4 might be taking up all your time over the next couple of days, but if not, you've got a new Xbox Game Pass arrival to enjoy, three impressive Free Play Days offerings, the

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Features
  • Talking Point
  • What Are You Playing

Friday24th Mar 2023

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  News Xbox Exclusive Wins GDC Award Following Microsoft's Metacritic Disqualification

  Obsidian Entertainment takes the prize

  Yesterday, we brought the unfortunate news that review aggregator Metacritic decided Xbox Game Studios "failed to qualify" for its annual publisher rankings - due to the fact that it launched less than five titles in 2022. However, one of the four qualifying games it did launch seems to have down well with the...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Pentiment
  • Obsidian Entertainment
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  News US Senator Takes Jab At Sony's '98% Monopoly' Of High-End Games In Japan

  Xbox has a small footprint in the region

  Xbox's ongoing pursuit of Activision Blizzard has been the centre of attention in the gaming sphere for months now, as Microsoft continues to try and secure approval for its huge deal. This has meant we've spent plenty of time following court proceedings as of late, and recent comments from a US senator mean...

  • 3 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Microsoft
  • Sony
  • PlayStation
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  News Microsoft Issues Statement In Response To 'Redfall On PS5' Reports

  Setting the record straight

  Earlier this week, we were treated to a massive set of hands-on previews for Bethesda's Redfall, which looks to be another fantastic day one addition to the Xbox Game Pass library, arriving in May of 2023. At the same time, an interview was pub

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Redfall
  • PlayStation
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  Review Resident Evil 4 - Capcom's Stellar Remake Improves Upon Perfection

  Bingo!

  It's been a long old while now since Shinji Mikami's final Resident Evil foray was first unleashed upon the world, and what a parting contribution to the series it was. Here was an entry in an already iconic survival horror franchise that shifted away from slow-burn resource management towards full-on Hollywood levels of bombastic action...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Reviews
  • Resident Evil 4
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Xbox Removes 'Candy Crush Saga' Advertising From Microsoft Rewards App

  Update: Looks like it was a mistake

  Update: It looks like Xbox's advertising of Candy Crush Saga may have turned out to be a mistake. Shortly after this article went live, the ad was swiftly removed from the Microsoft Rewards app on Xbox. Our best guess here is that the Windows 10 PC version was accidentally being displayed on the Xbox Store...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Candy Crush Saga
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Xbox Takes Major Step Towards Activision Blizzard Approval In UK

  No more concerns about Call of Duty and PlayStation

  Xbox's acquisition of Activision Blizzard looks to almost be complete in the UK, as the Competition and Markets Authority has today narrowed its "scope of concerns" relating to the deal, specifically in regards to the "lessening of competition". Basically, the CMA no longer thinks that the deal...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Activision Blizzard
  • Microsoft
  • UK
  • CMA
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  News DREDGE Is Getting Excellent Reviews Ahead Of March's Xbox Release

  "A fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent"

  Back in February, we highlighted an upcoming Xbox release called DREDGE that we thought looked pretty cool, and based on most of the reviews that have been dropping this week, it sounds like it's going to live up to the hype. At the time of writing, DREDGE doesn't have enough reviews to generate an...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Dredge
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Bethesda's New DOOM Title Tops Mobile Gaming Charts On Release

  Little doom guy

  Did you know that a new DOOM game launched this week? While it's not quite the next mainline entry from id Software, 'Mighty DOOM' is out now on mobile devices, and it seems to be performing rather well in its launch week. In fact, Mighty DOOM is now top of the free-to-play charts on both iOS and Android at the time of writing. Of...

  • 2 days ago
  • Xbox
  • Microsoft
  • Bethesda
  • Android
  • IOS