News Xbox Teases 'News You Don't Want To Miss' At The Game Awards 2023
What have you got for us, Microsoft?
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Talking Point Will Fallout 4's Next-Gen Upgrade Be Delayed Into 2024?
Did you forget about it?
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News Xbox Exec Sends Fans Into A Frenzy With Random Social Media Post
But we don't think it means anything
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News Bethesda Has Started Responding To Negative User Reviews Of Starfield
They've taken notice of the game's 'Mixed' rating
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News Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition Xbox Listing Appears On Microsoft Store
Update: Ubisoft confirms an early 2024 release!
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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"
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 '
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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,...
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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...
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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:...
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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...
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YesterdayTue, 28th Nov 2023
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...
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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
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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...
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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:...
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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...
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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,...
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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">
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Monday27th Nov 2023
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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"...
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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
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