Bethesda News Articles
Monday25th Mar 2024
News Bethesda Provides Tiny Update On The Elder Scrolls 6 To Celebrate Series Anniversary
"Yes, we are in development on the next chapter"
Earlier today we celebrated the 30th anniversary of The Elder Scrolls series, and as it turns out, so has Bethesda - dropping a small update on The Elder Scrolls 6 in the meantime. Taking to social media earlier today, Bethesda Game Studios talked about all things Elder Scrolls, including how things...
Thursday21st Mar 2024
News Xbox Game Pass Hit Hi-Fi RUSH Just Won Another Award
This time for "best audio"
One of Xbox's biggest success stories of the previous year was the shadow drop of Hi-Fi RUSH on Game Pass. Since then it's been played by millions of Xbox users, has been ported to other platforms, and has even won some awards. Now, to add to this, it's taken out 'best audio' at this year's
Tuesday19th Mar 2024
News Hi-Fi RUSH Is One Of PS5's Best-Rated Games Of 2024 So Far
Hi on the list
Back when Tango Gameworks' Hi-Fi RUSH first arrived on Xbox it became something of a critical darling, and this week's PS5 re-release is much the same story as early reviews start to trickle out for the PlayStation version of the title. At the moment, Hi-Fi RUSH on PS5 has a Metacritic score of 9
Monday18th Mar 2024
News Xbox's Latest Console Giveaway Comes With An Entire Fallout-Themed Vault
Fort Xbox
Microsoft has unveiled yet another custom Xbox Series X console for an upcoming giveaway - and this particular bundle contains a little extra thanks to Fallout's impending Amazon Prime debut. Ahead of the famous franchise's TV premiere, Microsoft has created a pretty incredible custom console bundle. The console itself matches nicely with...
Monday11th Mar 2024
News Todd Howard Keeps Fallout TV Show In Check To Avoid Crossover With 'Fallout 5'
Tease Howard
Xbox has been drumming up some hype for Fallout recently on the eve of the series' Amazon Prime TV debut, and long-time Bethesda Game Studios head Todd Howard has also been talking about the franchise in a new interview with Den of Geek - includi
Friday8th Mar 2024
Video Here's An Up-Close Look At The New Xbox Fallout Controller
Unboxed on the Official Xbox Podcast
There's been lots of Fallout happening in the world of Xbox this week, kicked off by some new Xbox Design Lab choices arriving for the program just a few days ago. It's always nice to see an in-person look at these designs before parting with any cash though, and thanks to the Official Xbox Podcast, we've now got...
Thursday7th Mar 2024
News Xbox Adds More First-Party Games To Boosteroid Cloud Gaming Service
From Bethesda & Xbox Game Studios
Microsoft has today announced another batch of games for Boosteroid; the cloud gaming service involved in one of Xbox's 10-year deals surrounding the Activision Blizzard acquisition. Today's batch of titles are as follows: Deathloop, Dishonored, Dishonored 2, Dishonored: Death
News Fallout Gets Gorgeous Dynamic Background On Xbox Ahead Of TV Show Debut
"The door to Vault 33 opens"
The Fallout hype is growing ahead of Amazon Prime's upcoming TV adaptation — which lands on April 11th by the way — and today we have a couple of fresh goodies to gawk over relating to the famous Bethesda franchise. First off, up above we have a brand-new trailer for that very TV show, which we absolutely recommend...
News Starfield To PS5 Rumours Played Down Following Recent Xbox First-Party Ports
"Nobody is working on Starfield for PlayStation right now."
When Xbox first announced its four titles moving over to other platforms last month, the team was keen to point out that Bethesda's Starfield wasn't going to be one of those ports. Despite this, rumours have swirled since about the potential for a PS5 version of the title - rumours that...
Tuesday5th Mar 2024
News Fallout Controllers Now Available Through Xbox Design Lab
Design your ideal wasteland companion
Well, this came out of nowhere! Microsoft has announced that it has expanded Xbox Design Lab to include some new Fallout customisation options - and they're available now. Basically, you can now create an official custom Fallout Xbox controller through the Design Lab program. The new options revolve around a...
Friday23rd Feb 2024
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...
Tuesday20th Feb 2024
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
Thursday25th Jan 2024
News Microsoft Cuts 1,900 Jobs Across Xbox, Bethesda And Activision Blizzard Teams
"We have made the painful decision to reduce the size of our gaming workforce"
The move to bring Activision Blizzard into the Xbox ecosystem has largely been seen as a positive one, but unfortunately we have some bad news to share today. As part of a company restructure post-ActiBlizz deal, Microsoft has laid off almost 2,000 people. Shared by IGN...
Wednesday24th Jan 2024
Random Starfield Invites You To Become An Actual Explorer With Custom, Real-Life Spacesuits
"Design an original Starfield spacesuit and it could be yours"
Well, this isn't a crossover we ever expected to see but it's here nonetheless! Xbox has announced that it's partnering with the European Space Agency to allow Starfield fans to design their own real-life spacesuit. Yep, for real. Starfield fanatics are being invited to "provide both a...
Monday22nd Jan 2024
News Starfield Discs Could Be Removed From Sale At US Retail Giant Soon
Living in a digital world
It's not rocket science to suggest that Xbox is a digital-focused game seller these days - after all, Xbox Game Pass is a massive part of the company's overall strategy. However, even though the Xbox Series X still supports discs of course, it looks like one of the team's biggest releases isn't doing so well in physical...
Friday19th Jan 2024
News 'Quake 6' Was Teased At Xbox Developer Direct, And We Didn't Even Spot It
You cheeky fellows
The dust is beginning to settle on Xbox Developer Direct 2024, but not before fans have managed to extract one final teaser from the showcase. During MachineGames' Indiana Jones and the Great Circle segment, Bethesda seems to have teased a new Quake game. Yep, during a section of Indiana Jones developer chit-chat, a whiteboard is...
Gallery Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Looks Super-Slick In New HD Screenshots
Big budget adventuring
The biggest reveal of yesterday's Xbox Developer Direct came via MachineGames and its closer look at Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - with lots of fresh gameplay and a whole load of new details unleashed on this exciting FPS. You can check all of that out in the video up above, but shortly after the presentation the team...
News Todd Howard Admits He Was 'Nervous' Pitching His Indiana Jones Game To Lucasfilm
It is Indiana Jones, after all
Bethesda's Todd Howard is an industry legend, and although he recently launched a new (and massive) IP, even he's had moments where he's been a tad nervous. In case you missed it, during the latest Xbox Developer Direct broadcast, Howard reflected on when he originally pitched Indiana Jones and the Great Circle to...
Thursday18th Jan 2024
News 'Indiana Jones And The Great Circle' Gameplay Has Landed, And It Looks Awesome
Coming to Game Pass in 2024!
We still can't quite believe our eyes, but yes, Bethesda is releasing an exclusive Indiana Jones title on Xbox Game Pass. The project, now named Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, was first teased back in 2021 - and a new gameplay deep dive has confirmed that the game launches on Xbox Series X|S and PC
Thursday11th Jan 2024
News Indiana Jones Trademark Reveals Potential Name For Upcoming Xbox Title
Liking the sound of this?
The hype is starting to build for Xbox's Indiana Jones game, folks! Just a few days ago we knew next-to-nothing about this MachineGames title, but we now know that it's set to star at Xbox Developer Direct 2024 - and there's more news starting to leak out ahead of the event. Game researcher 'Kurakasis' has taken to Twitter...
Wednesday10th Jan 2024
News Bethesda's Indiana Jones Game Reportedly Set To Launch This Year
Whipped into shape
Yesterday's Developer Direct announcement brought the exciting news that Bethesda will finally be lifting the lid on Indiana Jones soon - with a world premiere gameplay trailer confirmed for next week. The game's appearance at Dev Direct has fans wondering about the projected release date, and a new report sheds some light on...
Tuesday9th Jan 2024
News Xbox's New Developer Direct Will Feature First-Look Gameplay From Indiana Jones
Whips at the ready
Remember when Bethesda unveiled its Indiana Jones project right before being acquired by Microsoft? Well, three years later and we're about to finally see the game in action. Yep, Xbox has announced its second-ever Developer Direct event this week - and Indiana Jones will feature. In fact, we're set to see "the premiere of the...
Friday5th Jan 2024
News Starfield Has Been Nominated For Another 'Game Of The Year' Award
Hi-Fi RUSH as well
Starfield has taken home a bunch of awards recently, including the big Game of the Year award here at Pure Xbox, and now it's also been nominated by the New York Videogame Critics Circle - once again for "Game of the Year". Its competition includes titles such as Alan Wake 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Cyberpunk 20
News Starfield Mods Seem Super Popular Already, Even Before Official Support From Bethesda
Download dump
Mods are always big with Bethesda Game Studios releases - they've helped extend the life of titles like Skyrim and Fallout 4 for years beyond their initial launches. And, if the early signs are anything to go by, it could be a similar story for Starfield - the team's latest RPG. As spotted by Rebs Gaming over on Twitter, the '
Wednesday3rd Jan 2024
News Starfield Wins Steam's 'Most Innovative Gameplay' Award
Despite its "mixed" reception
Starfield got off to an incredibly strong start last year - with 13 million players joining Constellation and making it Bethesda's "biggest launch" of all time. Now, to top it off, it's taken out one of Steam's 2023 awards. Despite having a "mixed" reception on Valve's digital platform and "mostly negative" recent...
Wednesday27th Dec 2023
News Starfield's Recent Review Rating Has Dropped To 'Mostly Negative' On Steam
New players don't seem to be getting on with Xbox's RPG
Just over a month ago, Starfield dropped to a 'Mixed' overall user rating on PC platform Steam, and at the time the game's recent reviews also matched up with the platform's overall 'mixed' rating. However, in the weeks since then, Bethesda's open-world RPG has seemingly been getting a more...
Friday15th Dec 2023
News Multiple Xbox Exclusives Nominated At BAFTAs, But None Make The 'Best Games' List
The nominees are in
Around a month ago we found out that Starfield wasn't going to be up for 'Game of the Year' at The Game Awards, and it's now the same case for this year's BAFTA ceremony. Although the winner won't be announced until next April, Starfield isn't in the running for 'Best Game' at the event - in fact, nothing from Xbox Game Studios...
Thursday14th Dec 2023
News Xbox Studio Shares First Look At Concept Artwork For Marvel's Blade
"Here's some exclusive eye candy"
In the few days since Arkane Lyon officially revealed its upcoming Blade game we've been keen to see more, and today we're in luck! Arkane dev Sebastien Mitton has just shared some gorgeous concept art for the game - our first look at the title outside of its Game Awards reveal. In total there are three bits of...
Monday11th Dec 2023
News Phil Spencer & Co. Send Birthday Wishes To 'The Game That Changed Video Games Forever'
Happy Birthday, Marine
Few games are as influential to their respective genres as DOOM is to the first-person shooter, so it's hardly surprising to see lots of industry folks post online about the franchise's 30th birthday. Of course, the IP is now owned by Microsoft, and Phil Spencer & co. have hopped on social media to wish the first game a...
Monday4th Dec 2023
News Starfield 'A Tremendous Hit' And One Of Xbox's Top 10 Most-Played Games, Says Phil Spencer
"Thank you everybody for all the support on Starfield"
Starfield is a purely single-player affair, but that doesn't seem to be stopping people from playing Bethesda's new RPG for months and months. Speaking in a new interview at Brazilian convention CCXP, Xbox boss Phil Spencer discussed Starfield and how the game has been performing so far. First...
