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Friday26th Apr 2024
Rumour Resident Evil 9 May Have Been 'Internally Delayed' At Capcom
"For one reason or another"
It's been a whole year since Resident Evil 4 Remake launched on Xbox Series X|S (and almost three years since Village dropped), so naturally, attention is now turning towards RE's next mainline entry. 'Resident Evil 9' hasn't been officially announced yet, but we've already heard it might be open world - and now a fresh...
Friday9th Feb 2024
News Resident Evil 4 Receives Permanent Price Drop On The Xbox Store
Alongside the "Gold Edition" release
Today marks the biggest Xbox release of the week in Resident Evil 4: Gold Edition, which combines the remake from last year with the amazing Separate Ways expansion along with a DLC pack full of outfits, weapons and items. In the process, Capcom appears to have permanently slashed the price of Resident Evil 4 on...
Thursday1st Feb 2024
News Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition Announced, Launches Next Week On Xbox
"Enjoy Resident Evil 4 to its fullest"
Well, out of nowhere Capcom has unveiled Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition - a brand-new bundle for its 2023 remake of the seminal survival horror title. Following the same template of other Capcom 'Gold Editions', this RE4 Remake bundle contains the base game, the Separate Ways expansion, and some other existing...
Sunday31st Dec 2023
News Three Xbox Games We've Given 'Outstanding' 10/10 Scores To In 2023
What would you give a 10/10 to?
Here at Pure Xbox, it's very rare that we dish out "Outstanding" 10/10 scores for any game, but it happens on rare occasions - including a few times in 2023! For our reviewers, these were the cream of the crop over the past 12 months. So, what were they?! Below, you'll find snippets from each review: Resident Evil...
Friday1st Dec 2023
News Unsurprisingly, Capcom Wants To Develop More Resident Evil Remakes
"We want to continue doing more"
Capcom hit another home run earlier this year with the release of the Resident Evil 4 remake, receiving an "Outstanding" 10/10 here at Pure Xbox in the process, so it's no surprise that more Resident Evil remakes are on the way. This is according to Resident Evil 4 remake director Yasuhiro Anpo, who mentioned at a...
Friday3rd Nov 2023
News Metacritic Data Suggests 2023 Has Been The Best Year In Gaming For 20 Years
"2023 is one of the best years ever for video game releases"
There's no denying it's felt like a fantastic year for video games so far. 2023 has delivered some absolute bangers such as Alan Wake 2, Resident Evil 4 Remake and Baldur's Gate 3, alongside other platform exclusives like Nintendo's Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Data from Metacritic
Tuesday19th Sep 2023
News Xbox 'Tokyo Game Show Sale' Now Live, 600+ Games Discounted This Week
Including this 10/10 classic!
Ready for another week of Xbox deals? This week is dominated by a new Tokyo Game Show Sale on Xbox, but we've also got Spotlight, Sales & Specials, Game Pass Add-On and The Game Awards sales to take advantage of! Some of the highlights here include Cyberpunk 2077 and Phantom Liberty, Red Dead Redemption 2, The...
News Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways Launch Trailer Showcases Remade DLC In All Its Glory
Heading to Xbox in just a few short days!
Last week we caught wind of the surprise news that Resident Evil 4 DLC was on the way, and ahead of its upcoming release, Capcom has dropped the 'Separate Ways' DLC launch trailer showcasing some in-game zombie-slaying action. For those of you who are familiar with the original Resident Evil 4, this was a...
Thursday14th Sep 2023
News Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways DLC Hits Xbox Series X|S Next Week
A 10/10 remake gets even better!
As if Resident Evil 4 wasn't already incredible enough, we're getting new content next week! Capcom has announced that the Separate Ways DLC as well as a Mercenaries update will arrive on September 21st, 2023. For those who aren't aware, Separate Ways was included in most releases of the original Resident Evil 4 as...
Monday10th Jul 2023
News Capcom Coy On Future Resident Evil Remakes, But Discussions Are Underway
The team is "carrying out discussions regarding the future expansion of this series"
The Resident Evil resurgence is well and truly on after multiple successful remakes — with RE: Village wedged in between — and it seems that internal talk over what's next is already ongoing. In a recent shareholder Q&A involving developer Capcom, the team...
Friday2nd Jun 2023
News Capcom Is Asking Resident Evil Fans What Remake They Want Next
Resident Evil 5? Code Veronica? Capcom wants to know!
Hot on the heels of the fantastic Resident Evil 4 Remake, it's looking like developer Capcom is already thinking about what comes next in its growing line of modern Resident Evil reimaginings. A new Capcom survey has just gone out, and it's aiming to gauge the opinion of Resident Evil fanatics...
Monday24th Apr 2023
News Resident Evil 4 Update 1.05 Brings Improvements To Graphics & Gameplay On Xbox
Here are the full patch notes
Earlier this month, a substantial Resident Evil 4 update improved the game's 'dead zone' control issues on Xbox, following launch day complaints about the aiming feeling sluggish. However, users reported that the visuals seemed to get a slight downgrade as a result of patch 1.04, so Capcom has been hard at work...
Wednesday19th Apr 2023
News Capcom Thanks Original Creator For Playing Through Resident Evil 4 Remake
"I enjoyed it very much"
At this point many of us have at least started Resident Evil 4 Remake (life gets in the way, okay!), and it's already become one of the biggest games of 2023. However, did you expect to see the creator of the 2005 original blast their way through the remake almost 20 years later? Legendary game designer and Resident Evil...
Monday10th Apr 2023
News Capcom Has Added Microtransactions To Resident Evil 4 After Release
A whole new meaning to 'whaddya buyin?'
A bunch of different microtransactions have now been added to the Resident Evil 4 Remake, a couple of weeks after the game's main launch. The surprise additions dropped alongside the return of Mercenaries mode - a feature that was obviously advertised a lot more than any sort of microtransaction arrival. The...
Friday7th Apr 2023
News Resident Evil 4 'The Mercenaries' DLC Now Available On Xbox Series X|S
Ready up
Update (Fri 7th Apr, 2023 06:15 BST): This is your reminder that the free Mercenaries DLC update for Resident Evil 4 is now available on the Xbox Store. Resident Evil 4 - The Mercenaries (Xbox Store) - FREE "Race against the clock and battle your way to the top of the leaderboards! First featured in the original Resident Evil 4, The...
Wednesday29th Mar 2023
News Resident Evil 4's Remake Has Already Been A Massive Success For Capcom
Selling millions in just two days
We always assumed that the Resident Evil 4 Remake would be a big success when it finally arrived, and that's exactly what's happened since its launch last week, with the game officially selling over three million copies in just two days. Capcom revealed the news in a press release earlier this morning, describing...
Friday24th Mar 2023
Video Digital Foundry Takes Initial Look At Resident Evil 4 Remake On Xbox
Here are their initial findings
Resident Evil 4 Remake is now out in the wild, as you've probably seen from our chunky guide campaign that we've created to help you every step of the way through Capcom's RE4 reimagining. But, if you just want to see an early peek at how the game is holding up from a technical perspective, the folks over at
Friday17th Mar 2023
News Resident Evil 4's Remake Is Already Getting Incredible 10/10 Reviews
"A glorious return to the top"
The first reviews for the Resident Evil 4 remake have dropped today following a strange embargo time of 7AM GMT, and the good news is that reviewers are absolutely loving it so far... it'll easily be one of the best-rated games of 2023! We're seeing many 10/10 scores here, including from us at Pure Xbox where we...
Thursday16th Mar 2023
News Resident Evil 4 Remake Looks Even More Impressive In Side-By-Side Comparison
The old vs. the new
The highly anticipated Resident Evil 4 remake is almost upon us, and ahead of that time, we've been getting to grips with the free demo on the Xbox Store. It's only a small teaser of what's to come, but what happens when we put it alongside the original version of Resident Evil 4 for Xbox One? Unsurprisingly, it's a massive...
Monday13th Mar 2023
PSA Resident Evil 4's Free Demo Contains Hidden 'Mad Chainsaw Mode'
Do you have what it takes?
Ahead of the game's March 24th launch, Capcom released a free demo late last week to serve up a taste of what's to come from Resident Evil 4's remake. It's safe to say we've enjoyed our couple of playthroughs of the short preview, and fans have discovered that it includes a hidden difficulty mode. Yep, Resident Evil 4's...
Sunday12th Mar 2023
News Resident Evil 4's Remake Has Supposedly Been Leaked
"Now's the time to start treading carefully"
Capcom's upcoming Resident Evil 4 Remake has reportedly been leaked ahead of its release date. As highlighted by well-known Capcom enthusiast and Twitter user DuskGolem, the game is now "100% in the wild" and people are already playing it. If you're worried at all about the whole experience being...
Thursday9th Mar 2023
News Resident Evil 4 Remake Gets Surprise Free Demo, Now Live On Xbox
As announced at the Capcom Spotlight event
Capcom has announced today as part of the latest "Capcom Spotlight" event for March 2023 that Resident Evil 4's remake has received a free demo on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with other platforms), available today! This trial version of the game is known as the "Chainsaw Demo", which allows you...
Monday6th Mar 2023
News Resident Evil 4 Is Now Available To Preload On Xbox, And You Can Install Before You Buy
Via the Xbox app!
Resident Evil 4 Remake is fast approaching as Capcom puts the finishing touches on its latest Resident Evil overhaul following the recent RE2 and RE3 remakes. Although we may see some updates between now and the game's March 24th launch, the game is l
Friday3rd Mar 2023
News Capcom Showcase To Feature Resident Evil 4, Exoprimal & More Later This Month
Mark your calendars!
Capcom has announced a brand-new live event for later this month, starring some of the biggest titles from the team's upcoming lineup. The 'Capcom Spotlight' takes place Thursday, March 9th, featuring Resident Evil 4 Remake, Exoprimal, the upcoming Monster Hunter Rise 'Sunbreak' expansion and more. Expect roughly 25 minutes of...
Friday24th Feb 2023
News Resident Evil 4 Continues To Look Phenomenal, Free Gameplay Demo 'Coming Soon'
We neeeeeed it
Right, we're not going overboard in saying we've got a potential GOTY candidate coming next month are we?! Seriously, Resident Evil 4 Remake continues to look that good, and there's even more good news - you'll be able to play the game early, "soon". During yesterday's State of Play trailer, Capcom not only showcased some late game...
Wednesday1st Feb 2023
News Resident Evil 4 Remake Preview Details New Mechanics & Sidequest Content
Overmauled
We can officially say it - Resident Evil 4 Remake arrives on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S next month! Naturally, then, we're going to start to hear more about the game as its launch date draws ever closer, and a new Game Informer feature details a fair amount of fresh info on Capcom's upcoming adventure. The GI preview is restricted...
Monday23rd Jan 2023
News Resident Evil 4 Remake Isn't Launching On Xbox One, But Retailers Are Advertising It Anyway
This is confusing
Resident Evil 4 Remake is coming out in about two months, and the nature of its release seems to be causing some confusion, especially when it comes to Xbox platforms. You see, Capcom has opted to leave the Xbox One behind for this one, yet RE4 Remake is still hitting the PlayStation 4. So, it's kind of cross-gen, but kind of not...
Tuesday3rd Jan 2023
News Capcom Is Expanding Resident Evil 4 Remake, Including Its 'Island' Section
Land mass
Last week, Capcom confirmed that Resident Evil 4 Remake is in its final development stages, further cementing the game's March 24th 2023 release date. Even though we're just a few months out from launch, the team has done significant work remaking this RE classic, even expanding certain areas. In the latest issue of EDGE magazine (
Thursday29th Dec 2022
News Capcom 'Working Hard' On The 'Final Spurt' Of Resident Evil 4 Development
This remake looks epic!
It may well be another modern remake, but Capcom's upcoming Resident Evil 4 overhaul is quickly becoming one of our most anticipated releases of 2023. October's extended gameplay reveal has more than whetted our appetites for this one, and it sounds like we may get to see more on the game real soon. In a developer spotlight...
Thursday20th Oct 2022
News Resident Evil 4 Remake Looks Absolutely Epic In New Gameplay Footage
We can't wait for this!
The remake of Resident Evil 4 will launch for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on March 24th, 2023, and Capcom has today provided a bunch of new gameplay footage - it looks absolutely epic so far! The new video treats us to a quick look at a detailed cutscene before breaking into gameplay for the famous first village in...
