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Monday3rd Jul 2023
News Gory Game Pass Adventure 'Scorn' Hits 2 Million Players As An Xbox Console Exclusive
The title is heading to PS5 soon
Scorn was one of last year's most anticipated Xbox Game Pass releases, especially in lieu of any major AAA Xbox exclusives in 2022. As a result, Ebb Software's disgustingly dour adventure seems to have reached a pretty big audience on Xbox and PC platforms. Yep, just after the dev team revealed that the Xbox timed...
Thursday27th Oct 2022
News Scorn's First Xbox Patch Will Improve Frustrating Checkpoint System
"We have been humbled by your feedback"
In the middle of October, much-anticipated horror adventure Scorn graced our screens with its grotesque art style, and in the opinion of some players, an even more grotesque save system. One of the most frequent complaints about the game at launch was that its checkpoints were too unforgiving, with the game...
Friday14th Oct 2022
Random This New 'Scorn' Xbox Controller Is One Of The Creepiest Yet
And there's 3 available to win!
Xbox console exclusive Scorn is now finally available to all, including at no extra cost for Game Pass subscribers. We've enjoyed our time with Scorn for review, taking a particular liking to Ebb Software's stunningly atmospheric world. With that in mind, how would you like to transport a chunk of that world into the...
News Two More Games Are Now Available With Xbox Game Pass (October 13-14)
Shocktober
All of our attention has been focused on Scorn over the past couple of days, so much so that we missed a Game Pass drop yesterday! No matter, we're here to bring you news of yesterday's addition, alongside today's arrival in horror adventure Scorn. Here at Pure Xbox, we've provided an exhaustive Scorn walkthrough guide with tips to help...
News The First 'Scorn' Reviews Have Arrived, And Feedback Is Mixed So Far
Update: We've now got a lot more of them!
Update (Fri 14th Oct, 2022 11:45 BST): When we first published this article, we only had a couple of reviews to analyse, but now the embargo has officially dropped, and the first Scorn reviews are finally hitting the web in numbers! The "mixed" feedback that we talked about earlier this week is still...
Monday10th Oct 2022
News Scorn Is Now Ready To Pre-Install With Xbox Game Pass
And it's a smaller download than you might think!
We've been looking forward to playing Scorn for some time here at Pure Xbox, and the fact that it launches day one on Game Pass is icing on the cake! Well, that (disgusting) cake is about ready to come out of the oven, as the game is now available to pre-install. Over on Xbox Series X, we're looking...
Monday3rd Oct 2022
News Xbox Exec Jokingly 'Apologises' For Adding To Game Pass Backlogs
"On behalf of the team I'd like to apologise..."
How's your Xbox Game Pass backlog looking at the moment? We've had a pretty strong month for September bolstered by the arrival of Deathloop, and October's lineup looks strong as well, so it's safe to say ours is pretty extensive right now! A minimum of Scorn and A Plague Tale: Requiem will also be...
Thursday29th Sep 2022
News Scorn Xbox Game Pass Release Date Brought Forward By One Week
Go hands on even earlier!
Scorn developer Ebb Software has just dropped a lovely surprise! The upcoming "atmospheric first-person horror adventure" is now launching a full week earlier than previously announced, with a new release date of October 14th. We'd been worried in previous months that Scorn could even see a delay out of 2022, so we're...
Friday23rd Sep 2022
News Scorn Developer Says Working On Xbox Series S 'Was A Challenge'
The team got there in the end
Things are moving full steam ahead for Ebb Software's upcoming sort-of-horror title Scorn. Recently, the team showcased the first eight or so minutes of the game's prologue chapter, and now the dev has conducted a Reddit AMA to talk all things Scorn - and it's dropped some interesting tidbits on development! One of the...
Wednesday21st Sep 2022
News 'Scorn' Dev Shows 8 Minutes Of The Game's Opening Level Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
Yep, still looks grim!
Scorn developer Ebb Software has revealed eight full minutes of Scorn gameplay ahead of the title's Xbox Game Pass launch next month. This one freaks us out every time we see it to be honest, but we're still going to give the game a go when it releases on October 21st! This new gameplay sequence goes through the very start of...
Monday1st Aug 2022
News Scorn Runtime Revealed Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
We're almost there!
Long-in-development horror title, Scorn, is coming ever closer. At present, Ebb Software's slimy shooter is expected to release this October, day one on Xbox Game Pass. As development heads towards its final stages, the team has revealed some more juicy details about the game. Scorn: How Long To Beat? The developer says that...
Sunday12th Jun 2022
News Scorn Gets New Gameplay Trailer, Hits Xbox Game Pass This October
It's so creepy!
Scorn is a game we've been locked onto for some time, and finally, we have a solid release date! This slime-infested horror shooter hits Xbox Series X|S on October 21st, and it heads to Xbox Game Pass on day one. Each time this game is shown we're still not 100% clear on what it actually is, but nevertheless, we're always intrigued...
Tuesday31st May 2022
News Horror Shooter Scorn Is 'On Track' For Xbox Game Pass This October
Spooky, scary, slimy things
After Bethesda shipped its major releases to 2023, fall 2022 is looking a bit bare on Xbox. However, one title that fascinates us every time we see it, is horror shooter Scorn. Thankfully, this one is still scheduled to launch in October, and a new development update has reinforced that. The team says that recently, a...
Wednesday23rd Mar 2022
News Scorn Looks As Disgusting As Ever In New Development Update
Slimy
We've been interested in horror shooter Scorn for quite a while, in part because it just looks so squelchy, slimy and downright disgusting. If that's more a reason to avoid the game in your book, then this latest development update won't change your opinion. Developer Ebb Software has gone into a little more detail about the game's machinery...
Saturday11th Dec 2021
News Scorn Set To Launch On Xbox In October Next Year
Following on from last month's delay
Last month, the developer Ebb Software announced it would be delaying Scorn for Xbox until 2022. It's now been confirmed this terrifying first-person title will be officially arriving next year in the month of October. The developer promises it will feature a story that's "mysterious, deliciously dark, and...
Monday8th Nov 2021
News Scorn Delayed To 2022, Fans Criticise 'Hostile' Update From Developer
"The tone of this is absolutely horrendous"
Update: Ebb Software's CEO, Ljubomir Peklar, has come forward on Kickstarter and apologised for the "hostile tone" of the original post. Peklar added that it should "not be how we should express ideas or plans to people that help us out" and that the team "may be tired, confused and frustrated at our own...
Tuesday28th Sep 2021
News Xbox Console Exclusive Scorn May Have Been Delayed Until 2022
Say goodbye to that Fall 2021 release window
Despite recent news that Scorn was still intended to launch on Xbox this year, newly discovered information seems to suggest it may have been pushed back until sometime in 2022. As spotted by True Achievements, a recent press release from Kepler
Thursday26th Aug 2021
News Don't Worry, Scorn Is Still Scheduled To Hit Xbox Game Pass This Year
Fingers crossed!
Scorn has been relatively quiet so far in 2021. Last year it was treated to gameplay footage and other news, but in 2021 it seems to have dropped off the face of the earth. However, a recent Xbox Game Pass for PC montage shown at Gamescom Opening Night Live revealed it's still scheduled to arrive this year. In a blink and you'll...
Monday1st Jun 2020
News Scorn Dev: The Xbox Series X SSD Solution Is An Incredible Improvement
High praise from Ebb Software
The studio behind upcoming Xbox Series X console exclusive Scorn recently conducted another interview with Wccftech, and talked a bit more about some of the benefits the next-gen system provides in terms of development. Asked specifically about Xbox Velocity Architecture, as well as loading screens and how similar the...
Tuesday19th May 2020
News Xbox Series X And PS5 SSD Differences Won't Matter That Much, Say Developers
"The biggest culprit that is creating problems in the current generation is the CPU"
Ever since Sony and Microsoft revealed the specs for their upcoming next-gen consoles, there's been a lot of chatter about what a massive difference SSD tech is going to make. Both systems come equipped with solid-state storage, and developers have been keen to...
Monday11th May 2020
News Here's Why We Didn't See Gameplay Of Xbox Series X Title Scorn Last Week
"We were actually planning to release a different trailer"
We had our first look at Xbox Series X console exclusive Scorn last week, which is a first-person horror game from developer Ebb Software. The company revealed a trailer for the game during May 7th's Inside Xbox event, but didn't actually show any gameplay of the title during the episode...
Friday8th May 2020
News Frightening Horror Game Scorn Is An Xbox Series X Console Exclusive
Also coming to Xbox Game Pass
The development for terrifying first-person horror game Scorn began back in 2014, and it received its first teaser trailer a couple of years later in 2016. Developer Ebb Software says it's "designed around the idea of being thrown into the world," featuring non-linear gameplay design, and locations with their own story,...
