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Review NBA 2K25 (Xbox) - The Best NBA 2K To Date Is Marred Somewhat By Microtransactions
Hoop dreams, and microtransaction nightmares
We didn't get a chance to review 2K's NBA offering in 2024, but after playing the game in our own free time, we found ourselves hanging up our Air Jordans in pretty short order, as the whole thing just felt way too familiar to 2023's effort - which we'd already pumped hundreds of hours (and an...
Review TopSpin 2K25 (Xbox) - A Worthy Sequel To A Legendary Tennis Game
13 years later, it's finally returned!
When it comes to tennis games on Xbox, it's been a pretty rough decade on the whole. The likes of AO Tennis 2 and Matchpoint: Tennis Championships have tried to fill in the void left by Top Spin and Virtua Tennis back in the Xbox 360 era, but the reality is that none of them have managed to replicate the...
Review LEGO 2K Drive (Xbox) - An Open World Racer Where Side Missions Shine
It's the taking part that counts
Update (Wed 3rd Apr, 2024): LEGO 2K Drive is now officially part of Xbox Game Pass, so we thought we'd re-share this review from last year so you know what to expect. If you have any questions, drop them in the comments below! <related ids="164277"> Original review (Wed 17th May, 2023): When 2K first...
Review WWE 2K24 (Xbox) - Just Like WrestleMania, This Series Continues To Get Bigger And Better
The bottom line, 'cause we said so
WrestleMania season is officially upon us, and 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of WWE's grandest event. Last year's show ended up being a memorable two-nighter in front of a combined attendance of over 134,000 people, and we're expecting WrestleMania 40 to eclipse that spectacle once again. That's pretty much what...
Review WWE 2K23 - A Wrestling Game Worthy Of 'Main Event' Status
The bottom line, 'cause we said so
Last year's WWE 2K22 was a very important release for the franchise, successfully overcoming the botched mess of a launch that was WWE 2K20, while also incorporating some key new features such as the addition of the MyGM and MyFaction modes, highly improved visuals, redesigned entrances and much more. WWE 2K23...
Review Marvel's Midnight Suns: Firaxis Serves Up Another Stellar Slice Of Tactical Turn-Based Action
Simply Marvellous
There aren't many more reliable development teams than Firaxis when it comes to serving up top-notch turn-based tactical action, and with Marvel's Midnight Suns, the Baltimore-based studio continues to deliver the good stuff. Here they've avoided a simple superhero reskin of their superlative XCOM series in favour of strategic...
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News Take-Two Hires Former Perfect Dark Leads To Spin Up A Brand-New Project
A second take
Following Perfect Dark's cancellation back in July, we heard reports that GTA maker Take-Two had tried to take over the project before talks collapsed, but it sounds as though the mega publisher liked what it saw. The same so
News Three Games From 2K Have Just Received New Server Closure Dates
And there are more shutdowns planned
We always like to keep you up to date with the latest server closures here at Pure Xbox, and 2K has just added new server closure dates for three of its games - two of those being WWE titles, and another one being a PGA title. Now, that's actually a bit of good news scattered in here - WWE 2K24 is no longer...
News Xbox Vet Rod Fergusson Has Been Drafted In To Help Launch BioShock 4
This guy ships games
Earlier this month, we heard from Bloomberg that BioShock 4 had hit development troubles over at 2K - and now the master of saving games from the brink has been drafted in to help ship the upcoming sequel. Rod Fergusson — an Xbox veteran who helped launch Gears of War, Bioshock Infinite and Diablo 4, amongst others — is now...
Report BioShock Remake Cancelled As Upcoming Sequel Hits Development Troubles
Bloomberg has the deets
It's been a very long time since we saw a brand-new BioShock title — more than a decade in fact — and it's looking like we're going to have to wait a good while yet for the follow-up to 2013's BioShock Infinite. In recent days, Bloomberg has reported that the upcomin
News Here's An Extended Look At Mafia: The Old Country Ahead Of Next Month's Xbox Release
Coming to Xbox in less than a months' time!
A few months ago, 2K and developer Hangar 13 finally unveiled Mafia: The Old Country footage in what's turning out to be a pretty short preview cycle for the game - and now courtesy of IGN, we have a deeper, almost 10-minute look at gameplay from the team's upcoming Mafia prequel. So, we've thrown that...
News 2K Promises To Rival EA's CBB Title, Calls Itself The 'Undisputed Home' Of Basketball Games
May the best team win
Yesterday, it was revealed that EA Sports is working on a college basketball game for some point in the future, although details are extremely thin on the ground right now - it was just a small teaser posted on social media. It's definitely attracted the attention of 2K though, posting their own teaser that "the campus has...
News 2K Not Following Microsoft & Nintendo With $80 Game Prices, For Now
The price of Borderlands 4 has been revealed
Around a month ago now, 2K developer Gearbox Software speculated that its upcoming Borderlands 4 release could be pushed to $80 to meet rising costs, but we can confirm that that's not the case, thanks to digital storefront listings going live today. Borderlands 4 is priced at $70 on Xbox Series X|S, for...
News 2K Revives Old Xbox Game Pass Title From The Dead
Rolling back onto the Xbox Store
In early 2025, former Xbox Game Pass title Rollerdrome (alongside fellow Roll7 title OlliOlli World) was delisted on digital storefronts following the sale of publisher Private Division - but this week, the skater-shooter has been revive
Report BioShock Announcement Set For This Summer As 2K Prepares Franchise Return
Rapture reportedly involved
It's been a little while since we've heard anything concrete on the next BioShock game, but rumours have been swirling about this one for a while now - and a fresh report today claims that an announcement on the franchise is imminent. According to outlet MP1st, publisher 2K is "preparing an announcement related to the...
News 2K Studio Says Next Game 'Might' Be $80 Due To Doubled Development Budget
"I think it's going to be fine, it's worth it"
Recently, both Nintendo and Microsoft have announced their moves into $80 game territory with Mario Kart World and future AAA Xbox titles, respectively - and now it sounds like other companies could be considering following suit. In a new chat at PAX East this past weekend, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford...
News PGA Tour 2K25 Joins Latest Batch Of Free Demos On The Xbox Store
"Step up to the first tee and get started..."
If you've been eyeing up PGA Tour 2K25 ahead of its Xbox release later this month, you'll be pleased to hear that a free demo has just gone live for the game on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S - complete with a bunch of cool features! Specifically, by downloading PGA Tour 2K25 'First Look' on the Xbox...
Deals Xbox Adds Four Major New Sales To Kick Off February 2025
Hundreds of games discounted until mid-Feb
It's the first Tuesday of the month, and that means we've got a bunch of new sales now live on the Xbox Store! There are four new additions in all - a 2K sale, a Capcom sale, an Anime Month sale and the usual "Deals with Game Pass" sale. You'll find hundreds of discounts as part of all these, including for...
News PGA Tour 2K25 Officially Tees Off For Xbox Series X|S This February
Pre-orders begin today!
Out of nowhere, 2K has announced PGA Tour 2K25! The latest entry in this very popular golf series arrives for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in just a few short weeks on February 28th, with early access beginning on February 21st. Some of the upgrades in this year's game include new shot types, ball flights, roll physics,...
News Mafia: The Old Country Tells Its Origin Story On Xbox In Summer 2025
Wishlist now!
After teasing its appearance ahead of the show, 2K has revealed that Mafia: The Old Country is coming to Xbox Series X|S in summer 2025! Yep, we weren't expecting this one so soon - but we're going to be experiencing Mafia's origin story on Xbox in just a few short months. The Old Country takes us way back to 1900s Sicily, to "uncover...
News GTA 6 Publisher 'Not Really Worried' About Bringing The Game To Xbox Series S
"Our labels are really good at that"
In a recent earnings call over at Rockstar Games owner 2K, the company's CEO was asked about GTA 6 running on Xbox Series S - and the response should instil come confidence in Series S owners. In short, CEO Strauss Zelnick says that the team are used to developing for lower spec hardware, and that he's "not...
News 2K Provides Updated Launch Windows For Its Upcoming Xbox Lineup
GTA 6 still on for 2025
Sports games aside, 2K tends to take its time when releasing big games on Xbox, and a new financial update from the company reiterates some of its planned release windows for a batch of major Xbox titles. Of course, minds immediately wander to GTA 6 here - and there's been no change in that regard. The Rockstar Games title...
News Take-Two CEO Says 'Rational Decisions' Result In No Day One Xbox Game Pass Releases
"Because our decisions are rational"
There's been a lot of attention on Microsoft putting Call of Duty onto Xbox Game Pass day one, with the company doubling down on its subscription model after the ActiBlizz acquisition. While lots of other publishers are on board with the service as well, particularly when a deal makes sense, Take-Two has bee
News BioShock 4 Dev Hiring 'Like Mad' For Next Game In Series
But when will we see it?
It feels like ages since we started hearing about work on the next BioShock game, right? The 2K studio now at the helm, Cloud Chamber, was first unveiled to the public back in 2019 - and the team still appears to be heavily staffing up for 'BioShock 4'. As spotted on the developer's website (thanks,
News 2K Reveals Civilization VII, And It's Coming To Xbox Series X|S In 2025
Day and date with PC!
During Summer Game Fest 2024, Firaxis Games has revealed the latest Civ game! Yep, Civilization VII is launching in 2025, and an Xbox Series X|S version is coming day and date with PC. Up above is the game's first teaser trailer - ahead of a full reveal coming later in the summer. We'll drop a brief introduction to the game...
Rumour 2K Could Be Partnering With FIFA On A New Football Game
"We could be getting an announcement"
As much as we've enjoyed our time with EA Sports FC in recent years (and even eFootball to a degree), it's always great to see more competition in the football/soccer space. The free-to-play release of UFL is just around the corner, and now if this rumour is to be b
