February2024
News Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Remake Gets Launch-Week Discount On Xbox
One week only!
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake is now live for all players, and to coincide with the game's public release, 505 Games has set live a launch discount on all platforms. On Xbox, players who pick the game up within the first week get 20% off the standard price. That discount makes the Brothers remake a $15.99 / £12.79 purchase...
News Remedy Purchases Full Rights To 'Control' Franchise From 505 Games
"We can now weigh up the options"
Following the success of Alan Wake 2 — which became Remedy's fastest-selling game earlier this month — the developer has announced that it's managed to acquire the Control IP from previous publisher 505 Games. The deal has cost the Finnish developer roughly €17 million, and it now allows the team to...
August2023
News Ghostrunner 2 Officially Lands On Xbox Series X And S This October
"Adapt to, and master the gameplay as only a cyber ninja would"
We finally have a date, folks! The highly anticipated sequel to Ghostrunner is coming to Xbox in just a few short months, and we have a brand-new trailer to go along with the announcement - as you can see up above. Ghostrunner 2 slashes and dashes onto Xbox Series X|S on October 26th,...
July2023
News Crime Boss: Rockay City Update 2.0 Adds New Mission Type And More On Xbox
Here are the full patch notes
Co-op FPS Crime Boss: Rockay City has been out for a number of weeks now, and it's safe to say that when we played it around launch we weren't exactly the biggest fans of this Payday-like shooter. Even so, the dev team has continued to work on things post-release, and that's resulted in this 2.0 update - which is now...
December2022
News 'Crime Boss: Rockay City' Gameplay Shows Sleek City Heists Coming To Xbox In 2023
Until all hell breaks loose, that is
One of the big surprise reveals at last week's The Game Awards show was the announcement of Crime Boss: Rockay City, an upcoming co-op FPS title from InGame Studios and 505 Games. On the back of its grand reveal, the team has released some extended gameplay showing off one of the game's co-op heist sequences
September2022
News Terraria's 'Labor Of Love' Update Adds Three New Achievements On Xbox
90 points are up for grabs
The 2D survival crafting experience Terraria has received its new 'Labor of Love Update' today, bumping the game up to Version 1.4.4. If you've played this one on Xbox before, and are considering returning - you might be interested to know this new version comes with three new achievements. Here's the rundown via True...
August2022
Reaction Death Stranding's Reception Makes Us Very Excited For Kojima + Xbox
We love it when a plan comes together
So, it's really happening folks. Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima's latest game, is coming Xbox Game Pass for PC. Sadly, we likely won't ever see an Xbox port for this one (on console it's published by Sony), but the news of its PC Game Pass arrival is getting us real excited for Kojima's proper Xbox project. Back...
May2022
News 505 Games Reveals Two New Titles At Its Debut Showcase
Including a follow-up to Mutant Year Zero!
Publisher 505 Games debuted its first ever digital showcase today, May 17th, and the presentation included deep dives into some upcoming titles. The big one is the reveal of Miasma Chronicles, from the team that brought us Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, along with Among the Trolls, a wilderness survival...
September2021
News Ghostrunner's Free Xbox Series X, Series S Upgrade Is Now Available
With ray tracing support and 4K at up to 120fps
Ghostrunner was perhaps one of last year's most underrated gems. Releasing just before the launch of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, the game didn’t seem to get the attention it quite deserved at the time, but hopefully that’s all set to change today as a free next-gen upgrade of the game is...
News 505 Games 'Learnt A Lot' From Control's Messy Xbox Series X|S Upgrade
"We did our best to satisfy consumers"
When news of Control's next-gen upgrade arrived last year, it was confirmed not to be leveraging Smart Delivery. Instead, players were forced to purchase the game again if they wanted to play on Xbox Series X|S. It was a controversial move, and one publisher 505 Games has now acknowledged it could have handled...
August2021
News Stray Blade Brings More 'Metroidvania' And 'Souls-Like' Action To Xbox In 2022
Get ready to battle glorious legendary foes
During this year's Xbox's Gamescom showcase, 505 Games and Point Black Games announced the action RPG Stray Blade for Xbox Series X|S. It's coming to these systems in 2022 and is described as having both "Metroidvania" elements and "Souls-like" combat. The player is tasked with fighting for their freedom,...
June2021
News Eiyuden Chronicle Rising And Hundred Heroes Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass
Arriving in 2022 and 2023
During the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, 505 Games and Rabbit & Bear Studios confirmed two RPG games would be coming to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10 PC and Game Pass. The first is Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes - coming in 2023 and before this will be the release of Eiyuden Chronicle Rising in 2022. No...
News Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Has Officially Been Confirmed To Be Getting A Sequel
Although, it's still in "very early planning stages"
Following on from our report last week that it seemed Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night may be getting a sequel, 505 Games and ArtPlay have both confirmed the sequel is real. Unfortunately, it sounds like we may be waiting a while as the game is only in the very early stages of planning as...
May2021
News It Looks Like Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Is Getting A Sequel
No news of when though
The fantastic metroidvania Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is getting a sequel, according to a new financial report. Digital Bros, which oversees the publisher 505 Games, revealed key data on the original 2019 released game in its recent financial report. The slide in reference to the game mentions the previously reported 1...
April2021
News Ghostrunner's Xbox Series X Upgrade Is Still On The Way, But Not Until The End Of The Year
But there's plenty more content in the meantime
Ghostrunner launched last year and even on the Xbox One it was a beautiful cyberpunk game. But with it's fast paced combat, it demanded a next-gen upgrade. This was confirmed to be coming, however the roadmap for the game's 2021 plans signal it's still a ways off. As reported by Gematsu, an outline of...
March2021
News 505 Games Has Acquired The Ghostrunner IP For A Huge Sum
A whopping €5 million
You may remember the first-person cyberpunk parkour game from last year known as Ghostrunner. It came out just before the next-gen systems dropped, and was really good - it even made one of our best games of 2020 lists. It seems 505 Games has seen potential in the franchise, as it’s acquired the IP for a gigantic €5...
February2021
News Ghostrunner Now Has A Free Demo Available On Xbox
Try out one of last year’s hidden gems
Last year saw the absolutely fantastic Ghostrunner hitting Xbox One, featuring frantic first-person free running and sword combat. Unfortunately, it went under the radar for many, but now a free demo is available to give players a taste of the game. The demo showcases the game’s trial and error gameplay...
News Control Ultimate Edition Patch Drops Today, Begins Addressing Xbox Series X Crashes
Let's hope it fixes the issues
Control Ultimate Edition launched on Xbox Series X|S earlier this month, but players have been plagued with an assortment of crashes which has hindered their progress and enjoyment with the game. It seems the first patch addressing those issues is set to launch at some point today. As spotted on Twitter by True...
News Assetto Corsa Competizione Receives An Xbox Series X Upgrade Later This Year
Following the growth of the franchise
505 Games has confirmed that Assetto Corsa Competizione will be getting an Xbox Series X|S upgrade at some point this year, however, no confirmed date has been mentioned as of yet. The racing simulator launched Summer last year and saw players competing in a variety of races across single and multiplayer modes...
News 505 Games Is Aware Of Control Ultimate Edition Issues On Xbox Series X
The issue affects both graphics and performance mode
Last week we reported that Control Ultimate Edition players on the Xbox Series X were suffering with an extensive amount of crashing while playing the game. It appears the issue is widespread enough to be known by its publisher 505 Games, who has acknowledged the issue and said they are working on...
December2020
Feature Daniel's Top 5 Xbox Games Of 2020
A little slice of Japanese gaming
While we've already curated an overall top five list for Pure Xbox, we're still yet to dive into our individual picks for the year. 2020 has seen the launch of two new Xbox consoles, as well as an array of fantastic games that have resonated with us in multiple ways. So without further adieu, here's Daniel's top...
August2012
News Zumba Fitness Core Confirmed for November UK Launch
New trailer released.
Good news for Zumba fans today, as 505 Games has confirmed that - as expected - they've picked up the European publishing rights for Majesco's Zumba Fitness Core. Core will the third Kinect-based Zumba title to hit the shelves, following the lacklustre Zumba Fitness: Join The Party! and Zumba Fitness Rush. Despite not being...
