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The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road Xbox Series X|S
Bethesda / Zenimax Online Studios
- 18th Jun 2024 (NA)
Reviews of Bethesda Games
Starship Poopers
Well, this is a bit unexpected. As big fans of Starfield, who had plenty good to say about the base game upon release, we were pretty sure that Shattered Space was going to be a slice of DLC that was right up our intergalactic street. Sure, there were plenty of reasons to be irked with this hugely-anticipated sci-fi universe when...
Review The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road (Xbox) – 10 Years Of Tamriel With A Trip To West Weald
Eight chapters and counting
The Elder Scrolls Online might have started its life a lot later than certain other MMORPGs, but that hasn’t stopped it from making a name for itself over the past 10 years. Since its initial launch in 2014, which was propelled by the popularity of Bethesda’s solo adventures, it has evolved in all sorts of ways, and...
VATS entertainment
Depending on how much you bought into the hype during the long run-up to the release of Bethesda's Starfield, it's hard to know quite what you might have been expecting when you finally sat down to press the start button and get stuck in. Was this going to be some monumental step forward for video games, a piece of interactive art...
Review Redfall - Arkane's Undead Experiment Brings Mixed Results To Xbox Game Pass
Stranger Fangs
After multiple delays, and the somewhat controversial decision to launch on current-gen consoles at a locked 30FPS, Arkane Studios has finally managed to get Redfall out the door and into the hands of Xbox Game Pass players. This is a game we’ve been really digging the style of from what we’ve seen in pre-release footage, with its...
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Friday28th Nov 2025
News Xbox Game Studios Has Loads Of Titles Heavily Discounted In Its Steam Black Friday Sale
Lots of XGS, Bethesda & Activision offers!
Here at Pure Xbox we've done plenty of coverage on Microsoft's Black Friday offers already - from a general roundup of the big Xbox digital sale to discounts on Game Pass and so on. If you're playing over on PC a lot more these days though — especially in the wake of
Monday24th Nov 2025
News Bethesda Wants To Do More Shadow Drops Following Hi-Fi RUSH & Oblivion Remastered
What next?
In recent years, Bethesda has employed the 'shadow drop' technique on multiple occasions; where the game(s) in question is simply released without any prior announcement or marketing. It's done this with 2023's Hi-Fi RUSH and 2025's Oblivion Remastered - and it sounds like the Xbox publisher wants to do it again. Speaking with
Friday14th Nov 2025
News Hi-Fi RUSH Is Now Published By Krafton, And It's Staying On Xbox Game Pass
"Players can continue to play without interruption"
More than a year after Krafton first announced that it'd be buying Hi-Fi RUSH and its developer from Microsoft, the team has detailed exactly what's happening today as the publishing of its colourful musical adventure moves over to the PUBG maker. In short, from November 14th, Hi-Fi RUSH will be...
Tuesday11th Nov 2025
News Former Nintendo President 'Surprised' That Xbox Hasn't 'Fully Embraced' Switch 2
Some games have been announced, but not many
Since Nintendo's Switch 2 announcement earlier this year, Microsoft has begun to support the new hybrid console, announcing various ports such as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Fallout 4: Anniversary
Friday24th Oct 2025
News Bethesda's Todd Howard Teases Future Projects At Fallout Day 2025
"Just know, we are working on even more..."
Fallout Day 2025 is now all wrapped up, with the team at Bethesda announcing Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition and an Xbox Series X|S upgrade for
Tuesday23rd Sep 2025
News Xbox Fan Gets Physical Refund From Bethesda Over Cancelled Redfall DLC
One way to do it
Around a year ago, we talked about certain Redfall purchasers not receiving their refunds for the game's cancelled DLC packs, and it looks like it's taken another full year for some folks to see their money returned by Bethesda. Today, Reddit user WestDraw3952 has shared an image of their physical refund for Redfall's DLC. T
Wednesday17th Sep 2025
News ZeniMax Devs Still Want To Make Something New Despite Microsoft Cancellation
"I'm not done yet..."
This summer, Bethesda's ZeniMax Online Studios team was caught in the Microsoft layoffs crossfire, with the dev's in-the-works MMO ultimately cancelled as a result. It's said that internally, members of the team were stunned at the cancellation of the project due to its quality, and the game's axing seems to have only spurred...
Monday8th Sep 2025
News Xbox Fans Are Again Talking About All The Microsoft Games Missing From Game Pass
A lot of these have licensing issues, though
So, we're starting to see some fresh discussion on a newly-compiled list of Microsoft-owned games currently missing from Xbox Game Pass, as fans question why the Xbox owner is reluctant to put all of its titles on the subscription service. There are plenty of strong cases for questions to be asked here,...
News Xbox Dev MachineGames Hints At Wolfenstein 3 Following Indiana Jones DLC
"We're not done with Wolfenstein yet"
Before MachineGames spent a good few years building Indiana Jones and its recent DLC The Order of Giants, the Swedish developer worked with Bethesda to reboot Wolfenstein - and it sounds as though a third game in their Wolfenstein trilogy could be next on the cards following the release of this month's Indy DLC...
Wednesday3rd Sep 2025
News Leaked Footage From Bethesda's 'Prey 2' Appears Online A Decade After Its Cancellation
What could have been!
Well, this is an interesting bit of news to cover this morning! Via Insider Gaming, we've spotted a bunch of footage from Bethesda's cancelled 'Prey 2' project - a follow-up to Xbox 360's Prey that was in the works in the early 2010's. This footage has been leak
Wednesday20th Aug 2025
Rumour Bethesda Is Bringing Another Xbox Game To Switch 2 In 2026
Shooting for the stars
Yesterday evening, we brought you the news that Xbox is porting Indiana Jones and the Great Circle over to Switch 2 in 2026 - and now a well-known leaker has revealed that it's not the only Bethesda game planned for Nintendo's hybrid system next year. According to insider NateTheHate, Bethesda Game Studios' Starfield will...
Tuesday19th Aug 2025
News Fallout Season 2 Heads To 'Iconic New Vegas Locations' This December
Taking direct inspiration from FNV
Following the massive popularity of Fallout Season 1, Prime Video is delivering another season of the post-apocalyptic TV show later this year - and we have a new air date and some fresh details on Fallout Season 2 coming out of Gamescom 2025. First off, the video game adaptation's second season begins airing on...
Wednesday30th Jul 2025
News PlayStation's Q2 2025 Sales Charts Are In, And Xbox Is Dominating The List (US)
Six of the top 10 are Xbox games
Much has been said about Microsoft's pivot to put Xbox games on PS5 in recent months, but the numbers don't lie, and the team continues to shift copies on the Sony platform. This week, Circana has put out fresh data that gathers up the top 10 best-selling games on PlayStation (physical and digital) for Q2 2025 - and...
Wednesday23rd Jul 2025
News Bethesda Has 'Exciting Things Planned' For Starfield As Beta Update Goes Live
More updates are coming
Bethesda has again pledged support for further Starfield updates as the Xbox team continues to work on its space-faring RPG. A new Steam Beta update has just gone live on PC, with "exciting things planned" for future additions to the game after this minor update comes and goes. We'll chuck the team's PC update notes down...
Thursday17th Jul 2025
News Oblivion Remastered Dev Hit With Layoffs As Company 'Restructures' In 2025
Asia the most affected region
Sorry to be the bearer of yet more bad news, but it's come out today that Oblivion Remastered developer Virtuos has been hit by some pretty strong layoffs - as employees across Asia and Europe are affected. Following reports earlier in the day, Eurogamer managed to get an official response from the studio, which...
Wednesday16th Jul 2025
News Oblivion Remastered Update 1.2 Adds New Difficulty Options, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Update: Out today on Xbox
Bethesda has today unveiled its latest patch for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, with new difficulty options a key area of tuning for the development team this time around. Oblivion Remastered Update 1.2 is rolling out now for Steam Beta users, with the Xbox patch to follow shortly. Here's the team's quick note...
Tuesday15th Jul 2025
News Starfield DLC Reportedly Still In The Works Alongside The Elder Scrolls 6
An update on Bethesda from Jez Corden
One notable absence from this year's Xbox Games Showcase was Bethesda's Starfield, despite an update from the team back in March stating that "a lot of exciting things are planned for the game this year". While those things clearly weren't ready to be shown off this summer, it's claimed that Bethesda Game...
Friday11th Jul 2025
Talking Point After Almost Two Years, How Do You Feel About Xbox's Starfield In 2025?
Where does the Bethesda RPG rank for you?
Almost two years ago now, most of us in the Xbox community were eagerly awaiting the next big RPG from Bethesda Game Studios - yep, Starfield was upon us, with its September 2023 release date fast approaching at the time. Since then, the hype has somewhat died down for this big Xbox release, so we want to...
Friday13th Jun 2025
News Bethesda Seemingly Makes Permanent Price Drops To Morrowind & Oblivion On Xbox
OG versions get price cuts
In the wake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered dropping on Xbox a few months ago, it appears that Bethesda has dropped the price on a couple of its Elder Scrolls classics on the Xbox Store this week. Both OG Xbox's Morrowind and the Xbox 360 version of Oblivion have had their prices cut down to $9.99 from...
Wednesday11th Jun 2025
News Oblivion Remastered Update 1.1 Now Available On Xbox, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Update: It's officially gone live
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered was well-received as a shadow drop, but there are some aspects of the game that could use some work or at least some fixes. Fortunately, it looks like the first major patch is on the way – with Bethesda today announcing Update 1.1. This update will address crashes and...
Sunday8th Jun 2025
News Indiana Jones 'The Order Of Giants' Expansion Whips Onto Xbox In September 2025
More Indy is coming!
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle made its Xbox debut fairly recently, and now the game's first major expansion is on the way! Yep, The Order of Giants is coming September 4th, and you can get an early glimpse at Indy's first DLC up above. We're expecting Bethesda and MachineGames to go in-depth on this one in the near future,...
Friday30th May 2025
News Microsoft Signs 'Historic Tentative Agreement' With QA Devs At Bethesda
"In a first for the video game industry..."
The Communication Workers of America (CWA) has announced that unionized QA developers at Bethesda owner ZeniMax have signed a "historic tentative contract agreement" with Microsoft, after "nearly two years" of negotiation. The deal — which is still being finalised with it only being 'tentative' at this...
News DOOM: The Dark Ages Xbox Patch Nerfs Super Shotgun & Cheap 'From Behind' Deaths
id has released some new patch notes
DOOM: The Dark Ages dev id Software has made a number of balance tweaks to the game since launch earlier this month, and a new update this week adjusts the series' famous Super Shotgun - amongst making some other tweaks and fixes. The team describes these changes as "tunables" and basically makes them on the...
Tuesday20th May 2025
News Xbox & Bethesda Say DOOM: The Dark Ages Is id Software's 'Biggest Launch' Ever
Hits milestone 7x faster than DOOM Eternal
Exactly one week on from DOOM: The Dark Ages' early access launch, Xbox and Bethesda have announced a huge player milestone for the id Software FPS - which has now become the "biggest launch" in the studio's history. A week after the game's initial release, DOOM: The Dark Ages has now hit three million...
Monday19th May 2025
News One Month On, Oblivion Remastered Has A Pretty Low Completion Rate On Xbox
Game Pass likely a factor
Just under a month ago, Bethesda shadow dropped Oblivion Remastered after what felt like an eternity of rumour and speculation, and we were here for it. The hype around launch was certainly real, with the game exploding in popularity shortly afterwards - but that hasn't resulted in the majority of its user base blasting...
Saturday17th May 2025
Poll What Do You Think Of DOOM: The Dark Ages So Far?
Xbox's latest first-party release is here
As you're probably well aware at this point, DOOM: The Dark Ages is now completely playable with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate - and has been for a few days as id Software unleashes its latest epic to XGP players. We've had very good fun with this one already - in fact, we deemed it a fantastic follow-up to id's...
Thursday15th May 2025
News DOOM: The Dark Ages Is Now Playable With Xbox Game Pass
Jump into a medieval war against hell
Microsoft is closing out its first half of 2025 release schedule with an absolutely massive effort from Bethesda & id Software - yep, DOOM: The Dark Ages is here and playable with Xbox Game Pass on day one. We're sure you'll have seen and heard plenty about this next entry in the legendary FPS series...
Tuesday13th May 2025
News Fallout Gets Renewed For Season 3, Season 2 Date And Teasers Revealed
Fancy a trip to New Vegas?
Amazon Prime's highly successful live-action adaptation of the Fallout series has today confirmed it will be returning this December. This will mark the beginning of Season 2, which will reportedly pick up after the "aftermath of Season One's epic finale" and is set to take viewers on a journey across the "wasteland of...
Monday12th May 2025
News Oblivion Remastered's Performance 'Degrades' Over Time, Digital Foundry Discovers
"Profound problems have yet to be addressed"
Shortly after launch, the folks over at Digital Foundry took a good look at Oblivion Remastered and came away impressed with the Unreal Engine 5 tech powering this remake, even if issues were present - particularly on Xbox Series S. Since then,
Friday9th May 2025
Guide DOOM: The Dark Ages Release Date, Release Times & Early Access Details On Xbox
Day one on Xbox Game Pass!
DOOM: The Dark Ages is one of Xbox & Bethesda's biggest releases of 2025 - and the good news is that its Xbox Game Pass launch is right around the corner! The game's review embargo has also lifted, and we've just delivered our full verdict on the new
Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of Xbox's DOOM: The Dark Ages
Here we go!
The time has finally arrived - DOOM: The Dark Ages reviews are out and floating the depths of hell, prior to Xbox's big Game Pass launch next week. Those reviews include our very own Pure Xbox write-up of course, which we'll sum up for you down below! Here's what we, and a bunch of other game critics, think of DOOM: The Dark Ages:
News Xbox's DOOM: The Dark Ages Seemingly Has Tiny Amount Of Content On Disc
Requiring a huge download to play
With DOOM: The Dark Ages now less than a week away from launch, physical copies are starting to crop up in the wild - and that's led to an interesting, if controversial revelation as folks try and install the upcoming Bethesda FPS. To put it plainly, it seems as though hardly any content from DOOM: The Dark Ages is...
Friday2nd May 2025
Video Todd Howard And Bethesda React To Famous Oblivion Documentary
"Who's laughing now?"
Bethesda has been able to take a trip down memory lane after it shadow dropped The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered last month with the help of Virtuos. As part of this journey back in time, it's released a "then and now" video reaction to that famous documentary dating back to 2006. You know, the one featuring Todd...
Monday28th Apr 2025
News Digital Foundry Impressed With Oblivion Remastered, But Xbox Series S 'Takes A Hit'
"Series S sadly takes a hit in most aspects"
Over the weekend, the folks at Digital Foundry have been been going over Oblivion Remastered with a fine comb, including the most-recent Xbox version with that post-release patch applied. Generally sp
Wednesday23rd Apr 2025
Reaction Oblivion Remastered Sets A New Standard For Xbox & Bethesda
Expertly modernised and great value gaming
To be honest, after covering Oblivion Remastered and all of its rumours for so long, by the time its scheduled reveal was officially confirmed, we were just ready for it to happen. We can't remember an unannounced game that's been this heavily reported on for quite some time, however, after a
Guide Oblivion Remastered: All Changes, Additions & New Content
Tamri-unreal (is that anything?)
Well met, traveller! Now that Oblivion Remastered is in the wild - yes, we can't really believe it either - we've been right in there, like crazed mud crabs, to see what's new, and what's changed in one of our all-time favourite game worlds. We've got huge graphical upgrades, combat and traversal changes, new NPCs,...
Tuesday22nd Apr 2025
News Bethesda Details Oblivion Remastered Tech Specs & Gameplay Changes On Xbox
It's an absolutely massive overhaul
With Bethesda's Oblivion Remastered now officially out there and fully revealed, the team has gone into detail on all of the big changes tucked into this Unreal Engine 5 overhaul - and it's a very impressive list of improvements for what's considered a 'remaster'. F
News The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Is Now Available On Xbox Game Pass
Yes, it's out now!!
We're finally here, folks! Today, the teams at Bethesda and Virtuos have officially revealed The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - and it's out on Xbox Game Pass... right now! The shadow drop rumours were real, Game Pass subscribers can go hands on with this Unreal Engine 5 overhaul of Oblivion from April 22nd.
Monday21st Apr 2025
News Bethesda Officially Announces Oblivion Remastered, Full Reveal Coming Tomorrow
Update: It's now live on Xbox Game Pass!
Well folks, the day has finally arrived. After what feels like an eternity being stuck in actual oblivion, Bethesda has officially acknowledged its upcoming remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV . Yep, we have a YouTube countdown to the first official trailer for Oblivion Remastered - and it arrives tom
News Xbox & Bethesda Firing On All Cylinders With Fresh DOOM: The Dark Ages Gameplay
'Official Trailer 2' has entered hell
It's almost DOOM O'clock, folks. Since a fantastic Xbox Developer Direct showing all the way back in January, Bethesda has been consistently delivering tantalising information on DOOM: The Dark Ages - and now the team is properly firing on all cylinders with the game's 'Official Trailer 2' footage. Yep, you can...
Friday18th Apr 2025
PSA DOOM: The Dark Ages Has An Early Access Upgrade For Xbox Game Pass Players
And it comes with quite a bit of content
As has been the case with most recent Xbox first-party releases, next month's DOOM: The Dark Ages can be played early via a 'Premium Upgrade' DLC pack - and this add-on actually contains quite a bit more content besides granting players some early hands-on time. Yep, the premium upgrade pack for DOOM: The...
Wednesday16th Apr 2025
News Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Comparison Showcases Xbox Series X Vs. PS5 Pro
Bethesda delivers Pro-enhanced version
With Microsoft's PS5 version of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle out now in early access, we're starting to see footage of how the PlayStation version is performing - with the enhanced PS5 Pro being the most interesting edition over on the Sony platform. Thankfully, our friends at Push Square have showcased a...
Tuesday15th Apr 2025
News 'Oblivion Remastered' Images Leak Ahead Of Imminent Xbox Release
We're expecting it this month!
As recently as, well, earlier today, we've been hearing more about an Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remake of some sort - and now, a bunch of screenshots from what will surely be titled "Oblivion Remastered" have appeared online. These new screenshots of the upgraded RPG have been found via developer Virtuos' website,...
News Bethesda's Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remake Will Reportedly Shadow Drop Next Week
Update: It's real, and it's actually a "remaster"
Right, okay, we have another tidbit of Oblivion remake information to bring to you today - despite the reported re-release being in the headlines for months at this point. Now, according to industry reporter Jeff Grubb, Bethesda's remake of The Elder Scrolls IV will shadow drop in the week commencing...
Monday14th Apr 2025
News Indiana Jones PS5 Fans Not Happy With Xbox's Physical Media Habits
Once again, not complete on disc
Well, the time has almost arrived - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle moves over to PS5 in early access tomorrow, and in-full later this week on April 17th. While PlayStation players will undoubtedly be happy about the Bethesda title launching on PS5, it hasn'
Monday24th Mar 2025
News Bethesda Reveals PS5 Release Date For Indiana Jones And The Great Circle
Moving over next month
Well, the day has finally arrived. After months of speculation since Xbox first announced that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was coming to PS5, the team has finally revealed the new release date. Indy moves over to PlayStation on April 17. You can check out th
Thursday20th Mar 2025
News Bethesda Adds Another Xbox Game To Prime Gaming, Claim For Free Now
More Wolfenstein for Prime members
Following on from last month's free Xbox game being added to Amazon's Prime Gaming service, Bethesda is back with another free-to-claim Xbox title - and sure enough, it's more Wolfenstein once again. Yep, this time around, Amazon Prime subscribers can grab a free copy of Wolfenstein: The Old Blood; a single-player...
Wednesday19th Mar 2025
Talking Point Xbox Is Two Months Away From Making Its Mark On Another Legendary FPS
A new age is coming
We've now passed the midway point of March, which means we're just a few months out from Microsoft bookending the first half of the year with another huge Xbox release. We had Avowed in February, we've got South of Midnight next month, and then Xbox is taking on the daddy of first-person shooters in May - with DOOM: The Dark...
Friday14th Mar 2025
Talking Point What Other Bethesda Remakes Would You Like Xbox To Greenlight?
What else deserves a glow-up from Team Green?
Well well well, we just can't seem to go a week without another rumour about that darn Oblivion remake - with the latest reports suggesting that this Elder Scrolls re-do could be out in a matter of weeks. While we'll be happy to see a nice little modernisation of the Bethesda classic, there's also plenty...
News Bethesda's Rumoured Elder Scrolls IV Remake Could Shadow Drop On Xbox, It's Claimed
"A shadow drop is possible"
So, it's been a good few months now that we've been hearing about a possible remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - although Microsoft is yet to announce the title at the time of posting. Well, following on from more rumours about the title arriving 'soon' earlier this week, it sounds like there's a possibility we...
