February2023
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Dev Skipping Xbox One To 'Evolve The Experience'
"This new generation allowed us to do exactly that"
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is EA's second current-gen only release of the year, following the well-received Dead Space remake last month. Both of these titles are clearly pushing new tech, then, and the team behind the STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order sequel has further explained its reasoning for...
News Apex Legends Becomes Less 'Battle Royale' With The Introduction Of Traditional Team Deathmatch
Remember Attrition
Apex Legends Season 16 is almost here, and normally we wouldn't be that fussed if it was a standard battle royale-filled season of content to be honest. However, developer Respawn is going back to its Titanfall roots with the addition of a traditional team deathmatch mode. Yep, Apex sounds like it's becoming a broader...
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Looks Impressive In New 9 Minute Gameplay Demo
Not long to wait!
Respawn's upcoming Star Wars: Jedi sequel may have suffered a short delay to April 2023 recently, but it seems like Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's marketing cycle is about to kick into gear anyway. We've only seen bits and pieces on the upcoming title since its
News 'Titanfall 3' Hopes Dashed As EA Reportedly Cancels Unannounced Respawn Project
Triple dashed
'Titanfall 3' has been on our hypothetical wishlist for years at this point - in fact, probably since right after we wrapped up Titanfall 2's fantastic single-player campaign way back in 2016. EA doesn't seem to have gotten the memo though, at least according to a new Bloomberg report about an internal cancellation. Journalist Jason...
January2023
News EA Delays Star Wars Jedi: Survivor For 'Crucial' Extra Polish Time
Now arriving a bit later
This one is a little unexpected! Seemingly out of nowhere, EA has delayed the upcoming Star Wars Jedi: Survivor out of its March release date, to allow for a bit of extra development time ahead of launch. Thankfully, the delay isn't a long one. Respawn Entertainment's upcoming action adventure now hits all platforms on...
September2022
News Disney Reportedly Aiming For New 'Star Wars' Titles Every 6 Months
Now that the license is freed up
Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson is reporting that Disney's internal Star Wars schedule is now aiming for new games every six months or so, including "one major AAA title and one smaller game" per year. The report also lists the Star Wars titles we already know are in development right now, although some aren't set to...
July2022
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Could Be Out On Xbox By Next March
According to database leak
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was only officially revealed a few months back, but we might be going hands-on with this one sooner than expected! A PlayStation Network database leak has revealed that the scheduled date for Survivor is late February or early March, 2023. That DB leak comes from well-known Twitter account...
News Apex Legends Patch Resolves 'Various Issues' With Xbox Headsets
Have a listen
Apex Legends is one of the top battle royale games right now, but it admittedly has been experiencing some issues on the Xbox platform. Fortunately, these problems have now seemingly been addressed. According to an official game update (via social media) - Respawn Entertainment has pushed out a patch to "improve" the various issues...
News Respawn Begins Work On 'Single-Player Adventure' In The Apex Legends Universe
Is it Titanfall 3?!
Multiple job listings have surfaced over the weekend, relating to a new game in the works at Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment. There are a whole load of positions available within the team, but a selection of them relate to a new "single-player adventure" currently named 'Apex Universe FPS Incubation'. Of course, that...
May2022
News 'Star Wars Jedi: Survivor' Is Supposedly The Sequel To Fallen Order
From Respawn Entertainment
We've known for a good while that developer Respawn is creating a sequel to 2019's Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Until this point though, we've not really had any inclination as to what it might be called. Everyone's favourite leaker Jeff Grubb has supposedly revealed the sequel's name, almost by accident. Towards the end...
March2022
News Apex Legends Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade Is Now Live
4K, 60 frames, you name it
Apex Legends' stealth launch was over three years ago now, believe it or not. Since then, a wee pair of consoles called Xbox Series X|S have launched, and we've been waiting for Respawn's battle royale to take advantage of their features for a while. The time has now arrived! Alongside the Apex Legends Warriors Collection...
News Jedi: Fallen Order 2 Will Reportedly Be Shown At Star Wars Celebration In May
May the force n' all that
Every year there's a huge blowout of Star Wars goodness at the franchise's celebratory event, often held in May. Typically, there's some video game stuff to show off, and this year looks to be no different. VentureBeat's Jeff Grubb says that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2 will "100%" be shown at this year's event. The Star...
February2022
News Xbox Series X|S Version Of Apex Legends Could Be Coming Real Soon
Native next-gen goodness
Apex Legends has been playable on Xbox Series X|S via backward compatibility since the systems launched. However, developer Respawn has repeatedly expressed its intention to create a proper next-gen port. Well, it seems like that port grows ever closer. In a recent preview event for Apex's 'Defiance' update, the developer...
September2021
News Respawn Gives Titanfall Fans Hope After Saying Nothing Is In The Works
Update: "Who knows what the future holds..."
Update: Since the original report, Respawn Entertainment has come forward to shed some more light on the future of Titanfall. The developer put out a tweet to fans, delivering some hope that not all is lost. In a short but sweet statement, Respawn claimed "Titanfall is the very core of DNA", before...
August2021
News EA Says It's Committed To Investing In The Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Franchise
Expect more adventures in a galaxy far, far away
Star Wars fans seemed to gravitate towards Jedi: Fallen Order when it initially launched back in 2019. It's no surprise, as the game perfectly captured the spirit of the Star Wars universe, along with delivering some stellar lightsaber combat. Luckily for fans, EA has said it's committed to investing...
July2021
News Respawn Rep Criticises 'Save Titanfall' Hackers, Says They 'Ruined A Holiday'
"They achieved nothing of value"
Over the weekend, Apex Legends was hit with a pretty nasty DDoS attack. Players were bombarded with messages to "Save Titanfall", in a response to on-going issues with hackers in the original game for PC. While it may have been used to spread a message, the behind the scenes reaction at Respawn paints a different...
News Apex Legends Players Hack The Game With 'Save Titanfall' Message
Hackers hacked to complain about hackers
Apex Legends was hit with a strange issue over the weekend - hackers were displaying messages in an attempt to "Save Titanfall". Why? Well, Titanfall has become notorious on PC for being full of hackers, so now, the community has taken it into their own hands to spread the message. Players logging in were...
June2021
News Wait, Is EA Hinting At A Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Sequel Reveal?
Fans seem to think so
It's perhaps no surprise that a sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order may be in the works considering how well the first game sold. What may be something of a shock is how soon we could be hearing about its official announcement. Earlier this week, Game Informer launched an article stating it was a good time to head back into...
April2021
News Respawn Becomes The First Ever Game Studio To Win An Oscar Award
Congratulations!
Respawn has made video game history, as it's become the first gaming studio to win an Academy Award. The win in question was for Best Documentary (Short Subject), with its work on the Medal of Honor documentary, Colette. The film was originally created to tie into the VR exclusive Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, but still manages...
February2021
News The Future Of Titanfall Is In Respawn's Hands, Says EA
Make it happen, Respawn!
We love Titanfall here at Pure Xbox, both the original and the sequel with its incredible campaign. Over the years, we’ve had Apex Legends as a battle royale spin-off, but nothing new in the mainline series. Going forward, EA has said this is something that is down to Respawn. In a recent interview with IGN, Laura Meile,...
December2020
News Respawn Entertainment Is Recruiting For A New IP
Apex Legends, Star Wars and...?
Respawn Entertainment - best-known in recent times for Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - appears to have a new IP in development. Although EA has already hinted at a sequel to Fallen Order, this seems to be for something completely different. According to a
October2020
News Apex Legends Cross-Play Beta Launching Next Week On October 6th
Ready up, Xbox players
Respawn Entertainment, the creator of EA's battle royale game Apex Legends, has announced it will be launching the cross-play beta next week. Game director Chad Grenier made this announcement over on the official EA blog. Since the launch of Apex Legends, cross-play has been one of the most requested features from our...
May2020
News No Titanfall Games Are Currently In Development, Confirms Respawn
And now we're sad
Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella has confirmed that no new Titanfall games are in the works in a recent interview with IGN. Zampella explained that there's "nothing currently in development" in regards to the series, but he would "personally like to see some kind of resurrection there." He made the response to a question about...
News EA Hints At Sequel To Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
"The first title in an entirely new franchise”
We held a poll for the best Star Wars game on Xbox the other day here at Pure Xbox, and 2019's Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order almost came out on top! We've got good news for those who voted for it, as EA has suggested the game might be getting one or more sequels in the future. This was teased during...
March2020
News Respawn Dev Leaves Free Games On Doorstep During Coronavirus Pandemic
Targeted at delivery drivers
Well here's a heartwarming story for you! Staff at Apex Legends, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment are currently working from home, and at least one of them (possibly more?) is leaving out free games and movies on their doorstep for delivery drivers. You can see the image in the...
