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Feature The Exciting Prospect Of ActiBlizz On Xbox Game Pass Is Starting To Feel Real
So close we can almost taste it
With the recent news that Xbox has reportedly submitted all the requested info to the FTC regarding the big Activision Blizzard deal, we’re starting to get excited about the prospect of the publisher’s titles hitting Xbox Game Pass. Sure, we’ve known for some time that Xbox is hoping to bring as many Activision...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (July 25-29)
Including the return of Digimon!
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for July 25th to 29th! It's a quiet week for major new releases, but there's still plenty to look forward to including the free beta of the ultra-popular MultiVersus, the releases of Digimon Survive and RimWorld Console Edition, and the Xbox Game Pass addition of the superb...
Pick One Which Is Your Favourite Forza Horizon Expansion To Date?
Is it Hot Wheels or something else?
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to celebrate the release of Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels, we're going back and taking a look at the history of Forza Horizon expansions over the past decade. There have been some amazing expansions, but which is your favourite? Remember, you can only pick one!...
Feature Microsoft Rewards Is So Good, It Paid For Me To See The Red Hot Chili Peppers
All those Xbox Game Pass Quests paid off
So, here's something you didn't know about me - I'm a huge Red Hot Chili Peppers fan. It's been that way since about 2003-ish, and since then I've collected all the albums, all the DVDs, a lot of merch, and I've seen them multiple times. That latest time was at the Olympic Stadium in London a few weeks ago,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 23-24)
We're going through Bright Memory: Infinite
Welcome to the weekend! You've got plenty of new stuff to check out over the next two days, including a huge batch of Xbox Game Pass additions, more Free Play Days titles, and the ongoing Xbox Summer Sale, amongst other things! Here's what we're playing this weekend:
Feature Stray's Success Could Pave The Way For Everyone's Favourite Xbox Cat To Return
Blinx, baby
You might of heard of a little game called Stray — out now on PlayStation platforms and PC — featuring a whole bunch of our cute feline friends. (We say friends, but do cats really like us?) Anyway, let's not try and figure that one out because we'll be here for eons. Instead, let's ponder how Microsoft can fight back with the return...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (July 18-22)
BM: Infinite, Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels & More!
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for July 18th to 22nd! It's a busy week of new releases coming up, with the likes of Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels, As Dusk Falls, Bright Memory: Infinite and much more heading our way! Here's what's coming to Xbox this week: New Xbox Releases (July 18-22):...
Pick One Which Of These Simulation Games Is Your Favourite On Xbox Game Pass?
It's got to be Flight Sim, right?
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to celebrate the arrival of PowerWash Simulator on Xbox Game Pass, we thought we'd take a look at some of the best simulation-focused games on the service right now. There are a lot of games you could fit into the simulation category on Game Pass, but we're not...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 16-17)
We've got some cleaning to do
Welcome to the weekend! We've been treated to a bunch of new Xbox Game Pass additions this week, so there's plenty to enjoy over the next few days if you're a subscriber, while we've also got new Free Play Days titles, along with the usual batch of Xbox Store deals which includes a Warner Bros. Publisher Sale! Here's...
Talking Point Did The Series X|S Bring You Back To Xbox? If So, How Come?
Was it the console? Game Pass? Tell us!
There's no doubt that the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S have helped the brand turn a corner over the past couple of years, working to repair the damage that was caused almost a decade ago with the launch of the Xbox One in 2013. There was a lot riding on their success, and fortunately it's worked out really...
Feature These 15+ Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (July 11-15)
Including a bunch of Game Pass titles
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for July 11th to July 15th! We've got a very busy few days coming up, dominated by a wide variety of interesting indie titles. Plus, it's a particularly busy week for Xbox Game Pass, highlighted by the arrival of PowerWash Simulator on July 14th. Here's what's coming to...
Pick One Which Is Your Favourite Pirate Game On Xbox?
Sea of Thieves? Assassin's Creed IV? Tell us!
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to celebrate the re-reveal of Skull & Bones from Ubisoft, we thought we'd take a look at the vast variety of pirate games on Xbox to find out your favourite! There have been so many of these over the years, so we've hand-picked just a few below,...
Feature Looking Back At The Best Xbox 360 Games With Gold Of All Time
From Halo to Gears of War
It was confirmed earlier this week that the Xbox Games with Gold program would officially be getting rid of Xbox 360 titles beginning this October, marking the end of a near decade-long era for 360 games in the GwG program. Don't worry though — anything you've claimed up to now will be yours to keep, even if you end your...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 9-10)
Anyone for tennis?
Welcome to the weekend! There's plenty to check out on Xbox Game Pass over the next few days, including the recent additions of Road 96 and Matchpoint: Tennis Championships, along with a couple more Free Play Days titles such as The Crew 2, and a whole batch of Xbox deals highlighted by a special
Talking Point Xbox Series S Owners, How's Your Storage Looking In 2022?
Have you bought a Seagate card yet?
Without a doubt, we've been very happy with the Xbox Series S since it launched back in 2020, but if there's one thing we could pinpoint that we're not so keen on, it's the low internal storage out of the box, clocking in at just 512GB. If we're talking usable storage, it's actually a lot lower than that, sitting...
Hardware Review PowerA Cuphead Ms. Chalice Controller - A Solid Pad With A Delightful Design
Another delicious course
We've tried quite a few third party pads during the Xbox One and Series X|S era, but fully licensed game-themed efforts are fairly rare. That's why when the opportunity to take a look at PowerA's latest Cuphead controller came up (the second of its kind), we jumped at the chance to try it out. Adorned with an all-over...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (July 4-8)
Another week of new releases
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for July 1st to July 4th! We've got nothing major on the way this week, but there are still some interesting new releases to look out for, such as the horror game MADiSON, the classic re-releases in Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series, and the Game Pass addition of Matchpoint: Tennis...
Pick One Which Of These Far Cry Games Is Your Favourite?
Remember, you can only pick one!
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to celebrate Far Cry 5 arriving on Xbox Game Pass, we thought we'd take a look back at the history of the series once again, which goes back almost two decades. We did this poll back in May of last year, and Far Cry 3 was the winner by a long way, with Far Cry 5...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 2-3)
Far Cry 5 on Xbox Game Pass?
Welcome to the weekend! In terms of new content you can check out over the next couple of days, we've been treated to a few Xbox Game Pass additions including Far Cry 5, there have been plenty of interesting releases such as F1 22 and Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, and there's another huge selection of sales live...
Poll Would You Pay For A Remake Of The Simpsons: Hit & Run?
Or even just a simple visual upgrade?
Once again, there's been a lot of talk lately about the potential of a remake or remaster for The Simpsons: Hit & Run, with much of it brought about by the YouTuber reubs, who has taken it upon himself to the remake the game. In terms of an official release though, there's no sign of any new version of The...
Roundup All New Xbox Games For July 2022
Including new Xbox Games Studios titles!
Welcome to your new Xbox releases roundup for July 2022! It's looking like a good month, with the big new games including the Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels DLC, the Xbox Game Studios' published As Dusk Falls, the latest release from EA's motorsport series, F1 22, and a whole batch of intrigu
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (June 27 - July 1)
Plenty of great releases on the way!
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for June 27th to July 1st! It's another week filled with some interesting releases, including F1 22, MX Vs ATV Legends, Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course DLC,
Pick One Which Of These Upcoming Game Pass Launches Are You Most Excited About?
A Plague Tale: Requiem? Starfield? Let us know!
In this latest round of Pick One, we're looking at Xbox's enormous upcoming slate of Xbox Game Pass offerings as the service hits five years of age. For the rest of 2022 alone we've got some huge day one arrivals, including As Dusk Falls, Turbo Golf Racing, Two Point Campus, Warhammer 40k: Darktide,
Soapbox Spec Ops: The Line Still Hits Different 10 Years Later
Blurred lines
On this day back in 2012, 2K unleashed Spec Ops: The Line; another third person military shooter featuring a gruff American bloke and plenty of bad dudes to shoot. At the time, it certainly looked like another uninspired effort chasing the Call of Duty crowd, not to mention its beyond-generic title. However, behind this 'tough guy'...
Feature Five Years Later, Game Pass Is Still Growing Alongside Xbox Game Studios
Xbox's most important program
Can you believe it's been half a decade since Xbox launched its Game Pass program? Well, you better believe it. Xbox's popular subscription service launched for the public in June 2017, which somehow is five years ago now! (We say somehow, that's just how time works...) Anyway, now that we've established that time...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 25-26)
We're having a great time with Fall Guys
Welcome to the weekend! As always, there's plenty of new content you can check out on Xbox over the next few days, including the free-to-play release of Fall Guys, various new Xbox Game Pass titles, three more Free Play Days additions, and a wide set of
Talking Point Are You Buying Forza Horizon 5's Hot Wheels DLC?
Got some Microsoft Rewards points saved up for it?
With everything else that was going on during the Xbox Games Showcase and Xbox Games Showcase Extended events earlier this month, it feels like Forza Horizon 5's Hot Wheels DLC has been somewhat pushed to the side recently. But it's almost upon us! We'll be able to take to the Horizon Hot Wheels...
Hands On Redout 2 Is A Tough But Rewarding F-Zero Clone On Xbox
Down but not out
Redout 2 brought its high-speed spaceship racing to Xbox last week, and we've given the game a good go in the time since. We've not invested quite enough time in for a full review, but nevertheless, we got a good feel for the game after a few hours of playing. So, is it worth a go on Xbox? Well, we reckon so, as long as you can get...
Hands On Resident Evil 7 Is Impressive All Around On Xbox Series X
Revisiting the swamps of Louisiana
Capcom recently dropped some feature-packed updates to a selection of Resident Evil titles, in an attempt to make them spick and span on Xbox Series X|S. We took the two remakes for a spin last week on Series X, and overall, performance mode was the way to go, especially when rocking a 120Hz display. With the...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (June 20-24)
It's a very busy week for new releases!
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for June 20th to 24th! We've got a busy week coming up, with some major releases on the way such as Fall Guys, Shadowrun Trilogy, Sonic Origins, and much more! Here's what's coming to Xbox this week: New Xbox Releases (June 20-24): Optimised For Xbox Series X|S
Pick One Which Of These Fallout Games Is Your Favourite?
Fallout 3? New Vegas? Tell us!
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to mark the fact that Fallout 5 will officially be in development after The Elder Scrolls 6 (which, admittedly, is probably a long time away!), we thought we'd use this opportunity to go and look at the history of the Fallout series specifically on Xbox, which goes...
Feature After The Xbox Showcase, Game Pass Is Looking Stacked In 2023
First party delight
Now that the dust has truly settled on Xbox's 2022 summer showcase, we've had the chance to sit back, take stock, and look ahead. While it's true that the rest of this year is looking pretty barren from Xbox Game Studios, the showcase did leave us with one remaining thought: 2023 is absolutely stacked on Xbox Game Pass. First...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 18-19)
Bit of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
Welcome to the weekend! It's time to calm down after the Xbox Showcase madness this past week, but we've still got plenty of great stuff to check out on Xbox this weekend including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge on Xbox Game Pass, more Free Play Days titles, and the massive ongoing Deals...
Poll What Score Would You Give TMNT: Shredder's Revenge So Far?
How are you finding it?
The big Xbox Game Pass release of this week has undoubtedly been Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, which arrived this past Thursday, and it got off to a great start with the critics prior to its release. Here at Pure Xbox, we gave TMNT: Shredder's Revenge an "Excellent" 9/10 review score, describing it as "a...
Poll What Was Your Favourite Moment Of 2022's Xbox Games Showcases?
Starfield? Forza? Something else? Tell us!
Alright, so we've had a chance to process everything that we've seen from Xbox over the past few days, and we've seen a lot! Starfield finally got its big gameplay reveal, Forza Motorsport got a release window and some stunning gameplay footage of its own, Redfall introduced itself to us, and Game Pass was...
Poll How Would You Grade The Xbox Games Showcase Extended 2022?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Xbox Games Showcase Extended 2022! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we'll also soon provide a recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade would you give the...
Reaction Credit Where Credit's Due, We Got Plenty Of Gameplay At The Xbox Showcase
No more CGI
Well, the big Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase for 2022 is now behind us, and reactions across the web have been mixed so far. Looking at our own polling here at Pure Xbox, the show seems to have gone over very well generally, but opinions further afield are more mixed. However you personally feel though, one thing is for sure: Xbox...
Talking Point When Are We Going To Hear About GoldenEye 007 For Xbox?
We thought it'd show up at the Xbox Showcase
The Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase is all done and dusted for another year, and while we did see some rumours coming to fruition such as a new Minecraft game and the Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels DLC, one of the things that we really expected to s
Poll How Would You Grade The Xbox Games Showcase 2022?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase 2022! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we'll also soon provide a recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade would you give...
Roundup Here's What Was Revealed At June's Future Games Show
All the Xbox announcements
The most recent event in the Summer Game Fest 2022 calendar was the Future Games Show, which took place earlier today and featured over an hour of announcements for games across a wide variety of platforms, including Xbox. So, what was announced? Here are the Xbox trailers from the Future Games Show June 2022: Montage...
Feature These Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (June 13-17)
Hopefully with more to add after Sunday!
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for June 13th to 17th! We expect to have more to add following the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 this Sunday, but for now we know that the big highlight is TNMT: Shredder's Revenge launching day one on Xbox Game Pass! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week:...
Pick One Which Is Your Favourite Alien Game On Xbox?
Isolation? Fireteam Elite? Tell us!
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to celebrate the announcement of Aliens Dark Descent, we thought we'd take a look back at some of the best Alien games on Xbox, including Alien vs. Predator titles. We've highlighted some of the most notable examples in this article, such as the excellent Alien:...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 11-12)
We're getting stuck into AC Origins
Welcome to the weekend! Obviously the big focus this weekend for us Xbox fans is the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase on Sunday, but in the meantime you can raise your hype levels with lots of new content on your console including a variety of fresh Game Pass games, more Free Play Days
Roundup Here's What Was Revealed At The IGN Expo Summer 2022
Everything Xbox related, at least
The latest big event to take place as part of the Summer Game Fest 2022 schedule was the IGN Expo ("Summer of Gaming 2022"), which gave us some interesting reveals and updates for games like Aliens: Fireteam Elite earlier today. Here are all the Xbox trailers from the IGN Expo - Summer of Gaming 2022: Aliens:...
Poll How Would You Grade The Summer Game Fest 2022 Showcase?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Summer Game Fest 2022 Showcase! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we'll also soon provide a recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade would you give Summer...
Feature Looking Back: Xbox's E3 2012 Show Delivered Lots Of Gameplay, And Sports
The good, the bad and ugly of a 10-year old showcase
We're real close to Xbox's big 2022 summer Showcase, and what folks seem to want most this year is more gameplay. We thought last year's effort was one of Xbox's best 'E3' shows ever; jam-packed with looks at upcoming titles and Game Pass releases. However, the complaints about gameplay are valid...
Feature Our Predictions For The 2022 Xbox Games Showcase
Hopes and expectations
Welcome to E3 week! Well, it's not actually called E3 this year, but you know what we mean. We've got a bunch of events happening over the next few days, capped off with the massive Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase on Sunday. Ahead of the event, we've gathered a selection of predictions from some of the staff here at Pure...
Soapbox Chorus Is Coming To Xbox Game Pass, And You Should Absolutely Play It
Don't skip this space combat spectacular
June has its fair share of big hitters and tasty treats landing on Xbox Game Pass, with the likes of For Honor: Marching Fire Edition, a newly upgraded Assassin's Creed Origins, Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection and the excellent Shadowrun Trilogy to name just a few of the delig
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (June 6-10)
How will your story unfold?
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for June 6th to 10th! The big release of this week is undoubtedly 2K and Supermassive Games' teen horror adventure The Quarry, but we've also got the likes of SpellForce 3: Reforced on the way, along with a bunch of exciting Xbox Game Pass additions such as Assassin's Creed Origins!...
Pick One Which Is Your Favourite Resident Evil Game On Xbox?
You've got a lot to choose from
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to celebrate the long-awaited announcement of Resident Evil 4 Remake, we thought we'd take a look back at the rich history of Resident Evil games on Xbox. You've got a lot to choose from here, from Xbox 360 games like Resident Evil – Code: Veronica to remakes of...