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Talking Point Is Forza The Best Racing Franchise Of All Time?
Or do you think something beats it?
Ready for October? It's almost time for the next big first-party release in the Xbox calendar, and that's Forza Motorsport! The game releases in early access on Thursday, followed by the full Xbox Game Pass launch five days later. Before we get to all the reviews and the impressions of this l
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- Forza Motorsport
- Forza Horizon
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Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In October 2023
The full list of confirmed games so far
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in October 2023? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every week, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to Xbox Game Pass in October, as well...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- October 2023
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Feature These 25+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (October 2-6)
Take back the city of Tertium
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for October 2-6! We've got some exciting new releases on the way next week including Assassin's Creed Mirage, Warhammer 40K: Darktide, High on Life's first DLC,
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 30 - October 1)
Bit of Cocoon, anyone?
It's time for another weekend! If you're stuck for what to play on Xbox over the next couple of days, don't forget we've got some great new Xbox Game Pass titles, three more Free Play Days offerings, a few new major free-to-play games, and a
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- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
News Michael Gambon, The Voice Of The Prophet In Elder Scrolls Online, Has Passed Away
"Farewell, Vestige. Walk in the light, always"
Some sad news has surfaced over the past few hours about the passing of the legendary actor Sir Michael Gambon, at the age of 82 after "a bout of pneumonia". Gambon was perhaps best known in the modern generation of cinema as Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series. On the video game front he...
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- The Elder Scrolls
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Bethesda
Reminder Seven Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass Today (September 30)
Including some great titles!
Today marks another set of Xbox Game Pass departures, folks! We've got seven games leaving the service in total today, including some well-regarded titles such as Prodeus, Outriders and Weird West. Here's what's leaving Xbox Game Pass in a few hours' time: Date Game Platform September 30
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- Leaving soon
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- Xbox Series S
Friday29th Sep 2023
News The Xbox Series S 'xScreen' Is Now Officially Licensed By Microsoft
"Thank you to everyone at Xbox"
The xScreen attachment for the Xbox Series S has been getting a lot of great feedback over the past few years, and it's become such a big deal that Microsoft has now decided to license it as part of the "Designed for Xbox" program. This was confirmed in a tweet by the UPspec Gaming team earlier this week: Being...
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- xScreen
- Xbox Series S
- Accessories
Guide Forza Motorsport Release Date, Release Times & Early Access Details On Xbox & PC
Everything you need to know
Forza Motorsport is the most highly anticipated Xbox Game Pass game of October 2023, and it's also releasing in early access a bit earlier than that! If you're willing to pay a little extra for the Premium version, you could be playing this new first-party release in just a few short days, so it's time to take a look at...
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- Guides
- Forza Motorsport
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Baldur's Gate 3 Producer Joins Fable Team At Xbox's Playground Games
"Looking forward to working with everyone"
The Fable team over at the Xbox-owned Playground Games just a got a little bit stronger over the past few days, as former Baldur's Gate 3 producer Ryan Clark has officially joined the team as a Senior Producer. Clark made the announcement on LinkedIn earlier this week, where he had the following to say:...
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- Fable
- Baldur's Gate 3
- Playground Games
News Bethesda 'Ready' To Support Starfield For At Least Five Years
"Let's be ready for it, make the most of it, and embrace it"
How long The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has stuck around for has become a meme at this point, and it's sounding like Bethesda is ready for a similar situation with Starfield. In a recent interview on the 'AIAS Game Maker's Notebook' Podcast (thanks,
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- Starfield
- Bethesda
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- Xbox Series X
News Cocoon Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 29)
With a score of 89 on Metacritic!
It's time for the final Xbox Game Pass title of September 2023! We're going out with a bang in the form of Cocoon, which is a day one release and has already racked up an extremely impressive Metacritic rating of 89. Although we didn't get a chance to review Cocoon ahead of launch here at Pure Xbox (it seems all...
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- Cocoon
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox & Bethesda Just Released A New Elder Scrolls Mobile Game
"Puts you in control of your very own castle and dynasty"
Surprise! There's a new Elder Scrolls game out now in early access from Xbox and Bethesda! It's obviously not the Elder Scrolls game we're waiting for (that could be many, many years away), but it's a nice surprise all the same! It's called The Elder Scrolls: Castles, and it's exclusive to...
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- Elder Scrolls
- Bethesda
Indiana Groans
Note: This review of The Lamplighters League was prepped and ready to go for Thursday's embargo, but we held off publishing it until the Friday because of a separate video embargo. Over the past few hours, The Lamplighters League has received a 11GB patch on Xbox that we need to spend some time with before potentially returning to...
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- The Lamplighters League
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Sonic Frontiers Players Can't Believe How Hard The New 'Final Horizon' Update Is
"This is way harder than the base game"
The huge Final Horizon update for Sonic Frontiers arrived on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S late last night, and the big takeaway so far is that it's significantly more difficult than the main game. Frontiers players have been taking to social media to express just how hard they're finding it, with...
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- Sonic Frontiers
- Update
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Cyberpunk 2077 Has Now Received Its 'Last Big Updates', Says CDPR
The focus soon shifts to Cyberpunk 2
We've been having an absolute blast with Cyberpunk 2077's 2.0 update and Phantom Liberty expansion here at Pure Xbox, and developer CD Projekt Red has now confirmed they're serving as the "last big updates" for the game. Cyberpunk 2077 Game Director Gabe Amatangelo revealed the news in an interview with PC Gamer...
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- Cyberpunk 2077
- CD Projekt RED
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Phil Spencer Visits Hi-Fi RUSH Xbox Studio Tango Gameworks
Checking up on the team in Japan
The Tokyo Game Show recently took place, and as usual, Xbox aired its own showcase featuring all sorts of announcements for the local market in Japan. Of course, the Xbox head Phil Spencer was also present, and apart from a recent message talking about the "great" time he had, Hi-Fi RUSH and The Evil Within studio...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Game Pass
- Hi-Fi RUSH
News Fortnite Creator Epic Games Laying Off 870 Employees
Fall Guys team reportedly "hit very hard"
Following news about Sega's project Hyenas being axed and potentially leading to job losses, the Fortnite creator Epic Games has announced it's laying off 870 employees at its own company. These job cuts are believed to impact about 16% of Epic's workforce, according to sources who wish to remain anonymous...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Fortnite
- Fall Guys
News Lords Of The Fallen Overview Trailer Details Lots Of Juicy Info Ahead Of October Launch On Xbox
"A vast world awaits in all-new, dark fantasy action-RPG"
In the wake of Elden Ring and its incredible reception last year, we really are in the era of the 'soulslike' - and upcoming action RPG Lords Of The Fallen is no exception. This one looks bloody good though we must admit, especially if this brand-new overview trailer is anything to go by...
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- Lords of the Fallen
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Minecraft Dungeons Team Working On 'New Projects', Mojang Confirms
The final update for the dungeon crawler was last year
Alongside the news Minecraft Dungeons has now surpassed 25 million unique players, Mojang has finally confirmed the game had its last update almost a year ago. Version 1.17 was rolled out in November 2022, and in the latest update on Minecraft.net, it's mentioned how the team has now moved on...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox One
- Minecraft
News Sea Of Thieves' Final Monkey Island Chapter 'The Lair Of LeChuck' Is Now Live
"Set sail once again"
If you're a fan of Rare's pirate sandbox Sea Of Thieves, here's your reminder that the third and final part of 'The Legend of Monkey Island' Tall Tales series is now live. In 'The Lair of LeChuck' you will accompany Guybrush Threepwood to Monkey Island in pursuit of Captain LeChuck. Here's a bit about what you can expect...
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- Sea of Thieves
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Game Pass
Thursday28th Sep 2023
Feature 10 New Xbox Games To Look Forward To In October 2023
All the release dates you need to know
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in October 2023! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a October 2023 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. In the video above (as well as in the list below) we've also highlighted 10 of the biggest new Xbox games...
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News New Xbox Game Pass Title 'Cocoon' Is Getting Outstanding Reviews
"Cocoon is one to remember"
We've been keeping a close eye on Cocoon, and we're not surprised to see it's getting some absolutely incredible reviews so far! The game launches this Friday as the final title in the September 2023 Xbox Game Pass lineup. We were hoping to bring you our own review of Cocoon here at Pure Xbox, but sadly we couldn't get...
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- Cocoon
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Lies Of P Update 1.2.0.0 Is Coming Soon To Xbox, Here Are The Patch Notes
Including some big balance changes
It's almost time for the first big Lies of P update on Xbox! Version 1.2.0.0 is already out now for PC and PlayStation 5, and the Xbox update will follow in the very near future (update: it's now live as of Friday!). Here are the patch notes for the Lies of P 1.2.0.0 update: Balance Changes: Field Monster...
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News 'Teardown' Is A Highly-Rated Open World Heist Game Heading To Xbox In 2023
Update: Now confirmed for November!
Update: We've now got a date for this one! Teardown hits Xbox Series X|S on November 15th, 2023. Pre-orders are officially now live on the Xbox Store, with Standard, Deluxe and Ultimate versions available. The cheapest of these costs just £24.99 / $29.99 and includes a bunch of pre-order bonuses as well...
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- Teardown
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Is Adding Two Major Free-To-Play Games Today (September 28)
"Claim victory in this thrilling arcade experience"
It's a good day to be a fan of free-to-play games! Xbox is adding two particularly big ones today in the form of the arcade racer Disney Speedstorm and the battle royale My Hero Ultra Rumble across Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. You've probably heard of Disney Speedstorm before - it's been...
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- Disney Speedstorm
- Naruto
- Free To Play
- Xbox One
News Phil Spencer Thanks PlayStation Boss For His Contribution To The Video Game Industry
Jim Ryan will step down from his role in March 2024
In some industry news today, Sony has announced PlayStation boss Jim Ryan will be retiring from his role in March next year. In response to this news, the head of Xbox Phil Spencer has now issued a message on social media thanking Ryan for his efforts within the video game industry over the past...
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News FTC Continues To Challenge Xbox's Takeover Of Activision Blizzard
"How the FTC uses limited taxpayer resources is their decision"
Anyone for a bit of FTC news? Just what you wanted on a Thursday afternoon, eh? Yes, just a few months after the FTC lost its request for a preliminary injunction against Microsoft's takeover of Activision Blizzard, the regulator has now resumed its challenge - with plans to move...
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- FTC
- Activision Blizzard
- Microsoft
News Xbox Cloud Gaming Launches In VR On Meta Quest This December
"Take your Xbox games to all new levels"
It was all the way back in October of last year that Microsoft and Meta announced Xbox Cloud Gaming would be coming to Meta Quest VR devices, and now we know it'll officially be launching in December 2023! This will take the form of a giant screen in the virtual world where you can access streamed games with...
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- Xbox Cloud Gaming
- VR
- Meta Quest
News SEGA Announces Shock Cancellation Of Multiplayer Shooter 'Hyenas'
"We have reviewed the title portfolio"
Update: Sadly, Hyenas developer Creative Assembly has been hit hard by today's news, warning that it has begun a "redundancy consultation process" that may lead to job losses. Here's a little sample of the statement: "We have made the incredibly difficult decision to begin a redundancy consultation process in...
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- Hyenas
- Sega
News Xbox Game Pass's Cities: Skylines 2 Delayed On Console Until Spring 2024
The PC version remains on-schedule
Today, Paradox Interactive has delivered the unfortunate news that Cities: Skylines 2 has been delayed on console "to provide the best experience for our players" on Xbox and PlayStation. While the PC release remains on-track to launch on October 24th (including on Game Pass), the Xbox version will now arrive in...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Cities Skylines 2
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (September 28 - October 1)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days is back for another week! Over the next few days, we've got three games we can play for free with our Game Pass Core / Game Pass Ultimate memberships, including Ubisoft's Riders Republic! The well-regarded extreme sports adventure is joined by the snowboarding game Shredders on...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Free Play Days
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Free 'The Lamplighters League' Demo Arrives Today Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
"Don't miss your chance to try the game before launch day!"
The team behind Xbox Game Pass strategy title The Lamplighters League has announced that a free playable demo will be landing on Xbox and PC storefronts today, September 28th. The developer advises not to "miss your chance to try the game before launch day" as this free slice of turn-based...
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- The Lamplighters League
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Wednesday27th Sep 2023
News Multiple Games Are Discounted By 90% On Xbox This Week (September 26 - October 3)
Including this hardcore single-player shooter
Looking for some cheap Xbox games in this week's Xbox sales from September 26th to October 3rd? It's not the biggest selection this week, but we've still got some notable titles on offer such as the "hardcore single-player shooter" Hard Reset Redux, the great LEGO Batman 3 and various add-ons for...
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- Deals
- Discounts
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Here's What's Included In September 2023's 'Bonus' Xbox Update
More new features!
Surprise! We've got a bonus update coming to Xbox in September 2023, with the rollout beginning very soon! This includes a bunch of new features on top of the main update that arrived a few weeks ago: <related ids="154948"> Here's a quick look at the Xbox September 2023 bonus update, with more details available at Xbox...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Update
News 2023 Has Been So Strong That Publishers Are Now Delaying Games To 2024
"We want the story to get the spotlight it deserves"
We've already talked about how great of a year 2023 has been for new game releases, and there's still more to come! In fact, given how stacked October and November are, some publishers are now avoiding this year entirely. Last night, Don't Nod announced that its new story-driven action-RPG...
- Xbox
- Delay
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Cuphead Is Getting An Exclusive 'Anniversary Update' For Xbox & PC This Week
A "love letter" to fans
Microsoft and Studio MDHR have revealed that Cuphead will be getting an exclusive free update for Xbox and Windows owners of the game this Friday, and it features a whole bunch of behind-the-scenes content. Specifically, it'll include an Art Gallery, Music Player, and Behind-the-Scenes video player. The Art Gallery is packed...
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- Cuphead
- Update
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Talking Point Will You Be Buying The Early Access For Forza Motorsport?
Or just waiting until the Game Pass release?
We're now just over a week away from the next major first-party Xbox release! Forza Motorsport drops on Xbox Game Pass on October 10th, but the early access actually begins five days earlier on October 5th. That early access package is available through the Premium Edition of Forza Motorsport, which can...
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- Forza Motorsport
- Early Access
News Terminator: Resistance Free Upgrade Now Live On Xbox Series X|S
"Free to physical and digital owners"
2019's Terminator: Resistance has today received a free upgrade for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! It's now live ahead of the "Complete Edition" launch in October, which will include even more current-gen content when it arrives. In terms of today's free upgrade, digital and physical owners of the game will...
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- Terminator
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Random Xbox's Phil Spencer Autographed A PS5 Cover At Tokyo Game Show 2023
"Is it OK to sign this?"
Xbox boss Phil Spencer made numerous appearances as part of Tokyo Game Show 2023 last week, including at an event hosted by IGN Japan where he reportedly autographed a PlayStation 5 cover following a fan request! This humorous revelation comes courtesy of Genki_JPN and a photo from gangsuit on Twitter, with Genki explaining...
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- PS5
- Tokyo Game Show
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News Xbox Game Pass Listing For Octopath Traveler 2 Was An 'Error'
"We’ve removed the mention"
Update: And that's the end of that! Microsoft has removed the mention of Octopath Traveler 2 coming to Xbox Game Pass in 2024, explaining that it was added in error. Here's the statement: "Editor’s Note: We’ve removed the mention of Octopath Traveler II coming to Xbox Game Pass which was included in error...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Square Enix
- Microsoft
News Alan Wake 2 Confirmed To Include Performance Mode On Xbox Series X
"Somehow we have managed..."
Good news if you're an Alan Wake fan and you're planning to play the sequel on Xbox Series X! Remedy has announced today that it has "somehow" managed to incorporate a Performance Mode for Alan Wake 2 on Series X and PS5. The full details on this have yet to be revealed, but Remedy's Thomas Puha says that it's a "solid"...
- Xbox
- Alan Wake 2
- Xbox Series X
News During Development, Bethesda 'Nerfed' How Much Damage Planets Could Cause In Starfield
"It was a complicated system for players to understand"
If you happen to enjoy some ponderous planetary exploration in Starfield, you'll be glad that the dev team made things much more friendly out there in the run up to launch. In a new discussion on the 'AIAS Game Maker's Notebook Podcast' (thanks, GamesRadar), Bethesda's Todd Howard talked about...
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- Starfield
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Bethesda
News Halo's Master Chief Drops Into Ubisoft Team Shooter Rainbow Six Siege
Spartan 117 reporting for duty
If you happen to like Rainbow Six Siege and the Halo series, today is your lucky day. Ubisoft's multiplayer shooter has launched a new crossover with the Master Chief! It's an Elite set for Sledge that outfits him in the armour of Spartan 117, based on the gear the Chief wears in his latest outing in Halo Infinite...
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- Halo
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Ubisoft
Talking Point Does Mortal Kombat 1 Live Up To The Hype?
And is it better than Street Fighter 6?
It's now been over a week since Mortal Kombat 1 arrived on Xbox, and we're keen to know how you're getting on with it so far! It's been four years since the last entry in the series, so there was plenty of hype for this one ahead of launch. The reviews have been pretty great at least (aside from the Nintendo...
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- Mortal Kombat 1
- Talking Point
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Tuesday26th Sep 2023
Guide Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox Release: Everything We Know So Far
It's coming to Xbox in 2023, but when?
Ready for Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox? We are too. The game has proven one of the biggest hits of 2023 on PC and PlayStation 5 so far, and it'll soon be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S as well. The question is, when will Baldur's Gate 3 actually release on Xbox? Here's what we know so far: Baldur's Gate...
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- Baldur's Gate 3
- Release Date
- Xbox Series X
News Ubisoft CEO Explains Decision To Buy ActiBlizz Cloud Rights From Xbox
"That’s what pushed us to go forward..."
Back in August, it was revealed that Microsoft had struck a deal for Ubisoft to buy the cloud gaming rights to Activision Blizzard titles, and now Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has revealed what "pushed us to go forward with the deal". Speaking to the Financial Times this week, Guillemot enthused about the...
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- Ubisoft
- Activision Blizzard
- Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Microsoft
Deals All Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (September 26 - October 3)
Battle through an apocalyptic landscape
The latest batch of Xbox weekly deals are now live, and as always we've got a few backwards compatible titles from the Xbox 360 era in the mix! There aren't too many this week, but there are still some fantastic games such as Call of Juarez Gunslinger, F.E.A.R 2 and The Witcher 2 that are worth picking up for...
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- Xbox 360
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Review EA Sports FC 24 - A New Era Begins With An Impressive Result
The next chapter has kicked off
This year marks a major milestone for EA Sports and what used to be known as the FIFA series, now adopting the new name of "EA Sports FC" and embarking on a new era in the process. In the case of EA Sports FC 24 though, we're not looking at a massive overhaul compared to last year - instead, it's a subtle but...
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- EA Sports FC 24
- FIFA
- Xbox Series X
News Texas Chain Saw Massacre Patch Brings Big Changes To Xbox Game Pass Slasher
Lots of balance tweaks included
The team behind The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has just announced a brand-new patch for its Xbox Game Pass title - following a recent player milestone. This particular update contains quite a few balance changes, along with some general bug fixes for the asymmetric horror title. We'll drop the full patch notes for this...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
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- Xbox Series S
News 'High On Knife' Brings Its Spooky New Expansion To Xbox Next Week
Surprise!
The long-awaited "High on Knife" DLC for last year's Xbox Game Pass mega-hit High On Life officially has a release date, and it's as soon as next week! It'll be available on the Xbox Store beginning Tuesday, October 3rd. In High on Knife, you'll be
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- High On Knife
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Deals 300+ Games Included In This Week's Xbox Sales (September 26 - October 3)
Including special Warner Bros. & FPS sales!
Another week, another batch of Xbox deals! It's a pretty interesting selection this week, dominated by special "Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary" and "FPS" sales, along with the usual "Sales & Specials" and "Spotlight" offers. Highlights here include Hogwarts Legacy, Evil West, Blacktail,
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- Deals
- Warner Bros
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- Xbox Series X
News Xbox Design Lab Adds Multiple 'Shift' Controllers, Including An Exclusive New Design
Say hello to the Cosmic Shift
Microsoft has announced another new Xbox controller design today in the form of the "Cosmic Shift", and the interesting thing about this controller in particular is that it's exclusive to the Xbox Design Lab program. You can see a look at the Cosmic Shift above, and here's how Xbox describes it: "Beginning with the...
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- Controllers
- Xbox Design Lab
News Kojima Shares Snaps Of Phil Spencer & Co. Visiting During Tokyo Game Show Week
A friendly ol' visit
We've known for a good while now that Xbox and Kojima Productions are finally working together on a new project, and it seems that the two parties have become quite friendly in recent times as well. Various members of team Xbox have visited the Japanese studio since, and it looks like a friendly stop was in order during Tokyo...
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- Hideo Kojima
- Kojima Productions
- Phil Spencer
- Microsoft
News It Sounds Like Capcom Is Considering Raising Its Game Prices
"I think the option of raising unit prices is a healthy form of business"
Game prices have been on the rise at most publishers this generation, and it sounds like another game maker is considering raising the cost of its titles too. According to a new report from Japanese outlet Nikkei (via VGC), Capcom pre
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- Capcom
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Tokyo Game Show 2023
News Persona 3 Portable & Persona 4 Golden Physical Xbox Editions Announced
Pre-orders for P3P go live later this week
Limited Run Games has announced it will be releasing physical copies of Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. Persona 3 Portable will be offered as a standard edition for $34.99 USD (or the regional equivalent), with pre-orders launching on 29th September and remaining...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox One
News Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 26)
No objections!
September 2023's Xbox Game Pass lineup grows once again! Today, Capcom's Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is heading to the library, as technically three more games come to the service in one neat package. Here's some more information on the collection ahead of its Game Pass arrival later today:
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- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Lost In Cult And Time Extension Announce 'The Console Chronicles'
A celebration of all things home console
Our sister site Time Extension is collaborating with award-winning boutique publisher Lost in Cult to produce a coffee table book on the history of home console gaming. "The Console Chronicles is a celebration of every system that you hold dear," says Lost in Cult. "We’ll travel back in time to when the...
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Monday25th Sep 2023
News Starfield Update 1.7.33 Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
"Featuring improved performance and general gameplay fixes!"
Another Starfield title update has just dropped! Yep, version 1.7.33 of Bethesda's latest RPG is now live on Xbox & PC, and it contains a fairly brief list of changes and fixes for the Xbox and PC versions of the game. "This update addresses some issues with performance and stability...
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- Starfield
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News One Of The 'Most Anticipated Indie Games' Launches On Xbox Game Pass This Week
From the LIMBO and INSIDE lead gameplay designer
This week marks the final two Xbox Game Pass titles in the September 2023 lineup, and we're going out with a bang! First up is the Ace Attorney Trilogy, and it's followed by one of the "most anticipated indie games" of the year. That game is known as Cocoon, and it's coming to Game Pass on Frid
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- Cocoon
- Xbox Game Pass
News Phil Spencer Reveals Which IP He'd Like To See Revived On Xbox
"That franchise was ahead of its time"
Xbox boss Phil Spencer is often spotted playing Xbox in his spare time (you only have to follow his gamertag to see what he's up to), so it's fair to say there are some old franchises he'd love to play again on modern systems. Well, at a recent Tokyo Game Show panel, the boss talked about one Xbox franchise...
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- Microsoft
- Phil Spencer
- MechAssault
Guide Party Animals: How To Get Free Skins With Special 'Gift' Codes
Kiko & Kato can be yours for FREE!
Did you know you can get some free skins using special codes in Party Animals on Xbox and PC? As things stand, there are two free skins that you access this way. Here are the instructions: Go to the Party Animals in-game shop Hit the "Redeem" button at the top of the page Enter the code to receive your free...
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- Xbox
- Party Animals
- Xbox Game Pass
News Final Warning! Marvel's Avengers Is Being Delisted On Xbox This Week
Update: It's now back to full price
Update (Wed 27th Sep, 2023): Sadly, the excellent 90% discount for Marvel's Avengers now seems to have suddenly ended, with the game going back up to its standard price of $39.99 / £44.99 on the Xbox Store. Original story (Mon 25th Sep, 2023): This week marks the end of an era for Marvel's Avengers, which will...
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- Marvel's Avengers
- Square Enix
- PSA
- Xbox One
News Smash Bros. Director Masahiro Sakurai Shows Off His 'Rare' Xbox 360
"It has my name engraved on it!"
Microsoft has been gifting rare limited edition Xbox consoles for a very long time now, and even to this day there are probably many out there that we don't actually know about. With this in mind, back during the Xbox 360 generation, Microsoft sent certain people within the games industry special launch systems...
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- Xbox 360
- Microsoft
News Capcom Would 'Gracefully Decline' Any Acquisition Attempt From Xbox
"It would be better if we were equal partners"
There's always speculation about who Microsoft might be interested in acquiring, and Capcom is an obvious target! The company has been going from strength-to-strength lately with the likes of Street Fighter 6 and Resident Evil 4 Remake. However, as you might expect, Capcom has no interest in being...
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- Capcom
- Acquisition
- Microsoft
Talking Point What Do You Think Of Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.0 So Far?
Have you tried out CDPR's game-changing overhaul?
Late last week, CD Projekt Red essentially relaunched Cyberpunk 2077 on Xbox Series X|S with a suite of new features hitting the current-gen version of the game. Almost three years on from its original Xbox One launch, CDPR's cyberpunk RPG is now a lot closer to the team's original vision for the...
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- Cyberpunk 2077
- CD Projekt Red
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News 'Crash Vs. Spyro Racing' Prototype Discovered On Original Xbox Devkit
This would have been amazing!
These old Xbox finds just keep on coming! Earlier this month, YouTuber Modern Vintage Gamer discovered an unreleased original Xbox classic lying around on an old devkit hard drive, and now he's at it again with another retro find. This time out, MVG has unearthed some sort of prototype for a 'Crash vs. Spyro' kart...
- Xbox
- Original Xbox
- Crash Vs Spyro Racing
- Microsoft
News Payday 3 Dev Hopes To 'Regain Community Trust' After Network & Matchmaking Errors
"We are disappointed in the issues our playerbase has faced"
Payday 3's arrival last week bookended a busy week on Xbox Game Pass - but its launch wasn't without issue. We fared okay as part of our hands-on time during early access, but when things went fully public last Thursday, the game struggled to handle the influx of new players - and now...
- Xbox
- Payday 3
- Xbox Game Pass
- Starbreeze Entertainment
Sunday24th Sep 2023
News Sea Of Thieves Is 'Not Just PvE Or PvP', According To Creative Director
It's apparently a "shared world adventure game"
Earlier this week, Rare outlined its plans for Sea Of Thieves Season Ten - revealing the game would finally be adding private PvE servers. Although this decision is going to potentially increase the game's audience, it's definitely resulted in a mixed reaction from the community with some players...
- Sea of Thieves
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
