The hottest picks for RPG action on Xbox consoles in 2024
Guide Xbox Game Pass: Easy Achievements & Fastest Completions
20+ games with easy Xbox achievements to boost your Gamerscore
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How to get Microsoft Rewards points fast
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The full list of confirmed games so far
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Game Pass & EA Play updated
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (June 3-7)
New releases and Game Pass titles
News - 2024, Week 22
Saturday1st Jun 2024
The hottest picks for RPG action on Xbox consoles in 2024
What are the best Xbox RPG games you can play in June 2024? The RPG genre has exploded in popularity in recent years, edging its way into mainstream gamer consciousness like never before. As a result, where Western RPGs have historically been pretty hard to come by, they're now absolutely...
Guide Xbox Game Pass: Easy Achievements & Fastest Completions
20+ games with easy Xbox achievements to boost your Gamerscore
What are the best Xbox Game Pass Games for earning quick, easy Xbox achievements? Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service is on fire these days with a steady stream of AAA big-hitters and excellent indie titles being released on an almost weekly basis. There are, quite literally, too many...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (June 3-7)
New releases and Game Pass titles
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for June 3-7! Some of the big releases over the next few days include the next Destiny 2 expansion along with the likes of Killer Klowns From Outer Space and Tour de France 2024, along with
Feature All New Xbox Games Coming Out In June 2024
Shadow of the Erdtree, Still Wakes The Deep & more!
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in June 2024! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a June 2024 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. Although it's not looking like the busiest month of the year, we've still got the likes of Elden Ring:...
Pick One What Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Game In May 2024?
Hellblade 2? Immortals of Aveum? Lords of the Fallen? Tell us!
Well, there goes another month! May 2024 is officially in the books, and from an Xbox Game Pass perspective, we were treated to some excellent titles over the past few weeks including Ninja Theory's Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2! That was obviously the biggest XGP addition of the month, but...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 1-2)
Any Lords of the Fallen on Xbox Game Pass?
Welcome to the first weekend of June! There's plenty to enjoy on Xbox over the next couple of days, including a bunch of recent Xbox Game Pass titles, some Free Play Days offerings, and lots of great deals on the Xbox Store! Here's what we're playing this weekend: Fraser Gilbert, Editor: It's all about
Friday31st May 2024
News Hellblade 2's First Xbox Update Now Available, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Like a ninja!
Hellblade 2 hasn't even been out for two weeks yet, but developer Ninja Theory has today delivered a pretty substantial patch for the Xbox Game Pass title. Update 1.0.5.0 is now live for Hellblade 2, fixing a number of bugs and glitches found in the day-one version of the title. The game has performed very well on
News New Free-To-Play PVP Shooter 'Marvel Rivals' Locks In Xbox Release
The PS release is getting an 'exclusive' costume
Following the reveal of the free-to-play shooter Marvel Rivals in March, NetEase Games has now officially confirmed the title is coming to consoles, including Xbox Series X|S. This 6v6 player verse player experience will enter its closed beta phase across all platforms on July 2024. Here's a bit...
News Microsoft Confirms That Black Ops 6 Won't Require A New Tier Of Xbox Game Pass
An Xbox One release is also happening!
Earlier this week we got the news that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be launching day one on Xbox Game Pass, and now Microsoft has added a bit more detail to this Game Pass-flavoured announcement. In a statement provided to Eurogamer, Microsoft has confirmed that this year's
News Digital Foundry Provides Deeper Look At FSR 3 Performance Gains On Xbox
"A promising new technology"
As a follow-up to an early look at FSR 3 frame generation technology on Xbox, the tech wizards over at Digital Foundry have now provided us with a deeper look at how much performance can be gained using the technique - along with more of an explainer on how it actually works. Again, just like DF's sneak peek video clip...
Review F1 24 (Xbox) - Codemasters Delivers The F1 Goods. Again. And Again. And Again.
Lick the stamp and send it
There's something very "wannabe cool dad energy" about F1 as a sport. It's just one of those things. For every spectacular crash, breathtaking win or undeniable display of driving greatness... there's still a wrap-around shades sort of a vibe, a sort-of neatly trimmed salt and pepper beard aspect to the whole thing that it...
News Xbox Has Entered An Agreement To Publish The Next Game From Toys For Bob
Crash-landing a new deal
After announcing that it was becoming an independent studio earlier this year, former Activision Blizzard developer Toys for Bob has officially entered into an agreement with Xbox to publish its next game. Announcing the news on social media, the Crash Bandicoot 4 and Spyro Reignited Trilogy
News Bethesda Developers Now Have Stronger Employee Rights Within Microsoft
Brand new union
Bethesda's parent company, ZeniMax Studios, has today announced that its workers now have stronger rights within Xbox - as Microsoft strikes a 'labour neutrality agreement' with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The Xbox owner first entered into such an agreement way back in summer 2022, amidst the whirlwind of Activision...
News Dragon's Dogma 2 Update Now Live On Xbox, Featuring Huge Item Storage Increase
Here are the full patch notes
Capcom has detailed the latest update for Dragon's Dogma 2 - now available on Xbox Series X and S. The big new feature here seems to be a sizeable increase to in-game item storage, while other bug fixes and changes have also been applied. Interestingly, there's no mention of any further performance improvements in this...
News Hypercharge Unboxed Is Out Now, And It Has A Special Launch-Day Discount On Xbox
Not for long, though!
The day has finally arrived! Digital Cybercherries' toy-soldier shooter Hypercharge Unboxed is officially out now on Xbox, and if you're interested in picking this one up, the team is offering a launch discount right now - but you'll have to be quick to take advantage of it. For today only (and for pre-order players) you can...
News Arkane Austin Devs Post Heartfelt Messages As Final Update Arrives For Redfall
"I am forever thankful to all of you"
Redfall's final patch landed yesterday for Xbox Series X|S and PC, delivering a load more new features than we were ever expecting to see. Alongside the long-awaited offline mode we've got a new difficulty option, completely revamped Neighborhood & Nest systems, new enemy encounters, improved AI and more...
News Monster Hunter Wilds Shows Off Gameplay In First Official Trailer
Launching on Xbox Series X|S in 2025
PlayStation's 'State of Play' just wrapped up and one of the third-party highlights was a first look at the gameplay in Monster Hunter Wilds, a title previously confirmed for a 2025 release on Xbox Series X|S. Over on the PlayStation blog there's another round up of what players can expect from this new entry in...
News Minecraft's Next Big Update For Xbox Officially Arrives June 2024
Get ready for the Tricky Trials Update
After months of updates, Mojang has finally confirmed the Minecraft 'Tricky Trials' update will be coming to Xbox Series X|S and other platforms on 13th June 2024. This will include the all-new trial chambers, new mobs (the breeze and the bogged), a special new block called the vault and both solo and co-op...
Thursday30th May 2024
News Lots Of Games Are Reduced By 90% On Xbox This Week (May 28 - June 4)
40+ titles that are HEAVILY reduced on Xbox right now!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games in this week's Xbox sales (May 28 - June 4)? We're definitely spoilt when it comes to the 90% range this week! Over 40 games on the Xbox Store are reduced by 90% right now, including some massive favourites such as Injustice 2, Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate,...
News Two Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Titles Get Promising Previews Ahead Of Launch
We're looking forward to both of these!
While we're yet to find out Microsoft's full Xbox Game Pass lineup for June and July of this year, the Game Pass calendar is slowly starting to fill out - and two games in particular are pulling us in already. Those titles are June's Still Wakes The Deep and July's Dungeons Of Hin
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 30)
Including a former PS5 exclusive!
Welcome to your final Xbox Game Pass update for May 2024! We have two big titles coming to the library today, including the former PlayStation-exclusive platformer HUMANITY. Here's a closer look at that title, alongside today's other Game Pass addition in 2023's Lords Of The Fallen: HUMANITY (Console, PC, Cloud)...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From May 2024's State Of Play Event
Don't worry, they're not all PS5 exclusives!
Today's PlayStation State of Play event for May 2024 included a bit of Xbox related news for various upcoming new releases, including the likes of Marvel Rivals, Path of Exile 2 and Monster Hunter Wilds
Review Hypercharge Unboxed (Xbox) - A Slick, Silly Shooter That Stands Out From The Pack
Charged chaos
We've been hearing about Hypercharge Unboxed eventually coming to Xbox for bloody ages at this point, and the day is finally here for us to live out our childhood toy soldier dreams. Make no mistake, this is a bit of a silly shooter at heart, but it's one that definitely has its place on the market amongst a sea of beige, realistic...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 30 - June 2)
Featuring two huge free trials!
Xbox Free Play Days has returned for the coming weekend, and we have four big Xbox titles to play as part of the program this week. Free trials for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Skull & Bones are headlining the promotion this time out, with two other titles rounding out the four-game lineup. Here's...
News Xbox's 'Top Paid Games' Chart Looks Very Different In Japan Right Now
Here's the full top 10
As you know, we often like to take a look at the "Top Paid" Xbox charts and see which games are selling particularly well on the Xbox Store, but it's very rare that we look beyond the likes of the UK and US stores. Today, we've taken a peek over at the Japan store, and it's shaping up very differently! In fact, the top 3...
News Hogwarts Legacy Summer Update Brings New Photo Mode & More To Xbox
And it's out VERY soon!
Hogwarts Legacy developer Avalanche has today announced that its long-promised summer update is launching for all platforms on June 6th. The main new feature here is a fully-fledged photo mode for the Harry Potter RPG, while a bunch of PlayStation-exclusive DLC will also be making its way over to Xbox next month. As far as...
News Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Officially Launches This September On Xbox
"Experience the ultimate racing & lifestyle experience"
It's finally official - the new Test Drive Unlimited is coming to Xbox this September! Yep, after a recent teaser for a 'major announcement', the team has done just that - confirming that Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown will launch for Xbox Series X and S on September 12th, 2024.
News Redfall's Final Update Is Now Live On Xbox & PC, Here Are The Patch Notes
"We’re proud to deliver to you Redfall’s Game Update 4"
Well, this is it folks! Arkane Austin has today delivered the final ever update for Redfall across Xbox and PC in the form of "Game Update 4", which brings a bunch of new features to the 2023 shooter including an offline mode. The patch notes also contain a final note from Arkane Austin...
News Homelander Joins Mortal Kombat 1's DLC Roster This June
From the hit show 'The Boys'
If you've kept up with Mortal Kombat 1's DLC so far, you'll know the next character on the way is Homelander from the popular series 'The Boys'. He's now officially been confirmed as arriving in the game on June 4th, 2024 and will be followed by the addition of the Kameo Fighter Ferra. The video below (courtesy of...
Wednesday29th May 2024
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In June 2024
The full list of confirmed games so far
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in June 2024? 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 June, as well as the...
Review Horizon Chase 2 (Xbox) - Gorgeous Graphics Turbocharge This Speedy Arcade Racer
Redlining it
After a short period of time on other platforms including Nintendo Switch, the sequel to 2018's fantastic Horizon Chase Turbo is finally coming to Xbox. Yep, Horizon Chase 2 is almost here, and we've been well up for this one ever since it was announced for the platform. The good news is that this high-speed sequel largely delivers on...
News Xbox Team Highlights Six Indie Games You Should Check Out This Month
A few of the "Selects" from ID@Xbox
We've started this thing here at Pure Xbox where we highlight 10 Xbox indie games to look forward to every month, and the team over at ID@Xbox have been doing something similar on the official Xbox website recently. Their list for May looks quite different to ours - we've only got one game that's the same - but...
News Xbox's Recent Multiplatform Releases Selling Well On PS5, Fallout Sales Also Get A Boost
NPD has all the deets
Whatever we may think of Microsoft's new direction in bringing certain first-party games to other platforms, the results are beginning to speak for themselves. Circana's Mat Piscatella (formerly NPD) has today posted a bunch of figures and statistics about US game sales for the month of April - and Xbox's new PlayStation...
Rumour Rocksteady Founders Sign New Studio Game Deal With Xbox
Hundred Star Games was founded last year
The former Rocksteady co-founders Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker, who founded Hundred Star after their departure, have reportedly done a deal with Xbox Game Studios on their next game. This information comes from eXputer, which claims the studio is working on its "first project" - a "AAA-standard,...
News Amazon Games Will Be Publishing New 'AAA Open-World' Title Made By Former Forza Devs
Maverick Games has secured a publisher
Back in January 2023 we heard the news that several lead developers on Forza Horizon 5 were splitting off to make their own studio, and now that studio has struck a publishing deal for its first title. Amazon Games will be partnering with the team on this project - currently known to be an "open world, AAA,...
News Atlus Quietly Removes Xbox Game Pass Mention For SMTV: Vengeance
They got us all excited for a minute!
We've yet to hear about the majority of June 2024's Xbox Game Pass lineup (Microsoft appears to be waiting until next Tuesday for that), but last night, it looked like a major addition had joined the list courtesy of Atlus. In an Instagram post about the upcoming Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, Xbox Game Pass...
News Over A Decade Since Its First Teaser, Development Is Finally Finished On Cyberpunk 2077
Was it all worth it?
Sorry to remind everyone, but it's been well over 10 years since CD Projekt RED released its first-ever teaser for Cyberpunk 2077. Yep, it really has been that long since the Polish developer started talking about its sci-fi RPG, and as part of a recent financial report, the team has revealed that development is officially over...
News Dragon's Dogma 2 Hits Impressive Player Milestone Two Months After Launch
"We are grateful for your continued support"
Capcom has announced a major milestone for its recent open-world RPG Dragon's Dogma 2. The current-gen title, which launched in late March for Xbox Series X|S, has now surpassed 3 million players across all platforms. Capcom's first $70 title has managed this number in just about two months on the...
Tuesday28th May 2024
News Two New Additions Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 28)
Game Pass & EA Play updated
We have two new additions to Xbox Game Pass today, with one of them arriving in the form of a fresh EA Play trial for the upcoming F1 24. As usual, this will be a 10-hour free trial of the game available for both EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members - while today's other addition is a standard Xbox Game Pass...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Is Launching Day One On Xbox Game Pass
"We’re excited to confirm..."
Update: This has now been formally announced on the official Xbox website. Here's how it reads: "We’re excited to confirm that Game Pass members will be able to jump into Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 on day one with Game Pass." As revealed last week, we will have a special Xbox Games Showcase followed by Call of...
News Xbox's New '50%-Off' Sale Includes Big Discounts For Major AAA Games
There's also a new Simulator Sale
Another Tuesday means another set of fresh Xbox deals, and the big highlights arrive in the form of "50%-off" and "ID@Xbox Simulator" sales, along with the usual batch of exclusive discounts for Xbox Game Pass members. Although it's called a 50%-off sale, there are plenty of games with even bigger discounts to be...
News The Worst Three Xbox Games Of 2023 Are On Sale For The Next Week
For the morbidly curious
Look, we know that bad games are bad games and you probably shouldn't buy them, but when something gets such negative reviews that it becomes noteworthy, it's impossible to not be at least a little curious about just how bad it is. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is one of those games (we talked about it last week), and...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Live Action Trailer Lands Following Xbox Game Pass Confirmation
"If it's the truth you seek, look in the dark"
Just as Microsoft confirms that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will indeed be launching day one on Xbox Game Pass, developer Treyarch has dropped the game's 'Live Action Reveal Trailer' ahead of its big June Direct showcase. As the name suggests, there's no
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game
Some early access reviews have landed
Friday the 13th developer Illfonic is having another crack at the multiplayer horror experience this year in the form of Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game, and some initial reviews are starting to arrive as the game enters its one-week early access period. So, here's a quick look at what the critics have...
Interview Behind The Scenes Of Hypercharge Unboxed's 'Exciting' And 'Challenging' Xbox Journey
Launching on Xbox this Friday!
This week, it's finally time to get hands-on with the action-figure-shooter game Hypercharge Unboxed on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, with the game releasing across all three platforms this Friday. Ahead of launch, we had a chance to speak with Joe Henson (Creative Gameplay & Marketing Director for...
News MultiVersus Returns To Xbox As Official 2024 Relaunch Goes Live
Free to download and play right now!
In case you missed it, MultiVersus is back! The Super Smash Bros. style brawler officially relaunched on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S earlier today, and it's entirely free to download on the Xbox Store right now. Since it previously closed down back in early 2023, the game has received a massive...
News Dragon Quest Creator Provides Brief Update On The Next Major Entry
The Flames of Fate was announced in 2021
As part of this year's Dragon Quest Day celebrations, Square Enix has shared an update on its next major entry Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate. After some concerns were raised about the status of this project, it seems progress is still moving along - with the series creator Yuji Horii providing a brief...
News Bungie's Epic 'The Final Shape' Launch Trailer Has Arrived For Destiny 2
The team's major expansion is almost here
It's been a long time coming, but Destiny 2: The Final Shape is almost upon us. Following a four month delay late last year, The Final Shape has finally taken shape - as Bungie looks to deliver its latest big expansion for Destiny 2. Although somewhat shrouded in mystery, this new add-on looks like...
Monday27th May 2024
Guide Microsoft Rewards & Xbox: How To Make 10,000 Points Per-Month
How to get Microsoft Rewards points fast
We know how amazing Microsoft Rewards is, but did you know that if you live in a certain region and you have access to all the MS Rewards benefits on offer, you can make around 10,000 Microsoft Rewards points per-month? That's the equivalent of almost £10 / $10 worth of free Xbox credit every single month!...
News FSR 3 Provides 72% Frame Rate Boost In First Xbox Series X Test
"From a 46.68fps average to 80.43fps"
A few days ago, EA's Immortals of Aveum became the first ever game on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PS5 to support AMD FSR 3, introducing special upscaling and frame generation technology to boost performance on consoles. With the update now live, the experts at Digital Foundry have been analysing FSR 3's...
Random Did You Know About This 'Hidden' VATS Feature In Fallout 4?
We didn't know you could do this!
After almost a decade on the market we weren't sure there was much of Fallout 4 that we hadn't seen before, but a new clip doing the rounds on Twitter has alerted us to a feature that we didn't know was a thing - and it looks like lots of other players didn't know about it either. Basically, the video down below...
News Square Enix Announces New Dragon Quest Remake For Xbox Series X|S
"The legacy begins."
Let's kick this Monday off with a bang! Square Enix has subtly announced that a new Dragon Quest game is coming to Xbox Series X|S, and it carries the "HD-2D" banner that was previously fitted to the Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake. That game had never been confirmed for Xbox before today, so it's great to see Square Enix...
News Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Is Teasing 'A Major Announcement' For This Week
Will we finally get an Xbox release date?
So, it's about time we got a release date for Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, right? Nacon's upcoming open-world racer has been publicly announced for years at this point, even if we've never had a proper, nailed-on release date for the title. However, that looks like it might be about to change. The team...
Talking Point If Halo Infinite Is Finished, Where Should The Franchise Go From Here?
Figuring out a sequel to infinity
It feels like a long time since we first started talking about Halo Infinite, doesn't it? That's probably because despite the game only launching in late 2021, Xbox actually unveiled Infinite during its E3 showcase in mid-2018 - more than three years before the game ever released. The thing is, we're now almost...
News Avowed Seems To Be The Latest Xbox Game Getting Support From Gears Dev The Coalition
Unreal Engine 5 upgrade
Avowed is currently one of Xbox's big releases for this calendar year, but it seems that developer Obsidian is still working on some core elements of the game. Back in February, the team said it was "actively working" on improving first-person combat following its Xbox Dev Direct showcase, and a new rumour suggests the game...
News Two New Dynamic Backgrounds Now Available On Xbox Series X|S
And one is actually quite dynamic!
Over the last couple of days, two new dynamic backgrounds have become available on Xbox Series X and S, with both of them being Warhammer-themed to celebrate last week's Skulls Showcase. We've got one new background for the highly-anticipated Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, while Microsoft has also added a
Reminder Six Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass This Week
Here's what's on the way out
It's that time again where a selection of titles leave the Xbox Game Pass library, and we have six games in total exiting the service this week - including the pictured JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle up above. These six games are all on the way out on Friday, May 31st, so you have just a few days left to give...
Rumour 2K Could Be Partnering With FIFA On A New Football Game
"We could be getting an announcement"
As much as we've enjoyed our time with EA Sports FC in recent years (and even eFootball to a degree), it's always great to see more competition in the football/soccer space. The free-to-play release of UFL is just around the corner, and now if this rumour is to be b
News Aaero2 Brings Its Badass Sequel Exclusively To Xbox This September
We can't wait for this one!
Hands up, who remembers Aaero? This rhythm-action rail shooter was given away as part of Xbox Games with Gold a few years ago, and we've had an amazing time with it ever since. If you haven't played it, it comes highly recommended! <related ids="121703"> Now, the development team at Mad Fellows is preparing to...
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