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News Modern Warfare 2 Has No Xbox One-Only Version, Base Game Now $70
Cross-gen only
Activision has dropped the official gameplay reveal trailer for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, along with detailing the game's release and what editions will be available. Unlike the last two years — where standalone last-gen versions were $60 — the base game is now $70, featuring access across both console generations. The base...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Contains PlayStation Exclusive Bonus
The game's beta is set to launch first on PS4/PS5
After Infinity Ward graced us all with the launch date for the next Call of Duty (surprise, it's out this fall), other details began to trickle out about the game and its release. Thanks to the PlayStation store, along with a bit of datamining, we now know that the Sony exclusivity deal continues, at...
News New 'Warzone 2' Rumours Point Towards A More Traditional Battle Royale
Suited and looted
Back in February, Activision Blizzard and co. began to open up about upcoming Call of Duty plans. Since then, we've learnt a tiny bit more about 2022's premium release, Modern Warfare II, but not too much about the free-to-play sequel to Warzone. Some new rumours are now doing the rounds about a supposed 'Warzone 2', a
News Activision Greenlights Another Call Of Duty From Sledgehammer Games, Says Report
Projected 2025 release window
Call of Duty: Vanguard is only about six months old, but developer Sledgehammer Games is reportedly working on another COD game already! So much for slowing down the annual releases eh? The Tom Henderson report, via exputer, says that pre-production has begun on Sledgehammer's next COD title, and it may be aiming for a...
News Xbox Fans Spot Activision Games Listed Under 'Game Pass Deals'
Maybe an error, maybe a sign
We know for a fact that Xbox will be bringing Activision games to Xbox Game Pass when the acquisition of the company goes through - at some point prior to June 2023 - but we're all hoping it might happen a lot sooner than that. Interestingly, Xbox fans have spotted that certain Activision games like Call of Duty: Black...
News Activision Has Reportedly Delayed Next Year's Call Of Duty Game
The first year "without a mainline release in two decades"
A new report from Bloomberg suggests Activision will delay next year's Call of Duty game. This would apparently make 2023 the first year without a mainline release in two decades. This information comes from "people familiar with the plan" and was reportedly a decision made "completely...
News Call Of Duty 2022 And Warzone 2 Details Revealed By Activision
Infinity Ward is in the hotseat
We've got some official details about plans for the Call of Duty franchise in 2022 courtesy of Activision, revealing that this year's game will be a sequel to Modern Warfare (2019) as previously reported earlier this year. The game will be developed by Infinity Ward and feature a brand-new engine, while a new version...
News Xbox Is Trying To 'Undercut And Dominate' The Games Industry, Argues TV Host
"It's bad for makers, bad for players"
Oh boy, here we go. American TV host and comedian Adam Conover has been going a bit viral overnight due to his thoughts on Microsoft's "monopolisation" of the games industry, claiming that's he's worried about the future. In a video posted to Twitter and TikTok, Conover explained that he felt Microsoft's...
News Xbox Can't Really Talk About Activision Blizzard Until The Deal Is Done
"The reality is, this is gonna take a while"
Earlier this week, Microsoft broke the internet when it announced it would be acquiring Activision Blizzard for close to $70 billion. While there's a lot of conversation surrounding this future acquisition and how it will pan out, don't expect to learn too much about it right away. According to Xbox's...
Pick One Which Of These Is Your Favourite Activision Blizzard Franchise?
You've got some classic IP to choose from
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to celebrate the absolutely insane news that Microsoft is purchasing Activision Blizzard, we thought we'd take a look back at the company's most famous and beloved franchises. From Call of Duty to Crash Bandicoot, Activision Blizzard has some major IP that...
News Microsoft Is Buying Activision Blizzard, Reportedly For $70 Billion
Oh my goodness
This is not a drill! Microsoft has announced today that it is acquiring Activision Blizzard, in a transaction reportedly valued at $70 billion (update: now confirmed as $68.7B). When the deal closes, Activision Blizzard's games will also be integrated into Xbox Game Pass — Microsoft says it expects the deal to close in fiscal year...
News Xbox Boss: We've Changed How We Do Certain Things With Activision
"And they’re aware of that"
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has been talking as part of a new interview with The New York Times, in which he gave his thoughts about the recent allegations at Activision Blizzard, admitting that Xbox's relationship with the company has changed — "and they're aware of that". Back in November, Spencer was said to have...
News Phil Spencer Reportedly 'Evaluating' Xbox's Relationship With Activision
And "making ongoing proactive adjustments"
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has reportedly told staff that his team are “disturbed and deeply troubled by the horrific events and actions” at Activision Blizzard, following allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment. This story was brought back to the forefront this week after The Wall Street Journal...
News Blizzard Delays Overwatch 2 And Diablo IV
Both titles are coming to Xbox
Blizzard's latest investor's call has revealed the company is now planning to launch Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV "later". Earlier this year Activision Blizzard ruled out a 2021 release, and now Blizzard wants to give both teams even more time to ensure these "anticipated titles" will be in the best state possible at...
Talking Point Will Activision Ever Get On Board With Xbox Game Pass?
It's looking unlikely right now
We're all well aware that Xbox Game Pass has been heavily supported by the vast majority of publishers in the games industry thus far, but one notable absentee has been Activision Blizzard. As of the time of writing, none of the company's titles are included as part of the service, which is absolutely a shame. It's...
News Microsoft Directs The Blame To Activision For Tony Hawk Xbox Series X Issues
Update: Activision confirms it's working on a fix
Update: Good news! Activision confirmed to Eurogamer earlier today that it was "aware" of the issues and "working to fix," and it looks like a patch has now been pushed out which solves the problem. Fingers crossed! Original Story: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 has got off to a very rough start on...
News Overwatch 2 Won't Be Released In 2021, According To Activision Blizzard
Don't expect to see Diablo IV, either
In 2019, Blizzard announced a sequel to its team-based hero shooter Overwatch for multiple platforms including Xbox. The focus of the second game is a new story and hero PvE missions. While it has sounded like more of an expansion than a full-blown sequel at times, it seems it's still going to take Blizzard a...
News Here's The Full Soundtrack For The Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2 Remaster
18 songs included
If you've ever played a Tony Hawk's Pro Skater game, you'll know just how important the soundtrack is to the overall experience. Activision and developer Vicarious Visions has honoured this, bringing back the vast majority - but not all - of the songs from the first two games for its upcoming remaster. Without further ado, here's...
News Activision Is Releasing A New Call Of Duty And Two 'Library IP' Titles In 2020
Crash? Tony Hawk?
Activision has revealed some of its upcoming projects via a recent earnings call, stating that it's working on a new "premium release" of Call of Duty and two "library IP" to release later this year. We're excited to hear of a new Call of Duty, although we're not 100% sure what it is. We shared a rumour back in March that Infinity...
Deals Over 100 Xbox Games On Offer This Week, Including An Activision Sale
Huge add-on sale as well
It's another busy week for the Xbox Live sales, with over 400 individual deals available. Unfortunately, the majority of those are just add-ons, but there are still over 100 great games on offer, including highlights such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Resident Evil 2 and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. There are also some...
Review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan (Xbox One)
The wait for a great TMNT game continues...
We've reviewed three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games in Pure Xbox's lifetime, and the highest any of those games scored was a 3/10. That's pretty dire, huh? Not since TMNT: Turtles in Time landed on the Super Nintendo back in 1992 have fans received a genuinely great game based on this timeless...
News Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Trailer Hits 1 Million Dislikes
Thumbs slamming down
Call of Duty fans don't appear to be happy with the creative direction of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare as its reveal trailer has received over 1 million "Dislikes" on YouTube. Released only a week ago on May 2, the Infinite Warfare reveal trailer is currently the 7th most disliked video on YouTube and still climbing. In...
News New Platinum-Developed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game In The Works
Heroes in an open-world?
It appears that Activison isn't quite done with the TNMT brand just yet, as achievements for an unannounced "mature" Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game have appeared online. According to the listing on XboxAchievements.com and an
Review Transformers: Devastation (Xbox One)
Exactly what meets the eye
Transformers: Devastation is not a catastrophe like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5. It's clearly a game that was made on a modest budget during a restricted development cycle, but it's a Platinum game and that's exactly what it feels like – exactly. It's an action-packed, fluid, and adrenaline-rousing exercise in ultra-quick...
News Activision Confirms Next Destiny Game is in Development
Tell me you didn't just say that!
In a speech during today's Activision Blizzard conference, an interesting and (to some) infuriating bit of news was revealed. It appears that Destiny 2 is in the earliest stages of development already. Speaking to a crowd of shareholders, media and the like, President of Activision and CEO of Publishing Eric...
Review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze (Xbox 360)
Another turtle-tastrophe
We apologize in advance for doing this, but click here and here. Last year saw the release of two video games based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles license, and you should know that we found both of them to be pretty terrible. But despite these Galapagos tortoise-sized cowabummers, when TMNT: Danger of the Ooze was...
News Destiny: How to Find The Magic Cave
Fair play?
Here at Pure Xbox we believe in fair play, a level field, fun, and the like. Therefore if a significant method of obtaining loot is available and being made use of by some, we believe that all Guardians should at least know where it is, and how to get there. Without further ado, here are simple steps that will bring you to Destiny's...
News Destiny's Level Cap Broken Down
Raise the bar higher!
A mere few days ago we were treated to the latest endeavour by Bungie Studios. We were provided with our Destiny. Many of us likely went tumbling in with friends head over heels, not knowing what exactly was in store. The game is more difficult than what we experienced in Beta play, where an unfortunate level cap of 8 was...
Review The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Xbox One)
Great power. Great disposability.
With another blockbuster film comes another video game tie-in — but is that always a bad thing? With games like Spider-Man 2, X-Men Origins: Wolverine and even Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay we'd have to say that expecting a lazy cash grab shouldn't always be a go-to reaction. Look back at 2012's...
Interview Beenox Spins a Web of Details About The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Building on the foundation of its predecessor
Canadian developer Beenox is no stranger when it comes to Spider-Man. To web-rush you up to speed, they're responsible for three games starring the friendly-neighborhood superhero, with another just days away from launch. That's right, next week The Amazing Spider-Man 2 swings onto the Xbox 360, just in...
News Ice Age Tie-In Coming to Kinect This Year
Arctic edge
Activision's just announced it's bringing Ice Age: Continental Draft — Arctic Games to Kinect in 2012. Guess what? It's a minigame compilation. Nobody could have guessed that. If you're saying you guessed that, you're lying. The story says something about the team splitting a secret treasure through a series of "off-the-wall...
News Playing Cabela's on Kinect Makes You Look Like This
"We're having a great time!"
You wanted more hardcore games for Kinect, and you've got it: Cabela's Big Game Hunter: Hunting Party combines all the fun of body-tracking with the thrill of hunting animals with a plastic gun. Activision has just released the first screenshots and 'lifestyle' photos of the Top Shot Sport, the plastic gun necessary to...