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News DOOM 64 Collector's Edition Pre-Orders Begin For Xbox This Week
Via Limited Run
Limited Run Games finally got up and running on Xbox this year, after sticking to PlayStation and Nintendo platforms for some time. One of the most notable upcoming releases announced back then was a physical version of the recent DOOM 64 port, and this just-revealed Collector's Edition looks pretty awesome. The 'DOOM 64 Classic...
Video Starfield Analysis Breaks Down Xbox Games Showcase Demo
How the studio has evolved
A new video from IGN goes into a little more detail about Xbox's big Starfield blowout from last month. The game was finally fully revealed at the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase this year, with lengthy gameplay clips featured in the extensive showing. This analysis is focusing purely on publicly available footage from...
News Bethesda's 'Roundhouse Studios' Is Working On An Unannounced Title At Xbox
Alongside co-developing Arkane's Redfall
Since Xbox fully acquired Bethesda last year, quite a few of the company's studios have remained tight-lipped on the future. Sure, we now know quite a lot about Starfield and Redfall — after the Xbox showcase anyways — but the future of teams like Id Software and Machine Games remains fairly unknown...
News Game-Changing Elder Scrolls Online Update Sparks Huge Community Backlash
And a spicy dev response
We can't say we're huge Elder Scrolls Online players here at Pure Xbox (in fact, this writer hasn't dropped into Bethesda's huge MMO since way back at launch), however, users who are more engrained in the ESO community don't seem too pleased about the game's latest update. Update 35, which is currently in its PTS preview...
News Skyrim Together Reborn: Xbox Release Isn't Planned, Says Dev
The free co-op mode arrives later this week
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been a purely single player experience since its initial release in 2011, with subsequent releases never looking at co-op as an option. However, as is the norm with Bethesda games, modders have taken it upon themselves to develop a co-op mod for Skyrim, called 'Together...
News Bethesda Hires 'Fallout: London' Modder As Associate Level Designer
Dreams come true
'Fallout: London' is a pretty comprehensive Fallout 4 mod, aiming for a PC release in 2023. It's been in the works for some time by a team of talented modders, one of which has now been scooped up by Bethesda Game Studios. The mod team posted the news on Twitter, stating that Fallout: London's Lead Technical Adviser will be leaving...
News Quake 4 Preview Hints At Upcoming PC Game Pass Addition
2005's Quake 4 is coming
Xbox has announced that Bethesda's 2005 shooter, Quake 4, is coming to Xbox storefronts on PC. Things are kicking off with an initial preview program, which is currently open to Xbox Insiders on the platform. To access the preview, you'll have to sign up via the Xbox Insider Hub on Windows PC. It seems like a pretty open...
News God Of War's Cory Barlog Is 'So F***ing Excited' For Starfield
The PlayStation dev is ready to go hands on
It's safe to say we're all pretty excited for Starfield. Bethesda's first new IP in over a decade has been a long time coming, and following Xbox's purchase of Bethesda, it'll be a console exclusive for Xbox Series X|S! However, that isn't stopping PlayStation folk from getting hyped for it. God of War's...
News Xbox Exec Claims Crunch At Bethesda Is A Thing Of The Past
"We do not have a situation where people are crunching"
In a new Kotaku report, the outlet has shared details of a recent all-hands meeting featuring Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty. He touched on various aspects of the Xbox business, including the continued handling of its studios and how the company is working on integration with the likes of...
News Xbox ANZ Is Giving Away This Epic Elder Scrolls Series S Console
Taking to the High Isle
Bethesda is now getting in on the Xbox Series S custom console craze that seems to be going on over at Microsoft. There have been dozens of unique designs made over the last few months, and this latest one is all Elder Scrolls themed. Lovely. This High-Isle-inspired Elder Scrolls Online console has been designed as a...
News The Elder Scrolls 6 Confirmed To Be In Pre-Production Ahead Of Starfield Release
It's happening!
It's likely all hands on deck over at Bethesda Game Studios in order to get Starfield out ASAP, especially given its recent delay into 2023. However, as Starfield's main development period comes to a close, Todd Howard has confirmed that The Elder Scrolls 6 is being worked on. In a new interview with IGN's Ryan McCaffrey, Howard was...
News Bethesda Confirms You Can't Manually Land On Planets In Starfield
The team is focusing on planets and space, not what's in between
More and more details about Starfield are beginning to trickle out following the game's grand reveal at the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase. One question that fans posed after the reveal was 'how do you travel between planets?' Well, the answer is that flying isn't fully player...
News Redfall Will Be 'Story-Driven' With A 'Rich Narrative', Says Arkane
Despite the focus on co-op
After a solid year of silence, we finally got to see Arkane's Redfall in action during yesterday's Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase. We're yet to be fully sold on the upcoming co-op shooter if we're honest, however, some of what Arkane is saying does sound promising. Despite the clear focus on co-op with this open world...
Gallery Feast Your Eyes On These Brand-New Starfield Screenshots
Is it 2023 yet?
Following the extensive gameplay reveal of Starfield at yesterday's Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase 2022, Bethesda revealed a few more official screenshots of the game online, and we've gathered a bunch of them below. If you're looking more Starfield coverage, check out the following stories: Read
Video Here Is Fallout 76's Next Major Content Update, Out This September
Enter 'The Pitt'
Bethesda's Starfield may have been the star of the Xbox showcase, but the game company responsible for series like Elder Scrolls and Fallout, also had some other stuff on display. One segment showed off a new major content update for the online RPG Fallout 76 called "Expeditions: The Pitt". It's due out this September on Xbox and...
News Todd Howard Says There Will Be 'Over 1,000 Planets' In Starfield
That's "just how big" this game is...
Arguably the highlight of today's Xbox and Bethesda showcase was the end-of-show Starfield gameplay reveal. The one and only Todd Howard was there to introduce us to this expansive new universe. Just how big is this game though? According to Todd, it's going to be absolutely huge - with 100 systems, and 1,000...
News The Xbox Games Showcase 2022 Is Officially Set At 95 Minutes
Confirmed by Aaron Greenberg
Update (Fri 10th Jun): Xbox's Aaron Greenberg has now officially confirmed that the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 has a running time of 95 minutes, as you can see in his tweet below: Original (Wed 4th May): Late last month we finally got news of Xbox's next big showcase, with Microsoft standing firm in its...
News Bethesda Is Putting The 'Finishing Touches' On Starfield, Says Todd Howard
Despite the delay
Xbox delivered the kind of megaton announcement we're not so fond of recently, when it delayed Starfield into 2023. Despite that unfortunate news, it seems the game is coming along nicely, at least according to studio head Todd Howard. Multiple Xbox execs and devs recently spoke about the company's upcoming plans ahead of the big...
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...
News Xbox Employee Confirms Extended Showcase Features 'All New Content'
It's showtime, round two
The build up to the big Xbox Summer Showcase is on, as we're just a few days away at this point. However, we're already looking forward to the recently revealed 'Extended Showcase' as well, especially as it's set to deliver a lot of new stuff! Xbox team member Kelly Lombardi recently took to Twitter to confirm that June...
News Xbox Exec Jokes About The Number Of 'Game Pass' Mentions At 2022's Showcase
So. Much. Game. Pass. Incoming.
We've all heard that "World Premiere" voice line over and over in our heads after an Xbox show right? The one the team loves to use at pretty much all of its Xbox showcase events. Well, this year, we better get ready to hear plenty of 'Game Pass', jokes Xbox's Aaron Greenberg. It might not be delivered with that same...
News Xbox Announces Extended Showcase Featuring 90 Minutes Of Deep Dives
Following the big Games Showcase
Xbox has revealed that we're getting another feature-length show a couple of days after this Sunday's Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase! That's right, Team Xbox will be bringing additional trailers and deep dives into the biggest announcements from the main show. The 'Xbox Games Showcase Extended' takes place...
Rumour Indiana Jones Might Not Be An Xbox Exclusive
But there's some mixed messaging
Perhaps one of the most exciting announcements last year was Bethesda announcing a new Indiana Jones game by Bethesda and Wolfenstein developer, MachineGames, under the supervision of Lucasfilm Games. We've not really heard all that much about it since then, but one question that continues to resurface is whether or...
News Another In-Development Starfield Image Has Leaked Online
Opening new doors
Starfield may have been delayed to 2023 recently, but that seemingly hasn't stopped the leaks. We've seen some screenshots appear before, including a set of five just last month, and now another one has cropped up, aiming to prove the game has... doors. That's right, a Reddit user has dropped this
Random Forget Phil's Shelf, Xbox Boss Drops Hint In New Profile Picture
We're heading to the Starfield
Phil Spencer's shelf became a bit of a meme during his time conducting home office interviews. It often hinted at upcoming announcements, so much so that folks began scouring the shelf each time the Xbox boss appeared on camera. Well, now the hints are coming from profile picture changes. Phil has just swapped out his...
News God Of War Creator Slams Xbox Boss's Response To Bethesda Delays
"Go get some therapy, Phil Spencer"
As you can imagine, the announcement that Starfield and Redfall are being delayed to 2023 has led to a lot of people sharing their thoughts on social media, and one of them is the God of War director, David Jaffe. Jaffe, who worked on the first couple of God of War games along with the Twisted Metal franchise,...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Issues Statement In Response To Starfield And Redfall Delays
"We hear the feedback"
Head of Xbox and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has taken to Twitter today to comment on the unfortunate delays of Bethesda's Starfield and Redfall to 2023, admitting that Xbox needs to "better meet" certain expectations. In his message, Spencer supported the decision to give the development teams more time on both games,...
Reaction Bethesda Delays Make June's Showcase Even More Important For Xbox
Delivering the goods
Here in Xbox land we're no strangers to waiting months and months for a big first party launch. Throughout the Xbox One era fans suffered through huge periods bereft of anything from Xbox Game Studios, especially when that studio family was relatively small. Well, after Bethesda's recent delays to both Starfield and Redfall, we...
News Bethesda Devs Reportedly Feared Starfield Becoming The 'Next Cyberpunk'
With its initial 2022 release date
It's happened folks, Starfield has officially been delayed and we're still coming to terms with it. However, delays often result in better games, and a Tweet from Bloomberg's Jason Schreier only serves to highlight what could have happened without a delay. Schreier dropped this little anecdote on Twitter, just...
News Bethesda Delays Starfield And Redfall To First Half Of 2023
Ouch, this one hurts
Well, the news we were hoping we wouldn't have to hear has unfortunately come true... Bethesda has announced today that both Starfield and Redfall have been delayed from 2022 to the first half of 2023. In a statement, the studios explained that they needed more time to realise their "incredible" ambitions: "We can't wait for...
News Starfield Is 'Pretty Awesome' Says Actor Rumoured To Feature In The Xbox RPG
If you say so!
We don't know much about Starfield ahead of its launch this November, but we do know plenty of acting talent will be required to bring Bethesda's RPG to life. One such Actor, Stephen Ford, has been teasing some sort of involvement with the game for months now, and they've even jumped to defend it on Twitter. A Twitter user replied to...
News Phil Spencer & Team Xbox Meet With Bethesda Ahead Of June's Games Showcase
It's almost Starfield time
Here at Pure Xbox we're inexplicably excited for next month's big games showcase. It's been a good six months since the anniversary event last year, and we're eager to learn more about Xbox in 2022. Well, these new Twitter posts from Phil Spencer and Aaron Greenberg are hardly helping with the wait! The Xbox Boss has...
Video Here's Gameplay Of An Unreleased Half-Life Game From Arkane
Ravenholm
Recently, developer Arkane became a huge new addition to Xbox Game Studios, arriving as part of the big Bethesda deal. However, did you know that long before that, the team worked on a Half-Life game that never got released? Nah, us neither. Well, thanks to video game documentary channel Noclip, about an hour's footage of that very proje
News The Final Runtime Of Xbox's Games Showcase Hasn't Been Confirmed Yet
"Will keep folks posted as we get closer"
Recently, a calendar invite on the official Xbox website seemingly revealed the upcoming Xbox & Bethesda Showcase would be around 90 minutes in length. It appears that this might just be a placeholder though. While these showcases are "typically" around this time frame according to Xbox's Aaron...
Rumour 'Virtually Every' Xbox Studio Has Submitted Content For June's Games Showcase
Hype intensifies
Last week, Xbox finally got around to announcing its big summer showcase for 2022. Even so, they didn't really reveal much of what they'll show off - aside from the fact that Bethesda will have a huge presence once again. However, as expected the rumours are starting to swirl, and this one is getting us pretty excited! Rand Al...
News Bethesda Is Retiring Its Games Launcher On PC, Will Migrate To Steam
"We’re saying goodbye to the Bethesda.net Launcher"
Update (Wed, 27th April, 2022 16:40 BST): Bethesda's migration process is now open! If you wish to move your Bethesda library over to Steam, the publisher has detailed the process in a new blog post. Original article (Wed 23rd Feb, 2022 06:00 GMT): Starfield and
News New Starfield Video Delves Deep Into The Game's Music And Audio Design
Turn it up
Can you believe we're only like six months out from Starfield? We know, we know, remain calm. Anyway, to satiate our appetites Bethesda has dropped another of its video docs, and this one is all about audio. Bethesda Game Studios audio director Mark Lampert, and Starfield composer Inon Zur discuss all things Starfield audio, including...
News Don't Worry, Bethesda's Redfall Hasn't (Yet) Been Delayed To Winter 2022
But is it just a matter of time?
Update (19:10): Fans have since pointed out that 'winter' in Brazil, and other countries in the Southern Hemisphere, runs from June through September. Therefore, this image could be correct and still relate to summer for us here in the UK/US/EU. At present, Xbox hasn't announced a delay, so we're waiting on further...
News The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind DLC Is Now Totally Free On Xbox
Explore the home of the Dark Elves
If you're a keen Elder Scrolls Online fan or perhaps you've yet to even try it on Xbox Game Pass, we've got some good news to share as the Morrowind DLC for the game has been made officially free for all players. Bethesda says that "starting right now and for the foreseeable future, your ESO account has access to...
Video Bethesda Introduces Us To Starfield's Robot Companion, VASCO
Your favourite new companion
Bethesda is still trickling out little bits of information about the highly-anticipated Starfield, and the latest is a video looking at one of the game's companion characters, VASCO, described as "Constellation’s expeditionary robot." The video gives us an idea of what to expect from the "primarily peaceful" robot,...
News Five More Starfield In-Game Images Have Leaked Online
Based on a 2018 build of the game
Update: How about a few more?! Here's another fresh set of leaked images (still from a few years ago): Original story: Although Starfield is arriving later this year, Bethesda still hasn't really shown all that much of it in the lead up the release. While we're expecting to get additional details and footage...
News Bethesda Says 'Players Are Going To Lose Their Minds' Over Starfield
There's a lot going on
You could say that Bethesda has been drip feeding info regarding Starfield since its initial reveal a few years ago. Even if concrete details have been scarce, we're still loving what we're seeing, and even more so after this new developer interview. A new Bethesda blog post sits down with Design Director Emil Pagli
News Fallout 76 Is Getting New Content Created By Developer Of Rust
"Working with Bethesda is a dream come true."
Fallout 76 has changed a lot since its initial 2018 launch. Not only have NPCs added a more classic 'Fallout' feel to the game, but huge expansions have massively grown the game's Appalachian world. Now, Bethesda is reaching out beyond its own borders. That's right, the Fallout 76 developer has drafted...
Guide When Is Ghostwire: Tokyo Coming To Xbox Game Pass?
Here's what we know so far
Update: With Ghostwire: Tokyo now available on PlayStation, we thought we'd bump this article so you can get an idea of when to expect it on Xbox Game Pass. In a nutshell, it looks like we'll be waiting about a year until it arrives. Original story: When is Ghostwire: Tokyo coming to Xbox?
News Xbox Game Studios' Ghostwire Tokyo Is A Mixed Bag On PS5
A future Game Pass title
Reviews for Bethesda's Ghostwire Tokyo are starting to roll in. It's looking like there's a lot to like in Shinji Mikami's new open world, despite some notable drawbacks from critics. Remember, this one is a PS5 exclusive at launch — much like Deathloop — with Ghostwire Tokyo expected to hit Xbox console
News Bethesda Details New Persuasion Mechanic In Latest Starfield Video
Todd Howard delivers the goods
Bethesda has just released another Starfield ViDoc, where Todd and the team tease a little bit more about Starfield's world. This time, player companions are discussed, along with the game's factions, story mechanics, and the journey we'll all go on come November 2022. First up, companions return and the first one is...
News Bethesda Is 'Dedicated' To Updating Fallout 76, Five-Year Roadmap Planned
"We’ve got a lot of fun, cool stuff that I can’t wait to tell people about."
It's hard to believe, but Fallout 76 has been out for over three years now. In that time, we've seen the game grow from a pretty meagre shell to something a lot more substantial. Well, the growth doesn't stop there. In fact, it isn't stopping for a very long time. In...
News It Looks Like Redfall Is Still Deep In Development As Arkane Looks For Devs
A long list of vacancies
Redfall, the next game from the team behind Dishonored and Deathloop, was revealed at last year's Xbox & Bethesda showcase. At the time, the team was aiming for a Summer 2022 release window, although that could be in doubt. The developer has taken to its social channels to advertise a bunch of Redfall jobs. These...
News Fallout New Vegas 2 Development Is In 'Very Early Talks', Says Jeff Grubb
Could it be?!
Right, we can't have been the only ones to think of a Fallout: New Vegas sequel once Xbox bought both Obsidian — the New Vegas creator — and Bethesda, owners of the Fallout series. Well, it looks like Xbox has already thought of the prospect. On Jeff Grubb's latest Giantbomb show, the leaker aficionado said that talks of New Vegas...
News Bethesda Reveals 2022 Roadmap For Fallout 76
"another exciting year in Fallout 76 lies ahead"
Although Bethesda is busy preparing for the release of Starfield later this year, it's still got plans for its online action role-playing game, Fallout 76. To highlight what's ahead for 2022, it's released a new roadmap. Below is the full breakdown of each season: Spring: Appalachia is besieged...