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Random A GTA Clone About Farting Frogs Has Reached The 'Top Paid' Charts On Xbox
And it's set in Swindon, UK of all places!
We're always monitoring the "Top Paid" Xbox charts here at Pure Xbox, and for the most part they're pretty predictable - major games like Battlefield 6, ARC Raiders and EA Sports FC 26 are currently topping the list as you'd expect. There are usually a couple of surprises in the mix though, and one that's...
Random This Custom Xbox Series X Looks Amazing, And Fits Right In For Halloween
Spooky season activated
We've seen our fair share of custom Xbox consoles over the years and most of them never really catch our eye - but a new horror-themed Series X setup from Reddit user deRgiB6319 looks bloody fantastic... literally. Shared onto the Xbox reddit earlier this week and upvoted by almost 2,000 people, an Xbox fan has created this...
News Xbox Fan Shares Their Concept For A Game Pass 'Select' Plan With Optional Add-Ons
"I made Game Pass modular."
You don't need us to tell you that Xbox's recent changes to Game Pass have been received with some disgruntlement over the past couple of days, with the criticism being mostly applied to the price increase for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. One fan has even take it upon themselves to come up with a concept for an Xbox Game...
News Mario Kart World Has A Ridiculous New Rip-Off On The Xbox Store
Is it Marcus Kart World or Maria Kart World?!
Every now and again, we see developers creating indie games that bare more than a slight resemblance to famous AAA titles in the industry, and this latest example is very reminiscent of a certain kart racer on the Nintendo Switch 2! Yes, Marcus Kart World (or is it Maria Kart World?!) is now available...
Random Xbox Fan Installs 1000 Games To See How Much Storage Space They Take Up
"My goal has been to have them all installed simultaneously"
These days, it's getting harder and harder to find enough room to download all our Xbox games on Series X and especially Series S - and it feels near-on impossible when you factor in all the Xbox Game Pass titles as well. However, one Xbox fan has been experimenting with this recently,...
News 'Days Gone' Tweet Attracts The Attention Of Xbox Fans, But Don't Get Your Hopes Up
Much ado about nothing?
There's been a lot of talk about PlayStation games coming to Xbox in recent weeks - kickstarted by the announcement of Helldivers 2 for Xbox back in early July, as well as reports and rumours suggesting more are on the way. However, our sister site Push Square recently reported ab
Random This Incredible 'Skewer' Kill Shows How Impressive Halo Infinite's Physics Are
You can actually do this?!
It may have been almost four years since we first got our hands on Halo Infinite, but it's still a technically impressive video game, particularly in multiplayer where a shedload of chaos ensues at stable frame rates in every single game on Xbox Series X. Every now and then though, you see something that still genuinely...
News Xbox Glitch Sees Players Being Asked To Update All Of Their Games
It's happened to quite a few people
If you've turned on your Xbox console today and found that tens, if not hundreds of games need to be updated, you're not alone! We've seen a wave of reports about this over the past few hours, but the good news is that it's just a glitch. Lots of people have been taking to social media to report this issue, many...
Random Xbox Is Giving Away A Highly Valuable Beavis & Butt-Head Controller
"The Great Cornholio has entered the lobby"
Beavis & Butt-Head fans, this one's for you! As shared yesterday on the official Call of Duty Twitter account, Xbox has teamed up with Activision to give away this special custom controller - and it's actually very valuable as well! As detailed in the official rules for this giveaway, the Beavis &...
Random Over 1M People Have Signed A Petition To 'Stop Killing Games'
A major milestone for the campaign
For a long time now, and particularly in the past few years, we've seen a lot of games shutting their Xbox servers and then becoming unplayable in the process - a scenario that the "Stop Killing Games" campaign is trying to prevent. The campaign is specifically about addressing games that are "completely...
Random Xbox Fan Can't Believe Their Luck After Winning Expedition 33 Xbox Series X
"Oh man, its legit!"
Every now and again, we get a chance to highlight some of the amazing custom Xbox consoles that have been won by lucky fans around the world, and this latest design is a beauty based on the outstanding Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. We actually covered this giveaway in April when it was taking place on the Xbox subreddit (we've...
News Square Enix Unveils 'Possibly' The Largest Xbox Series X Ever Made
Random, but OK then!
Yesterday, as part of the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, Square Enix announced that not only was Final Fantasy 7 Remake Integrade coming to Xbox later this year, but Final Fantasy 16 was shadow dropping on Xbox immediately. To celebrate that fact, the company has unveiled what might be the largest Xbox Series X ever made. Why?
News DOOM: The Dark Ages Is Locking A Timed Exclusive Skin Behind A Pizza
"A special delivery from Hell"
Fancy getting a timed exclusive DOOM: The Dark Ages skin with your pizza this month? That's exactly what Prince St. Pizza is giving away from May 12th to June 15th at every location in the US (and Toronto, Canada). Specifically, those who buy a certain pizza from Prince St. Pizza will receive a Ranger DOOM Slayer Skin...
Random Here's What The New Hallmark Xbox 360 Ornament Sounds Like
Nostalgia activated
Back in mid-April, Hallmark lifted the lid on two Xbox-based Christmas ornaments for 2025 - including a miniature Xbox 360 that was advertised to light up and play Halo 3 game sounds. Well, now we can hear exactly what they mean! As you can see in the video below, the big Xbox button on the Xbox 360 does actually light up, and...
Random Xbox Owner Discovers Evidence Of Unreleased Far Cry Port
"I had to do a double take"
All the way back in the original Xbox generation, we never actually got a proper version of Far Cry 1 on the OG Xbox console. Instead, 2004's Far Cry Instincts was a different take on the game (it technically served as a remake), and we had to wait another 10 years for FC1 to arrive on Xbox 360 in the form of Far Cry...
Random New Xbox Game Accidentally Gets $500 Price Tag On The Microsoft Store
It's quietly been fixed now though
You know that we always round up all of next week's Xbox releases on a Saturday here at Pure Xbox, and we tend to prepare those on the Friday - so imagine my surprise when I spotted an upcoming Xbox release with a $500 price tag! The game in question is Golf Up, which was displaying a pre-order price of £419.99 /...
News Twitch Streamer Rebuilds Xbox 360 'Blades' Dashboard From Scratch
With chat integration!
We all know how much fondness there is for the "Blades" era of the Xbox 360 - the iconic dashboard that was present for the early days of the console, and that unfortunately is no longer accessible unless you never updated your system. Team Xbox has repeatedly stated how the "Blades" dashboard isn't likely to return for...
News BAFTA Announces List Of Top 21 Most Influential Games Ever
Not many Xbox first-party titles though
Ahead of the BAFTA Games Awards taking place next week, the organisation has announced the "Most Influential Game of All Time" as voted for by the public today - and the surprising winner is Shenmue. The 1999 Dreamcast classic (which eventually ended up on Xbox) managed to surpass the likes of Tetris, DOOM,...
Random Xbox Memes On Avengers: Doomsday With 'Deadpool Butt Controller'
How do you do fellow kids?
Yesterday was a pretty exciting day for Marvel fans with the cast of the new movie 'Avengers: Doomsday' officially revealed in a lengthy trailer made up exclusively of chairs and Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man turned Doctor Doom) at the very end of the line. Xbox has taken this an as opportunity to remind everyone about its...
Random Xbox Fans Are Still Playing The Original Halo 2 Online In 2025
21 years since it first released
The original version of Halo 2 that arrived on the OG Xbox back in 2004 no longer supports online multiplayer (due to the Xbox Live servers being turned off years ago), but thanks to Insignia, it's getting a new lease of life in 2025. Over the weekend, a bunch of excited Halo fans took to social media to show off...
Random Oreo Xbox Series S Owner Shows Off Their 'Monstrosity' Of A Console
"I have this crazy thing..."
A couple of years ago, Xbox partnered with Oreo to release a very special Oreo Xbox Series S as part of a sweepstakes on social media, and it's believed that only three of them exist in the world - so they're very rare to come across! However, this week, a social media post has gone viral from someone who apparently...
Random 20 Years Later, The Xbox 360 Is Still Finding New Fans In 2025
Its legacy lives on
This year marks two decades since the Xbox 360 first launched back in November of 2005, and while we'll obviously be celebrating that anniversary a lot more throughout the year, we wanted to start things off a little early as well. A few months ago, we highlighted how the Xbox 360 was still an "amazing console in 2024", and...
News Xbox Players Say They're Being 'Banned Indefinitely' For Using A VPN
Heed this warning
The use of a VPN is nothing surprising in this day and age, and there are all sorts of reasons why you might want to go down that route, but Xbox fans are being warned that it could lead to an indefinite ban if you do so. This originates from the Xbox price comparison website Xbox-Now, which is displaying a warning on its front...
Random Xbox Fans Want Microsoft To Bring Back 'Snap Mode' On Series X And S
Discussing the beloved Xbox One feature
Every now and then, Microsoft's 'Snap Mode' feature creeps its way back into the conversation like an estranged relative at a family gathering - and this week, the Xbox community has been talking fondly about the feature on Reddit. Posting out to the online forum yesterday, user Joshrelates kicked off the...
Random Elder Scrolls 6 Giving 'Lucky Fan' The Chance To Create An NPC
As part of a silent auction for charity
There's still no release date for The Elder Scrolls VI, but it seems Bethesda is ever so slowly turning more attention to this anticipated project. This week it's announced a new promotion - where it's offering "one lucky winner" the chance to create an NPC for the next major entry in the series that will...
News 'Tides Of Annihilation' Accidentally Goes Live On Xbox Without A Release Date
Hold your horses, Microsoft
There were loads of highlights from an Xbox perspective at the PlayStation State of Play event the other day, and one of them was Tides of Annihilation - an upcoming fantasy action-adventure game that looked stunning in its trailer. Well, a bunch of Xbox fans thought Christmas had come early today when Tides of...
Random Xbox Fan Shares Clip Of Microsoft's Console Factory Line From 2006
We miss you, Xbox 360
Look, we're not out here to ruin anyone's day or anything, but the Xbox 360 is officially 20 years old this year. You read that right, November 2025 marks two whole decades since Microsoft's seminal Xbox console first launched - which is a bit of a scary thought, if we're honest. However, we do have lots of nostalgia for that...
News 'Mariostro Strikers' Goes Viral As Ridiculous Rip-Off Appears On Xbox
Who needs a Switch, eh?!
Every now and again, the Xbox Store plays host to various rip-off titles that are clearly inspired by other projects (sometimes they're just straight ports), but we have to admit, this specific one is a very entertaining example. Yes, Mariostro Strikers: Soccer League is available to purchase on Xbox right now, and it...
News PS5 Pro Surprisingly Loses To Xbox Series X In HDMI Bandwidth Test
"The Xbox Series X can do 4K120 at full RGB/444"
Did you know that the Xbox Series X has better HDMI 2.1 bandwidth than the PS5? You might know that, because it was tested a few years ago by a YouTuber named Vincent Teoh, and he's returned to test the PS5 Pro recently as well. As it turns out, the PS5 Pro features the same spec as the PS5 in this...
News Xbox Fan Shares 'Genius' Method For Putting Console In Idle Mode
We didn't know this was a thing!
It's not often we learn something that we didn't know already about our Xbox consoles here at PX HQ, but browsing the platform's Reddit channel this morning, we've done exactly that. Basically, a user has shared a tip for instantly putting your console in 'idle' mode, and yep - we had no idea you could do this! So,...
Random SEGA Files Trademarks For Classic IP, Is A Comeback Imminent?
Just imagine 'Ecco the Dolphin' splashing onto Xbox
Look, we're not saying the two things are connected here, but it's certainly some funny timing! It's been discovered SEGA filed trademarks in late December for one of its classic...or should we say "legendary" IP that's now decades old. The trademarks are for 'Ecco the Dolphin' and 'Ecco' - an...
News Indie Dev Questions Whether Xbox One Is Worth Developing For In 2025
It's sparked an interesting discussion
We're now entering the twelfth year of the Xbox One's existence, and Microsoft's last-gen console continues to receive loads of new games on a monthly basis - an incredible feat for what eventually turned out to be an incredible system! But at what point do you stop? That's the question that indie developer...
News Xbox Partners With UK Darts Star Luke Littler, 'Community Rewards' Up For Grabs
If he performs well, Xbox fans will benefit
This week, you may have come across an Xbox tease on social media that's been attracting a lot of attention, and it turns out that tease is related to a new partnership - Xbox UK has teamed up with the English darts star, Luke Littler. Luke is taking the darts world by storm at the moment, and has...
Random Xbox Has Apparently Made A 'Red Ring Of Death' Ugly Sweater
It's believed to be selling out fast at Microsoft
We've finally reached the holiday season and according to a story over on The Verge, Microsoft has internally released a new sweater. It's not just any sweater though, it's apparently a "Xbox 360 glitch holiday sweater". This one features what's described as an "interchangeable module" that can...
Random Xbox Series S Owner Reveals How The Console Literally Saved Their Life
Update: Xbox responds with promise of new console
Has a console ever saved your life?! That's literally what happened recently according to one Xbox Series S owner. Posting on social media earlier today, the person in question revealed that on the way home from GameStop, they were hit by a truck while riding their bicycle. They weren't wearing a...
Random Xbox 360 Users Say Dashboard Has Been 'Destroyed', But It's Not As Bad As It Seems
Still kinda depressing though
When the Xbox 360 store got taken offline back in the summer, various users began sharing the "totally gutted" dashboard which looked extremely bare without any kind of Xbox Live branding or game advertisements to speak of. This topic has returned to the forefront over the past couple of days because a so-called "new"...
News Xbox Engineer Shows Off Console Dashboard With 'Comic Sans' Font
We... kinda dig it
We've seen plenty of Xbox dashboard renditions over the years, right from the OG 360 blades all the way up to the modern Series X|S dashboard, but we never thought we'd see the day where 'Comic Sans' font gets plastered all over the Xbox home screen - until now. Yep, Xbox's engineering lead Eden Marie has taken to
Random Some Black Ops 6 Fans Are Already Over The Game's 'Obnoxious' DLC Skins
"Been loving Black Ops 6 so far but..."
Since the Fortnite boom, more and more online shooters have introduced cosmetic microtransactions. Even the war-themed title Call of Duty has taken inspiration from this over the years, and although the series has already added all sorts of wacky cosmetics in past iterations, the latest skins in Black Ops 6...
Random Xbox Employee Causes A Stir With Lighthearted PS5 Pro Joke On Twitter
"Some of y’all take Twitter too seriously"
You'd think that a lighthearted joke between friends wouldn't require an explanation, but that wasn't the case here! Xbox's social media manager felt forced to explain himself after making a viral PS5 Pro joke this past Friday. The joke was a response to The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley, who revealed...
Random Xbox Is Trump's Real Opponent In The 2024 US Election, Says CNN Guest
Let us explain
You see, for a good while now we've known that Democratic candidate Kamala Harris is Donald Trump's main opposition in the 2024 US Presidential Election, but a new comment on CNN actually suggests that Xbox is the Republican leader's main opponent... right. Speaking as part of a recent segment on CNN, Republican strategist Brad Todd...
News Xbox Legend Major Nelson Shares Fun Fact About The Halo Series X's 'Celestial Design'
We love the design of this console!
This month has seen the release of the Galaxy Black Xbox Series X along with a couple of other console variants from Microsoft, and that's big news considering there's barely been anything along these lines throughout the generation. Arguably, the only notable exception is the Halo Infinite Limited Edition Xbox...
News Southern Comfort Unveils 'First Ever Adult Accessory' For Xbox Series X
And yes, you can actually buy it!
Well, we didn't expect to see this in our inboxes today! Southern Comfort has announced the world's "first ever adult gaming accessory" for the Xbox Series X, and it takes the form of a clip-on device that literally stores and dispenses shots of the company's new SoCo Sour 50ml drink. What's crazy about this is...
Random Xbox's New Robot White Series X Removes One Small Detail
"Green on white would have looked weird"
Last week, Microsoft launched a trio of Xbox Series X and S models. While we've already seen some teardowns going into more technical changes, there's one other small difference with the 1TB All-Digital Xbox Series X (Robot White) model doing the rounds. As highlighted by the Xbox subreddit, app
News This Incredible Xbox Handheld Supports 1000+ Games, No Emulation Required
It even uses a real OG Xbox motherboard!
While we wait for Microsoft to reveal details on the Xbox handheld that's seemingly in the works, one Xbox fan has took it upon themselves to make a custom device based on the original console - and it looks incredible at first glance! This Xbox fan goes by the name of Redherring32 on social media, and as...
Feature 10 Xbox Games That Are Surprisingly Valuable At CEX In The UK
If you've got any of these, they might be worth a trade-in!
We don't know about you, but we love browsing retro gaming shops here in the UK. To be honest, CEX isn't our favourite way to buy things (the indie stores are preferred when we can find them!), but it's easily the most mainstream chain when it comes to buying classic original Xbox and Xbox...
Random Xbox Extends Phil Spencer's PS5 Controller Joke
"This is where the X button goes"
In case you missed it, Xbox boss Phil Spencer recently made a light-hearted joke about the button placement on Sony's PlayStation 5 controller, noting how the 'X' button (known as a cross on PlayStation's gamepads) is in
News Xbox Has Begun Including Handhelds In Promotional Images
Clearly a big focus these days
It's no secret that Phil Spencer and his team at Xbox are rumoured to be working on some kind of new handheld device, and there's also been a big focus over the past year on adapting the Xbox PC app for existing handhelds. This week, The Verge's Tom Warren even spotted that one was included in the artwork accompanying...
Random Xbox Fan Discovers Their '$13K' Copy Of Halo Is Only Worth $25
"It does kinda suck"
Those who are big fans of the American TV show "Pawn Stars" will likely have come across a segment featuring Halo: Combat Evolved in the most recent episode, in which an owner believes they possess a copy worth $13,000. What follows is a bizarre explanation of the game by host Chumlee (who has seemingly doesn't know it very...
Random Xbox Fan Accidentally Misses Out On Custom Prize Worth Over $600
"Well this sucks"
Alright, so give us a break on this one - we're almost a year late to this story, but we've only just found it and we're keen to share it! It's all about a custom Barbie Xbox Series S that was being given away back in June of 2023. As usual, this was part of a sweepstakes that anyone could enter, and Redditor spitfyrez was picked...
News Xbox Is Sending Out 'Excellence' Awards For Some Very Special Games
A nice touch
It's always nice to see Xbox giving recognition to third-party teams when their games perform well, and the latest example is in the form of the "Xbox Excellence Award" - which we've spotted being given out to two dev teams so far. There are probably many examples out there, but for now, it's the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and My Time At...
