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Roundup Atomic Heart's Final Previews Arrive Before Next Month's Game Pass Launch
Here are the final pre-release impressions
Atomic Heart is set to bring its bonkers brand of open world shooting to Xbox Game Pass in February 2023, and ahead of the game's nearby launch, a bunch of outlets have gone hands on with a slice of the upcoming title. Impressions seem a little mixed across the board here, but the game's world still sounds...
News Here's What The Critics Are Saying About One Piece Odyssey
The biggest Xbox release of the week
You might argue that Bandai Namco's One Piece Odyssey is the first major release of 2023 on Xbox, and so we've been pretty intrigued to see how it'd shape up with the critics. Today, those first reviews have finally dropped, although unfortunately there are only a couple of Xbox scores in the wild — the rest...
News These Three Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (January 19-20)
"We're just getting warmed up..."
Microsoft has finally given us a formal announcement for Xbox Game Pass in January 2023, although the only three games that been announced for the middle part of the month so far are Persona 3, Persona 4 and
Roundup The Witcher 3's Next-Gen Update Is Getting Almost Unanimous Praise So Far
Look out for that huge Metacritic score
As you may have seen, the embargo for The Witcher 3 Next-Gen impressions lifted today, allowing us to bring you our review (in-progress) here at Pure Xbox, while other outlets have also been providing their opinions on the update. <related ids="142444"> It'll come as no surprise to hear that the game...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About 'High On Life' On Xbox Game Pass
The first reviews are in
It's time! High on Life has been our most highly anticipated Xbox Game Pass release of December 2022 for a very long time now, and it's finally set to arrive in just a few short hours - the official release date is Tuesday, December 13th. <related ids="142244"> Ahead of the release, critics have been going hands-on...
Roundup Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The Game Awards 2022
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch The Game Awards 2022 earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, which you'll find elsewhere on Pure Xbox. If you don't fancy watching it all the way through, we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article. The following list...
News Chained Echoes On Xbox Game Pass Is Getting Incredible Reviews So Far
"The best RPG I've played all year"
One of the new additions to Xbox Game Pass on December 8th is Chained Echoes, and although we haven't seen too many reviews for this one just yet, the handful of scores that it's received have been extremely high so far. We unfortunately haven't been able to get access to the Xbox version of Chained Echoes until...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (December 8)
Including a brand-new JRPG!
It's another Xbox Game Pass day! We've got two additions to the December 2022 Xbox Game Pass lineup, with one of them being a brand-new JRPG called Chained Echoes, and another being the Xbox One version of Metal: Hellsinger. We actually reviewed Metal: Hellsinger earlier this year, calling it a "slick and addictive...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (December 6)
The galaxy is yours
It's a big day for Xbox Game Pass! We've got two games joining the lineup today, December 6th, including the brand-new release of Hello Neighbor 2, along with the highly anticipated arrival of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga! If you're interested to know whether LEGO Star Wars is worth your time, we reviewed it earlier this...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of Dead Space-Like 'The Callisto Protocol'
Enough space
We feel like we've been waiting forever for this one, but The Callisto Protocol is finally out today, December 2nd! Ahead of launch, a bunch of outlets have been playing this horror shooter — directed by one of the creators of Dead Space — so we have a fair idea of what the critics think so far. Update: You'll also now find our...
News These Eight Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (December 6-15)
Update: One has been removed!
Update: Microsoft has since delayed Hot Wheels Unleashed on Xbox Game Pass for unknown reasons. We've updated the table below to reflect this. Original story: The first batch of December 2022's Xbox Game Pass titles has arrived, with Microsoft officially revealing what's coming to the service in early December, inclu
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Marvel's Midnight Suns
It sounds marvellous
Marvel's Midnight Suns is an upcoming AAA title that helps form a pretty busy December for new releases on Xbox. It launches the very same day as Need for Speed Unbound and The Callisto Protocol on December 2nd, and ahead of that date, critics have been goi
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 22)
And they're both big additions!
It's another Xbox Game Pass day! November 2022's Xbox Game Pass lineup continues with two major additions today (November 22) in the form of Gungrave G.O.R.E and Battlefield 2042 - the latter courtesy of EA Play. For a while we weren't 100% sure that Battlefield 2042 was joining the EA Play and Xbox Game Pass...
News Four Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 17)
It's a 'spicy' selection!
Welcome to another Xbox Game Pass roundup! November 2022's Game Pass selection continues with four new additions today, November 17th, including two that are exclusive to PC, and two that are coming to console as well. The two biggest highlights of the day are arguably the strategy game Dune: Spice Wars, which arrives as...
News These Eight Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (November 17-30)
The latest batch of titles
The second batch of November 2022's Xbox Game Pass titles has arrived, with Microsoft officially revealing what's coming to the service in mid-late November, including the previously confirmed Gungrave G.O.R.E. Here's the full list of games for the mid-late part of November 2022: Date Game Platform November 17
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 15)
Both are brand-new releases!
It's Xbox Game Pass day! We've got two games that have joined the Game Pass library over the past few hours, and not only are both of them brand-new releases, but one is the highest rated Xbox Game Studios release of 2022! The XGS game is Pentiment by Obsidian, while the other release today is sci-fi adventure
News Pentiment Is The Best Xbox Game Studios Release Of 2022, Say Critics
It should crack the Metacritic Top 10 list
Obsidian's latest release arrives in the form of Pentiment on Tuesday (November 15th), launching into Xbox Game Pass on day one. Ahead of release, the reviews have been dropping everywhere today, and it's been getting fantastic scores. In fact, if you look at the Metacritic average (86 on Xbox Series X),...
News These 10 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (November 1-15)
The first batch of the month!
Microsoft has today revealed the first batch of Xbox Game Pass additions for November 2022, which includes the previously confirmed Legend of Tianding, Ghost Song, Football Manager 2023 and others. Plus, we've been treated the surprise announcements of
Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of Resident Evil Village: Shadows Of Rose
The new DLC is out now
The Resident Evil Village Gold Edition (aka, Winters' Expansion) is now out in the wild, which means impressions have begun circulating about the game's brand-new DLC: Shadows of Rose. The overall reception to the add-on seems to be mixed, but folks have certainly had plenty to say about it so far... Here's a quick roundup of...
News Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Star Ocean: The Divine Force
Square Enix's new interstellar RPG
Square Enix's new interstellar RPG, Star Ocean: The Divine Force (the sixth major installment in the Star Ocean series) has launched today on Xbox, and we've been seeing a few reviews crop up across the web over the past few days. So, is it any good? We've picked out a handful of reviews to highlight below,...
News Four Xbox Games We've Given 'Outstanding' 10/10 Scores To In 2022
What would you give a 10/10 to?
Last week, we took a look at the highest-rated Xbox games of 2022 (according to Metacritic), with Persona 5 Royal having recently joined the lineup in second place, but what about us here at Pure Xbox? What have we been giving top marks to over the past ten months? Well, the answer is that we've awarded the...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About 'New Tales From The Borderlands'
The new adventure launches on Friday!
Although a lot of today's discussion has been about Gotham Knights and its arrival on current-gen consoles this week, we can't forget that Gearbox's New Tales from the Borderlands also launches tomorrow, October 21st. Ahead of that launch, the game's review embargo has lifted and it appears to be getting a...
News Gotham Knights Divides Critics, Lots Of Different Review Scores
Step into the Knight
We're not done with the major releases this week just yet! There's been a lot of discussion recently concerning WB Games' Gotham Knights, with a confirmed 30FPS frame rate along with hit-and-miss previews causing some concern amongst gaming fans, but what's the final product like? Well, the reviews have now landed!
News These Eight Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (October 20-27)
The final batch for October 2022
Microsoft has today revealed the final batch of Xbox Game Pass additions for October 2022, including some previously confirmed titles such as Persona 5 Royal and the new horror survival experience, Signalis. Here's the full list of games that have been announced for late October 2022:...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About A Plague Tale: Requiem
Embark on a heartrending journey
Ready for another brand-new Xbox Game Pass release? A Plague Tale: Requiem arrives on the service this Tuesday, October 18th, and just a few hours ahead of its release, the reviews have been dropping across the web. If you're not aware, this is the sequel to the excellent A Plague Tale: Innocence, and it's been...
News These Gotham Knights Hands-On Impressions Are All Over The Place
The critics seem conflicted right now
We're now just over two weeks away from the release of Gotham Knights on October 21st for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and select outlets have today been publishing their final hands-on previews ahead of its launch. The results are... interesting! Some of the critics seem to be really excited by what...
News These Nine Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (October 4-18)
The latest batch of confirmed titles
The first batch of October 2022's Xbox Game Pass titles has been announced, with Microsoft officially revealing what's coming to the service in early October, including the previously confirmed Chivalry 2, Scorn and A Plague Tale: Requiem, amongst many others! Most of these had already been revealed ahead of...
News Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2022 Event
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Missed the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2022 Showcase earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, and we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article. The following list is everything that was revealed during the stream: Trailer for Persona 5 Royal ahead of...
News Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The ID@Xbox Fall Showcase 2022
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Missed the ID@Xbox Fall Showcase earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, and we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article. The following list is everything that was revealed during the stream: Eville, a multiplayer social deduction game,...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 13)
Get ready to soar through the skies
It's Game Pass day! We've got two games that have been added to the Xbox Game Pass library today, with one available cross console, PC and Xbox Cloud Gaming, and the other being exclusive to PC Game Pass. Here's what you can play on Xbox Game Pass today, September 13th: Ashes Of The Singularity: Escalation...
News Here's Everything That Was Revealed At Ubisoft Forward 2022
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Missed the Ubisoft Forward 2022 event earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself above, and we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article. The following list is everything Xbox-related that was revealed during the stream: Pre-Show: Castlevania...
News Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The Disney & Marvel Games Showcase 2022
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Missed the Disney & Marvel Games Showcase 2022 earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself above, and we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article. The following list is everything Xbox-related that was revealed during the stream: Tron...
News These Eight Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (September 6-15)
The latest batch of titles
The first batch of September 2022's Xbox Game Pass titles has arrived, with Microsoft revealing what's coming to the service in early-mid September, including Metal: Hellsinger, DC League of Super-Pets and many others! Read More:
News Immortality On Xbox Game Pass Is Getting Absolutely Incredible Reviews So Far
Including a 10/10 from us!
Sam Barlow's follow-up to Her Story, Immortality, arrives on Xbox Game Pass today (August 30th) and it's getting very, very good reviews so far. We absolutely loved our time with this narrative-driven interactive experience, so much so we gave it an "outstanding" score! Here's a quick look at our review, along with a...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 25)
Both with "overwhelmingly positive" reviews!
We've been treated to another two Xbox Game Pass additions today, with one available for console and PC, and another available just on PC. The best news? Both have "overwhelmingly positive" review scores on Steam! Here are some more details on both games, which you can start playing right now...
Roundup Here's What Was Revealed At The Future Games Show (Gamescom 2022)
All the Xbox announcements
The most recent event as part of Gamescom 2022 week was the latest edition of the Future Games Show, which brought us over an hour of announcements for over 50 games, including no less than ten world premieres! So, what was announced? Here are the Xbox trailers from the Future Games Show at Gamescom 2022: The Gap...
News Here's Everything That Was Revealed At Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022 earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself above, and we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article. The following list is everything Xbox-related that was revealed during the stream:...
News Midnight Fight Express Reviews Have Arrived Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
It'll be with us in just a few days
Late August is suddenly looking really busy for Xbox Game Pass, and one of the games that has been confirmed for a while for an August 23rd release date is Midnight Fight Express... we've only got a few more days to wait! Ahead of the launch, reviews have been hitting the web for the PC version (there's nothing...
News These 8 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (August 16-30)
The latest batch of titles
The second batch of August 2022's Xbox Game Pass titles has arrived, with Microsoft officially revealing what's coming to the service in mid-late August, including the previously confirmed Midnight Fight Express and Immortality! Here's the full list of games for the mid-late part of August 2022:...
News Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The THQ Nordic Showcase 2022
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch THQ Nordic's 2022 digital showcase earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself above, and we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article. The following list is everything Xbox-related that was revealed during the stream: Alone...
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 11)
But just the one for console
It's Xbox Game Pass day once again! Three more games are available on the service today, but only one of them is for console players, while all three are available on PC including the excellent Expeditions: Rome! Cooking Simulator (Console, PC, Cloud) Expeditions: Rome (PC) Offworld Trading Company (PC) Here's a...
News These Seven Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (August 2-11)
The latest batch of titles
The first batch of August 2022's Xbox Game Pass titles has arrived, with Microsoft officially revealing what's coming to the service in early-mid August, including a brand-new shadow drop today in the form of Ghost Recon Wildlands! Here's the full list of games announced for early-mid August 2022:...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (August 1-5)
Anyone for a Rocket League & golf mashup?
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for August 1st to 5th! It's a pretty quiet week coming up, we've still got the likes of Azure Striker GUNVOLT 3 on the way, along with the Xbox Game Pass addition of Turbo Golf Racing! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New Xbox Releases (August 1-5):...
Roundup Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The Annapurna Showcase 2022
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch the Annapurna Showcase 2022 earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, which you'll find in the video at the top of the page. If you don't fancy watching it all the way through, we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (July 25-29)
Including the return of Digimon!
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for July 25th to 29th! It's a quiet week for major new releases, but there's still plenty to look forward to including the free beta of the ultra-popular MultiVersus, the releases of Digimon Survive and RimWorld Console Edition, and the Xbox Game Pass addition of the superb...
News These Six Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (July 19-29)
The latest batch of titles
Update: In a change to the original listings, Microsoft has swapped the PC addition of Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation (July 19) with another PC addition - Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion (July 21). Original story: The second batch of July 2022's Xbox Game Pass titles has arrived, with Microsoft officially...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (July 18-22)
BM: Infinite, Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels & More!
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for July 18th to 22nd! It's a busy week of new releases coming up, with the likes of Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels, As Dusk Falls, Bright Memory: Infinite and much more heading our way! Here's what's coming to Xbox this week: New Xbox Releases (July 18-22):...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About PowerWash Simulator
Coming to Xbox Game Pass this week!
You may well laugh, but according to our statistics, PowerWash Simulator is the most highly-anticipated upcoming addition to Xbox Game Pass this week, arriving in just a couple of days (at launch) on Thursday, July 14th. We are already playing the game here at Pure Xbox, and can tell you that it's definitely...
Feature These 15+ Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (July 11-15)
Including a bunch of Game Pass titles
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for July 11th to July 15th! We've got a very busy few days coming up, dominated by a wide variety of interesting indie titles. Plus, it's a particularly busy week for Xbox Game Pass, highlighted by the arrival of PowerWash Simulator on July 14th. Here's what's coming to...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series
The PS1 cult classic arrives on Xbox
This past Friday saw the arrival of the 1997 PS1 cult classic KLONOA: Door to Phantomile, along with 2001's PS2 game KLONOA 2: Lunatea's Veil, in the form of Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series on Xbox One, Series X and Series S. They're not just straight ports either, as both games have been remastered for their...
