Tag: The Game Awards
News Ubisoft Confirms Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Will Be Skipping The Game Awards
"Sorry to disappoint..."
Last month, Ubisoft confirmed that its Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake was set to launch before April 2026, which led to rumours of the game potentially showing up at The Game Awards next week ahead of a reported January release. Well, the team has now confirmed that sadly, the title won't be showing up at TGA...
News Control 2 Could Show Up At The Game Awards Following New Remedy Trademark
Or possibly a TV show?
The Game Awards is coming up in just a few weeks here on December 11th, which means we're probably going to start seeing hints at what might crop up at the show in the near future. Earlier this week, we had our first confirmed reveal in the form of
News The Game Awards 2025 First Reveal Confirmed Ahead Of Next Month's Showcase
"This is your call to rise"
At this point, we know about the awards that will be present at The Game Awards 2025, but the new game reveals are what most folks tune in for, and our first inclusion has now been locked in ahead of the event next month. Action-adventure RPG Exodus will feature during The Game Awards showcase, as confirmed by Archetype...
News This Xbox Game Studios Adventure Deserved More Nominations At The Game Awards 2025
Maybe even GOTY?
Earlier this week, The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley unveiled all of the nominations for this year's show; which goes ahead on Thursday, December 11th. A variety of Xbox first-party titles were nominated for numerous awards here - including DOOM: The Dark Ages, Indiana Jones, The Outer Worlds 2 and more. Ho
News Two Xbox Game Pass Titles Nominated For GOTY At The Game Awards, But Microsoft Misses Out
No first-party games in the GOTY list
Geoff Keighley & co. have just announced the nominations in each category for their upcoming The Game Awards show, and while two day one Game Pass titles make the main Game of the Year list, Xbox Game Studios misses out on any top-tier nominations. The Game Awards' 2025 GOTY is as follows:
PSA The Next Few Months Could Be Very Busy With Xbox-Related Showcases
Showcases for six months straight? Why not!
If it feels like we're getting Xbox showcases pretty much every month at the minute, that's because, well... we basically are! Aside from July (which makes sense given June's Xbox Games Showcase), we've had monthly showcases in the back half of 2025 so far - including August's Gamescom Opening Night Live,...
News Xbox's Hellblade 2 Brings Home Multiple Awards At TGA 2024
Including a record-breaker for Senua herself
Overall, it was a fairly quiet The Game Awards for Xbox both in terms of prizes and new announcements, but Ninja Theory's Hellblade 2 did bring home a couple of awards this year - which is really good to see. First off, the game itself won 'Best Audio Design' - beating out Xbox's own Call of Duty: Black...
Roundup Here Are All The Xbox Reveals From The Game Awards 2024
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch The Game Awards 2024 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...
Poll How Would You Grade The Game Awards 2024?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on The Game Awards 2024! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, as well as check out our recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade would you give The Game Awards 2024? Vote...
News Capcom Announces Onimusha: Way Of The Sword For Xbox In 2026
"An all-new entry in the series"
Rejoice, Onimusha fans! Capcom has announced today as part of The Game Awards 2024 that Onimusha: Way of the Sword will be arriving in 2026, and it's already confirmed for both Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. You can check out the game's debut trailer up above, and we'll throw a few more details down below...
News CD Projekt RED Officially Unveils 'The Witcher 4' With Lengthy Cinematic
Coming to Xbox... one day?!
Well, it's official - the next game in The Witcher series is officially titled The Witcher 4! Unveiled at The Game Awards via a lengthy cinematic, CD Projekt RED is staying true to the franchise with a "single-player open-world RPG" - coming to Xbox at some point in the future. We didn't get any proper gameplay here —...
News Elden Ring Nightreign Brings Its Co-Op Adventure To Xbox In 2025
A massive reveal for next year
As part of The Game Awards 2024, Bandai Namco has announced today that we're getting a brand-new Elden Ring game in 2025! It's called Elden Ring Nightreign, and it's a co-op focused action title as shown off in the trailer above. There's no date for this one yet, but it does appear to be coming to all current Xbox...
Live Watch The Game Awards 2024 Here
The final major gaming event of the year
Welcome! It's finally time for The Game Awards 2024, which marks the last major Xbox-related event of the year, and all the rumours are suggesting it'll be packed with amazing announcements - including for games coming to Xbox! "Live from Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, join Geoff Keighley and the video...
Guide The Game Awards 2024: Date, Start Times & Everything You Need To Know
We should be getting some big announcements this week!
Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards always provides a nice opportunity for publishers and developers to show off what's coming next - and with this being the current format's 10th anniversary, we're expecting big things from the 2024 show. With that being said, here's when TGA 2024 goes down - and...
News Journalist Cools Expectations After Teasing Two 'Holy S**t' Reveals For The Game Awards 2024
"What can I say without getting in trouble?"
We're less than 48 hours from The Game Awards 2024, and the hype continues to build! Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier is the latest name to make headlines, following an appearance on the Kinda Funny Games podcast this week. During the show, Jason explained that he knows of two big announcements...
News Xbox May Limit Presence At The Game Awards Due To Early 2025 Event Plans
But it should be a big show for multi-platform reveals
We're now two days away from The Game Awards 2024, and everything we're hearing behind the scenes suggests it'll be a fantastic show. However, if you're hoping for lots of Xbox first-party news, this may not be the venue for it. Windows Central editor Jez Corden is the latest industry name to...
News Xbox 'Game Awards' Sale Now Live, 100+ Major Titles Reduced This Week
Grab a deal to celebrate the big event!
The Game Awards 2024 marks the final major gaming event of the year, and to celebrate the occasion, Xbox has published a special sale on the Microsoft Store featuring over 100 games - including a bunch of big 2024 releases! Some of the most notable titles in the sale include Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Like A...
News Early Rumours Hint At Major Planned Reveals For The Game Awards 2024
"Fire up the hype train"
You know we're truly getting into Game Awards territory when the first rumours start cropping up. We've seen a few things hanging around on social media today, and they hint at a particularly big version of the event this year. The main thnig everyone's focusing on is a couple of posts from VGC's Andy Robinson and The...
Talking Point What Are You Expecting From Xbox At The Game Awards 2024?
The big event is just over a week away
It's definitely crept up on us, but The Game Awards 2024 is just over a week away now! The final major gaming event of the year promises to deliver plenty of fun surprises and big updates, but will Xbox have anything major to share? The biggest Game Awards moment in Xbox history undoubtedly happened back at...
News Forza Horizon Dev Throws Shade After Being Ignored For The Game Awards 2024
Should FH5 have been nominated?
Yesterday brought us the official nominations for The Game Awards 2024, which includes 11 Xbox-owned games in all, but none of them are Forza Horizon 5 - and the game's social media team are clearly a bit annoyed by that fact! Taking to Twitter just after the the announcement, they made it clear that Forza Horizon 5...
News Xbox Fails To Make GOTY List, But Still Gets 11 Nominations For The Game Awards 2024
Black Ops 6 & Hellblade 2 lead the way
We're fast approaching the last Xbox-related event of the year in the form of The Game Awards 2024 on December 12th, but before we get there, the nominations have just been revealed - 11 of which are for Xbox-owned games! Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 have both received four...
News SEGA Says 'It's A Good Time' To Revisit Its 'Treasure Trove' Of IP
"It's a good time where people can appreciate all kinds of concepts"
During The Game Awards last week, SEGA revealed what it's getting up to via its 'Power Surge' trailer - unveiling five new games based on some of its most famous IP. At this stage, most of these series' have been dormant for decades, and in a new chat with The Washington Post, the
News Xbox Grabs Three Awards As Baldur's Gate 3 Wins GOTY At TGA 2023
Forza Motorsport and Hi-Fi RUSH
The Game Awards 2023 has officially come to a close, and Baldur's Gate 3 was the big winner as expected! In addition to taking home multiple awards throughout the night, the game also secured the big Game of the Year award. Larian Studios' epic RPG was up against some tough competition including Zelda and Resident...
News Multiple Games Teased For Xbox Game Pass At The Game Awards 2023
No release dates yet though!
Today's event at The Game Awards 2023 was absolutely stacked with reveals, and that included a few potential Xbox Game Pass releases! We say potential, because only one of them was actually confirmed for Xbox Game Pass during the event, but the other two are Xbox first-party titles - so we expect them to end up on Game...
Roundup Here Are All The Xbox Reveals From The Game Awards 2023
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch The Game Awards 2023 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...
Poll How Would You Grade The Game Awards 2023?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on The Game Awards 2023! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, as well as check out our recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade would you give The Game Awards 2023? Vote...
News Ori Developer Reveals 'No Rest For The Wicked', A New ARPG Coming To Xbox Series X|S
Moon Studios is back!
The developer behind the amazing Ori series (Moon Studios) has revealed a first look at its next project today called "No Rest For The Wicked", which is being published by Private Division and will be coming to Xbox Series X|S. You can take a look at the trailer above, and we'll throw some early details about the game down...
Live Watch The Game Awards 2023 Showcase Here
The final major event of the year!
Welcome! The Game Awards 2023 is the final major event of the year, and we're expecting a very busy showcase complete with some important Xbox reveals - including the long-awaited Baldur's Gate 3 release date! "Thursday, The Game Awards streams live! Tune in for a night of awards, new game announcements, musical...
News Xbox Game Awards Sale 2023 Now Live, Big Discounts For Major Games
Cyberpunk 2077, Resident Evil 4, Street Fighter 6 and more!
To celebrate The Game Awards 2023, we've got yet another sale now live on the Xbox Store! This one only features around 100 games, but it includes some of the biggest releases of 2023 such as Resident Evil 4 and Street Fighter 6! Below, we've highlighted some of our top picks from the Xbox...
Guide The Game Awards 2023: Date, Start Times & Everything You Need To Know
It's going to be a big week in gaming!
The Game Awards provides a nice bookend to each year in gaming, and this year's event finally takes place today! You can expect plenty of awards of course, alongside huge new game reveals, live performances and more. What Can We Expect From The Game Awards 2023?: While the finer details of the show are kept...
News Xbox Rumours Continue To Circulate Ahead Of The Game Awards 2023
Not long to go now!
We're just over 24 hours away from The Game Awards 2023 at the time of writing, and as you'd expect, there are a few Xbox rumours along with plenty of speculation doing the rounds ahead of the big event this Thursday evening. One of the rumours that's gained a lot of traction is that Arkane Studios (Dishonored, Redfall) may...
News Xbox Appears To Be Teasing New Game Pass Reveals For TGA 2023
What's in store for us this Thursday?
The Game Awards hype is kicking into gear now as we begin to learn more and more about the show for 2023, and yet again, Xbox is teasing its inclusion in the December event. After saying that the team will be there with "news you don't want to miss", Xbox is now bringing Game Pass into the fold. Ads for the...
News SEGA Is Teasing A Major Reveal For The Game Awards 2023
"New Era, New Energy"
The Game Awards may well be an award show in name, but we all know that December's gaming extravaganza is more about the big reveals than anything else. While we don't know many specifics about the 2023 edition heading into it, we're bound to start hearing about things soon - and SEGA is one of the teams starting to tease a...
News Xbox Teases 'News You Don't Want To Miss' At The Game Awards 2023
What have you got for us, Microsoft?
The Game Awards 2023 is now just over a week away, taking place on the evening of Thursday, December 7th, and Xbox is formally teasing "important announcements and other Xbox news that you don't want to miss" for the event. This is apparently being sent out in an email across the world, and it reads as follows:...
News Xbox Encourages Fans To Vote For First-Party Games At TGA 2023
"What a great chance to support some of your favorites"
The Game Awards 2023 is upon us, and votes for the show's 'Players' Voice' award are now open. Unlike the rest of TGA's awards, this one is a purely-fan voted category - and Xbox is pushing its audience to vote for some first-party favourites. Among the 30-strong shortlist are four Xbox-owned...
News The Game Awards Host Reminisces About 'Special' Moment With Phil Spencer & Rival Execs
"It was a special time when we did that"
It's been five years since Xbox boss Phil Spencer joined PlayStation's Shawn Layden and Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aimé on-stage at The Game Awards 2018 - delivering a lovely speech about unity across the gaming industry. Half a decade on, as part of a recent Q&A session ahead of this year's awards show, TGA...
Talking Point What Kind Of Reveals Are You Hoping To See At The Game Awards 2023?
Will we get anything special from Xbox?
So, we're now less than two weeks away until The Game Awards 2023 puts a bow on a fantastic year for gaming on Xbox and beyond, and as always, the show is expected to deliver plenty of great announcements for us. Back in 2019, we saw Hellblade 2 and the Xbox Series X being announced at The Game Awards, while...
News Xbox Will Apparently Show Up At The Game Awards 2023
"I pretty much know that Xbox is there"
There's been a bit of controversy surrounding Xbox and this year's The Game Awards show, especially with Starfield failing to make the Game of the Year nominee list this year. However, despite this omission, it's looking like Xbox will be at the show in some fashion. Yep, according to Windows Central's Jez...
Reaction Looking Back, Xbox Has Had Some Strange GOTY Omissions Over The Years
Or are we just salty about Starfield?
Yesterday, Geoff Keighley & co. unveiled this year's Game of the Year nominees for The Game Awards 2023 - and we noted that Bethesda's brand-new IP Starfield failed to make the GOTY cut, despite being nominated for Best RPG. This GOTY omission has got folks talking (and us thinking) about Xbox's history with...
News Microsoft Gaming CEO Congratulates Xbox's Game Awards Nominees
"Proud of the work delivered by our teams this year"
The Game Awards nominations have now been revealed, and unfortunately, Xbox and Bethesda's space RPG Starfield hasn't made the shortlist for 'Game of the Year'. Despite this, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has congratulated the teams at Xbox as well as other nominees on social media. In this...
News Starfield Fails To Make Shortlist For 'Game Of The Year' At The Game Awards 2023
In fact, nothing from Xbox is in the list
The nominations for The Game Awards 2023 are here! Geoff Keighley revealed the full list this afternoon as part of a stream over on YouTube, including the Game of the Year award which doesn't include Starfield as we'd expected. Instead, here are the full nominees for Game of the Year at The Game Awards...
News Game Awards Host Tempers Expectations Ahead Of Gamescom 2023 Showcase
"This year’s ONL is less about announcing brand new projects"
Gamescom 2023 is almost upon us, with the European gaming convention set to take place from August 23rd through August 27th. As has become the norm in recent years, The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley will host his annual 'Opening Night Live' show this year (taking place on Tuesday,...
Pick One What Was Your Favourite Reveal At The Game Awards 2022?
Was there a particular highlight for you?
The Game Awards 2022 was a busy night for game reveals, and while Xbox Game Studios unfortunately didn't have anything to offer, we still saw a wide array of titles being announced for Xbox consoles during the event. Some of the highlights included the reveal of
Random Kid Gets Arrested After Invading Game Awards 2022 & Ranting About Bill Clinton
This was a bizarre moment
If you were watching The Game Awards 2022 last night, you may have noticed a bizarre moment at the end of the show in which an intruder made their way onto the stage and proceeded to talk about Bill Clinton. There was a bit of confusion at the time about who the person was and whether they were supposed to be part of the...
Video Xbox Highlights 16 Games Coming To Game Pass In 2023
As part of The Game Awards 2022
We were treated to a highlight montage of Xbox Game Pass games during today's The Game Awards 2022 event, which included some games that are already part of the service, as well as some upcoming Xbox Game Pass games for 2023. The games in this video that have been
News Xbox Fans Left Disappointed With Lack Of First-Party Reveals At The Game Awards 2022
Update: Xbox says it has "a lot planned" for 2023
Update: Xbox's Aaron Greenberg has shared a brief message on social media, mentioning how Xbox has "a lot planned" for the year ahead. Apparently, fans won't have to wait long to find out what's next! "We have a lot planned to show and share about an incredibly exciting year ahead for 2023...
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...
Poll How Would You Grade The Game Awards 2022?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on The Game Awards 2022! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, as well as check out our recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade would you give The Game Awards 2022? Vote...
Live Watch The Game Awards 2022 Here
The final major event of the year
Welcome! The Game Awards 2022 is the final major event of the year, and promises to feature a wide array of announcements complete with live performances and famous presenters, along with the actual awards themselves. "Celebrate the best video games of the year and see what's next at THE GAME AWARDS. Hosted by...
News Xbox Game Awards Sale 2022 Now Live, Big Discounts For Major Games
But be quick, it ends this Sunday!
To celebrate The Game Awards 2022, Microsoft has put another sale on the Xbox Store featuring some big AAA games with excellent discounts! At first glance, it looks like just under 100 games have been reduced for the next few days. You'll find the Game Awards 2022 sale in the "Deals" section of the Microsoft Store...
