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Feature Our Predictions For The 2023 Xbox Games Showcase
Hopes and expectations
It's that time of year again! While E3 was unfortunately cancelled earlier this year, the summer showcase season is most certainly sticking around, with Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest livestream kicking things off on June 8th. However, its the big Xbox Games Showcase that we're
News Get Ready! Next Week Should Be A Busy One For Xbox Game Pass
We're hoping for plenty of announcements
It's almost time for 2023's slate of summer showcases to take place, and that means we can hopefully look forward to a lot of Xbox Game Pass announcements over the next couple of weeks! We're kicking things off in a big way with the Summer Game Fest 2023 sh
Talking Point What Are Your Plans For The Xbox Games Showcase 2023?
Watching alone? With friends? In a cinema? Tell us!
Can you believe we're a little over a week away from the Xbox Games Showcase 2023?! The huge event takes place on Sunday, June 11th at 1pm ET / 6pm BST, followed by that all-important Starfield Direct. As we approach the big day, we're interested to know what your plans are for the Showcase. Will...
News Xbox's Latest Showcase Teaser Has Fable Fans Incredibly Excited
Is a reveal on the way?
We're now just days out from the Xbox Games Showcase 2023, and to help build the excitement, Xbox's social media account has gone and shared quite an interesting 21-second teaser video that's got a lot of fans talking about the possibility of a Fable reveal. In the clip below, you can see the camera following a trail of...
News Xbox Games Showcase 2023 To Be Shown In 25 Different Movie Theaters
Tickets are free and you get $10 in snacks!
We know you're looking forward to the Xbox Games Showcase 2023 as much as we are, and if you're interested in watching the show in style, it's been confirmed that 25 movie theaters in the U.S. will be showing the event for free. Better yet, you'll even get $10 worth of snacks to use on whatever you want!...
News Forza Motorsport Cover Art Revealed, More Gameplay Coming Very Soon
"See you at the starting line"
Turn 10 Studios has today pulled back the curtain on the official Forza Motorsport cover art, revealing that the cover cars are the 2023 No. 01 Cadillac Racing V-Series.R and 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray. In addition, it's been confirmed that these two Forza Motorsport cars will be getting an "up-close look" at the...
Reaction PlayStation's Showcase Was A Win For Xbox, Whichever Way You Slice It
Third party bonanza
As the dust settles on Sony's big 2023 PlayStation Showcase, we're left with one big takeaway ahead of Microsoft's show next month - it was a pretty big win for Team Xbox. Sony's show wasn't bad by any means - in fact, there were lots of games shown that we're excited to play. However, the good news for us and the folks over at...
Report Xbox To Unveil Starfield Controller & Headset At Games Showcase 2023
It looks like we have prices as well
It's being reported that Xbox will unveil a Starfield controller and headset at the upcoming Xbox Games Showcase 2023 on June 11th, and it looks like we already know pricing details as well. This has been leaked by the reliable billbil-kun, who had the following to say for
Rumour Microsoft Won't Stick To '12-Month Window' For Xbox Games Showcase 2023
We may see some titles that are further out
Last year, Xbox decided to limit the content it showed off at 2022's Summer Showcase to games that were set to release within 12 months. While the move was clearly an attempt to deliver on showing more complete titles, it didn't really pay off due to multiple delays - with projects like Starfield and Forza...
Rumour Microsoft Exec Hints At Hellblade 2 Appearance During Xbox Games Showcase 2023
Update: Greenberg suggests it wasn't a hint!
Update: Xbox's Aaron Greenberg has cooled this rumour, mentioning how he was just highlighting some fan art. "It’s just fan art, nothing to do with any specific game." Nevertheless, we're still hoping to see Hellblade 2 make a big appearance at this year's showcase! Original story: As we near
PSA Xbox FanFest 2023 Sign-Ups Close Soon Ahead Of Summer Games Showcase
Xbox's 2023 showcase will be broadcast in five locations
Xbox FanFest returns this year with five events happening worldwide next month, but if you want in, you better be quick because sign-ups are about to close. This year, the Xbox Games Showcase will broadcast to FanFest audiences live in Los Angeles, Mexico City, São Paulo, Melbourne, and...
News Microsoft Says To Expect 'New Surprises And First-Looks' From Xbox Games Showcase 2023
"This is the day gamers have been waiting for"
It seems that following Redfall's Game Pass release, Xbox is full speed ahead towards its big summer showcase for 2023. In a new Xbox Wire blog post, the team has revealed the start time for its upcoming showcase, also hinting at plenty of "surprises" for Xbox fans next month. The Xbox Games Showcase...
Rumour Xbox Games Showcase 2023 Runtime Revealed By Microsoft Leaker
Starfield Direct included!
We have a rumour doing the rounds this morning about Xbox's big summer showcase for 2023! According to a regular Microsoft Store leaker who goes by the name of WalkingCat on Twitter, the Xbox Games Showcase this year is set to last roughly two hours in total. The leak also reveals a potential start and end time for the...
Talking Point What Do You Want To See Most From The Xbox Games Showcase 2023?
Summer is coming
With the announcement of a date for Bethesda's upcoming Starfield Direct event, we also got confirmation on when Xbox's big summer conference lands in 2023. Yep, the annual Xbox Games Showcase hits on June 11th this year, and now that it's firmly marked in our calendars, we've begun thinking about what Xbox might show off.
News Xbox Games Showcase 2023 Will Officially Take Place On June 11th
With a big Starfield tie-in
It's been confirmed today as part of the announcement of a Starfield Developer Direct on June 11th that the Xbox Games Showcase will also take place on the same day, with the Starfield portion coming after the main event. This is the annual E3-style show that Xbox (and Bethesda) always provides for us, and we're hoping...
Guide When Is The Xbox Games Showcase Extended 2022?
Everything you need to know about today's show
When is the Xbox Games Showcase Extended 2022? Yes, the main show might now be over for another year, but we've got 90 minutes of extra content to enjoy today as part of a showcase with all-new content. In this guide, we've collected all the key information you need to know about the Xbox Games...
Guide When Is The Xbox And Bethesda Games Showcase 2022?
The date, times, length, rumours, predictions, and more!
When is the Xbox Showcase 2022? This year's huge event is right around the corner, and we're expecting a whole bunch of exciting announcements from both Xbox and Bethesda for 2022 and beyond. In this guide, we've collected all the key information you need to know about the Xbox and Bethesda...
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...
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...
Rumour New Minecraft RTS Could Be Revealed At The Xbox Games Showcase 2022
Following 2020's Minecraft Dungeons
The latest rumour doing the rounds before the big Xbox showcase is that another Minecraft spin-off is in development. Ex-Giantbomb host Jeff Gerstmann discussed the title on his first solo podcast, speculating that it could even be revealed at this Sunday's show. Gerstmann appears to have been shown details on...
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...
Feature Our Predictions For The 2022 Xbox Games Showcase
Hopes and expectations
Welcome to E3 week! Well, it's not actually called E3 this year, but you know what we mean. We've got a bunch of events happening over the next few days, capped off with the massive Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase on Sunday. Ahead of the event, we've gathered a selection of predictions from some of the staff here at Pure...
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...
News Phil Spencer Praises PlayStation Show, Looks Ahead To Xbox Showcase
"State Of Play was a great start yesterday"
To round off the week, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has taken to Twitter today to praise this week's State of Play show from PlayStation, as well as look ahead to next week's Summer Game Fest and Xbox Games Showcase events. In his message to fans, he stated that Sony's show "was a great start yesterday", in...
News Xbox Expected To Feature 'A Lot Of Gameplay' At Next Week's Showcase
Possibly including Obsidian's Avowed
Microsoft has been keeping things fairly quiet about what to expect from next week's Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase 2022, aside from a starring role for Starfield, but it sounds like gameplay will be the key focus above all else. This is according to VentureBeat's Jeff Grubb, who took to the GiantBomb show...
Talking Point What Are Your Expectations For The 2022 Xbox Games Showcase?
What will we see? How good will it be?
We're only just over a week away from the 2022 version of the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, which should give us plenty to get excited for throughout the rest of the year and beyond. Let's hope so, anyway! Microsoft has remained mostly quiet about what to expect from the show so far, other than expected...
News Don't Expect As Many Showcases This Year, Says Geoff Keighley
"I have a pretty good sense of what’s coming in the next month"
We're rather excited for the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase here at Pure Xbox, but other than the big one, we don't know too much about other publisher showcases. Well, Geoff Keighley — who has announced his own Summer Game Fest show — has shed some light on why things may...
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 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...
Talking Point What Are Your Plans For The Xbox Games Showcase 2022?
Watching it live? Catching up later? You tell us!
Forgive us, as we know it's still a month away, but we're already getting really excited about the Xbox Games Showcase this year. It feels like it's going to be a really good show, mainly due to the fact that we're almost certainly going to get a look at Starfield finally, but there's plenty of other...
News Xbox FanFest Returns With Multiple In-Person Events This June
Or you can just watch it virtually
The Xbox Games Showcase is just over a month away, taking place on Sunday, June 12th, and Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox FanFest will be returning to celebrate the Showcase, featuring both in-person and virtual events. These are the first in-person events in years, and they'll be happening in Los Angeles (USA),...
News Summer Game Fest Returns This June With E3-Style Live Showcase
It's officially 'E3 season'
It can't be labelled E3 season in this day and age until Geoff Keighley shows up, claiming showcases left, right and centre. Well, that time is now, as the Game Awards host has revealed the date and time of their big summer showcase. The Summer Game Fest Showcase takes place June 9th, 2022 at 11am PT / 2pm EST / 7pm BST...
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 Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Is Already Hyping Up June's Games Showcase
"I can't wait for 6/12"
As if we needed any more hype for our first proper Xbox Games Showcase of the year, Phil Spencer is already at it. The Xbox Boss has provided his own personal thoughts on yesterday's Showcase announcement, and it's safe to say, he seems just as excited as us. Phil says that as he and the team are preparing for the show, he...
Talking Point What Are Your Wild Predictions For The Xbox Games Showcase?
What would you LOVE to see?
So, we've got a date! Xbox and Bethesda will once again present a Games Showcase on Sunday, June 12th, and it "will include everything you need to know about the diverse lineup of games coming soon to the Xbox ecosystem." We can pretty much guess that we're going to see the likes of Starfield and quite possibly
News Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase Confirmed For This June
Here we go!
Get your diaries, your calendars, and whatever else you stick dates in! The Xbox and Bethesda Showcase will officially return on Sunday, June 12th, beginning at 10am PT / 1pm EST / 6pm BST. Microsoft says the event "will include everything you need to know about the diverse lineup of games coming soon to the Xbox ecosystem," and we'll...
News ID@Xbox March Showcase Will Detail Upcoming Indies On Xbox Game Pass
It's showcase season
After banging on about Xbox having no showcases as of late, it looks like they've listened! The company has announced an ID@Xbox show for next week, March 16th, and it'll give us a good look at some upcoming indie titles. The announcement name drops Shredders as one of the show's biggest games, and we're definitely looking...
News E3 Will Supposedly Go Ahead In 2022, Despite Cancellation Claims
It's almost showcase season
We might still be three months away from E3 season, but talk of the year's biggest gaming show is gathering pace. Earlier this year, E3 2022 was reportedly cancelled, however, that may no longer be the case. Prominent leaker Tom Henderson says the ESRB, who rates each and every game launch, has begun sending out emails...
Guide How To Watch Today's 'Xbox Games Showcase Extended' Event
Two extra hours of post-E3 coverage
Thought E3 was over? Well, it kind of is, but Xbox is keeping the train rolling with a final event called 'Xbox Games Showcase Extended', providing another two hours' worth of coverage to compliment last week's main show. Microsoft says the event will feature extended conversations with the likes of Rare,...
Feature Looking Back At The E3 That Delivered Xbox Backwards Compatibility
Back to the future
It's that time of the year as we essentially hit Christmas time for gaming fans as developers show off their upcoming titles. E3 is only a few days away and we already know Xbox is coming in with Bethesda for a 90 minute showcase packed full of gameplay and world premieres. While we eagerly await the coming weekend, it's a great...
Quiz Can You Identify All Of These Games From July's Xbox Showcase?
How closely were you paying attention?
It's quiz time! This week, we've scoured through July's Xbox Games Showcase to grab 15 random screenshots from the various titles that were featured during the event. How closely were you paying attention? Let's see how many games you can identify... it's harder than it sounds!
Pick One Which Of These Xbox Series X Games Are You Most Excited For?
Remember, you can only pick one!
It's time for another Pick One! This week, we're naturally focusing on this past Thursday's Xbox Games Showcase, which gave us a look at a whole bunch of upcoming Xbox Series X titles, including gameplay for Halo Infinite. We've picked out five of the games that featured in the event, and while many have only been...
Poll What Are Your Thoughts On Xbox Game Pass After July's Show?
Have you been convinced to sign up / renew?
This week's Xbox Games Showcase featured a very clear running theme - Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft confirmed during the event that every title featured in the main show would be coming to the subscription service (aside from free-to-play titles), which represents over 15 games in all, including Halo Infinite...
News Rumour Says Fable Is An MMO, But It's Reportedly Not True
No need to panic
You might have been hearing rumours over the past day-or-so that the new Fable - announced as part of this week's Xbox Games Showcase - will be a massively multiplayer online game. But according to a report, this isn't true. The rumour originated from French journalist CronoTK on Twitter, who according to GamesRadar, successfully...
News Forza Horizon 4, Sea Of Thieves Are Being Optimised For Xbox Series X
Including higher frame rates
Microsoft revealed as part of this week's Xbox Games Showcase that Forza Horizon 4 and Sea of Thieves would be joining a selection of Xbox One titles that will be optimised for Xbox Series X, with the upgraded versions available through Smart Delivery and Xbox Game Pass. So, what does that mean? In the case of Forza...
Video Take A Look At Remedy's CrossfireX Campaign
Including snippets of raw gameplay
Yesterday's Xbox Games Showcase gave us a first look at the campaign for upcoming first-person shooter CrossfireX, which is being created by Control and Alan Wake developer, Remedy Entertainment. You can check out the full trailer above, and IGN has since uploaded a video featuring impressions and snippets of raw...
Video Here Are 15 Indie Games Coming To Xbox Series X
All optimized for the system
Microsoft gave us a very brief taste of some ID@Xbox games on the way to Xbox Series X as part of yesterday's Xbox Games Showcase, but it has since released a longer video with more titles. All of the games featured in the trailer above will be "Optimized for Xbox Series X", and you'll be able to play them first on...
News Microsoft Responds To Negative Feedback For Halo Infinite's Visuals
Aaron Greenberg speaks out
Yesterday gave us the highly-anticipated gameplay reveal of Halo Infinite, and while it's generally gone down very well, some have suggested that the game's visuals maybe aren't as impressive as they expected. GM of Xbox Games Marketing Aaron Greenberg was questioned about this in a livestream with Inside Gaming
News Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Brings First-Person Co-Op To Xbox Series X
Set for 2021 release
Microsoft and developer Fatshark revealed as part of yesterday's Xbox Games Showcase that first-person, co-op focused shooter Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is coming to Xbox Series X in 2021. The developer says it will be sticking with the familiar Warhammer: Vermintide formula for Darktide, featuring 4 player co-op first-person...
