Tag: Xbox Series S
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Gets First 'Hotfix' Update, 8GB On Xbox Series X|S
Here are the (very minimal) patch notes
If you're one of the early adopters of Assassin's Creed Shadows, you may have noticed that the game's first update has gone live on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S today, clocking in at 8.88GB on both platforms. That said, there's very little going on in this update - in fact, there are only three patch notes...
News Minecraft 'Spring To Life' Update Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Rolling out now on Xbox and PC
If you're an avid Minecraft fan, you've probably been aware of the big "Spring to Life" update that's been planned for today, and we're pleased to confirm that it's out now for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One and PC. The update includes a bunch of new features that span everything from gameplay tweaks to...
Talking Point Almost 6 Months On, Are You Still Playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024?
Or did the turbulent launch put you off?
Earlier today, we caught wind of Asobo Studio's new 'World Update' trailer (up above) for Brazil and some surrounding areas - adding an array of fresh locations to both Microsoft Flight Simulator and MSFS 2024 this month. The update looks a beautiful one, and will no doubt provide players with some nice new...
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Gets Updated October Release Window On Xbox
"The game is done"
After losing its original developer all the way back in 2021, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has been struggling to make progress towards actually releasing in the years since - but a big development update has today given us fresh hope, and a new launch window. Paradox Interactive and The Chinese Room are now officially...
News Three Xbox Games Are In The Top 10 Pre-Orders On PS5 Right Now
Further justifying the third-party strategy
There's been so much debate over the past year about whether Xbox is right to put its first-party games on other platforms, but as we've seen with the likes of Sea Of Thieves and Grounded, it can definitely pay off with the right titles. Looking at the "Pre-Orders" section on the PS5 store today, Xbox has...
Guide Atomfall Release Date, Release Times & Deluxe Upgrade Details On Xbox Game Pass
The biggest Game Pass launch of March 2025!
We're finishing things off with a bang for Xbox Game Pass in March 2025, as Rebellion's brand-new IP Atomfall is making its debut on the service - bringing a very intriguing survival-action experience to Xbox fans on console and PC. This is another game that's had an early access release this week, so...
News Xbox's Early Access DLC Returns For South Of Midnight, But It's A Lot Cheaper This Time Around
Play up to 5 days early
We're exactly two weeks out from Microsoft's South of Midnight hitting Xbox Game Pass on April 8th, but folks who are keen to play this one ASAP can grab the game early - at a pretty decent price compared to recent releases. Yep, just like Xbox's biggest games of the last few years, South of Midnight has an early access DLC...
News Xbox Will Bring 'A Lot More' Exclusives To PS5 And Switch 2 In 2025
The latest report reiterates Xbox's new strategy
We've already been told to expect more first-party Xbox games on other platforms going forward, but if you somehow missed the message, here's an update. Off the back of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle being locked in for an April 15th release on the
News South Of Midnight Is Now Available To Preload On Xbox Game Pass
Xbox's next first-party release
We're really getting close to Xbox's next first-party release now! After going gold just a few days ago, South of Midnight is now officially available to preload on Xbox Game Pass - ahead of its launch
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About The First Berserker: Khazan
Out this week on Xbox!
Later this week, The First Berserker: Khazan joins Atomfall in releasing for Xbox on March 27th - and ahead of what's turning out to be a pretty big day for new releases, early reviews are now starting to hit the web for The First Berserker: Khazan. So, we'll gather a bunch of them up here to give you a general consensus of...
News Xbox Celebrates 20 Years Of Forza Motorsport With Huge FM4-Flavoured Update
A "legendary" Forza Motorsport 4 track returns
In May, Microsoft's Forza series will turn 20 years old, and Team Xbox has some big anniversary plans for 2023's Forza Motorsport as a result. Turn 10 Studios has announced that as part of the game's 20th anniversary update, Forza Motorsport 4's "legendary" Fujimi Kaido track will make its grand return...
News Helldivers 2 Xbox Petition Passes 130,000 Signatures, But Don't Get Your Hopes Up
Leaving money on the table
Helldivers 2 is a game that Xbox fans have wanted to see on the platform ever since it released back in early 2024, but because it's a first-party PlayStation game, we've unsurprisingly seen no signs of it getting an Xbox release thus far. Lots of Xbox owners are really trying though. Back in February of 2024, we...
News Another Major Xbox Game Pass Release For April 2025 Has Gone Gold
Next month is shaping up nicely
Last week, we heard that Microsoft's very own South of Midnight had gone gold and is locked and loaded for its upcoming Xbox Game Pass launch - and now the service has seen another major title go gold ahead of its April release. <related ids="179743"> That's right, the much-anticipated turn-based RPG Clair
Feature World Of Warcraft Plays Surprisingly Well On Xbox Thanks To GeForce Now
We still need a native version though
I've never been much of a World of Warcraft fan, but after watching The Remarkable Life of Ibelin on Netflix recently, I've found myself playing it for the time in years (seriously, that film is amazing if you haven't seen it!). The problem is, as someone who sits on a desktop PC all day every day for Pure Xbox...
News Sledders Debuts To Positive Xbox Reviews Following Very Successful Launch
Holding its own in the Xbox charts
Last week, we talked about a game called Sledders that was getting lots of attention ahead of its Xbox launch on March 20th, and we thought you'd be interested to know that the launch has gone very well indeed so far! Looking at the "Top Paid" Xbox chart in the US, Sledders sits in 14th position right now above...
News 'ASMR Slicing' Has Become An Unlikely Top Seller On The Xbox Store
Whatever floats your boat
As you know, we like to keep an eye on the "Top Paid" Xbox charts to see how various games are faring on there, and there aren't many surprises when it comes to new releases right now - Assassin's Creed Shadows is top as expected. One major surprise that did stand out to us was ASMR Slicing, which has managed to reach #36...
News Two Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass Ultimate This Week (March 25-27)
Two fresh additions inbound
Welcome to another Xbox Game Pass roundup! This week, Microsoft is delivering two more titles to the main Game Pass Ultimate library, including the much-anticipated day one release of Atomfall. Here's exactly when these two new games will be added - alongside a brief synopsis of what to expect when they hit Xbox Game...
News Xbox Could Be Preparing To Add Two Big EA Releases To Game Pass
We're expecting NHL 25 soon as well
Anyone for another roundup of Xbox Game Pass rumours? The latest comes courtesy of EA, as it appears that both Dragon Age: The Veilguard and EA Sports FC 25 are being prepared for Xbox Game Pass at some point in the future. Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the most surprising one here, as the game's
News Minecraft Set For Graphics Upgrade That Will 'Transform' Bedrock Edition On Xbox & Beyond
Say hello to Vibrant Visuals
It's been announced today as part of Minecraft Live that Minecraft will be getting a graphics upgrade in the near future known as "Vibrant Visuals", and it looks set to be released on a variety of devices including Xbox consoles. Vibrant Visuals is designed to provide "improved visual elements such as directional...
News Xbox Joins New Gaming Accessibility Initiative As Founding Member
"Our goal is to empower as many people as possible"
Microsoft (and Team Xbox) will be joining the new "Accessible Games Initiative" as a founding member alongside Electronic Arts, Google, Nintendo of America and Ubisoft. This new "cross-industry effort" led by the Entertainment Software Association in the US aims to provide clear information about...
News Lots Of Games Are Reduced By 90% On Xbox This Weekend (March 22-23)
More bargains to snap up
Looking for some cheap Xbox games in this week's Xbox sales? Well, we've got over 40 titles that are reduced by 90% or more over the weekend, including a bunch of LEGO games, Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway, Aven Colony - Deluxe Edition and a whole lot more. The 80% and 85% ranges might interest you even more th
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (March 24-28)
Including a couple of new Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for March 24-28! The big highlight of next week is Atomfall, which is heading to Xbox Game Pass on day one, but there's plenty of other good stuff on the way - including hardcore action RPG The First Berserker: Khazan, the Powerwash Sim-like
Talking Point Which Steam Games Would You Want To Play On An Xbox Console?
We can think of a few!
It feels like the topic of the week has been centered around whether Steam will be coming to the next Xbox console, and although it's probably going to be ages until we know either way, it's still a fun thing to discuss! Personally, I've got quite a few games in my Steam library that would be a great fit for my Xbox console,...
News Xbox Having A 'Sheer Volume' Of New Games Is A Good Thing, Says ID@Xbox Director
"We want every game to have a shot"
The ID@Xbox program has been an incredible way for Xbox fans to experience the latest and greatest indie games over the years, and it's got to a point now where countless titles are releasing as part of the initiative every month. ID@Xbox director Guy Richards was questioned about this during a recent interview...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Atomfall On Xbox Game Pass
Less than a week to go until launch!
Atomfall is the next major game to hit Xbox Game Pass in March 2025, arriving in just six days' time on March 27th, and the reviews have actually gone live pretty early - or at least, some of the reviews have gone live. This is another of those situations where Xbox code seems to have been sent out quite late,...
News BLEACH Rebirth Of Souls Launches To Five-Star Reviews On The Xbox Store
The PC version is a different story
One of the big releases on Xbox this week has been BLEACH Rebirth of Souls, and although we've only come across the one professional review so far (Game8 gave it 78/100), the early adopters have obviously been sharing their thoughts. The good news is that on the Xbox Store, the vast majority of users are giving...
Guide All Games With Xbox Play Anywhere Support
A complete list of all games with Xbox Play Anywhere compatibility
Xbox Play Anywhere allows you to buy a game on your Xbox console and get the PC version for free. For years Microsoft didn't really talk about it, but it's since started getting a much bigger push from the various teams at Xbox. So, we've decided to go through every single Xbox Play...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Racks Up One Million Players In Less Than 24 Hours
An incredible start for the new Ubisoft release
We always knew that Assassin's Creed Shadows was going to be an extremely popular release across Xbox and beyond, but Ubisoft must be really pleased to see that it passed the one-million player mark after less than 24 hours. The news was announced on social media yesterday by the AC Shadows team:...
News Sea of Thieves Already Has Next 5 Years Planned, Starting With Xbox Exclusive 'X Edition'
Celebrate with the new 7th anniversary version
It wasn't always the easiest for Sea Of Thieves in the earlier stages of its life, but seven years on, the game is officially a huge success and is now even available on the PlayStation 5. The game's creative director Mike Chapman has used the seventh anniversary of the game to talk about its future on...
News Four Xbox Game Pass Titles Get New Trailers At March's Future Games Show
Including a first gameplay trailer for FBC: Firebreak!
Today's Future Games Show Spring Showcase is now over, and it included a bunch of Xbox Game Pass titles as part of it - including the likes of South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and FBC: Firebreak! Here's a rundown of each of the Xbox Game Pass titles that were featured in the show...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From The Future Games Show 'Spring Showcase' 2025
There were plenty of them!
The first edition of the Future Games Show in 2025 has just wrapped today in the form of the Spring Showcase, and it brought us plenty of Xbox reveals along the way - including brand-new game announcements! It was a long event, so to save you having to root through it all for the Xbox stuff, we've picked out every single...
Rumour Hollow Knight: Silksong Could Hit Xbox Game Pass In The Next Few Months
Possibly June?
We've been waiting a very long time for news on Hollow Knight: Silksong's status, and although we still don't have anything official to share just yet, a new rumour suggests that it could be targeting a release in the next few months. Specifically, reliable reporter eXtas1s has hinted that a June 2025 release date could be announced...
Talking Point What's The Best Xbox Game You've Played During The Series X|S Generation?
First-party or third-party
It was around this time last year that we asked the Pure Xbox community whether you agreed with the 10 highest-rated Xbox Series X|S games of all time according to Metacritic, and most of the comments generally suggested you didn't. That list hasn't changed much in the past year - Split Fiction is the only new entry in...
News Arcadegeddon Was Originally A Paid Game On Xbox, But Now It's Suddenly Free-To-Play
A new strategy for the former PlayStation exclusive
Remember Arcadegeddon? This co-op roguelike shooter was initially a PlayStation exclusive before it made its way to Xbox consoles a few years ago, and now it's suddenly become a free-to-play game for the very first time. The title is clearly embarking on a new strategy for the future, and its...
News Atomfall 'Pre-Launch' Footage Showcases Upcoming Xbox Game Pass RPG
One week to go!
In recent weeks we've been hearing plenty about Rebellion's upcoming Game Pass title Atomfall - and now the game's "pre-launch" trailer is here ahead of its release for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. This brief look at the title showcases the game's Lake District-based setting, punchy combat and unique take on a post-apocalyptic RPG...
News Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds Is Off To An Absolutely Flying Start On Xbox
Much better early sales than Worlds & Rise
Analyst firm Circana has provided some fresh gaming industry figures & statistics this week, and aside from a slow start to the year for Xbox hardware, one thing's for certain - Monster Hunter Wilds is absolutely killing it so far. <related ids="179682"> Circana rep. Mat Piscatella has been...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (March 20-23)
Included with Xbox Game Pass
Xbox Free Play Days is back for the coming weekend, and we have four games featured in the program this time out - including SEGA's Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance; which only launched on Xbox last summer! Here's your full Xbox Free Play Days lineup this week: Bassmaster Fishing Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Talking Point Is It Too Early To Release A New Xbox Console In 2027?
This generation's been a weird one
Alright, so the big rumour about the new Xbox console is that it's apparently targeting a 2027 release as things stand, and although things could definitely change over the next couple of years, it's nice to have a date in mind at least. If the next Xbox console is to release in 2027, that'll make it seven years...
News 'Sledders' Is Getting Lots Of Attention Ahead Of Its Xbox Release This Week
We'd never heard of it, but apparently it's great!
When we do our indie game roundups here at Pure Xbox every month, we try and pick out some of the most notable new releases, but there's never enough room to highlight all of them - and Sledders is a perfect example in March. Truth be told, we'd never heard of Sledders until this week, but it's...
News Xbox Series X|S Sales Now Trailing Almost 20% Behind Xbox One In The US
4.5 years into the generation
Xbox Series X and S consoles have been out in the wild for more than four years at this point, and new data suggests that the pair of consoles are lagging well behind Xbox One's performance at this time last generation. Now, we must add that this data is coming from Circana — who solely focuses on US sales — but...
News Xbox Game Pass Ultimate's Latest Addition Is Going Down Pretty Well So Far
"It is so good"
This week, Microsoft brought yet another day one release to Xbox Game Pass in the form of 33 Immortals - and despite the game's early access nature right now, it seems to be going down pretty well with players so far. Over on the Microsoft Store, the game has a 3.5 star rating in Xbox Game Preview at the moment, with around 50% of...
Opinion Wreckfest 2's Xbox Release Seems To Be Ages Away, But That Might Be For The Best
The sequel launches in early access on PC this week
There are some games on Xbox Game Pass that I just love to chill out with when I'm stressed or in need of a break from doing anything too mentally taxing, and Wreckfest has become one of the best examples of these over the years. If you haven't played it, I highly recommend doing so - it's like a...
News F1 25 Set To Release In May 2025, 10-Hour Xbox Game Pass Trial Included
Official announcement reportedly happening next week
If you've been waiting on news about the next entry in EA Sports' F1 series, it's been reported today that F1 25 will be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on May 30th, 2025, although we're still waiting on official confirmation. The report is coming via reliable source Dealabs, which...
News Xbox Series X And S Offer Vastly Different Experiences With Assassin's Creed Shadows
"The Series S version presents the least stable"
With press now going hands-on with Assassin's Creed Shadows, the folks over at Digital Foundry have had time to pick apart Ubisoft's latest open-world title - and it sounds like an ambitious but mixed experience on Xbox Series
News Sniper Elite: Resistance Gets Free DLC On Xbox Game Pass
Welcome back, Karl Fairburne
While Rebellion's upcoming new IP Atomfall is one of the hottest Game Pass tickets for March, the team's tried and true Sniper Elite series hit the service back in January too - and Resistance has just received a couple of new DLC packs on Xbox. Starting out with the free content here - classic Sniper Elite protagonist
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass Standard (March 19)
Two fresh titles hittin' the library
Welcome to another Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today's additions are only brand-new for Xbox Game Pass Standard players - although both of these games are also in the main Game Pass Ultimate library and have been for a while. Anyway, here's what's new for XGP Standard players today, March 19:
Guide Xbox Game Pass Perks: Everything You Can Claim In March 2025
Including all EA Play Member Rewards
The Xbox Game Pass Perks program has continued to add a bunch of freebies for Game Pass Ultimate members throughout March 2025, including for the likes of EA Sports WRC, War Robots: Frontiers and many other popular titles! So, just like we did last month, we're picking out every single Perk you can claim right...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Isn't On Xbox Game Pass, But You Can Try It For $17.99
You don't have to pay full price at least
So, the bad news is that Assassin's Creed Shadows is not available on Xbox Game Pass at launch, but the good news is that you don't have to pay full price if you want to try it on day one. This is thanks to Ubisoft Plus, which allows you to pick up a month's subscription to the service for £14.99 / $17.99...
Talking Point Black Myth: Wukong's Xbox Release Date Continues To Remain A Mystery
It was delayed almost a year ago
The whole situation surrounding Black Myth: Wukong and Xbox has been a head-scratcher. Over the past 10 months, we've seen the game delayed after originally getting an August 2024 release date, Microsoft appearing to suggest it might have become a timed PlayStation console exclusive, rumours suggesting the Xbox...
News Stalker 2 Update 1.3 Brings Over 1,200 Fixes To Xbox & PC, Full Patch Notes Revealed
It's a MASSIVE update!
GSC Game World is back again today with an absolutely massive update for Stalker 2, bringing over 1,200 changes, fixes and improvements to the game across Xbox and PC. The full patch notes are here, and they're pretty ridiculous! In fact, there are so many changes packed into Stalker 2 update 1.3 that we can't actually list...
