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Reminder Seven Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass Today (February 28)
The final departures of February
It's that time again! We've got seven games that are leaving Xbox Game Pass today, and unfortunately there are some pretty big favourites in the pile, including Alien: Isolation and Octopath Traveler. Here's the full list of titles leaving Xbox Game Pass today, February 28th: Date Game Platform February 28
News Atomic Heart 1.3.3.0 Patch Notes Released, Dev Hints At New Features In Next Update
The patch arrived late last week
Atomic Heart launched on Xbox — including Game Pass on day one — a week ago today, and its launch hasn't been without some niggling issues. Thankfully, developer Mundfish has already begun rolling out updates, with version 1.3.3.0 arriving on Xbox last week. This patch is more about bug fixing than anything...
Deals Xbox Super Saver Sale Now Live, 350+ Games Discounted
Another massive week for Xbox deals!
Once again, it's time for another set of weekly Xbox deals! For the week between February 28th and March 7th, we've got over 600 new deals to take advantage of, many of which are part of the massive new Xbox Super Saver Sale! You'll find some of our handpicked highlights from the hundreds of new Xbox deals this...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 28)
Two more titles added to the library!
The final Xbox Game Pass drop of February is here! Two more games are coming to the service today, February 28th, including the much anticipated addition of Soul Hackers 2. Here's a breakdown of what's new on Xbox Game Pass: Merge & Blade: "Experience an addictive puzzle and a massive auto-battler in...
News Elden Ring 'Shadow Of The Erdtree' Expansion Officially Announced
Welcome back, tarnished
FromSoftware has officially announced an upcoming expansion for its 2022 mega hit, Elden Ring. While further details are thin on the ground at the moment, we have a name, and a pretty incredible piece of concept art - shown above. The team says that 'Shadow of the Erdree' is "currently in development" at FromSoftware,...
News Wanted: Dead Publisher Talks Plans For 'Reworks' And 'Additions' On Xbox
"This journey is far from being over"
Wanted: Dead didn't get off to the best of starts earlier this month, acquiring a Metacritic score of 59 for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but the team behind the game seems committed to making improvements across all platforms. In a message posted on social media over the weekend, it was explained that the...
Video Xbox Series S Turned Into 'Retro Gaming PC' Running Windows 98
What can't this console do?!
We've seen lots of emulation projects up and running on Xbox Series X|S, in large part thanks to the availability of the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) on the two consoles. YouTuber Modern Vintage Gamer is often keen to show some of these projects off, and his latest video attempts to basically turn an Xbox Series S...
News 'Blood Bowl 3' Dev Posts Lengthy Community Update After Poor Fan Reception
"No matter the disappointment, we can always see the passion behind it"
Blood Bowl 3 launched on Xbox last week, and unfortunately the reviews haven't been overly great so far, with the game sitting on a Metacritic high of 58 right now. The reception from its player base hasn't been ideal either, with the team already responding to fan complaints...
News The Outer Worlds Gets Remastered Visuals In New 'Spacer's Choice Edition' For Xbox Series X|S
Along with improved performance & an increased level cap
2019's fantastic The Outer Worlds is getting a special definitive version on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with various other platforms) next week in the form of The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition. This version of the game will introduce various new features including a...
News Arkane's Deathloop Has Now Been Played By 5 Million People
It launched on Xbox Game Pass last September
Arkane's Deathloop finally made its debut last September, becoming one of the best Xbox Game Pass games in the process. It seems this new player base has boosted stats since the initial PlayStation 5 and PC release - with the developer announcing this unique Groundhog Day-style video game has now been...
News Forza Horizon 5 'Rally Adventure' Full Car List & Open World Details
Get ready to rally
Late last week, Forza Horizon 5 dev Playground Games fully revealed the game's second expansion, Rally Adventure. The off-road focused affair arrives March 29th, and ahead of launch, the team has released quite a lot of information about what to expect from FH5's final major DLC pack. We'll break down the big talking points so...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Dev Shares Tips On How To Beat Free Demo, Now Live On Xbox
Waking the fallen
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is set to kick off March 2023's Xbox Game Pass lineup in style, arriving as a day one release across Xbox and PC on March 3rd. Ahead of that launch, players can go hands-on with a free demo that will be live for the next month-or-so - and any progress made in this demo carries over to the
Poll What Score Would You Give 'Atomic Heart' On Xbox Game Pass?
Are you enjoying it?
February has been another solid month for Xbox Game Pass, with Atomic Heart arguably being the biggest launch of the month - and one of the biggest of the year so far. Mundfish's sci-fi shooter has been out for a good few days now, so, how are you finding the game? Here at Pure Xbox, we scored Atomic Heart 7/10 in our review...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 27 - March 3)
Including another major XGP launch
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for February 27th to March 3rd! We've got a couple of big releases on the way next week in the form of Destiny 2: Lightfall and the day one Xbox Game Pass launch of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, while you'll also want to look out for the likes of Scars Above and Catan: Console...
News Baldur's Gate 3 For Xbox Has 'Run Into Some Technical Issues'
Splitscreen co-op is causing problems
One of the highlights at Sony's 'State of Play' event yesterday was the confirmation Baldur's Gate 3 would be coming out this August. Unfortunately, an Xbox announcement was nowhere to be seen, even after the broadcast. While Larian Studios has already confirmed with our colleagues at Push Square that the third...
News Halo Infinite's 'Biggest Multiplayer Update' Yet Shown Off In Season 3 Launch Trailer
Echoes Within arrives March 7
Halo Infinite is getting its biggest multiplayer update to date next month, when 'Echoes Within' arrives across Xbox consoles and PC on March 7th. The game's third major season includes 3 new hand-crafted maps, new weapons & equipment, fresh Forge content and more. It's all shown off in the launch trailer up above,...
Talking Point Are You Happy With The Forza Horizon 5 Expansion 2 Setting?
Many rally returns
Playground Games finally revealed Forza Horizon 5 Expansion 2 yesterday in the form of 'Rally Adventure', an all-new DLC pack arriving next month. The expansion takes clear inspiration from Forza Horizon 1's own rally add-on, bringing a more down-to-earth DLC to Forza Horizon 5. The question is, what do we all make of the...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer 'Excited' To Bring First Party Game To PlayStation Plus
The Xbox-developed title comes to PS Plus in March
Xbox may be struggling to strike a deal with Sony over Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal, but it doesn't seem to be stopping other agreements going ahead between the two gaming rivals. During yesterday's State of Play livestream, Sony announced that Xbox's Minecraft Dungeons i
News Microsoft President Questions Whether Gaming Consoles Will Still Be Around In 10 Years
"There may be someone else standing here in 2033"
Microsoft's continued attempts to push its Activision Blizzard acquisition through are resulting in quite a few 10-year 'deals' being struck by the company. Xbox has agreed such deals with both Nintendo and Nvidia, with
News Resident Evil 4 Continues To Look Phenomenal, Free Gameplay Demo 'Coming Soon'
We neeeeeed it
Right, we're not going overboard in saying we've got a potential GOTY candidate coming next month are we?! Seriously, Resident Evil 4 Remake continues to look that good, and there's even more good news - you'll be able to play the game early, "soon". During yesterday's State of Play trailer, Capcom not only showcased some late game...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Launch Trailer Is Here Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Release
Just one week to go!
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is certainly one of the biggest Xbox Game Pass additions announced for March so far, and its release is so close now! Team Ninja's upcoming slasher hits the library on March 3rd, with a free gameplay demo out now ahead of launch. Of course, your
News Street Fighter 6 Is Officially Landing On Xbox Series X And S This June
Get a look at Zangief, Lily and Cammy in the latest trailer
Capcom showed up to PlayStation's State of Play event in a big way last night, including announcing a free demo for the upcoming Resident Evil 4 Remake. Well, the team also delivered a brand new Street Fighter 6 trailer, confirming the game's June release date. Street Fighter 6 hits Xbox...
News Mortal Kombat 12 Has Been Confirmed, Seemingly Launching In 2023
Get over here!
If a new Street Fighter and Tekken weren't already enough, it seems we could be getting one more heavy-hitting fighting game in the near future. In a Warner Bros. Discovery earnings call yesterday, Andrew Slabin - the company's executive vice president of global investor strategy - noted how "Mortal Kombat 12" was set to arrive this...
News Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Shows Off Its Frantic Gameplay, Coming To Xbox This May
"Co-op gameplay" and "behind the scenes" trailers
Today's PlayStation "State of Play" event for February 2023 treated us to a lengthy look at Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League ahead of its release for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and various other platforms on May 26th, 2023. This is the first time we've properly laid eyes on the gameplay for...
News Forza Horizon 5 'Rally Adventure' Expansion Leaps Onto Xbox This March
The Horizon Festival is expanding!
Developer Playground Games has revealed that Forza Horizon 5's second major expansion is based on all things off-roading. The 'Rally Adventure' expansion pack launches March 29th on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The new DLC harkens back to the early days of Forza Horizon. The first game in the series featured...
News Hogwarts Legacy TV Series Reportedly In The Works At HBO
From book to film to game to TV show. Makes sense!
It's no secret that Hogwarts Legacy has been a huge sales hit so far, with the game getting off to a flying start at retail here in the UK. It's looking like that very commercial success at launch has prompted HBO to start work on a TV series based on the game, according to a new report. Outlet...
Deals Get Up To 90% Off In The 'DC Franchise Sale' On Xbox (February 23-26)
DC heroes, unite!
Xbox's usual array of Deals with Gold and spotlight sales are already live for this week, Feb. 21-28, but another sales promotion has now joined the roster for this coming weekend. The 'DC Franchise Sale' is live from today, February 23rd, through Sunday, February 26th. It's not a huge promotion in terms of volume, but there are...
News Elden Ring Reaches Incredible Sales Milestone Ahead Of One Year Anniversary
For a new IP, this is amazing!
Has it really been almost a year already since Elden Ring arrived on Xbox? It certainly doesn't feel that way, with FromSoftware's latest epic lasting long in the memory of many players. Oh, and by many players we mean many players. Publisher Bandai Namco has revealed that Elden Ring has now sold a whopping 20 million...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 23-26)
Included with Xbox Live Gold & Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days is here once again, with three titles available to play and download for free as part of Xbox Live Gold this weekend. Destiny 2's big 2022 expansion leads the charge here — on the eve the game's upcoming Lightfall release — while two other Xbox One titles round out the...
Poll What Do You Think Of EA's Wild Hearts So Far?
Have you played the Game Pass trial? What do you think?
EA and Koei Tecmo have been working away on their Monster Hunter competitor for some time now, and the result of that labour — in the form of Wild Hearts — is now out in the... wild. Anyway, enough of our silly puns, we'd like to know how you've been getting on with the game so far. In our...
News Ori Developer's Next Game Will Attempt To 'Revolutionise' The ARPG Genre
"Diablo, PoE, etc.: We're coming for you"
Moon Studios creative director Thomas Mahler has speaking a bit about the plans for the Ori studio's next game on Twitter today, revealing that it will take the form of a "top-down" ARPG with major aspirations. In his message, Mahler explained that the game will serve as a "make-or-break moment" for the...
News Xbox Set To Unveil Another New Controller Variant This Month
Expect an announcement very soon
Microsoft has already announced a new Xbox controller in February in the form of the Stellar Shift special edition variant, and it looks like we're going to get another one before the end of the month in the form of the "Velocity Green". This was leaked by the very reliable billbil-kun on Twitter this week with a...
News No Man's Sky Brings Its Fractal Update To Xbox Game Pass
With lots more to come throughout the year
Hello Games is back again with another mammoth No Man's Sky update, this time dubbed 'Fractal'. While a fair chunk of today's update is focused on Sony's PSVR2 headset, there's plenty of stuff coming to the Xbox version, which is still a part of the Xbox Game Pass library at the time of the update's launch!...
News Amazon Games To Publish 'Throne And Liberty' MMORPG On Xbox Series X|S
Featuring "massive-scale" PvP & PvE combat
Amazon Games and NCSOFT have announced today that the "highly anticipated" new MMORPG Throne and Liberty will be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with PC and PS5) thanks to Amazon's involvement as publisher. Throne and Liberty has been in development for some time now, and promises to...
Deals Over 40 Games Are Discounted By 85-95% On Xbox This Week (February 21-28)
Come grab a bargain
If you're in the mood to purchase some super cheap Xbox games from February 21st to February 28th, then we've got you covered! Below, we've picked out the games with the absolute biggest discounts in this week's sales. There are some amazing titles in this list, including XCOM 2 at a whopping 95% off, Agents of Mayhem, ONE PIECE...
News 'The Mageseeker: A League Of Legends Story' Is Bringing Its Pixel RPG To Xbox
“Hope will not make them pay for what we’ve lost. I will.”
It's been announced that the creators of Moonlighter (Digital Sun) are working on a brand-new League of Legends experience called "The Mageseeker", taking the form of an indie 2D pixel action RPG. All we've got so far is a teaser trailer and a little bit of information, along with the...
News Phil Spencer's Xbox Series S Travelled With Him To ActiBlizz Court Hearing
"I love travelling with my Series S"
There may well be lots of serious business talk going down at these Activision Blizzard court proceedings, but it doesn't seem to be stopping Phil Spencer from playing games. The Xbox boss has made sure he can squeeze in some precious gaming time this week, by packing in his Xbox Series S and an xScreen...
News Xbox Game Pass Version Of 'Atomic Heart' Gets Huge Day One Update
The patch hasn't been explained yet!
Atomic Heart's February 2023 Xbox Game Pass arrival was a much-anticipated one, with Mundfish's bonkers sci-fi shooter fast becoming one of the month's biggest additions to the service. As it turns out, the game's file sizes are pretty huge as well, including a mysterious day one patch that the developer is yet...
News Xbox Game Pass 'Friends & Family' Plan Extends To Six More Countries
The rollout continues
Microsoft has announced today that the Xbox Game Pass "Friends and Family" plan has extended to six more countries, with those countries being Chile, Hungary, Israel, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sweden. If you live in one of those regions (or Colombia and Ireland which already have access to the plan), you can now sign up...
News Forza Horizon 5's Second Expansion Will Be Revealed This Week
Put it in the calendar
It's finally almost time for Xbox and Playground Games to reveal the second expansion for Forza Horizon 5! The announcement will be made in a Twitch stream on Thursday, Feburary 23rd at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm GMT. This was confirmed in a tweet from the official Forza Horizon Twitter account earlier today: The first...
Deals All 20+ Backwards Compatible Games Included In This Week's Xbox Sales (February 21-28)
Some fantastic OG Xbox & Xbox 360 titles!
Another set of Xbox deals has just gone live on the Xbox Store which means another round of backwards compatible discounts from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras to get stuck into! We've got some great Xbox & Xbox 360 classics on sale this week, including a sizeable collection of Rockstar titles...
News The 'Must-Own' Fight'N Rage Is Getting A Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade Next Week
Including a new 120FPS option
It's been announced that 2019's Fight'N Rage is getting a free Smart Delivery upgrade for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on March 1st, which will bring support for 120 frames per-second to the game. If you haven't heard of it, Fight'N Rage is a side-scroller beat 'em up experience which is inspired by similar arcade...
News Another Seven Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass Soon (February 28)
The latest titles on the chopping block
Update: Microsoft has now confirmed these removal dates, as well as the full set of platforms. We've updated the table below. Original story: The official Xbox app has revealed that seven games are set to be removed from Xbox Game Pass in the latter part of February 2023, including some very popular titles...
News These Four Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (February 28 - March 3)
The latest official roundup of new titles
It's time for another official Xbox Game Pass roundup! Microsoft has today announced four games coming to the service in late February and early March, including the day one release of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty! Here's the full list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass next week: Date Game Plat
Guide How To Use The Scanner In Atomic Heart On Xbox
It's a little janky at first
The 'Scanner' in Atomic Heart is an invaluable tool for mapping out levels and finding loot, but on Xbox at least, it's a little finnicky to use right from the get-go. The mechanic is introduced during the game's intro, but the way it's explained to the player doesn't quite add up. The good news is that once you know...
News Xbox Series X And S Price Increases Begin To Affect Europe
Sweden is the latest nation to see a price hike
It's been a little under a month since Microsoft announced Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S console price hikes in Japan, and now the company has increased prices in another region. As spotted by Gaming Deputy, both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are now more expensive in Sweden. Both consoles...
Deals 200+ Games Added To This Week's Xbox Sales (February 21-28)
Plenty to choose from!
It's time for another set of weekly Xbox deals! This week, we've got over 200 new deals that have been added to the likes of Deals with Gold, Spotlight and Deep Silver & Friends Sales, which we've highlighted in the table down below. However, don't forget that the Activision/Ubisoft Publisher Sales and the Anime Month...
News Atomic Heart Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 21)
Reclaim a robot-filled Russia
Arguably February's biggest Xbox Game Pass drop has officially arrived! Yep, Atomic Heart is now available in the Game Pass library - delivering a big, bonkers FPS set in an alternate history version of the Soviet Union. Below is a brief introduction to Atomic Heart, along with the game's launch trailer. We'll also...
News Here Are The Patch Notes For The Final Assassin's Creed Valhalla Update On Xbox
Arriving this Tuesday
It's been an amazing few years for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and it all finally comes to an end this Tuesday, February 21st, as the game is getting its final ever update on Xbox (and other platforms) in the form of Patch 1.7.0. There's nothing major here as we're just looking at bug fixes for the most part, although keep in...
Video Digital Foundry Analyses All Performance Modes For Hogwarts Legacy On Xbox
The amount of options is almost overwhelming
The team over at Digital Foundry has finally dug into the performance of Hogwarts Legacy on all console platforms, and you can tell why it's taken this long! Not only did the outlet set out to cover the game's launch day versions rather than pre-release code, but it also tested 21(!) modes across three...
