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News TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Brings Retro-Inspired Free Update To Xbox Game Pass
"Up your game to the next level"
One of our absolute favourite Xbox and Xbox Game Pass releases in 2022 was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, and just in time for the holiday period, we've been treated to a brand-new free update! This patch brings three new features, along with a bunch of fixes and improvements. Those new features...
News 'Smile For Me' Brings Its Bizarre And Highly Beloved Adventure To Xbox In Spring 2023
It has incredibly positive reviews on Steam
Although there's a good chance you won't have heard of it, the announcement that Smile for Me is coming to Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch drew a lot of attention this week, racking up over 1667,000 views on Twitter! So, what is it? Smile for Me is described as an "unconventional point-and-click...
News Fallout 76 Continues To 'Grow Significantly', Now Boasts Over 13 Million Players
The team "can't wait" to share the next chapter
Although Bethesda is looking ahead to 2023 with games like Starfield and Redfall, it hasn't forgotten about its existing library. One title in particular that appears to have had a strong year is Fallout 76. Yes, despite its disastrous launch back in 2018, the game has seemingly recovered. In its...
News Xbox Confirms Exclusivity Plans For Three Upcoming Bethesda Games
"Designed to be played primarily alone or in small groups"
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard's initial court responses to the FTC Lawsuit have been published today (as we've highlighted elsewhere on Pure Xbox) and as part of this, Microsoft mentions that three upcoming ZeniMax (Bethesda) games are anticipated to become Xbox and PC exclusives at...
News These Are The Top-Selling Games In The Xbox Countdown Sale 2022
The hottest deals in the UK and US right now
The Xbox Countdown Sale 2022 has now been live for just over a week on the Xbox Store, and so the "Top Paid" charts are starting to show us what people have been buying, allowing us to determine some of the hottest deals so far. Like we did recently with the Black Friday Sale, we're focusing on the UK...
News One Piece Odyssey Gets New Trailer & Demo Reveal Ahead Of January 2023 Xbox Launch
11 minutes of brand-new "in-depth" footage
If we're talking major games coming to Xbox in January 2023, then one of the big releases to highlight is One Piece Odyssey, which officially arrives for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on January 13th of next year. Ahead of the game's release, Bandai Namco has unveiled a new "Systems Trailer", showing off...
News Xbox Unveils Job Listing For 'Director Of Japan Creator Partnerships'
Another major hire in the region
Microsoft has made a big deal about the need to grow Xbox's presence in Japan over the past couple of years, and it seems like that's still a major focus for the team right now, as a major job role has just opened up at the company. The ad, posted on the Microsoft website, is for a "Director of Japan Creator...
News Hideo Kojima Reveals More About His 'Unusual' New Xbox Project
He's been thinking about it for "five or six years"
We've known that Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has been working on a project with Xbox Game Studios for a little while, but both parties have remained largely quiet about what we can expect from it. However, speaking to IGN in an interview this week, Kojima
News Sonic Frontiers Releases Free Festive-Themed DLC, Available Now On Xbox
Grab it right now!
It's the holiday season once again and to celebrate all-things festive, SEGA is giving away another free DLC item in its latest release, Sonic Frontiers. This time around it's a 'holiday cheer suit'. This will new apparel for Sonic can be used to "bring some holiday spirit" to the Starfall Islands. To equip it, you'll need to...
News Xbox Fans Want To Know What's Going On With Square Enix In 2023
No Xbox releases announced for next year
While the recent release of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion has gone down well on Xbox so far, we're also seeing quite a lot of disgruntlement directed towards Square Enix's current 2023 lineup of games. Why? Well, there aren't Xbox announcements at all as of yet. Forspoken is a PS5 console...
News Outer Wilds Is Getting A Lot Of Attention Before It Leaves Xbox Game Pass
"If you haven’t played it yet, PLEASE DO SO"
Although Microsoft has kept unexpectedly quiet about the second batch of Xbox Game Pass games for December 2022 so far, we already know what's leaving the service on December 31st, and it includes the fantastic Outer Wilds. Since the announcement, we've seen quite a lot of attention being diverted...
News Hypercharge: Unboxed Creator Says Xbox Development Is Going 'Great'
Aiming for a Q1 2023 launch
One indie game that really took off in 2022 was the first and third-person wave shooter Hypercharge: Unboxed. The developer of the game was quick to confirm an Xbox release when they heard about the demand for it, so what's the latest? If you did have any concerns about the status of this particular version, there's no...
News Here Are The Top 10 Xbox Games Of 2022 According To Metacritic
It's been a close fight!
We're going to be publishing our official Pure Xbox Game of the Year 2022 roundup here later this week, but before we do that, we thought we'd take a look at the highest-rated Xbox games of the year according to Metacritic. It'll come as no surprise to hear that Elden Ring takes the top spot, but there are a few games that...
News High On Life Is Now Officially One Of The Biggest Xbox Game Pass Launches Of All Time
"We’ve been blown away by the response..."
Yesterday, we highlighted how the new Xbox console exclusive High On Life was dominating the Xbox and PC charts, and it's now been officially crowned the biggest Xbox Game Pass launch of 2022. Microsoft says this is "measured in terms of engagement, based on the number of hours play
Feature 10 Backwards Compatible Games Transformed By The Power Of Xbox Series S
The little console that could
Some of the very best games for your Xbox Series S hail from generations prior. While we're seeing a vast number of slightly newer titles get optimised for Xbox's digital console, we'd argue that some older games benefit even more so from the power packed into this tiny little system. From dynamic resolution bumps to...
News Xbox Series X|S Passes 20 Million Sales According To Latest Estimates
After two years on the market
Microsoft rarely chooses to share information about hardware sales these days, but according to the latest estimates from the folks at VGChartz, it looks like sales of the Xbox Series X and Series S might have passed the 20 million mark. The outlet is reporting that the two consoles have globally sold an estimated...
News There's A New Way To Earn Daily Microsoft Rewards Points On Xbox
Courtesy of MSN Shopping
You already know how much we love talking about Microsoft Rewards here at Pure Xbox — we've bought so many things with our MS Rewards points in 2022 alone — and now there's yet another new way to earn daily rewards! As you can see in Rewards Hunter's excellent tutorial above, this new method requires you to use MSN...
News Halo Infinite Celebrates The Festive Season With Free 10-Tier Event Pass
Unlock new free 'n' festive cosmetics
It's the holiday season once again, and as usual, there are many games out there celebrating the period with limited-time promotions. As usual, Halo Infinite will be joining in on the fun this year with its Winter Contingency II update. Similar to last year, there'll be a bunch of festive cosmetics to unlock...
Deals 100+ Games Added To This Week's Xbox Sales (December 20-27)
Alongside the ongoing Countdown Sale
The Xbox Countdown Sale 2022 is now in full swing, but we've also got over a hundred more games to add to the list this week in the form of Deals with Gold and Spotlight offers! There are some pretty interesting titles on sale here, too... Firstly though, don't forget about that Countdown Sale — we've...
News High On Life Is Dominating The Charts Right Now, And Team Xbox Is Thrilled About It
"Huge congratulations!"
Update: Xbox has now officially crowned High On Life as the biggest Game Pass launch of 2022! <related ids="142900"> Original story: Well, it's fair to say High on Life has been a huge success. The wacky shooter launched on Xbox Game Pass earlier in December , and at first glance, it appears to have already est
Talking Point What Are You Buying In The Xbox Countdown Sale 2022?
Treating yourself for the holidays?
The final major Xbox sale of the year arrived last week in the form of the Xbox Countdown Sale 2022, and Microsoft didn't disappoint, treating us to almost 1000 discounts across a wide variety of games, add-ons and bundles. If you haven't had a chance to look at the list of deals, you'll find a range of guides...
News What's All This About A Cheaper, Ad-Filled Version Of Xbox Game Pass?
Is Microsoft considering it?
You may have noticed over the weekend that there was a bunch of chatter on social media about a potential cheaper, ad-filled version of Xbox Game Pass. This all started because of a screenshot posted to ResetEra appearing to show an official Spanish-language Microsoft survey, asking users whether they'd be interested in...
Talking Point What January 2023 Xbox Games With Gold Do You Want?
Please Microsoft, let's have a big start to the year...
It's almost that time again, as the Xbox Games with Gold January 2023 titles are set to be revealed very soon! The month of December delivered two Xbox One games, with Colt Canyon and Bladed Fury up for grabs. If you haven't secured yours yet, you can still grab December's Games with Gold...
News There's A Way To Save Big On FIFA 23 With Xbox Game Pass This Christmas
And get 500 free FIFA Points!
Whether you love it or hate it, there's no denying that FIFA 23 is consistently dominating the "Top Paid Games" charts on Xbox, and that's especially the case right now as it's been discounted as part of the Xbox Countdown Sale 2022. On the Xbox Store, you're looking at £29.99 / $29.99 for the Xbox One version and...
Feature These Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (December 19-23)
Including the world's first "skateBOATING" game
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for December 19th to 23rd! As you can see, it's... really quiet. We've only got a few indie games confirmed for this week so far, although we're hoping Microsoft might also have a few Xbox Game Pass titles to add to the list at some point, so keep an eye out for...
News Phil Spencer Gives Praise To One Of The Best Xbox Game Pass Surprises Of 2022
The Pikmin-like platformer
We've seen Xbox boss Phil Spencer pick out a variety of Xbox games to highlight throughout 2022, with Vampire Survivors and Cult of the Lamb being a couple of examples, and he's just added to the list with the fantastic Tinykin.
News Another Nine Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass Soon (December 31)
Here's what's on the chopping block
The official Xbox app has now revealed the second batch of games that will leave Xbox Game Pass in December 2022 (the final set of removals for the year), and it includes the likes of Outer Wilds, Scarlet Nexus and Tropico 6. Xbox Game Pass: Leaving Soon (December 31st, 2022):
Pick One Which Is Your Favourite Final Fantasy Game On Xbox?
The original FF7? Tell us what you think!
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to celebrate the release of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion on Xbox, we thought we'd go back and look at the history of Final Fantasy games on the platform. It's been well documented that we're still waiting for the likes of Final Fantasy VII...
News Lots Of Games Reduced By 90% In The Xbox Countdown Sale 2022
HUGE discounts for great games!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games during the Xbox Countdown Sale 2022? There are close to 1000 games discounted in the Xbox Countdown Sale this year (!), and quite a lot of those have been discounted by anywhere from 80% to 95%, which means we've got some outstanding deals for great titles. You'll find the 90% and...
News High On Life Update 2 Now Live On Xbox Game Pass, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Xbox One improvements, audio balancing & more
High on Life developer Squanch Games has quickly begun pushing out patches for the game over the past few days, with the first update making big improvements to performance on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in particular. Now, it's just received a second update targeting a variety of other upgrades, as...
Talking Point Are You Enjoying 'High On Life' On Xbox Game Pass?
Love it? Hate it? Come tell us!
High on Life has been in players' hands for a few days now, with the game marking one of 2022's final major Xbox releases. Luckily for us, that release has included a day one Xbox Game Pass arrival, allowing millions of Xbox fans to go hands-on this week. There's quite a lot to High on Life — including the ability...
News The Callisto Protocol Xbox Update Adds 'Combat Improvements' Including Faster Animations
Speedy healing, and dying
The Callisto Protocol dev Striking Distance Studios has deployed a brand-new update for its third-person horror shooter, and the patch addresses some of the community's biggest concerns from around launch. Alongside the usual set of bug fixes and quality of life changes, the developer says it has made "combat improvements"...
News 'Blacktail' Is Now Available On Xbox Series X|S, And It's Getting Good Reviews
A surreal first-person action-adventure game
We haven't really heard much about this one over the past few months, but Focus Entertainment has just released a brand-new action-adventure game on Xbox Series X|S called Blacktail, developed by new Polish studio The Parasight. Blacktail is described as a "surreal first-person action-adventure", with a...
Feature The Best Deals From The Xbox Countdown Sale 2022
Feasting on discounts!
The huge Xbox end-of-year sale is now underway, featuring more than 800 discounts across all sorts of Xbox games and DLC packs. It's a biggie - containing even more deals than last month's Black Friday promotion! With such a gargantuan sale comes the effort to scroll through the entire thing to pick out what you might want...
News Xbox Winter Demo Event 2022 Now Live, 22 Games Available
Update: Officially extended to December 31st!
Update (Fri 16th Dec, 2022): This Xbox Winter Demo event was originally supposed to end on December 12th, but has now been extended a couple more weeks until December 31st. Enjoy! Don't forget this event includes a demo for Inkulinati, which is now coming to Xbox Game Pass in January 2023. Here's what...
"We tried to cram a lot of that into this game"
High on Life has now entered the lives of Xbox Game Pass players, and it's safe to say the game's unique brand of comedy has proved divisive. The gist of things is that some people will love it and some people will hate it, which is probably to be expected looking at Justin Roiland's previous work, and...
News Xbox Adds Another New Dynamic Background For Series X|S Owners
Celebrating the release of Pentiment
Although there's plenty of drama in Obsidian's latest release Pentiment, it can actually be quite a relaxing game at times with its beautiful scenery and calming music. With this in mind, Xbox has released a new Pentiment-themed dynamic background for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S owners. To apply it, you'll...
News Amazon Games To Publish Next Tomb Raider, First Details Revealed
"The biggest and best Tomb Raider game yet"
It's been revealed today that Crystal Dynamics will be partnering with Amazon Games to release the next game in the beloved Tomb Raider series, and we've also been treated to a few details about what to expect in the process. The game will be a "multiplatform" release to be published globally by Amazon,...
News Ink-Based Strategy Game 'Inkulinati' Launches On Xbox Game Pass In January 2023
Inked into next year's GP lineup
The Xbox Game Pass lineup for 2023 is starting to take shape, and we've today learned of another new release date for an upcoming Game Pass title. Medieval strategy game Inkulinati is coming to the service on day one - which is now set for January 31, 2023. That initial launch will be an early access one
Talking Point What Did You Think Of Xbox Games With Gold In 2022?
The final two games are now available
So, that's it for Xbox Games with Gold in 2022! Both of December's games are now available (you'll find more details about those below), so we can finally look back at the lineup over the past 12 months and analyse the entire selection. Before we do that though, here are December 2022's Games with Gold that you...
News Halo Infinite Season 3 Content Shown Off In Latest 343i Livestream
New maps, weapons, armor cores and more!
Halo Infinite has seen some major updates in recent weeks, especially with Forge's arrival in early November. The expansive toolset's addition to Infinite was quickly followed up by a brand-new custom game server browser for players to enjoy, and now, the team is pivoting towards what's coming during Season...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Dev Reveals 'Electrifying' Trailer Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
It's looking pretty epic!
Team Ninja's Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty has impressed us so far in its early pre-release footage - and the dev has now dropped a brand-new gameplay trailer ahead of its Xbox Game Pass launch next March. You can feast your eyes on a couple more minutes of fast and frantic gameplay here - we're just about catching our breath...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Is Free To Play This Weekend
Try three maps and four modes for free!
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward is unleashing its first free-to-play trial period this weekend! You can go hands on with some of MW2's biggest multiplayer maps and modes starting later today, December 15th. The free trial kicks off at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT, and features three...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (December 15-18)
For Odin
Xbox has unveiled its latest set of Free Play Days titles for the coming weekend, and we've got a pretty fantastic selection across Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! Ubisoft's mammoth open world RPG Assassin's Creed Valhalla is here, alongside 2K's latest WWE title and Dragon Ball: The Breakers. Assassin's Creed Valhalla
News Bethesda Talks Starfield Quests In New Developer Deep Dive
"We really want the stories to be personal"
News on Starfield has dried up a little bit as of late, but Bethesda has now treated us to a brand-new deep dive on the game's quest system, which builds on what came before in both Skyrim and Fallout 4. In the video above, developer Will Shen takes us through some of the game's big quest-related features,...
News 11 Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass Today (December 15)
We're sad to lose some of these
As we reported earlier this month, today sadly marks the departure for 11 Xbox Game Pass titles, including the likes of Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age and Firewatch, amongst other much-loved games. Here's the full list of titles leaving Xbox Ga
Feature All New Xbox Games Coming Out In December 2022
Release dates for every December Xbox launch
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in December 2022! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a December 2022 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. Without further ado, here are all the new games coming to Xbox in December 2022: The Biggest New...
News Hogwarts Legacy Just Treated Us To Another Phenomenal 30-Minute Showcase
A look at traversal, combat and customisation
We don't know about you, but our hype levels for Hogwarts Legacy are reaching boiling point! The first gameplay showcase back in November left us with high expectations, but this second showcase was even more enticing. While the first event was focused around the exploration of Hogwarts, today's new...
News Dying Light 2 Will Be Getting Mod Support On Xbox Consoles
PC tools out now!
Dying Light 2 developer Techland has just released the game's suite of mod tools on PC - enabling fans to create custom maps and more using the in-depth toolset. Well, in a somewhat surprising reveal, those tools will also be coming to console in the future! Mod support is becoming a little more common on console generally, but...
Random High On Life Includes The Full Versions Of Four Classic Movies
From the 70s, 80s and 90s
If you've been playing High on Life on Xbox Game Pass this week, you may have noticed that the game includes some real-world movie content — in fact, it actually includes four feature-length films from the 70s, 80s and 90s! The one that's getting the most attention right now is Tammy and the T-Rex, which is a 1994 sci-fi...
