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News Highly Rated Sci-Fi Adventure 'Ghost Song' Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass
Journey beneath the surface
Developer Old Moon is bringing the Metroid-like Ghost Song to Xbox Game Pass today, marking the month's second service drop so far. This title has been getting some pretty incredible reviews in the run up to launch, currently sitting at a mighty impressive 88 on Metacritic at the time of writing. <related...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Is Getting Ranked Play In 2023
Treyarch will also be retiring modes in some older games
Activision's latest title Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be getting Ranked Play at some point in 2023. Treyarch (Call of Duty: Vanguard) announced it was working with its partners at Infinity Ward to deliver competitive modes, ranked skill divisions, visible skill ratings, a "top 250"...
News 'Evil West' Looks Like The Cowboy Vampire Mashup We Didn't Know We Needed
But we most definitely do
Focus Entertainment has dropped its latest Evil West trailer; this one an overview of the whole game ahead of its November 22nd launch. Each time we see the game in action we're more and more impressed, and this trailer really drives home the game's unique mix of wild west action and otherworldly vampiric monsters. The...
Reaction Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Is Beating Battlefield At Its Own Game
Ground War
Infinity Ward took a very different direction, at the time, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in 2019. The reboot grounded the series in a modern combat setting similar to what made it famous in the first place, after years of misguided attempts at propelling things into the future (and one look back to the past). The franchise also,...
Roundup 'Ghost Song' Is Impressing Critics Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
Spook song
Ghost Song arrives on Xbox Game Pass tomorrow, November 3rd, and its review embargo was recently lifted ahead of launch. This Metroidvania is flying under the radar a little bit right now, and we thought the game was definitely worth highlighting, especially considering its fantastic reception so far! So, here are some pre-release...
News Multiple Games Reduced By 90-95% In Xbox's 'Deep Discounts' Sale
Grab yourself a bargain
Looking for some cheap Xbox games from November 1st to November 8th? Xbox has once again discounted a bunch of games by up to 95% in this week's sales, and this is mainly thanks to the new "ID@Xbox Deep Discounts" sale, although there are also some great offers in the "Harvest" sale as well. The 90% discounts are in the...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Adds Some New Character DLC
Out now alongside the new Galactic Edition
Update [Wed 2nd Nov, 2022 09:00 GMT]: Here's your reminder that the Galactic Edition for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is out now. Original article [Sat 10th Sep, 2022 05:00 BST]: At the first-ever Disney and Marvel Video Games Showcase, Warner Bro
News FIFA 23's Free World Cup Update Comes To Xbox Series X|S Next Week
International football returns
The 2023 FIFA World Cup starts later this month, and as part of this - Electronic Arts will be releasing its free 'World Cup' update for FIFA 23 on 9th November. Players will be able to participate in the "full" FIFA World Cup 2022 experience as one of the 32 qualified nations. You'll also be able to customise your...
News 343 Outlines Halo Infinite's Match XP Beta & Overhauled Progression System
Coming in the Winter Update
Next week on November 8th, Halo Infinite is getting its big Winter Update. It will add a new co-op campaign feature, Forge mode, and expand upon the game's multiplayer. In the latest blog on Halo Waypoint, 343 Industries has gone into detail about the Match XP Beta and the overhauled Battle Pass progression system. Match...
News Return To Monkey Island Gets Xbox Game Pass Trailer Ahead Of Launch
Guybrush Threepwood is back!
It's a new month, and that means plenty of new titles for Xbox Game Pass. One we're particularly excited about here at Pure Xbox is Return to Monkey Island. Guybrush Threepwood is back in a brand new adventure that continues on from the story in the original two games. Ahead of the game's Xbox launch on 8th November,...
News Obsidian's Pentiment Is Now Ready To Pre-Install On Xbox Game Pass
Take a trip back in time
It's now November, and that means we're just weeks out from the release of Obsidian's new title Pentiment. This upcoming release will transport players back to 16th-century Europe to uncover mysteries and shape a community's future. With this in mind, this historical mystery is now ready to pre-install on Xbox Game Pass...
Deals 300+ Games Included In This Week's Xbox Sales (November 1-8)
Including a 'Harvest' Sale!
The latest batch of Xbox deals is now live on the Microsoft Store, and this week's selection includes over 300 games across a wide variety of sales - Deals With Gold, Spotlight, Harvest and ID@Xbox Deep Discounts! We've added some highlights from this week's offers in the table below, while Xbox's Major Nelson has...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Just Delivered The Series' Best-Ever Opening Weekend
Raking it in
Call of Duty always sells ridiculously well, doesn't it? Even in an off year, the franchise is typically one of the best-selling releases, with millions of copies shipped worldwide for each title. So, what happens when Modern Warfare returns as most AAA games are pushed to 2023? The best-selling CoD launch ever, as it turns out. In an...
News These 10 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (November 1-15)
The first batch of the month!
Microsoft has today revealed the first batch of Xbox Game Pass additions for November 2022, which includes the previously confirmed Legend of Tianding, Ghost Song, Football Manager 2023 and others. Plus, we've been treated the surprise announcements of
Rumour Atomic Heart To Hit Xbox Game Pass In February 2023
Be still, heart
Back in September, Atomic Heart developer Mundfish struck a partnership with Focus Entertainment to bring its crazy FPS to market. At the time, the team pushed the game's release window back to "Winter 2022", which runs from the end of December through most of March 2023. Well, a new rumour has now cropped up that pens the exact...
News Xbox Insists It's 'Not Taking Call Of Duty From PlayStation'
Phil Spencer: "That's not our intent"
Last week, Xbox boss Phil Spencer mentioned how Microsoft intended to treat Call of Duty like Minecraft when asked about the series' future post-acquisition. Now, during an interview with the 'Same Brain' YouTube channel, Phil has reiterated his comments about making Call of Duty as accessible as possible - in...
News Microsoft Takes A Big Loss On Xbox Series X|S Consoles, Reveals Phil Spencer
"With the expectation that we will recoup that investment..."
As you may recall, Xbox boss Phil Spencer made a noteworthy appearance at WSJ Tech Live 2022 last week, and now his full 30-minute interview is doing the rounds online, providing us with a few more interesting snippets of info. We already suspected that Microsoft was taking a loss on...
News Age Of Empires 2 Xbox Gameplay Reveals Console-Specific Features
The Xbox version launches next year
In a recent segment on Major Nelson's Xbox podcast, the crew chatted all things Age of Empires with a member of the development team following the game's console announcement last week. The discussion led to us catching a new snippet of Xbox gameplay, which reveals a few new console-specific features. The team ha
News Fatal Frame: Mask Of The Lunar Eclipse Heads To Xbox Next March
Project Zero
Koei Tecmo has announced the release date for its upcoming Fatal Frame remaster, and it's not far off folks! Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse hits Xbox platforms on March 9th, 2023, with both an Xbox One and a Series X|S version in the works. Here in the UK (and Europe), the series is instead titled 'Project Zero', so we'll be...
Review Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward's Best COD Since 2009's MW2
Modern W
2022 has been a slow year for AAA gaming, with much of the industry's anticipated lineup delayed until next year. However, like clockwork, a new Call of Duty game has managed to make it, with long-time developer Infinity Ward back behind the iron sights for another venture into the murky world of Modern Warfare. 2019's
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (October 31 - November 4)
Another busy week for new releases
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for October 31st to November 4th! It's another busy week ahead, with the likes of WRC Generations, The Chant, The Entropy Centre and
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Admits 2022 Has Been 'Light' On Games, Talks Plans For The Future
"It's been too long since we've shipped a big first-party game"
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has been doing the rounds on the interview circuit lately, and his latest interview was with the YouTube channel Same Brain, where he talked for around 40 minutes about a variety of topics. One of those topics was the "Future of Xbox", during which Spencer...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Ping Temporarily Disabled Due To 'Wallhack'
A fix appears to be on the way
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer seems to have had a decent enough start this weekend, but there are still quite a number of bugs that need to be resolved. One rather serious one is an issue with the ping feature that allows players to "wallhack" - keeping tabs on an enemy player wherever they are. This was...
News Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Is Getting A Remake For Xbox
This time under the "Story of Seasons" banner
If you're a fan of the 2003 / 2004 Nintendo GameCube classic, Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life, then we've got some fantastic news for you! The game is getting "reimagined" for current-gen consoles, arriving on Xbox Series X|S (no sign of an Xbox One version) at some point during summer 2023. It won't be...
Poll Are You Happy With November 2022's Xbox Games With Gold?
Unfortunately, a lot of people aren't
Microsoft has officially announced November 2022's Xbox Games with Gold, giving us a look at a couple more games we'll be able to play at no extra cost with our Gold memberships next month. <related ids="140007"> And... oh boy, this month's selection isn't going down well so far. In case you missed it,...
News Xbox Games With Gold For November 2022 Announced
The latest batch of titles
Microsoft has officially announced the new Xbox Games With Gold titles for November 2022! These games are available to download for free for Xbox Live Gold members (including subscribers to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate). Keep in mind that as of this past October, Microsoft will no longer be including Xbox 360 games as part of...
News N64 Classic 'Glover' Is Coming To Xbox, Along With Many Other Old-School Games
Courtesy of QUByte Interactive
Earlier this week, QUByte Interactive held its latest showcase (QUByte Connect 2022) to showcase a look at the company's upcoming games, and it included confirmation that the N64 and PS1 cult classic Glover is officially coming to Xbox! There were a lot of announcements, so we've only listed some of the trailers from...
Guide How To Turn Off Crossplay In Modern Warfare 2 On Xbox
Step-by-step instructions
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is now available on Xbox, and the multiplayer is live! We've been enjoying our time online so far, but we quickly noticed a lack of crossplay options within the game itself. We've done a bit of digging and found that you can turn off crossplay for Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox, via your general...
News 'Gas Station Simulator' Is Off To A Great Start On The Xbox Charts
Let's take a look at the reviews
It's been a great few years for simulation games on Xbox, with the likes of Microsoft Flight Simulator and PowerWash Simulator proving highly popular, and now the latest craze appears to be Gas Station Simulator, which launched on console for the first time last week. We've noticed that Gas Station Simulator has...
News Deathloop Hotfix Addresses Ray Tracing-Related Issue On Xbox Series X
No resume
A new Deathloop hotfix is now live on Xbox, correcting a ray tracing-related issue on Xbox Series X. The fix sorts out some Quick Resume problems that users were facing while playing in the game's RT mode. Alongside the Series X-specific glitch, the patch has also addressed "freezing issues" across all platforms, with the developer now...
News The Callisto Protocol Has Been Cancelled In Japan After Clash With Ratings Board
CERO has blocked the game in its current state
Perhaps one of the most exciting games on the horizon is The Callisto Protocol - led by the creator of the Dead Space series, Glen Schofield. Unfortunately for Japan, it seems it won't get the chance to play this upcoming survival horror game - with developer Striking Distance Studios announcing it has...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Receives Huge Day One Update On Xbox
Make some space
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is available now in certain parts of the world, and if you have got your hands on it, you might have already been required to update the game. Activision and Infinity Ward have released the day-one patch - so on top of the preload, you'll also need to download this before you can play. It's around 60GB...
News Scorn's First Xbox Patch Will Improve Frustrating Checkpoint System
"We have been humbled by your feedback"
In the middle of October, much-anticipated horror adventure Scorn graced our screens with its grotesque art style, and in the opinion of some players, an even more grotesque save system. One of the most frequent complaints about the game at launch was that its checkpoints were too unforgiving, with the game...
News Gotham Knights Is Getting A 'Larger' Patch To Improve Performance
With specific focuses for the console versions
There's been a lot of discourse surrounding Gotham Knights lately, primarily related to how it performs on console. Although we actually had very few concerns while reviewing the game, Digital Foundry discovered that it does indeed drop frames in certain circumstances, and even before its release, there...
News Xbox Console Exclusive 'Somerville' Launches On Game Pass In November
Out of nowhere!
Some of you folks may remember Xbox indie title Somerville; it was announced more than five years ago at this point! If you don't recall, this game is coming from some of the minds behind Limbo and Inside, and as it turns out, it's launching very, very soon. Somerville is coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, including Game Pass,...
News Xbox Insider Program Delivers More Dashboard Improvements
They're listening to the feedback
Last month, Xbox announced that it was starting to make changes to the console dashboard — or Xbox Home page — for folks in the Xbox Insider program. Since then, we've seen the dash in action ahead of its wider release in 2023. Well before we get to the full release, the team has already begun making more c
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 27-30)
It's a good bunch this week!
Xbox is closing out October with a great Free Play Days offering, featuring four games in total! And, thankfully, only one is currently a part of Xbox Game Pass in the form of Dead by Daylight. Anyway, here's the full list of Free Play Days titles for the final weekend of October: Dead By Daylight Dolmen
Guide Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Release Date, Release Times & Preload Details On Xbox
Everything you need to know
Ahead of Modern Warfare 2's big release later this week, developer Infinity Ward has unleashed a bucketload of info about the game's launch, including all the release day details on Xbox platforms. Campaign early access is now available for digital pre-orders, with all eyes now focused on the game's full launch. Anyway,...
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (October 27)
New signals
Our final Xbox Game Pass October 2022 update is here, folks. Three games will be added to the library today, October 27th, and they're all brand-new releases for PC and/or console! Here's a little more about each game coming to Xbox Game Pass today: Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery (PC): You're a detective, and a frog, and it's...
News Halo Infinite Shares Another Look At New Multiplayer Maps & Mode In Winter Update
Out November 8th
Last week, 343 Industries gave fans its first proper look at the Halo Infinite Winter Update, due out on November 8th. Now, in a new Halo Waypoint blog, the team has provided a closer look at the new maps and modes included in the arena multiplayer portion of this update. Both maps were crafted within Forge (releasing with the...
News Xbox Still Open To Streaming Device, But It Could Be 'Years Away'
Keystone will remain a prototype
Xbox's project 'Keystone' has come up in conversation during Phil Spencer's recent interview with The Wall Street Journal. As you might recall, earlier this month we saw an old prototype of Keystone on Phil's shelf. Now, in his latest interview, the Xbox boss has mentioned how the company decided to pivot to working...
News Indie Dev Reminds Us The Xbox Series S Is Capable Of 4K, 120FPS
Pushing the boat out
Lately, the Xbox Series S has been involved in a bit of controversy surrounding its power, with one particular dev claiming that teams had been struggling with developing for the system. While there's no doubt that two consoles adds to the current-gen Xbox workload, we've also seen plenty of evidence that Xbox Series S is...
News Xbox 'Regretted' Losing Genshin Impact To PlayStation, Claims Report
The gacha title has already banked millions
If you're familiar with mobile games, you've probably heard of a game called Genshin Impact. This anime gacha-style action RPG is an absolute money-making powerhouse for developer and publisher miHoYo - banking close to four billion in its first few years. According to Reuters, Microsoft has reportedly...
News Multiple Games Reduced By 80-90% On Xbox This Week (October 25 - November 1)
The Shocktober Sale continues
Looking for some cheap Xbox games from October 25th to November 1st? Well, the lineup this week is very similar to last week courtesy of the Xbox Shocktober Sale 2022, although we've got a few Deals with Gold and Spotlight offers in the 90% range to add to the list, including some cool-looking indies! The 90%...
News High On Life Is 'Organically Replayable', According To Final Preview
And it comes to Game Pass this year!
Colourful, bonkers shooter High on Life hits Xbox Game Pass in December, and we can say we've been pretty interested in this one ever since we heard its roster of talking weapons grace early gameplay clips. In a final video preview with IGN ahead of launch, we can see more of the game's crazy world on show, and...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Heads To Xbox Game Pass In March 2023
Slicing in Spring
Team Ninja's Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty has been getting quite a bit of attention since it was revealed for Xbox Game Pass, and it turns out we don't have to wait too long to go hands on with it! The title hits Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S — including a day one Game Pass release — on March 3rd, 2023. The upcoming hack 'n' slash...
News Nearly Half Of Series S Owners Are New To Xbox, Reveals Microsoft
Breaking down barriers
Microsoft just published its latest quarterly earnings report up to the end of September 2022, and it provides an interesting look at all thing
News Yes, Age Of Empires Will Have Controller Support On Xbox
Keyboard and mouse inputs also supported
In case you missed the big announcement, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is coming to Xbox Series X and S early next year on January 31, 2023. It'll also be joined by Age of Empires IV at a later date. Now, in case you're wondering about the control method in these console versions, it seems they'll...
News Xbox Gaming Revenue Up 4% YoY In Latest Earnings Report
Hardware revenue is up by 13%
Microsoft's latest earnings results have been published for the quarter ended September 30th, 2022 (FY23 Q1) and Xbox's gaming revenue is up by 4% year-over-year. Xbox's hardware revenue increased by 13%. Once again, this was thanks to the continued demand for Xbox Series X|S around the globe. However, Xbox's "content...
News Multiple 'Age Of Empires' Titles Are Coming To Xbox Series X And S In 2023
Day one on Game Pass!
After a bunch of rumours and game ratings going around throughout the day, Microsoft has finally revealed that Age of Empires is making its long-awaited console debut! Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition hits Xbox Series X and S on January 31, 2023, with Age of Empires IV to follow at some stage later on next year. The Age...
