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News These Eight Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (September 6-15)
The latest batch of titles
The first batch of September 2022's Xbox Game Pass titles has arrived, with Microsoft revealing what's coming to the service in early-mid September, including Metal: Hellsinger, DC League of Super-Pets and many others! Read More:
Deals 300+ Games Added To This Week's Xbox Sales (September 6-13)
Including a "Super Saver" sale
It's Tuesday, so that means the latest batch of Xbox deals have just gone live! We've got three new sales this week in the form of "Super Saver", Deals with Gold and Spotlight sales, along with a couple of ongoing ones from last week. The "Optimised for Next-Gen" sale is still live for another week yet, which we've...
Soapbox Gears Of War 2 Deserves 'The Last Of Us' Style Remake
Jacinto rises
Just thinking back to Gears of War 2 hits me with a huge wave of nostalgia. Epic Games' follow-up to the revolutionary Gears of War launched right around the time I picked up an Xbox 360, and it certainly wasn't a bad introduction to what the system could do. In fact, almost 15 years on and this is still, for my money, the very best...
News Next-Gen Features Like Ray Tracing Aren't Helping With Delays, Says Xbox Exec
Workload increased
In the wake of COVID-19, we're starting to see a number of notable game delays. Truth be told, development troubles started earlier on in the pandemic, but it feels like it's beginning to come to a head in 2022 with multiple AAA titles moving to next year. In a recent PAX West panel, Xbox's Matt Booty was asked about this very...
PSA Now's Probably A Good Time To Use 'Energy Saver' Mode On Xbox Series X|S
Bills, basically
Since things have moved over to those super speedy SSDs in Xbox consoles, we've been happily using 'Energy Saver' mode on Xbox Series X and S. The bootup speed boost gained from 'Instant On' just isn't really there with the new systems, not to mention the cost and environmental benefits from the console properly shutting down when...
News Xbox Exec Dispels Negative Rumours About Perfect Dark & Crystal Dynamics
"How we make games is evolving..."
When The Initiative announced last year it would be partnering with Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics to bring the first-person spy thriller Perfect Dark to a new generation, concerns were raised about the state of the game. These claims about development problems were stamped out, with reports the game was...
News NBA 2K23 Is One Of The Largest Xbox Series X Games To Date
Storage space be gone!
As we've transitioned over to dedicated SSD storage with next-gen consoles, space on those drives has become prime real estate. These things are not cheap, especially when it comes to expanding the base storage with external cards! Sadly, some next-gen games don't really take this into account - with NBA 2K23 being the latest...
News Xbox's Matt Booty Is 'Excited' To Show The New Fable Game
But can't until Playground Games is ready...
One upcoming first-party Xbox title that's got many people excited is the new Fable game by the Forza Horizon developer Playground Games. There have been some minor development updates over the past few months, but what's the latest? In a special storytime session at this year's PAX, Head of Xbox Game...
News NASA Releases Another Free Xbox Game, Complete With Achievements (1000G)
It's a really easy completion!
Cast your mind back to a few months ago, and you remember "To The Moon And Beyond" - a free educational game released on the Xbox Store by NASA. Well, we've got another one now! It's called Space Science Investigations. Once again, this is an educational game in which you need to watch a few videos and complete a few...
News Multiple Games Reduced By 80-90% In Xbox's 'Open World' Sale
Deep discounts for great games
Looking for some cheap Xbox games from August 30th to September 6th? There are a whole bunch of games reduced by 80-90% in this week's 'Open World' sale specifically, along with a few others across the Deals With Gold, Spotlight and Optimised for Next-Gen sales as well. The 90% discounts are in the table, and you'll...
News Harry Potter's Famous Fictional Sport, Quidditch, Is Not Playable In Hogwarts Legacy
Quittich
Portkey Games has revealed quite a bit of new info on Hogwarts Legacy recently, via a couple of new video clips and an updated FAQ page. The clips showcase the common room areas for each of Hogwarts' Houses, while the FAQs provide some fresh info on some of Hogwarts Legacy's biggest features. Sadly, tucked into that FAQ update is the...
News Here's Your First Look At Biomutant On Xbox Series X & Series S
Free upgrade arrives next week!
You may have forgotten that Biomutant is getting a free Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S upgrade next week on Tuesday, September 6th, and while we've seen some screenshots before, this is our first proper look at actual footage. You'll find the two videos below - one for Xbox Series X and one for Xbox Series S - and...
News 'Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn' Extended Gameplay Shows Xbox Game Pass RPG In Action
Coming early 2023!
We've highlighted this upcoming fantasy RPG a few times now on Pure Xbox - it is coming to Game Pass at launch after all! However, an extended gameplay sequence has just been released by developer A44 Games, giving us a more in-depth look at this 2023 addition. The gameplay looks at combat primarily, across a selection of the...
News Gears Of War Dev Is Sharing Its UE5 Expertise With State Of Decay 3
Xbox studio synergy
Somehow, it's been over two years since Undead Labs revealed State of Decay 3, and at the time of announcement, we saw no real gameplay on the title. Since then though, we have caught wind that the team is using Unreal Engine 5 to power its third SoD iteration, and a new interview confirms that fact. Xbox's Matt Booty recently...
News Xbox Game Pass 'Friends & Family' Pricing Confirmed For Starting Regions
Ireland & Colombia kick things off
Xbox has confirmed its plans for the new Xbox Game Pass family subscription, at least in the two regions where the plan is currently available. As rumoured, 'Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family' costs €21.99 a month in Ireland, and 49,900 COP per month in Colombia. In addition to confirmation on pricing, the sub...
News 'Assassin's Creed Mirage' Is Real, Ubisoft Shares First Look At Artwork
The full reveal is next week
Update: Well, the leaks have encouraged Ubisoft to come forward and officially reveal Assassin's Creed Mirage! You can see a first look at its artwork here, and more details will be revealed at the Ubisoft Forward event next week. Original story: Ahead of
News Halo Infinite Local Campaign Co-Op Has Been Cancelled
"In order to improve and accelerate ongoing live service development"
343 Industries has unveiled what's coming to Halo Infinite in Season 3 and beyond, with a fairly substantial roadmap and dev diary laying everything out for the coming months. Sadly, tucked in here is the news that local split-screen co-op has been unfortunately cancelled. The...
News Xbox App Search Function Finally Sees Improvements In Latest Update
Hurrah!
Searching for content on Xbox has always been a bit hit and miss, and that extends to secondary devices like mobile as well. Players have long complained about the usefulness — or lack thereof — of the search bar on the Xbox app on mobile, and well, Microsoft seems to be making some changes. A new update for the Xbox app has just gone...
News GRID Legends Speeds Onto Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Today (September 1)
Legendary
Ahead of Xbox's September Game Pass roundup, we know of a number of titles hitting the service this month. The first of those is EA's GRID Legends, Codemasters' 2022 follow-up to the GRID reboot from a few years ago. We went hands-on with the title earlier in the year, and found it a solid arcade racer even if it did lack a bit of flair...
News Halo: MCC's August Update Is Now Live, Here's What's Included
New armour sets and more
Although Halo Infinite is currently 343's primary focus, it hasn't forgotten about Halo: The Master Chief Collection. In fact, it's just delivered the game's new August update. It adds a whole host of new content to multiple games across the collection. Here's the rundown via the Halo Waypoint blog post: Five new Spartan...
News How Are Your Parking Skills? 'You Suck At Parking' Hits Xbox Game Pass This September
Say what?!
Developer Happy Volcano has announced, or yelled, that 'You Suck at Parking' will launch straight into Xbox Game Pass next month. This over-the-top arcade racer is, funnily enough, as much about pulling up and parking as it is getting to the finish line. Anyway, the game contains both single-player and multiplayer modes that test these...
News FIFA Competitor 'UFL' Delays Its Free-To-Play Launch Until 2023
No surprises there
We've definitely been keeping a close eye on the progress of UFL since it was revealed last year, and although it was being advertised for a 2022 release all this time, it's not the biggest surprise to hear that it's now delayed until 2023. This was revealed in a social media update by the team, explaining that the game is around...
News Xbox Game Pass Platformer 'Tinykin' Is Impressing Players So Far
Flying under the radar
August 30th marked a very solid Xbox Game Pass day, with four great games added to the service on Tuesday. While Immortals Fenyx Rising and Immortality have been soaking up a lot of the attention thus far, new release Tinykin has been flying under the radar a little bit. As it turns out, Splashteam's 3D platformer has been...
News The First Two Of September 2022's Xbox Games With Gold Are Now Available
"You are the last hope for humanity"
You can now begin downloading the first batch of September 2022's Xbox Games With Gold titles (one day early!), which are the Xbox One game Gods Will Fall and original Xbox game Thrillville. Both titles are available right now from the Microsoft Store (links at the bottom of the page) or by searching manually on...
News 10 Major Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass Today (August 31)
The latest batch of departures
Well, the time has come. Xbox Game Pass is losing a selection of pretty big titles today, August 31st, as the service refreshes its library. In and amongst these are some heavy hitters that'll be sorely missed. Here's the full list of leavers for August 31, 2022: Date Game Platform August 31, 2022 Elite...
News 343 Teases New Halo Infinite Event, Starts September 6th
"The Yappening, it's happening"
343 has shared a social media post promoting an upcoming event for Halo Infinite. It's called "The Yappening" and will begin next week on 6th September. It's expected to be themed around 'Yapyap the Destroyer', who was featured in Halo Wars 2, based on the comic below: @Halo - INCOMING TRANSMISSION: The Yappening?...
News Xbox Has Unveiled This Custom Pac-Man Xbox Series S Console
Up for grabs via Xbox Sweepstakes!
The latest in a long line of custom Xbox Series S consoles is a bright and colourful rendition based on the legendary Pac-Man! As is the norm, this custom console is only available to acquire through entering a competition, but still, it looks pretty darn sweet! All the rules & regulations are laid out in...
News Assassin's Creed 'Mirage' Reportedly Launching In Spring 2023
Multiple sources discuss the upcoming AC title
Right, there's been a lot floating around about the future of Assassin's Creed post-Valhalla, with Ubisoft themselves confirming Assassin's Creed Infinity's existence last year. However, a smaller-scale
Poll Are You Happy With September 2022's Xbox Games With Gold?
The final month of OG Xbox / Xbox 360 games
Microsoft has officially announced September 2022's Xbox Games with Gold, giving us a look at four more games we'll be able to play at no extra cost with our Gold memberships next month. In case you missed it, the games are Xbox One titles Gods Will Fall and Double Kick Heroes, along with two backwards...
News Xbox Games With Gold For September 2022 Announced
The latest batch of titles
Microsoft has officially announced all four Xbox Games With Gold titles for September 2022! These games are available to download for free for Xbox Live Gold members (including subscribers to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate). Gods Will Fall (September 1-30) Double Kick Heroes (September 16 - October 15) Thrillville (September...
Review Immortals Fenyx Rising - A Fantastical Adventure That Draws Heavily From Breath Of The Wild
Now available on Xbox Game Pass!
Update (Aug, 2022): Two years later, Immortals Fenyx Rising is now available with Xbox Game Pass! Below, you'll find our original review from 2020, which was just after the Xbox Series X and Series S first released. Enjoy! Read More: Four Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 30, 2022) Original...
News Xbox Is Adding New Install Options For Different Game Types
Choose where next-gen & last-gen games download
The latest round of Xbox Insider patch notes have revealed a very welcome install-related feature on its way to Xbox. Basically, we'll soon be able to pick a default install location for each game type, meaning Xbox Series optimised titles can be automatically downloaded to your console's SSD or a...
Deals Xbox 'Next-Gen' Sale Now Live, 100+ Games Included
Along with lots of other deals
Welcome to a new set of weekly Xbox deals! The highlight this time around is a special "Optimised for Next-Gen" sale, which includes offers for over 100 Xbox Series X and Series S games, and we've listed them all below. We've also cherry-picked just a handful of highlights from the Deals with Gold, Spotlight, Open...
News Stylish Action Shooter Spotted In Xbox Game Pass Promo Email
Could Gungrave G.O.R.E be on the way?
If you're eager for even more Xbox Game Pass titles, don't worry - they're on the way. In the latest development, Gungrave G.O.R.E has apparently been spotted in a "promotional email" for Xbox Game Pass. The following images have been circulating on social media, with text apparently translating to "check out...
News 'Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma' Marks Franchise's 2nd Outing On Xbox
It releases in no time!
A full six years after its initial release, Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma heads to Xbox this week, following the series' Xbox debut via Game Pass earlier this year. Sadly, Zero Time Dilemma isn't hitting the Xbox Game Pass library, at least not as far as we know. However, it still looks like a solid upcoming Xbox release...
News Futuristic Farming Sim 'Lightyear Frontier' Gets Gameplay Reveal Ahead Of Game Pass Launch
Exo-farming... sounds fun!
Lightyear Frontier is yet another upcoming Xbox title launching straight into Game Pass; another simulator effort no less! However, this ain't your typical farming sim, unless you usually use futuristic robotic mechs to plant grains and stuff... probably not. Anyway, going back to the gameplay reveal, this one's shaping...
Guide All Xbox One Games With Free Series X|S Upgrades In 2022
Xbox One games getting optimised for Xbox Series X & S
Which Xbox One games are getting upgrades to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in 2022? We've already seen a lot of games receive Xbox Series X and S upgrades ever since the two consoles were released in November 2020, from DOOM Eternal to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which have improved their...
News Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty On Xbox Game Pass Will Be Roughly 40 Hours Long
Chonky
Since the summer reveal of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, we've been looking forward to hearing more about Team Ninja's upcoming action game. Late last week, an impressive gameplay trailer dropped at the tail end of Gamescom 2022, and now, a new interview provides a few fresh details on the title. The big one is that the adventure will be roughly...
News Xbox Series S 'xScreen' Is Now Available With New Shipping Options
Xbox gaming on the move
UPspec gaming, the company behind the Xbox Series S xScreen attachment, has overhauled its shipping processes to make the product more accessible worldwide. The move mostly benefits American customers at present, with the move to a US-based shipping system from the previous Australian location. The upshot of the move is that...
Video Here's 25+ Minutes Of Persona 5 Royal On Xbox Ahead Of Game Pass Launch
Royally entertaining
Buried within the depths of Gamescom 2022 is some new footage of Persona 5 Royal on Xbox Series X! Atlus and SEGA have shown a good chunk of gameplay here as the game moves over to Xbox in October, which includes a Game Pass launch. The clip has been pulled from a Japanese livestream, with a full 25 minutes of gameplay showing...
News Xbox Is Revamping The 'My Games & Apps' Screen On Your Console
"A new full library experience"
If you're part of the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring of the Xbox Insider program, you may have noticed over the weekend that you received a brand-new 'My Games & Apps' screen on your console, and that's because it's getting a revamp! Microsoft says this is a "new full library experience", with the intention to "streamline...
News Hogwarts Legacy To Include 'PlayStation Exclusive Quest'
More details to be revealed soon
Hogwarts Legacy will see the return of the Harry Potter universe early next year, and while a lot about the game has already been shared, it seems there's been one other significant discovery made in the past few days. According to a PlayStation Network listing, the PlayStation versions of the game will come with an...
News Xbox Game Pass Shooter 'Second Extinction' Leaves Early Access In October
It's finally leaving Xbox Game Preview
Second Extinction developer Systemic Reaction has confirmed that its co-op dino shooter is set to leave early access this October. The title joined the Game Preview program in April 2021, where it was also included in Xbox Game Pass. For now, the preview version remains a Game Pass title, however the team...
Review Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed - A Shiny Remake That's Unashamedly Stuck In The Past
Watch your behind
A couple years back, THQ Nordic began pumping us all full of nostalgia with a number of PS2-era remakes; namely Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated and of course, Destroy All Humans! Well, you better get ready to be pumped full of errr, alien juice, as Destroy All Humans 2 is returning this month to...
News 'Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty' For Xbox Game Pass Looks A Slashin' Good Time
Gameplay revealed
Team Ninja has just dropped a brand-new gameplay trailer for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, an upcoming melee action game from the folks behind the Nioh series. This one hits Xbox Game Pass on day one, and it's safe to say it's looking pretty epic.
News Hypercharge: Unboxed Aiming For 'Q1 2023' Launch On Xbox
With a playtest period beforehand
Hypercharge: Unboxed, much like Xbox Game Pass shooter High on Life, is beginning to gain traction with its unique take on the well-worn first person shooter path. While the latter has shown up multiple times during Gamesco
News Dying Light 2 Gets 'Amazing' Performance Update On Xbox Series X And S
Increased resolutions and a whole lot more
Developer Techland has frequently spoken of its intended long-term support for Dying Light 2, and so far, they've backed up their claims. We've already seen multiple improvements to the game on Xbox consoles, along with the arrival of post-launch DLC. Now, a new FSR update h
News Xbox Series X & Series S Will Not Follow PlayStation 5 Price Increase
Microsoft responds
In recent developments, Sony has made the "difficult decision to increase" - yes, increase - the price of its PlayStation 5 console in select locations around the world due to a whole host of factors. It had Xbox fans wondering if Microsoft would follow, but it seems there is no need to worry. As you might have already seen,...
Feature All New Releases Coming To Xbox In September 2022
Every game confirmed for September so far
Welcome to your new Xbox game releases roundup for September 2022! Below, we've prepared a full list of every game confirmed for Xbox in September 2022 so far. We've also thrown in the Xbox Game Pass games we know about... Without further ado, here are the new game releases on Xbox in September 2022: The...
News Battlefield 2042 'Master Of Arms' Delivers 2nd Major Content Drop In Almost A Year
Things are moving... slowly
DICE has lifted the lid on Season 2 of Battlefield 2042, as we get on for almost a year since the game first dropped. It's been a disappointingly slow post-launch cycle for the latest Battlefield title, which is about to get just its second new map. That map is 'Stranded', based in and around a huge beached cargo ship...
