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News 'Atomic Heart' Gameplay Trailer Provides Fresh Look At Its Bonkers World
Yep, still looks crazy!
Xbox's Gamescom livestream has delivered a fresh look at the much-anticipated Atomic Heart, from developer Mundfish. We've not seen any new gameplay on this one in a short while, but it's back, and it's back with a bang! As the video title gives away, this trailer focuses on gameplay & combat above all, but we do get...
Video Here's A Full 25 Minutes Of Xbox Game Pass Shooter 'High On Life'
It's looking wacky
High On Life has been getting some attention as of late, especially once the colourful shooter was confirmed as an Xbox Game Pass launch title. Up until Gamescom though we hadn't really seen much uncut gameplay, but following the recent boss battle trailer comes a full 25 minutes of High on Life. This video shows a
News 'Lies Of P' Uncut Gameplay Shows 15 Minutes Of The Souls-Like's 2nd Chapter
Another impressive look
Souls-like is the big new trend, isn't it? The genre is cropping up all over Gamescom this year, with Lies of P leading the charge on Xbox Game Pass. Ahead of the game's 2023 launch, we've now been treated to roughly 15 minutes of uncut gameplay. This sequence comes from the game's second chapter, where things are starting...
Reaction Will Xbox Follow PlayStation In Raising Console Prices?
Update: Microsoft issues a response
Update: It looks like we've got our answer! Microsoft has issued a statement today to various outlets suggesting that the price of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S will remain the same - at least for the forseeable future. Phew! Here's the full quote: “We are constantly evaluating our business to o
Feature Xbox Elite Series 3 Controller: Five Features We'd Like To See
If Microsoft makes it happen
So, PlayStation has entered the 'Elite Controller' game with the announcement of the PS5 DualSense Edge. Sony's effort, for all intents and purposes, lifts what Microsoft created with the Xbox Elite (and before that the likes of SCUF) and moulds those features into its DualSense frame. It's an impressive looking pad and...
News Multiple Games Reduced By 80-90% In 'End Of Summer' Xbox Sale
Grab a bargain while you can!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games from August 23rd to August 30th? Fortunately, there are lots of games reduced by 80-90% in the new End of Summer Xbox Sale, along with other fantastic discounts via Deals With Gold, Spotlight and the Publisher Spotlight Series sales. The 90% discounts are in the table, and you'll find...
News 'Killer Klowns From Outer Space' Is Getting Its Own Xbox Game
The harvest begins in 2023
This really is the time of horror, space horror and multiplayer horror, right?! New titles are cropping up left, right and centre for the genre, with 80's horror-comedy 'Killer Klowns From Outer Space' the next in a long line of upcoming horror game adaptations. This one falls into the 'multiplayer horror' category; it's...
News Dying Light 2 Story Expansion Introduces 'The Carnage Hall' On Xbox
It'll be a massacre
Techland finally delivered some juicy details for its first major Dying Light 2 expansion last night, at Gamescom 2022. 'Bloody Ties' will introduce a whole new location for players to explore, and it looks quite a bit different to the main game's locale. 'The Carnage Hall' will be the basis of the story DLC; the "epicentre of...
News 'Wyrdsong' Is An Upcoming AAA RPG From Ex-Fallout & Skyrim Developers
In tune
Okay, this one has us pretty intrigued! During last night's Opening Night Live showcase, Something Wicked Games showed up with its new RPG, Wyrdsong, which is looking rather wicked indeed. The announcement trailer is pretty brief, admittedly, but it certainly sets the tone for the project. This one is being headed up by a bunch of industry...
News Gotham Knights Heads To Xbox A Little Earlier Than Expected
This is a nice surprise!
Well, we weren't expecting to see this in 2022! Last night at Gamescom's Opening Night Live show, WB Games revealed that it's brought the release date for Gotham Knights forward a little bit, from its previous October launch date. The upcoming DC title now launches October 21st, instead of the previously announced date of...
News 'The Outlast Trials' Re-Emerges With Horrifying New Trailer
Body of Christ
Developer Red Barrels began teasing its co-op horror prequel, The Outlast Trials, way back in 2019. We've seen bits of the game since then, but not for a short while. Anyway, it's back, and this new trailer is rather gruesome, perhaps unsurprisingly for a series where you spend most of your time running away from maniacs. There's a...
News 'High On Life' Extended Boss Fight Gameplay Shown Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
We're high on this one
Well, we knew High on Life was coming to Gamescom Opening Night Live, and true to their word, the development team has showcased a lengthy look at one of the game's boss fights. We must admit, we thought the gunplay here looks a tad clunky, but hopefully that'll be cleaned up ahead of launch. The rest of it though, from the...
News Hogwarts Legacy Gamescom Trailer Provides Fresh Look At Wizarding School
Pre-orders open this week!
Following its recent delay into 2023, Portkey Games is back with another look at Hogwarts Legacy. This title is looking very, very impressive we must admit, and pre-orders are opening up this Thursday, August 25th! The trailer is quite brief; it's not a huge extended demo like our recent Sony State of Play look. Still,...
News 'Dune Awakening' Is An Open World Survival MMO Coming To Xbox Series X And S
Huge worms
One of the big first announcements at Gamescom Opening Night Live was 'Dune: Awakening', an upcoming next-gen MMO for Xbox Series X|S. Developer Funcom is building this ambitious open world game, as a next-gen only project. We were introduced to the title via a brief cinematic trailer and sadly, no gameplay just yet. Still, the cinematic...
Deals All Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (August 23-30)
Original Xbox and Xbox 360 classics
This week's latest selection of Xbox deals is now live, and as part of the hundreds of games on sale once more, we've got just over 30 backwards compatible titles from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras to take advantage of. Below, we've included every single Xbox 360 and original Xbox game available over the...
News State Of Decay 2 'Forever Communities' Update Arrives Over 4 Years After Launch
The apocalypse goes on
Undead Labs has just dropped its 30th (!!) major update for State of Decay 2, over four years since the game launched in the first half of 2018. It's a pretty hefty update as well, with major new features like legacy character recruits, save slot options and more. The team has broken down its 'Forever Communities' update in a...
Poll Are You Planning On Picking Up Saints Row?
Spending some time with Volition's reboot? Let us know!
So, Saints Row is back this week after a fairly long hiatus since Saints Row IV first arrived on the scene in 2013. Volition's attempt at rebooting the series doesn't seem to have gone down all that well, although the wide range of review scores suggests some folks are having fun with it. Of...
News Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord Heads To Xbox This October
After two years of Early Access
Update (Tue 23rd Aug, 2022): The official trailer has now arrived for Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord ahead of its Xbox release this October 25th, along with the news that pre-orders will be available beginning today. Here's what TaleWorlds Entertainment had to say about the announcement: "Developed as a...
News Unreal Engine 5 Shooter 'The First Descendant' Looks Mighty Impressive In Reveal Trailer
Gears of War vibes?
Update (Tue 23rd Aug, 2022): Well, as part of Gamescom 2022, we've now got a full reveal trailer for The First Descendant, and it continues to look really impressive! You can check out the trailer above, which confirms that the game is targeting a release on Xbox One, Series X and Series S, but there's no release date as of yet...
News Two Project CARS Titles Are Being Delisted On Xbox This Year
Retyred
Slightly Mad Studios, the team behind the Project CARS series, has revealed that the first two games in the franchise are being delisted from storefronts this year. Vehicle and track licensing issues are the stumbling block here; a typical culprit when it comes to racers on digital storefronts. Oddly enough, Project CARS 2 will be the first...
News Halo Infinite's Battle Royale-Lite, Last Spartan Standing, Is Leaving Matchmaking
Making way for Team Doubles
For Halo Infinite's second season, developer 343 Industries introduced 'Last Spartan Standing', a sort of Gun Game/Battle Royale mashup that provided quite a different experience to the rest of the multiplayer suite. Well, a few months later and the mode is already being rotated out of the matchmaking pool. The team will...
News Xbox 'End Of Summer Sale' Now Live, 300+ Games Included
Along with Deals with Gold and other sales
Welcome to a new set of weekly Xbox deals! The big highlight this week is an "End of Summer Sale", which includes discounts for over 300 games, but we've also got plenty of other offers to take advantage of as well. We've rounded up some of the most notable Deals with Gold, Spotlight, End Of Summer,...
News Saints Row On Xbox Series S Has No Performance Options, 5 Modes On Series X
What?!
Digital Foundry has taken a good look at Saints Row ahead of its launch tomorrow, August 23rd, and a disappointing discovery has come to the fore. Once again, it's looking like the Xbox Series S is getting largely forgotten about, at least at launch. Developer Volition has completely omitted any performance options from the Series S version...
News Two More Titles Announced For Xbox Game Pass In 2023
New year, more additions
While a fair few Xbox Game Pass titles were ultimately delayed out of 2022, next year is starting to take shape. We already have a host of Xbox Game Studios titles confirmed for 2023, among a few other bits and pieces. While Xbox tends to keep its Game Pass cards fairly close to its chest, two more titles have just been...
Roundup Saints Row Reboot Largely Disappoints The Critics
Identity crisis
After a short hiatus following the absolutely bonkers Saints Row IV, Volition is back with another entry in the open world series. This time, the developer is bringing the craziness down a peg or two from the last few games, and it seems the results are mixed to say the least. Critics have gone hands on with the Saints Row reboot...
News PGA Tour 2K23 Stars Tiger Woods, Tees Off On Xbox This October
Michael Jordan is even playable too!
Great news for golf fans! 2K is returning with a sequel to the excellent PGA Tour 2K21 this October with PGA Tour 2K23, which drops on October 14th, 2022 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with other platforms). This year's game features none other than Tiger Woods on the cover, with Standard,...
News 'Black Myth: Wukong' Gameplay & Cutscenes Show Impressive Next-Gen Visuals
Set to hit Xbox in 2023
Chinese developer Game Science has revealed more gameplay of 'Black Myth: Wukong', a next-gen RPG initially announced way back in 2020. We must admit, we hadn't really caught wind of this one until now, but given that last year's Unreal Engine 5 footage garnered over 8 million views, there's seemingly plenty of interest in...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem On Xbox Game Pass Won't Be Delayed, Thankfully
2022 finally delivers
Last week, A Plague Tale: Requiem developer Asobo Studio showcased another impressive gameplay trailer for its upcoming sequel, which hits Xbox Game Pass on day one. As with a bunch of 2022 games though, we always feared this one could get pushed to 2023, however, the developer has now confirmed this won't be the case. That's...
Guide Xbox Game Pass August 2022: Coming Soon And Leaving Soon
Here's what's confirmed for the rest of August
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in August 2022? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every week, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to Xbox Game Pass this August...
Talking Point What September 2022 Xbox Games With Gold Do You Want?
Set to be announced during Gamescom week
It's almost that time once again, with Xbox Games with Gold's September 2022 titles set to be announced very soon! The month of August has seen Calico, ScourgeBringer, Saints Row 2 and Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine all given away for free for Xbox Live Gold subs
News If You're In The US, Now Is A Great Time To Buy An Xbox Series S
Get a discount and a free game
If you've been sitting on the fence about whether to buy an Xbox Series S, or maybe you've already got a Series X and you want to add the Series S to your family of consoles, now is a great time if you're located in the US! Multiple retailers at the moment including Best Buy, Amazon, GameStop and the Microsoft Store...
News id Software Says It's Hard At Work On Its 'Next Big Game'
What could it be?
It's QuakeCon this weekend, and apart from sales and new game announcements for Xbox's PC Game Pass, there's also been some updates about id Software. At the very beginning of the show, Marty Stratton confirmed the "next big game" from id Software was currently in development. It's not exactly a surprise, but it seems to be an...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of JRPG 'Soul Hackers 2'
Atlus' new RPG under the microscope
Soul Hackers 2 received quite a bit of attention from the Pure Xbox community when it was announced for Xbox back in February. Six months on, and we're now a week out from launch, with early reviews beginning to hit the web. So, here's a roundup of some early reviews for Atlus' new JRPG, Soul Hackers 2...
Roundup 'Cursed To Golf' Is Getting Amazing Reviews So Far
Definitely not cursed
Reviews are beginning to trickle out for Cursed to Golf, a new indie title that mashes up golfing with some retro-inspired platforming goodness. Well, that mashup seems to have worked. Early reviews are pretty great so far, even at this stage, and it's picked up a 10/10 from VGC. Here are a selection of early reviews for...
Deals All 40+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (August 16-23)
Original Xbox and Xbox 360 classics
This week's latest selection of Xbox deals is now live, and as part of the 300+ games on sale, we've got just under 50 backwards compatible titles from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras to take advantage of. Below, we've included every single Xbox 360 and original Xbox game available over the next week. Note:...
News Ghostbusters Returns To Xbox With A New Multiplayer Game This October
From the Friday the 13th dev
Update (Thu 18th Aug, 2022): It's been confirmed that Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed will release on Xbox on October 18th, 2022, with digital and physical pre-orders going live this week featuring some extra bonuses (thanks, Gematsu). Here's what IllFonic CEO Charles Brungardt reportedly had to say in a press release:...
News Dead Island 2 Xbox Listing Now Live With Potential February 2023 Release Date
Finally!
Could Dead Island 2 finally be getting its grand re-reveal sometime soon? Well, the game has cropped up once again via a bunch of Amazon storefront listings, including on Xbox Series X and Xbox One. The listing in question went live today, August 18th, although pre-orders are closed for now with the game deemed 'Out of Stock'. Still, there...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem 'Gameplay Overview' Lands Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
Wow!
Right, here's a proper good look at A Plague Tale: Requiem ahead of its Xbox Game Pass launch in just two months! This new 'Gameplay Overview' trailer goes into pretty much everything about the upcoming sequel, including Amicia's new moveset and the variety of locales you'll be visiting throughout your next journey. This one is looking very...
News Gorgeous Cinematic Adventure 'Planet Of Lana' Hits Xbox Game Pass Day One
In Spring 2023
We've been enamoured by Planet of Lana since it was first revealed back at Summer Game Fest 2021. This Xbox-exclusive indie adventure looks downright stunning, and well, good news for all concerned: it's now been confirmed for Xbox Game Pass! Yep, just two months after we got a second look the title during June's Future Games Show,...
News Apple Arcade Exclusive 'Little Orpheus' Is Coming To Xbox Next Month
What is that thing?!
Developer The Chinese Room has revealed that it's bringing indie adventure Little Orpheus to Xbox next month. This one has been an Apple Arcade exclusive since it first launched in 2020, with the game finally making its way over to PC and consoles on September 13th. The Chinese Room is known for its work on Dear Esther, Eve
News Wild West Shooter 'Evil West' Has Been Delayed Until November 2022
At least it's still this year!
Focus Entertainment has taken to Twitter to announce that its upcoming Wild West shooter, Evil West, has been delayed. At this stage, such a move doesn't come as much of a surprise (seriously, everything is being delayed), however, thankfully it's still set to launch this year. Evil West's release date has shifted a...
News Grounded Is Receiving Major New 'Shared Worlds' Feature
Communal gardens
Developer Obsidian has announced that it's testing a major new Grounded feature right now. 'Shared Worlds' are being worked on for the studio's garden survival sim, with a wider release expected soon. In short, Shared Worlds provide the option to save your server in the cloud for friends to then download and play on, even when the...
News Hogwarts Legacy 'New Look' Will Premiere At Gamescom Opening Night Live
Get hype
Following the recent delay of Hogwarts Legacy into 2023, The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley has confirmed that the game will be a part of Gamescom's Opening Night Live show. Expect an 'exclusive new look' at the upcoming title next week. Aside from this tease, we don't have much to go on in regards to what exactly will be shown...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of Next-Gen RPG Thymesia
It's thyme
Next-gen Soulslike Thymesia is finally out in the wild, after a fair bit of hype building since the game's initial reveal. Well, the reviews are in, including our own PX take, ahead of public release on Thursday, August 18th. Without further ado, here's what the critics are saying about Thymesia so far: Pure Xbox (6/10): Thymesia has...
News Pac-Man World Remake Will Run At 4K, 60FPS On Xbox Series S
And Series X of course!
Bandai Namco has revealed all the tech details for its upcoming Pac-Man World Remake, across both generations of systems. It's looking like a solid turnout on pretty much every Xbox console, and thankfully, Xbox Series S hasn't been an afterthought this time. Xbox Series X and S will both run at 4K resolution and 60 frames...
News These 8 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (August 16-30)
The latest batch of titles
The second batch of August 2022's Xbox Game Pass titles has arrived, with Microsoft officially revealing what's coming to the service in mid-late August, including the previously confirmed Midnight Fight Express and Immortality! Here's the full list of games for the mid-late part of August 2022:...
News Medieval Melee Slasher 'Mordhau' Is Coming To Xbox Series X And S
After a positive period on PC
Developer Triternion has announced that its popular medieval hack 'n' slash game, Mordhau, is coming to consoles soon! The title has been out on PC since 2019, following a successful Kickstarter campaign. The console trailer is rather brief, we must admit, but it's great to get confirmation of a console port...
Deals 300+ Games Added To This Week's Xbox Sales (August 16-23)
In addition to the ongoing Ultimate Add-On sale
A new set of deals have just gone live on the Xbox storefront! More than 300 games have been discounted this week, not to to mention the huge add-on sale that carries over from last week. We've rounded up a set of deals that stuck out to us, trying to avoid as much Xbox Game Pass crossover as...
Rumour Immortals Fenyx Rising Spotted For Xbox Game Pass
Bring 'em all, Ubisoft
The big news doing the rounds today is that Ubisoft could potentially be releasing its action-adventure video game Immortals Fenyx Rising on Xbox Game Pass as soon as August 30th. This was spotted and shared via the social media platform Twitter. If we hear any updates we'll let you know. Admittedly, it's not the first time...
News Xbox Game Pass Shooter 'High On Life' Confirmed For Gamescom Showcase
An "exclusive new look" is coming to Opening Night Live
High On Life is rapidly shooting up our most anticipated list, especially concerning upcoming Game Pass titles. This uniquely-colourful shooter was revealed at Xbox's summer showcase, and it's a console launch exclusive as well! Gamescom Opening Night Live host Geoff Keighley has now confirmed...
