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News PowerWash Simulator Launches As Xbox Console Exclusive This July
The viral sensation
If you're a fan of simulation games, then you've probably heard of PowerWash Simulator by now — the viral sensation has racked up over 18,000 reviews on Steam, where it currently boasts an "Overwhelmingly Positive" user rating. It's been announced today that PowerWash Simulator will be coming out of early access and officially...
Poll What Do You Think TMNT: Shredder's Revenge's Metacritic Score Will Be?
What's your prediction?
Summer Game Fest treated us to a whole bunch of news earlier this week, but arguably the biggest news from an Xbox perspective is that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge was announced for Game Pass on June 16th. We've been hyped for this game for a while, especially considering it's being made by the developers...
News The Half-Life Inspired 'Industria' Is Officially Out Now On Xbox
A narrative sci-fi FPS
In the midst of all the Summer Game Fest madness yesterday, developer Bleak Mill Games shadow dropped their narrative sci-fi FPS Industria onto the Xbox store, specifically for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. The shooter "takes you from East Berlin into a parallel reality, shortly before the end of the Cold War," featuring a...
News Final Fantasy VII 'Anniversary Celebration' Gives Us Hope For Remake On Xbox
The stream takes place next week
We're once again getting our hopes up that we might see Final Fantasy VII Remake on Xbox in the near future, as Square Enix has announced a surprise Final Fantasy VII "Celebration Broadcast" taking place next week. The show is on Thursday, June 16th at 3pm PT / 6pm ET / 11pm BST, and will feature around ten minutes...
Deals Get Discounts On Top Xbox Games And Game Pass Subscriptions In The Pure Xbox Sale
Up to 70% off for a limited time in the UK
We love a good saving here at Pure Xbox, so we're delighted to be able to offer you discounts (UK) on a number of top Xbox titles for a limited time at our store. From now until 23rd June, you can pick up the following digital games at significantly discounted rates in the UK. Remember that if you have an...
News Forza Horizon 4 Just Got An Update, New Save System Added
Blast from the past
All eyes are on Forza Horizon 5 at present, as we eagerly await news on the game's first major expansion. However, plenty of folks are still tearing up Great Britain's many, many muddy fields in Forza Horizon 4, and well, it just got updated for the first time in almost a year. As part of Series 49, Forza Horizon 4 has received...
News Xbox 'Deals Unlocked' Sale Now Live, 500+ Games Included
The annual E3 sale has arrived!
It's time for another massive Xbox sale! This time it's in the form of the Deals Unlocked Sale 2022, which basically Xbox's annual E3 sale, and we've got over 500 games to take advantage of over the next couple of weeks. We've gone ahead and listed some of the most notable AAA deals in the table below, but if you're...
News Dungeon Crawler 'Cult Of The Lamb' Arrives On Xbox This August
"Start your own cult in a land of false prophets..."
Update (Fri 10th Jun, 2022): We've now got a date for Cult of the Lamb, as revealed at the 2022 Devolver Digital showcase! It'll be coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S on August 11th, 2022. You can check out the all-new release date trailer above! Original story (Sat 26th Feb,...
News 16-Bit Sci-Fi Classic Flashback Is Getting An Xbox Sequel Winter 2022
Move aside, Fade to Black
It's been a while since we got an update about the sequel to sci-fi cinematic platformer Flashback from 1992. Fortunately, the Summer Game Fest delivered - with a fresh update, revealing the platforms and release date for Flashback 2. The game will be coming to the Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and multiple other platforms...
News DOOM-Like Rhythm Game Metal: Hellsinger Unleashes On Xbox This September, Now Has A Free Demo
Get ready to "slay to the beat"
If you're looking for a high-tempo first-person shooter like DOOM but one that's all about the rhythm, be sure to keep an eye out for Metal: Hellsinger - on its way to Xbox Series X|S later this year on 15th September. As part of the Summer Game Fest, the development team of Metal: Hellsinger has released a demo...
Video Here's Your First Look At Guile In Street Fighter 6, Out On Xbox In 2023
"America's hero is back"
In a new gameplay trailer earlier before Capcom revealed the classic character (and American hero) Guile would be returning in Street Fighter 6. Yes, after going home to become a family man, Guile is apparently back with a new mission. Guile's move set in Street Fighter 6 will combine his signature moves with some fresh...
News Capcom's Second Arcade Collection Arrives On Xbox This July
32 arcade classics included
If you love old-school retro games, you might want to check out the Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium, which will be arriving on multiple platforms including the Xbox One on July 22nd. It comes packed with 32 arcade classics, which will also be available individually for $3.99 USD or your regional equivalent. If you pre-order or...
News 'The Plucky Squire' Just Blew Us Away With Its Stunning Gameplay Trailer
Blending 2D and 3D on Xbox in 2023
Announced during the Devolver Digital showcase earlier today, The Plucky Squire is a "charming action-adventure" game coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in 2023, and it looks to be absolutely jam-packed with creativity. Seriously, this trailer is stunning! The 2D aspects of the game appear to take place...
Roundup Here's Everything That Was Revealed At Summer Game Fest 2022
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch the Summer Game Fest 2022 showcase earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, which you'll find elsewhere on Pure Xbox. If you don't fancy watching it all the way through, we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article. The...
News 'Layers Of Fears' Is An Unreal Engine 5 Spookfest Coming To Xbox Series X|S In 2023
Face your fears
Horror aficionados Bloober Team have announced another entry in the Layers of Fear series, and this one is next-gen-only! Layers of Fears (not 3, for some reason) is the next entry in the first person mind-bending horror series, coming to Xbox Series X|S early next year. The first two games followed the blueprint left by Hideo...
News TNMT: Shredder's Revenge Launches Day One On Xbox Game Pass Next Week
What a radical addition!
Oh shell yes, it's official! The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge game will be launching on Xbox and PC Game Pass as soon as next week, Thursday June 16th, and we absolutely can't wait to get stuck in! If you haven't been keeping track, TNMT: Shredder's Revenge is developed by the geniuses behind Streets...
News Goat Simulator 3 Is Next-Gen Only, Coming To Xbox Series X|S Fall 2022
Next-gen baby!
So, we're all waiting for the cross-gen period to pass us by, so we can see some truly next-gen experiences on Xbox Series X|S. Well, here's one for you! Goat Simulator 3 brings its chaotic goat-filled carnage to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S later this year. If you've not played a Goat Simulator game before, well, where've you...
News Marvel's Midnight Suns Brings Spider-Man To Xbox In October 2022
We've got a new date and trailer
We hadn't heard anything about Marvel's Midnight Suns this year until today, but now we know that it officially has a new release date of October 7, 2022, and Spider-Man will be returning to Xbox as part of it! Peter Parker will be voiced by Yuri Lowenthal from the Insomniac games on PlayStation, but according to an...
News 'Routine' Is A First-Person Horror Adventure Coming To Xbox Game Pass
Another day one drop!
Summer Game Fest 2022 just delivered a pretty big surprise with the reappearance of 'Routine'. This first person horror game was initially announced about a decade ago, before going into hiding. Well, it's back, and it's coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one. As for the game itself, we don't know too much about it since its...
News Here's Our First Look At Raw Gameplay For The Callisto Protocol
Hi there, Dead Space!
The highly-anticipated survival horror game The Callisto Protocol finally got a release date for Xbox recently in the form of December 2nd, 2022, and now we've been treated to our very first look at raw gameplay! As you can see, it's still resembling Dead Space in a big way, which makes sense as the Dead Space co-creator is...
News Aliens Dark Descent Is Heading To Xbox One, Series X|S In 2023
A squad-based action game
We've got a new Aliens game on the way! Aliens Dark Descent has been announced as part of Summer Game Fest 2022, and it's officially heading to Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S at some point next year. In Aliens Dark Descent, you'll "drop into an original Alien story where you'll lead a squad of marines in...
Live Watch The Summer Game Fest 2022 Showcase Here
It's time to kick off E3 season!
Welcome! It's time to kick off E3 season with the Summer Game Fest 2022 showcase, which promises to bring us "world premieres, first looks, gameplay demos and more", including from some major AAA games. "Join Geoff Keighley for a spectacular showcase of what's next in video games with world premieres, first looks,...
News Some Lucky Halo Infinite Players Just Got An Exclusive Vehicle Skin Early
343 has now resolved this mix-up
If you play Halo Infinite multiplayer on a regular basis, or even just subscribe to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, you've likely seen the latest perk - allowing you to unlock a 'Pass Tense' coating for the Razorback vehicle. While this is what Halo's socials said, it seems there's been a bit of a mix-up - with players...
News Bethesda Is Putting The 'Finishing Touches' On Starfield, Says Todd Howard
Despite the delay
Xbox delivered the kind of megaton announcement we're not so fond of recently, when it delayed Starfield into 2023. Despite that unfortunate news, it seems the game is coming along nicely, at least according to studio head Todd Howard. Multiple Xbox execs and devs recently spoke about the company's upcoming plans ahead of the big...
News Xbox Doesn't Want To Turn 'Big Community' PS4, PS5 Games Into Exclusives
They'll remain on other platforms
As a complement to today's massive set of Xbox announcements, we've been treated to a few comments from Head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty, who has spoken a little more about plans for exclusives on the Xbox platform. As highlighted by IGN, Booty tried to calm fears about big multi-platform games going exclusive...
Roundup All The Key Xbox Announcements From Today (June 9)
It's been a busy one!
Today has been a busy day in the world of Xbox, as Microsoft has thrown a whole bunch of announcements our way. From a new game demos service to all sorts of cloud gaming improvements, it's exciting stuff! You'll find more details and links to individual articles about each of these announcements below: Xbox Reveals Project...
News Xbox Design Lab Relaunches Today With New Controller Options
Now available in 11 more countries
Microsoft's Xbox Design Lab service has been on hiatus for a little while, but it officially relaunches today (Thursday, June 9th) complete with a variety of new controller options - along with the new Pride controller design as well. So, aside from the Pride controller option, here are the new features you can...
News Forza Horizon 5's First Expansion Has Leaked On The Steam Store
Hot Wheels again?!
We've been waiting ages for news on Forza Horizon 5's first expansion, and courtesy of an eagle-eyed Redditor, we now know that Forza Horizon 5 Expansion 1 is set to be based on Hot Wheels once again! An image of this briefly appeared on the Steam Store for PC, after which it was quickly taken down, but an archive of the webpage...
News Xbox Leaker Spots Mysterious Twitter Account For 'Legends Game'
To be announced this Sunday?
It's that time of year where leaks and rumours are commonplace - after all, we are just a few days away from the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 - and one of the games that might be revealed has been spotted on Twitter. The person who has found this is known Microsoft Store leaker WalkingCat, as you can see below:...
News Modern Warfare 2 Has No Xbox One-Only Version, Base Game Now $70
Cross-gen only
Activision has dropped the official gameplay reveal trailer for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, along with detailing the game's release and what editions will be available. Unlike the last two years — where standalone last-gen versions were $60 — the base game is now $70, featuring access across both console generations. The base...
News Resident Evil 4 Remake Will Get 'Fresh New Look' At Capcom Showcase
Not far away folks!
Shortly after announcing Resident Evil 4 Remake, Capcom revealed that it will be hosting an 'E3-style' showcase next Monday, June 13th. Well, to perhaps nobody's surprise, the two will be colliding as Capcom is set to show more of the remake at its roughly-35-minute event. The announcement comes from the official
News Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition Now Supports VRR On Xbox Series X|S
Even smoother slicing
Capcom has revealed that Xbox Series X|S launch title, Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition, finally supports VRR! Even though the feature has been supported generally on Series X|S consoles since launch, the developer of DMC 5 seems to have gone back and added specific support for the game after Sony also enabled the feature on...
News Deliver Us Mars Launches On Xbox One, Series X|S This September
With ray-tracing support for the latter
We've got a date for the sequel to the excellent Deliver Us The Moon, this time called Deliver Us Mars, which takes off for Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S on September 27th, 2022. You can watch the trailer above! The game will see you taking the role of Kathy Johanson, "who joins the crew of the...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About The Quarry
Supermassive's latest horror hit?
Developer Supermassive Games is back with another cinematic horror title, this time more in-line with PS4's Until Dawn. Reviews on The Quarry are just hitting the web, and it's going down pretty well so far it seems! Here's a quick peek at some early opinions on this 80s horror-inspired title. Will it be a day one...
News Xbox Employee Confirms Extended Showcase Features 'All New Content'
It's showtime, round two
The build up to the big Xbox Summer Showcase is on, as we're just a few days away at this point. However, we're already looking forward to the recently revealed 'Extended Showcase' as well, especially as it's set to deliver a lot of new stuff! Xbox team member Kelly Lombardi recently took to Twitter to confirm that June...
News Halo Infinite 'Campaign Network Co-Op' Flight Begins This July
Will officially release "later this year"
It's been a while since we got an update on the status of Halo Infinite campaign network co-op. With this in mind, the official Halo account has shared a brief message - noting how this mode will arrive "later this year", with flighting scheduled to begin (for Halo Insiders) next month in July. As usual,...
News EA Teases 'Some Surprises' You Won't Want To Miss Out On
What could it be for?
Electronic Arts might not be hosting its 'EA Play Live' event this year, but apparently, it's got some surprises up its sleeve. According to the company's official Twitter account, you won't want to miss out on these surprises. It's not specified when exactly they'll be revealed. Here's the tweet in full: "We have some...
News Report Details 'Several Big Xbox Announcements' Happening This Thursday
Update: Now revealed!
Update: Well, this came true! Microsoft has revealed a whole bunch of new Xbox features. Read More: Roundup: All The Key Xbox Announcements From Today (June 9) Original story: An interesting new report has appeared at Exputer courtesy of well-known journalist and reliable leaker Tom Henderson, who has claimed that Microsoft...
News NASA Releases Free Xbox Game, Complete With Achievements (1000G)
Ready for launch
Yes, NASA has a free new Xbox game on the Microsoft Store! It's called To The Moon and Beyond, and not only does it include zero microtransactions whatsoever, but it also comes with full achievement support. The game is a single-player card-based title, in which your goal is to manage and build up your own space program to safely...
News Sonic Frontiers: The First Hands-On Impressions Have Arrived
What's the verdict?
Following the first reveal of Sonic Frontiers gameplay last week, many Sonic fans were quick to show concern for the title, with one of the common worries being that it seemed to feature a very empty open world with little to do. Now, IGN has had a chance to go hands-on with Sonic Frontiers for four hours, and the verdict is...
News Evil West Unleashes Hell On Xbox This September, Watch The New Trailer
Saddle up, cowboys
Update (Tue 7th Jun, 2022): Remember Evil West? We've now got a date for it! Focus Home Interactive has confirmed the game will launch on September 20th for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. You can check out the brand-new release date reveal trailer above. Original story (Fri 10th Dec, 2021): Flying Wild Hog is a...
News Battlefield 2042 Season 1 Revealed, Launches This Week On Xbox
New map, battle pass and more
Battlefield 2042 is finally getting new content this week, after DICE spent most of the last several months applying bug-fixing patches. Season 1: Zero Hour for Battlefield 2042 arrives on June 9th, with an all-new map, battle pass, Specialist character and more. The new map, Exposure, is set in a rough, mountainous...
News F1 Manager 2022 Races To Xbox This August, And It's Looking Great
We've got a date and a trailer!
Earlier this year, we were treated to the announcement of a brand-new F1 management game called F1 Manager 2022 from Frontier Developments (Planet Coaster, Jurassic World Evolution), and now we've got a date and a trailer! It's shaping up to be an ambitious management title, featuring excellent graphics largely...
News Sniper Elite 5 Patch 1.05 Fixes Community Concerns On Xbox Game Pass
The latest hotfix is live
Sniper Elite 5 has been a big hit on Xbox Game Pass, although as normal in this day and age, its launch hasn't been without issues. Most of these have been minor so far though, and developer Rebellion is already at work ironing out the kinks. Patch 1.05 is now live for Sniper Elite 5, and it focuses on some early community...
News Forza Horizon 5 Passes 20 Million Players Globally Since Launch
Ultimate pass
Forza Horizon 5 was one of Xbox's biggest releases last year, as Microsoft's Forza sub-series has really hit its stride. Just over half a year on since launch, the game has now seen over 20 million players blast around its open world rendition of Mexico. The figure comes from the game's 'Hall of Fame' leaderboard, which when filtered...
Review Assassin's Creed Origins - Better Than Ever On Xbox Series X
Bayek it's a good' un.
Looking back on it now, Assassin's Creed Origins really did mark a brand new direction for Ubisoft's long-running franchise when it released back in October of 2017. This truly epic Egyptian odyssey introduced RPG-lite elements to the series, invigorating its core gameplay with tons of loot, weapons and gear, it completely...
Deals 140+ Games Included In This Week's Xbox Sales (June 7-14)
Update: Deals Unlocked sale also now live
Update: The Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale 2022 is also now live, adding over 500 games to this list! Read More: Xbox 'Deals Unlocked' Sale Now Live, 500+ Games Included Original story: Welcome to another set of weekly Xbox deals! This week, we've got the usual Deals with Gold and Spotlight offers, along with...
News Capcom Showcase Announced For June 13th, Expect 'Around' 35 Minutes Of News & Updates
"A new livestreamed digital event"
If it wasn't already busy enough, Capcom has now announced it will also be airing a livestream later this week. It will run for "around" 35 minutes and will contain "news and in-depth updates" about the company's previously announced titles. You'll be able to watch the show via the official Capcom YouTube and...
News Sega's Sonic Central Returns June 7th With Upcoming Projects & More
Update: Watch the full show here!
Update: Well, Sonic Central has come and gone! No major announcements here, but we did get a few interesting updates such as an extended look at Sonic Origins and the reveal that Sonic characters are coming to Fall Guys. You can check out the full presentation in the video above. Original story: This just in -...
News Xbox Exec Jokes About The Number Of 'Game Pass' Mentions At 2022's Showcase
So. Much. Game. Pass. Incoming.
We've all heard that "World Premiere" voice line over and over in our heads after an Xbox show right? The one the team loves to use at pretty much all of its Xbox showcase events. Well, this year, we better get ready to hear plenty of 'Game Pass', jokes Xbox's Aaron Greenberg. It might not be delivered with that same...
