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News Two More Of December 2021's Xbox Games With Gold Are Now Available
Including the Penultimate Edition of this "dictator sim"
You can now begin downloading the second batch of December 2021's Xbox Live Games With Gold titles (one day early!), which are the Xbox One game Tropico 5 — Penultimate Edition and Xbox 360 game Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. Both titles are available right now from the Microsoft Store and...
Video Here's Another Sneak Peek At CrossfireX's Single-Player Campaign
Developed by Remedy Entertainment
We've heard a lot about Xbox exclusive FPS CrossfireX over the past couple of years, and it was finally revealed at The Game Awards 2021 to be releasing on February 10th, 2022. Just a little bit longer to wait now! If you're not in the know, this is set to be a free-to-play multiplayer game, but with a paid...
Deals All 15+ Classic Xbox Games In This Week's Sales (December 14-21)
Xbox 360 and original Xbox titles
This week's selection of Xbox Deals is now live, and alongside the usual Deals with Gold and Spotlight offerings, we've also got a Free-To-Play Sale and an Add-On Sale — but those two are ending on Thursday, December 16th. Below, we've included every single Xbox 360 and original Xbox game available over the next...
News Another Five Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass Soon (December 31)
Including three Yakuza titles
Microsoft has unveiled another set of five games that will be removed from Xbox Game Pass at the end of the year on December 31st, including three Yakuza titles in Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2. Don't forget that we've also got another batch of six games leaving Xbox Game Pass tomorrow (December 15th),...
News Ten More Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass This Thursday
The latest batch of titles
Update: Microsoft has now officially announced these new Game Pass games — along with one more title in the form of Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth! We've added it to the table below. Original story: The latest batch of Xbox Game Pass titles has arrived! The YouTube channel Xbox On has revealed nine...
Random Of Course Phil Spencer Is Playing Halo Infinite's Campaign
He appears to be making effective use of the grappleshot
Psychonauts 2 is "probably" Phil Spencer's game of the year for 2021, but there are plenty of other releases he's been enjoying along the way. And just like nearly every other Xbox Series X|S owner on the planet over the past week, the head of Xbox has been exploring the campaign portion of...
Deals 300+ Games Included In This Week's Xbox Sales (December 14-21)
Deals With Gold, Spotlight & other offers
It's time for another set of weekly Xbox deals! We've got just over 300 games to take advantage of this week including the usual Deals with Gold and Spotlight offers alongside the ongoing Free-To-Play and Add-On sales. We've rounded up some of the most notable current deals below, and Xbox's Major Nelson...
News Trek To Yomi Is A Samurai Game Heading To Xbox Game Pass In 2022
Published by Devolver Digital
You may have missed the news last week that Trek to Yomi will be coming to Xbox Game Pass in 2022, including for console, PC and Xbox Cloud Gaming. As you can see, it's a samurai game with a greyscale graphic style. Trek to Yomi, which is being published by Devolver Digital, will feature "breathtaking camera angles and...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarök Brings Its 'Epic Journey' To Xbox In March 2022
"The most ambitious expansion in franchise history"
It was rumoured earlier this month, and now it's been confirmed — Assassin's Creed Valhalla is getting "the most ambitious expansion in franchise history" on March 10th, 2022 in the form of Dawn of Ragnarök. In the expansion, you'll "become the Norse god Odin as you embark on an epic journey...
News Here's The First 15 Minutes Of The Gunk, Launching On Xbox Game Pass This Week
From the creators of SteamWorld
The team behind the SteamWorld franchise are bringing their long-awaited new adventure The Gunk to Xbox Game Pass at launch on Thursday, December 16th, and we've now been treated to the first 15 minutes of gameplay. Courtesy of IGN, the video above gives us a look at what to expect in terms of the art style, UI and...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (December 13-17)
Including three major Game Pass additions
We might not be getting any games on the scale of Halo Infinite this week, but we've still got a few of major Xbox Game Pass additions to look forward to in the form of Aliens: Fireteam Elite, The Gunk and Among Us. Plus, there are a bunch of indies making their debuts on Xbox, including one we highlighted...
Poll What Is Your Xbox Game Of The Year For 2021?
Get your votes in
It's that time of year again! We're seeking to crown a Pure Xbox Game of the Year for 2021, and in order to do that, we're going to need your votes for the best Xbox games of the past 12 months — only the top ten will make the final cut! Last year, Ori and the Will of the Wisps ended up taking the crown (with DOOM Eternal close...
News Xbox Highlights Four More Indies Coming To Game Pass In Early 2022
As part of the latest ID@Xbox Showcase
Xbox just won't slow down with these new Game Pass announcements! The latest arrive courtesy of the ID@Xbox Showcase livestream this past Friday, which also treated us to our first look at Sniper Elite 5 — another new title revealed to be coming to Xbox Game Pass in 2022. Here are the rest of the upc
News Halo Infinite's Multiplayer Is Receiving Four New Playlists Next Week
Slayer, Fiesta, FFA and SWAT
343 has officially confirmed via the Halo subreddit that new playlists for the Halo Infinite multiplayer component will be dropping next week on December 14th. This update will include the much-requested Slayer playlist alongside Fiesta, FFA, and SWAT. It's also noted how this update will introduce a new challenge...
News Stalker 2 Treats Us To Five Brand-New Gameplay Screenshots
Unreal 5 Is Alive!
Of all the games scheduled to release in 2022 that we're really looking forward to, the long-awaited sequel to 2007's Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl, Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl, is pretty high up on our list. Originally announced all the way back in 2010, before being cancelled a year later and then re-emerging onto the world...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 11-12)
Do we even need to ask?
Welcome to the weekend! Well, we're pretty sure we know what the majority of us will be playing this weekend, what with Halo Infinite launching just a few days ago on December 8th. However, there are still plenty of other options, such as various new Game Pass titles, another Free Play Days batch and the Xbox Game Awards 2021...
News Scorn Set To Launch On Xbox In October Next Year
Following on from last month's delay
Last month, the developer Ebb Software announced it would be delaying Scorn for Xbox until 2022. It's now been confirmed this terrifying first-person title will be officially arriving next year in the month of October. The developer promises it will feature a story that's "mysterious, deliciously dark, and...
News Xbox Is Giving Away This Custom Designed Garfield Series S Console
"Do NOT feed your console lasagna"
Xbox's latest sweepstakes is for a custom Series S, and this time it's based on none other than Garfield! To celebrate Garfield's recent inclusion into Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, the competition is open to all residents of any Xbox Live supported region (you must be 18 or older), and you can enter by following...
News Arc Raiders Is A New Free-To-Play Shooter Coming To Xbox In 2022
We Won't Die In The Shadows
Embark Studios, the dev team put together by former Electronic Arts chief designer, Patrick Soderlund, has revealed its very first game, Arc Raiders, with a flashy trailer at last night's Game Awards. A free to play sci-fi shooter, Arc Raiders' reveal shows us a game that looks very much like The Division meets War of...
News Killer Instinct Studio Announces Rumbleverse, A New Free-To-Play 'Brawler-Royale'
Published by Epic Games
The team behind Killer Instinct Seasons Two and Three (Iron Galaxy) announced their new title in partnership with Epic Games at The Game Awards 2021, which takes the form of a free-to-play "Brawler-Royale" called Rumbleverse. The game will see up to 40 players brawling it out in the streets of Grapital City with elbow drops,...
News The Expanse: A Telltale Series Revealed At The Game Awards 2021
Video game prequel to the hit tv show is on the way
Fans of Amazon Prime's hit sci-fi series The Expanse, which is about to premiere its final season on December 10th, have got some good news to help them deal with the imminent end of the smash hit's current television run. Announced last night at The Game Awards 2021, The Expanse: A Telltale...
News The Matrix Awakens Now Live On Xbox, Here's A Look At The Full 'Experience'
Download it for free right now!
It was announced earlier this week that Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with PS5) were getting a free Matrix Awakens Unreal Engine 5 experience, and it's now available to try on those consoles. All you need to do is head to the Microsoft Store on your Xbox to download it, and as you can see from IGN's full...
News Xbox Exclusive FPS CrossfireX Officially Launches February 2022
Including both the campaign and multiplayer
We've been waiting on this one for a long time now, and it's finally been announced that Xbox exclusive FPS CrossfireX will be heading to Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on February 10th, 2022. This includes both the free-to-play multiplayer component of the game as well as the paid campaign...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem Debuts New Gameplay Trailer Ahead Of 2022 Release
"Embark on a heart-rending journey"
We've been treated to our first proper look at gameplay for the highly-anticipated A Plague: Tale Requiem, which will be heading to Xbox Series X and Series S via Game Pass at some point in 2022. You can check out the stunning new gameplay clips above, along with the description below: "In this new trailer, as...
News Ex-Telltale Devs Working On Star Trek Resurgence, Coming To Xbox In Spring 2022
Featuring an original story
We've got a new Star Trek game on the way! Star Trek Resurgence is being created by a team of Telltale Games veterans at new studio Dramatic Labs, and it'll be coming to PC and consoles in Spring 2022. The game is said to feature an original story set after Star Trek: The Next Generation, and will take the form of a...
News Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Is Heading To Xbox Series X|S
"The Imperium needs you"
The Game Awards 2021 gave us the reveal of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, which has been confirmed to be heading to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. However, there's no word on a release date as of yet. You can watch the announcement trailer above, and here's what you can expect from the game: "The galaxy is in peril...
News Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Shows Off New Gameplay Trailer
It's shaping up nicely
We've been treated to a new look at Suicide: Squad: Kill The Justice League, with a new gameplay trailer being shown off as part of The Game Awards 2021. You can check out the video at the top of the article. The game is still scheduled for a 2022 release, and here's a description of the game: Don't Be A Hero. Jump into...
News Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course DLC Gets A Release Date Of June 2022
Along with a new trailer
It's been a long time coming, but we've finally got a release date for Cuphead's DLC, The Delicious Last Course! It will be arriving on Xbox on June 30th, 2022, in which players will "take on a new cast of fearsome, larger-than-life bosses to assist the jolly Chef Saltbaker in Cuphead’s final challenging quest!" You can...
News PUBG Is Finally Going Free-To-Play On Xbox In January 2022
Time to give it another go?
It's been a long time coming, but PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is finally going free-to-play across all platforms on January 12th, 2022. The news was announced as part of The Game Awards 2021. You can check out the announcement trailer below: Will you be trying PUBG when it goes free-to-play? Let us know in the...
News Sonic Frontiers Arrives Holiday 2022, Watch The New Trailer
"An experience like never before"
SEGA has treated us to a fresh look at the highly-anticipated upcoming Sonic game, now known as Sonic Frontiers. The trailer is unfortunately just cinematic footage, but it does give us a release window — Holiday 2022. Here's what SEGA has to say about the game in the official description: An experience like...
News Alan Wake 2 Is A Survival Horror Game, Coming To Xbox In 2023
The writer returns
It was rumoured that Alan Wake 2 might show up at The Game Awards, and that's exactly what happened! It got a very brief teaser trailer along with the announcement of a 2023 date for consoles and PC. Unlike the original game, this will be a multi-platform release (Xbox, PlayStation and PC) and take the form of a "survival horror"...
News Here's A First Look At Star Wars Eclipse, The New Game From Quantic Dream
Set in the High Republic era
The Game Awards has treated us to our first cinematic look at Star Wars Eclipse, which is the new game from the team at Quantic Dream (Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, Detroit: Become Human). You can check it out above. It's said to be in early development, and here's a bit of what you can expect: "Set during the High...
News Hellblade 2 Debuts Stunning Gameplay Trailer At The Game Awards
This. Looks. Incredible.
The rumours were true! Xbox and Ninja Theory treated us to a fresh look at Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 as part of The Game Awards 2021, and it's looking every bit as incredible as we'd hoped. No release date yet, though. "Debuted at The Game Awards 2021, watch the Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II gameplay reveal. Coming...
News The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Is Being Turned Into A Multiplayer Horror Game
Developed by the team behind Friday the 13th
Gun Interactive (the developer behind Friday the 13th: The Game) along with Sumo Nottingham have announced that they're working on a new game based on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Consider us interested! Described as an "asymmetrical multiplayer horror experience", the game is reportedly coming to Xbox...
News Tunic Finally Has A Release Date, Heading To Xbox In March 2022
Arriving as a timed console exclusive
We've been keeping a keen eye on isometric action game Tunic for a long time, which is also a timed Xbox exclusive at launch, and as part of The Game Awards, it's been confirmed that it will release on March 16, 2022. If you fancy trying it for yourself right now, a demo is available for Tunic as part of the...
Video Watch The Game Awards 2021 Here
The final major event of the year
Welcome! It's time for the final major event of 2021 in the form of The Game Awards, which is promising surprise announcements, special guests and much more throughout its roughly three-hour runtime today. Tune in to video game's biggest night live on Thursday, December 9 — THE GAME AWARDS! Join us from...
News Digital Foundry Breaks Down Halo Infinite's Performance On Every Xbox Console
All versions tested
Over at Eurogamer, Digital Foundry has been mighty busy putting all of the different console versions of Halo Infinite through their paces, and there have been some pretty interesting results. Testing out the Xbox One, Xbox One X, Series S and Series X versions of 343 Industries' excellent new shooter reveal
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (December 9-12)
Available now with Xbox Live Gold
It's time for another batch of Free Play Days titles! Three more games are available to play for free this weekend for Xbox Live Gold members, and they're ready to download right now. So, what's on offer? We've got the popular open world MMORPG Black Desert, excellent multiplayer first person slasher Chivalry 2,...
News Xbox Brings Gears Of War Skins & Other Cosmetics To Fortnite Today
Look out for the Delta-One cosmetic set
Good news if you're a Gears fan and Fortnite fan, as the two are combining in the form of a "Delta-One" cosmetic set, reportedly heading to the game's Item Shop later today at 4pm PT / 7pm ET / 12am GMT (thanks, GameSpot). The full collection will include the following: Marcus Fenix skin with Sonic...
News Battlefield 2042's Latest Xbox Patch Finally Sorts Out Crossplay
Bugged loadouts also addressed
EA and Dice have dropped yet another patch for Battlefield 2042, the fourth since the game arrived on November 19th, and this one addresses a couple of key issues that players will be glad to see remedied. Whilst nowhere near the size of last week's humongous bug-busting patch, this latest Xbox update, 0.3.1, fixes an...
News Settlement Talks Begin With Cyberpunk 2077's Unhappy Investors
CD Projekt Red seeks out of court resolution
It's fair to say that CD Projekt Red's hugely anticipated Cyberpunk 2077 had something of a disastrous launch when it finally released to the public back in September of 2020. What was supposed to be a thrilling sci-fi jaunt through an amazing future dystopia ended up a pretty janky, bug-ridden mess, at...
News Don't Use Quick Resume With Halo Infinite For Now, Advises 343
"We will eventually have a retroactive fix..."
343 Industries has advised Halo Infinite players on Xbox Series X and Series S that Quick Resume isn't worth using with the game for now, as it's causing an issue where you can't unlock certain cosmetics for your multiplayer Spartan. The reason is because Quick Resume disconnects you from the servers...
News Xbox Game Awards 2021 Sale Now Live, 100+ Games Discounted
Fantastic offers on Xbox's biggest games
The Xbox Game Awards Sale 2021 has begun! This year's sale features discounts on over 100 games, and they're expected to be offer until the end of the week. The focus this time around is major AAA titles — including some recent releases such as Far Cry 6, Riders Republic and Battlefield 2042! It's a stacked...
News 343 'Investigating' Achievement Delays In Halo Infinite
"it will eventually unlock"
The Halo Infinite campaign is out now, and like some other games at launch - achievements don't seem to be popping for everyone right away. If you have encountered this issue yourself, and are wondering if you'll have to replay the whole thing, there's no need to worry. 343 is well aware of this issue and is currently...
I think we're just getting started
Hello, and welcome to our Halo Infinite walkthrough and guides hub where we'll be helping you get to grips with all aspects of Master Chief's latest adventure, guiding you to each and every one of the campaign's collectibles and secrets, as well as providing you with all the hints, tips and tricks you'll need to...
News It's Time! Halo Infinite Is Now Available With Xbox Game Pass
Step inside the armor of humanity’s greatest hero
No more waiting around! It's been six long years since the last mainline entry in the Halo series, but Halo Infinite has finally arrived today — and it's not just the multiplayer portion anymore, but the open world-style campaign as well. You're looking at a download size of around 50GB for...
News GTA Online Is Getting Free Story DLC, And It Stars Franklin From GTA 5
It drops this time next week
We weren't expecting this! It's getting close to ten years since the debut of GTA V, but one of its main characters is finally now making a reappearance in some single-player content — albeit in GTA Online. A new "GTA Online Story" called "The Contract" is coming to the game for free on December 15th, and it stars GTA...
News Aspire: Ina's Tale Brings Its Mystical Adventure To Xbox Next Week
Here's an exclusive first look at Xbox gameplay
Aspire: Ina's Tale is a new "mystical adventure of self-discovery" coming to Xbox next week on Friday, December 17th, and here at Pure Xbox we've been given an exclusive first look at eight raw minutes of Xbox One gameplay. This is a side-scrolling adventure featuring "beautiful sprawling levels",...
Guide Halo Infinite: How Long To Beat (And 100% Complete) The Campaign
How many hours long is Halo Infinite's campaign?
We're now just a few hours away from the release of Halo Infinite at the time of writing, and we bet you're eager to know exactly how long the campaign will take you beat. The good news? It's plenty long enough! We didn't get access to the campaign for long as part of the review period, but our...
News Forza Horizon 5 Pushes Out Hotfix For Xbox Series X|S, But Players Are Still Getting Issues
Reports of crashing and long loading times
Lots of Forza Horizon 5 fans have been pointing out that last week's update for the game seemed to sadly cause more problems, and Playground Games has responded with an emergency hotfix for Xbox Series X and Series S. This hotfix targets an issue in which "players were stuck when attempting to save on Xbox...
