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News FPS Boost Brings Prey 'Close To Remaster Territory' On Xbox Series X, Reveals Analysis
Dishonored is also said to be a huge improvement
Digital Foundry has given some initial thoughts on the recent FPS Boost for Dishonored: Definitive Edition and Prey on Xbox Series X even going as far to say as the latter is hitting "remaster territory." Starting off with Prey, they mentioned about troubles that plagued the last-gen release
News Xbox Is Getting A New 'Suspend' Feature To Help With Download Speeds
Update: We now know what it does!
Update: We've now got a little more clarification on how this works! As revealed by Xbox's Brad Rossetti, 'Suspend' will allow you to temporarily pause (or 'suspend') a game so that your downloads continue at full speed. Neat addition! This new feature isn't limited to Quick Resume, but instead seeks to avoid...
News RetroMania Wrestling Finally Rings The Bell On Xbox Next Week
So you can finally lay the SmackDown!
There's not a whole lot of choice for wrestling fans on Xbox (or any console platform) at present, so you'll be glad to know that indie arcade title RetroMania Wrestling will finally be releasing on Xbox One on March 23rd. Previously, the game had been slated to arrive on all platforms on Februa
Rumour The Persona Series Could Be Making Its Way To Xbox
You can't tease us like that
Updated story: Persona is a series many Xbox fans have been wanting to see on the platform for a very long time. Now, a couple of sources have potentially teased that the franchise could be making its way over in the near future. Both Windows Central's Jez Corden and XboxEra podcast host Shpeshal Ed have provided...
News Industry Insider Expects Bethesda's New IP Starfield To Launch This Year
But "you still have to factor in covid"
In yet another podcast appearance, industry insider Jeff Grubb has shared more information about Bethesda's plans for the remainder of this year now that it's been acquired by Microsoft. Speaking on the YouTube channel Dealer - Gaming, Grubb said he expected the company's new and highly anticipated IP
News Hell Let Loose Brings Epic 50v50 Battles To Xbox Series X This Year
Fight in the most iconic battles of the Western Front
Team17 has revealed as part of its latest Unaudited Final Results for the year ended 31 December 2020 that alongside Worms Rumble, it will also be bringing FPS Hell Let Loose to Xbox Series X and S in 2021 (thanks Gematsu). The game is a World War II multiplayer FPS that
News Lara Croft, The Tomb Raider Herself, Has Arrived In Fortnite
Joining everyone and the kitchen sink
It seems like it's easier to name who isn't in Fortnite these days, as the Tomb Raider herself, Lara Croft is the latest to crossover into the universe, Epic Games has announced. Arriving with the release of Chapter 2 - Season 6: Primal, the iconic hero is being integrated as part of the Battle Pass, complete...
News Xbox Game Pass Adds New Mass Effect Perk For Apex Legends
You can claim it for free right now
Microsoft has been pretty quiet on the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks front throughout March 2021 so far, but we've just received a pretty cool addition in the form of a Mass Effect Weapon Charm for Apex Legends. According to Microsoft, "this is the start of an exciting new monthly Perk drop in the form of Weapon...
News Here's A Look At Achievements As Part Of The (New) Xbox Mobile App
It reportedly starts rolling out today
When the option to view Achievements was removed following the release of the new Xbox mobile app last year, it was an odd decision - but now they’re coming back and fans are over the moon. It’s been a long time coming, but the ability to view Achievements on the go is starting to roll out today, and...
News Dark Alliance Delivers Fantasy Co-Op Action On Xbox Series X This June
Grab some buddies and crack some skulls
Dungeon & Dragons fans will be happy to see the first look at Dark Alliance gameplay, a co-operative adventure inspired by the franchise, coming to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One on June 22. The third-person action RPG sets out to allow you and a group of friends to take on over 30 different monsters from...
News Undertale Is Out Now On Xbox Game Pass, Physical Edition Also Available
The game’s also had its age rating bumped up
Undertale has hit Xbox Game Pass on consoles after yesterday’s surprise announcement, and also has a physical edition available for any collectors out there. The Xbox version will feature the same classic game that fans have come to know and love, but also with some Xbox specific content, which will...
News Another Three Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass Soon (March 31)
Don't forget to Journey to the Savage Planet
Microsoft has unveiled the next set of just three games that will be removed from Xbox Game Pass in the latter part of March, with the most notable of the bunch arguably being Journey to the Savage Planet. Here's the full list of games currently set to leave on March 31st:...
News There's A Free-To-Play Bomberman Game Coming To Xbox Soon
Taking the form of a 64-player, online battle royale
This is a nice surprise! Konami has announced today that the former Google Stadia exclusive Super Bomberman R Online is coming to Xbox One as a free-to-play multiplayer game in the near future. This version's highlight feature is the "Battle 64" mode, which takes the form of an online battle...
News These 12 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (March 16 - April 1)
The latest batch of titles
The latest batch of Xbox Game Pass titles has arrived! Microsoft has today unveiled another 12 (!) games coming to the service soon - some of which we already knew about, and some complete surprises! Here's a list of what's on the way in the near future: Date Game Platform Mar 16 Undertale Console, PC,...
News Worms Rumble Is Slithering Its Way Onto Xbox Series X Later This Year
Let’s get ready to rumble!
Worms Rumble took a stab at the battle royale genre on PlayStation last December, and will now be making the jump to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One at some point this year. As spotted by Gematsu, a recent fiscal results document from Team 17 confirmed the existence of the game coming to Xbox consoles, but no specific...
Feature Early Impressions: We Take The Xbox Wireless Headset For A Road Test
"I'm hearing sounds I haven't heard before"
By no means am I an expert when it comes to sound and audio, but I can at least provide some early (and much more basic) impressions about Microsoft's new Xbox Wireless Headset while we wait on our official Pure Xbox review. At the time of writing, I've done about six hours of testing with this headset,...
News 2K Acquires HB Studios, Tiger Woods Returns To The PGA Tour Games
"I’m honoured to take part in this opportunity"
In a pretty huge announcement for golf fans today, 2K has revealed that not only has it moved to acquire PGA Tour 2K21 developer HB Studios, but it has also signed a long-term deal with golf superstar Tiger Woods. As part of the acquisition of HB Studios (expected to complete in Q1 2021), the...
Deals 200+ Games Included In This Week's Xbox Sales (March 16-23)
It's About Time you picked up Crash 4!
It's time for another set of weekly Xbox deals! This week's selection features discounts on over 200 games, spanning Deals with Gold, Spotlight, Publisher and Franchise sales! It's another pretty huge selection! We've highlighted a few of the most notable Xbox games offers in this week's current sales below,...
News Another Huge Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch Is Arriving Tomorrow, With New Content And Fixes
Weighing in with a hefty download
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is set to receive another substantial update tomorrow, bringing the game up to Version 1.2.0. Along with a bunch of bug fixes, a wealth of new skills, camera options, and a brand new timed festival will be welcoming players once the patch is downloaded. It's clocking in at 17.97GB on Xbox...
News Parkour Based Shooter Severed Steel Slides Onto Xbox This Summer
It’s looking pretty slick!
Where Ghostrunner had us wall running with swords, Severed Steel will have us zipping and sliding around the arena with some devastating firepower. The game is looking to be a great companion piece, and set to arrive on Xbox One sometime this Summer, developer Greylock Studio has announced. The upcoming first-person...
Random Sea Of Thieves Fans Are Creating Some Jolly Custom Sails
It's a pirate's life for everyone!
Rare has given players a perfect opportunity to create their own custom sails on social media for Sea of Thieves, and the results have been lovely, funny, and creative (we very much like our own design as well!). The original post merely asked players to "draw your own sails", which has prompted 407 (at the time...
PSA FPS Boost Needs To Be Turned On Manually For Fallout On Xbox Series X
And there's a good reason why
Microsoft announced earlier today that the latest batch of five Bethesda games would be treated to FPS Boosts on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, upgrading them from 30 frames per-second to (nearly) 60FPS. However, two of them are fairly unique in the fact that you have to turn on FPS Boost manually for them on Xbox...
News The Outer Worlds Receives 60FPS Upgrade For Xbox Series X
As part of its latest patch
The Outer Worlds has a major upcoming expansion, Murder on Eridanos, arriving later this week, and as part of it, lots of fans and outlets are reporting that the game has received a 60FPS upgrade on Xbox Series X. The likes of Windows Central have confirmed that the game is now running at 60FPS (or close to it) on the...
News Balan Wonderworld Will Have A Day One Patch To Rectify Player Issues
But is it too late?
Square Enix allowed players a first look at Balan Wonderworld back in January, and the reception was mixed to say the least. Many criticised the movement controls, wonky camera, and general presentation of the game. Our sister site, Nintendo Life, were not impressed to say the least. It looks as though that criticism has been...
News Surprise! Undertale Is Coming To Xbox Game Pass Tomorrow
The announcements keep on coming
Microsoft is on an absolute roll at the moment, and the latest announcement is that Undertale is coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S tomorrow via Xbox Game Pass. While the game has been available on PC for a while now, this marks the first time it's hit Xbox consoles. Players won't be able to carry over their...
Feature These Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (March 16-19)
Here's what's on the way
Welcome to your weekly Xbox roundup! We're back to quite a busy schedule over the next few days, featuring some intriguing new titles as well as a long-awaited Xbox Series X upgrade for Marvel's Avengers! Here's what's coming to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One this week:: New Xbox Releases (March 16-19): Optimised For...
News These Five Bethesda Games Are Getting FPS Boosts On Xbox Series X
Update: And they're arriving today
Update (Mon 15th Mar, 2021 16:08 GMT): Microsoft has confirmed that these five games will receive their FPS Boosts today (Monday, March 15th) on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and you can see the full lineup below. Each game will be getting a boost from 30 frames per-second to (nearly) 60 frames, but Fallout 4...
News Sorry Folks, We Won’t Be Getting A Dying Light 2 Release Date This Week
Just a catch up of what's been going on
Dying Light 2 is set to receive a developer update later this week for what feels like the first time in forever, but Techland has made it clear that there won’t be any news on a release date. With the upcoming update, the developer has advised fans to sign up to its Discord for the first chance of news...
News It's Official, Outriders Is Coming To Xbox Game Pass At Launch
Don't you just love Game Pass?
It's official! After being heavily teased late last week, it's now been confirmed that Square Enix's co-op shooter Outriders will launch as part of Xbox Game Pass on April 1st for console and Android. Don't you just love Game Pass? For those who are unaware, Outriders is a 1-3 player co-op RPG shooter set in an...
Roundup Here's What Critics Are Saying About The Xbox Wireless Headset
Enough to rival Sony's Pulse headset?
Some of you will no doubt be picking up an Xbox Wireless Headset this week, making you unbelievably excited, and rightfully so. We are, too - as we slowly watch our orders change from 'dispatched' to 'delivered'. We'll have our thoughts coming later this week, but for now, some lucky few have got their hands on...
News Wait, Is This A Halo Reference In Zack Snyder’s Justice League?
We think it is!
Fans around the world are eagerly anticipating the release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, and it seems to have been viewed by a few people already. What’s more, is that some eagle eyed viewers have spotted what appears to be a Halo emblem within the film. Be warned of potential spoilers going forward, as the image is from the...
News These Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass Today (March 15)
Toss a final coin to your Witcher
In case you'd forgotten, today marks the removal of five more games from the Xbox Game Pass library, with the most notable of the bunch easily being CD Projekt Red's epic RPG, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Sad times! Here's the complete list of games set to leave over the next 24 hours: Date Game Platform March...
News Crysis Remastered Might Be Getting An Xbox Series X Upgrade Very Soon
That's what it sounds like, anyway
We don’t consider ourselves detectives here at Pure Xbox, but this latest statement from Crytek certainly has our senses tingling that an Xbox Series X patch for Crysis Remastered might be on the way. While announcing a hotfix had gone live to address issues surrounding the game’s motion blur, a further tweet...
News Two More Of March 2021's Xbox Games With Gold Are Now Available
Become the most powerful captain in the New World
You can now begin downloading the second batch of March 2021's Xbox Live Games With Gold titles (one day early!), which are the Xbox One game Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse and Xbox 360 game Port Royale 3. Both titles are available right now from the Microsoft Store (links at the bottom of the...
News The New Xbox Wireless Headset Comes With 6 Months Of Dolby Atmos
If you buy it before this October
The brand-new Xbox Wireless Headset officially arrives on Tuesday, March 16th, and Microsoft has confirmed that everyone who buys it before the 30th of September will get a free trial of Dolby Atmos for Headphones. The trial lasts six months, and allows you to access the "premium, immersive audio experience" of...
News Xbox Is Reportedly 'Heavily Involved' With Big Third Party Studios For Future Exclusives
"I've seen things that are years out that are incredibly impressive"
As if the Bethesda acquisition hadn't got us excited enough earlier this week, Windows Central editor Jez Corden has shared insight into some reportedly big Xbox plans with third party studios in the future. Speaking as part of the Xbox Two Podcast with host Rand al Thor 19,...
News Empire Of Sin Is Making Its Way To Xbox Game Pass Next Week
Hustle, charm and intimidate your way to the top
Xbox Game Pass is just the gift that keeps on giving at the moment, as Paradox Interactive has announced that its strategy game Empire of Sin will be arriving on the service next week on March 18th. The company announced the news during the latest Paradox Insider, confirming that the game, which only...
Pick One Which Of These Bethesda Games Is Your Favourite?
Remember, you can only pick one!
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to celebrate the huge Xbox Bethesda acquisition, we're taking a look at eight specific Bethesda games - picking out just one game from each series to vote on. We know, we're cruel! Which is your favourite? Remember, you can only pick one! Let's take a look at what...
News Techland: Dying Light 2 Is 'Far From Being In A Development Hell'
But it was 'announced too early'
Dying Light 2 developer Techland surprised us all this week when it confirmed it would have more news to share on the progress of the game next Wednesday, which has barely been seen since its original announcement back in 2018. We still don't know what we're going to get from that announcement, but the game's...
Review Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time - Platforming Bliss On Xbox Series X
Grandmaster Crash
Updated Xbox Series X Review (by Fraser Gilbert): It hasn't even been six months since Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time first launched for Xbox One, and the game has already received an updated version for Xbox Series X and S. We've checked out the Xbox Series X version, and while it already played really well through backwards...
Reaction Xbox Might Just Be In Its Strongest Position Ever Right Now
The future looks incredibly bright
Any excuse to use that image, right? But seriously, Xbox is in an incredible position right now. Microsoft is firing on (nearly) all cylinders as we enter into this Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S generation, and there's reason to believe Xbox could very easily eclipse the so-called 'glory days' of the original...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 13th)
We're spending the weekend with Bethesda
Welcome to the weekend! We're more spoilt for choice than ever for games over the next few days, with 20 Bethesda titles now available on Xbox Game Pass, two more Free Play Days additions and a huge weekly sale! Here's what we’re jumping into over the weeken
News Xbox Game Pass Is Teasing A ‘Mysterious’ Game Coming To The Service
What could it be?
As if a tsunami of Bethesda titles wasn’t enough, Xbox Game Pass is teasing yet another new addition to the service. In a recent tweet, Xbox Game Pass posted one of their iconic fake emails which are usually home to hidden teases for upcoming titles. This time, the email confirms another new game is coming to the service,...
News Get Creative With Terrible Films In What The Dub?! Next Month
All you need is your phone to play
Wide Right Interactive has announced that its latest game is entitled 'What The Dub?!' - a local multiplayer party game that you can play with anything that has access to a browser - arriving on April 8. As you can see from the trailer above, the game tasks you with dubbing over awful B-movies, outdated PSAs, and...
Video Here's Some Actual Gameplay Of Rust Console Edition On Xbox
Six minutes of uncut footage
Update: Rust Console Edition has now officially been announced as arriving on May 21, 2021! Original story: It was announced earlier this week that the much-anticipated Rust Console Edition would finally be dropping on Xbox One in Spring 2021, and now we've got some actual Xbox gamepla
Soapbox Now That It's On Xbox Game Pass, Please Try The Evil Within
An open letter to all subscribers
If I had a pound for every time I typed the word Bethesda this week, I could probably have outbid Microsoft and purchased ZeniMax myself - but it's such a big win for Xbox fans that it's hard not to talk about it. The initial announcement seems like a lifetime ago, and now here we are, it's official, the knot has...
News Immortals Fenyx Rising's Myths Of The Eastern Realm Expansion Is Right Around The Corner
Arriving later this month
It feels like we only just got Immortals Fenyx Rising’s first piece of DLC, and now Ubisoft has confirmed its second, Myths of the Eastern Realm, will be arriving on March 25. This expansion definitely looks like an interesting one, having you controlling a brand new character known as Ku. It’s based around Chinese...
News Finally, We're Getting A Dying Light 2 Update Next Week
"We've got a few words to share with you"
After what seems like an eternity, Dying Light 2 will be getting a development update on March 17. The game was originally announced back in 2018 during Xbox's E3 conference, but since then we've heard very little outside of the odd trailer. It was intended to have a 2020 release, but was pushed out of the...
News Phil Spencer Calls The Acquisition Of Tango Gameworks A 'Great Step' For Xbox's Japan Presence
"I can’t wait to speak to the Tango team"
Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll know that Xbox has acquired a lot of studios this week after the ZeniMax deal finally got approved. One of those studios is Tango Gameworks, who are most notably known for working on The Evil Within series. Featuring a lot of Japanese talent, Spencer believes...
News Crash Bandicoot 4's Xbox Series X Upgrade Is Available Now
Woah!
Crash Bandicoot unveiled his latest game late last year, and now he's received a lovely makeover for Xbox Series X|S. The good news? It's available to download now and weighs in at 22.2GB via Smart Delivery. The next-gen version aims to improve Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time even further for Xbox Series systems. Players on the Xbox Series...
