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News DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part Two Set To Release Next Week
The date has leaked a little early
The trailer for DOOM Eternal's second DLC expansion officially arrives next Monday, March 15th, but it looks like the release date for the DLC has leaked a little early, as per ALumia_Italia on Twitter. The Twitter user, who is known for scouring the Microsoft Store for hidden games and other things, has suggested...
News Xbox Confirms Plans For Summer Event Featuring More Bethesda News
It's currently in the "planning phase"
It may not be the biggest surprise, but it's good to know things are in place. Xbox has confirmed that plans are underway for an event this summer which will dive into more Bethesda specifics. During yesterday's informative roundtable presentation about Microsoft's acquisition, the two companies took a brief...
News EA Play Is Getting Even Closer To Joining Xbox Game Pass For PC
Over 75 games have been spotted on the Microsoft Store
We reported earlier this week that three games had been discovered on the Microsoft Store that were all EA Play for PC games, suggesting the service was set to join Xbox Game Pass for PC in the very near future. Now, Italian website Aggiornamenti Lumia is reporting that 75 games are "ready" for...
Rumour There's Reportedly Still One More Xbox Event To Come This Month
And it could offer a "glimpse" at upcoming games
This week has been huge for Xbox fans with the Bethesda acquisition, and according to a new source, another event is on the way over the coming weeks which could continue that momentum. Earlier this month, we reported that Brad Sams from the website Thurrott had discovered plans for a "What's New For...
News These 20 Games Are Now Available With Xbox Game Pass (March 12)
It's a Bethesda special!
Update (Fri 12th Mar, 2021 10:00 GMT): And they're live! These 20 games are now included with Xbox Game Pass. Original story (Thu 11th Mar, 2021 18:18 GMT): The latest batch of Xbox Game Pass titles has arrived! As hinted at earlier this week, Microsoft has now unveiled another 20 (yes, that's 20!) games available on the...
Random Power Your Dreams With This Todd Howard Xbox Packaging
If only it was real
Now that Bethesda is operating under Microsoft, there are a lot of fans wondering what might come next. Apart from 20 Bethesda titles coming to Xbox Game Pass today, the possibilities are pretty much unlimited. Xbox's very own Aaron Greenberg decided to kick things off by sharing an image of the Xbox Series X packaging with the...
News EA To Publish New IP Developed By Assassin's Creed Actor's Studio
As part of the EA Originals label
Did you know that the actor for Bayek in Assassin's Creed Origins set up a game development studio in 2019? It's called Silver Rain Games, and EA is set to publish its first title under the EA Originals banner. Silver Rain, founded by Abubakar Salim and Melissa Phillips (with a staff of around 20 people), is...
News Beyond A Steel Sky Will Make Its Way Onto Xbox Later This Year
More cyberpunk goodness coming our way
Beyond a Steel Sky launched on Apple Arcade and Steam last year, and it's now making its way onto Xbox One later this year, developer Revolution Software has confirmed. The game will be available both digitally and physically, but there's no confirmed date as of yet. The cyberpunk themed game is jumping to...
News God Of War Producer Joins The Initiative's Perfect Dark Team
"I’m beyond ecstatic to take this next step"
We're all expecting great things from the stacked team of talent over at new Xbox studio The Initiative on Perfect Dark, and they've recently added to their line-up with former God of War gameplay features producer, Rhonda Cox. Cox shared the news on LinkedIn yesterday, revealing she's taken up a...
News Xbox Will Deliver Exclusive Bethesda Games 'Where Game Pass Exists'
"That's our goal, that's why we're doing this"
Xbox and Bethesda are officially a thing, much like the 'will they, won't they' couple you see in every single rom-com. Together the companies are committed to delivering great games, but more specifically, they're looking to bring "great exclusive" titles to platforms that allow Xbox Game Pass. In a...
News 'Handful' Of Bethesda Games To Receive FPS Boosts On Xbox Series X|S
"We’ll have more to share on that soon"
Microsoft has announced as part of today's 'Bethesda Joins Xbox' roundtable that not only are 20 Bethesda games joining Xbox Game Pass tomorrow, but some of them will also be getting FPS Boosts on Xbox Series X & S. This was mentioned during the presentation, as well as in an official Xbox Wire blog:...
Video Watch The Xbox Bethesda Roundtable Stream Here!
Catch up on the hour-long show
Update: The roundtable is now over, but you can catch the video-on-demand below! Original story: Welcome! Microsoft announced earlier today that it would be hosting a special Xbox Bethesda roundtable presentation to celebrate the recent acquisition of Bethesda, set to begin at 10AM PST (6PM UK time). The event will...
What you got for us, Square?
Square Enix will be hosting a Nintendo Direct style presentation on March 18 at 1pm EDT/10am PDT, which looks to highlight the the company's upcoming slate of games, including a new Life is Strange entry. A 40 minute showcase will delve into many upcoming games from the company, with a primary focus on western titles...
News Borderlands 3's Director's Cut DLC Has Been Delayed Until April
"We appreciate your understanding"
2K Games and Gearbox Software have announced that the latest content for Borderlands 3 will no longer be hitting its March 18 release, but instead will now be releasing on April 8. The reasons behind the delay relate to the extreme weather conditions that plagued Texas, US, last month. While the team are safe and...
News The Outer Worlds: Murder On Eridanos Expansion Launches Next Week
Ready for another adventure?
The Outer Worlds' second DLC, Murder on Eridanos, launches on March 17 for Xbox One and PC, Obsidian Entertainment has announced. Get ready to solve a murder mystery, as you travel to the brand-new world of floating islands known as Eridanos. Here you'll get to put your detective hat on and see what's going on after the...
News THQ Nordic Forms New Studio For Gothic Remake, Coming To Xbox Series X
More details are expected later this year
THQ Nordic has announced it has opened a new studio under the name of Alkimia Interactive, which will be helming the previously announced remake of a cult classic series, Gothic. While the game's existence has been known for a while now, we finally have a studio to associate with the title. More news has...
News First-Person Adventure Paradise Lost Launches On Xbox Later This Month
"What happened in the bunker?"
Paradise Lost is a first-person narrative driven adventure game, and will be arriving for Xbox One on March 24, publisher All In! Games has announced. The story follows an apocalyptic world that remains a wasteland after the Nazi invasion during WWII. As a 12 year old child scouring the world, you'll come across a...
News Xbox To Host Bethesda Roundtable Presentation Today
A conversation with key leaders
Update: Come and join us! You can watch the roundtable with us now at Pure Xbox. Original story: Microsoft has announced that it will be hosting a special Bethesda roundtable presentation on YouTube later today, set to take place at 10AM PST (6PM UK time). The event will not be focused on news or reveals. Here's...
News Sadly, It Might Be A Long Wait For The EA Sports College Football Game
According to new documentation
The announcement of a new EA Sports College Football game came as a huge surprise during the early part of February, but if you were hoping to see it in the near future, we've got some bad news to share. According to internal documents acquired by Extra Points publisher Matt Brown, the game isn't currently expected to...
News Marvel's Avengers' Upcoming Patch Will Finally Allow Players To Replay The Campaign
"This is something we've been seeing over and over again"
Marvel's Avengers has received a lot of flack since its launch, but it did contain a truly great campaign that was a fantastic adventure for any comic book hero fan. Unfortunately, the game never allowed you to replay favourite missions and re-experience exhilarating set pieces, but luckily,...
News Phil Spencer Explains Why Xbox Originally Decided To Compete Against PlayStation
"I'm not sure we wanted 'in' as much as we wanted to defend"
There's nothing better than a bit of healthy competition, and the rivalry between Sony and Microsoft over each of their games consoles ensures the systems remain fresh and unique. Over the years we've had new and meaningful additions such as Xbox Game Pass, and the acquisition of multiple...
News Team Xbox Is Looking At 'Various Options' To Improve Quick Resume
"We're actively working through various designs"
Ever since the release of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this past November, there have been a lot of requests for Microsoft to improve the visibility about how the new Quick Resume feature actually works. Microsoft has responded to this confirming that the team has received the feedback, and...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (March 11-14)
Explore and discover a spectacular universe
It's time for another batch of Free Play Days titles! Two 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? They're both Xbox Game Pass titles this week, made up of the superb city-building game Cities:...
News EA Launches Investigation Into #EAGate FIFA Ultimate Team Scandal
An employee is alleged to have been selling items for real money
The biggest scandal in FIFA Ultimate Team history appears to have emerged over the past 24 hours, and as a result, Electronic Arts has confirmed it's conducting a "through investigation" into the claims. So, what's happened? Basically, FIFA fans have allegedly discovered that an EA...
News Microsoft Is Sending Its New Xbox Wireless Headset To Influencers
Launches March 16th
To promote next week's release of the official Xbox wireless headset, Microsoft is sending it out to influencers. The world's "first gamerscore millionaire" and Twitch streamer, Stallion83, has taken to Twitter to thank Xbox for sending him the new headset a week ahead of its launch. At the very least, it provides a look at it...
News The March 2021 Xbox Update Fixes 'Many' Controller Disconnect Issues
Have you noticed a difference?
The official March 2021 Xbox update rolled out to all users yesterday, and while this particular area wasn't mentioned in the update notes, Xbox's Jason Ronald has confirmed it also fixes "many" controller disconnect issues. The Xbox Series X director of project management confirmed this on social media: "Lots of
News Share The Love With A New 'Bethesda Joins Xbox' Twitter Emoji
#BethesdaJoinsXbox
Yesterday we finally got confirmation that Bethesda had joined Xbox Game Studios, after what seemed like an eternity of waiting. One small detail that went unnoticed to many following the announcement was a specific emoji available on Twitter alongside using the hashtag #BethesdaJoinsXbox. As spotted by Video Games Chronicle, the...
News SEGA's Latest Survey Has Got Xbox Fans Asking For More Ports
It's time to rise up and make your needs known
SEGA is currently running a survey looking at players' gaming habits, but additionally, it's asking what the company can do to enhance people's games. Obviously this has Xbox fans talking and there's one thing on everyone's mind - ports. The survey delves into what games people typically play, which...
Random Xbox Series X Owner Reports 'Dented' Console After Sending In For Repair
"I had UPS ship and pack it for me"
We all hope that we will never have to deal with a broken Xbox console - especially in terms of the new Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S - but Microsoft is there to help us with repairs if we run into any troubles early on. Unfortunately, one Xbox Series X owner had a very sorry experience when sending their...
News Tell Me Why Chapter 1 Is Now Free To Download And Keep On Xbox And PC
Try the first couple of hours
This narrative driven game may have entered Xbox Game Pass last year, but for those who are yet to subscribe to service and are intrigued, the first episode of Tell Me Why is now free to download for all players on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Tell Me Why follows the story of Alyson and Tyler Ronan, who reunite...
News Did Xbox Just Accidentally Reveal A Batman Series X Upgrade?
It certainly looks like it
Oops... did Microsoft just let the cat out of the bag by mistake, or is this intentional? Check out the image above, and you'll see that Batman: Arkham Knight is classed as optimised for Xbox Series X and S, which is news to us! Various Xbox fans have already spotted this on social media, as you can see below. The...
News Xbox Now Makes It Easy To See Which Languages A Game Supports
Thanks to some new updates
Microsoft has announced today that some new updates have arrived on the Microsoft Store and Xbox Game Pass app that will make it much easier to see which languages a game supports in the future. As you can see above, the details page of any game will now show you "what aspects of the game have been localized for a given...
News The Medium Has A New Patch Live On Xbox Series X And PC
With a surprise for PC players
Another patch for The Medium has gone live, which sets out to make the experience even smoother. Fans will be happy to know the latest update seeks to rectify and iron out a few more issues. Patch 1.2 is live now for Xbox Series X|S and PC, featuring an array of fixes and improvements. There's even the option for...
News Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Return In A Side-Scrolling Brawler Later This Year
Cowabunga!
Anyone who is a fan of the classic beat-em-up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time will be happy with the latest announcement of Shredder's Revenge. The new title in the franchise is heavily inspired by the fan favourite game and is coming to consoles later this year. Rendered in beautiful pixel art form based on their original...
Guide Microsoft Now Has 23 Xbox Game Studios, And Here They Are
The complete list following the Bethesda acquisition
So, the deal is done! Microsoft has officially brought ZeniMax Media into the Xbox family, and as a result, the list of first-party Xbox Game Studios has grown to a massive total of 23 studios in all, with eight new additions. To give you a better overview of which studios are now part of Xbox...
News Forza Horizon 4 Is Gifting A Stunning Free Porsche For All Players
That's nice!
Playground Games is giving back to the community with a beautiful 2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS, as a way to celebrate Forza Horizon 4 arriving onto Steam. It's available now to all players for free up until March 14. To redeem, all players have to do is simply log into their Xbox Profile and check their in-game messages before the cut
Rumour Elden Ring's Leaked Footage Could Have Pushed Back The Official Gameplay Reveal
Say it ain't so
Most of us were excited when the Elden Ring leaked footage dropped last week, and the idea that new footage was imminent, but it seems those dreams may have quickly been squandered according to one industry insider. Jeff Grubb, who has been dropping breadcrumbs of news to gamers for quite a while now, has said in his latest episode...
News Co-Op Adventure We Were Here Forever Ventures Onto Xbox Series X This Year
Grab a buddy!
We Were Here is slowly becoming a bit of a cult series, as We Were Here Forever marks the fourth entry in the franchise to be announced. The latest instalment is expected to launch on Xbox Series X|S at some point in Q4 this year. Much like previous games in the series, players will be tasked to complete a variety of puzzle solving...
News Blizzard Has Enhanced Overwatch For Xbox Series X|S
Higher resolution and boosted framerate
If you play the Xbox One version of Overwatch regularly on your Xbox Series X|S, you might be wondering what the plans are for future upgrades. Blizzard has mentioned nothing but now - out of nowhere - it's surprised the same playerbase with a free enhancement upgrade. Most notably, you can now play the game...
News Josef Fares Asks Major Nelson What He Thinks Of The 'Confusing' Xbox Console Names
"Seriously, be honest with me now"
Hazelight Studios founder Josef Fares has been making a number of comments about Xbox in the lead up to the release of EA's It Takes Two on March 26th, and most recently, he appeared on Major Nelson's official Xbox podcast. Major Nelson pointed out that Fares recently had some things to say about the Xbox console...
"What did Falcon miss after the blip?"
If there's one good thing about coming back after Thanos wiped out half the universe, it's the number of games released that would inevitably cause a huge backlog. Honestly, just imagine how many great games you'd need to catch up on if you stopped gaming for five years? The latest Xbox Series X trailer plays...
Talking Point What Do You Think About Certain Bethesda Games Being Xbox Exclusives?
And which games do you think it'll apply to?
So, unless you've been living under a rock, today's biggest story is that Microsoft has finally acquired Bethesda. It's been a long time coming, but we're glad to finally have official confirmation that the deal is complete. And with such a deal, some questions are starting to get answered - albeit in...
News Forza Horizon 4 Is Now Available On Steam For PC Players
Get behind the wheel
Forza Horizon 4 has made the jump to another service, as Steam users can begin their motorsport career in the latest instalment, which is available now. Keep in mind, anyone who wants Forza Horizon 4 on Steam will have to purchase the game again, and while an Xbox Live account is required, saves won't carry over from another...
News Here's What's Included In The Xbox March 2021 Update
Rolling out soon to Xbox Series X|S & Xbox One
The Xbox March 2021 update will begin rolling out to all users ahead of the launch of the new Xbox Wireless Headset next week, and there are plenty of new features to look forward to over the coming days. Here's a brief overview of what's on the way, with more details available at Xbox Wire: Tailor...
News Footage Of A New Crysis Battle Royale Game Might Have Leaked
This is bizarre to say the least
The footage above is not family friendly nor suitable for work due to bad language, so be warned! OK, before you watch the video, we're going to have to unpack this one. You might remember that back in 2012, early footage of Halo 4 leaked onto the internet with very grainy footage and loud music, and now it looks...
Random Pringles Is Running A 'Gaming Bootcamp' With An Xbox Series X Up For Grabs
Oh, and two weeks to play games... fully paid
If Pringles isn't out there making flavours based on fictional Halo animals, then they're trying to find new ways to inspire and encourage gamers. The latest idea is what they are calling a "Gaming Bootcamp", which will see one lucky winner getting a two week paid salary (based on the national average...
News Xbox Game Pass Is Getting More Bethesda Games Later This Week
What do you want to see?
It's all happening today! Microsoft has confirmed that its acquisition of Bethesda's parent company, ZeniMax Media, has officially gone through, and more games are coming to Xbox Game Pass this week as a result. Xbox boss Phil Spencer announced the news in a blog post earlier today: "To properly celebrate this special...
News Xbox Has Confirmed 'Some' New Bethesda Titles Will Be Exclusives
Well, there we have it
As Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda has finally gone through, the companies have confirmed that certain future titles will only be available exclusively to Xbox and PC players. In an Xbox Wire post welcoming Bethesda to Xbox Game Studios, Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, stated that Xbox, PC and Game Pass "will be the best...
News Microsoft Officially Welcomes Bethesda To Team Xbox
"This is an exciting day for Xbox"
It's finally official! Microsoft and ZeniMax Media have confirmed today that Bethesda has joined Team Xbox, as the acquisition that was put in place last year has gone through. Xbox boss Phil Spencer announced the news. The biggest info drop as part of the announcement that is "some new titles in the future" from...
Mini Review Pacer - The Closest Thing To Wipeout On Xbox
On your marks, get set, Wipeout!
If you're of a certain age and you've owned a PlayStation at some point in your life, you probably have some fond memories of the futuristic racing series Wipeout. And while it's never made the crossover to Xbox over the years, R8 Games has created a faithful and enjoyable spiritual successor in the form of Pacer,...
