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News Ubisoft's Recent 'Valiant Hearts' Sequel Gets Surprise Launch On Xbox
Also included with Ubisoft Plus
Update (Thu 7th Mar, 2024): It's been a month since we first published this story, and now Valiant Hearts: Coming Home is officially available on Xbox! You can grab it for £12.99 / $14.99, or play it as part of the Ubisoft Plus library. There's also a new trailer to mark the Xbox release, which you can watch at the...
News Griefville: Survive The Nightmare! Brings Chucky To Roblox
Available today
Another surprise announcement at the recent Xbox Partner Preview showcase was the new ROBLOX survival horror game Griefville. Griefville: Survive the Nightmare! will channel classic horror films of the '80s and '90s. The focus in this initial reveal was on Chucky. In this game you either play as Chucky and hunt down victims or run...
News Sea Of Thieves Announces 2024 Preview Event, Anti-Cheat Out Next Week
The game's sixth anniversary is on the horizon
As part of Sea Of Thieves' sixth anniversary celebrations, Rare is busy preparing a few things. Firstly, it's announced a '2024 Preview Event' will be taking place on March 20th. This will include a "sneak peek" of the content coming to Seasons 12, 13, and 14. More details will be shared as soon as...
News Hot Wheels Unleashed Dev Brings Monster Jam Showdown To Xbox This Year
Monster truck madness
The Xbox Partner Preview featured all sorts of different games and if you're a fan of racing games, you might have noticed Monster Jam Showdown. It's coming to Xbox in 2024. The trailer showed off all the stuff you would expect from monster trucks including wild off-road racing and freestyle action. Perhaps most interestingly,...
News New Capcom IP 'Kunitsu-Gami' Comes To Xbox Game Pass In 2024
Confirmed during Xbox's Partner Preview
One of the many highlights of the latest Xbox Partner Preview was Capcom's new IP Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess. As previously confirmed, it's coming to Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass "day one" and the latest update has now revealed the release date will be at some point "later this year" in 2024. The new...
News Bandai Namco Kicks Off Xbox Showcase With New 'Unknown 9: Awakening' Trailer
Now confirmed for this summer on Xbox Series X|S
Today's Xbox Partner Preview showcase began with a new trailer for Bandai Namco's Unknown 9: Awakening, which is now confirmed to be heading to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S at some point this summer. As you can see in the video, this is a third-person action-adventure game that seems to borrow...
News Final Fantasy 14's Full Xbox Release Date Announced By Square Enix
"A Life-changing Story Awaits"
As part of today's Xbox Partner Preview event, Square Enix has announced the full release date for Final Fantasy 14 Online. Currently in beta on Xbox, the full FF14 release comes to the platform on March 21st, 2024. Up above we have a new trailer for the full launch - a trailer which also reveals that
News Two Major Free Perks Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass Very Soon
Big wins for XGP Ultimate members!
Now and again, we come across some Xbox Game Pass Perks that are particular standouts (free trials such as Paramount Plus come to mind), but these two upcoming Perks might be the best since the program started! Firstly, on March 12th, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will get access to the Persona 3 Reload:...
News 'The Sinking City 2' Announced By Frogwares, Coming To Xbox Series X|S In 2025
"Combat and exploration are the main focus now"
Ukrainian developer Frogwares has today announced The Sinking City 2, a follow-up to its 2019 Lovecraftian adventure The Sinking City. The development process sounds pretty early-on with this one, and the team has a tentative 2025 launch date right now for its Xbox Series X|S release. The...
News Five Games Announced For Xbox Game Pass At March's Partner Preview Showcase
All coming to Game Pass on day one!
Today's Xbox 'Partner Preview' showcase featured a bunch of new Xbox Game Pass announcements, including some major surprises such as the Persona 3 Reload Expansion Pass being included as an Xbox Game Pass Perk! Below, we've rounded up all the Xbox G
News 'STALKER: Legends Of The Zone Trilogy' Is Available Today On Xbox
Stalker shadow drop!
Following a very recent leak, developer GSC Game World has announced that STALKER: Legends of the Zone Trilogy is coming to Xbox... today! Yep, a new console bundle containing the first three Stalker titles is coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on March 6. Here's a quick introduction to t
News Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Producer Defends Lack Of Xbox Series X|S Release
He suggests it needed to be exclusive (at least at launch)
Update: The author of The Washington Post's report has since clarified that the full Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy has not yet been confirmed as a PlayStation exclusive, as you can see in the follow-up tweet down below: Original story: There are a few PlayStation console exclusives that...
News New Roguelike Shooter 'ROUNDS' Is Already A Top Seller On Xbox
"Shoot, block, and jump your way to victory"
It's always interesting to see what's selling well on the Xbox Store, as you can come across some hidden gems that you might not have known about, and the latest example arrives in the form of the new roguelite shooter, ROUNDS. To be fair, this actually isn't all that new - at least not to PC players...
News Dead Island 2 Seems To Be Proving Very Popular On Xbox Game Pass
Shootin' up the charts
Dead Island 2 was an absolutely huge Xbox Game Pass surprise when it landed on the service late last month, and it looks like lots of Xbox fans have been playing this one since it first came to the library. As spotted by BenjiSales on Twitter, Deep Silver's Dead
Roundup Dragon's Dogma 2 Impresses In Final Previews Ahead Of Xbox Launch
"Old-fashioned roleplaying and peak Capcom combat"
Dragon's Dogma 2's upcoming launch is right around the corner, with Capcom's long-awaited sequel landing on Xbox Series X|S on March 22nd. Ahead of the game's impending release, various outlets have gone hands-on with the open-world RPG - and these previews are very positive indeed. So, we've...
News Stalker Trilogy Surfaces For Console Ahead Of Xbox Partner Preview
Stalker 2 arrives on Xbox this September
Ahead of Xbox's 'Partner Preview' event, pre-orders for Stalker: Legends of the Zone Trilogy have surfaced on Japanese retail websites. While these listings and pre-orders only reference a PlayStation release at the moment, there's already speculation this will be an announcement at Xbox's upcoming show. The...
News Ubisoft's 'Quadruple-A' Game Skull & Bones Is Already Getting Price Cuts
The CEO previously defended its $70 price tag
The Ubisoft CEO defended the pricing of the company's new release Skull & Bones last month, and now just weeks later, the co-op pirate game is already being slashed by multiple retailers. As highlighted by our friends at VGC, retailers are already heavily discounting the
News Battlefield's Next Entry Will Reportedly Include A 'Free-To-Play Battle Royale'
Ready up
It's been a difficult period for EA's Battlefield series since the arrival of Battlefield 2042. While the latest entry has drastically improved with multiple updates since its launch in 2021, there have still been several setbacks. Just last week, for example, EA shut down the dedicated Battlefield campaign studio Ridgeline Games. Now, in...
News Free-To-Play Brawler MultiVersus Appears To Be Teasing Its Return
Warner Bros. said it was targeting an "early 2024" launch
Following the news Warner Bros. wants to focus more on live service games, it seems we've got a new update about its all-star brawler MultiVersus, after the game's open beta was delisted in June last year. There's now been some activity on the game's official social media account, with a...
News Fallout Controllers Now Available Through Xbox Design Lab
Design your ideal wasteland companion
Well, this came out of nowhere! Microsoft has announced that it has expanded Xbox Design Lab to include some new Fallout customisation options - and they're available now. Basically, you can now create an official custom Fallout Xbox controller through the Design Lab program. The new options revolve around a...
PSA Control's Return To Xbox Game Pass Includes Lots Of Bonus Features
The Ultimate Edition is coming
As part of today's Xbox Game Pass update, Microsoft has announced the next six games coming to the service - and the list includes Remedy's Control Ultimate Edition. Now, Control has been on Game Pass before, but this time around the 'Ultimate Edition' is bringin
News These Six Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (March 7-19)
The latest roundup of new titles
Microsoft has revealed more titles coming to Xbox Game Pass in March 2024, including Control Ultimate Edition and the SpongeBob remaster! Don't forget Diablo 4 and others are already penned in for late March as well. Earlier today, we kicked off this month's Game Pass
News Xbox 'Best Rated' Sale Now Live, 900+ Games Discounted This Week
A very busy week for deals on the Xbox Store!
Another Tuesday means another batch of Xbox deals, and we've got an absolutely massive selection this week! Over 900 games are currently on sale, all thanks to new "Best Rated", Capcom, "ID@Xbox Multiplayer" and Game Pass offers. Some of the highlights here include Assassin's Creed Mirage, Lords of the...
News Dune: Awakening's Arrakis Looks Incredible In New Open World Gameplay
"A unique and ambitious Open World Survival MMO"
It's been about a year and a half since we first caught a glimpse of Dune: Awakening, Funcom's upcoming open world MMO based on the popular sci-fi franchise. Well, this week the team has properly introduced its new-gen survival title via the first in a series of 'Dune Direct' broadcasts. The first...
News Bethesda Teases Four New Features Included In Starfield's March Update
Going into Steam Beta this Wednesday
Ready for another Starfield update? The March update for Xbox and PC will be going live in the near future (rolling out first to "Steam Beta" users this Wednesday), and we already know of four main features that'll be included as part of it. Here's a breakdown of the four highlighted features included in...
News Warhammer 40K: Boltgun Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (March 5)
Boomin' shootin'
We have another Xbox Game Pass title arriving today, with Focus Entertainment's 'boomer shooter' Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun now available in the library. To mark the arrival of Boltgun we recently went back and reviewed the title here at Pure Xbox, and we had a very good time with it indeed. We'll drop a link to our written review...
News Halo Infinite's Latest Update Refreshes 'Husky Raid' Playlist & Adds Free 20-Tier Pass
"Dive into the cybernetic grid"
Halo Infinite is still rolling out regular content updates for its multiplayer component and the latest event 'Cyber Showdown III' lands today. This new update, which is live until April 2, gives Spartans access to a free 20-tier Operation Pass. This includes new unlocks like armor coating, visors, new charms,...
News Capcom Announces New Digital Broadcast Featuring Multiple Xbox Titles
A two part event airing later this week
If Xbox's 'Partner Preview' event wasn't already enough, it appears Capcom will also be hosting a special broadcast this week. 'Capcom Highlights' will be a two-day digital day event across March 7 and March 11 featuring the newest and upcoming titles in the Capcom library. Capcom says the program will run...
News BG3's Physical Version Runs Into Storage 'Limit' For Xbox, Will Now Ship On Four Discs
"Only option would have been to cut some content out..."
We all know how massive of a game Baldur's Gate 3 is, so it came as no surprise when the Xbox retail version was announced a few months ago that it would be spread across three separate discs for Xbox Series X. The only problem is... that's no longer the case. Instead, the Baldur's Gate 3...
News Xbox Announces New 'Partner Preview' Event For This Week
Capcom, Nexon, EA and more will take part
Hot on the heels of Developer Direct, which focused on first-party games, Xbox has announced a brand-new 'Partner Preview' event that instead will detail some of the platform's third party lineup. This new Xbox partner preview event goes ahead on Wednesday, March 6th, at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT. If...
Guide All Xbox Series X|S Games That Support 120FPS
Take advantage of super high framerates
One of the cool features of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S is the ability to play games at up to 120 frames per-second, providing a new level of smooth performance never before seen in Xbox history. Originally, this feature was only limited to a set number of titles, but that number has grown as more...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of 2K's Latest WWE Title On Xbox
Out later this week!
2K's latest wrestling game launches this week in the form of WWE 2K24 - coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on March 8th. We've been playing it ahead of launch to deliver a full written review — as have plenty of other outlets across the web — and the initial verdict seems fairly positive! So, we'll round up some notable...
Review WWE 2K24 (Xbox) - Just Like WrestleMania, This Series Continues To Get Bigger And Better
The bottom line, 'cause we said so
WrestleMania season is officially upon us, and 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of WWE's grandest event. Last year's show ended up being a memorable two-nighter in front of a combined attendance of over 134,000 people, and we're expecting WrestleMania 40 to eclipse that spectacle once again. That's pretty much what...
Review Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (Xbox) - Slick Space Marine Shooting Stomps Onto Game Pass
Peace is not in my vocabulary
We're not huge fans of the term "boomer shooter", mostly because it feels like someone is attacking us for being very old, but there's no doubt this most violent of genres has been hitting out with some absolute belters over the past couple of years. If you're an aficionado of all things retro-FPS who's been revelling...
News Sea Of Thieves Co-Developer Lays Off 'Handful' Of Employees
"This situation is heartbreaking"
It's been another difficult week for the video game industry in 2024 and now the UK indie developer Radical Forge has announced it's laying off a "handful of people". It's reportedly six employees to be exact. The same team, which worked alongside Flix Interactive and Rare on the free update Sea Of Thieves: A...
Feature All New Xbox Games Coming Out In March 2024
Star Wars, Dragon's Dogma, WWE & more!
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in March 2024! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a March 2024 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. You'll also find some of our top picks for the biggest new Xbox games releasing in March, including WWE 2K24,...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (March 4-8)
The Outlast Trials, WWE 2K24, Taxi Sim & more!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for February 4-8! We've got some big releases on the way including The Outlast Trials, WWE 2K24 and Taxi Life, as well as the Xbox Game Pass addition of
News Two Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Early March 2024
The first batch of departures for March
Update (Mon 11th Mar, 2024): Good news, folks! Microsoft has since confirmed it's just the two games that will be leaving Xbox Game Pass in early March, as Ni No Kuni has now been removed from the lineup. <related ids="163332"> Original story (Sat 2nd Mar, 2024): Microsoft has revealed the first three...
News Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 Xbox Series X|S Free Upgrade Arrives May 2024
Powered by Smart Delivery
Following a free upgrade for Dragon Ball Fighterz earlier this week, Bandai Namco has now also confirmed Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 is coming to Xbox Series X|S on May 24, 2024. This upgrade was originally announced in October last year. When it does finally arrive, existing Xbox One owners will be able to "upgrade/use Smart...
News Digital Foundry Tests Xbox & PlayStation Cloud Gaming, And The Results Are Mixed
Cloud wars
Cloud streaming is a big part of modern gaming these days, especially when it comes to subscription services and bolstering those offerings. Both Sony and Microsoft integrate some form of the tech into PS Plus and Xbox Game Pass - and outlet Digital Foundry has decided to take a look at how they're both holding up in 2024. The team ha
News After Less Than A Year, Crash Team Rumble Is Getting Its Final Update
As Toys for Bob goes independent
It was back in June of last year that Crash Team Rumble made its debut on Xbox and other platforms, and nine months later, it's sadly about to receive its very final content update. The last major patch goes live on Monday, March 4th. Fortunately, this doesn't mean the game is going offline (at least not yet) -...
News Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Showcases Open-World Exploration In New Gameplay
Become an explorer of Hong Kong Island
We're quite excited to see a brand-new Test Drive game launch on Xbox Series X|S, and this week Nacon has delivered even more gameplay from the upcoming Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown - and the new-gen title is looking rather nice indeed. This time out, developer KT Racing has focused on off-road cruising...
News Terminator: Survivors Announced For Xbox Series X|S, PC Early Access Arrives In 2024
Try and survive this!
During Nacon Connect 2024 yesterday, the company formally unveiled Terminator: Survivors, a new open-world survival game based on the famous film franchise. The team has locked in a PC Early Access launch date, with console versions arriving later on, including Xbox. That Steam Early Access release lands on October 24th, and...
News Killer Instinct Xbox Update Adds New Visual Enhancements, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Upscaled cinematics, FSR 2 anti-aliasing and much more
Following the release of the Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition update last November, the team still working on this fighter is rolling out a new update today which includes fixes for balance, graphics and stability issues. Perhaps most excitingly there'll also be "brand-new visual...
The hottest picks for RPG action on Xbox consoles in 2024
What are the best Xbox RPG games you can play in March 2024? The RPG genre has exploded in popularity in recent years, edging its way into mainstream gamer consciousness like never before. As a result, where Western RPGs have historically been pretty hard to come by, they're now absolutely...
News Xbox Developer inXile Jokingly Teases Its New Game
...with bread
Xbox's Wasteland developer inXile Entertainment is currently working on its new RPG-inspired title, Clockwork Revolution. Unfortunately, there haven't really been many updates about it for some time now, and fans are becoming desperate for literally any crumbs of information about this new title. So that's actually kind of what the...
Talking Point What Are You Hoping To See From The Xbox Games Showcase 2024?
We're thinking about the big summer show already
Now that it's been more than a month since Xbox Developer Direct 2024, we're starting to think about Microsoft's next big gaming show. March is upon us, the evenings are getting lighter, and we're not a million miles away from the annual Xbox Games Showcase at this point. So, what do you want to see...
Bring da Truckus
Saber Interactive has hit a surprisingly rich vein of offroad driving fun with its excellent MudRunner series, itself a spin-off from the glory days of Oovee Studio's Spintires. The dev's latest effort, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game, feels like an attempt to capitalise on this somewhat niche franchise's unexpected popularity by...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.12 Rolling Out To Xbox, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Including some quest-specific fixes
Cyberpunk 2077 update 2.12 is officially rolling out to Xbox Series X|S today, and CD Projekt RED has detailed all the changes coming to each version of the open-world RPG. This latest patch corrects some of the issues that cropped up after update 2.11, alongside fixing some quest-related bugs and making some...
News Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Remake Gets Launch-Week Discount On Xbox
One week only!
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake is now live for all players, and to coincide with the game's public release, 505 Games has set live a launch discount on all platforms. On Xbox, players who pick the game up within the first week get 20% off the standard price. That discount makes the Brothers remake a $15.99 / £12.79 purchase...