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News Warhammer 40K: Darktide Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (October 4)
A console exclusive for Xbox Series X|S
We've been waiting years for Warhammer 40K: Darktide to finally arrive on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and it's finally now here! The Xbox console exclusive dropped onto Xbox Game Pass a few hours ago. If you feel like you've heard this story before, that's because Darktide actually arrived on PC Game...
Guide Forza Motorsport: Full Track List
Every day one track
Forza Motorsport returns on Xbox Series X|S with a fresh reboot, and with it comes a selection of newly-built race tracks and plenty of vehicles for fans to enjoy. The new title has 20 tracks on day one (most with multiple layouts) - featuring a mixture of returning classics and brand-new offerings for the Forza franchise...
Guide Forza Motorsport Car Pass Details
How car DLC works
Forza Motorsport's Car Pass is already out, and players can pick it up via the Xbox Store or as part of the game's Premium Edition, Deluxe Edition or Premium Add-Ons Bundle. The DLC pass will deliver "30, new-to-Motorsport cars" in the coming months - and the first six have been revealed so far. Forza Motorsport Car Pass Weekly...
Guide Forza Motorsport Deluxe & Premium Edition Contents
Here's what each edition of the game contains
Forza Motorsport is launching day one on Xbox Game Pass, but there are a few other editions of the game that grant various bonuses, including early access. <related ids="156176"> So, here are all the versions of Forza Motorsport and what each edition contains: Forza Motorsport Editions:...
Guide Is Forza Motorsport Cross-Play?
Here are all the cross-play & cross-save details
This is the first time that a fully fledged Forza Motorsport game is coming to PC as well as Xbox, so it's a fair question to ask whether cross-play is supported. Here's how the feature works, along with what else transfers from Xbox to PC and vice versa. Forza Motorsport Cross-Play: Forza...
Guide Earning Credits Fast In Forza Motorsport
A few tips to help you on your way
It's going to take quite a while to accumulate a full garage in Forza Motorsport, but if you're working your way through the career mode, there are a few ways to maximise your credits earned and make quicker progress. Earning Quick Credits In Forza Motorsport: Difficulty Settings First off, if you're an...
Guide Forza Motorsport: Full Car List
All vehicles available at launch
As usual for the series, the new Forza Motorsport is packed with cars — over 500 at launch in fact — along with 20 track locations. So, if you're looking for your favourite ride, or to check over the full list, you've come to the right place! Here's every vehicle available in Forza Motorsport at launch (for Car...
Guide Does Forza Motorsport Have Local Split Screen Co-Op?
The reboot is doing things differently
Local multiplayer has been a staple of the Forza Motorsport series for years now, but does the new game support it? And what are Turn 10's plans for post-launch updates? Here's what you need to know. Forza Motorsport Split Screen Support: Unfortunately, Forza Motorsport for Xbox Series X|S does not support...
Guide Forza Motorsport: How To Change Field Of View (FOV)
Wide angle
Forza Motorsport has some brand-new field of view options on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC, including driver and cockpit customisations for the perfect first-person view! So, here are all the options available and how to change them in-game: Forza Motorsport Field Of View (FOV): All FOV Options In Forza Motorsport Bumper...
Guide Forza Motorsport Practice Sessions Explained
How does the new feature work in career mode?
When starting your Forza Motorsport career, you may notice a new 'Practice Session' feature slotted in between each race within a tournament. These practices are brand-new for Forza Motorsport on Xbox Series X|S and PC, but what are they? And can you skip them? Forza Motorsport Practice Sessions:...
Guide Forza Motorsport: All Career Mode Races
Here's every career event at launch
Forza Motorsport for Xbox Series X|S contains an extensive career mode, including the much-talked-about 'Builders Cup'. So, here's every event within the game's career mode at launch: Forza Motorsport Career Mode Races: Below, we'll list each of the game's career events, along with how many races each event...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Forza Motorsport
The reviews are in
The launch of Turn 10's latest Forza Motorsport is right around the bend, and ahead of release, reviews are now starting to go live for this new Xbox console exclusive. We've been playing this one too, so we'll drop a link to our review down below, along with a roundup of what critics are saying about the new Forza Motorsport...
Review Forza Motorsport (Xbox) - The Next Generation Of Racing Is Here
All revved up with lots of places to go
It's been a long time coming, but developer Turn 10 has finally rounded the bend to deliver its vision for next-gen racing on Xbox Series X and S - yep, Forza Motorsport is here. We've been waiting for this one since 2017's Forza Motorsport 7 brought gorgeous 4K / 60FPS racing to Xbox One X, but the question...
Deals All 10+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (October 3-10)
Here's what's on offer this week
Xbox's latest set of digital deals is now live, and as usual, we have a selection of classics from the Xbox 360 era on offer that are included in the backwards compatibility program for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. <related ids="156316"> We'll drop all of the current Xbox backwards compatible...
News Warhammer 40K: Darktide Unveils 'Biggest Update Yet' Alongside Xbox Release
Patch #13 - Class Overhaul
It's finally almost time for Warhammer 40K: Darktide on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! The console version launches on Xbox Game Pass in just a few short hours, and that launch coincides with the game's "biggest update yet". Warhammer 40K: Darktide "Patch #13" is an update that brings a class overhaul to the game, servi
News Payday 3 Matchmaking Issues Fixed, Says Starbreeze CEO
"Matchmaking has been stable and has had good performance"
A little over a week ago, Payday 3 developer Starbreeze addressed community concerns surrounding online matchmaking - the system was pretty borked when the game first left early access. Well, we now have an update from the team's CEO, who now claims that these issues have been fixed as of...
News Xbox's 'Fan-Favourite' 2016 Shadow Controller Is Returning In Gold This October
"The crowning gem of any collection"
You may recall that back in the Xbox One era between 2016 and 2017, there were a variety of limited edition controllers that were released under the "Shadow" banner - Copper Shadow, Ocean Shadow and Volcano Shadow, for example. Now, the "Shadow" branding has made a return in the form of the Gold Shadow, which is...
News Modern Warfare 3 Multiplayer Reveal Trailer Showcases Classic COD Maps In Action
Hitting the Highrise, baby
We're a little over a month away from Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launching on Xbox, and Activision has finally showcased some of the game's multiplayer in action. Remember, this year's title is filled with classic CoD content, including every single multiplayer map from 2009's Modern Warfare 2 - and that much is...
Deals 300+ Games Included In This Week's Xbox Sales (October 3-10)
Including a small discount for Remnant 2!
Welcome to another week of Xbox deals! Once again, we've got over 300 titles discounted over the next week, spread across a variety of sales including "Open World", "Action Adventure", "Sales & Specials" and much more! Below, you'll find some of the Xbox offers we think are particularly enticing this...
News These Four Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (October 4-17)
The latest official roundup of new titles
Microsoft has just announced another batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for October 2023! The list includes some previously dated titles such as Forza Motorsport, as well as some new confirmations such as Like a Dragon: Ishin. Don't forget that we've got
News Alan Wake 2 Won't Feature A Performance Mode On Xbox Series S
Remedy confirms it's just Series X & PS5
Last week, Remedy announced that despite not planning for it, the studio had managed to find a way to squeeze in a Performance mode for Alan Wake 2 on Xbox Series X and PS5, but didn't mention anything about Series S. The tone of the messaging appeared to suggest that an Xbox Series S Performance mode was a...
News Xbox Owners Are 'Moving To New Zealand' Again For Forza Motorsport
"How do you do, fellow New Zealanders?"
It's finally almost time for the highly-anticipated launch of Forza Motorsport, with early access beginning this week on October 5th, and Xbox fans have already started talking about plans to "visit New Zealand" to begin playing a little early. Yes, the biggest open secret in the history of Xbox appears to be...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (October 3)
Kicking off the month in a big way!
It's time to kick off the October 2023 Xbox Game Pass lineup! We're starting with a bang as today's inclusion features last year's Gotham Knights as well as a day one arrival in the form of The Lamplighters League. If you're an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriber, you can also get access to 10 hours of
News Cyberpunk's 2.0 Update Has Brought Out The Starfield Comparisons Again
"I wish Cyberpunk and Starfield had a baby"
With the release of Starfield back in early September, we immediately began seeing comparisons to Cyberpunk 2077 online, but that's been taken to the next level over the past week with the arrival of Cyberpunk's 2.0 update. And that's across the communities of both games, by the way! Even amongst...
News Crytek Reveals Major Changes For Hunt: Showdown's Future On Xbox
It's good news for Xbox Series X|S owners at least!
We've got some big news coming out of Crytek relating to the future of Hunt: Showdown, with the company announcing that a free Xbox Series X|S upgrade is on the way, but it'll have a major effect on Xbox One players. In a nutshell, the plan is to upgrade to a new and more powerful version of the...
News Forza Motorsport Premium Upgrade: Everything You Need To Know
Also known as the "Premium Add-Ons Bundle"
Alright, so you want to play Forza Motorsport this week? There's a way to do that with the Premium Upgrade, otherwise known as the Premium Add-Ons Bundle, and it's a substantially cheaper option for Xbox Game Pass subscribers. Instead of paying an eye-watering £89.99 / $9.99 for the standard Premium...
Feature 10 New Xbox Games To Look Forward To In October 2023
All the release dates you need to know
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in October 2023! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a October 2023 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. In the video above (as well as in the list below) we've also highlighted 10 of the biggest new Xbox games...
Guide Warhammer 40K Darktide: Release Date, Release Times & Preload Details On Xbox Game Pass
Everything you need to know
We've been waiting for Warhammer 40K: Darktide on Xbox for such a long time now, and it's finally arriving as part of the October 2023 Xbox Game Pass lineup! That said, we haven't heard that much news about its upcoming arrival, so we thought we'd take this opportunity to break down all the key details ahead of its Xbox...
Review Gotham Knights (Xbox) - A Dark, Dense And Surprisingly Gripping Adventure
The Bat Fam Rises... on Xbox Game Pass this Tuesday!
Update (Mon 2nd Oct, 2023): With Gotham Knights arriving as part of the Xbox Game Pass October 2023 lineup, we thought we'd share our own PX review of the game once again - this is based on the version that launched last year. Gotham Knights has since received a few updates that have improved
News Cyberpunk 2077 2.01 Update Outlined By CDPR, Coming Soon To Xbox Series X|S
Here's a quick look at what's included
September 2023 was an extremely busy month for CD Projekt Red, with the company celebrating the launch of the well-received Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty expansion along with the game's huge 2.0 update. Although CDPR has said that
News Six Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Early October 2023
The first batch of departures
Microsoft has today revealed the first batch of six games leaving Xbox Game Pass in October 2023, which includes the likes of Trek To Yomi, The Legend of Tianding and plenty of other great indie titles. Here's what's leaving Xbox Game Pass around October 15th, 2023:
Guide Best RPGs on Xbox Game Pass
The very best RPGs currently available on Microsoft's subscription service
What are the best RPGs on Xbox Game Pass? We love a good RPG here at Pure Xbox and, thankfully, Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass is absolutely stuffed to bursting point with great examples of this most enticing of genres. Whether you're in the mood for an historical epic, unique...
Feature These 25+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (October 2-6)
Take back the city of Tertium
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for October 2-6! We've got some exciting new releases on the way next week including Assassin's Creed Mirage, Warhammer 40K: Darktide, High on Life's first DLC,
News Michael Gambon, The Voice Of The Prophet In Elder Scrolls Online, Has Passed Away
"Farewell, Vestige. Walk in the light, always"
Some sad news has surfaced over the past few hours about the passing of the legendary actor Sir Michael Gambon, at the age of 82 after "a bout of pneumonia". Gambon was perhaps best known in the modern generation of cinema as Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series. On the video game front he...
Reminder Seven Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass Today (September 30)
Including some great titles!
Today marks another set of Xbox Game Pass departures, folks! We've got seven games leaving the service in total today, including some well-regarded titles such as Prodeus, Outriders and Weird West. Here's what's leaving Xbox Game Pass in a few hours' time: Date Game Platform September 30
Indiana Groans
Seattle-based developer Harebrained Schemes certainly knows its way around a turn-based RPG. The twelve-year-old studio has given us the fantastic Shadowrun series of games, a series which recently made the leap to Xbox consoles, as well as the excellent Battletech which, for now, remains a PC-only deal. With this proven track record...
News Sonic Frontiers Players Can't Believe How Hard The New 'Final Horizon' Update Is
"This is way harder than the base game"
The huge Final Horizon update for Sonic Frontiers arrived on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S late last night, and the big takeaway so far is that it's significantly more difficult than the main game. Frontiers players have been taking to social media to express just how hard they're finding it, with...
News Lords Of The Fallen Overview Trailer Details Lots Of Juicy Info Ahead Of October Launch On Xbox
"A vast world awaits in all-new, dark fantasy action-RPG"
In the wake of Elden Ring and its incredible reception last year, we really are in the era of the 'soulslike' - and upcoming action RPG Lords Of The Fallen is no exception. This one looks bloody good though we must admit, especially if this brand-new overview trailer is anything to go by...
News Bethesda 'Ready' To Support Starfield For At Least Five Years
"Let's be ready for it, make the most of it, and embrace it"
How long The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has stuck around for has become a meme at this point, and it's sounding like Bethesda is ready for a similar situation with Starfield. In a recent interview on the 'AIAS Game Maker's Notebook' Podcast (thanks,
News The Xbox Series S 'xScreen' Is Now Officially Licensed By Microsoft
"Thank you to everyone at Xbox"
The xScreen attachment for the Xbox Series S has been getting a lot of great feedback over the past few years, and it's become such a big deal that Microsoft has now decided to license it as part of the "Designed for Xbox" program. This was confirmed in a tweet by the UPspec Gaming team earlier this week: Being...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Has Now Received Its 'Last Big Updates', Says CDPR
The focus soon shifts to Cyberpunk 2
We've been having an absolute blast with Cyberpunk 2077's 2.0 update and Phantom Liberty expansion here at Pure Xbox, and developer CD Projekt Red has now confirmed they're serving as the "last big updates" for the game. Cyberpunk 2077 Game Director Gabe Amatangelo revealed the news in an interview with PC Gamer...
News Cocoon Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 29)
With a score of 89 on Metacritic!
It's time for the final Xbox Game Pass title of September 2023! We're going out with a bang in the form of Cocoon, which is a day one release and has already racked up an extremely impressive Metacritic rating of 89. Although we didn't get a chance to review Cocoon ahead of launch here at Pure Xbox (it seems all...
News Sea Of Thieves' Final Monkey Island Chapter 'The Lair Of LeChuck' Is Now Live
"Set sail once again"
If you're a fan of Rare's pirate sandbox Sea Of Thieves, here's your reminder that the third and final part of 'The Legend of Monkey Island' Tall Tales series is now live. In 'The Lair of LeChuck' you will accompany Guybrush Threepwood to Monkey Island in pursuit of Captain LeChuck. Here's a bit about what you can expect...
News Phil Spencer Visits Hi-Fi RUSH Xbox Studio Tango Gameworks
Checking up on the team in Japan
The Tokyo Game Show recently took place, and as usual, Xbox aired its own showcase featuring all sorts of announcements for the local market in Japan. Of course, the Xbox head Phil Spencer was also present, and apart from a recent message talking about the "great" time he had, Hi-Fi RUSH and The Evil Within studio...
News Minecraft Dungeons Team Working On 'New Projects', Mojang Confirms
The final update for the dungeon crawler was last year
Alongside the news Minecraft Dungeons has now surpassed 25 million unique players, Mojang has finally confirmed the game had its last update almost a year ago. Version 1.17 was rolled out in November 2022, and in the latest update on Minecraft.net, it's mentioned how the team has now moved on...
News Fortnite Creator Epic Games Laying Off 870 Employees
Fall Guys team reportedly "hit very hard"
Following news about Sega's project Hyenas being axed and potentially leading to job losses, the Fortnite creator Epic Games has announced it's laying off 870 employees at its own company. These job cuts are believed to impact about 16% of Epic's workforce, according to sources who wish to remain anonymous...
News New Xbox Game Pass Title 'Cocoon' Is Getting Outstanding Reviews
"Cocoon is one to remember"
We've been keeping a close eye on Cocoon, and we're not surprised to see it's getting some absolutely incredible reviews so far! The game launches this Friday as the final title in the September 2023 Xbox Game Pass lineup. We were hoping to bring you our own review of Cocoon here at Pure Xbox, but sadly we couldn't get...
News Xbox Game Pass's Cities: Skylines 2 Delayed On Console Until Spring 2024
The PC version remains on-schedule
Today, Paradox Interactive has delivered the unfortunate news that Cities: Skylines 2 has been delayed on console "to provide the best experience for our players" on Xbox and PlayStation. While the PC release remains on-track to launch on October 24th (including on Game Pass), the Xbox version will now arrive in...
News Free 'The Lamplighters League' Demo Arrives Today Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
"Don't miss your chance to try the game before launch day!"
The team behind Xbox Game Pass strategy title The Lamplighters League has announced that a free playable demo will be landing on Xbox and PC storefronts today, September 28th. The developer advises not to "miss your chance to try the game before launch day" as this free slice of turn-based...
News 'Teardown' Is A Highly-Rated Open World Heist Game Heading To Xbox In 2023
Update: Now confirmed for November!
Update: We've now got a date for this one! Teardown hits Xbox Series X|S on November 15th, 2023. Pre-orders are officially now live on the Xbox Store, with Standard, Deluxe and Ultimate versions available. The cheapest of these costs just £24.99 / $29.99 and includes a bunch of pre-order bonuses as well...
