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TodaySat, 28th Mar 2020
The confirmed list so far
The Xbox Series X is officially on the way, with Microsoft currently targeting a Holiday 2020 release date. But as of yet, very few games have been confirmed for the console. We're expecting many more announcements over the coming months, so to help you keep track, we've put together this guide of every officially announced...
News Kingdom Hearts Was First Released 18 Years Ago Today
In Japan
It's safe to say we have plenty of Kingdom Hearts fans here at Pure Xbox, even despite the series waiting seventeen years to finally debut on Xbox with the release of Kingdom Hearts III in 2019. And today marks an important day for the series — the 18-year anniversary of its original launch in Japan. Indeed, the original Kingdom Hearts...
Video Listen To How Project Acoustics Improves Audio On Xbox
Featuring Gears 5
The Xbox Series X is set to feature enhanced audio in the next console generation, and Microsoft's Project Acoustics will be a part of that. The video below dates back to a year ago, but gives us a great insight into how the wave-based acoustic system can boost immersion in Xbox games. It includes a Gears 5 example, in which you...
News Hilarious Party Game Drawful 2 Is Now Free On Xbox One
Get your phones out
Jackbox Games has announced party game Drawful 2 is now available on Xbox One for free. You can download it from the Xbox Store at a size of 222.45MB, and according to the Microsoft Store website, the game will be free to download for another 13 days (after which it will revert to £7.99/$9.99). If you haven't played Drawful...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 28th)
Bit of Bleeding Edge?
If there's one upside to the boredom induced by self-isolation during the coronavirus pandemic, it's that we finally have time to dig into our Xbox backlogs and explore some great games. There are a bunch of free titles on offer this weekend as well, so let us know if you'll be taking advantage in the comments below. Fraser...
News Moon Studios Confident Upcoming Patch For Ori "Will Solve A Large Number Of Issues"
"thank you for your patience and understanding"
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a platforming masterpiece, but has admittedly experienced some serious performance issues since its arrival on Xbox One and Windows platforms last month. Even in our own review here on Pure Xbox, we said it suffered from stuttering, hitching, graphical anomalies and...
YesterdayFri, 27th Mar 2020
Poll Do You Prefer Buying Physical Or Digital Xbox Games?
Disc or download?
Cast your mind back to a decade ago, and you'll remember a time when digital gaming on Xbox 360 was considered secondary to physical media. Times have changed, however, and with the advent of Xbox Game Pass and regular Xbox Live sales, digital gaming has become a far more enticing prospect. There's even an Xbox One model called...
Introducing Fraser Gilbert, Pure Xbox News Editor
Forza Fraser
It's been two weeks since we relaunched Pure Xbox, it's fair to say we've been pretty busy bringing you countless news stories, talking points and a few reviews as well. But who, I hear you ask, is this guy "Fraser" that appears to be posting the majority of the content? Let's find out together after we recently sat down with our...
News 10 New Games Coming To Xbox Next Week, Including Resident Evil 3
Here's what to look out for
So, what's happening next week? The big release doesn't arrive until Friday, April 3 in the form of horror epic Resident Evil 3, but we've also got some fun, quirky titles on the way. Let's take a look at all ten games below, courtesy of Major Nelson over at Xbox Wire. The Complex (March 31): "After a major bio-weapon...
Random Overwatch Fan Builds Real Animatronic Mercy Wings
This is insane!
Remember that Simpsons episode where Lisa uncovers a skeleton and everyone thinks it's an angel? Well, we think a few other people might have seen an 'angel' recently, as cosplayer and YouTuber Zibartas recently took to the streets to show off his incredible animatronic Mercy wings. These are based on the Mercy character in...
News CD Projekt Red Has Donated Nearly $1 Million To Fight Coronavirus
Great to see
The developer behind games such as The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 has donated $950,000 to Poland's biggest charity organisation - Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy - in the fight against coronavirus. CD Projekt Red announced this via its Facebook page (thanks IGN), and detailed more info on its decision: "Tod
News Life Is Strange 2 Now Has A Free Trial On Xbox One
New trailer as well
Here's another nice freebie for the weekend! Life is Strange 2 now has a free trial on Xbox One, and as far as we know, it allows you to play the majority (if not all) of the game's first episode. Needless to say though, it's definitely worth going back and playing the original Life is Strange ahead of time if you haven't...
News Xbox Reportedly Asks For Game Updates To Be Released During Off-Peak Hours
Targeting a four-hour window
Microsoft is asking game developers to only release game updates during a four-hour overnight window in North America, according to an internal email reviewed by The New York Times. The move is a response to the growing and critical demand for internet use during the coronavirus pandemic. The information, which was also...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered Could Be Announced Very Soon
New artwork discovered
Suggestions that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 might be getting a remastered campaign have been doing the rounds for some time, and it's now almost certainly been confirmed in the form of leaked key art. This key art was discovered (thanks Push Square!) in the PC files for
News GameStop CEO Says Xbox Series X Still Expected In 2020
Same with PS5
According to GameStop CEO George Sherman, both the Xbox Series X and PS5 are still expected to be ready for Holiday 2020. The news was shared via an earnings conference call (thanks IGN), where the CEO mentioned that "as of now," there's been "no indication of any impact on the product launch or delivery date". Sherman says the company...
News The Next Game In The Dark Pictures Anthology Has Leaked
There's a release date as well
The Dark Pictures: Little Hope - the second game in Supermassive Games' Dark Pictures Anthology - will be released on June 15, 2020 according to a German retailer. This was spotted over on Reddit, and we've also got some details on the game, with the German translation suggesting the following: "Four college students...
News Reddit User Thinks They've Discovered Halo Infinite's Original Release Date
This is some complicated math
A Redditer over at the Halo subreddit is suggesting they may have figured out the original, previously intended release date for Halo Infinite. According to them, that date is Friday, 4th September 2020, and they've provided a long explanation of how they came to that conclusion. Ready? Here we go: Firstly, the Reddit...
News Xbox First-Party Studios "Facing Unique Challenges And Constraints"
Delays on the way?
Head of Microsoft Studios Matt Booty has released a statement on the impact of coronavirus on its first-party Xbox studios, commenting that "each studio is facing unique challenges and constraints", and that the company is supporting its studios "to make the right decisions for their teams and their individual games." The...
News First-Party Xbox Dev inXile Confirms It's Working On An "Ambitious" RPG
Bring on next-gen!
With the next generation of gaming upon us, there's a lot of talk lately about what first-party developers under the Xbox banner are currently working on. While we know about some upcoming projects from studios such as Rare and Turn 10, there's still a lot of gaps to fill. An Xbox enthusiast and Twitter user who goes by the tag...
Thursday26th Mar 2020
Guide All Xbox Game Pass Games
The Complete List For Xbox One & PC
Looking for a complete list of Xbox Game Pass games for console and PC? You'll find every included title in the subscription-based service below, including backwards compatible Xbox and Xbox 360 games. It's worth noting that the console and PC versions of Game Pass are separate - if you want them both, you'll need...
News Respawn Dev Leaves Free Games On Doorstep During Coronavirus Pandemic
Targeted at delivery drivers
Well here's a heartwarming story for you! Staff at Apex Legends, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment are currently working from home, and at least one of them (possibly more?) is leaving out free games and movies on their doorstep for delivery drivers. You can see the image in the...
News Epic Games To Publish New Titles From Control, Inside, The Last Guardian Devs
"A new multiplatform publishing effort"
We reported earlier today that Remedy Entertainment had signed an agreement with a 'major publisher' to develop two next-gen games. Well, that publisher is none other than Epic Games, which has revealed it's also working with Playdead (Inside, Limbo) and gen Design (The Last Guardian) in a "new multiplatform...
News Xbox Series X Could Perform Better In US Than Some Think, Says Analyst
"I think people are underestimating the sales potential"
We've heard from another analyst on the debate between Xbox Series X and PS5, this time in the form of independent videogame industry analyst Benji-Sales on Twitter. In a tweet yesterday, he suggested people are underestimating the sales potential for Xbox Series X in the US. He went on to...
News Free Play Days: Three Games Free For Xbox Live Gold Members This Weekend
Begins today
It looks like it'll be another weekend of staying indoors for many of us, but Microsoft's Free Play Days promotion should at least help quell the boredom. There are three games on offer this time around, and they are Tekken 7, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint and Risk of Rain 2. All three can be downloaded later today, and are...
News Control Dev Remedy Signs Two-Game, Next-Gen Deal With 'Major Publisher'
Update: It's Epic Games
Update: (Thu 26th Mar, 2020 14:57 GMT): It's been announced that new label Epic Games Publishing is the 'major publisher' behind these games. The company has also signed deals with Gen Design (The Last Guardian) and Playdead (Inside). Original Story: (Thu 26th Mar, 2020 14:10 GMT): The developer behind games such as...
Random Do You See A Controller, Master Chief Or Doomguy?
Reddit creation sparks debate
What do you first see when you look at the image below? For us, it's Master Chief's helmet, brilliantly arranged by OnderGok over at the Gaming Reddit page. But others are saying it's Doomguy's helmet, and the title of the post doesn't actually reference either of them - it's focused on the Xbox One controller outline...
News Exclusive Xbox One Controller Unveiled At Xbox Community Summit
"Inspired by gaming culture and the history of Xbox"
There's another new Xbox One controller in the wild (looks like we'll have to update that complete guide soon!), courtesy of the 2020 Xbox Community Summit. Xbox MVP Program Manager Malik Prince showed off a couple of images of the controller on Twitter, and we think it's a beauty. The Xbox...
News Xbox One X Bundles Are Selling For Very Low Prices In The UK
Update: New deals
Update: (Thu 26th Mar, 2020 13:00 GMT): Unfortunately, the majority of the deals below have now sold out. But there are more! Here are some new offers (expect limited stock): Xbox One X 3M Game Pass & Xbox Live Bundle: £259.99 at Currys Xbox One X Forza Horizon 4 LEGO Speed Bundle: £259.99 at
News BioWare Hints At Reviving One Of Its "Most Prestigious Franchises"
Please be KotOR
BioWare is hiring for the "next major title" in one of its "most prestigious franchises" according to a March 16th job listing over at EA's careers website. This was first reported by SegmentNext, which suggests the title could potentially be another entry in the Mass Effect franchise. The listing is for a Technical Director, and is...
News Xbox UK Is Giving Away A Custom Ori And The Will Of The Wisps Xbox One X
We want one
You know when you're browsing Twitter and something stops you dead in its tracks? That's what this custom-made Ori and the Will of the Wisps Xbox One X just did for us, which is being given away in a competition by Xbox UK. To enter, you'll need to RT the tweet below and follow the Xbox UK account. According to the terms and...
