Xbox 360 News (Page 2)
Deals All 60+ Backwards Compatible Games In The Xbox Countdown Sale 2024
Grab some discounted classics!
Xbox's 2024 Countdown Sale is now live and has been since late last week, with over 1000 games discounted in total on the Microsoft Store. As usual, a chunk of the full list is focused on backwards compatible classics - with plenty of OG Xbox and Xbox 360 titles featured. So, down below we've gathered up every...
Random Xbox Has Apparently Made A 'Red Ring Of Death' Ugly Sweater
It's believed to be selling out fast at Microsoft
We've finally reached the holiday season and according to a story over on The Verge, Microsoft has internally released a new sweater. It's not just any sweater though, it's apparently a "Xbox 360 glitch holiday sweater". This one features what's described as an "interchangeable module" that can...
Random Xbox 360 Users Say Dashboard Has Been 'Destroyed', But It's Not As Bad As It Seems
Still kinda depressing though
When the Xbox 360 store got taken offline back in the summer, various users began sharing the "totally gutted" dashboard which looked extremely bare without any kind of Xbox Live branding or game advertisements to speak of. This topic has returned to the forefront over the past couple of days because a so-called "new"...
PSA Xbox 360's Two Crackdown Games Are Free On The Microsoft Store
Just a gentle reminder!
For a while now, a bunch of older Xbox games have been free to claim via the Microsoft Store, particularly from the Xbox 360 generation. Well, two of those games are Crackdown 1 & 2, and there's been lots of social media talk today about them being free - so we thought we'd bring them to your attention once again. Yep,...
News Almost 20 Games Will Be Delisted On Xbox In December 2024
Here's the full list
In recent months, we've covered quite a few planned server closures and full game delistings on Xbox, and as it happens - a bunch of upcoming casualties are actually going ahead later this month. As a result, the guys over at TrueAchievements have gathered up the full list of December 2024 shutdowns on Xb
Feature It Might Be Old, But The Xbox 360 Is Still An Amazing Console In 2024
Happy 19th Birthday!
Happy 19th birthday to the Xbox 360! Yes, the console originally launched on November 22nd, 2005, and it's been a crazy ride since then - incredible new features, an amazing library of games, the Red Ring of Death saga, the console's marketplace being turned off last year... it goes on and on. There have been highs and lows, but...
News Xbox Fan Shares Stunning 4K Images Of 360 Launch Title Project Gotham Racing 3
These look amazing!
Right, by now you probably know that we're huge fans of Project Gotham Racing here at Pure Xbox HQ - so it's no surprise that when we saw some fresh 4K images of PGR3 in and amongst the Xbox Reddit homepage this week, our hearts skipped a little bit. Of course, these aren't official images pulled from the Xbox version or...
News Xbox 360 Users Take To Social Media As Online Server Issues Persist
"Incredibly frustrating"
We're assuming most Pure Xbox readers aren't using their Xbox 360 consoles anymore, but just in case you are, you may have noticed over the past few days that you've been struggling to sign into the Xbox Live servers. The Xbox 360 subreddit has been filled with players complaining about this recently, sharing error messages...
News Dragon Age Remaster Collection Wouldn't Be 'As Easy' As Mass Effect, Admits BioWare
But "never say never"
Following the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard last week, there's been a spike in fans returning to the series in general. If you were wondering whether EA plans to give the earlier games a Mass Effect: Legendary Edition style makeover, BioWare has now provided an update. In the same Rolling Stone interview, Dragon Age's...
News Five More EA Games Will Close Their Servers In November 2024
About a month left to play these online!
(Update - Thu 3rd Oct, 2024): We're now just about a month away from these games going offline for good on Xbox, so here's a quick reminder before they're no longer playable! FIFA 22 goes offline on November 4th, while the Xbox 360 versions of Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4 and Battlefield Hardline
News Xbox 360 Classic Halo 3: ODST Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary
"Remember the Rookie"
Microsoft is already planning for certain other Halo and Xbox-related anniversaries, but right now, the focus is on the Xbox 360 classic Halo 3: ODST. Believe it or not, but it's now been 15 years since we dropped into New Mombasa as a rookie on a mission to locate Alpha-Nine. This also includes the debut of the wave-based...
News Xbox Dev Confirms Backwards Compatibility Issue, Provides Temporary Workaround
It's being fixed as we speak
Earlier this month, we began to see a bunch of people reporting issues with backwards compatibility on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and we're pleased to report that Xbox Insiders are already testing a fix for it. The issue revolved around installing backwards compatible games from disc, with players being...
News Halo's Cancelled Mega Bloks Prototype Game Just Got Released
A talented group has restored project 'Haggar'
Halo tends to focus on its mainline series, but there have been some spin-offs throughout its history. One of these games was actually the cancelled project 'Haggar' - probably better remembered as a third-person-style Halo game set in the world of Mega Bloks. Apparently there's been some progress...
News New Xbox Bug Causes Backwards Compatibility Issue For Some Games
But a previous multiplayer issue has now been fixed
Let's start with the good news - you know that issue we reported on Monday about some players being unable to access multiplayer features following the August update? Xbox has already pushed out an update to fix it. However, we've now got a new one. As reported by various Xbox fans over the past...
News Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP Is Getting An 'Original Mode' That Reproduces The Xbox 360 Experience
No censoring here
The upcoming Lollipop Chainsaw remake is almost here, with the game coming to current-gen consoles this month, before an Xbox One launch then arrives in November. Ahead of RePOP's nearby rollout on Xbox, developer Yoshimi Yasuda has detailed an "Original mode" that will feature in the remake, alongside the team's remixed way to...
News Former Xbox Boss Reveals How Apple Watch Played 'Big Role' In Saving His Life
It could have been a disastrous situation
If you've been following the world of Xbox since the early days, you'll almost certainly remember Peter Moore - he was the Xbox boss back in the mid 2000s, and famously revealed Halo 2 and GTA 4 with tattoos of both games. Moore has been in the news this week for something entirely unrelated to gaming...
News Xbox Series X|S Sales 'Holding Close' To Xbox 360 In The US, Says Analyst
"No, the console market isn't doomed."
In recent months, we've heard plenty about Xbox's well-documented hardware sales struggles in Europe, but that isn't necessarily the case in the US; Xbox's primary market. Despite a big drop in worldwide sales last quarter, an industry analyst is on-hand to remind us that the console is still doing pretty well...
News SEGA Confirms Partial Delisting For OG Sonic Generations On Xbox
It'll still be available "via bundles" though
We're just a couple of months away from the release of Sonic X Shadow Generations, and guess what that means? Yep, SEGA is removing the ability to buy the original Xbox 360 version of Sonic Generations from the Xbox Store. Actually, that's not entirely true. In a statement today, SEGA advised that the...
Talking Point Next Month Marks The 15th Anniversary Of Halo's Weirdest Console Release
ODSTs unite!
Looking back at all of these Xbox 360 anniversaries these days is starting to make us feel hella old, but today's revelation was a particularly hard punch to the gut. In just over a month's time, Halo 3: ODST will be 15 years old - so here's a timely tribute to what is probably Halo's weirdest console release. Launched back in...
News Xbox 360 'Cult Classic' Lollipop Chainsaw Returns This September For Series X|S
Juliet makes a comeback in 4K
(Update: Tue 6th Aug, 2024): Dragami Games has announced a slight tweak to the release date for Lollipop Chainsaw Remake. The Japan/Asia release date will remain the same as planned, but the game will now release two weeks earlier in America and Europe; on September 12th. (Original story: Fri 14th Jun, 2024): We've...
News GameStop Takes Jab At Xbox 360 Store Closure, Backfires Immediately
"Bet y'all wish you bought physical copies now"
US video game retailer GameStop has weaponised the recent Xbox 360 store shut down on social media platform X, reminding its followers about the importance of physical video games - and it hasn't exactly been subtle about its preference for the physical format either. In a brief reply to the latest...
News Xbox 360 Store Completely Removed From Console Dashboard After Shutdown
It looks so bare!
Yesterday, the Xbox 360 store officially closed down for good. All digital content that hadn't been brought over to the new backwards compatible storefront has now disappeared - and strangely, so has the whole store section of the Xbox 360 dashboard. Posted on Twitter late last night, down below we can see a new look at how the...
PSA Today Is The Final Day For Microsoft's Xbox 360 Marketplace
We only have a few hours left!
Well folks, this is it. After months of waiting — and a healthy list of discounts along the way — Microsoft is officially closing the Xbox 360 marketplace today, July 29th. The console that revolutionised online gaming and transformed the way we buy and play games loses one of its most core features in 2024. As...
Feature Last Orders! What Are You Getting Before The Xbox 360 Store Closes?
July 29th is just around the corner
Here we go then, folks! We know we've mentioned this a ton recently, but after Monday, you won't be able to buy anything on the Xbox 360 store again! This weekend marks your last chance to grab whatever you want before it closes. The Xbox 360 store closing date is July 29th, 2024, after which it'll permanently go...
News 3000+ Themes & Gamer Pics Will Be Delisted On Xbox 360 Next Week
If you want any, now's the time!
We're now just days away from the Xbox 360 store closure on July 29th, after which you'll no longer be able to purchase any digital games for the console - including a whole bunch that aren't available on any other platform. It's not just games though... we mentioned recently that hundreds of free demos will also
PSA Xbox 360 Servers Won't Shut Down Following July's Store Closure
It's only the storefront going offline
Okay, so, man the panic stations - we're literally five days away from the Xbox 360 store closure that's been planned since last year. Yep, the aging console's marketplace is going offline for good on July 29th. However, we're seeing folks panic about things that won't change come the end of the month, so...
News Three More Xbox 360 Games Get Discounts Ahead Of Next Week's Store Closure
Surprise!
Three more non-backwards compatible Xbox 360 games have appeared on sale today, about a week after Microsoft said it had provided the 'final update' relating to the console's impending store closure. The three games in question aren't major titles by any means, but they're all heavily discounted at 90% off, so if you're gathering up a...
News Here's The Final List Of Xbox 360 Store Sales Ahead Of July 29th
A decent list, but it's ending with a whimper
Well, we really are almost at the end now! The Xbox 360 store officially closes on July 29th, 2024, and Microsoft has today unveiled the final ever sales list for the store ahead of its closure - there won't be any more after this! You ready for the bad news? Nothing appears to have been added today. We...
News Microsoft Releases Dynamic 'Blades' Background To Mark Xbox 360 Store Closure
The sales list has also been updated
Microsoft has delivered its final update on the status of the Xbox 360 Store prior to its closure on July 29th, and the update comes with a little surprise for Xbox Series X|S owners. The big news here is that the team has released a brand-new dynamic background for Xbox Series X and S users, and it features...
News Here's A Final Look At The Xbox 360's Best-Selling 'Arcade' Games
They'll all be delisted before the end of the month
Anyone who owned an Xbox 360 back in the day will likely remember Xbox Live Arcade - the original home for indie releases and other small titles that were traditionally digital-only. It later transitioned into ID@Xbox for the Xbox One era. A lot of time has obviously passed now, but considering...
Feature 'Blur' Is An Xbox 360 Classic That Deserves Backwards Compatibility
Alas, it'll probably never get it
If you're a fan of racing games and you were playing them back in the Xbox 360 days around 2010, you'll probably remember the so-called battle between Blur and Split/Second. Both of these fantastic racers were released around the same time, and both of them ultimately never got as much appreciation as they deserved...
News EA Is Delisting The Remaining Xbox 360 Battlefield Games & DLC
The end of an era
EA and developer DICE have announced that the last remaining Xbox 360 Battlefield games, and their respective DLC packs, will be delisted on July 31st - ahead of their servers going down in November 2024. As part of a "sunsetting announcement" on social media, DICE has detailed the end of Xbox 360 era Battlefield. The 360 and PS3...
PSA We're Officially In The Last Month Ever For The Xbox 360 Store
Godspeed
Well folks, this is it. After almost 20 years on the market, the Xbox 360 digital storefront officially closes down later this month, marking the end of an incredible era for Xbox. Of course, loads of the games from that generation are now available on the new Xbox store via backwards compatibility, but the closure this month will still be...
News Seven Activision Games Just Got Discounted On The Xbox 360 Store
All of them non-backwards compatible
Ahead of the Xbox 360 store closure on July 29th, Microsoft has made it clear that various batches of Xbox 360 digital games will be getting discounts, but we didn't expect to hear anything today - so this is pretty exciting news! As picked up by the folks at True Achievements, seven
News These 254 Free Demos Will Soon Be Delisted Forever On Xbox 360
Download before they disappear
As we continue the countdown to the closure of the old Xbox 360 store on July 29th, we're taking a look today at the hundreds of free demos that will be disappearing forever on that date - so it's definitely worth downloading a few now! Obviously demos are demos and there's only so much enjoyment you can get out of...
News Capcom Promotes Xbox 360 Sale Ahead Of Next Month's Store Closure
"Now is your last chance"
Earlier this week, Microsoft revealed the second big batch of Xbox 360 marketplace discounts ahead of the old store's closure on July 29th, and Capcom is now highlighting the great titles that have been heavily reduced along the way. As part of the sale, various Resident Evil, Bionic Commando and Devil May Cry games for...
News Xbox 360 Users Warn Of Issues With Certain Content On The Old Store
Worth keeping in mind
As we highlighted earlier this week, another batch of Xbox 360 deals went live recently ahead of the old store's closure next month, and as a result we're seeing a lot of 360 owners picking up as many bargains as possible before July 29th. That's all well and good, but what about buying DLC? That's sadly not quite as simple,...
News Xbox 360 Sales Continue As Microsoft Discounts Another Batch Of Games
Just over a month until the store closes down
Update: This latest batch of Xbox 360 deals is now live, but Microsoft says it's still investigating why certain games either aren't showing up at all, or aren't showing the correct price. The titles that have been mentioned are: Burnout 3: Takedown Fight Night Round 3 Frogger: Hyper Arcade...
News Here's The Complete List Of Xbox 360 Exclusives Disappearing This July
They'll never (?) be purchasable again
We're getting closer and closer to the end of the Xbox 360 store this July, and when that happens, lots of digital-only Xbox 360 games are set to be permanently delisted - completely inaccessible unless you've already bought them. <related ids="154212"> It's been well documented that around 200...
News Former Xbox Boss Reminisces About Gears Of War's 'Groundbreaking' Mad World Trailer
"Kudos to the teams"
Less than a year ago we ranted and raved about how much we liked the direction of the first Gears of War game, and we're definitely not the only ones that still have strong feelings for that era of Gears. The first game in the series, and also its Mad World marketing campaign have gone on to become iconic, and former Xbox boss...
Poll Which Is Your Favourite Call Of Duty Game On Xbox?
Spoiler: there's quite a few to choose from!
So, we're still waiting for Call of Duty to become a part of Xbox Game Pass in some form, with the top dogs at Microsoft still figuring things out since the company's big ActiBlizz purchase. While we've already asked which classic CoD you'd like to play first on th
News Microsoft Announces Dates For The Final Two Xbox 360 Store Sales
"As many repriced games as possible"
Earlier this week, a bunch of Xbox 360 games suddenly went on sale ahead of the Xbox 360 store's closure this July, and now Microsoft has confirmed that another two sales will follow in the coming months. The dates for these sales will be June 18, 2024 and July 16, 2024, with the intent to feature "as many...
News Xbox Begins Discounting Lots Of 360 Games Ahead Of July Store Closure
Buy them while you can!
Update: Microsoft has now confirmed that another two Xbox 360 sales will follow in the months ahead, and all of the discounts in the table below will remain active until July 29th, 2024. Plenty of time to make a decision! <related ids="166086"> Original story: With the Xbox 360 store officially set to close on July...
Pick One Which Of These Xbox 360 Tomb Raider Games Is The Best?
They're all on sale right now!
This weekend, we've been taking a browse at some of the great deals available on the Xbox Store until next Tuesday, and we're particularly enticed by three Tomb Raider classics from the Xbox 360 era that are reduced by 85% each. These three games are Tomb Raider: Legend, Tomb Raider: Anniversary and Tomb Raider:...
News Xbox Confirms Exactly How The 360 Store Closure Will Affect Players This July
Less than three months to go!
We're getting closer and closer to the end of the Xbox 360 store, with the old marketplace shutting its doors as of July 29th, 2024, and Microsoft has been sending out reminders over the past few hours to all Xbox users about the change. We pretty much knew everything we needed to be aware of before today, but just in...
News Time Is Running Out For Hundreds Of Games On The Xbox 360 Store
The end of an era is upon us
Last year, Microsoft dropped a bombshell on us by announcing that the Xbox 360 Marketplace would be closing forever as of July 29th, 2024, and now somehow we're just over three months away from that date! This sadly means that hundreds of non-backwards compatible digital games will be affected, including some pretty...
Deals All 50+ Backwards Compatible Games In The Xbox Spring Sale 2024
Original Xbox and Xbox 360 classics
The Xbox Spring Sale 2024 is now officially in full swing, and as usual for these massive sales, we've got a whole bunch of backwards compatible classics from the OG Xbox and Xbox 360 eras that have been discounted as well! So, in the table below, we've picked out every single backwards compatible deal (from...
News Xbox Honors Akira Toriyama With Free 'Blue Dragon' Dynamic Background
"Honoring a true legend"
Xbox has added to the list of free Dynamic Backgrounds on Series X and Series S today with a special background based on the Xbox 360 classic Blue Dragon, and it's to honour the Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama. Toriyama
News Capcom's 'Age Of Booty' Will Be Delisted On Xbox Next Week
The age of booty is over
Publisher Capcom has announced that its Xbox 360 strategy title Age of Booty is about to be delisted on the Xbox Store. Originally released in 2008, the Certain Affinity developed release will be live on Xbox until March 28th, before it's gone forever. The good news is that existing owners will still be able to access and...
News Two Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In April 2024
Including this tactical online FPS
We've already highlighted here at Pure Xbox how March is a busy month for server closures, with the likes of The Crew, Rocket Arena and Armored Core: Verdict Day all shutting down their Xbox servers over the coming weeks. But what about next month? Well, April 2024 isn't looking quite as painful from a server cl
