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Monday22nd Apr 2024
Poll What Do You Think Of Harold Halibut On Xbox So Far?
The most recent "day one" Game Pass release
It's been almost a week now since Harold Halibut made its debut on Xbox Game Pass back on April 16th, and ahead of release we were extremely intrigued by what this unique stop-motion adventure had to offer. Here at Pure Xbox, we ended up giving Harold Halibut a "Great"
Friday19th Apr 2024
News Cities: Skylines 2 Console Edition Delays Its Xbox Game Pass Launch
"We want to address the pending Console release"
Cities: Skylines 2 made its PC Game Pass debut last October, with the promise of a console release to come in Spring 2024. Well, we're now in Spring 2024, and the team at Paradox Interactive has an update for us regarding Cities: Skylines 2 on Xbox Series X|S. In short, the team is delaying its...
Thursday18th Apr 2024
News Here Are All The Xbox Reveals From April's Nintendo Indie World Showcase
Yes, there were plenty of them!
In case you missed it, Nintendo held a new Indie World Showcase for April yesterday, and following the event, plenty of the games were also confirmed for Xbox - including three of them for Xbox Game Pass! We've already mentioned about those Game Pass games here at Pure Xbox, including SteamWorld Heist 2: <related...
News Xbox One Call Of Duty Title Shows Up As Cloud Gaming Compatible
But is it an error?
Since Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, there's been lots of speculation about the team's library and how it'll work with Xbox Game Pass / Xbox Cloud Gaming. The details aren't exactly clear right now, but work relating to some of ActiBlizz's biggest series' could be going on behind the scenes. As posted over on
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (April 18-21)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days is back for the coming weekend, with three main titles and one very nice bonus up for grabs this week. That bonus is Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Mirage, which is undergoing a longer free trial period right now on Xbox. Here's the full list of games this week: Assassin's Creed...
News Xbox Game Pass Adds NHL 24 On EA Play, Plus Three Surprises For PC
It's hockey night tonight!
Hands up, who's in the mood for playoff hockey this weekend?! The NHL playoffs officially begin this Saturday, April 20th, and two days ahead of that date, EA is treating us to NHL 24 on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The game will be added for console players later today, probably somewhere around 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm BST...
News Multiple Xbox Cloud Games Get Mouse And Keyboard Support
Quake, Valheim, The Sims 4 and more!
Xbox Cloud Gaming has added mouse and keyboard support to even more games this week. There's a good mix and 14 all up to try out. These can be tested out in the Xbox App and supported browsers (Edge and Chrome). Here's the full list: Cities: Skylines - Mayor’s Edition Cities: Skylines - Remas
Wednesday17th Apr 2024
News Xbox's Sea Of Thieves Reaches 40 Million Players Prior To PS5 Launch
"A truly extraordinary number"
Xbox and Rare's Sea Of Thieves is officially about to set sail on PS5 in just a couple of weeks' time, but before then, it's been announced today that the game has now surpassed 40 million players across Xbox consoles and PC. In a message on the Sea of Thieves website, Executive Producer Joe Neate thanked the game's...
News Three More Xbox Game Pass Titles Have Just Been Announced For 2024
Including a new SteamWorld game!
Anyone fancy a few more Xbox Game Pass reveals? We were already sitting on a new addition earlier today, and then Nintendo went and held a special Indie World Showcase that treated us to a couple more! All of these are "day one" additions arriving in the next few months, with the highlight arguably being SteamWorld...
Guide Is Manor Lords Coming To Xbox? Here's Everything We Know So Far
It's currently Steam's most wishlisted game
Will Manor Lords be on Xbox? The medieval strategy game has attracted a large amount of attention over the past few months, to the point where it's become Steam's most wishlisted title ahead of its April 2024 release. There's clearly a lot of interest in seeing an Xbox version of this game, and the good...
News Orcs Must Die! 3 Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (April 17)
Your latest Game Pass title is here
Today's Xbox Game Pass drop is available now, with Microsoft bringing Robot Entertainment's Orcs Must Die! 3 to the library during a busy month for the service. So, we'll drop a quick introduction to this new Game Pass addition down below, alongside some handy links to what else is coming to Game Pass in April...
Tuesday16th Apr 2024
Guide Xbox Game Pass Core: Full List Of Games (April 2024 Update)
Here's everything you can play on Game Pass Core
Back in September 2023, Microsoft finally phased out Xbox Live Gold, replacing it with Xbox Game Pass Core as a new entry-level tier to its subscription service. Unlike Games with Gold, which has now been scrapped, Xbox Game Pass Core grants subscribers access to a select list of games separate to...
News Another Three Titles Are Joining Xbox Game Pass Core This April
And it's not a bad list!
Microsoft has today announced another selection of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass Core, the team's replacement for the now-defunct Xbox Live Gold service. In total, three games will join the smaller Game Pass Core collection on April 23rd, including the pictured Deep Rock Galactic and Bugbear's chaotic racer Wreckfest...
News Six Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Late April 2024
The latest group of leavers
The second batch of games leaving Xbox Game Pass in April 2024 has been revealed today, and in total we have six games leaving the library - including one EA Play title. Here's the full list of titles leaving Xbox Game Pass on April 30, 2024: Xbox Game Pass: Leaving Soon (April 30, 2024): Date Game Platform April...
News These Six Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (April 17-30)
The latest official roundup of new titles
Microsoft has announced the latest batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for April 2024, which includes the previously confirmed Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes and Another Crab's Treasure, along with some surprises! Don'
News Xbox's Towerborne Beta Is Opening Up To More Players Ahead Of 2024 Launch
"Sign up thru the Insider Program today"
Xbox Game Studios' Towerborne first opened up pre-release playtesting last year, and now the team has announced another expansion to its Insider Program. Developer Stoic will be "opening the doors" to more players "very soon" as the team continues to build towards the game's full launch. At the moment we...
News Two Additions Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (April 16)
Including another day one release
We have a couple of fresh additions on Xbox Game Pass today, April 16th! Obsidian is bringing its 'Fully Yoked Edition' of Grounded to the library today, while new day-one title Harold Halibut is also available on the service. Here's a bit more information on today's new Xbox Game Pass additions: Grounded: Fully...
News Palworld Update 0.2.2.0 Coming To Xbox Soon, Here's What's Included
"Major fixes" and more
Pocketpair is still rolling out regular updates for its smash hit release Palworld and this includes a new patch for Xbox Series X|S, bumping the game up to Version 0.2.2.0. This latest update, which will be released when its ready, comes with "major fixes" and various other fixes. Here's the full rundown of what to expect...
Monday15th Apr 2024
Review Harold Halibut (Xbox) - A Heartfelt & Handcrafted Narrative Adventure
For the love of bluglglgl
German developer Slow Bros has certainly lived up to their name: it’s been fourteen years since they gathered for dinner and serendipitously decided to make a game! Despite lacking the technical knowledge to actually make one, they set out to create a cinematic narrative adventure. Well, where most saw barriers, Slow Bros...
Saturday13th Apr 2024
News Two Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In May 2024 So Far
An early look at what's ahead
Update: Well, it turns out there's actually two! Indie adventure Hauntii has sneaked into the lineup for May 2024 as well, and obviously we'll have more joining the list as we get closer to May. Stay tuned! <related ids="161857"> Original story: It's always around this time of the month that we take a look at...
Friday12th Apr 2024
News New DLC Announced For Two Of Xbox Game Pass's Best Co-Op Games
Vampire Survivors and Remnant 2
It's a busy time for Xbox Game Pass right now, and that includes in terms of DLC! Over the past few days, two of the best co-op games on the service have received new announcements of DLC that will be released in April and May. Firstly, Remnant 2 will be getting a DLC pack called "The Forgotten Kingdom" on
News Xbox Game Pass Seems To Be Preparing For The Next Activision Blizzard Drop
A certain dragon is generating a lot of buzz
Last month's Xbox Game Pass addition of Diablo 4 marked the first Activision Blizzard title to hit the service following Microsoft's acquisition of the company, and we've been eagerly awaiting the next ActiBlizz arrival ever since. Fortunately, it looks like we won't be waiting too long! A PC version of...
Thursday11th Apr 2024
Reminder A Bunch Of Great Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass Soon
Back 4 Blood is massively reduced as well
We always like to issue a reminder when games are about to leave Xbox Game Pass, but this time around we're putting it out a little early - and that's simply because there are a bunch of great titles in here that deserve your attention. Date Game Platform April 15 Amnesia: Collection Console, PC,...
News Xbox Cloud Gaming's New Dashboard Provides Some Excellent 'Social' Upgrades
Designed for browsers, Smart TVs & VR
If you're the kind of person who likes to use Xbox Cloud Gaming on a browser, Smart TV or Meta Quest device, then there's some good news incoming! Xbox is making some great improvements to the dashboard on those devices. Specifically, these are "updated social features" that will allow you to carry out the...
News Palworld Is Officially Getting An Arena Mode On Xbox Later This Year
"Train the strongest Pals and defeat all your rivals"
You could say that Palworld has been a pretty big Xbox Game Pass hit since its launch earlier this year, and now the team at Pocketpair has something a little different up its sleeve. Arriving later on in 2024, the Pokémon-like is officially getting an Arena mode. '
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (April 11-14)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days is here once again! This week's lineup contains three games in total, including a March 2024 release in the form of Classified: France '44. Here's the full lineup of Free Play Days titles for the coming weekend: Classified: France '44 Fallout 76 PGA Tour 2K23 As usu
News Shadow Of The Tomb Raider Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (April 11)
A huge AAA adventure joins the library
Today's Xbox Game Pass update is delivering on all-things tomb raiding, as Eidos Montreal's Shadow of the Tomb Raider heads to the service. This title serves as the epic conclusion to Crystal Dynamics' rebooted Tomb Raider trilogy, and it's absolutely worth a play on Game Pass. Now, when this addition was
Wednesday10th Apr 2024
News EA Play Is Getting A Price Increase Outside Of Xbox Game Pass
A significant jump for annual subs
EA Play has been a fantastic bonus for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers over the past few years, and it's about to become even more value for money, as the service is getting a fairly significant price increase as of today. For new subscribers, the standard version of EA Play is increasing from £3.99 / $4.99...
News NetEase Enters Into Agreement With Microsoft To 'Explore' Bringing New Titles To Xbox
As Blizzard games return to China
Blizzard has announced its games will be returning to China under a renewed publishing deal between Microsoft Gaming and NetEase. After discussions "over the past year", players in China will be able to once again access World of Warcraft, Hearthstone and many other titles across the Blizzard universe including...
Tuesday9th Apr 2024
News Citizen Sleeper Dev Says Xbox Game Pass Is 'Keeping A Lot Of Indie Studios Going'
"The money is a pittance to Microsoft"
We all love Xbox Game Pass here at Pure Xbox, and as it turns out, plenty of indie studios seem grateful for the service and its security too. We've heard this from small devs and publishers before, and this week, the Citizen Sleeper creator has talked about how the service is keepin
