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February2024
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 8-11)
Three games to dig into this weekend
Xbox Free Play Days is back once again for the next few days, and it includes some great games that are free to try (for Game Pass members) from February 8th to February 11th across Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. The slight exception to the rule here is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which is...
News Disney Invests $1.5 Billion In Epic To Create New Universe Connected To Fortnite
"Disney's biggest entry ever into the world of games"
Disney and Epic Games have announced an "all new games and entertainment universe" connected to Fortnite to expand the reach of key IP. As part of this, Disney is also investing $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games alongside this "multiyear" project. Disney's Chief Executive...
News 'Hauntii' Is Bringing Its Cosy, Ghostly Adventure To Xbox Game Pass In 2024
"Play as Hauntii, a naive but brave ghost on a relentless quest for answers"
We have another Xbox Game Pass announcement that's floated our way today, folks! Hauntii, the upcoming ghostly adventure from 'Moonloop Games' is officially launching day one in the Game Pass library. You can check out the team's Game Pass announcement trailer up above,...
Feature 10 Intriguing Xbox Indie Games To Look Out For In February 2024
Including a couple of Game Pass titles!
Last month, we kicked off a new feature looking at some of the most intriguing Xbox indie games on the horizon, and we're back again this month to look at February's lineup! It's often difficult for indie games to get as much attention as they deserve (unless they're included with Game Pass), and therefore...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 7)
All aboard!
Welcome to another Xbox Game Pass update for February 2024! Two more games are now available in the library; action RPG Anuchard and the deep, realistic simulator Train Sim World 4. Now, technically Anuchard was added the library yesterday, but there's been
News Dave The Diver Studio Still 'Open' To Bringing Its Marine Adventure To Xbox
"We are eager to reach out to more players"
Last year, the quirky deep sea diver-meets-sushi restaurant RPG Dave the Diver launched on PC and Nintendo Switch - and at the time we had reason to believe that the title may come to Xbox one day. Wh
Feature Capcom Is Bringing An Action-Oriented Resident Evil Experience To Xbox Game Pass This Month
Collect your STARS
Today's Xbox Game Pass update brought news that another Resident Evil title is coming to the library in the form of Resident Evil 3 - and this one is for the action fans out there. While January's addition of Resident Evil 2 presented Capcom's m
News Xbox Indie Developer Shares His Concerns Following This Week's Rumours
"I legitimately wonder if it's worth porting my next games"
The big topic of the week has been the rumours and speculation surrounding various first-party Xbox games jumping over to PS5 and/or Nintendo Switch, and we're not expecting to get any official details on this for a few more days. In the meantime, this gives everyone a chance to share...
News These Eight Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (February 6-20)
Update: Now official!
Update: Microsoft has now confirmed these XGP titles, as well as adding a few more to the lineup! We've updated the table below with all the official games coming soon to Xbox Game Pass. Strangely, Tales of Arise was also mentioned as coming to Xbox Game Pass by Microsoft, but was later removed and mentioned as an "incorrect...
News Xbox Just Added Another 150+ Deals, Including A Special 'RPG Sale'
The Lunar New Year sale continues as well
Ready for a new week of Xbox deals? We've got a few new promotions to take advantage of over the next few days, including a "Game Pass RPG" sale, 2K Publisher sale, a bunch of Anime Month discounts, and a whole lot more! Don't forget the Xbox Lunar New Year sale is still live for another week as well:...
News 'Rugrats: Adventures In Gameland' Brings Its NES-Inspired Platformer To Xbox This March
"Toggle between the 8bit and HD art styles"
Anyone for a new Rugrats game?! That's exactly what we're getting in the form of Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland this March (exact date TBD), which takes the form of a NES-inspired platformer with multiple art styles to choose from. In the game, you'll embark on an "adorable" adventure for up to two...
News Palworld Server Costs May Explain Why Xbox Is Helping Out With Pocketpair's Game Pass Hit
"We’re providing support to enable dedicated servers"
Last week, Xbox provided an update on the mega-successful Palworld and how the team was helping out with the Game Pass phenomenon - and a new post from the developer's CEO explains why this may be necessary. Taking to Twitter, Pocketpair's Takuro Mizobe joked about the server costs for...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 5-9)
Uncover the truth of a dark evil
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for February 5-9! After a busy January, things are slowing down somewhat over the next few days, but we've still got plenty of releases on the way including The Inquisitor and Resi Evil 4: Gold Edition! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New Xbox Releases (February 5-9):...
Feature Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Is Out This Month, And We're Excited For A Nostalgia Trip On Xbox
The original trilogy on Xbox, finally!
February is finally here and that means we can start looking ahead at what's coming to Xbox this month, right? Persona 3 Reload drops today to kick off a pretty stacked month of gaming, and we have a fantastic-looking trip down memory lane to look forward to in just a few weeks here. Yep, we're talking about...
News 'Excellent' JRPG Persona 3 Reload Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 2)
Starting off the month in style!
January is officially over and that means we can start looking ahead to February, and what's to come for Xbox fans this month. Game Pass is always a good place to start, and, well - this ain't a bad game to kick off the month, is it! Persona 3 Reload joins the library today as Atlus brings yet another of its famous...
News Two Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Early February 2024
The first batch of departures for February
Microsoft has revealed the first two games leaving Xbox Game Pass in February 2024, with one of them departing on both console and PC (Opus: Echo of Starsong), while the other is a PC exclusive (Galactic Civilizations 3). There's every chance we could learn of more upcoming removals over the next few days,...
News Xbox Games Are Reportedly No Longer Being Stocked At Some European Retailers
"Several retailers have started not listing Xbox anymore"
Xbox's move towards a more digital-focused future is coming under increased scrutiny these days - especially when more reports on the matter keep cropping up. Last month we heard that US retailer Walmart may have planned to pull Starfield discs from store shelves, and now a new industry...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 1-4)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Free Play Days returns! That's right, Xbox has a brand-new set of games to try out for free this weekend, including open world RPG One Piece Odyssey and dark-fantasy strategy title Gord. In total there are three titles playable for free on Xbox this weekend, so here's the full list: Age of...
News Palworld Is Getting Its Largest Xbox Update Yet, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Featuring a whole bunch of fixes
You can't criticise the developers at Pocketpair for being slow with updates lately - we've seen a bunch of them for Palworld since the game arrived on Xbox and PC back in mid-January. That continues this week with the biggest yet! The team has unveiled Palworld update 0.1.1.3 for Xbox and 0.1.4.0 for Steam over on...
January2024
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From January 2024's State Of Play Event
Don't worry, they're not all PS5 exclusive!
Today's PlayStation State of Play event for January 2024 included a little bit of Xbox related news for various upcoming new releases, including Sonic X Shadow Generations and the highly intriguing Judas! If any other games get Xbox confirmations in the coming hours, we'll update this list accordingly...
News Sonic X Shadow Generations Brings Its 'All-New Collection' To Xbox In Autumn 2024
Featuring two unique experiences
It's been revealed today as part of the PlayStation State of Play event for January 2024 that Sonic X Shadow Generations is coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles in the autumn of this year! This will feature a "complete remaster" of the classic Xbox 360 game Sonic Generations, complete with...
News PDP Unveils New Xbox Guitar Controller For Rock Band 4 And Fortnite Festival
Bring on the Riffmaster!
It's been a very long time since we've been treated to new guitar controllers for Rock Band 4, but that's exactly what's been revealed today by PDP in the form of the Riffmaster, which is coming to market at some point this spring. The guitar was first unveiled by IGN, who highlighted some of the main features such as up to...
News Microsoft Adds 'Vapor Collection' To Xbox Design Lab & Unveils New Special Edition Controller
"Introducing the newest collection"
Microsoft is back with even more Xbox controller options today, as the team expands its Design Lab program into 'Vapor' territory. Remember last year's 'Stormcloud Vapor' pad? Well, you can now apply the very same effect to Xbox Design Lab controllers across a variety of different colours. They're calling this...
News Lots Of Games Are Reduced By 90% In The Xbox Lunar New Year Sale 2024
Bag a great bargain while you can!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games in the Xbox Lunar New Year Sale 2024? As usual, we've got loads of Xbox games that have been reduced to 90% or even 95% as part of this special promotion, including the likes of Injustice 2, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Mortal Kombat 11,
Deals All 50+ Backwards Compatible Games In Xbox's Lunar New Year Sale 2024
Featuring some hefty discounts!
Xbox's big Lunar New Year Sale has just gone live, which means hundreds of new deals are now available on the Microsoft Store. In and amongst these deals are some great discounts on Xbox backwards compatible titles - across the OG Xbox and Xbox 360 libraries. <related ids="161386"> So, here are all the new...
Feature These Six Xbox Games Have Made January A Month To Remember
We've got some GOTY candidates amongst them
January has always typically been a quiet time for new Xbox releases, but last year broke the mould with some major arrivals such as Hi-Fi RUSH and GoldenEye 007, and somehow January 2024 has surpassed expectations once again. Specifically, we want to highlight six games that have all arrived in excellent...
News 'Brotato' Is Available Today As January's Final Xbox Game Pass Title (Jan. 30)
Potato bros.
It's been a busy month for Xbox Game Pass, and January's final addition to the library is now upon us. Microsoft is bringing top-down arena shooter Brotato to the service today, before we move into February's Game Pass lineup. Here's a quick introduction to today's new Xbox Game Pass title: Brotato (Console, PC, Cloud)
Feature All New Xbox Games Coming Out In February 2024
Including the long-awaited return of Lara Croft!
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in February 2024! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a February 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 February,...
News Xbox Is Making 'Filtering' Improvements To Your 'My Games & Apps' Library
"To help you find exactly what you’re looking for!"
Any kind of improvements to the user experience on Xbox are always welcome, and that's exactly what we're getting with a few new ways to filter and sort all of the games in the "My Games & Apps" library via the "Filter" menu. Some Xbox Insiders are currently testing various new filter...
Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Ultimate Members (January 2024)
Your latest batch of XGP freebies
It's time for another batch of Xbox Game Pass Perks for January 2024! We've had a few additional Perks arrive throughout the month including for F1 23 and even Mighty DOOM, so we've added them to the list down below. Here's the latest list of available Xbox Game Pass Perks for January 2024: F1 23 - Champions...
News Palworld Analysed By Digital Foundry, And There Are Some Surprising Results On Xbox
All four Xbox versions tested
Palworld has taken the gaming world by storm over the last week or two, with developer Pocketpair clearly delivering a mashup that's interesting players in a big way. At the moment though, the title is still in "Xbox Game Preview form" - and outlet Digital Foundry has taken a look at the technical side of things at...
Reminder Xbox Game Pass Is Losing Two Games This Week (January 31)
"Enter the world of the ultimate assassin"
A new week has begun in the world of Xbox, and we've got two games leaving Xbox Game Pass in just a few days' time. Both of them will depart on January 31st, so you've only got until the end of Wednesday until they're removed. You may recall that it was only Hitman: World of Assassination that was supposed...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (January 29 - February 2)
"Drop into an expansive and dynamic open-world"
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for January 29 - February 2! The big Xbox arrival of next week is Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, although we do have some other interesting arrivals including two Game Pass additions! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New Xbox Releases (January 29 -...
News Hogwarts Legacy Is Getting New 'Features' And 'Updates' On Xbox This Year
Including all the old PS-exclusive content!
Hogwarts Legacy was obviously a massive success for WB Games in 2023, but in terms of post-launch support, there wasn't really much to shout about. Hopefully that's about to change in 2024, as the team behind the game has revealed plans for a bunch of new content coming to Xbox (and beyond) at some point...
News Xbox's Physical Games Departments Reportedly Affected By Microsoft Layoffs
"It does seem to be the industry trajectory"
Following the reveal of 1,900 job losses across various Xbox teams earlier today, more news continues to trickle in about exactly which teams have been affected, and some of them are apparently focused around physical games. According to Windows Central's Jez Corden, Microsoft has "shut down departments"...
News PlateUp! Launching Day One On Xbox Game Pass 'An Easy Choice', Says Dev Team
"I’m keen to bring it to as many players as possible"
Following a slight delay to the console version of PlateUp!, the development team is bringing its upcoming co-op cooking romp to Xbox Game Pass next month - a decision it says was "an easy choice" to make ahead of launch. In fact, we sat down with developer Alastair Janse van Rensburg and...
News Elden Ring 'Limited Edition' Xbox Controller Appears Online, But Is It A Fake?
We'll hopefully find out pretty soon
An Xbox controller based on the incredible Elden Ring sounds like a good idea to us, and that's exactly what's doing the rounds online right now, although admittedly it's hard to tell whether it's the real deal or a elaborate PhotoShopped fake. The image below originates from a supposed PlayAsia employee who...
News Multiple Games Are Reduced By 90% On Xbox This Week (January 23-30)
Another great selection of titles for cheap prices!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games in this week's Xbox sales (January 23-30)? There's plenty to take advantage of in the 90% range on Xbox over the next few days, including a whole bunch of fantastic LEGO games, the cult favourite Mad Max, superb fighter Injustice 2, and much more. Below, we've...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (January 25-28)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days returns for another weekend, and we have three titles up for grabs as part of the promotion. You can go hands-on with WWE 2K23 here, just as the team reveals this year's game ahead of its March launch. Here's this week's full Xbox Free Play Days lineup: MX vs ATV Legends
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (January 25)
A couple more games come to the library!
Xbox Game Pass grows again today, with the addition of two more titles across console, PC and cloud. One of those arrivals is an early access title moving to its full 1.0 launch, while Go Mecha Ball also lands today as a day one release. Here's a bit more about what to expect from your two new Game Pass...
News Xbox Introduces New 'Indie Selects' Collection, Separate To Xbox Game Pass Lineup
"A new collection will go live every Wednesday"
Microsoft has announced 'Indie Selects', a new curation program that aims to showcase some of Xbox's best indie games available on the Microsoft Store. Every Wednesday, a new collection of titles will be showcased - front and centre under Xbox's new 'Indie Games' store tab. This week's lineup features...
Feature Best Xbox Horror Games
Enough to scare the bones off ya
Looking to scare yourself silly on Xbox? The good news is that there are plenty of fantastic horror games on the platform, including a bunch that reside in the Xbox Game Pass library. Horror is quite a hard gaming genre to pinpoint, because there are so many different styles you can go for. From third-person...
News This Week's Xbox BC Sales Include Multiple Rockstar Games Classics
Along with plenty of other great titles
Yesterday marked the arrival of another 250+ deals on the Xbox Store, and as usual a decent number of those are from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras. In particular, it's a busy week for Rockstar Games discounts! Down below, you'll find the full list (as far as we can tell) of all the Xbox 360 and original...
News Palworld 'Roadmap' Reveals Eight Major Features Coming To Xbox & PC
"We would like to share with you our roadmap"
Following the massive success of Palworld across Xbox consoles and PC over the past few days, the developer behind the game has released an official Palworld roadmap, containing various new features in the works. You can see an at-a-glance view of the Palworld roadmap up above, and the bit we're most...
News Palworld 'Pokémon Mod' YouTube Videos Already Hit With Takedowns
The 'game preview' has been a massive hit so far
Palworld has been breaking all sorts of records since its arrival on Xbox, Game Pass and Windows last week, and while many players seem to be enjoying it, its success has admittedly come with some controversy. The latest development is tied to a Pokémon mod now available in the PC version of the...
Feature Hands On With Stumble Guys: The New Free-To-Play Timed Exclusive On Xbox
Fall Guys has a new Xbox rival
You've heard of Fall Guys, but have you heard of Stumble Guys? This is an incredibly popular multiplayer game on mobile (and even Steam), and its arrival on Xbox today marks its first ever console version. It'll be coming to PlayStation at some point down the line - and who knows, maybe Nintendo Switch - but it's an...
News Sea Of Thieves 'Season 11' Update Now Live, Here Are The Patch Notes
"Access all the adventure you crave more quickly than ever"
Today's the day for Sea of Thieves "Season 11" on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC, with the update arriving a few hours ago across all of those platforms - containing a download size between 5.62GB and 8.09GB. The highlight feature of Season 11 is something called "Sea of...
Deals Xbox Just Added 250+ Games To This Week's Sales (January 23-30)
No sign of the Lunar New Year sale just yet though...
Once again, we've been treated to a new week of Xbox offers, with over 250 games being discounted for at least the next week, or even two weeks in some cases. These are made up of the usual Xbox Game Pass deals along with the likes of Ubisoft and THQ publisher sales, as well as some superb...
News Palworld's First Xbox Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Patch Notes
"Numerous bugs have been fixed"
Today marks the arrival of the first proper Palworld update on Xbox, which was pushed out to Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles a few hours ago. It's only a small update, but a welcome one nonetheless! The Palworld team has published some limited patch notes for this Xbox update, which indicate that...
News Saints Row's Price Appears To Have Been Permanently Slashed On Xbox
A rare occurrence for a AAA game!
It's not very often that you see AAA games from recent years getting permanent price drops on the Xbox Store, but that appears to be the case today with Saints Row. This morning, we noticed the standard version of the 2022 game getting a 50% discount, and the Gold Edition going even further with a 56% discount...
News Five Of Steam's Top Wishlisted Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass In 2024
It's a great time to be a Game Pass member
We already know that Xbox Game Pass has some amazing treats in store for us in 2024, but the list looks particularly impressive when you realise that five out of the ten "Most Wishlisted Upcoming Steam Games" are also part of it! This is according to the Steam Global Top Wishlist chart over at SteamDB,...
News WWE 2K24 Celebrates 40 Years Of WrestleMania On Xbox This March
"Step into the ring and Finish Your Story"
It's a big year for WWE with WrestleMania 40 just around the corner, and that's also translating to the upcoming release of WWE 2K24, which has just been announced as releasing on March 8th, 2024 for Xbox One, Series X and Series S. To celebrate the milestone, WWE 2K24's Showcase Mode is focused around the...
News Palworld Dev Explains Why Xbox Updates Are So Much Slower Than PC
"We're desperately trying to speed this up"
There's been a ridiculous amount of talk about Palworld in the Xbox community and beyond over the past few days, and you may have seen some chatter about the PC version being slightly more up-to-date than the version on Xbox. Some players have been getting frustrated about this, so Palworld Community...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (January 22-26)
We've got a big few days ahead!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for January 22-26! We've got some major games on the way including Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth and Tekken 8, as well as two Game Pass titles and the free-to-play release of Stumble Guys! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week:
News Two Of Last Year's Best Xbox Games Are Getting Collector's Editions In 2024
We'll take both of these, thank you!
We keep hearing how physical Xbox sales are becoming less and less of an importance these days, but fortunately we're still seeing some fantastic boxed editions for various games - including two of last year's very best Xbox titles. The first of these is Sea of Stars, which is not only getting a standard...
News 'Palworld' Brings Pokémon-Like Action To Xbox Game Pass Today (January 19)
Pokémon with guns? OK, cool
Xbox Game Pass grows once again today, this time with oversized creatures and massive machine guns. Yep, the one-and-only Palworld enters the Game Pass library today - if you fancy some Pokémon-like action this weekend! Here's how the game is shaping up as it joins Xbox Game Pass: Palworld (Console, PC, Cloud):...
Live Watch The 'Xbox Developer Direct 2024' Event Here
Strap in for a HUGE event!
Here we go! The Xbox Developer Direct event is returning for its 2024 edition today, giving us a look into the development progress of Indiana Jones, Avowed, Ara: History Untold and Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2. "Developer_Direct will share new, extended gameplay and developer insights for the upcoming Indiana Jones game,
News Lots Of Games Are Reduced By 90% On Xbox This Week (January 16-23)
Including the fantastic Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games in this week's Xbox sales (January 16-23)? Well, Xbox has got a treat in store for us! In anticipation of Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2's release later this year, the incredible Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice has been reduced to just £2.49 / $2.99 over the next few...
News Open World MMO 'APB Reloaded' Shuts Down Without Warning On Xbox
"Unfortunately, we are now unable to bring the game back online"
The team behind open-world MMO APB Reloaded has this week announced the immediate closure of the title on Xbox. All console versions of the game are now in a "sunset phase", but the Xbox version has been shut down straight away due to "technical issues" specific to Microsoft's...
News After Nearly 10 Years Of Support, Rock Band 4 DLC Is Coming To An End
"I see the Rock Band DLC catalog as a huge achievement"
Rock Band 4 ushered the famous music game franchise into the last generation way back in 2015 - and it still remains the latest core Rock Band release to this day. Now, after almost 10 years on the market, the development team has announced that its weekly DLC drops are coming to an end...
News Xbox Free Play Days: Try These Four Games For Free (January 18-21)
Step into the squared circle
Xbox is back with another enticing Free Play Days promotion this week, allowing you to play four games for free over the next few days including a couple of big-hitters in the form of EA Sports UFC 5 and AEW: Fight Forever. We reviewed the AEW game at Pure Xbox when it released, and found it to be a fun (albeit...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (January 18)
Hey, look, more Game Pass games!
Ahead of Xbox's big Developer Direct livestream later today, the team has prepared a couple more Xbox Game Pass drops for January 18. One of these is an EA Play addition — in the form of F1 23 — which will go live in a few hours. Here's a quick look at each of today's new Game Pass arrivals:
News Turtle Beach Promises 'New Level Of Racing Realism' With Latest Xbox Release
Introducing the VelocityOne Race
It feels like Turtle Beach can do no wrong at the moment when it comes to Xbox controllers, so let's hope that'll also be the case for the VelocityOne Race, which is coming to market for Xbox and PC on February 26th, 2024! The VelocityOne Race is described as featuring a "groundbreaking universal wheel & pedal...
Poll Which Was Your Favourite Big Exclusive From Year-Two Of Xbox One?
2014 was a fantastic year for Xbox!
Somehow it's been a whole decade since we were all settling in with our Xbox One consoles! Yep, this time 10 years ago, we were becoming well-accustomed to Xbox One. The year after a big console launch is always a tough one, but we thought Microsoft handled year-two of the Xbox One's lifespan very well indeed. As...
News Sea Of Thieves Season 11 Adds New Underwater 'Diving' Mechanic For Fast Travel
"Explore a redesigned Quest system"
The team at Rare has delivered its deep dive into Sea Of Thieves Season 11, featuring a major change to how quests can be tackled going forward. Yep, the game's new 'Diving' mechanic allows players to effectively fast travel to quests rather than need to sail the high seas towards an objective. This is an...
News Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Features Modern Control Scheme & 'A Few More Surprises'
Diving deep into the tombs
Believe it or not Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered is less than a month away from coming to Xbox, and ahead of its impending launch, the team at Aspyr has provided a deeper look at lots of the new features coming with these classic Tomb Raider reimaginings. Some of the headline changes here, or additions should we say, are to...
News Palworld's Reviews Have Arrived Ahead Of Its Xbox Game Pass Launch
"For the most part I've thoroughly enjoyed it"
There's been a decent amount of hype surrounding the day one release of Palworld on Xbox Game Pass later this week (it arrives on January 19th), and ahead of the launch, various outlets have been going hands-on with it. That includes us at Pure Xbox, where we've collectively spent about 10 hours with...
News One Major Title Is Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late January 2024
Just one game is leaving at the end of the month
Our latest Xbox Game Pass roundup is here, which means we now know what's leaving the library at the end of the month too. Unusually, we have just one title departing the service in late January, although it's quite a big game all-told. Here's what's leaving Xbox Game Pass on January 31st: Xbox Game...
News These Seven Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (January 18 - February 6)
Plenty to look forward to!
Microsoft has today revealed the second batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in January 2024, as well as a couple for early February! We already knew about most of these, but there are a few surprises in the bunch as well. Don't forget that two titles have arrived on Xbox Game Pass today as well, including Resident...
News Xbox Just Put Another 600+ Games On Sale For The Next Week
Another busy few days of deals!
Ready for a new week of Xbox offers? We've got no less than 600+ games joining the lineup for the next week including Xbox Game Pass deals, a Publisher Spotlight Series Sale, and an ID@Xbox Indie Hits Sale. We're also expecting the Xbox Lunar New Year sale to begin at some point over the next week-or-two, so so...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (January 16)
Including a major Resident Evil title!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update for January 2024! We have two new titles coming to the library today including the fantastic Resident Evil 2, which arrives on Game Pass roughly five years after its initial Xbox One launch. <related ids="160372"> Here's a quick introduction to your latest...
News UK's Biggest Video Game Retailer Reportedly Stopping Trade-Ins In 2024
High street decline
Xbox and its Game Pass initiative have quite a digital focus these days, especially when you factor in the all-digital Xbox Series S console this generation. However, today's new report from Eurogamer is interesting nonetheless - apparently, retailer GAME will stop accepting physical game trade-ins as soon as February 2024,...
News Multiple New Xbox Rumours Are Circulating On Social Media This Week
Believe what you want to believe!
What kind of week would it be if we didn't have a few Xbox rumours circulating on social media? The past few days have been particularly full of them though, and it's interesting timing ahead of this week's Developer Direct event. That said, these rumours aren't typically coming from the usual sources such as...
News Sea Of Thieves' New Mode Is Proving Popular For Avoiding 'Toxic' Players
"It literally brought me back"
Back in early December, Sea Of Thieves added a long-awaited feature in the form of the "Safer Seas" mode, allowing you to play offline without any other real people in the game (unless you invite them), and it's gone down a treat so far. What's interesting is that it also appears to have sparked a debate about...
News Three Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In February 2024 So Far
And it's still early days!
2024 has only just begun, but it's already time to look ahead to February! As we always do around this time of the month, we're highlighting some of the Xbox Game Pass titles that have already been confirmed for the next calendar month, and there are three of them so far - all of which we're very excited to try in the...
