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Tuesday20th Feb 2024
News 10 Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In March 2024
It's a busy month for server closures
Now and again throughout the year, the servers for various Xbox games end up being shut down for different reasons - whether that's simply because they're old titles now, or perhaps they haven't performed as well as expected. We've seen a few Xbox servers being shut down already in 2024, but March is looking...
News 'Balatro' Is Out Today On Xbox, And It's Already A Game Of The Year Contender
The reviews are incredible so far
You've probably never heard of it before, but today's new Xbox release of Balatro definitely shouldn't go unnoticed - and that's because when the first reviews went live a few hours ago, it landed on a ridiculous 94 average rating! We're seeing 9/10s and 10/10s from a variety of outlets so far, all of which have...
News Two Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late February 2024
Including an EA Play title
Microsoft has delivered its latest Xbox Game Pass roundup, this time letting us all know about what's coming and going in the back half of February 2024. We have a great lineup of newcomers, including Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun! <related ids="162427"> However, we do have a couple of titles leaving the library soon,...
News These Six Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (February 22 - March 5)
Including a recent Warhammer release
Microsoft has today revealed another batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in February 2024, as well as an early arrival for March! The highlights here include Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun and the return of Maneater. Don't forget that two titles have arrived on Xbo
News Xbox Game Pass Indie 'Brotato' Proves Popular On Microsoft's Subscription Service
"Enjoy the potato folks"
Xbox Game Pass is becoming quite a good place for smaller indie titles to thrive, especially those that could easily get lost in a sea of AAA shuffle on console platforms. And, this week brings another success story in the form of indie arena shooter-roguelite Brotato. Seaven Studio, who helped bring Blobfish's title to...
News Xbox Adds Another 150+ Games To This Week's Sales (February 20-27)
Deals with XGP + EA Publisher Sale
Tuesday marks the arrival of another batch of Xbox deals, with over 150 games added to the selection over the past few hours. These are made up of the usual Deals with Xbox Game Pass offers, along with a special EA Publisher Sale. A large majority of the Xbox deals from last week are also still available, so don't...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 20)
Including a huge JRPG!
We have a couple of new additions to Xbox Game Pass today, including a major JRPG from the team over at Bandai Namco. That'll be Tales of Arise, which caused some confusion last week, but it's available in the library right now! Here's some more information on that title, along with today's brand-new release in the form of
Monday19th Feb 2024
News Tomb Raider Fans Spot 'The Last Revelation' Teaser In 1-3 Remastered
Is Tomb Raider 4 coming?!
Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered only landed on Xbox last week, and fans are already discovering some interesting secrets tucked into the new collection. Specifically, TR fans have spotted what appears to be a teaser for Tomb Raider 4, or 'The Last Revelation', hidden within Tomb Raider 3 Remastered. Yep,
News Sea Of Thieves' New Xbox Update Is Almost 100GB, But There's A Good Reason For It
It also won't be happening again
Good news, Sea Of Thieves fans - there's a brand-new update available for the game across and Xbox and PC today. Bad news, Sea of Thieves fans - it's almost 100GB in size across all Xbox consoles and the PC Game Pass version! The reason for this huge update is because Sea of Thieves is now operating on the latest...
Saturday17th Feb 2024
Pick One Which Is Your Favourite Tomb Raider Game On Xbox?
Has TR 1-3 Remastered taken your top spot?
Welcome to Pick One! This weekend, to celebrate the arrival of Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered, we thought we'd take a look at the history of Tomb Raider games on Xbox - which stretches all the way back to 2006! Specifically, there have been seven Tomb Raider games on Xbox so far, and nine if you count Lara...
Feature 10 Free-To-Play Games To Look Forward To On Xbox In 2024
From shooters, to MMORPGs, to sports games!
As always, we're expecting a busy year for free-to-play games on Xbox, and there's some potentially great stuff on the way including Ubisoft's xDefiant and The Division: Heartland, along with the new football/soccer game
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 19-23)
Including a long-awaited MMORPG!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for February 19-23! There's a lot to look forward to on Xbox next week, including the long-awaited arrival of the Final Fantasy 14 Online Beta, as well as a few Xbox Game Pass additions! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New
Friday16th Feb 2024
News Just One Game Appears To Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late February 2024
Hopefully it stays that way
Microsoft has provided an early look at what's leaving Xbox Game Pass in the second half of February 2024, and at least as things stand, it looks like there's just one game being removed - that being SEGA's Soul Hackers 2. There's a chance more titles could be added to this list next week, so we'll let you know if that's...
Thursday15th Feb 2024
News Activision Blizzard's First Game Pass Release Has Been Confirmed By Xbox
Arriving next month!!
Update [Fri 16th Feb, 2024 04:30 GMT]: The Verge's senior editor has reached out to Microsoft and confirmed Diablo 4 "won't" be available to Xbox Game Pass Core subscribers. "Diablo IV is coming to Xbox Game Pass on March 28th, with the exception of the Xbox Game Pass Core catalog,” says Kari Perez, head of communications...
News Metro Exodus Receives Massive Xbox Discount As Game Surpasses 10 Million Players
"Thank you for coming on the journey"
It's hard to believe it's been five years since the release of Metro Exodus, but that's the exact anniversary the game is celebrating today, first arriving on Xbox One (as well as PS4 and PC) all the way back on February 15th, 2019! As part of the occasion, the official Metro account on Twitter has revealed...
News 343 Drops First Halo: Master Chief Collection Update Since July
When the team starting to wind down development
343 Industries has just dropped another Halo: The Master Chief Collection update - the first since July 2023 when the team shared an end of development message with its employees. This new patch is only a minor update for the game across Xbox and PC, but it does show that the team
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 15-18)
Including a massive 2023 release!
Xbox Free Play Days is back for the coming weekend, and it's a big one! Today, Microsoft has unlocked four Xbox games for everyone to enjoy - including major 2023 titles like Dead Island 2 and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2! Here are your four Xbox Free Play Days titles this week: Code Vein Dead Island 2
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 15)
Served up
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass drop! Today, Microsoft is bringing two titles to the library - including the cooking-flavoured roguelite PlateUp! which was at the centre of a Pure Xbox interview this past weekend. Check that out down below for some juicy Game Pass tidbits: <related ids="160624"> And here's a quick summary o
News Minecraft Celebrates Valentine's Day With A Brand-New Skeleton Mob
It's ready to take your hearts away
If you're still playing Minecraft regularly, you might want to check out the new hostile mob "The Bogged". It's come to testing as part of the 1.21 update and is a new skeleton variant that fires poison-tipped arrows. You can sometimes find the bogged in the trial chambers (coming with the 1.21 Update), as well...
Wednesday14th Feb 2024
News Multiple Games Are Reduced By 90% On Xbox This Week (February 13-20)
Some amazing bargains up for grabs!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games in this week's Xbox sales (February 13-20)? Fortunately we've got a whole bunch of games that have discounted by 90% or even 95% in the sales this week, including the likes of Agents of Mayhem, the Dead Island Definitive Collection, Kingdom Come: Deliverance and more! Below,...
News Here's What's Included In The Xbox February 2024 Update
Rolling out this week to Xbox Series X|S & Xbox One
The Xbox February 2024 update begins rolling out to all users on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this week, introducing a bunch of new features including a recalibration tool and touch controls for Xbox Remote Play! Here's a short overview of the Xbox February 2024 update, with more...
News Rare Pokes Fun At Xbox Situation With Multiplatform Tease For Sea Of Thieves
"Wait, where were we going with this?"
If you can believe it, it's been more than a month since we first heard rumours of Sea of Thieves going multiplatform, and a new social media tease from developer Rare has perhaps delivered our most concrete evidence of the move yet. Taking to Twitter, the Sea Of Thieves account posted a short riddle...
News It's Already Been A Good Year For Free Demos On The Xbox Store
You should definitely check some of these out!
Remember when free demos were all the rage? Back in the days of the original Xbox and Xbox 360, demos were an amazing way to generate hype for upcoming titles, and they were even given away with magazines for a long time! Since the arrival of the Xbox One in 2013, we've seen far less free demos on...
News Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 14)
A Valentine's ritual awaits
Xbox has brought us a lovely Valentine's present today! Okay, it's perhaps not the most romantic gift we've ever received, but nevertheless, you can now go hands-on with Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night with an Xbox Game Pass subscription. This Castlevania-inspired adventure is a few years old at this point, but it's...
Tuesday13th Feb 2024
Review Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered (Xbox) - Updated '90s Classics Finally Arrive On Xbox
Lara discovers the big green machine
Tomb Raider made its grand debut way back in 1996, and since then we've seen loads of releases across a ton of different platforms - including a few movie entries to boot. However, in the almost-three decades since its debut we've never seen the original trilogy on Xbox - until now in the form of Tomb Raider 1-3...
Deals All 30+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (February 13-20)
Including a bunch of classic CoD titles!
Earlier today, we highlighted the 250+ deals that have been added to the Xbox Store for this week, and we've got a few others carrying over from last week as well, such as all the titles included in the "2K Publisher" sale. As part of all these, there are around 30 backwards compatible titles from the...
News New Xbox Update Makes More Improvements To Installation Speeds
Specifically "while games are running"
If you're the kind of person who likes to download games while playing them at the same time, we've got good news! Xbox has pushed out a new update to Insiders that aims to improve installation speeds "while games are running". The best way to download games is always when you've got nothing running in the...
News Xbox Adds Another 250+ Deals, Including A 'Publisher Spotlight' Sale
Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat and others!
A new week of Xbox Store deals has officially kicked off today, with around 250 games added to the discount pile as part of special "Publisher" promotions along with the usual deals for Xbox Game Pass members. Quite a few of the deals from last week are still live as well, so be sure to check out the full...
News Resident Evil 3 Kicks Off A Busy Few Days For Xbox Game Pass
Let the horror commence
Today marks one of the biggest Xbox Game Pass drops for February 2024 in the form of Resident Evil 3, which has already arrived for Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC and Xbox Cloud Gaming over the past few hours. We waxed lyrical about this one last week, praising its action-oriented experience despite al
Monday12th Feb 2024
Reminder Xbox Game Pass Is Losing Two Games This Week (February 15)
"Lead your civilization into a golden age"
It's time for another new week in the world of Xbox, and we want to remind you of two Xbox Game Pass titles that are leaving the service in just a few days' time - one for console and PC, and one just for PC. The big departure here is arguably Opus: Echo of Starsong, which is definitely worth downloading...
