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September2023
News Microsoft Unveils The Next 3 Games Coming To Xbox Game Pass
The latest official roundup
Microsoft has announced the first wave of Xbox Game Pass titles for September 2023, which obviously includes tomorrow's release of Starfield along with Lies of P and the previously unannounced Solar Ash. Don't forget about Gris as well, which arrived on the service just a few
Hands On 'Bomb Rush Cyberfunk' Brings Us Back To The OG Xbox Days
A spiritual successor to Jet Set Radio
If you're a big Jet Set Radio fan, there's a good chance you've been keeping a close eye on the progress of Bomb Rush Cyberfunk over the past few years. This brand-new Xbox release (it arrived on September 1st) is a spiritual successor to the classic Dreamcast and original Xbox series from SEGA, and it's been...
News Starfield Fan's Potato-Filled Spaceship Shows Off Impressive Physics System
Maris tie fighter
There's lot of serious business to be done and dusted while playing Starfield - after all, we are exploring multiple galaxies trying to figure out some of the mysteries of the universe. However, there's also time for some silly stuff, like collecting as many potatoes as can feasibly fit into your spaceship cabin. Yep, following...
News Xbox 'RPG Sale' Now Live, Along With Hundreds Of Other New Deals
Including discounts for some big games!
Another week, another set of Xbox deals! This time around, we've got a new Xbox RPG sale to take advantage of, along with more Deals With Gold and Spotlight offers - plus an Xbox Game Studios Publisher sale. Don't forget that the Super Saver and Ubisoft Publisher sales from last week are also still live! All...
Guide Starfield: How To Sell, Hide And Smuggle Contraband
Robbin's good
As you venture out into the vastness of space in Starfield, you'll come across lots of very valuable contraband, illegal goods that can often be sold for large sums of sweet, sweet intergalactic credit. However, getting this hot property to a marketplace isn't quite straightforward. As you approach settled star systems you'll have...
News 'Gris' Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 5)
With 2K/120FPS support on Series S!
The first September 2023 addition for Xbox Game Pass has officially landed! Chilled-out platformer Gris is now in the library, and we're here to highlight it before a certain Xbox exclusive gets all the attention later this week. Here's a quick introduction to Gris on
Guide Starfield Release Date, Release Times & Preload Details On Xbox Game Pass
First was early access, Game Pass is next!
Starfield is the most highly anticipated Xbox Game Pass game of September 2023, and it's actually one of the most highly anticipated games of the entire decade! Of course, early access began a few days ago on Xbox and PC with the launch of the Premium and Constellation editions, but we still have the...
News Minecraft Has Been Rated For Xbox Series X|S (Again)
Update: Don't get your hopes up
Update: Microsoft has since responded to this to suggest that an upgrade isn't happening anytime soon. <related ids="155033"> Original story: Following an Xbox Series X|S rating for Minecraft in Germany at the end of August, the popular sandbox game has now been rated again this time by the ESRB in the US...
Guide Starfield: Our #1 Top Tip For New Players
A surefire way to get yourself right into Starfield's story
Starfield's early access period rumbles on, and one issue that the game's first players have been fairly vocal about so far is feeling a bit rudderless and unenthused in the first 10 to 12 hours of the epic campaign. It's kinda understandable really - this is a huge RPG, easily Bethesda's...
Video Digital Foundry Review Dives Deep Into The Tech Behind Starfield
"I was genuinely surprised by the leap in fidelity"
As you'd expect, the folks over at Digital Foundry have already spent lots of time poring over every little detail in Starfield, resulting in a huge deep dive tech review. We've included the video version of this up above — which almost feels like a documentary on all-things Starfield tech — so...
News Trepang2 Is An 'Outrageously Violent' Single-Player FPS Coming To Xbox This October
"Uncover horrific truths and brutalise your enemies"
Update (Mon 4th Sep, 2023): We've got a date! Trepang 2 launches for Xbox Series X|S on October 2nd, 2023. Original story (Thu 22nd Jun, 2023): This week marked the release of a brand-new single-player shooter called Trepang2 on Steam (for PC), and if you've been liking the look of it, you'll...
News Xbox Is Making It Much Easier To Upload Your Game Captures To OneDrive
New feature coming soon!
You're probably aware of the ability to share Xbox captures via OneDrive, but there's a good chance you don't take advantage all that often. That may change soon, as the feature is getting some much-needed improvements. Some Xbox Insiders are now testing the ability to not only transfer a large batch of captures over to...
Guide Starfield: All Main Missions List
All main story missions listed in order & free of spoilers
For such an absolutely enormous time-sink of a game, Starfield's main story mission list isn't as long as you might expect. There are 19 missions that are considered core to the narrative - although this can be complicated slightly if you take on another subset of missions which we won't go...
Guide Starfield: New Game Plus Explained (Spoiler Free)
What you need to know without ruining the surprise for yourself
Yes, Bethesda's mighty Starfield has finally been unleashed and players are just now beginning to get to grips with this absolutely enormous space-faring RPG. We're deep down the content mines right now, working hard to bring you our slightly delayed review, as well as making sure we...
News Streamer Proves You Can Fly All The Way To 'Pluto' In Starfield
It only takes 7 hours to get there manually!
Even before its main launch, Starfield has been touted as Bethesda's most expansive RPG ever, so naturally, players are already putting that theory to the test by travelling to the far reaches of space to see what's out there. Streamer Alanah Pearce has dipped into some spacefaring travel during the...
News Starfield's Game Pass Upgrade Is Currently The Best-Selling Item On Xbox
Flying off the virtual shelves
Starfield's early access period lasts for a couple more days before the base game launches worldwide, and it's looking like those few days of early play have been very enticing for Xbox players - especially those subscribed to Game Pass. Microsoft's 'Premium Edition Upgrade' for Starfield, aimed squarely at Game Pass...
Guide Starfield Guides: Walkthrough, Tips & Tricks
For all, Into the Starfield
Hello and welcome to our Starfield Guides Hub. Here you'll be able to find lots of tips and tricks and walkthroughs to get you started on your epic space adventure. In these guides we'll be helping you to get started out with Our #1 Top Tip For New Players, we'll be detailing How To Get A Free Ship Early, How To Sell,...
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Coming To Xbox Series X|S Next Year
Back from the dead with a new developer
After some major setbacks in 2021, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has now risen from the dead with the help of its new developer The Chinese Room. This action RPG will be released on multiple platforms including Xbox Series X|S in Fall 2024, with an official gameplay reveal set to take place in...
Poll Starfield Explorers, What Do You Think Of Fast Travel So Far?
Some aren't so sure about it
One major talking point that's come up since the early access launch of Starfield is about the game's fast travel system. Basically, if you have played it - space jumping makes it easier for players to zip around the galaxy and get where they need to be...fast. Anyway, it's raised some discussion online, with some...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (September 4-8)
Including two Game Pass titles
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for September 4th to 8th! For the second week in a row, the biggest highlight here is obviously the Xbox Game Pass addition of Starfield, but we've also got some other great titles on the way including NBA 2K24,
News Nine Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Early September 2023
It's a big batch of departures!
Microsoft has today revealed the first batch of nine games leaving Xbox Game Pass in September 2023, which includes the likes of Metal: Hellsinger, Train Sim World 3, Sid Meier's Civilization VI and much more. <related ids="137377"> Here's what's leaving Xbox Game Pass around Septembe
News Bethesda Insists Redfall Will Improve, Compares Launch To Fallout 76 And Elder Scrolls Online
"We're going to get it to be a good game"
Arkane Austin's co-op vampire shooter Redfall is arguably one of the most underwhelming game releases of 2023, but just because it got off to a rough start, it doesn't mean Bethesda is done with it. There have already been some minor patches for the game, and apparently, the studio is still working on other...
Feature Early Access Players, What Are Your First Impressions Of Starfield?
Let's round up some thoughts
Alright, so we're approaching 24 hours of early access time with Starfield at the time of writing, so we feel like now's a good time to start asking everyone about their first impressions of Bethesda's new expansive RPG. We've probably all seen the reviews at this point — the game currently has an impressive...
News 'Slender: The Arrival' Makes Surprise Comeback With Unreal Engine 5 Anniversary Update
New release date revealed!
Update (Fri 1st Sep, 2023): We've now got a date for this one! Slender: The Arrival's Xbox Series X|S upgrade arrives on October 18th, 2023, although it won't be free - instead, it's available to pre-order from today for £16.74 / $19.99. Pre-orders also include a free copy of the 2016 Xbox One first-person adventure...
News All 20 Launch Day Tracks Have Been Revealed For Forza Motorsport
Here's the full list
Ahead of early previews for Forza Motorsport landing later this month, the team at Turn 10 has unveiled the full track list for the game's early October launch on Xbox Game Pass. We've got a solid list of racing routes here, including lots of returning favourites mixed in with a few new locales; all rebuilt with the power of...
News Starfield Players Are Causing Chaos Already, Like Blowing Up Entire Space Crews For No Reason
What did they do to deserve this?!
As most of you probably know at this stage, Starfield is officially live on Xbox and PC in early access form, and we're starting to see lots of impressions, gameplay footage and crazy clips hit the web. Starfield's main quest may well be the core focus for lots of players right now, but, that isn't stopping some...
News Forza Motorsport Hands-On Previews Expected To Arrive Well Before Launch
Early impressions are coming
Yes, Starfield is an incredibly high-profile Xbox launch happening as we speak, but lets not forget about another huge pillar in Microsoft's 2023 lineup - the Forza Motorsport reboot. The upcoming racing sim launches in early October, but it looks like we're going to get a good feel for the game well before that via some...
News Bethesda Thanks Fans For Their Support As Starfield Enters Early Access
Todd also thanked everyone on the game's subreddit
It's a huge day for Bethesda, with the Xbox-owned company releasing its first brand-new IP in over 25 years. To celebrate the launch of Starfield, it's also issued a message to its fans, thanking them for their ongoing support over the years and for getting it across the line with this latest...
News Starfield Players Discover Bethesda's Touching Tribute To Super Fan
Alex Hay passed away before the game's launch
It's an exciting day for Bethesda fans with the arrival Starfield, but unfortunately, not everyone is here to see it. One fan from the Starfield subreddit known as Alex Hay died of cancer earlier this year, and while the entire game's community was already prepared to pay respects, it seems Bethesda's...
News Starfield Is A Solid Day One Experience On Xbox, According To Digital Foundry
Applauded for consistent performance & great visuals
The reviews are in for Starfield, and the good news is it's been generally well-received so far - with many outlets calling it a quality Bethesda experience that's definitely worth a look. Now, what about the performance and resolution of this latest build? The tech experts at Digital Foundry...
News Saints Row Developer Volition Has Been Shut Down By Embracer Group
"Effective immediately"
Following reports of the Saints Row reboot underperforming earlier this year, developer Volition Games has now announced it is shutting down, effective immediately. It shared this update via a post on LinkedIn - mentioning how the closure was part of Embracer Group's "restructuring program". As also noted, the company is p
News It's Time! Starfield Early Access Is Now Available On Xbox & PC
Let's hope for a smooth launch
It's time! The early access version of Starfield is now officially live on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and Windows PC, so those who have acquired the Premium, Premium Upgrade or Constellation Editions are free to begin playing. <products id="24834"> For those who are wondering, the Xbox Game Pass version of...
August2023
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (August 31 - September 3)
Included with Xbox Live Gold & Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days is back for another weekend! The selection this time around features three games that you can try for free including the very recent release of LEGO 2K Drive as well as two current Xbox Game Pass titles. <related ids="149511"> Here's the Xbox Free Play Days lineup for...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of Starfield So Far
Is it the masterpiece we've been hoping for?
It's time to see what everyone thinks about Starfield! Today marks the arrival of the first reviews for the game, with critics finally revealing their thoughts on Bethesda's massive new RPG after playing it over the past couple of weeks. As you've probably seen, some critics didn't manage to get access...
News Where's Our Starfield Review?
Not yet ready for launch
The biggest Xbox release of the year (and possibly of this console generation?) is about to arrive in the form of Starfield, and as you'll have no doubt noticed, reviews are starting to appear across the web. We were really hoping to deliver a pre-launch review of Starfield here at Pure Xbox, but unfortunately we didn't...
Feature 10 New Xbox Games To Look Forward To In September 2023
All the release dates you need to know
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in September 2023! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a September 2023 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. In the video above (as well as in the list below) we've also highlighted 10 of the biggest new Xbox games...
News 'New Arc Line' Looks Like BioShock Meets Baldur's Gate, And It's Coming To Xbox In 2024
CRPG fans, unite!
Developer Dreamate has announced a brand-new title that's matching up with quite a few current gaming trends rather nicely! 'New Arc Line' is a CRPG for a start — much like the hugely popular Baldur's Gate series — and it also looks like it's bringing some Bioshock / steampunk vibes to the table as well. You can check out the...
Reminder Six Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass Today (August 31)
Including some XGP favourites
It's that time again! We've got six games leaving Xbox Game Pass by the end of today, including some pretty big departures in the form of Immortality, Tinykin, Commandos 3 - HD Remaster and others. In fact,
News 'Beyond Good And Evil 20th Anniversary Edition' Xbox Rating Surfaces Online
Is Ubisoft's action-adventure making a comeback?
If you happen to be a fan of Ubisoft's classic action-adventure Beyond Good & Evil and were hoping to see the game make a return for its 20th anniversary, you might be in luck. A new rating for the Beyond Good and Evil 20th Anniversary Edition has surfaced on the ESRB, and it's been rated for all...
News Starfield Fans, What Are Your Plans Over The Next Few Days?
Are you getting early access?
It's time for Starfield! After years of anticipation, we'll finally be able to get our hands on Bethesda's epic RPG over the next few days - first with the early access versions and then with the standard Game Pass release on September 6th. So the question is, what are your plans?! Have you decided to pick up the
News Before Xbox Games With Gold Disappears, Don't Forget To Download These Titles
It's your final chance!
Today marks the end of an era for Xbox Games With Gold, as the service will officially be ending on September 1st! Xbox Live Gold is then set to be replaced by a new tier of Xbox Game Pass called Game Pass Core on September 14th. Before then, you've got a few more hours left to claim a bunch of Xbox Games with Gold titles...
News Bethesda's Indiana Jones Game Is Apparently Midway Through Development
Todd Howard: "They're doing a really great job"
As part of the Starfield press rounds, Bethesda has been providing some brief updates about its other game projects. Apart from The Elder Scrolls 6, it seems there's also been a minor update about the development status of Indiana Jones. In an interview with GQ recently, it's mentioned how Todd Howard...
PSA Starfield Streams Will Reportedly Go Live Ahead Of Early Access
Watch out for spoilers!
If you're worried about Starfield spoilers ahead of the game's launch, you might want to stay away from streaming platforms like Twitch. It's been discovered Bethesda has given select streamers even earlier access to its massive new sci-fi game. As reported by VGC, streamers who have been issued a copy of the game will be...
News The Next Xbox Series X|S Controller Colour Might Have Been Leaked
It's reportedly Astral Purple from Design Labs
Xbox loves making new gamepads and apparently, the next one on the way is an Astral Purple Series X|S controller. This information comes from dataminer 'billbil-kun' who claims this new version of Microsoft's popular pad will launch on 19th September for $64.99 / £59.99. While it would be a new...
News Starfield Director Todd Howard Praises Xbox In Internal Memo
"I cannot imagine a better place to create games"
Ahead of the early access launch of Starfield on Xbox, PC and Game Pass, the game's director Todd Howard has issued an internal memo - thanking the teams at Bethesda, ZeniMax, Xbox and Microsoft for their contributions. While it is mostly just Todd thanking a bunch of people and reflecting on the...
News Get Ready For Starfield With This New Xbox Series X|S Dynamic Background
Available now!
With just over 24 hours to go until the early access release of Starfield, Xbox has treated us to yet another free Dynamic Background today based on the epic RPG, and specifically based on its excellent cover art. You can take a look at the new background via the tweet below: Now admittedly, there's not much action to this Dynamic...
News Here's What Was Revealed At August 2023's Focus Entertainment Showcase
Gameplay trailers for two exciting new titles
The good folks over at Focus Entertainment held a brief showcase earlier today to highlight the upcoming releases of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, both of which received lengthy new trailers! We'll throw both of them down below along with more information on each...
News 'Rise Of The Triad: Ludicrous Edition' Is The Next '90s FPS Making Its Way To Xbox
From the team behind Quake 2 Remastered!
Nightdive Studios is very busy at the moment! Yep, the team that helped bring Quake 2 to modern platforms last month has also been heads down working on Rise Of The Triad: Ludicrous Edition - another '90s FPS coming to Xbox. The newly-enhanced port hits Xbox platforms on September 29th, and it sounds like...
News Lots Of Games Reduced By 90% In This Week's Xbox Super Saver Sale
HUGE discounts for great games!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games in this week's big selection of Xbox sales? We've already highlighted the huge "End of Summer" sale that's live on Xbox at the moment, and as part of that, we've also got an "Xbox Super Saver Sale" that includes a whole bunch of games discounted to as low as 90% right now. There are...
News A New King Kong Game Is Coming To Xbox Consoles This October
Welcome back to Skull Island
Update (Wed 30th Aug, 2023): We now have a date for this one! It's coming to Xbox on October 17th, 2023. The standard version will retail at $39.99, while the "Colossal Edition" featuring eight exclusive film grains along with a "boss rush mode" and a few other bonus features will retail at $49.99. You can check out the...
Talking Point Would You Like A 'Fully Open World' Gears 6?
Recent rumours hint at the possibility
Xbox developer The Coalition sprinkled more 'open' campaign levels throughout Gears 5 - the team's last release barring the excellent Hivebusters expansion for the same title. The 2019 Xbox exclusive wasn't open world as such, but it contained some vast level design that strayed fairly far from the linear...
News Xbox Fan Sparks Huge Debate After Receiving First 'Strike' For Bad Language
"This account violated the Community Standards"
It's been a couple of weeks now since Xbox announced plans to introduce a new "strike" based enforcement system, and the community still seems divided over whether it's been implemented effectively so far or not. There's actually been a lot of debate about it in the Xbox Series X Reddit community over...
News Lies Of P Preload Now Live Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
Get ready for release!
There's another major title heading to Xbox Game Pass next month, folks - it's not all about Starfield! Lies of P lies just beyond Bethesda's RPG; the upcoming Soulslike hits the Game Pass library on September 19th. And, if you want to be fully prepared for the game's arrival, Lies of P is now ready to preload on Xbox! Yep,...
News Sony Veteran Becomes Xbox's New Director Of Partnerships In Japan
"Opening up a new chapter"
Back in December of last year, we noted how Xbox was looking for a "Director of Japan Game Creator Partnerships", and it looks like that role has now been filled by former Sony executive Mena Sato Kato. Sony Interactive Entertainment's ex-vice president of mobile business took to LinkedIn earlier this week to share the...
News Halo Infinite's 'Husky Raid' Mode Introduces Eight New Small-Scale Forge Maps
All wrapped up in "everyone’s favorite linear CTF mode"
Developer 343 Industries has introduced another new game mode to Halo Infinite - this time a returning classic that debuted in the team's very first outing, Halo 4. 'Husky Raid' is a tighter spin on Capture the Flag, where Spartans duke it out on small, narrow maps that funnel players right...
News 'Call Of The Wild: The Angler' Is Today's Surprise Addition To Xbox Game Pass (August 30)
The console version arrives today
Just when we thought Xbox Game Pass was done for the month of August, Microsoft squeezes in one more addition to the service. Call Of The Wild: The Angler is coming to the library today as developer Expansive Worlds brings its open world fishing sim to consoles. Here's a brief intro to this new Xbox Game Pass...
News Shadow Gambit Has Five-Star Reviews On Xbox, But The Developer Is Shutting Down
"We'll be slowly ramping down the studio"
A few weeks ago, we highlighted how Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew was getting a fantastic reception following its August 17th release on Xbox, but now the studio behind it has announced plans to officially close its doors. That studio is the Shadow Tactics and Desperados 3
News Here's A First Look At Terminator: Resistance's Xbox Series X Upgrade
Return to battle
Back in late July, it was announced that 2019's Terminator: Resistance would be getting an upgrade for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S - firstly in the form of a free upgrade on September 27th for the base game and Infiltrator Mode, and then in the form of a (paid) "Complete Edition" featuring all previously released content on...
News Jagged Alliance 3 Is Bringing Its Highly-Rated Tactical RPG To Xbox
"Fight in tactically deep turn-based combat"
When Jagged Alliance 3 arrived on PC back in July, it marked the first mainline entry in the tactical RPG series since 1999, and it somehow managed to live up to the hype - racking up an impressive 81 score on Metacritic at the time. Now, the game is finally about to make its Xbox debut, although we...
Soapbox Go Buy The Best Console Version Of Far Cry 3 While It's Cheap On Xbox
The 360 version is on sale again!
Update (Tue 29th Aug, 2023): We first ran this story a few months ago, and now Far Cry 3 for Xbox 360 is on sale again! Therefore, we're giving it a little bump so you can decide whether it's something you're interested in purchasing. Original story (Sun 21st May, 2023): Over the last few months I've somehow...
News This Week's Xbox Sales Include Some Rarely Seen Backwards Compatible Games
From the Xbox 360 era
This week's massive "End of Summer" Xbox sale brings with it over 50 backwards compatible classics from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras, and the most exciting bit is that we've got a few games that are rarely discounted if ever! Some examples of these include Braid, Flashback, From Dust, Monday Night Combat and many...
News 10+ Xbox Game Pass Titles Received New Announcements At Gamescom 2023
The full roundup of reveals and release dates
The big annual Gamescom event is done and dusted for another year, and Xbox showed up in a big way! That also includes Xbox Game Pass, which received new announcements for 10 titles in all. We did go through all of these last week, but they were broken up into a large number of individual articles, so...
News Under The Waves Is A 'Love Letter To The Oceans', And It's Available Now On Xbox
"Dive into a gorgeous underwater world"
Although the new Xbox Game Pass release of Sea of Stars might be hogging the spotlight today, we still wanted to bring another new launch to your attention in the form of Under The Waves, which is being published by Quantic Dream of Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls and Detroit: Become Human fame. Under The Waves...
News Xbox 'End Of Summer' Sale Now Live, Almost 1000 Games Discounted
It's another HUGE set of reductions!
Welcome to the Xbox "End of Summer" sale 2023! Microsoft has just put almost 1000 great games on sale for the next week-or-so, including the likes of Hogwarts Legacy, Dead Space, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and much more. The "End of Summer" part is the highlight here, although we've also got Super Saver, Summer of...
News Major Starfield Patch Arrives On Xbox Ahead Of This Week's Launch
Make sure you're ready to go!
You may have noticed yesterday that Starfield received a new update on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC, which means if you haven't got automatic updates turned on, you'll need to start the update manually as soon as possible! The size is 15.48GB on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, whereas the PC version is slightly...
News Xbox Game Pass Title 'Sea Of Stars' Is Getting Absolutely Incredible Reviews
Including a Pure Xbox 10/10!
Sea of Stars goes live for all Xbox Game Pass players tomorrow, August 29, and ahead of launch the critics seem hugely impressed with this upcoming addition to the service. In fact, our very own PJ O'Reilly has granted the game a coveted 10/10 score here at Pure Xbox, and lots of other outlets are attaching similarly...
News Immortals Of Aveum On Unreal Engine 5 Is 'Cutting Edge', But Overall Xbox Visuals Suffer
"It's also clear Immortals has technical issues that need solving"
The team at Digital Foundry has taken a good look at EA's new Immortals of Aveum, and the results here are somewhat surprising, at least on a technical level. The overall sentiment is that the game has lots of new-gen cutting edge tech under the hood, but that tech doesn't always...
Review Sea of Stars (Xbox) - An Instant Indie Classic Magics Its Way Onto Xbox Game Pass
Total eclipse of our hearts
If you've played Sabotage Studio's rather excellent 2018 effort, The Messenger, you'll know this is a dev team that's a dab hand at revisiting retro classics - in this case the likes of Ninja Gaiden - and updating them into slick and entirely modern-feeling experiences that keep the old-school vibes alive whilst providing...
Mobile Suit Gundaaayum!
There has, understandably, been a whole heap of interest leading into the release of Armored Core VI: Fires Of Rubicon, and certainly a great deal more hype from a much wider range of gamers than is usually the case with this long-running, and rather niche, mech shooter series. Of course that's all down to how FromSoftware's...
News Xbox Is Working With Larian To Bring Split-Screen To Baldur's Gate 3 'Post Launch'
The Series S version won't ship with local co-op
There's been plenty of discussion surrounding Baldur's Gate 3's delayed Xbox launch as of late, with the team recently confirming a 2023 arrival for the Xbox Series X and S version. The new launch window confirmation comes as Microsoft allows the developer to drop local co-op support on Series S,...
Review Immortals Of Aveum (Xbox) - EA's Spellbinding Shooter Packs A Punch
Story ain't this one's strong suit
The scale of EA's 'Originals' program has certainly grown this year with the arrival of Wild Hearts and Immortals of Aveum - two full-priced titles aimed squarely at the AAA gaming market. We've spent this week playing through the latter — EA's brand new magic-based shooter — and have come away largely...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (August 28 - September 1)
Including the biggest Xbox launch of 2023!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for August 28th to September 1st! We've got a bunch of great games on the way over the next few days including Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Under the Waves,
News Today's Xbox Stream Included A New Game Pass Reveal (Day Three At Gamescom)
The final outing for Xbox at Gamescom 2023
Xbox's final stream at Gamescom 2023 has just finished, and it included a bunch of new reveals for the likes of Sea of Thieves and Hellblade 2, along with a brand new Xbox Game Pass title in the form of
News Baldur's Gate 3 Will Feature Cross-Saves Between Xbox, PS5 & PC
Great news for BG3 fans
It was officially announced this week that Baldur's Gate 3 would be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in 2023, and now it's also been confirmed that the Xbox version will support cross-saves with PC and even PlayStation! As mentioned by Larian Studios director of publishing Michael Douse, the reason for this is due...
News Xbox Game Pass's 'Party Animals' Has Spawned The Cutest Custom Consoles Ever
Team dog or team cat?
Party Animals is finally coming to Xbox Game Pass next month following a lengthy delay, and to celebrate its upcoming launch, Xbox has unveiled a pair of incredibly cute custom consoles for fans to try and get their hands on. Yep, Xbox's latest console sweepstakes features two Party Animals Xbox Series S consoles - one for...