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August2022
News 'Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty' For Xbox Game Pass Looks A Slashin' Good Time
Gameplay revealed
Team Ninja has just dropped a brand-new gameplay trailer for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, an upcoming melee action game from the folks behind the Nioh series. This one hits Xbox Game Pass on day one, and it's safe to say it's looking pretty epic.
News Hypercharge: Unboxed Aiming For 'Q1 2023' Launch On Xbox
With a playtest period beforehand
Hypercharge: Unboxed, much like Xbox Game Pass shooter High on Life, is beginning to gain traction with its unique take on the well-worn first person shooter path. While the latter has shown up multiple times during Gamesco
News Dying Light 2 Gets 'Amazing' Performance Update On Xbox Series X And S
Increased resolutions and a whole lot more
Developer Techland has frequently spoken of its intended long-term support for Dying Light 2, and so far, they've backed up their claims. We've already seen multiple improvements to the game on Xbox consoles, along with the arrival of post-launch DLC. Now, a new FSR update h
News Xbox Series X & Series S Will Not Follow PlayStation 5 Price Increase
Microsoft responds
In recent developments, Sony has made the "difficult decision to increase" - yes, increase - the price of its PlayStation 5 console in select locations around the world due to a whole host of factors. It had Xbox fans wondering if Microsoft would follow, but it seems there is no need to worry. As you might have already seen,...
Feature All New Releases Coming To Xbox In September 2022
Every game confirmed for September so far
Welcome to your new Xbox game releases roundup for September 2022! Below, we've prepared a full list of every game confirmed for Xbox in September 2022 so far. We've also thrown in the Xbox Game Pass games we know about... Without further ado, here are the new game releases on Xbox in September 2022: The...
News Battlefield 2042 'Master Of Arms' Delivers 2nd Major Content Drop In Almost A Year
Things are moving... slowly
DICE has lifted the lid on Season 2 of Battlefield 2042, as we get on for almost a year since the game first dropped. It's been a disappointingly slow post-launch cycle for the latest Battlefield title, which is about to get just its second new map. That map is 'Stranded', based in and around a huge beached cargo ship...
News 'Atomic Heart' Gameplay Trailer Provides Fresh Look At Its Bonkers World
Yep, still looks crazy!
Xbox's Gamescom livestream has delivered a fresh look at the much-anticipated Atomic Heart, from developer Mundfish. We've not seen any new gameplay on this one in a short while, but it's back, and it's back with a bang! As the video title gives away, this trailer focuses on gameplay & combat above all, but we do get...
Video Here's A Full 25 Minutes Of Xbox Game Pass Shooter 'High On Life'
It's looking wacky
High On Life has been getting some attention as of late, especially once the colourful shooter was confirmed as an Xbox Game Pass launch title. Up until Gamescom though we hadn't really seen much uncut gameplay, but following the recent boss battle trailer comes a full 25 minutes of High on Life. This video shows a
News 'Lies Of P' Uncut Gameplay Shows 15 Minutes Of The Souls-Like's 2nd Chapter
Another impressive look
Souls-like is the big new trend, isn't it? The genre is cropping up all over Gamescom this year, with Lies of P leading the charge on Xbox Game Pass. Ahead of the game's 2023 launch, we've now been treated to roughly 15 minutes of uncut gameplay. This sequence comes from the game's second chapter, where things are starting...
Reaction Will Xbox Follow PlayStation In Raising Console Prices?
Update: Microsoft issues a response
Update: It looks like we've got our answer! Microsoft has issued a statement today to various outlets suggesting that the price of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S will remain the same - at least for the forseeable future. Phew! Here's the full quote: “We are constantly evaluating our business to o
Feature Xbox Elite Series 3 Controller: Five Features We'd Like To See
If Microsoft makes it happen
So, PlayStation has entered the 'Elite Controller' game with the announcement of the PS5 DualSense Edge. Sony's effort, for all intents and purposes, lifts what Microsoft created with the Xbox Elite (and before that the likes of SCUF) and moulds those features into its DualSense frame. It's an impressive looking pad and...
News Multiple Games Reduced By 80-90% In 'End Of Summer' Xbox Sale
Grab a bargain while you can!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games from August 23rd to August 30th? Fortunately, there are lots of games reduced by 80-90% in the new End of Summer Xbox Sale, along with other fantastic discounts via Deals With Gold, Spotlight and the Publisher Spotlight Series sales. The 90% discounts are in the table, and you'll find...
News 'Killer Klowns From Outer Space' Is Getting Its Own Xbox Game
The harvest begins in 2023
This really is the time of horror, space horror and multiplayer horror, right?! New titles are cropping up left, right and centre for the genre, with 80's horror-comedy 'Killer Klowns From Outer Space' the next in a long line of upcoming horror game adaptations. This one falls into the 'multiplayer horror' category; it's...
News Dying Light 2 Story Expansion Introduces 'The Carnage Hall' On Xbox
It'll be a massacre
Techland finally delivered some juicy details for its first major Dying Light 2 expansion last night, at Gamescom 2022. 'Bloody Ties' will introduce a whole new location for players to explore, and it looks quite a bit different to the main game's locale. 'The Carnage Hall' will be the basis of the story DLC; the "epicentre of...
News 'Wyrdsong' Is An Upcoming AAA RPG From Ex-Fallout & Skyrim Developers
In tune
Okay, this one has us pretty intrigued! During last night's Opening Night Live showcase, Something Wicked Games showed up with its new RPG, Wyrdsong, which is looking rather wicked indeed. The announcement trailer is pretty brief, admittedly, but it certainly sets the tone for the project. This one is being headed up by a bunch of industry...
News Gotham Knights Heads To Xbox A Little Earlier Than Expected
This is a nice surprise!
Well, we weren't expecting to see this in 2022! Last night at Gamescom's Opening Night Live show, WB Games revealed that it's brought the release date for Gotham Knights forward a little bit, from its previous October launch date. The upcoming DC title now launches October 21st, instead of the previously announced date of...
News 343 To Provide Update Next Week About The Future Of Halo Infinite
Will outline the "next several months"
As we get closer to the conclusion of Halo Infinite Season 2, more leaks are unofficially revealing new content. Halo's community director at 343, Brian Jarrard, recently addressed this - noting how the team was about to emerge from its cocoon. Next week, there'll apparently be a new update issued - outlining...
News 'The Outlast Trials' Re-Emerges With Horrifying New Trailer
Body of Christ
Developer Red Barrels began teasing its co-op horror prequel, The Outlast Trials, way back in 2019. We've seen bits of the game since then, but not for a short while. Anyway, it's back, and this new trailer is rather gruesome, perhaps unsurprisingly for a series where you spend most of your time running away from maniacs. There's a...
News 'High On Life' Extended Boss Fight Gameplay Shown Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
We're high on this one
Well, we knew High on Life was coming to Gamescom Opening Night Live, and true to their word, the development team has showcased a lengthy look at one of the game's boss fights. We must admit, we thought the gunplay here looks a tad clunky, but hopefully that'll be cleaned up ahead of launch. The rest of it though, from the...
News Hogwarts Legacy Gamescom Trailer Provides Fresh Look At Wizarding School
Pre-orders open this week!
Following its recent delay into 2023, Portkey Games is back with another look at Hogwarts Legacy. This title is looking very, very impressive we must admit, and pre-orders are opening up this Thursday, August 25th! The trailer is quite brief; it's not a huge extended demo like our recent Sony State of Play look. Still,...
News 'Dune Awakening' Is An Open World Survival MMO Coming To Xbox Series X And S
Huge worms
One of the big first announcements at Gamescom Opening Night Live was 'Dune: Awakening', an upcoming next-gen MMO for Xbox Series X|S. Developer Funcom is building this ambitious open world game, as a next-gen only project. We were introduced to the title via a brief cinematic trailer and sadly, no gameplay just yet. Still, the cinematic...
Deals All Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (August 23-30)
Original Xbox and Xbox 360 classics
This week's latest selection of Xbox deals is now live, and as part of the hundreds of games on sale once more, we've got just over 30 backwards compatible titles from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras to take advantage of. Below, we've included every single Xbox 360 and original Xbox game available over the...
News State Of Decay 2 'Forever Communities' Update Arrives Over 4 Years After Launch
The apocalypse goes on
Undead Labs has just dropped its 30th (!!) major update for State of Decay 2, over four years since the game launched in the first half of 2018. It's a pretty hefty update as well, with major new features like legacy character recruits, save slot options and more. The team has broken down its 'Forever Communities' update in a...
Poll Are You Planning On Picking Up Saints Row?
Spending some time with Volition's reboot? Let us know!
So, Saints Row is back this week after a fairly long hiatus since Saints Row IV first arrived on the scene in 2013. Volition's attempt at rebooting the series doesn't seem to have gone down all that well, although the wide range of review scores suggests some folks are having fun with it. Of...
News Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord Heads To Xbox This October
After two years of Early Access
Update (Tue 23rd Aug, 2022): The official trailer has now arrived for Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord ahead of its Xbox release this October 25th, along with the news that pre-orders will be available beginning today. Here's what TaleWorlds Entertainment had to say about the announcement: "Developed as a...
News Unreal Engine 5 Shooter 'The First Descendant' Looks Mighty Impressive In Reveal Trailer
Gears of War vibes?
Update (Tue 23rd Aug, 2022): Well, as part of Gamescom 2022, we've now got a full reveal trailer for The First Descendant, and it continues to look really impressive! You can check out the trailer above, which confirms that the game is targeting a release on Xbox One, Series X and Series S, but there's no release date as of yet...
News Two Project CARS Titles Are Being Delisted On Xbox This Year
Retyred
Slightly Mad Studios, the team behind the Project CARS series, has revealed that the first two games in the franchise are being delisted from storefronts this year. Vehicle and track licensing issues are the stumbling block here; a typical culprit when it comes to racers on digital storefronts. Oddly enough, Project CARS 2 will be the first...
News Halo Infinite's Battle Royale-Lite, Last Spartan Standing, Is Leaving Matchmaking
Making way for Team Doubles
For Halo Infinite's second season, developer 343 Industries introduced 'Last Spartan Standing', a sort of Gun Game/Battle Royale mashup that provided quite a different experience to the rest of the multiplayer suite. Well, a few months later and the mode is already being rotated out of the matchmaking pool. The team will...
News Xbox 'End Of Summer Sale' Now Live, 300+ Games Included
Along with Deals with Gold and other sales
Welcome to a new set of weekly Xbox deals! The big highlight this week is an "End of Summer Sale", which includes discounts for over 300 games, but we've also got plenty of other offers to take advantage of as well. We've rounded up some of the most notable Deals with Gold, Spotlight, End Of Summer,...
News Saints Row On Xbox Series S Has No Performance Options, 5 Modes On Series X
What?!
Digital Foundry has taken a good look at Saints Row ahead of its launch tomorrow, August 23rd, and a disappointing discovery has come to the fore. Once again, it's looking like the Xbox Series S is getting largely forgotten about, at least at launch. Developer Volition has completely omitted any performance options from the Series S version...
News Two More Titles Announced For Xbox Game Pass In 2023
New year, more additions
While a fair few Xbox Game Pass titles were ultimately delayed out of 2022, next year is starting to take shape. We already have a host of Xbox Game Studios titles confirmed for 2023, among a few other bits and pieces. While Xbox tends to keep its Game Pass cards fairly close to its chest, two more titles have just been...
Roundup Saints Row Reboot Largely Disappoints The Critics
Identity crisis
After a short hiatus following the absolutely bonkers Saints Row IV, Volition is back with another entry in the open world series. This time, the developer is bringing the craziness down a peg or two from the last few games, and it seems the results are mixed to say the least. Critics have gone hands on with the Saints Row reboot...
Review Saints Row - A Truly Disappointing Return For The Saints
Saints Low
Volition's decision to reboot their long-running Saints Row franchise has had us intrigued, excited even, ever since this brand new entry was officially announced back in 2021. A ground-up reworking seemed like a great opportunity for the developer, a chance to make a clean break, to refresh and reset a series that was struggling somewhat...
News PGA Tour 2K23 Stars Tiger Woods, Tees Off On Xbox This October
Michael Jordan is even playable too!
Great news for golf fans! 2K is returning with a sequel to the excellent PGA Tour 2K21 this October with PGA Tour 2K23, which drops on October 14th, 2022 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with other platforms). This year's game features none other than Tiger Woods on the cover, with Standard,...
News 'Black Myth: Wukong' Gameplay & Cutscenes Show Impressive Next-Gen Visuals
Set to hit Xbox in 2023
Chinese developer Game Science has revealed more gameplay of 'Black Myth: Wukong', a next-gen RPG initially announced way back in 2020. We must admit, we hadn't really caught wind of this one until now, but given that last year's Unreal Engine 5 footage garnered over 8 million views, there's seemingly plenty of interest in...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem On Xbox Game Pass Won't Be Delayed, Thankfully
2022 finally delivers
Last week, A Plague Tale: Requiem developer Asobo Studio showcased another impressive gameplay trailer for its upcoming sequel, which hits Xbox Game Pass on day one. As with a bunch of 2022 games though, we always feared this one could get pushed to 2023, however, the developer has now confirmed this won't be the case. That's...
Guide Xbox Game Pass August 2022: Coming Soon And Leaving Soon
Here's what's confirmed for the rest of August
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in August 2022? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every week, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to Xbox Game Pass this August...
Talking Point What September 2022 Xbox Games With Gold Do You Want?
Set to be announced during Gamescom week
It's almost that time once again, with Xbox Games with Gold's September 2022 titles set to be announced very soon! The month of August has seen Calico, ScourgeBringer, Saints Row 2 and Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine all given away for free for Xbox Live Gold subs
News Joanna Dark's OG Voice Actor 'Excited' For New Perfect Dark
"Technology has moved on so far"
One of the games we're most excited about here at Pure Xbox is the upcoming Perfect Dark title by The Initiative. We're not the only ones, either. Our friends over at Time Extension recently had the chance to chat with Eveline Novakovic - Joanna Dark's original voice actor - about the new game. Although it's unclear...
News id Software Says It's Hard At Work On Its 'Next Big Game'
What could it be?
It's QuakeCon this weekend, and apart from sales and new game announcements for Xbox's PC Game Pass, there's also been some updates about id Software. At the very beginning of the show, Marty Stratton confirmed the "next big game" from id Software was currently in development. It's not exactly a surprise, but it seems to be an...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of JRPG 'Soul Hackers 2'
Atlus' new RPG under the microscope
Soul Hackers 2 received quite a bit of attention from the Pure Xbox community when it was announced for Xbox back in February. Six months on, and we're now a week out from launch, with early reviews beginning to hit the web. So, here's a roundup of some early reviews for Atlus' new JRPG, Soul Hackers 2...
Roundup 'Cursed To Golf' Is Getting Amazing Reviews So Far
Definitely not cursed
Reviews are beginning to trickle out for Cursed to Golf, a new indie title that mashes up golfing with some retro-inspired platforming goodness. Well, that mashup seems to have worked. Early reviews are pretty great so far, even at this stage, and it's picked up a 10/10 from VGC. Here are a selection of early reviews for...
Deals All 40+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (August 16-23)
Original Xbox and Xbox 360 classics
This week's latest selection of Xbox deals is now live, and as part of the 300+ games on sale, we've got just under 50 backwards compatible titles from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras to take advantage of. Below, we've included every single Xbox 360 and original Xbox game available over the next week. Note:...
News Ghostbusters Returns To Xbox With A New Multiplayer Game This October
From the Friday the 13th dev
Update (Thu 18th Aug, 2022): It's been confirmed that Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed will release on Xbox on October 18th, 2022, with digital and physical pre-orders going live this week featuring some extra bonuses (thanks, Gematsu). Here's what IllFonic CEO Charles Brungardt reportedly had to say in a press release:...
News Dead Island 2 Xbox Listing Now Live With Potential February 2023 Release Date
Finally!
Could Dead Island 2 finally be getting its grand re-reveal sometime soon? Well, the game has cropped up once again via a bunch of Amazon storefront listings, including on Xbox Series X and Xbox One. The listing in question went live today, August 18th, although pre-orders are closed for now with the game deemed 'Out of Stock'. Still, there...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem 'Gameplay Overview' Lands Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
Wow!
Right, here's a proper good look at A Plague Tale: Requiem ahead of its Xbox Game Pass launch in just two months! This new 'Gameplay Overview' trailer goes into pretty much everything about the upcoming sequel, including Amicia's new moveset and the variety of locales you'll be visiting throughout your next journey. This one is looking very...
News Gorgeous Cinematic Adventure 'Planet Of Lana' Hits Xbox Game Pass Day One
In Spring 2023
We've been enamoured by Planet of Lana since it was first revealed back at Summer Game Fest 2021. This Xbox-exclusive indie adventure looks downright stunning, and well, good news for all concerned: it's now been confirmed for Xbox Game Pass! Yep, just two months after we got a second look the title during June's Future Games Show,...
News Apple Arcade Exclusive 'Little Orpheus' Is Coming To Xbox Next Month
What is that thing?!
Developer The Chinese Room has revealed that it's bringing indie adventure Little Orpheus to Xbox next month. This one has been an Apple Arcade exclusive since it first launched in 2020, with the game finally making its way over to PC and consoles on September 13th. The Chinese Room is known for its work on Dear Esther, Eve
News Wild West Shooter 'Evil West' Has Been Delayed Until November 2022
At least it's still this year!
Focus Entertainment has taken to Twitter to announce that its upcoming Wild West shooter, Evil West, has been delayed. At this stage, such a move doesn't come as much of a surprise (seriously, everything is being delayed), however, thankfully it's still set to launch this year. Evil West's release date has shifted a...
News Grounded Is Receiving Major New 'Shared Worlds' Feature
Communal gardens
Developer Obsidian has announced that it's testing a major new Grounded feature right now. 'Shared Worlds' are being worked on for the studio's garden survival sim, with a wider release expected soon. In short, Shared Worlds provide the option to save your server in the cloud for friends to then download and play on, even when the...
News Hogwarts Legacy 'New Look' Will Premiere At Gamescom Opening Night Live
Get hype
Following the recent delay of Hogwarts Legacy into 2023, The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley has confirmed that the game will be a part of Gamescom's Opening Night Live show. Expect an 'exclusive new look' at the upcoming title next week. Aside from this tease, we don't have much to go on in regards to what exactly will be shown...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of Next-Gen RPG Thymesia
It's thyme
Next-gen Soulslike Thymesia is finally out in the wild, after a fair bit of hype building since the game's initial reveal. Well, the reviews are in, including our own PX take, ahead of public release on Thursday, August 18th. Without further ado, here's what the critics are saying about Thymesia so far: Pure Xbox (6/10): Thymesia has...
News These 8 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (August 16-30)
The latest batch of titles
The second batch of August 2022's Xbox Game Pass titles has arrived, with Microsoft officially revealing what's coming to the service in mid-late August, including the previously confirmed Midnight Fight Express and Immortality! Here's the full list of games for the mid-late part of August 2022:...
News Medieval Melee Slasher 'Mordhau' Is Coming To Xbox Series X And S
After a positive period on PC
Developer Triternion has announced that its popular medieval hack 'n' slash game, Mordhau, is coming to consoles soon! The title has been out on PC since 2019, following a successful Kickstarter campaign. The console trailer is rather brief, we must admit, but it's great to get confirmation of a console port...
Deals 300+ Games Added To This Week's Xbox Sales (August 16-23)
In addition to the ongoing Ultimate Add-On sale
A new set of deals have just gone live on the Xbox storefront! More than 300 games have been discounted this week, not to to mention the huge add-on sale that carries over from last week. We've rounded up a set of deals that stuck out to us, trying to avoid as much Xbox Game Pass crossover as...
Rumour Immortals Fenyx Rising Spotted For Xbox Game Pass
Bring 'em all, Ubisoft
The big news doing the rounds today is that Ubisoft could potentially be releasing its action-adventure video game Immortals Fenyx Rising on Xbox Game Pass as soon as August 30th. This was spotted and shared via the social media platform Twitter. If we hear any updates we'll let you know. Admittedly, it's not the first time...
News Xbox Game Pass Shooter 'High On Life' Confirmed For Gamescom Showcase
An "exclusive new look" is coming to Opening Night Live
High On Life is rapidly shooting up our most anticipated list, especially concerning upcoming Game Pass titles. This uniquely-colourful shooter was revealed at Xbox's summer showcase, and it's a console launch exclusive as well! Gamescom Opening Night Live host Geoff Keighley has now confirmed...
News Deliver Us Mars Has Been Delayed To 2023, Including On Xbox
Another one bites the dust
Are we ready for another bit of delay news? Probably not, but sadly, we must deliver it anyway. Deliver Us Mars, the upcoming sequel to Deliver Us The Moon, has officially been pushed back from its initial September release date. Our adventure to another planet now lands on February 2nd, 2023. That's quite the delay, g
News New Lord Of The Rings Game Announced By 2K Publisher Private Division
Expected to launch 2023-24
2K's publishing arm Private Division has announced that it's working on a new The Lord of the Rings game, in partnership with the team behind the film trilogy. Wētā Workshop's new gaming division will lead the project, which is expected to release in 2K's 2024 fiscal year. Here's what Wētā Workshop's Head of...
PSA Deathloop Could Potentially Hit Xbox Game Pass In Under A Month
Ready 'n' waitin'
Arkane's Deathloop hit PS5 and PC last September, and was one of the best-reviewed games of 2021. The deal for its PlayStation console exclusivity was struck before Xbox acquired the game's publisher, Bethesda, but that exclusive window is about to come to an end. Thanks to a State of Play showing of Deathloop last summer, we know...
News Two More Of August 2022's Xbox Games With Gold Are Now Available
Including this Xbox 360 heist game
You can now begin downloading the second batch of August 2022's Xbox Live Games With Gold titles, which are the Xbox One game ScourgeBringer and Xbox 360 game Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine. Both titles are available right now from the Microsoft Store and Xbox 360 Marketplace (links at the bottom of the page)...
News MultiVersus Season 1 Update Detailed, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
It's a biggie!
As free-to-play fighter MultiVersus moves forward to its first season, the developer has detailed a humongous patch that rebalances characters, makes changes to perks, and implements some bug fixes, among other bits and pieces. This is a real chunky update and will likely change up the MultiVersus meta quite dramatically. Anyway,...
News These Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass Today (August 15)
Last chance to romance your swords
In case you'd forgotten, today marks the removal of five games from the Xbox Game Pass library. Keep in mind that Train Sim World 2 is being replaced by Train Sim World 3 in September, so it's not a total loss with that one! Here are the five games confirmed to leave today on Xbox Game Pass: Date Game Platform
News Sea Of Thieves & Everwild Dev Rare Hosts 'Special Guest' Phil Spencer
What is he looking at?
Rare has been quite busy over the past week with the launch of Sea of Thieves Season Seven, but that's not all it's been up to. It turns out the UK developer has also been busy entertaining the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer. In a brief post via social media, the official Rare Twitter revealed how it had been hosting Phil for the...
News AEW: Fight Forever Shows Off Weapons & Minigames In New Gameplay Trailer
Yes, we did say minigames
It's an exciting time for AEW at the moment, with the AEW: Fight Forever game being revealed earlier this month - coming to Xbox One, Series X and Series S - and now we've got some official, fresh gameplay to share courtesy of the THQ Nordic Showcase 2022 (we'll just pretend Xbox didn't leak it accidentally last week!)...
News The Devs Behind Burnout Are Creating An Ambitious New Racer For Xbox
Say hello to "Wreckreation"
We got your attention with that Burnout mention, right?! Say hello to Wreckreation, which is the latest game by Three Fields Entertainment — who you might know for the very Burnout-like Dangerous Driving racer from back in 2019, as well as the crazy golf game from 2016, Dangerous Golf. Wreckreation wants to be the...
News Alone In The Dark Original Trilogy Is Being 'Re-Imagined' For Xbox Series X|S
You're all alone, again
After rumours began to swirl about a return earlier this week, we can confirm that Alone in the Dark is indeed coming back! This classic 90's horror franchise has been dormant for some time, with THQ Nordic now in the driving seat for its return. The publisher has announced the new title at its 2022 showcase, w
News MultiVersus Season 1 Launch Date Revealed, New Modes To Come
Plenty more content will arrive throughout the season
Following a short delay announced last week, WB Games has revealed exactly when MultiVersus Season 1 is set to launch. Mark your calendars for August 15th, with Season 1 set to kick off next Monday! Alongside the new date, the team has also stressed that plenty more content is coming later on in...
News Halo Infinite's Forge Mode Will Be A Game Changer, According To 343
"We are so excited"
Halo Infinite Forge footage continues to surface online, and in a recent compilation (highlighted by Halo trickshot specialist and YouTuber Mint Blitz), 343's head of creative, Joseph Staten has chimed in. Not to get you too excited but he claims the "actual launch of Forge" is going to be a "game changer" for Halo Infinite. And...
News Killer Instinct Dev Releases 'RumbleVerse', A New Free-To-Play Brawler On Xbox
Available to download and play right now!
Update (Thu 11th Aug, 2022): Today's the day! Iron Galaxy's new free-to-play brawler RumbleVerse is now available on Xbox, and you can check out the fresh launch trailer for the game in the video above. Here's a bit more information from the studio about what to expect: "Rumbleverse is set in Grapital...
News 'Soccer Story' Could Be Your Next Xbox Game Pass Obsession
The open world RPG is coming this year!
Indie publisher No More Robots has revealed its next Game Pass launch; Soccer Story! This "physics-driven" open world RPG is scheduled to launch this year, including Xbox Game Pass on day one. Here's a bit more about the upcoming title, straight from the development team: It's been a year since The Calamity...
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 11)
But just the one for console
It's Xbox Game Pass day once again! Three more games are available on the service today, but only one of them is for console players, while all three are available on PC including the excellent Expeditions: Rome! Cooking Simulator (Console, PC, Cloud) Expeditions: Rome (PC) Offworld Trading Company (PC) Here's a...
News Elden Ring Gets A New Patch On Xbox, Here's What's Included
Download it today
For those of you still enjoying Elden Ring on Xbox Series X|S, you might be interested to know Bandai Namco has rolled out a new update. The targeted platforms include Xbox's Series X|S as well as the Xbox One version of the game. Here are the full patch notes for Version 1.06, courtesy of the Bandai Namco website: Elden Ring -...
Rumour Elden Ring, GTA 5 And More Headed To Xbox Cloud Gaming
Update: Microsoft responds
Update: Microsoft has now issued a response to the discovery of multiple non-Xbox Game Pass games supposedly heading to Xbox Cloud Gaming, suggesting that a "bug" was involved in their appearance. Here's what the company told Eurogamer earlier today: "We're aware of a bug that incorrectly displayed some titles as...
News Four Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In September 2022 So Far
Update: Make that five!
Update: We've got another one to add to the list in the form of Moonscars on September 27th! You'll find more details about it below: Read More: 'Moonscars' Is A New Souls-Like Coming To Xbox Game Pass Next Month Original story: We've still yet to learn what's coming to Xbox Game Pass in latter half of this month, but...
News Halo Infinite Engineer 'Amazed' At Forge Mode Feature
"I'm still amazed we pulled it off"
Halo Infinite Forge leaks have been plastered all over the web in recent weeks, ahead of the mode's proper launch later this year. These have covered a wide range of player creations, from Silent Hill-esque horror modes to maps with alternate weather effects, and more. And it seems some of the
News Medieval Strategy Title 'Inkulinati' Heads To Xbox Game Pass Day One
Inktastic
Well folks, we have another Game Pass announcement for you all! Quirky medieval strategy game Inkulinati has been confirmed for an Xbox Game Pass launch, and it's expected to arrive sometime in 2022. This unique-looking strategy title is penned for a PC and console release, with Game Pass included across both platforms. Here's a brief...
News Lots Of Games Reduced By 90% On Xbox This Week (August 9-16)
Including Panzer Dragoon: Remake!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games from August 9th to August 16th? Below, you'll find a list of games available at 90% off, and it's an interesting selection this week featuring the likes of Panzer Dragoon: Remake, The Flame in the Flood, Anthem, Sine More EX and much more! We've also picked out some highlights in...
News 'Cult Of The Lamb' Runtime Revealed Ahead Of Xbox Launch This Week
Meaty lamb
Devolver's upcoming dungeon crawler Cult of the Lamb hits Xbox later this week on August 11th, and ahead of the game's launch, developer Massive Monster has dropped a new trailer that lays out all the facts. Well, not all of them, but you know, it's a handy little clip to you get you prepared before jumping in. One important fact that...
News Halo Infinite's August Drop Pod Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Update today
The Halo Infinite August Drop Pod update is now live. You can get the rundown on everything in the official patch notes via Halo Support: HALO INFINITE DROP POD – AUGUST 9, 2022 NEW FEATURES Several quality-of-life improvements and new features have been added to Halo Infinite in this update. Visit the
Talking Point Is It Time For Xbox To Introduce A New Dashboard?
Refreshed
It feels like we've been rocking some form of the current Xbox dashboard layout for quite a while now. Sure, when Xbox One first released things looked a fair bit different (good riddance to that UI) but in the years since say, Xbox One X launched, things have felt quite samey especially considering we're now into a new generation. So,...
News Here It Is, The First Footage Of Persona 5 Royal On Xbox Series X
"Looks so wrong but feels so right"
Back in June, we were treated to the very exciting announcement that three Persona games are coming to Xbox Game Pass, starting with Persona 5 Royal on October 21st, 2022 — and now we've got some actual footage of it on Xbox! The video above features some 60fps gameplay on Xbox Series X for just over two...
Deals All 40+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (August 9-16)
Original Xbox and Xbox 360 classics
This week's latest selection of Xbox deals is now live, which makes up over 800 discounts in total, and that includes offers on just over 40 backwards compatible games from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras. Below, we've included every single Xbox 360 and original Xbox game on sale over the next week. Note:...
News Free-To-Play Shooter 'Arc Raiders' Now Coming To Xbox In 2023
Coming home next year
One title that flew under the radar during last year's Game Awards ceremony is Arc Raiders. This free-to-play sci-fi shooter is being worked on by some of the folks that helped build the Battlefield series, including EA's Patrick Soderlund. Initially it was planned to launch this year, but like many other games, it's now...
Deals This Week's Xbox Sales Are Absolutely Packed With 800+ Discounts
Mainly because of a UGS Add-On Sale
Welcome to a new set of weekly Xbox deals! This week is a particularly huge week for discounts thanks to a stacked UGS Add-On Sale, along with Deals With Gold, Spotlight, ID@Xbox Survival and THQ Nordic Showcase Sales! Plus, the Action RPG Sale from last week returns once again, and continues for another seven...
News Unboxing Video Of White Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller Surfaces Online
Take a look
Earlier this year in March, a white version of the Series 2 Elite Xbox controller was spotted inside the cabinet of a store. Months later, there's still no official announcement, but we've now got what appears to be an unboxing video of the same controller: The standard Elite 2 controller was released roughly two years ago, and by the...
News Upcoming Action RPG 'Stormrite' Teased For Xbox Game Pass
Set in the 'dark, fantasy-medieval kingdom of Redreach'
Well, this one came out of nowhere! After browsing our Twitter feeds this afternoon we came across 'Stormrite' from developer Kelechi Apakama, an upcoming action RPG that could even come to Xbox Game Pass. The developer has teased as much in a new tweet showing the game off. It looks like a PC...
News EA Reveals New Pro Clubs Features For FIFA 23, Responds To Cross-Play Concerns
"We’re eager to provide updates..."
Update (Mon 8th Aug, 2022): EA has today lifted the lid on what to expect from Pro Clubs in FIFA 23, and has also responded to the #SaveProClubs campaign on Twitter which called for the addition of cross-play in the mode. In a nutshell, EA has heard the feedback about cross-play, and is eager to "provide...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Beta Dates Confirm PlayStation Exclusivity Window
It's still coming to Xbox, just later
Ahead of Infinity Ward's big Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launch later this year, the developer has revealed when we can all go hands on with the game's open beta. While there's plenty of Xbox time included across two weekends, sadly, we do have to wait longer than those playing on PlayStation. Here are they...
News Capcom Reveals Kimberly And Juri For Street Fighter 6
Sending EVO's finals out with a bang
To conclude the Street Fighter V finals at EVO 2022, Capcom officially revealed a new character for the next entry Street Fighter 6 and also a returning character. First up we've got Kimberly, and following this was the return of Juri, who made her debut in Street Fighter IV. Street Fighter 6 is scheduled to...
News Halo Infinite's Next Drop Pod Arrives August 9th, Here's What's Included
Patch notes to follow
343 Industries is gearing up for another Halo Infinite "Drop Pod" release next week on August 9th, and ahead of launch, it's shared a preview of what players can expect. Here's our breakdown (via Halo Waypoint): Improved customisation First up, we've got improved customisation options. Visors for Spartans will no longer be...
News Hogwarts Legacy Cinematic Leaks Ahead Of Fall 2022 Release
Magical
If it actually comes out this year (something we'll know soon enough), Hogwarts Legacy will no doubt be one of the biggest games of 2022. Since the big gameplay reveal earlier this year we've not seen much on the game though, but now, one of the title's cinematics has leaked online, giving us fresh hope that we might see it in action again...
News Xbox Game Pass Battle Royale Naraka: Bladepoint Gets Free Co-Op Campaign
Showdown
Melee-focused battle royale Naraka: Bladepoint hit Xbox Series X and S back in June, with an Xbox One version also set to arrive later this year. We haven't chance to properly check this one out yet (the battle royale fatigue is real), but the announcement of a free co-op campaign has us intrigued. The 'Showdown' campaign goes live in...
News Preview Pricing Makes Xbox Game Pass 'Family Plan' Seem Really Good Value
Revealed via the Ireland testing phase
Yesterday, August 4th, Microsoft finally started to roll out testing for its upcoming Xbox Game Pass Family Plan. The program, which allows up to four users to take advantage of Game Pass Ultimate benefits, just began testing in Ireland and Colombia. Thanks to the testing phase in Ireland specifically, we now...
News Xbox's Hellblade 2 Is Busy Figuring Out Where Bird Poo Should Land
No, really.
You'd think that Hellblade 2's launch is one of the closest amongst the upcoming Xbox slate, right? We've seen multiple extended demos of Ninja Theory's sequel in action, with last year's TGA showing looking mighty impressive. In reality, the team still appears to be very busy, figuring out a really important feature. Bird poo! That's...
News Xbox Series S Becomes More Powerful Thanks To New Console Update
Dev kit improvements
Microsoft has announced that tucked into its June developer update across Windows and Xbox, it's enabling Xbox Series S to become a bit more powerful. A new update to developer tools for Xbox Series S allocates more memory for teams to use, which could result in performance boosts to both existing and upcoming games on the...
News Elden Ring Apparently 'Took Over YouTube' During The Launch Window
Y'all needed those walkthroughs
We all knew Elden Ring was a pretty huge success right out of the gate; it completely took over the gaming conversation in February. Well, it seems that FromSoftware's latest also dominated YouTube, with 3.4 billion views (yes, with a B) in just 60 days! YouTube Gaming has dropped this little infographic showing us...
News DOOM 64 Collector's Edition Pre-Orders Begin For Xbox This Week
Via Limited Run
Limited Run Games finally got up and running on Xbox this year, after sticking to PlayStation and Nintendo platforms for some time. One of the most notable upcoming releases announced back then was a physical version of the recent DOOM 64 port, and this just-revealed Collector's Edition looks pretty awesome. The 'DOOM 64 Classic...
News MultiVersus Season 1 Delayed Ahead Of Official Xbox Unveiling
Gotta wait a wee bit longer
WB's new platform fighter MultiVersus has got off to a blistering start on Xbox. The game topped the free-to-play charts in multiple regions just a week or so after its open beta launched. Sadly, however, the game's first season has now been delayed by the developer. Initially expected to launch early next week after the...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 4)
Turbocharged
As August begins to kick into gear, so do this month's Xbox Game Pass offerings. Microsoft is bringing two titles to the library today, including the interesting Rocket League & Golf mashup, Turbo Golf Racing. Here's a little bit more info on that one, and the other new addition in Shenzhen I/O, which has an 'Overwhelmingly...
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