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News Seven Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Early March 2025
Update: No longer eight as first reported
Xbox has revealed the first batch of games leaving Xbox Game Pass in March 2025 today, and there are some big ones in the mix - including popular titles such as Lies of P, Evil West, MLB The Show 24 and a whole lot more. We don't know the cloud status of these just yet, but the console and PC removals have...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Leaving Soon
- Microsoft
News Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 Releases This July, Day One On Xbox Game Pass
Update: It's official!
We're finally getting a new Tony Hawk game in the near future following the incredible Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 back in 2020, and it's set to release on July 11, 2025 - at least according to an early leak by Dealabs investigator billbil-kun. We'll update you with more details when Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 gets properly...
- Xbox
- Tony Hawk
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News These Six Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (March 4-18)
The first XGP batch of the month
Microsoft has today announced its next batch of Xbox Game Pass titles, all of which are heading to the library over the next few weeks. We've got six games arriving in total, including the likes of Mullet Mudjack and 33 Immortals. Here's the full list of Xbox Game Pass additions for March 4-18:...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Round Up
Review Split Fiction (Xbox) - An Incredible Co-Op Adventure That Blew Our Minds
Turning this trilogy up to 11
When the credits rolled on Hazelight Studios' Game of the Year-winning co-op adventure It Takes Two back in 2021, my wife turned to me and asked when the next one would be out. She utterly adored what that game had to offer, and aside from the odd round of Mario Party in the years since, no other video game has really...
- Reviews
- Xbox
- Split Fiction
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Discounts Tons Of AAA Games In This Week's 'Best Rated' & 'Open World' Sales
Hundreds of reductions for incredible games
Tuesday always brings a few new Xbox sales with it, but today seems particularly generous - we've got 'Best Rated', Open World', 'EA Games' and 'ID@Xbox Super Saver' sales, plus the usual Xbox Game Pass exclusive discounts! As a result, you're going to find some major titles on sale such as Alan Wake 2,...
- Xbox
- Deals
- Round Up
- Best Rated
- Open World
News Gears Collection & E-Day Both Mentioned In New Xbox Release Dates Rumour
"It seems every cloud has a silver lining..."
Fable could apparently be joined by Gears of War: E-Day next year according to the well-known Xbox leaker 'exTas1s'. In a new update, the insider claims E-Day is currently targeting a 2026 release window for Xbox platforms, but also notes how it could be shifted across to this year if it's done in time...
- Rumours
- Xbox
- Gears of War
- Gears Collection
News 'Deadside' Publisher Blindsided By Massive Influx Of Players Following Xbox Launch
The free trial has proved extremely popular
Last week, we brought you news of multiple Xbox shadow drops including the open world survival shooter Deadside, and it turns out that game has proved surprisingly popular since its arrival on both Xbox and PlayStation consoles. Taking to social media this week, the CEO of Deadside publisher 'tinyBuild'...
- Xbox
- Deadside
- Trial
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News CoD Leaker Doubles Down On Belief That Xbox's Next Console Will Arrive In 2026
They think Call of Duty 2026 is being developed for it
A little while ago, Call of Duty leaker TheGhostofHope advised with a "huge grain of salt" that the next Xbox console could be launching in 2026, and it may have a name (or codename) of Xbox Prime. They also mentioned that CoD 2026 might be a launch title for it, and that the goal of 2026 was...
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- Rumours
- Next Xbox
- Call of Duty
News Xbox Offering Special 'Upgrade' Deal For Early Access & DOOM Content In THPS 3+4
Intended for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 has been announced today after weeks of rumours, arriving on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this July (along with other platforms), and unsurprisingly it's getting an early access offer too. This has become typical for Xbox first-party
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- Tony Hawk
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4
- Xbox Game Pass
- Upgrade
Roundup Split Fiction Receives Multiple 10/10s Ahead Of Xbox Release This Week
It's another Game of the Year contender
We always anticipated that the next game from A Way Out and It Takes Two developer Hazelight Studios would be good, but could they deliver yet another Game of the Year contender? Well, the answer is a big fat yes! Split Fiction is out on Xbox this Thursday, and the reviews have been dropping today - including...
- Xbox
- Round Up
- Split Fiction
News Xbox's Hellblade 2 Gets More Nominations Than Any Other Game At BAFTA Awards 2025
Surpassing the likes of Astro Bot and Black Myth: Wukong
The 21st edition of the BAFTA Game Awards will be taking place in London on April 8th, and the nominations have just been announced, which include 11 for Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 - the most that any game has received this year. Here's the list of categories that Hellblade 2 is nominated for...
- Xbox
- Awards
- Game of the Year
- Hellblade 2
- BAFTA
Monday3rd Mar 2025
News Two Big Free-To-Play Games Are Launching On Xbox This Week
Including a new hero-based first-person shooter
As listed in our next week on Xbox roundup this past weekend, we've got two big free-to-play games heading to Xbox over the next few days - the hero-based FPS FragPunk, as well as the mech shooter War Robots: Frontiers. FragPunk is a brand-new release across all platforms, serving as a fast-paced 5v5...
- Xbox
- Free To Play
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Talking Point Are You Excited For Xbox's Next Major First-Party Release In April?
Early access begins one month today!
Following a busy February for Xbox with the release of Avowed, March is looking a little quieter for the team, with no major first-party releases currently set to launch this month. However, Compulsion Games' South of Midnight is coming in April - and we want to know if you're excited for the next big release...
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Xbox Game Pass
- South Of Midnight
- Features
Review Monster Hunter Wilds (Xbox) - A Great Hunt, But Maybe Avoid On Series S
The next-gen hunt is on
Capcom’s storied history is commonly associated with series like Street Fighter and Resident Evil, but it’s Monster Hunter which is on track to eventually become the Japanese video game company’s best-selling IP. Over the past two decades, this larger-than-life series has evolved into an unstoppable force thanks to its...
- Reviews
- Xbox
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Series X|S Sales Down Almost 50% As Fans Question Stock Levels In Certain Regions
Following similar US-only reports last month
A few weeks ago, we posted a story about Circana's latest US sales figures showing Xbox consoles down 50% year-on-year, and now outlet VGChartz has shared similar findings in terms of worldwide sales data for current-gen Xbox consoles. According to the outlet, January 2025 sales for Xbox Se
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Microsoft
Roundup The Final Previews Are In For Xbox Game Pass RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Here's what folks think so far
As we near the Xbox Game Pass release of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a final batch of previews have landed for the upcoming RPG - so we thought we'd gather some of them here to give you a flavour of the game ahead of its Game Pass arrival next month. These are pre-release previews based on a few hours of gameplay, so...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Feature 10 Exciting Xbox Indie Games To Look Out For In March 2025
There's so much good stuff ahead!
A new month begins, and therefore a new month of great Xbox indie games is upon us! We always love picking out ten games to highlight that you might not be aware of, and as usual it's been really difficult to nail down the list. Still, we've tried to pick out some of the most interesting and varied indie games on...
- Xbox
- Indie Games
- March 2025
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Guide Is 'InZOI' Coming To Xbox? Here's Everything We Know So Far
A life simulation game with massive potential
Have you heard about this game InZOI yet? In recent months, the trailers have been racking up millions of views for this new life simulation title, and it's PC early access launch was later dated for March 28, 2025. But will InZOI be on Xbox? Well, the spoilerific answer is "likely yes", but we're going...
- Xbox
- Inzoi
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- PC
News Avowed Estimated To Reach 6 Million Players In First Month On Xbox & PC
Data suggests stronger launch than Indy
According to fresh data from outlet mindGAME, Xbox's Avowed is about to reach 6 million players across Game Pass and traditional sales on Xbox & PC. The source also stacks this up against recent Microsoft releases Black Ops 6 and Indiana Jones - which reached 26.2 million and 4 million in their first...
- Xbox
- Avowed
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- PC
News Rockstar Games Announces New Studio Acquisition As It Aims To Release GTA 6 In 2025
"The studio will be renamed Rockstar Australia"
Rockstar Games, the team behind the legendary Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption franchises, has today announced its intention to acquire Video Games Deluxe — a Syndney-based game developer — as the studio aims to get GTA 6 out the door in 2025. Video Games Deluxe has previously worked with...
- Xbox
- Rockstar Games
- GTA 6
- GTA Trilogy
- Video Games Deluxe
News Ex-Platinum Dev Hideki Kamiya Still Wants To Make Scalebound For Xbox
"I’d love to make it again someday"
Remember a few years back when Platinum Games' Scalebound just wouldn't die? The cancelled Xbox exclusive kept cropping up in conversation thanks to recurring rumours and remarks from Platinum staff - and now the game's original lead has brought the Xbox title up once again. These days,
- Xbox
- Scalebound
- Platinum Games
- Hideki Kamiya
- Microsoft
Sunday2nd Mar 2025
Review PDP Riffmaster Guitar (Xbox) - A Fun Option For Rock Band, Fortnite Festival & Beyond
Tonight I'm gonna rock you tonight
We see a clamouring every now and again for games like Guitar Hero and even Rock Band to get a resurgence, and although I'm absolutely in favour of that (the more, the merrier quite frankly!), let's not forget what we already have - the brilliant and DLC-rich Rock Band 4, as well as the newly-released Fortnite...
- Xbox
- Reviews
- Riffmaster
- Guitar
- Rock Band
Saturday1st Mar 2025
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In March 2025
The latest confirmed (and rumoured) reveals
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in March 2025? 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 in March, as well...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- March 2025
- Guides
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (March 3-7)
Split Fiction, Two Point Museum & much more!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for March 3-7! The big release of the next few days is undoubtedly Split Fiction, but don't forget about the likes of Two Point Museum and even the early access for WWE 2K25 as well! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New Xbox Releases (March 3-7):
- Xbox
- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Gets A Surprise Xbox Series X|S Port
Here are the full patch notes
There's been all sorts of surprises for the Xbox recently and it seems the trend is continuing in March with a port of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter for Xbox Series X and S. As you may know, this game was already available via an Xbox One version that launched in 2018, but this free upgrade adds various improvements -...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Turok
Poll What Do You Think Of 'Balatro' On Xbox Game Pass So Far?
Has it hooked you yet?
The big surprise Xbox Game Pass release of this week was Balatro, announced as part of the Xbox Indie Showcase all the way back on Monday, and it's since joined PC Game Pass complete with Xbox Play Anywhere support as well. For
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- Balatro
- Polls
- Features
- Xbox Game Pass
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 1-2)
How about some Watch Dogs: Legion on Xbox Game Pass?
It's time for the weekend! There's plenty to enjoy on Xbox over the next couple of days, including a bunch of recent Xbox Game Pass additions, some great Xbox Free Play Days titles, and loads of awesome deals on the Xbox Store! Here's wha
- Xbox
- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday28th Feb 2025
News Avowed New Update Now Live For Xbox, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Visual fixes, gameplay improvements, and more
Since Avowed's launch, Obsidian has been doing its best to address player concerns with all sorts of fixes and updates. The first patch rolled out on release included a bunch of community-requested fixes and even some visual fixes and audio improvements, and now in the latest update (Patch 1.2.4) there...
- Xbox
- Avowed
- Xbox Game Pass
- Updates
- Xbox Series X
Feature Three Classic 'Monolith' Games That Are Backwards Compatible On Xbox
And still worth playing in 2025!
This week, Warner Bros. closed down esteemed game studio Monolith Productions as it aims to slim down on development costs, and while this sort of news has become all too common in recent years, this particular shutdown really hurts. Monolith had been around for more than three decades, and the team produced some...
- Features
- Xbox
- Monolith Productions
- Xbox 360
- Backwards Compatibility
News Xbox Glitch Sees 'Dragon Ball FighterZ' Get 100% Discount
Free Play Forever
This week, Xbox included Bandai Namco fighter Dragon Ball FighterZ in its Free Play Days selection - a program that allows free access to games for a limited time each weekend. However, just like we saw last month with Alan Wake Remastered, it appears that some players are man
- Xbox
- Dragon Ball FighterZ
- Microsoft
- Free Play Days
News Lots Of Games Are Starting Off March With 90% Discounts On Xbox
The biggest reductions on the Xbox Store right now
Looking for some cheap games on Xbox to kick off the month of March? There are lots of 90% discounts on Xbox as things stand, including plenty of great indie games and even some AAA titles - the most notable surely being Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League! It's not a bad selection at all. You...
- Xbox
- Deals
- Discounts
- 90 Percent
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Drops To 'Lowest Price Ever' On Xbox For The Weekend
If you haven't bought it yet, now's the time
It's usually on a Tuesday or maybe a Thursday that Xbox unveils new batches of Xbox Store sales, but sometimes we get a few single deals sprinkled in along the way, and that's what's just happened with Red Dead Redemption 2. There's nothing surprising with Red Dead 2 going on sale - it happens all the...
- Xbox
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Deals
News Xbox Plans April Release Dates For Two Upcoming PS5 Ports
Indy on the horizon
In recent months, Microsoft has announced PS5 versions of some of its biggest Xbox titles - but not many of them have actual release dates just yet. That's about to change though - because alongside Age of Mythology's arrival next month, Xbox is set to move two more games over in April 2025. First off, let's talk Forza Horizon...
- Xbox
- PS5
- Forza Horizon 5
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Microsoft
News Xbox Co-Creator Calls VR 'Disappointing' As Sony Slashes Price Of PSVR2
"There is no killer app"
Xbox has long been reluctant to develop a proper VR headset along the lines of the PlayStation VR 2, and the original console's co-creator Seamus Blackley clearly believes it was the right decision - at least according to a new interview. Blackley has been speaking on the VideoGamer Podcast (thanks, PC Guide &
- Xbox
- VR
- PSVR2
News Metroid Dread Developer Announces 'Blades Of Fire', Heading To Xbox In May 2025
"Aran de Lira, only you can forge your legend!"
Last night, the teams at MercurySteam and 505Games announced a brand-new action-adventure game called Blades of Fire, and the good news is that it'll definitely be coming to Xbox Series X and S when it launches on May 22nd. In terms of what to expect, it apparently features a "unique weapons forging...
- Xbox
- Blades of Fire
- Metroid Dread
- Castlevania
Talking Point As Skype Shuts Its Doors, An Old Xbox Feature Retires To The History Books
The app survived for almost a decade
Well, it's the end of an era today! Microsoft has announced that Skype is officially shutting its doors in May 2025, with the focus shifting over to Microsoft Teams instead - and the company is making it as easy as possible to move over: "Over the coming days, we will roll out the ability for Skype users to...
- Xbox
- Skype
- Talking Point
- Features
News EA Reveals Xbox Series X|S Tech Specs For Upcoming Adventure Split Fiction
60FPS for everyone!
Ahead of the upcoming launch of Hazelight's newest game Split Fiction, EA has provided an overview of the game's tech specs - including some figures for how the game will run on Xbox Series X and S. The good news here is that both Xbox versions — all console versions, in fact — will run at 60 frames per-second. Xbox Series X...
- Xbox
- Split Fiction
- Hazelight Studios
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News GEX Brings Three Retro Games To Xbox This Summer, Here's A Look
A "3-in-1" collection
3D platformers were once at the forefront of the gaming industry, and while we've had the odd resurgence like PlayStation's Astro Bot last year, many other mascots have been long-forgotten. Sometimes there are revivals though, and it seems the anthropomorphic gecko Gex will be making a return later this year in the GEX Trilogy...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Rumour Microsoft Is Apparently Still Bringing Call Of Duty 2025 To Xbox One
Last-gen lives forever
Last year's Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 still launched as a cross-gen title in the year 2024, despite developer Treyarch moving over to the series' newer engine for the very first time - and it's sounding like whatever COD 2025 turns out to be will be coming to Xbox One & PS4 as well. According to sources at CharlieIntel,...
- Xbox
- Call of Duty 2025
- Microsoft
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Thursday27th Feb 2025
News Three More Shadow Drops Have Arrived On Xbox This Week, Including PC Hit 'Deadside'
There's a free trial as well
Back at the start of the week, we were treated to an Xbox Game Pass shadow drop in the form of Balatro. That was only the start though - while the rest aren't Game Pass titles, they're definitely still worth discussing here at Pure Xbox! So, three Xbox games that weren't on the calendar this week are Deadside,...
- Xbox
- Shadow Drop
- Deadside
- King Of Fighters 98
- Biomorph
Feature Five Things We Spotted In Fable's Latest Gameplay Footage
Something to make up for the delay
This week, Xbox announced the delay of the next chapter in the Fable series, with the anticipated fantasy RPG now scheduled to arrive in 2026. To make up for this, Xbox also showed some new "pre-alpha footage" of this massive project, and we've now rounded up some of the more interesting bits - highlighting a...
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- Xbox
- Fable
- Xbox Game Pass
- Gallery
News 'Terminator 2D: No Fate' Announced For Xbox, And It's Out This September
From reveal to release in 6 months
Reef Entertainment, the team behind Terminator: Resistance, has today announced that it's teaming up with developer Bitmap Bureau to make Terminator 2D: No Fate - a new two-dimensional entry in the famous sci-fi franchise. Launching for Xbox this September, Terminator 2D: No Fate brings characters and scenes from...
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- Terminator 2D: No Fate
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Is Finishing Off February With Multiple Free Games, Trials & Demos
Including the Splitgate 2 Alpha - live now!
As you know, we're always on the lookout for the latest 'free' content to arrive on the Xbox Store, and there's actually a lot going around at the moment - a new free-to-play title along with free demos and trials, including a major free alpha! We're going to start off by lumping in the F2P title with the...
- Xbox
- Free Games
- Splitgate 2 Alpha
- Betas. Demos
- Trials
News Microsoft Announces Major GDC Presence With 'Xbox Expanding To Any Screen' In 2025
"Xbox is expanding to any screen on any device"
This year's Game Developers Conference is coming up real soon, with GDC 2025 taking place March 17-21 in San Francisco, California. As expected, Xbox is going to be present in a big way - and it sounds like Microsoft is taking the brand's new multiplatform push pretty seriously here. As part of its...
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- Microsoft
- GDC 2025
- This Is An Xbox
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 27 - March 2)
Included with Xbox Game Pass
Xbox Free Play Days has landed! This week, Xbox fans can go hands on with three titles for free over the coming days - including Bandai Namco's ongoing fighter Dragon Ball FighterZ. Here's your full list of Free Play Days titles for the weekend ahead: Catan - Console Edition Dragon Ball FighterZ Worms W.M.D You'll...
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
Talking Point With Fable Now Delayed, Which Xbox First-Party Game Launches This Fall?
Microsoft has a gap to fill
Well, Microsoft delivered the news this week that its big Fable reboot has been delayed - and before this recent turn of events, the Xbox RPG was probably the team's biggest release planned for late 2025. However, even with this delay, Xbox still has some major games planned for this year including South of Midnight and...
- Xbox
- Fable
- Microsoft
- Xbox Game Studios
- Features
News Xbox Is Getting A New 'Gibson Les Paul' Guitar Controller This Year
The second new guitar we've seen in recent years
It was last year that PDP officially unveiled the Riffmaster Wireless Guitar for Xbox, finally providing Rock Band and Fortnite Festival fans with a new controller on the market, and now CRKD is following suit with the Gibson Les Paul. Avail
- Xbox
- Guitar
- Controllers
- Rock Band
- Fortnite Festival
News Eternal Strands Dev Shares Roadmap Of Content Heading To Xbox Game Pass In 2025
Including a major update in late March
It's been a month now since Eternal Strands made its highly-anticipated debut as part of Xbox Game Pass, and the developer is showing no signs of slowing down with it - we've got a brand-new roadmap of content for 2025! It all starts in March, with some serious improvements being made to areas such as...
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- Eternal Strands
- Xbox Game Pass
- Roadmap
- Updates
News Xbox Highlights 10 More Titles Coming To The 'Stream Your Own Game' Service
And even more are in the works
Since Microsoft began making some non-Game Pass titles playable with Xbox Cloud Gaming, the team has been expanding the service fairly regularly - and in the latest Xbox update overview, Microsoft has announced another 10 games that will be playable soon. Unlike recent updates to the service, these aren't actually...
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- Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Stream Your Own Game
- Microsoft
News Warner Bros. Working On New LEGO Game As Industry Reporter Discusses Studio Closures
Jason Schreier tells all
Earlier this week, the industry was alerted to three more studio closures - with the Warner Bros. gaming division cutting down on developers to save costs. Unfortunately, in the year 2025 this is hardly surprising news - and in the wake of the WB announcement, Bloomberg's Jason Schreier has been talking about what's going on...
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- Warner Bros.
- WB Games
- LEGO
