YesterdaySat, 9th Nov 2024

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  Interview Capcom Legend Harumi Fujita Reflects On Her Impressive 40-Year Career In Games

  Time Extension Harumi Fujita is responsible for the music to many of Capcom's biggest titles

  When it comes to the art of video game composing, we'd wager there are few people alive who have as enviable a resume as Harumi Fujita. The Japanese composer has contributed music to a frankly astonishing amount of classic titles over her 40+ year career, including most...

  • Yesterday, 2:05pm
  • Interviews
  • VGM
  • Features
  • Capcom
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  3

  News Here's What Might Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In December 2024

  Some early predictions!

  What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in December 2024? Well, Microsoft hasn't confirmed anything just yet, but based on some games that were added to the service this time last year, we can at least make a few predictions ahead of time. We know that a lot of Xbox users want more advance notice of games leaving Xbox Game Pass, but...

  • Yesterday, 2:30pm
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Leaving Soon
  • December 2024
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  38

  Talking Point What's Your Favourite Memory Of The Xbox Series X|S Generation So Far?

  Both consoles turn FOUR this Sunday!

  As we mentioned earlier this week, this Sunday marks the fourth anniversary of the Xbox Series X and Series S, with both consoles having launched on November 10th, 2020. And once again, we're using this opportunity to reminisce! This time around, we're keen to find out your favourite memory (or memories!) of the...

  • Yesterday, 4pm
  • Xbox
  • Talking Point
  • Features
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 11-15)

  Dragon Quest, Tetris Forever & much more!

  Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for November 11-15! It's somewhat the quiet before the storm over the next few days as we await Stalker 2 and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 later in the month, but don't forget we've got the big release of Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake coming up, as well as the likes of

  • Yesterday, 1pm
  • Xbox
  • Features
  • Weekly Roundup
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  35

  Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 9-10)

  How about some Metal Slug Tactics on Game Pass?

  Welcome to the weekend! We've got a few new Xbox Game Pass titles for you to check out over the next couple of days, along with a bunch of Free Play Days additions and a whole heap of discounts that are live on the Xbox Store. Here's what we're playing this week

  • Yesterday, 12pm
  • Xbox
  • Features
  • Talking Point
  • What Are You Playing

Friday8th Nov 2024

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  News Xbox Has Added Multiple 'Free' Games Over The Past Few Weeks

  Might be worth a download?

  Every now and again, we tend to take a look at some of the "free" games arriving on the Xbox Store, and there have actually been quite a few over the past few weeks that we've either not covered, or only covered a little bit. Obviously the big one is Throne And Liberty, which arrived back at the start of October. We...

  • Fri, 5:20pm
  • Xbox
  • Free Games
  • Free To Play
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  13

  News Here's How Death Stranding Director's Cut Compares On Xbox Series X And S

  Stranding side-by-side

  With Death Stranding Director's Cut launching out of nowhere on Xbox yesterday, we've taken a look at how the game stacks up across both current-gen Microsoft machines - and the early results are rather good. While there certainly are differences across both Xbox Series X and S, this is a game that really looks the part on...

  • Fri, 11:30am
  • Xbox
  • Death Stranding Director's Cut
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Comparison
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  13

  News Xbox Game Pass Is Getting A Massive Black Ops 6 Update Next Week

  Season 01 is HUGE

  At the start of the week, Xbox developer Treyarch began teasing the first seasonal content update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and now the team has fully detailed Black Ops 6 Season 01 - it's an absolutely massive update all-in-all. The headline news is this: Black Ops 6 Season 01 is bringing six multiplayer maps, one new...

  • Fri, 2:45pm
  • Xbox
  • Call of Duty Black Ops 6
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  Talking Point Where Are All The ActiBlizz Titles On Xbox Game Pass?

  Isn't it about time?

  With Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 now out in the wild, Xbox's biggest Activision Blizzard release since the deal went through has now come and gone. The game ended up being a very good one, so we have no complaints in that regard - but we do still feel a little shortchanged by the Activision Blizzard deal so far. You see, we...

  • Fri, 7:30pm
  • Xbox
  • Features
  • Talking Point
  • Activision Blizzard
  • Backwards Compatibility
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  Guide Is Death Stranding 2 Coming To Xbox? Here's Everything We Know So Far

  Will DS2 come to Xbox?

  Since the surprise release of Death Stranding Director's Cut on Xbox Series X|S, we've seen lots of speculation about the sequel - and whether Death Stranding 2: On The Beach could one day come to Xbox as well. With how Kojima Productions has handled the first game, there's a good chance DS2 will arrive on Xbox eventually -...

  • Fri, 4:30pm
  • Xbox
  • Death Stranding 2
  • PS5
  • Sony
  • Xbox Series X
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  10

  News Xbox 'Friend Requests' Have Now Returned

  Update: Available now!

  Update [Fri 8th Nov, 2024]: In September, Xbox mentioned how it was reintroducing friend requests on Xbox. Now, in an update this week, they're available to everyone across Xbox's platforms and services. Here's another look, courtesy of The Verge's senior editor Tom Warren: Original article [Thu 12th Sep, 2024]:...

  • Fri, 6am
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Microsoft
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  PSA Death Stranding Has A Major Quick Resume Bug On Xbox

  It'll hopefully be fixed very soon

  Yesterday's surprise release of Death Stranding Director's Cut on Xbox Series X|S has proved extremely popular over the past 24 hours, but something you should be aware of is a Quick Resume bug that's plaguing the game at launch. As shared by Windows Central's Jez Corden, the bug involves not being able to save...

  • Fri, 10:41am
  • Xbox
  • Death Stranding
  • Quick Resume
  • PSA
  • Bugs
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  News South Of Midnight Previews Seemingly Being Prepared By Team Xbox

  New info should be coming soon!

  It's been a short while since we've seen or heard much about South of Midnight, but it's looking like Xbox and developer Compulsion Games are preparing some press previews as we speak. In recent hours, Kinda Funny's Parris Lilly has posted about previewing the Xbox Game Studios title, and how coverage on the game is...

  • Fri, 12pm
  • Xbox
  • South of Midnight
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Dragon Age: The Veilguard's First Xbox Update Out Now, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

  Featuring a Mass Effect crossover!

  Dragon Age: The Veilguard has been out for just over a week at this point, and BioWare has now delivered its first update for the Xbox Series X|S RPG. The only bit of new content tucked into this update is a bonus armour set - although it's certainly one for you Mass Effect fans out there! Yep, to celebrate N7 Day...

  • Fri, 1:15pm
  • Xbox
  • Dragon Age: The Veilguard
  • Update
  • Patch Notes
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  News Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Scores An Xbox Series X|S Demo

  A game update has also been released

  If you've been eager to check out Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, Capcom has now released a demo for Xbox Series X|S and multiple other platforms. It will allow you to play the start of Frank's zombie adventure, but apparently "some aspects" may differ from the retail version. Unfortunately, save data won't carry...

  • Fri, 6:45am
  • Xbox
  • Capcom
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Demos
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  Preview Monster Hunter Wilds Xbox Beta: A Promising Start, But Performance Needs Some Work

  The hunt begins February 2025

  Capcom hosted an open beta for its next chapter in the Monster Hunter series last weekend, and here at Pure Xbox, we took this chance to go hands on with the Xbox Series X|S build. So, here are our first impressions of the latest entry - Monster Hunter Wilds! Create a Hunter Your first task, as usual, is to create...

  • Fri, 3:50pm
  • Previews
  • Xbox
  • Monster Hunter Wilds
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Age Of Mythology: Retold's Latest Update Includes A Brand-New Game Mode

  Featuring 35 "exhilarating" skirmish missions

  It's only been a few months since Age of Mythology: Retold made its debut on Xbox and PC, and it's already getting new content! The "Arena of the Gods" mode is now available in the game, and it's a totally free addition. In this mode, you'll play as the legendary hero Kastor as you embark on 35 skirmish...

  • Fri, 6:15pm
  • Xbox
  • Age of Mythology: Retold
  • Update

Thursday7th Nov 2024

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  News Surprise! Death Stranding Director's Cut Is Now Available On Xbox Series X|S

  With a 50% launch discount!

  Well, this came out of nowhere! Kojima Productions has just shadow dropped Death Stranding: Director's Cut onto Xbox platforms - yep, the game is out now on Xbox Series X|S! To celebrate the game's first appearance on Xbox consoles, publisher 505 has launched the Director's Cut with a 50% discount for the next two weeks...

  • Thu, 11:35am
  • Xbox
  • Death Stranding
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Kojima Productions
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  News SEGA Delisting Multiple Xbox Games This December

  Sonic, Crazy Taxi, Sega Genesis Classics and more

  SEGA has announced it will be delisting multiple retro titles including the SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive Classics collection from the Xbox digital store. These titles will be removed from Xbox's storefront on December 6th, 2024. SEGA will also be delisting multiple games from Steam, Nintendo Switch and...

  • Thu 7th Nov 2024
  • Xbox
  • Sega
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News GTA 6 Publisher 'Not Really Worried' About Bringing The Game To Xbox Series S

  "Our labels are really good at that"

  In a recent earnings call over at Rockstar Games owner 2K, the company's CEO was asked about GTA 6 running on Xbox Series S - and the response should instil come confidence in Series S owners. In short, CEO Strauss Zelnick says that the team are used to developing for lower spec hardware, and that he's "not...

  • Thu, 5pm
  • Xbox
  • GTA 6
  • Rockstar Games
  • 2K
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Xbox Employees Are Testing 10 Non-Game Pass Titles On The Cloud Right Now

  Xbox Insiders should be getting access very soon

  We've been waiting ages for Xbox Cloud Gaming to expand to games that aren't part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate library, and it sounds like the time has almost arrived - Xbox employees are literally testing the feature right now. This is according to The Verge's Tom Warren, who has revealed 10 games...

  • Thu, 5:35pm
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Cloud Gaming
  • Xbox Insider
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  News Stalker 2 Breaks Down Its Weapons Of The Wasteland Ahead Of Xbox Launch

  Smoking barrels

  As we spoke about yesterday, Stalker 2 is now less than two weeks away from releasing on Xbox Game Pass - and the team has just gone into detail on the game's arsenal of weaponry ahead of its launch. As showcased above in the game's new 'Smoking Barrels' trailer, developer GSC Game World has detailed exactly what gear you can get...

  • Thu, 2:30pm
  • Xbox
  • Stalker 2
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Lots Of Games Are Discounted By 90% On Xbox This Week (November 5-11)

  In fact, there are over 50 of them!

  Looking for some cheap games on Xbox this week (November 5-11)? Well, the current selection of Xbox sales is very generous if you're looking for 90% or 95% discounts right now, as we've got over 50 games that fall into those categories, including a few standouts that are definitely worth considering. Perhaps the...

  • Thu, 3:21pm
  • Xbox
  • Deals
  • Discounts
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  News Kojima Productions Now Owns Death Stranding IP Following Xbox Release

  Sony no longer in full control

  Well, there you have it - Death Stranding is officially on Xbox thanks to the team's new Director's Cut launch. Five years since PlayStation published the original release, we can finally go hands on with Death Stranding on Xbox, and some new information from developer Kojima Productions tells us why this is finally...

  • Thu, 1:30pm
  • Xbox
  • Death Stranding
  • Kojima Productions
  • Xbox Series S
  • Xbox Series X
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  News 2K Provides Updated Launch Windows For Its Upcoming Xbox Lineup

  GTA 6 still on for 2025

  Sports games aside, 2K tends to take its time when releasing big games on Xbox, and a new financial update from the company reiterates some of its planned release windows for a batch of major Xbox titles. Of course, minds immediately wander to GTA 6 here - and there's been no change in that regard. The Rockstar Games title...

  • Thu, 4pm
  • Xbox
  • 2K
  • Take-Two
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (November 7-10)

  Included With Xbox Game Pass

  Thursday is here, which means Xbox has set live its new Free Play Days lineup for the coming weekend! We have four titles to dive into over the next few days - including a brand-new Xbox release in the form of Across the Obelisk. Here's your full Free Play Days selection this weekend: Across the...

  • Thu, 11am
  • Xbox
  • Free Play Days
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  News Gears Of War: E-Day Will Contain Original Voice Actors For Marcus & Dom

  Brothers to the end

  Xbox developer The Coalition has confirmed that Gears of War's legendary characters Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago will be voiced by their OG actors in Gears: E-Day. Yep - John DiMaggio and Carlos Ferro will be reprising their roles as Marcus and Dom, respectively, as the studio goes back to the roots of Gears in its upcoming...

  • Thu, 6:30pm
  • Xbox
  • Gears of War E-Day
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • The Coalition
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  News Warner Bros CFO Admits MultiVersus Is A Big Underperformer

  Quidditch Champions seems to have struggled too

  It feels like MultiVersus just can't find the right formula. After originally arriving in 2022 and then being stripped away in 2023 ahead of a relaunch, it finally emerged again in May of this year... aaand, it's apparently not doing very well. This is according to Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Gunnar...

  • Thu, 7:30pm
  • Xbox
  • Warner Bros
  • MultiVersus
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  News Goat Simulator: Remastered Comes To Xbox Game Pass Today (November 7)

  Fresh lick of paint

  Welcome to another Xbox Game Pass drop! Today, the remastered version of Goat Simulator enters the library, before late November delivers some major Game Pass titles like Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Stalker 2. Anyway, here's a look at what Coffee Stain Studios is doing to spruce up Goat Simulator on Xbox Game Pass:

  • Thu, 12:30pm
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Goat Simulator Remastered