TodayTue, 14th May 2024

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  9

  News Microsoft Announces Dates For The Final Two Xbox 360 Store Sales

  "As many repriced games as possible"

  Earlier this week, a bunch of Xbox 360 games suddenly went on sale ahead of the Xbox 360 store's closure this July, and now Microsoft has confirmed that another two sales will follow in the coming months. The dates for these sales will be June 18, 2024 and July 16, 2024, with the intent to feature "as many...

  • 3h ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox 360
  • Store
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  19

  Talking Point 10 Years On, Have You Ever Played The Elder Scrolls Online?

  We want to know if you've tried it!

  In some form or another The Elder Scrolls Online has been in the news a fair bit lately. Last month, the game's director claimed it was "one of the most successful live service games" after bringing in $2 billion since launch, and we also learnt that the now-defunct Roundhouse Studios is

  • 4h ago
  • Xbox
  • Features
  • Talking Point
  • The Elder Scrolls Online
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  10

  News Hellblade 2's Photo Mode Looks Ridiculously Detailed In New Footage

  "This is legit crazy"

  We're another day closer to the release of Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 on May 21st, and that means Ninja Theory is continuing to tease us with new snippets of info and footage - including a closer look at the game's Photo Mode. As you can see in the video below, the Photo Mode in Hellblade 2 is looking extremely detailed,...

  • 6h ago
  • Xbox
  • Hellblade 2
  • Ninja Theory
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  11

  News Hot On The Heels Of Fallout, Amazon Greenlights New Tomb Raider TV Series

  Raiding some gaming IP

  Fallout on Amazon Prime has proved super popular since its April 2024 release, so why not try some other gaming IP? Well, it seems the folks over at Amazon have wised up - announcing a brand-new Tomb Raider series for Prime Video. Even though Tomb Raider isn't a stranger to transmedia releases, it has been a short while since...

  • 6h ago
  • Xbox
  • Tomb Raider
  • Fallout
  • Amazon Prime
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  11

  News Xbox UK Is Hosting Hellblade 2 Play Sessions At The Microsoft Experience Centre

  "Experience the first 2 hours of immersive gameplay"

  Hellblade 2 officially launches one week today, and Xbox has announced that fans can go down to the Microsoft Experience Centre in London and play two hours of the title in its 'Xbox Gaming Lounge' next week. Unfortunately, there's no early access with these Hellblade 2 'Play Sessions'. Fans can...

  • 7h ago
  • Xbox
  • Hellblade 2
  • Ninja Theory
  • Microsoft
  • Xbox Series X
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  3

  News Overwatch 2 Meets Porsche In Bizarre Xbox Custom Console Collaboration

  "Is that an Xbox, a mech, or a Porsche?!"

  We've seen some weird and wonderful custom consoles over the years, and while this latest design is quite modest in comparison to some, it's certainly not a collaboration we expected to see on a random Tuesday afternoon in May. But, here it is. Microsoft has detailed its latest Xbox Series X sweepstakes...

  • 8h ago
  • Xbox
  • Microsoft
  • Xbox Series X
  • Overwatch 2
  • Porsche
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  6

  News Six Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Late May 2024

  The final batch of departures for May

  The next six games leaving Xbox Game Pass in May 2024 have been revealed, and considering how good the latest May arrivals are looking, we're not too disappointed in this leavers list to be honest. Still, you might want to get to some of these before they leave at the end of the month. So, here's the full list...

  • 9h ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Leaving soon
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  23

  News These 11 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (May 15 - June 4)

  Including Lords of the Fallen, Hellblade 2 & more!

  Microsoft has just announced the second batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for May 2024, which includes the big highlight in the form of Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, along with the likes of Immortals of Aveum and Lords of the Fallen! Don't forget that

  • 9h ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  3

  News 500+ Games Get New Discounts On Xbox, Including An Action/Adventure Sale

  Plenty of great reductions to choose from

  Another week of Xbox sales has begun, and we've got over 500 titles added to the list! This is primarily made up of Action/Adventure, Publisher Spotlight and ID@Xbox deals, as well as some exclusive offers for Game Pass members. Don't forget that there's a fantastic offer on Dying Light that's separate

  • 10h ago
  • Xbox
  • Deals
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  11

  News Fallout 4's New Next-Gen Update Is Getting Much Better Feedback On Xbox

  Update 2 is now live

  Bethesda's big next-gen update for Fallout 4 initially launched on Xbox with a bit of a whimper, but the team has just issued a brand-new patch for the upgrade - and it seems to be going down much better with players so far. We're seeing reports that all of the different visual and performance modes are now working as intended...

  • 11h ago
  • Xbox
  • Fallout 4
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Bethesda
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  4

  News Xbox Is Adding The Ability To 'Pre-Download' Game Updates Before They're Released

  Rolling out to Xbox Insiders this week

  We already know that we can pre-install games ahead of time on Xbox, but what about updates? Well, Microsoft is rolling out a new feature for certain Xbox Insiders this week that will allow "pre-downloads" for certain game updates. Team Xbox describes this as a feature where you can install these updates...

  • 12h ago
  • Xbox
  • Downloads
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  6

  News Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 14)

  Brotherly love

  We have another Xbox Game Pass update today, folks! The team over at 505 Games is bringing Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons to the library - delivering a short-but-sweet, heartfelt adventure to Game Pass players. Now, this Xbox Game Pass drop is not to be confused with 2024's Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake. This Game Pass version is...

  • 12h ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  10

  News Forza Motorsport 'Update 8' Arrives Today, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

  "Experience track toys"

  Turn 10 Studios has today rolled out Update 8 for Forza Motorsport and it allows racers to expand their garage with all new "track-worthy" machines. This latest update also comes with all sorts of game improvements, content, features and events - so here's a brief description as well as the patch notes from the official...

  • 19h ago
  • Xbox
  • Forza Motorsport
  • Update
  • Patch Notes
  • PC

YesterdayMon, 13th May 2024

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  33

  News Xbox Begins Discounting Lots Of 360 Games Ahead Of July Store Closure

  Buy them while you can!

  Update: Microsoft has now confirmed that another two Xbox 360 sales will follow in the months ahead, and all of the discounts in the table below will remain active until July 29th, 2024. Plenty of time to make a decision! <related ids="166086"> Original story: With the Xbox 360 store officially set to close on July...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox 360
  • Sales
  • Deals
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  72

  News Square Enix To Include Xbox As Part Of 'Aggressive' New Multiplatform Strategy

  "An environment where more customers can enjoy our titles"

  This is a nice, positive way to kick off a Monday! Square Enix has announced today that the company has entered into a new multiplatform strategy that will aim to "build an environment where more customers can enjoy our titles". The company says this "aggressive" new strategy will include...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Square Enix
  • Final Fantasy
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  28

  Random Phil Spencer Seems To Be Preparing His Own Nuke Launch In Fallout 76

  Whatever they can do, Phil can do too

  So, err, last week certainly stirred up some interesting stories in Xbox land - with fans nuking Phil Spencer's camp in Fallout 76 definitely being one of the weirder things we covered before logging off for the weekend. While we took a little screen break for a few days though, the Xbox boss has seemingly been...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Fallout 76
  • Phil Spencer
  • Random
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  8

  News Fallout 4 Next-Gen 'Update 2' Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

  Available now on Xbox

  Last week we got news that Fallout 4 was due a fresh patch following the next-gen update's initial launch - and that fresh patch is now here! Fallout 4 Next-Gen 'Update 2' is live on Xbox, containing a number of performance improvements and general bug fixes. Highlights here include the 'Frame Rate Target' option which allows...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Fallout 4
  • Bethesda
  • Microsoft
  • Xbox One
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  8

  News Dying Light Is Ridiculously Cheap Right Now On Xbox, And It Has A Free Next-Gen Upgrade

  Fill yer zombie boots

  Here at Pure Xbox we tend to stick with sales roundups each week to bring you news on the best Xbox deals, but today we've come across one particular offer that we reckon is worth highlighting on its own. Techland's Dying Light is currently $2.99 / £2.99 on Xbox, and the deal gets even better when you consider the bonuses that...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Dying Light
  • Deals
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  20

  News Hypercharge Unboxed Dev Saddened By Claims It'll Be 'Dead' Without Xbox Game Pass

  "Hearing this stuff every day really gets to me"

  One of the big Xbox releases heading our way in May 2024 is the long-awaited Hypercharge Unboxed, which is finally bringing its "first and third-person shooter action figure game" to Xbox consoles on Friday, May 31st. Sadly, ahead of launch, the game's official Twitter (or "X") account has been...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Hypercharge: Unboxed
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  21

  News Perfect Dark Rumoured For Xbox Showcase As Positive Feedback Begins Cropping Up

  Perhaps it's not in such a bad state after all

  Last week, we brought you a few rumours about the state of the Perfect Dark reboot at Xbox, with some journalists and insiders suggesting that it hadn't been a smooth ride so far, and that the game might be in a very rough state. Well, hopefully that's not the case! Since then, Jeff Grubb of GiantBomb...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Perfect
  • Dark
  • The Initiative
  • Crystal Dynamics
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  11

  Review Braid, Anniversary Edition (Xbox) - XBLA And Indie History Remastered

  Wind back the clock

  Braid is not only an important part of Xbox Live Arcade's history, but it’s arguably up there as one of the most significant indie game releases of all time – illustrating on debut the appetite for more niche and artistic experiences in a market that was at the time booming with blockbuster franchises. With this in mind,...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Reviews
  • Braid
  • Braid Anniversary Edition
  • Xbox One
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  23

  News Bethesda Trademark Hints At New DOOM Announcement For Xbox Games Showcase

  It's also been teased by Tom Warren

  Microsoft's upcoming Xbox Games Showcase is very much shrouded in mystery right now — aside from the all-but confirmed Call of Duty Direct segment — but a newly discovered trademark, alongside a fresh teaser, are starting to point towards a potential DOOM appearance during the show as well. First off, let's

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Bethesda
  • Xbox Games Showcase
  • DOOM
  • id Software
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  14

  Rumour State Of Decay 3 Is 'Coming Along Very Nicely' Over At Xbox

  In a good state

  State of Decay 3 is one Xbox title that we've heard basically nothing about since its announcement back in 2020 — aside from news that Gears developer The Coalition is helping out on development — but a new rumour from Windows Central's Jez Corden suggests that the game is shaping up rather nicely over at Xbox. Talking on a...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • State Of Decay 3
  • Undead Labs
  • Microsoft
  • Xbox Series X
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  17

  News Ubisoft Has Officially Announced 'Assassin's Creed Shadows', Trailer Coming This Week

  Formerly known as AC Red

  First unveiled back in September 2022 as 'Assassin's Creed Red', Ubisoft has officially titled its next big Assassin's Creed game - and it's set a date for the reveal trailer too. You can catch the 'Official Cinematic World Premiere Trailer' of Assassin's Creed Shadows at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm GMT on Wednesday, May 15...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Assassin's Creed Shadows
  • Ubisoft
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  20

  News Obsidian 'Thrilled' As Xbox First-Party Game Pentiment Wins Award

  "Huge congratulations to the Pentiment team"

  It's no secret that we've loved our time with Obsidian's Pentiment here at Pure Xbox - we gave the game a 9/10 in our review back in 2022 - so it's great to see that the game is still winning awards over 18 months since its release. This latest award is a Peabody Award, and it's for the "Immersive &...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Pentiment
  • Obsidian
  • Awards

Sunday12th May 2024

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  Soapbox The Trouble With Limited Run Games, And How To Fix It

  Time Extension "There has to be a better standard of quality"

  It’s odd to me that we live in a time where a video game getting a physical release is now considered a big deal. As someone who’s probably from the last generation which grew up before the age of digital distribution, I still distinctly remember when physical game releases were the only game...

  • 2d ago
  • Features
  • Soapbox
  • Limited Run Games
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  22

  News Ex-Blizzard President On Xbox's Future: 'Xbox Can Find A Path To Great Success'

  "For their teams and players around the world"

  It's been a wild week for Xbox following the announcement of four studio closures, and while the video game giant is currently facing a lot of criticism, many ex-Microsoft and Xbox employees still believe the brand can overcome this difficult period. Following

  • 3d ago
  • Xbox
  • Blizzard
  • Microsoft
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  Guide Best Xbox Crossplay Games

  Our top picks for Xbox crossplay games you can enjoy in 2024

  What are the best crossplay games on Xbox consoles? As we all become evermore connected within the nightmare dystopia that is modern human life™, video games have adapted in kind, allowing us to play in a variety of ways and across multiple platforms, because we must now have...

  • 2d ago
  • Features
  • Xbox
  • Crossplay
  • Guides
  • List
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  17

  News Xbox's Hi-Fi RUSH Limited Run Physical Release Is Still Happening

  "Hi-Fi Rush is go"

  Earlier this year, alongside the announcement that Hi-Fi RUSH would be releasing on the PlayStation 5, Limited Run Games revealed a physical release for this platform as well as the Xbox Series X|S. After this week's studio closure, some fans are wondering if the hard copy version is still happening. It seems so - with Limited...

  • 3d ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Microsoft
  • Bethesda