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Thursday17th Aug 2023
News Sniper Elite 5's New Xbox 'Complete Edition' Seems Mega Expensive
Launching next week
The team behind Xbox Game Pass shooter Sniper Elite 5 has unveiled a brand new 'Complete Edition' of the game — set to launch on Xbox next week — and its upfront cost is eye-watering to say the least. This new version of SE5 comes with all of the game's DLC, but it'll cost you $109.99 / €109.99 / £91.99 to acquire. Ouch...
Thursday6th Jul 2023
News Game Pass Shooter Sniper Elite 5 Gets Final 'Kraken Awakes' DLC Pack
Awaking the beast
Sniper Elite 5's post-launch content plan has officially run its course. Developer Rebellion has unveiled its final DLC pack today, titled 'Kraken Awakes', which adds new missions, weapons and skins to the Xbox Game Pass shooter. As the name suggests, Sniper Elite 5's Kraken Awakes mission tasks players with infiltrating the...
Wednesday25th Jan 2023
News Sniper Elite 5 Season 2 Brings New Map, Weapon Skins And More To Xbox Game Pass
Setting sights on Season 2
Rebellion's latest sneaky sniper shooter launched on Xbox Game Pass last May, and at the time, we called it the best Sniper Elite game in the series so far. Since that launch the team has continued to build on the base game, and now Season 2 has been revealed, and it's launching very soon. Let's dig into the free stuff...
Tuesday28th Jun 2022
News Xbox Game Pass Hit Sniper Elite 5 Gets New Patch, Here's What's Included
A free multiplayer map and much more
We're big fans of Sniper Elite 5 here at Pure Xbox - awarding it an "excellent" nine out of ten stars and labelling it the very best entry in the long-running series to date. If you're still as invested in it as we are, you'll likely be interested to know there's now a new patch available for the game. The patch...
Tuesday7th Jun 2022
News Sniper Elite 5 Patch 1.05 Fixes Community Concerns On Xbox Game Pass
The latest hotfix is live
Sniper Elite 5 has been a big hit on Xbox Game Pass, although as normal in this day and age, its launch hasn't been without issues. Most of these have been minor so far though, and developer Rebellion is already at work ironing out the kinks. Patch 1.05 is now live for Sniper Elite 5, and it focuses on some early community...
Monday30th May 2022
News Sniper Elite 5 UK Sales Figures Show Huge Xbox Game Pass Impact
Just 8% of physical sales were on Xbox in the UK
Sniper Elite 5 was arguably the biggest Game Pass launch of the year so far, arriving late last week. Rebellion's latest shooter got the thumbs up from us, as we labelled it "the best Sniper Elite to date". However, not many Xbox gamers went out to buy it, at least physically here in the UK...
Thursday26th May 2022
News Sniper Elite 5 DLC Missions Are Already Being Worked On
More balls
Rebellion's Sniper Elite 5 is finally here, and day one on Xbox Game Pass to boot! However, the mission clearly doesn't end there. Support studio Flix Interactive has already confirmed it's working on post-launch campaign missions for Sniper Elite 5. Blimey! Despite the quick turnaround on work beginning, don't expect these for a short...
News Sniper Elite 5 Is Available Today On Xbox Game Pass (May 26)
Fight your way across the most immersive maps yet
It's time for Sniper Elite 5! The latest entry in Rebellion's long-running series drops on Xbox Game Pass today, May 26th (or late May 25th in some regions), available to download on Xbox One, Series X, Series S and Windows PC. The reviews for Sniper Elite 5 have been really good so far, including...
Wednesday25th May 2022
Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of Sniper Elite 5 On Xbox Game Pass
It's impressing folks so far!
Sniper Elite 5 hits Xbox Game Pass tomorrow, May 26th (or earlier, depending on your region), and reviews are beginning to trickle out for Rebellion's latest shooter. In short, it's getting solid reviews so far, with our very own writeup here at Pure Xbox labelling Sniper Elite 5 as "the best Sniper Elite to date"...
Tuesday17th May 2022
News How To Pre-Install Sniper Elite 5 With Xbox Game Pass
Ahead of its May 26 launch
Update: Fortunately there is now an official way to pre-install Sniper Elite 5 through Xbox Game Pass on console! All you need to do is head to the Xbox Game Pass app, search for Sniper Elite 5 in the "Coming Soon" section (or manually with the 'Y' button), and then select the "pre-install" option to begin the download...
Wednesday27th Apr 2022
Hands On Sniper Elite 5 Is Bringing More Slick Sniping Action To Xbox Game Pass
Crushed nuts
Sniper Elite 5 hits Xbox Game Pass in a few short weeks at this point, landing on May 26th. Thanks to the folks over at Rebellion though, we went hands on with the next Sniper Elite game a few weeks early and let us tell you: it's a right blast. Literally. Sniper Elite 5 takes things to war-torn France during the closing stages of the...
Tuesday29th Mar 2022
News Sniper Elite 5 'Marksman' Trailer Shows Some Gory Guts For Game Pass Players
Squelchy
Sniper Elite 5 is the upcoming entry in Rebellion's long-running shooter series, and this one hits Xbox Game Pass on day one! We're only about two months out from launch as well, so naturally, we've been treated to a new trailer. As has become the norm for the series, expect guts and gore; lots of it! The trailer showcases some pretty...
Wednesday16th Mar 2022
News Sniper Elite 5 Hits Xbox Game Pass This May
2 months to go!
Sniper Elite 5 takes us to World War II era France as we continue to play out Karl Fairburne's story. We've known for a while that this one will hit Xbox Game Pass on day one and, well, the release date has been revealed. Sniper Elite 5 launches on Xbox One and Series X|S, including Game Pass, on May 26th! That's much closer than we...
Tuesday25th Jan 2022
News Get Ready For An Invasion In Sniper Elite 5 On Xbox Game Pass
Drop into other players' campaigns and wreak havok
Rebellion, the developers behind the always entertaining Sniper Elite series have just dropped a slick cinematic trailer for Sniper Elite 5 which, amongst other things, shows off an interesting new multiplayer mode. The mode, known as Invasion, will see players jump into each other's campaigns...
