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Master web developer by trade, Ken guided Pure Xbox through its first incarnation around the time of the Xbox One. Nowadays, you'll find him selling a wealth of retro goodness via SuperChallenge.
News Xbox September Preview Dashboard Rolls Out with Surprise Features
Straight outta Testerville
Earlier in the week, we reported on some of the cool new stuff that's on the way to the Xbox One system software. General celebrations for the arrival of DLNA and other tweaks were the order of the day, but now the update has actually rolled out to members of the Dashboard Preview program, a few new things have been thrown...
News Xbox One Aug/Sept Dashboard Updates Hit The Spot with DLNA and TV Streaming
DLNA support, threaded conversations, new Friends
Microsoft has confirmed details about what will be included in the next Xbox One dashboard update, set to roll out to preview program users later this month, and to everyone else in early September. At long last, DLNA support will be available via a new app, entitled "Media." Also, you'll be able to...
Ruining the gauntlet.
When a game series throws out fistfuls of features that were part of the very reason that fans of the series became fans of the series, people aren’t usually all that happy about it. There’s a desire for improvement and growth of course, but there’s also that desire for more of the same. Fans of the first two Sacred...
News Dragon Age Inquisition Slips to November
Breathing room acquired
With an absolute wave of titles heading to retail during September and October, any time a title is delayed or moved out of that window, we celebrate a little here at pX. It means that the shifted title is more likely to actually be played by gamers who have time to settle in and enjoy the bounty that the game has to offer,...
Updated Xbox One August Update Details Auto-Download Functionality, 3D Blu-rays, and more!
The definition of convenience
The Xbox One August Update is currently rolling out to preview participants, WPCentral has reported on some of the content. It contains a pretty sweet new feature regarding content downloads, as well as a couple of other bits. It seems that if you have your console set up in "Instant On" mode, when you purchase an app...
Review GRID Autosport (Xbox 360)
Crossing the line?
When Codemasters announced that they’d be reviving the Race Driver series with GRID 2 last year, many people were suitably excited. The original Race Driver GRID was a fantastic game which pitched itself somewhere between arcade racing and simulation, and that provided big, beefy cars battling it out over several disciplines...
News Xbox 360 Ultimate Games Sale Kicks Off
Daily Deals and a HUGE list of week-long offers...
Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox 360 Ultimate Games Sale is now in full effect, and will provide daily discounts on stacks of games over the next week. On top of that, a huge list of week-long offers has been announced. As you'd expect, the prices on those will be available from today, July...
Review Valiant Hearts: The Great War (Xbox One)
Masterpiece theater
Though a few videos have been published leading up to the release of Valiant Hearts: The Great War, not a lot of them did very much to explain what the game actually was. Clearly, we could see that it was being built on the UbiArt Framework and from what we read, we could clearly see that a lot of care and attention was being...
Review Sixty Second Shooter Prime (Xbox One)
A new ruler?
Sixty Second Shooter Prime isn’t officially related to Geometry Wars, but it may as well be. A twin stick blaster, the game sees your triangular ship trying to blast its way through enemy cubes, triangles, and coils. There’s no health bar, and no extra lives. Colliding with something means that your game is over. The goal is to rack...
E3 2014 Nyko Brings Modular Accessories Range to Xbox One
Cooling and controlling
Nyko Technologies has confirmed a new range of peripherals for the Xbox One which form a part of their "Modular" line. Chris Arbogast, director of marketing at Nyko Technologies said “The Modular Line was built to augment the console’s functionality, ease of use, and convenience. Each Modular item is designed to attach...
E3 2014 Microsoft Conference LIVEBLOG
Monday 9th June - Game on.
E3 2014 is going to provide some great surprises, we feel, and we'll be covering the entirety of Microsoft's "Game On" conference with a liveblog, allowing you to jump in and have your say about the things that are going on at the show. [liveblog=microsoft_e3_conference_2014]#XboxE3 #E32014
Guide Moving Games and Content to Your Xbox One External Drive
Logical progression.
So, you've set up your external drive on your Xbox One, and you want to take the logical step of making a little breathing room on your internal drive, by moving some stuff to your shiny new storage. Fortunately, it's as easy as 1, 2, 3...well...1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, anyway. 1) Head into the "Games & Apps" area of the Xbox...
Guide Setting Up External Storage on Xbox One
Step by step.
The Xbox One June System Update is now live, and it gives you the ability to add external storage to your Xbox One console. All you need is a USB3.0 compatible external drive which is 256GB in size or larger, and you're away. But, how do you set it all up? Well, let us show you via the medium of dance. Or just with some screenshots...
News A Few Clarifications About Xbox One External Storage
Just so everyone is in the know...
Microsoft has started rolling out the June Xbox One System Update to testers (the general release will turn up later this month) and has also confirmed a few details regarding the new external storage features that the Xbox One software will support. It isn't all good news, but at least there's some clarification...
Guide Setting Up US Netflix on Your UK Xbox One
A whole new world.
With Microsoft confirming that Netflix will be usable by non-Xbox Live Gold members on the Xbox One soon, we thought we'd give you a couple of quick tips on how to open up a a whole new world of content on the popular streaming service. How? Well, with a subscription to a service that makes Netflix believe that you're in the US,...
News Xbox One Games With Gold Coming Next Month
At last...
Microsoft has confirmed that they will be extending the Xbox 360's "Games With Gold" program to the Xbox One in June. Next month, Max: The Curse of Brotherhood and Halo: Spartan Assault will be available for free, although Xbox One access is subscription-based, which differs from the Xbox 360 version of the program. In short, this means...
Review 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (Xbox 360)
Back of the pocket.
When EA announced that they wouldn’t be releasing their quadrennial World Cup version of their FIFA series as DLC – which is something they trialled with the Euro 2012 add-on for FIFA 12 – the gaming world sighed. It was an indication that we were going back to the bad old days of paying out the full retail price for the...
Review Kinect Sports Rivals (Xbox One)
Do or die.
To say that Kinect Sports Rivals is a high-profile title for Xbox One would be something of an understatement. Being the only game (barring the violently bad Fighter Within, which barely passes as a game) available that’s been designed for the much-maligned Kinect device that’s included with every console, people were looking to...
Review MXGP: The Official Motocross Game (Xbox 360)
Muddy.
When it comes to messing about on motorbikes in the mud, gamers used to have a fair few options to choose from. Acclaim, THQ, EA, Microsoft and others were involved in publishing games that varied from average to outstanding, but that all fell away as gamers grew bored of annual releases that lacked passion. Now, the landscape is less...
Feature Three Reasons Why Phil Spencer Is Just What the Xbox Brand Needs
Phil's the boss.
Phil Spencer - head honcho at Microsoft Studios - has been promoted and will serve as the head of Microsoft’s Xbox, Xbox Live, and creative teams, including Xbox Music, Xbox Video, and Microsoft Studios (still.) The announcement came yesterday after a period of leadership that didn’t seem to have a great deal of direction. With...
Boom time.
To say that Xbox One owners have been waiting for Titanfall to arrive is probably one of the understatements of the year. To say that a few gamers who have been thinking about taking the step up to the Xbox One have been waiting to see how Respawn’s new multiplayer-only FPS would fare is also in the same ballpark, understatement-wise...
News The Doctor Is In: David Tennant Revealed as Kinect Sports Rivals Narrator
A grand choice.
Microsoft has today confirmed that players of Kinect Sports Rivals will be guided along by a familiar voice. And it isn't that of Peter Dickson - who did such a stellar job as the star of the first two Kinect Sports games - either. No, this time around, you'll be guided through the game's menu systems and tutorials by David Tennant,...
News Resident Evil 4 HD for Xbox One Spotted Online
Wouldn't it be sweet?
Austrian game store Gameware.at may have gotten the jump on the rest of the world this morning, as they've listed Resident Evil 4 HD for Xbox One as being due for release in 2014. Capcom hasn't so much as made mention of the title undergoing the HD-ification process for consoles, but has just released the Resident Evil 4...
Review PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures (Xbox 360)
Pac isn't back.
For this first time since the last time, everyone’s favourite spherical pill-muncher is back, apparently. Only this time he has an American “surfer dude” voice. But that isn’t the only change, oh no. He’s friends with some of the ghosts that he was looking to gobble up in the iconic original title for starters and on top of...
