Latest Reviews of 505 Games Games
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Death Stranding seemed to cause way more division that we thought it would when it released back in 2019. Some folk found it boring and bland, others were confused by the (confusing) plot, nonplussed by the lack of action, whilst more still just sorta thought it was way too long and ponderous. Make no mistake, it still reviewed...
Murayama-san's final game makes for a fine farewell
As you boot up Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes for the first time, it briefly displays a simple message of appreciation "to all JRPG fans". It's nothing out of the ordinary, just a nice touch, indicative of the warm and welcoming RPG adventure you're about to embark on, but it's also got us...
Big bro, little bro
Just over a decade ago, Swedish game director Josef Fares made his explosive video game debut with Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - a short platformer that delivered big on creative two-person puzzling and subtle, heartfelt storytelling. Well, 10 years on this classic has returned in the form of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake,...
We just got made
If you've ever watched Michael Mann's sublime 90's crime caper Heat, and specifically the famous heist scene within it that ends in a prolonged running gun battle down the streets of LA, you'll know the exact tone and flavour that Czech developer INGAME STUDIOS was hoping to nail with Crime Boss Rockay City. This Payday clone, in...
Review Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising - A Distinctly Average Introduction To All Things Eiyuden
Nevaeh Had a Dream Come True
Suikoden's spiritual successor, the hugely successful Kickstarter project Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, isn't due to release until sometime in 2023 but, in the interim, 505 Games is treating us all to a precursor to the main event in the form of Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising which launches today (May 10th) on Xbox Game...
Review Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (Xbox One)
Seeing double
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is a journey. One that explores mature themes of family and loss while retaining it's ability to be utterly endearing. If you are one of the many people who experienced and thoroughly adored the story when it was released on Xbox 360 in 2013, you may well understand how excited we were to be able to play...
Review Payday 2: Crimewave Edition (Xbox One)
A Complete Bust
Last year, several notable releases found themselves under scrutiny for releasing in a broken state. Sadly, this trend has continued into 2015 as yet another broken game is available for purchase. This time around it is publisher 505 Games who have put a horrendous version of Overkill Software's popular cooperative shooter Payday 2...
Review How to Survive: Storm Warning Edition (Xbox One)
The hitchhikers guide to a zombie apocalypse
What’s more humbling than being devoured by a swarm of bloodthirsty undead? Why, being struck with a bolt of lightning as you swing your axe at the crocodile directly opposite said swarm, who proceeds to toss you around like a ragdoll in a death-roll and in doing so, gets his own crocodile self...
Review Sniper Elite 3 (Xbox One)
Blood and broken bones
Ladies and gentlemen, Karl Fairbourne is back. The buff, very American super sniper makes his return in Sniper Elite 3, joining ranks with the allied countries during World War II to help them gather intel and scout areas of interest. Although, chronologically, this isn't a return as such. Sniper Elite 3 is set some-odd years...
Review Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (Xbox 360)
Brotherly Love
The very definition of a “video game” has changed in recent years – evolved even – from the uprise and mass acceptance of indie development. We're seeing developers use video games as a new medium to tell evocative and intelligent narratives without normal, traditional gaming conventions. That exact sentiment can easily be...
Latest 505 Games Articles
News Dead By Daylight Spin-Off 'The Casting Of Frank Stone' Locks In Xbox Release
Available this September
Following the initial announcement, Behaviour Interactive and Supermassive Games have now officially locked in a release date for the Dead by Daylight spin-off 'The Casting of Frank Stone'. It will be officially launching for Xbox Series X|S on September 3rd, 2024. If you pre-order the game now you'll get "instant access"...
Rumour 'Two Brothers' Tease Hints At Possible Xbox Game Pass Addition For This Week
"Two Brothers will visit Game Pass this week"
We're yet to get our official Xbox Game Pass roundup for early May 2024, but a new tease is doing the rounds that hints at a pretty big addition to the library coming soon. Well-known leaker 'eXtas1s' is teasing that "two brothers" will be coming to the Game Pass service this week. Now, we don't know...
News Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Remake Gets Launch-Week Discount On Xbox
One week only!
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake is now live for all players, and to coincide with the game's public release, 505 Games has set live a launch discount on all platforms. On Xbox, players who pick the game up within the first week get 20% off the standard price. That discount makes the Brothers remake a $15.99 / £12.79 purchase...
News Remedy Purchases Full Rights To 'Control' Franchise From 505 Games
"We can now weigh up the options"
Following the success of Alan Wake 2 — which became Remedy's fastest-selling game earlier this month — the developer has announced that it's managed to acquire the Control IP from previous publisher 505 Games. The deal has cost the Finnish developer roughly €17 million, and it now allows the team to...
News Ghostrunner 2 Officially Lands On Xbox Series X And S This October
"Adapt to, and master the gameplay as only a cyber ninja would"
We finally have a date, folks! The highly anticipated sequel to Ghostrunner is coming to Xbox in just a few short months, and we have a brand-new trailer to go along with the announcement - as you can see up above. Ghostrunner 2 slashes and dashes onto Xbox Series X|S on October 26th,...
News Crime Boss: Rockay City Update 2.0 Adds New Mission Type And More On Xbox
Here are the full patch notes
Co-op FPS Crime Boss: Rockay City has been out for a number of weeks now, and it's safe to say that when we played it around launch we weren't exactly the biggest fans of this Payday-like shooter. Even so, the dev team has continued to work on things post-release, and that's resulted in this 2.0 update - which is now...
News 'Crime Boss: Rockay City' Gameplay Shows Sleek City Heists Coming To Xbox In 2023
Until all hell breaks loose, that is
One of the big surprise reveals at last week's The Game Awards show was the announcement of Crime Boss: Rockay City, an upcoming co-op FPS title from InGame Studios and 505 Games. On the back of its grand reveal, the team has released some extended gameplay showing off one of the game's co-op heist sequences
News Terraria's 'Labor Of Love' Update Adds Three New Achievements On Xbox
90 points are up for grabs
The 2D survival crafting experience Terraria has received its new 'Labor of Love Update' today, bumping the game up to Version 1.4.4. If you've played this one on Xbox before, and are considering returning - you might be interested to know this new version comes with three new achievements. Here's the rundown via True...
Reaction Death Stranding's Reception Makes Us Very Excited For Kojima + Xbox
We love it when a plan comes together
So, it's really happening folks. Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima's latest game, is coming Xbox Game Pass for PC. Sadly, we likely won't ever see an Xbox port for this one (on console it's published by Sony), but the news of its PC Game Pass arrival is getting us real excited for Kojima's proper Xbox project. Back...
News 505 Games Reveals Two New Titles At Its Debut Showcase
Including a follow-up to Mutant Year Zero!
Publisher 505 Games debuted its first ever digital showcase today, May 17th, and the presentation included deep dives into some upcoming titles. The big one is the reveal of Miasma Chronicles, from the team that brought us Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, along with Among the Trolls, a wilderness survival...
News Ghostrunner's Free Xbox Series X, Series S Upgrade Is Now Available
With ray tracing support and 4K at up to 120fps
Ghostrunner was perhaps one of last year's most underrated gems. Releasing just before the launch of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, the game didn’t seem to get the attention it quite deserved at the time, but hopefully that’s all set to change today as a free next-gen upgrade of the game is...
News 505 Games 'Learnt A Lot' From Control's Messy Xbox Series X|S Upgrade
"We did our best to satisfy consumers"
When news of Control's next-gen upgrade arrived last year, it was confirmed not to be leveraging Smart Delivery. Instead, players were forced to purchase the game again if they wanted to play on Xbox Series X|S. It was a controversial move, and one publisher 505 Games has now acknowledged it could have handled...
News Stray Blade Brings More 'Metroidvania' And 'Souls-Like' Action To Xbox In 2022
Get ready to battle glorious legendary foes
During this year's Xbox's Gamescom showcase, 505 Games and Point Black Games announced the action RPG Stray Blade for Xbox Series X|S. It's coming to these systems in 2022 and is described as having both "Metroidvania" elements and "Souls-like" combat. The player is tasked with fighting for their freedom,...
News Eiyuden Chronicle Rising And Hundred Heroes Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass
Arriving in 2022 and 2023
During the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, 505 Games and Rabbit & Bear Studios confirmed two RPG games would be coming to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10 PC and Game Pass. The first is Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes - coming in 2023 and before this will be the release of Eiyuden Chronicle Rising in 2022. No...
News Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Has Officially Been Confirmed To Be Getting A Sequel
Although, it's still in "very early planning stages"
Following on from our report last week that it seemed Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night may be getting a sequel, 505 Games and ArtPlay have both confirmed the sequel is real. Unfortunately, it sounds like we may be waiting a while as the game is only in the very early stages of planning as...
News It Looks Like Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Is Getting A Sequel
No news of when though
The fantastic metroidvania Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is getting a sequel, according to a new financial report. Digital Bros, which oversees the publisher 505 Games, revealed key data on the original 2019 released game in its recent financial report. The slide in reference to the game mentions the previously reported 1...
News Ghostrunner's Xbox Series X Upgrade Is Still On The Way, But Not Until The End Of The Year
But there's plenty more content in the meantime
Ghostrunner launched last year and even on the Xbox One it was a beautiful cyberpunk game. But with it's fast paced combat, it demanded a next-gen upgrade. This was confirmed to be coming, however the roadmap for the game's 2021 plans signal it's still a ways off. As reported by Gematsu, an outline of...
News 505 Games Has Acquired The Ghostrunner IP For A Huge Sum
A whopping €5 million
You may remember the first-person cyberpunk parkour game from last year known as Ghostrunner. It came out just before the next-gen systems dropped, and was really good - it even made one of our best games of 2020 lists. It seems 505 Games has seen potential in the franchise, as it’s acquired the IP for a gigantic €5...
News Ghostrunner Now Has A Free Demo Available On Xbox
Try out one of last year’s hidden gems
Last year saw the absolutely fantastic Ghostrunner hitting Xbox One, featuring frantic first-person free running and sword combat. Unfortunately, it went under the radar for many, but now a free demo is available to give players a taste of the game. The demo showcases the game’s trial and error gameplay...
News Control Ultimate Edition Patch Drops Today, Begins Addressing Xbox Series X Crashes
Let's hope it fixes the issues
Control Ultimate Edition launched on Xbox Series X|S earlier this month, but players have been plagued with an assortment of crashes which has hindered their progress and enjoyment with the game. It seems the first patch addressing those issues is set to launch at some point today. As spotted on Twitter by True...
News Assetto Corsa Competizione Receives An Xbox Series X Upgrade Later This Year
Following the growth of the franchise
505 Games has confirmed that Assetto Corsa Competizione will be getting an Xbox Series X|S upgrade at some point this year, however, no confirmed date has been mentioned as of yet. The racing simulator launched Summer last year and saw players competing in a variety of races across single and multiplayer modes...
News 505 Games Is Aware Of Control Ultimate Edition Issues On Xbox Series X
The issue affects both graphics and performance mode
Last week we reported that Control Ultimate Edition players on the Xbox Series X were suffering with an extensive amount of crashing while playing the game. It appears the issue is widespread enough to be known by its publisher 505 Games, who has acknowledged the issue and said they are working on...
Feature Daniel's Top 5 Xbox Games Of 2020
A little slice of Japanese gaming
While we've already curated an overall top five list for Pure Xbox, we're still yet to dive into our individual picks for the year. 2020 has seen the launch of two new Xbox consoles, as well as an array of fantastic games that have resonated with us in multiple ways. So without further adieu, here's Daniel's top...
News Zumba Fitness Core Confirmed for November UK Launch
New trailer released.
Good news for Zumba fans today, as 505 Games has confirmed that - as expected - they've picked up the European publishing rights for Majesco's Zumba Fitness Core. Core will the third Kinect-based Zumba title to hit the shelves, following the lacklustre Zumba Fitness: Join The Party! and Zumba Fitness Rush. Despite not being...
News Dead By Daylight Spin-Off 'The Casting Of Frank Stone' Locks In Xbox Release
Available this September
Following the initial announcement, Behaviour Interactive and Supermassive Games have now officially locked in a release date for the Dead by Daylight spin-off 'The Casting of Frank Stone'. It will be officially launching for Xbox Series X|S on September 3rd, 2024. If you pre-order the game now you'll get "instant access"...
Rumour 'Two Brothers' Tease Hints At Possible Xbox Game Pass Addition For This Week
"Two Brothers will visit Game Pass this week"
We're yet to get our official Xbox Game Pass roundup for early May 2024, but a new tease is doing the rounds that hints at a pretty big addition to the library coming soon. Well-known leaker 'eXtas1s' is teasing that "two brothers" will be coming to the Game Pass service this week. Now, we don't know...
News Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Remake Gets Launch-Week Discount On Xbox
One week only!
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake is now live for all players, and to coincide with the game's public release, 505 Games has set live a launch discount on all platforms. On Xbox, players who pick the game up within the first week get 20% off the standard price. That discount makes the Brothers remake a $15.99 / £12.79 purchase...
News Remedy Purchases Full Rights To 'Control' Franchise From 505 Games
"We can now weigh up the options"
Following the success of Alan Wake 2 — which became Remedy's fastest-selling game earlier this month — the developer has announced that it's managed to acquire the Control IP from previous publisher 505 Games. The deal has cost the Finnish developer roughly €17 million, and it now allows the team to...
News Ghostrunner 2 Officially Lands On Xbox Series X And S This October
"Adapt to, and master the gameplay as only a cyber ninja would"
We finally have a date, folks! The highly anticipated sequel to Ghostrunner is coming to Xbox in just a few short months, and we have a brand-new trailer to go along with the announcement - as you can see up above. Ghostrunner 2 slashes and dashes onto Xbox Series X|S on October 26th,...
News Crime Boss: Rockay City Update 2.0 Adds New Mission Type And More On Xbox
Here are the full patch notes
Co-op FPS Crime Boss: Rockay City has been out for a number of weeks now, and it's safe to say that when we played it around launch we weren't exactly the biggest fans of this Payday-like shooter. Even so, the dev team has continued to work on things post-release, and that's resulted in this 2.0 update - which is now...
News 'Crime Boss: Rockay City' Gameplay Shows Sleek City Heists Coming To Xbox In 2023
Until all hell breaks loose, that is
One of the big surprise reveals at last week's The Game Awards show was the announcement of Crime Boss: Rockay City, an upcoming co-op FPS title from InGame Studios and 505 Games. On the back of its grand reveal, the team has released some extended gameplay showing off one of the game's co-op heist sequences
News Terraria's 'Labor Of Love' Update Adds Three New Achievements On Xbox
90 points are up for grabs
The 2D survival crafting experience Terraria has received its new 'Labor of Love Update' today, bumping the game up to Version 1.4.4. If you've played this one on Xbox before, and are considering returning - you might be interested to know this new version comes with three new achievements. Here's the rundown via True...
Reaction Death Stranding's Reception Makes Us Very Excited For Kojima + Xbox
We love it when a plan comes together
So, it's really happening folks. Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima's latest game, is coming Xbox Game Pass for PC. Sadly, we likely won't ever see an Xbox port for this one (on console it's published by Sony), but the news of its PC Game Pass arrival is getting us real excited for Kojima's proper Xbox project. Back...
News 505 Games Reveals Two New Titles At Its Debut Showcase
Including a follow-up to Mutant Year Zero!
Publisher 505 Games debuted its first ever digital showcase today, May 17th, and the presentation included deep dives into some upcoming titles. The big one is the reveal of Miasma Chronicles, from the team that brought us Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, along with Among the Trolls, a wilderness survival...
News Ghostrunner's Free Xbox Series X, Series S Upgrade Is Now Available
With ray tracing support and 4K at up to 120fps
Ghostrunner was perhaps one of last year's most underrated gems. Releasing just before the launch of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, the game didn’t seem to get the attention it quite deserved at the time, but hopefully that’s all set to change today as a free next-gen upgrade of the game is...
News 505 Games 'Learnt A Lot' From Control's Messy Xbox Series X|S Upgrade
"We did our best to satisfy consumers"
When news of Control's next-gen upgrade arrived last year, it was confirmed not to be leveraging Smart Delivery. Instead, players were forced to purchase the game again if they wanted to play on Xbox Series X|S. It was a controversial move, and one publisher 505 Games has now acknowledged it could have handled...
News Stray Blade Brings More 'Metroidvania' And 'Souls-Like' Action To Xbox In 2022
Get ready to battle glorious legendary foes
During this year's Xbox's Gamescom showcase, 505 Games and Point Black Games announced the action RPG Stray Blade for Xbox Series X|S. It's coming to these systems in 2022 and is described as having both "Metroidvania" elements and "Souls-like" combat. The player is tasked with fighting for their freedom,...
News Eiyuden Chronicle Rising And Hundred Heroes Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass
Arriving in 2022 and 2023
During the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, 505 Games and Rabbit & Bear Studios confirmed two RPG games would be coming to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10 PC and Game Pass. The first is Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes - coming in 2023 and before this will be the release of Eiyuden Chronicle Rising in 2022. No...
News Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Has Officially Been Confirmed To Be Getting A Sequel
Although, it's still in "very early planning stages"
Following on from our report last week that it seemed Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night may be getting a sequel, 505 Games and ArtPlay have both confirmed the sequel is real. Unfortunately, it sounds like we may be waiting a while as the game is only in the very early stages of planning as...
News It Looks Like Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Is Getting A Sequel
No news of when though
The fantastic metroidvania Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is getting a sequel, according to a new financial report. Digital Bros, which oversees the publisher 505 Games, revealed key data on the original 2019 released game in its recent financial report. The slide in reference to the game mentions the previously reported 1...
News Ghostrunner's Xbox Series X Upgrade Is Still On The Way, But Not Until The End Of The Year
But there's plenty more content in the meantime
Ghostrunner launched last year and even on the Xbox One it was a beautiful cyberpunk game. But with it's fast paced combat, it demanded a next-gen upgrade. This was confirmed to be coming, however the roadmap for the game's 2021 plans signal it's still a ways off. As reported by Gematsu, an outline of...
News 505 Games Has Acquired The Ghostrunner IP For A Huge Sum
A whopping €5 million
You may remember the first-person cyberpunk parkour game from last year known as Ghostrunner. It came out just before the next-gen systems dropped, and was really good - it even made one of our best games of 2020 lists. It seems 505 Games has seen potential in the franchise, as it’s acquired the IP for a gigantic €5...
News Ghostrunner Now Has A Free Demo Available On Xbox
Try out one of last year’s hidden gems
Last year saw the absolutely fantastic Ghostrunner hitting Xbox One, featuring frantic first-person free running and sword combat. Unfortunately, it went under the radar for many, but now a free demo is available to give players a taste of the game. The demo showcases the game’s trial and error gameplay...
News Control Ultimate Edition Patch Drops Today, Begins Addressing Xbox Series X Crashes
Let's hope it fixes the issues
Control Ultimate Edition launched on Xbox Series X|S earlier this month, but players have been plagued with an assortment of crashes which has hindered their progress and enjoyment with the game. It seems the first patch addressing those issues is set to launch at some point today. As spotted on Twitter by True...
News Assetto Corsa Competizione Receives An Xbox Series X Upgrade Later This Year
Following the growth of the franchise
505 Games has confirmed that Assetto Corsa Competizione will be getting an Xbox Series X|S upgrade at some point this year, however, no confirmed date has been mentioned as of yet. The racing simulator launched Summer last year and saw players competing in a variety of races across single and multiplayer modes...
News 505 Games Is Aware Of Control Ultimate Edition Issues On Xbox Series X
The issue affects both graphics and performance mode
Last week we reported that Control Ultimate Edition players on the Xbox Series X were suffering with an extensive amount of crashing while playing the game. It appears the issue is widespread enough to be known by its publisher 505 Games, who has acknowledged the issue and said they are working on...
Feature Daniel's Top 5 Xbox Games Of 2020
A little slice of Japanese gaming
While we've already curated an overall top five list for Pure Xbox, we're still yet to dive into our individual picks for the year. 2020 has seen the launch of two new Xbox consoles, as well as an array of fantastic games that have resonated with us in multiple ways. So without further adieu, here's Daniel's top...
News Zumba Fitness Core Confirmed for November UK Launch
New trailer released.
Good news for Zumba fans today, as 505 Games has confirmed that - as expected - they've picked up the European publishing rights for Majesco's Zumba Fitness Core. Core will the third Kinect-based Zumba title to hit the shelves, following the lacklustre Zumba Fitness: Join The Party! and Zumba Fitness Rush. Despite not being...