Latest Reviews of Bethesda Games
Starship Poopers
Well, this is a bit unexpected. As big fans of Starfield, who had plenty good to say about the base game upon release, we were pretty sure that Shattered Space was going to be a slice of DLC that was right up our intergalactic street. Sure, there were plenty of reasons to be irked with this hugely-anticipated sci-fi universe when...
Review The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road (Xbox) – 10 Years Of Tamriel With A Trip To West Weald
Eight chapters and counting
The Elder Scrolls Online might have started its life a lot later than certain other MMORPGs, but that hasn’t stopped it from making a name for itself over the past 10 years. Since its initial launch in 2014, which was propelled by the popularity of Bethesda’s solo adventures, it has evolved in all sorts of ways, and...
VATS entertainment
Depending on how much you bought into the hype during the long run-up to the release of Bethesda's Starfield, it's hard to know quite what you might have been expecting when you finally sat down to press the start button and get stuck in. Was this going to be some monumental step forward for video games, a piece of interactive art...
Review Redfall - Arkane's Undead Experiment Brings Mixed Results To Xbox Game Pass
Stranger Fangs
After multiple delays, and the somewhat controversial decision to launch on current-gen consoles at a locked 30FPS, Arkane Studios has finally managed to get Redfall out the door and into the hands of Xbox Game Pass players. This is a game we’ve been really digging the style of from what we’ve seen in pre-release footage, with its...
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News Fallout 5 Not Being Ready Benefitted Amazon's TV Show, Says Xbox Boss
"We didn't have a new game lined up for the launch"
When Amazon's Fallout TV show really took off earlier this year, and Fallout fever was in full swing, there were lots of eyebrows raised about Bethesda not having a game ready to launch alongside the show - but the head of Xbox believes that
News Xbox Drops Extended Indiana Jones Gameplay Ahead Of Game Pass Release
A new adventure awaits
We're now officially less than a month out from Indiana Jones and the Great Circle hitting Xbox Game Pass, and ahead of launch, the team has just unleashed a new deep dive video with lots of fresh gameplay tucked into it. So, we've thrown this MachineGames deep dive up above - and it's safe to say that the team's new Indiana...
News Arkane Founder Says Xbox Shutting Austin Studio Was 'Stupid' And 'Not A Good Decision'
Its last game was Redfall
Microsoft controversially closed a bunch of Xbox developers earlier this year, including Redfall maker Arkane Austin - a move that the studio's founder says was "stupid" and "not a good decision". Speaking in a new interview with
Roundup The Previews Are In For Indiana Jones And The Great Circle
Here's what the critics thought
Yesterday, the previews for MachineGames' upcoming release Indiana Jones and the Great Circle went live. As you might have already seen, our own 'hands on' here on Pure Xbox has also gone live. Here's a bit about what we had to say, and you can read the full preview in the link below: "When our almost-three-hour...
Gallery We Visited Bethesda's 'Marshall College' To Play Indiana Jones And The Great Circle
Whippin' awesome
Live on Pure Xbox right now, you might have come across our early hands-on preview for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - an upcoming Xbox title that's shaping up very nicely indeed. However, seeing as we travelled halfway across the country to go play the title down at Two Temple Place in London, we
Hands On Indiana Jones And The Great Circle - An Xbox Adventure Worth Its Weight In Gold
And whatever else Indy can steal
Remember the days of Xbox fans clamouring for a viable alternative to PlayStation's Uncharted series? Sure, the landscape looks a lot different now with the team starting to bring its games to PS5 anyway (including this one), but with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Xbox might finally have its own gorgeous...
News Microsoft Boasts About Owning '20 Franchises That Have Generated Over $1 Billion'
Including ActiBlizz and Bethesda games of course
Microsoft's Satya Nadella has certainly been in the headlines today and not always in the most positive light, but one section of the CEO's recent annual company update at least talks about some of Xbox's more positive achievements in recent tim
Roundup Fallout Day 2024 - Every Bethesda Announcement
New updates, sales and much more
Bethesda this week celebrated 'Fallout Day' - a celebration of all things related to its online multiplayer experience Fallout 76. This includes new announcements, sales and upcoming events. We've put together this roundup to provide a quick rundown of everything in case you didn't catch the full broadcast. Enjoy!...
News Bethesda Unveils Custom Indiana Jones Xbox Series X Console
But you can't buy it, of course
As we fast approach the Xbox debut of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle this December, Bethesda has whipped up a cool custom console for fans to try and get their hands on. It's big, it's gold, and it has a leather-effect controller to go with it. As you probably guessed, this is part of another Xbox sweepstakes...
News Starfield Design Director Defends Shattered Space DLC After Mixed Reviews
"I’m also very proud of Shattered Space. We all are."
Bethesda's first big DLC pack for Starfield arrived at the tail end of last month, and in the wake of some mixed reviews, the studio's design director has responded to some of the criticism levelled at the Shattered Space expansion. In a lengthy exchange over on Twitter, Bethe
Poll Are You Still Buying Starfield Shattered Space After The Early Reviews?
It's getting a mixed reception so far
Starfield Shattered Space has been out for a few days now, which means a small selection of early reviews have started to trickle out online. Heading on over to aggregate platforms like Metacritic and OpenCritic, early impressions seem quite mixed, and we're wondering if this has put you off from buying the...
News Bethesda Veteran Says It Will Be 'Almost Impossible' For ES6 To Meet Expectations
But it will still be an "amazing game"
The Elder Scrolls is one of the biggest franchises in modern gaming, with games like Skyrim setting new standards for RPGs, so how will Bethesda ever be able to top its past hits when the new entry is finally released? According to former Bethesda designer Bruce Nesmith, who also worked on the likes of Fallout...
"Uncover the many mysteries..."
Starfield: Shattered Space is out two weeks today, and to mark the occasion, Bethesda has just dropped a brand-new deep dive on the DLC and its new "isolated, handcrafted world" coming to players on Xbox and PC. Naturally, we've thrown the team's new deep dive video up above, which goes into lots of detail on...
News Starfield's 60FPS Mode Put Through Its Paces On Xbox Series S
Digital Foundry has the answers
During Gamescom 2024, Bethesda announced that its recent Xbox Series X performance options for Starfield were also coming to Series S - with 60FPS becoming an official target in both Xbox versions of the game. Well, as you'd expect, Digital Foundry has been testing things out on Series S since the update dropped -...
Reaction Xbox Focusing On 'Blockbuster Games' Should Be No Surprise After The Failure Of Concord
Risky business
Okay, so, everyone and their Twitter-surfing uncle has read about the Concord news this week; that being Sony deciding to close down its live service hero shooter after less than two weeks on the market. We can't say we're that surprised by this outcome, although like most folks out there, we did expect the PlayStation owner to give...
News Bethesda Still Hopes That Starfield Will Stick Around As Long As Skyrim
"We do plan to support our games for a long time"
Starfield launched just about a year ago now, and at the time, Bethesda said that it was ready to support the game for at least five years - including DLC, updates, in-game tweaks and the likes. Well, a year on, the team is still hoping Starfield sticks around for that long, maybe even longer. As...
Talking Point So, Is Anyone Still Waiting On A Refund For Their Redfall DLC?
We're hearing mixed reports on the status of these refunds
Around two months ago now, we started seeing reports that players were beginning to receive refunds for Redfall's cancelled DLC - which happened in the wake of Xbox closing down developer Arkane Austin. However, a new social media post has cropped up to suggest that not everyone has been...
News Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Is Playable Three Days Early With Xbox Game Pass Upgrade
Say hello to the Digital Premium upgrade
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has been in the news plenty as of late, but how about some more information on the actual game itself? Well, we know it's arriving day one on Xbox Game Pass, but you can actually play the title three days early with the team's 'Premium Upgr
News Starfield Is Getting New High Frame Rate Options On Xbox Series S
"To mirror existing Xbox Series X settings"
Alongside today's news about land vehicles and Shattered Space details, Bethesda has officially announced some new Starfield frame rate options for Xbox Series S users. Now matching up to Xbox Series X, Microsoft's baby console will support "30, 40, 60 or an Uncapped frame rate on VRR displays" as part of...
News Starfield's New Land Vehicle Is Out Today, Shattered Space Expansion Arrives Next Month
Say hello to the 'Rev-8' buggy!
Bethesda has delivered the goods at Gamescom this year with some major Starfield news! First off, the team's much-anticipated land vehicle has been dubbed 'Rev-8' - and it's actually out for all players TODAY! Yep, this off-road buggy brings a much-desired new mode of transport to Bethesda's sci-fi epic, and you can...
News Bethesda's 'Enhanced' DOOM Xbox Ports Analysed By Digital Foundry, Mods Included
"Not quite perfect - but excellent nonetheless"
During QuakeCon 2024, the team at Bethesda dropped a big old surprise with DOOM + DOOM 2; a brand-new bundle of the first two DOOM games complete with a bunch of fresh enhancements. As you'd probably expect, then, the folks over at Digital Fo
News Fallout: New Vegas Director Says He'd Work On More Fallout For Xbox Without 'Constraints'
"What am I allowed to do and not allowed to do?"
There's been growing demand for more Fallout in recent months, especially with how successful Amazon Prime's TV adaptation turned out to be earlier this year. Having said that, more Fallout: New Vegas has been a longstanding community wish, and as it turns out, the original game's creator is up for it...
News Next Month, It'll Be Four Years Since Xbox Acquired Bethesda
Where does the time go?!
Over the last few years, we've had plenty to write about regarding Microsoft's complex and drawn out purchase of Activision Blizzard, but, remember when things were much simpler? Back in 2020, when a buyout of ActiBlizz would have been a mere fever dream, Xbox acquired ZeniMax Media; the parent company of Bethesda. Well,...
News Bethesda Trademarks 'Starborn', Which Could Be The Second Expansion For Starfield
Following Shattered Space
News of a fresh trademark from Bethesda parent company ZeniMax is doing the rounds today, and it's strongly believed that this trademark relates to its 2023 RPG Starfield - and potentially the game's second major expansion. As spotted by bogorad222 and shared by various other sources, 'Starborn' has been trademarked by the...
News Bethesda's US Workforce Has Unionized To 'Set New Standard' For Game Developers
A "wall-to-wall" union with 200+ devs
Bethesda developers have announced a major union across their US-based studios in Dallas, Rockville and Austin - forming the 'OneBGSUSA' group. The group says that it is "a majority of developers" who "advocate for the betterment of every developer at BGS, setting the new standard for our industry." Microsoft,
News Fallout 5 Not Being Ready Benefitted Amazon's TV Show, Says Xbox Boss
"We didn't have a new game lined up for the launch"
When Amazon's Fallout TV show really took off earlier this year, and Fallout fever was in full swing, there were lots of eyebrows raised about Bethesda not having a game ready to launch alongside the show - but the head of Xbox believes that
News Xbox Drops Extended Indiana Jones Gameplay Ahead Of Game Pass Release
A new adventure awaits
We're now officially less than a month out from Indiana Jones and the Great Circle hitting Xbox Game Pass, and ahead of launch, the team has just unleashed a new deep dive video with lots of fresh gameplay tucked into it. So, we've thrown this MachineGames deep dive up above - and it's safe to say that the team's new Indiana...
News Arkane Founder Says Xbox Shutting Austin Studio Was 'Stupid' And 'Not A Good Decision'
Its last game was Redfall
Microsoft controversially closed a bunch of Xbox developers earlier this year, including Redfall maker Arkane Austin - a move that the studio's founder says was "stupid" and "not a good decision". Speaking in a new interview with
Roundup The Previews Are In For Indiana Jones And The Great Circle
Here's what the critics thought
Yesterday, the previews for MachineGames' upcoming release Indiana Jones and the Great Circle went live. As you might have already seen, our own 'hands on' here on Pure Xbox has also gone live. Here's a bit about what we had to say, and you can read the full preview in the link below: "When our almost-three-hour...
Gallery We Visited Bethesda's 'Marshall College' To Play Indiana Jones And The Great Circle
Whippin' awesome
Live on Pure Xbox right now, you might have come across our early hands-on preview for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - an upcoming Xbox title that's shaping up very nicely indeed. However, seeing as we travelled halfway across the country to go play the title down at Two Temple Place in London, we
Hands On Indiana Jones And The Great Circle - An Xbox Adventure Worth Its Weight In Gold
And whatever else Indy can steal
Remember the days of Xbox fans clamouring for a viable alternative to PlayStation's Uncharted series? Sure, the landscape looks a lot different now with the team starting to bring its games to PS5 anyway (including this one), but with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Xbox might finally have its own gorgeous...
News Microsoft Boasts About Owning '20 Franchises That Have Generated Over $1 Billion'
Including ActiBlizz and Bethesda games of course
Microsoft's Satya Nadella has certainly been in the headlines today and not always in the most positive light, but one section of the CEO's recent annual company update at least talks about some of Xbox's more positive achievements in recent tim
Roundup Fallout Day 2024 - Every Bethesda Announcement
New updates, sales and much more
Bethesda this week celebrated 'Fallout Day' - a celebration of all things related to its online multiplayer experience Fallout 76. This includes new announcements, sales and upcoming events. We've put together this roundup to provide a quick rundown of everything in case you didn't catch the full broadcast. Enjoy!...
News Bethesda Unveils Custom Indiana Jones Xbox Series X Console
But you can't buy it, of course
As we fast approach the Xbox debut of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle this December, Bethesda has whipped up a cool custom console for fans to try and get their hands on. It's big, it's gold, and it has a leather-effect controller to go with it. As you probably guessed, this is part of another Xbox sweepstakes...
News Starfield Design Director Defends Shattered Space DLC After Mixed Reviews
"I’m also very proud of Shattered Space. We all are."
Bethesda's first big DLC pack for Starfield arrived at the tail end of last month, and in the wake of some mixed reviews, the studio's design director has responded to some of the criticism levelled at the Shattered Space expansion. In a lengthy exchange over on Twitter, Bethe
Poll Are You Still Buying Starfield Shattered Space After The Early Reviews?
It's getting a mixed reception so far
Starfield Shattered Space has been out for a few days now, which means a small selection of early reviews have started to trickle out online. Heading on over to aggregate platforms like Metacritic and OpenCritic, early impressions seem quite mixed, and we're wondering if this has put you off from buying the...
News Bethesda Veteran Says It Will Be 'Almost Impossible' For ES6 To Meet Expectations
But it will still be an "amazing game"
The Elder Scrolls is one of the biggest franchises in modern gaming, with games like Skyrim setting new standards for RPGs, so how will Bethesda ever be able to top its past hits when the new entry is finally released? According to former Bethesda designer Bruce Nesmith, who also worked on the likes of Fallout...
"Uncover the many mysteries..."
Starfield: Shattered Space is out two weeks today, and to mark the occasion, Bethesda has just dropped a brand-new deep dive on the DLC and its new "isolated, handcrafted world" coming to players on Xbox and PC. Naturally, we've thrown the team's new deep dive video up above, which goes into lots of detail on...
News Starfield's 60FPS Mode Put Through Its Paces On Xbox Series S
Digital Foundry has the answers
During Gamescom 2024, Bethesda announced that its recent Xbox Series X performance options for Starfield were also coming to Series S - with 60FPS becoming an official target in both Xbox versions of the game. Well, as you'd expect, Digital Foundry has been testing things out on Series S since the update dropped -...
Reaction Xbox Focusing On 'Blockbuster Games' Should Be No Surprise After The Failure Of Concord
Risky business
Okay, so, everyone and their Twitter-surfing uncle has read about the Concord news this week; that being Sony deciding to close down its live service hero shooter after less than two weeks on the market. We can't say we're that surprised by this outcome, although like most folks out there, we did expect the PlayStation owner to give...
News Bethesda Still Hopes That Starfield Will Stick Around As Long As Skyrim
"We do plan to support our games for a long time"
Starfield launched just about a year ago now, and at the time, Bethesda said that it was ready to support the game for at least five years - including DLC, updates, in-game tweaks and the likes. Well, a year on, the team is still hoping Starfield sticks around for that long, maybe even longer. As...
Talking Point So, Is Anyone Still Waiting On A Refund For Their Redfall DLC?
We're hearing mixed reports on the status of these refunds
Around two months ago now, we started seeing reports that players were beginning to receive refunds for Redfall's cancelled DLC - which happened in the wake of Xbox closing down developer Arkane Austin. However, a new social media post has cropped up to suggest that not everyone has been...
News Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Is Playable Three Days Early With Xbox Game Pass Upgrade
Say hello to the Digital Premium upgrade
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has been in the news plenty as of late, but how about some more information on the actual game itself? Well, we know it's arriving day one on Xbox Game Pass, but you can actually play the title three days early with the team's 'Premium Upgr
News Starfield Is Getting New High Frame Rate Options On Xbox Series S
"To mirror existing Xbox Series X settings"
Alongside today's news about land vehicles and Shattered Space details, Bethesda has officially announced some new Starfield frame rate options for Xbox Series S users. Now matching up to Xbox Series X, Microsoft's baby console will support "30, 40, 60 or an Uncapped frame rate on VRR displays" as part of...
News Starfield's New Land Vehicle Is Out Today, Shattered Space Expansion Arrives Next Month
Say hello to the 'Rev-8' buggy!
Bethesda has delivered the goods at Gamescom this year with some major Starfield news! First off, the team's much-anticipated land vehicle has been dubbed 'Rev-8' - and it's actually out for all players TODAY! Yep, this off-road buggy brings a much-desired new mode of transport to Bethesda's sci-fi epic, and you can...
News Bethesda's 'Enhanced' DOOM Xbox Ports Analysed By Digital Foundry, Mods Included
"Not quite perfect - but excellent nonetheless"
During QuakeCon 2024, the team at Bethesda dropped a big old surprise with DOOM + DOOM 2; a brand-new bundle of the first two DOOM games complete with a bunch of fresh enhancements. As you'd probably expect, then, the folks over at Digital Fo
News Fallout: New Vegas Director Says He'd Work On More Fallout For Xbox Without 'Constraints'
"What am I allowed to do and not allowed to do?"
There's been growing demand for more Fallout in recent months, especially with how successful Amazon Prime's TV adaptation turned out to be earlier this year. Having said that, more Fallout: New Vegas has been a longstanding community wish, and as it turns out, the original game's creator is up for it...
News Next Month, It'll Be Four Years Since Xbox Acquired Bethesda
Where does the time go?!
Over the last few years, we've had plenty to write about regarding Microsoft's complex and drawn out purchase of Activision Blizzard, but, remember when things were much simpler? Back in 2020, when a buyout of ActiBlizz would have been a mere fever dream, Xbox acquired ZeniMax Media; the parent company of Bethesda. Well,...
News Bethesda Trademarks 'Starborn', Which Could Be The Second Expansion For Starfield
Following Shattered Space
News of a fresh trademark from Bethesda parent company ZeniMax is doing the rounds today, and it's strongly believed that this trademark relates to its 2023 RPG Starfield - and potentially the game's second major expansion. As spotted by bogorad222 and shared by various other sources, 'Starborn' has been trademarked by the...
News Bethesda's US Workforce Has Unionized To 'Set New Standard' For Game Developers
A "wall-to-wall" union with 200+ devs
Bethesda developers have announced a major union across their US-based studios in Dallas, Rockville and Austin - forming the 'OneBGSUSA' group. The group says that it is "a majority of developers" who "advocate for the betterment of every developer at BGS, setting the new standard for our industry." Microsoft,