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Poll What Do You Think Of Xbox's Age Of Mythology: Retold So Far?
How are you getting on with it?
So, we're a few days into the full launch of Age of Mythology: Retold on Xbox and PC Game Pass, and this is a very significant new release for Xbox Game Studios - the first time an Age game has ever launched for both PC and console. In fact, we're going to be seeing a whole bunch of people who have never played the...
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- Age of Mythology: Retold
- Poll
- Features
- Xbox Series X
News Here's What Might Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In October 2024
Some early predictions!
What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in October 2024? Well, Microsoft hasn't confirmed anything just yet, but based on some games that were added to the service this time last year, we can at least make a few predictions ahead of time. We know that a lot of Xbox users want more advance notice of games leaving Xbox Game Pass, but...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Leaving Soon
- October 2024
Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (September 9-13)
Including some major AAA releases!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for September 9-13! We've got another busy few days ahead for new releases, with the likes of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP and
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- Weekly Roundup
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- Xbox Series X
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 7-8)
We're still on Star Wars Outlaws
Another weekend begins! If you're looking for things to play, we've got a few new releases on Xbox Game Pass, a couple of sport-focused Free Play Days titles, and hundreds more deals available to grab on the Xbox Store right now. Here's what we're playing this weekend:
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- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
News Bethesda To Share More About Starfield's First Expansion 'Soon'
"Stay tuned"
In case you missed it, it's now been a year since Bethesda launched Starfield on the Xbox Series X|S. As part of this milestone, it's taken to social media to remind members of Constellation about the first major expansion Shattered Space. After taking a moment to thank "the millions of players" for playing the game in its first year,...
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- Starfield
- Shattered Space
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Friday6th Sep 2024
News It's Been 365 Days Since One Of The Biggest Releases Of The Xbox Series X|S Era
How are you feeling about Starfield now?
We don't know where the last 365 days have gone, as today marks exactly one year since the full launch of Starfield on Xbox and PC! In that time the game has grown substantially with a variety of updates and even mod support. Bethesda's space epic got off to a good start with the critics back then, including...
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- Starfield
- Bethesda
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News New Xbox Bug Causes Backwards Compatibility Issue For Some Games
But a previous multiplayer issue has now been fixed
Let's start with the good news - you know that issue we reported on Monday about some players being unable to access multiplayer features following the August update? Xbox has already pushed out an update to fix it. However, we've now got a new one. As reported by various Xbox fans over the past...
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- Backwards Compatibility
- Issue
- Bug
- Xbox 360
News Tango Gameworks Founder Thought Studio 'Would Be Safe' At Xbox Thanks To Hi-Fi RUSH
Microsoft had other ideas...
Hi-Fi RUSH felt like a huge hit for Xbox in early 2023, but even a critical darling like that didn't help Tango Gameworks survive at Microsoft. Of course, in the end the team was picked up by Korean publisher Krafton, so things have worked out okay - but the team's original founder thought they'd always be safe at Xbox...
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- Microsoft
- Tango Gameworks
- Hi-Fi RUSH
News Xbox's Newest Free-To-Play Titles Seem To Be Proving Popular So Far
This one's a mega-hit in the UK
Looking around the Xbox charts today, we were pretty surprised to see that the "Top Free" game in the UK right now (not including all the recent downloads for the Black Ops 6 Beta) is Hamster Playground, which released on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S to very little fanfare back on July 11th, 2024. There...
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- Free To Play
- Hamster Playground
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Talking Point Five Years Later, What Do You Think Of Gears 5 In 2024?
The Ultimate Edition released on September 6, 2019
We've already talked about Starfield's one-year anniversary today, but Gears 5 is celebrating one as well! It was back on September 6, 2019 that players were first introduced to Gears 5 as part of the game's Ultimate Edition, although the full release wouldn't occur until a few days later. It had...
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- Gears 5
- Talking Point
- Features
- Xbox One
News Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2024 Broadcast Airs Later This Month
Updates from Xbox, Activision, Blizzard & Bethesda
Microsoft has announced its Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2024 Broadcast will take place later this month on Thursday, September 26th. Content from Xbox Game Studios, Activision, Blizzard Entertainment and Bethesda will be shared. Xbox will also be showcasing an "exciting lineup of games from third-party...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Game Pass
- Japan
News Xbox's Longtime Halo Developer 343 Industries Is On The Lookout For A New Creative Director
"Come and help us build the future of Halo"
It's looking like Xbox is full steam ahead when it comes to building the next Halo game, with the Halo Infinite developer on the lookout for major new hires. Back in July, 343 Industries confirmed that it was the team to lead Xbox's famous franchise into the future, and now it's hiring for a creative...
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- Halo
- 343 Industries
- Microsoft
- Halo Infinite
News Xbox Legend Major Nelson Asks For 'More Varied Experiences' At Lower Price Points
Would you be happy with shorter games?
It's been over a year now since Xbox's Major Nelson announced his departure from Microsoft after over 20 years there, but clearly he's still a big fan of Xbox and gaming and general - regularly sharing his thoughts on social media. This week, he weighed in on a discussion in which Insider Gaming's Tom...
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- Major Nelson
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2 & 3 Bring The Spooks On Xbox Next Week
Chapter 1 has clearly been a hit
It's been a couple of months now since the horror / puzzle game Poppy Playtime: Chapter 1 arrived on Xbox, and we've seen it regularly appearing in the Top Paid charts ever since - probably because of its low price of just £4.19 / $4.99! If you've enjoyed it as much as we have (we gave Poppy Playtime: Chapter 1 a...
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- Poppy Playtime
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Baldur's Gate 3's Next Major Update Fully Detailed, Patch 7 Hits Xbox In October
You can check out the PC release notes now
Larian Studios has fully detailed Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7 this week, as the huge update begins rolling out to PC players. The team has been talking about this one for a while — we've known about it since at least April — but looking at these PC patch notes, we can understand why it's been in the works...
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- Baldur's Gate 3
- Patch 7
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Thursday5th Sep 2024
News Lots Of Games Are Reduced By 90% On Xbox This Week (September 3-10)
Over 35 titles at rock-bottom discounts
Looking for some cheap Xbox games in this week's Xbox sales (September 3-10)? As usual, we've got a bunch of games that have been discounted by 90% on Xbox this week - around 35 of them in all. A lot of these are the usual candidates that we see every now and again, but there are also a few surprises like The...
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- Deals
- Discounts
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News The Always-Online 'Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown' Suffers Launch Day Outages On Xbox
So much for online-only
Gold Edition owners of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown are supposed to get access to this new open-world Xbox racer today, however, Nacon and KT Racing aren't having the smoothest 'day zero' launch as it turns out. For several hours now, the entire game has been inaccessible due to server errors. Yep, the teams opted to go...
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- Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Nacon
Review Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions (Xbox) - An Enjoyable And Surprisingly In-Depth Sports Game
Oliver Wood be proud
You know, if there's one thing that Hogwarts Legacy didn't do very well a couple of years ago, it was the total lack of playable Quidditch. The reason behind that was seemingly because Warner Bros. and developer Unbroken Studios were working on Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions in the background, and although it appears to have...
- Xbox
- Reviews
- Harry Potter Quidditch Champions
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Guide Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 - Release Date, Release Times And Early Access Details On Xbox
Everything you need to know for the big launch!
Earlier this week, we unveiled our official review of the upcoming Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 here at Pure Xbox, and we called it "one of the best action games we've played in a long while". In other words, we love it! There's obviously a lot of buzz about this one amongst the Xbox community...
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- Space Marine 2
- Guides
- Ubisoft
- Xbox Series X
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (September 5-8)
Sports fans, get yourselves in here!
Xbox's Free Play Days promotion for the coming weekend is now live, with two games playable for free as part of your Xbox Game Pass subscription this week. Both of your options this time out are sports titles, with EA and 2K bringing some of their most recent athletic efforts to Xbox Free Play Days. Here's this...
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- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Guide Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 - All Dataslates Locations
How to find every Dataslate in Space Marine 2
You want Dataslates locations in Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2? We've got 'em for you! As part of our big playthrough of Space Marine 2 for the Pure Xbox review recently (in which we gave it an "Excellent" 9/10 score), we decided to note down all of the Dataslates locations to help you get a head start...
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- Guides
- Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Star Wars Outlaws Director 'A Little Disappointed' With Aggregate Review Score
But vows to improve the game over time
Here at Pure Xbox HQ, we really enjoyed our playtime with Star Wars Outlaws while working away on a review; ultimately scoring Ubisoft's open-world adventure an 8/10 late last month. However, the game's average score was a bit lower on the review scale, and that's proved to be "a little disappointing" for
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- Star Wars Outlaws
- Ubisoft
- Massive Entertainment
News 'Expeditions: A MudRunner Game' Embarks On Its Xbox Game Pass Journey Today (September 5)
Game Pass gets muddy
Welcome to another Xbox Game Pass update! Today, off-roading fans and jeep enthusiasts alike can go hands on with Expeditions: A MudRunner Game on the Xbox Game Pass service. Actually, this one might even appeal to Death Stranding fans as well. Yeah, weirdly,
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Expeditions: A MudRunner Game
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Undead Labs Is Shifting Its Full 'Focus And Resources' To State Of Decay 3
The second game's "final content update" arrives later this year
It's been a while since the last development update on State of Decay 3, and now, in a new announcement on the game's website, Undead Labs has revealed it's shifting its "focus and resources" to the development of the third game. "We know you love this world we’ve created and the...
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- State of Decay 3
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Game Pass
Talking Point A Decade Since Its Xbox One Release, Where On Earth Is Current-Gen Minecraft?
We're still waiting!
Minecraft has been around for what feels like forever, but its enduring popularity means that it's always a part of the conversation - heck, a freakin' movie based on the game was just shown off this week. However, despite the Xbox One version of this everlasting survival game being a decade old today, Microsoft still hasn't...
- Xbox
- Features
- Talking Point
- Minecraft
- Xbox One
News Looney Tunes Is Bringing Its 'Wacky World Of Sports' To Xbox This Month
It's wabbit season
You like Looney Tunes? You like sports? Then in theory, you should be sold on this game already! Yes, GameMill Entertainment is bringing us Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports for Xbox Series X and S on September 27, 2024, developed by the team behind Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3 and DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing. There are four...
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- Looney Tunes: Wacky World Of Sports
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Hogwarts Legacy Sequel A 'Big Priority' For Warner Bros In The Next Few Years
Creating a new legacy
Hogwarts Legacy has been a huge success for Warner Bros over the last 18 months or so, with the game selling like crazy on Xbox since its launch back in Feb. It's no surprise, then, that the publisher sees a sequel as "one of its biggest priorities" in the next few years. This revelation comes from outlet Variety,
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- Hogwarts Legacy
- WB Games
- Warner Bros
Wednesday4th Sep 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong Xbox Delay Reportedly Tied To PS5 'Exclusivity Deal'
Update: Microsoft reiterates it's not linked to Xbox "limitations"
Update (Wed 4th Sep, 2024 07:05 BST): Forbes has received a new statement from a Microsoft representative, which reiterates the delay of Black Myth: Wukong on Xbox "is not due to technical issues". According to Forbes senior contributor Paul Tassi, this once again "points to outside...
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- PlayStation
- Sony
- PS5
- Xbox Series X
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...
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- Features
- Microsoft
- Activision Blizzard
- Concord
News Enotria Dev Publicly Thanks Xbox & Phil Spencer For Helping To 'Resolve' Delay Situation
The game will arrive on Xbox ASAP
Right, remember this game called Enotria: The Last Song that was indefinitely delayed for Xbox yesterday because the developers apparently couldn't get in touch with Microsoft for two months over it? We're already getting signs of a positive resolution, as the team has publicly thanked Phil Spencer and Team Xbox for...
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- Enotria: The Last Song
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Delay
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 -...
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- Starfield
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Series X
- Bethesda
Review Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 (Xbox) - Swarm Tech Shines In A Superbly Brutal Co-Op Shooter
A swarm feeling inside
Know that bit in a big action movie where two beefy bruisers spot each other from a distance and then square off in the midst of an enormous battle? Lesser enemies unceremoniously brushed aside as these behemoths charge at each other for a proper beatdown? Well, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 gives you that. It lets you do...
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- Reviews
- Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Microsoft Says Native Xbox Cloud Gaming App Remains 'Impossible' On Apple Devices
"The 30 percent commission fee makes it impossible"
Despite Apple opening up its storefront for native game streaming apps earlier this year, Microsoft still doesn't think it's viable to launch an Xbox Cloud Gaming app on the iOS platform. Speaking as part of a new UK CMA i
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- Microsoft
- Apple
- Xbox Cloud Gaming
- iOS
Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Ultimate Members (September 2024)
And don't forget about Persona 3 Reload either!
A new month is here, and that means a new batch of Xbox Game Pass Perks for September 2024! It's still early days, but we're already seeing a few Xbox Perks for the likes of Predecessor and NHL 24 that you might be interested in. The big thing you'll want to remember about this month is that the...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Perks
- Guides
- Xbox One
News Minecraft Movie Gets First Teaser Trailer Ahead Of April 2025 Release
We don't know what to make of this
Remember the Minecraft movie that's coming out next year? Warner Bros. has just revealed the first teaser trailer for it, which you can watch up above. Even if you're not interested in the film, we're curious what your thoughts are here! It feels like this could go either way in terms of whether it's good or not...
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- Minecraft
- Jack Black
- Movies
News Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP Is Getting An 'Original Mode' That Reproduces The Xbox 360 Experience
No censoring here
The upcoming Lollipop Chainsaw remake is almost here, with the game coming to current-gen consoles this month, before an Xbox One launch then arrives in November. Ahead of RePOP's nearby rollout on Xbox, developer Yoshimi Yasuda has detailed an "Original mode" that will feature in the remake, alongside the team's remixed way to...
- Xbox
- Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News No Man's Sky 'Aquarius' Update Builds On Last Month's Overhaul For Xbox Game Pass
What can't you do in No Man's Sky these days?!
We've been covering these big No Man's Sky updates for months now, and even though July's offering was basically a complete game-changing overhaul from Hello Games, it doesn't appear to have slowed the team down in any way, shape or form. Announced today, No Man's Sky's Aquarius update introduces...
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- No Man's Sky
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Interview Age Of Mythology: Retold - A Reimagined Classic Makes Its Grand Arrival On Xbox & PC
From the geniuses at World's Edge
Xbox's latest big first-party release is Age of Mythology: Retold, which comes from the excellent studio behind all the recent Age of Empires releases. Essentially, this is a modernising of the classic Age of Mythology PC title from back in 2002, not only enhancing the visuals and controls, but also introducing some...
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- Age Of Mythology Retold
- Interviews
- Features
- Xbox Series X
News Microsoft's Age Of Mythology: Retold Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 4)
A huge remake of an RTS classic!
Welcome to another Xbox Game Pass update! Today, Microsoft is dropping a big first-party release in the form of Age of Mythology: Retold; the team's new remake of an RTS classic. We recently posted our full review of this remake, so we'll drop a link to that down below, alongside a quick introduction to the title...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Age Of Mythology: Retold
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Tuesday3rd Sep 2024
News Capcom & Microsoft Find Solution To Bring Two New Fighting Collections To Xbox
Huge W
What a win this is! Back in June, the Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection was revealed to be coming to pretty much everything except Xbox, and then last week the Capcom Fighting Collection 2 suffered the same fate. There's been talk over the past few months that
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- Capcom
- Capcom Fighting Collection
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Review The Casting Of Frank Stone (Xbox) - Supermassive Delivers Engaging Small Town Horror
Popcorn at the ready
Creepy abandoned sawmills, labyrinth-like basements, imposing stately homes in the English countryside, small-town teens trying to keep their hormones in check. Aye, The Casting of Frank Stone isn't exactly original, but Supermassive Games has delivered yet another popcorn horror experience that we can't say we didn't enjoy...
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- Reviews
- The Casting Of Frank Stone
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News September's First Xbox Game Pass Addition Is Available Today (Sept. 3)
Let's get truckin'
Welcome to your first Xbox Game Pass update of the month! Yep, September's first new Game Pass addition comes to the library later today, in the form of brand-new day one release Star Trucker. Here's a quick introduction to your latest Game Pass arrival: Star Trucker (Console, PC) - Later Today: "Haul cargo, trade salvage...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Star Trucker
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Deals The Xbox Store Is Stacked With New Sales To Kick Off September
Big discounts on Elden Ring, Hogwarts Legacy & more!
The first Tuesday of September brings with it a series of new sales on the Xbox Store! Looking around, we've got sales for Bandai Namco, Focus Entertainment and even some Harry Potter games and movies in the mix. Don't forget about the Xbox Game Pass Super Saver Sale from last week as well, which...
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- Deals
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News These Five Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (September 3-17)
The first batch for September!
Microsoft has just detailed its new Xbox Game Pass additions for the first half of September, and while this roundup doesn't include anything we didn't already know about, it is a nice lineup - featuring day one first-party release Age of Mythology: Retold. Here's when you can go hands on with Microsoft's new RTS,...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Coming Soon
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Enotria: The Last Song Dev Blasts Microsoft Over Indefinite Xbox Delay
Update: Microsoft reaches out
Update (Wed 4th Sep, 2024): It's only been a day, but we've already got an update! Developer Jyamma Games has taken to social media to report that Phil Spencer and the team at Xbox have reached out to help resolve the situation, and they're now hopeful that Enotria: The Last Song will release for Xbox ASAP. Phew!...
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- Enotria: The Last Song
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Delay
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...
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- Starfield
- Skyrim
- Bethesda
- Xbox Series X
News Microsoft Had Two Transformers Games Rated In Australia Last Month
The rumour mill whirls away
Yesterday, we covered a new report about Microsoft working to bring a couple of Transformers games to market in 2024, and now we have further evidence that suggests this is actually happening. As shared by Klobrille on social media, Microsoft seemingly submitted two Transformers games to be rated in Australia last month...
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- Microsoft
- Transformers
- Activision Blizzard
- Xbox Series X
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About 'The Casting Of Frank Stone'
The new horror title launches today!
Supermassive's next big horror game is out for Xbox players today, which means critics have been going hands on with the title in recent days - including us here at Pure Xbox! We'll drop a quick summary of our full review down below, then, alongside a look at what other outlets are making of The Casting of Frank...
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- Roundup
- The Casting of Frank Stone
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Dune: Awakening's Xbox Series S Port Will Be 'A Challenge', Says Funcom
But it's very confident in the final product
From what we've seen of it so far, Dune: Awakening is looking really good, with the team recently locking in a PC launch window of early 2025. While an Xbox version is in the plans for shortly afterwards, it seems that the team at Funcom has some work to do to get it running well - especially on Xbox...
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- Dune: Awakening
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Funcom
News Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Socials Updated For 25th Anniversary
Could the Birdman be returning?
We're coming up to the 25th anniversary of the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series and it seems there's been an update to its official social media accounts. There's now a special anniversary banner displaying a 25th anniversary logo. This Activision series originally started on the original PlayStation in September 1999...
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- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Activision
News Atelier Yumia Gets 'First Look' Gameplay Reveal Ahead Of Xbox Debut In March 2025
Walk the forbidden path, no matter where it leads…
Back at the latest Nintendo Direct presentation in August, one of the games that was surprisingly announced for Xbox was Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land, which launches on March 21, 2025. The reason this is surprising is because we've never seen an Atelier game...
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- Atelier Yumia
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox One
Monday2nd Sep 2024
News Xbox's New Lord Of The Rings Game Is Quickly Climbing The 'Top Paid' Charts
The user reviews are pretty incredible too
Following a relatively small period of exclusivity on PC and PlayStation 5, The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria made its way to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S a few days ago, and it appears to be selling extremely well so far. Looking at the "Top Paid" charts as things stand, the game is #6 in the UK...
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- Lord of the Rings
- Return To Moria
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Feature All New Xbox Games Coming Out In September 2024
Dead Rising, Space Marine 2, EA Sports FC 25 & more!
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in September 2024! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with an September 2024 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. And yeah, this is a big month! We've got some major releases on the way over the next few...
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- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- September 2024
News Six Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Early September 2024
Including one EA Play title
Xbox has just revealed the next batch of titles leaving the Game Pass library, with six games in total exiting the service in mid-September. One of those is an EA Play title, with the publisher bringing FIFA 23 out of the library later this month. Here's what's leaving Xbox Game Pass in early September 2024:...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Leaving Soon
News Phil Spencer Talks About Two Activision Games That Xbox Missed Out On Signing
"I've made some of the worst game choice decisions"
During PAX West 2024, Xbox boss Phil Spencer hosted a 'Story Time' chat about the gaming industry, discussing many different aspects of the business - including some of Xbox's history. In that chat, Phil was asked about some of the biggest games that Microsoft 'missed out' on signing up, and the...
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- Phil Spencer
- Microsoft
- Activision Blizzard
- Industry
Rumour Microsoft Reportedly Working On Multiple Transformers Projects
Both for a 2024 release?
A rumour has begun circulating that Microsoft is working on two Transformers projects, both for release sometime this year. The rumour originates from Transformers-focused website TFW2005, which states that it has "received some intel on two video game projects" from Microsoft relating to the Transformers series. Now, we...
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- Microsoft
- Transformers
- Activision Blizzard
News LEGO Harry Potter Collection Getting 'Remastered' For Xbox Series X|S This October
With a discount for owners of the Xbox One version
You know the Xbox One version of the LEGO Harry Potter Collection? The one that was remastered for the console back in 2018 following the Xbox 360 versions? Yeah... it's getting another remaster for Xbox Series X|S this October. This one is specifically called the Remastered LEGO Harry Potter...
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- LEGO Harry Potter
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News August Update Seemingly Leads To Multiplayer Issues For Some Xbox Players
Update: Microsoft has rolled out a fix
Update (Fri 6th Sep, 2024): Good news, everyone! As per Xbox's Eden Marie on Twitter, a fix has now been pushed out to rectify this issue for non-Xbox Insiders. For now though, you'll need to activate the update manually. Original story (Mon 2nd Sep, 2024): We've come across reports over the past few days...
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- Multiplayer
- Update
- Errors
- Xbox One
News Stalker 2 Dev Corrects '25FPS' Comment, Says Game Is Running Much Better On Xbox Series S
"We aim to launch on Series S with at least 30FPS"
Late last week, a Stalker 2 interview began doing the rounds online, where developer GSC Game World said that the game was running at '25FPS' on Xbox Series S right now - while final optimisation was still underway. However, the game's lead producer has now come out to correct those comments, saying...
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- Stalker 2
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Series X
Report Suicide Squad Dev Rocksteady Suffers Layoffs At Warner Bros. HQ
Who saw this coming?
Rocksteady, the developer behind the Batman Arkham games and most recently, Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, has reportedly suffered major layoffs at the hands of publisher Warner Bros. This information comes from Eurogamer, who says that Rocksteady staff have informed the outlet of "redundancies at the studio",...
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- Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Rocksteady
News Pure Xbox Game Club September 2024: Mafia & Banjo-Tooie
Come join the PX Game Club!
Want to enhance your Xbox Game Pass experience? Come join the official Pure Xbox Game Club! We can't take any credit on staff for this — the PX Game Club is the work of ralphdibny, Balta666 and the rest of the contributors over at the Pure Xbox forums, who have established a community that meets up every month to play...
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- Site News
- Pure Xbox Game Club
Sunday1st Sep 2024
Guide All Xbox Games With Mouse & Keyboard Support
The latest keyboard & mouse list for Xbox One, Series X, Series S
Update: Our latest update to this list has added the likes of Age of Mythology: Retold, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Octopath Traveler 2, Planet Zoo, Creatures of Ava, DOOM + DOOM 2, Planet of Lana, 7 Days To Die 1.0, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, Dungeons of Hinterberg, Tchia, Journey to...
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- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- PC
Xbox console exclusive games you can enjoy in 2024
What are the best Xbox exclusives you can play as of September 2024? The Xbox ecosystem has been home to some truly stellar Xbox exclusives over the years, top-notch titles that you'll only find on Microsoft's family of consoles and PC. What's more, the vast majority of these titles are now...
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- Exclusives
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
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Guide Xbox Game Pass: Easy Achievements & Fastest Completions
20+ games with easy Xbox achievements to boost your Gamerscore
What are the best Xbox Game Pass Games for earning quick, easy Xbox achievements? Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service is on fire these days with a steady stream of AAA big-hitters and excellent indie titles being released on an almost weekly basis. There are, quite literally, too many...
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Feature Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Beta Review (Xbox) - Treyarch Tweaks COD Formula, To Mixed Results
Back in black
We've been hammering the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 beta over the last few days, to get a feel for how Treyarch's latest is shaping up ahead of its Xbox Game Pass launch next month. Of course, these impressions are early doors - but we have hit the beta weekend one level cap - so here's what we think of the title so far. Returning to...
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