Gamescom 2015 Train Simulator Rolling Onto Xbox One
Portly Controller not included
News Turtle Beach Launches Firmware Update 2.0 for Elite 800X Headset
Improvements all over the show
News Warframe Infested Nightmares Bonus Weekend Goes Live - Massive Code Giveaway Here!
Boosts and bonuses going at Tenno to the dozen
News - August, 2015
Monday31st Aug 2015
News Microsoft Announces 1TB Xbox One Elite Bundle with Hybrid SSHD Drive
Well, that's unexpected
Microsoft has announced that they'll be releasing a new Xbox One console bundle on November 3rd in the US, which will come with an Xbox One Elite Controller and a 1TB Hybrid SSHD Drive. We know all about the Elite Controller of course, but the new drive will be - for the time being, at least - exclusively available in this...
Thursday27th Aug 2015
Review Gears of War: Ultimate Edition (Xbox One)
Changed like a remix and raised like a Fenix
Back in 2006, the original Gears of War was one of the first games to really showcase what the Xbox 360 was capable of, both in terms of technical prowess and cinematic delivery. With an engrossing campaign – which could be played locally with a friend – and a thrilling online multiplayer offering,...
Review Bridge Constructor (Xbox One)
A bridge too far
There's a bit of a lack of truly perplexing puzzle and strategy games on Xbox One and that's just one of the reasons we were excited to give Clockstone's Bridge Constructor a spin. Crossing the chasm from mobile devices and PC, the game comes complete with the SlopeMania expansion and given the decent reviews the whole package...
Tuesday25th Aug 2015
Review Mega Man Legacy Collection (Xbox One)
Cheap Man
When Capcom first announced that they'd be bringing a collection of Mega Man games to modern consoles, everyone was a little bit light-headed at the prospect of the sheer number of titles that the package would contain. Given that the core series debuted with the original Mega Man on the NES in 1987 and saw its last release in 2010 with...
Review No Time To Explain (Xbox One)
Not worth the time
Originally released in 2011 as a browser game on Newgrounds, No Time To Explain on Xbox One doesn't really add a whole lot of "new" aside from a smoother visual presentation and soundtrack. The cold hard truth though is that No Time To Explain wasn't a great game back then, and all of the problems associated with it are still...
Monday24th Aug 2015
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...
Friday21st Aug 2015
Rumour Microsoft Planning Disc-less Xbox One Mini Console
This one could go either way
We could barely believe what we were reading, but there's a decent rumour going around that Microsoft are planning to announce a new Xbox One console configuration in October. Chinese Windows Phone site WPDang are reporting that in October, Microsoft will hold a big event to announce the launch of the new Lumia 940 and...
Review Adventures of Pip (Xbox One)
Hip to be square
Another day, another retro-styled platformer hits the Xbox One via the ID@Xbox program. That's not necessarily a bad thing when the idea behind the game is as compelling as the one that features in Adventures of Pip, though. The evil Queen DeRezzia has kidnapped the Pixel Kingdom's princess and is hell bent on destroying the entire...
Thursday20th Aug 2015
Review Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings (Xbox One)
LittleBigLeague
It feels like ages since an Xbox console has received a great baseball game. The MLB 2K series was mediocre for years before retiring its number, and the mobile-quality R.B.I. Baseball games aren't exactly doing anything to impress on home consoles that are capable of much more. If you think back to The Bigs 2 on Xbox 360 and EA's...
Tuesday18th Aug 2015
Scratching the glitch
When it was confirmed a while ago that the sequel to 2012's Wii U exclusive ZombiU had been canned, most thought that the series was a goner. That would be a shame, given that the survival-horror title brought with it more innovation than people give it credit for. It wasn't just a straight-up gorefest that required you to scan...
Monday17th Aug 2015
News Turtle Beach Launches Firmware Update 2.0 for Elite 800X Headset
Improvements all over the show
Turtle Beach has released a new firmware update for their Elite 800X Wireless Headset for Xbox One which should alleviate a few of the common problems reported by early adopters. The new firmware brings with it a whole bunch of improvements, such as automatic gain control for the microphone, stability updates, a few...
Thursday13th Aug 2015
News Warframe Infested Nightmares Bonus Weekend Goes Live - Massive Code Giveaway Here!
Boosts and bonuses going at Tenno to the dozen
The Xbox One F2P title Warframe is kicking off a special event - the Infested Nightmares Bonus Weekend - right now and on top of all the good stuff players will get as a part of that, we've also got a STACK of codes to give away for more goodies. The Infested Nightmares Bonus Weekend runs from August...
Rumour Could Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic be Getting Remastered?
You never know...
Speculation has been circling that BioWare's critically acclaimed RPG Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic will be remastered for Xbox One in 2016. Neither BioWare or LucasArts have confirmed a remake is in the works but a reporter from Cinelinx claims to have heard from several sources that Knights of the Old Republic will be...
News New Details Emerge About Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unleashed Imperial City DLC
Where the landscapes fine and the armours pretty
Bethesda have released many new details about Imperial City, the upcoming first expansion pack for fantasy MMO The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited. The pack, when it is released at the end of the month, will allow players to explore the new Imperial City, a huge map that features six unique...
Wednesday12th Aug 2015
Review Q.U.B.E: Director’s Cut (Xbox One)
Much more than your average puzzler
On the surface, Q.U.B.E - or Quick Understanding of Block Extrusion, if you want to get technical - is a physics-based 3D puzzler. The player, with the aid of a rather nifty pair of high-tech gloves, manipulates a variety of coloured blocks in order to solve puzzles and escape from the mysterious, sterile white...
Review Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians (Xbox One)
Get down
In a period of time where pretty much any relatively average indie game ports are practically falling from the skies and on into the Xbox Store, it's nice to see that some of the more ingenious titles of the last few years haven't been neglected. Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians is very much one of those ingenious romps, blending puzzles...
Monday10th Aug 2015
From Rare with love
To celebrate its 30th year as a developer, Rare has crammed 30 of its games into a single package for just $30. Not only does that make for a brilliantly-coordinated promotion, it also makes for a value almost unheard of for a new release. Instead of breaking down each individual game in this collection, which would push us well...
Thursday6th Aug 2015
A case of perspective
Here at Pure Xbox we pretty much always write articles from the third person perspective. It allows us to present a more professional tone, we feel. From time to time, the Editor (hey there!) will pen an Editor's Opinion piece from his own point of view but other than that, the third person perspective is the order of the day...
Tuesday4th Aug 2015
Gamescom 2015 Train Simulator Rolling Onto Xbox One
Portly Controller not included
Train Simulator 2015 developed by Dovetail Games is set to come to Xbox One via ID@Xbox, as announced by program director Chris Charla at Microsoft's Gamescom presser. Dovetail Games' website states: Train Simulator delivers everything you love about trains with the exhilaration of speed, stunning graphics, a...
Out Today Frozen Free Fall: Snowball Fight (Xbox One)
Free to play from out of nowhere
We reported on Frozen Free Fall: Snowball Fight coming to Xbox One a few weeks ago, but it seems that the publisher has decided to pull the trigger today with no warning. That isn't usually a good sign, but at least it won't cost you a penny to try the game out. In Their Words: Get ready to turn your living room...
Monday3rd Aug 2015
Accessory Review PDP Afterglow AG 7 Wireless Headset for Xbox One
All glown up?
When we approached PDP's Afterglow AG7 Wireless Xbox One Headset for review, we were skeptical that it would be able to deliver on all of its promises. Since a wired headset with stellar audio quality usually runs around $100, it's hard to believe a model that incorporates wireless functionality could survive without sacrificing at...
Review Squid Hero for Kinect (Xbox One)
Less than ink-redible
While developers seem to be moving ever farther away from Kinect in general, one developer seems to be most definitely leaning toward it, creating Kinect-specific digital experiences to keep fans of the device amused. That developer is Virtual Air Guitar Company - the team behind Boom Ball for Kinect – and they're back again...
