News Xbox's Phil Spencer Admits The Game He Wants To Play Next Is On PlayStation
And people are admiring his honesty
News Xbox Is Adding New Symbols To The Game Tiles In Your Library
Specifically for games that aren't currently accessible
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News - 2022, Week 30
Sunday31st Jul 2022
News The First Two Of August 2022's Xbox Games With Gold Are Now Available
Including a classic Saints Row game!
You can now begin downloading the first batch of August 2022's Xbox Games With Gold titles (one day early!), which are the Xbox One game Calico and Xbox 360 game Saints Row 2. Both titles are available right now from the Microsoft Store (links at the bottom of the page) or by searching manually on your console...
News These Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass Today (July 31)
Including the Enhanced edition of Raji
In case you'd forgotten, today marks the removal of five more games from the Xbox Game Pass library, all of them being highly-regarded indies including the likes of Katamari Damacy Reroll and Raji: An Ancient Epic. Here are the five games confirmed to leave today on Xbox Game Pass: Date Game Platform
News Time Extension Has Arrived! The Newest Member Of Our Network
Perfect for fans of classic gaming
If you're a keen reader of Pure Xbox, you may also be aware that Nintendo Life and Push Square operate under the same Hookshot Media banner. Well, we've now got a fourth outlet to add to that list in the form of Time Extension! The goal behind Time Extension is to focus on all things retro — here's how editor...
News NBA 2K23's First Gameplay Trailer Looks As Flashy As Ever
Specifically the Xbox Series X|S version
We're just over a month away from the release of NBA 2K23 on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and 2K has just published a "First Look" gameplay trailer for the new-gen version specifically, which looks as great as ever. You can check out the trailer above, and keep your eyes peeled for more...
Saturday30th Jul 2022
News Aside From Elden Ring, Can You Guess The Highest-Rated 2022 Xbox Game So Far?
Based on Metacritic's rankings
It'll probably come as no surprise to hear that Elden Ring is the highest-rated Xbox game on Metacritic for 2022 so far, but what about the second highest-rated game? No cheating, we want you to guess before you read on! Spoilers ahead!! The answer is the fantastic The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, which boasts an...
Reminder The Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2022 Ends This Weekend
Last chance to take advantage of 500+ deals
It's almost time for the end of the Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2022 (otherwise known as the Summer Sale), which is set to conclude either late on Sunday night, or at some point on Monday. In any case, there's not long left! If you haven't had a chance to sample what's on offer yet, you'll find a few guides...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (August 1-5)
Anyone for a Rocket League & golf mashup?
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for August 1st to 5th! It's a pretty quiet week coming up, we've still got the likes of Azure Striker GUNVOLT 3 on the way, along with the Xbox Game Pass addition of Turbo Golf Racing! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New Xbox Releases (August 1-5):...
Pick One What Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Game In July?
It was PowerWash Sim, wasn't it
It's time for another round of Pick One! This weekend, considering we're reaching the end of the month, we thought we'd take a look back at Xbox Game Pass in July which brought us a whole bunch of great new additions to the service. Some of the major releases on Game Pass this month have included Ubisoft's Far Cry 5...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 30-31)
We're laying the SmackDown
Welcome to the weekend! It's been a fairly quiet week for new releases, but we've got the likes of MultiVersus and Digimon Survive to check out over the next few days, along with the new Game Pass release of Inside, three Free Play Days titles including WWE 2K22, and the Summer Sale also ends on Sunday/Monday! Read More:
Friday29th Jul 2022
News It's Official, Grounded Launches On Xbox September 27th
"It's going to be our biggest update ever"
Update [Fri 29th Jul, 2022 06:55 BST]: The game director of Grounded Adam Brennecke has celebrated the two-year anniversary of the game being in early access by announcing its final release date. Following on from the month of September, the team at Obsidian has now locked in September 27th for version 1.0...
News 'Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty' Free Trial Arriving Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
What sorcery is this?!
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty was revealed last month, with development being led by a couple of the folks behind Nioh and Bloodborne. Unlike those two, this one is coming to Xbox, including Game Pass on day one, and the team has jotted down a bunch of features it's building for the upcoming melee action game. One biggie is that a...
News Digimon Survive Is Out Now On Xbox, And Early Impressions Seem Pretty Good
No official reviews yet though
We've barely heard anything about it from Bandai Namco over the past month, but the new Digimon Survive game has indeed released today on Xbox, and the (very) early impressions from players seem to be pretty good. Where Are The Digimon Survive Reviews? It would appear that Digimon Survive review copies are only just...
News Xbox Game Pass Feels Like Browsing At Blockbuster, Says Xbox Exec
"This is an old comparison, because I'm an old person"
We've seen about a million Xbox Game Pass to Netflix comparisons over the years; it's one of the easiest ways to quantify the subscription service. However, in a new interview, Xbox's Chris Charla has compared Game Pass to an older 'rental' institution. That'd be famous 90s video store,...
News Former Xbox Boss Talks Building The 'Innovative' Xbox 360 Console
"It was such an innovative console"
The Xbox 360 was a defining era in the history of Xbox. It pretty much put the brand on the map, exposing Xbox to millions through Xbox Live - and a fantastic, cutting edge console to boot. At the time, Peter Moore was brought in to help Microsoft market the Xbox 360 launch, and in a new interview, Moore has...
News Multiple Indies Are Jumping From PlayStation To Xbox This Winter
Solar Ash, The Pathless & more
Yesterday's Annapurna Interactive Showcase 2022 ended up being pretty darn good from an Xbox perspective, with multiple games announced for Xbox Game Pass. Plus, we got the announcement that three titles will finally be jumping from PlayStation to Xbox this winter, with two of them also coming to the Game Pass service...
Hands On What Remains Of Edith Finch Is A Worthy Xbox Series X Upgrade
Returning to the Finch House
Indie publisher Annapurna Interactive dropped a lovely surprise on us during last night's Game Pass-filled showcase. The critically acclaimed story adventure, What Remains of Edith Finch, got a free Xbox Series X|S upgrade out of the blue and let us say, it's a huge leap on Microsoft's flagship console. While we haven't...
News INSIDE Is Now On Xbox Game Pass, And It's An Absolute Must-Play
One of the highest-rated Xbox One games
The final Xbox Game Pass addition of July 2022 has arrived today in the form of INSIDE, and if you've played this one before, you'll know that we're definitely finishing off strong with one of the Xbox One's highest-rated games! Developed by the same team behind the equally excellent LIMBO, the game is a...
Talking Point What Ubisoft Games Do You Want To See On Xbox Game Pass?
They're becoming a lot more common now
It's been a good couple of months for Ubisoft games on Xbox Game Pass! We've seen the likes of Assassin's Creed Origins, Far Cry 5 and Watch Dogs 2 hit the service, and it looks like the company is only just getting started. Earlier this week, a well-known Microsoft Store leaker hinted that Immortals Fenyx...
News As Dusk Falls First Patch Addresses Multiplayer Issues On Xbox
Along with some PC graphics settings
As Dusk Falls has been out in the wild for just over a week, and developer Interior Night is beginning to address some of the issues posed by players. Chief among which are a number of multiplayer problems which have now been sorted out, according to the team. We're not exactly sure what these multiplayer...
Thursday28th Jul 2022
News Six Games Announced For Xbox Game Pass At Annapurna Showcase 2022
Fill yer boots
Today's Annapurna Showcase has fallen under the radar a little bit, but that doesn't mean there's no big news for Xbox players. As is now the norm, six more titles have been revealed as upcoming Game Pass drops (one being a next-gen upgrade). So, here's a little bit about each of the new Annapurna Interactive Xbox Game Pass...
News Xbox Games With Gold For August 2022 Announced
The latest batch of titles
Microsoft has officially announced all four Xbox Games With Gold titles for August 2022! These games are available to download for free for Xbox Live Gold members (including subscribers to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate). Calico (August 1-31) ScourgeBringer (August 16-September 15) Saints Row 2 (August 1-15) Monaco: What's...
Poll Are You Happy With August 2022's Xbox Games With Gold?
What do you make of this month's selection?
Microsoft has officially announced August 2022's Xbox Games with Gold, giving us a look at four more games we'll be able to play at no extra cost with our Gold memberships next month. In case you missed it, the games are Xbox One titles Calico and ScourgeBringer, along with two backwards compatible Xbox...
News 'The Lost Wild' Looks Dino-Mite, And It's Hopefully Coming To Xbox
A survival horror adventure game
It must be dinosaur season or something, because we've just been treated to another brand-new announcement/update on a dinosaur-based game hopefully coming to Xbox! This one's a survival horror adventure called "The Lost Wild". The game, which is being developed by indie studio Great Ape Games, sees you stranded in...
News Forza Motorsport Will Introduce New Ways To Compete Online
Leading the pack
Forza Motorsport finally got its time to shine at the recent Xbox Games Showcase 2022, in fact, we thought it was probably the most impressive next-gen game of the show! We've not heard much about it since mind, but developer Turn 10 has just dropped a nugget of info about one of the title's new systems. The Forza Motorsport reboot...
News Warhammer 40K: Darktide Delays Xbox Series X|S Launch
Hopefully it'll still be with us in 2022
Bad news if you were looking forward to the launch of Warhammer 40K: Darktide in September (which is also supposed to be coming to Xbox Game Pass), as it's been pushed back indefinitely for Xbox Series X and Series S. The new date for PC is November 30th, and the plan is for Xbox Series X|S to follow...
News RimWorld: Console Edition Sounds Like A Pretty Fantastic Xbox Port
It's even been called "masterful"
One of the big releases this week is RimWorld: Console Edition, which arrives this Friday, and follows on from the incredibly successful PC release of the same name, which first launched on Steam back in 2018. We haven't been hands-on with the new version ourselves yet, but a small selection of players have, and...
Roundup Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The Annapurna Showcase 2022
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch the Annapurna Showcase 2022 earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, which you'll find in the video at the top of the page. If you don't fancy watching it all the way through, we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article...
News Stalker 2's Exclusion Zone Looks Incredibly Creepy In New Screenshots
With a Geiger counter in my hand
Things have gone a little dark on Stalker 2 as of late, understandably so given the team's unfortunate involvement in the ongoing Ukraine war. However, the studio is back at developing now, and they've given us a fresh insight into how things are going ahead of the game's 2023 launch. The team has dropped three new...
News Xbox 'Encouraged' Console Wars During The 360 Era, Says Former Exec
"Not to create division, but to challenge each other"
The Xbox 360 era was a different moment in time, certainly for the Xbox brand where it still seemed hungry to make a name for itself. That hunger often spilled over into 'console wars'; basically, folks arguing over which console is best. While that fierce competition has eased somewhat in recent...
Random The Nostalgia Is Real For Doritos Crash Course On Xbox 360
"This game walked so Fall Guys could run"
Remember Doritos Crash Course? This was a free game released as part of the Xbox Live Arcade library on Xbox 360 in late 2010, and it ended up proving a massive hit, even going on to receive a sequel in the form of Crash Course 2. Every now and then, we see small pockets of Xbox fans popping up and talking...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (July 28-31)
It's SummerSlam weekend!
It's time for another batch of Free Play Days titles! Three more games are available to play for free this weekend for Xbox Live Gold members, and they're ready to download right now. The highlight this week is definitely WWE 2K22, which arrives on SummerSlam weekend, while we've also got the Xbox Game Pass title Generation...
News 'What Remains Of Edith Finch' Next-Gen Upgrade Now Available On Xbox Game Pass
4K/60 on Xbox Series X!
During today's Annapurna Interactive showcase, the publisher revealed that critically acclaimed story adventure, What Remains of Edith Finch, was getting a native next-gen port. Oh, and it's out right now! After five or so years out in the wild, the Xbox One title has finally been upgraded for new-gen consoles. On the...
News Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Is Getting A 'Full Remake' For Xbox Series X|S
Xbox One as well!
The next Sherlock Holmes game has been revealed today as a "full remake and substantial rewrite" of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, which was first released for PC back in 2007 by Frogwares. The studio is also handling this remake. It sounds like a pretty massive overhaul, featuring a whole bunch of major changes. Frogwares says...
News Goat Simulator 3 Is A Meme, And We're Here For It
Udderly bonkers!
It's not often you see an Xbox image that striking is it? Nah, not until Goat Simulator comes back around anyway with its second outing, which for 'udderly' unknown reasons, is called Goat Simulator 3. Right, udder puns out of the way, Goat Sim dev Coffee Sta
News Xbox Series X Back In Stock In Australia, Pre-Order Now
Secure yours today
If you still haven't been able to get hold of an Xbox Series X and happen to be located in Australia, certain stores around the country appear to have secured stock, and are currently taking pre-orders. EB Games is asking for a $200 deposit (the total price is $749.00). It's strictly one per customer and stock is expected to be...
Wednesday27th Jul 2022
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Admits The Game He Wants To Play Next Is On PlayStation
And people are admiring his honesty
We all know that Head of Xbox Phil Spencer isn't shy about praising Nintendo, PlayStation and other competitors when he feels it's merited — and he also seems to be a big God of War fan based on comments in the past. So, it should probably come as little surprise that Spencer has revealed the game he "wants to...
News Path Of Titans, A Dinosaur MMO Survival Game, Is Now Available On Xbox
There's also a free trial!
Update (Wed 27th Jul, 2022): Today's the day! If you're interested in Path of Titans, it's now available in Game Preview form on Xbox, with a Founder's Pack and a Deluxe Founder's Pack available to purchase. Better yet, there's also a free trial you can check out right now, which we presume gives you about an hour of...
Guide How To Game Share On Xbox
Share your games on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S
How do you Game Share on Xbox? It's a question we hear all the time, and for good reason. This is a fantastic way to share your Xbox Game Pass library, your digital games, your Xbox Live Gold membership and other things with friends and family on your "Home" console, and it's really easy...
Report GTA 6 To Return To Miami, Could Be With Us In 2024
Sounds like Vice City to us
It looks like our first details on what to expect from GTA 6 have arrived courtesy of a Bloomberg report, which reveals that the game could be out in 2024 (although developers are said to be "sceptical"), it'll feature a pair of leading characters including a female Latina protagonist for the first
Rumour Immortals Fenyx Rising Might Be Coming To Xbox Game Pass
We're in for a treat if so
We've seen a lot of Ubisoft games on Xbox Game Pass lately, and the next game in line for the service might have been revealed courtesy of Microsoft Store leaker Aggiornamenti Lumia, although they don't seem 100% sure just yet. The game in question is the excellent Immortals Fenyx Rising, which we'd love to see on Game...
News Xbox Series X And S Have Been Next-Gen 'Market Leaders' In The US
Over the last 3 fiscal quarters
Yesterday, Microsoft laid bare its company-wide results over the last financial year, and things are looking pretty positive overall.
News GTA 6 Reportedly Features Female Protagonist For The First Time
Following Rockstar shakeup
Out of nowhere, a pretty extensive Bloomberg report on GTA 6 has arrived, detailing the game's setting and scheduled release window, amongst other early development insights. Aside from a potential return to Vice City apparently coming sooner than we thought, Rockstar has reportedly made a load of internal changes after...
News Xbox Summer Promo Is Offering Up Bonus Microsoft Reward Points
5k points up for grabs
Team Xbox is highlighting a bunch of upcoming games as part of its Summer Spotlight promotion. Roughly 75 titles are set to launch between now and September 5th on Xbox, and if you spend $50 on a special selection of these, you'll get your hands on some bonus Microsoft Rewards points. To kick things off, Xbox has curated a...
News Multiple Elder Scrolls Games Could Be Joining PC Game Pass Soon
Two more are now being tested by Insiders
It's no secret at this point that Xbox Insiders have been testing a whole bunch of retro PC games this month ahead of their planned release on the Microsoft Store, and two more Elder Scrolls titles have just been added to the bunch. The games in question are 1997's An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire and...
Deals 70+ Games Added To This Week's Xbox Sales (July 26 - August 2)
To go alongside the Ultimate Game Sale
Welcome to a new set of weekly Xbox deals! Once again, the list is much smaller than usual this week due to the Ultimate Game Sale (the Summer Sale) also currently taking place, which is expected to end this Sunday. Read More: Deals: Xbox Summer Sale 2022 Now Live, 500+ Games Discounted You can read about...
News Xbox Had Its Highest Sales Year Ever In FY22, Analysis Shows
Continued growth
Microsoft has just detailed all of its big flashy financial results for Q4 of the company's 2022 fiscal year. While sales across the Xbox brand are down on the previous quarter, just, the year as a whole looks pretty damn successful. Games industry analyst DomsPlaying has shared some research indicating that while Q4 is indeed...
News Disney Dreamlight Valley Looks Wonderfully Whimsical In Gameplay Deep Dive
It's coming to Game Pass this September!
We've not really seen much gameplay of Disney Dreamlight Valley at this point, although each time we catch a glimpse of the title, it does intrigue us. This Animal Crossing meets Disney life sim seems like a pretty good mashup, and a new gameplay trailer shows us why. This lengthy look at the game ahead of...
Tuesday26th Jul 2022
News Xbox Is Adding New Symbols To The Game Tiles In Your Library
Specifically for games that aren't currently accessible
If you're a member of the Alpha or Alpha Skip-Ahead Xbox Insider rings, you may have noticed some new badges appear on the tiles in your library of games, and the Xbox team has explained what these new symbols actually do. As clarified by Xbox Engineer Eden Marie, these badges are intended to...
Feature The Exciting Prospect Of ActiBlizz On Xbox Game Pass Is Starting To Feel Real
So close we can almost taste it
With the recent news that Xbox has reportedly submitted all the requested info to the FTC regarding the big Activision Blizzard deal, we’re starting to get excited about the prospect of the publisher’s titles hitting Xbox Game Pass. Sure, we’ve known for some time that Xbox is hoping to bring as many Activision...
News MultiVersus Is Now Officially Free To Play For Everyone On Xbox
Go get em!
Warner Bros' free-to-play fighter, MultiVersus, is now live on Xbox! Well, the game has entered 'Open Beta' anyway, which for all intents and purposes is the game's main free-to-play launch. There's quite a bit of hype behind MultiVersus as well, especially for us who reside on Xbox. It's looking like it'll finally provide a decent...
Feature 10 Games Like Starfield To Keep You Busy Until Next Year
Many of them available on Xbox Game Pass!
Listen, we were all disappointed when Xbox and Bethesda announced that Starfield was being delayed to 2023, but fingers crossed it'll be worth the wait when it finally arrives next year. In the meantime, there are plenty of games like Starfield on Xbox to keep you busy, and we've listed just a handful (or...
Review Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels – Back For An Enjoyable Second Lap
The skies above Mexico are calling
There was definitely some confusion when the first Forza Horizon 5 expansion was leaked on the Steam Store – indicating it would be Hot Wheels (again). While it was thought to be placeholder artwork for something else at the time, it was in fact another Hot Wheels expansion. This announcement received mixed...
News The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Has Been Delayed For Xbox
No, my precious!
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum had already experienced some setbacks, and now Daedalic Entertainment has announced it's made the tough decision to delay the release of the game, across all platforms - including Xbox systems - by a "few months". The reason behind this is in order to deliver the "best possible experience" for players...
News Funko Pops Are Going Next-Gen With New 'AAA' Games In Development
In partnership with 10:10 Games
Funko has done its upmost to bring just about every single video game character ever to the real world, in the form of 'Funko Pops', which we're sure you've all heard of by now. Well, in an unexpected twist, Funko is now going digital. The figurine company is teaming up with 10:10 Games to create 'Triple A' titles...
Monday25th Jul 2022
News Your Xbox Series X|S Will Soon 'Boot Up' Even Faster
Update: Xbox One consoles also benefit!
[Update, July 25:] Team Xbox member Jake Rosenberg has confirmed that this update will also apply to Xbox One consoles! Rosenberg says that last-gen machines are now booting up "noticeably faster" after the animation changes, currently live for Xbox Insiders. [Original Story, July 24:] You know that...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (July 25-29)
Including the return of Digimon!
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for July 25th to 29th! It's a quiet week for major new releases, but there's still plenty to look forward to including the free beta of the ultra-popular MultiVersus, the releases of Digimon Survive and RimWorld Console Edition, and the Xbox Game Pass addition of the superb...
News Skull & Bones Developer Claims The Game Lacks Depth In Every Area
According to a new Kotaku report
We've been pretty excited for Ubisoft's Skull & Bones for a long time now, and we got even more excited when it finally got a release date of November 8th, 2022 this month, but it seems not everyone at Ubisoft is fully confident in it. According to a new Kotaku report, multiple people who have worked on the game...
News OG Xbox On Steam Deck Shows Why We Need A Dedicated Xbox Handheld
Microsoft, make it so
The open nature of Valve's Steam Deck handheld is turning the hardware into something more than Steam-on-the-go. Users are starting to emulate various other systems on the device, including the original Xbox, although it's safe to say the experience could be improved. One such user is YouTuber MVG, who has taken a look at OG...
News Xbox Game Pass Team 'The Best Of The Best', Says House Flipper Dev
"The Microsoft team made it really easy to figure stuff out"
Xbox fans have had plenty of positive things to say about Xbox Game Pass in recent years, and for good reason! The service just keeps on growing, with huge additions pretty much every month. Well, a few developers are starting to speak out about how the service benefits them as well. Last...
News 343 Responds To 'Urgent' Data Hog Issue In Halo Infinite Multiplayer
It's been using around 1GB of data every two games
A few days ago, a Twitter user by the name of NicmeistaR brought to light that Halo Infinite appeared to be using up far too much internet data during multiplayer games — or more specifically, after the multiplayer game had completed. According to their research, a match itself was only using...
News Ubisoft Denies Roller Champions Is Getting Cancelled
Update: The company "fully supports" the game
Update: Well, we've got some good news if you're a fan of this one! According to a tweet from the official Roller Champions Twitter account, the game isn't being cancelled and Ubisoft has shown its "full support" to the title. Here's the full message that was posted on Twitter earlier today:...
News Assassin's Creed 'Rift' Reportedly Aiming For Mid-2023 Release
As Ubisoft wrestles with delays and cancellations
Time for another Assassin's Creed report? You bet. Earlier this year we first started hearing about 'Rift', a rumoured small-scale Assassin's Creed title to hit store shelves before the big live service revamp with Assassin's Creed Infinity. As it turns out it's back in the headlines again, this time...
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Could Be Out On Xbox By Next March
According to database leak
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was only officially revealed a few months back, but we might be going hands-on with this one sooner than expected! A PlayStation Network database leak has revealed that the scheduled date for Survivor is late February or early March, 2023. That DB leak comes from well-known Twitter account...
News Single-Player Black Panther Game In The Works At EA, Says Report
With a new studio at the helm
Superhero games certainly aren't going anywhere are they? PlayStation's Insomniac has produced some very well-received Spider-Man games as of late, and we've got the likes of Gotham Knights and Marvel's Midnight Suns in the pipeline too. Well, a little further down the line we could be seeing a 'Black Panther' title...
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