News Xbox Might Have Accidentally Revealed A Major New Game Pass Title
Update: It's now official!
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 23)
Kojima comes to PC Game Pass!
News Humble Games Announces Multiple New Xbox Game Pass Titles
They're all coming day one to Game Pass!
News Five Games Revealed For Xbox Game Pass At Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022
Including this promising action-RPG
News Dying Light 2 Gets 'Amazing' Performance Update On Xbox Series X And S
Increased resolutions and a whole lot more
News Phil Spencer Reveals How Many Hours Of Xbox He Plays Per-Week
What's your guess? No cheating!
News - 2022, Week 34
Saturday27th Aug 2022
News Phil Spencer Reveals How Many Hours Of Xbox He Plays Per-Week
What's your guess? No cheating!
One of the things we love about Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer is that he's still very much a gamer like the rest of us, and can often be seen playing games on Xbox and PC. But how many hours does he actually play per-week? Amazingly, Spencer revealed during this week's interview with Bloomberg that he's somehow...
Pick One Which Of These 'TBA' Xbox Games Are You Most Excited For?
The first-party games with no dates yet
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, we're looking at the upcoming Xbox first-party games that don't have release dates (or even release windows) yet, and asking which of them you're most excited for right now. There are some games with huge potential here, so what's your pick? Remember, you...
News Hogwarts Legacy To Include 'PlayStation Exclusive Quest'
More details to be revealed soon
Hogwarts Legacy will see the return of the Harry Potter universe early next year, and while a lot about the game has already been shared, it seems there's been one other significant discovery made in the past few days. According to a PlayStation Network listing, the PlayStation versions of the game will come with an...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 27-28)
How about Death Stranding on Game Pass?
Welcome to the weekend! Well, there's plenty to keep you busy on Xbox over the next few days, including a batch of new Game Pass titles, three more Free Play Days additions, lots of new releases such as Saints Row and
Friday26th Aug 2022
News Humble Games Announces Multiple New Xbox Game Pass Titles
They're all coming day one to Game Pass!
We do love it when a whole batch of Xbox Game Pass titles are announced! Today's selection comes courtesy of Humble Games, with the publisher highlighting seven Xbox Game Pass additions in all — four of them that are brand-new reveals, and three that we already knew about. We're not going to include...
News Dying Light 2 Gets 'Amazing' Performance Update On Xbox Series X And S
Increased resolutions and a whole lot more
Developer Techland has frequently spoken of its intended long-term support for Dying Light 2, and so far, they've backed up their claims. We've already seen multiple improvements to the game on Xbox consoles, along with the arrival of post-launch DLC. Now, a new FSR update h
News Move Over Microsoft, Embracer Group Buys Square Enix's Western Studios
Update: The deal has now gone through!
(Update: August 26, 2022) Embracer Group has today confirmed that the purchase of Square Enix's Western studios has officially concluded. The Swedish company now owns Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief and more - all franchises that were previously owned by the Japanese publisher. (Original Story: May 2, 2022) Well,...
News 'Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty' For Xbox Game Pass Looks A Slashin' Good Time
Gameplay revealed
Team Ninja has just dropped a brand-new gameplay trailer for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, an upcoming melee action game from the folks behind the Nioh series. This one hits Xbox Game Pass on day one, and it's safe to say it's looking pretty epic.
News Hypercharge: Unboxed Aiming For 'Q1 2023' Launch On Xbox
With a playtest period beforehand
Hypercharge: Unboxed, much like Xbox Game Pass shooter High on Life, is beginning to gain traction with its unique take on the well-worn first person shooter path. While the latter has shown up multiple times during Gamesco
News Xbox Game Pass Shooter 'Second Extinction' Leaves Early Access In October
It's finally leaving Xbox Game Preview
Second Extinction developer Systemic Reaction has confirmed that its co-op dino shooter is set to leave early access this October. The title joined the Game Preview program in April 2021, where it was also included in Xbox Game Pass. For now, the preview version remains a Game Pass title, however the team...
News Xbox Boss Explains Two Things That 'Drove Our Interest' About Activision Blizzard
How the discussions started
As we've mentioned, Xbox boss and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer appeared in an interview with Bloomberg earlier this week, and he was asked during the discussion about how the Activision Blizzard deal came together. Interestingly, Spencer didn't point to Call of Duty or any other Activision Blizzard IP in response,...
Rumour CNBC Suggests Amazon Isn't Planning To Acquire EA
At least not right now
Update (Fri 26th Aug, 2022 17:00 BST): Earlier today, a report began circling on USA Today (with GLHF sources) that Amazon had made a formal bid to acquire EA, but a few hours later, CNBC suggested that Amazon wasn't planning to make a bid for the company. So, which is it?! We don't know for sure, but it appears to be the...
Review Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed - A Shiny Remake That's Unashamedly Stuck In The Past
Watch your behind
A couple years back, THQ Nordic began pumping us all full of nostalgia with a number of PS2-era remakes; namely Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated and of course, Destroy All Humans! Well, you better get ready to be pumped full of errr, alien juice, as Destroy All Humans 2 is returning this month to...
News Amazon Lists Release Date For White Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller
We could be seeing it very soon
We're definitely getting closer and closer to the unveiling of the White Xbox Elite Controller Series 2! Earlier this month, a video appeared online showing someone unboxing the controller, and now Amazon Mexico might have accidentally revealed the release date too early — September 21st, 2022. As you can see,...
Reaction More Gaming Acquisitions Doesn't Necessarily Mean More Exclusives
The tides are changing
We seem to be caught in a whirlwind of gaming acquisition news as of late, from progress on the Xbox ActiBlizz deal, to Embracer buying a bunch of studios, to rumours about an EA deal, and even more besides. While these deals often bring out both supporters and sceptics in
Thursday25th Aug 2022
Feature All New Releases Coming To Xbox In September 2022
Every game confirmed for September so far
Welcome to your new Xbox game releases roundup for September 2022! Below, we've prepared a full list of every game confirmed for Xbox in September 2022 so far. We've also thrown in the Xbox Game Pass games we know about... Without further ado, here are the new game releases on Xbox in September 2022: The...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 25)
Both with "overwhelmingly positive" reviews!
We've been treated to another two Xbox Game Pass additions today, with one available for console and PC, and another available just on PC. The best news? Both have "overwhelmingly positive" review scores on Steam! Here are some more details on both games, which you can start playing right now...
Reaction Will Xbox Follow PlayStation In Raising Console Prices?
Update: Microsoft issues a response
Update: It looks like we've got our answer! Microsoft has issued a statement today to various outlets suggesting that the price of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S will remain the same - at least for the forseeable future. Phew! Here's the full quote: “We are constantly evaluating our business to o
Friday26th Aug 2022
News Xbox Series X & Series S Will Not Follow PlayStation 5 Price Increase
Microsoft responds
In recent developments, Sony has made the "difficult decision to increase" - yes, increase - the price of its PlayStation 5 console in select locations around the world due to a whole host of factors. It had Xbox fans wondering if Microsoft would follow, but it seems there is no need to worry. As you might have already seen,...
Thursday25th Aug 2022
Video Here's A Full 25 Minutes Of Xbox Game Pass Shooter 'High On Life'
It's looking wacky
High On Life has been getting some attention as of late, especially once the colourful shooter was confirmed as an Xbox Game Pass launch title. Up until Gamescom though we hadn't really seen much uncut gameplay, but following the recent boss battle trailer comes a full 25 minutes of High on Life. This video shows a
News 'Atomic Heart' Gameplay Trailer Provides Fresh Look At Its Bonkers World
Yep, still looks crazy!
Xbox's Gamescom livestream has delivered a fresh look at the much-anticipated Atomic Heart, from developer Mundfish. We've not seen any new gameplay on this one in a short while, but it's back, and it's back with a bang! As the video title gives away, this trailer focuses on gameplay & combat above all, but we do get...
News 'Lies Of P' Uncut Gameplay Shows 15 Minutes Of The Souls-Like's 2nd Chapter
Another impressive look
Souls-like is the big new trend, isn't it? The genre is cropping up all over Gamescom this year, with Lies of P leading the charge on Xbox Game Pass. Ahead of the game's 2023 launch, we've now been treated to roughly 15 minutes of uncut gameplay. This sequence comes from the game's second chapter, where things are starting...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (August 25-28)
Battle your way through a demon-infested castle
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. So, it's a bit of a weird selection. Firstly we've got Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, which is a side-scroller...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Understands Why Gamers Don't 'Get' The Metaverse
But he says we've been in it for 30 years
To be honest, we're still a bit confused by the metaverse. As we mentioned last year, it's what Microsoft is calling "a new version – or a new vision – of the internet, one where people gather to communicate, collaborate, and share with a personal virtual presence on any device". Meta (Facebook) also has...
Live Watch Xbox's Gamescom 2022 Livestream Here
Settle in for dev interviews and gameplay!
Welcome! Xbox is hosting a six-hour livestream from Gamescom 2022 today, promising developer interviews and gameplay from a wide range of upcoming first-party and third-party games. The event kicks off at 5am PT / 8am ET / 1pm BST / 2pm CEST. You can check out the full schedule (CEST below): 2PM CEST -...
News Battlefield 2042 'Master Of Arms' Delivers 2nd Major Content Drop In Almost A Year
Things are moving... slowly
DICE has lifted the lid on Season 2 of Battlefield 2042, as we get on for almost a year since the game first dropped. It's been a disappointingly slow post-launch cycle for the latest Battlefield title, which is about to get just its second new map. That map is 'Stranded', based in and around a huge beached cargo ship...
News NHL 23 Hits The Ice This October, With Cross-Play Arriving In November
For the first time in the series' history
We've got a date for NHL 23! The latest entry in EA's series drops the puck on October 14th for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and for the first time in the series history it'll support cross-play... but with some caveats. Those caveats are that cross-play won't be implemented until November,...
Wednesday24th Aug 2022
News Gotham Knights Heads To Xbox A Little Earlier Than Expected
This is a nice surprise!
Well, we weren't expecting to see this in 2022! Last night at Gamescom's Opening Night Live show, WB Games revealed that it's brought the release date for Gotham Knights forward a little bit, from its previous October launch date. The upcoming DC title now launches October 21st, instead of the previously announced date of...
News Multiple Games Reduced By 80-90% In 'End Of Summer' Xbox Sale
Grab a bargain while you can!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games from August 23rd to August 30th? Fortunately, there are lots of games reduced by 80-90% in the new End of Summer Xbox Sale, along with other fantastic discounts via Deals With Gold, Spotlight and the Publisher Spotlight Series sales. The 90% discounts are in the table, and you'll find...
News 343 To Provide Update Next Week About The Future Of Halo Infinite
Will outline the "next several months"
As we get closer to the conclusion of Halo Infinite Season 2, more leaks are unofficially revealing new content. Halo's community director at 343, Brian Jarrard, recently addressed this - noting how the team was about to emerge from its cocoon. Next week, there'll apparently be a new update issued - outlining...
Feature Xbox Elite Series 3 Controller: Five Features We'd Like To See
If Microsoft makes it happen
So, PlayStation has entered the 'Elite Controller' game with the announcement of the PS5 DualSense Edge. Sony's effort, for all intents and purposes, lifts what Microsoft created with the Xbox Elite (and before that the likes of SCUF) and moulds those features into its DualSense frame. It's an impressive looking pad and...
News Xbox Unveils Schedule For Thursday's Gamescom 2022 Livestream
Six hours of developer interviews and gameplay
Gamescom 2022 week continues with a six-hour official livestream from Xbox this Thursday, promising developer interviews and gameplay from a wide variety of first-party studios, as well as some third-party ones as well. We won't blame you if you don't want to tune into the full stream, so Xbox has...
News AEW Fight Forever Looks Way Better Than We Were Expecting
Here's some footage of a full match
We've been treated to our first look at a full match from the upcoming AEW Fight Forever game (coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S), and to be totally honest, it looks far better than we initially expected it to be! The video above shows a full 1v1 match between Adam Cole and Kenny Omega,...
Roundup Here's What Was Revealed At The Future Games Show (Gamescom 2022)
All the Xbox announcements
The most recent event as part of Gamescom 2022 week was the latest edition of the Future Games Show, which brought us over an hour of announcements for over 50 games, including no less than ten world premieres! So, what was announced? Here are the Xbox trailers from the Future Games Show at Gamescom 2022: The Gap...
News 'Killer Klowns From Outer Space' Is Getting Its Own Xbox Game
The harvest begins in 2023
This really is the time of horror, space horror and multiplayer horror, right?! New titles are cropping up left, right and centre for the genre, with 80's horror-comedy 'Killer Klowns From Outer Space' the next in a long line of upcoming horror game adaptations. This one falls into the 'multiplayer horror' category; it's...
Feature Pentiment Preview: Obsidian's Latest Is A Unique And Painstakingly Researched Murder Mystery
A narrative adventure most unexpected
Pentiment: pen·ti·men·to: Definition of pentimento: a reappearance in a painting of an original drawn or painted element which was eventually painted over by the artist. First announced back in June during the Xbox & Bethesda Showcase, Obsidian's Pentiment immediately stood out from the crowd...
Review Pac-Man World Re-Pac - Classic 3D Pac Is Back After 23 Years
How does it hold up?
You don’t often see Pac-Man outside of a maze, so whenever it does happen, it’s often a weird and sometimes wonderful sight. Over the years, we’ve seen the dot eater cameo in fighting games like Super Smash Bros. and even race around in karts in certain other games, but did you know he’s also featured in his very own 3D...
News 'Wyrdsong' Is An Upcoming AAA RPG From Ex-Fallout & Skyrim Developers
In tune
Okay, this one has us pretty intrigued! During last night's Opening Night Live showcase, Something Wicked Games showed up with its new RPG, Wyrdsong, which is looking rather wicked indeed. The announcement trailer is pretty brief, admittedly, but it certainly sets the tone for the project. This one is being headed up by a bunch of industry...
News Xbox Is Finally Making It Easier To Find 'Free Play Days' Games
It's still not as easy as we'd like though
We absolutely love Xbox's Free Play Days program here at Pure Xbox — seriously, we've bought loads of games because of it — but if there's one thing we don't like, it's that Free Play Days barely gets promoted on your console. The program, which allows Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members...
News Xbox Boss: We'll See Less Platform Exclusive Games In The Future
Phil Spencer gives his prediction
Xbox's Phil Spencer has been talking to Bloomberg today in a new interview, and as part of it, he mentioned that he believes there will be "less and less" platform exclusive games as we move into the future. Spencer was responding to a question about the decision to continue making Call of Duty available on...
News Xbox Continues To Look For Potential Acquisitions, Says Phil Spencer
Especially in different markets
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has sat down with Bloomberg to discuss all things Xbox, as the industry focuses on Gamescom 2022. Microsoft's head of gaming expressed how he feels about the ongoing Activision Blizzard deal, while also touching on what could potentially come next. In short, Spencer says the company continues...
News Telltale Games Is Back With A First Proper Look At 'The Expanse'
It's still Telltale, but not how you remember it
Remember when Telltale Games announced The Expanse at The Game Awards last year? Well, we've now been treated to a first look gameplay trailer at Gamescom 2022, giving us a much better idea of what to expect. Based on this little bit of footage so far, it still seems to have a similar vibe in some wa
News Xbox's Phil Spencer 'Feels Good' About Progress On ActiBlizz Acquisition
"The discussions we've been having seem positive"
Phil Spencer interviews have been somewhat elusive in 2022 compared to recent years, but we've just received a new one courtesy of Bloomberg, where the Xbox boss had some interesting thoughts to share on various topics. In regards to Activision Blizzard, Spencer enthused that he "feels good" about...
News Dying Light 2 Story Expansion Introduces 'The Carnage Hall' On Xbox
It'll be a massacre
Techland finally delivered some juicy details for its first major Dying Light 2 expansion last night, at Gamescom 2022. 'Bloody Ties' will introduce a whole new location for players to explore, and it looks quite a bit different to the main game's locale. 'The Carnage Hall' will be the basis of the story DLC; the "epicentre of...
News Age Of Empires IV Free Anniversary Update Adds Two More Civilizations
Ottamans and Malians arrive October 25th
At Gamescom's Opening Night Live, a new Xbox announcement related to PC was revealed. Age of Empires IV will be getting not one, but two "epic" new civilizations in a free one-year anniversary update, arriving October 25th. Players will be able to wield the strength of the Malians - with their wit and...
Tuesday23rd Aug 2022
News Xbox Might Have Accidentally Revealed A Major New Game Pass Title
Update: It's now official!
Update: It's been confirmed! Lies of P is coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one in 2023. Read More: Souls-Like Adventure 'Lies Of P' Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass Original story: Well, well, well! Gamescom 2022 hasn't officially kicked off yet at the time of writing, but it looks like a brand-new Xbox Game Pass release...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 23)
Kojima comes to PC Game Pass!
Two more titles are being added to Xbox Game Pass today, with one being a PC-only addition. It's a pretty big one though, as Kojima's Death Stranding enters the PC Game Pass library today, August 23rd. Here's a little more info on today's PC addition, along with the other new title, Midnight Fight Express.
News Five Games Revealed For Xbox Game Pass At Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022
Including this promising action-RPG
Today's Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022 event brought us a few new Xbox Game Pass reveals in the form of a short blink-and-you'll-miss-it PC Game Pass trailer about halfway through the show. We think there were three games included in this batch that have never been mentioned for Game Pass before, so we've...
News The Lords Of The Fallen Unveiled For Xbox Series X|S With Stunning Trailer
An all-new dark fantasy action-RPG
The Lords of the Fallen, the sequel to the 2014 Xbox One game, has been revealed today as part of Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022. It's in development for Xbox Series X and Series S, along with PS5 and PC. All we've seen so far is a cinematic trailer, but it looks pretty amazing! You can check it out above, and...
News Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord Heads To Xbox This October
After two years of Early Access
Update (Tue 23rd Aug, 2022): The official trailer has now arrived for Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord ahead of its Xbox release this October 25th, along with the news that pre-orders will be available beginning today. Here's what TaleWorlds Entertainment had to say about the announcement: "Developed as a...
News Unreal Engine 5 Shooter 'The First Descendant' Looks Mighty Impressive In Reveal Trailer
Gears of War vibes?
Update (Tue 23rd Aug, 2022): Well, as part of Gamescom 2022, we've now got a full reveal trailer for The First Descendant, and it continues to look really impressive! You can check out the trailer above, which confirms that the game is targeting a release on Xbox One, Series X and Series S, but there's no release date as of yet...
News Xbox 'End Of Summer Sale' Now Live, 300+ Games Included
Along with Deals with Gold and other sales
Welcome to a new set of weekly Xbox deals! The big highlight this week is an "End of Summer Sale", which includes discounts for over 300 games, but we've also got plenty of other offers to take advantage of as well. We've rounded up some of the most notable Deals with Gold, Spotlight, End Of Summer,...
Wednesday24th Aug 2022
News Ex-GTA Producer Returns With EVERYWHERE, A New 'Multi-World Gaming Experience'
But we're still not 100% sure what it is
Today's Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022 event kicked off with a very interesting reveal in the form of a teaser trailer for EVERYWHERE, the new game / experience from a studio founded by ex-Rockstar North president, Leslie Benzies. We really don't know a whole lot about EVERYWHERE just yet, other than it's...
Tuesday23rd Aug 2022
News Souls-Like Adventure 'Lies Of P' Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass
Check out the new trailer
It's official! After the game was spotted with an Xbox Game Pass banner earlier today, the souls-like adventure Lies of P has now been confirmed for the service. There's no release date other than "2023" though. If you've never heard of it, Lies of P is an action souls-like game in which you play as Pinocchio (yes, the...
News 'Atlas Fallen' Brings Legendary Monster Hunts To Xbox In 2023
More next-gen RPG goodness
Focus Entertainment has announced another story-driven action RPG at this year's Gamescom Opening Night Live show, which is set to enable players to "hunt legendary monsters" in huge open environments. A large chunk of the trailer was indeed CGI, but towards the end, some impressive-looking gameplay snippets showcased a...
News Here's Everything That Was Revealed At Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022 earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself above, and we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article. The following list is everything Xbox-related that was revealed during the stream:...
News State Of Decay 2 'Forever Communities' Update Arrives Over 4 Years After Launch
The apocalypse goes on
Undead Labs has just dropped its 30th (!!) major update for State of Decay 2, over four years since the game launched in the first half of 2018. It's a pretty hefty update as well, with major new features like legacy character recruits, save slot options and more. The team has broken down its 'Forever Communities' update in a...
News 'High On Life' Extended Boss Fight Gameplay Shown Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
We're high on this one
Well, we knew High on Life was coming to Gamescom Opening Night Live, and true to their word, the development team has showcased a lengthy look at one of the game's boss fights. We must admit, we thought the gunplay here looks a tad clunky, but hopefully that'll be cleaned up ahead of launch. The rest of it though, from the...
News Dead Island 2 Unveils Release Date And Impressive Gameplay Trailer
It FINALLY arrives next February
Yes, Dead Island 2 is finally getting a release! As part of today's Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022 event, the game was confirmed to be heading to Xbox One, Series X and Series S on February 3, 2023. You can check out some gameplay of DI2 above, which looks like it's shaping up really well! Excited to check out...
Guide Gamescom 2022 Is Here! Key Events To Look Out For This Week
Including ONL and the Xbox show
It's Gamescom time! The annual event kicks off later today with Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022, and continues throughout the week with a handful of showcases/livestreams, along with the actual event itself taking place in Cologne, Germany. So, what you can look forward to this week? Here are three highlights we've...
News 'Dune Awakening' Is An Open World Survival MMO Coming To Xbox Series X And S
Huge worms
One of the big first announcements at Gamescom Opening Night Live was 'Dune: Awakening', an upcoming next-gen MMO for Xbox Series X|S. Developer Funcom is building this ambitious open world game, as a next-gen only project. We were introduced to the title via a brief cinematic trailer and sadly, no gameplay just yet. Still, the cinematic...
Deals All Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (August 23-30)
Original Xbox and Xbox 360 classics
This week's latest selection of Xbox deals is now live, and as part of the hundreds of games on sale once more, we've got just over 30 backwards compatible titles from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras to take advantage of. Below, we've included every single Xbox 360 and original Xbox game available over the...
News 'The Outlast Trials' Re-Emerges With Horrifying New Trailer
Body of Christ
Developer Red Barrels began teasing its co-op horror prequel, The Outlast Trials, way back in 2019. We've seen bits of the game since then, but not for a short while. Anyway, it's back, and this new trailer is rather gruesome, perhaps unsurprisingly for a series where you spend most of your time running away from maniacs. There's a...
Live Watch Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022 Here
Two hours of major reveals and updates!
Welcome! It's time to kick off Gamescom 2022 with the Gamescom Opening Night Live event, which promises "new material on hotly anticipated games, exciting show elements and surprising guest appearances." "Join Geoff Keighley live from gamescom in Cologne, Germany for a 2 hour showcase of what's next in video...
News Sonic Frontiers Finally Gets A Release Date, Arrives This November
Gotta go fast
We've been waiting a long time for a Sonic Frontiers release date, and now we've finally got one! The game officially arrives for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on November 8th, 2022. You can check out the new trailer for the game above, revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022. A mysterious stranger, a wondrous new...
Poll Are You Planning On Picking Up Saints Row?
Spending some time with Volition's reboot? Let us know!
So, Saints Row is back this week after a fairly long hiatus since Saints Row IV first arrived on the scene in 2013. Volition's attempt at rebooting the series doesn't seem to have gone down all that well, although the wide range of review scores suggests some folks are having fun with it. Of...
News Two Project CARS Titles Are Being Delisted On Xbox This Year
Retyred
Slightly Mad Studios, the team behind the Project CARS series, has revealed that the first two games in the franchise are being delisted from storefronts this year. Vehicle and track licensing issues are the stumbling block here; a typical culprit when it comes to racers on digital storefronts. Oddly enough, Project CARS 2 will be the first...
News Halo Infinite's Battle Royale-Lite, Last Spartan Standing, Is Leaving Matchmaking
Making way for Team Doubles
For Halo Infinite's second season, developer 343 Industries introduced 'Last Spartan Standing', a sort of Gun Game/Battle Royale mashup that provided quite a different experience to the rest of the multiplayer suite. Well, a few months later and the mode is already being rotated out of the matchmaking pool. The team will...
News Hogwarts Legacy Gamescom Trailer Provides Fresh Look At Wizarding School
Pre-orders open this week!
Following its recent delay into 2023, Portkey Games is back with another look at Hogwarts Legacy. This title is looking very, very impressive we must admit, and pre-orders are opening up this Thursday, August 25th! The trailer is quite brief; it's not a huge extended demo like our recent Sony State of Play look. Still,...
News Phew! New Tales From The Borderlands Looks Really Good So Far
It's out this October!
Today's Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022 event has given us our first proper peek at New Tales From The Borderlands, and even though it's being made by a new developer this time around, it still looks as good as we'd hoped! You can check out the trailer above, and the game officially releases on Xbox this October 21st. "The...
Poll How Would You Grade Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided a separate recap of everything that happened as part of the show. Read More: Here's Everything That Was Revealed At Gamescom...
News The Callisto Protocol Shows Off Gory New Gameplay Footage
Will it live up to the hype?
We're now only a few months away from the release of The Callisto Protocol on December 2nd, 2022, and to celebrate the upcoming release, the developers have treated us to some brand-new gameplay footage at Gamescom 2022. You can check it out in the video above, and as you can see, it's definitely showing a lot of...
News Bungie Unveils Destiny 2: Lightfall, Releasing February 2023
"Travel to a destination unlike any you've explored..."
Bungie has pulled back the curtain on the next Destiny 2 expansion today, which is called Lightfall, and it'll be coming to all platforms including Xbox on February 28th, 2023. The expansion takes players to Neptune, described as "a destination unlike any you've explored in Destiny 2",...
Monday22nd Aug 2022
Review Saints Row - A Truly Disappointing Return For The Saints
Saints Low
Volition's decision to reboot their long-running Saints Row franchise has had us intrigued, excited even, ever since this brand new entry was officially announced back in 2021. A ground-up reworking seemed like a great opportunity for the developer, a chance to make a clean break, to refresh and reset a series that was struggling somewhat...
News Two More Titles Announced For Xbox Game Pass In 2023
New year, more additions
While a fair few Xbox Game Pass titles were ultimately delayed out of 2022, next year is starting to take shape. We already have a host of Xbox Game Studios titles confirmed for 2023, among a few other bits and pieces. While Xbox tends to keep its Game Pass cards fairly close to its chest, two more titles have just been...
News Xbox Activision Blizzard Deal Officially Approved By Saudi Authority
The Asian nation is the first to publicly approve the deal
Since Xbox announced its plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, official approval of the deal by nations around the world has been a key topic of discussion. The FTC is scrutinising the deal over in the US, while the UK CMA is taking a good long look at proceedings over here. Well, we've now...
News Saints Row On Xbox Series S Has No Performance Options, 5 Modes On Series X
What?!
Digital Foundry has taken a good look at Saints Row ahead of its launch tomorrow, August 23rd, and a disappointing discovery has come to the fore. Once again, it's looking like the Xbox Series S is getting largely forgotten about, at least at launch. Developer Volition has completely omitted any performance options from the Series S version...
S'(Rank) Express
Disclaimer: We reviewed the PC (Steam) version of Midnight Fight Express as it was the only version available to us prior to launch. Therefore, we haven't included any details about the performance on console in this review. Jacob Dzwinel's Midnight Fight Express continues the grand tradition of slick and addictive indie arcade...
News A Plague Tale: Requiem On Xbox Game Pass Won't Be Delayed, Thankfully
2022 finally delivers
Last week, A Plague Tale: Requiem developer Asobo Studio showcased another impressive gameplay trailer for its upcoming sequel, which hits Xbox Game Pass on day one. As with a bunch of 2022 games though, we always feared this one could get pushed to 2023, however, the developer has now confirmed this won't be the case. That's...
Talking Point Which Is The Best BioShock Game On Xbox?
As the series hits its 15-year anniversary
Believe it or not, the original BioShock turned 15 this past weekend! Irrational's seminal shooter continues to be one of the very best story-driven FPS titles ever made, and one we still think about often, even 15 years on. However, we've also been reminiscing about the series as a whole, including the...
Roundup Saints Row Reboot Largely Disappoints The Critics
Identity crisis
After a short hiatus following the absolutely bonkers Saints Row IV, Volition is back with another entry in the open world series. This time, the developer is bringing the craziness down a peg or two from the last few games, and it seems the results are mixed to say the least. Critics have gone hands on with the Saints Row reboot...
News 'Black Myth: Wukong' Gameplay & Cutscenes Show Impressive Next-Gen Visuals
Set to hit Xbox in 2023
Chinese developer Game Science has revealed more gameplay of 'Black Myth: Wukong', a next-gen RPG initially announced way back in 2020. We must admit, we hadn't really caught wind of this one until now, but given that last year's Unreal Engine 5 footage garnered over 8 million views, there's seemingly plenty of interest in...
News Battlefield Is Bringing Back Traditional Classes, Starting With 2042 Season 3
U-turn
One of the most controversial changes DICE made to the Battlefield series in its latest title, Battlefield 2042, was the removal of the traditional class system. The developer went down the Modern Warfare route with 'Specialists', in order to bring in more specific characters rather broader classes based on gameplay traits. Well, you guessed...
News PGA Tour 2K23 Stars Tiger Woods, Tees Off On Xbox This October
Michael Jordan is even playable too!
Great news for golf fans! 2K is returning with a sequel to the excellent PGA Tour 2K21 this October with PGA Tour 2K23, which drops on October 14th, 2022 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with other platforms). This year's game features none other than Tiger Woods on the cover, with Standard,...
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