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Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (September 16-20)
Another very busy week ahead!
News - September, 2024
TodayMon, 16th Sep 2024
Talking Point What's Your Favourite Xbox Game Of The Year So Far?
We've only got a few months left!
So, here we are. Nine months into a year that's absolutely flown by, and we've seen some fantastic Xbox games in that time. There's a lot more to come as well, of course, so this feels like a good interim point to reminisce. It's been so long that we actually forgot about some of the cool releases that launched at...
"Uncover the many mysteries..."
Starfield: Shattered Space is out two weeks today, and to mark the occasion, Bethesda has just dropped a brand-new deep dive on the DLC and its new "isolated, handcrafted world" coming to players on Xbox and PC. Naturally, we've thrown the team's new deep dive video up above, which goes into lots of detail on...
Rumour Microsoft Employees 'Completely Confused' About New Xbox Strategy, Says Insider
"Most employees I have spoken to..."
Xbox seems to be chopping and changing its overall strategy quite a lot these days, with numerous multiplatform ports marking one of the biggest changes internally over at Team Green. While the almost-constant shifting is proving to be somewhat confusing for the fanbase, as it turns out, it might actually be...
News Xbox Dev Confirms Backwards Compatibility Issue, Provides Temporary Workaround
It's being fixed as we speak
Earlier this month, we began to see a bunch of people reporting issues with backwards compatibility on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and we're pleased to report that Xbox Insiders are already testing a fix for it. The issue revolved around installing backwards compatible games from disc, with players being...
News COD: Black Ops 6 Skips Campaign Early Access Bonus, Despite 'Biggest Call Of Duty Beta Ever'
The series' recent trend is ending
Over the last couple of COD releases, Activision has served up a campaign early access period for pre-orders, but that will not be the case for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. In a statement provided to CharlieIntel, the Xbox developer says it "is fully focused on October 25th" as the team opts for a one-date launch for...
News 'FNAF: Into The Pit' Set To Release On Xbox Consoles This Month
It launched on PC to Overwhelmingly Positive reviews
Update (Mon 16th Sep, 2024): If you've been waiting on this, you'll be glad to know we've now got an Xbox release date! FNAF: Into The Pit will release for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on September 27th, 2024. Original story (Thu 8th Aug, 2024): We've got another Five Nights at...
Guide Xbox Game Pass: Which Of The Four Tiers Is Best To Sign Up For?
It's all getting a bit confusing now
Following the recent arrival of Xbox Game Pass Standard, there are now four tiers of Game Pass that you can subscribe to as of September 2024, and knowing which is the best one to join can be pretty tricky at first glance. Let's break them down, shall we? Xbox Game Pass Core is the cheapest version of the...
News 'Reynatis' Dev Explains Lack Of Xbox Version, Says There's Not Enough Demand In Japan
The same goes for all of FuRyu's games
You may be aware of an upcoming action RPG known as Reynatis for PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch and PC - we'd never heard of it because of the lack of Xbox version, which the game's creative producer touched upon in a recent interview. Basically, it's mentioned that a general lack of interest in Japan for both an...
News Xbox Adds A Bunch Of New Dynamic Backgrounds For Series X And S
The team's latest addition arrives today!
One of Microsoft's big new features for Xbox Series X|S is dynamic backgrounds - and the team has slowly built out a collection of free animated wallpapers since the launch of the system. Well, today that collection is growing thanks to a new Everspace 2 option, and a bunch of others have been added in...
Saturday14th Sep 2024
Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (September 16-20)
Another very busy week ahead!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for September 16-20! It's another busy week ahead with The Plucky Squire, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - Reforged and much more on the way! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New Xbox Releases
News Lots Of Games Are Reduced By 90% On Xbox This Weekend (September 14-15)
And some are reduced by even MORE than 90%!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games in this week's Xbox sales (September 14-15)? Well, we've got just over 15 games that are reduced by 90% or more on the Xbox Store over the next couple of days, including the likes of The Last Campfire, Rustler, Wartile, Agents of Mayhem and XCOM 2. The really big de
Poll What Do You Think Of Riders Republic On Xbox Game Pass So Far?
Enjoying it as much as us?
It's been a quiet old week for Xbox Game Pass, but we were at least treated to a big addition from Ubisoft on Wednesday in the form of Riders Republic. It might be a bit old now, but this extreme sports title is still popular in 2024! To be honest, we haven't really dipped into Riders Republic in a while - not since the...
News Xbox Game Pass Hit Palworld Considering Free-To-Play Live Service Model
Update: The developer says it's "no longer suitable"
Update [Sun 15th Sep, 2024 12:00 BST]: Pocketpair has responded to the recent headlines regarding the idea of Palworld going free-to-play. The interview published earlier this week where the company CEO spoke about this was apparently conducted "several months ago" and the team has already...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 14-15)
Did you get The Crew 2 for 98% off?
Welcome to the weekend! We've got some amazing new releases and Riders Republic on Xbox Game Pass to check out over the next two days, along with more Free Play Days titles and a free beta for Amazon's New
Friday13th 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 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, House Flipper 2, 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...
News Funko Fusion Hits Xbox Today, And Here's What The First Reviews Are Saying
An average start for this new shooter
It feels like we haven't really heard much about Funko Fusion lately, but it's actually out today on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! The first reviews have started going live today as well, although we only have a handful so far. Unfortunately, those handful of reviews aren't as positive as we'd hoped they'd...
News Xbox Has Begun Including Handhelds In Promotional Images
Clearly a big focus these days
It's no secret that Phil Spencer and his team at Xbox are rumoured to be working on some kind of new handheld device, and there's also been a big focus over the past year on adapting the Xbox PC app for existing handhelds. This week, The Verge's Tom Warren even spotted that one was included in the artwork accompanying...
News Halo's Cancelled Mega Bloks Prototype Game Just Got Released
A talented group has restored project 'Haggar'
Halo tends to focus on its mainline series, but there have been some spin-offs throughout its history. One of these games was actually the cancelled project 'Haggar' - probably better remembered as a third-person-style Halo game set in the world of Mega Bloks. Apparently there's been some progress...
News Xbox Fans Hoping For Backwards Compatibility Announcement As 'Singularity' Gets Relisted
It's only on the PC store for now though
When the Xbox 360 store officially closed forever back in July, one of the games that went with it was Activision's 2010 FPS Singularity, which unfortunately has never been made backwards compatible for modern consoles. However, out of the blue this week, the game was suddenly relisted on the Microsoft Store...
Reminder Six Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass This Weekend (September 15)
Including a couple of particularly popular titles
As we head into the weekend, we wanted to remind you that six games are leaving Xbox Game Pass over the next few days - specifically five of them on Sunday, September 15th, and then there's also an EA Play departure next Monday. There are a bunch of excellent titles to check out before then,...
News Annapurna Interactive Has Reportedly Lost Its 'Entire Staff' To Mass-Resignations
25 people are said to have walked away
A report concerning publisher Annapurna Interactive has hit the web this morning courtesy of Jason Schreier at Bloomberg, who says that the entire staff at the company have left - including president Nathan Gary. The reason for the departures is apparently because Annapurna Interactive had been exploring plans...
News Ubisoft Hints At Potential 60FPS Xbox Update Coming To Assassin's Creed Syndicate
It's definitely overdue
The vast majority of Assassin's Creed games run at 60FPS on at least the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S these days, but one game that strangely never got the treatment was 2015's Assassin's Creed Syndicate. Fortunately that may be changing soon, as the outlet Aroged recently spotted a now-deleted tweet from Ubisoft Latam...
Talking Point What Are Your Fondest Memories Of The Original Xbox?
Any highlights to share with us?
It's amazing to think that the original Xbox is almost 23 years old! We have loads of amazing memories of that console, but realistically we'll also have plenty of Pure Xbox readers who weren't even born when it came out in 2001! So, to finish off the week, we're interested to know what memories you have of the...
News The Last Campfire Returns To Xbox Charts Following Massive Price Drop
It's having a resurgence four years later!
Almost exactly four years ago, No Man's Sky developer Hello Games released a lovely little puzzle-adventure game on Xbox (and other platforms) in the form of The Last Campfire, and it's back in the "Top Paid" Xbox charts right now! The reason for that is because it's reduced by 90% in the
Thursday12th Sep 2024
News Xbox Is Cutting 650 More Jobs, Confirms Phil Spencer In Letter To Employees
"I know that this is difficult news to hear"
It's been confirmed today by Xbox boss Phil Spencer that the Microsoft Gaming division will be cutting 650 jobs across "mostly corporate and supporting functions" to ensure the business is sufficiently organised for long-term success. This was first reported by Stephen Totilo at Game File, who shared...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (September 12-15)
Four big titles to choose from this weekend!
Xbox Free Play Days is back once again this week with four games that are playable for free as part of your Xbox Game Pass subscription, including some very popular titles such as Rainbow Six Siege and UFC 5! Here's what's included with Xbox Free Play Days from September 12-15, 2024: Classified: France...
News EA Reveals Performance Targets For Star Wars Jedi: Survivor On Xbox One
The last-gen version releases next week
You may have forgotten that Star Wars Jedi: Survivor officially arrives on Xbox One next week! Yep, this game is getting a last-gen port on September 17th, and we've now got all the performance targets to share as well. It probably comes as no surprise that although the Xbox One X version is the best compared...
News Xbox Reportedly Told To 'Go Dark' On Social Media Following Latest Round Of Layoffs
To avoid another "Feel the Burn" incident
Earlier today, it was reported that 650 employees were being laid off from Microsoft Gaming, with many of those said to be from Activision Blizzard. Things have been pretty quiet ever since, and it seems there's a good reason for that. According to The Verge's Tom Warren, Xbox's social media teams were told...
News Amazon's 'New World: Aeternum' Is Getting A Free Xbox Beta This Weekend
And you can pre-install it now!
If you're looking for things to do this weekend, we've got a free beta to make you aware of! This one's for Amazon's upcoming action RPG New World: Aeternum, and it's available to play between September 13th and September 16th. This beta will include all content up to Level 31 in the full game, and you access it by...
News PS5 Pro's $699 Price Was 'Easier Decision' Due To Lack Of Xbox Competitor, Says Analysis
Would it have been different otherwise?
Following the reveal of the PS5 Pro earlier this week, one of the talking points that's been cropping up has been about whether the next generation of Xbox and PlayStation may be adopting a much higher price point in general. There's obviously been a lot of criticism over the $699.99 price tag for the PS5...
News Space Marine 2 Dev Teases 'Bigger Patch' Coming To Xbox Series X|S This Month
Following a small hotfix that released yesterday
If you've been playing Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 on Xbox over the past few days, you may have noticed that a new hotfix went live on Wednesday - fixing a few bugs and crashes that have cropped up during the release period. There are bigger plans for September in the works though, with a larger...
News Tony Hawk Confirms He's Working With Activision On 'Exciting' 25th Anniversary Plans
Please be a new game, please be a new game
Back at the start of the month, we spotted that the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater social media accounts had begun displaying new artwork to celebrate the series' 25th anniversary, and we questioned whether something new was in the works. Well, it seems that might be the case! In an appearance on Mythical Kitchen...
News Xbox Is Reintroducing 'Friend Requests' Later This Year
"We are testing with Xbox Insiders now"
Microsoft has today announced it's reintroduced friend requests on Xbox. From here on out you'll be able to "send, accept, or delete friend requests" while also "following or being followed" by other players. This is currently in testing with the Xbox Insider program, and Microsoft says it looks forward to...
News Planet Coaster 2 Is Making A Splash On Xbox This November
"Create a coaster and water park paradise"
Update (Thu 12th Sep, 2024): We've officially got a date for this one now! Planet Coaster 2 will launch for Xbox Series X and S on November 6, 2024, with pre-orders available as of today on the Xbox Store. The good news is that it's not a full-price release either - it's £39.99 / $49.99 for the standard...
Roundup Here's What Critics Are Saying About Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection
Arriving on Xbox in 2025
In case you missed it, Xbox will now be getting the Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection (as well as the Capcom Fighting Collection 2) following a special Capcom announcement earlier this month. Although Xbox players will have to hold out until 2025, the reviews for the MvC collection are now rolling in alongside the...
Wednesday11th Sep 2024
Feature Xbox Series X Vs. PS5 Pro: What Are We Missing Out On?
Let's go over these features, shall we?
There's going to be a new undisputed winner in the "most powerful console" category when the PS5 Pro releases this November, as Microsoft seems perfectly content to stick with the Xbox Series X as its flagship console this generation. We've already talked about how we think that's
News Xbox's New 'Standard' Game Pass Tier Is Now Available To Everyone
You can subscribe as of today
Today's the day for the new tier of Xbox Game Pass known as Xbox Game Pass Standard! Microsoft has begun rolling out this membership option publicly, giving everyone the ability to sign up at a price of £10.99 / $14.99 per-month. Xbox Game Pass Standard - Standard 1 Month (Xbox Store) As mentioned before, the idea...
News The Xbox Game Pass Conversion Ratios Have Gotten Worse This Week
Following the arrival of Xbox Game Pass Standard
As you may well know, it's been possible for a long time now to convert different types of Xbox Game Pass tiers into other ones - one of the most popular methods has been to convert Xbox Game Pass Core into an Ultimate membership. For example, until recently, you'd have been able to convert Core into...
Review Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP (Xbox) - The Cheerleader Zombie Hunter Juliet Returns
A remaster of an Xbox 360 cult classic
Lollipop Chainsaw started out as a light-hearted collab between No More Heroes designer ‘Suda51’ and the eventual Guardians of the Galaxy movie director James Gunn when it originally debuted on the Xbox 360 in 2012. Since then, the legendary zombie hunter Juliet has become a bit of a cult hit, with her...
Guide Xbox Game Pass Standard: Full List Of 369 Games Included At Launch
A large list for the new tier of Xbox Game Pass
Today marks the official arrival of Xbox Game Pass Standard - a brand-new tier for the service that's available for £10.99 / $14.99 per-month, sitting right in the middle between the Xbox Game Pass Core and Ultimate offerings. The idea behind XGP Standard is to provide online multiplayer access along...
News The Crew 2 Is Discounted By A Ridiculous 98% On Xbox Right Now
And it's getting an offline mode in the future
We're always being treated to some excellent bargains on Xbox, but this one really is quite special! This week, Ubisoft has put its 2018 racing game The Crew 2 on sale with a discount of 98%, bringing it down from a price of £39.99 / $49.99 to just £0.80 / $1.00. At that kind of reduction, we feel...
News Xbox's 'Double Fine' Studio Dismisses Idea Of Making New Banjo Or Conker Games
Not interested
There's been a lot of speculation and even a few rumours about the possibility of Banjo-Kazooie returning under Xbox's current leadership, but one studio that won't be handling the responsibility is Psychonauts 2 developer Double Fine. As spotted by GamesRadar, the team took to social media this week to praise the recent release of
News After Shutting Down The Crew, Ubisoft Will Add Offline Modes To Newer Entries
Ensuring "long term access"
During 'The Crew Showcase 2024', Ubisoft made a special announcement regarding existing entries in the series. Early on in the broadcast, it was mentioned how the company wanted to express its commitment to the "future" of The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest with the team currently "exploring different solutions" to ensure...
News Riders Republic Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 11)
A fantastic extreme sports game
It's been a quiet few days for September's Xbox Game Pass lineup, but we've got a big new addition today in the form of Ubisoft's Riders Republic! The extreme sports game is now available across Xbox One, Series X and Series S. When we reviewed this one at launch back in 2021, we gave Riders Republic an "Excellent"...
News Forza Horizon 5 Adds New 'Hide & Seek' Game Mode In Latest Update
Motorsport has received new features as well
Forza Horizon 5 continues to go from strength to strength with its latest Hidden Horizons update on Xbox and PC, which introduces a series of new features including a "Hide & Seek" multiplayer game mode! In this mode, you play with five other people, split into Seekers and Hiders. The Seekers are...
News Noobs, Rejoice - Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree's Final Boss Has Finally Been Nerfed
Git gud
Look, Elden Ring is a hard game – it's designed that way. Even so, many people have expressed the opinion that the final boss of the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is too difficult to beat, and that has predictably impacted their enjoyment of the DLC. If you're one of those people, then don't feel ashamed or inadequate – FromSoftware...
News Towerborne's Early Access Off To A Slow But 'Very Positive' Start
Xbox's free-to-play release launches in 2025
Stoic's new Microsoft-published Xbox and PC game Towerborne is now officially in Steam Early Access. If you're wondering how it's doing so far, it's got a 'Very Positive' reception based on the current user reviews. We've also got some launch stats, courtesy of SteamDB - with the all-time 24-hour peak...
Tuesday10th Sep 2024
Guide Xbox Game Pass In 2024: The Full List Of Everything Announced So Far
The complete list of all games
Xbox Game Pass continues to fill up for 2024, and if you're looking for a list of everything coming to Game Pass in 2024, you've come to the right place! Below, we've picked out the complete list of games announced for Xbox Game Pass in 2024 so far, and we'll keep updating this as more are announced throughout the...
Reaction PS5 Pro's Extortionate Price Justifies Xbox's Lack Of A New Console
It's just too costly to make sense
We've already talked a bit today at Pure Xbox about the PS5 Pro that was announced by Sony a couple of hours ago, and as things stand, it seems very unlikely we'll be seeing anything similar from Microsoft in the near future. Some will definitely take that as a negative, but to be honest we can understand why...
Guide Xbox Game Pass In 2025: The Full List Of Everything Announced So Far
The complete list of all games
Xbox Game Pass is already starting to fill up for 2025, and if you're looking for a list of everything coming to Game Pass in 2025, you've come to the right place! Below, we've picked out the complete list of games announced for Xbox Game Pass in 2025 so far, and we'll keep updating this as more are announced ahead of...
News Xbox's New 'Sonic Legacy Bundle' Includes A Recently Delisted Classic
Six games for one (high) price
This one's for the Sonic fans out there! If you've been eager to get your hands on Sonic Generations since the Xbox 360 version was delisted on the Xbox Store last month, a new option has arrived in the form of a Sonic Legacy Bundle. You'll find the Sonic Legacy Bundle on the Xbox Store for £49.99 / $59.99, and it...
Poll How Much Would You Pay For An Xbox Series X Pro?
Or are you perfectly happy without one?
Alright, so the big talking point coming out of today's PS5 Pro reveal from Sony is actually how overly expensive the console is, especially considering it doesn't come bundled with a disc drive (although it does have 2TB of storage). Here at Pure Xbox, we argued today that the high price justifies...
News Sony's PS5 Pro Seems Unlikely To Get An Xbox Equivalent This Holiday
It just been announced for a November release
The big news in the gaming world today is that Sony has announced a PS5 Pro that will be launching on November 7th for £699.99 / $699.99. The goal of the console is to deliver the highest quality visuals at improved frame rates. From an Xbox perspective though, it's very much business as usual as...
News Stalker 2 Dev Reveals Estimated Game Length, Praises Xbox For 'Spectacular' Support
It's still coming to Xbox Game Pass this November!
We're getting closer and closer to the arrival of Stalker 2 on Xbox Game Pass this November, and following our recent hands on with the title at Summer Game Fest a couple of months ago, we've been eager to get back to it ever since! It sounds like there's going to be plenty to enjoy when it arrives...
News Xbox 'Open World' Sale Now Live, 200+ Games Discounted This Week
Big reductions for major AAA titles!
Tuesday is here, so that means we've got some new deals on the Xbox Store! The big focus right now is an Open World sale featuring a variety of AAA titles, but we've also got a Focus Publisher sale and the usual set of Xbox Game Pass discounts. In all, just over 200 new offers have been added over the past few...
News Xbox Series X Is The Console Of Choice For Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, Says Analysis
It's an impressive version
The good folks at Digital Foundry have been taking a look at Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 to celebrate its launch this week, and interestingly they've found that the Xbox Series X version is comfortably the best on console. In their analysis, they noted that the performance mode generally outperforms the PS5 by about...
Preview Towerborne Hands On Preview - A New Xbox Exclusive Launching In Steam Early Access
Coming to Xbox Series X|S in 2025
Microsoft's release schedule for 2024 might no longer include a certain action role-playing game (we’re looking at you Avowed), but thankfully there are other titles under this same genre to fill the void. One of these happens to be the beat ‘em up-style game, Towerborne, although admittedly the release model...
News Star Wars Outlaws Update 1.1.2 Now Live On Xbox, Here Are The Patch Notes
Including stealth tweaks and cross-progression
The folks at Ubisoft clearly aren't waiting around here, as following a reveal over the weekend that Star Wars Outlaws would be tweaking its stealth in the game's next patch, that update has actually arrived today for Xbox Series X and S! It's mentioned that "some challenging stealth moments" have been...
Monday9th Sep 2024
Rumour 'Whole Slate' Of Modern Final Fantasy Games Expected To Release On Xbox
But how long will that take?
Back in late August, Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Naoki Yoshida insisted the future was bright for Square Enix games on Xbox, and once again we've been hearing positive rumours about the FF series in recent days. Windows Central's Jez Corden appeared on a recent episode of the Xbox Two podcast where he...
News Leaked Crazy Taxi Reboot Footage Appears Online Ahead Of Rumoured 2027 Release
Please say it's not THAT far away?!
It was back at the end of last year that SEGA announced it was working on reboots for a variety of franchises including Crazy Taxi, and at the time we were treated to short snippets of gameplay footage for each title. This time we've got much more than that though. Over on Twitter, an account known as Ryan from...
News 'Rugrats: Adventures In Gameland' Brings Its NES-Inspired Platformer To Xbox This Week
"Toggle between the 8bit and HD art styles"
Update (Mon 9th Sep, 2024): Well, the original plan for Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland was that it was coming to Xbox in March (as mentioned in the original story below), but it ended up getting delayed until September 10th. If you're interested, you can check out the brand-new trailer for the game up...
Review NBA 2K25 (Xbox) - The Best NBA 2K To Date Is Marred Somewhat By Microtransactions
Hoop dreams, and microtransaction nightmares
We didn't get a chance to review 2K's NBA offering in 2024, but after playing the game in our own free time, we found ourselves hanging up our Air Jordans in pretty short order, as the whole thing just felt way too familiar to 2023's effort - which we'd already pumped hundreds of hours (and an...
Feature 10 Exciting Xbox Indie Games To Look Out For In September 2024
It's a busy month for great new releases!
Earlier this month, we highlighted some of the biggest new releases of September 2024 for Xbox, but what about the indie games? Today, we're using the opportunity to highlight some smaller titles that you might have glossed over. We've picked out 10 examples down below, but this is far from the full list -...
Soapbox 12 Months Later, I Definitely Still Miss Xbox Games With Gold
It's a been a year since it ended
How can it have been 12 months since Xbox Games with Gold departed us? Time really does fly, and in the past year we've seen its replacement - Xbox Game Pass Core - prove pretty popular amongst those who want XGP access at a cheaper price point. But for me, a regular subscriber to Ultimate, I still find myself...
News Heaven 17 Musician Insulted By 'Pathetic' Offer From Rockstar Games For GTA 6
That's them off the soundtrack, then!
The development of GTA 6 is naturally being kept very under wraps at Rockstar Games right now, but clearly there's work being done on the soundtrack - as revealed by a very disgruntled Heaven 17 musician over the weekend. Martyn Ware, who co-founded the pop band in the '80s after previously doing the same with...
News Star Wars Outlaws Will Tweak Its 'Unfair' Stealth In Next Xbox Patch
The team says it needs adjusting
Update: Well, the patch has already arrived! We've covered more details about it elsewhere on Pure Xbox: <related ids="171585"> Original story: It feels like Star Wars Outlaws has had a bit of a mixed launch - some people love it, including us here at Pure Xbox where we gave it a "Great" 8/10 in our review,...
Reminder Persona 3 Reload Expansion Releases For Free On Xbox Game Pass This Week
You can still claim it via XGP Perks
The upcoming lineup of Xbox Game Pass titles for September 2024 is looking pretty light as things stand, but we're expecting more reveals soon - and a lot of people are probably forgetting about a free expansion releasing this Tuesday. OK, so it's not technically "free"... you need to be subscribed to Xbox Game...
News Bungie Reveals 'Future Of Destiny 2' As Original Game Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary
Has it really been 10 years?
We're really in anniversary mode at the moment, as following the recent celebrations for both Starfield and Gears 5, we've got also got Bungie celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Destiny, which first launched on September 9, 2014. As a result, there are a few cool things taking place - like an art gallery experience...
Sunday8th Sep 2024
Review Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown (Xbox) - An Open World Racer That Needed More Time To Shine
This crown needs polishing up
Disclaimer: Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown has been suffering from some major server issues since its early access launch on September 5th, and given that the game is always-online, we've deducted an extra point off the score as a result. Without these issues, we'd be looking at one point higher than what the game has...
Saturday7th Sep 2024
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...
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...
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
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:
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
News Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2 & 3 Bring The Spooks On Xbox Next Week
Chapter 1 has clearly been a hit
Update: We've since been contacted by the team behind Poppy Playtime to advise that Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 will now be releasing on September 20th, with pre-orders available on the Xbox Store as of September 13th. Chapter 2 will officially cost $9.99 for Xbox, while Chapter 3 will be a bit more pricey at $14.99...
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...
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...
Thursday5th Sep 2024
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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,
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...
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...
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...
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,
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...
Reaction Xbox Focusing On 'Blockbuster Games' Should Be No Surprise After The Failure Of Concord
Risky business
Okay, so, everyone and their Twitter-surfing uncle has read about the Concord news this week; that being Sony deciding to close down its live service hero shooter after less than two weeks on the market. We can't say we're that surprised by this outcome, although like most folks out there, we did expect the PlayStation owner to give...
News 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...
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 -...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Tuesday3rd Sep 2024
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...
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
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...
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...
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,...
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!...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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",...
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...
Sunday1st Sep 2024
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...
The hottest picks for RPG action on Xbox consoles in 2024
What are the best Xbox RPG games you can play in September 2024? The RPG genre has exploded in popularity in recent years, edging its way into mainstream gamer consciousness like never before. As a result, where Western RPGs have historically been pretty hard to come by, they're now...
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...
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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