Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 4-8)
Including some big Game Pass additions!
News State Of Decay Studio Announces 'New Era' With Logo Update
It potentially "opens" new doors...
Guide Xbox Series X Stock: Where To Buy Xbox Series X|S In November 2024
Xbox console stock checker for UK and US
Feature All New Xbox Games Coming Out In November 2024
Stalker 2, Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 and much more!
News Microsoft Adds Two New Dynamic Backgrounds On Xbox Series X|S
To celebrate the launch of a major new title
Deals Xbox Kicks Off November With Game Pass & Publisher Spotlight Sales
Loads of new deals now live
News - November, 2024
TodayMon, 4th Nov 2024
News Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Is Finally Compensating Launch-Window Xbox Players
Performance improvements are also coming
Since shortly after the game's rocky launch, Nacon has been promising rewards for Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown players who hopped on before the game's first major patch - and those rewards have finally been detailed. If you playe
News Call Of Duty Unveils Three New Black Ops 6 Maps Ahead Of Season 01 On Xbox Game Pass
Coming very, very soon
Activision has lifted the lid on Black Ops 6 Season 01 content - with three new multiplayer maps now confirmed for the game's first seasonal content drop on November 14th. Hot on the heels of Nuketown's return, Black Ops 6 is bringing at least three more maps to the game during Season 01 this month. These are 'Extraction',...
News Pure Xbox Game Club November 2024: Halo 2
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...
News Xbox's Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 To Get Official PS5 Pro Support This Week
For the (PlayStation) players
As part of PlayStation 5 Pro's launch week, Sony has revealed all of the games that will be "enhanced" by its $700 console on release - and Xbox's Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has perhaps surprisingly made the cut. Yep, Black Ops 6 is on Sony's initial PS5 Pro list, which contains more than 50 titles that will be b
News Xbox Has One 'Game Of The Year' Nomination At The Golden Joystick Awards 2024
12 games are up for the "Ultimate" prize
We're officially entering Game of the Year season, folks! Today, the team behind the Golden Joystick Awards 2024 revealed their 12 games that are up for the "Ultimate" GOTY prize, and one of them is technically an Xbox first-party title. That game is... (drum roll please)... Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Yes,...
News These 10 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (November 4-19)
November's first wave is here
Microsoft has revealed the next wave of titles to join Xbox Game Pass, as we roll into a busy November for the service. We've got 10 games arriving over the next few weeks, although a batch of these are Xbox Game Pass Standard additions that are already part of the main library.
Talking Point Is There A Popular Xbox Franchise You've Struggled To Get Into?
Maybe Halo? Gears? Forza?
It's time for a confession - I've never really been a fan of the Gears series. Yes, Gears 5 looked incredible when I first played it on the Xbox Series X in 2020, and Gears Tactics was pretty fun too, but in general it's just never grabbed me as much as I'd hoped. I tried starting again with Gears 1 recently (which might...
News Black Ops 6 Comparison Shows How Xbox One & Series X|S Perform
"The campaign is much better enjoyed on current-gen"
As usual, the team at Digital Foundry has taken a look at Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 across every console platform that it's available on - and there's some interesting results here on the Xbox machines, especially last-gen. As you can see in the comparison video up above, the outlet has tested...
News Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Planet Coaster 2, Launching On Xbox This Week
A splash landing
The original Planet Coaster (well, the Console version at least) was actually a launch title for the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S back in 2020, and four years later, we're finally being treated to a sequel in Planet Coaster 2! We've talked about this game elsewhere on Pure Xbox - such as how the big addition is the ability to
News Forza Horizon 5 Adds Halo Props So You Can Create A UNSC Racetrack On Xbox
Finish the slide
Developer Playground Games has detailed its latest Forza Horizon 5 update, and it contains a nice bonus feature for you Halo fans out there. Courtesy of Halo Studios, 71 props from the famous sci-fi franchise are now usable in Forza Horizon 5's EventLab mode - allowing players to create some wild Halo-themed courses and events...
News Seven Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Early November 2024
Including some major titles
Microsoft has confirmed the first batch of titles leaving Xbox Game Pass in November 2024, and sadly, this list contains some major titles that are exiting the service in the middle of the month - including two Like a Dragon games. Here's the full list of leavers for mid-November: Date Game Platform November 15
YesterdaySun, 3rd Nov 2024
Talking Point What Do You Think Of Dragon Age: The Veilguard So Far?
BioWare's latest epic is available now
With Dragon Age: The Veilguard being available to the public for a few days now, we wanted to check in with you folks on how you're all finding BioWare's latest RPG so far - if you've managed to put some time into it at this stage. As you may or may not have already seen here at Pure Xbox, we really liked our...
Saturday2nd Nov 2024
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 4-8)
Including some big Game Pass additions!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for November 4-8! The big releases of the next few days are probably Planet Coaster 2 and Slitterhead, but we also have Metal Sl
Feature All New Xbox Games Coming Out In November 2024
Stalker 2, Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 and much more!
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in November 2024! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a November 2024 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. And phwoar, it's a pretty exciting month isn't it! The big highlight for many will be Stalker 2...
News State Of Decay Studio Head Provides Update On Team Size
"We're part of one of the largest content producing organizations"
Microsoft's State of Decay 3 developer Undead Labs this week lifted the lid on a new logo as it enters a "new era". As part of this, it's provided an update on the size of the company, which was originally founded back in 2009. As explained by the studio's head Philip Holt, when the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 2-3)
Is The Veilguard calling?
November is here, and we have another weekend of gaming on the cards! There've been some huge releases recently like Black Ops 6 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard that will no doubt be taking up lots of our time this weekend - but we've also got a fresh Free Play Days selection as well. Here's what we're playing this weekend:...
News Monster Hunter Wilds' Open Beta Is Off To A Monstrous Start
Steam alone hit almost half a million players
In case you missed it, there's an open beta this weekend for the upcoming release Monster Hunter Wilds and it seems to be getting quite a lot of attention. While we don't have player data for console platforms like Xbox Series X|S, according to SteamDB this new entry is already proving to be quite...
Friday1st Nov 2024
News State Of Decay Studio Announces 'New Era' With Logo Update
It potentially "opens" new doors...
State of Decay 3 developer Undead Labs has announced a 'new era' for the studio with a new logo and website. The previous logo and branding were directly related to "making a zombie game" and the team wanted something a "bit bigger with a bit more room to explore" going forward. To help with the makeover, it's...
Guide Xbox Series X Stock: Where To Buy Xbox Series X|S In November 2024
Xbox console stock checker for UK and US
More and more Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles are starting to appear at retail, meaning it's thankfully a lot easier to secure one than it was when the consoles first launched. If you're wanting to get your hands on one, you're in the right place. Below, we've rounded up all the links you'll need...
News Microsoft Adds Two New Dynamic Backgrounds On Xbox Series X|S
To celebrate the launch of a major new title
Microsoft grows its Xbox Series X|S dynamic background collection once again this week, with two new additions arriving from one of the feature's most prominent contributors - EA. Yep, to celebrate the launch of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, EA has added two new dynamic backgrounds themed around the BioWare...
Deals Xbox Kicks Off November With Game Pass & Publisher Spotlight Sales
Loads of new deals now live
There's some new digital deals to be had right now on the Xbox Store, with a few fresh promotions live on the storefront as we move into November. Replacing the recently-expired 'Shocktober' sale is a new ID@Xbox Publisher sale - live for two weeks until November 14th. The other main promotion is a Game Pass Family sale,...
News Xbox's Rod Fergusson Explains The Team's Original Plan For Gears 6
Before they shifted to E-Day
Xbox developer The Coalition took a pretty big turn earlier this year when it announced Gears of War E-Day rather than 'Gears 6', with the upcoming title serving as a prequel to the original Gears trilogy. However, at one stage, the studio did have plans for Gears 6 - plans that previous lead Rod Fergusson has now...
News EA & BioWare Aren't Making Any DLC For Xbox RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard
"Now shifted entirely to the next Mass Effect"
Dragon Age: The Veilguard might look like a big old return to form for EA and BioWare, but it looks like the team has no plans for any DLC at this stage. In a new interview piece with Rolling Stone, the outlet mentions that "there are currently no plans for downloadable expansions" to The Veilguar
News Apparently, More Than 50% Of Xbox Series X|S Users In The US Played Black Ops 6 Near Launch
Wow
Look, we know that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has had a pretty big launch on all platforms, but we're not sure we expected the Xbox version specifically to be this popular. According to Circana's Mat Piscatella, more than half of all US-based Xbox Series X|S users loaded up the new Call of Duty game on the Monday after its release (October 28)...
News Call Of Duty Will Follow Same Established Development Structure Under Microsoft
At least in the foreseeable future...
In the same Washington Post story, Activision has pointed out not only the success of the Call of Duty series but also how the development structure of the series will apparently be no different under Microsoft's rule. Activision's Call of Duty senior vice president and general manager Matt Cox explained how...
News Sonic X Shadow Generations Impresses On Xbox In Latest Digital Foundry Tech Review
"I'm really happy with this one"
Sonic X Shadow Generations launched towards the end of last month, and here at Pure Xbox we were rather happy with the Blue Blur's latest outing. Having said that, with this game containing a bunch of remastered content, it's always worth checking in with the tech experts at Digital Foundry on something like
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Dev BioWare Thanks Fans For Support
"Today is the big day for BioWare"
This week marks the arrival of BioWare's new game Dragon Age: The Veilguard and as part of the game's launch, the developer has sent out a message via social media to all of its fans, thanking everyone for making this moment possible. You can read the entire thing in the post below, but in general, BioWare...
News Halo Infinite Shows Off New 'SMG-Class' Weapon, Arriving Next Week
Cross-referenced with the SMGs from Halo 2, ODST & 5
After a teaser earlier this week, the Halo Infinite team has now officially lifted the lid on the 'MA5K Avenger' in its latest livestream. This new fully automatic rifle has a "commanding presence" when it comes to close-quarters combat in Halo Infinite multiplayer. It's an "SMG-class" weapon,...
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Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 4-8)
News State Of Decay Studio Announces 'New Era' With Logo Update
Guide Xbox Series X Stock: Where To Buy Xbox Series X|S In November 2024
News Microsoft Adds Two New Dynamic Backgrounds On Xbox Series X|S
Deals Xbox Kicks Off November With Game Pass & Publisher Spotlight Sales
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Talking Point What Do You Think Of Dragon Age: The Veilguard So Far?
News EA & BioWare Aren't Making Any DLC For Xbox RPG Dragon Age: The Veil...
News State Of Decay Studio Head Provides Update On Team Size
