Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (January 8-12)
Including four Game Pass titles!
News Xbox Has Changed Game Pass Quests For 2024, And Fans Aren't Happy
No more game-specific Quests?
News These Seven Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (January 4-16)
A massive batch to kick off 2024!
News Hell Let Loose Has A Crucial 'Beginner's Guide' For Xbox Game Pass Players
"All players need to read this tbh"
News - 2024, Week 01
Sunday7th Jan 2024
Rumour Xbox Releasing Acclaimed First-Party Title On 'Competitor System' In 2024
Update: Could there be more than one?
Update: It's also now being reported that Sea Of Thieves could be in line for a PlayStation / Switch version: <related ids="160475"> Original story: The same source who suggested Xbox was actively working on a new Banjo-Kazooie game recently is now claiming Microsoft will bring a first-party exclusive...
Saturday6th Jan 2024
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (January 8-12)
Including four Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for January 8-12! As you might expect for this time of year, things are looking somewhat quiet on Xbox over the next few days, although we do have some great Xbox Game Pass titles on the way! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New Xbox Releases (January 8-12):
News Here's What Might Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In February 2024
Some early predictions!
Update: Some departures are now starting to be revealed, so we'll keep updating the list below with any confirmations. <related ids="161589"> Original story: What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in February 2024? Well, Microsoft hasn't confirmed anything just yet, but based on some games that were added to the service this...
Talking Point Do You Like The 'Modern' Assassin's Creed Games?
Another one hits Game Pass next week
With 2017's Assassin's Creed Origins, Ubisoft went a different direction with its famous action adventure series. In fact, it basically became an RPG at that stage - and another of those Assassin's Creed RPGs is about to hit Xbox Game Pass. Yep, Assassin's Creed Valhalla comes to the Game Pass library on January...
News Larian Studios: Microsoft Team 'Aware' Of Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox Bans
The bans should now "begin to lift"
Earlier in the week, Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox made headlines once again when a user received a year-long ban after accidentally uploading some game clips featuring adult-only scenes. Larian was quick to respond, with the studio's Director of Publishing noting how "annoying and uncool" this was. Now in a
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 6-7)
Our first weekend of the year
The first week of the year is always a challenging one when you're back to work or school, but it's finally over now (for some of us at least)! We've got a couple of days to kick back and relax with some Xbox games, including some recent Xbox Game Pass additions along with a great new "Last Chance" sale on the Xbox...
Friday5th Jan 2024
News One Of The Best Games Of Last Generation Is Coming To Xbox Game Pass This Month
Entering the RPD once again
It's a bold claim, we know, but Resident Evil 2 really is that good. Yep, Capcom kicked off its incredible run of recent remakes in 2019 with RE2 - and the game is finally coming to Xbox Game Pass later this month. We really didn't expect this one to come to the library after waiting almost five years, but we're very glad...
News Hell Let Loose Has A Crucial 'Beginner's Guide' For Xbox Game Pass Players
"All players need to read this tbh"
We've covered Hell Let Loose's Xbox Game Pass release a couple of times on Pure Xbox this week, and we've mentioned how much of a challenging FPS it can prove, especially compared to the likes of Battlefield and Call of Duty. In fact, it's so chall
News Xbox Is Still Teasing These Two Baldur's Gate Classics For Game Pass
Will they finally arrive in 2024?
A few months ago, Xbox fans started getting messages on the Xbox Game Pass app that Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate 2 (the Enhanced Editions) were now playable on the service - although they never actually became available. Now, for some reason, it's happening again. It's yet another message that suggests the two...
News Starfield Has Been Nominated For Another 'Game Of The Year' Award
Hi-Fi RUSH as well
Starfield has taken home a bunch of awards recently, including the big Game of the Year award here at Pure Xbox, and now it's also been nominated by the New York Videogame Critics Circle - once again for "Game of the Year". Its competition includes titles such as Alan Wake 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Cyberpunk 20
News Starfield Mods Seem Super Popular Already, Even Before Official Support From Bethesda
Download dump
Mods are always big with Bethesda Game Studios releases - they've helped extend the life of titles like Skyrim and Fallout 4 for years beyond their initial launches. And, if the early signs are anything to go by, it could be a similar story for Starfield - the team's latest RPG. As spotted by Rebs Gaming over on Twitter, the '
News Hi-Fi RUSH Dev Reveals Xbox Was Supposed To Announce The Game Years Ago
"We wanted to hype it"
When Tango Gameworks revealed Hi-Fi RUSH at the Xbox Developer Direct a year ago, the announcement was received with a great deal of excitement - and it helps that the game itself was one of the very best of 2023. As it turns out though, the original plan wasn't for a shadow drop on the same day as the event. Hi-Fi RUSH was...
News All Of These Xbox Games Are Celebrating Their 10th Anniversaries In 2024
Time flies
As a new year begins, we have a whole bunch of 10-year anniversaries to celebrate over the next 12 months (taken from the first full year of the Xbox One generation), including some true classics that we're still enjoying to this day! Looking through the list, there are some obvious highlights. Titanfall was one of the most important...
Talking Point Has Xbox Done A Good Job With Gears Of War So Far?
Microsoft bought the IP 10 years ago
Gears of War is one of Xbox's premiere franchises - it has been since the first game arrived as an Xbox exclusive in the fall of 2006. Epic Games was at the helm back then — as it was for the whole original trilogy — but, how do you feel about the direction Xbox has taken since? If you remember, Microsoft...
News Xbox Series S Toaster Goes Viral As Walmart Quickly Runs Out Of Stock
Everyone seems to be talking about it
It's been just over 24 hours since we accidentally discovered the Xbox Series S Toaster on Walmart's website, and it's now absolutely exploded in popularity, with everyone from IGN to The Game Awards reporting on the new product (although most haven't credited us with the find, which has left us a bit...
News Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty DLC Is A Multi-Million Seller Already
CDPR has revealed a massive sales milestone
September's Phantom Liberty DLC pack was something of a revival for CDPR's Cyberpunk 2077 - we loved our time with the add-on and felt that it finally realised the team's vision for the title. Most other critics generally seemed to get on well with the expansion, and as it tur
News Halo Partners With Mantic For A Brand-New 2024 Minatures Game
"We are thrilled to team up"
We've got a new Halo announcement to share today! 343 Industries has teamed up with Mantic Games to deliver a new "Halo miniatures combat game", and it'll be launching later this year, going straight to retail in September 2024. Details are limited right now, but we like what we're hearing about it so far! "Halo fans...
Thursday4th Jan 2024
News BG3 Players Getting Banned On Xbox Is 'Annoying And Uncool', Says Larian Studios
"We’re looking into it"
Earlier this week, we shared a story about a Baldur's Gate 3 player who had found themselves banned for a year on Xbox after accidentally uploading three clips showcasing "some naked camp time fun" taking place in the game. Now, the Director of Publishing over at Larian Studios has responded to the problem, confirming that...
News Xbox Game Pass Dunks On PlayStation Over Dirt-Cheap Yakuza Deals
"PSA: all on Xbox Game Pass"
We're officially into a new gaming year, but 2024 isn't stopping any of the back-and-forth between Xbox and PlayStation it seems. To promote its January Sale, PlayStation UK has posted about how cheap the Yakuza series is right now - and Xbox has dropped the perfect response. Don't get us wrong, these games are super...
News Lots Of Games Reduced By 90-95% In The Xbox Last Chance Sale 2024
Including AAA games from as low as a few dollars!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games during the Xbox Last Chance Sale 2024? As we highlighted yesterday here at Pure Xbox, Microsoft has put another 300+ games on sale for the next couple of weeks in the form of the "Last Chance Sale", and there are plenty of titles with huge discounts in the mix!...
News Fallout Creator Says They're Helping Out With Xbox's The Outer Worlds 2
"I’m not gonna tell you what to do, but here are the pitfalls"
Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment has been working on The Outer Worlds 2 for a while now - you may remember the team's amusing announcement during the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase of 2021. As far as we're aware the team is still working away on the title — alongside Avowed —...
News Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Resolution & FPS Revealed For Xbox Series X|S
And Xbox One, too
January is already looking quite busy on the Xbox front this year and to top it off, Ubisoft will be releasing its new Metroidvania-style platformer Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown on January 18th. If you're looking at picking this one up on the current generation or previous generation Xbox platforms, and are curious to know it...
News Phantom Abyss 1.0 Brings 'Overhauled Adventure Mode' To Xbox Game Pass This Month
Diving into the abyss
Looking for another Xbox Game Pass title to get stuck into this month? Well, Devolver Digital has announced that its Game Preview release Phantom Abyss is moving to its 1.0 version on January 25th - where it'll remain an Xbox Game Pass offering for 2024. The early access iteration has been in
Talking Point What Has Your Experience Been Like With Refunds On Xbox?
Do you think they're handled well?
Refunds. It's a topic we don't often cover here at Pure Xbox, but we've seen it brought up on a handful of occasions over the past few months. One of our friends over at Nintendo Life recently had an issue getting a refund as well, somehow purchasing two digital copies of Alan Wake 2, but fortunately Xbox Support...
News Hell Let Loose Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (January 4)
Hell let loose in the Game Pass library
We have another game being let loose into the Xbox Game Pass library today! Team17's authentic PvP shooter Hell Let Loose is now available to Game Pass subscribers as the service's first month of 2024 kicks into gear. Down below we'll drop some footage of the game, alongside a brief intro for what to expect...
News Pixel Strike 3D Has Already Exploded Into The 'Top Free' Xbox Charts
It only released a couple of weeks ago
If you were keeping a close eye on the Xbox Store over Christmas, you may have noticed a new free game called Pixel Strike 3D that arrived on December 22nd, and it's already become the "Top Free Game" on the Xbox charts in the UK. You might have heard of Pixel Strike 3D before, and that's because it's been a...
News Mysterious Xbox Project OD Is 'Just As Different' As Any Other Hideo Kojima Game
"In that sense, 'OD' is just as different"
Even though we've been hearing about it for years at this point, it was only last month's Game Awards show that delivered a proper look at Xbox's Hideo Kojima collaboration. While finer details of the project are still very much under wraps right now, the enigmatic game creator has teased a little more...
News Xbox Studio Double Fine Teases 'Cool Things In Store' Ahead Of 25th Anniversary
"There's tons of fun on the way"
2024 is only just kicking into gear, but Xbox studio Double Fine is already teasing some of what we can expect to see this year and beyond. The Psychonauts 2 developer celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025, and it seems to have things planned for this year and its anniversary year. The team isn't quite ready to...
Wednesday3rd Jan 2024
News These Seven Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (January 4-16)
A massive batch to kick off 2024!
It's finally time for our first batch of Xbox Game Pass titles in 2024! Microsoft has today revealed seven games heading to the service in January, including the likes of Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Resident Evil 2! Don't forget that Close To The Sun also arrived on Xbox Game Pass earlier
News BioShock-Like 'Close To The Sun' Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (January 3)
Surprise!
Welcome to your first Xbox Game Pass arrival of 2024! We have a surprise addition to the library today in the form of 2019's Close to the Sun - a first-person adventure often noted for its similarities to BioShock. Those similarities are mainly from a visual perspective; this is more of an atmospheric horror adventure than an FPS as such...
News Hell Let Loose Is A Challenging, Immersive FPS Joining Xbox Game Pass This Week
You shall Game Pass
Microsoft has treated us to a fantastic Game Pass update for the start of 2024 - with a bumper selection of big games coming to the library over the next few weeks. After today's addition of Close to the Sun, Team17's World War 2 FPS Hell Let Loose is next to hit the service - and it's one of the most immersive shooters on Xbox...
News Xbox Unveils Another Major Two-Week Sale, 300+ Games Included
As soon as one ends, another begins!
The Xbox Countdown Sale might finally be over for another year, but that doesn't mean the Xbox deals have slowed down! Yesterday, we got treated to around 100 discounts exclusively for Xbox Game Pass members, and today has seen the arrival of yet another major two-week sale featuring around 300 games in all...
News The Xbox Series S Toaster Is Real, And It's Out Now In The US
"Achievement Unlocked: Optimal Carb Experience"
Way back in March 2023 we caught the bread-scented rumour that an Xbox Series S Toaster could be in the works, following the arrival of the popular Xbox Series X mini fridges. We couldn't quite believe what we were seeing at the time, but as it turns out, the Series S Toaster is real - and it's...
Rumour Xbox Developer Direct To Return Soon, Could Include Another 'Surprise Release'
Will we be seeing it this January?
Last year saw the debut of the Xbox Developer Direct event in January, bringing us inside looks at some of the biggest upcoming first-party games - and the big reveal from the show was the shadow-drop of Tango Gameworks' Hi-Fi RUSH. Now, it sounds like there's a good chance it'll be returning for January 2024. A...
Poll Xbox Mini Fridge Owners, How Is Yours Holding Up In 2024?
Is it still getting regular use?
It was back at Xbox's E3 showcase in 2021 that the Xbox Mini Fridge was revealed, and it ended up proving a smash hit, leading to multiple iterations in subsequent years including a new model unveiled as recently as December 2023. In terms of how they perform, the reviews have always been pretty good, but we've also...
News Starfield Wins Steam's 'Most Innovative Gameplay' Award
Despite its "mixed" reception
Starfield got off to an incredibly strong start last year - with 13 million players joining Constellation and making it Bethesda's "biggest launch" of all time. Now, to top it off, it's taken out one of Steam's 2023 awards. Despite having a "mixed" reception on Valve's digital platform and "mostly negative" recent...
Deals All 40+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (January 3-10)
New year, more discounts
Even though the Xbox Countdown Sale has now officially come to a close, Microsoft has lots of new deals live on the Xbox Store this week! We have over 300 games on sale in total, including some very new releases, alongside a selection of old backwards compatible classics from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras. <related...
News Jack Black Expected To Star As 'Steve' In The 2025 Minecraft Movie
With production about to begin
We're casually keeping an eye on the progress of the Minecraft movie ahead of its intended release in April 2025, and a new report from Deadline suggests that none other than Jack Black will be starring as the character of Steve! Some of the other famous names appearing in the film include Jason Momoa, Emma Myers and...
Tuesday2nd Jan 2024
News Xbox Has Changed Game Pass Quests For 2024, And Fans Aren't Happy
No more game-specific Quests?
It's definitely been a few months of change for Microsoft Rewards, and that has continued today with the latest refresh for the Xbox Game Pass Quests program, which has made some major alterations to how players can earn points. The main thing you'll notice is that there are no game-specific Quests for 5 or 250 points...
News 18 Xbox Games Suddenly Receive New Batch Of Easy 1,000G Achievements
As part of new title updates
Last year was an interesting one when it came to Xbox achievements, as Microsoft ended up making a few important rule changes after certain publishers began trying to make their achievements overly easy to acquire. In some cases, thousands of Xbox achievements were being stacked across multiple versions of the same game!...
News Four Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Early January 2024
Update: Along with the delayed GTA V
Right, let's kick off the Game Pass roundups for 2024, shall we? Firstly, we're taking a look at what's leaving Xbox Game Pass in the early part of January 2024, with the list including four games at the moment. You may have noticed that GTA V is still appearing on the "Leaving Soon" list as well, despite being...
News Xbox Owner Receives Year-Long Ban After Uploading Baldur's Gate 3 Clips
"I'm hoping the appeals process fixes this"
If you've played Baldur's Gate 3, you'll know that it has the potential for some risqué scenes, and one particular Xbox owner is warning other BG3 fans to avoid uploading any clips like this to the Xbox servers. That's because the user, known as Daddy-Vegas on Reddit, has received a 366-day suspension...
Deals Xbox Adds 100+ More Discounts As Huge Countdown Sale Finishes Up
Including some great back compat titles
It's almost time for the end of the Xbox Countdown Sale, which has under 24 hours left at the time of writing, but we do at least have over 100 new deals to take advantage of over the next week courtesy of Xbox's weekly sales refresh. Don't forget to grab anything you want in that Countdown Sale before the...
Rumour Xbox 'Actively' Working On New Banjo-Kazooie Game
It was supposedly greenlit in early 2022
We've been talking about Banjo-Kazooie for years and years here at Pure Xbox without any real sign of a reboot for the series, but a rumour appears to suggest that Microsoft might have some plans for the franchise after all. This comes from NateDrake on ResetEra, otherwise known as NateT
News Mickey Mouse Looks Creepy As All-Hell In New Horror Game 'Infestation 88'
The classic character is now in the public domain
Enough time has now passed for the original Mickey Mouse character to become publicly available for use in media - basically, the design can no longer by copyrighted by the original owner. As a result, you're probably going to start seeing the iconic design crop up all over the place - and developer...
News Phil Spencer Closes Out 2023 Playing Halo Infinite Firefight With Xbox Fans
"Thanks for the invite"
It's nice to spend some of the festive season resting up and playing video games, and to nobody's surprise, it looks like Xbox boss Phil Spencer spent some of the final hours of 2023 gaming with fans. As we can see over on Phil's Twitter feed, the boss enjoyed some Halo Infinite Firefight at the tail end of December -...
News Microsoft President Brad Smith Softens Stance On UK CMA After ActiBlizz Agreement
The UK is no longer "bad for business", apparently
During Microsoft's face-off with the UK CMA earlier this year, Microsoft president Brad Smith made some upfront comments about the UK's Competition and Markets Authority - the CMA. At the time, Smith said the CMA's block was "the darkest day in our four decades in Britain", but his tune has...
Monday1st Jan 2024
Feature Five Activision Games We Want To Become Xbox Backwards Compatible In 2024
Microsoft, let's get this show on the road
It's officially 2024, which means we should —we repeat, should — be getting a huge batch of Activision Blizzard games on Xbox Game Pass this year. While the prospect of modern ActiBlizz releases from the Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot and Spyro series' hitting Game Pass is an exciting one
Roundup The Biggest New Games Coming To Xbox In January 2024
All the release info you need to know
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in January 2024! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a January 2024 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. In the list below, we've also highlighted some of the biggest new Xbox games releasing in January, including the...
News Pure Xbox Game Club January 2024: Like A Dragon Gaiden
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...
Let's hope for a great 2024 in the world of Xbox
Happy New Year! 2024 has officially arrived, and that means we can start looking ahead to another busy year of Xbox Game Pass arrivals (including Activision Blizzard titles) along with releases for the likes of Hellblade 2 and Avowed
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