News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 22)
Featuring a massive AAA surprise!
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In March 2024
The full list of confirmed games so far
News 10 Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In March 2024
It's a busy month for server closures
News Xbox Petition For Helldivers 2 Goes Viral Overnight, Aims To 'Redefine The Console Wars'
"PlayStation can take a bold step..."
News These Six Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (February 22 - March 5)
Including a recent Warhammer release
News Sea Of Thieves' New Xbox Update Is Almost 100GB, But There's A Good Reason For It
It also won't be happening again
News - 2024, Week 08
Saturday24th Feb 2024
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In March 2024
The full list of confirmed games so far
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in March 2024? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every week, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to Xbox Game Pass in January, as well as...
News Age Of Mythology: Retold Coming To Xbox, PC And Game Pass In 2024
"From the creators of the award-winning Age of Empires"
Back in 2022, the Age of Empires team World's Edge revealed it would be releasing Age of Mythology: Retold - a "definitive edition" of the 2002 PC title with "upgraded graphics, features and more". Now, in a "sneak peek" announcement, it's been confirmed this new version of the game will be...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 26 - March 1)
Including this big Star Wars remaster!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for February 26 - March 1! We've got a few exciting releases coming up over the next few days, including the Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake and Star Wars Dark Forces: Remaster, along with three
Poll What Do You Think Of Dead Island 2 On Xbox Game Pass?
This week's surprise XGP release
It's been a good week for Xbox Game Pass with five games added to the service, and one of them was a total surprise in the form of Dead Island 2! The game wasn't announced ahead of time, but landed on XGP this past Thursday. So, we know it's early days, but we're interested to hear how you've been getting on with...
News Here's Everything Revealed During The Age Of Empires 'New Year, New Age' Livestream
Everything coming in 2024
The Age of Empires team has wrapped up its "New Year, New Age" special presentation outlining everything arriving in 2024. Starting with the main announcement, Age of Mythology: Retold has now been officially confirmed for Xbox Series X|S, and will be a "day one" Game Pass release. Below are all the other announcements and...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 24-25)
Any Bluey: The Videogame on Game Pass?!
It's time for the weekend! If you're looking for ways to keep busy on Xbox, we've got lots of new Xbox Game Pass titles including Dead Island 2, the arrival of the FFXIV Open Beta, three
Friday23rd Feb 2024
News Final Fantasy XIV Online Is Going Down A Treat On Xbox Series X|S So Far
"It plays so incredibly well on Series X"
This week has marked the release of the Final Fantasy XIV Online Beta on Xbox, and although it's still early days and the full launch hasn't taken place yet, Xbox Series X and S players seem to be getting on well with it so far. We've seen a bunch of feedback from new FFXIV players who have been having a...
Rumour Xbox To Release White, All-Digital Series X This Summer
"Microsoft is planning to release a digital Xbox Series X"
Microsoft is reportedly planning a digital Xbox Series X console launch very, very soon. According to outlet eXputer, we're set to get a white digital Xbox Series X this summer, with a June or July release date currently outed. The rumour originates from insider eXtas1s (Twitter), who...
Poll Are You Enjoying Season 2 Of The Halo TV Show?
We've reached the halfway mark, Chief
We're now halfway through the second season of Paramount's Halo series with Episode 4 of Season 2 airing yesterday. Leading into this episode, there was a lot of excitement about the Covenant's invasion of Reach finally getting underway. So we're curious to know at this point what everyone here on Pure Xbox...
News Obsidian Blasted By Xbox Fans For 'Prioritising' PS5 & Switch Versions Of Pentiment
"YOU'RE A FIRST PARTY STUDIO"
Earlier this week, it was announced that Obsidian's superb Pentiment was crossing over from being an Xbox exclusive to joining the PS5 and Nintendo Switch consoles, and so far that decision seems to have gone down pretty well. However, what's not going down well is how Obsidian is marketing the new physical versions in...
Life to the living
How much of what you believe in are you willing to sacrifice for the person you love? It's a question we very foolishly weren't expecting to be slapped in the face with during our time with the latest action RPG from DON'T NOD, but it's one that Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden presents as a constant throughout it's captivating and...
Talking Point Will Certain PlayStation & Nintendo Games Eventually Come To Xbox?
Returning the favour
It's been a busy few weeks for Xbox, starting out with a whirlwind of rumours about certain games launching on other platforms - before that exact plan was put into action this week. Four games are in the process of coming to PlayStation and Nintendo consoles, but what do you think about either of the two platforms ever...
News Xbox Influencer Klobrille Shares Impressive Player Numbers For First-Party Lineup
Two games now have over 35 million players!
If Xbox Game Pass helps drive one thing it's huge player numbers - especially for some of the bigger AAA games out there. Naturally, Xbox's own first-party releases get lots of attention on Game Pass — and indeed the platform in general — and influencer Klobrille has gathered some of the team's recent...
News Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Leads To Disappointing Results For Warner Bros.
It's another game that's "fallen short of expectations"
We hate talking about all these games that are "falling short of expectations" (SteamWorld Build was another one today), but it feels like they're coming thick and fast and the moment - and Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League is the latest to suffer this fate. As part of a recent financial...
News Xbox Series S Custom Console & Controllers Unveiled For Mega-Hit Palworld
"Imagine playing Palworld on THIS"
Fancy throwing your name in the hat for a custom Palworld Xbox Series S console bundle? Well, here's your chance! Xbox has just announced its latest sweepstakes competition - featuring a one-of-a-kind Palworld console alongside four unique Xbox controllers and a three-month Game Pass Ultimate code. This looks like...
Random Halo TV Show's Latest Episode Pays Respect To OG Xbox
Here's a look
In case you missed it, Halo's fourth episode of Season 2 aired this week, and in one segment in the episode, fans have spotted a neat little Easter egg paying respects to the series' video game history. Early on in this episode at the beginning of the Covenant invasion of Reach, Master Chief and Corporal Perez stumble across an...
News Xbox Game Pass's SteamWorld Build 'Fell Short Of Expectations' For Publisher Thunderful
"Sales during December fell slightly short"
SteamWorld Build landed on Xbox Game Pass last December, and it seemed to go down quite well with critics around launch - including us here at Pure Xbox. However, the commercial side of things hasn't quite matched up to the game's critical reception according to publisher Thunderful. As revealed in the...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Working On 'Cross-Platform' Mod Support For Later In 2024
"We’ve been working on a robust, cross-platform plan"
Hot on the heels of a major new patch for Baldur's Gate 3, developer Larian Studios has announced that it's working on mod support across all platforms, which seemingly includes console. Taking to Twitter as the team deployed "Hotfix 19", Larian Studios' Director of Publishing teased some of...
News Riot Fans Don't Seem To Like The Name Of Its New Fighting Game
"2XKO" is coming to Xbox next year
Riot Games has finally announced the name of its new 2v2 tag-based fighting game formerly known as Project L. From here on out, it will be officially known as "2XKO" and well, admittedly it's not gone down so well with the community. It's coming to all major platforms including Xbox Series X|S in 2025. Right now...
Thursday22nd Feb 2024
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 22)
Featuring a massive AAA surprise!
Another Xbox Game Pass update day is upon us, and this one is delivering a lovely surprise! Deep Silver's Dead Island 2 has been shadow dropped into the Game Pass library, having not been announced prior to its arrival. This zombie-slaying adventure lands today alongside two other titles. Here's an introduction to...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 22-25)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Free Play Days is gearing up for another big weekend on Xbox! We've got three games as part of the program this week, with Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint's Ultimate Edition undoubtedly being the pick of the bunch. Here's all three Free Play Days titles this weekend: Catan - Console...
News Xbox Fans Share Their Disappointment As Two New Games Skip The Platform
From Capcom and Bandai Namco
Yesterday's Nintendo Direct event brought us a whole bunch of games that have since been announced for Xbox, but two of the games that weren't confirmed for Microsoft's platform have been getting just as much attention as the rest. Those two games are Capcom's Monster Hunter Stories and Bandai Namco's Gundam Evolution...
Review Dead Island 2 (Xbox) - Long-In-Development Sequel Embraces The Absurd
Infected on set
Update (Thu 22nd Feb, 2024): Dead Island 2 is now available on Xbox Game Pass, so we thought we'd republish this review to give you an idea of what it's all about. We've also covered the XGP news separately on Pure Xbox: <related ids="162559"> Original review (Tue 18th Apr, 2023): Emerging from the flames of development hell...
News 'Pacific Drive' On Xbox Is A Possibility, But Probably Not Anytime Soon
There's been a lot of call for it
Similar to Palworld and Kingmakers in recent weeks, Pacific Drive is another game that's seemingly come out of nowhere to receive large attention in a short space of time - but unfortunately it's not coming to Xbox at launch. That's because it's seemingly a timed Pla
Report Ubisoft's Skull & Bones Gets Off To Slow Start Despite Free Trial On Xbox
Player uptake is sluggish, apparently
After almost a decade in development, Skull & Bones is now out in the wild following a generous beta period in the run up to launch. However, it appears that this open beta — and the full game's free trial — haven't convinced too many players to go ahead and buy the game. A new report from
News Dying Light 2 Receives 'Biggest' Update Ever, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Marking the game's second anniversary
It's a big day for Dying Light 2! To mark the game's second anniversary, it's just received its biggest update ever in the form of the "Firearms Update", and there's even a new "Reloaded Edition" of the game now on the Xbox Store. That "Reloaded Edition" bundles the base game along with the "Bloody Ties" DLC,...
Poll Will You Be Playing Any Of Xbox's New Multiplatform Games On Other Consoles?
The big green wave is coming
So, it has begun. This week, Microsoft has made announcements for games heading to both Nintendo Switch and PlayStation platforms - with Pentiment and Grounded heading to both ecosystems while Hi-Fi RUSH and Sea Of Thieves have been confirmed for PS5 so far. As Xbox fans, and users of Microsoft's consoles, this isn't...
News Forge Creators Plan To 'Bring The Helldivers 2 Experience' To Halo Infinite
"Prepare to step feet first into hell"
Helldivers 2 is taking the gaming world by storm at the moment, but unfortunately it's not out on Xbox - despite Phil Spencer's wish to see it on the platform. The co-op shooter is proving very popular, and so, a group of Forge creators seem to be taking it upon themselves to build something similar in
News Limited Run Announces Physical Releases For Two Xbox Games
Pre-orders for one of them open today
It's been another wild week in the world of Xbox with four major first-party titles now confirmed for other platforms. As part of this, the physical distributor has announced it will be responsible for physical releases of Pentiment and Hi-Fi RUSH. The hard copy of Pentiment will be released on Xbox,...
News Five More Of Xbox's Rare Classics Are Now Available For Switch Online
But some titles still aren't available on Xbox
Nintendo's latest broadcast revealed both Pentiment and Grounded would be coming to the Switch, but that actually wasn't the only Xbox-related news shared during the Partner Showcase. Five games in Rare's retro library have also made the journey across to the Switch Online service. This includes Snake...
News Palworld Hits Ridiculous Player Milestone In Just One Month On Xbox & PC
"Thank you for your continued support!"
Palworld has been a huge hit for developer Pocketpair since its big Xbox and PC launch last month, and the team has revealed some updated figures on how the game has been doing in the month-or-so since release. Across Xbox and PC platforms, Palworld has managed to attract a whopping 25 million players in...
News Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Locks In Xbox Series X|S And Xbox One Release
Coming this June
In case you missed it, Atlus has announced it will be releasing a "definitive version" of the 2021 RPG, Shin Megami Tensei V. It's officially titled Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance and will be released on all platforms including Xbox on June 21st, 2024. You'll have to venture back to a post-apocalyptic Tokyo, which is now filled...
News Xbox Cloud Gaming Now Accounts For At Least 10% Of Overall Xbox Playtime
"Now accounts for a double-digit percentage"
Phil Spencer recently talked to outlet Game File about a wide range of different topics to do with Microsoft's gaming business, and the Xbox boss slipped in some chatter about Xbox Cloud Gaming and how much it's grown in recent times. Cloud gaming on Microsoft's platform "now accounts for a double-digit...
News Xbox Series X Reduced To As Low As £359.99 In Latest UK Deals
Discounts of up to 25% on a brand-new XSX
Interested in picking up an Xbox Series X? We've just spotted a bunch of deals going live in the UK for Microsoft's most powerful console to date, with the potential of getting a 25% discount - bringing it down to just £359.99. This specific deal is over at Amazon UK, where the console is actually priced...
Wednesday21st Feb 2024
News Kingmakers Is 'Definitely' Coming To Xbox Series X|S, And It Looks Unbelievable
"Build, lead, fight, and change the course of history"
Yesterday, you may have seen a game called Kingmakers absolutely blowing up on YouTube and social media, and the good news is that it'll be coming to Xbox in the future - at least according to one of the game's developers. This was confirmed in a tweet which mentioned Kingmakers "definitely"...
News Multiple Games Announced For Xbox Following February 2024's Nintendo Direct
Including another Game Pass confirmation!
As you may have seen earlier today, Nintendo held a special "Partner Direct" featuring two Xbox exclusives that are making the jump to the Switch, but we also saw announcements for various Nintendo games that are coming to Xbox! This includes an upcoming Xbox Game Pass title in the form of Another Crab's...
News Xbox Reiterates It's Bringing Activision Blizzard's 'Full Portfolio' To Game Pass
Yes, including Call of Duty
Following the announcement last week that Diablo 4 would be added to Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has now shared a brief update about what this means for the rest of Activision Blizzard's library. In an interview with Game File, Spencer reiterated how the plan was to eventually deliver the "full...
News Square Enix Warns 'Existing' Players Not To Download Final Fantasy XIV Xbox Beta
It's free, and it's out now on the Xbox Store
Today's the day for Final Fantasy XIV Online on Xbox! The game has finally arrived in "Open Beta" form on the Xbox Store, and you can download it now by searching for "Final Fantasy XIV Free Trial" on Series X and Series S. There's one caveat to this, and it's that if you've played Final Fantasy XIV in...
News Star Wars Battlefront Returns To Xbox With 64-Player Online Battles This March
Two OG Xbox games in a new "Classic Collection"
We saw a few surprise announcements for Xbox following the Nintendo Direct earlier today, including Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance which is heading to the platform this June, and a new Star Wars collection arriving on March 14th. Seeing as it's just a few weeks away, let's take a look at the Star...
News Microsoft Adds Amazing 'Just For You' Deals To This Week's Xbox Sales
As much as 95% off recent releases!
Xbox's recent sales roundup is quite a slim one - although a new discovery on the Microsoft Store may explain why. Yep, once again the team has unleashed another set of 'Just For You' deals on the Xbox digital store, and if you're lucky (they won't show up for everyone) you'll be treated to some massive discounts...
News New Platformer From Sonic Mania Team Gets Surprise Launch On Xbox
"A kinetic 3D-platformer bursting with innovative gameplay"
One of the most interesting announcements from today's Nintendo Direct event was that Penny's Big Breakaway was getting a surprise release immediately across all platforms, and that includes Xbox Series X and S. If you haven't heard of this, it's the first game from the new studio "Evening...
News Two Xbox Exclusives Are Launching On Nintendo Switch In The Next Few Months
Update: Also confirmed for PS5
Update: In addition to Nintendo Switch, both of these games have also now been confirmed for PS5. The two extra titles that Sony will be getting are Hi-Fi RUSH and Sea Of Thieves, neither of which appear to be getting a Switch version. <related ids="162524,162528"> Original story: As part of today's Nintendo
News Hi-Fi RUSH Is Making Its Way To PlayStation 5 Next Month
"Charge your DualSense controller and crank up the volume"
Update: This has now been confirmed by Microsoft, and you can watch the official trailer for Hi-Fi RUSH on PS5 up above. It's also been announced today that Sea of Thieves, Grounded and Pentiment will be
News Sea Of Thieves Sets Sail On PS5 This April With Xbox & PC Crossplay
"You can stop asking now."
Today, we've had announcements of Grounded and Pentiment going to Nintendo Switch and PS5, as well as Hi-Fi RUSH heading to PlayStation 5, and now we also know that Sea Of Thieves will be hitting Sony's console on April 30th, 2024.
News Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree Launches This June On Xbox
Finally, the big expansion is coming!
Elden Ring developer FromSoftware has finally lifted the lid on its Shadow of the Erdtree expansion - now confirmed to be launching on Xbox in June 2024. You can check out the team's gameplay reveal trailer up above, which has just landed on YouTube! The three-minute clip shows us exactly what to expect from...
News Xbox Insists It's Not Ditching Physical Games: 'That's Not A Strategic Thing For Us'
However, right now "a majority" of its players are buying digitally
There have been reports in recent months about Xbox potentially scaling back its physical software departments, so what can be expected going forward? Speaking to Game File recently, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer reiterated how Xbox is still "supportive of physical media" and...
Review Balatro (Xbox) - LocalThunk's Deck-Building Roguelike Is A P-P-P-Poker Ace
Love that Joker
The only experience this particular writer has ever had with poker is reluctantly standing beside a nicotine-addled schoolfriend in a smoky 90s arcade while they mindlessly pumped all their pennies into what was surely the most boring game ever invented on planet earth. The end. It stands to reason, then, that we fully expected to...
News Halo Infinite's Firefight Mode Brings Five Additional Maps Into Rotation
Loads of new firefights to be had!
Halo Infinite recently added a new variation of Firefight into its multiplayer mix — dubbed Firefight: King of the Hill — and the new mode has just received five new maps as part of a playlist refresh. Existing Halo Infinite maps Breaker, Cliffhanger, Fragmentation, Highpower and Scarr are now live and...
News Elden Ring's DLC 'Shadow Of The Erdtree' Is Getting Its First Trailer Soon
Following a number of supposed leaks
Update (Wed 21st Feb, 2024 15:30 GMT): The trailer is now live! We've covered this elsewhere on Pure Xbox: Original story (Wed 21st Feb, 2024 00:35 GMT): If you've been wondering when we would see and learn more about the new Elden Ring DLC 'Shadow of the Erdtree', all will finally be revealed tomorrow...
Tuesday20th Feb 2024
News 10 Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In March 2024
It's a busy month for server closures
Now and again throughout the year, the servers for various Xbox games end up being shut down for different reasons - whether that's simply because they're old titles now, or perhaps they haven't performed as well as expected. We've seen a few Xbox servers being shut down already in 2024, but March is looking...
News These Six Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (February 22 - March 5)
Including a recent Warhammer release
Microsoft has today revealed another batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in February 2024, as well as an early arrival for March! The highlights here include Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun and the return of Maneater. Don't forget that two titles have arrived on Xbo
News 'Undisputed' Dev Shares Progress Update Ahead Of Xbox Series X|S Release
"We’re fully focused on our console development"
It was all the way back in January of 2023 that boxing game Undisputed made its long-awaited arrival on PC, and even though an Xbox version was confirmed at the time, we haven't really heard anything more about it since then. That is, until this week! Insider Gaming recently conducte
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 20)
Including a huge JRPG!
We have a couple of new additions to Xbox Game Pass today, including a major JRPG from the team over at Bandai Namco. That'll be Tales of Arise, which caused some confusion last week, but it's available in the library right now! Here's some more information on that title, along with today's brand-new release in the form of
News Bethesda Releasing New Fallout Anthology Including 7 'Incredible' Games
A special PC bundle celebrating the new Amazon series
To celebrate Amazon's upcoming Fallout television series, Bethesda is launching a "Fallout Special Anthology" for PC containing "seven incredible Fallout games". It will arrive on April 11 and pre-orders are available now. This new anthology once again takes on the form of a
News 'Balatro' Is Out Today On Xbox, And It's Already A Game Of The Year Contender
The reviews are incredible so far
You've probably never heard of it before, but today's new Xbox release of Balatro definitely shouldn't go unnoticed - and that's because when the first reviews went live a few hours ago, it landed on a ridiculous 94 average rating! We're seeing 9/10s and 10/10s from a variety of outlets so far, all of which have...
News Xbox Adds Another 150+ Games To This Week's Sales (February 20-27)
Deals with XGP + EA Publisher Sale
Tuesday marks the arrival of another batch of Xbox deals, with over 150 games added to the selection over the past few hours. These are made up of the usual Deals with Xbox Game Pass offers, along with a special EA Publisher Sale. A large majority of the Xbox deals from last week are also still available, so don't...
News All 30+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (February 20-27)
Up to 85% off!
Tuesday rolls around again, which means a fresh set of deals are live on the Xbox Store. It's a fairly slim update this week, but we still have some huge games discounted right now - including highlights from an EA Publisher Sale. <related ids="162413"> As usual, tucked in here is a solid selection of OG Xbox and Xbox 360...
News Two Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late February 2024
Including an EA Play title
Microsoft has delivered its latest Xbox Game Pass roundup, this time letting us all know about what's coming and going in the back half of February 2024. We have a great lineup of newcomers, including Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun! <related ids="162427"> However, we do have a couple of titles leaving the library soon,...
News Avowed's Gorgeous Key Art Has Been Turned Into An Xbox Series X|S Dynamic Background
Available on your console now!
Obsidian's Avowed has been in the limelight a lot recently, especially since its Xbox Developer Direct showing back in January. We were impressed by the strides this Xbox RPG has made since last summer, and some of the game's artwork has also impressed folks in recent weeks - so much so that the studio has created a...
News Xbox Game Pass Indie 'Brotato' Proves Popular On Microsoft's Subscription Service
"Enjoy the potato folks"
Xbox Game Pass is becoming quite a good place for smaller indie titles to thrive, especially those that could easily get lost in a sea of AAA shuffle on console platforms. And, this week brings another success story in the form of indie arena shooter-roguelite Brotato. Seaven Studio, who helped bring Blobfish's title to...
News Xbox Exclusive Trends Online Ahead Of Nintendo's Partner Showcase
Could a certain game be revealed for "other consoles" this week?
Following Xbox's business update last week, Nintendo has now announced it will be hosting a "partner showcase" on February 21st, where it will reveal games coming to Switch in the first half of 2024 from its publishing and development partners. Unsurprisingly, Hi-Fi RUSH is now...
News EA Is Bringing Another Year Of Content Updates To Need For Speed Unbound
As the series celebrates a huge anniversary!
EA's latest Need for Speed title launched in late 2022, followed up by a solid year of free and premium content updates throughout last year. Well, as we move into 2024 the team has announced that it has plans for "another year of live service" for Need for Speed Unbound. That live service plan will...
Monday19th Feb 2024
News Xbox Petition For Helldivers 2 Goes Viral Overnight, Aims To 'Redefine The Console Wars'
"PlayStation can take a bold step..."
Last week, Xbox's Phil Spencer shared his bemusement about Sony's Helldivers 2 not being available on Microsoft's platform, and now a bunch of Xbox fans have managed to make a petition about this go viral overnight! The petition is called "
News Sea Of Thieves' New Xbox Update Is Almost 100GB, But There's A Good Reason For It
It also won't be happening again
Good news, Sea Of Thieves fans - there's a brand-new update available for the game across and Xbox and PC today. Bad news, Sea of Thieves fans - it's almost 100GB in size across all Xbox consoles and the PC Game Pass version! The reason for this huge update is because Sea of Thieves is now operating on the latest...
Guide Final Fantasy XIV Online Beta: Release Date & Release Times On Xbox Series X|S
All these years later, it's coming to Xbox this week!
We never thought we'd see the day, but Final Fantasy XIV Online is finally coming to Xbox this week! It arrives in the form of an online beta at first, before transitioning to a full, paid release alongside a free trial in the near-ish future. Below, you'll find all the release dates and release...
Talking Point Would You Be Interested In A New 'Multi-Subscription' Tier On Xbox?
Ubisoft Plus is becoming more appealing each month
A couple of weeks ago we asked you fine folks about EA Play - more specifically about how important it was for you as an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate perk. The majority of Pure Xbox readers made it known that EA's subscription service was rather important, and that EA Play titles are regularly engaged...
News Tomb Raider Fans Spot 'The Last Revelation' Teaser In 1-3 Remastered
Is Tomb Raider 4 coming?!
Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered only landed on Xbox last week, and fans are already discovering some interesting secrets tucked into the new collection. Specifically, TR fans have spotted what appears to be a teaser for Tomb Raider 4, or 'The Last Revelation', hidden within Tomb Raider 3 Remastered. Yep,
News Phil Spencer Tells Xbox Fan To Expect Major xCloud Feature 'This Year'
Related to playing your "owned games"
You may recall that back in mid-2022, a new Xbox Cloud Gaming feature was announced that would let you play "owned" games from your My Games & Apps library using the service - even if they weren't part of Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft has gone quiet on this e
News Crazy Taxi Reboot Will Be A 'Triple-A' Title, Says SEGA Executive
The classic franchise is going AAA
During The Game Awards 2023, SEGA finally revealed that it was working on a Crazy Taxi reboot - and the company has added a little bit more context to the title in a new interview with The Japan Times. There's not a lot here - but the new comment backs up a
News 343 Devs Pitched '20-30 Game Ideas Over 12 Years', Including New ODST Spin-Off
Ah, what could have been
Halo studio 343 Industries has been heavily focused on Infinite in recent years, as Microsoft attempted to breathe new life into the series after the bumpy ride that was Halo 5. While we very much enjoyed the team's 2021 release, it sounds like we could have seen a lot of different Halo styles in recent years if 343 and Xbox...
News Terminator 'Survival Project' Will Feature In New Nacon Games Showcase This Month
This sounds like a packed show!
Publisher and game maker Nacon has announced a new showcase for later this month - featuring some pretty big projects from its in-house and partner studios. Dubbed 'Nacon Connect' — as has become the norm for the team — this 30-minute showcase takes pace on February 29th at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT via Twitch...
News Ubisoft Brings Free Skull & Bones Dynamic Background To Xbox Series X|S
Be reminded of the high seas, right at home!
Another Xbox Series X|S dynamic background is now available! This one's for you aspiring pirates out there - Ubisoft has brought a new Skull & Bones option to the roster of animated backgrounds on Xbox consoles. The background is based on some Skull & Bones key art, with the animated aspect...
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