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News - February, 2025
Friday28th Feb 2025
News Avowed New Update Now Live For Xbox, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Visual fixes, gameplay improvements, and more
Since Avowed's launch, Obsidian has been doing its best to address player concerns with all sorts of fixes and updates. The first patch rolled out on release included a bunch of community-requested fixes and even some visual fixes and audio improvements, and now in the latest update (Patch 1.2.4) there...
Feature Three Classic 'Monolith' Games That Are Backwards Compatible On Xbox
And still worth playing in 2025!
This week, Warner Bros. closed down esteemed game studio Monolith Productions as it aims to slim down on development costs, and while this sort of news has become all too common in recent years, this particular shutdown really hurts. Monolith had been around for more than three decades, and the team produced some...
News Xbox Glitch Sees 'Dragon Ball FighterZ' Get 100% Discount
Free Play Forever
This week, Xbox included Bandai Namco fighter Dragon Ball FighterZ in its Free Play Days selection - a program that allows free access to games for a limited time each weekend. However, just like we saw last month with Alan Wake Remastered, it appears that some players are man
News Lots Of Games Are Starting Off March With 90% Discounts On Xbox
The biggest reductions on the Xbox Store right now
Looking for some cheap games on Xbox to kick off the month of March? There are lots of 90% discounts on Xbox as things stand, including plenty of great indie games and even some AAA titles - the most notable surely being Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League! It's not a bad selection at all. You...
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Drops To 'Lowest Price Ever' On Xbox For The Weekend
If you haven't bought it yet, now's the time
It's usually on a Tuesday or maybe a Thursday that Xbox unveils new batches of Xbox Store sales, but sometimes we get a few single deals sprinkled in along the way, and that's what's just happened with Red Dead Redemption 2. There's nothing surprising with Red Dead 2 going on sale - it happens all the...
News Xbox Plans April Release Dates For Two Upcoming PS5 Ports
Indy on the horizon
In recent months, Microsoft has announced PS5 versions of some of its biggest Xbox titles - but not many of them have actual release dates just yet. That's about to change though - because alongside Age of Mythology's arrival next month, Xbox is set to move two more games over in April 2025. First off, let's talk Forza Horizon...
News Xbox Co-Creator Calls VR 'Disappointing' As Sony Slashes Price Of PSVR2
"There is no killer app"
Xbox has long been reluctant to develop a proper VR headset along the lines of the PlayStation VR 2, and the original console's co-creator Seamus Blackley clearly believes it was the right decision - at least according to a new interview. Blackley has been speaking on the VideoGamer Podcast (thanks, PC Guide &
News Metroid Dread Developer Announces 'Blades Of Fire', Heading To Xbox In May 2025
"Aran de Lira, only you can forge your legend!"
Last night, the teams at MercurySteam and 505Games announced a brand-new action-adventure game called Blades of Fire, and the good news is that it'll definitely be coming to Xbox Series X and S when it launches on May 22nd. In terms of what to expect, it apparently features a "unique weapons forging...
Talking Point As Skype Shuts Its Doors, An Old Xbox Feature Retires To The History Books
The app survived for almost a decade
Well, it's the end of an era today! Microsoft has announced that Skype is officially shutting its doors in May 2025, with the focus shifting over to Microsoft Teams instead - and the company is making it as easy as possible to move over: "Over the coming days, we will roll out the ability for Skype users to...
News EA Reveals Xbox Series X|S Tech Specs For Upcoming Adventure Split Fiction
60FPS for everyone!
Ahead of the upcoming launch of Hazelight's newest game Split Fiction, EA has provided an overview of the game's tech specs - including some figures for how the game will run on Xbox Series X and S. The good news here is that both Xbox versions — all console versions, in fact — will run at 60 frames per-second. Xbox Series X...
News GEX Brings Three Retro Games To Xbox This Summer, Here's A Look
A "3-in-1" collection
3D platformers were once at the forefront of the gaming industry, and while we've had the odd resurgence like PlayStation's Astro Bot last year, many other mascots have been long-forgotten. Sometimes there are revivals though, and it seems the anthropomorphic gecko Gex will be making a return later this year in the GEX Trilogy...
Rumour Microsoft Is Apparently Still Bringing Call Of Duty 2025 To Xbox One
Last-gen lives forever
Last year's Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 still launched as a cross-gen title in the year 2024, despite developer Treyarch moving over to the series' newer engine for the very first time - and it's sounding like whatever COD 2025 turns out to be will be coming to Xbox One & PS4 as well. According to sources at CharlieIntel,...
Thursday27th Feb 2025
News Three More Shadow Drops Have Arrived On Xbox This Week, Including PC Hit 'Deadside'
There's a free trial as well
Back at the start of the week, we were treated to an Xbox Game Pass shadow drop in the form of Balatro. That was only the start though - while the rest aren't Game Pass titles, they're definitely still worth discussing here at Pure Xbox! So, three Xbox games that weren't on the calendar this week are Deadside,...
Feature Five Things We Spotted In Fable's Latest Gameplay Footage
Something to make up for the delay
This week, Xbox announced the delay of the next chapter in the Fable series, with the anticipated fantasy RPG now scheduled to arrive in 2026. To make up for this, Xbox also showed some new "pre-alpha footage" of this massive project, and we've now rounded up some of the more interesting bits - highlighting a...
News 'Terminator 2D: No Fate' Announced For Xbox, And It's Out This September
From reveal to release in 6 months
Reef Entertainment, the team behind Terminator: Resistance, has today announced that it's teaming up with developer Bitmap Bureau to make Terminator 2D: No Fate - a new two-dimensional entry in the famous sci-fi franchise. Launching for Xbox this September, Terminator 2D: No Fate brings characters and scenes from...
News Xbox Is Finishing Off February With Multiple Free Games, Trials & Demos
Including the Splitgate 2 Alpha - live now!
As you know, we're always on the lookout for the latest 'free' content to arrive on the Xbox Store, and there's actually a lot going around at the moment - a new free-to-play title along with free demos and trials, including a major free alpha! We're going to start off by lumping in the F2P title with the...
News Microsoft Announces Major GDC Presence With 'Xbox Expanding To Any Screen' In 2025
"Xbox is expanding to any screen on any device"
This year's Game Developers Conference is coming up real soon, with GDC 2025 taking place March 17-21 in San Francisco, California. As expected, Xbox is going to be present in a big way - and it sounds like Microsoft is taking the brand's new multiplatform push pretty seriously here. As part of its...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 27 - March 2)
Included with Xbox Game Pass
Xbox Free Play Days has landed! This week, Xbox fans can go hands on with three titles for free over the coming days - including Bandai Namco's ongoing fighter Dragon Ball FighterZ. Here's your full list of Free Play Days titles for the weekend ahead: Catan - Console Edition Dragon Ball FighterZ Worms W.M.D You'll...
Talking Point With Fable Now Delayed, Which Xbox First-Party Game Launches This Fall?
Microsoft has a gap to fill
Well, Microsoft delivered the news this week that its big Fable reboot has been delayed - and before this recent turn of events, the Xbox RPG was probably the team's biggest release planned for late 2025. However, even with this delay, Xbox still has some major games planned for this year including South of Midnight and...
News Xbox Is Getting A New 'Gibson Les Paul' Guitar Controller This Year
The second new guitar we've seen in recent years
It was last year that PDP officially unveiled the Riffmaster Wireless Guitar for Xbox, finally providing Rock Band and Fortnite Festival fans with a new controller on the market, and now CRKD is following suit with the Gibson Les Paul. Avail
News Eternal Strands Dev Shares Roadmap Of Content Heading To Xbox Game Pass In 2025
Including a major update in late March
It's been a month now since Eternal Strands made its highly-anticipated debut as part of Xbox Game Pass, and the developer is showing no signs of slowing down with it - we've got a brand-new roadmap of content for 2025! It all starts in March, with some serious improvements being made to areas such as...
News Xbox Highlights 10 More Titles Coming To The 'Stream Your Own Game' Service
And even more are in the works
Since Microsoft began making some non-Game Pass titles playable with Xbox Cloud Gaming, the team has been expanding the service fairly regularly - and in the latest Xbox update overview, Microsoft has announced another 10 games that will be playable soon. Unlike recent updates to the service, these aren't actually...
News Warner Bros. Working On New LEGO Game As Industry Reporter Discusses Studio Closures
Jason Schreier tells all
Earlier this week, the industry was alerted to three more studio closures - with the Warner Bros. gaming division cutting down on developers to save costs. Unfortunately, in the year 2025 this is hardly surprising news - and in the wake of the WB announcement, Bloomberg's Jason Schreier has been talking about what's going on...
Wednesday26th Feb 2025
News Here's What's Included In The Xbox February 2025 Update
It's mainly focused around Xbox Cloud Gaming
The Xbox February 2025 update has been unveiled by Microsoft this week, and it's a little different to usual - it's mainly focused around Xbox Cloud Gaming, so there's not really much here if you're just a console user alone. Nevertheless, there are some new features that you might be interested in -...
News Here's The First 'Top 10' Metacritic List Of 2025 For Xbox Series X|S
The best-reviewed games of the year so far
Every now and again, we like to check up on Metacritic and see how things are faring with the reviewers, and even though we're not even technically through two months of the year yet, we've already got our first top 10 list of 2025. So, if you're new to it all, the way Metacritic works is that it only...
News BioWare Co-Founder Recalls 'Moronic' Xbox Advice That Potentially Ruined A Franchise
"The stupidest thing ever"
Back in the days of the original Xbox, BioWare treated us to an Xbox exclusive in the form of Jade Empire, but it ended up releasing just a few months before the Xbox 360 - and that may have ultimately prevented it from getting a sequel. That's what BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk believes at least, telling the
Feature All New Xbox Games Coming Out In March 2025
Atomfall, Split Fiction, Assassin's Creed & much more!
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in March 2025! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with an March 2025 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. Once again, we've got some really cool stuff on the way as well! The likes of Split Fiction,...
News Xbox Says It's Got A 'Bunch Of Stuff' It Hasn't Even Announced Yet
The Fable delay is no biggie
Xbox has officially delayed the next chapter of Fable, and although this game has been pushed back to next year, Microsoft's gaming division has obviously still got plenty of other unannounced projects it's working on behind closed doors. In the recent 'Xbox Game Studios Update', the division's head Craig Duncan issued...
Reaction Fable's Delay Is A Shame, But The New Gameplay Footage Looks Awesome
It's going to make the wait even harder
You've probably seen the news by now - Xbox has decided to delay the upcoming Fable reboot into 2026. It's a move that doesn't come as much of a surprise to us, especially considering we'd barely seen any gameplay footage of the title until this week, and it's probably for the best considering GTA 6 is still...
News Xbox & PlayStation Owners Are Obsessed With Live Service Games Right Now
According to new US-based data
As we enter a new year during a time that's a difficult one for the games industry at large, it turns out that a certain portion of live service games are dominating the Xbox & PlayStation charts right now - at least in the United States. This is according to new data that's been shared by analysis firm Circana...
News Two Decades Later, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Is Making Its Xbox Debut
What kept you so long?
Remember November of 2004? Xbox was celebrating its third anniversary, Halo 2 was just about to blow us all away, and a game called RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 was preparing to release for PC - ultimately proving very successful. It's been 21 years, but finally, we're about to see this game on Xbox for the first time!...
News Warner Bros. Cancels Wonder Woman, Shuts Down Three Studios
Including Monolith, Player First and WB San Diego
The games industry is already facing many challenges in 2025 and Warner Bros. Games has now confirmed it's shutting down three studios including Monolith Productions, known for its work on series' like Middle-earth. This also marks the end of the developer's Wonder Woman game which has been in...
Talking Point Which Xbox Games Would You Love To See Relisted This Year?
You never know, it could happen
These days, it feels like we're always talking about games that are shutting their servers, or even getting cancelled entirely, but we're rarely talking about titles that have been relisted - unless they're receiving new versions, of course. It's not out of the realms of possibility though, especially now that Xbox...
News Balatro Quietly Joins PC Game Pass, Adds 'Xbox Play Anywhere' Support
Say goodbye to your free time
The big surprise of the Xbox Indie Showcase a couple of days ago was the shadow drop of Balatro on Xbox Game Pass, but at the time, it turned out that the game was only made available for console and cloud users. That's all changed very quietly today, as a native version of Balatro has begun showing up on the PC Game...
Tuesday25th Feb 2025
Guide Next Xbox Console: Everything We Know So Far About Microsoft's Next-Gen System
Your all-in-one guide to the console AFTER the Series X
With the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S generation now having spanned multiple years, it's time to look ahead to what the next Xbox console will deliver for us, which is expected to arrive at some point in the not too distant future. In this all-in-one guide, you'll find everything we know so...
News Five Xbox Titles Added To Microsoft's 'Stream Your Own Game' Library
Available to play on the cloud
Xbox has added another batch of titles to its 'Stream Your Own Game' library this week - with four being Xbox Game Pass titles that are about the depart the service in the coming days. The fifth and final addition to this new game streaming batch is
News Xbox Has Officially Delayed Fable Into 2026
"We are going to give Fable more time"
Talking on a fresh episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, new Xbox Game Studios head Craig Duncan has announced that Microsoft's Fable reboot has been delayed. Previously planned for a 2025 launch, Playground Games' new attempt at the Xbox fantasy RPG will now arrive in 2026. Duncan says that the pushback will...
News Xbox Discounts Loads Of AAA Titles In Special End Of February Sale
It's called the 'Hits You Can't Miss' sale
Tuesday has arrived, and it's brought a very interesting new Xbox sale with it! It's called 'ICYMI: Hits You Can't Miss', and it includes over 100 titles (many of which are AAA games) that have proved popular on the platform. There's some amazing stuff in here - Indiana Jones, Death Stranding Director's...
News 'Mecha BREAK' Dev Talks Xbox Console Exclusivity & Future Game Pass Plans
Potential Game Pass goodies
Earlier this month, we covered upcoming third-person shooter Mecha BREAK — specifically how Microsoft is helping bring the title to market — and a fresh interview with the game's developer has now dropped - bringing details of the MS partnership, a potential
News Ubisoft's Watch Dogs: Legion Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 25)
Take back London
Welcome to another Xbox Game Pass update! Today, Ubisoft's 2020 open-world adventure Watch Dogs: Legion heads to the library - as a huge AAA addition to the service. Here's a bit more about this new XGP addition, alongside a little something on why we think Watch Dogs: Legion is worth exploring on Xbox. Watch Dogs: Legion...
News Silent Hill 2 Dev's Next Konami Game Is Coming To Xbox Series X|S
Not a PS5 exclusive this time
The studio behind 2024's Silent Hill 2 remake — which isn't on Xbox yet — has announced another partnership with publisher Konami for an upcoming title, and this time the game will be coming to Xbox Series X|S. Following Konami's announcement of this project earlier today, Polish site Bankier has posted developer...
News Ex-PlayStation Boss Reckons 'Blue Prince' On Xbox Game Pass Will Be A GOTY Contender
Yoshida has spoken
We saw a whole bunch of Xbox Game Pass titles at yesterday's Xbox Indie Showcase, but one that you might have glossed over somewhat is Blue Prince - a puzzle game arriving on the service when it launches in April. The game looks cool and has received some glowing previews over the past year, and now former PlayStation Studios...
Random Xbox Fans Want Microsoft To Bring Back 'Snap Mode' On Series X And S
Discussing the beloved Xbox One feature
Every now and then, Microsoft's 'Snap Mode' feature creeps its way back into the conversation like an estranged relative at a family gathering - and this week, the Xbox community has been talking fondly about the feature on Reddit. Posting out to the online forum yesterday, user Joshrelates kicked off the...
News Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 Has Been Rated, And It's Coming To Xbox & Other Major Platforms
Singapore goes early
After a bunch of rumours, reports and official teases, it seems that Xbox & Activision are preparing to release a
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About SEGA's Two Point Museum
Out next week on Xbox
SEGA is bringing its upcoming Two Point title to Xbox next week in the form of Two Point Museum - and ahead of the team's impending launch, we've got a bunch of fresh reviews and impressions to read over here. So, we've gathered up a selection of the game's early reviews so far, complete with a quick snapshot of what each...
News Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Return Seemingly Imminent
The Birdman is back
It looks like the return of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater really is upon us. Following a skater's comments recently and then a countdown timer popping up on the official game website, Activision's social channels have now broken their silence with another teaser. It shows a picture of Tony Hawk with a bunch of other famous pro skaters,...
Monday24th Feb 2025
News Xbox Announces 11 Titles Coming To Game Pass At February's Indie Showcase
Including a massive surprise release!
Today's Xbox Indie Showcase treated us to a bunch of new reveals for upcoming Xbox Game Pass titles, including Balatro, Descenders Next, 33 Immortals - a
News 'Wizard101' Dev Explains Why Console Release Won't Include Xbox Game Pass
"Game Pass is kind of a double-edge sword"
Family-friendly MMO Wizard101 was announced for consoles back in August 2024, including Xbox One & Series X|S - and in a new chat on Discord, a member of the development team has explained why Kingisle Entertainment is skipping a Game Pass launch, at least for now. Basically, the studio behind...
Guide Xbox Indie Showcase (February 2025): Date, Start Times, And What To Expect
Update: It's happening today!
As announced right at the start of the month, Microsoft has another Xbox showcase coming up very soon (it's actually now today!), focusing on indie titles from some of the biggest developers and publishers in the scene. So, in this guide, we'll go over everything we know so far about the event - including the date,...
Roundup All The Reveals From February 2025's Xbox Indie Showcase
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch the Xbox Indie Showcase 2025 earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, which you'll find elsewhere on Pure Xbox. If you don't want to watch it all the way through, we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article. The following...
News Xbox RPG Avowed Seemingly Sold Well Despite Being In Game Pass
The dev is 'happy' with sales so far
Avowed has only been live in its standard edition form for just about a week now, but it sounds like it's doing pretty well both critically and commercially - at least in the eyes of Xbox developer Obsidian Entertainment. As part of a recent newsletter over at Bloomberg, game director Carrie Patel touched on...
News One Of 2024's Best Games Is Heading To Xbox Game Pass Today
Balatro shadow drop!
It's just been announced at today's Xbox Indie Showcase that none other than Balatro is heading to Xbox Game Pass as a shadow drop! The game will be available imminently for console (unfortunately not PC as of yet) via the service. If you haven't heard of it, Balatro is a card game that many cons
News Two Xbox Game Pass Titles Get New Release Dates At Annapurna Showcase 2025
Both coming day one!
Today's Annapurna Interactive Showcase for February 2025 included a selection of games that are launching on Xbox in the coming months - including two Xbox Game Pass titles that got brand-new release dates/windows during the show! So, down below we've gathered up those fresh Game Pass reveals - alongside a couple of other...
Live Watch The ID@Xbox February 2025 Showcase Here
Including some Game Pass reveals!
It's time for the Xbox Indie Showcase 2025! Today's show promises an array of indie reveals - and they're obviously all games that will be coming to Xbox - including some Game Pass surprises that will show up along the way. "Get ready to see trailers, gameplay, and reveals from indie studios including Raw Fury,...
News Microsoft CEO: Xbox's New AI Model Is A 'Wow' Moment, But Great Games Must Be The Focus
"It's kind of like the CGI moment for gaming long-term"
Last week, we were introduced to a new generative AI model called "Muse" - something that Xbox is using to try and assist game creators in building new titles, and even potentially make things easier to preserve them in the future. An example was shown at the time based around Bleeding Edge -...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds
Out on Xbox this week!
Capcom's absolutely massive Monster Hunter franchise returns to Xbox this week with Monster Hunter Wilds - and reviews are now circulating online for the upcoming co-op action game. Those reviews include a Pure Xbox write-up - which we'll summarise down below alongside a selection of other critics' opinions. Without further...
News Dave Bautista Wants Fans To 'Start A Petition' For Gears Of War On Netflix
"Come on, Netflix. Get it together."
We've heard before how the movie star (and former WWE star) Dave Bautista would be really keen to feature in a Gears of War film or TV project, and now he's calling on fans to "start an online thing" and find a way to make it happen. Speaking to ComicBook recently, Bautista explained that he's been trying to...
Poll How Would You Grade The February 2025 Xbox Indie Showcase?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Xbox Indie Showcase for February 2025! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided an extensive recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade would you...
Saturday22nd Feb 2025
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 24-28)
Monster Hunter, PGA 2K25 & much more!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for February 24-28! We've got a couple of big releases on the way in the form of Monster Hunter Wilds and PGA Tour 2K25, while Watch Dogs: Legion is making its
News Microsoft Rewards Appears To Be Increasing Its Prices For Xbox Game Pass
Members are getting emails about it
If you're an avid Microsoft Rewards user, you've probably come across the "auto redeem" feature for Xbox and PC Game Pass at some point - a useful method for keeping your membership active without spending much (or anything at all!). Unfortunately though, some Microsoft Rewards members have been receiving emails...
Rumour Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 Remaster To Shadow Drop At Xbox Games Showcase 2025
Update: The official game website is teasing something...
[Original: Feb 18th, 3:43pm] We've been desperate to get our hands on a new Tony Hawk game ever since the incredible Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 arrived back in 2020, and it sounds like we could be getting something from Xbox and Activision in the near future! This is according to an...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 22-23)
Some Avowed for the weekend?
Welcome to the weekend! We're sure Avowed will be dominating many Xbox owners' free time over the next couple of days, but don't forget about the Xbox Free Play Days titles as well, along with the usual batch of great Xbox Store deals! Here's what we're playing this weekend: Fraser Gilbert, Editor: I'll be honest and...
Friday21st Feb 2025
Feature One Of The Most Impressive Open Worlds Of This Generation Hits Xbox Game Pass Next Week
Time to soak it all in
This week, Microsoft revealed a rather slim Xbox Game Pass update containing just three additions to the library - which is understandable given that we're set to get more reveals during an Indie Showcase next week. However, despite slim pickings until that event goes ahead, one title in this latest batch contains one of the...
News Bethesda's Last Wolfenstein Game Is Now Free To Claim On Xbox With Prime Gaming
Grab the Xbox Play Anywhere title now!
Earlier this month, we informed you all that an Xbox Play Anywhere title was coming to Amazon Prime Gaming in February - and that game is now completely free to claim on the service. Bethesda's first co-operative take on Wolfenstein launched back in 2019, and is playable across Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S...
News January Hardware Sales The Worst Since 2020 In The US As Xbox Consoles Decline By 50%
Are we ready for new hardware?
Today, analyst firm Circana (formerly NPD), has revealed some interesting facts & figures about how the gaming industry is performing at the start of 2025 - and while earlier news about software sales was positive for Microsoft, a look at recent hardware sales proves a lot tougher. Now, to be clear, the entire...
Poll What Do You Think Of Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader On Xbox Game Pass?
Impressed or disappointed so far?
The big Xbox Game Pass release of this week has undoubtedly been Avowed, which means something like Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader has sadly gone under the radar a bit - but that certainly doesn't mean it's not worth playing! In fact, this "classical RPG" received some pretty impressive reviews back at launch in...
Talking Point Are You Happy With The Current Xbox UI As It Stands In 2025?
We'd like to see a few tweaks
As has been the case in recent Xbox generations, Microsoft has continued to tweak the Xbox Series X|S user interface over the console's life cycle so far - resulting in the current Xbox dashboard we have in the year 2025. The question is, are you happy with the Xbox UI right now? A new social media post from Xbox...
News Xbox Sales Charts Dominated By EA & Microsoft In The US To Kick Off 2025
An interesting start to the year
Today, analyst firm Circana (formerly NPD), has revealed some interesting facts & figures about how the gaming industry is performing at the start of 2025 - and we thought Xbox's game sales chart for last month was quite interesting to look at. The top 10 best-selling games on Xbox last month were all published...
News Split Fiction's Free 'Friend's Pass' Is Even More Generous Than Past Hazelight Games
New Friend's Pass details surface
Hazelight Studios returns to the limelight in March with its next big release, Split Fiction, and the team is making it even easier to hook up with friends and play together this time around. Not only does the 'Friend's Pass' return — allowing you and a buddy to play with one copy of the game — but with Split...
News Private Division's Lord Of The Rings Game Has Been Delayed On Xbox
The team needs a few more months
The team behind Tales of the Shire: A Lord of The Rings Game has announced that the LOTR title needs another delay to be properly ready for launch. Previously planned to arrive next month, Tales of the Shire is now set to release for Xbox Series X|S on July 29th, 2025. Developer Wētā Workshop took to social media...
Thursday20th Feb 2025
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 20)
Jump into two big XGP additions
Welcome to your latest February 2025 update for Xbox Game Pass! Today, two titles are entering the library - including an EA Play addition in the form of Codemasters' latest F1 title. Here's a little more on what to expect from today's two new Xbox Game Pass additions: F1 24 (Console, PC, Clou
News Microsoft CEO Commits To Producing 'Great Quality Games' As Xbox Expands
"We've got to produce great quality games"
Following up on yesterday's announcement of Muse AI, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been talking about Xbox's commitment to gaming in a new episode of the Dwarkesh Podcast - noting that the team has to produce "great quality games" to be successful in this field. Basically, the discussion about...
News How Microsoft Managed Xbox Brand 'Is Not My F**king Fault', Says OG Xbox Creator
Xbox dev has his say on Microsoft's messaging
In a new chat with Seamus Blackley over at VideoGamer, the outspoken OG Xbox creator has touched on Microsoft's messaging around producing the most powerful console hardware - and how his take on Xbox would have been quite different had he stayed with the company. This discussion about Xbox hardware...
News Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Update 3 Now Live On Xbox
Here are all the Xbox fixes
Bethesda and MachineGames have released Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Update 3 - and the patch contains plenty of new features and bug fixes across all platforms. Those new features are primarily for PC players, focusing on frame generation and high-end ray tracing features like path tracing on AMD hardware - which...
News Kingdom Come Deliverance 2's First Xbox Update Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Hotfix 1.1.2 is here
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 took the world by storm earlier this month - bringing in pretty fantastic review scores across the board and delivering a huge sales milestone for Warhorse Studios in just 24 hours. Well, the team has been keeping a close eye on things since, and the game's first hotfix has been released.
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 20-23)
Included with Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft's Free Play Days program is now live on Xbox for the coming weekend, and we have an interesting title leading the charge this week. That headliner is Amazon Games' New World: Aeternum, which is playable alongside two other Xbox titles. Here's your full Free Play Days selection for this week: Dragon Ball...
Reaction With GTA 5 Getting A New PC Upgrade, We Hope Red Dead On Xbox Is Next
We NEED it, Rockstar!
In typically-random Rockstar fashion, the team today announced an upgrade for GTA 5 on PC - bringing the game's recent Xbox Series X|S enhancements to that version of the game. Glossing over the fact this is free while we had to p
News Black Ops 6 Season 2 Reloaded Goes Live On Xbox Game Pass With A Huge TMNT Crossover
Ninjas unite
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has just gotten another free content drop via its Season 02 Reloaded update - and the big theme here is a massive crossover with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This isn't just a set of purchasable skins for the Game Pass title either (although those will be available) - COD's TMNT crossover features...
News Xbox Game Pass Hit 'Palworld' Celebrates First Anniversary
A new update has also gone live
This week marks the first anniversary of the monster-catching game Palworld and the developer Pocketpair has provided a player update. After a successful launch on Xbox Game Pass, followed by releases on various other platforms, the game has now surpassed 32 million players. Of course, it's still sorting out some...
Wednesday19th Feb 2025
Feature 20 Of The Best Backwards Compatible Games You Can Play On Xbox
An essential list for Xbox backwards compatibility
Microsoft's backwards compatibility program is one of the best features available for modern Xbox consoles, with an array of original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles easily playable on modern Xbox hardware. That program includes hundreds of Xbox 360 titles — including some real classics spread across...
Poll Xbox Fans, What Review Score Would You Give Avowed So Far?
Is it living up to your expectations?
So, Obsidian's brand-new RPG Avowed is now available in its standard edition form - including via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate where we'd assume most of you fine folks will be accessing the title. In that case, more of you will have had a chance to play this new Xbox first-party release now - so, we want to know what...
News Avowed Launch Update Now Live For Xbox, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Improved shadow quality for XSX and more!
In case you somehow missed it, Obisdian's new RPG Avowed is now available. As part of this, a new launch patch has been rolled out. This patch includes a bunch of community-requested fixes, addressing missing NPCs, comes with all sorts of fixes for quests, resolves some crashes and other major issues, and...
News Xbox Is 'Exploring' AI To Make Its Older Games Playable On Modern Hardware
"Introducing Muse"
Microsoft has today announced 'Muse AI', a new artificial intelligence program that it thinks "could radically change how we preserve and experience classic games in the future". Muse is a work-in-progress over at the Xbox owner, and it sounds like it could have big implications for the future of gaming. What we're interested in...
News Former PlayStation Exec Says Xbox's New Strategy Is 'Natural' For Microsoft
"It’s pretty straightforward"
Since leaving PlayStation in recent months, industry legend Shuhei Yoshida has had plenty to say about his time working in gaming - and fresh comments this week touch on Microsoft and the company's new strategy with Xbox. Speaking with Last Stand Media, Yoshida covered plenty of topics while guesting on a new podcast...
News Xbox Exec Thanks Fans For Helping Avowed Go Number 1 On Steam
It's a top seller in multiple regions
Avowed is finally available outside of early access this week, and as a result of the game's standard edition becoming available to purchase, the Xbox RPG has rocketed up the charts on PC platform Steam. At the time of writing, the Obsidian title is number one in Steam's US sales charts - and here in the UK...
News Marvel Rivals Publisher Confirms Mass US Layoffs In New Company Statement
A tough one to read
Following developer accounts of layoffs at the Marvel Rivals studio, publisher NetEase has today confirmed those job losses, while providing some clarity on the situation in a new company statement (thanks, PC Gamer). In that statement, Chinese game maker NetEase formally announced that a Seattle-based studio that helpe
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Won't See Another Delay From Ubisoft, Says Report
The team is "confident" in its release
At this point, Assassin's Creed Shadows has been delayed multiple times and often quite close to the planned launch date - but the game is reportedly "pretty much done" and will not see another delay. This information is coming from Insider Gaming, which exclusively reports that Ubisoft is "confident" of its...
Tuesday18th Feb 2025
News Xbox Is Running A Strange Buy One, Get Two Free Sale Right Now
There's a few OK deals to be had
Alongside Xbox's usual set of weekly deals, which we've covered and highlighted our top picks from already, Microsoft is running another 'Buy One, Get Two Free' promotion right now - and this one includes a strange selection of games. <related ids="178353"> We'll be honest, most of the offers in this...
News Nine Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Late February 2025
Including this awesome Team NINJA release from 2023
The next games set to leave Xbox Game Pass in February 2025 have been revealed today, and there are eight of them in all - including some fan favourites such as Maneater, Warhammer 40K: Boltgun and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. Six of the eight have been dated for the end of the month (February 28th),...
News These Three Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (February 20-25)
Your latest roundup of new titles
Beyond Avowed's addition to Xbox Game Pass today, it's been looking pretty quiet for the rest of the month - but Microsoft has just added a batch of new titles to the XGP lineup. While today's refresh only contains three games, Microsoft has also announced that "even more Game Pass announcements" will be revealed...
Deals Our Top 10 Picks From This Week's New Xbox Sales (February 18-25)
We're loving the new Plaion Publisher Sale!
It's Tuesday, so that means we've got some new sales on the Xbox Store! In addition to the ongoing Anime Month Sale, which has recently refreshed its lineup, there's also a new Plaion Publisher Sale along with the usual Xbox Game Pass exclusive discounts. It's the Plaion Publisher Sale that's definitely...
News Avowed Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 18)
A massive Xbox RPG hits the library
Today we have a major Xbox Game Pass update for you all! After years of anticipation, Obsidian's Avowed hits the library later today - playable for all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members thanks to Microsoft's acquisition of the studio. We're sure that most of you have seen plenty of online chatter about this game...
News Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Tape 1 goes live today on Xbox
Today's the day for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, which is a brand-new narrative adventure from the team behind Life is Strange (Don't Nod), and it's being released in two separate parts - 'Tape 1' is today, while 'Tape 2' arrives on April 15th. It's just 'Tape 1' that the reviewers have been checking out so far,...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii
Ahead of its Xbox launch this week
Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii hits Xbox consoles later this week on February 20th, meaning reviews for this upcoming SEGA spin-off are starting to hit the web as we speak. Here at Pure Xbox, we've managed to throw together an early 'hands on' feature for this one, but plenty of full scored reviews are now...
Caution's nothing without charisma
You know, ask any of my mates, and they'll tell you that back in whatever year it was that Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag released, I was constantly telling them, "this is great, yeah, but what it really needs is cheesy karaoke rhythm games, customisable mopeds, Japanese gangsters and 200% more sequins. Oh and a...
Talking Point Five Years On, Would You Want To See A Gears Tactics 2?
It's really been that long!
Pure Xbox had only just relaunched when Gears Tactics made its debut on PC back in April 2020 - it's been (nearly) five long years since then, and we still haven't seen a new Gears game since... although E-Day seemingly isn't far away. The Coalition's focus is obviously on that mainline origin story right now, but is a...
Random Elder Scrolls 6 Giving 'Lucky Fan' The Chance To Create An NPC
As part of a silent auction for charity
There's still no release date for The Elder Scrolls VI, but it seems Bethesda is ever so slowly turning more attention to this anticipated project. This week it's announced a new promotion - where it's offering "one lucky winner" the chance to create an NPC for the next major entry in the series that will...
Monday17th Feb 2025
News Here's A Look At The Updated Xbox Studios Roadmap For 2025 & Beyond
An incredible first-party year ahead
With all the drama and debate that's gone on in regards to Xbox's multiplatform push lately, it's easy to forget that the first-party portfolio for 2025 is arguably looking better than ever - and it's already got off to a great start in recent weeks! So, following the awesome Xbox Developer Direct back in...
Guide Avowed: Release Date, Release Times, Early Access Details For Xbox & PC
It's almost time for Xbox Game Pass members!
Avowed is the first Xbox first-party game of 2025, and we're kicking things off in a big way! This is an epic fantasy RPG from the geniuses at Obsidian, evidenced by our "Great" 8/10 review that we published here at Pure Xbox recently. As is often the case with Xbox first-party titles, we're getting both...
News Xbox Cloud Gaming Adds Three More 'Owned' Titles To Streaming Library
Including a very recent release
At the tail end of last year, Microsoft finally starting rolling out cloud gaming functionality to titles outside of the Xbox Game Pass library, and that's expanding again this week with three more additions. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can now permanently stream three more titles, including last week's
News Phil Spencer Says Xbox Is Done Trying To Convince PS5 & Switch Players To Move Over
"I’m not trying to move them all over"
Over the weekend, a fresh Phil Spencer interview dropped where the Xbox boss talked lots about the future of Microsoft's gaming business - including what's next for the team and its desire to release games wherever players want to play. When asked about 'becoming SEGA' and effectively going third-party, Phil...
News MachineGames Is 'Working On Some Pretty Cool Things' After Indiana Jones And The Great Circle
"Join us in this next chapter of ours!"
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle bookended Microsoft's 2024 for big game releases, and it sounds like Bethesda developer MachineGames is already hard at work on the next thing over at Xbox HQ. In a new LinkedIn post from MachineGames' Nicole Åkerlid, the Swedish studio is said to be "working on some pretty...
Talking Point If GTA 6 Releases This Year, What Does Xbox Do With Fable?
Delay it? Go at the same time?!
Today, we've been putting a spotlight on the incredible 2025 roadmap for Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, Activision and others, and while there are loads of amazing releases on the way, Fable is one that absolutely stands out at first glance. It was all the way back in July of 2020 that Playground Games' new Fable...
Guide Avowed: All Totem & Totem Fragment Locations
Totes helpful
Have a look around any of your Party Camps in Avowed, and you'll find a Totem Shrine. The Totem Shrine is where you'll place the game's Totem Fragment collectibles, in order to make use of the various buffs they provide. Totem Fragments have some of the best perks in Avowed, so it's well worth making sure to nab all the fragments as...
News N64 Classic 'Glover' Is Officially Making Its Way To Xbox Next Week
"It's time for an adventure like no other!"
It was announced all the way back in 2022 that the Nintendo 64 cult classic Glover would be heading to Xbox at some point in the future, and it's now been confirmed that the release date (finally) is February 27th, 2025! Based on what's shown off in the trailer above, it doesn't appear that QUByte...
News Xbox's New Strategy Is 'Right' For The Business And Needs To Be Embraced, Says Former Exec
"Play on what you enjoy playing on"
Former Blizzard president and Xbox exec Mike Ybarra has been weighing in on the brand's new multiplatform strategy over the past few days, advising in a string of social media comments that he feels it's ultimately the right move. Ybarra acknowledged that Xbox has taken a while to be clear on the strategy, but...
News Xbox Will Be 'Honest & Transparent' About Platforms In Future Showcases, Says Phil Spencer
"I just want to be transparent with people"
So far, Xbox's move towards putting games out on other platforms has felt hesitant at times, but that should change in future - according to Microsoft Gaming's CEO. In a recent interview with Phil Spencer himself, the Xbox boss mentioned that Team Green will be "honest and transparent" about the platforms...
News After 27 Years, 'Fantasy Life' Developer Prepares To Publish First Ever Xbox Game
"Enjoy a carefree life in a fantasy world"
It's crazy to think that the developer behind Fantasy Life, Yo-kai Watch, Inazuma Eleven, Professor Layton, and even the likes of Ni No Kuni and Dragon Quest VIII has never published a game on Xbox before, but it's been true until now! Yes, even though Level-5 has had its games published by other companies...
Saturday15th Feb 2025
News Just One Game Is Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In March 2025 So Far
An early look at what's ahead
It's always around this time of the month that we look ahead at what's coming to Xbox Game Pass next month, but it's become a trend so far in 2025 that everything seems to be getting dated at the last minute - which makes this difficult! As things stand, there's just one game confirmed for Xbox Game Pass in March 2025...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 17-21)
Another big week ahead, especially for Game Pass!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for February 17-21! The highlight for many over the next few days will undoubtedly be the Xbox Game Pass release of Avowed, but there's plenty of other good stuff on the way - including the highly-anticipated Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii and Don't Nod's
Talking Point When Did You First Get Introduced To The World Of Xbox?
Was back in 2001, or much later than that?
It's scary to think that we've now just entered the 24th year of Xbox's existence, but it's true - the original console first launched all the way back in November of 2001. It won't be long until it's been around for a quarter of a century! Everyone's got a different starting point though, of course. Some...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 15-16)
Did you pick up Avowed's early access?
The weekend begins! In addition to Avowed's early access release which is already live, there's plenty to discover on Xbox right now including a bunch of Free Play Days titles, loads of great deals, and a new
Friday14th Feb 2025
News 'Tides Of Annihilation' Accidentally Goes Live On Xbox Without A Release Date
Hold your horses, Microsoft
There were loads of highlights from an Xbox perspective at the PlayStation State of Play event the other day, and one of them was Tides of Annihilation - an upcoming fantasy action-adventure game that looked stunning in its trailer. Well, a bunch of Xbox fans thought Christmas had come early today when Tides of...
News Xbox Reporter Says Series X|S Successor Has Been 'Fully Approved' By Microsoft
"Now moved past its early pitch stages"
Roughly a year ago, Xbox president Sarah Bond suggested that Microsoft was building an all-powerful next-gen console, and it's now reported that the project has been fully greenlit and approved by the company in recent times. That's coming from
News Xbox's Avowed Is 'One Of The Best' Unreal Engine 5 Games So Far, Says Digital Foundry
"Avowed surprised me"
Yesterday, we covered an early look at how new Xbox title Avowed is running on both Series X and S - having been surprised by the inclusion of a 40FPS mode on Xbox Series S. Now though, the tech experts over at Digital Foundry have dug a little deeper - and they're claiming that
Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered
Out now on Xbox!
Another three old school Tomb Raider titles land on Xbox today for the very first time - with The Last Revelation, Chronicles and The Angel of Darkness making up the new Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered collection from Aspyr and Crystal Dynamics. As you may have seen, we delivered our Pure Xbox verdict earlier today - noting that these...
News Two More Free Demos Have Arrived On Xbox For The Weekend
Including the next Lost in Random game!
What's going on with the free demos on Xbox at the moment? We've seen some great ones recently — PGA Tour 2K25, Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, The First Berserker: Khazan — and now we've got two more for the weekend! <related ids="178153"> The first of today's batch is the next game in the
A welcome revelation
A year ago to the day, Crystal Dynamics and Aspyr launched what felt like a bit of a no-brainer in Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered - a modern Xbox collection containing some of gaming's most iconic adventures. One year later, they've returned with the next phase of the Lara Croft saga, and whilst Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered doesn't...
Guide Xbox Game Pass Perks: Everything You Can Claim In February 2025
Including all EA Play Member Rewards
The Xbox Game Pass Perks program has continued to add a bunch of freebies for Game Pass Ultimate members throughout February 2025 already, including for the likes of Minecraft, Apex Legends and many other popular titles! So, just like we did last month, we're picking out every single Perk you can claim right now...
Reminder Seven Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass This Weekend (February 15)
You've got just under 48 hours left to enjoy them
As we get ready for yet another weekend in the world of Xbox, we've unfortunately got to remind you about seven games that are leaving Xbox Game Pass this Saturday, one of which is particularly notable in the form of Tales of Arise. You've got just under 48 hours left if you want to try any of these...
Guide Avowed: Dawnshore - All Pagrun Cache, Ancient Memory, Strangled Adra & Party Camp Locations
I beg your Pagrun
Dawnshore is the very first location in Obsidian's superb Avowed and, in order to get you started on the right foot, we've put together this quick guide to all of its most important collectibles and where exactly to find them. We also have collectibles guides to all the other locations in Avowed on the way, including Emerald...
News Xbox Studio Obsidian Says 'Not Trying To Grow Aggressively' Will Keep It Going For Decades
It hopes to stick around for 100(!) years
Obsidian Entertainment is in and amongst the headlines right now for its stellar work on Avowed, but it isn't stopping there. The Xbox studio plans to be around for 100 years or more, by sticking to what it knows and staying true to itself. In a new talk at DICE 2025 (thanks, PC Gamer), Obsidia
News Xbox Game Pass Hit Indiana Jones Scoops Up Multiple DICE Awards
An "outstanding achievement"
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was one of the major Xbox releases of last year, and while it missed out on certain end-of-year award shows in 2024, it has made the shortlist for multiple events taking place in early 2025. This includes the DICE Awards - with the action-adventure Game Pass title by MachineGames...
Up ye go, Dorothy
Emerald Stair is the second location in Obsidian's superb Avowed and, in order to keep you right, we've put together this quick guide to all of its most important collectibles and where exactly to find them. We also have collectibles guides to all the other locations in Avowed on the way, including Dawnshore, Scattersharp,...
Thursday13th Feb 2025
The hottest picks for RPG action on Xbox consoles in 2025
What are the best Xbox RPG games you can play in 2025? 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 absolutely...
Xbox console exclusive games you can enjoy in 2025
What are the best Xbox exclusives you can play in 2025? 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 available via Xbox...
News Two Games Announced For Xbox Game Pass Following PlayStation's State Of Play Event
Both arriving this year!
It's not usually the case that we get games announced for Xbox Game Pass as a result of a PlayStation State of Play event, but it happened last night - just after the show, two titles were revealed to be heading to Xbox's service. The first of these is the survival crafting game Abiotic Factor, which has an "Overwhelmin
News Two Xbox Game Pass Titles Have Received Significant Delays This Week
One's been pushed back all the way to 2026
We're often updating you fine folks on what's coming to Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service in the near future, but every now and then we have to deliver some not-so-great news about the Game Pass library - and this week we've been slapped with two huge XGP-related delays. Yep, in the last few days, both...
So, Eora into action RPGs?
Have we ever told you how much we love The Outer Worlds? There was a little pushback when it launched; some folk thought it was too short, too lightweight and wishy-washy, but we loved everything about it. Obsidian seemed to actively decide to remove itself from what felt like bit of a race circa 2019, to make the most...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 13-16)
Included with Xbox Game Pass
Xbox Free Play Days has been revealed for this week, and we're looking at four additions to the program for the coming weekend. Pictured above, Dying Light is a big one this time around - with two 2024 releases also being notable inclusions this week. Here's your full Xbox Free Play Days selection: Dying Light EA...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From February 2025's State Of Play
Don't worry, they're not all PS5 exclusives!
Today's PlayStation State of Play event for February 2025 included a bunch of games that are also coming to Xbox, including the likes of Sonic Racing: Crossworlds, Borderlands 4, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance and a whole lot more! If any other games get Xbox confirmations in the near future, we'll update...
News Avowed Review Roundup: Here's What The Critics Think So Far
How has Obsidian's new RPG fared?
The Avowed reviews have landed! Xbox's huge first-party release arrives in early access form today, so a whole bunch of critics have been sharing their impressions of the full game - the majority of which have been very positive! Below, we've gathered up some of these early reviews to give you an idea of what to...
News Stalker 2 Patch 1.2 Marks First Major Update Of 2025 For Xbox Game Pass FPS
An absolute shed load of fixes & changes
Ukrainian developer GSC Game World has today announced its latest update for Stalker 2 - Patch 1.2. The team's new and absolutely massive update is now live on Xbox & PC, including on Game Pass, and it contains more than 1,700 fixes across lots of different areas of the game. The title's 'A-Life 2.0'...
News Avowed Performance Modes Tested, Including 40FPS Option On Xbox Series S
Here's a quick look at how the game is shaping up
Avowed launches in early access later today, and while developer Obsidian has detailed how Xbox Series X should perform, it hasn't really showcased that in gameplay - or given us proper details on the Xbox Series S version. Well, we've now got a bunch of early gameplay rolling in from both machines,...
Talking Point Avowed Premium Owners, What Are Your First Impressions?
A chance to share your initial feedback on the game
Avowed is officially out now! Well, if you're willing to fork over a bit of money for it at least - it's available in early access form for both Premium Edition and Premium Upgrade owners ahead of its full release on February 18th. With that in mind, we wanted to provide a platform for the Pure...
News Koei Tecmo Shadow Drops New 'Warriors' Roguelite On Xbox
Available today!
Sony's 'State of Play' broadcast was loaded with all sorts of announcements and one of the many related to Xbox was the announcement of Warriors: Abyss by Koei Tecmo and Omega Force. This is a brand-new "roguelite hack 'n' slash action game" in the Warriors series and it's available now for Xbox Series X|S. Here's a bit about it...
News Xbox Gets Its Biggest Free Demo Of The Year So Far, Available Today
Yes, it's Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii!
Anyone for another free Xbox demo? Well, that's to SEGA, that's exactly what we're getting today in the form of a free demo for Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, which is officially available as of 7am PT / 10am ET / 3pm GMT. This demo of the pirate adventure will allow you to "freely explore...
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Confirms SEGA Characters, Extreme Gear, And Much More
Racing onto Xbox "soon"
SEGA has officially shared a full reveal of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, which is "coming soon" to Xbox Series X|S. It's been confirmed this entry will feature the "largest roster" ever in a Sonic Racing game, with characters from "SEGA Universes" also joining the race. Apart from this, you'll be racing in vehicles across...
News Kingdom Two Crowns Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 13)
A returning favourite
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, Kingdom Two Crowns returns to the library - having previously been an XGP title as well as a Games with Gold freebie back in 2021. If you missed it either of those times, Two Crowns is now back on Game Pass, and here's what you can expect from this entry in the award-winning
Wednesday12th Feb 2025
News Halo TV Series Shows Up On Netflix, Fans Divided Over Potential Third Season
It surely won't happen... will it?
It was back in July of last year that the Halo TV show was officially cancelled by Paramount+ after two seasons, and we've heard nothing about it since then - until it was spotted this week as suddenly coming to Netflix in the UK! Yes, if you're a Netflix owner in the region, you'll notice that both seasons are...
Poll What Kind Of Review Scores Are You Predicting For Avowed?
Where will the Metacritic average land?
Avowed's early access launch is right around the corner at the time of writing (be sure to check out our full Avowed release times guide for all the details you need), and that means the reviews are also set to drop in the very near future. Before we get to that point though, let's do a little prediction...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Is Reportedly On Its Way To Xbox Game Pass
NOT the 2022 version
Today, we're seeing fresh reports of another Call of Duty title heading to Xbox Game Pass, although we're not sure of the exact nature of this drop right now. First mentioned by XboxEra and then corroborated by
Feature 10 Xbox Indie Games To Look Out For In February 2025
None of which you may have heard of!
The sheer number of Xbox indie games we're getting these days is ridiculous - those folks over at ID@Xbox at working their magic right now! Just looking at February 2025's new releases lineup alone, we've got at least 30 heading our way throughout the month, and probably more like 50 by the time we get to...
News Neowiz Announces 'Overture' Expansion For Xbox Game Pass Hit Lies Of P
An upcoming prequel
A prequel expansion to 2023 Xbox Game Pass hit Lies of P has been announced at Sony's State of Play this evening. Lies of P: Overture, as it's known, "takes you back in time to uncover the hidden stories of Krat" - and it's set to launch in Summer 2025. Combined with the base g
News Remedy Talks Upcoming Projects As Alan Wake 2 Finally Makes A Profit
Alice, we got the paycheck
Finnish game maker Remedy has been addressing investors in a new financial call this week, and the fresh fiscal report provides some nice updates on Control 2, the team's Max Payne re
News Ninja Gaiden 2 Black Adds Multiple New Features In Latest Xbox Update
Here are the full patch notes
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black was the shadow drop of the Xbox Developer Direct showcase back in January, and it's continued to improve since its release with a few new updates - including one this week that adds multiple new features. Most notably, the game now includes a New Game Plus option along with a Photo Mode. There are...
Talking Point Next Month, This Gorgeous Xbox-Published Platformer Will Be Five Years Old
Where does the time go?!
Some of Xbox's indie partnerships have been pretty fantastic in recent years, especially when it comes to bringing some of the space's most enticing titles to Xbox Game Pass. However, it was an actual Xbox-published series that's perhaps highlighted this best over the last decade or so - and the most-recent game in that...
News EA Missed Out On Buying Blizzard & Some Big Activision Franchises, Says Former CCO
"EA saw all those first and passed"
Activision Blizzard has some absolutely massive game series' under its belt these days such as Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, but they weren't always guaranteed to be ABK franchises. Speaking in a new interview on the Grit podcast, former Electronic Arts CCO Bing Gordon claimed that EA passed on some huge...
News One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 'Next Gen' Xbox Version Announced
New DLC is also on the horizon
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 made its debut in 2020 and now to celebrate four million sales it's getting a "next gen" upgrade. This "ultimate version" will be coming to Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 and will include "every DLC character". As part of this announcement, Bandai Namco has also confirmed new DLC for...
News Elden Ring Nightreign Continues The Saga On Xbox This May
The new spin-off has a release date!
Ahead of an upcoming network test hosted by FromSoftware, the Japanese developer has announced its release date for Elden Ring Nightreign. The multiplayer spin-off to 2022 mega-hit Elden Ring comes to Xbox on May 30th, with pre-orders now live for the upcoming title. Nightreign is another cross-gen release from...
Tuesday11th Feb 2025
News 'Delta Force' Unveils Campaign Release Date, Xbox Version Set To Launch Soon
"Step into the boots of an elite Delta Force operator"
It was announced back in 2023 that Delta Force: Hawk Ops would be making its way to Xbox at some point, but it first launched last year on PC to decent impressions - and now it's also about to get a single-player campaign. Known as Black Hawk Down, this portion of the game will require payment...
News Microsoft Is Assisting Development On Xbox Console Launch Exclusive 'Mecha BREAK'
Coming Spring 2025
Shortly after the Xbox Games Showcase last summer, Microsoft announced that third-person shooter Mecha BREAK was coming to Xbox consoles in 2025 - and now the development team has narrowed down a release window, with the help of Team Xbox. Chinese developer Amazing Seasun Games has announced that Mecha BREAK is coming to Xbox...
News Xbox Adds Four More Titles To 'Stream Your Own Game' Service
Cloud gaming on XGP
At the tail end of last year, Microsoft finally starting rolling out cloud gaming functionality to titles outside of the Xbox Game Pass library, and that's expanding again this week with four additions. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can now permanently stream the likes of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and Return to Grace...
News Avowed Xbox Preload Now Live Ahead Of Game Pass Release
Get locked and loaded for next week!
We're fast approaching the Xbox Game Pass launch for Avowed, and about a week out from that release, the Obsidian team has set preloads live for its upcoming RPG on Xbox and PC. Heading to Game Pass on February 18, Avowed is now available to download - coming in at roughly 74.8GB on Xbox Series X. Over on PC,...
Roundup The Early Previews Are In For Xbox's South Of Midnight
A compelling Southern adventure
Roughly two months out from its Xbox Game Pass launch, Compulsion Games' South of Midnight has been in the hands of critics for some early playtime this week - and a bunch of written and video previews have now dropped. So, we're going to gather some early impressions below for you to take a look at! We'll also use...
News Xbox Praised For Putting 'Lots Of Effort' Into Store Curation Compared To Sony & Nintendo
"They have pretty high standards"
Over the last couple of console generations, digital storefronts have become a lot more open, operating a more freeform approach to game listings akin to something like Steam. This, in turn, has resulted in quite a bit more 'shovelware' appearing on console storefronts - and a new report from IGN looks into this...
Preview South Of Midnight Preview (Xbox) - A Compulsion We're Desperate To Indulge
Just can't get enough
After more than six years in the shadows, Compulsion Games is back with its first Xbox-published title since being acquired by Microsoft - and after a few hours getting stuck into its bayou-flavoured world, South of Midnight is quickly becoming a compulsion we're dying to further indulge. Our 'hands on' preview for the title...
Guide All Xbox Games With Mod Support
A list of games with mods for Xbox consoles
The idea of using mods in Xbox games has become more commonplace in recent years, and although the vast majority of console titles still don't support mods in any fashion, there are a decent number that you'll find if you look for them. That's what we've been doing - scouring the internet for details on...
Poll What Score Would You Give Sniper Elite: Resistance On Xbox Game Pass?
Has it impressed you so far?
Well, it's been a couple of weeks now since Sniper Elite: Resistance made its day one arrival on Xbox Game Pass alongside a whole bunch of other exciting brand-new releases, so we're keen to see what you think of it! You already know what we think - the Pure Xbox review of Sniper Elite: Resistance gave the game a...
Deals Our Top 10 Picks From This Week's New Xbox Sales (February 11-18)
Three big sales have been added this week
Tuesday has arrived once more, which means new sales on the Xbox Store - three of them, to be exact! The highlight is arguably a new Publisher Spotlight sale featuring a bunch of companies from Activision to Team17, while there's also a bargain-filled ID@Xbox Multiplayer Madness sale and the usual set of...
Random Xbox Fan Shares Clip Of Microsoft's Console Factory Line From 2006
We miss you, Xbox 360
Look, we're not out here to ruin anyone's day or anything, but the Xbox 360 is officially 20 years old this year. You read that right, November 2025 marks two whole decades since Microsoft's seminal Xbox console first launched - which is a bit of a scary thought, if we're honest. However, we do have lots of nostalgia for that...
Monday10th Feb 2025
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In February 2025
The latest confirmed (and rumoured) reveals
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in February 2025? 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 February, as...
News Avowed's Full Performance Mode Options Detailed For Xbox Series X
Lots of ways to go at it
In the run up to Avowed launching on Xbox Game Pass, we're hearing more about the shape of the game following its 2024 delay - and it sounds like Xbox Series X users will have plenty of performance options on day one. After finding out the game can at least run "up to 60FPS", a new
News Xbox Series S 'Greatly Helped' With Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Development
"It's the weakest of the four"
For the past week or so, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 has been the talk of the town, and rightly so - this new Xbox RPG managed a smashing 9/10 rating here at PX towers last week. All in all, the game feels much better optimized than its predecessor did at launch - and it sounds like Xbox Series S really helped the team...
News Take-Two CEO Believes GTA 6 Will Help Sell Xbox Consoles In 2025
"I think that will happen this year"
In light of new financial details from GTA owner Take-Two, we've been hearing a bit more about GTA 6 in recent days, including the company reaffirming the game's Fall 2025 release window. On the back of these financials, IGN h
News Another Classic Resident Evil Game Has Been Rated For Xbox Series X|S
Remaster? Remake?
Last month, an online rating was spotted for Resident Evil 6 on Xbox Series X|S, and although that's not led to a formal current-gen announcement from Capcom just yet, another classic Resi game has appeared on the ESRB ratings board this week. Resident Evil 5, 2009's mainline RE title that heavily featured co-op in prett
News Phasmophobia Dev Details Its First Major Update Since Xbox Launch
Including a 2025 roadmap!
Indie horror hit Phasmophobia finally launched on Xbox late last year after some lengthy delays, and now the team over at Kinetic Games has delivered a roadmap of what's to come - including details of its first major update since the game's console launch. That update will be named 'Chronicle', and it's "all about...
Talking Point What Would You Want From A New Batman Game?
One's reportedly in the works at Rocksteady Studios
Last week, a massive Bloomberg report on the future of Warner Bros. game development dropped, and in there was a little tidbit about the future of Rocksteady Studios. Indeed, according to the report, the Suicide Squad developer is now back to making another Batman game, which has us thinking about...
News Xbox's Monster Hunter Wilds Beta Extended Thanks To PlayStation Network Outage
Indirect bonus
Late last week, we detailed three upcoming Xbox betas including one for Monster Hunter Wilds, with another Capcom beta period going ahead this weekend. However, since then the gaming world has experienced a massive outage over on the PlayStation Network - which has caused the Monster Hunter dev to extend its test.
Saturday8th Feb 2025
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 10-14)
Including early access for Avowed!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for February 10-14! We've got three particularly huge releases on the way over the next few days including the early access for Avowed, the full launch of
News Here's What Might Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In March 2025
Some early predictions!
What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in March 2025? 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...
Talking Point Are You Buying Kingdom Come Deliverance 2?
The reviews have been really good
We mentioned here at Pure Xbox earlier this week how Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 was shaping up to be a Game of the Year contender following its excellent reviews - so we're keen to see if you'll be picking it up in the near future! This is obviously the sequel to the 2018 original, and we reckon it's a "brutal and...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 8-9)
Any Far Cry New Dawn on Xbox Game Pass?
Welcome to the weekend! We've got a handful of new Xbox Game Pass titles to check out over the next two days, along with cool Xbox Free Play Days additions, the Monster Hunter Wilds beta, and lots of sales on the Xbox
Friday7th Feb 2025
News Upcoming Game Pass RTS Gets April Release Date For Xbox Series X|S & PC
Going commando in two months
Commandos: Origins, the return of the classic stealth RTS series, now has an official 2025 release date. The Xbox Series X|S & PC title launches on April 9th, and as previously announced - it'll be available day one on Xbox Game Pass. Origins marks the series' first brand-new entry since the mid-2000s
News Microsoft Rewards Is Practically Giving Away Six Big Movies Right Now
Perfect if you're a LOTR or Hobbit fan
Looking for something to spend your Microsoft Rewards points on? Well, there's a fantastic deal doing the rounds in certain regions which allows you to pick up six Lord of the Rings / Hobbit movies for just 1,500 points each. This is part of something called the Middle-earth Movie Collection, and we can verify...
News New Financial Report Provides Estimated Xbox Series X|S Sales Figure As Of Late 2024
Take-Two drops new estimates
As we know by now, Microsoft no longer provides accurate sales figures for Xbox Series X|S consoles, meaning we often have to go off estimates to get an idea of how the systems are selling. As it turns out, it's not just us that has to try and work things out either - mega-publisher Take-Two has provided a fresh consoles...
News Hogwarts Legacy 2, Batman Arkham Sequel Detailed In Revealing Warner Bros. Report
Harry Potter DLC also in the works
A new report from well-known journalist Jason Schreier has detailed some of the inner workings at Warner Bros. Games right now, off the back of its recent cancellation of online brawler MultiVersus. The report g
News Lots Of Games Are Discounted By 90% On Xbox This Weekend (February 7-10)
The biggest discounts on the Xbox Store right now
Looking for some cheap games on Xbox over the weekend? We haven't got as many as usual now that the huge Xbox Lunar New Year Sale has officially finished for 2025, but there's still some good stuff in here - including Borderlands 3, Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary, The Last Campfire and a whole...
News Xbox Play Anywhere Title Available For Free With Amazon Prime Gaming This Month
Playable on Xbox & PC
Amazon has announced another batch of free titles coming to its Prime Gaming service for the rest of February, and the list features one particularly interesting inclusion - a game you can play on Xbox. Yep, Amazon Prime Gaming typically focuses on PC titles playable on various platforms (Steam, GOG, Epic Games, etc.), but...
News Xbox Loses Upcoming Game Pass Title As Football Manager 25 Gets Cancelled
"We know this will come as a huge disappointment"
We've unfortunately got a title to remove from our big Xbox Game Pass in 2025 list today, as it's been announced by Sports Interactive that Football Manager 25 won't be releasing in any fashion - it's been totally cancelled. The developer had been planning for FM25 to mark a massive overhaul for the...
News Xbox Pledges Support For 'iicon', A New Industry Event From The Organiser Of E3
Taking place April 2026
The Entertainment Software Association, also known as the ESA, has announced 'iicon' - a new event that aims to "connect visionaries, thought leaders and innovators from across industries to harness the power of interactive entertainment". This is the same organisation that put together E3, gaming's central summer convention...
News GTA 6 For Xbox Series X|S Is Still Targeting A 'Fall' 2025 Release
Take-Two's CEO reassures fans
There have been concerns about whether Rockstar can deliver Grand Theft Auto 6 this year, but according to its parent company Take-Two, it really is arriving this Fall 2025. This information comes from the company's latest financial earnings update, with Take-Two Interactive Chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick mentioning...
Thursday6th Feb 2025
News Multiple Free Betas Are Available To Xbox Players This Weekend
Along with a bunch of free demos and FPD titles
We know the Pure Xbox community loves freebies, and we love bringing them to you! So, let's take a look at three free Xbox betas that are available over the next few days - the biggest one being Capcom's Monster Hunter Wilds. You can download the Monster Hunter Wilds Beta Test via the Xbox Store right...
News Avowed Has A 60FPS Mode On Xbox Series X, Confirms Obsidian
"Up to 60FPS"
Back in 2024, Microsoft confirmed that the console versions of Avowed would aim for 30FPS - but it's looking like developer Obsidian has since managed to squeeze more out of Xbox Series X in the meantime. In a new rapid-fire interview with game director Carrie Patel, the lead dev confirms that Series X players can enjoy Avowed at
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 6-9)
Included with Xbox Game Pass
Xbox Free Play Days has been revealed for the coming weekend, and all three options this week launched within the last six months, so you've got some very recent releases to get stuck into here. One of those is last year's 9/10-rated Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - although it's only multiplayer and Zombies that will be...
Review Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (Xbox) - Here Comes A New Challenger!
Better late than never
Although it felt like Xbox almost missed out on the Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection, in the end, things got sorted and now roughly four months after the original release, the Xbox One version is ready to take you for a ride. Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics is made up of seven titles
Reaction Resident Evil 9 Should Stay Far Away From Flops Like Re:Verse
Campaign is all we need
Today, Capcom has announced the impending closure of Re:Verse, its weird multiplayer spin-off that launched as an additional extra to 2021's Resident Evil Village. Following Resident Evil 3's bundled-in Resistance online mode, Capcom has now delive
News Xbox Partners With Currys To Offer Console Repairs In UK & Ireland
Even if they're out of warranty
It's been mentioned a couple of times over the past few months how Microsoft is working hard to make Xbox console repairs more accessible moving forward, and that continues today with a new partnership in the UK and Ireland. This means that Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S owners in these regions (and presumably Xbox...
News Metal Gear Solid Delta Release Date Leaks As Konami Plans August Launch On Xbox
MGS3 remake is coming in hot
The upcoming release date for Konami's Metal Gear Solid 3 remake has leaked online, via a trailer uploaded early to the PlayStation Network. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater launches on August 28th across Xbox, PlayStation and PC - also now evident on the
Hands On Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator (Xbox) - Awaken Your Inner Mr. Bean
0 days since last accident
Today marks the review embargo for Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator, and although we've been checking it out here at Pure Xbox, we haven't played enough to give a full verdict. In our first few hours with it though, we've found it to be very much what you'd expect from the dev behind 2022's Police Simulator: Patrol...
News Space Marine 2 'Datavault' Update Adds New Map, Enemy & Difficulty Level On Xbox
Squad up, marine
Developer Saber Interactive has today announced its Datavault update for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, and it's a pretty chunky update overall. New PvP map 'Tomb' headlines the new features here, alongside a tough-as-nails difficulty level and some other fresh SM2 content. 'Absolute' difficulty, as it's known, is Space Marine...
News Killer Instinct Developer Iron Galaxy Axes Multiple Jobs As 'Last Resort'
A "measure" to ensure its long-term survival
There's some very sad news coming out of Killer Instinct developer Iron Galaxy today - with the US-based team announcing it's "parting ways" with "some" of its developers and support staff. This decision has been a "last resort" and it cuts the team down to just 66 people (it reportedly had over 250...
News EA's Madden NFL 25 Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 6)
For Game Pass Ultimate members
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update - this time a fresh addition to the EA Play library. Yep, later today, Madden NFL 25 will enter EA's service, meaning Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members will be able to enjoy the title at no extra cost. Here's a quick introduction to your new Game Pass...
News Pure Xbox Game Club February 2025: Ninja Gaiden 2 Black
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 credit on staff for this — the PX Game Club is the work of PeaceSalad, ralphdibny, Balta666 and the rest of the contributors over at the Pure Xbox forums, who have established a community that meet
Wednesday5th Feb 2025
News Battlefield 6 Gets Xbox Release Window As FPS Prepares Its New-Gen Return
All hands on deck
As part of a new financial call this week, EA has given its new Battlefield game a more defined release window, as the publisher plots the series' Xbox return. Battlefield 6 is set to hit PC and current-gen consoles in "fiscal year 2026" - which is sometime between April 2025 and March 2026
News Xbox Exec Showcases Incredible Avowed Advert In Times Square
"Our global media campaign launches"
Things may feel a little quiet right now considering how close we are to Xbox's big Avowed launch this month, but marketing on the game might just be about to heat up. The Obsidian RPG is now the star of a huge animated billboard in Times Square, as Microsoft's "global media campaign launches" this week for the...
News Xbox App Recommends Trying Out Delisted First-Party Game, Confusing Fans
"Tailored to your tastes" in delisted games
Ahh, delisted digital video games. These things float around in the internet ether, accessible for owners to re-download on supported systems, but no longer purchasable on associated storefronts. However, that doesn't always stop platforms from accidentally advertising them, as has seemingly happened here...
Talking Point It's Been A Year Since Phil Spencer Announced The 'Xbox Business Update' Event
What followed was a turning point for Xbox
As we move further and further into 2025, Xbox's multiplatform approach is now a very tangible reality, but at one time it seemed like an unbelievable change of course for a console platform holder. That time, funnily enough, was exactly one year ago today - when boss Phil Spencer ended rampant speculation...
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass Standard (February 5)
Including a massive first-party addition
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, Microsoft is bringing three more titles to it's Game Pass Standard tier - all three of these games are already available in the XGP Ultimate library. Without further ado, here are your new Game Pass Standard
Roundup Capcom Spotlight (February 2025) - Every Game Coming To Xbox
Onimusha, Monster Hunter and more!
Capcom just held its first 'Spotlight' broadcast of 2025 including a Monster Hunter Wilds showcase, and if you didn't see the show but are curious to know what Xbox-related news was shared, here's a roundup. It included the shadow drop of MvC Fighting Collection, the surprise Onimusha 2 remaster announcement, and...
News Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection Available Now On Xbox
Download it today
Capcom's Spotlight showcase has officially wrapped and as many fighting fans expected, there's been an update on Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics. The big news is it's now available to download digitally on Xbox One (obviously, you can also grab it via your Xbox Series X and Series S). This follow
News Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Hits Massive Sales Milestone In Just 24 Hours
Delivering the goods
THQ Nordic and developer Warhorse Studios has announced a pretty incredible sales milestone for their Xbox RPG Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. The sprawling Series X|S sequel has sold one million units across all platforms within 24 hours of release - it only launched yesterday, February 4th! Meanwhile, over on Steam where player...
News EA Seems To Think That Live Service Would Have Helped Xbox RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard
We're not so sure
Late last month, we heard from publisher EA that Dragon Age: The Veilguard had "underperformed", selling about half of what was expected during its launch quarter. Of course, this being a mega-publisher with investors to please, EA has to put the blame on something - and it sounds like the game being a contained single-player RPG...
Tuesday4th Feb 2025
News These Six Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (February 5-18)
The latest roundup of new titles
The Xbox Game Pass lineup for February 2025 has been looking pretty bare until now, so it's time for Microsoft to reveal some new titles! Today, six games have been announced for the service for later this month. As usual, we're getting new additions to the Xbox Game Pass Standard tier in this roundup (including...
News Two More Xbox First-Party Games Are Moving To PS5 In 2025
A new age is upon us
As part of an update on the future of Microsoft's 'Age' series, Xbox has confirmed that Age Of Empires 2: Definitive Edition and Age of Mythology: Retold are both heading to PS5 in 2025. These are the latest Xbox Game Studios titles to be announced for the Sony platform, following the reveal of a Forza Horizon 5 port last week...
Guide Xbox 'Stream Your Own Game' Titles: The Complete List So Far
Buy it, stream it!
Back in 2024, Microsoft announced a program called Xbox 'Stream Your Own Game', which aimed to make players' purchases available to stream via Xbox Cloud Gaming without them needing to be part of Xbox Game Pass already. This feature is now very much up and running, and it continues to grow with more supported titles all the time...
Guide Kingdom Come Deliverance 2: Release Dates & Times For Xbox Series X|S
Arriving this week for current-gen Xbox consoles!
If you've read all the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 reviews and now you're keen to get your hands on this early Game of the Year contender, we've got all the details you need. The good news? It's out in less than 24 hours' time! You can preload Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 right now by either purchasing...
News Reporter Suggests Console Exclusives Will Soon Be 'Obsolete', Especially For Third-Party Devs
Reacting to "fantastic" PC sales for FF7 Rebirth
As we all know by now, Microsoft has well and truly moved into new times with its multiplatform push in recent years; involving Nintendo and Sony systems in its plan to put Xbox games everywhere. While this is proving to be a bold new step for Team Green, it does seem to be a trend that's taking hold...
Deals Xbox Adds Four Major New Sales To Kick Off February 2025
Hundreds of games discounted until mid-Feb
It's the first Tuesday of the month, and that means we've got a bunch of new sales now live on the Xbox Store! There are four new additions in all - a 2K sale, a Capcom sale, an Anime Month sale and the usual "Deals with Game Pass" sale. You'll find hundreds of discounts as part of all these, including for...
News Wreckfest 2 Enters Early Access In March, But Xbox Players Will Have To Wait
Steam-only for now
Today, developer Bugbear has dropped an update on Wreckfest 2; its carnage-fueled racer that's bound for Xbox Series X and S consoles. The unfortunate news is that the game will release first on PC via Steam Early Access in March, but we have got a new trailer to feast our eyes on - which you can catch up above. As we just...
News Far Cry New Dawn Now Live On Xbox Game Pass, 60FPS Gameplay Revealed
Jump into a colourful Hope County at 60FPS
Ubisoft's 2019 shooter Far Cry New Dawn is now live on Xbox Game Pass, and the developer has also dropped its new performance patch alongside this XGP arrival. The good news is that the new 60FPS update looks very smooth on both Xbox Series X and S, and we'll inc
News Classic Battlefield Content Will Be Returning To BF6 On Xbox Series X|S
Battlefield Portal is back
Yesterday's gameplay reveal for Battlefield 6 may have been light on actual gameplay, but we did get lots of other details about the upcoming EA title, including its new testing program Battlefield Labs. However, some additional details were also shared with journalists and content creators who attended an online presentat
News Xbox 360's Launch Was One Of The 'Scariest' Career Moments For Ex-PlayStation Boss
It was a whole year before the PlayStation 3's release
The Xbox 360 generation is arguably the best era of Xbox gaming, and part of its success was credited to Microsoft getting the jump on the competition at the time. During an interview with MinnMax recently, former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida was asked about the "scariest moment" in his...
News Ninja Gaiden 2 Black Analysis Compares Xbox 360 Original To Unreal Engine 5 Remaster
Another great Game Pass addition
This week, Digital Foundry has been back at it, testing out the recent Ninja Gaiden 2 Black remaster that shadow dropped onto Xbox Game Pass last month. In short, DF says that this new version of the Xbox 360 classic "isn't perfect - but it's the best version yet", whic
News PGA Tour 2K25 Joins Latest Batch Of Free Demos On The Xbox Store
"Step up to the first tee and get started..."
If you've been eyeing up PGA Tour 2K25 ahead of its Xbox release later this month, you'll be pleased to hear that a free demo has just gone live for the game on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S - complete with a bunch of cool features! Specifically, by downloading PGA Tour 2K25 'First Look' on the Xbox...
News Live Service Shutdowns Won't Be Further Scrutinised By UK Government
Shutting down the shutdown complaints
In recent years, there's been increased scrutiny around online video games abruptly shutting down, with WB's MultiVersus the latest casualty soon to be added to the list. This scrutiny recently led to a petition on the matter being put forward to the UK government - a petition that's now seen a somewhat...
Monday3rd Feb 2025
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 Monster Hunter Wilds, Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader, Avowed, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Sniper Elite: Resistance, Eternal Strands, Dimensions, Stalker 2, Death Stranding, MechWarrior 5: Clans, Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders,...
News 10 Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In February 2025
It's a sad month for these Xbox titles
A couple of months ago, we highlighted a bunch of Xbox games that were set to turn off their servers in early 2025, and unfortunately we've been informed about many more since then - so it's time to take a look at February's lineup! As things stand, there are 10 Xbox games set to shut their servers this month,...
News Battlefield 6 Gameplay Revealed, Early Testing Program Coming To Xbox Series X|S
'Battlefield Labs' opens its doors
Four years on from Battlefield 2042, EA has finally showcased a sliver of gameplay from its next Battlefield title. Not officially Battlefield 6 just yet but certainly the next mainline release, the game is now in the pre-alpha stage and is welcoming public playtesters in the coming months. That public playtesting...
O Come, all ye (hardcore) faithful
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is a hard-ass game, no matter how you choose to approach it. It's a hard game to play, to get a footing in and to stick with in its early hours. It's hard, too, in how it refuses to readily explain its myriad of interlocking mechanics and systems, or to help in many of the ways we've...
Talking Point February Marks Microsoft's First Xbox Game Studios Release Of 2025
Are you excited for it to launch?
Well, 2025 is officially kicking into gear now that January has come and gone - some of the biggest game publishers in the world are set to drop major projects this month. Of course, one of those is Xbox with Obsidian's Avowed - and we're just checking in to see how excited everyone is for this upcoming first-party...
News Ex-PlayStation Boss Compares Xbox's New Strategy To SEGA, Says It's A 'Balancing Act'
"It does have historical precedence"
Xbox effectively going "multiplatform" over the past year has been big news across the gaming landscape, and the latest update on this new strategy was the announcement that Forza Horizon 5 would be coming to PS5 this spring. Speaking to Reece Reilly of 'Kiwi Talk
News Xbox Indie Showcase 2025 Announced For This Month, Game Pass Surprises Expected
In partnership with IGN
Ready for another Xbox showcase after the amazing Developer Direct in January? Well, you're in luck! It's been announced today that the annual Xbox indie showcase (otherwise known as the ID@Xbox indie showcase) will take place on Monday, February 24th at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT - and just like last year, it's being hosted...
News Xbox Exec Congratulates Lonely Mountains Dev On 'Unbelievable' Game Pass Launch
Half a million players reached
One of the biggest Xbox Game Pass surprises last month was Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders after the game was quietly inserted into the January lineup - and it seems that the development team has been enjoying a rather successful launch as a result. Late last week, the Snow Riders team logged onto social media to reve
Roundup Here's What The Early Reviews Are Saying About Civilization VII
Heading to Xbox next week!
The latest in 2K's Civilization series comes to Xbox next week in the form of Civ 7, and some early reviews are now hitting the web for Firaxis Games' new strategy title. We're happy to say that things are looking pretty good so far! How good? Well, down below are summaries of some of the early reviews for Sid Meier's...
News EA Says Need For Speed Is On Ice As Team Wraps Up Development On NFS Unbound
"We plan to bring the franchise back"
EA has put out a new statement (via Eurogamer) on the future of its Need for Speed series, as it ends support for 2022's Need for Speed Unbound. The last NFS entry had an extended life cycle, where EA went on to "use their feedback to create content for Unbound", but developer Criterion Games is now fully...
News Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Is An Early Xbox GOTY Contender For 2025
The reviews have been impressively strong so far
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 officially makes its way to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S tomorrow (February 4th), and based on the reviews we're seeing so far - including ours here at Pure Xbox - it's an early Game of the Year contender! The Metacritic and
News Fallout: New Vegas Writer Rejoins Xbox's Obsidian As Creative Director
No, he's not making New Vegas 2
Over the weekend, industry veteran John Gonzalez rejoined Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment, after almost 15 years away from the team. Back in the day, Gonzalez was the lead writer on Fallout: New Vegas, and now rejoins the team as Creative Director on a different project. Bethesda's 2010 Fallout spinoff has such...
Sunday2nd Feb 2025
News Seven Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Early February 2025
Including this epic action RPG from 2021
Microsoft has today pulled back the curtain on the next seven games that are set to leave Xbox Game Pass in early February 2025, which includes the likes of Tales of Arise, EA Sports UFC 3 and a whole bunch of great indie titles. At least six of these will be removed from Xbox Game Pass on the 15th of...
Review Ninja Gaiden 2 Black (Xbox) - A UE5 Appetiser Ahead Of The Fourth Outing
You're looking sharper than ever, Ryu
Hearken back to the original Xbox lineup and one game you might remember is the notoriously difficult ‘exclusive’ Ninja Gaiden, leading to the ‘Black’ rework during the same generation. Now, decades on, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black follows in the footsteps of not only the Xbox 360 sequel but also the more recent...
Saturday1st Feb 2025
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 These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 3-7)
Including a couple of huge titles
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for February 3-7! The big release of the next few days is undoubtedly Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 which arrives on Tuesday, but don't forget about Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator as well - and we've also got the exciting addition of Far Cry New Dawn
Poll What Do You Think Of Eternal Strands On Xbox Game Pass?
Are you vibing with it so far?
It's been a great few days for new additions on Xbox Game Pass, and the one that was getting a lot of attention during the early part of the week was Eternal Strands, which is the first ever release from developer Yellow Brick Games. We've been playing it just like a lot of other Game Pass members recently, and we...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Checks On Dev 'Progress' Of Gears Of War: E-Day
We're ready when you are
Gears of War: E-Day is already one of the most anticipated titles on the way to the Xbox in the future and it seems Microsoft's Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has recently checked in with developer The Coalition to get a status update. In a post on social media to kick off the month of February, Spencer revealed how he had spent...
News Far Cry New Dawn Getting 60FPS Patch Ahead Of Its Arrival On Xbox Game Pass
For Xbox Series X and S
Ubisoft has announced that its 2019 shooter Far Cry New Dawn will be getting a 60FPS update in the coming days. Previously a part of Microsoft's FPS Boost program, that option has now been disabled as the team prepares a native performance patch for the title on current-gen platforms. It appears that this announcement was...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 1-2)
It's been a busy week for Game Pass!
The weekend begins! There's loads of check out on Xbox over the next couple of days, including multiple Xbox Game Pass additions, some brilliant Free Play Days titles, and even a few playtests via the Xbox Insider Hub. Here's what we're playing this wee
