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Tuesday20th Aug 2024
News 2K And Hangar 13 Are Giving Us A Brand-New Mafia Game On Xbox In 2025
It's called Mafia: The Old Country
Oh it's true! To close today's Gamescom Opening Night Live event, it was revealed that a brand-new game in the Mafia series will be heading to Xbox Series X and S next year, and it's officially called "Mafia: The Old Country". You can check out the official trailer up above, along with a bit more info down below...
- Xbox
- Mafia: The Old Country
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News 'Dying Light: The Beast' Is The Next Installment In Techland's Zombie-Parkour Series
A beastly new experience
Developer Techland has just surprised us all with a brand-new Dying Light game! Dying Light: The Beast is aiming to deliver "a thrilling standalone zombie adventure set in a tightly-crafted rural region" to Xbox players soon. We don't have a date or anything for this one yet, but it's said to be 20+ hours long, with...
- Xbox
- Dying Light The Beast
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Techland
Poll How Would You Grade Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024! 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 (Xbox-related) that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade...
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- Gamescom
- Polls
- Features
News Xbox Shows Off Extended Footage From Raven Software's Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Campaign
Coming to Game Pass this October!
Ever since Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 got announced for Xbox Game Pass this October, we've known that a lot of you have been excited to see the game's campaign in action. Well, Gamescom Opening Night Live has delivered - with a fresh look at Raven Software's single-player mode. Mixin
- Xbox
- Call of Duty Black Ops 6
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Marvel Rivals Brings Its Free Hero-Filled FPS To Xbox This December
New rivals
After a closed beta that kicked off this July, NetEase has announced that Marvel Rivals officially opens up to all players with its full release on Xbox later this year. Launching on December 6, Marvel Rivals brings its character-crammed, free-to-play FPS shenanigans to Xbox Series X and S players in 2024.
- Xbox
- Marvel Rivals
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Age Of Mythology: Retold Is Ready To Pre-Install With Xbox Game Pass
It won't take up too much space either!
The next Xbox first-party game heading our way is Age of Mythology: Retold on September 4th, and if you're keen to start playing as soon as it drops on that Wednesday, you can begin pre-installing it now with Xbox Game Pass! We're looking at a great download size of just 23GB on Xbox Series X here too, so you...
- Xbox
- Age Of Mythology
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News 'REANIMAL' Looks Like Exactly What You'd Expect From The Team Behind Little Nightmares
And that's no bad thing!
Tarsier Studios really does have its own vibe these days doesn't it, and after the fantastic Little Nightmares games, the team is now moving onto a brand-new IP: REANIMAL. It's not abandoning its well-established atmospheric style though, as you can tell from the above debut trailer. This is very much another dark and...
- Xbox
- Reanimal
- Little Nightmares
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox's Towerborne Delays Full Release To 2025, PC Early Access Begins This September
It's now a free-to-play game as well!
We've been waiting on updates for Xbox's first-party action-adventure game Towerborne for a while, and it's been announced today as part of Gamescom Opening Night Live that it'll be launching in early access this September. The date is September 10, 2024 for early access, but the big catch is that it's only the...
- Xbox
- Towerborne
- PC
News Directive 8020: A Dark Pictures Game Promises 'Edge Of Your Seat' Horror On Xbox In 2025
Sign us up!
Supermassive Games announced the latest entry in the Dark Pictures series as part of Gamescom Opening Night Live today, which is titled "Directive 8020" and promises an intense survival horror experience on Xbox next year. We'll throw more details down below, and you can check out the creepy trailer up above. "From the studio behind...
- Xbox
- Directive 8020
- Dark Pictures
News Civilization VII Gets February 2025 Release Date For Xbox One & Series X|S
"Build something you believe in"
We've got a date for Civilization VII! The game is coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on February 11, 2025, and today's Gamescom Opening Night Live event also treated us to a new gameplay reveal trailer. You can check out that trailer above, and we'll throw more details about the game down below. "In...
- Xbox
- Civilization VII
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Monday19th Aug 2024
News Three Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Late August 2024
Including a major 2023 FPS
Microsoft has revealed the second batch of games to leave Xbox Game Pass in August 2024, and we have three titles departing the service in just under two weeks' time. There's a major 2023 release on this list, so if you've been meaning to play that, or any of these Xbox Game Pass titles for that matter, you'll have to get...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Leaving Soon
- Xbox Series X
Gamescom 2024 Five Xbox-Related Events You Don't Want To Miss
The biggest showcases and livestreams for Xbox fans this week
It's almost time for Gamescom 2024! Europe's biggest gaming convention begins this week in Germany, and we're expecting plenty of announcements and fresh reveals for a large number of upcoming Xbox games. With that in mind, we've picked out five Xbox events that you don't want to miss...
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- Gamescom
- Features
- Events
- Roundup
News Xbox Teases 'More Than A Few Surprises' For This Week's Gamescom Livestreams
Should be worth watching!
Welcome to Gamescom week! We've got a busy few days of events ahead, kicking off with Gamescom Opening Night Live on Tuesday and finishing with the final of three daily livestreams being hosted by Xbox on Friday. Xbox has already revealed the lineup of games set to feat
- Xbox
- Gamescom
- Events
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Indie Dev Cancels 'HAAK' For Xbox And Criticises Microsoft Over 14 Months Of Delays
"We spent over 14 months trying"
Who fancies a bit of Monday drama in Xbox land? Here at the PX offices we could take it or leave it to be honest, but the story around indie platformer HAAK is becoming more interesting by the minute - so here we are. To try and sum things up, basically, the team behind this indie title (already released on PC,...
- Xbox
- HAAK
- Microsoft
- Indie Dev
- Xbox Series X
News Jet Set Radio Future Fans Spot Random Social Media Post From Xbox Mexico
From the future
Quite recently, SEGA announced that it was finally returning to the Jet Set Radio IP after a long hiatus, but that doesn't stop fans clamouring for Jet Set Radio Future to make some sort of return. The original Xbox classic is still stuck on that machine — it's not backwards compatible with modern consoles — yet a new social...
- Xbox
- Jet Set Radio Future
- Xbox Mexico
- Microsoft
News Final Fantasy 16 Director Says He'd Like To See The Game On Xbox
It's just been announced for PC
We've got some Final Fantasy 16 news to share today, but sadly it's not the kind we were hoping for! It's been announced that FFXVI will be coming to PC on September 17th, with still no sign of an Xbox release as things stand. That said, Windows Central talked to game director Hiroshi Takai earlier today who advised...
- Xbox
- Final Fantasy 16
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News 1996's Original 'Broken Sword' Is Getting Remastered For Xbox This September
Featuring 4K visuals and enhanced audio
We're a little bit late on this one, but we know that certain members of the Pure Xbox community are very keen to pick up Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged on Xbox consoles next month, so let's talk about it! This is an enhanced version of the original Broken Sword from all the way back in 1996,...
- Xbox
- Broken Sword
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Rumour Claims Indiana Jones Will Jump From Xbox To PS5 In Early 2025
Maybe it's true, maybe it's not
The big Xbox story on social media right now relates to the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and it concerns a rumour that's been shared by content creator NateTheHate - who says the game is going to PS5 in 2025. Specifically, it's mentioned that Indiana Jones will launch for Xbox and PC at some point...
- Xbox
- Indiana Jones
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- PS5
Poll Are You Picking Up Star Wars Outlaws On Xbox This Month?
Or maybe playing it via Ubisoft Plus?
Although August has felt a little quiet for major new Xbox releases (don't worry, we've got plenty next month!), it's ending things in a big way with the likes of Age of Mythology: Retold, Visions of Mana, and of course, Star Wars Outlaws. Yes, Ubisoft's first crack at a Star Wars adventure is a little over a...
- Xbox
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Poll
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Activision Shuts Down Huge Call Of Duty 'H2M' Mod On The Eve Of Its Release
It had so much hype behind it!
Last week, our Twitter feeds were flooded with images and clips from Call of Duty 'H2M'; a planned mod that fully remastered the original Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer suite. Some huge YouTubers were getting behind the mod as its dev team began to let people test it prior to launch, but right on the eve of its...
- Xbox
- Modern Warfare 2
- Activision
- H2M Mod
- Call Of Duty
News Bethesda's 'Enhanced' DOOM Xbox Ports Analysed By Digital Foundry, Mods Included
"Not quite perfect - but excellent nonetheless"
During QuakeCon 2024, the team at Bethesda dropped a big old surprise with DOOM + DOOM 2; a brand-new bundle of the first two DOOM games complete with a bunch of fresh enhancements. As you'd probably expect, then, the folks over at Digital Fo
- Xbox
- DOOM
- Microsoft
- Bethesda
- Digital Foundry
News Copa City Dev 'Certainly Interested' In Bringing New Football Game To Xbox Game Pass
Sign it up, Microsoft!
Last week, we published our exclusive interview here at Pure Xbox with the narrative lead behind upcoming football (or "soccer") tycoon game Copa City, and it got us excited about the possibility of an Xbox Game Pass release! We straight-up asked if the "football event simulator" could make its way to Xbox's subscrip
- Xbox
- Copa City
- Xbox Game Pass
- Exclusive
News Rockstar's 'Bully' Hits The Headlines Over Possible Xbox Remaster, But Don't Get Your Hopes Up
It's probably related to GTA+ instead
Update: Rockstar's new FAQ for Bully on GTA+ mentions that the Xbox version will be delivered via backwards compatibility, which again suggests that we won't be seeing any kind of new port or remaster in this case. "Players on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One can download and play Bully: Scholarship Edition via...
- Xbox
- Bully
- Rockstar Games
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News No, Don't Expect Hollow Knight: Silksong At Gamescom ONL
Geoff just wanted to get that message out of the way
Every time there's a big event or live stream featuring indies, you'll often see chat boxes filled with requests for Hollow Knight: Silksong. It's becoming a running joke at this point, and to put Silksong fans out of their misery ahead of Opening Night Live (well, kind of), the show's host Geoff...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Hollow Knight
- Xbox Game Pass
Saturday17th Aug 2024
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (August 19-23)
Every new release heading our way
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for August 19-23! Things are looking pretty quiet for new releases over the next few days, with the biggest highlights being Quantic Dream's Dustborn, gory survival horror game Pneumata and the new tennis title, TIEBREAK: Official Game of the
- Xbox
- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Poll What Do You Think Of Mafia: Definitive Edition On Xbox Game Pass?
The 2020 remake has arrived on XGP
The big Xbox Game Pass release (in fact, the only Xbox Game Pass release) of the past few days ended up being Mafia: Definitive Edition, which is a stunning remake from 2020 of the original title in the series that debuted in 2002. Back at the time of launch, the critics had some very nice things to say about this...
- Xbox
- Mafia Definitive Edition
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Lots Of Games Are Reduced By 90% In The Xbox End Of Summer Sale 2024
Over 40 titles at rock-bottom prices!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games in the Xbox End of Summer Sale 2024? Thanks to this massive promotion, along with various other sales that are live on the Xbox Store right now, we've got over 40 games that are discounted by a whopping 90% this weekend. Some of the biggest highlights include Borderlands 3,...
- Xbox
- Deals
- Discounts
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 17-18)
We're going back to some classic DOOM
Welcome to the weekend! If you're looking for things to do on Xbox over the next couple of days, don't forget we've got some great recent Xbox Game Pass titles, a bunch of Free Play Days offerings, and hundreds of discounts as part of the Xbox End of Summer Sale - including a pretty cool dis
- Xbox
- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday16th Aug 2024
Deals All 20+ Backwards Compatible Games In The Xbox End Of Summer Sale 2024
Classics from the Xbox 360 era
It's been sad times with the Xbox 360 store closing its doors recently, but let's not forget the mountain of fantastic backwards compatible titles that are still playable across Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! We've found over 20 of them discounted as part of the new Xbox End of Summer Sale, so we thought...
- Xbox
- Deals
- Discounts
- End Of Summer Sale
- Backwards Compatibility
News Black Myth: Wukong Debuts To Impressive Reviews Ahead Of Delayed Xbox Launch
There are a few surprising scores though
Yes, we all know the score — Black Myth: Wukong was originally announced to be launching day one on Xbox before it got delayed indefinitely for Microsoft's consoles — and the release date is now just four days away for other platforms. As we're so close, the first reviews have gone live today across the...
- Xbox
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Skyrim's Massive 'Skyblivion' Mod Looks Incredible, But It's Apparently Too Big For Xbox
It won't be coming to any consoles
There's been so much attention around Fallout 4's big PC mod known as Fallout: London recently, but sadly there's no sign of an Xbox (or any other console) release for it right now - despite the developers showing an interest. We're seeing a similar situation with Skyblivion as well, which just revealed its first...
- Xbox
- Skyrim
- Mods
- Skyblivion
- Oblivion
Poll Are You Buying Forza Horizon 4 Before It Gets Delisted On Xbox?
It's down to a great price right now
A few months ago, it was announced that the superb Forza Horizon 4 would be getting delisted across Xbox and PC this December, similar to what happened with Forza Horizon 2 and 3 along with the old Forza Motorsport games. Since then, the game has been discounted on a couple of occasions - including right now as...
- Xbox
- Forza Horizon 4
- Poll
- Features
News Call Of Duty Is Finally Reducing Download Sizes For Black Ops 6's Xbox Launch
But not before a big update coming soon
We're all well aware that Call of Duty has some of the biggest download sizes in the biz, and Activision is clearly keen to make some improvements to this ahead of Black Ops 6's launch this October. That's music to our ears! The company will achieve this in multiple ways, including separating Call of Duty:...
- Xbox
- Call Of Duty
- Black Ops 6
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News New Info About 'Hi-Fi RUSH' Dev Tango Gameworks Acquisition
Here's what's been told to investors
It seems some new information about Krafton's acquisition of the Hi-Fi RUSH developer Tango Gameworks has been revealed to investors. As highlighted by Stephen Totilo (via Game File), the deal was actually effective as of August 1st, 2024, and in the words of Totilo, Krafton has done an "acqui-hire" - with the...
- Xbox
- Tango Gameworks
- Hi-Fi RUSH
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Former Xbox Boss Reveals How Apple Watch Played 'Big Role' In Saving His Life
It could have been a disastrous situation
If you've been following the world of Xbox since the early days, you'll almost certainly remember Peter Moore - he was the Xbox boss back in the mid 2000s, and famously revealed Halo 2 and GTA 4 with tattoos of both games. Moore has been in the news this week for something entirely unrelated to gaming...
- Xbox
- Apple
- Peter Moore
- Xbox 360
Talking Point What Improvements Would You Like To See Made To The Xbox Store?
We have a few ideas in mind
The Xbox Store (or the "Microsoft Store" if you want to call it that) is a place that we're constantly browsing on a near-daily basis here at Pure Xbox, and it's obviously a crucial part of the console (and PC) experience for all players. This is the place you go to buy new games, buy them on discount, check out the Free...
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- Xbox Store
- Microsoft Store
- Talking Point
- Features
News Police Simulator Dev Returns With 'Amublance Life' On Xbox Series X|S This Year
Step into the shoes of a paramedic
We've mentioned on numerous occasions how Police Simulator: Patrol Officers has become an unlikely hit on Xbox over the past few years, and now the developer is back with a new game - Ambulance Life: A Paramdedic Simulator. Launching for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S at some point before the end of 2024,...
- Xbox
- Police Simulator
- Ambulance Life
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Thursday15th Aug 2024
Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Ultimate Members (August 2024)
Updated for the middle of the month!
Yes, it's time for the latest batch of Xbox Game Pass Perks for August 2024! As we hit the middle of the month, we've got a few new Perks to add to the list for the likes of MultiVersus, XDefiant and The Elder Scrolls Online! Here's the latest list of available Xbox Game Pass Perks for August 2024: Apex...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Perks
- Guides
- Xbox One
Rumour Xbox To Announce 'Big' Game For PS5 Next Week
More Xbox games could be coming to PlayStation...
We've got some new rumours doing the rounds about Microsoft potentially bringing at least one "big" Xbox game to the PlayStation 5, with an announcement supposedly expected to take place next week at Gamescom. This information comes from insider 'Shinobi602' (via ResetEra), with some other leakers
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- Xbox
- PlayStation
- Microsoft
- Gamescom
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (August 15-18)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days has arrived, and we have a big weekend ahead of us. This time out, Microsoft has added two brand-new releases to the program, including Crytek's Xbox Series X|S shooter Hunt: Showdown 1896 and an RPG collection that actually includes four separate titles! Here's the full FPD...
- Xbox
- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox Reveals Full Daily Livestream Schedule For Gamescom 2024
We have LOADS of big games on show
Gamescom 2024 is right around the corner, and after announcing daily livestreams at the beginning of the month, Xbox has now fully detailed which games will be on show each and every day. Xbox's schedule begins on Wednesday the 21st —
- Xbox
- Gamescom 2024
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Insider Insists Forza Horizon 5 Will Go Multiplatform At Some Point
Supposedly before the end of 2024
The biggest talking point in the Xbox community today centres around a rumour that suggests an Xbox first-party game will be announced for PlayStation 5 next week, although no-one seems to know what it is as things stand. Some believed it might be Forza Horizon 5, before Windows Central's Jez Corden advised that...
- Xbox
- Forza Horizon 5
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- PS5
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Launches For Xbox Series X|S This Halloween
We finally have a date!
Update: The news has now been made official, and the date remains the same! Pre-orders will soon be available on the Xbox Store beginning at $69.99, and there are some in-game goodies up for grabs if you buy it ahead of time. "Fans who pre-order the Standard Edition of Dragon Age: The Veilguard for $69.99 USD‡ on...
- Xbox
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Store Wishlists Will Soon Appear On Your Console Home Screen
Easy access
Microsoft has detailed a new Xbox Insider update that's begun testing a pretty neat wishlist feature. Starting now, some Alpha-ring Xbox Insiders will see their store wishlists appear right on the Xbox dashboard - rather than having to head to the dedicated store area to see them. For now, Xbox says that a "random subset of Alpha users"...
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- Microsoft
- Wishlists
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Two Big Xbox Franchises Are Getting New Mobile Games Very Soon
Their full launches are right around the corner
We've got a couple of unexpected first-party Xbox games launching soon! Well... kinda. It's been announced today that both The Elder Scrolls: Castles and Age of Empires Mobile will be releasing on September 10th and October 17th respectively, available for both Android and iOS. We've seen bits of both...
- Xbox
- Mobile
- Age of Empires
- The Elder Scrolls
News The Plucky Squire Brings Its Charming 2D/3D Mashup To Xbox This September
"Become the hero of a living storybook"
We've got good news for any Xbox fans who have been waiting on news about The Plucky Squire! Devolver Digital's stunning blend of a 2D and 3D storybook adventure will be coming to Xbox Series X and Series S on September 17th. If you're not in the loop, The Plucky Squire is essentially a platformer with puzzle...
- Xbox
- The Plucky Squire
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Talking Point Have Xbox Series X|S Dynamic Backgrounds Lived Up To The Hype?
What do you make of them?
One big new feature for Xbox gamers this generation has been the dynamic background option for Series X and S consoles. Microsoft, along with various third parties, regularly drops free dynamic backgrounds for us to enjoy, but do you actually use them? Or, are they a bit pointless with the current Xbox dashboard? In...
- Xbox
- Features
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Dynamic Background
News Stalker 2's Open World Looks Absolutely Gorgeous In New 'Locations' Walkthrough
"Wherever you go, you will feel the unique atmosphere"
Earlier this week, we got a big deep dive into all things Stalker 2 in the wake of its recent delay - and now the team has dropped a shorter, more stripped-back lo
- Xbox
- Stalker 2
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Another Xbox Game To Slip Into 2025
20+ minutes of gameplay coming soon!
Warhorse Studios has today announced a delay to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2; the team's upcoming RPG sequel heading to Xbox Series X|S. Originally scheduled for this year, the game will now arrive on February 11, 2025. We've not seen too much on this title since its big reveal
- Xbox
- Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Video 10 Minutes Of Gameplay From Our Hands-On With Splitgate 2
Here's a first look at "Hotzone" across three playable classes
We absolutely loved our time with the original Splitgate when it launched on Xbox a few years ago, so when the opportunity to check out Splitgate 2 came along earlier this month, you better believe we jumped at it! Above, you can check out 10 minutes of raw Splitgate 2 gameplay from our...
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- Splitgate 2
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
