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Friday2nd Aug 2024
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From The THQ Nordic Showcase 2024
Short but sweet
Today marked the 2024 version of the THQ Nordic Showcase, which treated us to a series of trailers and game announcements for the likes of Wreckfest 2, Gothic 1 Remake and a new Darksiders game! Below, you can c
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- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Microsoft Announces Xbox Series X|S Price Increase For Japan
Microsoft says it's only for this location
Following the news earlier this week about Xbox hardware revenue nosediving, we've got an update coming out of Japan about another price increase for the Xbox Series X and Series S in this market. As highlighted by Famitsu (via Gematsu), as of August 15th, 2024, the price of an Xbox Series X model will...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Microsoft
- Japan
Deals Xbox Launches Into August With Massive 'RPG' & Ubisoft Sales
There are a couple other big sales too
Well, the Xbox Ultimate Game Sale might be done and dusted for another year, but that doesn't mean the Xbox sales are slowing down! In fact, we've got a bunch of new offers that are live throughout the entire first part of August 2024. One of the highlights is a massive Ubisoft Publisher sale featuring...
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- Deals
- Ubisoft
- THQ
- Xbox Ultimate Add-On Sale
News Xbox Exec 'Recommends' Tuning Into Gamescom Opening Night Live Later This Month
Will we see something special?
Yesterday, Xbox detailed its own livestream plans for Gamescom 2024 - featuring three days of broadcasting to showcase some of the team's biggest upcoming launches. However, for us at home the whole event really kicks off with Opening Night Live — hosted by Geoff Keighley — and Xbox reckons its fans should probably...
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- Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024
- Microsoft
News Braid: Anniversary Edition 'Sold Like Dogs**t', Says Creator
"It's been doing terrible"
Braid became an Xbox Live Arcade classic back in the day after taking the platform by storm in 2008, however its 2024 remaster doesn't exactly seem to have set the world alight. During various livestreams since the launch of Braid, Anniversary Edition, creator Jonathan Blow has commented on the game's poor sales - even...
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- Braid Anniversary Edition
- Jonathan Blow
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Report Xbox Has Formed A New Team To Build 'Games Based On Existing IP' At Blizzard
They'll apparently be "AA" experiences
A fresh report from Windows Central has landed today that sheds light on a brand-new team that's supposedly been formed at Blizzard Entertainment. According to Jez Corden's reporting, a new team has been built at the Diablo developer "to work on smaller 'AA' games based on existing IP". What that IP will turn...
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- Activision Blizzard
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Darksiders 4 Gets Teaser Reveal At THQ Nordic's Summer Showcase
"Be prepared to ride again"
Darksiders returns! Six years on from Xbox One's Darksiders 3, developer Gunfire Games has teased a brand-new entry in the action adventure series. We've thrown the team's initial trailer up above for your viewing pleasure - it's very teaser-y so don't expect much in the way of revealing footage. What we can see is that,...
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- Darksiders 4
- THQ Nordic
- Gunfire Games
News VALORANT Officially Releases On Xbox With Major Game Pass Perks
Time for the full launch
The mega popular tactical FPS VALORANT has been hanging around Xbox for a little while as part of some extended beta testing, but today it's officially launching on Series X and Series S - available to play for everyone right now. We had a chance to go hands-on with the Xbox version of this game a few weeks ago and found it...
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- VALORANT
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Game Pass Medieval Hit Chivalry 2 Wraps Up Development
The studio is now focused on "compelling new multiplayer projects"
Following the release of Chivalry 2's Regicide update earlier this year in May 2024, Torn Banner Studios has now announced it's officially done with content updates for this medieval multiplayer title available on Xbox Game Pass and other services and platforms. Regicide was the...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox One
News New EA FC Competitor 'UFL' Returns With A Free Xbox Beta This Weekend
Back of the net
It's been a couple of months since new free-to-play football / soccer game UFL held its first open beta on Xbox, with the game attracting over 1.3 million players across all platforms at the time. Now, it's back for its second open beta this weekend, with everyone invited to play between Friday, August 2nd and Sunday, August 4th...
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- UFL
- Beta
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Thursday1st Aug 2024
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (August 1-4)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Update (Thu 1st Aug, 2024 16:00 BST): Well, something has clearly gone wrong here as Microsoft is now advertising WWE 2K24 for Xbox Free Play Days, but it's still 2K23 that's included at the time of writing. Hopefully that adjustment will be made over the next few hours - 2K24 is definitely...
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- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Xbox One
News GameStop Takes Jab At Xbox 360 Store Closure, Backfires Immediately
"Bet y'all wish you bought physical copies now"
US video game retailer GameStop has weaponised the recent Xbox 360 store shut down on social media platform X, reminding its followers about the importance of physical video games - and it hasn't exactly been subtle about its preference for the physical format either. In a brief reply to the latest...
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- Xbox 360
- GameStop
- Xbox Store Shutdown
- Microsoft
News Xbox First-Party RPG Avowed Reportedly Delayed Until Early 2025
"To give the game breathing room"
Update [Sat 3rd Aug, 2024 04:00 BST]: Xbox has now officially confirmed Avowed has been delayed until early 2025. You can read more in our latest story: <related ids="169808"> Original story [Thu 1st Aug, 2024 17:45 BST]: Avowed has been locked in as one of Xbox's biggest first-party games launching this...
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- Avowed
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Obsidian Entertainment
News Microsoft CEO Reassures Investors That Xbox Is Focused On Console, PC And Mobile
A three-way approach
This week, Microsoft's most recent earnings call arrived - delivering news both good and bad for Xbox fans. ActiBlizz is still having a big impact on revenues, while Xbox hardware isn't doing so hot right now, basically. In spite of a slump in Xbox sales, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has reiterated that the team is still focused...
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- Microsoft
- Satya Nadella
- Activision Blizzard
News Green Hell's Big Next-Gen Overhaul Launches On Xbox Series X|S Later This Month
Welcome back to hell
Way back in January, we got the news that popular survival game Green Hell was finally getting a native Xbox Series X|S port, and now the team has returned to the topic with a very nearby launch date - and the above trailer. Yep, Green Hell brings its free 'next-gen' upgrade to Xbox on August 14th, alongside its new 'Spirits of...
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- Green Hell
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Details Plans For Gamescom 2024, Including Daily Livestreams This Month
Featuring Stalker 2, Atomfall and more!
Ahead of the big gaming convention later this month, Xbox has announced a bunch of plans for Gamescom 2024, including daily broadcasts during the week of the event. Everything kicks off on Wednesday, August 21, with an Xbox livestream featuring fresh looks at Stalker 2, Atomfall, Age of Mythology: Retold and...
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- Microsoft
- Gamescom 2024
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox Dev Obsidian Has Seemingly Started Work On A Brand-New Project
They've got a lot going on over there!
Xbox first-party developer Obsidian Entertainment — the team behind Grounded, The Outer Worlds, Pentiment and more — is seemingly working another unannounced project over at Microsoft HQ. Spotted on LinkedIn, Obsidian art director Daniel Cabuco has added a curious July update to their online resume. As of...
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- Obsidian Entertainment
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Pure Xbox Game Club August 2024: Conker's Bad Fur Day
Come join the PX Game Club!
Want to enhance your Xbox Game Pass experience? Come join the official Pure Xbox Game Club! We can't take any credit on staff for this — the PX Game Club is the work of ralphdibny, Balta666 and the rest of the contributors over at the Pure Xbox forums, who have established a community that meets up every month to play...
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- Site News
- Pure Xbox Game Club
News PowerWash Simulator's Next Crossover Teased As Free Summer Update Arrives On Xbox
Is that... Cuphead?!
Hot on the heels of some free DLC earlier this month to celebrate the game's anniversary, PowerWash Simulator is back with another update - and the trailer for it drops a curious teaser for what could be the team's next big crossover. The summer update itself takes players to the Cruise Ship; a new location for you avid...
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- PowerWash Simulator
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Wednesday31st Jul 2024
Feature All New Xbox Games Coming Out In August 2024
Star Wars Outlaws, Kena: Bridge of Spirits & more!
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in August 2024! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with an August 2024 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. The big highlight of the month from a new releases perspective is surely Ubisoft's Star Wars Outlaws,...
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- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- August 2024
News Xbox Console Sales Struggling As Hardware Revenue Nosedives At Microsoft
For the 2nd quarter in a row
As a follow-up to this morning's more positive financial news about Xbox, we have some unfortunate figures from the team's hardware division. For the second quarter in a row, Microsoft's console revenue has dropped by a staggering amount, as Xbox Series X|S struggles in the market during 2024 so far. As per the team's...
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- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Industry
Review Star Wars: Bounty Hunter - After 22 Years, Jango Fett's Adventure Comes To Xbox
Is this the way?
Jango Fett isn’t quite as famous as his son (or even Dinn Djarin from The Mandalorian) but during the height of the movie prequel trilogy, he was lucky enough to get his very own game - known as Star Wars: Bounty Hunter. This title never actually got released on the original Xbox, but now, after more than 20 years, Force-sensitive...
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- Star Wars
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Aspyr
News Another Title Has Been Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass This August
Join the Mafia on Xbox, PC and cloud
Following a rumour earlier this week, Microsoft has now officially confirmed Mafia: Definitive Edition is on its way to the Xbox Game Pass library next month on 13th August. It will be available via the cloud, console and also PC. This information was first shared by the well-known leaker eXtas1s, who also...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Activision Blizzard Continues To Drive Massive Uptick In Revenue For Xbox
Microsoft's latest financials are in
Microsoft has dropped its Q4 financial results for the company's last fiscal year, and the facts and figures make for some interesting reading. The good news is that both 'content and services' revenue and overall 'gaming' revenue are up by huge amounts over at Xbox - driven by the team's acquisition of...
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- Activision Blizzard
- Industry
News Bungie Is 'Deepening Integration' With Sony As Layoffs Hit Ex-Halo Developer
"The new path for Bungie"
Bungie has today announced a "new path" for its future in game development, as the team behind Halo and Destiny "deepens" its relationship with owner Sony. This new path unfortunately includes some layoffs, although the team's further integration with the PlayStation maker appears to have dampened the impact of these job...
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- Sony
- Industry
News Microsoft Harkens Back To OG Xbox With This New Transparent Xbox Series X|S Controller
Feast your eyes on the 'Sky Cipher' edition
There are so many Xbox controller variants these days that we don't always get around to covering new additions, especially since the advent of Xbox Design Lab. However, today's transparent pad, which is a real throwback to the OG Xbox days, is worthy of our attention. Enter, the 'Sky Cipher' Special...
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- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Sky Cipher Xbox Controller
News Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn Hits Big Player Milestone With The Help Of Xbox Game Pass
"Your support means the world"
The development team behind the highly-anticipated July Xbox release Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn has today announced a big player milestone for the title - expressing gratitude to its community along the way. The action RPG arrived day one on Xbox Game Pass earlier this month, and it's now managed to bring in 500,000...
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- Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News The First Descendant Gets Huge Xbox Update, Including Two New Playable Characters
Say hello to Luna and Ultimate Valby!
Free-to-play Xbox shooter The First Descendant has been a bit of a smash hit so far, and now the team over at Nexon has delivered the game's first major update - and it's a big one. Introducing two new characters — or 'Descendants' as they're known — alongside a new Intercept Battle, new equipment and lots...
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- The First Descendant
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Tuesday30th Jul 2024
News Activision Releases Statement About Cheaters Following MW3 Xbox Game Pass Launch
"We remain committed to combating cheaters"
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 finally came to Xbox Game Pass last week, and if you've spotted any nefarious player behaviour in your opening few days playing COD on the service, Activision is aware of increased reports about cheaters in MW3 and Warzone over the past weekend. According to the team, its...
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- Activision Blizzard
- Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3
- Warzone
- Xbox Game Pass
News Xbox 360 Store Completely Removed From Console Dashboard After Shutdown
It looks so bare!
Yesterday, the Xbox 360 store officially closed down for good. All digital content that hadn't been brought over to the new backwards compatible storefront has now disappeared - and strangely, so has the whole store section of the Xbox 360 dashboard. Posted on Twitter late last night, down below we can see a new look at how the...
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- Xbox 360
- Microsoft
- Xbox 360 Store Shutdown
News Xbox Dev Playground Games Opens Another Studio To Work On Fable
Now three in total!
For a while now, we've known that Xbox-owned developer Playground Games has been working on Forza Horizon and Fable simultaneously - and now the team has revealed that the Fable side of the studio is really ramping up. Spotted on LinkedIn, the Playground Games bio now states that three studios are operating at the British...
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- Microsoft
- Playground Games
- Fable
- Forza Horizon
Deals Xbox Discounts More Titles As 'Ultimate Game Sale' Is Nearly Over
Dead Island 2, Saints Row & more added!
Microsoft has added another selection of titles to this week's Xbox sales - although it's a fairly short list this time out, considering the big summer sale is still live until tomorrow, July 31. <related ids="169022"> Still, despite the slim selection, there are some big recent releases in this list...
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- Microsoft
- Deals
- Discounts
- Xbox One
Feature Star Wars Outlaws Hands On Preview - An Undeniable Star Wars Adventure Despite Its Flaws
Star Wars Outflaws
Massive Entertainment’s upcoming action-adventure game, Star Wars Outlaws, launches on Xbox consoles August 30th. Thanks to the kind people over at Ubisoft, we’ve had the chance to play the game on two separate occasions. The first was at Summer Game Fest, which took place inside an immersive Star Wars Cantina bar. With...
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- Star Wars Outlaws
- Features
- Hands On Preview
- Xbox Series X
News Elden Ring Patch Makes Sweeping Changes To Difficulty Balance On Xbox
Patch 1.13 is here
Ever since the launch of Shadow of the Erdtree, FromSoftware has been making notable changes to the overall balance of both the expansion and Elden Ring itself, and now patch 1.13 delivers a long list of adjustments and fixes for Xbox players. Available now on all platforms, Elden Ring update 1.13 has been fully detailed by the...
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- Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- FromSoftware
News Samsung Now Selling 'Select' TVs Bundled With Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
First Amazon, now Samsung
Hot on the heels of Amazon bundling certain Fire Sticks in with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, electronics manufacturer Samsung is starting to do the same with 'select' TVs from its latest lineup. As advertised by Xbox on social media, "selected 2023 or 2024 devices" from Samsung now come bundled with one month of
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Samsung TV
- Xbox Cloud Gaming
News Xbox Game Pass Shooter 'Hell Let Loose' Gets Free Preview Program On Series X And S
Try out new updates early!
Team17 has announced a new preview program for its online FPS Hell Let Loose, which is on Xbox Game Pass at the time of writing. The program is open now for Xbox Insiders, and it includes some handy features like a server browser and more. This preview program works like those 'player test builds' you see for lots of...
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- Hell Let Loose
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Game Pass
Monday29th Jul 2024
News Two More Games Strongly Rumoured For Xbox Game Pass In August
Reliable insider strikes again
Once again we have some rumoured Xbox Game Pass additions for August 2024, that if past leaks are anything to go by, will likely be true and confirmed by Microsoft in the coming days and weeks. According well-known leaker eXtas1s, Mafia:
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- Xbox Game Pass
- August Game Pass
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- Xbox Series X
News Here's Your First Look At Gameplay For 'Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions'
Coming to Xbox in September
Ever since the omission of Quidditch in Hogwarts Legacy, we've been keen to see how Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions will shape up on Xbox - and the team has today finally unveiled some proper gameplay for the upcoming title. So, we've included the team's official gameplay reveal trailer up above. It's a short clip for...
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- Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Digital Foundry Investigates 'Bricked' Xbox One Consoles That Can't Update
The launch model Xbox One is the culprit
Eurogamer's Digital Foundry team has come across an interesting development in recent months regarding old Xbox One consoles - and they've decided to investigate the matter for the most recent DF Weekly podcast episode. To cut to the chase, the DF team has been spotting sporadic posts online in recent months...
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- Xbox One
- Microsoft
PSA Today Is The Final Day For Microsoft's Xbox 360 Marketplace
We only have a few hours left!
Well folks, this is it. After months of waiting — and a healthy list of discounts along the way — Microsoft is officially closing the Xbox 360 marketplace today, July 29th. The console that revolutionised online gaming and transformed the way we buy and play games loses one of its most core features in 2024. As...
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- Microsoft
- Xbox 360
- Xbox Store Shutting Down
Reminder Three Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass This Week (July 31)
Two days remain
It's that time again, folks! A selection of titles will leave the Xbox Game Pass library in the middle of this week - with three games in total exiting the service in just a few days. All three of the below games will leave Xbox Game Pass on Wednesday, July 31, so you have two days from the time of writing to give these a go if...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Leaving Soon
News Xbox's 'MT Framework' Issue A Hot Topic Again Following SNK Vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos Reveal
There's lots of confusion right now
In recent weeks, Capcom has announced multiple re-releases that are straight up skipping Xbox consoles, with the company's 'MT Framework' tech reportedly the reason behind some of these Xbox omissions. Last week's announcement of
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- Capcom
- SNK Vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos
- MT Framework
Rumour GTA 5 Is Coming To PC Game Pass For The Very First Time
Drumming up excitement for GTA 6?
Rockstar has a bit of a different approach to dealing with Xbox Game Pass than most devs; the company often adds and removes its games from the service in short bursts. We've seen this with the Xbox versions of Grand Theft Auto 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2, and the company now looks set to tackle another Game Pass...
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- GTA 5
- Grand Theft Auto V
- PC
- Xbox Game Pass
News Bethesda Trademarks 'Starborn', Which Could Be The Second Expansion For Starfield
Following Shattered Space
News of a fresh trademark from Bethesda parent company ZeniMax is doing the rounds today, and it's strongly believed that this trademark relates to its 2023 RPG Starfield - and potentially the game's second major expansion. As spotted by bogorad222 and shared by various other sources, 'Starborn' has been trademarked by the...
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- Starfield
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Bethesda
Saturday27th Jul 2024
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In August 2024
The full list of confirmed games so far
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in August 2024? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every week, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to Xbox Game Pass in August, as well as...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- August 2024
- Guides
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (July 29 - August 2)
Including the debut of a Star Wars classic!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for July 29 - August 2! We've got plenty of interesting releases on the way over the next few days, including a couple that were part of our "exciting indies" roundup for July 2024. The big highlight is arguably Star Wars: Bounty Hunter though, which finally arrives on...
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- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Poll What Do You Think Of Call Of Duty: MW3 On Xbox Game Pass So Far?
Give us your first impressions
It was a long time coming, but the first Call of Duty game finally arrived on Xbox Game Pass earlier this week! Yes, Modern Warfare 3 is now officially available to Game Pass subscribers across console and PC (but not xCloud). We're sure that many Xbox fans have been trying out MW3 over the past few days - even if...
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- Poll
- Features
- Call Of Duty: MW3
- Xbox Game Pass
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 27-28)
Getting into the Olympic spirit?
Welcome to the weekend! If you're looking for things to play over the next couple of days, we've got the obvious addition of Call of Duty: MW3 to Xbox Game Pass, various Free Play Days titles, a handful of betas that are currently running on the platform, and hundreds of fantastic deals that remain available in the
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- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday26th Jul 2024
News 7 Days To Die '1.0' Launches To Five-Star Xbox Reviews, Despite Series S Grumbles
"The painfully long wait is over"
It's all been happening pretty fast, but 7 Days To Die 1.0 is now available on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! This is a brand-new version of the game for consoles that's significantly improved compared to the Xbox One release. As we've mentioned before, the 2016 edition of 7 Days To Die for Xbox was a
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- 7 Days To Die 1.0
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News These Are The Top-Selling Games In The Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2024
The hottest deals in the UK and US right now
The Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2024 will be reaching its conclusion next week on Wednesday, July 31st, and looking at the "Top Paid" Xbox charts, we're getting a good idea of what the most popular games have been in the sale overall. Our focus here is on the UK and US versions of the chart which are...
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- Deals
- Xbox Ultimate Game Sale
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
