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Monday22nd Jul 2024
Roundup EVO 2024 - Every Xbox Highlight
Get a quick recap here
The biggest fighting game tournament EVO 2024 has just wrapped up, and throughout the weekend we got all sorts of announcements. Many of these reveals and announcements include Xbox platforms, so here's the full rundown: Street Fighter 6 - Terry Teaser Trailer <related ids="150186"> Tekken 8 - Heihachi Mishima...
- Round Up
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox One
News 'SNK Vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos' Is Back, But There's No Sign Of An Xbox Release
Despite the original launching on the OG Xbox
As we've already mentioned today here at Pure Xbox, we saw a whole bunch of cool announcements at EVO 2024 over the weekend, but something that ultimately disappointed from an Xbox perspective was SNK Vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos. It was announced on Saturday that the 2003 fighter would be getting a new...
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- SNK Vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Journalist Goes Viral With First Impressions Of The Xbox Deadpool Controller
"A magnetic attachment that easily pops off..."
Last week, Xbox unveiled a new Deadpool-inspired controller that attracted a lot of attention due to its booty-shaped rear, and now we've kind of got a first review of it - courtesy of Inverse's executive editor, Jake Kleinman. Xbox appears to have sent the controller as a gift to Jake, and his first...
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- Xbox Controller
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News Bethesda's US Workforce Has Unionized To 'Set New Standard' For Game Developers
A "wall-to-wall" union with 200+ devs
Bethesda developers have announced a major union across their US-based studios in Dallas, Rockville and Austin - forming the 'OneBGSUSA' group. The group says that it is "a majority of developers" who "advocate for the betterment of every developer at BGS, setting the new standard for our industry." Microsoft,
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Saturday20th Jul 2024
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (July 22-26)
Hopefully along with some Game Pass titles...
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for July 22-26! Although we haven't got any confirmed Game Pass titles yet, we do have over 20 new releases heading our way including F1 Manager 2024 and the new version of 7 Days to Die. That said, the last time we checked, 7 Days to Die hadn't yet passed...
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- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Guide Best 4K TVs For Xbox Series X
2024's best 4K TVs for gaming
If you've managed to get your hands on an Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S console, you might be considering picking up a new TV to get the best out of Microsoft's powerful new system. With this new generation of consoles, there are a number of TV features you'll want to keep in mind before picking up a new set such as...
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- Xbox Series X
- 4K
- TV
Deals The Best 'Lowest Price Ever' Games In The Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2024
Including some seriously major AAA games!
We're a few days into the Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2024 now, and as we've highlighted elsewhere on Pure Xbox, there are some absolutely fantastic deals you can take advantage of until the end of the month. But what about those "Lowest Price Ever" deals? The games that have never been this cheap on the Xbox...
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- Deals
- Xbox Summer Sale
- Xbox Ultimate Game Sale
- Lowest Price Ever
Talking Point How Hyped Are You For Indiana Jones On Xbox Series X|S?
It's definitely the big release of 2024 for us
We've passed the halfway point of 2024 now, and we're very much looking ahead to what's in store for us during the latter part of the year. There are absolutely tons of fantastic-looking games on the horizon, but we'd probably still single out Bethesda's Indiana Jones and the Great Circle as our most...
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- Talking Point
- Features
- Indiana Jones
News Microsoft Says FTC Is Being 'Misleading' In Response To Xbox Game Pass Criticisms
"A misleading, extra-record account of the facts"
Earlier this week, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a filing as part of its ongoing battle against Microsoft and the Activision Blizzard takeover in which it criticised some of the recent changes to Xbox Game Pass. Specifically, the FTC's counsel brought up Game Pass's price increase...
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- Xbox Game Pass
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- Microsoft
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 20-21)
There's plenty to choose from on XGP!
Welcome to the weekend! We're spoilt for choice on Xbox at the moment, with lots of new Game Pass additions, some excellent Free Play Days titles, a Throne and Liberty Beta, the new free-to-play release of
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- What Are You Playing
Friday19th Jul 2024
News FTC Calls Out Xbox's New 'Degraded' Game Pass Tier & Price Increases
Microsoft recently hiked prices and announced a new 'Standard' sub
Update (Sat 20th Jul, 2024): Microsoft has now issued a response to the FTC, stating that the Commission is providing a "misleading, extra-record account of the facts". You'll find more details elsewhere on Pure Xbox: <related ids="169169"> Original story (Fri 19th Jul,...
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News Sony PlayStation 'Regrettably Outspends Us', Says Xbox EMEA Marketing Boss
"We’re not blessed with huge media budgets"
We've seen Xbox fans talk about Microsoft's perceived lack of marketing for its gaming business before - heck, it's been a hot topic for some time when comparing success levels with other platform holders. Well, in a new interview with MarketingWeek, the Xbox EMEA boss has given us some frank quotes...
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- PlayStation
Talking Point Do You Think This Generation Will Be A Short One?
Shutting up shop early
So, we're almost at the four-year mark of the Xbox Series X|S generation, and if the last few console cycles are anything to go by, we should be around the halfway mark right now. Xbox 360 lasted eight years, Xbox One lasted seven, but what about Xbox Series X and S? Will they go the distance and turn in similar numbers?...
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- Features
News Halo TV Show Cancelled By Paramount+ After Two Seasons
Xbox will reportedly seek "another outlet for a third season"
We've got some breaking news about the Halo TV Show, with Paramount+ announcing it's officially cancelling the series after two seasons. Here is the official Paramount+ statement about the cancellation of its Halo series (via The Hollywood Reporter): “We are extremely proud of this...
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- 343 Industries
- Microsoft
All the right moves
If, like us, you're the sort of Gridiron gaming fan who loves to run the offense, but hasn't got a clue what all those silly pictures mean on defence, we reckon EA Sports College Football 25 might just actually, finally, teach you something...even if it's just a little...about what on earth is going on during those parts when you...
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News SEGA Compares Original Vs. Remaster In New Sonic X Shadow Generations Footage
Spruced up for Xbox this October
SEGA has shared a fresh look at the upcoming Sonic X Shadow Generations, this time comparing some of the original stages to how they look in the team's new remastered efforts. We've shared this video up above for you to take a look at, and we must admit, the new versions of these classic stages look absolutely...
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- Sonic X Shadow Generations
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Deals Walmart Is Offering A Huge Discount On The Xbox Mini Fridge
The eight-can version from 2022
It feels like most people who have been interested in the Xbox Mini Fridge will have bought one by this point, but the 100+ Mini Fridges that are currently in Walmart "Carts" at the time of writing suggests otherwise! The reason for the sudden surge in popularity is because Walmart has discounted the 2022 version of...
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- Xbox Mini Fridge
- Deals
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News Fallout: London Is Still On The Way, And It's Getting Even More Interesting
Still just PC only though
Remember Fallout: London? This extremely ambitious mod for Fallout 4 on PC was supposed to release a few months ago, but Bethesda's next-gen update for the base game caused issues that resulted in an indefinite delay. There's still no release date for Fallout: London just yet, but the team continues to work hard on the
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- Fallout
- Fallout: London
- PC
News PowerWash Simulator Is Giving Away Free DLC On Xbox Game Pass
Celebrating two years of washing!
Two years ago, PowerWash Simulator arrived in 1.0 form on Xbox Game Pass, and to celebrate the game's second anniversary, developer FuturLab is bringing free DLC to all players on all platforms. Available now, all you avid PowerWash cleaners out there can grab the 'Muckingham Files – Part 3' add-on for free on...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- PowerWash Simulator
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Capcom's 'Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess' Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (July 19)
A brand-new Capcom IP!
We have another new addition to Xbox Game Pass! Japanese developer Capcom is bringing its new IP Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess to the library today, July 19, as the service's latest day one release. We've been hands-on with this strategy adventure title over the last few weeks, and we can tell ya, it's rather good. Check
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
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- Xbox Series S
News Diablo 4 Shares First Gameplay Footage Of New Expansion Class
The Spiritborn arrives this October
Ahead of the launch of the Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred expansion on Xbox this October, Blizzard has officially revealed the first gameplay footage of the new expansion class known as the Spiritborn. This class calls upon the unique strengths of "Jaguar, Gorilla, Eagle, and Centipede Spirit Guardians", as you can...
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- Diablo
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Game Pass
Thursday18th Jul 2024
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (July 18)
Two highly anticipated day one releases
Your latest Xbox Game Pass update has arrived! Today, we have two brand-new titles coming to the library - and they're both day one releases for the service. The titles in question are Dungeons Of Hinterberg and Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn; both of which we've just reviewed here at Pure Xbox. So, we'll drop...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Lots Of Games Are Reduced By 90% In The Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2024
Over 50 titles at ridiculously low prices!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games in the Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2024? Well, this year's version of the Xbox Summer Sale is absolutely packed with them - over 50 games have been discounted by at least 90% or more, and there are so many other great deals to be found in the 80% and 85% ranges. Of course,...
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- Deals
- Discounts
- Xbox Ultimate Game Sale
- Xbox Summer Sale
Deals All 60+ Backwards Compatible Games In The Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2024
Loads of classics on offer!
The Xbox Summer Sale 2024 is now officially in full swing, and as usual for these massive sales, we've got a whole bunch of backwards compatible classics from the OG Xbox and Xbox 360 eras that have been discounted as well! So, in the table below, we've picked out every single backwards compatible deal (from those...
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Deals Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2024 Now Live, 800+ Games Discounted
Lots of new releases on sale!
Following a brief period of exclusivity for Xbox Game Pass members over the past week or so, the Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2024 (also known as the Xbox Summer Sale) has begun in full today! It's not just the same selection as the preview sale either, as lots more games have been added to the list. This includes some big...
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News Aspyr Details New Features In Star Wars: Bounty Hunter's Xbox Release
"We're excited to share a few more details"
We're just a couple of weeks away from the arrival of 2002's Star Wars: Bounty Hunter on Xbox for the very first time, and as part of the build up to launch, Aspyr has revealed new details today about what this version will entail. This new Xbox release (which is also being re-released on various other...
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- Star Wars Bounty Hunter
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- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (July 18-21)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days is back, and we have a pretty good lineup this week - with three Xbox games playable in total. Headlining that lineup is Ubisoft's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, whose free trial we already mentioned on Pure Xbox a couple of days ago. <related ids="168984"> While that's...
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- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
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- Xbox Series X
News Xbox Series X|S Console Sales Down A Third In Europe With 'Weaker Software Lineup' In 2024
It's a trend across the entire industry
Some fresh gaming industry sales data from the first half of 2024 in Europe has been detailed by the folks over at GamesIndustry.biz, and it showcases a slow year across the board despite some wins here and there - particularly for software. Those wins start with the fact that unit game sales in the region...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Microsoft
Good, or a load of Herzwaffeln?
Dungeons Of Hinterberg is a very, very good name for a computer game. It has a vibe, the word Hinterberg, you see, a very specific sort of vibe that Microbird Games has absolutely nailed. When you say Hinterberg to us, we sense adventure, we demand mysterious mountains and picturesque (but very weird) villages. We...
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News Xbox Adds Nvidia GeForce Now Integration To Its Game Pages
"Launch supported games on GeForce Now via Xbox.com"
Microsoft's relationship with Nvidia continues to blossom, with Xbox today announcing it's now "enabled" GeForce Now integration on its official store pages. To reiterate, this will allow users to launch supported games on GeForce Now via the Xbox.com game page. Below is the announcement,...
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- Xbox Series S
- Microsoft
- Nvidia
News Here's 10 Minutes Of New Gameplay From Ubisoft's Open World Star Wars Outlaws
And it's out next month!
It's been a couple of weeks since Star Wars Outlaws went gold, and now developer Massive Entertainment has 10 minutes of fresh gameplay for us to feast over via IGN. As usual, we've dropped the video directly above so you can watch it right here, and remember, the full game is out next month - so we've really not got long...
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- Star Wars Outlaws
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Ubisoft
News Splitgate 2 Hits Xbox In 2025, And This Time It's Much More Ambitious
"A revolutionary step forward for competitive shooters"
A few years ago, a game called Splitgate made a huge name for itself following its free-to-play launch on Xbox (and many other platforms), but by September of 2022, it had been announced that development was ending on the project. Why? Well... Splitgate 2 of course! It's been reveal
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- Splitgate 2
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Multiplayer Was 'Looked At', But It Just Didn't Work
"We really felt multiplayer wouldn't do that."
It's been a long wait for Dragon Age: The Veilguard — formerly Dragon Age Dreadwolf — to mark the return of BioWare's long-running RPG series, but we're almost there. Set to launch in Fall 2024, The Veilguard is bringing plenty of BioWare heritage forward - despite once being tested as a multiplayer...
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- Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- BioWare
News Fallout TV Series Nominated For Loads Of Emmy Awards At 2024 Show
The ceremony goes ahead in September
It's no secret that Amazon Prime's Fallout TV series ended up being a massive success - probably more than anyone realistically expected before it aired back in April. And, well, it looks like the show is set for some awards show recognition of that success later this year. The Emmy Awards has announced the...
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- Fallout Amazon Prime
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- Microsoft
- Emmy Awards
Wednesday17th Jul 2024
Interview The Precinct - A Mix Of Police Simulator And Old-School GTA
"There is a lot for players to uncover"
It's ridiculous how many amazing indie games we're getting on Xbox this year, and The Precinct looks set to be another one in the near future! This mix of Police Simulator and old-school GTA is being brought to us by the team behind 2019's American Fugitive, and it looks to be shaping up extremely well based...
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- The Precinct
- Interviews
- Features
- Xbox Series X
News No Man's Sky 'Worlds' Update Sounds Like A Complete Overhaul On Xbox Game Pass
Hello Games delivers again!
Every few months or so we seem to bring you the news on a huge No Man's Sky update, but today's drop from developer Hello Games is ridiculously jam-packed even by its own growing standards. No Man's Sky 'Worlds Part 1' is basically a complete overhaul of the Xbox Game Pass adventure. We've seen this sort
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- Xbox Game Pass
- No Man's Sky
- Hello Games
- Xbox One
Review Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn (Xbox) - New Game Pass RPG Hurt By Its Own Ambition
Ran out of ammo
Back in December 2018, A44 Games released Ashen. With a striking art style, gorgeous atmosphere and great combat, it is still an indie gem of the soulslike genre. Now, five and a half years later, the team is back with Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, which is a soulslike far greater in scale than the small adventure Ashen was...
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- Xbox
- Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
News Forza Horizon 4 Has A Ridiculously Good Discount On Xbox Right Now
All editions are at least 80% off!
Last month, Microsoft announced that Forza Horizon 4 would be delisted from digital storefronts this December - and all three editions of the game have an amazing discount right now as part of Xbox's big summer sale. The Standard, Deluxe and Ultimate editions of Forza Horizon 4 are all 80% off right now - a
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Yes, Xbox Has Made A New Controller With Deadpool's Booty On The Back
A new wirelass option
As if Xbox couldn't surprise us any more on a random Wednesday afternoon, the team has decided to unleash this Deadpool controller into the world. Complete with, ahem, a booty grip on the rear, this Deadpool Xbox controller is sure to turn heads as part of Microsoft's latest sweepstakes competition. Actually, the full prize...
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- Xbox Series S
- Deadpool
News Xbox Is Adding New Installation Options To 'Provide More Control' Over Downloads
Only install what you want!
Microsoft has detailed its newest Alpha Skip-Ahead update for Xbox Insiders, and it contains a pretty neat new feature for game installations. The team is aiming to make installing games more flexible by allowing users to pick and choose what they want to install at the point of finding the game and hitting the download...
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- Xbox Insider Update
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News College Football 25 Seemingly Leads To Huge Spike In Xbox Console Sales
A massive start for EA's new franchise
It's not even been 48 hours since EA Sports College Football 25 arrived on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S as part of its Deluxe Edition and free Game Pass Ultimate trial, and it's already proving extremely popular. In fact, it's been so popular that some reporters are suggesting that it's led a huge spike in...
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- College Football 25
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Antstream Arcade Celebrates One Year On Xbox, Reveals 'Most Played Games' So Far
Along with various other crazy statistics
Yes, it's been an entire year since the cloud-streaming service Antstream Arcade made its debut on Xbox, bringing well over 1000 retro games to Xbox One, Series X and Series S that we've been enjoying our time with ever since. To celebrate the occasion, Antstream has revealed some pretty crazy statistics...
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- Antstream Arcade
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Asphalt Legends Unite Launches For Free On Xbox Consoles Today
Malcolm, is that you?
Update (Wed 17th Jul, 2024): Today's the day! Asphalt Legends Unite is now available for free on the Xbox Store: Asphalt Legends Unite (Xbox Store) Original story (Thu 20th Jun, 2024): Asphalt 9: Legends has been a grea
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- Asphalt Legends Unite
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- Xbox Series S
News EA Sports FC 25 Brings 'Rush' Football To Xbox This September
Kick off early with a free Game Pass trial
We're not far away from the next entry in the EA Sports FC series! It's been announced today that EA Sports FC 25 will launch on September 27th, 2024, and as usual it'll be available for Xbox One, Series X and Series S. There are loads of new features in this year's game to look forward to, with perhaps...
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- EA Sports FC 25
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Amazon's New MMORPG 'Throne And Liberty' Is Getting An Xbox Beta This Week
Here's when you can play
Over a year ago, we brought the news that Amazon Games was publishing MMORPG Throne and Liberty on Xbox consoles, and with the full launch coming this September, an open beta has been put together for fans to enjoy. Starting tomorrow and wrapping up on July 23rd, Throne and Liberty's Xbox beta is set to deliver a...
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- Amazon Games
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Dead By Daylight Spin-Off 'The Casting Of Frank Stone' Locks In Xbox Release
Available this September
Following the initial announcement, Behaviour Interactive and Supermassive Games have now officially locked in a release date for the Dead by Daylight spin-off 'The Casting of Frank Stone'. It will be officially launching for Xbox Series X|S on September 3rd, 2024. If you pre-order the game now you'll get "instant access"...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Dead By Daylight
Rumour Indie Hit 'Dave The Diver' Set For Xbox Game Pass Launch This Month
Possibly towards the end of July?
This week we got a fresh look at what's coming to Xbox Game Pass in mid to late July, with the lineup still looking quite light at the time of writing. However, in that very roundup Microsoft teased another update coming soon - and a new rumour is suggesting that
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- Dave the Diver
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News DOOM Spacesuit & Super Shotgun Mods Hit Starfield On Xbox
Slaying amongst the stars
Ever since Bethesda added official mod support to Starfield we've seen some pretty amazing creations come about — especially relating to Star Wars — but today, another Bethesda IP is in the Starfield modding spotlight. Over the last couple of days, a pair of awesome-looking DOOM mods have been added to the game's...
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- Starfield
- DOOM
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Here's The Final List Of Xbox 360 Store Sales Ahead Of July 29th
A decent list, but it's ending with a whimper
Well, we really are almost at the end now! The Xbox 360 store officially closes on July 29th, 2024, and Microsoft has today unveiled the final ever sales list for the store ahead of its closure - there won't be any more after this! You ready for the bad news? Nothing appears to have been added today. We...
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- Xbox 360
- Sales
- Deals
Tuesday16th Jul 2024
Lots and lots of players
With the likes of Xbox Game Pass and Microsoft's expertise in ongoing live service titles, plenty of the team's biggest franchises continue to grow. Just this week, we brought news of a major new player milestone for 2021's Forza Horiz
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