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Thursday4th Jul 2024
News Unreleased OG Xbox Game 'The Invincible Ironman' Appears Online
With some very cool footage!
This week, a bunch of gameplay clips from a completely unreleased original Xbox game have appeared online. Once titled 'The Invincible Ironman' and worked on way back in 2003, the OG Xbox project was eventually cancelled - but these clips show that the team at GenePool Software really did have something going with this...
- Xbox
- Original Xbox
- The Invincible Ironman
- Genepool Software
Talking Point How Do You Feel About 2024 On Xbox So Far?
As we pass the halfway point
2023 was a landmark year for the current generation of gaming, with what seemed like an endless list of fantastic titles dropping throughout that time. Resident Evil 4, Baldur's Gate 3, Alan Wake 2 and plenty of others took the plaudits in a busy 12 months on Xbox, but how are you feeling about this year so far? Will it...
- Xbox
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- 2024 In Gaming
News Forza Horizon Competitor The Crew Motorfest Is Getting A Free Xbox Trial Next Weekend
Jump into this 2023 open-world racer!
Ubisoft has announced that The Crew Motorfest is getting another free access weekend, although this one will work a little differently when it comes to platforms. PC and PlayStation players can play the game for free this weekend, while Xbox players will have to wait until July 11th to jump in. The Xbox trial...
- Xbox
- The Crew Motorfest
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Elden Ring Patch 1.12.3 Makes Even More Difficulty Changes On Xbox
Tweaking the formula
Since Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree dropped last month there's been some fierce debate about about the difficulty of Elden Ring and particularly its expansion - so much so that developer FromSoftware made some tweaks to that aspect of the game last week. Well, today we have even more Elden Ring difficulty changes on the way!...
- Xbox
- Elden Ring
- Shadow of the Erdtree
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Dead Space Meets Battlefield 2042 In Surprising Crossover On Xbox Game Pass
Battle the dead
Just as support for DICE's Battlefield 2042 starts to wind down, a surprising EA crossover has emerged from the depths of outer space. Starting July 9th, Dead Space is coming to Battlefield, focusing on a new mode — Outbreak — where "squads are tested by their human resilience and resourcefulness against a new and relentless...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Dead Space
- Battlefield 2042
- EA
News Dead Rising's OG Voice Actor Has 'No Answer' For Why Capcom Didn't Bring Him Back
"The reasons are the producers' own"
The original Dead Rising is coming back in full force this September thanks to a fresh remaster, but not all things from the OG release are being kept the same. While it seems that most of the changes will be visual, alongside a few gameplay tweaks, we now know that the voice behind main character Frank West is...
- Xbox
- Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
- Frank West
- Capcom
- Xbox Series X
Wednesday3rd Jul 2024
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (July 3)
Kicking off the month in a big way!
It's time to get Xbox Game Pass underway for July! We're kicking off with two games this Wednesday in the form of Journey to the Savage Planet (which was previously on Game Pass a few years ago) and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2. Here's a closer look at each of these new July 3rd additions to
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Microsoft Rewards Is Getting A Couple Of New Features On Xbox
Including a "Rewards Notes" service
It's been a while since we last talked about Microsoft Rewards here at Pure Xbox, and that's because it hasn't really changed all that much since plans were announced to supposedly overhaul the service earlier this year. However, we've got a couple of new features on the way! The first of these is called "Rewards...
- Xbox
- Microsoft Rewards
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders Is Off To A Turbulent Start On Xbox
"Needs optimising for console"
The very last Xbox Game Pass release of June 2024 was Robin Hood - Sherwood Builders, and when it was first announced, we had high hopes that the console launch would be a hit. Sadly, it hasn't quite worked out that way. It's not that the game is bad, but the conversion from PC to console leaves a lot to be desired...
- Xbox
- Robin Hood
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Three Activision Blizzard Titles Expected To Join Xbox Game Pass 'Very Soon'
Starting with a big addition in August
We've been waiting for news on more Activision Blizzard additions to Xbox Game Pass, and it seems like we won't have to wait too much longer! Today, well-known leaker eXtas1s has revealed three titles that are heading to XGP "very soon". The first is the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy,
- Xbox
- Activision Blizzard
- Xbox Game Pass
Feature 10 Exciting Xbox Indie Games To Look Out For In July 2024
We've got a great month ahead!
A new month means a whole bunch of fantastic indie games coming to Xbox, and looking at the list for July, we're really struggling to cut it down to just 10 examples! In fact, it could almost be made up of Xbox Game Pass titles alone. Nevertheless, we've used this opportunity to pick out a few Game Pass additions...
- Xbox
- Indie Games
- July 2024
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Talking Point Has Your Gaming Slowed Down As You've Got Older?
Do you play more or less than you used to?
In two years' time, we're going to be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the original Xbox, and that's a slightly scary thought if you're of a certain age! We can very much recall enjoying the OG console in its heyday, and yet the reality is that plenty of fully-grown adults weren't even born when it first...
- Xbox
- Talking Point
- Features
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News The First Descendant Explodes In Popularity Following Free-To-Play Xbox Launch
It's getting "Mixed" impressions though...
This week marked the arrival of free-to-play shooter The First Descendant on Xbox and beyond, with the game racking up a huge amount of plays already - including on Xbox where it's quickly jumped into the "Top Free" Xbox charts. Looking at the Xbox Store, the reviews are a bit of a mess - a lot of them...
- Xbox
- The First Descendant
- Free To Play
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Halo Infinite Adds New Big Team Battle Mode In Latest Xbox Update
"Introducing BTB: Sentry Defense!"
There's still plenty of life in Halo Infinite yet, as evidenced by its latest update on Xbox and PC. This introduces a new 20-tier Operation Pass, a bunch of freebies, and a brand-new Big Team Battle mode! That mode is called Big Team Battle: Sentry Defense, which is playable across six maps (Fragmentation,...
- Xbox
- Halo
- Halo Infinite
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Don't Get Your Hopes Up About Banjo-Kazooie, Suggests New Xbox Rumour
"There is no Banjo game in development"
For years and years now, we've been desperately hoping that Xbox might develop a new game in the Banjo-Kazooie series, but nothing has materialsed as of yet. And supposedly, that might remain the case for a long time to come. Windows Central's Jez Corden mentioned the possibility of a new Banjo game on the...
- Xbox
- Banjo-Kazooie
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Star Wars Outlaws Has 'Gone Gold' Ahead Of August's Xbox Release
This is where the fun begins
We've got a massive Xbox release on the way next month in the form of Ubisoft's Star Wars Outlaws, and the good news is that's now officially "gone gold" ahead of its release for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on August 30th. Essentially, this means that the base game is now finished and ready to be pressed to disc,...
- Xbox
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Tuesday2nd Jul 2024
News Xbox Suffers 'Major Outage' As Servers Go Down For Most Players
"You may not be able to sign-in"
Update: This issue has now been fixed, with the official Xbox status returning to "up and running". Original story: Xbox has been suffering from some technical difficulties today, with lots of players reporting that they've been unable to connect to Xbox Live (or the "Xbox Network") over the past couple of hours...
- Xbox
- Servers
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Bethesda Makes Changes To Starfield Mods Following 'Negative Effects' On Xbox
Improvements and adjustments
Starfield returns with its latest patch on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S today, and this one's all about the "Creations" mod suite that's transformed the game on console over the past few weeks. There's also a bit of bad news though. In terms of the patch, we're getting various fixes for the Creations suite, mainly...
- Xbox
- Starfield
- Bethesda
- Creations
- Mods
News These Eight Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (July 3-16)
The first batch of the month!
We've finally been made aware of the first games coming to Xbox Game Pass in July 2024, which include the likes of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, Neon White and Tchia - the majority of which hadn't been revealed until today! Here's the list of titles coming to Xbox Ga
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Digital Foundry Explores Why Some Games 'Run Better' On PS5 Than Xbox Series X
"We finally have some answers"
Ever since Xbox Series X and PS5 launched, we've noticed cases where PS5 games run that little bit better - even if on paper Microsoft's machine is the more powerful console. We've typically put that down to sheer development resources — the PS5 has a bigger install base and is often the target console after all —...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- PS5
- Digital Foundry
- Microsoft
News Xbox Begins The Month By Putting Over 700 Games On Sale (July 2-9)
Take your pick from hundreds of offers!
It's deals time, and what a way to begin a new month! The Xbox Store has over 700 new discounts to kick off July, made up of all kinds of sales including an Open World Sale, ID@Xbox Action-Adventure Sale and Capcom Sale. Some of the discounts that have particularly grabbed our attention include Crysis...
- Xbox
- Deals
- Sales
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Six Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Early July 2024
The first round of departures for July
Update: Microsoft has now confirmed the new titles coming to Xbox Game Pass in early July as well: <related ids="168406"> Original story: Our first round of Xbox Game Pass leavers for July 2024 has been revealed, with six titles leaving the service in the first half of the month. One of those has...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Leaving Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Neon White Officially Added To July's Xbox Game Pass Lineup
Another one for the list!
Well, here's another win for Xbox Game Pass! It's been confirmed today that Angel Matrix and Annapurna Interactive's Neon White will be heading to Game Pass on July 11th, marking the first time it's ever been available on Xbox. The game, which arrived for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation consoles back in 2022, is a...
- Xbox
- Neon White
- Xbox Game Pass
News Capcom's Upcoming Game Pass Release Scores Xbox Series X|S Demo
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is a new IP
During its summer showcase, Capcom took a closer look at its new IP Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, which will be arriving on Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass later this month on July 19, 2024. If you're eager to see how this experience blending multiple genres together plays, Capcom has now made a demo...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Game Pass
- Capcom
News EA Is Delisting The Remaining Xbox 360 Battlefield Games & DLC
The end of an era
EA and developer DICE have announced that the last remaining Xbox 360 Battlefield games, and their respective DLC packs, will be delisted on July 31st - ahead of their servers going down in November 2024. As part of a "sunsetting announcement" on social media, DICE has detailed the end of Xbox 360 era Battlefield. The 360 and PS3...
- Xbox
- Xbox 360
- Battlefield
- EA
- DICE
News 'Transformers: Galactic Trials' Is An Upcoming Xbox Racer Based On The Famous Franchise
And we've not got long to wait for it!
Ready for a new Transformers experience? Well, Outright Games is bringing Transformers: Galactic Trials to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S this October - and it's described as a "unique racing adventure game" for modern platforms. A racer is certainly a bit of a different take on the Transformers IP, but it...
- Xbox
- Transformers: Galactic Trials
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Final Fantasy XIV Adds 120FPS On Xbox, Dawntrail DLC Launches To 'Mixed' Reception
There's a "graphical update" as well
We still can't quite believe we're living in a world where Final Fantasy XIV Online is available on Xbox, but we are! Better yet, it's just introduced a brand-new expansion, alongside a hefty update for the main game on Series X and S. Let's start with the expansion first, because that's where things perhaps...
- Xbox
- Final Fantasy XIV Online
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Talking Point Are You Hopeful That Capcom Is Working On 'Dead Rising 5'?
What would you like to see from a sequel?
Details on Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster are now out in the wild following a brief 'Capcom Next' livestream yesterday, with the newly-enhanced 360 title delivering 4K, 60FPS zombie slaying to Xbox fans this September. Now, while we're excited about that and will absolutely be replaying the first Dead Rising on...
- Xbox
- Features
- Talking Point
- Dead Rising 5
- Capcom
News A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead Looks Impressive In First Story Trailer
Coming to Xbox later this year!
A couple of weeks ago, Saber Interactive announced that it had partnered up with Stormind Games to work on A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead, and now the game's first story trailer has landed - and it's looking pretty impressive so far. You can tell there's a little bit of jank in here, but the character models in...
- Xbox
- A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News A New Resident Evil Game Is In Development, Unsurprisingly
Following ongoing rumours
To end its latest broadcast, Capcom shared a new update on its Resident Evil series announcing a new game is now officially in development. While there was no specific mention of the exact game in the works, it's likely referring to the next major numbered entry in the series, which has been rumoured for some time now. The...
- Resident Evil
- Xbox
- Capcom
Monday1st Jul 2024
News The First Descendant Xbox Preload Now Live As Free-To-Play Shooter Gets Final Previews
Releasing this week!
The First Descendant is turning out to be one of July's biggest Xbox releases, and the free-to-play looter shooter is now available to preload on the platform. Coming in at roughly 37GB on Xbox Series X, you can go hands-on with this free shooter tomorrow, July 2nd. To coincide with the game's release, a bunch of outlets have...
- Xbox
- The First Descendant
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Feature All New Xbox Games Coming Out In July 2024
Nobody Wants To Die, EA Sports College Football & more!
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in July 2024! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a July 2024 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. Some of the biggest titles here include Nobody Wants to Die, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn,
- Xbox
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- July 2024
News Strange New Xbox Dashboard Shows Up In The Unlikeliest Of Places
Update: Microsoft shares a statement
Update: Microsoft has now shared a statement about this new Xbox dashboard to Eurogamer, mentioning that the company has "no plans" to develop something along these lines. Here's the quote: "We currently have no plans for an Xbox Rimac dashboard. For more information about this mockup video, please reach out to...
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Xbox Dashboard
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Hexen 2 Spiritual Successor 'GRAVEN' Makes Its Debut On Xbox
"A gritty first-person action-adventure game"
For those who loved the '90s FPS series "Hexen" back in the day, you may be interested to know that a Hexen 2 spiritual successor known as GRAVEN is now available on Xbox, and the first console impressions seem pretty good! If we sound surprised by that, it's because the PC version got off to a lukewarm...
- Xbox
- Graven
- Hexen 2
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
PSA We're Officially In The Last Month Ever For The Xbox 360 Store
Godspeed
Well folks, this is it. After almost 20 years on the market, the Xbox 360 digital storefront officially closes down later this month, marking the end of an incredible era for Xbox. Of course, loads of the games from that generation are now available on the new Xbox store via backwards compatibility, but the closure this month will still be...
- Xbox
- Features
- Xbox 360
- Microsoft
- Talking Point
News Aimlabs Is Now Free On Xbox, Complete With Easy Achievements (1100G)
"Trusted by over 40 million players"
Everyone likes a freebie, especially when it comes to Xbox games! The latest one is Aimlabs, which is intended as an "aim trainer" for FPS titles - but you can also use it as an easy completion if you're an Xbox achievement hunter. As detailed in the video up above, you can acquire 1000 out of the 1100...
- Xbox
- Aimlabs
- Free Games
- Free To Play
Tuesday2nd Jul 2024
News 'Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster' Launches This September For Xbox Series X|S
Capcom reveals a release date!
Last week, Capcom gave us the surprise reveal of Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, and the company has gone more in-depth on the game today, confirming that it will be coming to Xbox Series X and S on September 19th, 2024. According to Capcom, the work that's gone into Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster could almost make it a...
- Xbox
- Dead Rising
- Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Monday1st Jul 2024
News Crazy Taxi Reboot Will Feature 'Large-Scale, Open World Multiplayer', Says SEGA
An open world a-fare
SEGA has posted a new video about staffing up for its big Crazy Taxi reboot project, with the team needing more developers on board to create what sounds like a pretty ambitious title. With the upcoming reboot, SEGA is heading down the open world multiplayer road, and it needs more talent to bring this vision to life. Alongside...
- Xbox
- Crazy Taxi Reboot
- Sega
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News 'Poppy Playtime' Brings Its Creepy $5 Horror Game To Xbox This Month
One for the FNAF crowd!
Five Nights at Freddy's has undoubtedly proved a success on Xbox over the past few years, so it makes sense that Poppy Playtime is now making its debut as well! Better yet, you'll be able to pick it up for just $4.99 on July 12th. Specifically, this is Poppy Playtime Chapter 1: A Tight Squeeze, which first arrived on PC and...
- Xbox
- Poppy Playtime
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Action RPG 'Dungeons Of Hinterberg' Is Ready To Preload On Xbox Game Pass
Coming to the service this month!
We're a few weeks away from the highly-anticipated release of Dungeons of Hinterberg on Xbox Game Pass, and we're here to remind you all that the title is ready to preload for Game Pass subscribers! Right now, Xbox players can pre-download Dungeons of Hinterberg ahead of its July 18 launch, and the stylish action...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Dungeons Of Hinterberg
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Warhammer 40K Team Cancels Space Marine 2 Beta To 'Entirely Focus' On September Launch
"We will not run a public online beta"
Since finally getting an Xbox release date for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, we've been excited to go hands-on with it ASAP, but it seems we're going to have to wait a little longer than expected. The teams behind the Space Marine sequel have cancelled the game's planned beta, which means we all have to...
- Xbox
- Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Pure Xbox Game Club July 2024: Still Wakes The Deep
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...
- Xbox
- Site News
- Pure Xbox Game Club
Sunday30th Jun 2024
Preview Stalker 2 Hands On Preview - A Must-Play On Xbox Game Pass This November
Get out of here Stalker
Update: Stalker 2 was scheduled for September at the time of this article, but has since been delayed to November. <related ids="169398"> Original story (Sun 30th Jun, 2024): The story of Stalker 2 is well known at this point. Finally, after delays, a cancellation, and a re-reveal in 2018, the cult classic PC game...
- Xbox
- Previews
- Stalker 2
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Saturday29th Jun 2024
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (July 1-5)
Including a big free-to-play release!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for July 1-5! The big highlights of next week are the free-to-play release of The First Descendant and Final Fantasy XIV's Dawntrail expansion, but there's plenty of other good stuff as well! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New Xbox Releases (July 1-5):
- Xbox
- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox Is Giving Away Free Forza Horizon 4 Codes For Eligible Players
"As a token of our appreciation"
It's time to check your Xbox messages! As of this morning, some Forza Horizon 4 players have begun receiving free codes for the game from Microsoft "as a token of appreciation" - providing access to the standard edition of the game. Specifically, these Forza Horizon 4 codes are being given to Xbox players who have...
- Xbox
- Forza Horizon 4
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Pick One Which Dead Rising Game Is Your Favourite On Xbox?
We've got a remaster coming soon!
For this weekend's Pick One feature, we thought we'd bring back our poll about the best Dead Rising game on Xbox, following the news that Capcom will be remastering the original title at some point later in 2024. <related ids="168179"> When we first ran this "Pick One" all the way back in late 2020, the OG...
- Xbox
- Dead Rising
- Pick One
- Features
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 29-30)
We're returning to a Double Fine classic
Welcome to the weekend! If you're looking for things to do on Xbox over the next few days, we've got a bunch of new Xbox Game Pass additions, more Free Play Days offers, and a whole bunch of great sales on the Xbox Store! Here's what we're playing this weekend: Fra
- Xbox
- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday28th Jun 2024
News Lots Of Games Are Reduced By 90% On Xbox This Week (June 25 - July 2)
Great Xbox titles for very low prices!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games in this week's Xbox sales (June 25 - July 2)? As usual, we've got a whole bunch of 90% and even 95% discounts on Xbox right now, mainly thanks to last week's Publisher Spotlight Sale as well as this week's "Halloween in June" sale. There's plenty to get stuck into! Highlights...
- Xbox
- Deals
- Discounts
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox Is Kicking Off A New Month With Two Free-To-Play Releases
The biggest arrives next Tuesday
We're winding down the month of June, and we've just been treated to a new free-to-play game on Xbox to kick off July! That game is Bleach: Brave Souls, which is a 3D action title from a few years ago that is making its Xbox debut. But that's not all! The biggest new free-to-play Xbox release of the early July...
- Xbox
- Free To Play
- The First Descendant
- Bleach: Brave Souls
News Forza Motorsport Gets Big Visual Upgrade On Xbox In Update 9
The lighting looks completely different!
Earlier this month, Turn 10 Studios dropped Forza Motorsport Update 9, which came complete with a free DLC offer on Xbox and PC. However, one other difference that flew under the radar was a pretty big upgrade to the game's visuals - the dev team has made some massive graphical changes in Update 9. We've...
- Xbox
- Forza Motorsport
- Turn 10 Studios
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
