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Thursday14th Nov 2024
News Microsoft Is Now Advertising Pretty Much Every Gaming Device As An Xbox
"This is an Xbox"
We've been hearing for months and months, years even, that any device with Microsoft's games on it is an 'Xbox' of some sort. The company has been pushing PC, Mobile and Xbox Cloud Gaming for ages at this point - but today's absolutely massive new marketing campaign is their biggest move in this direction yet. Launched earlier on,...
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- Microsoft
- This Is An Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News 'Atomfall' Officially Launches On Xbox Game Pass In March 2025
We have a date!
It's all happening in the world of Xbox, folks! Today, longtime Sniper Elite developer Rebellion has announced the official release date for Atomfall; its brand-new IP coming to Xbox Game Pass. You can go hands on with this new survival-action game on March 27th, 2025 - da
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- Atomfall
- Xbox Game Pass
- Rebellion
- Xbox One
News Here's What's Included In The Xbox November 2024 Update
Friend requests, gamerpic improvements & more!
The Xbox November 2024 update has been unveiled by Microsoft today, and we've got a whole bunch of features that are either available now, or coming soon to Xbox consoles and/or PC - including a lot for controllers in particular! Here's an overview of the Xbox November 2024 update, with more details...
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- Update
- Console
- PC
- Roundup
News Phil Spencer Thinks Stalker 2 Could Be An Xbox Game Of The Year Contender
"The quality has really come a long way"
It's official, folks, we're less than a week away from Stalker 2 hitting Xbox Game Pass - and Microsoft's gaming boss thinks that the open-world shooter could be a real GOTY contender in 2024. Speaking with Game File, Phil Spencer was asked about the upcoming title and its
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- Phil Spencer
- Stalker 2
- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
News Black Ops 6 Season 01 Update Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes For Xbox
New content available now
Last week, developer Treyarch began teasing some of the content coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 in Season 01 - and now we have the full rundown of everything included in today's Black Ops 6 update on Xbox.
- Xbox
- Call of Duty Black Ops 6
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Wednesday13th Nov 2024
News Phil Spencer: I Can't Talk About Black Myth: Wukong's Xbox Status
"I can't announce that"
It's been a weird Xbox journey for Black Myth: Wukong so far. The game was originally expected to launch on Microsoft's consoles alongside the PS5 release, but then was suddenly delayed back in June for Xbox specifically. Why? Well, the developer advised that it was for "quality standards" reasons, but rumours suggested that...
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- Black Myth: Wukong
- Phil Spencer
News No Man's Sky Developer Explains Why The Xbox One X Is Still 'Very Capable' In 2024
"There’s definitely more life left"
It's not very often we find ourselves talking about the Xbox One X these days, but if you're still using one of these consoles as your main Xbox system in 2024, we're willing to bet you're still having a pretty great experience with it. The Xbox One X was the king of the previous generation after all, and it...
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- No Man's Sky
- Xbox One X
News Xbox Boss Says Everything Is On The Table When It Comes To PS5 Ports
"I do not see sort of red lines in our portfolio"
Ever since Microsoft started releasing some of its titles on Sony's PS5, there've been rumours that certain franchises won't ever move over - but Xbox boss Phil Spencer has thrown that notion out of the window in a new interview. Chatting with Bloomberg, the Microsoft Gaming CEO said that there ar
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- Phil Spencer
- PS5
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Is Xbox Successful Right Now? Phil Spencer Shares His Thoughts
"We need to be creative and adaptive..."
It's been a weird year for Xbox, right? There have been plenty of successes (and hopefully more to come with the likes of Stalker 2, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Indiana Jones on the way), but a few negative moments as well. We've seen jobs that have been lost,
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- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Phil Spencer
News Xbox Fan Shares Stunning 4K Images Of 360 Launch Title Project Gotham Racing 3
These look amazing!
Right, by now you probably know that we're huge fans of Project Gotham Racing here at Pure Xbox HQ - so it's no surprise that when we saw some fresh 4K images of PGR3 in and amongst the Xbox Reddit homepage this week, our hearts skipped a little bit. Of course, these aren't official images pulled from the Xbox version or...
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- Xbox 360
- Project Gotham Racing 3
- 4K
- Microsoft
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Confirms Handheld Plans, But Don't Expect One Anytime Soon
"We want to be informed by learning"
Xbox boss and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has been talking again today about the rumoured Xbox handheld that's said to be in the works, with Spencer confirming that plans are in the works to (hopefully) create one. However, in his interview with Bloomberg, he made sure to point out that it's a longer-term...
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- Phil Spencer
- Handheld
Review Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake (Xbox) - Square Enix's Beloved Classic Gets A Makeover
Square Enix's HD-2D boom continues
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake is a full remake of "one of the greatest RPGs of all time" according to Square Enix. Originally released as
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- Reviews
- Dragon Quest
- Square Enix
- Xbox Series X
News South Of Midnight Game Length & Xbox Tech Specs Revealed
Coming to Game Pass in 2025
Yesterday, Xbox shared a lengthy documentary on its upcoming 2025 game South of Midnight, and Kinda Funny's Parris Lilly has followed this up by revealing some important information about the Compulsion Games title. With Parris recently visiting the Canadian Xbox Game Studio, the presenter can reveal that South of M
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- South of Midnight
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Reminder Seven Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass This Friday (November 15)
Some big titles in here
We have seven more titles leaving the Xbox Game Pass library this Friday, including some major releases that we'll be sad to see go. Nevertheless, you've got a couple more days to try some of these out and see what you think. Here's the full list of games exiting the service on November 15: Date Game Platform November...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Leaving soon
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Fallout 5 Not Being Ready Benefitted Amazon's TV Show, Says Xbox Boss
"We didn't have a new game lined up for the launch"
When Amazon's Fallout TV show really took off earlier this year, and Fallout fever was in full swing, there were lots of eyebrows raised about Bethesda not having a game ready to launch alongside the show - but the head of Xbox believes that
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- Fallout 5
- Amazon Prime
- Bethesda
- Microsoft
News Despite The ActiBlizz Deal, Xbox Remains 'In The Market' For New Dev Teams
"We definitely want to be in the market"
Well all know the trials and tribulations that Xbox went though to acquire Activision Blizzard last year, but the whole ordeal doesn't seem to have put Microsoft off from potentially bringing more teams on board. In a new interview with
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- Microsoft
- Activision Blizzard
- Tango Gameworks
- Acquisitions
Tuesday12th Nov 2024
News Two Xbox Games Are Set To Close Their Servers Before The End Of 2024
You might get lucky with one of them though
The Xbox server closures are almost over for another year! Following a slate of Battlefield departures in November, along with various other closures earlier in 2024 (The Crew being a notable one), we've just got two to go in December. And actually, it might not be two. Friday The 13th: The Game was...
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- Server Closures
- Roundup
News WD Black's New 2TB Expansion Card Is Good News For Series X|S Owners
More competition leads to better prices
We're now past the four-year mark in the Xbox Series X|S generation, and we still only have two manufacturers creating Expansion Cards for both consoles. That's not great - but at least a new variant has arrived this week! WD Black has quietly released the 2TB version of its Xbox Expansion Card to retailers...
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- Xbox Expansion Card
- WD Black
- Storage
- Seagate
News 'Project TH' Is An Ambitious New Shooter That's Heading To Xbox Series X|S
We're getting Splinter Cell vibes
This looks like an Xbox Game Pass title to keep an eye on! Project TH is an action-adventure title that was first announced a couple of years ago, and it's now been confirmed for Xbox Series X and Series S (as well as Game Pass). You can check out the original trailer from 2022 up above, which indicates that...
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- Project TH
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News GTA Trilogy Gets A Major Surprise Update For Xbox One & Series X|S
Almost two years since the last one!
Just when you thought they were done with the GTA Trilogy remasters, Rockstar Games goes and delivers a massive update for all three games! There's a lot packed into these, and they're available right now on Xbox One and Series X|S. The biggest feature is "Classic Lighting", which can be toggled on via each...
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- GTA
- Rockstar Games
- Update
- Patch Notes
Talking Point 10 Years On, It's Been A Mighty Turnaround For Halo: Master Chief Collection
Xbox eventually finished the fight
All the way back in 2014, Microsoft had a killer lineup planned for the second year of Xbox One. The team had the likes of Forza Horizon 2 and Sunset Overdrive bringing brand-new experiences to players at the start of the last generation, but it was one title in particular that led the charge for Xbox that year -...
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- Talking Point
- Features
- Halo: Master Chief Collection
News Death Stranding Director's Cut 'Quite Remarkable' On Xbox Series S
"Xbox Series S is absolutely fascinating"
Shortly after the surprise release of Death Stranding Director's Cut on Xbox, we put out a quick comparison of the game running on Series X and S - and now the folks over at Digital Foundry have taken a closer look at the Kojima Productions title.
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- Death Stranding Director's Cut
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Generation game
A couple of years ago now, we took at look at the Gen 2 'Turtle Beach Stealth 600' headset here at Pure Xbox - and at the time, we were impressed with the results. Excellent battery life and a comfy overall setup meant that the Stealth 600 was definitely something we could recommend, even if the build quality felt a little lacking...
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- Features
- Hardware Review
- Turtle Beach Stealth 700
- Xbox Series X
News South Of Midnight Documentary Shares Detailed Look At Xbox's 2025 Adventure
"Weaving Hazel's journey"
After spotting a little teaser last week about fresh South of Midnight coverage coming soon, Xbox has dropped a chunky documentary on the upcoming Compulsion Games adventure - focusing on the team "weaving Hazel's journey" in the 2025 title. You can take a look at this big old ViDoc up above, which goes over some of the...
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- South Of Midnight
- Compulsion Games
- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
News Sea Of Stars Local Co-Op Update Arrives For Free On Xbox Game Pass
Welcome to 'Dawn of Equinox'
Sea of Stars was a bit of an Xbox Game Pass banger last year, and now, the game's 'Dawn of Equinox' update is set to almost reinvent the classics-inspired RPG. Arriving this November, the upcoming patch adds three-player local co-op, an overhaul to the gam
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- Sea of Stars
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Blizzard Announces 'Overwatch: Classic' As A Limited-Time Event In Overwatch 2
And it starts TODAY!
A couple of years ago now, Blizzard released Overwatch 2 as a free-to-play successor to the ever-popular Overwatch. The sequel made come core changes to the experience, namely switching to a 5v5 setup - a change that will be reversed in an upcoming limited-time event in OW2. Yep, starting today, the team is bringing 'Overwatch:...
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- Blizzard
- Overwatch Classic
- Overwatch 2
- Update
Monday11th Nov 2024
News Xbox Price Cuts Begin Ahead Of Black Friday, Series X & Expansion Cards Included
It's that time of the year again
It's not time for Black Friday just yet, but the deals have already begun! Over the past few days, we've seen a few notable discounts go live — for everything from the Xbox Series X to various controllers — so we thought we'd round them up. Let's start with the Series X, shall we? Obviously we're expecting a lot...
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- Discounts
- Xbox Series X
- Expansion Cards
- Black Friday 2024
Exclusivity-Endedman
Death Stranding seemed to cause way more division that we thought it would when it released back in 2019. Some folk found it boring and bland, others were confused by the (confusing) plot, nonplussed by the lack of action, whilst more still just sorta thought it was way too long and ponderous. Make no mistake, it still reviewed...
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- Reviews
- Death Stranding
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Fans Ponder What 'Largest Technical Leap' Means For The Series X Successor
As part of Microsoft's next-gen roadmap
It's been a quiet weekend in the world of Xbox, aside from the fourth anniversary celebrations of the Series X and S - and this specific topic has led to an interesting discussion about what Microsoft is cooking up for the next generation. If you cast your mind back to February, you may remember a quote from...
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- Xbox Series X
- Talking Point
News Stalker 2 Is Now Available To Download On Xbox, But You'll Need A Lot Of Free Space
This is a chonker!
It's finally almost time for Stalker 2! The highly-anticipated Xbox console exclusive (at least for now!) arrives via Xbox Game Pass on Wednesday, November 20th, and preloads have begun today - meaning you can begin installing it. And wow - we weren't expecting it to be quite this large! On Xbox Series X, we're getting a figure...
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- Stalker 2
- Xbox Game Pass
- Download
- Preload
News Xbox Drops Extended Indiana Jones Gameplay Ahead Of Game Pass Release
A new adventure awaits
We're now officially less than a month out from Indiana Jones and the Great Circle hitting Xbox Game Pass, and ahead of launch, the team has just unleashed a new deep dive video with lots of fresh gameplay tucked into it. So, we've thrown this MachineGames deep dive up above - and it's safe to say that the team's new Indiana...
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- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Bethesda
News Xbox Sparks Excitement As Spyro Is Confirmed For Game Pass
Update: It's arriving this Tuesday!
Just a few days ago, we published a Talking Point asking where all the Activision Blizzard titles were on Xbox Game Pass, and now it looks like we're about to get one! That's according to an official new Xbox tease, at least. The Xbox Game Pass team on social media have posted a clip today of what appears to be...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Tease
- Spyro
News PlayStation's Call Of Duty Timed Exclusivity Deal Is Now Officially Over
MW3 DLC packs can now come to Xbox
Microsoft may have acquired Call of Duty publisher Activision more than a year ago, but the Xbox owner vowed to uphold any existing deals that the franchise had with PlayStation owner Sony - and the last of those deals has now officially come to an end. Yep, as pointed out by CharlieIntel, last year's
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- Call Of Duty
- PlayStation
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- Microsoft
Talking Point Spyro Reignited Trilogy Will Be A True Nostalgia Trip On Xbox Game Pass
Gather round, 3D platformer fans
Well, there we have it. After ranting about the slow trickle of ActiBlizz games coming to Game Pass right at the end of last week, the team goes ahead and announces another one - Spyro Reignited Trilogy is coming to the service tomorrow, November 12th. Following on from the addition of
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- Spyro Reignited Trilogy
- Xbox Game Pass
- Features
- Talking Point
Talking Point How Much Do You Care About 'Creation' Features In Your Xbox Games?
Do you spend hours on them, or barely any time at all?
When it comes to character customisation in games, there are people who spend absolutely hours trying to create the perfect protagonist (and indeed, side-characters), while others tend to skip through and get to the main game ASAP. Personally, I tend to fall into the latter category, although...
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- Talking Point
- Features
- Customisation
Sunday10th Nov 2024
Guide Xbox Series X Stock: Where To Buy Xbox Series X|S In December 2024
Xbox console stock checker for UK and US
More and more Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles are starting to appear at retail, meaning it's thankfully a lot easier to secure one than it was when the consoles first launched. If you're wanting to get your hands on one, you're in the right place. Below, we've rounded up all the links you'll need...
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- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Series X
- Guides
Saturday9th Nov 2024
News Here's What Might Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In December 2024
Some early predictions!
What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in December 2024? Well, Microsoft hasn't confirmed anything just yet, but based on some games that were added to the service this time last year, we can at least make a few predictions ahead of time. We know that a lot of Xbox users want more advance notice of games leaving Xbox Game Pass, but...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Leaving Soon
- December 2024
Talking Point What's Your Favourite Memory Of The Xbox Series X|S Generation So Far?
Both consoles turn FOUR this Sunday!
As we mentioned earlier this week, this Sunday marks the fourth anniversary of the Xbox Series X and Series S, with both consoles having launched on November 10th, 2020. And once again, we're using this opportunity to reminisce! This time around, we're keen to find out your favourite memory (or memories!) of the...
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- Talking Point
- Features
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 11-15)
Dragon Quest, Tetris Forever & much more!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for November 11-15! It's somewhat the quiet before the storm over the next few days as we await Stalker 2 and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 later in the month, but don't forget we've got the big release of Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake coming up, as well as the likes of
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- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 9-10)
How about some Metal Slug Tactics on Game Pass?
Welcome to the weekend! We've got a few new Xbox Game Pass titles for you to check out over the next couple of days, along with a bunch of Free Play Days additions and a whole heap of discounts that are live on the Xbox Store. Here's what we're playing this week
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- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday8th Nov 2024
News Xbox Has Added Multiple 'Free' Games Over The Past Few Weeks
Might be worth a download?
Every now and again, we tend to take a look at some of the "free" games arriving on the Xbox Store, and there have actually been quite a few over the past few weeks that we've either not covered, or only covered a little bit. Obviously the big one is Throne And Liberty, which arrived back at the start of October. We...
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- Free Games
- Free To Play
News Xbox Game Pass Is Getting A Massive Black Ops 6 Update Next Week
Season 01 is HUGE
At the start of the week, Xbox developer Treyarch began teasing the first seasonal content update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and now the team has fully detailed Black Ops 6 Season 01 - it's an absolutely massive update all-in-all. The headline news is this: Black Ops 6 Season 01 is bringing six multiplayer maps, one new...
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- Call of Duty Black Ops 6
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Here's How Death Stranding Director's Cut Compares On Xbox Series X And S
Stranding side-by-side
With Death Stranding Director's Cut launching out of nowhere on Xbox yesterday, we've taken a look at how the game stacks up across both current-gen Microsoft machines - and the early results are rather good. While there certainly are differences across both Xbox Series X and S, this is a game that really looks the part on...
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- Death Stranding Director's Cut
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Comparison
Talking Point Where Are All The ActiBlizz Titles On Xbox Game Pass?
Isn't it about time?
With Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 now out in the wild, Xbox's biggest Activision Blizzard release since the deal went through has now come and gone. The game ended up being a very good one, so we have no complaints in that regard - but we do still feel a little shortchanged by the Activision Blizzard deal so far. You see, we...
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- Features
- Talking Point
- Activision Blizzard
- Backwards Compatibility
Guide Is Death Stranding 2 Coming To Xbox? Here's Everything We Know So Far
Will DS2 come to Xbox?
Since the surprise release of Death Stranding Director's Cut on Xbox Series X|S, we've seen lots of speculation about the sequel - and whether Death Stranding 2: On The Beach could one day come to Xbox as well. With how Kojima Productions has handled the first game, there's a good chance DS2 will arrive on Xbox eventually -...
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- Death Stranding 2
- PS5
- Sony
- Xbox Series X
PSA Death Stranding Has A Major Quick Resume Bug On Xbox
It'll hopefully be fixed very soon
Yesterday's surprise release of Death Stranding Director's Cut on Xbox Series X|S has proved extremely popular over the past 24 hours, but something you should be aware of is a Quick Resume bug that's plaguing the game at launch. As shared by Windows Central's Jez Corden, the bug involves not being able to save...
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- Death Stranding
- Quick Resume
- PSA
- Bugs
News Xbox 'Friend Requests' Have Now Returned
Update: Available now!
Update [Fri 8th Nov, 2024]: In September, Xbox mentioned how it was reintroducing friend requests on Xbox. Now, in an update this week, they're available to everyone across Xbox's platforms and services. Here's another look, courtesy of The Verge's senior editor Tom Warren: Original article [Thu 12th Sep, 2024]:...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Microsoft
News South Of Midnight Previews Seemingly Being Prepared By Team Xbox
New info should be coming soon!
It's been a short while since we've seen or heard much about South of Midnight, but it's looking like Xbox and developer Compulsion Games are preparing some press previews as we speak. In recent hours, Kinda Funny's Parris Lilly has posted about previewing the Xbox Game Studios title, and how coverage on the game is...
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- South of Midnight
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard's First Xbox Update Out Now, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Featuring a Mass Effect crossover!
Dragon Age: The Veilguard has been out for just over a week at this point, and BioWare has now delivered its first update for the Xbox Series X|S RPG. The only bit of new content tucked into this update is a bonus armour set - although it's certainly one for you Mass Effect fans out there! Yep, to celebrate N7 Day...
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- Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- Update
- Patch Notes
News Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Scores An Xbox Series X|S Demo
A game update has also been released
If you've been eager to check out Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, Capcom has now released a demo for Xbox Series X|S and multiple other platforms. It will allow you to play the start of Frank's zombie adventure, but apparently "some aspects" may differ from the retail version. Unfortunately, save data won't carry...
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- Capcom
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Demos
