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Friday21st Feb 2025
News Private Division's Lord Of The Rings Game Has Been Delayed On Xbox
The team needs a few more months
The team behind Tales of the Shire: A Lord of The Rings Game has announced that the LOTR title needs another delay to be properly ready for launch. Previously planned to arrive next month, Tales of the Shire is now set to release for Xbox Series X|S on July 29th, 2025. Developer Wētā Workshop took to social media...
- Xbox
- Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings game
- Private Divsiion
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Thursday20th Feb 2025
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 20)
Jump into two big XGP additions
Welcome to your latest February 2025 update for Xbox Game Pass! Today, two titles are entering the library - including an EA Play addition in the form of Codemasters' latest F1 title. Here's a little more on what to expect from today's two new Xbox Game Pass additions: F1 24 (Console, PC, Clou
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Microsoft CEO Commits To Producing 'Great Quality Games' As Xbox Expands
"We've got to produce great quality games"
Following up on yesterday's announcement of Muse AI, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been talking about Xbox's commitment to gaming in a new episode of the Dwarkesh Podcast - noting that the team has to produce "great quality games" to be successful in this field. Basically, the discussion about...
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Satya Nadella
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News How Microsoft Managed Xbox Brand 'Is Not My F**king Fault', Says OG Xbox Creator
Xbox dev has his say on Microsoft's messaging
In a new chat with Seamus Blackley over at VideoGamer, the outspoken OG Xbox creator has touched on Microsoft's messaging around producing the most powerful console hardware - and how his take on Xbox would have been quite different had he stayed with the company. This discussion about Xbox hardware...
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- OG Xbox
- Seamus Blackley
News Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Update 3 Now Live On Xbox
Here are all the Xbox fixes
Bethesda and MachineGames have released Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Update 3 - and the patch contains plenty of new features and bug fixes across all platforms. Those new features are primarily for PC players, focusing on frame generation and high-end ray tracing features like path tracing on AMD hardware - which...
- Xbox
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Microsoft
News Kingdom Come Deliverance 2's First Xbox Update Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Hotfix 1.1.2 is here
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 took the world by storm earlier this month - bringing in pretty fantastic review scores across the board and delivering a huge sales milestone for Warhorse Studios in just 24 hours. Well, the team has been keeping a close eye on things since, and the game's first hotfix has been released.
- Xbox
- Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 20-23)
Included with Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft's Free Play Days program is now live on Xbox for the coming weekend, and we have an interesting title leading the charge this week. That headliner is Amazon Games' New World: Aeternum, which is playable alongside two other Xbox titles. Here's your full Free Play Days selection for this week: Dragon Ball...
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- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
Reaction With GTA 5 Getting A New PC Upgrade, We Hope Red Dead On Xbox Is Next
We NEED it, Rockstar!
In typically-random Rockstar fashion, the team today announced an upgrade for GTA 5 on PC - bringing the game's recent Xbox Series X|S enhancements to that version of the game. Glossing over the fact this is free while we had to p
- Xbox
- Features
- GTA 5
- Red Dead Redemption
- RDR2
News Black Ops 6 Season 2 Reloaded Goes Live On Xbox Game Pass With A Huge TMNT Crossover
Ninjas unite
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has just gotten another free content drop via its Season 02 Reloaded update - and the big theme here is a massive crossover with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This isn't just a set of purchasable skins for the Game Pass title either (although those will be available) - COD's TMNT crossover features...
- Xbox
- Black Ops 6
- Season 2 Reloaded
- TMNT
- Xbox Game Pass
News Xbox Game Pass Hit 'Palworld' Celebrates First Anniversary
A new update has also gone live
This week marks the first anniversary of the monster-catching game Palworld and the developer Pocketpair has provided a player update. After a successful launch on Xbox Game Pass, followed by releases on various other platforms, the game has now surpassed 32 million players. Of course, it's still sorting out some...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Palworld
- Updates
- Xbox Series X
Wednesday19th Feb 2025
Feature 20 Of The Best Backwards Compatible Games You Can Play On Xbox
An essential list for Xbox backwards compatibility
Microsoft's backwards compatibility program is one of the best features available for modern Xbox consoles, with an array of original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles easily playable on modern Xbox hardware. That program includes hundreds of Xbox 360 titles — including some real classics spread across...
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- Backwards Compatibility
- Xbox 360
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Poll Xbox Fans, What Review Score Would You Give Avowed So Far?
Is it living up to your expectations?
So, Obsidian's brand-new RPG Avowed is now available in its standard edition form - including via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate where we'd assume most of you fine folks will be accessing the title. In that case, more of you will have had a chance to play this new Xbox first-party release now - so, we want to know what...
- Xbox
- Polls
- Avowed
- Xbox Game Pass
- Features
News Avowed Launch Update Now Live For Xbox, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Improved shadow quality for XSX and more!
In case you somehow missed it, Obisdian's new RPG Avowed is now available. As part of this, a new launch patch has been rolled out. This patch includes a bunch of community-requested fixes, addressing missing NPCs, comes with all sorts of fixes for quests, resolves some crashes and other major issues, and...
- Xbox
- Avowed
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Game Pass
News Xbox Is 'Exploring' AI To Make Its Older Games Playable On Modern Hardware
"Introducing Muse"
Microsoft has today announced 'Muse AI', a new artificial intelligence program that it thinks "could radically change how we preserve and experience classic games in the future". Muse is a work-in-progress over at the Xbox owner, and it sounds like it could have big implications for the future of gaming. What we're interested in...
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Muse AI
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Former PlayStation Exec Says Xbox's New Strategy Is 'Natural' For Microsoft
"It’s pretty straightforward"
Since leaving PlayStation in recent months, industry legend Shuhei Yoshida has had plenty to say about his time working in gaming - and fresh comments this week touch on Microsoft and the company's new strategy with Xbox. Speaking with Last Stand Media, Yoshida covered plenty of topics while guesting on a new podcast...
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Sony
- PlayStation
- Multiplatform
News Xbox Exec Thanks Fans For Helping Avowed Go Number 1 On Steam
It's a top seller in multiple regions
Avowed is finally available outside of early access this week, and as a result of the game's standard edition becoming available to purchase, the Xbox RPG has rocketed up the charts on PC platform Steam. At the time of writing, the Obsidian title is number one in Steam's US sales charts - and here in the UK...
- Xbox
- Avowed
- Microsoft
- Steam
- Obsidian Entertainment
News Marvel Rivals Publisher Confirms Mass US Layoffs In New Company Statement
A tough one to read
Following developer accounts of layoffs at the Marvel Rivals studio, publisher NetEase has today confirmed those job losses, while providing some clarity on the situation in a new company statement (thanks, PC Gamer). In that statement, Chinese game maker NetEase formally announced that a Seattle-based studio that helpe
- Xbox
- Marvel Rivals
- NetEase
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Won't See Another Delay From Ubisoft, Says Report
The team is "confident" in its release
At this point, Assassin's Creed Shadows has been delayed multiple times and often quite close to the planned launch date - but the game is reportedly "pretty much done" and will not see another delay. This information is coming from Insider Gaming, which exclusively reports that Ubisoft is "confident" of its...
- Xbox
- Assassin's Creed Shadows
- Ubisoft
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Tuesday18th Feb 2025
News Xbox Is Running A Strange Buy One, Get Two Free Sale Right Now
There's a few OK deals to be had
Alongside Xbox's usual set of weekly deals, which we've covered and highlighted our top picks from already, Microsoft is running another 'Buy One, Get Two Free' promotion right now - and this one includes a strange selection of games. <related ids="178353"> We'll be honest, most of the offers in this...
- Xbox
- Deals
- Microsoft
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Nine Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Late February 2025
Including this awesome Team NINJA release from 2023
The next games set to leave Xbox Game Pass in February 2025 have been revealed today, and there are eight of them in all - including some fan favourites such as Maneater, Warhammer 40K: Boltgun and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. Six of the eight have been dated for the end of the month (February 28th),...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Leaving Soon
- Microsoft
- February 2025
News These Three Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (February 20-25)
Your latest roundup of new titles
Beyond Avowed's addition to Xbox Game Pass today, it's been looking pretty quiet for the rest of the month - but Microsoft has just added a batch of new titles to the XGP lineup. While today's refresh only contains three games, Microsoft has also announced that "even more Game Pass announcements" will be revealed...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Deals Our Top 10 Picks From This Week's New Xbox Sales (February 18-25)
We're loving the new Plaion Publisher Sale!
It's Tuesday, so that means we've got some new sales on the Xbox Store! In addition to the ongoing Anime Month Sale, which has recently refreshed its lineup, there's also a new Plaion Publisher Sale along with the usual Xbox Game Pass exclusive discounts. It's the Plaion Publisher Sale that's definitely...
- Xbox
- Deals
- Round Up
News Avowed Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (February 18)
A massive Xbox RPG hits the library
Today we have a major Xbox Game Pass update for you all! After years of anticipation, Obsidian's Avowed hits the library later today - playable for all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members thanks to Microsoft's acquisition of the studio. We're sure that most of you have seen plenty of online chatter about this game...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Avowed
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Tape 1 goes live today on Xbox
Today's the day for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, which is a brand-new narrative adventure from the team behind Life is Strange (Don't Nod), and it's being released in two separate parts - 'Tape 1' is today, while 'Tape 2' arrives on April 15th. It's just 'Tape 1' that the reviewers have been checking out so far,...
- Xbox
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
- Round Up
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii
Ahead of its Xbox launch this week
Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii hits Xbox consoles later this week on February 20th, meaning reviews for this upcoming SEGA spin-off are starting to hit the web as we speak. Here at Pure Xbox, we've managed to throw together an early 'hands on' feature for this one, but plenty of full scored reviews are now...
- Xbox
- Round Up
- Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Caution's nothing without charisma
You know, ask any of my mates, and they'll tell you that back in whatever year it was that Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag released, I was constantly telling them, "this is great, yeah, but what it really needs is cheesy karaoke rhythm games, customisable mopeds, Japanese gangsters and 200% more sequins. Oh and a...
- Previews
- Xbox
- Hands On
- Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
Talking Point Five Years On, Would You Want To See A Gears Tactics 2?
It's really been that long!
Pure Xbox had only just relaunched when Gears Tactics made its debut on PC back in April 2020 - it's been (nearly) five long years since then, and we still haven't seen a new Gears game since... although E-Day seemingly isn't far away. The Coalition's focus is obviously on that mainline origin story right now, but is a...
- Xbox
- Gears Tactics 2
- Talking Point
- Features
Random Elder Scrolls 6 Giving 'Lucky Fan' The Chance To Create An NPC
As part of a silent auction for charity
There's still no release date for The Elder Scrolls VI, but it seems Bethesda is ever so slowly turning more attention to this anticipated project. This week it's announced a new promotion - where it's offering "one lucky winner" the chance to create an NPC for the next major entry in the series that will...
- Random
- Xbox
- The Elder Scrolls
- Bethesda
- Xbox Series X
Monday17th Feb 2025
News Here's A Look At The Updated Xbox Studios Roadmap For 2025 & Beyond
An incredible first-party year ahead
With all the drama and debate that's gone on in regards to Xbox's multiplatform push lately, it's easy to forget that the first-party portfolio for 2025 is arguably looking better than ever - and it's already got off to a great start in recent weeks! So, following the awesome Xbox Developer Direct back in...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Studios
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Guide Avowed: Release Date, Release Times, Early Access Details For Xbox & PC
It's almost time for Xbox Game Pass members!
Avowed is the first Xbox first-party game of 2025, and we're kicking things off in a big way! This is an epic fantasy RPG from the geniuses at Obsidian, evidenced by our "Great" 8/10 review that we published here at Pure Xbox recently. As is often the case with Xbox first-party titles, we're getting both...
- Xbox
- Guides
- Avowed
- Release Dates
- Release Times
News Xbox Cloud Gaming Adds Three More 'Owned' Titles To Streaming Library
Including a very recent release
At the tail end of last year, Microsoft finally starting rolling out cloud gaming functionality to titles outside of the Xbox Game Pass library, and that's expanding again this week with three more additions. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can now permanently stream three more titles, including last week's
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- Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
News Phil Spencer Says Xbox Is Done Trying To Convince PS5 & Switch Players To Move Over
"I’m not trying to move them all over"
Over the weekend, a fresh Phil Spencer interview dropped where the Xbox boss talked lots about the future of Microsoft's gaming business - including what's next for the team and its desire to release games wherever players want to play. When asked about 'becoming SEGA' and effectively going third-party, Phil...
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Phil Spencer
- Industry
- PS5
News MachineGames Is 'Working On Some Pretty Cool Things' After Indiana Jones And The Great Circle
"Join us in this next chapter of ours!"
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle bookended Microsoft's 2024 for big game releases, and it sounds like Bethesda developer MachineGames is already hard at work on the next thing over at Xbox HQ. In a new LinkedIn post from MachineGames' Nicole Åkerlid, the Swedish studio is said to be "working on some pretty...
- Xbox
- MachineGames
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Microsoft
- Bethesda
Talking Point If GTA 6 Releases This Year, What Does Xbox Do With Fable?
Delay it? Go at the same time?!
Today, we've been putting a spotlight on the incredible 2025 roadmap for Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, Activision and others, and while there are loads of amazing releases on the way, Fable is one that absolutely stands out at first glance. It was all the way back in July of 2020 that Playground Games' new Fable...
- Xbox
- Fable
- GTA 6
- Talking Point
- Features
News N64 Classic 'Glover' Is Officially Making Its Way To Xbox Next Week
"It's time for an adventure like no other!"
It was announced all the way back in 2022 that the Nintendo 64 cult classic Glover would be heading to Xbox at some point in the future, and it's now been confirmed that the release date (finally) is February 27th, 2025! Based on what's shown off in the trailer above, it doesn't appear that QUByte...
- Xbox
- Glover
- Nintendo
News Xbox's New Strategy Is 'Right' For The Business And Needs To Be Embraced, Says Former Exec
"Play on what you enjoy playing on"
Former Blizzard president and Xbox exec Mike Ybarra has been weighing in on the brand's new multiplatform strategy over the past few days, advising in a string of social media comments that he feels it's ultimately the right move. Ybarra acknowledged that Xbox has taken a while to be clear on the strategy, but...
- Xbox
- Industry
- PlayStation
- Nintendo
News Xbox Will Be 'Honest & Transparent' About Platforms In Future Showcases, Says Phil Spencer
"I just want to be transparent with people"
So far, Xbox's move towards putting games out on other platforms has felt hesitant at times, but that should change in future - according to Microsoft Gaming's CEO. In a recent interview with Phil Spencer himself, the Xbox boss mentioned that Team Green will be "honest and transparent" about the platforms...
- Xbox
- Phil Spencer
- PS5
- Nintendo Switch
- Xbox Showcase
News After 27 Years, 'Fantasy Life' Developer Prepares To Publish First Ever Xbox Game
"Enjoy a carefree life in a fantasy world"
It's crazy to think that the developer behind Fantasy Life, Yo-kai Watch, Inazuma Eleven, Professor Layton, and even the likes of Ni No Kuni and Dragon Quest VIII has never published a game on Xbox before, but it's been true until now! Yes, even though Level-5 has had its games published by other companies...
- Xbox
- Fantasy Life
- RPGs
Saturday15th Feb 2025
News Just One Game Is Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In March 2025 So Far
An early look at what's ahead
It's always around this time of the month that we look ahead at what's coming to Xbox Game Pass next month, but it's become a trend so far in 2025 that everything seems to be getting dated at the last minute - which makes this difficult! As things stand, there's just one game confirmed for Xbox Game Pass in March 2025...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- March 2025
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 17-21)
Another big week ahead, especially for Game Pass!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for February 17-21! The highlight for many over the next few days will undoubtedly be the Xbox Game Pass release of Avowed, but there's plenty of other good stuff on the way - including the highly-anticipated Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii and Don't Nod's
- Xbox
- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Talking Point When Did You First Get Introduced To The World Of Xbox?
Was back in 2001, or much later than that?
It's scary to think that we've now just entered the 24th year of Xbox's existence, but it's true - the original console first launched all the way back in November of 2001. It won't be long until it's been around for a quarter of a century! Everyone's got a different starting point though, of course. Some...
- Xbox
- Talking Point
- Features
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 15-16)
Did you pick up Avowed's early access?
The weekend begins! In addition to Avowed's early access release which is already live, there's plenty to discover on Xbox right now including a bunch of Free Play Days titles, loads of great deals, and a new
- Xbox
- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday14th Feb 2025
News 'Tides Of Annihilation' Accidentally Goes Live On Xbox Without A Release Date
Hold your horses, Microsoft
There were loads of highlights from an Xbox perspective at the PlayStation State of Play event the other day, and one of them was Tides of Annihilation - an upcoming fantasy action-adventure game that looked stunning in its trailer. Well, a bunch of Xbox fans thought Christmas had come early today when Tides of...
- Xbox
- Tides of Annihilation
- Random
News Xbox Reporter Says Series X|S Successor Has Been 'Fully Approved' By Microsoft
"Now moved past its early pitch stages"
Roughly a year ago, Xbox president Sarah Bond suggested that Microsoft was building an all-powerful next-gen console, and it's now reported that the project has been fully greenlit and approved by the company in recent times. That's coming from
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Next-Gen Console
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox's Avowed Is 'One Of The Best' Unreal Engine 5 Games So Far, Says Digital Foundry
"Avowed surprised me"
Yesterday, we covered an early look at how new Xbox title Avowed is running on both Series X and S - having been surprised by the inclusion of a 40FPS mode on Xbox Series S. Now though, the tech experts over at Digital Foundry have dug a little deeper - and they're claiming that
- Xbox
- Avowed
- Unreal Engine 5
- Microsoft
- Obsidian Entertainment
Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered
Out now on Xbox!
Another three old school Tomb Raider titles land on Xbox today for the very first time - with The Last Revelation, Chronicles and The Angel of Darkness making up the new Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered collection from Aspyr and Crystal Dynamics. As you may have seen, we delivered our Pure Xbox verdict earlier today - noting that these...
- Xbox
- Round Up
- Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Two More Free Demos Have Arrived On Xbox For The Weekend
Including the next Lost in Random game!
What's going on with the free demos on Xbox at the moment? We've seen some great ones recently — PGA Tour 2K25, Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, The First Berserker: Khazan — and now we've got two more for the weekend! <related ids="178153"> The first of today's batch is the next game in the
- Xbox
- Free Games
- Demos
- Lost in Random
A welcome revelation
A year ago to the day, Crystal Dynamics and Aspyr launched what felt like a bit of a no-brainer in Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered - a modern Xbox collection containing some of gaming's most iconic adventures. One year later, they've returned with the next phase of the Lara Croft saga, and whilst Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered doesn't...
- Reviews
- Xbox
- Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Guide Xbox Game Pass Perks: Everything You Can Claim In February 2025
Including all EA Play Member Rewards
The Xbox Game Pass Perks program has continued to add a bunch of freebies for Game Pass Ultimate members throughout February 2025 already, including for the likes of Minecraft, Apex Legends and many other popular titles! So, just like we did last month, we're picking out every single Perk you can claim right now...
- Xbox
- Perks
- February 2025
- Guides
Reminder Seven Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass This Weekend (February 15)
You've got just under 48 hours left to enjoy them
As we get ready for yet another weekend in the world of Xbox, we've unfortunately got to remind you about seven games that are leaving Xbox Game Pass this Saturday, one of which is particularly notable in the form of Tales of Arise. You've got just under 48 hours left if you want to try any of these...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Reminders
