Tag: Goty
News GOTY Contender 'Animal Well' Gets A Surprise Launch On Xbox Today
Not to be overlooked
Today's Xbox Partner Preview event featured a few big reveals (which we've covered in full here at Pure Xbox), but one that might have gone under the radar for many was the announcement of Animal Well, which is available now! Believe it or not, this is a genuine Game of the Year contender, rackin
News Xbox Grabs Three Awards As Baldur's Gate 3 Wins GOTY At TGA 2023
Forza Motorsport and Hi-Fi RUSH
The Game Awards 2023 has officially come to a close, and Baldur's Gate 3 was the big winner as expected! In addition to taking home multiple awards throughout the night, the game also secured the big Game of the Year award. Larian Studios' epic RPG was up against some tough competition including Zelda and Resident...
Reaction Looking Back, Xbox Has Had Some Strange GOTY Omissions Over The Years
Or are we just salty about Starfield?
Yesterday, Geoff Keighley & co. unveiled this year's Game of the Year nominees for The Game Awards 2023 - and we noted that Bethesda's brand-new IP Starfield failed to make the GOTY cut, despite being nominated for Best RPG. This GOTY omission has got folks talking (and us thinking) about Xbox's history with...
News Xbox Receives Multiple Nominations For Golden Joystick 'Ultimate GOTY' Award
Voting is open right now!
Awards season is upon us, and ahead of the prestigious Golden Joystick Awards taking place in London on November 10th, the nominees have finally been revealed for the "Ultimate Game of the Year" category. The good news is that Xbox is in here multiple times! The likes of Starfield, Forza Motorsport and Hi-Fi RUSH all make...
Talking Point Where Does Starfield Rank In Your Top Games Of 2023?
Is it in the GOTY discussion for you?
Alright, so for last weekend's discussion here at Pure Xbox, we asked you to pick the best Bethesda Game Studios RPG of all time, and although Starfield originally took the lead, it was Skyrim that ultimately (but narrowly!) won the vote. This time, we're interested to know where Starfield ranks in your top...
Talking Point Are These The Top Xbox Games Of 2023 So Far?
We've curated our top 2023 picks
It's been quite the year so far, eh? Xbox set the tone for 2023 super early with the surprise arrival of Hi-Fi RUSH back in January, and to be honest, it feels like this year's releases just haven't slowed down since. So, our Video Producer Craig has decided to take a good hard look at the year's releases so far;...
Soapbox Elden Ring Is My GOTY, But It Was Incredible Indie Games That Kept Me Playing In 2022
AAA in the streets, indie between the sheets
Without a shadow of a doubt, FromSoftware's majestic Elden Ring has quite comfortably earned my own personal GOTY spot for 2023 (with Obsidian's amazing Pentiment in second place) and, really, it's been an easier choice to make than in any other year in recent memory. Nothing else really came all that...
Talking Point What's Your 2022 Game Of The Year So Far?
And why is it Elden Ring
Ahead of a relatively quiet fall season, we were just thinking about our favourite games of the year so far. Typically, we'd reserve this sort of discussion for later in the year, but given how front-heavy 2022 is shaping up to be — after yet more delays — we've already started thinking about GOTY contenders. Elden Ring...
News Phil Spencer Congratulates Psychonauts 2 On Winning GOTY At New York Game Awards
"One of the great games of 2021"
2021 might be long gone at this point, but we're still getting the odd few Game of the Year awards cropping up, and the latest is courtesy of the New York Game Awards which has gifted the GOTY honour to Double Fine's Psychonauts 2. In response, Xbox boss Phil Spencer took to Twitter today to share his...
News Need For Speed Rivals: Game of The Year Edition Incoming
Hardly surprising
It looked like 2014 was going to be the first year where we didn't see the release of a Need For Speed title of some sort. Truthfully though, we all knew that EA weren't going to let us off that easy. Need For Speed: Rivals will be released in a "Game of The Year" edition on October 23rd according to Amazon Germany. The package...
