Tag: Id@xbox
News Xbox Having A 'Sheer Volume' Of New Games Is A Good Thing, Says ID@Xbox Director
"We want every game to have a shot"
The ID@Xbox program has been an incredible way for Xbox fans to experience the latest and greatest indie games over the years, and it's got to a point now where countless titles are releasing as part of the initiative every month. ID@Xbox director Guy Richards was questioned about this during a recent interview...
News Microsoft Is 'Focused On Helping' Indie Devs Make Use Of Xbox Play Anywhere
A stronger focus on XPA
Ever since fans threw together this big old Xbox Play Anywhere 'master list', Microsoft seems to have paid more attention to its multi-device purchasing program - and the team has again acknowledged the service in a new post about its ID@Xbox successes. In a fresh
News Xbox Announces 11 Titles Coming To Game Pass At February's Indie Showcase
Including a massive surprise release!
Today's Xbox Indie Showcase treated us to a bunch of new reveals for upcoming Xbox Game Pass titles, including Balatro, Descenders Next, 33 Immortals - a
Roundup All The Reveals From February 2025's Xbox Indie Showcase
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch the Xbox Indie Showcase 2025 earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, which you'll find elsewhere on Pure Xbox. If you don't want to watch it all the way through, we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article. The following...
Poll How Would You Grade The February 2025 Xbox Indie Showcase?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Xbox Indie Showcase for February 2025! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided an extensive recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade would you...
Live Watch The ID@Xbox February 2025 Showcase Here
Including some Game Pass reveals!
It's time for the Xbox Indie Showcase 2025! Today's show promises an array of indie reveals - and they're obviously all games that will be coming to Xbox - including some Game Pass surprises that will show up along the way. "Get ready to see trailers, gameplay, and reveals from indie studios including Raw Fury,...
News Xbox Indie Showcase 2025 Announced For This Month, Game Pass Surprises Expected
In partnership with IGN
Ready for another Xbox showcase after the amazing Developer Direct in January? Well, you're in luck! It's been announced today that the annual Xbox indie showcase (otherwise known as the ID@Xbox indie showcase) will take place on Monday, February 24th at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT - and just like last year, it's being hosted...
News Two Colourful Indie Games Announced For Xbox Game Pass In 2025
The list continues to grow
We're really starting to build out the Xbox Game Pass list for 2025 now, and in addition to a few titles that were revealed recently, we've also got two colourful indie games that have been announced for Game Pass over the past 24 hours. The first of these actually has a free demo as part of the Xbox Winter Demo Fest...
News Xbox Team Highlights Six Indie Games You Should Check Out This Month
A few of the "Selects" from ID@Xbox
We've started this thing here at Pure Xbox where we highlight 10 Xbox indie games to look forward to every month, and the team over at ID@Xbox have been doing something similar on the official Xbox website recently. Their list for May looks quite different to ours - we've only got one game that's the same - but...
News Tails Of Iron 2 Is Shaping Up Nicely In New Xbox Gameplay Trailer
Embark upon a vast, snow-ravaged kingdom
Remember Tails of Iron? The adventure RPG-lite released on Xbox back in 2021, and racked up some very impressive reviews at the time including an 84 average on Metacritic. Now, the sequel seems to be shaping up nicely too! Today's Xbox Indie Showcase treated us to the first gameplay footage of Tai
News 12 Xbox Game Pass Titles Get New Reveals At April's Indie Showcase
Including a surprise that's out today!
Today's ID@Xbox April 2024 Showcase treated us to some fresh Xbox Game Pass reveals for the likes of Dungeons Of Hinterberg and Immortals 33 - and we also learned of some brand-new
News Here's Everything That Was Revealed At April's Xbox Indie Showcase
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch the Xbox Indie Showcase event earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, which you'll find elsewhere on Pure Xbox. The following list is everything that was revealed during April 2024's Xbox Indie Showcase: Astor: Blade of the Monolith is...
Poll How Would You Grade The ID@Xbox April 2024 Showcase?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Xbox Indie Showcase for April 2024! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided an extensive recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade would you...
Guide Xbox Indie Showcase: How To Watch Today's Special ID@Xbox Event
Everything you need to know
You may have missed last week that a special ID@Xbox Showcase was announced for late April, and the day has crept up on us already! The latest Xbox Indie Showcase is just a few hours away, and it should bring us plenty of reveals. Below, you'll find all the key information you need to know about April 2024's Xbox Indie...
News Xbox Indie Showcase Returns Next Week With New Reveals & Trailers
Join us and watch it live!
It's time to put another date in your calendar, as the Xbox Indie Showcase returns next week! Hosted in partnership with IGN, this showcase promises new reveals, trailers and extra details for a bunch of upcoming ID@Xbox games. We don't know much about what's going to be featured just yet, but Xbox has already namedropped...
News Xbox Highlights Four Upcoming Releases At Special Indie Showcase
Two of which are coming to Game Pass!
Every now and again, the good folks at ID@Xbox treat us to a special invite-only event that showcases some upcoming indies, and recently we got to see some footage of four specific titles - two of which are coming to Xbox Game Pass! Those Game Pass titles are Botany Manor and Still Wakes The Deep, which as...
News Xbox Introduces New 'Indie Selects' Collection, Separate To Xbox Game Pass Lineup
"A new collection will go live every Wednesday"
Microsoft has announced 'Indie Selects', a new curation program that aims to showcase some of Xbox's best indie games available on the Microsoft Store. Every Wednesday, a new collection of titles will be showcased - front and centre under Xbox's new 'Indie Games' store tab. This week's lineup features...
News Xbox Sparks Fury Over Using AI-Generated Art To Promote Indie Games
The post has since been deleted
The ID@Xbox program has been growing for years now, with an indie-focused team over at Microsoft using it to build relationships with developers and bring their games to Xbox and at times, Game Pass too. However, a now-deleted Christmas post from Team Green didn't do much to help public perc
News Xbox Winter Demo Event 2023 Now Live, 30+ Games Available
Try all of these games for FREE!
The ID@Xbox Winter Demo Event 2023 has begun today, allowing you to try a variety of upcoming Xbox indie games for free over the next few weeks, with the demos being made available until December 31st. The majority of these demos will eventually be accessible via the Xbox dashboard on your console, although if...
News Xbox Is Investing In More Indie Games Than Ever, Says Program Director
"Independent creators have never been more important to Xbox"
We all know how important indie games have become to Xbox over the past decade, particularly following the formation of the ID@Xbox program back in 2013, and even though Microsoft will now be focusing a lot of attention on Activision Blizzard moving forward, it sounds like there are no...
News Three Xbox Game Pass Titles Get New Reveals At July's Indie Showcase
Including a date for Everspace 2!
Today's ID@Xbox July 2023 Showcase brought us a few new Xbox Game Pass reveals, most of which were in the form of new trailers. We also we treated to a release date for Everspace 2 on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! Before you hit "play", be warned that the Texas Chainsaw Massacre trailer is a brutal one! We'll...
News Here's Everything That Was Revealed At July's Xbox Indie Showcase
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch the Xbox Indie Showcase event earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, which you'll find elsewhere on Pure Xbox. The following list is everything that was revealed during July's ID@Xbox Showcase: Monolith: Requiem of the Ancients brings...
Poll How Would You Grade The ID@Xbox July 2023 Showcase?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Xbox Indie Showcase for July 2023! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided an extensive recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade would you give...
News Xbox Summer Demo Event 2023 Now Live, 40+ Games Available
FREE demos of upcoming Xbox games!
The ID@Xbox Summer Demo Event 2023 has kicked off, allowing you to try a variety of upcoming Xbox indie games for free over the next week, with the demos being made available until July 17th. These demos weren't supposed to go live until Friday, so you'll need to wait a bit longer until they appear on the Xbox...
Guide How To Watch This Week's ID@Xbox July 2023 Showcase
The date, times, length, and more!
This week marks the return of yet another Xbox event in the form of the IGN x ID@Xbox Digital Showcase, which promises to bring us a bunch of indie related announcements and trailers for upcoming Xbox games. In this guide, we've collected all the information you need to know about the IGN x ID@Xbox Digital...
News These Five Games Will Be Part Of Next Week's Free Xbox 'Demo Fest'
Including multiple upcoming Game Pass titles!
Next week marks the return of the ID@Xbox Demo Fest for summer 2023, and that means we'll have over 40 demos of new and upcoming Xbox games to enjoy for the period between July 11th and July 17th. As usual with these events, the ID@Xbox team wants everyone to be aware that the demos aren't necessarily...
News ID@Xbox Showcase Returns This July Alongside Free Demo Event
"You’re in for a treat"
We've got another Xbox Showcase on the horizon! On July 11th at 10am PST / 1pm ET / 6pm BST, we'll be treated to the IGN x ID@Xbox Digital Showcase, which promises to bring us new announcements, trailers and gameplay. No further details have been provided just yet, but we expect it to be formatted similarly to April's...
News Xbox's Aaron Greenberg Reveals Four Game Pass Titles He Can't Wait For
As part of the Community Indie Showcase 2023
Xbox's Aaron Greenberg (VP of Xbox Games Marketing) appeared as part of the Community Indie Showcase 2023 event on YouTube over the weekend, where he picked out four upcoming Xbox Game Pass titles to look forward to. Specifically, the point here is to highlight
News Xbox Takes Action Against Game With Easy Achievement Stacks, Developer Denies Breaking Rules
The game had multiple versions for different languages
Strap yourselves in for this one! Back in January, an indie game called One Step After Fall was released on Xbox, serving as a enjoyable little narrative experience with easy achievements that you could complete within 15 minutes. Following this, the ID@Xbox game was updated with DLC that...
News Xbox Fans Take Over April's Showcase With Relentless 'Silksong' Requests
"Silksong! Please!"
We saw plenty of cool new announcements as part of yesterday's ID@Xbox April 2023 Showcase, but one game that was constantly mentioned in the Twitch chat yet never appeared was the upcoming Hollow Knight: Silksong. And seriously, Xbox fans were bombarding the chat with requests for Silksong all night. The hosts never...
News Fantasy FPS 'The Explorator' Steals The Show At Xbox Indie Event
"Take your courage in both hands"
We saw some interesting new Xbox announcements at the ID@Xbox April 2023 Showcase today, but the one that arguably stole the show was The Explorator, described as a "semi-open fantasy FPS" with a comic book art style. There's no release date for this one just yet, but we've got plenty of details to share courtesy...
News Four Xbox Game Pass Titles Get New Trailers At April 2023 Showcase
Including a date for Homestead Arcana
As we were expecting, today's ID@Xbox April 2023 Showcase treated us to a bunch of new Xbox Game Pass trailers, including a lengthy look at The Last Case of Benedict Fox and a release date for Homestead Arcana! Here's a rundown about each of the games that were featured in the show today:
News Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The ID@Xbox April 2023 Showcase
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Missed the ID@Xbox April 2023 Showcase earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself in the video above, and we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article. The following list is everything that was revealed during the stream: Another look at...
Poll How Would You Grade The ID@Xbox April 2023 Showcase?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the ID@Xbox April 2023 Showcase! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided a separate recap of everything that happened as part of the show. <related ids="147607"> So, all things considered,...
Live Watch The ID@Xbox April 2023 Showcase Here
Hopefully with some Game Pass reveals!
Hello, and welcome to the ID@Xbox April 2023 Showcase! Microsoft will be using this event to highlight new trailers and interviews for a variety of ID@Xbox games, hopefully including some new Game Pass reveals as well. The event begins today at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST, and is expected to last for an hour...
News The First ID@Xbox Showcase Of 2023 Takes Place This Wednesday
"Oh, how we've missed this"
We've got a surprise Xbox event happening this week! It's been announced that the first ID@Xbox Showcase of 2023 will take place on Wednesday, April 5th at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST. The news was announced in a tweet earlier today, teasing "new trailers, interviews, and all the indie game love we can fit into an hour"...
News Xbox Exec Denies Game Pass Is 'Disruptive', Says He's 'Super Hopeful' About Its Future
"It's been additive in a really positive way"
ID@Xbox director Chris Charla has been speaking to GamesIndustry.biz as part of a new interview this week, and some of his comments about Xbox Game Pass are particularly interesting, including whether he feels the service is "disruptive" to the games business or not.
News Xbox Team Goes In-Depth On Three Upcoming Game Pass Releases
As part of ID@Xbox at GDC 2023
Earlier this week, Microsoft used the official Xbox website blog to celebrate four upcoming ID@Xbox games that were featured at GDC 2023 - and three of them have all previously been confirmed for Xbox Game Pass! The first of these is Planet of Lana, which still has a release window of Spring 2023 according to
News Ex-PlayStation Boss Shares His Praise For New Xbox Developer Program
"Damn straight!"
Last week, Microsoft spent a considerable amount of time celebrating the tenth birthday of ID@Xbox, and as part of this, it was announced that ID@Xbox was implementing a brand-new "Developer Acceleration Program". The idea behind this program is to "empower underrepresented creators with the resources and information needed to...
News Xbox Is Helping Indie Devs To Create Physical Versions Of Their Games
"This program is still in the pilot phase..."
Microsoft is celebrating ten years of the ID@Xbox program this week, and something we've learned in the process is that the ID@Xbox team is trying to make it easier for independent developers to create disc versions of their games. In a post from Chris Charla (ID@Xbox director) yesterday on the official...
News ID@Xbox Celebrates Ten Years, Reveals 3000 New Games Are In Active Development
Also announcing the Developer Acceleration Program
The ID@Xbox team have been celebrating ten years of the program as part of GDC 2023 today, revealing some interesting statistics about the history of ID@Xbox since it launched in 2013, as well as where it's going in the future. For those who aren't quite aware, ID@Xbox is the term for Xbox's indie...
News Xbox 'GDC 2023' Demo Event Now Live, 12 Games Available
Free to play for the next week
Today marks the beginning of the Game Developers Conference for 2023, and to celebrate the occasion, Xbox is hosting a special ID@Xbox Demo Event featuring 12 games that are also being shown off at the event itself. From now until March 27th, anyone on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S can access these free...
News Xbox Winter Demo Event 2022 Now Live, 22 Games Available
Update: Officially extended to December 31st!
Update (Fri 16th Dec, 2022): This Xbox Winter Demo event was originally supposed to end on December 12th, but has now been extended a couple more weeks until December 31st. Enjoy! Don't forget this event includes a demo for Inkulinati, which is now coming to Xbox Game Pass in January 2023. Here's what...
News Xbox Winter Demo Event 2022 Announced, Will Feature 20+ Games
Play a bunch of ID@Xbox demos for free next week!
Xbox has announced today that the ID@Xbox Winter Demo Event 2022 will be taking place from December 6th to December 12th, allowing you to check out a bunch of upcoming Xbox indie games. The demos for these games will be available to download from the Xbox dashboard for a week before they disappear,...
News Return To Monkey Island Gets Xbox Game Pass Trailer Ahead Of Launch
Guybrush Threepwood is back!
It's a new month, and that means plenty of new titles for Xbox Game Pass. One we're particularly excited about here at Pure Xbox is Return to Monkey Island. Guybrush Threepwood is back in a brand new adventure that continues on from the story in the original two games. Ahead of the game's Xbox launch on 8th November,...
News Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The ID@Xbox Fall Showcase 2022
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Missed the ID@Xbox Fall Showcase earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, and we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article. The following list is everything that was revealed during the stream: Eville, a multiplayer social deduction game,...
News Eight Games Announced For Game Pass At ID@Xbox Fall Showcase 2022
TWD, a Valheim date & more!
As usual, today's ID@Xbox Fall Showcase treated us to a bunch of new Xbox Game Pass reveals, including some particularly noteworthy additions such as Valheim and the excellent The Walking Dead: The Final Season! Here's a rundown about each of the games that were revealed in the show today: Amazing Cultivation...
Poll How Would You Grade The ID@Xbox Fall Showcase 2022?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the ID@Xbox Fall Showcase for 2022! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided a separate recap of everything that happened as part of the show. Read More: Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The...
Live Watch The ID@Xbox Fall Showcase 2022 Here
Hopefully with some Game Pass reveals!
Update: The show is now over, but we've provided a full roundup of all the announcements here at Pure Xbox! You can also watch the video-on-demand version above. Original story: Hello, and welcome to the ID@Xbox Fall Showcase 2022! Microsoft will be using this event to showcase "updates and new...
News Fingers Crossed, We're Getting Multiple Xbox Game Pass Reveals This Week
Update: We ended up getting over 15 of them!
Update (Thu 15th Sep, 2022): Well, this definitely came true! - Rare treated us to the massive announcement that GoldenEye 007 is coming to Xbox Game Pass soon, eight games were revealed for the service at the ID@Xbox Fall Showcase 2022, and another eight games including Deathloop and Assassin's Creed...
