Tag: Nacon
News Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Is Finally Compensating Launch-Window Xbox Players
Performance improvements are also coming
Since shortly after the game's rocky launch, Nacon has been promising rewards for Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown players who hopped on before the game's first major patch - and those rewards have finally been detailed. If you playe
News The Always-Online 'Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown' Suffers Launch Day Outages On Xbox
So much for online-only
Gold Edition owners of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown are supposed to get access to this new open-world Xbox racer today, however, Nacon and KT Racing aren't having the smoothest 'day zero' launch as it turns out. For several hours now, the entire game has been inaccessible due to server errors. Yep, the teams opted to go...
News Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Is Teasing 'A Major Announcement' For This Week
Will we finally get an Xbox release date?
So, it's about time we got a release date for Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, right? Nacon's upcoming open-world racer has been publicly announced for years at this point, even if we've never had a proper, nailed-on release date for the title. However, that looks like it might be about to change. The team...
News Lots Of New Games Confirmed For Xbox At Nacon Connect 2024
From Terminator to GreedFall!
Yesterday's Nacon Connect 2024 event was a busy one, treating us to plenty of new reveals for a bunch of Xbox games including Terminator: Survivors and GreedFall 2! We also got a few new release windows in the process. Here's the full list of Xbox games that were newly announced and/or received new trailers at th
News Terminator 'Survival Project' Will Feature In New Nacon Games Showcase This Month
This sounds like a packed show!
Publisher and game maker Nacon has announced a new showcase for later this month - featuring some pretty big projects from its in-house and partner studios. Dubbed 'Nacon Connect' — as has become the norm for the team — this 30-minute showcase takes pace on February 29th at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT via Twitch...
News Gangs Of Sherwood Brings Its Co-Op Adventure To Xbox This October
Check out 17 minutes of new gameplay
We've got a date for the upcoming Robin Hood inspired co-op adventure, Gangs of Sherwood! The game will officially be arriving for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with PS5 and PC) on October 19th, 2023. Nacon has released 17 minutes of raw gameplay footage from the title today, which showcases the...
News The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Makes UK Top 10 Despite Incredibly Rough Launch
Return of the sting
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is now out on store shelves - even if arguably it shouldn't be given the many issues reviewers have faced during their hands on time with the game. And, well, despite what we called some 'dreadful' early review scores, the game has charted here in the UK - at least in physical form. Last week's UK...
News The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Is Getting Dreadful Reviews At Launch
We could be looking at one of the worst games of 2023
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is launching today on Xbox (and other platforms) after a number of delays, and we're starting to realise why this game has seemingly been in limbo for quite some time. Early reviews for this new LOTR title are starting to go live and, well... it's not looking good...
News Nacon Announces New 'Affordable' Xbox Controller For September 2023
"A heavy-duty, high-performing controller"
We've got another new Xbox controller hitting the market in the near future! As part of Bigben Week 2023, Nacon recently announced the "EVOL-X", which is an officially licensed Xbox controller coming out in September of this year. The company says it's built on the expertise gained with 2021's Nacon...
News 'The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum' Looks Polished Up In New Story Trailer
It's still slated for 2023
During yesterday's Nacon Connect livestream, the team at Daedalic Entertainment delivered a brand-new trailer for its upcoming LOTR adventure; The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. While we still don't have a firm release date for it beyond "2023", the game looks like it's starting to benefit from a few delays. Sure, the concept...
News Gangs Of Sherwood Gameplay Reveal Trailer Confirms Fall 2023 Release For Xbox
Fight the armies of the Sheriff of Nottingham
Today's Nacon Connect 2023 event treated us to a first look at gameplay for Gangs of Sherwood (which was first announced during last year's showcase) along with a release window of Fall 2023 for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. You can check out the gameplay footage above, and we've included more...
News Robocop: Rogue City Is Officially Heading To Xbox In September 2023
Going rogue
Publisher Nacon has revealed a new release date for its upcoming shooter Robocop: Rogue City - well, sort of. We don't have a full nailed on release date just yet, but the Robocop FPS is coming to Xbox Series X|S in September 2023. That's a slight delay out of June 2023; the release window given last summer. This one is looking pretty...
News Lots Of New Xbox Games Get Release Dates At Nacon Connect 2023
Including fresh gameplay footage
Today's Nacon Connect 2023 event treated us to a bunch of Xbox announcements for some brand-new games as well as some previously confirmed titles, with a lot of release dates and release windows being shared in the process. So, here's the full list of games that were either newly announced or received major reveals...
Competition We're Giving Away Multiple Nacon Pro Compact Xbox Controllers (UK)
Your chance to win a brand-new Xbox controller
It's competition time! The folks at Nacon have kindly joined forces with Pure Xbox to give away multiple Nacon Pro Compact Xbox controllers to UK fans that you can use on your Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC! This one is a Twitter competition (apologies to those who aren't on social...
News New Xbox Controller And Other Accessories Announced By Nacon
The Pro Compact Colorlight
As part of Nacon Connect 2022 earlier this week, the company announced a variety of new accessories for the Xbox brand, including a new variant of the Pro Compact controller called the Pro Compact Colorlight. This seems very similar to the standard version of the Pro Compact, which we reviewed here at Pure Xbox
News Nacon Announces Five New Games, All Expected To Release On Xbox
Gangs of Sherwood, Terminator & more!
We received a whole bunch of Xbox announcements as part of the Nacon Connect 2022 event earlier today, including the reveal five brand-new games that have been confirmed for consoles, and are all expected to arrive on Xbox. So, what was revealed? Here are the brand-new game announcements from Nacon Connect...
News Robocop: Rogue City Gameplay Trailer Revealed, Coming To Xbox Series X|S Next Summer
And it's looking mighty impressive!
Developer Teyon came out of pretty much nowhere with its Terminator: Resistance game a few years back; a title that now has a bit of a cult following behind it. Well, the same dev is now taking on the Robocop franchise with Robocop: Rogue City; a next-gen only FPS coming to Xbox Series X|S next summer. Publisher...
Video Watch The Nacon Connect 2022 Livestream Here
Featuring reveals and updates for 17 games!
Update: The show is now over, but you can watch the full replay above! Original story: Welcome! Nacon is hosting another annual event today in the form of Nacon Connect 2022, which is set to feature 17 games including the likes of Steelrising, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, and Test Drive Unlimited Solar...
News The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Heads To Xbox This September
It lives!
We've been hearing about The Lord of the Rings: Gollum for some time — since its announcement in 2019 in fact — but finally, we have a new release date folks! The upcoming LOTR adventure will hit Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on September 1st. We've seen snippets of Gollum since its announcement, but nothing major since it was revealed...
News GreedFall 2 Announced For Consoles With 2024 Release Window
"Our love of the GreedFall universe never faded"
Despite developer Spiders Games being hard at work on next-gen RPG Steelrising, the team is returning to GreedFall in the near future. Publisher Nacon has revealed that GreedFall 2 is coming to console platforms in 2024. Nacon CEO Alain Falc had this to say on the upcoming fantasy RPG: We are very...
News Nacon Acquires Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Developer For €53 Million
"The biggest external growth yet for Nacon"
We've got some major acquisition news to share, as Nacon has confirmed it has bought developer and publisher Daedelic Entertainment, which you may know best as the studio behind the upcoming Lord of the Rings: Gollum game. The deal costs a whopping €53 million, and sees Nacon take control of IPs such as...
Competition We're Giving Away The Nacon MG-X Pro xCloud Controller (UK)
Your chance to win this excellent Android controller
It's competition time! We recently reviewed the Nacon MG-X Pro Xbox Cloud Gaming controller for Android here at Pure Xbox, and courtesy of the folks over at Nacon, we're giving another one away to PX readers in the UK! We're running this competition via Twitter (apologies to those who aren't on...
Hardware Review Nacon MG-X Pro - An Excellent Xbox Cloud Gaming Controller
Looks can be deceiving
Let's be honest, the Nacon MG-X Pro Xbox Cloud Gaming controller is a bit of an eyesore at first glance. Not because it looks badly made or anything like that, but because it's just so wide. In practice though, once you've got your phone connected via Bluetooth and you're up and running, it's a highly enjoyable controller to...
News Nacon's MG-X Pro Xbox Cloud Gaming Controller Releases Today
"Enjoy an optimal gaming experience on smartphones"
We've got a new Xbox Cloud Gaming controller hitting the market in Europe today in the form of the Nacon MG-X Pro, which follows on from the MG-X released last September. It retails for £89.99 / €99.90. As you can see, it's built to hold your phone in the middle, and features "ergonomic...
News Nacon Unveils MG-X Controller For Xbox Cloud Gaming On Android
Pre-orders now open in Europe
Nacon has announced the MG-X controller, a unique peripheral designed for Android players to experience Xbox Cloud Gaming in a new, comfortable way, It's claimed to boast up to 20 hours of battery life (depending on the games played) and features a wireless connection to your Android smartphone via Bluetooth. Any...
News Nacon Unveils The New Revolution X Pro Controller For Xbox
"A new standard in terms of performance"
Last night's Nacon Connect event was packed with reveals and announcements, and it wasn't just focused on games, as the company also announced the new Revolution X Pro "premium" controller for Xbox and PC. The controller is "Designed for Xbox", and is said to "benefit from Nacon's extensive expertise in...
Video Here's A First Look At Gameplay For Next-Gen RPG, Steelrising
Along with an official release date
GreedFall developer Spiders caused quite a splash when the first teaser trailer was released for Steelrising last year, and now courtesy of Nacon Connect 2021, we've been treated to our first look at gameplay. It's described as Alpha capture footage, and gives us a look at the fast-paced combat. It certainly...
Roundup Here's What Was Revealed At Nacon Connect 2021
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch the Nacon Connect 2021 event 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 Xbox related that was revealed during the show: Vampire: The...
Video Watch The Nacon Connect 2021 Livestream Here
Featuring "sneak peeks" and "three exclusive reveals"
Update: The event is now over, but you can watch the full on-demand version above! Original story: Welcome to the 2021 version of the Nacon Connect event! Today's stream will feature a sneak peek at some "highly anticipated projects" such as Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown, The Lord of the...
News Nacon Connect To Feature 'Three Exclusive Reveals' This Tuesday
Along with a "sneak peek at some highly anticipated projects"
Update (Tue 6th Jul, 2021 00:00 BST): In case you'd forgotten (because we had!), Nacon is hosting its next 'Nacon Connect' event later today, July 6, and it's now been confirmed that it will feature "three exclusive reveals." You can see an updated list of the games set to be featured...
News The 'World's First Xbox Controller To Include Dolby Atmos' Is Heading To North America
Along with two new RIG headsets
Nacon and RIG have announced today that the RIG Pro Compact - the world's first Xbox controller to actually include Dolby Atmos for Headphones as part of the package - is coming to North America on May 20. If you've seen this controller before, it's because it's already available in Europe as the Nacon Pro Compact...
News NACON Is Releasing A Wired Xbox Pro Controller Later This Month
Packing a huge number of features
Gaming accessory creator, NACON, is releasing a wired Xbox Pro Compact Controller, which is designed for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC, coming on March 15th for €49.90. Available in white or black, it can be used as a standard Xbox controller, or equipped with its own Advanced Mode, which brings across a host...
News Nacon Acquires Big Ant Studios In €35 Million Deal
The Australia based sports developer
French publisher Nacon has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire sports developer Big Ant Studios for a maximum of €35 million, starting with an initial price of €15 million. The Australia based Big Ant Studios is best known for creating the likes of Cricket 19, Ashes Cricket and Don...
News Nacon To Create Officially Licensed Accessories For Xbox One and Xbox Series X
New partnership announced
Nacon has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Microsoft to create officially licensed accessories for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and PC. The company revealed this during today's Nacon Connect 2020 stream, and highlighted that it will begin to show its products in the coming months. Until now, Nacon's...
