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News Phantasy Star Online 2 For PC Is Now Available In North America
It's finally here
It's been a long time coming, but Phantasy Star Online 2 is now officially available for PC in North America! The game went live on the Microsoft Store earlier today, and can be downloaded for free. The game has already been officially available since April on Xbox One, but this marks its first time on PC outside of Asia. It...
News Kerbal Space Program 2 Has Been Delayed Until Later Next Year
"We're facing many unique challenges"
We've got a bit of bad news if you were looking forward to Kerbal Space Program 2 - it's been delayed for a second time until Fall 2021. The news comes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the development team confirming the game is facing "many unique challenges" due to the situation. The announcement of...
News Phantasy Star Online 2 Is Coming To PC Next Week With Xbox Cross-Play
In North America
The long-awaited release of Phantasy Star Online 2 is finally coming to PC next week in North America. The game will be available exclusively from the Microsoft Store for Windows 10 PCs on May 27th, and for the first time will include cross-platform play with the Xbox One version. The game has already been officially available...
News Halo 2: Anniversary Is Now Available With Xbox Game Pass For PC
Part of the Master Chief Collection
The next entry in Halo: The Master Chief Collection has officially arrived in the form of Halo 2: Anniversary, which is now available via Xbox Game Pass for PC. If you want to purchase it separately, you can grab both the game and the collection at the Microsoft Store and Steam. Halo 2 Anniversary, which was...
News Call Of The Sea Washes Up On Xbox Game Pass Later This Year
An otherworldly adventure like no other
One of the many games shown during the recent Xbox Inside event this week was Call of the Sea. According to the official Xbox website, it's coming to the Xbox One, Xbox Series X and PC late in 2020, and will be playable on Xbox Game Pass on launch. This adventure puzzle story is Out of the Blue's debut title...
News Halo 2: Anniversary Is Coming To Xbox Game Pass For PC Next Week
Optimised for PC
It's official! Halo 2: Anniversary is dropping for PC on May 12th, and will be coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC on the same date. It arrives as the next instalment of Halo: The Master Chief Collection on the platform, with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and Halo: Reach having previously been added over the past few months. The...
News Gears Tactics Developer Explains Why The Game Isn't On Xbox One Yet
Coming later this year
We know a lot of the Pure Xbox community has been eagerly anticipating Gears Tactics for some time - the turn-based strategy title from developers Splash Damage and The Coalition. But the game has only been released on PC for now, and Splash Damage has provided an explanation as to why. Speaking via its website, the company...
Roundup Here's What Critics Are Saying About Gears Tactics So Far
Released tomorrow
The first reviews for Gears Tactics have gone live, and they're looking pretty positive! We've rounded up just a few of them below, so let's see what reviewers are saying about the game so far: We'll start over at Video Games Chronicle, which gave the PC-only game (coming to Xbox later this year) the equivalent of an 8/10. The...
News Gears Tactics Dev Says Xbox Game Pass Allows Microsoft's First-Party Teams To "Take Risks"
"And try things" they normally wouldn't
One of the best things about the Xbox ecosystem is Xbox Game Pass. It's an affordable subscription-based service allowing you to play literally hundreds of games – and quite a lot are brand new releases. In an interview with Venture Beat recently, The Coalition operations director Mike Crump explained from...
News The Minecraft RTX Beta Begins On PC This Week
Features Nvidia DLSS 2.0
A few weeks ago, we were treated to some jaw-dropping Minecraft DirectX Raytracing images and an Xbox Series X demo. Now, Nvidia has announced an RTX Beta is coming to Windows 10 later this week, which will be a free download for all PC users with an Nvidia RTX GPU on April 16th. The beta will feature Nvidia DLSS 2.0, which...
Video Check Out The Launch Trailer For Gears Tactics
Coming April 28th
Gears Tactics is coming to Steam, Xbox Game Pass for PC and Windows 10 on April 28th, and Microsoft has now unveiled its epic two-minute launch trailer, which you can see above. You can now also pre-install the game ahead of release, ensuring you're all ready to go later this month. The video gives us a brief look at both the...
News Mojang Reminds Us It's Not Interested In Developing A Sequel To Minecraft
Would rather explore "other genres" within the same universe
How do you create a follow-up to Minecraft when it's already seemingly limitless? According to its developer Mojang, you simply don't. While the Swedish company has listed various reasons in the past as to why it probably won't have a crack at a sequel, the same topic resurfaced during a...
News All Xbox Live Gold Members Can Play Gears 5 For Free This Week
Try out the Batista Bomb
It's been a pretty busy week for Gears 5, with the game's sizeable Operation 3: Gridiron update being released last Tuesday. And now, regardless of whether you own the game (or you're an Xbox Game Pass member), all Xbox Live Gold subscribers can play it for free until April 12th. Additionally, as we shared recently here at...
News Be Prepared To Buy Sea Of Thieves Again, If You Prefer To Play On Steam
Rocking the boat
Yesterday, as you might have heard, the official Sea of Thieves Twitter account revealed Rare's multiplayer pirate game would be released on Steam. It's not all that surprising considering how games like Gears 5 and Halo: The Master Chief Collection are already on there, and it should be a nice boost for the playe
News More Games Added To Xbox Game Pass And Project xCloud Preview
Keep 'em comin!
We reported earlier this morning that NieR: Automata was now available to play via Xbox Game Pass for console, and as of an hour ago, Xbox Game Pass for PC has added Overcooked! 2 to its library as well. This means the co-op cooking game is now available on all forms of Xbox Game Pass. Additionally, if you're part of the Xbox...
News Sea of Thieves Unexpectedly Shows Up On Steam
It's "coming soon"
Update: (Thu 2nd Apr, 2020 15:20 BST): The official Sea of Thieves Twitter account has just released an official post about this, but no release date has been revealed yet. Original Story: (Thu 2nd Apr, 2020 15:15 BST): It looks like Microsoft is adding another Xbox Game Studios title to the Steam PC platform. Steam has...
News Gears 5 Multiplayer Designer Departs The Coalition Due To "Personal Issues"
"It's time to pass the torch"
Following the release of the free Operation 3: Gridiron update for Gears 5 yesterday, the game's Multiplayer Design Director Ryan Cleven has announced he's leaving developer The Coalition due to "personal issues", indicating that the past six years have "taken a toll". Cleven announced this via Twitter, where he also...
News Minecraft Dungeons Gets A Release Date, Coming To Xbox Game Pass
Not in April though
Minecraft fans, listen up! After originally being announced for April 2020, action-adventure game Minecraft Dungeons is now officially coming out on May 26. The game launches for Xbox One and Windows 10 PC (as well as PS4 and Nintendo Switch) and here's the best part - it's included for free with Xbox Game Pass subscriptions...
News Wasteland 3 Delayed, Team Facing "Logistical Challenges" Due To Coronavirus
Pushed back a few months
Wasteland 3 has been delayed until August 28, 2020, developer InXile Entertainment has confirmed via Twitter. In a statement, the company indicated that the "new logistical challenges" brought about by home-working during the coronavirus pandemic has led to the decision. "As with most companies, we moved to a...
News Kinect Erotics is a Sexy, Sensual, Sensory Overload (NSFW)
Translation: Bit steamy
Carnivals, pets, minigames: these are all fine uses for Kinect's limb-tracking ability, but when the kids have gone to bed you might want to play a slightly different kind of party game. Ubisoft recently caused a bit of a fuss with We Dare on PlayStation Move and Nintendo Wii, but it's nothing compared to the saucy happenings...
News Become Tom Hanks in Big with Kinect's Giant Piano Hack
Heart and soul
Kinect can be used to create art but what about music? Yep, that too, with this Kinect piano hack letting players tickle the ivories with no keyboard required. As well as being able to project a piano onto a desk it can also be used to create enormous keyboards on the floor, not unlike the classic scene from Big. This is another...
