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Rumour Tennis Fans, 2K Might Be Making A New Top Spin Game
And EA could be working on one too
In this writer's humble opinion, the best Xbox tennis game of all time is 2K's Top Spin 4 on the Xbox 360 (sorry Virtua Tennis fans, it's just how I feel!). Now, over a decade later, a rumour is suggesting 2K might bring the series back. This comes courtesy of journalist Shepshal_Nick on the XboxEra podcast (who...
Rumour Arma Reforger Could Launch This Week As Timed Xbox Exclusive
Fingers crossed for Game Pass
Hands up, who's interested in a new Arma game? It seems the rumoured Arma Reforger could be coming to Xbox (and PC) as a timed exclusive, and it's even been suggested that it might drop as soon as this Tuesday, May 17th. A couple of days ago, a marketing and brand guide for the game appeared to leak online, revealing a...
Rumour Gears Of War 'Collection' Could Be Coming To Xbox This Year
And announced as soon as next month
Back in January, the folks over at XboxEra mentioned that another Xbox franchise could be getting the Master Chief Collection treatment in 2022 or 2023, and their latest podcast appears to suggest it's for the Gears of War series. Speaking on the podcast this week, journalist Shpeshal_Nick stated that he was "of...
News Microsoft Could Be Set To Release An Xbox Streaming Device Within The Next Year
Dedicated streaming app for Samsung Smart TVs also incoming
It seems as though Microsoft is preparing to release a physical device that will allow users to stream a catalogue of Xbox games to their televisions, as well as giving them access to a library of movies and TV shows, without the need for a console. According to a report by VentureBeat the...
Rumour Warner Bros' Game Studios & IP 'Supposedly' Up For Sale
Acquisition season
Right, let's take a breath. Yesterday, May 2nd, Embracer Group announced that it's to acquire Square Enix's western studios, but that's not all the acquisition talk done just yet. WB Games' development studios appear to be the next bunch up for sale, and quite a few publishers are said to be interested. This rumour comes from...
News Halo Infinite Leak Shares More Details On Rumoured Battle Royale Mode
It's apparently codenamed 'Tatanka'
Just a few days ago, we heard courtesy of Windows Central's Jez Corden that Halo Infinite was supposedly getting "some form of battle royale" in the future, described as a "huge investment". Now, a new set of details from the Twitter account InfiniteLeaks have appeared to shed a bit more light on the massive mode...
Rumour Microsoft Paid For 'Chip Priority' To Increase Xbox Series X|S Stock
"Money was the reason"
We've been seeing stock of Xbox Series S and particularly Xbox Series X consoles continue to become more plentiful over the past six months or so, mostly at the back end of 2021, and it seems there's a good reason for that. According to the folks on the XboxEra podcast, Microsoft actually did a deal to get "chip priority" for...
News Battle Pass Spotted In Overwatch 2 Concept Art
Will it be in the final release?
The Overwatch 2 team recently broke their silence, saying they would provide more updates on a regular basis. While we're learning more about the new game and some of the changes each day, it seems details may have also been revealed ahead of schedule. As highlighted by a story over on Attack of the Fanboy, former...
Rumour Microsoft Might Permanently 'Combine' Xbox Live Gold With Game Pass
And set a new "baseline" price in the process
We've seen all these rumours over the past couple of years that Microsoft might be thinking about getting rid of Xbox Live Gold for good, but now a new rumour is suggesting it might be permanently integrated into Xbox Game Pass. Journalist Brad Sams has advised that he's heard Microsoft is "trying to...
Rumour PlayStation Could Have A 'Really Big' Acquisition To Announce Soon
But details are very thin on the ground
You may have heard some rumblings throughout the week about a potentially huge PlayStation announcement that has yet to surface. Even though we haven't seen it yet, there are suggestions from high-profile journalists in the industry that PlayStation could have a "really big" acquisition to announce in the near...
Rumour The Mandalorian Game Really Is Happening... Apparently
Insider doubles down
Last April, a rumour surfaced that "someone" was reportedly developing a video game based on the popular Disney+ series, The Mandalorian. The source was Nick "Shpeshal_Nick" Baker - co-founder of XboxEra, who said he wasn't entirely sure who was actually working on the supposed game. Since then, we've heard nothing else about...
Rumour Xbox Has Some New 'Hardware' To Announce In 2022
"That falls into a different bucket than people are probably expecting"
We're only around a year and a half out since Xbox Series X|S launched, but are we about to see more Xbox hardware? The XboxEra podcast — which had Phil Spencer on as a guest last week — discussed the matter in a recent 'Rumour Mill' show segment. One of the show's hosts,...
News Could Street Fighter 6 Be Officially Unveiled This Weekend?
Update: Yep, this was correct!
Update: And there you have it! Street Fighter 6 has been officially unveiled, with a short teaser trailer dropping as the Capcom countdown clock reached zero at the end of the Official Street Fighter Pro Tour Stream. It's a short trailer, a pre-rendered sequence showing a seriously beefy Ryu getting ready for action...
Rumour Apple 'Poaching' Xbox Engineers To Potentially Make A Video Game Console
"I've heard that for ages..."
Here's a crazy rumour to start off the week! It was mentioned by Windows Central reporter Jez Corden on the latest episode of The Xbox Two podcast that Apple might be "poaching" Xbox engineers to make its own games console. Jez says he's been hearing this for a while, although he admits the sourcing on the information...
Rumour Hogwarts Legacy Is 'In Trouble', Set To Be Delayed To 2023
"That game is not coming out this year..."
Had enough news about potential delays, yet?! We've got another one for you — the highly-anticipated Hogwarts Legacy is reportedly "in some kind of trouble", and therefore apparently won't be releasing in 2022 at all. This is courtesy of journalist Colin Moriarty on the Sacred Symbols+ podcast...
Rumour Xbox Exclusive Redfall Could Be Next In Line For A Delay
"I think this is one you'll see slip..."
Earlier this week, we saw a rumour about timed Xbox console exclusive Stalker 2 being delayed — which eventually came true — and it's now been suggested that Bethesda's Redfall could be suffering the same fate. This comes courtesy of the Defining
News Rare's Everwild Is Reportedly 'A Real Mess', Still Being Figured Out
"The people working on it don't know what's going on..."
We've seen reports over the past year that Rare's Everwild is undergoing a bit of a challenging phase right now — even Microsoft confirmed it back in October — and a new report has stated that the game is "a real mess" at the moment. Speaking on The XboxEra Podcast a few days ago,
News Halo Infinite Dataminers Appear To Uncover Various New Multiplayer Modes
Multi-team Slayer, Grifball, Zombies and more...
Tired of playing the same old modes in Halo Infinite multiplayer again and again? Well, read on... It appears this part of the newest game in the series will be getting an update in the future that reintroduces some popular Halo modes from past entries. This is all according to a Halo dataminer...
Rumour Rockstar's Bully 2 Might Be Getting A Surprise Reveal Soon
"There's something definitely going on..."
We've heard rumours in the past that Rockstar Games might be interested in making a sequel to 2006's Bully, and a fresh report from industry insider Tom Henderson has suggested it might be happening — and sooner than we think. Henderson says information on this is blurry at the moment, but "some people...
News Microsoft Files "Halo: The Endless" Trademark Application
What could it be?
A trademark application made by Microsoft back on the 3rd of December for something going by the name of "Halo: The Endless" has been discovered over at the official Justia Trademarks website. Twitter user and avid watcher of all things Microsoft, Aggiornamenti Lumia (@Alumia_Italia), was seemingly first to spot the new...
News 343 Reportedly Working On New Project 'That Isn't Halo Infinite'
"I know that much"
It's been reported that 343 Industries has another project outside of Infinite in the pipeline, as brought up by Windows Central editor Jez Corden on the latest episode of The Xbox Two podcast this past Friday night. During the latter part of the show, Corden suggested that the project is supposedly going to be Halo related, but...
Rumour Halo Infinite Early Multiplayer Launch 'Delayed At The 11th Hour'
"It's not going to release on Monday"
We highlighted a rumour here at Pure Xbox earlier this week that Halo Infinite might be gearing up to release its free-to-play multiplayer component as soon as this Monday, November 15th, but it seems that's no longer the case. Influencer and known insider NateTheHate2, who "independently confirmed" the launch...
Rumour Halo Infinite's Multiplayer Could Shadow Drop Next Week
Update: The rumour is getting stronger!
Update: This is really starting to look more likely now, with influencer NateTheHate2 having "independently confirmed" on Twitter that Halo Infinite's multiplayer will be made available on November 15th. In addition, Xbox Store data (shared by EvilBoris on Twitter) is supposedly suggesting the same thing...
Rumour Xbox Fans Will 'Definitely' Want To Watch The 20th Anniversary Show
Major announcement incoming?
Update: For the record, Xbox exec Aaron Greenberg has warned that next week's Xbox Anniversary Celebration show "isn't designed as a news beat or for any game reveals". Here's what he had to say on Twitter: "Note this is a celebration stream the team has put together for our 20th Anniversary, so not designed as a news...
Rumour Xbox Has Some 'Big Announcements' To Share This Week
And a Halo Infinite campaign showcase is "coming soon"
Not to get your hopes up, but it's been rumoured that Xbox has some "big announcements" to share this week. This rumour comes courtesy of prominent leaker Tom Henderson, who says he's also heard from a separate source that the long-awaited single-player campaign showcase for Halo Infinite is...
Rumour A New Killer Instinct Is In Active Development For Xbox
"It's not just coming back, it's in active development"
There's been a fair bit of talk about the potential of a new Killer Instinct over the past year, and now according to a rumour from Shpeshal Nick on TheXboxEra podcast, it may finally be becoming a reality. Nick brought this up as part of the 'Rumour Mill' section of the podcast, where he...
News Rumours Continue To Suggest Xbox Game Pass Is Nearing 30 Million Subs
"I've been told it's closer to 30 than 20, put it that way"
The CEO of Take-Two, Strauss Zelnick, made headlines a couple of weeks ago by suggesting Xbox Game Pass now boasted 30 million subscribers, although head of Xbox Phil Spencer was reluctant to confirm that statement at the time. Since then, a couple of journalists with insider knowledge...
Rumour Xbox Game Studios Has Only Announced 1/3 Of The Games In Its Roadmap
"This is a conservative, low estimate"
It's very clear that Xbox Game Studios has a massive future ahead of it, with the likes of Fable, Perfect Dark, Avowed and many other games in the pipeline, along with Bethesda's upcoming titles such as Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6. We already know of a lot that's coming in the years ahead, but according...
Rumour Xbox Could Be Adding New Backwards Compatible Games This November
Possibly for Xbox's 20th anniversary
Stop us if you've heard this one before, but it's been rumoured that Xbox might be thinking about adding some more backwards compatible games to the library later this year, possibly to celebrate Xbox's 20th anniversary. This is according to XboxEra co-founder Shpeshal_Nick, who mentioned back in January that a...
News Take-Two CEO Seems To Think Xbox Game Pass Subscriber Count Is Now At 30 Million
It was around 18 mil back in January
In what's being described as a "leaked" figure shared in an interview that went live ahead of schedule, Take-Two's CEO, Strauss Zelnick, has apparently revealed the Xbox Game Pass subscriber count is now at 30 million. In the same "Fireside Chat" with Yahoo, head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, said the subscriber count...
News 'Crazy' Xbox Acquisition Rumour Causes Speculation To Run Rampant
But take it with a grain of salt
If you happened to be browsing social media last night, you might have noticed a lot of people talking about another potential Xbox acquisition, and it all stemmed from a Twitter user called SkullziTV who shared the "crazy rumours". He stated that it could be a "huge potential Microsoft acquisition", going on to...
News Project Oxide Is Reportedly An Xbox Strategy Title In Early Development
Revealed as part of the Nvidia leak
Amongst yesterday's gargantuan Nvidia database leak, several Xbox related projects were uncovered. While we know the identity of many, one name stuck out as something we hadn't heard of before - Project Oxide. According to a recent report, this upcoming Xbox title will be a strategy game inspired by city building...
News Unannounced Xbox Projects Discovered In Nvidia Database Leak
Update: "Nvidia is aware of an unauthorized published game list..."
Update: Nvidia has now confirmed this "unauthorized published game list" is indeed the real deal, but has insisted that “inclusion on the list is neither confirmation nor an announcement of any game." Here's what a spokesperson had to say to Wccftech: “Nvidia is aware of an...
News Yes, The Elder Scrolls 6 Is Reportedly A 'Planned' Xbox Exclusive
Just like Starfield
Last night saw an array of social media drama, as the topic of Starfield being an Xbox exclusive surfaced once again. Following on from that, one industry insider reiterated the game will not be coming to other consoles and neither will The Elder Scrolls 6. According to journalist Jeff Grubb, not only will Starfield be an Xbox...
Rumour Halo Infinite Will Include ‘Wacky’ Cosmetics, Similar To Apex Legends
"One skin appears to be a snowman"
One of the major elements of Halo Infinite's multiplayer is the vast array of customisation options that will be available. Players will be able to deck out their spartan in a range of different armours to give them a truly unique personality. While you may assume these will be pretty standard Halo fare, a new...
Rumour Xbox Has Something To Reveal About Cloud Gaming This Week
"Just wait a few days"
It looks like Microsoft has something new to reveal about Xbox Cloud Gaming this week, as Twitter account Aggiornamenti Lumia (which regularly scans the Microsoft Store for upcoming info) has teased a few details. Taking to Twitter, they posted the official image you see below, which highlights something to do with the cloud...
News Microsoft Flight Simulator Might Add Helicopters In The Future
"Planned" for a 2022 release, apparently
Ever wanted to take to the skies in something that's not a plane in Microsoft Flight Simulator? You might be in luck. In an update from the development team earlier this week, a feedback snapshot reveals the community's top wishes, and the top-voted one is the addition of helicopters. What's so exciting...
News Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Might Be Joining Xbox Game Pass Soon
It's been patched on PC for the first time in years
There's a lot of speculation floating around that Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII could be making its Xbox Game Pass debut in the near future, as the game has just been patched on PC for the first time in years. As highlighted by Eurogamer, the patch fixes an issue with Lightning’s voice...
News Warner Bros Won't Be Selling TT Games Or NetherRealm, Says Exec
'They will continue to remain a part of Warner Bros. Games'
Update (Mon 12th Jul, 2021 11:00 BST): Well, we can seemingly put this one to bed! Warner Bros. Games exec Remi Sklar, who is senior vice president of worldwide communications and PR, has contacted TheGamer to confirm that NetherRealm and TT Games aren't going anywhere. "I can confirm...
Rumour Microsoft Still Planning To Get Rid Of Xbox Live Gold In The Future
"It’s on the roadmap to go away for good"
Yep, it's this story again! You might remember all the rumours that were floating around last year about Microsoft potentially getting rid of Xbox Live Gold, and it's been claimed that's still the plan, albeit maybe not for a while. According to industry reporter Jeff Grubb on the
Rumour PES Could Be Going 'Properly Free-To-Play' This Year
Konami is said to be "changing it up"
Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer series is going through an interesting time right now, after skipping a totally new entry last year and unveiling plans to transition to Unreal Engine, and now it might be making even more drastic changes. According to Andy Robinson of Video Games Chronicle, he's heard that Konami...
Rumour GTA 6 To Launch In 2025, Feature Fortnite-Like 'Evolving' Map
Also set in the fan favourite Vice City
Fans of the Grand Theft Auto series are incredibly excited for GTA VI - despite no official announcements or information surrounding the game as of yet. With the continuing success of GTA Online, it may still be a while off, but one industry insider has shed some details on when the game may be arriving and...
"It could easily slip into 2024 and beyond"
Update: VGC has also supported these claims with their own sources, adding that they too believe Everwild is a 2024 release. Not only that, but it’s said that senior creative designer Gregg Mayles will now lead the project. Mayles credits include Banjo-Kazooie, Viva Piñata and Sea of Thieves - a...
Rumour Xbox Might Have An Acquisition To Announce At E3 2021
"But I have no hard evidence yet"
You might have noticed over the past few hours that there's been a lot of buzz surrounding Xbox acquisition talk on social media, and it stems from a few comments made by Windows Central editor Jez Corden. Corden took to the Windows Central Discord to share that he believes "there's a very good chance of at least...
Rumour Microsoft Has Supposedly Bought Ad Time For Starfield In 2021
Could we see a release this year?
There's been a lot of speculation already this year about whether Bethesda's mysterious upcoming Starfield game will release in 2021 - or even be revealed in 2021 - and another rumour about this surfaced over the weekend. According to Xbox Era's Shpeshal_Ed, as highlighted on the latest Xbox Era Podcast
Rumour The First Two Images Of Battlefield 6 Have Supposedly Leaked
"Yes, the images are real"
There have been a lot of details and supposed leaks floating around about the next entry in the Battlefield series recently, and it looks like we've just been treated to our first look at some screenshots. Two grainy images have appeared online, and according to well-known Battlefield leaker Tom Henderson, they're the...
Rumour Hitman 3 Dev Working With Xbox On 'Fantastical' Dragon RPG
The mother of dragons
The rumour mill just keeps turning, as more potential partnerships and games from Xbox are said to be underway. The most recent one points to a collaboration between IO Interactive and Xbox on a dragon related game. Back in February, Jez Corden of Windows Central Gaming shared a GIF related to dragons, beginning the...
News Holy Moly, It Looks Like 50+ FPS Boosts Are Coming To Xbox Series X Next Week
Please be true, please be true!
Xbox is on fire at the moment, and if these latest teases are to be believed, it looks like we're getting no less than over 50 (!) FPS Boosted titles coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S at some point next week. New FPS Boosts were teased by The Verge's Tom Warren earlier this week, and he appeared to elaborate...
Rumour 'Someone' Is Reportedly Developing A Mandalorian Game
Could it be another Xbox Game Studios project?
Disney's Star Wars series The Mandalorian has the potential to be adapted into an absolutely amazing video game, but what are the chances of it actually happening? Over the past few days, there's been a pretty wild rumour suggesting another Xbox studio is working with Lucasfilm IP. This is believed to...
Rumour Xbox To Give An Update Later This Week On Its 'Commitment' To PC Gaming
But what could it be?
Xbox is firing on all cylinders since the release of Xbox Series X|S. Game Pass is growing in value, while backwards compatibility continues to thrive with FPS Boost. Alongside this, there's a heavy community of Xbox fans on PC, and a new rumour suggests the company will be providing an update for what those players can expect...
