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Guide How To Game Share On Xbox
Share your games on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S
How do you Game Share on Xbox? It's a question we hear all the time, and for good reason. This is a fantastic way to share your Xbox Game Pass library, your digital games, your Xbox Live Gold membership and other things with friends and family on your "Home" console, and it's really easy...
News Xbox Had Its Highest Sales Year Ever In FY22, Analysis Shows
Continued growth
Microsoft has just detailed all of its big flashy financial results for Q4 of the company's 2022 fiscal year. While sales across the Xbox brand are down on the previous quarter, just, the year as a whole looks pretty damn successful. Games industry analyst DomsPlaying has shared some research indicating that while Q4 is indeed...
News Path Of Titans, A Dinosaur MMO Survival Game, Is Now Available On Xbox
There's also a free trial!
Update (Wed 27th Jul, 2022): Today's the day! If you're interested in Path of Titans, it's now available in Game Preview form on Xbox, with a Founder's Pack and a Deluxe Founder's Pack available to purchase. Better yet, there's also a free trial you can check out right now, which we presume gives you about an hour of...
News Disney Dreamlight Valley Looks Wonderfully Whimsical In Gameplay Deep Dive
It's coming to Game Pass this September!
We've not really seen much gameplay of Disney Dreamlight Valley at this point, although each time we catch a glimpse of the title, it does intrigue us. This Animal Crossing meets Disney life sim seems like a pretty good mashup, and a new gameplay trailer shows us why. This lengthy look at the game ahead of...
News GTA 6 Reportedly Features Female Protagonist For The First Time
Following Rockstar shakeup
Out of nowhere, a pretty extensive Bloomberg report on GTA 6 has arrived, detailing the game's setting and scheduled release window, amongst other early development insights. Aside from a potential return to Vice City apparently coming sooner than we thought, Rockstar has reportedly made a load of internal changes after...
News Xbox Summer Promo Is Offering Up Bonus Microsoft Reward Points
5k points up for grabs
Team Xbox is highlighting a bunch of upcoming games as part of its Summer Spotlight promotion. Roughly 75 titles are set to launch between now and September 5th on Xbox, and if you spend $50 on a special selection of these, you'll get your hands on some bonus Microsoft Rewards points. To kick things off, Xbox has curated a...
News Xbox Series X And S Have Been Next-Gen 'Market Leaders' In The US
Over the last 3 fiscal quarters
Yesterday, Microsoft laid bare its company-wide results over the last financial year, and things are looking pretty positive overall.
Deals 70+ Games Added To This Week's Xbox Sales (July 26 - August 2)
To go alongside the Ultimate Game Sale
Welcome to a new set of weekly Xbox deals! Once again, the list is much smaller than usual this week due to the Ultimate Game Sale (the Summer Sale) also currently taking place, which is expected to end this Sunday. Read More: Deals: Xbox Summer Sale 2022 Now Live, 500+ Games Discounted You can read about...
News MultiVersus Is Now Officially Free To Play For Everyone On Xbox
Go get em!
Warner Bros' free-to-play fighter, MultiVersus, is now live on Xbox! Well, the game has entered 'Open Beta' anyway, which for all intents and purposes is the game's main free-to-play launch. There's quite a bit of hype behind MultiVersus as well, especially for us who reside on Xbox. It's looking like it'll finally provide a decent...
News Funko Pops Are Going Next-Gen With New 'AAA' Games In Development
In partnership with 10:10 Games
Funko has done its upmost to bring just about every single video game character ever to the real world, in the form of 'Funko Pops', which we're sure you've all heard of by now. Well, in an unexpected twist, Funko is now going digital. The figurine company is teaming up with 10:10 Games to create 'Triple A' titles...
Review Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels – Back For An Enjoyable Second Lap
The skies above Mexico are calling
There was definitely some confusion when the first Forza Horizon 5 expansion was leaked on the Steam Store – indicating it would be Hot Wheels (again). While it was thought to be placeholder artwork for something else at the time, it was in fact another Hot Wheels expansion. This announcement received mixed...
News Xbox Is Adding New Symbols To The Game Tiles In Your Library
Specifically for games that aren't currently accessible
If you're a member of the Alpha or Alpha Skip-Ahead Xbox Insider rings, you may have noticed some new badges appear on the tiles in your library of games, and the Xbox team has explained what these new symbols actually do. As clarified by Xbox Engineer Eden Marie, these badges are intended to...
News The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Has Been Delayed For Xbox
No, my precious!
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum had already experienced some setbacks, and now Daedalic Entertainment has announced it's made the tough decision to delay the release of the game, across all platforms - including Xbox systems - by a "few months". The reason behind this is in order to deliver the "best possible experience" for players...
News Ubisoft Denies Roller Champions Is Getting Cancelled
Update: The company "fully supports" the game
Update: Well, we've got some good news if you're a fan of this one! According to a tweet from the official Roller Champions Twitter account, the game isn't being cancelled and Ubisoft has shown its "full support" to the title. Here's the full message that was posted on Twitter earlier today:...
News Your Xbox Series X|S Will Soon 'Boot Up' Even Faster
Update: Xbox One consoles also benefit!
[Update, July 25:] Team Xbox member Jake Rosenberg has confirmed that this update will also apply to Xbox One consoles! Rosenberg says that last-gen machines are now booting up "noticeably faster" after the animation changes, currently live for Xbox Insiders. [Original Story, July 24:] You know that...
News Single-Player Black Panther Game In The Works At EA, Says Report
With a new studio at the helm
Superhero games certainly aren't going anywhere are they? PlayStation's Insomniac has produced some very well-received Spider-Man games as of late, and we've got the likes of Gotham Knights and Marvel's Midnight Suns in the pipeline too. Well, a little further down the line we could be seeing a 'Black Panther' title...
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Could Be Out On Xbox By Next March
According to database leak
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was only officially revealed a few months back, but we might be going hands-on with this one sooner than expected! A PlayStation Network database leak has revealed that the scheduled date for Survivor is late February or early March, 2023. That DB leak comes from well-known Twitter account...
News Skull & Bones Developer Claims The Game Lacks Depth In Every Area
According to a new Kotaku report
We've been pretty excited for Ubisoft's Skull & Bones for a long time now, and we got even more excited when it finally got a release date of November 8th, 2022 this month, but it seems not everyone at Ubisoft is fully confident in it. According to a new Kotaku report, multiple people who have worked on the game...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (July 25-29)
Including the return of Digimon!
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for July 25th to 29th! It's a quiet week for major new releases, but there's still plenty to look forward to including the free beta of the ultra-popular MultiVersus, the releases of Digimon Survive and RimWorld Console Edition, and the Xbox Game Pass addition of the superb...
News 343 Responds To 'Urgent' Data Hog Issue In Halo Infinite Multiplayer
It's been using around 1GB of data every two games
A few days ago, a Twitter user by the name of NicmeistaR brought to light that Halo Infinite appeared to be using up far too much internet data during multiplayer games — or more specifically, after the multiplayer game had completed. According to their research, a match itself was only using...
Pick One Which Is Your Favourite Forza Horizon Expansion To Date?
Is it Hot Wheels or something else?
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to celebrate the release of Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels, we're going back and taking a look at the history of Forza Horizon expansions over the past decade. There have been some amazing expansions, but which is your favourite? Remember, you can only pick one!...
Talking Point What August 2022 Xbox Games With Gold Do You Want?
Any specific titles you're hoping for?
It's almost that time once again, with Xbox Games with Gold's August 2022 titles set to be announced very soon! The month of July has seen Beasts of Maravilla Island, Relicta, Thrillville: Off the Rails and Torchlight all given away for free for Xbox Li
News Xbox Dev Teases 'Really Exciting' Future For Discord Partnership
"We've had a lot of really exciting early conversations"
If you were glad to see the news earlier this week that Xbox is partnering with Discord to bring Discord Voice Chat to the platform, then you'll be even happier to know that it's apparently "just a step in a journey" for the partnership. Speaking on the Xbox Podcast this week, Xbox Engineer...
News Halo Infinite Campaign Co-Op Won't Feature Online Matchmaking
You'll have to invite your buddies
A lot of the Halo faithful have been anticipating campaign co-op for some time, after all, it's a pretty core feature of the series. Well, we've got some unfortunate news here as the mode enters testing. As it turns out, co-op won't contain online matchmaking once the mode hits the public build of Halo Infinite...
News This Next-Gen Soulslike RPG Launches August 2022 On Xbox Series X|S
Update: But now a week later than planned
Update (22nd Jul, 2022): Don't worry, Thymesia is still scheduled for an August 2022 release, but it's been pushed back just a little further to August 18th due to "changes and fixes" that are being implemented as a result of feedback from the game's recent Steam demo. "After listening to the community...
News Midnight Fight Express Brings Its 'Brutal Brawler' To Xbox Game Pass This August
"An unexpected hero emerges..."
A few games have already been confirmed for Xbox Game Pass in August 2022, and one of those is the "brutal and hyper-kinetic brawling ballet", Midnight Fight Express. It's coming to the service at launch on August 23rd. You'll play as a former member of the criminal underworld in a mission to prevent a citywide...
News Xbox Series X And S Console Sales Up Year-On-Year In Europe
Almost 10% higher than 2021
Over the course of 2022 so far, we've posted multiple stories about Xbox Series X and S console sales doing well in Japan. The pair of systems seem to be shifting fairly quickly in the region, although stock shortages have hurt PS5 sales somewhat. As it turns out, it's much the same story in Europe.
News Bright Memory: Infinite Looks 'Mindboggling' On Xbox Series S
The next-gen-only shooter is impressing folks so far
Bright Memory: Infinite just launched on Xbox; the follow up to Bright Memory 1.0 which dropped as an Xbox Series X and S launch title. We went hands-on recently and although we were somewhat disappointed in the game's length and mechanical depth, we can't deny its drop-dead gorgeous visuals. We...
News Resident Evil Village Gold Edition Introduces Playable Villains
Play as Lady D in 'Mercenaries'
Resident Evil Village is getting a 'Gold Edition' later this year on October 28th, about a year and a half after the game's initial launch. Third-person mode for the game's campaign is one of the big new additions, but a new Mercenaries mode trailer gives us a sneak peek at another fresh feature. Mercenaries, the...
News Dragon Ball: The Breakers Adopts The 'Dead By Daylight' Formula, Heading To Xbox In 2022
Update: Now officially confirmed for October!
Update (Fri 22nd Jul, 2022): We've now got an official date for Dragon Ball: The Breakers, along with a new trailer! The game will be available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on October 14th, 2022. Original story (Tue 16th Nov, 2021): Bandai Namco Europe has just announced a brand new...
Guide Is 'Forspoken' Coming To Xbox? Maybe, But You'll Need To Be Very Patient
Fors-pain
Update (Tue 13th Sep, 2022): We've seen more interest in Forspoken from Xbox fans recently, so we thought we'd republish this guide to provide some extra visibility. The short answer - it might happen, but not for a long time! Original story (Thu 21st Jul, 2022): Thankfully, timed exclusives are becoming less of a thing these days,...
Talking Point How Are You Finding As Dusk Falls So Far?
Let us know!
We were really, really surprised by As Dusk Falls during our playtime for review. Its release sort of snuck up on us, and we were not expecting its storyline to be as good as it was, which is to say, it kept us on the edge of our seats throughout its roughly six-hour runtime! We don't appear to be the only ones either. Other critics...
News Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora Has Been Delayed To 2023 Or 2024
So probably 2024, then
In news that probably won't come as a surprise to many of us, Ubisoft has announced that the upcoming Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora game will no longer release in 2022, now expected to launch in either 2023 or 2024. In the company's latest earnings report, a few more details were provided: "Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will...
News 'eSports Boxing Club' Shows Off Brand-New Gameplay Footage
Will it be a heavyweight contender?
It's been almost a year since we last talked about eSports Boxing Club here at Pure Xbox, but development is slowly progressing on the highly-anticipated sports title from indie developer Steel City Interactive, and we've just been treated to around two minutes of brand-new gameplay footage featuring American...
News Far Cry 6 Xbox Game Pass Ad Was A Mistake, Confirms Ubisoft
Update: It's not on the cards for now
Update: Well, as we suspected, it turns out this was just a simple mistake on Xbox's part. Ubisoft has reached out to True Achievements to confirm this, which means there are no plans to bring Far Cry 6 to Game Pass for now. Sad times! Original story: We've seen a bunch of Ubisoft games arrive on Xbox Game...
News TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection Brings 13 Classics To Xbox This August
Just a few weeks away!
We've finally been treated to a release date for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection, and the good news is that it's just a few short weeks away, arriving for Xbox One, Series X and Series S on August 30th, 2022. The collection features 13 "radical" retro TMNT games from the 8-bit, 16-bit and arcade eras...
News Escape Academy On Game Pass Is Getting Fixes For Xbox Series X
"We apologize for the 30 FPS locked framerate"
Escape Academy came to Xbox Game Pass earlier this month; a title all about figuring out various escape rooms. As it turns out, developer Coin Crew Games is still figuring out the game too, from a technical perspective at least. The team has taken to Twitter to break down a few upcoming changes on...
News Gears Of War 6 Campaign Development Is Underway, Suggests Job Post
Chainsaws at the ready
It's looking like development on the next Gears of War game is ramping up, at least according to a new job listing over at Microsoft's Careers portal. The post, which is advertising for a Lead Mission Designer, talks about the future of the series and how the applicant will be working closely with the 'Campaign Director' on...
News Remember CrossfireX? It's Added A New Map & More In July's Update
Yes, it's still kickin'
Ah, we have to admit we'd sort of forgotten about CrossfireX. The first-person shooter, co-developed by famous developer Remedy, launched earlier this year and was incredibly disappointing. Even more so the multiplayer, created by Smilegate, which barely functioned at launch. Well, since then the team has been steadily...
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (July 21)
The latest new additions
Xbox Game Pass is further bolstering its lineup today with three new titles coming to the service. We've got a pretty broad range of games hitting the library today, including a racer, an RPG and an RTS title. Here's a little more on the three new games coming to Xbox Game Pass on July 21st: MotoGP 22 (Console, PC,...
News Raji: An Ancient Epic Gets 'Enhanced Edition' On Xbox Game Pass, But With A Catch
The game leaves the service for good on July 31
Raji: An Ancient Epic got a free 'Enhanced Edition' update on PC recently, which made a huge number of changes to the base game. We're not talking minor alterations either, this free update added new gameplay elements, fresh game modes, ray tracing graphical effects and more. That same free update has...
News FIFA 23 Launches This September, The 'Biggest Ever' FIFA Game
And the last FIFA game from EA
EA Sports has today pulled back the curtain on FIFA 23, which will be the last game from EA to carry the "FIFA" name, set to launch on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this September 30th, 2022. The key features this year are the addition of HyperMotion2 Technology (for Series X and Series S), cross-play...
News Discord Voice Chat Is Coming To Xbox, Starting Today For Insiders
"Connect Your Worlds"
Anyone for Discord? Microsoft and the Xbox team have announced that Discord Voice Chat is coming to the Xbox platform, and it'll be rolling out to Xbox Insiders starting today - available "soon" for everyone else. Specifically, the update will be accessible today for "select" Insiders and will expand to more in the coming...
News MultiVersus Fans Are Loving The Game, But Hating The Monetization
"The pricing is absurd"
Xbox fans have been waiting a very long time for a proper alternative to Nintendo's Super Smash. Bros franchise on the platform, and while Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl came close, it looks like MultiVersus is the game that's finally going to generate the kind of mainstream popularity that Smash Bros. has attracted over the past...
Review Bright Memory: Infinite - Tight Gunplay In A Gorgeous World, But Lacks Depth
Shining bright
In the run up to the Xbox Series X|S launch, Bright Memory caught the attention of many Xbox fans for its incredibly impressive and stylish visuals, especially considering the game was made by just one developer. Well, with a little more time, and money from sales of the predecessor, developer FYQD is back with more in Bright Memory:...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels
Vroom vroom
Expansion 1 for Forza Horizon 5 has finally arrived, taking us back to Hot Wheels Park for some high-octane racing. While we're still plugging away on our own review of the Hot Wheels expansion like most other outlets, some very early impressions are also already hitting the web. With that in mind, let's take a look at some early...
News Saints Row Has Officially Gone Gold Ahead Of August Xbox Release
It's ready to ship
Volition's Saints Row Reboot, which launches next month on Xbox, has officially gone gold! In this case, core development has wrapped up, and the team has its 1.0 version locked and loaded ready for launch. Of course, in this day and age, that doesn't mean the game is fully finished, as day one patches are pretty much a...
News Xbox Pushes Out Update To Fix 'Empty Home Screen' Issue
As a server-side patch
Xbox Engineer Eden Marie has once again taken to Twitter to give us a little more info on a recurring Xbox home screen issue. Certain users have been reporting that the frontend dashboard often fails to load properly, resulting in the inability to access 'My games & apps' along with other sections of the OS. Thank
News Forza Horizon 5 Series 10 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it now
Playground Games' Hot Wheels expansion for Forza Horizon 5 is now live and it means Series 10 of the game is available as well. Included in this latest update are a bunch of new features as well as some major game fixes. We've got the full rundown courtesy of Forza support's social channel and the official web page: Forza Horizon...
News Xbox Fans Seem To Be Loving PowerWash Simulator On Game Pass
How about you?
There were plenty of jokes when it arrived last week, but PowerWash Simulator has evidently been a making a huge splash following its version 1.0 launch, both on Steam and Xbox Game Pass for consoles and PC. We've seen lots and lots of reports from satisfied players who have been spending a ridiculous amount of time powerwashing...
