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News Battlefield 2042 Won't Feature A Single-Player Campaign, And Here's Why
It's just multiplayer this time around
EA has confirmed today as part of the official Battlefield 2042 reveal that the game won't be featuring a traditional single-player campaign when it launches on October 22, instead putting all of its resources into multiplayer. In an interview with Eurogamer, design director Daniel Berlin explained the reasons...
News EA Confirms Battlefield 2042 Will Have Bigger Maps And More Players On Xbox Series X
With a price cut on Xbox One
While many might be disappointed Battlefield 2042 isn't a dedicated next-gen game, certain fans may be happy to know that Xbox Series X|S owners will be getting a considerably bigger experience. As spotted on the Battlefield 2042 game overview page, it's confirmed that 128 players can battle it out across several huge...
News Battlefield 2042 To Include A 10-Hour Trial With EA Play, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Along with early access to the Open Beta
There have been rumours and speculation doing the rounds that Battlefield 2042 could be a day one Xbox Game Pass addition, but at the very least, the game will be getting a free 10-hour trial with Game Pass Ultimate as part of EA Play. As highlighted by EA, members to the 'Play' service will get a range of...
Video Here’s Your First Look At Battlefield 2042, Arriving This October
An Open Beta is also planned for later this year
Finally! After months of teases, leaks, and more - Battlefield 2042 has been announced and is heading to Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S on October 22, according to the Microsoft Store page. It's also shown that anyone who purchases the Gold or Ultimate Edition will gain earl
Random Someone Remade The Entirety Of GoldenEye In Far Cry 5
And it took over 1000 hours to do
Okay, so this is really, REALLY cool. Somebody has remade every GoldenEye 007 map in Far Cry 5 and they are seriously impressive. In fact, it's probably the closest we'll see to a true remake of the classic title - we're not counting the Daniel Craig one, nor the official remaster which leaked onto the internet...
Video Watch Today's Battlefield 2042 Reveal Livestream Here
We're finally getting a look at the new trailer
The time has finally arrived! Welcome to the official reveal of the Battlefield 2042 trailer (following a variety of leaks earlier today, that's believed to be the title), which is expected to arrive at some point after 3PM BST / 7AM PDT / 4PM CEST, which is when the countdown stream will begin above...
News Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Is Reportedly Launching For Next-Gen This Friday
Power! Unlimited power!
EA could be surprising us on the eve of E3, as a new report has claimed that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order's next-gen release will be arriving as early as Friday, June 11. The report comes from The Gamer, which claims it has spoken to a source from a UK video game retailer confirming the release date. According to the store,...
Guide All Upcoming Gaming Events And Reveals In Summer 2021
Everything happening during E3 2021 season
Everything's beginning to kick off with game reveals and events, as we slowly uncover the upcoming slate of titles for the foreseeable future. Last summer was a bit of a mess in terms of how many events were thrown at us, but this one is expected to a bit more manageable. That being said, we're still seeing...
News Xbox Game Pass Title Conan Exiles Is Now Optimised For Xbox Series X
It's a pretty impressive upgrade
If you've got a next-gen console and you've been holding out on trying Conan Exiles, you're in luck. The recently added Xbox Game Pass title is now optimised for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. To mark the launch of the free update, developer Funcom has released a pretty extensive trailer highlighting all the...
News Codemasters Reveals 120FPS Performance Mode For F1 2021 On Xbox Series X
But sadly, the Series S doesn't get it
Various eagle-eyed Formula One fans spotted a couple of months ago that the upcoming F1 2021 was advertising a 120fps option on the Xbox Store, and now Codemasters has confirmed that will be the case for Xbox Series X. In an interview with GamingBolt, game director Lee Mather highlighted that the racer will...
News Team Xbox To Host Live 'FanFest' Q&A Prior To E3 2021 Showcase
Featuring a special appearance from Phil Spencer
If the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase on June 13 wasn't enough, the teams are also hosting a live Q&A session before and during the presentation. You'll be able to fire your most wanted questions at them and learn more about the Xbox ecosystem. The Q&A is set to start on June 13 at 9AM PT / 12PM...
News The Initiative Is Currently Recruiting For Its New Perfect Dark Game
10 roles need to be filled
Xbox and Bethesda's E3 showcase takes place this weekend. While we've all got our predictions, one game we might not necessarily be seeing this time around is The Initiative's upcoming title Perfect Dark. This new entry in Rare's secret agent series was originally unveiled to the world at last year's Game Awards and is...
News Halo Infinite 2022 Calendar Reveals Never Before Seen Artwork
Feast your eyes on these
You know every Christmas you get a new calendar for the coming year? This Halo Infinite version might just be the next one to request, as not only is it gorgeous, but it also contains never-before-seen artwork from the upcoming game. Highlighted by one Resetera user, the calendar was spotted on multiple websites - each...
News Sunset Overdrive Is Making Its First Appearance In 7 Years, In A PS5 Game
We miss you
With the trademark of the Sunset Overdrive IP by Sony earlier this year, many fans got excited at the possibility of the series' return. While that hasn't been the case (so far), it seems the former Xbox game is making an appearance this year... in the upcoming PlayStation 5 exclusive Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. Last night the...
Video New Psychonauts 2 Video Highlights The Changes In The Sequel
Better, faster, stronger
If you're wondering what's new for Psychonauts 2 (hey, that rhymed!), then Game Informer has wrapped up its exclusive coverage with a quick rundown of what newcomers and old timers can expect. One of the biggest changes relates to combat. In the original, players would often just punch their way through encounters, but now...
News Disney+ Is Officially An Xbox Game Pass Perk Again
Available to claim throughout the rest of June
Update: It's official! And as expected, it's a 30 day membership for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members. It's available to claim from today (June 9) until June 30. It's also only for those who currently don't have a Disney+ subscription, so current members will not be able to benefit from this incentive...
News Capcom Reveals The Timings For Its E3 Showcase And What To Expect
It looks like Resident Evil Village is getting some new content
Capcom has finally unveiled its E3 plans, with the company's showcase scheduled to take place on Monday, June 14 at 2:30PM PT / 5:30PM ET / 9:30PM UTC / 10:30PM BST. While the contents of the show are fairly under wraps for now, the confirmed line-up so far consists of a multiple...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Will Show New Content At E3, While The Division 2 Won't
Setting those expectations
Following on from the confirmation that Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake won't be at E3 2021, Ubisoft has since revealed the fates for two more of its properties. Assassin's Creed Valhalla has been confirmed to be part of the Ubisoft Forward presentation on June 12, taking the opportunity to look forward as to...
News Descenders' Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade Is Now Part Of Game Pass
Race at up to 120 frames per-second
Update: No More Robots' Mike Rose has been in touch with us here at Pure Xbox to clarify that the Xbox Series X version of Descenders has managed to add three resolution options including a 60fps variant, which are as follows: 1080p120fps 4K60fps 4Kvariable 40-60fps (everything turned up to absolute...
Deals 100+ Games Included In This Week's Xbox Sales (June 8-15)
The latest Deals with Gold and Spotlight offers
It's time for another set of weekly Xbox deals! This week's selection is admittedly a little smaller than usual, featuring discounts on just over 100 games and add-ons, spanning the usual Deals with Gold and Spotlight sales. However, it's bolstered by the ongoing Warhammer Skulls sale, which isn't...
News Stardew Valley's Latest Update Has Apparently Broken The Xbox Version
Update: It should be working again soon
Update [Tue 8th Jun, 2021 03:45 BST]: ConcernedApe says the issue has now been resolved and should be working on this platform within the next few hours. Original article [Tue 8th Jun, 2021 00:30 BST]: If you're an avid fan of the farming and social simulator Stardew Valley and happen to play on Xbox,...
News Sorry Folks, Hogwarts Legacy, Gotham Knights, And Suicide Squad Won't Be At E3 2021
You're going to have to wait a little longer
In order to temper expectations early, Warner Bros. Games has confirmed that several of its highly-anticipated, major upcoming titles won't be appearing at E3 this year. The schedule confusingly pinpointed a Warner Bros. Games & Back 4 Blood presentation on June 13, leading many to believe the...
News Dying Light Is Still Getting New Content, Six Years After Release
Its DLC within DLC
Despite a sequel on the horizon, Techland has dropped another piece of new content for Dying Light, absolutely free of charge. Even though the game launched in 2015, the team is still continuing to support it all these years on. The new content sees a story mode known as The Prisoner being added to the previously released Hellraid...
News Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo Brings A 'New Kind Of Psychological Thriller' To Xbox This Year
"Can you trust your own mind?"
Microids and Pendulo Studios have unveiled narrative game Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo, which is described as a "new kind of psychological thriller" coming to Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and Xbox One at the end of 2021. Taking the form of a "narrative and adventure game," it obviously takes inspiration from the 1958...
News Mass Effect Legendary Edition's Latest Patch Fixes Xbox Wireless Headset Issues
Here are the full patch notes
Certain Xbox players have been affected with an issue in Mass Effect Legendary Edition since the game's launch, which has caused freezes and crashes when using a wireless headset in the game's launcher. Today's update appears to have rectified those problems, along with delivering a wealth of other updates and fixes...
News Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Remake Won't Be At E3, Now Releasing Next Year
"We are making great progress for our game to release next year"
Prince Of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake was originally meant to release in January before being delayed to March, and then again indefinitely. Now, the team at Ubisoft has confirmed it will not be part of its E3 presentation this Saturday, and not only that, but it will also
News Oops, Gearbox's Website May Have Revealed A Borderlands Spin-Off
D'oh!
You can't make this up. Gearbox has released a new teaser website for an upcoming game which is set to be shown during the Summer Game Fest Kickoff Live on June 10, but in the process, may have spoiled the actual game it's intending to show. The teaser site promises 'a new adventure' from the team, with all set to be revealed this Thursday...
News Leaked Ubisoft PvP Game Will Reportedly Be A Tom Clancy Crossover
But it won't be shown at E3
As is traditional with Ubisoft, an upcoming game the company is working on has leaked ahead of its official reveal. This time the project appears to be a multiplayer focused experience, which sees many of the company's Tom Clancy titles crossing over. Under the guise of 'BattleCat', several images surfaced on Twitter...
News Biomutant’s First Major Patch Is Live, Here’s Everything Included
It's a big one
Biomutant received mixed reception at launch. Some loved it, some hated it, and others were ambivalent towards it. However, developer Experiment 101 has listened to the feedback and delivered the game's first post-launch patch to hopefully address some issues. It's a pretty lengthy list and a hefty download of 13.3GB from our...
Mini Review Wreckfest For Xbox Series X - A Visually Impressive, Messily Executed Upgrade
Racing to the symphony of destruction
Oh boy, where do you even start with this one? You might remember that back in March, destructive Xbox Game Pass racer Wreckfest received a very generous free 4K, 60FPS patch for Xbox Series X, making it run better than ever on next-gen consoles. It was a genuinely fantastic addition to the game, but the...
News Microsoft Confirms Continued Work To Improve Xbox Game DVR Issues
"We have a number of improvements currently flighting"
As we extensively broke down last month, numerous Xbox users are sporadically suffering with a Game DVR issue. The problem sees their clips rendered incredibly dark, practically destroying the clip. It's a very frustrating issue, but luckily one that Microsoft is continuing to work and improve...
News Leaked Early Cyberpunk 2077 Pre-Alpha Footage Shows Bugs And Glitches Galore
Uh-oh
Unless you've been living under a rock, the launch of Cyberpunk 2077 wasn't the best. Not counting the issues it faced on last-gen systems, it was also plagued with bugs, broken quests, and glitches. Following the cyber attack on CD Projekt earlier this year, internal bug compilation videos appear to have leaked online, showing a range of...
Talking Point How Do You Feel About Cross-Gen Games?
It's been a big debate this generation
Outside of the Xbox bubble, PlayStation fans have been treated to some juicy news this week. While it was sad to hear that the God of War sequel has been pushed back to 2022, it was also revealed that the game will be a cross-gen title, meaning it will release on both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. This has...
Pick One Which Of These Need For Speed Games Is Your Favourite?
Remember, you can only pick one!
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, following the reveal that Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is coming to EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate this month, we're looking back at the history of the series on Xbox. As there are so many, we've reduced to the list to a handful of the most popular...
News Xbox Exclusive The Medium May Be Jumping To PS5 Very Soon
We didn't see this coming so quickly
The Medium was perhaps the first 'big' exclusive for Xbox Series X|S owners. It showed off the power of the SSD, as it simultaneously ran two game worlds side by side. It was technically impressive, although we found it a little shallow in its gameplay. It was always confirmed to be a timed exclusive, but that...
News Balan Wonderworld Creator Yuji Naka Confirms Departure From Square Enix
"I’m already 55 years old, so I might retire"
Update: Yuji Naka has now confirmed via his personal Twitter account that he has indeed departed Square Enix (as previously believed, it happened back in April), but stated that he can't explain the reason at the time of writing. Here's the full statement as translated by Video Games Chronicle:...
News Microsoft 'Excited' By AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution Tech For Xbox Series X|S
"Another method for devs to increase framerates and resolution"
Microsoft has confirmed to IGN that it intends to make use of AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution technology on the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, with more details to be shared in the near future. A spokesperson stated it would serve as "another great method for developers to...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 5th)
Dipping into some For Honor on Game Pass?
Welcome to another weekend! There's lots to check out again on Xbox over the next few days, including a couple of new Xbox Game Pass releases highlighted by For Honor, three Warhammer Free Play Days titles, and the usual slate of
News 343 Reveals New Firefight Matchmaking Changes For Halo: MCC
Will be part of the upcoming season
Although we're expecting to see more of Halo Infinite at the Xbox and Bethesda showcase next week on 13th June, 343 Industries is still busy improving the Halo: The Master Chief Collection. With season seven on the horizon, 343's community guy Postums has now revealed some of the social matchmaki
News Psychonauts 2's Release Date May Have Been Discovered
It's sooner than you may think
Well, well, well, the cat may be out of the bag for Psychonauts 2's long speculated release date, as a recent leak on Steam may have pinpointed its exact date. As spotted by one user on Resetera, the game has appeared in Steam's coming soon section and is currently sandwiched between two games that are releasing on...
News Deep Silver Confirms Dead Island, Saints Row, Metro And Timesplitters Won't Be At E3
"We’ll let you know when we have news to share"
Bad news if you were hoping to see one of Deep Silver's biggest franchise, you won't be finding them at E3, as the publisher has confirmed their omission. To tamper expectations ahead of the Koch Primetime Gaming Stream on June 11, it's been confirmed that the Dead Island, Saints Row, Metro, and...
Feature These Nine Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (June 7-11)
Here's what's on the way
A much quieter week this week on Xbox, outside of the dozens of gaming showcases and hundreds of gaming reveals we mean. In terms of actual game release, it's a bit on the light side, but we still have some some big titles with Chivalry 2 and and the Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection. Here's what's coming to Xbox Series X|S...
News Influencers Are Reportedly Receiving Strange Battlefield Messages
"War is the only way home"
We're finally getting a Battlefield reveal next week, and to spark up interest various influencers on Twitter are reportedly receiving strange messages from the official social media channel. After an "/// INCOMING TRANSMISSION ///" message, influencers are then being sent an image which contains a scrambled message. On...
News Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Has Officially Been Confirmed To Be Getting A Sequel
Although, it's still in "very early planning stages"
Following on from our report last week that it seemed Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night may be getting a sequel, 505 Games and ArtPlay have both confirmed the sequel is real. Unfortunately, it sounds like we may be waiting a while as the game is only in the very early stages of planning as...
Random An Among Us Shaped Chicken Nugget Has Sold For $100,000
Seems pretty sus
This is without a doubt the strangest news story we've brought to you this year, but it's not as strange as somebody shelling $100,000 on eBay for a chicken nugget - because they have. The 'unique' nugget resembles the shape of a crewmate in Among Us and gained some traction from the game's social media account. Xbox even replied...
News Minecraft Dungeons Has Hit 11.5 Million Unique Players In Its First Year
Along with some other key stats
As Minecraft Dungeons has passed its first year since its launch last year, Mojang Studios has released some of the stats for the game, and they're pretty eye opening. Obviously the most interesting stat is how many unique players have checked the game out. Since its launch last May, over 11.5 million unique players...
News Woah, A 2D Warhammer Action Platformer Is Coming To Xbox
It's looking violent, bloody, and fun
The recent Warhammer Skulls Showcase gave us a look into many projects related to the property, but perhaps one of the coolest that went under the radar was Warhammer 40,000: Shottas, Blood & Teef - a 2D run-and-gun platformer coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S in 2022. Developed by indie studio...
News All Signs Are Pointing To A Jurassic Park Game Reveal Next Week
Clever girl
Well this could be exciting. Various evidence is seemingly pointing towards a new Jurassic Park game being release next week, possibly even as early as the Summer Game Fest Kickoff Live. Speculation began when the official Jurassic World account shared an image of a dinosaur. On first glance, it looks strikingly similar to a scene from...
News 2K's Upcoming Announcements Have Reportedly Been Leaked
Marvel, Borderlands and more...
E3 is fast approaching and it seems we've already had a major 2K leak. According to industry insider and GamesBeat reporter, Jeff Grubb, the entire thing is real. This information - which was originally posted on Reddit, claims 2K has three major titles in the works. The first is a new Marvel game by Civilization...
News Ubisoft Forward To Feature 'Some Surprises You Won’t Want To Miss'
Along with previously announced titles
Ubisoft Forward is set to air on Saturday, June 12 at 12PM PT / 3PM ET / 7PM UTC / 8PM BST, and while we already have some expectations, it has now been stated there will be "some surprises that you won’t want to miss." According to a blog post, confirmed titles appearing include Far Cry 6
