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Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 27 - December 1)
Including three Xbox Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for November 27 - December 1! We're slowly quietening down as we approach the Christmas period, but we've still got some big games on the way including Gangs of Sherwood and the Turok 3 remaster, along with three major
News Four Years Since Its Announcement, Rare Continues To Hire For Everwild
It's not dead, it's resting
Happy 4th anniversary to Everwild! Well, it's kind of an anniversary anyway, as this month marks exactly four years since Rare's new IP was first announced back at X019 in London during November of 2019. We haven't heard much about the project in 2023 aside from a couple of social media posts, but Rare is clearly still...
News Xbox Reveals First Addition To Next Week's 'Free Play Days' Lineup
After we didn't get anything this week
You may have noticed that we haven't received any Xbox Free Play Days titles for the next few days, and that's probably because they're usually announced on a Thursday - which happened to coincide with Thanksgiving this week. Nevertheless, we already have a confirmation for next week's Xbox Free Play Days...
Talking Point As December Draws Near, How Excited Are You For The GTA 6 Trailer?
Do you think it'll live up to the hype?
Just a few weeks ago, Rockstar Games confirmed that after a decade of waiting, we were finally going to be treated to the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 (or whatever else it's called) at some point in early December. At the time of writing, there's still no confirmation on what that date will be, but...
News A Couple Of New Free-To-Play Games Are Now Available On Xbox
One of them is proving particularly popular!
If you haven't been checking the free-to-play section on Xbox lately, you may have missed a couple of new releases that have cropped up on the Store - one of which is actually the third most popular F2P title in the UK right now. That game is known as Pool Blitz, which is developed by Cherry Pop Games of...
News Is Dave The Diver Coming To Xbox? Here's Everything We Know So Far
This would be a great fit for Xbox Game Pass!
It was a year of amazing games across all platforms in 2023, but one of the great releases that didn't make its way to Xbox is Dave The Diver, which for now remains exclusive to PC, Nintendo Switch, and as of April 2024, PlayStation. In this indie-style adventure, you play as a mix of a diver and...
News Xbox Series X & S Receive Massive Price Drops In Latest Black Friday 2023 Sales
Huge discounts to take advantage of!
Update (Fri 24th Nov, 2023): Welcome to Black Friday 2023! If you're looking for an Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, most of the deals below are still live, and we've also added a few more into the mix that we've found across the web. If you've got any other great deals to share with us, drop them in the comments...
News Phil Spencer Thanks Xbox Community For 'Opportunity And Support'
A Thanksgiving message to everyone
It's Thanksgiving in the US today and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has taken a moment out of his busy schedule to thank everyone. This includes the Xbox team as well as the gaming community in general. Phil mentions how these people in his life have helped make work "meaningful and fun" through both ups and...
News Killer Instinct Is Getting Its First Update In Five Years, And The Patch Notes Are Huge
To coincide with the upcoming Anniversary Edition
Earlier today, we brought news of the Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition, a brand-new upgrade for existing owners of the already-released Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition. The upcoming version adds Series X|S support and repackages existing DLC (which you can read all about down below) but it...
Reaction Should We Really Be Surprised By 'Declining' Xbox Console Sales?
Europe's figures have dropped off in 2023
Well, there's been some mad drama surrounding Europe's recent console sales figures, hasn't there? Gamesindustry.biz released some info on this earlier in the week, strongly suggesting that Xbox Series X|S sales are "struggling" in the region. While there are certainly other factors in play here — like the...
News Starfield's Latest Bit Of Merch Is Getting A Lot Of Attention On Social Media
"Drift off into dreams of space exploration"
In case you didn't know, Bethesda has its own online Gear shop featuring some really great merchandise, and a new addition to that lineup has been getting major attention on social media - the Starfield Duvet Cover Set! Yes, for the price of $75, you can get your very own Starfield-themed duvet cover...
News Modern Warfare 3 Analysis Highlights 'The Least Stable' Call Of Duty On Xbox Series S
It's struggling to hit 60FPS
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was reportedly developed in a super short time frame compared to other CoD titles, and it looks like the Xbox Series S may have suffered as a result of Activision getting the game out by the end of 2023. Outlet
News Bonkers FPS Atomic Heart Looks Weirder Than Ever In New DLC
What on earth is a 'Limbo Ecosystem'?!
Developer Mundfish has started teasing its second DLC add-on for Atomic Heart, and just as we thought the team's robot-laden Soviet FPS couldn't get any weirder, we've been introduced to its 'Limbo Ecosystem'. Looking more like a first-person parkour experience than a shooter, the game's second expansion is...
News South Park: Snow Day! Gets Its First Gameplay Trailer, Out On Xbox In 2024
Four-player co-op fun
Following the initial reveal back in August, South Park: Snow Day! has now received its very first gameplay trailer (warning: contains swearing). As a reminder, this four-player co-op game will be making its debut on Xbox Series X|S and multiple other platforms for € 29.99 / $ 29.99 / £ 24.99 in 2024, with pre-orders now...
News Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition Announced For Xbox And PC
An upgrade is on the way
The new look logo This week marks 10 years since Killer Instinct landed on the Xbox One and to celebrate this milestone, a new version of the game Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition has been announced. There's no release date just yet. This includes an Xbox Series X|S upgrade. The Definitive Edition (currently on sale...
News Teardown On Xbox Series X|S Has 'Stunning Physics & Destruction', Says Digital Foundry
But some performance issues do crop up
It's safe to say we were rather impressed by Teardown and its open-ended, destruction-laden sandbox when it launched on Xbox Series X|S last week - granting the game a 'Great' 8/10 in our full review. Well, as it turns out, the tech experts at Digital Foundry have been pretty impressed with the game's console...
News It Might Be Bad, But TWD: Destinies Is Already Storming The Xbox Charts
There's clearly interest in it
Just the other day, we highlighted the release of The Walking Dead: Destinies and how it could potentially be a contender for the worst game of 2023, but it's still been a popular launch according to the "Top Paid" Xbox charts! If we look at just the UK, TWD: Destinies is actually fifth on the list in terms
News Ark: Survival Ascended's Performance Is Getting Mixed Feedback On Xbox Series X|S
The Unreal Engine 5 remake provides interesting results
After some very last-minute delays, Ark: Survival Ascended finally landed on Xbox Series X|S this week - but its initial reception has been a bit mixed so far. This is a next-gen remake of sorts for Ark: Survival Evolved — now running on Unreal Engine 5 — and it seems the new tech is...
News Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Remake Hits 'Important Development Milestone' At Ubisoft
"We look forward to sharing more in the future!"
As Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time passes its 20-year anniversary, the team at Ubisoft has provided an update on its much-delayed remake of the 2003 original. The new project was first announced more than three years ago, before development was halted and restarted in 2022
News Plague Tale Publisher Confirms Renewed Collab With Asobo On 'Another Exciting Project'
Could Requiem be getting a sequel?
Following the release of A Plague Tale: Requiem last October, Focus Entertainment and Asobo Studio have now announced the same title, which also debuted on Game Pass, has been experienced by 3 million players. As part of this, Focus has seized the moment, and revealed a "renewed collaboration" with Asobo for...
News Call Of Duty: MW3 Sets 'New Modern Warfare Engagement Records'
A "historic launch" under the Xbox banner
Although Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 didn't have the best reception at launch and reportedly had a rushed development cycle, it's still performed like no other game in the series before, setting all-new records. According to a
Soapbox After Finally Playing 'Rally Adventure', I Want To See More Of This From Forza Horizon
I've enjoyed my time with its linear campaign
A little over six months since Playground Games launched Forza Horizon 5: Rally Adventure, I finally got around to playing the add-on this past weekend thanks to its big Black Friday discount. Another Pure Xbox racing fanatic in Liam reviewed the DLC pack when it first arrived in March, but I wanted to...
News October Sales Data Suggests Xbox Series X|S 'Struggled' In Europe, But There's A Catch
It still doesn't make for great reading though
You may have seen some news today about Xbox "struggling" in Europe, and it comes from some GSD data (via the website GamesIndustry.biz) pointing out that the Series X and Series S were down 52% year-on-year in October 2023 compared to October 2022, while the Nintendo Switch dropped 20% and the PS5...
Deals Five More Backwards Compatible Games Added To This Week's Xbox Sales (November 21-28)
Loads of Black Friday discounts are still available too!
Xbox's huge Black Friday digital sale is still live, featuring around 100 backwards compatible titles, but the team has just added another five classic games to the discount pile - and there are some good ones in here too. So, we've gathered up all of the newly-discounted backwards compatible...
News These 10+ Xbox Games Are Shutting Their Servers This December
Enjoy playing them online while you can!
Every now and again, we learn of a bunch of Xbox games shutting their servers, and it just so happens that over 10 of them will be doing just that in December 2023, giving us just a few weeks left to enjoy their online features. We've already reported on some of these in the past, like the multiple...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition Has On-Disc DLC For Xbox, PS5 Misses Out
Get Phantom Liberty on-disc!
Last month, we caught wind that Cyberpunk 2077's 'Ultimate Edition' was due to drop on Xbox before the end of the year - as picked up by the PEGI ratings board in October. Six weeks or so later, this bumper edition of Cyberpunk 2077 has been confirmed, and the Xbox version gets a much-welcome bonus. As revealed by the...
News The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Is Getting A New Free Map On Xbox Game Pass
Welcome to Nancy's House
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has revealed its first DLC map - coming to the game next week for absolutely free! Yep, 'Nancy's House' marks the first post-launch map for this Xbox Game Pass slasher, and subscribers can jump in and try to escape the madness on November 28th. There are a couple of new characters coming on that...
News It's Finally Time! Ark: Survival Ascended Launches On Xbox Today
"We know it's been a long wait"
Fans of Ark: Survival Evolved on Xbox will be glad to know that the Unreal Engine 5 "reimagining" known as Ark: Survival Ascended is officially launching for Xbox Series X|S today following some recent unexpected delays. Now that the game has passed certification on Xbox, the plan is to release for Xbox Series X and...
News Bethesda Still Has 'About 250' Developers Working On Starfield
Even months after launch!
By now we know that Starfield was a gargantuan development effort for everyone working on the game at Bethesda Game Studios - it took the team almost a decade to make this thing happen. However, we weren't aware of just how many folks are still working on the title after it's shipped! Thanks to a new interview with Wired,...
Guide Ark: Survival Ascended Xbox Release: Everything We Know So Far
Update: We've got a release date!
Ready for Ark: Survival Ascended on Xbox? Us too! It was actually supposed to arrive a little while ago, but a couple of delays postponed its release ever so slightly. Instead of bombarding you with constant updates about this, we wanted to gather all the latest information into an "Everything We Know" guide about...
News Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Closed Alpha Test Announced
Goes live later this month
Following last week's insider episode, Rocksteady has now announced a Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League 'closed alpha tech test' for Xbox and other platforms to help test the game's online infrastructure. You can sign up for this closed alpha tech test on the official game website, but registration does not guarantee...
News Starfield Update 1.8.86 Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
DLSS support and much more
Earlier this month, Bethesda lifted the lid on its next update for Starfield. As you might recall, one of the major highlights is the fact the game now has Nvidia DLSS support on PC. There's also a "Chunks" update and beyond this Bethesda has added all sorts of fixes and improvements to enhance gameplay, graphics,...
Talking Point Have You Splashed Out On Any Big Black Friday Purchases Yet?
We've seen some great gaming deals across all platforms!
Here at PX HQ, we've done our best to inform you of any Xbox Black Friday deals that have gone live so far - we've seen lots of good discounts across the digital Xbox Store, the Microsoft Store,
News Disney Speedstorm Races Into The World Of 'Frozen' On Xbox Next Week
New characters, tracks and more!
It's been a couple of months now since Disney Speedstorm launched as a free-to-play game on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and now it's ready to transition to a brand-new season known as "Let It Go" on November 30th. This season of Disney Speedstorm will focus on all things "Frozen", which means the...
News Xbox Revenue Would Overtake PlayStation With ActiBlizz On Board, Says Data Firm
Looking at 2023 figures so far
Microsoft's huge Activision Blizzard deal has always been seen as a bit of a money-maker for the Xbox owner, especially with such valuable franchises in-play across Activision, Blizzard and indeed King. Series' such as Call of Duty, Candy Crush and World of Warcraft will bring in lots of additional revenue for Xbox,...
News Xbox Dev Explains Major Design Challenges Caused By The 1TB Xbox Series S
"We had actually pretty much every type of cosmetic issue"
It's only been a few months since Microsoft first released the 1TB version of the Xbox Series S onto the market, and it seems like it's been a hit so far. However, the actual design of this model was seemingly a major headache for the developers over at Microsoft, and that's simply because...
News There's A Potential New Candidate For 'Worst Xbox Game Of The Year'
Although to be fair, its Xbox Store rating isn't that bad!
There was a time in 2023 when we thought that nothing stood a chance at beating The Lord of the Rings: Gollum to the "Worst Game of 2023" award, but in recent weeks we've seen two possible new candidates crop up on Xbox. The first of these was Skull Island: Rise of Kong back in October, and...
News Microsoft Is Offering 20% Discounts & Free Engraving On Xbox Controllers For Black Friday
The offers are now live!
What has slowly become 'Black Friday week' is now in full swing, as we can see by Xbox's latest console offers and the ongoing digital game sale now live on the Xbox Store. Well, the team is making it three-for-three with some accessory offers now live on the Microsoft Store as well. For the next week, you can get 20% off...
News Xbox Will Apparently Show Up At The Game Awards 2023
"I pretty much know that Xbox is there"
There's been a bit of controversy surrounding Xbox and this year's The Game Awards show, especially with Starfield failing to make the Game of the Year nominee list this year. However, despite this omission, it's looking like Xbox will be at the show in some fashion. Yep, according to Windows Central's Jez...
News Just One Game Is Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In December 2023 So Far
It could be a quiet month for XGP
It's been another fairly busy month for Xbox Game Pass in November (with more still to come!), but as we start to look ahead to what's next, we've only got one game that's been announced for Xbox Game Pass in December 2023 so far. That game is SteamWorld Build, which will be arriving day one with Xbox Game Pass on...
News Lots Of Games Reduced By 90-95% In The Xbox Black Friday Sale 2023
HUGE discounts for great games!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games during the Xbox Black Friday Sale 2023? There are over 1000 games included in the Xbox Black Friday Sale this year, and out of those, over 40 of them have been discounted by 90% or even 95%, bringing them down to some seriously bargain prices! We're talking huge dis
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 20-24)
Including a new Jurassic Park release!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for November 20-24! Things are looking a lot quieter than usual next week as the new releases begin to slow down, but we've still got some interesting titles on the way including the 2D platformer Worldless, the Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection and maybe even
News Xbox Leadership Features In TIME's Top 100 Climate List For 2023
Phil Spencer thanks director of gaming sustainability
Xbox has been taking all sorts of action to improve gaming sustainability, and one of the people driving this change within the company is the Director of Gaming Sustainability, Trista Patterson. In celebration of her efforts, she's now made TIME's top "100 climate" list - highlighting the "most...
News Call Of Duty: MW3 Teases 'Massive Free Update' For Season 1, Out Early December
A "first look" at new maps, modes & more
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launched just a few weeks ago, and already Sledgehammer Games and co. are planning to bolster the experience with some exciting new content. In fact, a "major free update" is on the horizon, and it's launching as part of Season 1 in "early December". Multiplayer will be adding...
Deals All 100+ Backwards Compatible Games In The Xbox Black Friday Sale 2023
One of the biggest Back Compat lists ever!
Black Friday is nearly upon us! To celebrate the year's biggest discount day, Xbox has unleashed a huge digital sale on the Microsoft Store, featuring over 1,000 games in total. Mixed in there is a good selection of backwards compatible classics from the OG Xbox and Xbox 360 eras, so we've rounded up all of...
Poll What Do You Think Of Like A Dragon Gaiden On Xbox Game Pass?
Are you a fan?
It's now been just over a week since we were treated to one of the biggest titles in November 2023's Xbox Game Pass lineup in the form of Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, so we thought we'd take this opportunity to find out what you think of it so far! Here at Pure Xbox, we had great things to say in
News Xbox Expansion Card Sales Begin As 1TB Drops In Price For Black Friday 2023
Hopefully a few more sales to come too!
We know that a lot of Xbox fans are anticipating some price drops for the Xbox Expansion Cards this Black Friday, and we've already begun to see a few deals cropping up. These aren't huge discounts, but they're discounts nonetheless! Over in the US, we've noticed Amazon and Best Buy selling the 1TB model of...
News EA Dev Partner Says Xbox Series S Is 'A Very Different Beast' To The Other Consoles
"It's not a surprise, it's a less powerful machine"
We've heard numerous developers come out in recent months to say they've struggled somewhat with developing for Xbox Series S; Microsoft's less-powerful current-gen console. The latest of these is Immortals of Aveum developer Ascendant Studios, whose CEO discussed the topic on a recent episode of...
News Assassin's Creed Mirage Is Getting Two New Modes On Xbox This December
One for you masochists out there!
Assassin's Creed Mirage dropped last month, and as you'd expect with Ubisoft, the team is already planning its post-launch support pipeline as we speak. More details on the game's next update are coming "soon", but for now, two new modes of play have been revealed. The first is a New Game+ mode for folks who've...
News Immortals Of Aveum Free Trial Launches For Xbox Alongside Major 'Echollector' Update
Play the first three chapters for free!
EA's Immortals of Aveum went under the radar a little bit earlier this year, but we had a good time with it in our review here at Pure Xbox, and now you can check it out for yourself with a totally free trial on the Xbox Store. The trial can be accessed by going to the Immortals of Aveum game page on the Xbox...
