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News Xbox Is Fixing An Annoying Issue Related To Microsoft Store Updates
This has been hanging around for a while
Have you noticed an issue with Microsoft Store updates on your Xbox console lately? In our experience, the store says it needs an update, but then takes a while to start and gets stuck at 100% for ages. If you've suffered the same thing, we've got some good news to share - the Xbox team is aware of the...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Sonic Superstars
Reviews are starting to go live
A new Sonic game is out next week, folks! Yep, SEGA's Sonic Superstars launches for Xbox One, Series X and Series S on October 17th, and early reviews are now starting to go live for this latest 2D entry in the series. We're hoping to have a review here at Pure Xbox in the near future as well, but have yet to receive...
News Best Buy Will Reportedly Stop Selling Physical Media Next Year
Update: Don't worry, it won't include games!
Update: Best Buy has since confirmed that physical movies and TV shows will be affected, but fortunately video games won't be! The company will continue to sell games, as revealed in a statement to Variety earlier today. Original story: With the advent of digital-only home consoles like the Xbox...
Hands On Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Feels Like DLC Of The Nostalgic Kind
1v1 me on Rust?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is officially this year's Call of Duty title, and ahead of launch, the team is running multiple beta tests across different platforms to gauge community feedback. The Xbox open beta is about to go live shortly, so we've been hands-on with the early access version to see how things are shaping up on the...
News Halo Infinite Shares Preview Of Season 5's New Arena Maps
Introducing Prism and Forbidden
Earlier this week, 343 Industries unveiled Halo Infinite Season 5: Reckoning would be launching on 17th October. The multiplayer component of the title has made a lot of changes over the past seasons and this next one will introduce new modes, customisation, a new Battle Pass, and much more. As part of this, the...
News Xbox's Latest 'Buy 1, Get 1' Sale Revolves Around Overpriced Racers
£50 for WRC 9 anyone?
Whenever we see one of these 'Buy 1, Get 1' promotions crop up on our Xbox dashboards we feel the need to inform the Pure Xbox community of their existence, but it's quite hard to be positive about this latest roundup of offers, we must admit. Yep, a new Buy 1, Get 1 50% off sale is now live on Xbox - containing mostly racing...
News Xbox Is Bringing Out A New 'Series S Starter Bundle' This Month
A little extra for your money
Good news! We've got a new Xbox Series S Starter Bundle coming to market (worldwide!) later this month. It's perhaps not as thrilling as it sounds though, as it's basically just a Series S with 3 free months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The Starter bundle includes the 512GB version of the Xbox Series S, which already...
Soapbox This Five Year Old Multiplayer-Only COD Would Be A Great Get For Xbox Game Pass
A title better enjoyed together
Following the news that Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (and Diablo 4 for that matter) won't be arriving on Xbox Game Pass until at least 2024, I started to think about what other Call of Duty titles I'm excited to jump back into with a new audience on Xbox Game Pass. Whi
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Lords Of The Fallen
The first reviews are now live!
It's time for the first reviews for Lords of the Fallen! The game launches on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S tomorrow (October 13th), and therefore various critics have been getting hands-on over the past few days. We were hoping to bring you our own review of Lords of the Fallen here at Pure Xbox, but sadly we...
News Assassin's Creed Mirage Becomes Ubisoft's 'Biggest New-Gen Launch' So Far
"Thank YOU for joining us on this incredible journey"
Ubisoft has taken to Twitter to thanks fans for making Assassin's Creed Mirage its "biggest new gen launch" yet, at least in terms of pure units sold. The back-to-basics entry arrived on Xbox Series X|S last week, whisking players off to 9th-century Baghdad, while stripping back many of the RPG...
News Dead Island 2's First Story Expansion Screams Its Way Onto Xbox This November
More zombie slaying action coming soon
Dead Island 2 was a pleasant surprise when it arrived on Xbox in Spring 2023 after years and years of zombie-splattered development hell, and there's even more good news - it's almost time for the game's first major expansion as the year comes to a close. Dead Island 2 'Haus' is inbound this November,...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 12-15)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days is now live for the coming weekend! We have four titles to go at this time around, including both the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S versions of the latest Battlefield. Here are all of Xbox's Free Play Days titles for October 12 through October 15: Akka...
News 'From Space' Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (October 12)
Your latest Game Pass arrival
Forza Motorsport may have just graced the service earlier this week, but we have lots more confirmed for Xbox Game Pass during the month of October! The next of those additions is From Space, which is coming to the library today. Here's some more info on From Space as it makes its Xbox debut on Game Pass: From Space -...
Guide Call Of Duty MW3 Beta Dates & Release Times - When Is It Coming To Xbox?
Here's when Xbox players can jump in
A new Call of Duty game is coming to Xbox in just over a month's time in the form of Modern Warfare 3, and of course, we have an open beta for fans to get stuck into before release. The MW3 beta has multiple rounds across different systems though, so we're here to break down exactly when you can play on Xbox -...
News Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Xbox Series X|S Version Launching In 2024
"Big free update" & new DLC also announced
The action RPG Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is currently celebrating its seventh anniversary, and as part of this, Bandai Namco has announced it will be bringing the game to Xbox Series X|S. There's no exact date just yet, but it's scheduled to arrive at some point in 2024. Apart from this, Bandai Namco also...
Guide Forza Motorsport Tracks: Two Courses Confirmed As Post-Launch DLC
With the first arriving in November!
Forza Motorsport has 20 track locations at launch, and while that number is a decent amount on day one, we already have more courses confirmed to be releasing in 2023 and beyond. First off, Yas Marina is arriving as a completely new Forza Motorsport location in November 2023. We don't have an exact date just...
News Lots Of Games Reduced By 90% In This Week's Xbox Family Sale
Bargains for some great family friendly titles!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games in this week's Xbox sales from October 10th to October 17th? As usual, we've got another selection of games that have been discounted by 90% (or more!) over the next few days, and the majority are taken from the ID@Xbox Family Sale that's ongoing until next Tuesday...
News Warhammer 40K: Darktide Analysis Shows Why Xbox Series S Misses Out On 60FPS
It's a very demanding title
Warhammer 40K: Darktide finally came to console last week after a long delay from the 2022 PC release, and a new Digital Foundry tech review gives us a glimpse at why this one took the team a fair amount of time to port over. Darktide is using its own tech, which as the review points out, is quite uncommon these days for...
News Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery Leaps To Xbox Game Pass This Month
"The Oscar-worthy timeless cult classic global mega indie hit"
We've got another addition to the October 2023 Xbox Game Pass lineup! Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery first arrived on PC Game Pass in October of last year, and now it's finally making its way to Xbox One, Series X and Series S. This is made up of a trilogy of games from 2019-2022 in...
News Xbox's Latest Console Sweepstakes Includes A Literal Forza Motorsport RC Car
Fancy taking this for a spin?
We've covered plenty of Xbox console competitions over the last few years, but this one might just take the cake! Rather than a custom-themed console, you get a whole Forza Motorsport RC car here - one big enough to fit a Carbon Black Xbox Series S right in the middle of it! Yep, this sweepstakes competition includes...
News Forza Horizon 5's 'Day Of The Dead' Update Now Live On Xbox Game Pass
Día de Muertos brings new cars, achievements & more to FH5
Forza Horizon 5 is celebrating 'Día de Muertos' this year with its new Day of the Dead update - now live on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Game Pass of course! As you've come to expect from FH these days, the new update is jam-packed with new cars, Festival Playlist challenges, achievements and...
Talking Point Would You Like A Detachable Disc Drive For Xbox Series S?
Would it come in handy?
Sony finally announced its much-rumoured console revisions last night in the form of new Disc and Digital PS5 models launching this November, which made us think, what about a similar option for Xbox users? Microsoft has its very own digital console with Xbox Series S, but as of yet, you cannot add any sort of disc drive to...
News Forza Motorsport Fan Bemoans The 'Non Stop Criticism' From The Game's Reddit Community
"Am I missing something I should be furious about?"
The new Forza Motorsport is finally now available on Xbox Game Pass, and although the critics' reviews have been superb so far (including an 8/10 here at Pure Xbox), there have been some grumbles amongst the community as well. It's pretty common to see a lot of complaints on subreddits for va
News EA Details Latest Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Patch 7.5 includes updates for Xbox Series X|S
Respawn is still hard work on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and the new patch arrives today on Xbox Series X|S and multiple other platforms. Although it's a smaller patch, it does include several fixes. Here's the full rundown courtesy of the EA website: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Patch Notes Xbox Series...
Video Redfall's 60FPS Update Tested Across Xbox Series X And Xbox Series S
Redfall Update 2 is here
After months and months of silence, Arkane delivered 'Update 2' for Redfall late last week - including the game's long-awaited 60FPS mode. The new patch has been getting good feedback so far, but we wanted to check it out for ourselves and see how things are shaping up. We've not put enough time into Redfall Update 2 jus
News Two New Football Games Are Kicking Off For Xbox This Week
Featuring a brand-new IP
It's a good week to be a fan of (American) football! If the recent release of Madden NFL 24 didn't do enough to tempt your wallet, we've got two alternative football games coming to Xbox consoles this week. The first of these is available today in Wild Card Football, which takes the form of an arcade-like 7v7 experience...
Reaction Halo Infinite Should Focus On More Co-Op Experiences After The Return Of Firefight
The survival mode is coming in Season 5, but we want more
During yesterday's Halo Infinite Season 5 trailer, the team at 343 Industries revealed that some form of Firefight is returning to the game with 'Firefight King of the Hill'. We don't have all the details just yet on what this objective-based spin on Firefight will actually look like, but...
Guide Forza Motorsport Guides: Vehicle Lists, All Courses, And Tips For Getting Started
Raceday is here
Welcome all to our Forza Motorsport guides hub! Here you'll be able to browse through plenty of tips and tricks to help you get started in Turn 10's new Xbox racer. We have full car and full track lists, a breakdown of the Xbox Series X and Series S performance modes, tips on
Deals All 30+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (October 10-17)
Time to pick up a new classic?
Xbox's latest set of digital deals is now live, and as usual, we have a selection of backwards compatible classics on offer this week. We'll drop our full deals roundup down below for all things Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, and of course, you can check out every backwards compatible offer from the OG Xbox and Xbox 360...
Deals 700+ Games Included In This Week's Xbox Sales (October 10-17)
Including the biggest discount yet for Stray!
It's that time again! Xbox has put over 700 games on sale for the next week across a wide variety of promotions including "Harvest", "Wish List", "ID@Xbox Family" and "Sales & Specials". There's plenty of good stuff here! In the table below, we've picked out a few offers that we think are...
News Ubisoft's Free-To-Play Shooter 'XDefiant' Looks Like It's Been Delayed, Again
Will it come out this year?
So, what's going on with XDefiant? Ubisoft's upcoming free-to-play FPS was supposed to launch this summer — following a few well-received playtests earlier this year — but its full release never materialised after the game f
News Xbox Confirms Game Captures Will Be Deleted Beginning January 2024
Back them up while you can!
A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft announced that game captures on the Xbox Network would soon be deleted after 90 days, and it's now been confirmed that this will begin taking place as of January 2024. Lots of Xbox owners have been receiving a message about this over the past few hours: "Due to a new policy starting...
News Forza Motorsport Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (October 10)
New Forza day!!
It's race day, folks! Forza Motorsport is now available in the Xbox Game Pass library following five days of early access, so we can all finally jump into Turn 10's new racer! Of course, most of us know the drill by now with Forza Motorsport, but we'll drop a brief synopsis down below anyway. Here's what to expect from Xbox's trac
News Alien Hominid HD & Invasion Crash-Land On Xbox This November
"See you on the mothership"
The Behemoth has announced it will be releasing Alien Hominid HD and Alien Hominid Invasion on 1st November for Xbox Series X|S. The sequel Invasion will cost $19.99 USD (or the regional equivalent), HD is $11.99, or you can purchase both games in 'The Extra Terrestrial Bundle' for $24.99. Alien Hominid HD is...
News Robocop: Rogue City's PC Demo Gives Us High Hopes For The Full Xbox Release
It's been extremely popular
Over the past few days, you may have seen people talking a lot on social media about the upcoming release of Robocop: Rogue City, and that's because a free demo went live on Steam for PC that's proved extremely popular so far. You can see plenty of footage from the demo in the video above, along with some snippets down...
News Starfield Update 1.7.36 Now Live, Includes FOV Sliders & Performance Improvements
Just a mini patch
It's time for another Starfield patch! Bethesda has rolled out update 1.7.36 for Starfield today, which appears to just be a small addition to the game - although it's particularly good news for anyone who's interested in FOV sliders! Yep, FOV sliders are now available in the Settings menu as of today's Starfield update, and they...
News Halo Infinite Season 5 Brings Firefight Back To The Series
Firefight King of the Hill is coming during the next season
343 Industries has just lifted the lid on Halo Infinite Season 5, and it looks jam-packed with multiplayer goodies. The new season begins on October 17, and above is just a taste of what's on the way to Halo Infinite. We're getting a returning game mode from Halo 4 in the form of...
News The Crew Motorfest Is Getting A Lengthy Free Trial This Month, Alongside An Xbox Discount
The open world racer will be part of Xbox's deals of the week
We were mighty impressed with The Crew's third outing when Motorfest arrived on Xbox last month - and you too will soon be able to decide what you make of Ubisoft's new open world racer. Yep, the team is unleashing a free five-hour trial tomorrow, October 10th, and you can jump in until...
News Trepang2 Makes The 'Top Paid' Xbox Charts Following Five-Star Xbox Launch
"FEAR and DOOM ETERNAL all in one"
You may recall that back in early September, we talked about an "outrageously violent" single-player shooter that was coming to Xbox in the form of Trepang2, and that game ended up launching for Xbox last week on October 2nd. <related ids="151711"> It was a fairly overlooked release given how busy things...
News The Lord Of The Rings Gollum Publisher Had Dev Apology Written By AI, Claims New Report
ChatGPT to the rescue
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum certainly drew headlines around launch back in May - not least because it was one of the worst-reviewed titles of the year and still is as we head into the business end of 2023. However, a new report sheds some light on the situation during development over at Daedalic Entertainment - including a...
News Xbox Execs Respond To 'Stunning' Forza Motorsport Fan Clips
The new title is out now in early access
Forza Motorsport officially launches on Xbox Game Pass tomorrow, but the new racer is already out in early access, and some fan clips posted online are starting to seriously impressive the higher ups at team green. Both Aaron Greenberg and Sarah Bond have responded to some Forza clips over the last few day
Review NHL 24 (Xbox) - Hopefully The Start Of A New Era For EA's Hockey Games
A meaningful stride forward?
When it comes to EA Sports' NHL series, last year's NHL 23 was one of the biggest disappointments we've experienced thus far. It wasn't a bad game (which is why we gave it a 6/10 here at Pure Xbox), but it still felt like it barely made any strides forward whatsoever, and we ultimately grew tired of it very quickly. NHL...
News 'Teardown' Developer Reveals Xbox Series X|S Performance Targets, Including 120FPS Support
Xbox Series X gets higher frame rate option
Earlier this year we got the news that PC mega-hit Teardown would be coming to consoles in November 2023, and ahead of the game's launch, developer Tuxedo Labs has revealed how the game will perform across Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S systems (thanks, gamingbolt). Although Teardown will have a variable...
News New Rumour Hints At Exciting Future For Square Enix Games On Xbox
"It actually could be just full blown everything"
It's been a few months now since Square Enix announced plans to "partner closely" with Xbox in the future, but we haven't really heard much about these plans aside from next year's arrivals of Final Fantasy 14 and Octopath Traveler 2. Speaking on the
News Assassin's Creed Mirage Seems To Have Turned Out Great On Xbox Series S
Complete with a 60FPS performance mode!
We've seen enough Xbox Series S negativity to last a lifetime in recent months with the whole Baldur's Gate 3 drama, but how about some positivity this week? Well, Assassin's Creed Mirage has just dropped, and Digital Foundry's initial look at the game has provided some lovely-looking results on Xbox Series X...
News Redfall's Huge New Update Is Getting Impressive Feedback So Far
But will it lead to greater player numbers?
This past Friday brought us the unexpected arrival of Redfall's 2.0 update, which included the long-awaited 60FPS Performance Mode along with various other improvements to gameplay, the user interface and much more. It's still early days for this new update, but the overall feedback has been positive so...
Guide Forza Motorsport Release Date, Release Times & Preload Details On Xbox Game Pass
Everything you need to know
Forza Motorsport is the most highly anticipated Xbox Game Pass game of October 2023, and it'll be with us in just a few short hours! With that in mind, it's time to take a look at all the details you need to know. <related ids="156273"> Below, you'll find all the release dates, release times and preload details...
News Battlefield 2042 Season 6 'Free Access' Starts Next Week
Play for free between October 12-16
As Activision gears up for the launch of the Call of Duty Modern: Warfare 3 pre-order beta next week, EA has announced it will be hosting a "free access" period for Season 6 of Battlefield 2042. This free-to-play period will take place from 12th October until 16th October and not only allows players to try out...
Feature These 15+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (October 9-13)
A vast world awaits
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for October 9-13! We've got two obvious highlights coming up in the form of Forza Motorsport and Lords of the Fallen next week, but don't forget the likes of From Space (included with Xbox Game Pass),
News Halo Infinite Spotlights Halo 2 And Halo 3: ODST Maps Remade In Forge
"Revisit some iconic locations"
If you're looking for an excuse to boot up Halo Infinite this weekend, these Forge maps based on locations in past Halo titles might do the trick. In the latest 'Community Cartogrophy', 343 Industries has highlighted some of the fancy Halo 2 and Halo 3: ODST locations that have been "beautifully remade" in the latest...
