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News FromSoftware's Armored Core 6 Launches On Xbox This August
Check out the official gameplay trailer
Update (Thu 27th Apr, 2023 15:45 BST): It's now been officially confirmed that Armored Core 6 will arrive on August 25th, 2023 for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and Xbox One. We've also got a brand-new gameplay trailer which you can watch above and below! Original story (Mon 24th Apr, 2023 15:30 BST):...
Poll Are You Happy With May 2023's Xbox Games With Gold?
Now THIS is Podracing
Microsoft has officially announced May 2023's Xbox Games with Gold, giving us a look at two more games we'll be able to play at no extra cost with our Xbox Live Gold memberships next month. <related ids="148690"> It's a pretty good selection for May, which includes the Xbox port of the fantastic N64 game Star Wars...
News Xbox Games With Gold For May 2023 Announced
The latest batch of titles
Microsoft has officially announced the new Xbox Games With Gold titles for May 2023! These games are available to download for free for Xbox Live Gold members (including subscribers to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate). <related ids="148696"> Keep in mind that as of this past October, Microsoft will no longer be including...
News 'Cassette Beasts' Jumps From PC To Xbox Game Pass In May, And Early Reviews Are Incredible
A Pokémon-like RPG coming to Xbox Game Pass!!
Yesterday, Cassette Beasts hit the PC Game Pass library, and at the time we only had an Xbox release window of 'late spring' 2023. Well, the team has just revealed the exact Xbox date, and now we can't wait for the Pokémon-like RPG to come to the console library. <related ids="148593"> Cassette...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (April 27-30)
Included with Xbox Live Gold & Game Pass Ultimate
Microsoft is treating us to four Xbox Free Play Days titles this weekend, including one notable new release. Recently launched multiplayer shooter LEAP stands out as one to try, alongside Team17's Hell Let Loose, which came to Xbox Series X|S back in late 2021. Crusader Kings 3 Don't Starve...
News Redfall Case Spotted With 'No 60FPS' Sticker Looks Hella Dodgy
Is this thing real?!
Okay, so, most of you who've been keeping up with upcoming Xbox exclusive Redfall will have heard about the game's lack of a 60FPS performance mode at launch. It's coming, but Arkane seemingly needs more time to deliver a smooth 60FPS option, and if a new boxart image doing the rounds is to be believed, retail stores are making...
News Two Additions Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (April 27)
"Dive into a twisted world of secret organizations"
The final two games in the Xbox Game Pass April 2023 lineup are arriving today, and they're brand-new releases that have been quite highly anticipated for a while! Both are available across Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC. You'll find more details about each of them below, along with...
News Redfall Preload Now Live On Xbox Game Pass, Ranging From 40GB To 103GB
Time to clear some space
It's almost time for the highly anticipated release of Redfall on Xbox Game Pass, and you can finally begin preloading the game today across Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC, with different download sizes for each. The Xbox Series S version of Redfall is currently sitting around 40GB, the Xbox Series X version is around...
News Multiple Games Reduced By 90-95% On Xbox This Week (April 25 - May 2)
Xbox games from as low as $0.64!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games from April 25th to May 2nd, 2023? As you've probably seen, we've got well over 1000 discounts included on the Xbox Store this week, so it'll come as no surprise that a few of those are reduced by 90% or higher, meaning you can bag some incredible deals! The 90-95% discounts are in...
News Alan Wake 2 In 'Last Major Phase' Of Development Ahead Of 2023 Launch
"Our firm focus is on the upcoming launch of Alan Wake 2"
In a new investor call, the team at Remedy Entertainment has once again touched on the company's upcoming lineup of games. While work-in-progress projects like Control 2 seem to be coming along nicely in their early stages, it's Alan Wake 2 we're most excited about, and it sounds like the...
Roundup Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Seriously Impresses In Early Reviews
"Star Wars at its very best"
Surprise! Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is out in like, two days, and some early impressions are starting to hit the web as the game's embargo is lifted. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we didn't get access to the game early enough for a pre-release review here at Pure Xbox, but various other critics are on hand to...
News Redfall Bites Onto Xbox Design Lab With 5 Limited Edition Controllers
Available now!!
Microsoft is gearing up for Redfall's imminent release with a new range of Xbox Design Lab controller options. Five unique limited edition controller faceplates have been added to Xbox's custom controller suite, and we have to say, these are some good looking pads. Four of them are based on each of Redfall's playable characters;...
News Street Fighter 6 Demo Now Live On Xbox Series X And S
The short wait is over
Street Fighter 6 is only just over a month away from its full launch, and Capcom has decided to give fans a taste of the action via a free demo. This demo came to PlayStation platforms a week ago, but now that the short exclusivity window is up, it's also now available for Xbox players. Hurrah! The demo contains an early...
News 'Cassette Beasts' Is Available Today With PC Game Pass (April 26)
The retro RPG hits the library today
Update: It's now been confirmed that Cassette Beasts will arrive for Xbox consoles on May 25th, 2023. <related ids="148675"> Original story: Another brand-new day one launch is on the way to Game Pass, folks! Unfortunately, Xbox console players will have to wait a little longer to go hands on with...
News Xbox Gaming Revenue Down 4% YoY In Latest Earnings Report
Hardware took a big hit
Microsoft has released its latest earning results for FY23 Q3 and Xbox's gaming revenue is down by 4% year-over-year. Although Xbox's content and services revenue grew by 3% - with growth driven once again driven by the Xbox Game Pass service, hardware revenue has taken a hit, with a decline of 30% compared to the previous...
News Grounded 'Super Duper' Update 1.2 Revealed Alongside Steam Deck Verification
Grounded has been decked
Obsidian Entertainment has revealed its latest Grounded update and yep, it's coming to Xbox platforms today! The 'Super Duper' update features more than 100 new craftable items, a bunch of new creatures and a whole lot more. The extent of the update is all detailed in the above trailer, which goes over everything players...
Deals All 20+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (April 25 - May 2)
Rockstar and Ubisoft aplenty
Another set of Xbox Live deals means another round of backwards compatible offers! While this week's list of original Xbox & Xbox 360 discounts pales in comparison to the 1000+(!) deals currently available across Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, there are still some great offers to be had on classic Xbox titles...
News Gears Of War Voice Actor 'Hasn't Heard Anything' About Gears 6
"I’m like, where we at?"
We don't seem much closer to learning about Gears 6, folks! While Gears 5 has been out for almost four years at this stage, Xbox hasn't officially revealed the next game in the series, and signs are starting to point towards a fairly long wait for The Coalition's next installment. The latest hint that leans this way comes...
Guide Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Release Date, Release Times & Download Size On Xbox
Everything you need to know
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor arrives on Xbox later this week, and if you're wondering what the exact release times are, as well as the download size and even the pricing details, don't worry - we've got you covered here on Pure Xbox. This guide will go over all these specifics, and we'll be sure to add to it as time goes on...
News Dead Island 2 Quickly Reaches Massive Sales Milestone After Decade In Development
Return on investment
Dead Island 2 development was no doubt troubled after multiple teams tried to wrestle the long-awaited sequel to the finish line - a finish line that eventually came into view last week. Thankfully, it sounds like sales of the game have been much easier to come by, and much speedier too. Deep Silver has revealed that Dead...
News 1000+ Discounts Included In This Week's Xbox Sales (April 25 - May 2)
Enough deals for you?
Update: Xbox has added even more sales this week! We've covered those elsewhere on Pure Xbox: <related ids="148743"> Original story: It's Tuesday, so that means we've got another batch of Xbox deals to add to the pile, and there are so many this week that the total list of discounts is currently sitting at over 1000...
News Valheim Hotfix Improves Experience On Xbox Series X And S
The game's latest patch has dropped
Valheim finally made its console debut last month, with Iron Gate Studio bringing its sprawling Viking survival sim to Xbox Game Pass in March. The team has since built on the launch with multiple patches — as expected for an Xbox Game Preview title — and now a brand-new hotfix improves the experience further...
Feature 10 Free-To-Play Games To Look Forward To On Xbox In 2023
It could be a GREAT year for F2P on Xbox
Last week was a fairly busy one for free-to-play news relating to Xbox, with the XDefiant closed beta getting great reviews, The Division: Heartland treating us to a bunch of new footage, and
News Xbox Adds A Brand-New Dynamic Background For Series X|S Owners
Prepare for the release of Redfall
If you're looking to freshen up your Xbox Series X|S dashboard, you might want to check out the latest dynamic background available. This time around, it's based on Arkane Austin's upcoming co-op vampire FPS, Redfall. To apply it, you'll need to head over to the Settings menu > Personalisation > My...
News EA Asks Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Players To Avoid Sharing Spoilers
"Please be mindful of others"
Later this week marks the return of Cal Kestis in the story-driven action adventure Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. This new entry by Respawn Entertainment will continue Cal's increasingly desperate fight as the galaxy descends into darkness. While we don't know everything just yet, when players do finally get their hands on...
News Redfall Final Preview Shows Huge Differences Between Solo And Co-Op Play
Vampires are always present though
Redfall is a little over a week away at this point, and ahead of its May 2nd launch on Xbox Game Pass, outlet IGN has dropped a final preview detailing all things solo and co-op gameplay. Co-op is clearly the focus for large parts of this preview though, with the majority of IGN's gameplay showing a team of...
News The Division 2 Dev Explains Why A Current-Gen Upgrade Is 'Unlikely'
"We still have a lot of players that play on all generations"
Ubisoft recently held a fairly substantial livestream event on all things The Division, discussing the future of the franchise including what's next for The Division 2. The game is about to enter its fifth year of support, and
News Forza Motorsport Being 'Polished And Prepared' For Release Later This Year
The final turn
Since Xbox's first ever Developer Direct event back in January, we've not heard much about the new Forza Motorsport game. During that event, Turn 10 Studios delivered a fairly chunky deep dive on the title, but unfortunately no release date was given. However, we might be pretty close to finding out when the upcoming r
News Resident Evil 4 Update 1.05 Brings Improvements To Graphics & Gameplay On Xbox
Here are the full patch notes
Earlier this month, a substantial Resident Evil 4 update improved the game's 'dead zone' control issues on Xbox, following launch day complaints about the aiming feeling sluggish. However, users reported that the visuals seemed to get a slight downgrade as a result of patch 1.04, so Capcom has been hard at work...
News Forza Horizon 5's 'High Performance' Content Update Races Onto Xbox Next Week
A new series begins
In the latest episode of Forza Monthly, Playground Games discussed the Forza Horizon 5 series update, starting next week on 25th April. As part of this, there'll be a new 'High Performance' content update, coming a few days later on 27th April. To cut to the chase, High Performance will add a "permanent race oval" to the Horizon...
Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (April 24-28)
Settle in for a BUSY week of new releases
Welcome to your new Xbox games roundup for April 24th to April 28th! It's a very busy week for new releases, with over 30 titles launching on Xbox One and/or Xbox Series X|S, including the likes of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Bramble: The Mountain King, The Last Ca
News EA Drops Extended Look At 'Immortals Of Aveum' FPS Gameplay
This looks frenetic!
'EA Originals' has delivered some interesting games as of late — like February's Wild Hearts on Xbox — and the next in line from the publisher looks just as intriguing. Immortals of Aveum is a magic-based FPS coming to current-gen only platforms in July 2023, and here's a fresh look at the game. Last week we were introduced...
Guide Dead Island 2: Best Weapons & Upgrades
Some tips for slaying zombies
It's finally time! Dead Island 2 has been a LONG time coming, but it finally releases on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S today (April 21st), so why spend more time fiddling around trying to find the best weapons and upgrades? Here, we'll provide a few starter tips for getting to grips with Dead Island 2's combat,...
News 'Homestead Arcana' Is Your Latest Xbox Game Pass Addition (April 21)
"Venture into the Miasma and discover its secrets"
We have another Xbox Game Pass drop today, folks! Friday's addition to the library comes in the form of Homestead Arcana, the witchy farming sim from developer Serenity Forge. This is a brand-new release coming day one to April 2023's Xbox Game Pass lineup, as we slowly start to wrap the month up...
News XDefiant Surpasses 1 Million Players As Beta Enters Final Weekend On Xbox
A few more days to go
Ubisoft's free-to-play hero shooter XDefiant seems to be gathering some momentum as of late, especially with the positive reception to its ongoing closed beta. Over one million players have jumped into this recent round of playtesting, which isn't half bad for a 'closed' beta is it! Remember, the beta period runs until late on...
News Dishonored 3 Was Put On Pause For A 'Small Game' Known As Deathloop
The small project "became a big thing"
If you've been wondering what the status is on Arkane's action-adventure series Dishonored, it seems it's potentially been put on pause. During an interview with our friends at Rock Paper Shotgun, Arkane founder Raphaël Colantonio, who has since moved on from the company, spoke about how Bethesda initially...
Rumour Xbox Exclusive Hi-Fi RUSH 'Didn't Make The Money It Needed To Make'
Update: Xbox's Aaron Greenberg chimes in
Update (Fri 21st Apr, 2023 16:55 BST): Xbox's Aaron Greenberg has responded to this rumour, which you can read elsewhere on Pure Xbox: <related ids="148395"> The host of the podcast, Jeff Grubb, has also provided further clarification in a tweet: Original story (Fri 21st Apr, 2023 11:45 BST):...
News Diablo 4 Is Getting A Final 'Server Slam' Beta On Xbox This May
"It's time to visit Sanctuary once more"
Update (Thu 20th Apr, 2023 20:30 BST): As we'd hoped, the announcement was for another Diablo 4 beta! This beta, known as "Server Slam", will be arriving on May 12th and lasting until May 14th - free for all players. Here's a bit more information on what you can expect, courtesy of Xbox Wire: "Explore all...
News Ubisoft Reveals Extended 'The Division Heartland' Gameplay Ahead Of Free-To-Play Xbox Launch
Take a look at the new developer deep dive
The Division Heartland is an upcoming free-to-play spin-off from the folks over at Ubisoft that we've not heard too much about yet - aside from a few brief trailers at recent Ubi showcases. However, tonight's 'Division Day' Livestream has brought us a much more in depth look at the title, which is launching...
News One Of Xbox's 'Forthcoming' Games Could Take An Entire Decade To Develop
"According to one Microsoft executive"
We all know that Xbox Game Studios and Bethesda are hard at work on some ambitious first-party titles such as Fable, The Elder Scrolls 6 and many others, and one of these reportedly could take a literal decade to develop! This bit of information was dropped in a new amended co
News Bethesda Introduces The Four Main Stars Of Redfall's Story Campaign
Who will you choose?
Over the last few weeks, as we near Redfall's Xbox Game Pass launch, the team at Arkane Studios has been slowly revealing the game's cast of playable characters. At the start of April we learnt about Telekinetic engineering gal Layla, and since then the dev team has gradually revealed the full launch day roster for Redfall. So,...
Poll What Do You Think Of Xbox's Minecraft Legends So Far?
Are you enjoying the new spin-off?
A new Minecraft game is out now on Xbox Game Pass! No, we're not talking 'Minecraft 2' or anything of the sort, but Xbox has just delivered its latest series spin-off following 2020's Minecraft Dungeons. And, we want to know how you're all finding Minecraft Legends so far. We thought the game was pretty good fun...
News Disney Speedstorm Could Be Your New Kart Racing Obsession On Xbox
Although some aren't so keen on it
This week saw the launch of Disney Speedstorm on Xbox in "Founder's Pack" form, which means you have to pay for it at the moment, but it'll eventually be going free-to-play - it sounds like a similar structure to Disney Dreamlight Valley. So far, there's been a lot of positive feedback directed towards Disney...
News Overcooked-Like 'PlateUp!' Revealed For Xbox Game Pass At Nintendo Indie Event
Serving up delicious grub
Yesterday, we curated every game shown at Nintendo's April 2023 event that'll be coming to Xbox platforms, and one of those announcements is a Game Pass title! Cartoony cooking sim PlateUp! is coming to Xbox and Xbox Game Pass this October following its PC release in 2022. PlateUp! looks a whole lot like Overcooked, but
News New FPS 'Unrecord' Looks Hyper Realistic, And It Could Be Coming To Xbox
This looks like real life!
Some of you may have seen a newly revealed first-person shooter called 'Unrecord' doing the rounds on social media and various other sites recently. The hyper realistic 'bodycam' FPS is really catching people's imaginations right now - in large part due to how good the game's graphics look. Well, if the game is actually...
News Xbox Boss Phil Spencer 'Loving' New Spooky Indie Title
"Loving the setting, art style and pacing"
We know that Xbox boss Phil Spencer is a huge gamer himself — you only have to visit his Xbox gamertag to see that — and he often takes to Twitter to post about his most recent plays. Lately, it's looking like he's putting quite a bit of time into DREDGE, the new spooky fishing adventure from Black Salt...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (April 20-23)
Included with Xbox Live Gold & Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox is back with another round of Free Play Days titles for the coming weekend! We have two games up for grabs this week, with one offering (Nacon's "Roguebook") delivering two versions across Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Ghostbusters: Spirts Unleashed Roguebook Xbox One Roguebo
News Two Additions Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (April 20)
A day one release, and a new Xbox One release
The Xbox Game Pass April 2023 lineup has treated us to another two additions today, although we can't quite stretch to calling them two new "games", as one of them has already been available on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC. That game is Medieval Dynasty, which as of today is also now playable in...
News Multiple Games Announced For Xbox Following April 2023's Nintendo Event
New games and release dates
This one's for all the Nintendo Life fans out there! Today's Nintendo Indie World event for April 2023 treated us to a whole bunch of announcements, including multiple games that have since been announced for Xbox as well. Some of these are complete surprises, like today's launch of Teslagrad Remastered and Teslagrad 2...
News Call Of Duty: MW2 Multiplayer Is Now Free-To-Play For A Full Week On Xbox
Dive into the Season 3 content
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Season 3 is in full swing as Infinity Ward finally starts adding sizable chunks of content to the game's multiplayer mode. To celebrate its latest DLC drop, the team is unleashing a free trial version of MW2 multiplayer today, and it's available for one full week. You'll probably want...
