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Tuesday20th Aug 2024
News Nvidia Comparison Shows How PC Ray Tracing Will Look In Xbox's Avowed
All the god rays
Avowed is coming to Xbox Series X|S and PC in February 2025, and ahead of that nearby launch, the team at Nvidia has showcased how the game will look with its 'RTX' ray tracing features enabled. That look, as it turns out, is vastly different to the game without ray tracing enabled. It's god rays galore with RTX switched on, and...
News Former Xbox Exec Defends Phil Spencer's Recent Decisions As Head Of Xbox
"He's running a business"
In the aftermath of rumours about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle coming to PS5 next year, former Xbox exec Major Nelson has defended Microsoft's Phil Spencer on the recent strategy change over at Xbox. With Indiana Jones potentially being the next big Xbox-developed game to launch on other console platforms, fans have...
News King Kong Returns For Another Round In 'Kong: Survivor Instinct' On Xbox In 2024
We hope it's better than last year's game
Skull Island: Rise of Kong may have taken the title as one of Xbox's worst games of 2023, but that isn't stopping cinema's most famous primate from returning for another video game outing. This time around, developer 7Levels is bringing Kong: Survivor Instinct to Xbox in 2024 - and it's not exactly what we...
News These Three Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (August 22 - September 3)
Microsoft announces a new batch of titles
It's been a quiet month for Xbox Game Pass announcements in August 2024 so far, but Microsoft is back today with a few more titles to add to the list, including the likes of Atlas Fallen and the previously revealed Core Keeper. Here's the full list of Xbox Game Pass reveals for August 22 - September 3:...
News Age Of Mythology: Retold Is Ready To Pre-Install With Xbox Game Pass
It won't take up too much space either!
The next Xbox first-party game heading our way is Age of Mythology: Retold on September 4th, and if you're keen to start playing as soon as it drops on that Wednesday, you can begin pre-installing it now with Xbox Game Pass! We're looking at a great download size of just 23GB on Xbox Series X here too, so you...
News Excitement Begins As Team Xbox Arrives In Germany For Gamescom
"Should be a fun week ahead"
It's finally arrived, folks! Gamescom 2024 begins today with the Opening Night Live event in a few hours' time, and it'll be followed by multiple days' worth of content from Xbox via daily livestreams as we progress through the week. There's obviously a big presence actually on-site in Germany as well, and we've spotted...
News Ubisoft+ Issue Apparently 'Under Investigation' As Xbox Users Vent Their Frustrations
Better get it sorted for Star Wars Outlaws!
It's great to have the option of Ubisoft+ on Xbox these days - a subscription service that might seem costly on the surface, but provides access to all of Ubisoft's new releases on day one, often with the "Ultimate" editions included. However, we've been notified of an issue that multiple Xbox users have...
News Despite Its Xbox Delay, Black Myth: Wukong Is Already A Massive Success
Almost 1.5 million "all-time peak" players on Steam!
We mentioned last how week how the highly-anticipated action RPG Black Myth: Wukong had received some pretty excellent reviews ahead of its launch, and now the game is officially available for PC and PlayStation 5. And yeah... it's going to be huge, folks. As things stand, Black Myth: Wukong has...
Guide Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024: Schedule, Where To Watch And What To Expect
We have a huge show ahead of us!
It's almost time for Gamescom 2024! Europe's biggest gaming convention begins this week in Germany, and we're expecting plenty of announcements and fresh reveals for a large number of upcoming Xbox games. While some of those announcements will likely come during Xbox's own livestreams this week, Opening Night Live...
Monday19th Aug 2024
News Rumour Claims Indiana Jones Will Jump From Xbox To PS5 In Early 2025
Maybe it's true, maybe it's not
The big Xbox story on social media right now relates to the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and it concerns a rumour that's been shared by content creator NateTheHate - who says the game is going to PS5 in 2025. Specifically, it's mentioned that Indiana Jones will launch for Xbox and PC at some point...
News Final Fantasy 16 Director Says He'd Like To See The Game On Xbox
It's just been announced for PC
We've got some Final Fantasy 16 news to share today, but sadly it's not the kind we were hoping for! It's been announced that FFXVI will be coming to PC on September 17th, with still no sign of an Xbox release as things stand. That said, Windows Central talked to game director Hiroshi Takai earlier today who advised...
Poll Are You Picking Up Star Wars Outlaws On Xbox This Month?
Or maybe playing it via Ubisoft Plus?
Although August has felt a little quiet for major new Xbox releases (don't worry, we've got plenty next month!), it's ending things in a big way with the likes of Age of Mythology: Retold, Visions of Mana, and of course, Star Wars Outlaws. Yes, Ubisoft's first crack at a Star Wars adventure is a little over a...
News Jet Set Radio Future Fans Spot Random Social Media Post From Xbox Mexico
From the future
Quite recently, SEGA announced that it was finally returning to the Jet Set Radio IP after a long hiatus, but that doesn't stop fans clamouring for Jet Set Radio Future to make some sort of return. The original Xbox classic is still stuck on that machine — it's not backwards compatible with modern consoles — yet a new social...
News 1996's Original 'Broken Sword' Is Getting Remastered For Xbox This September
Featuring 4K visuals and enhanced audio
We're a little bit late on this one, but we know that certain members of the Pure Xbox community are very keen to pick up Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged on Xbox consoles next month, so let's talk about it! This is an enhanced version of the original Broken Sword from all the way back in 1996,...
News Activision Shuts Down Huge Call Of Duty 'H2M' Mod On The Eve Of Its Release
It had so much hype behind it!
Last week, our Twitter feeds were flooded with images and clips from Call of Duty 'H2M'; a planned mod that fully remastered the original Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer suite. Some huge YouTubers were getting behind the mod as its dev team began to let people test it prior to launch, but right on the eve of its...
News Xbox Teases 'More Than A Few Surprises' For This Week's Gamescom Livestreams
Should be worth watching!
Welcome to Gamescom week! We've got a busy few days of events ahead, kicking off with Gamescom Opening Night Live on Tuesday and finishing with the final of three daily livestreams being hosted by Xbox on Friday. Xbox has already revealed the lineup of games set to feat
News Bethesda's 'Enhanced' DOOM Xbox Ports Analysed By Digital Foundry, Mods Included
"Not quite perfect - but excellent nonetheless"
During QuakeCon 2024, the team at Bethesda dropped a big old surprise with DOOM + DOOM 2; a brand-new bundle of the first two DOOM games complete with a bunch of fresh enhancements. As you'd probably expect, then, the folks over at Digital Fo
News No, Don't Expect Hollow Knight: Silksong At Gamescom ONL
Geoff just wanted to get that message out of the way
Every time there's a big event or live stream featuring indies, you'll often see chat boxes filled with requests for Hollow Knight: Silksong. It's becoming a running joke at this point, and to put Silksong fans out of their misery ahead of Opening Night Live (well, kind of), the show's host Geoff...
News Indie Dev Cancels 'HAAK' For Xbox And Criticises Microsoft Over 14 Months Of Delays
"We spent over 14 months trying"
Who fancies a bit of Monday drama in Xbox land? Here at the PX offices we could take it or leave it to be honest, but the story around indie platformer HAAK is becoming more interesting by the minute - so here we are. To try and sum things up, basically, the team behind this indie title (already released on PC,...
News Copa City Dev 'Certainly Interested' In Bringing New Football Game To Xbox Game Pass
Sign it up, Microsoft!
Last week, we published our exclusive interview here at Pure Xbox with the narrative lead behind upcoming football (or "soccer") tycoon game Copa City, and it got us excited about the possibility of an Xbox Game Pass release! We straight-up asked if the "football event simulator" could make its way to Xbox's subscrip
News Rockstar's 'Bully' Hits The Headlines Over Possible Xbox Remaster, But Don't Get Your Hopes Up
It's probably related to GTA+ instead
Update: Rockstar's new FAQ for Bully on GTA+ mentions that the Xbox version will be delivered via backwards compatibility, which again suggests that we won't be seeing any kind of new port or remaster in this case. "Players on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One can download and play Bully: Scholarship Edition via...
News Three Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Late August 2024
Including a major 2023 FPS
Microsoft has revealed the second batch of games to leave Xbox Game Pass in August 2024, and we have three titles departing the service in just under two weeks' time. There's a major 2023 release on this list, so if you've been meaning to play that, or any of these Xbox Game Pass titles for that matter, you'll have to get...
Gamescom 2024 Five Xbox-Related Events You Don't Want To Miss
The biggest showcases and livestreams for Xbox fans this week
It's almost time for Gamescom 2024! Europe's biggest gaming convention begins this week in Germany, and we're expecting plenty of announcements and fresh reveals for a large number of upcoming Xbox games. With that in mind, we've picked out five Xbox events that you don't want to miss...
Saturday17th Aug 2024
Poll What Do You Think Of Mafia: Definitive Edition On Xbox Game Pass?
The 2020 remake has arrived on XGP
The big Xbox Game Pass release (in fact, the only Xbox Game Pass release) of the past few days ended up being Mafia: Definitive Edition, which is a stunning remake from 2020 of the original title in the series that debuted in 2002. Back at the time of launch, the critics had some very nice things to say about this...
News Lots Of Games Are Reduced By 90% In The Xbox End Of Summer Sale 2024
Over 40 titles at rock-bottom prices!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games in the Xbox End of Summer Sale 2024? Thanks to this massive promotion, along with various other sales that are live on the Xbox Store right now, we've got over 40 games that are discounted by a whopping 90% this weekend. Some of the biggest highlights include Borderlands 3,...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (August 19-23)
Every new release heading our way
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for August 19-23! Things are looking pretty quiet for new releases over the next few days, with the biggest highlights being Quantic Dream's Dustborn, gory survival horror game Pneumata and the new tennis title, TIEBREAK: Official Game of the
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 17-18)
We're going back to some classic DOOM
Welcome to the weekend! If you're looking for things to do on Xbox over the next couple of days, don't forget we've got some great recent Xbox Game Pass titles, a bunch of Free Play Days offerings, and hundreds of discounts as part of the Xbox End of Summer Sale - including a pretty cool dis
Friday16th Aug 2024
News Skyrim's Massive 'Skyblivion' Mod Looks Incredible, But It's Apparently Too Big For Xbox
It won't be coming to any consoles
There's been so much attention around Fallout 4's big PC mod known as Fallout: London recently, but sadly there's no sign of an Xbox (or any other console) release for it right now - despite the developers showing an interest. We're seeing a similar situation with Skyblivion as well, which just revealed its first...
Poll Are You Buying Forza Horizon 4 Before It Gets Delisted On Xbox?
It's down to a great price right now
A few months ago, it was announced that the superb Forza Horizon 4 would be getting delisted across Xbox and PC this December, similar to what happened with Forza Horizon 2 and 3 along with the old Forza Motorsport games. Since then, the game has been discounted on a couple of occasions - including right now as...
Deals All 20+ Backwards Compatible Games In The Xbox End Of Summer Sale 2024
Classics from the Xbox 360 era
It's been sad times with the Xbox 360 store closing its doors recently, but let's not forget the mountain of fantastic backwards compatible titles that are still playable across Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! We've found over 20 of them discounted as part of the new Xbox End of Summer Sale, so we thought...
