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Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Ultimate Members (August 2024)
Updated for the middle of the month!
Yes, it's time for the latest batch of Xbox Game Pass Perks for August 2024! As we hit the middle of the month, we've got a few new Perks to add to the list for the likes of MultiVersus, XDefiant and The Elder Scrolls Online! Here's the latest list of available Xbox Game Pass Perks for August 2024: Apex...
News Xbox Reveals Full Daily Livestream Schedule For Gamescom 2024
We have LOADS of big games on show
Gamescom 2024 is right around the corner, and after announcing daily livestreams at the beginning of the month, Xbox has now fully detailed which games will be on show each and every day. Xbox's schedule begins on Wednesday the 21st —
News Stalker 2's Open World Looks Absolutely Gorgeous In New 'Locations' Walkthrough
"Wherever you go, you will feel the unique atmosphere"
Earlier this week, we got a big deep dive into all things Stalker 2 in the wake of its recent delay - and now the team has dropped a shorter, more stripped-back lo
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (August 15-18)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days has arrived, and we have a big weekend ahead of us. This time out, Microsoft has added two brand-new releases to the program, including Crytek's Xbox Series X|S shooter Hunt: Showdown 1896 and an RPG collection that actually includes four separate titles! Here's the full FPD...
News Blizzard's Overwatch 2 Is Integrating With Xbox Game Pass Next Month
Get a bunch of rewards at no extra cost!
Blizzard has unveiled Overwatch 2 Season 12 today, and it brings a brilliant bonus for Xbox Game Pass subscribers. Starting September 17, Game Pass members will be able to claim a bunch of extra content for Overwatch 2, including six "awesome" hero skins and more! To claim this content, players will have to...
News The Outer Worlds 2 Is 'Looking Incredible' During Development, Says Obsidian CEO
"It's going really well"
Xbox's Obsidian Entertainment is a busy old developer these days; they've been working on Grounded, Pentiment, Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 at the same time in recent years. The latter title on that list has largely been kept under wraps since its humorous 2021 announcement, however, it seems that development on it is going
News Indiana Jones Xbox Release Date Likely To Be Revealed Next Week
We're getting a "new look" at ONL 2024
With Avowed now delayed to 2025, the biggest Xbox first-party release scheduled for this year (beyond Call of Duty) is Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, but we're still none the wiser about when it's planned to launch for Xbox and PC. That should hopefully be changing next week, as it's been confirmed the...
News Highly-Anticipated Xbox Platformer REPLACED Has Been Delayed To 2025
"Developing REPLACED is quite a unique challenge"
Yes, yes, we know - it doesn't even really feel like news to say that REPLACED has been delayed, does it? Still, we strive to bring you the latest updates on all things Xbox, so, we're back again to tell you that this 2.5D Xbox platformer has once again been pushed back - this time to 2025...
News Two New Additions Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 13)
Two very different offerings!
Welcome to a new Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we have a couple of additions to the service - one full game in Mafia: Definitive Edition and one brand-new EA Play trial with Madden NFL 25 (for Game Pass Ultimate members). Here's a quick introduction to today's new Xbox Game Pass offerings: Mafia: Definitive Edition...
Soapbox If You Like GTA, You've Got To Try Mafia: Definitive Edition On Xbox Game Pass
Take to the streets of Lost Heaven this week
So far in August we've had a fairly light month for Xbox Game Pass — Crash Bandicoot aside — but tomorrow marks a major addition to the library in the form of Mafia: Definitive Edition - and I say it's a must play on the service, especially for fans of GTA. For those of you who
News Xbox Will Reportedly Tone Down Its Game Pass Messaging For Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6
"They cannot use that in their current marketing"
A day one Xbox Game Pass release for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 may be a big deal to us here at Pure Xbox, and lots of Game Pass subscribers we'd imagine, but it appears that Xbox might not be leaning wholly into its subscription service to market this year's COD release. Speaking on a recent episode...
Poll What Do You Think Of Crash Bandicoot On Xbox Game Pass?
A smashing blast from the past?
So, we've given you all a couple of days to try out the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy on Xbox Game Pass, and now we're keen to hear your thoughts on this classic remastered collection from a few years ago! Here at Pure Xbox, we're big fans of it — this writer waxed lyrical about the game e
News Four Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In September 2024 So Far
An early look at what's ahead
It's still very early days for August's Xbox Game Pass additions, but as we always do around this time of the month, we're taking a look at what's ahead - and there's some good stuff planned for September 2024 on Game Pass already! In fact, there are two Xbox first-party titles arriving in September in the form of Age...
News Take-Two CEO Says 'Rational Decisions' Result In No Day One Xbox Game Pass Releases
"Because our decisions are rational"
There's been a lot of attention on Microsoft putting Call of Duty onto Xbox Game Pass day one, with the company doubling down on its subscription model after the ActiBlizz acquisition. While lots of other publishers are on board with the service as well, particularly when a deal makes sense, Take-Two has bee
News The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Dev Doesn't Rule Out A Return To Xbox Game Pass
"Maybe we’ll enter back into it again in the future"
In just a few days time, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre will leave Xbox Game Pass, having been on the service for roughly one year since its day one arrival in 2023. Despite us being less than a week away from its departure, the dev team has already opened the door to its potential return one day...
News Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 Allows You To 'Exit The Plane' And Walk Around
"You can literally walk your favorite mountain path"
If you're looking for an extra excuse to take to the skies in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 when it arrives on Xbox and Game Pass this November, read on... During a chat with PC Gamer, Microsoft Flight Simulator head Jorge Neumann revealed how players will be able to exit
News Surprise! Bethesda Has 'Enhanced' The First Two DOOM Games On Xbox Game Pass
Complete with cross-platform multiplayer
As part of QuakeCon 2024 today, Bethesda has unveiled significantly enhanced versions of the original DOOM games in the form of DOOM + DOOM 2, which is available now on Xbox including as part of Xbox Game Pass! In addition to the two main games, the package also includes the following bits of content:...
News Age Of Mythology: Retold Team Would Love To Do 'More' Expansions
But it will need players to show their support
Age of Mythology: Retold is releasing on Xbox Series X|S, PC and Game Pass in a few weeks' time, and ahead of its launch, the developers at World's Edge sat down with Inverse to talk about the return of this RTS 22 years later. Although the genre has experienced some lulls over the years, it has...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (August 8-11)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days has arrived! Microsoft has just revealed its FPD lineup for this week, with three games playable in total over the coming weekend. The standout pick here is 2023's Make Way; a classic arcade racer that has 'Very Positive' overall reviews on PC platform Steam. Here's your full...
News Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 8)
Officially crash landed!
After weeks and weeks of rumours before official confirmation earlier this week, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is finally on Xbox Game Pass! Live now for subscribers to enjoy, this collection of the first three Crash games is now playable across Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Cloud. A bunch of you have probably alre
News Xbox Exec Wants To 'Recreate History' When Bringing Call Of Duty To Game Pass
"We are trying to recreate that history"
Back in the day, during the Xbox 360 era specifically, Xbox was closely aligned with the Call of Duty series. Microsoft would advertise each release, DLC packs started to come out first on Xbox, and generally speaking, when you thought of COD you thought of the 360. Well, in response to a meme posted on...
Talking Point How Excited Are You For Xbox's Next First-Party Release?
It's just around the corner!
It feels like it's gone under the radar somewhat over the past few weeks, but we've got a new Xbox first-party release on the way in the near future! Age of Mythology: Retold officially releases for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC on September 4th, 2024, and those who are really keen can actually start playing later...
News Xbox Game Pass's 'The Callisto Protocol' Had Key Content Cut Before Launch
The crunch protocol
The Callisto Protocol always seemed like an ambitious project, especially from a brand-new developer crafting an entirely new IP. When the game finally shipped in late 2022, the end product perhaps fell a little short of that ambition - but a new chat with the game's lead dev has explained the situation in a bit more detail...
News 343 Dev Responds To Concern About Hackers Banning Halo: MCC Players
"This is crazy"
Late last year, 343 Industries began winding down development on Halo: The Master Chief Collection after almost a decade of major updates, and at the time, fans were concerned about the future of the collection and where things would go from here. Well, now the community is seeing some troubling 'ban' messages pop up in-game that...
News Creatures Of Ava Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 7)
Save creatures in this open world adventure
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, Creatures of Ava hits the Game Pass library - a title described as a "creature-saver" by developer Inverge Studios. This is current-gen-only affair, and will land on the service later on today. So, without further ado, here's some more information on...
News Diablo 4's 'Season Of The Infernal Hordes' Now Live On Xbox, Here's What's Included
It's available to Game Pass subscribers, too
Ahead of the launch of Vessel of Hatred in October, Blizzard has launched a new season for the Xbox, PC and Game Pass title Diablo 4. In case you missed it, it's officially titled 'Season of the Infernal Hordes', and comes with new features, new powers, a new questline and new micro-dungeons. Here's the...
News 'Descenders Next' Ups The Extreme Sports Ante On Xbox Game Pass In 2025
"Grab your board and master the mountain!"
The next game in the Descenders series has been announced! Swapping out the mountain bike for the mountain board, Descenders Next leans in on the extreme sports angle in this full-blown follow-up - and it's coming to Xbox Game Pass in 2025! We've thrown the game's debut trailer up above, which gives us a...
Soapbox Activision Is Bringing One Of The Best Remasters Ever To Xbox Game Pass
Vicarious Visions did an unbelievable job on this
Back in mid-2017, I was so excited for the arrival of the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. The potential of reliving these three iconic PS1 games on modern hardware was an enticing one, but at the same time I wondered whether Activision and developer Vicarious Visions would somehow drop the ball...
News These Three Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (August 7-13)
The first batch for August!
Here we go! Microsoft has today unveiled the next batch of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass in early August - and we have some big games here including the latest Activision Blizzard drop with Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. Here's details on when Crash arrives, alongside the rest of the early August lineup so far:...
News Creatures Of Ava's First Reviews Suggest It's Worth A Play On Xbox Game Pass
"Surely one of the year's coolest surprises"
We've known about Creatures of Ava coming to Xbox Game Pass for a while now, and we've been interested in it ever since! Fortunately it sounds like it's worth the hype, as it has a very decent 78 average rating on Metacritic. These first reviews are almost entirely for the PC version (we didn't get
News Here's What Might Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In September 2024
Some early predictions!
Update (Mon 2nd Sep, 2024): Microsoft has now begun revealing some of the games leaving Xbox Game Pass in September 2024, so we've updated the table below - and we'll continue to do so as the month rolls on. <related ids="171151"> Original story (Mon 5th Aug, 2024): What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in September 2024?...
News Expeditions: A MudRunner Game Seemingly Coming To Xbox Game Pass This Month
A new expedition for subscribers
On the back of plenty of Xbox Game Pass rumours and predictions in recent weeks, well-known leaker eXtas1s is back again with another peek at what's to come for the service. According to the insider, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game is set to make its
Pick One What Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Game In July 2024?
MW3? Flintlock? Kunitsu-Gami? Tell us!
Another month is in the books for Xbox Game Pass, and July ended up being a pretty eventful one in the end! The highlight for many, of course, was the first ever Call of Duty title on the service in the form of Modern Warfare 3. Before that though, there were some big day one releases on Xbox Game Pass in...
News Xbox Shares Updated Release Schedule For Major Upcoming Games
Here's what's launching in 2024 and beyond
As you've likely already seen, Obsidian's new RPG Avowed has now been officially delayed until 2025. Alongside this, Xbox also shared a look at the rest of its release schedule for 2024 as well as everything that's locked in for next year. In the immediate future, some of the first party titles on the way...
News It's Official, Xbox's Avowed Has Been Delayed Until 2025
Obsidian's new RPG will now arrive early next year
Following a report earlier this week about Xbox's new RPG Avowed potentially being delayed until early 2025, it's now been officially confirmed by Microsoft. In a new graphic shared on social media, Xbox confirmed Obsidian's next game will now be launching on 18th February 2025. The official...
News Xbox Game Pass Medieval Hit Chivalry 2 Wraps Up Development
The studio is now focused on "compelling new multiplayer projects"
Following the release of Chivalry 2's Regicide update earlier this year in May 2024, Torn Banner Studios has now announced it's officially done with content updates for this medieval multiplayer title available on Xbox Game Pass and other services and platforms. Regicide was the...
News Four Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Early August 2024
Our first batch of August leavers
Microsoft has revealed the first batch of games to leave Xbox Game Pass in August 2024, and we have four games departing the service in a few weeks' time. If you've been meaning to play any of these Xbox Game Pass titles, you'll have to get a move on! Here's what's leaving Xbox Game Pass on August 15: Xbox Game...
News PowerWash Simulator's Next Crossover Teased As Free Summer Update Arrives On Xbox
Is that... Cuphead?!
Hot on the heels of some free DLC earlier this month to celebrate the game's anniversary, PowerWash Simulator is back with another update - and the trailer for it drops a curious teaser for what could be the team's next big crossover. The summer update itself takes players to the Cruise Ship; a new location for you avid...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (August 1-4)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Update (Thu 1st Aug, 2024 16:00 BST): Well, something has clearly gone wrong here as Microsoft is now advertising WWE 2K24 for Xbox Free Play Days, but it's still 2K23 that's included at the time of writing. Hopefully that adjustment will be made over the next few hours - 2K24 is definitely...
News Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn Hits Big Player Milestone With The Help Of Xbox Game Pass
"Your support means the world"
The development team behind the highly-anticipated July Xbox release Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn has today announced a big player milestone for the title - expressing gratitude to its community along the way. The action RPG arrived day one on Xbox Game Pass earlier this month, and it's now managed to bring in 500,000...
News Another Title Has Been Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass This August
Join the Mafia on Xbox, PC and cloud
Following a rumour earlier this week, Microsoft has now officially confirmed Mafia: Definitive Edition is on its way to the Xbox Game Pass library next month on 13th August. It will be available via the cloud, console and also PC. This information was first shared by the well-known leaker eXtas1s, who also...
News Samsung Now Selling 'Select' TVs Bundled With Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
First Amazon, now Samsung
Hot on the heels of Amazon bundling certain Fire Sticks in with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, electronics manufacturer Samsung is starting to do the same with 'select' TVs from its latest lineup. As advertised by Xbox on social media, "selected 2023 or 2024 devices" from Samsung now come bundled with one month of
News Xbox Game Pass Shooter 'Hell Let Loose' Gets Free Preview Program On Series X And S
Try out new updates early!
Team17 has announced a new preview program for its online FPS Hell Let Loose, which is on Xbox Game Pass at the time of writing. The program is open now for Xbox Insiders, and it includes some handy features like a server browser and more. This preview program works like those 'player test builds' you see for lots of...
News Activision Releases Statement About Cheaters Following MW3 Xbox Game Pass Launch
"We remain committed to combating cheaters"
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 finally came to Xbox Game Pass last week, and if you've spotted any nefarious player behaviour in your opening few days playing COD on the service, Activision is aware of increased reports about cheaters in MW3 and Warzone over the past weekend. According to the team, its...
Rumour GTA 5 Is Coming To PC Game Pass For The Very First Time
Drumming up excitement for GTA 6?
Rockstar has a bit of a different approach to dealing with Xbox Game Pass than most devs; the company often adds and removes its games from the service in short bursts. We've seen this with the Xbox versions of Grand Theft Auto 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2, and the company now looks set to tackle another Game Pass...
Reminder Three Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass This Week (July 31)
Two days remain
It's that time again, folks! A selection of titles will leave the Xbox Game Pass library in the middle of this week - with three games in total exiting the service in just a few days. All three of the below games will leave Xbox Game Pass on Wednesday, July 31, so you have two days from the time of writing to give these a go if...
News Two More Games Strongly Rumoured For Xbox Game Pass In August
Reliable insider strikes again
Once again we have some rumoured Xbox Game Pass additions for August 2024, that if past leaks are anything to go by, will likely be true and confirmed by Microsoft in the coming days and weeks. According well-known leaker eXtas1s, Mafia:
Poll What Do You Think Of Call Of Duty: MW3 On Xbox Game Pass So Far?
Give us your first impressions
It was a long time coming, but the first Call of Duty game finally arrived on Xbox Game Pass earlier this week! Yes, Modern Warfare 3 is now officially available to Game Pass subscribers across console and PC (but not xCloud). We're sure that many Xbox fans have been trying out MW3 over the past few days - even if...
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In August 2024
The full list of confirmed games so far
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in August 2024? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every week, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to Xbox Game Pass in August, as well as...
Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Ultimate Members (July 2024)
The latest freebies for XGPU subscribers
It's time for another batch of Xbox Game Pass Perks for July 2024! As we approach the end of the month, we're rounding up everything we've seen so far, including Perks for the likes of UFC 4 and The First Descendant! Here's the latest list of available Xbox Game Pass Perks for July 2024: Apex Legends -...
