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TodayMon, 24th Jul 2023
News High On Life No Longer Xbox Exclusive As 'High On Knife' DLC Nears Release
The game has moved to new platforms
It doesn't seem so long ago that High On Life became one of the biggest Game Pass launches ever - the over-the-top shooter struck a chord with Xbox fans when it arrived as a console exclusive in December 2022. Just over six months later, the game has made
Saturday22nd Jul 2023
Poll Xbox Live Gold Members, Are You Excited For Game Pass Core?
The switchover happens in September
This week has been dominated by the news that Xbox Live Gold will be ending this September in favour of a new tier of Xbox Game Pass called "Game Pass Core", and all Gold subscribers will transition to the new tier on September 14th. A lot of things will stay the same following the transition — Game Pass Core...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (July 24-28)
Including one Game Pass title
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for July 24th to July 28th! We've got a few big releases on the way including Remnant 2 and The Expanse: A Telltale Series, as well as the Game Pass arrival of Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem! Here's what's coming
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 22-23)
How about The Wandering Village on Game Pass?
Welcome to the weekend! If you're looking for ways to keep busy on Xbox over the next few days, we've got multiple new Xbox Game Pass titles, four fantastic Xbox Free Play Days additions, the arrival of Antstream Arcade for retro gaming enthusiasts,
News These Are The Top-Selling Games In The Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2023
The hottest deals in the UK and US right now
The Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2023 has been live for around a week now on the Xbox Store, and the "Top Paid" charts are giving us a good idea of what people have been buying, allowing us to figure out some of the hottest deals so far. In this roundup, we're focusing on the UK and US Xbox Stores, and for...
News Mortal Kombat 1 Reveals Kombat Pack DLC, Homelander Confirmed
He'll be joined by some new and old faces
Ahead of the Mortal Kombat 1 release this September, NetherRealm has been revealing new and returning fighters. In an update today, it's lifted the lid on the game's Kombat Pack Roster - confirming the fighters included in this DLC. After some rumours, Homelander from 'The Boys' has been officially...
Friday21st Jul 2023
Talking Point Would You Be Interested In Buying A New Xbox Series X Model?
The black Series S is almost here, but what about a new X?
With a little more than a month to go until Microsoft's new Carbon Black Xbox Series S console arrives, we're left wondering when the next Xbox Series X model could land. We've already heard from Phil & Co. that an 'upgraded' console of any kind is unlikely right now, but, what about...
News Many More PS1 Games Are Coming To Antstream Arcade On Xbox
Beyond the initial two
Antstream Arcade has officially launched on Xbox today, bringing over 1400 retro games to Xbox players via its cloud-streaming service, but something you might have noticed is that only two PlayStation 1 titles are part of the lineup. <related ids="152924"> The good news is that many more PS1 games will be coming to...
News Double Dragon Returns To Xbox Next Week In New Beat 'Em Up Adventure
"Prepare to throw down the Double Dragon way"
We've got a blast from the past returning to Xbox next week in the form of Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons, which is a brand-new instalment in the classic beat 'em up franchise that originated back in 1987. Rise of the Dragons follows the early beginnings of the young Double Dragon brothers in...
News Ubisoft Hints At One More 'Large Game' To Launch By April 2024
What could the unnamed project be?
Ubisoft's fiscal report for the first quarter of the year is now public (thanks, Eurogamer); detailing general publisher performance during Q1 2023 alongside some hints at what's to come from the company as we move through the rest of the year and beyond. Revenue is down 9% year-on-year, although the team...
News Hogwarts Legacy Sales Still Soaring As Game Tops Europe's 2023 Charts
Y'all like magic and stuff it seems
Hogwarts Legacy's belated arrival on Xbox earlier this year made serious waves - the open world Harry Potter romp became a huge hit almost instantly, especially commercially. Well, those magical sales don't seem to be slowing down in Europe. Outlet GamesIndustry.biz has just released a roundup of the region's...
Hands On The Crew Motorfest Puts Ubisoft's Open World Racer On The Map
Motorfest makes a statement
The Crew Motorfest's closed beta is now live, and it grants players access to quite a good chunk of the upcoming open world racer, so we decided to crack on and give it a blast to see what we think so far. The good news right off the rip is that this is easily The Crew's best attempt at a handling model yet. Sitting...
News Xbox's Sarah Bond Accidentally Raises Hopes Of Elden Ring On Game Pass
Don't get too excited
Something we've noticed over the past couple of days is that there's a been a lot of chatter about Elden Ring and Xbox Game Pass. Unfortunately, there's almost certainly nothing to get excited about based on where it stems from. Back on Tuesday, Xbox's Sarah Bond posted a series of emojis on Twitter asking people to guess what...
News Remnant 2 Receives Impressive Reviews Ahead Of Next Week's Xbox Launch
"This is a triumphant sequel"
It's almost time for the release of Remnant 2! The game arrives for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with PS5 and PC) next week on Tuesday, July 25th, and the early reviews have been impressive. Something to keep in mind here is that nearly every review has been conducted using the PC version so far, so we're...
News Xbox's ActiBlizz Deal Is 'Good News' For Multiple Reasons, Explains Ubisoft CEO
"It really shows the power of IPs"
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has revealed his latest thoughts on Xbox's takeover of Activision Blizzard, commenting in an investor briefing earlier this week that he feels the merger is "good news" for a couple of reasons in particular. Specifically, Guillemot believes that the deal shows how valuable and...
Talking Point What August 2023 Xbox Games With Gold Do You Want?
The end is near
So, it's almost time for the end of Xbox Games With Gold. The program ends on September 1st, and we're presuming that means August 2023 will mark the final month in which Xbox will be giving away a full batch of GwG titles. Before we get to that point though, don't forget that you can still claim July's Games with Gold titles as...
Thursday20th Jul 2023
News Free-To-Play Title 'Gundam Evolution' Is Already Shutting Down On Xbox
It only arrived in December!
Bandai Namco's free-to-play shooter Gundam Evolution only launched on Xbox back in December, but it's already planning to close down, with the company announcing November 29th, 2023 as its official departure date. No specific reason has been given for the decision - Bandai Namco has simply "determined that it is no...
Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Ultimate Members (July 2023)
Here's what you can claim for free this month
The Xbox Game Pass Perks program has returned with more freebies in July 2023, and this includes a 75-day free trial for Crunchyroll Premium (from July 20th) as well as DLC for Sea Of Thieves and Asphalt 9: Legends. Here are the new Xbox Game Pass Perks you can claim in July 2023: Apex Legends -...
News Xbox Exec 'Gets Chills' From The Moment Phil Spencer Revealed Backwards Compatibility
Do you remember this E3 mic drop?
Current Xbox boss Phil Spencer took over at the top of the Xbox tree way back in 2014, and one of his most memorable — and arguably important — moments came the following year during a Microsoft E3 showcase. Eight years later, he isn't the only Xbox exec to remember it. During E3 2015 Phil dropped the mic with...
News A New King Kong Game Is Coming To Xbox Consoles Later This Year
Welcome back to Skull Island
After leaking earlier today via a premature Amazon product listing, GameMill Entertainment has officially unveiled Skull Island: Rise of Kong for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Set for a Fall 2023 launch, Rise of Kong is "an action-packed quest to avenge the death of Kong’s parents", and is set to be the first King...
News These 1400+ Games Are Included With Antstream Arcade On Xbox
The full list of retro titles
This week marks the release of Antstream Arcade on Xbox, which serves as the "biggest content drop in Xbox history" with over 1400 retro games arriving as part of the cloud-streaming service on Friday, July 21st. We've already shared our "hands on" impressions of Antstream Arcade elsewhere o
Guide How To Access Free 'The Crew Motorfest' Beta On Xbox Series X|S
Cruising around Hawaii
Ubisoft's upcoming open world racer The Crew Motorfest is heading to Xbox consoles this September, and ahead of launch the team is hosting a closed beta on current-gen platforms and PC. However, this upcoming playtest is not as 'closed' as you might expect, with Ubisoft freely sharing multi-use codes to gain access to the...
News Remnant 2 Dev Confirms Graphics Options For Xbox Series X And S
The two consoles perform quite differently
Upcoming action RPG Remnant 2 is right around the corner, and ahead of the game's July 25th launch date, the team working on the title has gone into a bit more detail on how Remnant 2 will perform on consoles. To put it simply, both Xbox Series X and PS5 will contain multiple modes, and which you go for...
Feature Hands On With Antstream Arcade: Xbox's Massive New Retro Gaming Collection
"Your ultimate gaming arcade is here"
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has mentioned in the past how he feels emulation is a crucial tool in preserving the history of video games, so we probably shouldn't be so surprised to see over 1400 retro titles coming to Xbox later this week in the form of Antstream Arcade. It's also the first third-party cloud...
News Blizzard Games Announced For Steam Ahead Of Xbox Acquisition
Overwatch 2 will be the first title added to Valve's service
Xbox head Phil Spencer has already mentioned how Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard would make select games available to more players around the globe, and now in an industry update, Blizzard has announced it will be bringing its own games to Valve's Steam service for the first...
Site News Family Gaming Database Brings New Accessibility Info To Pure Xbox
As part of a brand-new partnership!
We're very pleased to announce today that Hookshot Media has entered into a partnership with the Family Gaming Database, bringing new accessibility information to Pure Xbox as well as Nintendo Life and Push Square. As part of this, you'll now begin to see accessibility information on certain Pure Xbox game pages...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (July 20-23)
Included with Xbox Live Gold & Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days is back once again, and this week's selection is the best we've seen in months! The headlining act this weekend is The Witcher 3 Complete Edition, which includes the recently released next-gen version. We also have Behaviour Interactive's new title Meet Your Maker, alongside a...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (July 20)
Including a brand-new release
Another couple of Xbox Game Pass titles are coming to the library today, July 20th! This includes a brand-new release in the form of The Wandering Village, as well as the March 2023 action-adventure game, Figment 2: Creed Valley. Here are some more details on the games arriving on Xbox Game Pass today:
News The Witcher 3's New Update (4.04) Comes With A Minor Xbox Series X Fix
Here's everything included in Patch 4.04
Although CD Projekt Red is busy with Cyberpunk 2077's new expansion, it's still giving The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt plenty of love. The latest patch for all platforms including the Xbox and next-gen versions of the game is now live. While Patch 4.04 is mostly focused on delivering the "long-awaited" Netflix...
Wednesday19th Jul 2023
Talking Point After Almost Four Years, We're Starting To Miss Gears
We're eager to see where the series goes next
As Xbox has begun scooping up other development studios to start making some really unique-looking new titles, some of the platform's biggest franchises are taking up less of the limelight these days. There's nothing wrong with that — Halo, Forza and Gears certainly feel like they've had their time to...
