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TodaySat, 27th Jul 2024
News Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns And Kombat Pack 2 Officially Revealed
Out 24th September 2024
NetherRealm Studios has announced Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns - featuring new story chapters, Kombat Pack 2 and Animality. This new DLC will launch on 24th September 2024, with Animality to be a free update for all players. As for Kombat Pack 2, the fighters revealed include Cyrax, Sektor, Noob Saibot, Ghostface, T-1000...
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- Mortal Kombat
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
YesterdayFri, 26th Jul 2024
News YouTube Hit 'The Mortuary Assistant' Brings Its Terrifying Horror Game To Xbox Next Week
Seriously scary
You might remember The Mortuary Assistant from a couple of years ago. When it launched on PC in August of 2022, the game ended up going viral on YouTube thanks to playthroughs from the likes of jacksepticeye and Markiplier, leading to tens of millions of people (seriously!) laying eyes on this creepy new horror game. Flash forward a...
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- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Surprise! VALORANT's Open Beta Is Now Free For Everyone On Xbox Series X|S
The weekend just got better!
Following a limited beta that arrived for Riot Games' hugely popular hero shooter VALORANT back in June, it's been announced today that the game's Open Beta is now available to everyone on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! We had a chance to try VALORANT on Xbox a few weeks ago, praising it as a version that "plays very...
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- Valorant
- Beta
- Free Games
Feature Last Orders! What Are You Getting Before The Xbox 360 Store Closes?
July 29th is just around the corner
Here we go then, folks! We know we've mentioned this a ton recently, but after Monday, you won't be able to buy anything on the Xbox 360 store again! This weekend marks your last chance to grab whatever you want before it closes. The Xbox 360 store closing date is July 29th, 2024, after which it'll permanently go...
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- Talking Point
- Xbox 360
- Features
- Xbox 360 Store Closure
News Double Fine's Incredible 'PsychOdyssey' Documentary Is Getting A Blu-Ray Release
Update: There's also a new 90-minute episode!
Update: Here's another surprise for you! Double Fine has unveiled a secret 33rd episode of the documentary today (which will also be on the Blu-Ray), and it's feature-length at 90 minutes long! You can check it out up above. "Filmed over many years by 2 Player Productions, Psychodyssey documents the...
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- Double Fine
- Limited Run
- Psychonauts
Feature Best Xbox Call Of Duty Games: All 22 Games Ranked By Your Votes
It's been 19 long years!
We're definitely in a Call of Duty mood at the moment with the arrival of Modern Warfare 3 on Xbox Game Pass and Black Ops 6 heading to the service later this year, so now feels like a good time to look back at the series on Xbox! A few months ago, we asked for your favourite Call of Duty game on Xbox to date, and using...
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- Best Games
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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 -...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Perks
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- Xbox One
News 7 Days To Die '1.0' Launches To Five-Star Xbox Reviews, Despite Series S Grumbles
"The painfully long wait is over"
It's all been happening pretty fast, but 7 Days To Die 1.0 is now available on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! This is a brand-new version of the game for consoles that's significantly improved compared to the Xbox One release. As we've mentioned before, the 2016 edition of 7 Days To Die for Xbox was a
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News These Are The Top-Selling Games In The Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2024
The hottest deals in the UK and US right now
The Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2024 will be reaching its conclusion next week on Wednesday, July 31st, and looking at the "Top Paid" Xbox charts, we're getting a good idea of what the most popular games have been in the sale overall. Our focus here is on the UK and US versions of the chart which are...
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- Deals
- Xbox Ultimate Game Sale
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Asus ROG Ally X Reviews Suggest It's The Best Xbox Handheld Yet
"Easily the best Windows 11-based handheld gaming PC"
We're still waiting on Microsoft to reveal some kind of an Xbox handheld device that's been heavily rumoured over the past few months, but until then, you might be interested in a new device from ASUS called the ROG Ally X. This is the follow-up to last year's ROG Ally, which we described at the...
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- Asus Rog Ally X
- Xbox Handheld
News More Crystal Dynamics Remasters Could Be On The Way
Evidence of Soul Reaver revivals surfaces
It looks like Crystal Dynamics could be reviving the 1999 action-adventure Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and its sequel. At San Diego Comic-Con this week, statues referencing 'Legacy of Kain I & II Remastered' have been spotted on display. This follows Dark Horse Comics announcing the comic book 'Legacy...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Thursday25th Jul 2024
News Two More Games Quietly Announced For Xbox Game Pass In 2024
And one is coming next month!
The upcoming Xbox Game Pass release slate is looking a little quiet prior to our next roundup from Microsoft, but thankfully we have had a couple of Game Pass announcements recently - including an August addition to the service. That'll be the sandbox adventure Core Keeper, while developer Brimstone has also revealed...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Overthrown
- Core Keeper
- Xbox One
News 7 Days To Die '1.0' Release Time & Xbox Discounts Confirmed For Today's Launch
"A groundbreaking evolution in the survival horror genre"
Last week, it was mentioned by the 7 Days To Die team that they were targeting a July 25th launch for the 1.0 version of the game on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and now that date (which is today!) is officially set in stone. When it arrives in a few hours' time, 7 Days To Die 1.0 will...
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- 7 Days To Die 1.0
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Guide How To Install Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 On Xbox Game Pass
It's more complicated than you think!
Lots of you will probably be turning on your Xbox consoles this weekend to download and try out Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which is now live on Xbox Game Pass. However, the last few Call of Duty releases live inside a confusing app simply called 'Call of Duty', so it's worth reading on to make sure you only...
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- Guides
- Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
News Stalker 2 Officially Delayed, Launching On Xbox Game Pass This November
Another one
Developer GSC Game World has announced another delay for Stalker 2 - this time pushing the game out to November 20th, 2024. This open-world FPS is still hitting Xbox Game Pass on day one, but it's now arriving roughly two and a half months later than scheduled. This latest delay is "giving the team breathing room to address technical...
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- Stalker 2
- GSC Game World
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (July 25-28)
Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days is now live for the coming weekend, and we have five games playable this time out - including Ubisoft's ongoing trial for 2023's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. However, that one was actually a part of last week's lineup too (it's a long trial!), so the real headliner this week...
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- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Xbox One
News It's Time! Fallout: London Is Now Officially Available For Free On PC
"The wait is over."
Listen, it's not very often that we talk about PC mods multiple times in a week, but Fallout: London is an important exception - this DLC-sized mod has been highly anticipated for many years, and it's just launched for free on PC! If you're interested, you can download it right now... although be aware that the PC Game Pass...
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- Fallout London
- Fallout 4
- PC
- Mod
News Call Of Duty Currency Now Discounted On Xbox Thanks To Game Pass
Another Game Pass W
With Call of Duty now officially on Game Pass thanks to the arrival of Modern Warfare 3 this week, Xbox players now have another COD-related bonus that we didn't even think about prior to it joining the service. Thanks to Microsoft's DLC discounts feature, any add-on content relating to Call of Duty: MW3 is now 10% off -...
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- Call Of Duty
- Modern Warfare 3
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News 3000+ Themes & Gamer Pics Will Be Delisted On Xbox 360 Next Week
If you want any, now's the time!
We're now just days away from the Xbox 360 store closure on July 29th, after which you'll no longer be able to purchase any digital games for the console - including a whole bunch that aren't available on any other platform. It's not just games though... we mentioned recently that hundreds of free demos will also
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- Xbox 360
- Xbox 360 Themes List
- Gamer Pics
- Xbox Store Closure
News 'Hunt: Showdown 1896' Unveiled As Support For Xbox One Ends Next Month
"Players can join a whole new experience"
After first announcing the switch in late 2023, developer Crytek has finalised its plans for Hunt: Showdown to move to current-gen-only platforms this year. Soon to be titled Hunt: Showdown 1896, the popular PvPvE shooter will ditch Xbox One support on August 15th - while taking up its new name on Xbox...
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- Hunt Showdown 1896
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Sea Of Thieves Season 13 Has Arrived As Rare Continues To Build On PS5 Success
They're not slowing down!
Thought that Sea Of Thieves going multiplatform would slow down Rare, eh? Not a chance! The team has stuck to its regular update cadence with the arrival of Sea of Thieves Season 13, which is now live on Xbox, PS5 and PC. In this first post-launch season for PS5 players (Season 12 was packed into the PlayStation release),...
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- Sea Of Thieves
- PS5
- Rare
- Microsoft
News Halo Infinite's 'Massive' Forge Mode Update Adds Over 1,000 Jeff Steitzer Voice Lines
"Unfrigginbelievable!"
Halo Infinite has been updated over time with all sorts of new content and quality-of-life enhancements. This includes improvements to the game's Forge mode, and the next one on the way is apparently going to be "massive". This update will arrive alongside the new operation on July 30th, 2024, and brings new features like...
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- Halo
- Halo Infinite
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Wednesday24th Jul 2024
PSA Xbox 360 Servers Won't Shut Down Following July's Store Closure
It's only the storefront going offline
Okay, so, man the panic stations - we're literally five days away from the Xbox 360 store closure that's been planned since last year. Yep, the aging console's marketplace is going offline for good on July 29th. However, we're seeing folks panic about things that won't change come the end of the month, so...
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- Xbox 360
- Microsoft
- Xbox 360 Store Shutdown
Feature Four Years Later, People Are Still Getting Confused By Xbox's 'Horrible' Console Names
What are your thoughts on them?
When Phil Spencer announced back in late 2019 that the next Xbox console would be known as the "Series X", it immediately sparked conversations over whether the naming convention had become too confusing. After all, we already had the Xbox One S and Xbox One X, and by late 2020 we also had the Xbox Series X and Xbox...
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- Talking Point
- Features
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Fallout: London Dev Wants Bethesda's Help To Create An Xbox Version
"We want to speak to a decision-maker"
Back at the end of last week, we mentioned how the highly ambitious Fallout 4 mod known as "Fallout: London" was still on the way despite a setback earlier this year, but as things stand, it's only ever expected to release on PC. The mod's official FAQ simply states that there's no plan to reach Xbox or any...
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- Fallout: London
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series Sx
News Halo Infinite: Operation Fleetcom Brings Back Two Classic Halo Game Modes
Who's the VIP?
343 Industries has detailed its next Halo Infinite update in the form of Operation: Fleetcom. Landing next week, the new operation is packed full of new features - but it's the two returning game modes that we're most interested in right now. At Operation: Fleetcom's launch on July 30th, Infinite players will be able to jump into...
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- Halo Infinite
- 343 Industries
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets Its 'Biggest World Update Ever' On Xbox & PC
UK & Ireland expansion
Microsoft Flight Simulator just keeps on growing, and the game's newest World Update is "the biggest ever" for the 2021 Xbox title. Asobo Studio is returning to the UK and Ireland for a major MSFS upgrade, featuring "high-quality, hand-crafted airports, dozens of POIs, Landing Challenges, Discovery Flights, and Bush Trips"...
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- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- PC
News Mortal Kombat 1 The Next Victim Of A Ridiculous Update Size On Xbox
What is going on here?!
Yesterday, Fortnite grabbed some attention relating to a recent Xbox update file size - attention that developer Epic Games said it "understands" due to the inconvenience caused. Well, as it turns out, Fortnite isn't alone here - and Mortal Kombat 1 might be taking home the 'biggest Xbox update prize' this week after all. As...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
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News Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Xbox Game Pass Date '100% Confirmed' By Reliable Leaker
It's coming next month!
Formidable Xbox Game Pass leaker eXtas1s has another "confirmed" arrival date for us this week, in the form of Activision's Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. Previously rumoured for an August Game Pass drop, the insider now claims that the re
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- Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Marvel Rivals Seems To Be Going Down Pretty Well On Xbox So Far
The closed beta is now live
This week marks the arrival of a couple of closed betas on Xbox - one of them is New World: Aeternum which we mentioned yesterday, and the other is the "Super Hero Team-Based PVP Shooter", Marvel Rivals. It's still early days and we haven't played Marvel Rivals for ourselves yet, but we're seeing a decent amount of...
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- Marvel Rivals
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Report Claims Call Of Duty Has Sold AI Generated Content Through In-Game Store
The controversial technique has apparently been used
Tech outlet WIRED has put out a big report this week on AI in the video game industry - and that very report claims that Call of Duty has previously sold some AI generated content via the Modern Warfare 3 storefront. There's been no confirmation of this from the teams behind the series, but...
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- Call Of Duty
- Activision Blizzard
- Microsoft
News Humble Games Announces 'Restructuring' Plans As Employees Get Laid Off
"This decision was not made lightly"
Indie publisher Humble Games has brought a ton of great titles to Xbox in recent years, with many being included as part of Xbox Game Pass as well, so it's saddening to see that the company is undergoing a "restructuring" process. This was announced earlier today in a statement on social media, in which the...
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- Humble Games
- Xbox Game Pass
News Shadows Of The Damned: Hella Remastered Revives 'Cult Classic' On Xbox This Halloween
Return to Hell
Following an Xbox confirmation in March, Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered has now locked in a launch date. It will launch for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One on October 31st, 2024 (aka Halloween). It comes with all-new features, a new game+ mode, 4K, and additional costumes. Pre-orders are also available now, so you can purchase...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox One
Tuesday23rd Jul 2024
News It's Official! Call Of Duty: MW3 Joins Xbox Game Pass This Wednesday
The first ever COD on XGP!
It's been rumoured for a while now that Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 might be coming to Xbox Game Pass in July, and today it's been confirmed by Microsoft that it will arrive for console and PC on Wednesday, July 24th. Specifically, it'll be available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and Windows PC users, but...
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- Call Of Duty
- Modern Warfare 3
- Xbox Game Pass
News Three More Xbox 360 Games Get Discounts Ahead Of Next Week's Store Closure
Surprise!
Three more non-backwards compatible Xbox 360 games have appeared on sale today, about a week after Microsoft said it had provided the 'final update' relating to the console's impending store closure. The three games in question aren't major titles by any means, but they're all heavily discounted at 90% off, so if you're gathering up a...
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- Xbox 360
- Microsoft
- Store Closure
Hands On Call Of Duty MW3's Campaign Is Here For A Good Time, But A Short Time
Modern Shortfare
Update (Tue 23rd Jul, 2024): With Call of Duty: MW3 joining Xbox Game Pass this week, we thought we'd share some of our older coverage to give you an idea of what to expect. Below, you'll find our original "hands on" of the MW3 campaign from last November, which highlights what you can look forward to from a single-player...
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News Chernobylite: Complete Edition Enters The Exclusion Zone On Xbox
Complete with all seasonal content
Irradiated open world genre mashup Chernobylite has just gotten a major free update on Xbox Series X and S in the form of a 'Complete Edition' release. This new version of the 2021 Xbox title brings together the base game content and all of the seasonal bits and pieces that have released since. The team says that...
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- Chernobylite: Complete Edition
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Talking Point What Are You Buying In The Xbox Summer Sale This Year?
We're tempted by a bunch of things
We're now a few days into the big Xbox Summer Sale for 2024 (also known as the "Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2024"), and we're definitely finding ourselves tempted by a whole range of great deals that are available until July 31st. Some of those include recent AAA titles such as Alan Wake 2 and Suicide Squad: Kill The...
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News Epic Games Confirms Fortnite 'Issue' On Xbox Following Ridiculously Large Update
"We understand this patch size is inconvenient"
If you've been looking forward to checking out the latest update for Fortnite on Xbox, you may be disappointed to hear that it clocks in at a whopping 80GB - which Epic Games has now acknowledged as an Xbox-specific issue. In a message on social media earlier today, the team recommended that "players...
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- Fortnite
- Update
- Patch
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News Halo Gets Game Boy Demake Treatment In 'Halo: Combat Devolved'
'Pillar of Autumn' and 'Halo' are now playable
Lots of us have fond memories of the original Halo on Xbox; a game that is now considered 'retro' in some circles given its age and the console generation it launched on. However, what if Halo was even more retro than it is? Well, a developer has successfully 'demade' the first two levels of the game in...
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- Halo Combat Evolved
- PC
- Halo Demake
News New World: Aeternum Is Getting A Closed Beta On Xbox This Week
You can still sign up!
Update (Tue 23rd Jul, 2024): If you missed this the first time around, don't worry! All Xbox users can sign up for the New World: Aeternum beta via the Xbox Insider Hub right now. Keep in mind this is first-come, first-served and only available in certain regions (the full list can be found over at Xbox Wire). Here's what...
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- New World: Aeternum
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Tomba! Special Edition 'Not Planned' For Xbox Despite Recent ESRB Rating
The PS1 classic is getting a re-release this August
Back in June, Limited Run's 2024 Showcase treated us to a series of announcements for upcoming Xbox titles including the GEX Trilogy and Bubsy In: The Purrfect Collection, but some appeared to be skipping the Xbox platform entirely - including a "Special Edition" of the 1997 PS1 classic Tomba!...
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- Tomba Special Edition
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Dungeons Of Hinterberg Dev Wants Fans To 'Spread The Word' About Xbox Game Pass Hit
"We need your help"
Dungeons Of Hinterberg has been out on Xbox Game Pass since last week, and the title has seemingly proved pretty popular so far. Its early reception has been rather good — the game has an 82 on Metacritic right now — but that doesn't mean that the team's work is done - Microbird Games wants fans to help spread the word about...
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- Dungeons Of Hinterbeg
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Talking Point Have You Ever Bought A Controller From Xbox Design Lab?
If so, are you happy with it?
Back in the day, we used to love getting special edition Xbox controllers - especially game themed ones. During the 360 and early Xbox One days there were some amazing official pads out there, but once Xbox Design Lab became a thing, the program sort of took over as the de facto limited edition controller factory for...
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- Xbox Design Lab
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News Warner Bros. Has Acquired The Team Behind MultiVersus
First Player Games are "excited" to join the family
First Player Games, the team behind the recent free-to-play brawler MultiVersus, has been acquired by Warner Bros. Games. The co-founders Tony Huynh and Chris White, who have years of experience in the game industry, will continue to run the studio. In a statement, Huynh mentioned how "excited"...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Monday22nd Jul 2024
Review Nobody Wants To Die (Xbox) - An Immersive Outing That Nails Its Cyberpunk Aesthetic
The price of eternal life
Nobody Wants to Die has sort of come out of nowhere, hasn't it? The brand-new IP, developed by an entirely new studio, has largely been kept under wraps since its initial announcement earlier this year - and in truth, that had us a bit worried about what we were in for. Well, that worry was needless; Nobody Wants to Die is...
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- Reviews
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Reliable Leaker 'Confirms' Xbox Game Pass Date For Call Of Duty: MW3
It's right around the corner!
Almost two weeks ago now we heard that Modern Warfare 3 was set to be the first Call of Duty game to come to Xbox Game Pass, and now that very same source has "confirmed" an arrival date for the 2023 CoD title. Reliable leaker eXtas1s says that Call of Duty: MW3 will "100%" be added to Xbox
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- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox Reportedly 'Exploring Potential' For Various New Game Pass Tiers
A cloud-only version seems very possible
It's already been confirmed that Microsoft will be introducing a new Xbox Game Pass "Standard" tier into the mix very soon, and apparently there have been considerations for various other tiers of Game Pass as well. As reported by Windows Central, the big one that Microsoft seems keen on is a "Cloud" variant...
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- Xbox Game Pass
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Poll What Do You Think Of 'Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn' On Xbox So Far?
How are you finding it?
It's been a few days now since Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn made its debut for Xbox Game Pass on July 18th, and considering the game's opening weekend has now passed, we'd like to know how the Pure Xbox audience is feeling about this Game Pass action RPG. We had mixed feelings on this one during our re
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News Analyst Expects Xbox Game Pass To Bring In 'Almost $5.5bn' In 2025
Once the price rises come into affect
Earlier this month, we heard about the impending launch of Xbox Game Pass Standard, alongside price increases for the existing tiers of Microsoft's subscription service. In the wake of that news, analytics group
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News Wolverine Joins The Pack With Another Booty-Laden Xbox Controller
Dead-ass serious
Last week, Microsoft unveiled a very different sort of Xbox controller as a promotional partnership with the new 'Deadpool & Wolverine' movie - it contained a literal butt attachment on the back of the pad. Well, Deadpool couldn't have all the fun, so now Wolverine has joined the fray with their own bootylicious Xbox controller...
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- Deadpool
- Wolverine
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- Xbox Series X
Roundup EVO 2024 - Every Xbox Highlight
Get a quick recap here
The biggest fighting game tournament EVO 2024 has just wrapped up, and throughout the weekend we got all sorts of announcements. Many of these reveals and announcements include Xbox platforms, so here's the full rundown: Street Fighter 6 - Terry Teaser Trailer <related ids="150186"> Tekken 8 - Heihachi Mishima...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox One
Review F1 Manager 2024 (Xbox): The Best And Most Affordable Version Yet
A place on the podium
When F1 Manager first arrived on Xbox a few years ago as a brand-new franchise from the simulation geniuses at Frontier Developments, we were genuinely surprised at how well they'd managed to combine the thrill of EA's F1 series with the addictive strategy elements of Motorsport Manager. Then, F1 Manager 2023 ended up being a...
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- F1 Manager 2024
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News 'SNK Vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos' Is Back, But There's No Sign Of An Xbox Release
Despite the original launching on the OG Xbox
As we've already mentioned today here at Pure Xbox, we saw a whole bunch of cool announcements at EVO 2024 over the weekend, but something that ultimately disappointed from an Xbox perspective was SNK Vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos. It was announced on Saturday that the 2003 fighter would be getting a new...
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- SNK Vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Journalist Goes Viral With First Impressions Of The Xbox Deadpool Controller
"A magnetic attachment that easily pops off..."
Last week, Xbox unveiled a new Deadpool-inspired controller that attracted a lot of attention due to its booty-shaped rear, and now we've kind of got a first review of it - courtesy of Inverse's executive editor, Jake Kleinman. Xbox appears to have sent the controller as a gift to Jake, and his first...
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- Xbox Controller
- Deadpool
News Bethesda's US Workforce Has Unionized To 'Set New Standard' For Game Developers
A "wall-to-wall" union with 200+ devs
Bethesda developers have announced a major union across their US-based studios in Dallas, Rockville and Austin - forming the 'OneBGSUSA' group. The group says that it is "a majority of developers" who "advocate for the betterment of every developer at BGS, setting the new standard for our industry." Microsoft,
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Saturday20th Jul 2024
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (July 22-26)
Hopefully along with some Game Pass titles...
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for July 22-26! Although we haven't got any confirmed Game Pass titles yet, we do have over 20 new releases heading our way including F1 Manager 2024 and the new version of 7 Days to Die. That said, the last time we checked, 7 Days to Die hadn't yet passed...
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- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Deals The Best 'Lowest Price Ever' Games In The Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2024
Including some seriously major AAA games!
We're a few days into the Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2024 now, and as we've highlighted elsewhere on Pure Xbox, there are some absolutely fantastic deals you can take advantage of until the end of the month. But what about those "Lowest Price Ever" deals? The games that have never been this cheap on the Xbox...
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- Deals
- Xbox Summer Sale
- Xbox Ultimate Game Sale
- Lowest Price Ever
Talking Point How Hyped Are You For Indiana Jones On Xbox Series X|S?
It's definitely the big release of 2024 for us
We've passed the halfway point of 2024 now, and we're very much looking ahead to what's in store for us during the latter part of the year. There are absolutely tons of fantastic-looking games on the horizon, but we'd probably still single out Bethesda's Indiana Jones and the Great Circle as our most...
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- Talking Point
- Features
- Indiana Jones
News Microsoft Says FTC Is Being 'Misleading' In Response To Xbox Game Pass Criticisms
"A misleading, extra-record account of the facts"
Earlier this week, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a filing as part of its ongoing battle against Microsoft and the Activision Blizzard takeover in which it criticised some of the recent changes to Xbox Game Pass. Specifically, the FTC's counsel brought up Game Pass's price increase...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- FTC
- Microsoft
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 20-21)
There's plenty to choose from on XGP!
Welcome to the weekend! We're spoilt for choice on Xbox at the moment, with lots of new Game Pass additions, some excellent Free Play Days titles, a Throne and Liberty Beta, the new free-to-play release of
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