TodayFri, 21st Jun 2024

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  Feature 10 Exciting New Indie Games To Play On Xbox In June 2024

  Including Game Pass titles!

  It's been a busy old month with the Xbox Showcase and all the other Summer Game Fest goodness that's come our way, so we've neglected to provide our usual indie games roundup... until now! We've seen some great indie releases on Xbox in June 2024 already, and we've got a whole bunch more on the way over the next couple of...

  • 5m ago
  • Xbox
  • Indie Games
  • June 2024
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  News Xbox Already Planning For 'Great Showcase' Next Year As Team 'Hits Stride' In 2024

  "We are beginning to hit the rhythm we’ve always aspired for"

  Xbox's 2024 showcase may have only wrapped up mere days ago, but thoughts are already wandering towards what could appear during next year's event. We've already heard rumours that Xbox could have shown off way more games this year, and now a comment from Matt Booty suggests that quite...

  • 1h ago
  • Xbox
  • Microsoft
  • Xbox Games Showcase
  • Activision Blizzard
  • Bethesda
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  News Capcom Promotes Xbox 360 Sale Ahead Of Next Month's Store Closure

  "Now is your last chance"

  Earlier this week, Microsoft revealed the second big batch of Xbox 360 marketplace discounts ahead of the old store's closure on July 29th, and Capcom is now highlighting the great titles that have been heavily reduced along the way. As part of the sale, various Resident Evil, Bionic Commando and Devil May Cry games for...

  • 2h ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox 360
  • Deals
  • Capcom
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  News Xbox Exec Talks Multiplatform Strategy, Team 'Really Pleased' With Sea Of Thieves On PS5

  "We have been really pleased"

  In a new interview with Variety, Xbox exec Matt Booty has been discussing lots of Microsoft's recent gaming business, including the team's big summer showcase earlier this month. Naturally, the conversation also moved towards

  • 3h ago
  • Xbox
  • Microsoft
  • Sea Of Thieves
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  Guide How To Access Elden Ring's Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC On Xbox

  Having trouble? Here's how to start it

  The time has finally arrived for Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC on Xbox! This incredible new expansion is officially available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but some players are struggling to access it. If you're one of them, we're here to help you out! Here's exactly how to start the...

  • 4h ago
  • Xbox
  • Elden Ring
  • Shadow Of The Erdtree
  • DLC
  • Guides
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  News Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Hits 20 Million Sales Globally

  Xbox now owns the Crash IP

  The Activision, and now Microsoft-owned IP, Crash Bandicoot has just had another sales milestone - announcing his collection Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has now hit 20 million sales globally after releasing on multiple platforms including Xbox One in 2018. In case you missed it, the N. Sane trilogy is a remaster...

  • 7h ago
  • Xbox
  • Crash Bandicoot
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Xbox One

YesterdayThu, 20th Jun 2024

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  Poll What Do You Think Of Still Wakes The Deep On Xbox Game Pass?

  Give us your rating so far

  We spent some time earlier this month playing through Still Wakes The Deep, and we really enjoyed our time with The Chinese Room's spooky Scottish adventure on Xbox. It wasn't perfect, but the Game Pass title provided a couple of intense gaming nights on the sofa for us - and we'll certainly remember its immersive setting...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Still Wakes The Deep
  • Features
  • Poll
  • Xbox Game Pass
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  News Multiple Games Announced For Xbox At Limited Run 2024 Showcase

  Rolling back the years

  Limited Run Games held its 2024 Summer Games Showcase earlier today, and it included a bunch of upcoming Xbox titles! Just like last year, some of these announcements were for physical versions of games that have already been announced / released, while others were for games that had never been revealed before. Firstly,...

  • 18h ago
  • Xbox
  • Limited Run
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Xbox 360 Users Warn Of Issues With Certain Content On The Old Store

  Worth keeping in mind

  As we highlighted earlier this week, another batch of Xbox 360 deals went live recently ahead of the old store's closure next month, and as a result we're seeing a lot of 360 owners picking up as many bargains as possible before July 29th. That's all well and good, but what about buying DLC? That's sadly not quite as simple,...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox 360
  • DLC
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  News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (June 20-23)

  Included with Game Pass Core and Game Pass Ultimate

  Xbox Free Play Days is now live for this week, and we have three Xbox titles playable for free from now through the end of the weekend, including the ever-popular first-person shooter Hell Let Loose. Here's your full Xbox Free Play Days lineup this week: Crusader Kings 3 Hell Let Loose Plants...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Free Play Days
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  News Digital Foundry Breaks Down Xbox's Impressive Perfect Dark Showcase

  Joanna Dark is back!

  The Xbox Games Showcase this year was full of neat surprises, and one of them was the reappearance of Xbox's Perfect Dark Reboot. Coming out of The Initiative and Crystal Dynamics, Joanna Dark's return is looking rather splendid, and the team at

  • 19h ago
  • Xbox
  • Perfect Dark
  • Xbox Games Showcase
  • Microsoft
  • Xbox Series X
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  14

  News Xbox Begins Refunding Redfall DLC Owners Following Arkane Austin Closure

  The DLC was officially cancelled last month

  Following the news last month that Arkane Austin and three other teams under the Xbox banner would be closing down, it was revealed that the DLC for Redfall would be cancelled, with players who purchased the 'Hero Pass' as part of the 'Bite Back' upgrade informed they would receive the value back in...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Redfall
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • PC
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  News Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition Arrives On Xbox Next Week

  The classic OG Xbox game returns!

  We've been hearing about a 20th Anniversary Edition of the original Xbox game Beyond Good & Evil for a while, and now it's got a date! This remastered version launches for Xbox One, Series X and Series S on June 25, 2024. For those who haven't heard of it, Beyond Good & Evil is an action-adventure title...

  • 20h ago
  • Xbox
  • Beyond Good & Evil
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  Feature VALORANT Beta Review (Xbox) - Riot Makes Its Console Debut With A Well-Crafted Shooter

  Valiant effort

  We can still remember the hype when Riot Games launched its Counter-Strike-like shooter VALORANT on PC a few years ago now - there was a lot of excitement around such an esteemed developer taking on Valve's mammoth FPS series head-on. Four years later, the team is bringing the game to console, and its initial beta has gotten off to a...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Valorant
  • Riot Games
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Xbox Is Hosting Its 'Biggest Booth Yet' At Gamescom This August

  With loads of playable games!

  Hot on the heels of the Xbox Games Showcase earlier this month, Microsoft has announced that it will be bringing its "biggest booth yet" to Gamescom 2024 in Germany this August. The team hasn't broken down everything that will be playable on the show floor, but it has provided us with a chunky list of games that will...

  • 23h ago
  • Xbox
  • Gamescom 2024
  • Microsoft
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Xbox Exec Thanks Team For 'Highest Rated' Showcase On Record

  "Huge thanks to you all"

  Another Xbox Games Showcase is in the books, and in the wake of the two-hour show wrapping up on June 9, it seems that Team Xbox has been gathering all the facts and figures surrounding the event. From our point of view it seemed like a pretty great show, and that feeling seems to have been reflected by Microsoft's internal...

  • 1d ago
  • Xbox
  • Microsoft
  • Xbox Games Showcase
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Asphalt Legends Unite Launches For Free On Xbox Consoles This July

  Malcolm, is that you?

  Asphalt 9: Legends has been a great addition to the free-to-play lineup on Xbox over the past few years, and we're pleased to say it's getting a major expansion in less than a month's time - in the form of Asphalt Legends Unite. In this expansion (which will permanently replace Asphalt 9: Legends on the Xbox Store), players...

  • 23h ago
  • Xbox
  • Asphalt Legends Unite
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Elden Ring Update 1.12 Now Live On Xbox, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

  It's the big Erdtree update!

  It's finally almost time for Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree! The highly-rated expansion launches in a few short hours on Xbox One, Series X and Series S, and to mark the occasion, we've also got a big new patch for Elden Ring itself. This is Elden Ring update 1.12, which includes a few new features along with a whole...

  • 22h ago
  • Xbox
  • Elden Ring
  • Patch
  • Update
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  News Xbox Game Pass RPG Lords Of The Fallen Is Getting A Sequel In 2026

  Free fallen

  The development team behind last year's Lords Of The Fallen reboot has announced that another mainline entry in the series is coming - and that it already has its eyes on a 2026 release for this follow-up. Taking to social media, developer Hexworks revealed that "the next major instalment in the Lords of the Fallen franchise" is...

  • 21h ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Lords of the Fallen
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S

Wednesday19th Jun 2024

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  Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Ultimate Members (June 2024)

  The latest freebies for XGPU subscribers

  It's time for another batch of Xbox Game Pass Perks for June 2024! The middle of the month has brought us more free Perks including a Deluxe Upgrade for EA Sports PGA Tour and a Summer Sizzle Pack for SMITE! Here's the latest list of available Xbox Game Pass Perks for June 2024 EA Sports PGA Tour - Deluxe...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Perks
  • Guides
  • Xbox One
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  31

  News Capcom's Old Game Engine Seemingly To Blame For Certain Releases Skipping Xbox

  "Our sources indicate that this is correct"

  Yesterday's Nintendo Direct livestream gave us some great third-party announcements for Xbox, but we did also stumble across a few more titles that are strangely skipping Microsoft's platform. One of those is the

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Capcom
  • Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  Feature Police Simulator: Highway Patrol Review (Xbox) - The Game's First Major Expansion

  Life on the road

  When Police Simulator: Patrol Officers first arrived on Xbox consoles a couple of years ago, we knew it'd be popular enough to attract a decent fanbase, but we never quite anticipated just how successful it'd prove. Over the past two years, the game has regularly appeared in the "Top Paid" list on the Microsoft Store in various...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Police Simulator
  • Highway Patrol
  • Expansion
  • Features
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  News Cancelled OG Xbox Game 'Captain Blood' Makes Its Comeback This Fall

  Almost a quarter of a century later

  Fancying a bit of an early 2000s throwback on your Xbox Series X|S console later this year? Well, publisher SNEG has pulled Captain Blood from the jaws of death for a Fall 2024 release - a game that was first in development for the original Xbox. This is an old school hack-and-slash game with a distinct pirate...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Captain Blood
  • Original Xbox
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
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  News Xbox Console Exclusive 'Creatures Of Ava' Gets Game Pass Release Date

  Palworld but... without guns?

  Xbox Game Pass just keeps on expanding in 2024, and those who caught Palworld fever earlier this year might want to keep an eye on Creatues of Ava. Now confirmed for the service this August, Inverge Studios' take on the 'Pokémon-like' is all about saving creat

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Creatures Of Ava
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Palworld
  • Xbox Series X
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  News Crime Boss: Rockay City Adds Free Xbox DLC Following 'Very Positive' Recent Reviews

  "There’s a cracking game here now"

  Remember Crime Boss: Rockay City? Remember how it got a pretty poor Metacritic average at launch that encouraged plenty of Xbox fans to stay away? Well, it might be time to reevaluate what it brings to the table in 2024. The game just recently launched on Steam at a bargain price of £15.99 / $15.99, where it...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Crime Boss Rockay City
  • DLC
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  News Another Rare Classic Is Now Available On Nintendo's Switch Online Service

  Following the successful release of Sea of Thieves on PS5

  Rare, the developer behind modern hits such as Sea Of Thieves, is today celebrating the release of another one of its classics on Nintendo's Switch Online subscription service. In case you missed it, this time it's the first-person shooter Perfect Dark. This kind of times into the first...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Rare
  • Perfect Dark
  • Nintendo
  • Microsoft
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  News Fantastic FPS 'Insurgency: Sandstorm' Is Getting A Huge Free Update On Xbox Game Pass

  Operation Crisis begins

  Insurgency: Sandstorm is getting another major update on all platforms, just under a year on from when the FPS title first arrived on Xbox Game Pass. This particular update is dubbed 'Operation: Crisis', and it brings a new map, new weapons, a new limited-time game mode and more to the fantastic Game Pass shooter. We

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Insurgency Sandstorm
  • Operation Crisis
  • Xbox Game Pass
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  News Ubisoft Leads The Way In This Week's Selection Of Xbox Deals (June 18-25)

  AC, Skull & Bones, Avatar and more!

  As usual, we've got another fresh selection of Xbox deals available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on the official Xbox Store right now, primarily made up of "Publisher Spotlight" and "School's Out" sales. We've noted in the headline here that Ubisoft leads the way with the likes of Assassin's...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Deals
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  Talking Point What's Your Favourite Xbox Expansion Of All Time?

  There have been some amazing candidates over the years!

  Even though it's not actually out yet, news is doing the rounds that Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree is now the highest-rated DLC of all time according to Metacritic (thanks, VGC), and that's got us thinking about some of the amazing expansions that have come to Xbox over the years. Our...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Features
  • Talking Point
  • Xbox Expansion
  • DLC
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  News My Time At Sandrock Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (June 19)

  Welcome to your next life sim!

  We have a new Game Pass addition today, June 19th, and this one could be a title worth sinking some time into! My Time at Sandrock delivers a huge life simulation game onto Xbox Game Pass - as the follow-up to 2019's My Time at Portia, which is already in the library. Here's about more information on My Time at...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Xbox Game Pass
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
  • Xbox One
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  News Two Xbox Properties Cross Over As Fallout Meets Call Of Duty Later This Week

  The vault has been opened

  Sometimes it's hard to believe yourself when you type a sentence like 'Xbox owns Call of Duty and Fallout' but its darn true, and later this week the two massive Microsoft franchises will be crossing over in Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone. Yep, the COD x Fallout bundle brings a bunch of Fallout-themed gear to Call of Duty...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3
  • Fallout
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S
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  Preview The Plucky Squire Hands On Preview - A Storybook Adventure Worth Checking Out

  It's pluckin' great

  Pure Xbox's Craig Reid recently attended Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles, where he had a chance to preview a series of upcoming Xbox releases. Today, we're sharing his thoughts on a hands-on demo of The Plucky Squire, where he sat down with All Possible Futures' co-founder James Turner to play a portion of the game's sixth...

  • 2d ago
  • Xbox
  • The Plucky Squire
  • Hands On
  • Xbox Series X
  • Xbox Series S