Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In January 2024
The full list of confirmed games so far
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (January 9)
Including the mighty Assassin's Creed Valhalla!
Video Here's A Look At 50+ Games Coming To Xbox Game Pass This Year
Condensed into a 14-minute video!
News - 2024, Week 02
Saturday13th Jan 2024
News Three Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In February 2024 So Far
And it's still early days!
2024 has only just begun, but it's already time to look ahead to February! As we always do around this time of the month, we're highlighting some of the Xbox Game Pass titles that have already been confirmed for the next calendar month, and there are three of them so far - all of which we're very excited to try in the...
News Starfield Teases Its 'Biggest' Update Yet, Here's What You Can Expect
Coming soon to all players
Bethesda previously revealed there would be a lot more updates coming to Starfield in the new year, and now that it's 2024, it's officially teased its next update which is going to be the "biggest" one yet. This particular update will come to Steam Beta next week on January 17th, and will be followed by a update for "all...
Talking Point 10 Years Later, What Do You Think Of 'The Master Chief Collection' In 2024?
Are you still playing it to this day?
As ridiculous as it might seem, 2024 marks ten years since the release of Halo: The Master Chief Collection! That makes us feel very old, although to be honest it's actually more like nine years right now (it released in November 2014). Anyway, the point is that it's been a long time since this first arrived in...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (January 15-19)
Including some BIG Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for January 15-19! We've got some great games to look forward to on Xbox next week, including the superb Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, as well as the Xbox Game Pass releases of Resident Evil 2, Palworld and others! 2024
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 13-14)
Starting Valhalla for the first time?
It's been a long week (for us at least!), but the weekend is finally here! There's plenty to enjoy on Xbox over the next couple of days including some great new Xbox Game Pass additions, no less than seven Xbox Free Play Days titles, a great sale featuring hundreds of
Friday12th Jan 2024
Video Here's A Look At 50+ Games Coming To Xbox Game Pass This Year
Condensed into a 14-minute video!
Things have really started to kick into gear for Xbox Game Pass this year already, and there's a whole lot more to come! In fact, even though it's only mid-January, we already know of well over 50 games that have been announced so far. As usual, our full list of everything announced for Xbox Game Pass in 2024 is...
News Limited Run Gets Brutally Honest As Xbox Misses Out On Two New Ports
"We have no option but to skip Xbox on these titles"
It's been a couple of years now since Limited Run began working with Microsoft to bring a bunch of physical Xbox releases to market, and we've seen some great examples ever since, such as Quake 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Tetris Effect: Connected and many, many others. Ho
News Report Uncovers Three More 'SEGA Classics' That Could Return For Xbox Series X|S
Alongside the five that have already been confirmed
Back at The Game Awards in December (which feels like so long ago now!), one of the highlights of the show was SEGA revealing that five of its classic franchises were getting new games, including Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio. As part of that trailer, it was mentioned that "more" titles were also...
News Forza Motorsport Update 4 Arrives Next Week, New Track & Early Patch Notes Revealed
Daytona International Speedway and more!
Turn 10 Studios has announced the next update for Forza Motorsport will be arriving on Xbox Series X|S and PC on 16th January 2024. This time around racers can look forward to the prestigious Daytona International Speedway, 4 new spotlight cars and 4 "fresh" Car Pass deliveries including the icons of Italian...
News Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown 'Simply Beautiful' On All Consoles, Especially Xbox Series X
A blistering 120FPS
Ubisoft's new Prince Of Persia title officially arrives next Thursday, with media going hands-on with game this week ahead of launch. As we've already established, it's going down very well with the critics so far - and that extends to tech-focused outlet
Reaction PS5 60FPS Mods Have Us Wishing For More 'FPS Boost' Titles On Xbox
Red Dead 2 would be amazing!
So, the folks over at Digital Foundry have posted another interesting analysis today exploring some modded titles on PS5 - mods that manage to unlock frame rates in certain PS4 games. To be clear, these mods aren't official and can't be applied on normal PS5 consoles, however the results are interesting nonetheless - and...
News Epic CEO Makes Outspoken Statement About Microsoft 'Empowering Developers'
"Congratulations to Microsoft on a well-deserved honor"
You may have seen in the news recently that Microsoft has overtaken Apple in becoming "the world's most valuable company", and Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has had something to say on the matter. Sweeney has congratulated the Xbox owner for its achievement, while making a not-so-subtle dig at...
News EA Details New Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Patch 8 is out now for Xbox Series X|S
As we get closer to the first anniversary of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, EA and Respawn Entertainment are still rolling out regular patches to improve the overall experience. The latest one, 'Patch 8', has now been rolled out on all platforms including Xbox Series X|S. This patch comes with some new features as...
It's certainly a mixed reception
Following the mixed feedback Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League received from the press earlier this week, WB Games and Rocksteady have now announced they're lifting a portion of the game's non-disclosure agreement. Due to "more news" circulating about the game and so many players asking about the experience,...
News Phil Spencer Celebrates Another Birthday As Head Of Xbox
And we're glad to see it!
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer celebrates another year on this big spinning rock of ours today - the man himself is now 56 years of age! Happy Birthday Phil, we're glad to see you continue to lead the Xbox team into 2024. Of course, this year also marks a big occasion for Phil in relation to his position at Xbox...
News Halo TV Show Releases New Season 2 Poster, Fans Photoshop Helmet In (Again)
"Keep it on, Chief"
Paramount released its official trailer for Season 2 of the Halo TV Show yesterday, and while it's got some fans excited, some others are seemingly frustrated by the new promotional poster. Yes, alongside this official trailer, there's now another promo poster for Season 2 and it also features Master Chief without his helmet on...
News 'Sand Land' Brings Its Stylish Open World To Xbox Series X|S This April
Braving the dunes
2024 on Xbox just keeps on growing! As we roll further into January, Bandai Namco has announced a release date for its upcoming action RPG Sand Land. This new-gen open world adventure — based on the manga of the same name — heads to Xbox Series X and S on April 26th. Accompanying this new announcement is a fresh gameplay...
News The Finals Update 1.4.1 Arrives After 'In-Depth Review' Of Aim Assist Mechanics
Here are the full patch notes
Less than a month after becoming the "Top Free Game" on Xbox following its surprise launch at The Game Awards, The Finals just got a brand-new update that completely reworks the aim assist on Xbox. According to the team, an "in-depth review" of the game's aiming mechanics has taken place in the last month-or-so to...
Thursday11th Jan 2024
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (January 11)
A happy couple
Xbox Game Pass is getting two new titles today - with one arriving later as an EA Play addition! That'll be Super Mega Baseball 4, while Compulsion Games' We Happy Few is also being added to the library. We Happy Few was actually part of Game Pass before, but it mysteriously left the library around a year ago. The title has now...
News Here's A Closer Look At What To Expect From 'Palworld' On Xbox Game Pass
The game that looks like Pokémon with guns!
Earlier this week, it was revealed that Palworld would be launching day one on Xbox Game Pass on January 19th, and we've seen a whole lot of excitement surrounding that announcement over the past couple of days. Still, there's also a fair bit of confusion about what exactly we're in store for here. Is it...
Prince Charming
It has, quite unbelievably, been 35 whole earth years since Jordan Mechner's original Prince of Persia released for the Apple II back in 1989. It represented one of the first examples of what's become known as the 'cinematic platformer', a genre that combines strong art styles, satisfying narratives and fluidly animated protagonists...
News Seven EA Games Are Included With Xbox Free Play Days This Week
Free to play from now until Sunday night!
It's time for another batch of Xbox Free Play Days titles, and it's a particularly huge selection this week! We've got no less than seven EA Sports games that are free to play over the next few days, all of which are recent Xbox releases. Here's the list of seven games included with Xbox Free Play Days...
News Indiana Jones Trademark Reveals Potential Name For Upcoming Xbox Title
Liking the sound of this?
The hype is starting to build for Xbox's Indiana Jones game, folks! Just a few days ago we knew next-to-nothing about this MachineGames title, but we now know that it's set to star at Xbox Developer Direct 2024 - and there's more news starting to leak out ahead of the event. Game researcher 'Kurakasis' has taken to Twitter...
Poll How Often Do You Buy DLC Packs & Expansions For Your Games?
Do you always buy them for your favourite titles?
If you look back at 2023 and some of the highest-rated games to come out for Xbox consoles, a few of them weren't full games at all - they were expansions. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty even made it into our Pure Xbox Game of the Year list (as voted for by you!), while Resident Evil 4: Separate...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown
Regaining its crown
The Prince Of Persia series is about to make its grand return with The Lost Crown, and ahead of its upcoming release, critics have gone hands-on with this new Ubisoft adventure - including us here at Pure Xbox! So, here's what reviewers are saying about the title so far: Pure Xbox (9/10): "P
News Taxi Life: A City Simulator Sets New March 2024 Release Date For Xbox
And it's also now available to pre-order!
When Taxi Life: A City Simulator was first revealed back in November, we immediately penned it as one of the potential unlikely hits of 2024, especially considering the original trailer racked up over 1 million views on YouTube alone. At the time, it was dated for February 2024, but now it's been pushed...
News Persona 3 Reload Prepares For Xbox Release As Pre-Install Goes Live
Download it now with Xbox Game Pass!
Ready for another day one Persona launch on Xbox Game Pass? That's exactly what we're getting with Persona 3 Reload on February 2nd, and if you're eager to get started as soon as possible, you can pre-install it as of today. The download size only clocks in at just over 20GB on Xbox Series X and Series S, so...
News Starfield And Hi-Fi RUSH Nominated For Multiple D.I.C.E. Awards
Activision Blizzard games are also in the running
Starfield has already picked up some awards, including our own Game of the Year award here at Pure Xbox, and now it's received even more nominations from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. At this year's 27th annual D.I.C.E. Awards, Starfield is in the running for "role-playing game of...
News Halo TV Show Season 2 Trailer Lands Ahead Of Next Month's Launch
Prime time
The official trailer for Halo The Series: Season 2 has landed! Take a look at what's coming in the Paramount show's second season up above - arriving on the Paramount Plus subscription service next month. While the show's first series didn't quite live up to the hype, there's still lots of attention on how Season 2 will fare. Views on...
Wednesday10th Jan 2024
News Five Years On, Batman: Arkham Collection Is Dominating The Xbox Charts Once Again
Rocksteady's masterpieces
It's been five years since Rocksteady and WB Games unleashed the Batman: Arkham Collection on Xbox One, bundling Arkham Asylum, Arkham City and Arkham Knight into one package, and it's once again returned to the Xbox charts! Specifically, Batman: Arkham Collection sits in sixth place in the UK and ninth place in the US...
News Bethesda's Indiana Jones Game Reportedly Set To Launch This Year
Whipped into shape
Yesterday's Developer Direct announcement brought the exciting news that Bethesda will finally be lifting the lid on Indiana Jones soon - with a world premiere gameplay trailer confirmed for next week. The game's appearance at Dev Direct has fans wondering about the projected release date, and a new report sheds some light on...
News 10 Intriguing Xbox Indie Games To Look Out For In January 2024
Including some confirmed Game Pass titles!
We recently published our huge list of major Xbox Series X|S games arriving in 2024, but what about the lesser-known indie titles? Indie games in general don't get as much attention as their AAA counterparts, and while we'd love to give them all a great deal of coverage, there's unfortunately just not...
News Xbox Sets Target Date For Baldur's Gate 3 Deleted Saves Fix
"Microsoft have identified the cause"
Yesterday, Larian Studios pushed out a huge update for Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but nothing was mentioned in the patch notes about a fix for the deleted saves issue that's been plaguing the Xbox version so far. That's because it's apparently a Microsoft problem rather than a developer...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Launches With 'English' Language Issue On PC Game Pass
"Am I missing something?"
Yesterday's arrival of Assassin's Creed Valhalla on Xbox Game Pass has gone down a treat so far, but sadly the PC Game Pass version has been suffering with a major issue in which "English" can't be selected as a language option. We're seeing countless reports about this from the Game Pass community, explaining that when...
Poll Which Games Will Get Release Dates At Xbox Developer Direct?
Proper dates, that is!
We're very excited for Xbox's second-ever Developer Direct event later this month - featuring four upcoming titles. Sure, we've heard about all of these games before in some fashion, but last year's Dev Direct followed a fantastic deep-dive format and we're looking forward to getting some juicy details on each of these titles...
Soapbox Microsoft, We'd Love Another Surprise Xbox Game Pass Release At 'Developer Direct'
Hi-Fi RUSH was an amazing surprise last year!
It's always exciting times when an Xbox event is coming up, isn't it? The big summer showcases are always good fun but I particularly liked Developer Direct last year. The more in-depth looks at those 2023 titles made Dev Direct a fantastic new format, and that surprise launch of Hi-Fi RUSH was just...
News Forza Motorsport Team Shares Three Areas Of Feedback Being Worked On In 2024
"Here’s what we’ve heard from you"
Ever since launch, the Forza Motorsport studio has been hard at work adding new tracks, cars and features to the game - which have been welcome because it did feel a little light in certain aspects on day one. However, there are some major areas the team hasn't got to yet - and they've addressed some of the...
News Former 343 Employee Hints At 'Unannounced' New Halo Project
Will it use Unreal Engine 5?
343 Industries is still showing Halo Infinite some love with seasonal updates, but what's next for Master Chief? While there have been some rumours here and there, two job listings have now potentially shed some light on what's going on behind the scenes. On the LinkedIn profile of the former 343 Industries art director...
News Minecraft Legends Development Ends, Less Than A Year Since Launch
"We're now going to take a step back from development"
The team behind Minecraft Legends has announced that development is winding down on Minecraft's strategy spin-off. The game's final content update 'Snow vs Snouts' has been in development for a while, and it'll mark the end of the road for Minecraft Legends updates. The teams at Mojang and...
News The Coalition Appears To Be On A Hiring Spree For The Next 'Gears'
Looks like a busy year ahead
We've barely heard anything from The Coalition over the past few years, but clearly there's a lot of hard work going on over there right now! This month, multiple new hires have been spotted across various roles at the studio. As you can see in the Twitter post below, there are at least eight new hires that have updated...
Tuesday9th Jan 2024
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (January 9)
Including the mighty Assassin's Creed Valhalla!
January's Xbox Game Pass lineup for 2024 continues to grow today with two new additions to the service. We've got Ubisoft's 2020 RPG Assassin's Creed Valhalla, alongside the gorgeous indie adventure Figment; from Bedtime Digital. Here's a quick look at both of today's new Xbox Game Pass titles:
News Another Xbox Console Exclusive Makes Its Way To PS5 Later This Month
Another one bites the Dusk
Following recent rumours that certain Xbox exclusives may be moving over to PlayStation platforms, the team behind critical hit Immortality has announced such a move. The story-heavy FMV title, which was on Game Pass before its departure last summer, will be heading to PS5 later this month. As for the
News Baldur's Gate 3 Gets First Xbox Update Of 2024, Here Are The Patch Notes
"We’re kicking off 2024 with a sizeable hotfix"
It's time for the first Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox update of 2024! The update is available to download right now on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, clocking in at 17.8GB altogether, and it's described by Larian Studios as a "sizeable hotfix". There's no mention of the save issue that's plaguing BG3 on...
News Pokémon-Esque Adventure 'Palworld' Launches On Xbox Game Pass Next Week
"Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures"
We've got another big Xbox Game Pass confirmation for January 2024! It's been announced today that Palworld, which has been attracting major attention over the past few years, will be launching with Game Pass on January 19th. As we mentioned last year, this basically looks like Pok?
News Xbox Announces New 'Developer Direct' Event For Next Week
It includes four massive games!
The rumours were true! Microsoft is bringing back the Xbox Developer Direct event for 2024, and it'll be taking place on January 18th, 2024. The games that will be featured are Indiana Jones, Avowed, Ara: History Untold and Hellblade 2! Specific
News Xbox Divides Opinion With Controversial Response To Baldur's Gate 3 Bans
"Make it make sense"
Last week, a story began doing the rounds about a Baldur's Gate 3 player who had been banned for accidentally uploading X-rated content from the game to the Xbox Network, and this resulted in developer Larian Studios calling the situation "annoying and uncool", telling fans that Microsoft would lift bans like these in the near...
Talking Point Do You Think Xbox Will Ever Stop Making Consoles?
Or will Team Green always make hardware?
It's been an interesting start to the year for Xbox. We have a new Developer Direct announced that makes 2024 on Xbox look quite tantalising indeed, and there've been some great Game Pass announcements already - and we're not even halfway through January! Things are looking good then, especially with that...
Deals 100+ Games Added To This Week's Xbox Sales (January 9-16)
Including a HUGE set of DLC discounts!
Another Tuesday, another set of weekly Xbox deals! We haven't got that much to talk about this week as the Last Chance Sale is still ongoing until next Tuesday, but we do still have a few more deals for Xbox Game Pass members to highlight, along with a pretty stacked "Beyond Countdown" sale featuring an array...
News Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Receives Mixed Feedback In 'Hands-On' Previews
Some love it, some not so much!
We're now less than a month away from the long-awaited release of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and a few lucky critics have been going hands-on with it as part of a recent preview event. So far, the reception has been mixed. We've seen plenty of people who have really...
News Xbox's New Developer Direct Will Feature First-Look Gameplay From Indiana Jones
Whips at the ready
Remember when Bethesda unveiled its Indiana Jones project right before being acquired by Microsoft? Well, three years later and we're about to finally see the game in action. Yep, Xbox has announced its second-ever Developer Direct event this week - and Indiana Jones will feature. In fact, we're set to see "the premiere of the...
News The Original Xbox 'S Controller' Is Being Remade By Hyperkin
First the Duke, now the Duchess
Hyperkin has been on a bit of a roll in recent years when it comes to Xbox nostalgia. It all started with the company making an officially licensed 'Duke' controller for Xbox One, before the team brought back '05 with a remake of the Xbox 360 controller earlier this year. Now, they're going back to the original Xbox...
News Amnesia: The Bunker Brings Major Accessibility Update To Xbox Game Pass
Shining new light on the bunker
Amnesia: The Bunker developer Frictional Games has delivered a much-welcome update for its Xbox Game Pass spookfest - bringing all-new accessibility options and more to the title. As the heading suggests, this update mostly focuses on making the game more accessible to additional players - with new camera motion,...
Monday8th Jan 2024
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In January 2024
The full list of confirmed games so far
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in January 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 January, as well...
News Did You Know? You Can Earn Microsoft Rewards Points Using Your Nintendo Switch
You need the right game(s) for it though
Now and again, we like to bring you little tricks to help with your Microsoft Rewards experience on Xbox and beyond, and something we've just discovered recently is that you can actually earn points using your Nintendo Switch! The way to do this is by playing games that allow you to sign into a Microsoft...
Poll How Are You Getting On With Far Cry 6 On Xbox Game Pass?
Agree with its 79 Metacritic rating?
Ubisoft's Far Cry 6 was the joint-final Xbox Game Pass release of last year, arriving back on December 14th alongside Pillars of Eternity for PC, and it was also probably the most high-profile Game Pass title of the entire month. The question is, how are you getting on with it so far? Far Cry 6 was a little bit...
Review Assassin's Creed Valhalla - The Best Entry To Date, And A Series X Showpiece
Update: And now it's on Xbox Game Pass!
Update (Mon 8th Jan, 2024): Just over three years since we published our Assassin's Creed Valhalla review, the game is joining Xbox Game Pass as part of the January 2024 lineup! You can check out our original impressions of the game down below, which arrived just a few days after the launch of the Xbox Series...
News Don't Forget, It's Almost Time For Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered On Xbox
We haven't heard much about it lately
Yesterday, we published our 2024 edition of the "Xbox Games To Look Forward To" guide that we put together every year, and in the process we seem to have reminded a few people that Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered is almost here! Yes, even though it seems to be getting little marketing, Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered...
News Final Fantasy 14 Prepares For Xbox Release As Game Surpasses 30 Million Players
Not much longer to wait
We've been waiting over a decade for an Xbox release, but it's finally almost time! Final Fantasy 14 will be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in the near future, with the Open Beta now officially set to begin in February 2024. During a recent Fan Festival in Tokyo, it was actually suggested that February 21st, 2024...
Rumour Xbox Might Bring Sea Of Thieves To PlayStation & Nintendo Switch
It's apparently been "looked into"
There's been a lot of speculation over the past few days about the possibility of Xbox bringing Hi-Fi RUSH to another console such as PlayStation or Nintendo Switch, and now there's talk about Sea Of Thieves being a candidate as well! Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb revealed this on the latest Game Mess Morning podcast
PSA Xbox Will Begin Deleting Your Uploaded Screenshots & Clips This Week
Want to keep them? Back 'em up!
Remember back in October when Microsoft announced that changes were being made to the upload feature on Xbox, and your screenshots and clips on the Xbox Network would be deleted starting in January 2024? Well, we're here! As of Tuesday (January 9th) this week, your captures will be deleted from the Xbox Network if...
News 'The Spy Who Shot Me' Brings Its Cheesy GoldenEye-Style FPS To Xbox
"This really is an N64 Style Shooter"
You don't get many new Xbox releases at this time of year, but one game we have seen over the past few days is The Spy Who Shot Me, which might entice those who like the sound of a low budget GoldenEye-style experience. This is a game that's been available on PC for a few years now (where it holds a "Very...
News Even The AEW Champion Thinks Xbox Vs. PlayStation 'Arguments' Are Ridiculous
"I just sit back and shake my head"
If you don't keep up with the world of AEW, veteran wrestler Samoa Joe recently became the World Champion of the brand, and he's been getting a lot of attention today for his thoughts on "Xbox vs. PlayStation talk". Unsurprisingly, he's not keen on it! Joe feels it's crazy for people to be arguing over "who gets...
Talking Point What Are Your Gaming Resolutions For 2024?
Dig into the backlog? Finish more games? Tell us!
To be honest, 2024 doesn't really feel like it's begun yet - we're still feeling the hangover of Christmas and New Year! Week 1 definitely wasn't the best for getting our resolutions in order... but we can always start with Week 2 instead! So, inspired by a recent discussion over at our sister site...
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