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TodayTue, 16th Apr 2024 Talking Point Do You Actively Avoid Xbox Games With Massive Download Sizes? Storage space and download speeds can be an issue Since the arrival of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in late 2020, it feels like we've been talking about download sizes a lot more than we used to. A few years ago, it came as a huge surprise if a game surpassed the 100GB mark in terms of its file size, and now it's becoming pretty commonplace... Guide Xbox Game Pass Core: Full List Of Games (April 2024 Update) Here's everything you can play on Game Pass Core Back in September 2023, Microsoft finally phased out Xbox Live Gold, replacing it with Xbox Game Pass Core as a new entry-level tier to its subscription service.
Unlike Games with Gold, which has now been scrapped, Xbox Game Pass Core grants subscribers access to a select list of games separate to... News It Takes Two's Developer Is Almost Ready To Reveal What's Next "We got new (real good) stuff cooking..." The amazing co-op adventure It Takes Two was undoubtedly one of our favourite games of 2021, and over the past few years, we've been patiently sitting and waiting to hear what might be coming next from Hazelight Studios.
Fortunately, it sounds like we don't have long to wait! In a social media post... News The Outlast Trials Gets Its First Update Since 2024 Xbox Launch Be prepared for a Toxic Shock The Outlast Trials seemed to get off to a pretty good start on Xbox last month, and now the team has revealed its very first update since that much-anticipated console launch.
The game's 'Toxic Shock' event starts today, running through May 7th on all platforms - including Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. The update adds... News Another Three Titles Are Joining Xbox Game Pass Core This April And it's not a bad list! Microsoft has today announced another selection of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass Core, the team's replacement for the now-defunct Xbox Live Gold service.
In total, three games will join the smaller Game Pass Core collection on April 23rd, including the pictured Deep Rock Galactic and Bugbear's chaotic racer Wreckfest... News Six Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Late April 2024 The latest group of leavers The second batch of games leaving Xbox Game Pass in April 2024 has been revealed today, and in total we have six games leaving the library - including one EA Play title.
Here's the full list of titles leaving Xbox Game Pass on April 30, 2024:
Xbox Game Pass: Leaving Soon (April 30, 2024):
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April... News These Six Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (April 17-30) The latest official roundup of new titles Microsoft has announced the latest batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for April 2024, which includes the previously confirmed Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes and Another Crab's Treasure, along with some surprises!
Don' News Xbox's Towerborne Beta Is Opening Up To More Players Ahead Of 2024 Launch "Sign up thru the Insider Program today" Xbox Game Studios' Towerborne first opened up pre-release playtesting last year, and now the team has announced another expansion to its Insider Program. Developer Stoic will be "opening the doors" to more players "very soon" as the team continues to build towards the game's full launch.
At the moment we... News This Week's Xbox Deals Include A Huge Discount For 2022's Saints Row Time to pull the trigger? We're now entering the final couple of days of the Xbox Spring Sale 2024, but Microsoft has also added just over 100 games to the list of Xbox deals for the next week, with most of them being exclusive to Xbox Game Pass members.
Interestingly, 2022's failed Saints Row reboot has dropped to a very low price in the process,... News Ubisoft's XDefiant Server Test Will Apparently Take Place This Weekend On Xbox Reportedly starting April 19 Months and months after the game's last pre-release test, Ubisoft is apparently very close to unleashing XDefiant's latest stress test on Xbox Series X|S. According to a new report from Insider Gaming, the team is targeting an April 19th date for its 12-hour serve News Two Additions Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (April 16) Including another day one release We have a couple of fresh additions on Xbox Game Pass today, April 16th! Obsidian is bringing its 'Fully Yoked Edition' of Grounded to the library today, while new day-one title Harold Halibut is also available on the service.
Here's a bit more information on today's new Xbox Game Pass additions:
Grounded: Fully... News Palworld Update 0.2.2.0 Coming To Xbox Soon, Here's What's Included "Major fixes" and more Pocketpair is still rolling out regular updates for its smash hit release Palworld and this includes a new patch for Xbox Series X|S, bumping the game up to Version 0.2.2.0.
This latest update, which will be released when its ready, comes with "major fixes" and various other fixes. Here's the full rundown of what to expect... YesterdayMon, 15th Apr 2024 News 'PERISH' Marks The Launch Of New Hellish FPS On Xbox Series X|S Lowkey slaying So, during our weekend release roundup we detailed a new Xbox FPS called PERISH that looked pretty darn fun, and well, HandyGames' shooter is officially out now on console after a year or so on Steam.
That Steam release has brought in a 'Mostly Positive' rating so far, so we're keen to see how this indie shooter lands with an Xbox... News Microsoft Rewards Fans Are Preparing For A New Era On Xbox This Week Which sadly means the end of another one In case you missed it, Microsoft Rewards is undergoing a transformation on Xbox right now. We've started to see a few new offers entering the Xbox Rewards Hub recently, but sadly there are some downsides to report as well.
The big one is that the old Microsoft Rewards Xbox app is shutting down very soon. Its... News Ori Dev's 'No Rest For The Wicked' Re-Confirmed For Xbox, PC Early Access Starts This Week No restin' for this lot Ori developer Moon Studios has just dropped its latest trailer for No Rest for the Wicked; the team's upcoming action RPG coming to Steam Early Access this week. That Early Access date is confirmed for April 18th, while the studio has also taken the opportunity to remind us that an Xbox Series X|S version is still in the... Review Harold Halibut (Xbox) - A Heartfelt & Handcrafted Narrative Adventure For the love of bluglglgl German developer Slow Bros has certainly lived up to their name: it's been fourteen years since they gathered for dinner and serendipitously decided to make a game! Despite lacking the technical knowledge to actually make one, they set out to create a cinematic narrative adventure. Well, where most saw barriers, Slow Bros... News Hallmark's Musical Xbox Ornament Sounds Like A Must-Buy This Christmas It plays the Halo theme tune! Yes, it's a bit early to start thinking about Christmas 2024 already, but you might want to keep this one in mind! Hallmark has unveiled a new "Original XBOX Console Ornament With Light and Sound", and it's getting a release this July.
Retailing for just $22.99, this Christmas decoration isn't just fun to look at, as... News Former Xbox Exec Likes The Idea Of 'Tipping' Developers After Beating Their Games "Some games are that special" The price of AAA games has been a hot topic recently, especially with the move to $70 releases, but one former Xbox & Blizzard exec has taken to social media to express that they'd actually like the option to give devs more money for their releases.
Yep, Mike Ybarra — who left X News Hypercharge: Unboxed Dev Finally Teases New Xbox Release Date "Something BIG is coming" Back in 2022, the dev team behind toy soldier-shooter Hypercharge: Unboxed began heavily teasing an Xbox release for its PC title, and after a chunk of time and numerous internal delays, they're back at it again with a fresh Xbox tease.
Taking to Twitter this weekend, developer Digital Cybercherries says that "something... Guide Harold Halibut: Release Date & Release Times On Xbox Game Pass The latest day one release on XGP! We've got another day one Xbox Game Pass release kicking off the week in the form of Harold Halibut this Tuesday, and this one's particularly interesting as it features a stop-motion visual style using handcrafted models!
The first reviews have dropped today, including here at Pure Xbox where we gave Harold... News Cliffy B's 'LawBreakers' Makes Surprise Return Thanks To Fan-Led Resurrection But will it ever come to Xbox? Cliffy B's now-defunct studio BossKey never brought its hero shooter LawBreakers to Xbox, despite last year's update that sparked fresh interest in the title. Well, one year later, that interest still seems to be there - despite an Xbox release remaining unlikely.
A group of LawBreakers fans have resurrected the PS4... Hands On Sker Ritual - A Zombie-Filled Ceremony That Struggles To Satisfy Skert around it, for now The team behind 2020's story-based horror title Maid of Sker is back this year with an FPS spin-off - one that takes shape as a wave-based shooter not too dissimilar to Call of Duty's Zombies mode. Wales Interactive sticks to CoD's blueprint quite closely here, and while the concept is sound and the game does what it says on... Saturday13th Apr 2024 Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (April 15-19) Including another day one Game Pass release Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for April 15-19! It's looking like a pretty quiet few days ahead for Xbox releases, but we've still got the likes of Sker Ritual on the way, along with the day one Xbox Game Pass title Harold Halibut!
Here's what's coming to Xbox next week:
New Xbox Releases (April... News Two Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In May 2024 So Far An early look at what's ahead Update: Well, it turns out there's actually two! Indie adventure Hauntii has sneaked into the lineup for May 2024 as well, and obviously we'll have more joining the list as we get closer to May. Stay tuned!
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According to the game's design director Toby Schadt (via LinkedIn), the game has sold "over 5 million copies" since its initial multiplatform release in 2020. So in other words, this is great news for the future of... News Kingdom Come: Deliverance Dev Warhorse Gearing Up For 'New Game Reveal' All will be revealed next week The Czech video game developer Warhorse Studios has been busy working on Kingdom Come: Deliverance since 2018 and in the latest update, it seems the team is finally ready to unveil its next project.
If you are wondering exactly what the big reveal might be, according to Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson, it's supposedly...
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