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Halo 3 Wins 'Game Of The Year' As GameStop Reveals Its Full Set Of Awards For 2025
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Halo 3 Wins 'Game Of The Year' As GameStop Reveals Its Full Set Of Awards For 2025

Yes, this is a thing that happened.Of all the games we expected to see winning a "Game of the Year" award for 2025, Halo 3 wasn't one of them! Nevertheless, the classic 2007 Xbox shooter has just been awarded that title by none other than GameStop.In a six-minute video, it's revealed that Battlefield 6, Donkey Kong Bonanza, Ghost of Yotei and Halo 3 were up for GameStop's "Game of the Year", with Halo 3 crowned as "the best game of the year for the 18th year in a row".Read the full article on pu

Pure Xbox 11.12.2025 14:15 Uhr
The Outer Worlds 2 Gets Huge Xbox Patch, Including New FOV Slider For Third-Person Mode
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The Outer Worlds 2 Gets Huge Xbox Patch, Including New FOV Slider For Third-Person Mode

Here's what's included.Xbox dev Obsidian has just dropped an absolutely gargantuan patch for The Outer Worlds 2, bringing with it brand-new features, quest changes, bug fixes and lots more besides.As noted in our headline here, new field-of-view options for third-person mode are a welcome addition - as are the fixes for quests, combat tweaks, animation improvements and more. We're just going to throw the team's full patch notes down below for you to read over, but we'll re-order them slightly to

Pure Xbox 11.12.2025 13:30 Uhr
Digital Foundry Analysis Showcases 60FPS Versions Of Red Dead Redemption On Xbox
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Digital Foundry Analysis Showcases 60FPS Versions Of Red Dead Redemption On Xbox

Parity, finally!Red Dead Redemption for Xbox Series X|S is finally here, and now that most of you should have gotten your free upgrade if you were eligible, we're sure plenty of Xbox fans have been enjoying this Rockstar classic at 60FPS. Well, the folks at Digital Foundry are here as well to dive deep into this new version, including how the game stacks up against the old 360 code.We've thrown the video version of this up above; DF tackles the Xbox versions last, at roughly 11 minutes 30 in the

Pure Xbox 11.12.2025 12:45 Uhr
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Potions: A Curious Tale Casts Its Spell On Console

After bubbling away on Steam for nearly two years and collecting countless ‘Very Positive’ reviews, Potions: A Curious Tale has finally stepped out of the cauldron and onto console. The post Potions: A Curious Tale Casts Its Spell On Console appeared first on TheXboxHub.

TheXboxHub 11.12.2025 12:05 Uhr
The Game Awards Sale 2025 Now Live On Xbox, 150+ Major Games Discounted
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The Game Awards Sale 2025 Now Live On Xbox, 150+ Major Games Discounted

AAA titles galore!With The Game Awards 2025 officially taking place later today, Xbox has unveiled its special "The Game Awards Sale" on the Xbox Store featuring discounts for over 150 major games, available for the next week.There's some seriously big stuff in here like Split Fiction, Monster Hunter Wilds, EA Sports FC 26 and South of Midnight, along with plenty of classics that often appear in sales like these, but nevertheless have been reduced heavily.Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox 11.12.2025 12:00 Uhr
Call Of Duty Is The #1 Franchise On Xbox Game Pass For 'Total Players & Hours' In 2025
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Call Of Duty Is The #1 Franchise On Xbox Game Pass For 'Total Players & Hours' In 2025

Well, duh.Everyone, act surprised! Xbox has announced today that Call of Duty is the #1 franchise on Xbox Game Pass for total players and hours in 2025, in addition to being #1 in November (for the Black Ops 7 launch).It obviously makes sense that one of the world's biggest gaming IPs would command so much attention on Xbox's service, especially considering there are multiple titles under the COD banner across various Game Pass tiers.Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox 11.12.2025 01:00 Uhr
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Xbox, Luke Littler And Target Darts Team Up For A Bullseye Collaboration

The worlds of video games, traditional sport and straight-up fandom collide today as Target Darts, Luke Littler and Xbox fire off a brand-new collaboration. The post Xbox, Luke Littler And Target Darts Team Up For A Bullseye Collaboration appeared first on TheXboxHub.

TheXboxHub 10.12.2025 20:55 Uhr
Japan-Exclusive PS1 Game Finally Released In English After 26 Years, And It's On Xbox Too
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Japan-Exclusive PS1 Game Finally Released In English After 26 Years, And It's On Xbox Too

Say hello to Milano’s Odd Job Collection.We're totally expecting this game to go under the radar following its release on Xbox this week, but there's an interesting story behind it! Milano's Odd Job Collection is the English version of a PS1 game that released exclusively in Japan back in 1999, and it just so happens to be making its Xbox debut in the process as well.The fan translators at Hilltop Works have teamed up with publisher XSEED Games to bring Milano's Odd Job Collection to a new audie

Pure Xbox 10.12.2025 20:30 Uhr
Xbox's New Buy One, Get One Free Sale Includes A Selection Of Indie Titles
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Xbox's New Buy One, Get One Free Sale Includes A Selection Of Indie Titles

Live for the next week.Xbox has just set a new edition of its Buy One, Get One Free sales live on the Microsoft Store today - with this particular promotion revolving around a pretty slim selection of indie titles all-told.Yep, as these deals usually go, this isn't the most inspired list from Xbox here, but there are some standouts such as the three Monument Valley titles, TOEM, Beacon Pines, Cat Quest and more.Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox 10.12.2025 19:45 Uhr
Xbox Working 'Very Closely' With AMD To Improve Ray Tracing & Other FSR Features In Games
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Xbox Working 'Very Closely' With AMD To Improve Ray Tracing & Other FSR Features In Games

As part of the new AMD Redstone technology.AMD has today unveiled its new "AMD FSR Redstone" technology, which combines the company's upscaling technology with "new machine learning (ML)-powered advancements" in FSR Frame Generation, FSR Ray Regeneration, and FSR Radiance Caching.The video above goes into detail on all of these features, such as how FSR Frame Generation is becoming smoother and more seamless, FSR Radiance Caching is helping to reduce the demand of ray-tracing on a game, and FSR

Pure Xbox 10.12.2025 19:00 Uhr
Bethesda Boss Hints At Fallout Remasters, Says The Team Is 'Working On A Bunch Of Stuff'
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Bethesda Boss Hints At Fallout Remasters, Says The Team Is 'Working On A Bunch Of Stuff'

"We're thoughtful about how we approach that".In a new interview leading up to Season 2 of the TV show, Bethesda legend Todd Howard was pressed about the likelihood of fans getting some Fallout remakes and remasters - and while somewhat reserved, the Bethesda Game Studios boss did have some interesting things to say about the team's plans.When asked about this particular subject, Todd says that BGS is "working on a whole bunch of stuff", going on to explain how he prefers waiting until closer to

Pure Xbox 10.12.2025 18:30 Uhr
Geoff Keighley Talks The Game Awards & His 'Balancing Act' Of Pleasing Everyone
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Geoff Keighley Talks The Game Awards & His 'Balancing Act' Of Pleasing Everyone

"Every year is different".The Game Awards is upon us, with the 2025 edition of the event going ahead on Thursday, December 11th. TGA is always a big celebration of the industry, both in terms of what's come out over the past year and what's to come in future - and this week, host Geoff Keighley has been talking about that very balancing act in a lengthy interview with The Game Business.We've thrown the full version of this chat up above, where Keighley discusses a whole range of topics relating

Pure Xbox 10.12.2025 17:30 Uhr
Xbox Announces New Fallout Pip-Boy Controllers, And They're Available To Buy Now
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Xbox Announces New Fallout Pip-Boy Controllers, And They're Available To Buy Now

Either standalone or through Xbox Design Lab.We've got another new Xbox controller variant today in the form of the "Fallout Pip-Boy Edition", and there are three different versions available in all - available to purchase today on the Microsoft Store.The standalone one features the same basic design as the other two, but with a green d-pad, black thumbsticks and triggers, and a bright green back case. Both the standard and Elite versions can then be customised via Xbox Design Lab if you're will

Pure Xbox 10.12.2025 16:49 Uhr
New GTA Online Cutscene Leads To Speculation Over Returning Character In GTA 6
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New GTA Online Cutscene Leads To Speculation Over Returning Character In GTA 6

"Is this a hint?".Last week, we mentioned how GTA 5's Michael De Santa would be returning in a new update for GTA Online called "A Safehouse in the Hills", and that update has gone live today on Xbox - you can go and check it out right now.As you can see from the "Michael Returns" video, De Santa and his wife Amanda make a fairly lengthy appearance when buying a mansion in the new update, welcoming you to the neighbourhood. Michael later lends a hand in fighting off a bunch of mercenaries - you

Pure Xbox 10.12.2025 16:15 Uhr