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Nothing too crazy, but some nice updates all the same!Today marked the first ever 11 Bit Studios Digital Showcase, which was only a small event highlighting a few titles from the Polish developer / publisher's portfolio including the likes of Frostpunk and The Alters.There were no brand-new game announcements here, but some titles have received DLC and/or free updates. We also saw a mention of Death Howl which isn't an Xbox console title, but is still launching on PC Game Pass this week.Read the
The thin blue line just got a little... furrier, with the K-9 update for The Precinct. The post The Precinct Unleashes K-9 Units in Massive Free Update appeared first on TheXboxHub.
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It's not over yet!Last week, it was announced by Netflix that the company was buying Warner Bros. in a deal worth over $82 billion, but now Paramount has launched an all-cash tender offer to acquire all of Warner Bros. Discovery's outstanding shares for $30 per-share (in cash).In a statement released today, Paramount chairman David Ellison insisted the deal would provide "superior value" compared to Netflix's offer, along with "a more certain and quicker path to completion".Read the full article
With major updates done, what's your final verdict?Xbox has reminded us that Halo Infinite launched four years ago today (the full campaign version anyway), so we want to check in with the Pure Xbox community on your feelings about this particular series entry almost half a decade later, especially with the game's major updates now wrapping up.The road to Halo Infinite was a long and winding one back in the late Xbox One, early Series X|S days; we still have nightmares about that 2020 gameplay r
The 2024 edition hits PlayStation today.Back in September, we learnt that Microsoft Flight Simulator was jetting off to PS5 this year - and now an interesting interview with an Xbox developer talks about the series' interesting journey to PlayStation platforms.Speaking with XDA, Microsoft's Flight Sim lead dev Jorg Neumann talked about the upcoming port and how it all started. Neumann says that he suggested moving the series over to PS5 after 2020's Microsoft Flight Simulator (an idea that MS sh
Deathless. The Hero Quest is certainly a memorable title. Like it or not, there is an engaging core, which successfully merges with over the top set pieces, culminating in a fantasy-deck building-RPG epic bound to grip you. And that is despite its flaws. The post Deathless. The Hero Quest Review appeared first on TheXboxHub.
With more to be announced as well!The Xbox Winter Demo Fest for 2025 (otherwise known as the Indie Selects Demo Fest) has now kicked off, allowing you to play over 20 games for free. It's not officially being promoted at the time of writing, but we've done some sleuthing and discovered these 20+ titles that are part of it â with 30+ set to be announced in total.With that in mind, we'll be updating this list as more demos become available over the next 24 hours.Read the full article on purexbox.c
Winter Burrow is a curious game; it was designed to be an easy-going entry into the usually challenging survival genre. The post Winter Burrow Review appeared first on TheXboxHub.
10 years after back compat was first announced!I've just been doing a little storage space cleanup on my Xbox Series S today, removing some bits and pieces I just don't have the time for at the moment and installing one or two older titles that I fancy dipping back into sometime this week. And, once again it struck me that backwards compatibility is just so important to me when it comes to Xbox these days, particularly the fairly chunky 360 library.I obviously have an old 360 lying around somewh
The last big showcase of the year.Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards always provides a nice opportunity for publishers and developers to show off what's coming next, alongside giving the games and the talent behind them their due praise of course.With that being said, here's exactly when The Game Awards 2025 goes down - and some of what we can expect to see from this year's event.Read the full article on purexbox.com
Update: The OG Yakuza 0 is disappearing as well.As the final month of 2025 draws closer, it's time to take a quick look at what's being removed from the Xbox Store before the year is out, with six games currently set to be delisted in December 2025.Four of these are from publisher Outright Games, although only the Steam versions are confirmed to be getting delisted at the time of writing. Nevertheless, we think they'll be leaving the Xbox Store too, as Outright Games' Star Trek Prodigy: Supernov
And guess what was number 1?As we get closer and closer to the voting for Pure Xbox's Game of the Year 2025 (look out for it this Saturday!), we've got more "Best Of" roundups to highlight from across the internet, with this latest one coming from GamesRadar.Those folks have picked out their top 25 games of the year, with four Xbox first-party titles included in the mix. The highest placed one is Indiana Jones and the Great Circle at #5, which is only here because it missed the cut-off for 2024'
How 2 Escape: Lost Submarine is a supremely well-designed escape room for two players, but itâs got a weakness in its companion app, and the game has a tendency to spring a buggy leak. The post How 2 Escape: Lost Submarine Review appeared first on TheXboxHub.
Will Rockstar respond?If you were around the gaming world last week, you may have seen the drama surrounding Red Dead Redemption - where Rockstar's free Xbox upgrade wasn't working for most people on the launch of its new current-gen release. Well, the team fixed the issue for lots of players pretty quickly, but now a week later, some owners are still not getting their free upgrades.Having a quick look on Reddit over the weekend, there are quite a few responses in this thread about folks still n
A massive wave of action-roguelike chaos has just swept across the console landscape as Terminull Brigade, the co-op hero shooter set in futuristic digital worlds, has launched on Xbox Series X|S, Game Pass and PlayStation 5. The post Free-to-Play and on Game Pass – Terminull Brigade Launches its Rebellion! appeared first on TheXboxHub.
Also says it's going to be a "challenging" game to make.Back in September, Kojima & co. finally showcased a gameplay teaser for OD â their upcoming Xbox title â and despite the trailer being typically cryptic, the legendary game maker says that it was "full of hints" as to how the game will actually play.Speaking with anaweb and translated by Automaton, Kojima talked a little bit about how OD is "changing the service model from the ground up" and that while this approach will be "challenging
Get ready to roll the dice and level the city - King of Tokyo is coming to the virtual scene. The post The Legendary King of Tokyo is Smashing its Way onto PC & Consoles in 2026 appeared first on TheXboxHub.
Your Xbox Game Pass subscription is delivering an overwhelming selection of new content and games this week. The post Game Pass Has It All This Week: Fatalities, Fashion & The Deepest Hole Ever Dug! appeared first on TheXboxHub.
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Struggled in the UK too.There's been an unfortunate narrative doing the rounds on social media this weekend about Xbox consoles, and it's all to do with some new Black Friday 2025 data that suggests the Series X and Series S sold poorly during BF week.Specifically, Mat Piscatella of the analysis group "Circana" took to Bluesky on Sunday to share how the PlayStation 5 dominated Black Friday week with 47% of gaming hardware sales in the US, followed by the Switch 2 at 24% and the little-known NEX
Update: Few more added to the list.The Xbox Game Pass Perks program is continuing to add a bunch of freebies for Game Pass members throughout December 2025, including for the likes of Fortnite, The Crew Motorfest, Delta Force and so many other games. We expect many more to come over the next few weeks, and we'll update this guide when we spot them.A notable addition this month is that Xbox Game Pass subscribers are being treated to an exclusive offer for the Meta Quest 3S that includes the 128GB
