We're hoping for plenty of announcements. It's almost time for 2023's slate of summer showcases to take place, and that means we can hopefully look forward to a lot of Xbox Game Pass announcements over the next couple of weeks! We're kicking things off in a big way with the Summer Game Fest 2023 showcase next Thursday, and it looks like Game Pass will feature during the show. Various Xbox fans have been spotting a tab on the console dashboard which is promoting Summer Game Fest for next week, and it comes complete with an Xbox Game Pass logo. Here's a quick look: Read the full article on purex ..read more

Bloomberg has the scoop. Oh boy, here we go. Bloomberg's Jason Schreier has just dropped a report on the inner workings of Redfall, detailing multiple aspects of development that seemed to go south at Arkane Austin - the team behind Bethesda's new Xbox exclusive IP. Neither Xbox nor Bethesda provided comment for the report, but Schreier spoke to multiple developers at Arkane Austin who provided some interesting anonymous comments about how the whole thing shook out. Read the full article on purexbox.com ..read more

Is it coming sooner rather than later? In recent weeks, we've seen lots of rumblings about some Starfield-themed Xbox hardware - namely a controller and a headset rumoured to be dropping alongside the Xbox Games Showcase this month. Well, an image of the actual retail box for the controller has appeared on ImgBB (via Reddit), and we must admit it looks pretty legit to us. Here's the picture in question, showing the same controller design that seemingly leaked in early April: Read the full article on purexbox.com ..read more

Included with Xbox Live Gold & Game Pass Ultimate. Xbox Free Play Days returns after a week off, and we have another solid weekend ahead of us! Microsoft has dropped three titles into its free-to-play promotion this week, including the highly-rated Ghostrunner and a DLC-packed version of Farming Simulator 22. Farming Simulator 22 Platinum Edition Ghostrunner Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege As usual, remember that you'll need Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to take advantage of these Free Play Days offerings. All four games will be available to play for free until late on Sunday ..read more

Your Monthly Bonus Round instructions. It's that time again! We're big fans of the Microsoft Rewards program here at Pure Xbox, which allows you to complete tasks in order to earn redeemable points which can be spent on gift cards, donations and much more. June 2023's "Monthly Bonus Round" challenge has just begun, and by satisfying a few requirements by June 30th, you can top up your account by another 2000 points (around £2 / $2). Read the full article on purexbox.com ..read more

Watching alone? With friends? In a cinema? Tell us! Can you believe we're a little over a week away from the Xbox Games Showcase 2023?! The huge event takes place on Sunday, June 11th at 1pm ET / 6pm BST, followed by that all-important Starfield Direct. As we approach the big day, we're interested to know what your plans are for the Showcase. Will you be watching alone? Watching with friends? Perhaps you're planning to view it in a cinema as part of Xbox FanFest? Read the full article on purexbox.com ..read more

Good news for Ubisoft fans! Looking for some cheap Xbox games from May 30th to June 6th, 2023? As always, we've got plenty of Xbox games that have been reduced by 90% this week, and there are some big Ubisoft titles in the bunch, with Assassin's Creed Origins, The Crew 2 and Watch Dogs: Legion all discounted by 90%. Read the full article on purexbox.com ..read more

The PC release comes via Steam Early Access. Publisher Victura's Six Days in Fallujah resurfaced in 2021 after Haywire Games — a team including former Halo devs — took over development duties on the controversial project. Despite a relatively quiet couple of years since, the team has been making a bit more noise as of late, and that's now culminated in a PC release date. Yep, Six Days in Fallujah is actually coming out in less than a month - at least in preview form. The military FPS, which features gameplay "based on true stories from one of the world’s toughest modern battles", launches into ..read more

"What if we went back to basics?". We love sharing some fan-created Xbox dashboard designs every now and again, and this one based on an old Xbox 360 dashboard definitely caught our eye early this week, put together by an artist known as Ayeris. As you can see, it's a modern take on the "New Xbox Experience" dashboard that first debuted in 2008, with this particular design showing off an Xbox Game Pass tab along with a couple of modern games running on the system. Read the full article on purexbox.com ..read more

All the release dates you need to know. Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in June 2023! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a June 2023 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. Without further ado, here are all the new games coming to Xbox in June 2023: Read the full article on purexbox.com ..read more