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News PS1 Hagrid Will Be a Cosmetic in Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions on PS5, PS4

Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is right around the corner on PS5 and PS4, and the excitement around the game feels fairly muted. However, the devs may have just sealed the deal, and all it took was one brilliant Easter egg. PS1 Hagrid, otherwise known as Haggord or simply Meme Hagrid, will be represented in the... Continue reading...

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News Online RPG Blue Protocol Shutting Down, Western Release Cancelled

Bandai Namco and Amazon Game Studios have announced their collaborative online RPG Blue Protocol will shut down in Japan, and the Western release has been cancelled entirely. Japanese users have until 18th January 2025 to keep on playing the game, at which point it'll be taken offline. In a post on the Blue... Continue reading...

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News Mark Cerny's Feedback on PS5's Astro Bot: 'Now This Is a Game'

PS5's upcoming platformer Astro Bot is less than two weeks away, and ever since its announcement back in May, it's looked utterly delightful. After having played a portion of it at Summer Game Fest, we can confidently say it is exactly that. Still, it's one thing hearing it from us, and quite another to get feedback from one of the most... Continue reading...

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News Starfield's New Vehicle Is Already Getting Some Amazing Mods On Xbox & PC

It's been just over a week since Starfield added its first land vehicle to the game for free across Xbox Series X|S and PC, and unsurprisingly we're starting to see modders transform its look into a whole variety of fun designs. The one you see above is obviously Thomas The Tank Engine, and you're going to be sad to... Continue reading...

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News Five Xbox Game Pass Titles Received New Announcements At Gamescom 2024

Have you recovered from Gamescom yet? We're just looking back over the coverage we provided here at Pure Xbox, and we spotted five Xbox Game Pass titles in all that received major new announcements over the few days. Indiana Jones getting a release date was the biggest one, but we also discovered four... Continue reading...

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News Star Wars Outlaws Suffers Slightly Turbulent Xbox Launch For Ubisoft+ Subscribers

Star Wars Outlaws is officially available right now on Xbox, but if you want to start playing it ahead of its standard release this Friday, your only option is the Ultimate Edition - which retails for a massive £120 / $130 on the Xbox Store. Let's be honest, that's pretty crazy - but there is... Continue reading...

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News Konami's 1985 Vertical Scroller 'Finalizer' Is This Week's Arcade Archives Release

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News The First Review For Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club Is In

After one of the better advertising campaigns we can remember for a while, Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club is gearing up to land on Switch tomorrow (29th August). A three-part free demo is now available on the Switch eShop, but as the all-important release date approaches, we can start to get an... Continue reading...

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News Dealmania Hits PS Store with Around 1,300 PS5, PS4 Game Discounts

A new type of PS Store sale has gone live as of this morning: Dealmania. It's no different to any other in years past, but it has a new name, and that makes it a bit exciting. It's cutting the price of over 1,300 PS5, PS4 titles, all of which will be available until 11th September 2024. Below you'll find a list of... Continue reading...

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News An Eternity of War Awaits as Space Marine 2's Post-Launch Roadmap Is Revealed

With all God-fearing servants of the Emperor of Mankind counting down the days until Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 storms onto PS5, we've been further blessed with a post-launch content roadmap reveal, which promises additional Operation maps, harder difficulties, a Horde Mode, as well as all-new xenos... Continue reading...

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News Slitterhead Has Its Jank, But Also Promise and Heart

Enough time has passed that a reverence for the jankier, AA games of the PS3 generation is now starting to appear, and for the horror genre at least, Slitterhead is about to be its poster child. Gamescom provided us with the chance to check out 45 minutes of the debut title from Bokeh Game Studio, playing the full... Continue reading...

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News Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Not Announced For Xbox, But Don't Lose Hope Yet

Yesterday, as part of the Nintendo Direct in which we saw a whole bunch of games confirmed for Xbox, one of the big absentees was Capcom Fighting Collection 2, which again was announced for pretty much everything except Xbox. It's no surprise, really - the Marvel Vs. Capcom Figh Continue reading...

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News Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club Demo Update Now Live

Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club launches on the Switch this week, and ahead of launch Nintendo has now made the "third and final" chapter in the free demo available. Chapter 3 is officially titled "The Language of Flowers" and touches on a detective's past and two siblings who are torn apart. You... Continue reading...

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News Here's What Was In Japan's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase And Indie World (August 2024)

Nintendo's latest Partner Showcase and Indie World broadcast was filled with all sorts of announcements, but not all of them were actually featured in the local presentation. As usual, Japan's Direct was a little bit different, and sprinkled throughout it were all sorts of exclusive announcements. There... Continue reading...

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News Workers at Greedfall, Steelrising Dev Spiders Are Striking, Calling Out Nacon in Public Letter

Developers at the Paris-based studio Spiders, known for RPG GreedFall and revolutionary Soulslike Steelrising, have announced they will be going on strike in the coming days, starting 2nd September. A committee representing workers at the Nacon-owned studio has published an open letter alleging a litany of... Continue reading...

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News The Last of Us 2's Dina Cited as Inspiration By Alien: Romulus Director

As our world continues to get smaller, it probably shouldn't come as much of a surprise to learn that Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez took inspiration from a particularly dark and gritty video game released in recent years, namely The Last of Us: Part II. Brief, targeted spoilers for... Continue reading...

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News The Plucky Squire Physical Release Announced, Pre-Orders Now Live

Update [Wed 28th Aug, 2024 02:15 BST]: Following last week's announcement, physical pre-orders for The Plucky Squire are now live. There's the standard edition for $34.99 and the Devolver Deluxe Editions for $54.99, with the team targeting a 21st February 2025 release date. Additionally, it's been confirmed the digital version... Continue reading...

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News Nintendo Is Expanding Switch Online's NES Library With Another Classic

During the latest Partner Direct, Nintendo actually shared some surprise news related to the Switch Online service. In case you did miss this announcement, this Winter, Nintendo will be adding the NES version of Tetris (1989/1990) to the NES library. There is no specific date, but we did get a quick glimpse of the... Continue reading...

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News MvC Fighting Collection 'Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter' Spotlight

Capcom has released another new trailer for Marvel vs. Capcom: Fighting Collection. This time it's for the arcade title Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter. It was originally released in arcades in 1997 and will be one of seven games in this upcoming collection. This title introduced a whole host of Marvel heroes -... Continue reading...

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News PowerWash Simulator Tackles Shrek's Disgusting Swamp in Next PS5, PS4 DLC

Square Enix has revealed the next PowerWash Simulator mess in need of tidying, and it's probably the most vile-smelling of all: the fairytale swamp of the antisocial and highly territorial ogre Shrek. This one has no firm release date but expect it sometime in autumn. PowerWash's Shrek Special Pack promises five fantastical maps... Continue reading...

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