Gears of War: E-Day's 4-Player Co-Op Will Feel "Like Band Of Brothers Or Saving Priv

"Our stories are almost always about a four-person squad, right?".It's been a long time since a Gears campaign supported four-player co-op. Fifteen years, in fact, with Gears of War 3 remaining the first and last entry in the series to offer it.Recently, the team at GamesRadar+ spoke with The Coalition's Matt Searcy about the technical challenges involved and why bringing four-player co-op to Gears of War: E-Day feels like the right move:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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"It's Time To Begin A New Adventure" - After 31 Years, Microsoft Veteran Retires

Over in the Blinx of an eye.Earnest Yuen, a seasoned veteran of the gaming industry and one of Microsoft's longest tenured staff, recently took to LinkedIn to announce his retirement, sharing some appropriately earnest thoughts from his time spent at Microsoft:"After 31 years at Microsoft, I’ve decided it’s time to begin a new adventure: retirement.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Xbox DLC Price Drop Ahead Of Call Of Duty: Black Ops 1 & 2 PS5 Ports

Captain Overpriced.It seems that PlayStation owners aren't keen on having to fork over $40 for a 16-year-old Call of Duty game without all the bells and whistles.Treyarch announced earlier this month that both Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 were finally being ported to Sony hardware, but the poor reception comes in light of price adjustments on the Xbox Store.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Devil May Cry 5 Devil Hunter Edition Nintendo Switch 2 Review

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When you’re looking for stylish, challenging, over-the-top third-person action, you know the name: Devil May Cry. Sorry, I…
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Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Out On Nintendo Switch 2 This September

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SEGA has announced that Shinobi: Art of Vengeance will be released for Nintendo Switch 2 in the coming…
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LEGO SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive Console Review

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When you were a kid growing up in the 90s, you were either a Nintendo kid or a…
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These Are The 10 Most Popular Games In The Xbox Demo Fest 2026

A couple of new demos have since been added as well.It's been two weeks now since the Xbox Demo Fest began back on June 4th, and this gives us a chance to look at the most popular demos and see which of the 40+ games have been resonating the most with Xbox owners so far.Xbox actually sorts its demo section as "most popular" by default these days, so we've rooted through and picked out all the Demo Fest titles specifically that make up a top 10 (Onimusha is technically #1, but it's not a Demo Fest game).Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Titanfall-Inspired Shooter 'EMPULSE' Makes Its Xbox Debut Next Week

Launching in early access.If you're like us and you've been waiting ten million years for Titanfall 3, you might be pleased to hear that we're getting a new game inspired by Respawn's classic FPS series on Xbox next week in the form of EMPULSE.This one's actually being made by the team behind Splitgate (1047 Games), and it's not a free-to-play title - it's a paid early access release for multiple platforms, arriving on Wednesday, June 24th. Better yet, it's both an Xbox Smart Delivery title and an Xbox Play Anywhere title.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Halo: Campaign Evolved Has Some Weird Xbox Account Requirements For Local Co-Op

Update: No PS Plus required on PS5.Looking around the world of Xbox today, the topic that seems to be trending the most is in regards to Halo: Campaign Evolved and its requirements for co-op - something that was detailed by Halo Waypoint in a Q&A last night.For anyone on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, it's mostly self-explanatory. If you want to play online co-op, you'll naturally need an Xbox account and some form of Xbox Game Pass subscription. You'll also need two Xbox accounts if you play offline co-op though, so just keep that in mind before you dive in with a friend for some split-screen.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Xbox Summer Sale 2026 Set To Begin Soon, Here's What You Need To Know

The next major sale on the Xbox Store.The Xbox Summer Sale 2026 is set to begin soon, during which a large number of digital Xbox games are expected to be discounted for around two weeks. The official date of the sale hasn't been announced at the time of writing, but we've provided some educated guesses below as to when we think it might be available.Note: The Xbox Summer Sale is also often referred to as the "Ultimate Game Sale".Read the full article on purexbox.com


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