LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight – Batcave revealed

The Batcave has been presented in various shapes and sizes over the past 85 years of Batman history, so when it came to creating our unique version in LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, we knew how important it was. Not only did we want to pay homage to the different iterations that came […]


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Metro 2039 revealed as the post-apocalyptic shooter series returns 

On behalf of 4A Games and Deep Silver, we’re excited to reveal Metro 2039, the fourth mainline entry in the iconic series of post-apocalyptic first-person shooters.  Today, we’re showing off a first look at the game, its story, and gameplay in an extended video presentation. Set six years after the original game and written in […]


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Construction Simulator: Evolution introduces new demolition and manual labor gameplay

Construction Simulator: Evolution is exactly what the name promises: the biggest leap the series has ever taken. For the first time, we’re expanding the core experience beyond construction itself – bringing demolition and hands-on manual labor into the spotlight, while staying true to the heavy machinery gameplay featuring numerous officially licensed brands our players love. […]


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How narrative-driven puzzles shape Causal Loop’s world and progression, out April

Causal Loop has always been a dream project for us. For the past four years now, it has grown far beyond what we initially expected. Once you start pulling on the thread that unites the game’s story and its mechanics, you realize very quickly that you can’t just brush past certain ideas or dance around […]


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Xbox's New Dashboard Update Is Now Available For All Users

New Quick Resume features, customisation options and more.Around a month ago, we brought you the news that Microsoft was delivering its first substantial Xbox Series X|S console update in ages - and now, that update is available for all users rather than being limited to Xbox Insiders.Yep, Microsoft's new Quick Resume features, guide customisation options, profile badges and additional Xbox Home groups are now live and ready to use! We'll link to our original post on the update down below if you'd like to read over the new features in more detail:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (April 16-19)

Including this short but sweet co-op adventure!Xbox Free Play Days has returned once again for the next few days, and although we've only got two games as part of the selection this time around, one of them is a short but sweet co-op adventure that you'll easily be able to complete.That game is South Park: Snow Day!, which may not be the most amazing South Park game ever made, but it's still a fun little hack-and-slasher that features plenty of great humour and bitesized chapter lengths. You're literally only looking at a few hours at most to finish the campaign.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Report: New Game Pass Tier Exclusive To First-Party Games 'Under Consideration' At X

It's just one potential option though.Earlier this week, we heard via a leaked report that Asha Sharma believes Xbox Game Pass is too expensive and needs a "better value equation", and apparently there are various options under consideration for dealing with that.As reported by The Verge today, one of the potential options "under consideration" at Xbox is to create a new tier of Game Pass that's exclusive to first-party games from Xbox's own studios. Here's what's said about this:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Metro 2039 Is Coming To Xbox This Winter, Gorgeous In-Engine Gameplay Revealed

Welcome to the new world.As part of today's 'Xbox First Look' broadcast, the team at 4A Games has finally revealed the next entry in the Metro series; Metro 2039. This is (somehow) an even darker, grittier look at the world taking a turn after nuclear disaster, and it seems like it'll be a real showpiece for current-gen systems.You can take a look at the team's introduction to the new Metro game up above, which contains an opening cinematic, some sincere developer talk, and a little teaser snippet of gameplay right at the end. Oh, and here's a little bit of setup about the full game here as well:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From The Galaxies Spring Showcase 2026

New trailers and announcements for upcoming Xbox games.It feels like we're getting so many showcases of upcoming games at the moment, and the latest one arrived today in the form of the Galaxies Spring Showcase that featured announcements and updates for over 50 titles.Inevitably, a bunch of the reveals were for games that are coming to Xbox, so we've picked out all the reveals from the show that mentioned the brand in some form. Most of these had been announced before but just received new trailers or release windows, but a couple were games that had never been announced until today.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Nintendo Download: 16 April 2026 (North America)

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This week’s Nintendo eShop update for North America is in, delivering new games for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch, as well…
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