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This Week on Pure Dead Gaming    It’s been a turbulent week in the industry — Xbox faces layoffs and a major restructuring that’s got everyone talking, while PlayStation has gone unusually quiet after its big digital pivot. The crew dives into what these shifts might mean for the future of both platforms. Over on the movie front, the team revisits Mike Bassett: England Manager — a cult classic tha...

This Week on Pure Dead Gaming    In the news, it’s not been a good week for Xbox, with ongoing turbulence behind the scenes, and retailers are warning of console shortages ahead of GTA 6’s November launch — so if you’re planning an upgrade, now’s the time to act. No movie review this week, but plenty of gaming stories, updates, and release chatter to keep things lively — all the essentials for a P...

We have one Pure DeadbeapunK. One Pure Dead Grumpy Gamer Ben, One Pure Dead SanboneSolo and a recently excavated and reanimated Pure Dead Couchy to gather their metal resources and murder their own Podcast. We cover all the month’s exciting showcase, doom and gloom, layoff rumours, Halo’s Split-screen woes and our last fanboy of the month. We talk one last stroll through the history of Xbox before...

This Week on Pure Dead Gaming    This week we dive into the latest GTA 6 buzz — from the newly revealed cover art to pre‑orders finally going live. We also tackle another wave of studio closures, as more developers face uncertain futures amid industry cutbacks.  Of course, there’s still plenty of nonsense, game updates, and football fever to keep things lively — all the essentials for a Pure Dead ...

This Week on Pure Dead Gaming    This week we cover the chaos behind the scenes at Xbox, as reports suggest Microsoft planned to close or sell Ninja Theory before announcing its new game, Senua . We also look at Don’t Nod’s financial warning. On the brighter side, Nintendo’s eShop finally gets a speed boost, and EA Sports FC 26 kicks off a free trial week on Switch to celebrate the World Cup. It’s...

This Week on Pure Dead Gaming    Another week, another dose of gaming chat, questionable opinions, and the usual nonsense from Craig and Jess — with Andy officially off on leave to get married. If you enjoy the episode, please rate and review — it genuinely helps support the show. Want to get involved in next week’s episode? Drop your thoughts in our form: https://shorturl.at/kpEZ2 Timestamps 00:0...

This Week on Pure Dead Gaming    Another week, another dose of gaming chat, questionable opinions, and the usual nonsense from Craig and Jess & Andy If you enjoy the episode, please rate and review — it genuinely helps support the show. Want to get involved in next week’s episode? Drop your thoughts in our form: https://shorturl.at/kpEZ2 Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 19:35 Games Played 37:25 Get i...

This Week on Pure Dead Gaming Another week, another dose of gaming chat, questionable opinions, and the usual nonsense from Craig and Jess — with Andy still on honeymoon (despite promising he’d be back). In the news, the team covers The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past, the LEGO Skylines leak, Unreal Engine 6 powering the next era of Rocket League, and the wave of football‑themed games popping up ahea...

Pure Dead XBOX returns to recap a month’s worth of Xbox-curated gaming news. Although we did suffer from a bit of technical asphyxiation to begin with; that could stop us from covering the newly rebranded XBOX!! Leaky Controllers, XBOX Player Voice, South of Midnight finally getting the recognition it deserves, Stranger than Heaven Showcase, Discord Game Pass Starter Packs, New Achievements and Ba...

This Week on Pure Dead Gaming    Another week, another dose of gaming chat, questionable opinions, and the usual nonsense from Craig and Jess — with Andy officially off on leave to get married. If you enjoy the episode, please rate and review — it genuinely helps support the show. Want to get involved in next week’s episode? Drop your thoughts in our form: https://shorturl.at/kpEZ2 Timestamps 00:0...

This Week on Pure Dead Gaming    Another week, another dose of gaming chat, questionable opinions, and the usual nonsense from Craig, Jess, and Andy.  If you enjoy the episode, please rate and review — it genuinely helps support the show. Want to get involved in next week’s episode? Drop your thoughts in our form: https://shorturl.at/kpEZ2 Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro & Week in Review 12:50 Games...

This Week on Pure Dead Gaming    Another week, another dose of gaming chat, questionable opinions, and the usual nonsense from Craig, Jess, and Andy.  If you enjoy the episode, please rate and review — it genuinely helps support the show. Want to get involved in next week’s episode? Drop your thoughts in our form: https://shorturl.at/kpEZ2 Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro & Week in Review 15:25 Games...

This Week on Pure Dead Gaming    Another week, another dose of gaming chat, questionable opinions, and the usual nonsense from Craig, Jess, and Andy.  If you enjoy the episode, please rate and review — it genuinely helps support the show. Want to get involved in next week’s episode? Drop your thoughts in our form: https://shorturl.at/kpEZ2 Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro & Week in Review 16:10 Games...

WE ARE XBOX! Which is nice to hear, we couldn’t remember which Pure Dead spinoff we were for a while. Now that regular recording has resumed after Ben’s questionable cruise “Bestiality around the Bahamas” has concluded; we were able to welcome Modern Escapism’s Stig to the studio.  We have a couple of showcases, Asha Sharma’s ten commandments and an onslaught of games added to the recently price r...

This Week on Pure Dead Gaming    Another week, another dose of gaming chat, questionable opinions, and the usual nonsense from Craig, Jess, and Andy.  If you enjoy the episode, please rate and review — it genuinely helps support the show. Want to get involved in next week’s episode? Drop your thoughts in our form: https://shorturl.at/kpEZ2 Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro & Week in Review 12:23 Games...

This Week on Pure Dead Gaming    Another week, another dose of gaming chat, questionable opinions, and the usual nonsense from Craig, Jess, and Andy.  If you enjoy the episode, please rate and review — it genuinely helps support the show. Want to get involved in next week’s episode? Drop your thoughts in our form: https://shorturl.at/kpEZ2 Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro & Week in Review 15:30 Games...

This Week on Pure Dead Gaming    Another week, another dose of gaming chat, questionable opinions, and the usual nonsense from Craig, Jess, and Andy.  If you enjoy the episode, please rate and review — it genuinely helps support the show. Want to get involved in next week’s episode? Drop your thoughts in our form: https://shorturl.at/kpEZ2 Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro & Week in Review 15:55 Games...

This Week on Pure Dead Gaming    Another week, another dose of gaming chat, questionable opinions, and the usual nonsense from Craig, Jess, and Andy.  If you enjoy the episode, please rate and review — it genuinely helps support the show. Want to get involved in next week’s episode? Drop your thoughts in our form: https://shorturl.at/kpEZ2 Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro & Week in Review 15:20 Bingo...

A surprise early recording due to one of the members going on an all inclusive furry bondage cruise around the Netherlands, leaves the PDX Trio a bit stunned to begin with. However, there is a Next Gen Console confirmed and a lot of news revolving around the new management to discuss. DLSS 5 gets defended by fanboys even though they admit playing games through a Snapchat filter would be much cheap...

This Week on Pure Dead Gaming    Another week, another dose of gaming chat, questionable opinions, and the usual nonsense from Craig, Jess, and Andy.  If you enjoy the episode, please rate and review — it genuinely helps support the show. Want to get involved in next week’s episode? Drop your thoughts in our form: https://shorturl.at/kpEZ2 Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro & Week in Review 40:20 Lates...

This week on Pure Dead Gaming, we’re diving into the shiny new world of DLSS 5 and what NVIDIA’s latest wizardry might mean for the future of performance and upscaling. We also chat about Crimson Desert—we recorded before it was out and hadn't seen review scores but that didn't stop us wildly speculating about what this sprawling fantasy adventure might become. Then we switch gears entirel...

This Week on Pure Dead Gaming    Another week, another dose of gaming chat, questionable opinions, and the usual nonsense from Craig, Jess, and Andy.  If you enjoy the episode, please rate and review — it genuinely helps support the show. Want to get involved in next week’s episode? Drop your thoughts in our form: https://shorturl.at/kpEZ2 Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro & Week in Review 27:47 Lates...

This Week on Pure Dead Gaming    Another week, another dose of gaming chat, questionable opinions, and the usual nonsense from Craig, Jess, and Andy. We kick things off with our Week in Review I Swear 2025 If you enjoy the episode, please rate and review — it genuinely helps support the show. Want to get involved in next week’s episode? Drop your thoughts in our form: https://shorturl.at/kpEZ2 Tim...

This Week on Pure Dead Gaming    Another week, another dose of gaming chat, questionable opinions, and the usual nonsense from Craig, Jess, and Andy. We kick things off with our Week in Review before diving into the latest gaming news, this week’s releases and our movie review Return to Silent Hill If you enjoy the episode, please rate and review — it genuinely helps support the show. Want to get...

It doesn’t happen too often, but sometimes you will be recording when you receive a message that somebody near and dear to you has met with an untimely end. Such an occurrence struck us as we were recording Pure Dead Day One’s pilot podcast and it was announced that our dear Captain: Big Willy Philly was finally crushed under the tremendous weight of his own Game Pass additions. We barely containe...