We kicked off the new year with the first episode of Pure Dead Xbox and thankfully we had the Developer Direct to fill up a disgustingly thin news section where we geek out about Fable, Kiln, Forza Horizon and Beast of Reincarnation. We also welcome Jordan (@BERSERKER_THiiS) to the PDX Halls and allow him to wax lyrical about Arc Raiders for far too long.

New Banjo Kazooie, kinda, Ubisoft shake-up, updates to Towerborne and Avowed and we removed all swearing from the episode so Chris Scullion can tune in. A lot of games were played too, Arc Raiders, Moonlighter 2, Arc Raiders, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Arc Raiders, Bollocks Pit, Arc Raiders, Megabonk, Arc Raiders, Bakeru, Arc Raiders, Palworld,Arc Raiders, Banishers Ghosts of New Eden, Arc Raiders, Automobilista 2, Arc Raiders, Witcher 3, Arc Raiders, Forza Horizon 5, Arc Raiders, Warhammer 40k - Rogue Trader, Arc Raiders, Cyberpunk, Arc Raiders and Football Manager 25.

And Arc Raiders.

As always, thanks for listening!

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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 Xbox Developer Direct as well as the latest gaming news, this week’s releases, and score challenge update. There’s also a look at what’s out next week and a fresh Movie Review to round things off.

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Timestamps

• 00:00:00 Intro & Week in Review
• 34:23 News
• 1:04:16 Latest Releases
• 1:17:05 Guess the Score
• 1:20:16 Out Next Week
• 1:34:44 Movie Review (Blubberella, 2011)

Links & Socials

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Theme Song by David Finlayson

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 introduction of our Score Challenge. There’s also a look at what’s out next week and a fresh Movie Review to round things off.

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/kpEZ

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 Intro & Week in Review
• 27:40 News
• 41:05 Latest Releases
• 1:01:15 Guess the Score
• 1:04:02 Out Next Week
• 1:14:40 Movie Review

Links & Socials

PureDeadGaming.com

Brand — @puredeadgaming

Craig — @puredeadcraig

Jess — @xjesix

Andy — @AkGarfunkel

Everything else: https://bio.link/puredeadgaming

Theme Song by David Finlayson

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 Nonsense

27:00 News

31:59 A Look Ahead to 2026 Releases

1:16:59 Games Played

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To close out 2025, Craig, Jess and Andy each reveal their personal Top 5 games of the year. Across three very different tastes, they dig into the games that defined their year.

Whether you’re looking for recommendations or just want to hear three friends gush about the games they loved most, this episode is the perfect send‑off to 2025 (or 2024 in Andy's case).

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There will be blood, there will be Goty!

It’s that time of the year again where we champion our favourite titles of the year. Smashing them against each other like Conkers that took years to develop

As always, thanks for listening!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 Nonsense

16:46 Games Played

40:10 The Pure Dead Gaming Awards

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Craig @puredeadcraig

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f you enjoy the episode, please rate and review to help support the podcast.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 Nonsense

12:05 News

38:10 Latest Releases

41:32 Games Played

1:00:57 Recommended

1:07:00 Movie Review: National Lampoons Christmas Vacation 1989

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For everything else visit https://bio.link/puredeadgaming

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