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TodayWed, 23rd Sep 2026

  • Devs From The Coalition, World's Edge, And Other Xbox Studios Confirm Layoffs

    18

    News Devs From The Coalition, World's Edge, And Other Xbox Studios Confirm Layoffs

    "Well, that's that"

    Yesterday, Xbox announced a further 268 job cuts across Halo Studios and other first-party development teams. Although the post detailed a major restructuring that'll see things like Halo move under Activision, the specifics on who and which studios were affected were quite light. In the past 24 hours, it looks like developers...

    • Xbox
    • The Coalition
    • Halo Studios
    • World's Edge
    • Industry
  • Former Xbox Studio Suffers 'Significant' Layoffs Hours After Going Independent

    7

    News Former Xbox Studio Suffers 'Significant' Layoffs Hours After Going Independent

    "Development of State of Decay 3 remains actively underway at Undead Labs"

    Yesterday, Undead Labs announced it had completed its separation from Xbox and was now a fully independent operation. Just mere hours later, however, the State of Decay developer returned with news that a significant number of employees had been let go. In the same message...

    • Xbox
    • Undead Labs
    • State of Decay 3
    • Xbox Game Studios
    • Industry
  • Microsoft Files Patent Which Could Bring Game-Pausing Ads To Xbox

    53

    News Microsoft Files Patent Which Could Bring Game-Pausing Ads To Xbox

    Say it isn't so...

    Microsoft has filed a patent focused on injecting in-game ads at predictable times during gameplay. The filing, titled 'Contextually Aware Management of Interactive Software Application Access', describes the process of suspending your game and running "promoted audiovisual content to the user". In laymen's terms, this means ad...

    • Xbox
    • Microsoft
    • Xbox Series X
    • Industry
  • Unlocking Xbox's New Mythic Achievement Sounds Incredible, And Here's How It Might Work

    21

    News Unlocking Xbox's New Mythic Achievement Sounds Incredible, And Here's How It Might Work

    Answering the big DLC question

    Xbox players have yearned for a completion achievement akin to Sony's Platinum Trophy for yonks now. Just a little something extra for hunting down all the challenges tucked away in our games. Not too long ago, Xbox Boss Asha Sharma all but confirmed something was in the works, which seems to have been recently...

    • Xbox
    • Xbox Series X
    • Xbox Series S
    • Microsoft
    • Achievements
  • Six Xbox Games Are Releasing Today, Including A Substitute For Going Outside And Touching Grass (September 23)

    4

    News Six Xbox Games Are Releasing Today, Including A Substitute For Going Outside And Touching Grass (September 23)

    And your next Xbox Game Pass Addition!

    It's a hump day daily roundup of all the latest Xbox games launching today. I'm not sure if you guessed from the title, but we're a little short on games. That said, Ultimate, Premium, and PC Game Pass subscribers are being treated to Mad King Redemption. It's an old-school brawler with roguelite elements, so...

    • Xbox
    • Xbox Series X
    • Xbox Series S
    • Round Up
    • Xbox Game Pass

YesterdayTue, 22nd Sep 2026

  • 10 Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including One Of 2026's Highest-Rated Game Pass Titles (September 22)

    2

    News 10 Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including One Of 2026's Highest-Rated Game Pass Titles (September 22)

    Desert Power!

    It's time for another daily roundup of all the new games launching on Xbox today - hooray! Today, we're opening things up with the two newbies for Xbox Game Pass. First up is Well Dweller, which unexpectedly is getting insane review scores right now. As it stands, the metroidvania is holding down a 91 on Metacritic. It scored a little...

    • Xbox
    • Xbox Series X
    • Xbox Series S
    • Round Up
    • Xbox Game Pass
  • Activision Issues Statement After Taking On Some Of The Biggest IP In Xbox History

    23

    News Activision Issues Statement After Taking On Some Of The Biggest IP In Xbox History

    Halo, Rare and World's Edge now fall under the Activision banner

    There's been a whole bunch of news today amidst job cuts and studio reorganisations over at Xbox, and one of the big stories is that Activision is now becoming responsible for Rare, World's Edge and making a new Halo game. It remains to be seen what kind of role Activision will have...

    • Xbox
    • Activision
    • Halo
    • Rare
    • World's Edge
  • Xbox Announces Four Major Studio Changes And Cuts 286 Jobs

    114

    News Xbox Announces Four Major Studio Changes And Cuts 286 Jobs

    "We are reorganizing our studios"

    Earlier today, rumours starting doing the rounds that layoffs were incoming at Xbox, and it's now been confirmed that 286 roles are being eliminated across "Halo Studios, other first-party studios, and the XGS management and central functions layer". All of this is part of the 3,200 job cuts that were announced...

    • Xbox
    • Xbox Game Studios
    • Industry
    • Layoffs
  • Xbox Game Studios Suddenly Looks Very Different In New Fan-Made Infographic

    42

    News Xbox Game Studios Suddenly Looks Very Different In New Fan-Made Infographic

    Just a handful of studios left under the XGS umbrella

    Today's announcements regarding the restructure at Xbox Game Studios have switched things up in a big way over at Microsoft, with Activision in particular now taking responsibility for some major names in Halo, Rare and World's Edge. All of this means that Xbox Game Studios itself is now leaner...

    • Xbox
    • Xbox Game Studios
    • Industry
  • Here's Your First Look At Dune: Awakening On Xbox Series X And Series S

    2

    News Here's Your First Look At Dune: Awakening On Xbox Series X And Series S

    It's out now on Xbox Game Pass

    Amidst everything going on in the world of Xbox today, we've got a highly-anticipated new Game Pass title dropping on the service in the form of Dune: Awakening, which is now available for Ultimate, PC and Premium members. Therefore, we thought we'd bring you some raw gameplay footage of both the Xbox Series X and...

    • Xbox
    • Dune: Awakening
    • Xbox Series X
    • Xbox Series S
    • Comparison
  • Xbox Confirms Activision Will Develop The Next Halo Title

    45

    News Xbox Confirms Activision Will Develop The Next Halo Title

    Halo Studios suffers layoffs too

    Woah! It's been officially confirmed that Activision will be developing the next Halo game. Xbox CCO Matt Booty shared a message titled 'Continuing Our Reset' with employees across various Xbox teams, outlining the next steps for the company's big restructure through 2026. There's a lot going on in the post. Like,...

    • Xbox
    • Halo
    • Layoffs
    • Halo Studios
    • Activision
  • The First Reviews Are Going Live For Well Dweller, And Critics Are Calling It An All-Timer

    15

    Roundup The First Reviews Are Going Live For Well Dweller, And Critics Are Calling It An All-Timer

    Available later today for Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers

    Xbox Game Pass is getting two new releases today, although we weren't expecting it to pan out quite like this. During the lead-up to launch, Dune: Awakening was the Game Pass title grabbing headlines and cultivating genuine hype, but it's actually Well Dweller that's stealing the...

    • Xbox
    • Well Dweller
    • Kyle Thompson
    • Xbox Series X
    • Xbox Series S
  • Xbox Warns Ninja Theory Could Be Closed As Two Agreements Fall Through

    26

    News Xbox Warns Ninja Theory Could Be Closed As Two Agreements Fall Through

    But they're "continuing to explore other paths forward"

    A couple of months ago, Xbox announced that it would be saying goodbye to four studios in Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Ninja Theory and Undead Labs, with the latter two being sold off. Hellblade developer Ninja Theory is apparently in particularly dire straits though, with Xbox warning that...

    • Xbox
    • Ninja Theory
    • Hellblade
    • Industry
    • Xbox Game Studios
  • Arkane Studios' Future With Xbox Remains A Total Mystery

    17

    News Arkane Studios' Future With Xbox Remains A Total Mystery

    Will Marvel's Blade ever see the light of day?

    Xbox has revealed its next steps in the company's continued reset, but it's still uncertain what the future holds for Marvel's Blade developer Arkane Studios. In a company-wide message, Xbox CCO Matt Booty detailed the next wave of layoffs, the future of Halo, Forza and Fable, as well as restructuring...

    • Xbox
    • Marvel's Blade
    • Arkane Studios
    • Microsoft
    • Industry

Monday21st Sep 2026

  • Here's What Samson Looks Like On Xbox Series X|S

    17

    News Here's What Samson Looks Like On Xbox Series X|S

    Here's how the Xbox versions stack up

    Today marks the launch of Samson - A Tyndalston Story on consoles and we've got our first proper look at the game on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Liquid Swords' GTA-like action-adventure suffered from a rocky PC launch back in April. The team has since been hard at work implementing fixes to make the game...

    • Xbox
    • Samson
    • Xbox Series X
    • Xbox Series S
    • Comparison
  • 'We Are Ready To Do The Work' - Former Xbox Studio Bungie Outlines Plans For The Future

    25

    News 'We Are Ready To Do The Work' - Former Xbox Studio Bungie Outlines Plans For The Future

    A future that includes both Destiny and Marathon

    The team over at former Xbox studio (and current PlayStation studio) Bungie have been speaking today about their plans for the future, which includes a focus on both Destiny and Marathon as part of embarking on a "new chapter". In a blog post as well as a video, it's mentioned that Bungie has lost...

    • Xbox
    • Bungie
    • Destiny
    • Marathon
  • Xbox CTO Explains What Caused 'Phantom Achievements' To Appear

    4

    News Xbox CTO Explains What Caused 'Phantom Achievements' To Appear

    Oh my god Scott's back again 🎵

    Last week, Achievement Hunters and casuals alike were caught out by odd 'phantom achievement' bugs that affected their 100% completion percentages. Multiple Xbox users reported that previously completed games were now displaying 98% despite having unlocked all available achievements for certain games. Xbox CTO and...

    • Xbox
    • Xbox Series X
    • Xbox Series S
    • Microsoft
    • Xbox CTO
  • Xbox's Platinum Trophy Equivalent Appears To Be Called A 'Mythic Achievement'

    39

    News Xbox's Platinum Trophy Equivalent Appears To Be Called A 'Mythic Achievement'

    Who's going for the Mythic?

    We may have caught our first real glimpse at Xbox's new 100% completion achievement, and it appears "Mythic" is what they're calling it. This comes from Xbox Insider and overall Achievement Hunter Stallion83, who has a whoppin' total of 3,309,665 gamerscore - sheesh! He posted a screenshot of what looks like an a game...

    • Xbox
    • Xbox Series X
    • Xbox Series S
    • Microsoft
    • Achievements
  • Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (September 2026)

    4

    Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (September 2026)

    The latest freebies for XGP subscribers

    The Xbox Game Pass Perks program is continuing to add a bunch of freebies for Game Pass members throughout September 2026, including for the likes of Diablo IV, Rainbow Six Siege, Aniimo and much more! Specifically, since we first published this guide at the start of the month, the following Perks have been...

    • Xbox
    • Xbox Game Pass
    • Perks
    • Guides
    • Xbox Series X
  • All The Xbox Reveals From The Tokyo PC Gaming Show, Including Multiple Game Pass Titles

    11

    Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From The Tokyo PC Gaming Show, Including Multiple Game Pass Titles

    10 Xbox-related trailers in all

    The latest showcase involving Xbox games has just taken place over the past 24 hours in the form of the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026, which featured 10 Xbox-related trailers alongside all the other PC-focused announcements. As you can see below, there were multiple Xbox Game Pass titles on display here as well,...

    • Xbox
    • Round Up
    • PC Gaming Show
    • Showcase
  • The Missing Tail Is Getting Millions Of Views Ahead Of Its Upcoming Xbox Release

    3

    News The Missing Tail Is Getting Millions Of Views Ahead Of Its Upcoming Xbox Release

    This cozy co-op adventure is going viral

    Over the past few weeks, we've been subtly noticing this game called The Missing Tail getting a ton of trends online, and it turns out the "cozy co-op adventure" title has been racking up millions of views following its announcement. The trailer you see above has over 200,000 views alone, and many people...

    • Xbox
    • The Missing Tail
    • Xbox Series X
    • Xbox Series S
  • Physint's Xbox Exclusivity Remains Up In The Air As Kojima Discusses New Partnership

    23

    News Physint's Xbox Exclusivity Remains Up In The Air As Kojima Discusses New Partnership

    "They're not thinking of just funding a game"

    Hideo Kojima has been speaking more about PHYSINT over the weekend — the game that has switched publishers from PlayStation to Xbox — revealing additional details about what's been going on behind the scenes. In his interview with IGN, Kojima discussed a bunch of topics including how the game's...

    • Xbox
    • PHYSINT
    • Hideo Kojima
  • Which Gears Of War Launch Trailer Is Your Favourite?

    20

    Poll Which Gears Of War Launch Trailer Is Your Favourite?

    I bet you remember the 'Mad World' one

    It's been 15 years since we shed a tear and poured one out for a certain COG solider in Gears of War 3. And seeing as we're now just mere days away from the release of Gears of War: E-Day, I thought, what better time than now to ask you: which Gears of War launch trailer is the best? Just a few days ago, The...

    • Xbox
    • Gears of War
    • Polls
  • Indie Games Survey 2026

    5

    Feature Indie Games Survey 2026

    Indie Know

    If you're reading this, then you've already taken the first step to getting involved with our Indies Games Survey for 2026. Completing this survey will help us get to know you – our audience – better, and this in turn will help to shape and evolve the site in a way that directly benefits you. Don't click off the page yet! We've...

    • Features
    • Surveys
    • Site News

Sunday20th Sep 2026

  • Five Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass Over The Next Few Days

    14

    News Five Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass Over The Next Few Days

    Three "Day One" releases, and two games joining new tiers

    Ready for a new week of Xbox Game Pass titles?! As revealed by Microsoft, we've got quite a lot of stuff happening across Game Pass over the next few days, including three brand-new releases that are classed as "day one" launches. The highlight here for many will be Dune: Awakening, which...

    • Xbox
    • Xbox Game Pass
  • Fable Has Survived A Decade Of Development Because It's Seen As 'Vital' By Xbox, Says Director

    29

    News Fable Has Survived A Decade Of Development Because It's Seen As 'Vital' By Xbox, Says Director

    The contract was first signed for it in 2017

    Over the past 10 years, we've seen a lot of great Xbox games ship on Series X and Series S (amongst other platforms) despite their long development cycles, but others have unfortunately fallen by the wayside along the way. We're talking games like Everwild and Perfect Dark — projects that clearly had a...

    • Xbox
    • Fable
  • All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (September 20th 2026)

    0

    Feature All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (September 20th 2026)

    Time Extension Metal Gear! Kid Kirby! Strider II!

    Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. A Second English Translation For Sega CD Shadowrun Appears, And It's Also AI-Assisted: A second Shadowrun translation has appeared online, but...

    • Retro Recap
    • Features
  • Nintendo Wii And Kinect Games Could Have A Second Life Thanks To This Cube-Like Console

    10

    News Nintendo Wii And Kinect Games Could Have A Second Life Thanks To This Cube-Like Console

    Time Extension "Every major publisher has approached us to review their old Kinect catalogue, Wii catalogue"

    We've covered the Nex Playground on this site before, and with good reason – this boxy little console has already carved out a small niche in the US and is launching in Germany this year following a successful UK release in March. Given that the Nex...

    • Nex Playground
    • Wii
    • Kinect
  • Final Fantasy VII Revelation Could Have One Of The Biggest Download Sizes In Xbox History

    32

    News Final Fantasy VII Revelation Could Have One Of The Biggest Download Sizes In Xbox History

    Just to warn you

    The next few months are going to be painful for Xbox storage space, folks. Not only have we got the likes of GTA 6 and Fable on the way, which are surely going to be well over the 100GB mark (and the rest), but the director of Final Fantasy VII Revelation has also suggested it's going to have one of the biggest download sizes in...

    • Xbox
    • Final Fantasy 7 Revelation
    • Xbox Series X
    • Xbox Series S

Saturday19th Sep 2026

  • These 50+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (September 21-25)

    2

    Feature These 50+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (September 21-25)

    Including three more "day one" Xbox Game Pass launches!

    Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for September 21-25! We've got a few really big games coming out over the next few days in Control Resonant, EA Sports FC 27 and Dune: Awakening, the latter of which is also joining Xbox Game Pass at launch, while there are plenty of other interesting indies...

    • Xbox
    • Features
    • Weekly Roundup
    • Xbox One
    • Xbox Series X
  • Control Resonant Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S

    0

    News Control Resonant Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S

    How the Xbox versions stack up

    We've got another big release coming to Xbox in a few days' time in the form of Control Resonant, and considering all the reviews started going live yesterday, that means we've also got some raw Xbox Series X and Series S footage. There are two great sources for this - Digital Foundry and Fuzion Xbox Testing. Digital...

    • Xbox
    • Control Resonant
    • Xbox Series X
    • Xbox Series S
    • Comparison
  • What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 19-20)

    30

    Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 19-20)

    Anything on your must-play list?

    We love a weekend because it means we get to spend time with our loved ones. Yes, Games. This week we got a few of September's remaining batch of Xbox Game Pass releases, but it's also worth remembering the Free Play Days games, and be sure to check out all the be

    • Xbox
    • Features
    • Talking Point
    • What Are You Playing
  • So, Are You Getting The Premium Upgrade For Gears Of War: E-Day?

    43

    Talking Point So, Are You Getting The Premium Upgrade For Gears Of War: E-Day?

    Launch is just around the corner!

    Yep, it's almost that time again! Gears of War: E-Day will officially be with us on October 6th, but for those people who don't mind paying a little extra, the Premium, Premium Upgrade and Collector's Editions are launching on October 1st. We're going to focus specifically on the Premium Upgrade version of Gears of...

    • Xbox
    • Gears of War: E-Day
    • Talking Point
    • Features

Friday18th Sep 2026

  • New Report Delves Into The History Of Xbox Disc To Digital, And Why PlayStation Can't Copy It

    55

    News New Report Delves Into The History Of Xbox Disc To Digital, And Why PlayStation Can't Copy It

    "A decision made 15 years ago has resulted in this useful feature"

    We're still in the midst of the Xbox Disc to Digital feature being tested by Xbox Insiders ahead of its full public rollout in the near future, and The Verge has been sharing some details this week about how it's managed to come to fruition. In a nutshell, the outlet says that Xbox...

    • Xbox
    • Disc To Digital
    • PlayStation
  • Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Title Avoids 'Full Price' Launch Due To How Busy October Is

    3

    News Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Title Avoids 'Full Price' Launch Due To How Busy October Is

    Valor Mortis is getting priced at $40 instead

    We've already talked about how September and October have been ridiculously busy for new releases this year (primarily due to GTA 6 stealing the spotlight for November), and if the publisher of Valor Mortis is to be believed, it's actually led to them reducing the price of their upcoming Xbox Game Pass...

    • Xbox
    • Xbox Game Pass
    • Valor Mortis
    • New Releases
  • Control Resonant (Xbox) - A Brave And Visually Transcendent Sequel

    26

    Review Control Resonant (Xbox) - A Brave And Visually Transcendent Sequel

    Dylan is very Interesting per se

    Control Resonant is an atypical sequel that has spent the last seven years staying up late watching X-Files reruns and scoffing bowls of Sugar Puffs. Remedy takes a leap of faith into a new genre, pulling the camera back to reveal an impeccable, dreamlike vision of Manhattan whilst grounding all that supernatural...

    • Xbox
    • Control Resonant
    • Remedy
    • Xbox Series X
    • Xbox Series S
  • Jagex Working 'Flat-Out' To Fix Corrupted Saves Issue For RuneScape: Dragonwilds On Consoles

    2

    News Jagex Working 'Flat-Out' To Fix Corrupted Saves Issue For RuneScape: Dragonwilds On Consoles

    "The entire QA and development teams are working flat-out"

    One of the big "day one" Xbox Game Pass releases of September has been RuneScape: Dragonwilds, marking Runescape's official debut on the platform, although unfortunately it's suffering with a pesky issue on consoles. For those who haven't played it yet, this isn't the game that made...

    • Xbox
    • RuneScape DragonWilds
  • World Of Warcraft: Forever Appears To Play Amazingly Well On The ROG Xbox Ally X

    11

    News World Of Warcraft: Forever Appears To Play Amazingly Well On The ROG Xbox Ally X

    "Feels like a fever dream"

    Last Sunday, we mentioned how World of Warcraft: Forever — the new game from Blizzard that's just released in beta form ahead of its November release — was adding native Xbox controller support, and although we haven't tried it for ourselves yet, it seems like this is now the best way to play World of Warcraft on an...

    • Xbox
    • World of Warcraft: Forever
    • ROG Xbox Ally
  • What Would Seal The Deal For You With Xbox Project Helix?

    113

    Talking Point What Would Seal The Deal For You With Xbox Project Helix?

    Is there a number one request you have for the next-gen console?

    Things have gone a little bit quiet on the Xbox Project Helix front in recent months, and we know that Asha Sharma and her team are looking at ways to make the console more "efficient" and "affordable" amidst a

    • Xbox
    • Project Helix
    • Talking Point
    • Features
  • 10+ Xbox Games Are Available Today, Including A Free Trial Of FC 27 For Game Pass Ultimate Subscribers (September 18)

    2

    News 10+ Xbox Games Are Available Today, Including A Free Trial Of FC 27 For Game Pass Ultimate Subscribers (September 18)

    Go on, get stuck into the latest batch of newbies

    Who's feeling that Friday energy? Well, whether you are or aren't, hopefully today's daily roundup of new Xbox games will put a smile on your face! Today, we've got a few games to cover but the key fixture is EA Sports FC 27 which launched its Early Access through the Ultimate Edition of the game...

    • Xbox
    • Xbox Series X
    • Xbox Series S
    • Round Up
    • Xbox Game Pass
  • Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Control Resonant

    9

    Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Control Resonant

    Ahead of its release next week

    It's Control Resonant review day! Ahead of the game's release next week, the first reviews have just started to go live across the web, and we're also working on one here at Pure Xbox that you'll see in the near future. For those who haven't been keeping track, this is the next entry in the Control series from...

    • Xbox
    • Control Resonant
    • Review Roundup
    • Round Up
  • Roman Sands RE:Build and Paratopic: Overdub Are a Perfect Pair of Fragmented Nightmares

    8

    Feature Roman Sands RE:Build and Paratopic: Overdub Are a Perfect Pair of Fragmented Nightmares

    Steam Hype Service industry anxiety, apocalyptic collapse and rust belt decay

    This week, two games I'd been looking forward to came out, both from tiny indie outfit Arbitrary Metric. On the same day, too. And as they're both horror experiences about navigating fragmented, crumbling realities, why not take a look at them together? If you're up for something...

    • Features
    • Hands On
    • Reviews

Thursday17th Sep 2026

  • How To Download The Free EA Sports FC 27 Trial With EA Play & Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

    1

    News How To Download The Free EA Sports FC 27 Trial With EA Play & Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

    Late night or early rise?

    In addition to all of the proper Xbox Game Pass releases this week, we've also got a 10-hour free trial for EA Sports FC 27 as part of EA Play - which itself is included as part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate tier. The official release date for the FC 27 free trial is on Friday, September 18th. Early access for FC 27 is...

    • Xbox
    • FC 27
    • Early Access
    • Date
    • Time
  • Resident Evil - The Best Resident Evil Film Ever

    119

    Movie Review Resident Evil - The Best Resident Evil Film Ever

    Push Square Barbarian Biohazard

    I already know what you're thinking: after six Milla Jovovich-led movies and Welcome to Raccoon City, calling something "the best Resident Evil film ever" isn't exactly saying very much. The flicks based on Capcom's iconic horror series have been fun but ultimately poor for almost 25 years now. As the games have only gotten...

    • Sony Pictures
    • Movies
    • Resident Evil
    • Movie Reviews
    • Features
  • 25+ Of The Best Discounted Games From Xbox's Tokyo Game Show Sale

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    Feature 25+ Of The Best Discounted Games From Xbox's Tokyo Game Show Sale

    Ninki gēmu ga ōhaba waribiki!

    We've got another set of massively discounted games for you to rummage through! We love a proper sale, and right now, there's plenty of top-tier games on offer. As usual, we've been busy browsing through Xbox's current sales to find you the best deals worth nabbing. Tokyo Game Show kicked off this week, which means...

    • Xbox
    • Features
    • Deals
    • Xbox Series X
    • Xbox Series S
  • All The Reveals From The Xbox Showcase At Tokyo Game Show 2026

    17

    Roundup All The Reveals From The Xbox Showcase At Tokyo Game Show 2026

    Missed the event? Here's a recap

    Weren't able to catch the Xbox showcase at Tokyo Game Show 2026 earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, which you'll find elsewhere on Pure Xbox. If you don't want to watch it all the way through, we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article...

    • Xbox
    • Xbox Showcase
    • Tokyo Game Show
    • Round Up
    • Features
  • Hideo Kojima Reveals New Details On Upcoming Xbox Games, Including Lead Actor For PHYSINT

    19

    News Hideo Kojima Reveals New Details On Upcoming Xbox Games, Including Lead Actor For PHYSINT

    Bill Skarsgård joins the cast

    Today's Xbox Tokyo Game Show Showcase was finished off by none other than Hideo Kojima himself, who provided more details on his two upcoming Xbox projects in the form of OD-KNOCK and PHYSINT. It was PHYSINT that took centre stage

    • Xbox
    • Hideo Kojima
    • OD-KNOCK
    • PHYSINT
    • Bill Skarsgård
  • Gears Of War: E-Day Has Officially Gone 'Gold', Pre-Installs Confirmed For This Month

    22

    News Gears Of War: E-Day Has Officially Gone 'Gold', Pre-Installs Confirmed For This Month

    The Coalition says it's reached an important milestone

    It's almost time for Gears of War: E-Day! The Coalition has confirmed today that the game has gone "gold", which essentially means that it's ready to be pressed onto a disc and made available to download in the very near future. As part of this, it's been confirmed that pre-installs for Gears...

    • Xbox
    • Gears of War: E-Day
    • Xbox Series X
    • Xbox Series S
  • Two Games Announced For Xbox Game Pass At Tokyo Game Show 2026

    1

    News Two Games Announced For Xbox Game Pass At Tokyo Game Show 2026

    Including one that's literally out today!

    We've already been rounding up all the announcements at Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2026 event from earlier today, and you may have noticed that quite a lot of Xbox Game Pass titles were featured as part of the broadcast. In fact, two of the games in the show had never been announced for Xbox Game Pass until...

    • Xbox
    • Xbox Game Pass
    • TGS
    • Tokyo Game Show
    • Showcase
  • 10+ New Games Are Releasing Today, Including An XGP Shadow Drop From TGS 2026 (September 17)

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    News 10+ New Games Are Releasing Today, Including An XGP Shadow Drop From TGS 2026 (September 17)

    Would you still love me if I was a gigantic sandworm?

    As Xbox's Tokyo Game Show livestream wrapped this morning, we're back with another daily roundup of all the new titles releasing today. We've already whipped up all of Xbox's TGS 2026 reveals for you to check out, but one of those was the shadow drop of Shape of Dreams. The action roguelite...

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