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Feature All New Games Coming To Xbox In May 2026
Release dates for every May Xbox launch
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in May 2026! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a May 2026 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass titles for May 2026 so far. Without further ado, here are all the new games coming to Xbox in May 2026: The Biggest New Xbox Releases...
Reaction Xbox Is Changing For The Better, And Now Microsoft Needs To Be Consistent
A new Xbox is emerging, and we hope it lasts
Over the last week or so, we've seen yet more big changes over at Team Xbox. Following on from a busy few months with Asha Sharma in place, Microsoft announced a reversal in its Xbox Game Pass strategy; dropping day one Call of Duty as a result. Then, just the other day,
Talking Point Do You Still Get Excited About Remakes On Xbox In 2026?
Black Flag Resynced is speaking to us...
Each and every year, hundreds of new games are thrown at us on Xbox, and we're almost always down to experience something brand-new in the gaming world. However, in recent years, remakes have seemingly become increasingly common on the platform - especially for some of these massive franchises that now have...
Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (April 27-May 1)
Including six more Game Pass additions!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for April 27 - May 1! We've got a very busy week ahead of us, with no less than six Game Pass titles on the way including Aphelion and Trepang2, while other major releases include Invincible Vs and the latest expansion for Diablo IV (Lord of
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 25-26)
Catching up on some April releases?
Welcome to your final weekend of April 2026! It's been a busy week of activity across Xbox and Game Pass, with the latter even getting a new Microsoft first-party release in recent days. Here's what we're playing this weekend: Ben Kerry, Staff Writer: I was away on my holidays last weekend, so aside from a...
Roundup Here's What Was Revealed At The ID@Xbox April 2026 Showcase
The full list of all reveals from today's Xbox event
Weren't able to catch April 2026's ID@Xbox Showcase 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...
Poll How Would You Grade The ID@Xbox April 2026 Showcase?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the ID@Xbox Showcase for April 2026! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we'll soon provide an extensive recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade would you give...
Talking Point What's A 'Good Deal' For An Xbox Series X or S In 2026?
It's getting harder and harder to say!
Here and there, we still come across questions from people who have spotted an Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, or perhaps even bought one already, and are asking whether they got a "good deal" in the process. Truth be told, that question is becoming harder and harder to answer these days. The current console...
Feature You're The Xbox Boss And Need To Figure Out Exclusivity, What Decision Are You Making?
Are you going back to doing exclusives?
In recent years, Xbox has veered away from exclusive games massively, to the point where Forza, Gears and even Halo later this year are being stripped of their console exclusivity. This move — at least in the public-facing world and below Satya Nadella — seemed to lie largely at the feet of previous...
Talking Point What Are Your First Impressions Of Replaced On Xbox Game Pass?
We've had to wait a while, but it's finally here
We've had to be patient for Replaced's arrival on Xbox Game Pass, but the time has finally come - and we want to know what you make of the game so far. On release this week, the press seemed to take to Sad Cat Studios' neon-soaked platformer. When you're sitting around the 80 mark in terms of...
Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (April 20-24)
Including four more Game Pass additions!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for April 20-24! We've got some really interesting games launching over the next few days, including the single-player adventure Tides of Tomorrow from the Road 96 team, beat-'em-up Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch, popular MMO Al
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 18-19)
Something new on Game Pass?
Welcome to another weekend! It's been a busy week in Xbox land with some interesting news reports, a whole new showcase debut and plenty of Game Pass drops to boot - so there's plenty to be playing and getting stuck into over the next few days.
Poll How Are You Getting On With Hades 2 On Xbox Game Pass?
Has it been anything other than outstanding?
One of the biggest Xbox releases of 2026 in general arrived this week in the form of Hades 2, which not only made its Xbox debut on April 14th, but was added to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and PC Game Pass on day one! So, now that we're getting into the weekend, we thought we'd ask the question of...
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...
Talking Point What Have You Bought In The Xbox Spring Sale 2026?
It ends in just a few hours' time!
It's finally almost time for the Xbox Spring Sale 2026 to come to a close. The big sale with over 2000 discounts has been live since the start of April, but its end date is today (April 15th), with the deals set to expire in the coming hours. We've tried to provide a variety of guides for the Spring Sale over the...
Feature Forza Horizon 4 Is Still Packed With Players On Xbox, And It's Easing The Wait For Horizon 6
One final lap of open-world Britain?
Recently, I spent a good amount of hours playing Forza Horizon 6 for a preview some of you may have seen on Pure Xbox, and I had a fantastic time with Xbox's upcoming 2026 racer. In fact, I'd started getting withdrawal symptoms after the preview concluded - so much so that a re-install of my favourite FH game was...
Feature ROG Xbox Ally X: 6-Month Review - A Handheld I've Been Using In Unexpected Ways
Has it really been that long already?!
Six months ago, when I first got my hands on the ROG Xbox Ally X courtesy of ASUS, I assumed it was going to become like an Xbox Series X in my hands — a system I would use basically in the same kind of way as my main Xbox console, while also perhaps taking advantage of the likes of Steam and other PC...
Talking Point Are You Happy With The New Updates Coming To Xbox Consoles So Far?
We're getting new features on Series X|S!
We've not had enough time to properly judge how boss Asha Sharma is going to get on in her new role as Head of Xbox, but one thing we're loving so far is the team's renewed focus on console, and that's starting to manifest itself with new updates arriving for Series X|S users. Indeed, for the first time in...
Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (April 13-17)
Including eight more Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for April 13-17! We've got a stacked list of releases heading our way over the next few days, including the likes of Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss, MOUSE: P.I. For Hire and Pragmata, while there are eight games rolling out across various Xbox Game Pass tiers including
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 11-12)
Time to open your new bookshop?
Welcome to another weekend! The sun is retreating here in the UK after a warmer start to this week, so that's the perfect time to get back indoors and get some gaming time in. Maybe even start a new business in Tiny Bookshop on Xbox Game Pass? Anyway, here's what we're playing over the next few days: Ben Kerry,...
Talking Point If Someone Was Buying Their First Xbox Today, What Games Would You Recommend?
In other words, what are the essentials for a newbie?
Every now and again, we come across people who are entering the Xbox ecosystem for the first time with a new Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S or even an Xbox One console, and they're often overwhelmed with what to play first. Just look at what Xbox Game Pass offers — we're talking hundreds of...
Roundup All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From The Triple-I Initiative Showcase 2026
Including a new Game Pass announcement!
Today marked the return of the Triple-i Initiative Showcase for 2026, treating us to reveals and updates for a wide variety of games across multiple platforms, with many of them coming to Xbox as well. We've got a few particularly notable ones in the bunch here — Super Battle Golf was officially announced...
Talking Point Which Xbox Console Do You Think Has Aged The Best?
The Xbox One must be in with a shout...
Yesterday, we asked you about the consoles you've bought at launch over the years, and whether they were ultimately worth it in your opinion — but today, we want to focus specifically on Xbox consoles and how they've aged. We've obviously all got great memories with each of the Xbox consoles we've owned...
Talking Point How Many Consoles Have You Bought At Launch, And Were They Worth It?
Not just Xbox, but all systems!
It's a quiet Easter Monday with not a whole lot going on right now, so let's have a little discussion! Today, we're asking you how many consoles you've ever bought at launch, and whether you ultimately decided they were worth it. You don't have to limit yourself to just Xbox, but obviously that's what we're most...
Hands On Car Dealer Simulator Has Something For Every Sim Fan On Xbox
A simulator extravaganza
Simulators are becoming much more popular on Xbox these days, and that's leading to floods of them arriving on Series X|S as of late. Some sims are as addictive as all-hell, and while often laden with some of that endearing 'jank', they're typically quite approachable too. Well, this past week or so I've been playing Car...
Feature With 2025's GOTY Now In The Library, Xbox Game Pass Premium Is Becoming Too Good To Ignore
A serious value for Xbox players
When Xbox Game Pass Premium was first introduced back in October, we didn't know how the service would hold up long-term. Yes, at the time we declared it a great value (largely thanks to Microsoft's new commitment to put its own games in the library within a year), but we still weren't sure how the tier would sit...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (April 6-10)
Including at least two new Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for April 6-10! We've not got any major reveals coming up, but there are still plenty of intriguing indies on the horizon, along with at least two Xbox Game Pass titles in the form of Final Fantasy IV and Tiny Bookshop! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 4-5)
An Easter weekend special!
Welcome to your first weekend in April! With Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 entering Game Pass Premium a few days ago, we suspect there'll be a bunch of Xbox players jumping into 2025's GOTY for the very first time - that's certainly not a bad way to spend an extended Easter weekend! Here's what we'r
Opinion XBLA Was Amazing, But Xbox's Indie Program Is Better Than Ever Right Now
ID@Xbox is serving up great games on a weekly basis
If you were an Xbox fan in the Xbox 360 era, you'll almost certainly remember the Xbox Live Arcade program (and indeed the Xbox Live Indie Games program), which allowed creators of a smaller size to bring their games to the platform digitally, and gave us some of the most popular titles of the...
Talking Point How Many Random Peripherals For Xbox Games Do You Still Own?
Any toys-to-life stuff? How about Rock Band or Guitar Hero?
You know what? I've been really tempted to play some Disney Infinity 3.0 lately. I own the Xbox One version — not the Xbox 360 version shown in the image above — and it's still great fun to play as a huge Star Wars fan. At the same time, I can't help but glance over to Steam and see...
Feature 30 Xbox Series X|S Games To Look Forward To In April-December 2026
Nine months of fantastic new games are ahead of us!
Update: As mentioned, we're updating this feature on a monthly basis, and it's now been adjusted for April. We've taken a few games away, added a few in, and changed a handful of dates around for games like Aphelion. With 2026 now starting to kick into gear, it's time to look ahead at what this...
Pick One What Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Addition In March 2026?
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2? Cyberpunk 2077? Absolum? Tell us!
It's been a really busy month for Xbox Game Pass, and as that month comes to an end, we thought we'd take a look back at what Microsoft has served up for us over the past few weeks - including some major AAA additions! Of course, we're talking about the likes of Kingdom Come: Deliverance...
Feature 10 New Xbox Indie Games That Should Be On Your Radar In April 2026
Including many coming to Game Pass!
A new month is about to kick off, and looking at the list of games coming to Xbox in April 2026, it's actually quite ridiculous how many great-looking indies are on the way over the next few weeks! Many of them are on Xbox Game Pass, too. The likes of Hades 2, Replaced, Vampire Crawle
Feature Five Things We Want To See From Xbox's Gears Of War: E-Day Direct
Taking place this June!
Well, well, well! With today's announcement of the 2026 Xbox Games Showcase ft. Gears of War E-Day Direct, we're finally set for another look at Microsoft's upcoming Gears of War title this summer. It's been almost two years since E-Day was first revealed, and developer The Coalition has been very quiet on the game since...
Feature All New Games Coming To Xbox In April 2026
Release dates for every April Xbox launch
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in April 2026! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with an April 2026 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass titles for April 2026 so far. Without further ado, here are all the new games coming to Xbox in April 2026: The Biggest New...
Feature Xbox, Now's The Perfect Time To Put This Brilliant Last-Gen COD On Game Pass
It's exploded in popularity!
So far, Microsoft has been rather sporadic when it comes to putting Call of Duty titles on Xbox Game Pass. They've committed to dropping brand-new entries into the library with the likes of Black Ops 6 and Black Ops 7 arriving day one, but the back catalogue hasn't been as predictable thus far. While we've talked plenty...
Feature Five Things We Want To See From Xbox's New Leadership Team In 2026
In the midst of a massive year for the brand
What a year this is turning out to be already for Team Xbox! We thought it was going to busy with the 25th anniversary celebrations and the releases of Fable, Forza Horizon 6, Gears of War: E-Day and Halo: Campaign Evolved, but we never considered that Phil Spencer would retire and Asha Sharma
Feature 10 Discounted Games You Should Buy In The Xbox Spring 'Preview' Sale 2026
So many fantastic games on offer!
Xbox's big Spring Sale for 2026 has begun in preview form, with more than 600 games now available at discounted prices for Game Pass members. The sale will open up to all Xbox players shortly (likely with even more games added), but it's safe to say that we've been having a good browse already to see what's what...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (March 30-April 3)
Including five more Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for March 30 - April 3! We haven't got any major AAA releases lined up for the next few days, but there are still plenty of interesting indies to look out for, while Xbox Game Pass is treating us to five additions highlighted by Resident Evil 7 and Super Meat Boy 3D on March...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 28-29)
Is it time for some Yakuza?
Welcome to the final weekend in March! This week, the clocks change here in the UK, which means an extra hour of much-needed sunlight - at the expense of an hour's sleep of course. When we're not adjusting our body clocks for British Summer Time, here's what we're playing over the next few days: Ben Kerry, Staff Writer:...
Talking Point Xbox GPU Members, What Do You Think Of 'Ubisoft+ Classics' So Far?
The program was added to Ultimate almost six months ago
It's been almost six months now since Xbox announced that, as part of a massive overhaul to Xbox Game Pass, a service called "Ubisoft+ Classics" would be integrated into the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass tiers. In the process, around 40 games from Ubisoft's back catalogue were added...
Roundup All 19 Reveals From The Xbox Partner Preview Showcase (March 2026)
Everything we saw at today's event
Today marked the first Xbox Partner Preview showcase of 2026, with the event focusing on third-party reveals that are coming to Xbox (and Game Pass in many cases) at some point in the near future. The show was 30 minutes long, with some of the highlights including Hades 2, Dispatch, Stranger Than Heaven, Stalker...
Poll How Would You Grade March's Xbox Partner Preview Event?
Did you enjoy the show?
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Xbox Partner Preview event for March 2026! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided a separate recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade...
PSA Battlefield Hardline's Campaign Is Well Worth Picking Up Before It Gets Delisted On Xbox
Visceral Games' final chapter
Battlefield hardly has a reputation for particularly interesting single-player campaigns; the Bad Company games — along with the War Stories from Battlefield 1 and Battlefield 5 — are probably the best this series' has to offer. However, the folks behind the Dead Space series created the story campaign for the...
Talking Point Do You Think Project Helix Will Support Physical Xbox Games?
Or is MS going all-digital?
With lots of talk about Project Helix coming out of GDC 2026, we know a little bit more about Microsoft's next-gen vision - including high-level details on the hardware, how developers will be able to make use of it, and the fact that
Talking Point What Are Your First Impressions Of Crimson Desert On Xbox?
Enjoying the new open-world RPG?
The talk of the town this past week in the gaming world has definitely been Crimson Desert, with the Pearl Abyss RPG taking the world by storm in recent days. In fact, this one has been hyped for some time now, and has planted its flag in a fairly quiet week in terms of major Xbox releases. So, did you decide to pick...
Feature These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (March 23-27)
Including three new Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for March 23-27! We've got a ton of great games arriving on Xbox consoles over the next few days, including the likes of Life is Strange: Reunion, ICARUS: Console Edition, Screamer, the
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 21-22)
Are you surviving the desert heat?
Welcome to another weekend! It's been a busy week on Xbox once again, with the likes of Crimson Desert launching on Series X|S, Disco Elysium hitting the Game Pass library and more! There's plenty to be playing, then - and here's what we're getting stuck into this weekend: Ben Kerry, Staff Writer: Truth be told,...
Talking Point 20 Years Later, How Do You Feel About The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion In 2026?
Did the remaster give you a new appreciation for it?
We've got a big birthday to celebrate today! Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is officially celebrating its 20th anniversary, having first released all the way back on March 20th of 2006 for the Xbox 360 and PC. It's since gone on to be known as an all-time classic, of course, and was...
Talking Point What Should Xbox Call Its 'Project Helix' Console?
Any ideas for the name of the next Xbox?
With details slowly starting to trickle out about Project Helix and Microsoft's next generation plans, we've begun thinking about what the team may end up calling its next-gen Xbox console once the Project Helix codename is presumably retired. This is always an interesting topic with Xbox because, well...
