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News Xbox Cloud Gaming Quality Bump Shows 'Dramatic Improvement' Says Digital Foundry
"This is all looking really really impressive"
Earlier this month, we shared the news that Xbox Cloud Gaming was seemingly bumping its quality, as options of up to 1440p resolution were spotted on the backend - and now the folks over at Digital Foundry have managed to test this out in practice. <related ids="187654"> By loading up Avatar:...
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- Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Microsoft
- Digital Foundry
News Microsoft Has Made Its 'Largest Investment' In Xbox Game Pass Ever This Year
"This year marks our largest investment in Game Pass to date"
In a new interview with outlet Eurogamer, ID@Xbox boss Chris Charla says that Microsoft has made its "largest investment in Game Pass to date" in 2025 so far. Further elaborating on the point that this has been a big year for Game Pass, Charla added that Xbox has "signed deals with m
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Xbox Game Pass
- Industry
News Xbox Store Links Discovered For Horizon: Zero Dawn & Other PS5 Games, But Don't Get Excited
It's a whole lot of nothing
Yesterday, there was a lot of chatter on social media about how Xbox Store links had been discovered for various PS5 games including Horizon: Zero Dawn, Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us Part 2, with some suggesting that Xbox ports for these titles might be in the works. The links were being found on Google, and...
- Xbox
- PS5
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Ghost of Tsushima
Guide Silent Hill F: Release Date, Release Times & Early Access Details On Xbox
Everything you need to know
We've been waiting a long time for this one, and it's right around the corner now! Yep, this week, Konami brings Silent Hill F to Xbox as the series finally returns to Microsoft's platform - and it's been getting rather good reviews so far. <related ids="188171"> So, if those early impressions are convincing you...
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- Guides
- Silent Hill F
- Konami
- Xbox Series X
Feature Seven Xbox-Related Showcases To Look Out For At Tokyo Game Show 2025
A busy few days ahead of us
Welcome to Tokyo Game Show week! It's set to be a very busy few days of reveals, with multiple companies choosing to host showcases up until Sunday, and that includes the usual Xbox Tokyo Game Show broadcast as well. It's very difficult to find an overview of everything that's happening this week, so we've picked out...
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- Tokyo Game Show
- Showcase
- Round Up
- Features
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Silent Hill F
Launching this week on Xbox!
Silent Hill F is upon us! Yep, Konami's new entry in the famous horror franchise launches later this week on Xbox, and ahead of that upcoming release, the game's general review embargo has now lifted. So, following on from that early positive write-up from Famitsu, we're going to gather up a bunch more reviews down...
- Xbox
- Round Up
- Silent Hill F
- Konami
- Xbox Series X
News Two Games Are Available Early This Week With Xbox Game Pass (September 22-23)
Arriving today and tomorrow
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, we're going to highlight two titles coming to the library over the next two days - starting today with the PC-only addition of Endless Legend 2. Here's some more information on that title, along with what's coming to the service tomorrow for console and PC: Endless...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Microsoft
News Battlefield 6 Team Partners With Xbox & PlayStation To Combat Cronus Zen Cheaters
"We're going to be taking cheating very, very seriously here"
Every now and then, we hear about a thing called the Cronus Zen - a small device that can be used for multiple things, but in cheating terms is used to convert mouse and keyboard into a virtual controller, as well as implement scripts that can provide an advantage through the likes of...
- Xbox
- Battlefield 6
- Cronus Zen
News New Leak Reveals Fresh Details & Concept Art For Xbox's Cancelled Perfect Dark Reboot
Apparently shared by a former developer
We've been wondering when more details might start to leak out about Xbox's recently cancelled Perfect Dark reboot, and it's now begun - courtesy of an apparent "former developer" who's shared some details with the outlet MP1st. Let's start with those details. The outlet says it's seen documentation that...
- Xbox
- Perfect Dark
- The Initiative
News Activision Shows Off First Proper Look At COD: Black Ops 7 Multiplayer
Full list of launch maps revealed as well
Activision is getting ready to show off Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 multiplayer at a special "Call of Duty: NEXT" event on September 30th, but before we get there, a new trailer shows us a little of what to expect from this year's edition. You can watch that trailer up above, and the development team has gone...
- Xbox
- Black Ops 7
- Activision
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Borderlands 4 Sales Figures Impress As Take-Two Makes Over $150 Million
Bringing in the loot
Following positive critic reviews and some less positive opinions on the game's performance, we're seeing some early player and sales data for Borderlands 4 across all platforms - and the outlook is pretty good for publisher Take-Two and developer Gearbox Software. According to Alinea Analytics figures from
- Xbox
- Borderlands 4
- Take-Two
- Gearbox
- Xbox Series X
News Microsoft Rewards Is Giving Away A Cheap Movie Rental In Some Countries
"Enjoy the latest releases and top titles"
Fancy a cheap movie night? Well, we've been browsing the "Redeem" section of Microsoft Rewards (otherwise known as Rewards with Xbox) over the past few days, and have come across a special offer for certain countries. It turns out this has quietly been available for a couple of months now, and it's an HD...
- Xbox
- Xbox Rewards. Microsoft Rewards
- PSA
- Rakuten
Saturday20th Sep 2025
Feature These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (September 22-26)
Including four Game Pass titles
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for September 22-26! We've got another busy few days ahead of us, with the likes of Silent Hill f, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and EA Sports FC 26 all launching on Xbox, along with plenty of
- Xbox
- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Lots Of Games Are Their 'Lowest Price Ever' On Xbox This Weekend (September 20-21)
Including plenty of AAA titles
It's been a little quieter than usual for new Xbox sales over the past week, but that's not to say we haven't got any great deals on the Xbox Store right now - there are literally hundreds of games that are reduced at the time of writing. And, heading into the weekend, we spotted quite a few big AAA titles that are at...
- Xbox
- Lowest Price Ever
- Deals
- Round Up
Poll Are You Buying Silent Hill F Next Week?
The series returns to Xbox!
It's almost time for Silent Hill to return to Xbox! Yep, Konami's upcoming Silent Hill f is the first series entry to grace Xbox in some time - and based on
- Xbox
- Features
- Polls
- Silent Hill F
- Xbox Series X
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 20-21)
Going beast mode?
Welcome to another weekend! It's past mid-September now, which means the big releases are really kicking into gear - including Dying Light: The Beast which just landed on Xbox a few days ago! Some of you may be getting stuck into that one, but here's what we're playing this weekend: Ben Kerry, Staff Writer: I've gotta admit, I'm...
- Xbox
- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday19th Sep 2025
News Microsoft Announces New Price Increases For Xbox Series X|S In The US
"We are navigating an incredibly dynamic environment"
To finish off the week, Microsoft has announced that it's increasing the prices of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in the United States, and these increases will apply to all versions of the two systems currently on the market. The standard Xbox Series X with a disc drive will now jump to...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Industry
- Price Increases
News Earthion Has Finally Arrived On Xbox, And It's One Of The Best-Rated Games Of 2025
"A must-have for fans of the genre"
Back in July, we thought we'd be getting the new side-scrolling space shooter known as Earthion on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but it ended up getting delayed for all consoles until an unspecified date in September. Well, that date has arrived! Earthion is now available on Xbox as of September...
- Xbox
- Earthion
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox One
News Dying Light: The Beast Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
Here's how both Xbox versions stack up
Last night, we highlighted the first reviews for Dying Light: The Beast as the game launched on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but very few of those reviews were for the Xbox version - so how does it fare on those consoles? Well, as usual, we're looking to Fuzion Xbox Testing
- Xbox
- Dying Light: The Beast
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Unnamed Xbox Game Studios Title Shows Up On Tokyo Game Show's 2025 Schedule
Airing on September 27th
The excitement for Tokyo Game Show next week is starting to build, with Xbox recently laying out its livestream plans for the convention. Indeed, we have Microsoft's own broadcast airing September 25th, and now a new third-party livestream has hinted that the Xbox event may well contain a pretty big surprise.
- Xbox
- Tokyo Game Show 2025
- Famitsu
- Microsoft Japan
- Xbox Game Studios
News Battlefield 6 Resolution & Performance Figures Revealed For Xbox Series X|S
Sounding pretty healthy!
Battlefield 6 is less than a month away, and as we near the game's upcoming launch on Xbox, developer Battlefield Studios continues to drop fresh details on the title. Among those details are all of the resolution and performance figures that the game is targeting across Xbox Series X and S. Yep, these were all discussed in...
- Xbox
- Battlefield 6
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- EA
News Helldivers 2 Xbox Launch Provided 'Substantial Uplift' In Revenue, Data Shows
No. 4 on the Newzoo charts
At the beginning of the month, sales data coming from Alinea Analytics suggested that Helldivers 2 had a great launch on Xbox platforms in August - and new stats from data firm Newzoo are now backing that up. As shared by the folks over at GamesIndustry.biz, Helldivers 2 was number
- Xbox
- Helldivers 2
- Microsoft
- Sony
- Xbox Series X
News Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Is Getting Huge Praise On Xbox Game Pass & PC
"Vampire Survivors is no longer the king of the genre."
This week has brought us the release of multiple Xbox Game Pass titles, including one that might go under the radar for many people in Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - to be honest, we've kinda overlooked it over the past few days as well. However, this game is getting seriously good feedback so...
- Xbox
- Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
- Xbox Game Pass
- Vampire Survivors
News Little Rocket Lab Is A Timed Xbox Exclusive Coming To Game Pass This October
"Are you ready to roll up your sleeves?"
We've already talked about the stacked list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in October 2025, and a couple more have actually been added since we did that - including Little Rocket Lab which officially arrives on October 7th, 2025. This game sees you playing as an aspiring engineer who wants to complete...
- Xbox
- Little Rocket Lab
- Xbox Game Pass
News Here's Some Direct Gameplay From Double Fine's New Xbox Exclusive Keeper
The Psychonauts team is back!
Since Double Fine's surprise reveal of Keeper this summer, the team has been keeping the finer details of its new title quite close to its chest - but we've got some fresh gameplay on the upcoming Xbox exclusive this week. First off, roughly three minutes of direct feed gameplay are viewable up above; no commentary or...
- Xbox
- Double Fine
- Keeper
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Talking Point What Are Your Plans For Tokyo Game Show Next Week?
Getting up early to watch?
As we approach Tokyo Game Show 2025 next week, we're getting pretty excited by what Xbox might show off this year. Microsoft's presence at the event has been steadily growing in recent times, and all rumours are pointing towards the team making one of its biggest TGS reveals ever this year. <related ids="188113">...
- Xbox
- Features
- Talking Point
- Tokyo Game Show 2025
- Microsoft
News Hades Returns To Xbox Game Pass Today (September 19)
Ahead of the upcoming sequel
Say hello to your latest Xbox Game Pass addition! Today, Supergiant's mega-hit Hades returns to the library to mark its fifth anniversary - with Hades 2's Xbox release potentially coming in 2026. To get yourself back up to speed with the first Hades, here's a quick summary of this Xbox indie hit - and
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Hades
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Thursday18th Sep 2025
News Halo: The Master Chief Collection Gets Surprise Update On Xbox & PC
A critical issue has been fixed
We've just seen the latest update drop for Halo: The Master Chief Collection across all available platforms - although the focus is mainly on a Microsoft Store PC fix. Halo Studios has detailed exactly what's packed into this patch, along with the update sizes for each platform, and we've included those notes down...
- Xbox
- Halo Master Chief Collection
- Updates
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 18)
Two new additions to the main library
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, Microsoft is bringing two games to the service, including the long-awaited console debut of strategy hit Frostpunk 2. Before we fully detail those two additions down below, Game Pass Ultimate players also have access to an EA Play bonus today. The free...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (September 18-21)
Free trials on Xbox
Microsoft has revealed its Free Play Days lineup for the coming weekend, with four Xbox titles playable across Xbox One and Series X|S. Here's the full Free Play Days list this week: Matchpoint Tennis Championships Ship of Fools SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada Townscaper This week, Matchpoint and Synduality are avai
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
News Xbox's New Handheld UI Has Become Available, And It's Giving FPS & Battery Improvements
"We did find a noticeable improvement in performance"
With the ROG Xbox Ally launch now less than a month away (where are those prices, Microsoft?!), it's probably no surprise to see that the Xbox Full Screen Experience has quietly become available in testing form for Windows Insiders.
- Xbox
- ROG Xbox Ally
- Handhelds
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Say About New Xbox Kart Racer Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Out next week!
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds marks the return of SEGA's blue blur kart racer, and with Mario Kart World dropping just a few months back on Switch 2, we've been eager to see what kind of competition Sonic & the gang can muster up on Xbox. And, with the game's release speeding round the corner next week, early reviews are now live for...
- Xbox
- Round Up
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
- SEGA
- Xbox Series X
News Marvel 1943: Rise Of Hydra Early Footage Leaks Ahead Of 2026 Release
Due out early next year
Back in May, studio Skydance New Media announced a delay for Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra to "early 2026", and now some leaked footage is doing the rounds as we fast approach the team's new release window. First up, we have a short clip of a frantic bar fight that has been shared online this week. The footage here looks fairly...
- Xbox
- Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Alien: Rogue Incursion Jumps From PSVR2 To Xbox Later This Month
"Made for Alien fans. Built for action-horror. Re-envisioned for Xbox."
Anyone fancy a new Alien game on Xbox?! Well, we're getting the surprise release of Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition on September 30th for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, marking the first time this game has ever been available on an Xbox console. The reason it's never...
- Xbox
- Alien: Rogue Incursion
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Dying Light: The Beast Is Out Now On Xbox, And The Reviews Are Looking Good
"The series has returned to form"
We've got another major new release that's just landed on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in the form of Dying Light: The Beast, and that means the reviews have landed as well - although only for the PC and PS5 versions. Yep, it seems Xbox codes weren't easily accessible prior to release for this one, but the PC...
- Xbox
- Dying Light: The Beast
- Review Roundup
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Four Games Announced By New Blood Interactive For Xbox, Including Classic FPS 'Dusk'
"It's about time."
New Blood Interactive is a publisher that we've seen very little of on Xbox over the years, even though they've been releasing countless titles since establishing back in 2014. Well, that's all about to change in the very near future! The company has announced that it's bringing four games to Xbox at some point very soon, and...
- Xbox
- Dusk
- New Blood Interactive
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Is Making It Easier For Games To Implement Cross-Saves Between Console & PC
"Our latest innovation: PlayFab Game Saves"
The idea of carrying your savegame progress from one platform to another is becoming much more common these days, and Xbox wants to make this as simple as possible through a new innovation known as "PlayFab Game Saves" As detailed on the official Microsoft website, there are loads of apparent benefits for...
- Xbox
- Cross-Save
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- PC
News The New Skate Is Getting All Sorts Of 'Mixed' Impressions So Far
What do you think of it?
It's been a couple of days now since EA's Skate reboot landed on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and the feedback has definitely been "mixed" across basically all platforms (including PS4, PS5 and PC) so far. Why? Well, the actual skating itself has received positive feedback for the most part, but people are...
- Xbox
- Skate
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox One
News Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Could Be Xbox's Next PS5 Conversion
According to a new rumour
At this point, Microsoft is at full speed when it comes to launching its games on PS5, with another couple due next month in Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2. However, the team is also continuing to port over some of its older Xbox titles, and a new report suggests the next of those will be Microsoft Flight Simulator...
- Xbox
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
- PS5
- Microsoft
Wednesday17th Sep 2025
News How To Download The Free EA Sports FC 26 Trial With EA Play & Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
It'll be available earlier than expected!
We've got a big 10-hour Xbox Game Pass Ultimate trial coming our way this week in the form of EA Sports FC 26, and the good news is that it's starting earlier than expected - it's been pushed ahead by one day according to EA. The official release date for the EA Sports FC 26 free trial is Thursday,...
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- EA Sports FC 26
- Early Access
- Date
- Time
News Two Big Free Demos Are Now Live On The Xbox Store
Full games launching over the next few weeks
As we approach the fall season, lots of big releases are landing on Xbox in the coming months, and it can be hard to keep track of every game and decide which you might actually pick up and play. Well, today Bandai Namco and SEGA are hoping to convince you of their efforts with two new demos that are now...
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Xbox Store Demos
- Little Nightmares 3
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
News Four Games Are Available Across Xbox Game Pass Ultimate & Standard Today (September 17)
Both libraries are growing
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, we have four new additions to the service, in the form of three Game Pass Standard titles and one new Game Pass Ultimate drop. Here's what's new to Game Pass today for Standard & Ultimate players: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (XGP Standard): "In the direct...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Lenovo Legion Go 2 Pre-Order Problems Cast Doubt On ROG Xbox Ally Release
Could we see delays?
We're now officially less than one month away from the ROG Xbox Ally release date of October 16th, despite Microsoft & Asus still refusing to price the system and open up pre-orders. Well, news coming in from a similar device's release this month in the Lenovo Legion Go 2 perhaps explains why Xbox is still being coy with its...
- Xbox
- Lenovo Legion Go 2
- ROG Xbox Ally
- Asus
- Microsoft
News Borderlands 4 Performance Degrades On Xbox The Longer You Play, Dev Suggests Workaround
"Sorry for the friction!"
Borderlands 4 has been out on Xbox for just under a week now, and despite positive early reviews from the press, players have suffered a bunch of performance issues around launch - and the team has now suggested a temporary workaround for a specific problem on console. Basically, folks have been complaining that...
- Xbox
- Borderlands 4
- Gearbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News First Silent Hill F Review Suggests The Series' Return To Xbox Has Been Worth The Wait
The first official review has landed
It's been a long old wait since the last Silent Hill game graced Xbox, and with Silent Hill F about to do just that next week, we've been keen to see what folks think of the game ASAP. Following on from Digital Foundry's glowing preview earlier this month, the game's first full review has
- Xbox
- Silent Hill F
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Konami
News ZeniMax Devs Still Want To Make Something New Despite Microsoft Cancellation
"I'm not done yet..."
This summer, Bethesda's ZeniMax Online Studios team was caught in the Microsoft layoffs crossfire, with the dev's in-the-works MMO ultimately cancelled as a result. It's said that internally, members of the team were stunned at the cancellation of the project due to its quality, and the game's axing seems to have only spurred...
- Xbox
- Zenimax
- Elder Scrolls Online
- Microsoft
- Bethesda
News If The Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remake Is Real, It Could Be Very Different From The Original
Major changes afoot
In recent years, we've heard multiple reports that Ubisoft is working on a Black Flag remake alongside its modern Assassin's Creed games, and new information on this supposed re-release suggests that things could be quite different from the original - if and when the project sees the light of day. As reported on by French outlet...
- Xbox
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remake
- Ubisoft
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Tuesday16th Sep 2025
News Perfect Dark Studio Head Issues Final Statement As He Leaves Team Xbox
"My time at Xbox has come to a close"
After years of promise, and exercising a certain amount of patience, Xbox studio The Initiative shut down earlier this year - taking the Perfect Dark reboot with it. Considering the game looked pretty impressive during Microsoft's 2024 summer showcase, we were shocked and disappointed by the news - and this...
- Xbox
- Perfect Dark
- The Initiative
- Microsoft
News These 13 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (September 17 - October 7)
Your latest roundup of new titles
Welcome to your next batch of Xbox Game Pass titles from Microsoft! We've got a bunch of new arrivals heading to the library over the next few weeks - and don't forget, RoadCraft was added to the library earlier today as well! <related ids="187919"> Before we get into the main list, Xbox has also highlighted...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Another Three Titles Are Joining Xbox Game Pass Core This October
Our first proper Core update since March
Microsoft has today announced a new batch of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass Core in October, which marks the first time the "Core" service has added some new console games since March! These are three excellent games as well, with the always-popular Disney Dreamlight Valley joining the classic simulation...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Game Pass Core
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
