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TodayTue, 18th Mar 2025
Rumour New GTA 5 Update Suggests It Might Be Coming Back To Xbox Game Pass
Potentially on PC Game Pass for the first time too
It's been a couple of years now since GTA 5 was last part of the Xbox Game Pass library, and if a new Rockstar Games Launcher update is any indication, there might be plans to bring it to Game Pass once again in 2025. We actually talked about this last year when the game was spotted with a "PC G
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- GTA 5
- Xbox Game Pass
News Palworld's Developer Was Apparently Shocked By Nintendo's Lawsuit
It "changed a lot" for the Xbox Game Pass hit
In case you somehow missed it, Nintendo ended up filing a patent infringement lawsuit against the Xbox Game Pass hit Palworld last September. While Pocketpair released an official statement in response to this at the time, the team's communications director and publishing manager John Buckley revealed...
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- Palworld
- Xbox Game Pass
- Nintendo
- Legal
News Three Titles Are Joining Xbox Game Pass Core This Month
The cheapest Game Pass tier gets more titles
As part of today's Xbox Game Pass update, Microsoft has announced that three more titles are joining the Game Pass Core library later this month; the team's replacement for Xbox Live Gold. There are some nice additions here, including the pictured-above Batman: Arkham Knight - which still looks gorgeous...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Game Pass Core
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News These Six Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (March 18-27)
Late March's XGP additions
Microsoft has today announced its next batch of Xbox Game Pass titles, all of which are heading to the library over the next few weeks. We've got six games arriving in total, including the likes of 33 Immortals and Atomfall. Here's the full list of Xbox Game Pass additions for March 18-27:...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Ubisoft Plus Gets Massive Discount On Xbox Ahead Of Assassin's Creed Shadows Launch
Play AC's Digital Deluxe Edition on the service!
Ubisoft is really pushing its Assassin's Creed Shadows launch this week, with the company now offering a massive discount on 12-month signups to its Ubisoft Plus subscription service - where the game will launch on day one. Live now on Xbox, players can enroll onto a 12-month plan for Ubisoft Plus at...
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- Ubisoft Plus
- Assassin's Creed Shadows
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News PUBG Is Planning A Fresh Start On Xbox Series X|S With 'Impressive' Unreal Engine 5 Visuals
"PUBG will transition to current-generation consoles"
It's been a good while now since we were a little bit addicted to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds here at the PX offices, but a fresh update from the team makes PUBG sound worth revisiting on Xbox later this year. Yep, Krafton has let us know that a proper current-gen overhaul is coming to its...
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- PUBG
- Player Unknown's Battlegrounds
- Krafton
- Xbox Series X
News Atomfall Dev Reveals Overall Runtime Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Release
Sounds long enough to us
Sniper Elite dev Rebellion's new title Atomfall is almost here on Xbox Game Pass, and in a new interview with the folks over at IGN, the team has revealed what sort of runtime we can expec
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- Atomfall
- Xbox Game Pass
- Game Length
- Runtime
News 10 Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass In Late March 2025
Some big games departing the service
Xbox has revealed the next batch of games leaving Xbox Game Pass in March 2025 today, and there are some big ones in the mix - including popular titles such as Monster Hunter Rise, Yakuza: Like a Dragon and a whole lot more. We don't know the cloud status of these just yet, but the console and PC removals have...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Leaving Soon
YesterdayMon, 17th Mar 2025
Poll MLB The Show 25 Isn't On Xbox Game Pass, So Will You Be Buying It?
It's never skipped XGP before
I nearly leaped off my chair when it was announced back in 2021 that not only would MLB The Show 21 be coming to Xbox for the first time, but it would be part of Xbox Game Pass as well. That's the remained the case with MLB The Show 22, 23 and 24... but for the first time, MLB The Sh
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- MLB The Show 25
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- Xbox Series X
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Talking Point Are You Trying Out This Week's Day One Xbox Game Pass Release?
Launching tomorrow on XGP!
Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service regularly adds brand-new titles to its library, and this week we have another day one addition - in the form of 33 Immortals from Thunder Lotus Games. So, ahead of the title's arrival on the service tomorrow, we want to know if you're planning on trying out this latest day one Game Pass...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- 33 Immortals
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Deadside Update 1.3 Adds Multiple Features To The Popular New Xbox Release
The game is a "top paid" title on Xbox right now
Sometimes it's really easy to predict a when a game's going to become popular on the Xbox Store, but in the case of titles like Deadside we don't get much warning - in fact, it basically shadow dropped on the store when it released. it definitely is a popular game on Xbox though! As things stand,...
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- Deadside
- Updates
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- Xbox Series S
Pick One If Xbox Acquired One Ubisoft IP, Which Should It Be?
A hypothetical hmm
In recent weeks, we've started to hear more and more about Ubisoft's plans to sell off its biggest assets - including official statements from the company alongside reports about multiple publishers being interested in the team's IP. One of those publishers is Xbox, apparently, and we want to pose a simple question: if Microsoft...
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- Features
- Pick One
News Metro Fans Are 'In For Quite The Ride' As 4A Games Provides Update On Exodus Sequel
"Rest assured, you are in for quite the ride"
It's been over six years now since the arrival of Metro Exodus on Xbox; the last mainline release in the 4A Games FPS series - and now the team has another update on the franchise's follow-up. As part of its 15th anniversary post this past weekend, the Ukrainian developer talked about the difficulties...
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- Metro Exodus
- 4A Games
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Guide Assassin's Creed Shadows: Release Date, Release Times & Download Size On Xbox
The next big AC game is almost here!
After years and years of anticipation, AC's Feudal Japan debut is almost here in the form of Assassin's Creed Shadows; Ubisoft's first current-gen-only entry in the franchise. Yep, this upcoming Assassin's Creed title debuts on Xbox Series X and S later this week - and we're quite excited to see what folks make...
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- Assassin's Creed Shadows
- Release Dates
- Release Times
- Xbox Series X
News Rust Console Edition Is Getting A 'Stunning' New-Gen Version For Xbox Series X|S
"Catch your first glimpse"
It's been a few years now since Rust Console Edition first made its way over to Xbox One, and we've seen it consistently popping up in the Xbox charts whenever it goes on sale - so it seems the console release has done well for itself! If you already own Rust Console Edition, or you've been wondering whether to pick it...
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- Rust
- Rust Console Edition
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News 10+ More Games Added To Xbox 'Stream Your Own Game' Library (March 17)
They're so regular, they're getting difficult to track!
It's been less than three months since Xbox started making its 'Stream Your Own Game' service available to people for the first time as part of Game Pass Ultimate, and yet we've seen countless updates to the program ever since. In fact, they're getting so regular and difficult to track that...
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- Stream Your Own Game
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Cloud Gaming
Random Xbox Fans Are Still Playing The Original Halo 2 Online In 2025
21 years since it first released
The original version of Halo 2 that arrived on the OG Xbox back in 2004 no longer supports online multiplayer (due to the Xbox Live servers being turned off years ago), but thanks to Insignia, it's getting a new lease of life in 2025. Over the weekend, a bunch of excited Halo fans took to social media to show off...
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- Halo 2
- Original Xbox
- Insignia
- Random
News Atomfall & Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Preloads Now Live On Xbox, Download Sizes Revealed
Two of the biggest upcoming Game Pass titles
We know a lot of people are really looking forward to the upcoming Xbox Game Pass additions of Atomfall and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 in late March and late April respectively, and their preloads have just gone live on Xbox today! Atomfall's preload is clocking in at 30.80GB on Xbox Series X (and...
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- Atomfall
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Preload
- Runtime
News Square Enix Seemingly Suffered 'Large Losses' With Life Is Strange: Double Exposure
Double trouble
Late last year, the Life is Strange series made its big return with Deck Nine's sequel Double Exposure - but it sounds like the Xbox Series X|S title hasn't done particularly well for publisher Square Enix so far. Japanese analyst Hideki Yasuda has shared a bunch of updates from some of the region's biggest game publishers in the...
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- Square Enix
- Life Is Strange: Double Exposure
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About 'Atelier Yumia', A New Open World JRPG
There's a free demo available today as well
You may have noticed in our 'next week on Xbox' roundup over the weekend that Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land is coming to Xbox on March 21st, and the reviews have already landed. The good news is that it's getting a really good score on Metacritic so f
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Sunday16th Mar 2025
Talking Point Whatever Happened To The Xbox Elite Controller Series 3?
Will we be waiting until the next generation?
Incredibly, it's now been six years since the Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 was first released, and we've been waiting all that time for a follow-up that's just never arrived. So, what actually happened to the Xbox Elite Controller Series 3? There were rumours a few years ago that suggested Microsoft...
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- Controllers
- Xbox Elite Controller Series 3
- Talking Point
- Features
Saturday15th Mar 2025
News Six Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In April 2025 So Far
An early look at what's ahead
We're a couple of weeks away from entering the month of April, so as we always do here at Pure Xbox, we're taking an early look at what's ahead for Xbox Game Pass in April 2025 - and the list is already stacked as things stand! The big Xbox first-party launch of April is South of Midnight, while Clair Obscur:...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News New Xbox Insider Update Aims To Help 'Free Up' Storage Space
"We have exciting news"
If you're an Xbox Insider, there's an exciting new feature in the latest update preview that promises to help with storage management. Xbox has introduced a "new and improved way" to free up some "much-needed storage space" if you happen to be running low. It also adds recommendations on how to save space, which could...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Updates
Talking Point What Should Microsoft Call The '2027' Xbox Console & Handheld?
If the date sticks, of course
It's been a crazy week of rumours and speculation about not only the third-party 2025 Xbox handheld, but also the next Xbox console and first-party handheld that are apparently arriving in 2027 - if the timeline doesn't shift again. The 2025 Xbox handheld will probably have a name that resembles something along the...
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- Features
- Next Xbox
- Xbox Handheld
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (March 17-21)
It's a HUGE week for Ubisoft in particular!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for March 17-21! The big release of the next few days is undoubtedly Assassin's Creed Shadows, but there are plenty of other exciting games on the way including a new Xbox Game Pass title in the form of co-op action-roguelike 33 Immortals. Here's what's coming to Xbox...
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- Weekly Roundup
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- Xbox Series X
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 15-16)
How about some WWE 2K25?
Welcome to the weekend! We've got great stuff to enjoy on Xbox over the next two days, including a couple of new Xbox Game Pass titles, another batch of Xbox Free Play Days additions, and some amazing deals on the Xbox Store! Here's what we're playing this weekend: Fraser Gilbert, Ed
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- What Are You Playing
Friday14th Mar 2025
Random Oreo Xbox Series S Owner Shows Off Their 'Monstrosity' Of A Console
"I have this crazy thing..."
A couple of years ago, Xbox partnered with Oreo to release a very special Oreo Xbox Series S as part of a sweepstakes on social media, and it's believed that only three of them exist in the world - so they're very rare to come across! However, this week, a social media post has gone viral from someone who apparently...
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- Oreo Xbox
- Xbox Series S
- Random
News Xbox Announces Two Huge Titles For Its 'Stream Your Own Game' Service
One out now, one launching very soon
At the end of last month, we brought news of five fresh additions to Xbox's 'Stream Your Own Game' library alongside 10 more titles that were planned for the near future - and since then, Microsoft has announced another two major additions to the service. Today, Xbox has revealed that the upcoming
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Stream Your Own Game
- Xbox Cloud Gaming
News Alan Wake Remastered Free Copies Are Being Revoked By Xbox
More than a month after the glitch occurred
Right at the tail end of January, we shared news on an Xbox glitch for Alan Wake Remastered where players could claim the game for free via a Free Play Days trial for Alan Wake 2. Well, unfortunately, Microsoft has begun revoking these free copies - more than a month aft
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- Remedy
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News Avowed's New Update Now Live For Xbox, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Community requested features, quest fixes, and more
Avowed's developer Obsidian Entertainment has been patching the game non-stop since its arrival and the latest build (Patch 1.3) has now been released on Xbox Series X|S and PC. This latest update addresses key areas including community-requested features, crashes and major issues, quests and...
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- Avowed
- Xbox Game Pass
- Updates
- Xbox Series X
Site News An Update About The Pure Xbox YouTube Channel
Cheerio!
A few years ago, back in late 2022, the Pure Xbox YouTube channel was sprung into life by our dear friend and ridiculously talented video producer Craig Reid, and he's done a wonderful job building up the channel by almost 30,000 subscribers as a result of his efforts. Craig has produced some extremely popular and very high-quality content...
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News Bethesda's Rumoured Elder Scrolls IV Remake Could Shadow Drop On Xbox, It's Claimed
"A shadow drop is possible"
So, it's been a good few months now that we've been hearing about a possible remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - although Microsoft is yet to announce the title at the time of posting. Well, following on from more rumours about the title arriving 'soon' earlier this week, it sounds like there's a possibility we...
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- Bethesda
- Elder Scrolls IV
- Oblivion Remake
- Microsoft
News Ubisoft IP Could Cost Buyers More Than The Company Itself, Says Report
A pricey endeavour
Earlier this week, we heard that Microsoft has seemingly held talks with Ubisoft about buying some of the French company's gaming IP - and a fresh report tells us that purchasing these franchises would likely cost a pretty penny for the Xbox owner, if they were to go ahead and pick anything up. By way of a new report from outlet...
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- Tencent
- Microsoft
- Industry
Talking Point Two Years Later, Is It Finally Almost Time For 'Forspoken' On Xbox?
The long exclusivity window has now expired
Remember the PS5 game Forspoken? We've covered it a couple of times here at Pure Xbox, but we're talking multiple years ago - our first article about the game actually goes all the way back to July of 2022! Forspoken originally ended up releasing as a PS5 console exclusive on January 24th, 2023 — also...
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- Forspoken
- Talking Point
- Features
- Xbox Series X
Opinion The 2025 Xbox Handheld Could Have A Major Impact On The Brand's Future
As we look towards the next generation
There's been a lot of talk this week about an apparent 2025 Xbox handheld that's going to be revealed around June and released later in the year (if timelines remain as reported), and I personally think that's a very exciting prospect! I get it - people seem disappointed that it apparently won't support native...
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- Xbox Handheld
- Opinion
- Features
News Atomfall Dev Talks About The 'Huge Challenge' Of Launching In Xbox Game Pass
The open-world title arrives day one later this month
Rebellion's new IP Atomfall is launching into Xbox Game Pass on day one, and while that's pretty much universally seen as a great thing for subscribers - it does come with its own unique challenges for the team behind the game. In a fresh chat with outlet TrueAchievements, developer Rebellion...
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- Atomfall
- Xbox Game Pass
- Rebellion
Report Call Of Duty 2025 Will Go Big On Zombies As Xbox Plans Black Ops 2 Sequel
New details emerge
The Call of Duty machine never stops, and today, fresh details about this year's entry in the series have emerged courtesy of Insider Gaming. The reputable outlet has put out a new report that focuses on developer Treyarch going all-in on Zombies mode - with six maps planned; set in some "out there" locations. The report says...
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- Call of Duty 2025
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- Activision
- Treyarch
News Xbox Fans In The UK Can Now Order Games & Consoles From Just Eat
Games on demand
Here in the UK, Just Eat is one of the biggest food delivery apps going - it competes with the likes of Deliveroo and Uber Eats to deliver fresh (and sometimes not-so-fresh) food to customers across the country. In recent times, these sorts of apps have started to branch out in terms of what exactly they deliver - and today, Just Eat...
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- Just Eat
- Delivery
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- Xbox Series X
Talking Point What Other Bethesda Remakes Would You Like Xbox To Greenlight?
What else deserves a glow-up from Team Green?
Well well well, we just can't seem to go a week without another rumour about that darn Oblivion remake - with the latest reports suggesting that this Elder Scrolls re-do could be out in a matter of weeks. While we'll be happy to see a nice little modernisation of the Bethesda classic, there's also plenty...
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- Microsoft
- Bethesda
- The Elder Scrolls
- Fallout
Thursday13th Mar 2025
Guide Next Xbox Console: Everything We Know So Far About Microsoft's Next-Gen System
Your all-in-one guide to the console AFTER the Series X
With the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S generation now having spanned multiple years, it's time to look ahead to what the next Xbox console will deliver for us, which is expected to arrive at some point in the not too distant future. In this all-in-one guide, you'll find everything we know so...
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- Next Xbox
- Everything We Know So Far
Talking Point Will The New '2027' Xbox Console Have Steam Support?
It would change things in a HUGE way
It's been a wild few days for reports on the next Xbox console and the Xbox handheld(s), and one thing that's clearly grabbed many Xbox fans' attention is the chance of Steam being included on the new Xbox console rumoured for 2027. A few days ago, Windows Central speculated that because the new Xbox console is...
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- 2027
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News Two Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In March & April 2025
With a few more confirmed for later in the year
With the vast amount of online games out there in this day and age, it's inevitable that some of them are starting to go offline as they become obsolete - and we have a few more Xbox server shutdowns confirmed for the next few months. First of all, two titles will go offline in March and April -...
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- Server Closures
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- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Report Xbox Handheld For 2025 Being Made By ASUS, Will Feature Console-Like Interface
Update: It could be revealed very soon indeed
Earlier this week, it was reported that Xbox was working with an unknown manufacturer on a branded Xbox handheld for 2025, to be followed by a first-party handheld at some point in the future (maybe 2027), and now thanks to The Verge, we have a few additional details on what to expect from this year's...
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- Xbox Handheld
- 2025
- ASUS
News 'REPO' Explodes In Popularity On PC, Leading To Calls For An Xbox Version
It's got "overwhelmingly positive" reviews
If you're a fan of PC gaming, you may have come across a new Steam release over the past couple of weeks that's launched into the stratosphere in terms of popularity, becoming one of the top early access games on the platform. It's called REPO (or R.E.P.O.), and it's an online co-op horror game for up to...
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- REPO
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox One
News Xbox 2025 Handheld: Release Date, Price & Other Key Details Teased In Latest Report
We're learning a lot already!
The heavily rumoured Xbox handheld for 2025 has been getting a lot of attention over the past 24 hours thanks to a couple of reports that have cropped up online, the first of which we highlighted here at Pure Xbox last night. In that report, it was mentioned that Xbox's 2025 handheld is being made by ASUS (known for...
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- Xbox Everywhere
- 2025
News Microsoft Shares Updated 'Xbox Play Anywhere' Games List As It Unifies Console & PC
"Over 1,000 titles are now supporting Xbox Play Anywhere"
We've been banging on about how Microsoft needs to promote the incredible Xbox Play Anywhere feature a lot more than it does, and low and behold, a bunch of Xbox handheld rumours have seemingly prompted an announcement! It's being officially confirmed today that Xbox Play Anywhere now...
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- Xbox Play Anywhere
- PC
News Phil Spencer 'Excited' About Xbox Copilot, An AI Tool That Helps Players Finish Games
"This experience puts players at the centre"
Microsoft has today announced that its AI Copilot software will be usable on games in the near future - with Xbox Insiders getting "an early preview on mobile soon". Copilot for Gaming, as it's being introduced, is an "AI-driven sidekick designed to be your personalised gaming companion, helping you get...
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- Microsoft Copilot
- AI
- Phil Spencer
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (March 13-16)
Included with Xbox Game Pass
Welcome to your latest Xbox Free Play Days lineup! This week, we've got three titles making up Microsoft's FPD selection, including intriguing action-adventure game Unknown 9: Awakening - which only launched in October 2024. Here are all of the Xbox Free Play Days titles you can get stuck into this weekend: Session:...
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- Xbox Series X
Rumour Oblivion 'Remake' Expected To Arrive Soon, According To Latest Reports
The Xbox 360 classic looks set for a return
If the Xbox handheld rumours weren't already enough this week, one other rumour about the supposed Oblivion "remake" has now returned. After a previous leak dating back to 2023 (followed by many other details), well-known insider 'NateTheHate' has now chimed in - suggesting this Elder Scrolls
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- The Elder Scrolls
- Bethesda
- Xbox Game Pass
News Delayed Xbox Shooter 'FragPunk' Is Off To A Fantastic Start On Steam
It was supposed to release on Xbox this month
Back at the start of the month, we mentioned how a couple of big free-to-play games were set to release on Xbox in March 2025 - but then shared an update that the hero shooter FragPunk was being delayed indefinitely on console. The team behind FragPunk mentioned at the time that they discovered...
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- FragPunk
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- PC
