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News Two Major Xbox Games Are Being Delisted In August 2025
Both going fully offline in 2026
Earlier this month, we brought news of a few server shutdowns on Xbox in July & August, whilst also briefly mentioning that EA's Anthem is set to be removed from storefronts next month as well - before going offline in 2026. Now, another big Xbox title is also being delisted in August and taken offline next year,...
News Two Xbox First-Party Games Now Shipping On Disc In 2025, Says Retailer
Another great Microsoft reversal
Shortly after Microsoft lifted the lid on Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2 during its 2025 Xbox Games Showcase, it was revealed that both of these games would get code-in-a-box physical releases - but the team has now reversed that decision and the two games will ship on-disc here in 2025. Hurrah! News of this...
News Battlefield 6 Looks Very 'Modern Warfare', Multiplayer Reveal Coming This Month
Battlefield is back
Well, there we have it. EA has finally showcased some Battlefield 6 goodness after months of teasing and internal testing - and as you'd probably expect, it has a very 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare' look to it at this early stage. We must add that the team's debut trailer does say that this is "game engine footage" and "not...
News Xbox Celebrates Grounded 2 Launch With Bonkers '10-Foot Ant' Giveaway
You've got to be in it to win it
Obsidian's Grounded 2 Early Access launch is upon us, with the team's co-op backyard experience hitting Xbox Game Pass next week - and Team Green has just the accessory to get you settled in with the upcoming sequel. Basically, you can now enter to win a "Wild 10-foot Red Ant Plush" to ride while you master the...
News Rematch Gets First Major Update On Xbox Game Pass, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Version 1.200.100 available today
Brand-new footie game Rematch recently brought its "highly addictive" experience to Xbox Game Pass on day one, and since then, developer SloClap has been working to improve things even further. The fruits of that post-launch labour are now available, as the team shares its first update since the game's release...
News Battlefield 6 Price & Release Date Leak Ahead Of 2025 Xbox Launch
It could be coming sooner than you think!
Yesterday, EA revealed Battlefield 6 as it begins the hype cycle for its next big online FPS, and now the reliable folks over at Dealabs
News Microsoft Reverts Price Increase For The Outer Worlds 2, Will Launch For $70 On Xbox
"In line with current market conditions"
Not so long ago now, Microsoft announced sweeping price increases for some of its Xbox products, including plans to release future AAA games at $80. In turn, October's The Outer Worlds 2 was set to be the company's first $80 release, but those plans have now changed. In a statement provided to
News Bethesda Has 'Exciting Things Planned' For Starfield As Beta Update Goes Live
More updates are coming
Bethesda has again pledged support for further Starfield updates as the Xbox team continues to work on its space-faring RPG. A new Steam Beta update has just gone live on PC, with "exciting things planned" for future additions to the game after this minor update comes and goes. We'll chuck the team's PC update notes down...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Say About Wuchang: Fallen Feathers On Xbox Game Pass
Hitting the library this week!
We have a major Xbox Game Pass release landing this week in the form of day one soulslike Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, and ahead of its upcoming launch, some early reviews have dropped for this upcoming XGP adventure. So, we're going to round these up down below, so you can get a flavour of what to expect from this new...
News Supermassive Delays Directive 8020's Halloween 2025 Release, Layoffs Confirmed
Now coming in 2026
Supermassive Games, the team behind Bandai Namco's Dark Pictures horror series, has delayed its upcoming title Directive 8020 out of this October. The studio's next spooky cinematic experience will now land in "the first half of 2026", as it lays off 36 staff members in the process. This unfortunate news comes accompanied by a...
News 'Battlefield 6' Confirmed As The Next Mainline Entry, Reveal Coming This Week
Prepare for war
EA has officially titled the next Battlefield game, and its full reveal is right around the corner. Yep, the mega-publisher is keeping things simple this time with 'Battlefield 6' - the upcoming mainline entry in DICE's popular military shooter. This one has been going through rounds of private testing for some time now
News Award-Winning PlayStation Exclusive 'Viewfinder' Jumps To Xbox In August
"An award-winning first-person puzzle game"
Viewfinder, the award-winning puzzle game currently out on PlayStation & PC, is making its way to Xbox & Nintendo Switch next month as the game strips itself of any Sony console exclusivity. Publisher Thunderful and developer Sad Owl Studios have announced the news alongside a new accolades...
News Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival Announced For Xbox, And It's 'Closer Than You'd Think'
A new single-player survival horror action game
We've got a brand-new survival horror game that's just been announced today in the form of Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival, which is officially coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (but there's no release date just yet). This game is said to "take first-person action horror survival to the...
News Hellblade 2's 60FPS Mode Required Lots Of Work, New Breakdown Explains
"We made a series of optimizations"
Ahead of Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 Enhanced arriving on Xbox Game Pass next month, developer Ninja Theory has gone into a bit more detail on how it's managed to get the game running at 60FPS on Xbox Series X - which sounds like no small feat for a game of this nature. We'll drop the team's video explainer on this...
News Nacon Commits To Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown With Extensive Year 2 Roadmap
Graphics overhaul coming this year
We're fast approaching a year since Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown hit Xbox on some unsteady ground, with server problems and performance issues plaguing the open-world racer at launch. The team at Nacon has worked to improve the game in key areas
News Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora Is Getting A Third-Person Mode On Xbox
Coming in an update later this year
Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment have announced a new update for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and it contains a much-welcome third-person mode for the game on Xbox Series X|S. Unfortunately, fans will have to wait until December 5th to go hands-on with this update, which also contains New Game+ and more fresh...
News Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Brings Its Football RPG To Xbox This November
Update: It's been delayed to later in the year
Open wide for some soccer! Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road is officially coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S when it releases on August 21st, 2025. It marks the first time the series has ever appeared on Xbox consoles. For those who aren't familiar, Inazuma Eleven is a "character collection and...
Guide Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Release Date, Release Times & Preload Details On Xbox Game Pass
This week's big XGP release
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is about to bring its soulslike action to Xbox Game Pass, in turn being the biggest XGP release of the coming week! So, we've gathered up everything you need to know about this upcoming action-RPG, including exactly when you can dive into the experience on Xbox Game Pass. Everything from the...
News Four Games Are Available This Week With Xbox Game Pass (July 22-24)
Update: We've got a surprise fourth addition!
Welcome to your latest roundup for Xbox Game Pass! This week, we have three new additions coming to the XGP library, including day one soulslike Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. As usual, then, we're going to round up all three of these new titles to give you a flavour of what's new to Game Pass this week...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (July 21-25)
Including three Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for July 21-25! We've got some big releases on the way including Killing Floor 3 over the next few days, as well three new Xbox Game Pass titles highlighted by Wuchang: Fallen Feathers! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New Xbox Releases (July 21-25):
News Remedy Says 'This Is Just The Start' As FBC: Firebreak Gets Xbox Game Pass Roadmap
"The road ahead for FBC: Firebreak"
Remedy has posted a detailed look at "the road ahead for FBC: Firebreak", as it looks to improve and expand upon the launch experience for its co-op adventure on Xbox Game Pass. The team starts by announcing that following four early patches over the last month or so, its first 'major update' is due out this...
Random This Incredible 'Skewer' Kill Shows How Impressive Halo Infinite's Physics Are
You can actually do this?!
It may have been almost four years since we first got our hands on Halo Infinite, but it's still a technically impressive video game, particularly in multiplayer where a shedload of chaos ensues at stable frame rates in every single game on Xbox Series X. Every now and then though, you see something that still genuinely...
News Elden Ring Dev's Next Xbox Game Reportedly At 'Advanced Stage' And Could Release In 2026
Codename FMC sounds pretty far along
Elden Ring dev FromSoftware has been pretty busy as of late with the likes of Elden Ring: Nightreign and the Switch 2 exclusive The Duskbloods in development - but it sounds like the Japanese studio has another major Xbox game coming sooner than you might think.
Rumour Xbox Has Locked In A November Release Date For Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7
Shock?
The word on the street is that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will launch this November. Shocked? Nah, probably not, but considering last year's entry arrived in October, it's looking like Xbox and Activision are taking a few extra weeks to get Black Ops 7 out the door. The official release date is set for November 14th, 2025, according to...
News Void Crew Brings Its Chaotic Co-Op Roguelite To Xbox This September
Following a "Very Positive" run on Steam
Focus Entertainment (the publisher behind the likes of Space Marine 2 and A Plague Tale) has announced that Void Crew will be coming to Xbox Series X and S this September - a chaotic co-op roguelite for up to six players. This game first started life on PC last year where it has a "Very Positive" rating on...
News Indie RPG 'Back To The Dawn' Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (July 18)
Another day one arrival
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, intriguing indie RPG Back to the Dawn joins the library, after gaining almost 5,000 reviews on Steam amounting to a 'Very Positive' rating overall. We're intrigued to see how the console audience finds this one, then, with the game now live on the service. Here's a bit...
Feature These 20+ Xbox Games Are At Their 'Lowest Price Ever' In The 2025 Summer Sale
Some big games at their lowest-ever prices
Xbox's big Summer Sale for 2025 is now properly underway, and while we've put out our usual roundup of some of the biggest and best deals this promotion has to offer, we've done a little more digging to find that loads of these games are actually at their lowest-ever price on Xbox! <related...
News Oblivion Remastered Dev Hit With Layoffs As Company 'Restructures' In 2025
Asia the most affected region
Sorry to be the bearer of yet more bad news, but it's come out today that Oblivion Remastered developer Virtuos has been hit by some pretty strong layoffs - as employees across Asia and Europe are affected. Following reports earlier in the day, Eurogamer managed to get an official response from the studio, which...
News Xbox Console Exclusive 'ExoMecha' Finally Has A New Release Window
Along with a Kickstarter campaign and pricing details
It's been years since we last talked about ExoMecha here at Pure Xbox, during which time it was supposed to be getting ready for release, but ended up being delayed to 2022. Flash forward to 2025, and it's still not out yet. The developer is clearly still very passionate about this project...
News Xbox's Contraband Still In The Works As Job Listing Reveals New Details
Will we see it soon?
Prior to the 2025 Xbox Games Showcase, we pondered the thought of Avalanche Studios' Contraband showing up again after a four-year hiatus - and while that didn't turn out to be the case, the project does seem alive and well within Microsoft's games pipeline. As spotted by Tech4Gamers, the Swedish developer has posted a new
News Delta Force Beta Goes Live In Select Regions Ahead Of Free-To-Play Xbox Release
US players included
Last month, we found out that free-to-play shooter Delta Force will land on Xbox Series X|S this August, and now folks in certain regions can test the game out via Microsoft's Xbox Insider hub. Yep, the Delta Force Beta is now live on the Xbox Insider app, playable until July 20th at 6pm PT / 9pm ET. For now, only players in the...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (July 17-20)
Included with Xbox Game Pass
Free Play Days is here on Xbox once again, and today's selection is headlined by Ubisoft's pirate adventure Skull & Bones. The 2024 title is joined by four other games to round out Microsoft's full FPD offering this week. Here's everything you can play with Xbox Free Play Days this weekend: Atomicrops Blades of...
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (July 17)
Update: A surprise third has arrived on PC!
Welcome to your latest roundup of new Xbox Game Pass additions! Today, Microsoft is adding two more titles to the main Game Pass Ultimate library, including the well-received 2023 shooter RoboCop: Rogue City. Here's some more information on that, alongside today's other new Xbox Game Pass title: My...
News EA Sports FC 26 Launches For Xbox In September, Includes 10-Hour Game Pass Trial
A new season begins
We've got a date for one of the biggest Xbox launches on the calendar! EA Sports FC 26 will officially release for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this September, and you can watch the reveal trailer up above. EA is putting a big focus on prioritising player feedback this year, advertising gameplay features such as...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.3 Adds VRR, New Quests & More On Xbox This Week
Here's what's coming in the new update
Cyberpunk 2077 isn't going anywhere just yet, and the team over at CD Projekt RED has today detailed the game's 2.3 update - featuring new vehicles & associated quests, a new auto-drive system, VRR support on current-gen consoles and more. The new update, which is out tomorrow (July 17), also packs in new...
News Oblivion Remastered Update 1.2 Adds New Difficulty Options, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Update: Out today on Xbox
Bethesda has today unveiled its latest patch for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, with new difficulty options a key area of tuning for the development team this time around. Oblivion Remastered Update 1.2 is rolling out now for Steam Beta users, with the Xbox patch to follow shortly. Here's the team's quick note...
News Who Needs GTA 6?! Bus Simulator 27 Has Just Been Announced For Xbox Series X|S
With an Unreal Engine 5 glow-up!
Bus Simulator is back! It's just been announced today that Bus Simulator 27 will be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S at some point in the future, and it's being powered by Unreal Engine 5 for the very first time. The screenshots of the open world (as seen below) look seriously beautiful, with the open world...
News Avowed Update 1.5 Now Live, Obsidian Confirms Major Fall 2025 Patch Still On Track
Avowed's Summer 2025 update is here
Obsidian has just dropped the second major update of its 2025 roadmap for Avowed, featuring improvements to crafting, new abilities and weapons, changes to NPC behaviour and more. Avowed Update 1.5 is now live on Xbox & PC, and we'll chuck the team's full patch notes down below. However, before we get onto...
Poll Which Of Xbox's Fall 2025 Games Are You Most Excited About?
Come take your pick!
With June's Xbox Games Showcase event we learnt a lot about Microsoft's release calendar for the rest of 2025 — as you'd expect for a big summer livestream — and the rest of the year is set to bring some big games from the team. Three of those big games land within two weeks of each other in October, which is shaping up to...
News Starfield DLC Reportedly Still In The Works Alongside The Elder Scrolls 6
An update on Bethesda from Jez Corden
One notable absence from this year's Xbox Games Showcase was Bethesda's Starfield, despite an update from the team back in March stating that "a lot of exciting things are planned for the game this year". While those things clearly weren't ready to be shown off this summer, it's claimed that Bethesda Game...
News These Eight Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (July 17-August 1)
Your latest batch of new titles
Microsoft has revealed a new batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for the second half of July 2025, which includes a few previously-confirmed titles such as Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, as well as some surprises like RoboCop: Rogue City! Don't forget about High
News Ready Or Not Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
Here's how both Xbox versions stack up
Ready Or Not has now officially become available for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S over the past few hours, and therefore we're starting to get some footage of both versions - and it makes for a pretty interesting comparison. Below, you can see both the Series X and Series S variants of Ready or Not courtesy...
News Xbox Quietly Discounts 100+ Games Ahead Of The Massive Summer Sale
They'll be lost in the shuffle soon
We're eagerly waiting the start of the Xbox Summer Sale following its "Teaser" sale that's ongoing for Xbox Game Pass members right now - we're expecting hundreds more deals to be added when it goes live for everyone. Microsoft hasn't said when the full Xbox Summer Sale will begin, but we're assuming it'll be...
News Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream Brings Its Stealth Adventure To Xbox This Week
"Experience an isometric, narrative-driven stealth game"
Over the weekend, we included Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream in our roundup of games "coming to Xbox next week", and we thought we'd highlight it in a bit more depth today - especially considering it's out in less than 24 hours' time! If you haven't come across it, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream is...
Roundup Here's What The 'Ready Or Not' Reviews Are Saying Ahead Of Its Xbox Release
Are you ready?
Ready Or Not brings its authentic SWAT-based shooting to consoles this week, including an Xbox release, which we've been keen to keep up with here at Pure Xbox. <related ids="185119"> Unfortunately, we haven't had the time to put together a full review for Ready or Not here on the site, but a good few outlets are now sharing...
News Phasmophobia Is Getting A Complete Overhaul On Xbox In 2026
Welcome to 'Horror 2.0'
Late last year, after multiple lengthy delays, spooky ghost-hunting hit Phasmophobia finally came to consoles - selling three million copies in the process. Since then, developer Kinetic Games has updated the game on Xbox, but not in the same way as it has planned for 2026. The team is plotting a complete overhaul next year...
News Xbox Fan Shares Fresh Dashboard Concept That Cleans Up The Home Screen
We want it!!
Every now and then, certain corners of the Xbox community decide to have a go at redesigning the console dashboard in an attempt to clean things up a little bit - and a fresh version posted over at Reddit is looking pretty darn sweet if we may say so ourselves. User JoeRasp96 has shared a selection of screens from their new 'Xbox...
News Xbox Hardware Isn't Dead But 'Big Changes' Are Coming, Says Digital Foundry
"No, Xbox hardware isn't dead."
In recent weeks, and in the wake of the ROG Xbox Ally, there's been lots of speculation about the future of Xbox hardware and where Microsoft is taking things - and over the past few days, the folks over at Digital Foundry have had their say on proceedings. The DF team believes that Xbox is still taking hardware...
News Two Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In August 2025 So Far
An early look at next month
As we always do around this time of the month, we're taking a look today at what's ahead for August 2025's Xbox Game Pass selection, with two titles having been confirmed for the library next month so far. As it stands, two Xbox first-party releases are the only games we know about for now - including the...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (July 14-18)
Including a couple of big new FPS titles
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for July 14-18! We've got a few big games on the way, including two major FPS titles in Ready Or Not and RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business, while High On Life returns to
