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Opinion I've Never Liked JRPGs, But Xbox's New FF16 Demo Has Me Hooked
I feel like a changed man
Look, I'll admit it, I've always been a bit of a JRPG snob. That attitude doesn't come from the quality of these sorts of games, not at all, more my own reluctance to try something totally new and completely foreign for a guy that grew up playing very westernised video games. This week though, I decided to download the...
News Xbox Series S To Support 120FPS Gameplay In Gears Of War: Reloaded
Locked and reloaded
Despite Gears of War: E-Day being a no-show at this year's Xbox Games Showcase, a follow-up podcast episode has not only given us a small developer update on the 2026 title - but also some fresh details on how this year's Gears of War: Reload
News MindsEye Launches Today, But Dev Warns Xbox Players To Apply Day One Patch
Update: the patch is now live!
It's all a little quiet out there right now as we approach the launch of GTA-like MindsEye, and alongside a lack of pre-release impressions, a delay to the game's day one patch is probably another reason to hold off buying the game on Xbox just yet. In a lengthy post from developer Build a Rocket Boy over on
News Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale 2025 Now Live, 1000+ Games Discounted
An absolutely MASSIVE new sale!
It's time for the Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale 2025! This has been quietly released on the Microsoft Store today, and it's absolutely massive sale - we've counted well over 1000 individual deals on there! There are discounts for some huge games in the Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale, including Alan Wake 2, Call of Duty: Black...
News Two More Xbox First-Party Games Are Getting 'Code In A Box' Physical Releases In 2025
Including Microsoft's first $80 title
There's been some controversy about Microsoft's decision to move to $80 game releases with The Outer Worlds 2, and things are getting even more controversial with the way Xbox is handling its physical releases here in 2025. <related ids="181030"> Retail listings for both The Outer Worlds 2 and fellow...
News SEGA's Space Marine Remaster Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (June 10)
Welcome to the Master Crafted Edition!
Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase 2025 is now over, but the Xbox Game Pass train keeps on rolling - and today, we have a pretty major addition to the service in the form of Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Master Crafted Edition.
News Xbox Quietly Releases New 4TB Expansion Card For Series X|S
Update: It's back live again!
It was back in November of last year that we last saw a new variant of the Xbox Series X|S Expansion Card, with WD Black releasing a 2TB version, and now Seagate has gone and quietly unveiled the first ever 4GB version! We're not sure how widespread these will be, but the 4TB Xbox Series X|S Expansion Card is already...
Review Space Marine Master Crafted Edition - A Proper 360 Throwback On Xbox Game Pass
Gears of Warhammer
At the tail end of last month, SEGA surprisingly announced that it was bringing a modern version of the original Warhammer 40K: Space Marine to Xbox Game Pass - and that time is almost here as the game goes live on the service tomorrow, June 10th. Naturally then, we've been pumping some time into Space Marine Master Crafted...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From The PC Gaming Show 2025
Yes, there were Xbox reveals at a PC show!
With the PC Gaming Show 2025 taking place immediately after the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, we wouldn't blame you for having missed it entirely - but there were actually loads of Xbox reveals that you might be interested in! Some of these were Xbox Game Pass titles as well, including a brand-new July date...
News No, The ROG Xbox Ally Handheld Doesn't Play Native Console Games
But that's why Xbox Play Anywhere is so good
We're seeing a little bit of confusion doing the rounds on social media about whether the newly-announced ROG Xbox Ally handheld will play native console games or not, and the answer is that it doesn't (at least not as things stand!). This is a Windows PC handheld that's designed to play native PC games,...
News Gears Of War: Reloaded Is Getting An Xbox Game Pass Beta This Coming Weekend
Gears 1 is BACK, baby!
During the Xbox Games Showcase, Microsoft delivered another Gears of War: Reloaded trailer that featured some fresh gameplay ahead of the title's August 2025 release - but we have even more exciting news to share here. A Gears Reloaded beta is right around the corner; free for Xbox Game Pass us
News 12 New Game Pass Titles Announced At Xbox Games Showcase 2025
Here's a closer look at each of them
Today's Xbox Games Showcase 2025 event was packed with a huge selection of Xbox Game Pass titles, including many that were announced for the first time today! Naturally, those are the titles we want to focus on the most in this roundup, but we're also highlighting the previously confirmed XGP titles to give you a...
News Call Of Duty Goes Co-Op With Black Ops 7, Coming To Xbox Game Pass This Year
"Following the events of Black Ops 2 and Black Ops 6"
It may have only been about 10 seconds since Black Ops 6 launched on Xbox, but Call of Duty is back once again with Black Ops 7; debuting with a co-op campaign on Game Pass this year, as you'd expect. We heard rumours about more Black Ops coming in 2025 for a while, bu
Feature Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The Xbox Games Showcase 2025
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 event earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, which you'll find elsewhere on Pure Xbox. If you don't want to watch it all the way through, we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article. The...
News Ninja Gaiden 4 Gets Release Date, Arrives On Xbox Game Pass This October
Busy October ahead!
It's been announced today that Ninja Gaiden 4 will release for Xbox Game Pass on October 21st, 2025! The date was revealed as part of the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, along with a brand-new trailer which you can watch up above. October is already shaping up to be a busy month for Xbox-published projects! Here are more details on...
News Indiana Jones 'The Order Of Giants' Expansion Whips Onto Xbox In September 2025
More Indy is coming!
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle made its Xbox debut fairly recently, and now the game's first major expansion is on the way! Yep, The Order of Giants is coming September 4th, and you can get an early glimpse at Indy's first DLC up above. We're expecting Bethesda and MachineGames to go in-depth on this one in the near future,...
News Xbox Is Officially Getting A Brand-New 'Plague Tale' Game In 2026
It's called "Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy"
Well this is a surprise! Out of nowhere, people have begun noticing today that Focus Entertainment has quietly announced a new game in the Plague Tale series, and it's officially coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in 2026. It's called Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, and you can actually watch...
News Xbox's The Outer Worlds 2 Launches On Game Pass This October
One locked in!
Here we go! Microsoft has kicked off its 2025 showcase by announcing that Obsidian's The Outer Worlds 2 hits Xbox Game Pass on October 29th, 2025 - we have less than 5 months to go! This has been announced with a brand-new story trailer, which we've thrown up above for good measure while we gather up some extra details for you down...
News Ready Or Not Gets Xbox Release Date, Launches On Series X|S In July
"An intense, tactical, first-person shooter"
It was announced a few weeks ago that the popular PC shooter Ready Or Not would be coming to Xbox consoles at some point in the summer, and now we've got a proper date - courtesy of IGN Live! Ready or Not has an official Xbox release date of July 15th, 2025. The game will be available on Xbox Series X...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From The Future Games Show 'Summer Showcase' 2025
There were plenty of them!
The Summer Game Fest 2025 showcases keep on rolling with various events taking place over the weekend, and one of them is the Future Games Show "Summer Showcase" 2025, which was absolutely packed with Xbox-related reveals. So, down below, you'll find all the Xbox-related trailers from this summer's Future Games Show, and...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (June 9-13)
Including another FIVE Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for June 9-13! We've got plenty of intriguing stuff on the way next week, including the GTA-like MindsEye that's been attracting a lot of attention, along with five new Xbox Game Pass additions such as Space Marine Master Crafted Edition
News Resident Evil Requiem Is Capcom's Next Horror Epic, Launches On Xbox In February 2026
RE9 has been announced!
Summer Game Fest 2025 has just closed out with the announcement of Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem — the next mainline entry in its famous horror franchise — and it even got a nailed on release date: Resident Evil 9 launches February 27th, 2026. What will also be known as 'RE9' in some circles (the trailer logo even...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From Summer Game Fest 2025
Everything Xbox-related from the Summer Game Fest showcase
Weren't able to catch the Summer Game Fest 2025 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...
News Dying Light: The Beast Gets Undead On Xbox In August 2025
Not long to wait for more Dying Light!
Dying Light: The Beast has barged its way onto our 2025 gaming calendars, folks; Techland's spin-off comes to Xbox in just two months' time! Yep, you can dive back into the Dying Light universe on August 22nd, 2025 - Xbox Series X|S players included. Of course, a brand-new trailer has accompanied this...
News Jurassic World Evolution 3 Roars Its Way To Xbox This October
Life finds a way
It's been announced today as part of the Summer Game Fest 2025 showcase that Jurassic World Evolution 3 will be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S later this year, and you can watch the trailer up above. Specifically, Jurassic World Evolution 3 has a release date of October 21st, 2025 for Xbox and various other platforms,...
News Lies Of P: Overture Just Shadow Dropped, Available On Xbox Today
Update: officially announced at SGF!
Recent soulslike Lies of P was a pretty fantastic addition to Xbox Game Pass when it launched there back in 2023, and it seems as though the game's upcoming 'Overture' expansion is about to shadow drop on Xbox - bringing more action-RPG goodness to the platform in the process. Ahead of
News Atomic Heart Dev Announces Two New Xbox Games, Including A Full-Blown Sequel
Mundfish is cooking!
Well well well, things just got a little bit atomic at Summer Game Fest 2025! Mundfish, the studio behind former Game Pass shooter Atomic Heart has just announced two brand-new Xbox games - including Atomic Heart 2! Yep, we're officially getting more of this mad, mad world on Xbox sometime soon - in the form of both AH2 and an...
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Features Xbox's Minecraft, Launches This September
We really are crossing worlds here!
SEGA has just announced an official release date for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, which heads to Xbox consoles on September 25th, 2025. However, the news that's really piqued our interest from today's Summer Game Fest trailer is the inclusion of a Minecraft crossover. You can check out a sneak peek of this at the...
News Mortal Shell 2 Is Coming To Xbox In 2026, And It Looks Pretty Epic
Ready for more?
The big game to kick off the Summer Game Fest 2025 showcase today was Mortal Shell 2, which debuted a pretty epic trailer that suggests we're in for something special when the game launches in 2026. There's no exact release date yet, but we know Mortal Shell 2 will release for Xbox Series X and Series S. If you're interested, beta...
Guide All Xbox Series X|S Games That Support 120FPS
Take advantage of super high framerates
One of the cool features of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S is the ability to play games at up to 120 frames per-second, providing a new level of smooth performance never before seen in Xbox history. Originally, this feature was only limited to a set number of titles, but that number has grown as more...
News Surprise! Black Myth: Wukong Finally Has A Release Date For Xbox
We're officially getting it this August
It's been over a year since Black Myth: Wukong was delayed for Xbox, and we've seen so many reports, rumours and bits of speculation about why it's taken so long... and now suddenly, out of nowhere, it's got an Xbox release date! Black Myth: Wukong has an official Xbox release date of August 20th, 2025,...
News DOOM: The Dark Ages Gets First Major Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Various improvements and adjustments
Bethesda has unveiled the "first major patch" for DOOM: The Dark Ages today in the form of "Update 1", which introduces game balance refinements, improves the audio mix and fixes a range of pesky bugs. All of these changes apply to every platform, meaning they're available for PC and PS5 players as well as Xbox...
News Romeo Is A Dead Man's Xbox Release Date Is 'TBD' Because Of GTA 6, Says Developer
"Every publisher wants to make sure to steer clear"
It's become this common belief that many developers and publishers are attempting to avoid the release of GTA 6 (which is now set for May of 2026), but most of them don't really come out and say it for whatever reason. That's not the case with Suda 51 of Grasshopper Manufacture though, who told...
News These 10 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (June 5-17)
Your latest batch of new titles
Microsoft has announced the full Xbox Game Pass lineup for June 5th to 17th today, bulking out the growing list of June 2025 Game Pass titles that we've covered elsewhere on Pure Xbox. Some of the highlights from this latest lineup include Space Marine Master Crafted Edition
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (June 5-8)
Three freebies for the weekend
Xbox Free Play Days is back once again for this jam-packed weekend in the world of gaming, and we've got three games in all to take advantage of, including the likes of Hell Let Loose and Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. Here's the full Xbox Free Play Days lineup for June 5th to June 8th: A Little To The Left (two-hour...
News Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Punches Its Way To Xbox In 2025
Getting the Digital Eclipse treatment
Out of nowhere, retro specialists Digital Eclipse announced as part of the June 2025 State of Play today that Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is heading our way this year - and it'll be available on Xbox One, Series X and Series S. This game is a celebration of Mortal Kombat's early days, featuring all of the...
News Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles Releases For Xbox This September
"A sweeping epic returns, told as never before..."
While we wait for Square Enix to deliver on various mainline Final Fantasy games for Xbox, we've suddenly been treated to a brand-new announcement today in the form of Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles! This is a remaster of the original Final Fantasy Tactics from 1997, presented in...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From June 2025's State Of Play
Don't worry, they're not all PS5 exclusives!
Today's PlayStation State of Play event for June 2025 included a bunch of games that are also coming to Xbox, including the likes of Silent Hill F, Pragmata, Final Fantasy Tactics,
News Silent Hill F Marks The Series' Return To Xbox This September
Konami is bringing SH back to Xbox!
Konami has revealed the full release date for Silent Hill F during Sony's State of Play showcase - and this one is coming to Xbox Series X|S consoles on September 25th, 2025. Of course, we also got a fresh glimpse of the game via a brand-new gameplay trailer, which we've thrown up above for you to
News Pragmata Gives Us Death Stranding Vibes, And It's Coming To Xbox In 2026
Capcom's "dystopian world" adventure is back
Anyone remember Pragmata? We've been hearing about Capcom's sci-fi game since all the way back in 2020, and it's returned today as part of the PlayStation State of Play event for June - with a brand-new release window too. Pragmata is now set to release for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in 2026. In the...
News Fallout 76's New Fishing Update Is Dividing Opinion So Far
Some love it, some not so much
Ready to go fishing in Fallout 76?! That's exactly what you can do as part of the new update "Gone Fission", which officially launched for Xbox and other platforms yesterday. However, the feedback has been a bit mixed so far. The majority of players seem to be enjoying it as things stand, with some fans even...
News Multiple Tomb Raider Bundles Are Their 'Lowest Price Ever' On Xbox This Week
Decent deals if you like retro TR
Earlier this week, we highlighted the Xbox Achievement Hunter sale that went live on the Microsoft Store, but one thing we didn't touch on as much was the ID@Xbox Best Rated sale - which includes great deals on Tomb Raider games. Specifically, there are three Tomb Raider bundles that are down to their "lowest price...
News 2K Revives Old Xbox Game Pass Title From The Dead
Rolling back onto the Xbox Store
In early 2025, former Xbox Game Pass title Rollerdrome (alongside fellow Roll7 title OlliOlli World) was delisted on digital storefronts following the sale of publisher Private Division - but this week, the skater-shooter has been revive
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From The MIX Summer Showcase 2025
10 indie games all confirmed for Xbox
In our big Summer Game Fest schedule guide earlier this week, we highlighted a bunch of smaller-scale events taking place over the next few days, and one of those was the MIX Summer Showcase 2025 that happened on Tuesday. The MIX Summer Showcase is all about indie games, the vast majority of which are...
News CarX Street Brings Its Open World Racing Game To Xbox This Month
Pre-orders have gone live today
We can never have too many racing games on Xbox, so we're glad to see CarX Street going up for pre-orders today on the Xbox Store, coming in at a budget price of £24.99 / $29.99 for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Looking into the history of CarX Street, it's actually been on PC and mobile devices for a while now,...
Feature We Played Ubisoft's Doomed FPS During Its Final Day On Xbox
Defiant until the end
Well, that's all, folks. After just over a year on the market, Ubisoft's doomed FPS XDefiant is closing its servers today, June 3rd, so I thought I'd have a quick go with things to see how the game is faring during its final day on Xbox. <related ids="175360"> One thing that's remained consistent until the end is...
News The Witcher 4 Gets Full Gameplay Reveal, But Dev Warns It's Just A 'Tech Demo'
Update: CDPR insists it's not the proper game yet
CD Projekt Red has unveiled our first look at actual gameplay for The Witcher 4 as part of the State of Unreal showcase today, and it's safe to say we're absolutely blown away by how incredible this game looks so far. There's loads and loads of footage in here, with the raw gameplay parts said to be...
News Two Major Free-To-Play Games Are Launching On Xbox This Week
Both set to prove highly popular
Two major free-to-play games were listed in our next week on Xbox roundup this past weekend, and so we thought we'd properly bring your attention to them before the madness of Summer Game Fest hits us over the next few days. The first of these is Splitgate 2, which is the sequel to the highly popular Halo-like FPS...
News Xbox 'Achievement Hunter' Sale Now Live, Including Some Great Bargains
The first Xbox sales of June have begun
It's the first Tuesday of the month, and therefore we've got a few new Xbox sales to talk about here at Pure Xbox - with the two main ones being a new "Achievement Hunter" sale and a new ID@Xbox "Best Rated" sale. In the Achievement Hunter sale, we're primarily looking at bargains for older games such as...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (June 3)
Our first additions of the month!
Welcome to your first Xbox Game Pass update for June 2025! Today, we have two fresh additions to the library, including the highly-rated metroidvania Crypt Custodian. Here's everything new on Xbox Game Pass today, June 3rd: Crypt Custodian (Console, PC, Cloud
