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News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (November 13-16)
Your latest set of free Xbox titles for the weekend
Xbox Free Play Days is now live! Ahead of the coming weekend, Microsoft has added five games to the program - with one of those being Grand Theft Auto Online which we covered earlier this week here at Pure Xbox. As for the other four titles, well, here's your full list of Free Play Days games...
News Black Ops 7 Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
Here's how both Xbox versions stack up
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has started to release around the world, so we've already got a comparison for it! The excellent Xbox Fuzion Testing is first on the scene again, sharing an initial look at both Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S gameplay over on YouTube, including some very preliminary performance...
Random Valve's Steam Machine Is Reminding Folks Of Those Old Xbox Series S Mockups
Project Lockhart, anyone?
Okay, we've got to admit, Valve's new Steam Machine is pretty cute, right? The little 'GabeCube', as it's affectionately being named in some corners of the internet, is Valve's new attempt to bridge the gap between console and PC hardware - in the wake of its successful
News Steam Machine Specs Revealed, Here's How They Compare To Xbox Series X|S
Valve's new console-like PC for 2026
With Valve announcing its new Steam Machine today, the good folks over at Digital Foundry have been hands on with the device as part of the reveal, and they've also shared a list of specs to give us an idea of its potential horsepower. That also means we can do some comparisons with the Xbox Series X and S!...
News Valve Announces New Hardware, Including A Steam Machine That'll Compete With Xbox
Coming in 2026
In typical Valve fashion, the Steam owner has today announced a new lineup of gaming hardware coming in 2026 - including the Steam Machine which sounds a lot like it'll compete with the likes of Microsoft and Xbox. As detailed in the video up above, this new Steam Machine is basically a home console version of its
News To Make Up For GTA 6's Delay, GTA Online Is Free On Xbox This Week
Playable through the weekend
Still hungover from last week's GTA 6 delay? Well, if you somehow don't own GTA 5 on every platform known to man, Rockstar has made the online portion of its latest Grand Theft Auto game free on Xbox this week. Yep, GTA Online for Xbox Series X|S is now free-to-play until Monday, Novem
News Square Enix Drops Free Octopath Traveler 0 Demo Ahead Of December Xbox Launch
And your progress carries over!
As part of yesterday's Sony State of Play event, Square Enix announced a free demo for its upcoming RPG Octopath Traveler 0 - and the demo is now live on Xbox Series X|S! Octopath Traveler
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 12)
Including a brand-new day one release!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, Microsoft is bringing two games to the service, including a "day one" addition in the form of cozy survival title Winter Burrow. Just keep in mind that both of these are only available for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members, meaning the...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From November 2025's State Of Play
Don't worry, they're not all PS5 exclusives!
Today's PlayStation State of Play event for November 2025 included a bunch of games that are also coming to Xbox, including the new DLC for Elden Ring Nightreign that's launching in December! Keep in mind that this State of Play was focused purely on games made in Japan and wider Asia. If any other games...
News Hit PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade May Be On The Way To Xbox In The Near Future
Developer Shift Up is "considering additional platforms"
Stellar Blade has been a massive hit on PS5 and PC, and earlier in the summer, we heard that a Switch 2 port was reportedly being considered by developer Shift Up. Well, now we're hearing that the game is being considered for "additional platforms" more generally - and that's coming straight...
News Helldivers 2 Is Doing 'Extremely Well', Thanks In Part To 'Attracting New Users On Xbox'
"This resulted in a significant increase in sales"
Shortly after the launch of Helldivers 2 on Xbox Series X|S, we heard on multiple occasions that the game was doing pretty well in the wake of its fresh port - and now new comments coming directly from Sony shine a very positive light on the game, and on its performance since moving over to...
News ARC Raiders Hits Incredible Player & Sales Numbers Across All Platforms, Including Xbox
Since its launch in late October
There's been a lot of buzz surrounding extraction shooter ARC Raiders in the past few weeks, and now some sales and player numbers have been released that show a seriously impressive start for the Embark Studios title across all platforms, including Xbox. Coming by way of Gematsu, Nexon reveals that ARC Raiders has...
News Sony Exec Suggests PS5 Is Far From Finished, And It's Likely The Same For Xbox Series X|S
"We believe that the PS5 is only in the middle of the journey"
We've been hearing quite a lot about the next Xbox console in recent months, and even about the PS6 a little bit as well, but Sony executive Lin Tao has advised that the PS5 is still only in the "middle" of its journey as things stand. Tao mentioned earlier today how there are "many...
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 11)
Your latest roundup of new titles
Welcome to another Xbox Game Pass roundup! We've got three new additions to XGP today, including two that are available to Premium subscribers as well as Ultimate/PC players. Here's a summary of what's new on Xbox Game Pass today (November 11): Great God Grove (Series X|S, PC, Cloud) - PC, Premium Ultimate:...
Guide Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7: Release Date, Launch Times & Download Size On Xbox Game Pass
Everything you need to know
Black Ops 7's launch is right around the corner, with the brand-new Xbox FPS landing on console and PC later this week. As we revealed earlier in the month, preloads are now live for the new Call of Duty title, so we're here to detail all you need to know ahead of launch. With information on everything from the game's...
News Fallout 4: Anniversary Upgrade Launches For $40, 'Creations Bundle' Also Available For $20
And the full version is $60
Happy 10th birthday to Fallout 4! Bethesda is celebrating the milestone by releasing a special Anniversary Edition for the game, and it's just shown up on the Xbox Store at a price of $60, with a couple of upgrade bundles also available. So, if you don't own Fallout 4 at all, you can buy the Anniversary Edition and get...
Feature Five Years On, Xbox Series S Is Still A Fantastic Place For Current-Gen Gaming
And will remain relevant for many years to come
Does anyone else remember 'Project Lockhart'? Casting our minds back to early 2020, about six months before Xbox Series X launched, Lockhart was this mysterious entry-level console that still hadn't been officially revealed. It dominated the headlines for months, before Microsoft officially unveiled it...
News BMX Streets Has Become An Unlikely Best-Seller On Xbox Series X|S
"A next generation physics driven freestyle extreme biking simulator"
Last week, we talked about how a GTA clone with farting frogs had reached the "top paid" charts on Xbox, and now we've got another new indie release that's surprisingly climbed very high on those charts - it's called BMX Streets. This game has been on PC since 2024, and it has a...
News Elden Ring Nightreign Spin-Off Is Getting An Xbox Expansion By March 2026
Update: Now confirmed for December 2025!
Elden Ring Nightreign may be seen as DLC itself by some, but the FromSoftware multiplayer title is actually getting its own expansion on Xbox in the coming months. As mentioned in recent financial results by the Japanese developer, "FromSoftware is currently developing Elden Ring Nightreign DLC (planned for...
News Xbox Store Accidentally Leaks November Release Date For Silent Hill 2
It should be with us in two weeks' time!
Last week, we mentioned how Silent Hill 2 had been rated for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in the US, indicating that it'd finally be coming to Xbox just over a year since it hit PS5 and PC, and now a release date has leaked as well. The folks at True Achievements have spotted a hidden Xbox Store page for...
Feature These 50+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 10-14)
Including SIX new Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for November 10-14! The big release of the next few days is obviously Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, but there are plenty of other great releases on the way including Winter Burrow, Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, Rennsport, the
News It's Official, Rockstar Games Has Delayed GTA 6 To November 2026
"We are sorry for adding additional time"
It's been rumoured for a while, and now Rockstar Games has officially confirmed the news. GTA 6 will no longer be releasing in May 2026 as planned, with the game slipping to November 19th, 2026. In a short statement on social media today, the company apologised for "adding additional time" on top of the...
News Xbox Has A New $4.99 Horror Game Called Dollmare, And It's Apparently Pretty Good
"Don't get fired and stay alive."
Over the past year, we've seen the Poppy Playtime horror series making a successful transition to Xbox, with those games sometimes appearing in the "Top Paid" Xbox charts, so it's no surprise to see similar titles making the jump. Dollmare seems to be a very similar horror game to Poppy Playtime - a short (maximum...
News Syberia Remastered Is Out Today On Xbox, And Here's What The Reviews Are Saying
A remaster of an original Xbox title from 2003!
It's been 22 long years since adventure game Syberia first debuted on the original Xbox, and today it's received an overhaul in the form of Syberia Remastered, which is available for Xbox Series X and S at a price of £24.99 / $29.99. This is more than just a simple remaster as well, with the original...
News Two New Games Are Available Today Across Xbox & PC Game Pass (November 6)
Along with a current-gen update for a third!
We've got yet another set of new Xbox Game Pass titles arriving on the service today for certain tiers, with one of them being available across console, PC and cloud, and the other being exclusive to PC. The one you're probably most interested in is Egging On, which is a "brutally challenging" platformer...
News One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Is Getting A Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade This Month
Update: Release date officially announced
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 made its debut in 2020 and now to celebrate four million sales it's getting a "next gen" upgrade. This "ultimate version" will be coming to Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 and will include "every DLC character". As part of this announcement, Bandai Namco has also confirmed...
News Terminator 2D: No Fate Receives Another Last-Minute Delay, Out On Xbox In Mid-December
"We are sincerely sorry for the repeated delays."
Reef Entertainment has announced its second delay to Terminator 2D: No Fate; with this latest pushback coming a lot closer to the game's previously-planned launch. Terminator 2D: No Fate will now release on November 26th, rather than October 31st. When we first shared news of the game back in...
News Two Games Are Available Across Xbox Game Pass Ultimate & Premium Today (November 5)
Highlighted by a new "day one" release
As mentioned in our big Xbox Game Pass roundup yesterday, we've got two arrivals across various Game Pass tiers today, one of which is a brand-new day one release called Dead Static Drive. Dead Static Drive is described as an "indie survival-horror game following a nightmarish road trip across a 1980s...
News Nice Day For Fishing Brings Its 'Epic' RPG Pixel Adventure To Xbox Today
And it's 25% off at launch!
In the mood for an indie adventure game with a "full-blown RPG-style" battle system? That's what we're getting with Nice Day for Fishing, which has just launched on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S today at a pretty cheap price. This game is apparently based around the "Epic NPC Man" universe created by the Viva La Dirt...
News These 11 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (November 5-14)
Your latest roundup of new additions
Microsoft has today unveiled its latest roundup of new Xbox Game Pass titles, giving us a full picture of exactly what's coming to each tier over the first couple of weeks in November. Before we get into the list though, don't forget that two games have already joined Xbox Game Pass today in the form of Football...
News World Of Warcraft Dev Still Not 'Actively Working' Towards Native Xbox Console Version
But perhaps it'll work on the next Xbox console anyway?
Ever since Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard a couple of years ago, there's been speculation around whether World of Warcraft might be getting a native Xbox console release - after all, it does have gamepad support these days. Blizzard has remained quiet on the topic for the most part...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 4)
Both day one releases!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! We're kicking things off today with our first November additions to the library - including Football Manager 26 on both Xbox and PC. It's worth noting that FM26 won't be available until later today, and it'll be arriving in two different versions - the normal release for PC, and...
News 'Satisfactory' Brings Its Ultra-Popular Open World Co-Op Game To Xbox This Week
"Explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories..."
One of the titles we highlighted in our "All New Games Coming To Xbox In November 2025" roundup earlier today was the open world co-op game Satisfactory, which brings its ultra-popular factory-building experience to Xbox this week. Satisfactory has been on PC for just over a year now...
Poll What Are Your Initial Impressions Of The Outer Worlds 2 On Xbox Game Pass?
Enjoying your experience so far?
Just over a week ago, we polled you all on whether you were playing The Outer Worlds 2 in early access, and while a good chunk of you said yes, the majority of participants said they were waiting for the Xbox Game Pass launch in the middle of last week - so we're circling back to see how you're all finding the game...
News ARC Raiders Gets Extensive 2025 Roadmap, Including New Map & Quests On Xbox
Lots to come over the next two months!
ARC Raiders is off to a pretty brisk start so far (it's already hit a Steam concurrent player count of over 350K), and following its super-popular launch, the team at Embark Studios has delivered the game's first official roadmap. Covering everything that's coming to the game for the remainder of 2025, this...
News Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early November 2025
Including the huge departure of Stalker 2
Microsoft has today revealed the next batch of five games set to leave Xbox Game Pass in early November, with these titles appearing in the "Leaving Soon" section of the Game Pass tab on the official Xbox mobile app. Stalker 2 is the major one here, set to leave a year after making its grand debut on the...
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In November 2025
All the confirmed reveals so far
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in November 2025? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every month, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to Xbox Game Pass in November 2025. Here's...
Feature These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 3-7)
Including lots of new Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for November 3-7! We're really looking forward to the releases of stuff like Football Manager 26 and Voidtrain over the next few days, and there's plenty of other great new titles on the way including the likes of Syberia -
News Silent Hill 2 Remake Has Been Rated For Xbox Series X|S In The US
Is an Xbox release imminent?
Earlier this month, the PS5 exclusivity window for Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 Remake finally expired - and a new ESRB Rating suggests that the game's Xbox release is imminent. Yep, Silent Hill 2 has now been rated for Xbox Series consoles, with the E
Opinion ARC Raiders Is One Of The Most Visually Impressive Multiplayer Games I've Ever Played
A stunner on Xbox Series X!
Yesterday, we rounded up some early impressions of ARC Raiders as it was just launching on Xbox - and the general consensus was that this is a very good extraction shooter. Those were very early impressions of course, with full reviews of this new multiplayer title likely to crop up in the coming days and weeks. Still,...
News Xbox 'Best Rated' Sale Now Live, Packed With Indie Titles At Up To 90% Off
Hundreds of games on offer!
Alongside its ongoing Shocktober Sale (which is live through the coming weekend), Microsoft has just set a new ID@Xbox Best Rated Sale live on its digital storefront - featuring hundreds of discounts from indie developers and publishers at up to 90% off. These aren't just small indie titles either; the likes of the...
News Microsoft Highlights 50+ Xbox Play Anywhere Titles Added To The Program Last Month
Hollow Knight: Silksong, Silent Hill F and lots more!
As part of the Xbox October 2025 Update, Microsoft has highlighted more than 50 Xbox Play Anywhere titles added to the program last month - including major games such as Hollow Knight: Silksong, Silent Hill F,
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 30 - November 2)
A new batch of free titles
Xbox Free Play Days has arrived! As we roll into November, Microsoft has added seven games to the program this week - including a longer trial of its 2024 shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Here's your full list of Free Play Days titles this weekend: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Catan Dead by Daylight
News Here's What's Included In The Xbox October 2025 Update
"We continue our quest to add improved innovation..."
The Xbox October 2025 update has just been highlighted by the folks over at Team Xbox, with ROG Xbox Ally, the Handheld Compatibility Program and fresh PC and Console updates making up the full list of new features. We're going to gather up everything included in the Xbox October 2025 update...
Roundup The First Impressions Are In For Xbox Extraction Shooter ARC Raiders
Launching today!
As we covered in our recent guide on all-things ARC Raiders, Embark's new extraction shooter goes live on Xbox Series X|S today - and before any full reviews of the title emerge, we are starting to see some early impressions trickle out on the web (based on an early press event and some initial public access). This is a paid title...
News Capcom Drops 'Road To Requiem' Deep Dive As Resident Evil 9 Pre-Orders Go Live On Xbox
Coming to a console near you next Feb.
The Road to Requiem begins! Capcom has just released a short ViDoc building up to its Resident Evil Requiem launch next February - and pre-orders are now open on the Xbox Store as well. The new Road to Requiem video — which we've included up above — focuses on 'the story so far' with Resident Evil - well,...
News Xbox Content & Services Revenue Sees Slight Increase In Q1 2026, Hardware Drops Almost 30%
Microsoft's latest fiscal report is in
Microsoft has released its financial results for Q1 of the 2026 fiscal year - and just like recent quarters, content and services are on the up, but hardware sales are drastically down. The Xbox owner says that its content and services revenue increased by 1% year-over-year, while its hardware sales dropped...
News Lost In Random: The Eternal Die Gets Free 'Wager's Gauntlet' Update On Xbox Game Pass
"Just in time for a hauntingly stylish Halloween"
Just in time for spooky season, the Lost in Random: The Eternal Die devs have just shared with us that its action-packed roguelite is getting a free update on Xbox Game Pass... today! Titled 'Wager's Gauntlet', this free Halloween update brings new weekly challenges to the XGP title, where players...
News Xbox Confirms Its First Two Game Pass Titles For December 2025, And They Both Look Brilliant
We could be in for a strong end to the year!
Prior to yesterday's Xbox indie showcase, Microsoft hadn't confirmed any Game Pass titles for December 2025, and while 12 XGP additions were shown off in total during the event - we want to focus on the first two games now confirmed for the service in December. Arriving first — on December 4th — is
Guide ARC Raiders: Release Date, Release Times & Preload Details On Xbox Series X|S
Everything you need to know
ARC Raiders is upon us! Yep, the brand-new shooter from The Finals dev Embark Studios is almost here - so we're going to gather up everything you need to know for its upcoming Xbox launch. Without further ado, let's get stuck into all-things ARC Raiders, including the Xbox release date, launch timings, preload info,...

















































