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Feature If You're Dying To See Forza In Japan, Xbox's Latest Motorsport Track Is Well Worth A Try
A taste of what to expect
Last week, Xbox brought us the announcement of Forza Horizon 6, as the series heads to Japan for the very first time in 2026. However, that's not the case for the Forza Motorsport series, where one of its most-famous courses is Japan-based - and if you're keen to sample the region in Forza, we reckon 2025's Forza M
News Xbox Adds 'Unified Digital Wallet' To Console, Making It Easier To Track Offers & Redeem Codes
"Offer Wallet is now available on console"
As part of Microsoft's bumper September 2025 update, the team has detailed a new 'unified digital wallet' feature that aims to streamline the way we track offers and redeem Xbox codes. Live now for console users, this 'offer wallet' is directly connected to your Xbox profile, and allows you to "easily find...
News Here's What's Included In The Xbox September 2025 Update
"We’ve introduced several new Xbox features..."
The Xbox September 2025 update has just been highlighted by the folks over at Team Xbox, and they've stacked it full of new features this time around, although some of them have been available to Insiders for a while now. For example, they're talking about the public rollout of Steam and other...
Report AAA The Lord Of The Rings Game In Development With Third-Person Gameplay
Embracer seemingly involved
If a major new Lord of the Rings game is something that'd get you excited, then you might want to keep an eye out on the gaming news cycle in the coming weeks. According to outlet Insider Gaming, a new third-person LOTR game "is in development and has been for some time" - and if you're wondering about the game's scale,...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From The PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2025
Yes, there were Xbox games in this PC show!
The Tokyo Game Show 2025 concluded on Sunday with a special PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2025 event, and it actually featured a bunch of games that are also coming to Xbox - so let's take a look at what was revealed! You won't find anything too crazy here, but we did get some brand-new announcements...
News Silent Hill F Hits Impressive Sales Milestone Just One Day After Multiplatform Release
Xbox return met with positive sales
Konami dropped its first multiplatform Silent Hill title in years last week in the form of Silent Hill F, and developer NeoBards has shared a positive update on the game's sales after a very brief time on the market. By September 26th — just one day after the game's main release — Silent Hill F had sold one...
News Xbox Series S Handles Dying Light: The Beast's Open World Well, Despite Lack Of 60FPS
It performs solidly, shows Digital Foundry
Digital Foundry has just dropped its tech review for new open-world zombie adventure Dying Light: The Beast, and the results are welcome ones for console players - despite them being fairly predictable. The upshot of it is that this new Dying Light spin-off has solid performance across pretty much every...
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In October 2025
All the confirmed reveals so far
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in October 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 October 2025. Here's a...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (September 29 - October 3)
Including at least one new Game Pass title!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for September 29 - October 3! Some of the biggest releases over the next few days include Alien: Rogue Incursion, Digimon Story Time Stranger and Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles
Feature Xbox Release Dates In 2025: A List Of New Games Coming Out This Year
Your month-by-month guide to all Xbox releases
Looking for a list of every game coming out on Xbox in 2025? You're in the right place! Below, we've provided a month-by-month guide to all the Xbox releases that have been announced for 2025 so far - with many more to come of course! Don't forget that we've provided separate guides for every Xbox Game...
Feature Six Things We Want To See From Forza Horizon 6 And Its Japan Setting
Our early wishlist for FH6!
Forza Horizon 6 is real, and the franchise is finally heading to Japan after years of fan outcry for the Asian nation to feature in the series. Truth be told, we've been happy with most of Horizon's location choices so far, but Japan is pretty exciting, so we're looking forward to heading East and cruising around with our...
News FF7 Remake Director Talks Developing For Xbox Series S, Praises The 'Solid' Hardware
"We have been pretty proud of what we were able to achieve"
Earlier this month, it was confirmed that Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade will be coming to Xbox Series X and S on January 22nd, 2026, with pre-orders now available on the Xbox Store (including the original FF7 as a pre-order bonus!). Ahead of its release, Windows Central has been...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About EA Sports FC 26, Out Today On Xbox
The Standard Edition has finally arrived
The latest entry in the EA Sports FC series has officially arrived today in the form of EA Sports FC 26, which has been available in early access for a little while but has only now received its Standard Edition launch across all platforms. We've been hoping to bring you a review of the game today, but it's...
News Here's Your First Look At Extended Battlefield 6 Single-Player Gameplay
15 minutes of campaign footage!
We're now two weeks away from the official launch of Battlefield 6 on Xbox Series X|S, and as plenty of games flock to Tokyo Game Show this week, we're starting to see lots of single-player footage emerge for EA's upcoming FPS. A lot of this has commentary slapped over it, but thankfully, the folks over at IGN have...
News Forza Horizon 6's Map The 'Biggest Yet' As Dev Confirms Tokyo City Location
"The biggest city that we've done"
Details were light on yesterday's Tokyo Game Show reveal for Forza Horizon 6 - but a new interview with outlet GamesRadar gives us some more context on the game, and its much-anticipated Japanese location. First off, FH6's rendit
News The Witcher 3 Is Getting Mod Support On Xbox, But It's Been Delayed To 2026
"Thank you for your patience!"
Continuing its celebrations in relation to 10 years of The Witcher 3, CD Projekt Red has announced a new cross-platform mod program - and it'll bring mods to Xbox consoles for the very first time. Yep, The Witcher 3 Next-Gen will soon support in-game mods downloaded via the mod.io platform. Fellow open-world affair...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 25)
Your latest roundup of new titles
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, we have two full additions to the main Game Pass Ultimate library, including Square Enix action-RPG Visions of Mana. We also got a surprise PC addition during today's Tokyo Game Show broadcast, but it's technically a free-to-play game, with its Game Pass in
News Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge Of The Seven Is Shadow Dropping Today On Xbox Series X|S
And there's a free demo!
We never got to see Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge Of The Seven when the 2024 remake first arrived for PC, Switch and PlayStation back in October of last year, but it's now finally shadow dropping on Xbox Series X and S! Yes, this game is arriving on the Xbox Store today, and it's very different to the existing version of...
News Xbox Confirms Forza Horizon 6 Will Come To PS5, But Not On Launch
"PlayStation 5 post-launch"
As part of today's Tokyo Game Show 2025 broadcast, Microsoft officially confirmed Forza Horizon 6, after the community had basically willed its Japanese setting into existence over the past few years. It follows 2021's Mexico-themed Forza Horizon 5, which just came to PS5 earlier this year a
News Gungrave GORE Blood Heat Brings 'Fully Rebuilt' Action-Shooter To Xbox Series X|S
"With a new engine and enhanced visual quality"
Microsoft kicked off its Tokyo Game Show broadcast today by announcing Gungrave GORE Blood Heat; a reimagining of Prime Matter's action-shooter Gungrave GORE "fully rebuilt" for Xbox Series X|S consoles. The team says that this new version of the title features "a new engine and enhanced visual...
News Forza Horizon 6 Devs Discuss Why Japan Was 'Right Fit' & When To Expect Gameplay
"We’re excited to finally be bringing this much-requested location to players"
If you haven't seen it yet, Forza Horizon 6 was announced at Xbox's Tokyo Game Show event earlier today! We didn't really get much information at the time though, with just a very short teaser trailer and a brief overview in the YouTube description section, which left...
Roundup All The Reveals From The Xbox Showcase At Tokyo Game Show 2025
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch the Xbox showcase at Tokyo Game Show 2025 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...
News Forza Horizon 6 Heads To Japan In 2026, Day One On Xbox Game Pass
Your first look at the new Forza title!
It's real! After weeks and weeks of rumours that Forza Horizon 6 was going to be announced at Tokyo Game Show 2025, it's happened - and yep, we're going to be cruising around open-world Japan next year on Xbox Game Pass. You can get your first glimpse at Xbox's upcoming racer via t
News Capcom Is Bringing The First Two Monster Hunter Stories Games To Xbox In 2025
With Stories 3 coming in 2026!
During Microsoft's Tokyo Game Show 2025 broadcast, Capcom has revealed that Monster Hunter Stories and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin are heading to Xbox later this year! These releases are an effort to introduce players to the MH Stories franchise ahead of Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twist
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (September 25-28)
Come try out some free Xbox titles!
Free Play Days is here, and it's a big one this week! To coincide with Tokyo Game Show 2025, Microsoft has added six Xbox titles to Free Play Days, including a batch of quite recent releases. Here's your full Xbox Free Play Days selection this weekend: Bassmaster Fishing Diablo 4 Dungeons 3
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From September 2025's State Of Play
Don't worry, they're not all PS5 exclusives!
Today's PlayStation State of Play event for September 2025 included a bunch of games that are also coming to Xbox, including the likes of Battlefield 6, Crimson Desert, Halloween: The Game and more! In addition, we fou
News Dynasty Warriors 3 Gets An Unreal Engine 5 Remaster On Xbox In March 2026
"A Warrior Worth A Thousand Reforged"
One of the highlight announcements from today's September 2025 State of Play event was the reveal of Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered, which has since also been announced for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. This is an Unreal Engine 5 remaster of Dynasty Warriors 3, with the entire game said to...
News EA Debuts Battlefield 6 Campaign Footage Ahead Of Next Month's Xbox Release
"Campaign returns on a global scale"
There's a lot of hype behind Battlefield 6 right now as EA's big FPS makes its grand return next month, and now the team has just shown off what BF Studios is cooking up with the game's campaign. You can take a look at the debut of this Official Campaign Trailer up above, and we'll chuck EA's description of...
News Microsoft Adds Sleek Ninja Gaiden 4 Controller To Xbox Design Lab
Available now!
Hot on the heels of adding its popular Witcher 3 controllers to the service, Microsoft has introduced some new Ninja Gaiden 4 options to its Xbox Design Lab program today. Live in the Lab right now, avid hackers and slashers can make custom variants of this new Ninja Gaiden 4 design - applicable to both the standard Xbox Series X|S...
News Major Retailer Seemingly Clearing Out Xbox Series Stock In Certain Regions Right Now
US, UK and AU/NZ examples spotted
We're seeing several reports online right now about a major retailer clearing out Xbox Series X|S stock in multiple regions - including a full report on how the retail giant may be getting rid of its Xbox section altogether. We thought we'd take a look at all of this and see what's what, especially amidst plans from...
News Three Games Announced For Xbox At Annapurna Interactive September 2025 Showcase
Three interesting indies inbound!
As part of Tokyo Game Show week, Annapurna Interactive hosted its own showcase last night debuting three interesting-looking titles - and they're all coming to Xbox in the coming months! Musical RPG People of Note is the one that's standing out the most here; with its colourful, rhythmic world set to be unleashed...
News Ampere Analysis: Xbox Users Play More Games, But For A Shorter Amount Of Time
Compared to Steam & PlayStation players
A fresh set of data from Ampere Analysis this week gives us some new insight into how players across Xbox, PlayStation and PC interact with their games - and the results are interesting if somewhat predictable. The headline here is that Xbox users play more games on average than those across Steam and...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Targets Seven Xbox Fixes In Latest 22GB Update
"Addressing some rather annoying instances of crashing on Xbox"
If you already own Baldur's Gate 3 for Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, you may have noticed that it received a 22.8GB update last night out of the blue, and it's actually quite an important one for fixing some pesky Xbox issues. There are seven Xbox-specific fixes tucked into what...
News Multiple Yakuza Games Announced For Xbox At RGG Summit, Including Yakuza Kiwami 3
"A legend is reborn and a new legacy begins"
The RGG Summit 2025 just took place a few hours ago, and as expected, SEGA announced Yakuza Kiwami 3 as part of the event - but we've also got some older titles in the series that are getting repackaged for Xbox Series X|S. Let's start with Yakuza Kiwami 3. This is described as "an extreme remake that...
Review Silent Hill F (Xbox) - A New Front For Konami As Silent Hill Makes Its Return
Hinako's horror
We played the entirety of Silent Hill F on PS5 for this review, due to our early access code. We have since tested the game on Xbox Series X and S, the details of which are explained towards the end of the review. A quaint, semi-rural Japanese town covered in a thick layer of fog that never seems to dissipate... despite a switch...
Deals Xbox's Tokyo Game Show Sale Is Now Live, 400+ Games Discounted This Week
There's also a Super Saver Sale
It's Tuesday, and we've once again been treated to a vast array of discounts on the Microsoft Store! The highlight of this week is a Tokyo Game Show sale, but we've also got a new Super Saver Sale, Fighter Sale, Bandai Namco Sale and more! Altogether, XBDeals says there are over 430 new offers that have been added...
News Xbox Fan Gets Physical Refund From Bethesda Over Cancelled Redfall DLC
One way to do it
Around a year ago, we talked about certain Redfall purchasers not receiving their refunds for the game's cancelled DLC packs, and it looks like it's taken another full year for some folks to see their money returned by Bethesda. Today, Reddit user WestDraw3952 has shared an image of their physical refund for Redfall's DLC. T
News Stalker 2 Update 1.6 Arrives On Xbox, Here Are The Patch Notes
Night Vision Goggles, anyone?
Stalker 2 is back with another new update today in the form of update 1.6, which is also known as "Way of the Hunter". There are loads and loads of bug fixes and balance changes tucked in here, along with some new features. The big thing they're focusing on are the Night Vision Goggles, although you'll also find a new...
News Xbox Is Offering A Discount On Refurbished Consoles In The UK Right Now
Maybe worth considering?
It's been a year where we've constantly heard about console prices going up (and not just Xbox), but if you're in the UK, Microsoft is currently offering a decent discount on "certified refurbished" Series X and Series X consoles. Don't expect anything too crazy here, but a 1TB Xbox Series X is down from £439.99 to...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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...
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
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...
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...
