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News Gears Of War: E-Day Gets Its First Major Update Since Release, Here Are The Patch Notes
"A significant patch that impacts all areas of the game"
The folks over at The Coalition have shared their first major update for Gears of War: E-Day since the full release on October 6th, with today's patch said to be a "significant" one that "impacts all areas of the game". Most of this is centered around making various fixes to the likes of the...
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- Gears of War: E-Day
- Updates
- Patch Notes
- Xbox Series X
Talking Point Gears 6 Or An E-Day Sequel: What Should The Coalition Make Next?
Bustin' to return to Kait's story? Or...
As more and more of you roll credits on Gears of War: E-Day's outstanding 10/10 campaign, the question of what The Coalition should do next is beginning to emerge, and it's a question I can't seem to answer properly. It's been a little over seven years since Gears 5 launched on Xbox One, receiving an Xbox...
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- Gears of War
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Talking Point
News Xbox Unveils New Nano Controller Perfect For 'Smaller Hands'
Small-handed gamers rejoice!
Xbox has announced today the Xbox Nano Controller, a portable pocket-sized controller great for "younger players, smaller hands" and a solid option for "play on the go". Pre-orders have already opened up for the Xbox Nano Controller, which is described as the following: "Portable, pocketable, capable. The XBOX Nano...
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- Controllers
- Xbox Nano Controller
News Two More 'Day One' Releases Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass Over The Next Few Months
Slot 'em top bins
Xbox Game Pass has had a proper good start to October so far, with the likes of Gears of War: E-Day, Battlefield 6, Valor Mortis, and a few other top notch titles all joining the service. It has got us excited for what's next, so we've had a gander ahead and noticed two more games scheduled to launch day one on Xbox Game Pass. The...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- FreeStyle Football 2
- Escape Academy 2
- Xbox Series X
Act of COD
We're just days away from the latest Call of Duty game on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with PC), with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 continuing Captain Price's shooty-shooty adventures. Call of Duty is a big deal for Activision and Xbox, and so we're going to highlight all the key things you need to know about Modern Warfare 4...
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- Guides
- Call of Duty
- Modern Warfare 4
- Xbox Series X
Rootinest tootinest collection in the wild, wild west!
The release of Toy Story: Retro Roundup! + Toy Story 3 Complete Edition seems like a particularly big deal on Xbox compared to something like PC, as it's bringing multiple games to the platform for the very first time. Retro Roundup includes loads of games that have never appeared on Xbox...
- Reviews
- Toy Story 3 Complete Edition
- Toy Story: Retro Roundup!
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
News 30+ Xbox Games & DLC Are Reduced By 75% In The Fallout Day Franchise Sale
War...War sometimes gets cheaper
Looking for some cheap Xbox games during the Fallout Day Franchise sale? Xbox has popped a whole bunch of Fallout games and DLC into this Fallout Day sale, as well as lumping in a rogue Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition bundle. These games are going for pennies as they've been reduced by as much as 75%,...
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- Deals
- Discounts
- Fallout Day Sale
HAIL TO THE EMPEROR!
It's another glorious day for gaming because we have your daily fix of new titles launching on Xbox. It's all quiet on the Xbox Game Pass front, however, but there's still plenty of interesting games to highlight. Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, for example, is likely to be an absolute banger if it's anything like the original...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Round Up
Tuesday13th Oct 2026
Poll So, What Do You Think Of Gears Of War: E-Day?
Let's get your votes for Campaign, Versus, and Horde Siege
It's been a little while now since Gears of War: E-Day first dropped in early access on October 1st, and it's been exactly a week since it arrived for everyone on October 6th. So, it's time to get the Pure Xbox verdict on what you think! We had great things to say about both the campaign...
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- Features
- Polls
- Gears Of War: E-Day
- Xbox Series X
News Stage Tour Will Support Xbox Play Anywhere, And Here's A Look At The Full Setlist So Far
We know 61 of the 90 songs
Stage Tour is essentially the next Guitar Hero on Xbox. Developer RedOctane, much like many of us, yearned for another jam sesh, and this (along with Rock Band) is the next closest thing to the iconic plastic instrument franchise. As if the prospect of rocking a Gibson Les Paul adorned wit
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- Stage Tour
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Play Anywhere
News Asha Sharma Announces Xbox Labs To Turn 'Emerging Ideas' Into New Experiences
"I think XBOX has an important role to play here."
Xbox boss Asha Sharma has announced to her team today that a new division has been set up at Microsoft called "Xbox Labs", and its intention is to "explore" the possibilities of "what new technologies make possible". Her message references new developments like the rapid decompilation of games that...
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- Xbox Labs
- Asha Sharma
News Five Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including A Twisted New First-Person Soulslike (October 13)
It's a great day for Xbox Game Pass!
It's a brand new day, which brings with it a bunch of brand new games. Hooray! Today's daily fix is a good one for the Xbox Game Pass subscribers in the chat, as two day one releases make their debut, alongside the brilliant military FPS Battlefield 6 which also joins the service. Valor Mortis seems to be a bit...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Round Up
- Xbox Game Pass
News Asha Sharma Tells Employees That Xbox Won't Survive By 'Only' Relying On Past Franchises
"I would also like to see us continue to create enduring new IP"
As we've already covered at Pure Xbox, Asha Sharma was part of a Town Hall meeting at Microsoft HQ last week where she updated employees on the future of the brand, discussing various topics that were shared by Windows Central. That same outlet has shared a few more comments tha
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- Xbox Boss
- Asha Sharma
- Industry
News Xbox Begins Giving Away Free Gift Cards For Eligible Gears Of War: E-Day Buyers
Worth keeping an eye on your "Offers & Credits"
In the lead-up to release for Gears of War: E-Day, you may have noticed that Xbox began running a promotional offer in some countries to entice people to pre-order, which included not only access to the open beta and a couple of skins, but a free Xbox Gift Card as well. Here's some proof that this...
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- Xbox Gift Card
- Gears Of War: E-Day
- Pre-Orders
News Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Is Getting Some Brilliant Review Scores Ahead Of Launch
Belmont is back, baby!
October isn't showing any signs of slowing the shipping of top-notch games, because reviews are in for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, and they're looking mighty positive! Belmont's Curse is the latest in a long lineage of stellar Castlevania titles, a series that only went on to inspire much of the Metroidvania sub-genre of...
- Xbox
- Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Review Roundup
News Xbox Indie Showcase To Highlight 18 Games This Month, Including 'Tons' Of World Premieres
It literally takes place in a week!
Anyone up for another Xbox showcase?! It's been announced today that Xbox and IGN are partnering for the latest edition of the ID@Xbox Showcase, which is set to highlight 18 games on Tuesday, October 20th. It's said that those 18 games will be made up of trailers, gameplay and "tons" of world premieres, with the...
- Xbox
- ID@Xbox
- Showcase
Monday12th Oct 2026
News Six Games Are Heading To Xbox Game Pass This Week (October 13-16)
Five "day one" titles and another massive EA addition
Welcome to the new week! Things have been getting quite hectic when it comes to Xbox Game Pass announcements over the past few days, and suddenly we've found ourselves with six games set for October 13th to 16th! The highlight here for many people will be Battlefield 6, which arrives on Game...
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- Xbox Game Pass
News Xbox Disc To Digital Adds Feature That Lets You Check Your 'Licence History'
Keep tabs on your disc to digital games
Xbox's disc to digital system has introduced a new feature that lets its users track whether a digital licence has been revoked from their account. First spotted by XCT, the new feature can be accessed through the official Play.Xbox browser page, and navigated to through Settings > Manage Games > Disc to...
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- Xbox Disc To Digital
- Supported Games
News Valor Mortis Reviews Are Mixed Ahead Of Its Xbox Game Pass Day One Launch
Greater than the sum of its Bonepartes?
We've had two particularly heavy-hitters joining Xbox Game Pass this month, the first being Gears of War: E-Day, and the second being Valor Mortis. From the creators of Ghostrunner, this plague-ridden battlefield is receiving a swash of favourable and more mixed reviews. The game seems to be reviewing much...
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- Valor Mortis
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Review Roundup
News Four Xbox Games Are Getting Delisted In October 2026
One of them's gone already, and there's mystery around a couple of them
It's been a while since we've had a list of upcoming Xbox delistings to share, but due to various announcements over the past few weeks, there are now four Xbox games that appear to be getting delisted in October 2026. We'll start with the two that are definitely confirmed -...
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- Delisting
- Microsoft
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Gears Of War: E-Day's Online Services Suffer DDoS Attack
Ah, that's why I had unlimited ammo...
The Coalition has acknowledged the reason behind recent server issues with Gears of War: E-Day as being a targeted DDoS attack, which caused various connection drops, sign-in issues, and other server interference. The official Gears Community Twitter/X account posted about the attacks this morning, stating:...
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- Gears of War: E-Day
- The Coalition
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
News US Hardware Market Said To Be Most 'Precarious' Since 1980s Following Xbox & PS5 Sales Slumps
"Not been in a more precarious position since the early 80s"
Just in case you needed another reminder that the hardware situation looks pretty bleak for the gaming industry (and beyond) as things stand, Mat Piscatella of analyst firm Circana is here to put a bow on it for us! At the end of last week, Piscatella reported that Xbox hardware unit...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Consoles
- Industry
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Receives Huge Permanent Price Drop On The Xbox Store
It's been slashed by 46% here in the UK
We've mentioned before how it's certainly not uncommon for games to be discounted as part of various sales on the Xbox Store, but it's not a common thing for them to receive permanent price drops even when a sale isn't happening. That's what's just happened in the case of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, which has...
- Xbox
- Sonic Racing: Crossworlds
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Two Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including A Rhythm Roguelite Akin To Hi-Fi RUSH (October 12)
Both games are quite charming
Happy Monday, folks! It's another week, which means a whole host of new games to get stuck into. Today's daily fix on Xbox brings us just two new releases, so let's have a gander at them. First up, there's Alpha Nomos, a rhythm-action adventure that's giving shades of Hi-Fi RUSH in its combat. Time your attacks to the...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Round Up
Sunday11th Oct 2026
Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (October 2026)
The latest freebies for XGP subscribers
The Xbox Game Pass Perks program is continuing to add a bunch of freebies for Game Pass members throughout October 2026, including for the likes of Call of Duty: Warzone, Albion Online and much more! Indeed, the highlight of the lineup so far is the Game Pass Pack 8 for COD: Warzone, and it's still early in...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Perks
- Guides
- Xbox Series X
Feature ROG Xbox Ally X: 1-Year Review - A Handheld I've Been Using Daily For The Past 12 Months
The most useful "Xbox" device I've probably ever owned
Can you believe it's been an entire year since we published our initial review of the ROG Xbox Ally X here at Pure Xbox?! That was all the way back in October of 2025, and 12 months later, I'm happy to report that I'm still using the Xbox Ally X on a literal daily basis, although I've certainly...
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- ROG Xbox Ally
- Features
- Reviews
- Handhelds
News 80+ Games Are Reduced By 90-95% In The Xbox Seasonal Savings Sale 2026
HUGE discounts for great games!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games during the Xbox Seasonal Savings Sale 2026? As we've already highlighted in our big discounts feature this week, Xbox has randomly put over 1000 games on sale for the next few days as part of the Seasonal Savings Sale (along with a few other sales). That obviously means we've got...
- Xbox
- Deals
- Discounts
- Xbox Seasonal Savings Sale
Saturday10th Oct 2026
News Five Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In November 2026 So Far
Looking forward at what's to come
We've made a habit of casting our gaze ahead and sharing with you an early look at what's in store for November 2026's Xbox Game Pass lineup. So far, we know of five games scheduled to arrive in a few weeks' time. Our highlight of the bunch has got to be Football Manager 27, mainly because Fraser is down bad for...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- November 2026
- Microsoft
News Analysis Firm Shares Their Sales Estimates For Gears Of War: E-Day
Xbox supposedly accounts for 75% of revenue vs. Steam's 25%
Want to know how well Gears of War: E-Day is faring in terms of sales after a few days? Well, we don't have actual figures, but the folks over at Alinea Analytics have shared their "estimates" of how things are going for the new Xbox release. According to them, Gears of War: E-Day has sold...
- Xbox
- Gears of War: E-Day
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- PC
Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (October 12-16)
Including six more Game Pass additions!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for October 12-16! We've got multiple big releases on the way over the next few days including Planet Zoo 2, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse and Toy Story: Retro Roundup!, while Xbox Game Pass is t
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- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Talking Point As Things Stand, What's Your Game Of The Year For 2026?
We've got two months until we begin the voting
Can you believe we've almost arrived at Game of the Year season?! We'll be starting our voting process in just two months' time for the Pure Xbox GOTY 2026, but before we get there, we wanted to get an early idea of what you might be picking - at least as things stand right now. There's an obvious...
- Xbox
- Talking Point
- Features
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 10-11)
BIDDDDDY BLAAAASSSSSSSS!!!
Welcome back to the weekend, everyone! We hope the week has treated you well so far, but now it's time to kick back and play some games. The past few days have been pretty nuts with the likes of Gears of War: E-Day launching into Xbox Game Pass and other general releases of Star Wars: Galactic Racer to crack on with. It's...
- Xbox
- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday9th Oct 2026
Do you like dragons? Because...
It's Friday, and I hope you're all looking forward to the weekend, but before we get there, here's your daily fix of new Xbox games launching over the course of the day. The headline act for October 9th is Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen. Capcom's stellar 2024 RPG is getting its first major expansion today, and I'll be...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Round Up
News Xbox Has Two More First-Party Releases In 2026, And They Could Be The Most Lucrative
One of them is PC-only, but it's still a massive first-party game
A lot of the focus this year when it comes to Xbox first-party releases has been on Forza Horizon 6, Halo: Campaign Evolved and Gears of War: E-Day, especially considering it's the 25th anniversary of Xbox and those franchises have been integral to the success of the brand for much if...
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- First-Party
- Xbox Game Studios
- Activision Blizzard
- Modern Warfare 4
Talking Point The Xbox Console Experience Has Had A Phenomenal Year So Far
Team Green has really upped their game
As a humble elder gamer, I've grown alongside each generation of Xbox hardware, from palming the Duke in my tiny baby-boy hands to the golden 360 era and conception of Xbox Live. It's been a long old journey to get to this moment in time: the 25th anniversary of Xbox. Sadly, it's been a devastating year for...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Features
- Microsoft
News Here's What The Mafia 3 Upgrade Looks Like On Xbox Series X|S
How the new Xbox versions stack up
As we mentioned yesterday, a free upgrade is out now for Mafia 3: Definitive Edition on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, accessible to digital edition owners of Mafia 3 from the Xbox One days (and presuambly via Xbox disc to digital too). If you haven't managed to locate it yet, you'll want to look for something...
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- Mafia 3
- Upgrade
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News The Xbox PC App Is Getting A Massive Refresh Very Soon, And Here's A First Look
Seemingly rebuilt from the ground-up
Xbox is currently in the midst of working on a brand-new Xbox PC app that should start to roll out before the end of 2026, and the good folks at Windows Central have already been getting their hands on an early version of it. You can see the footage up above, which shows off a familiar yet also quite different...
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- PC
News Forza Horizon 6's First Premium Expansion Planned For January 2027 Alongside PS5 Launch
Sony fans loved FH5, will they vibe with FH6? Probably
Playground Games has announced plans to launch Forza Horizon 6 on PS5 alongside its first Premium Expansion pack on all platforms on January 21, 2027. Technically, the game doesn't fully launch on PS5 until January 26, but PlayStation gamers can cough up some extra dosh to play the game five...
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- Forza Horizon 6
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Game Pass
Arguably the best way to play the game
We've talked quite a lot about Evercade in the past here at Pure Xbox, including how the company is releasing new versions of Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie and DOOM around its launch of the Evercade Nexus console later this month. For those who aren't aware, Evercade is a platform where old games are relicensed...
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- Banjo-Kazooie
- Rare
- Evercade
News One Of The Best Hockey Games We've Ever Played Is Releasing On Xbox This Month
It's called Tape to Tape, and it's really good fun
I've always been a massive fan of sports games, particularly when it comes to football (soccer) and hockey titles, but hockey in particular has really dried up in terms of headline-worthy releases outside of the EA Sports NHL series. However, I've been playing a hockey game over the past year on my
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- Tape To Tape
- Hockey
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Thursday8th Oct 2026
News Microsoft Announces New 'Xbox XP' Division With Four Key Focuses
"XP is a play on “Experience Points” and formalizes four investment areas"
We've got more major Xbox news to share today, as a brand-new division called "Xbox XP" has just been announced, spearheaded by a newly-appointed XP President in Kayleen Walters - formerly of Minecraft developer Mojang. The goal of "Xbox XP" will be to focus on four key...
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- Xbox XP
- Microsoft
- Industry
Feature 25+ Of The Best Discounted Games From Xbox's Seasonal Savings Sale
One of the best sales yet!
What a bleddy sale we have for you this week. Xbox has massively discounted a tonne of games, so we're back to rummage through them and pick out a banger or two for you. Xbox is currently running a Seasonal Savings sale featuring a whole mish-mash of games, such as Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater, Marathon, LEGO Batman:...
- Xbox
- Features
- Deals
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News 10 Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including A Trio Of Day One Game Pass Titles (October 8)
It's another good day for Xbox Game Pass subscribers!
Salutations, and welcome back to your daily fix of all the new games launching on Xbox! Let's start with the three Xbox Game Pass additions shall we? First up, we've got Neon Abyss 2, a colourful and chaotic run 'n' gunner that appears to have enhanced a lot of what its 2020 predecessor put...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Round Up
- Xbox Game Pass
News Mafia 3 Receives Free 60FPS Upgrade For Xbox Series X|S, Full Patch Notes Revealed
"See you in New Bordeaux"
Yesterday, we shared a story about how we thought Mafia 2: Definitive Edition and Mafia 3: Definitive Edition could be getting 60FPS upgrades in the near future, and in the case of Mafia 3 at least, that's ended up being true. The upgrade is out right now for digital owners of Mafia 3, although it's advised that you may...
- Xbox
- Mafia 3
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Upgrade
News Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival Is Getting Some Seriously Divided Reviews At Launch
Mixed impressions for sure
One of the games we mentioned in today's "out now" article is Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival, and looking at the initial reviews that have been published over the past few hours, it's hard to know what to make of this one. While some reviewers seem to have really enjoyed it and are pushing towards the high end in...
- Xbox
- Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Review Roundup
News The First Six Radio Stations Have Been Revealed For GTA 6, Complete With Audio Previews
Black Sabbath, Bad Bunny, Slayer and much more!
Here we go! Rockstar Games is starting to pull back the curtain on the radio stations for GTA 6, with six of them having been revealed today along with audio previews for each one - with more to be shared in the near future. We'll definitely be getting more than just six, but there's still a little...
- Xbox
- GTA 6
- Rockstar Games
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 8-11)
Presenting your latest batch of weekend freebies!
It's Thursday, and so it's time once again for a new batch of Xbox Free Play Days titles! There's a whopping seven games in the lineup this week! Several of these games are considered absolute bangers and well worth a shot. ARC Raiders for instance has just introduced its first new map in what feels...
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- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox CTO Shares Statement About Making It Easier For Developers To Publish Their Games
"We’re working to make it better"
Over the years, we've occasionally heard a grumble-or-two from independent developers about how bringing their games to the Xbox platform has been unnecessarily difficult, and how they've felt like they're jumping through hoops. In a statement published this week, Xbox CTO Scott Van Vliet mentions that the team...
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- CTO
- ID@Xbox
- Developers
- Publishers
Roundup All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From The Triple-I Initiative Showcase (October 2026)
Including multiple world premieres!
Today marked the latest Triple-i Initiative Showcase for October 2026, treating us to reveals and updates for a wide variety of games across multiple platforms, with many of them coming to Xbox as well. We even got some world premieres in the pile here, including the highlight announcement of The Escapists 3 for...
- Xbox
- Round Up
- Features
- Triple-i Initiative Showcase
- Xbox Series X
Wednesday7th Oct 2026
News These Nine Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass, Including Battlefield 6 (October 8-16)
Microsoft reveals the latest batch
Microsoft has revealed the second official roundup of Xbox Game Pass titles for October 2026 (the first split between September and October), with nine games joining various tiers of the service from October 8-16, including the banger that is Battlefield 6. Here's the full list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass...
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- Microsoft
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
