Feature Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The Xbox Games Showcase 2026
Missed the event? Here's a recap
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News Gears Of War: E-Day Releases October 2026, And It's An Xbox Console Exclusive
No PS5 or Switch 2 version
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- Gears of War: E-Day
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
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News Matt Booty Explains Xbox's Plans For Exclusive Games Going Forward
"We know exclusives are important"
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- Exclusives
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Poll How Would You Grade The Xbox Games Showcase 2026?
Give us your verdict
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News Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition Console & Controller Announced
"25 years in the making"
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- Xbox Series X25
- Limited Edition
- Console
News Halo: Campaign Evolved Gets July 2026 Release Date For Xbox, PC & PS5
Master Chief returns next month
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TodaySun, 7th Jun 2026
News Matt Booty Explains Xbox's Plans For Exclusive Games Going Forward
"We know exclusives are important"
Following today's Xbox Games Showcase 2026, Xbox's Chief Content Officer (Matt Booty) appeared an interview with Gamertag Radio host Parris, and he was asked about Xbox's announcement of two new console exclusives. Booty explained that the team at Xbox are aware of how important exclusives are, and they want to...
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News DOOM: The Dark Ages Brings Its 'Revelations' Expansion To Xbox In July
"An all-new campaign expansion that unleashes a brutal new chapter"
We haven't got long to wait for a major DOOM: The Dark Ages expansion! It's been announced today that DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations will officially release on July 9th, promising "an all-new campaign expansion that unleashes a brutal new chapter of the Slayer’s saga"...
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News Persona Dominates The Early Viewing Figures Following Xbox Games Showcase 2026
Serious numbers for these two!
If you were in any doubt about how much people are excited for Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6, you need only look at the early viewing figures for all the trailers over on the official Xbox YouTube channel. At the time of writing, around two hours since the conclusion of the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, Persona 6 is...
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- Persona 6
- Xbox Games Showcase
News Xbox's State Of Decay 3 Returns With A Gameplay Reveal & New Release Window
Another Game Pass and Play Anywhere title
Today's Xbox Games Showcase 2026 included an appearance from State of Decay 3, which randomly showed up back in April for the first time in ages to mark its Alpha playtests, and it's now officially set to release in 2027. The latest trailer is a qui
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News Crazy Taxi: World Tour Announced For Xbox, Releases In 2027
"Play as Axel in an all-new, high-octane adventure"
One of the games that seemed to attract the most attention at today's Xbox Games Showcase 2026 was Crazy Taxi: World Tour, which was announced by SEGA with a 2027 release date for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. This game is an "all-new, high-octane adventure" in the Crazy Taxi series that'll...
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News Spyro: A Realm Beyond Takes Flight On Xbox Series X|S In Spring 2027
Published by Xbox, developed by a legendary studio
For what feels like a very long time, we've been hearing rumours that Toys for Bob might be developing a new Spyro game for Xbox, and that's now officially the case - it's called Spyro: A Realm Beyond! This was unveiled during today's Xbox Games Showcase 2026, and it's a brand-new adventure from...
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- Xbox Series S
News Senua Brings A 'Different Kind' Of Hellblade Game To Xbox Game Pass In 2027
We're here for it
One of the most interesting reveals at today's Xbox Games Showcase 2026 was that of Senua, which is a new game in the Hellblade series from Xbox first-party studio Ninja Theory. We didn't really expect another title so soon after Hellblade 2, but the studio says this is a "different kind" of experience - a leap into the...
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News Xbox Fans Go Wild As Asha Sharma Gives Free Consoles To Everyone At FanFest LA
Watch the reaction here
Today, following the conclusion of the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, Xbox bosses Asha Sharma and Matt Booty addressed everyone in attendance at Xbox FanFest LA, and they treated them to an incredibly exciting surprise. While celebrating the event and discussing how it's her first Xbox Games Showcase ever, Sharma threw in a...
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News 21 Game Pass Titles Get New Announcements At The Xbox Showcase 2026
Talk about a stacked lineup!
As expected for any Xbox Games Showcase event, the 2026 edition was absolutely stacked with Xbox Game Pass announcements, some of which were world premieres, and some of which were more minor updates. There's a lot to talk about here — the Gears of War: E-Day, Fable and Halo: Campaign Evolved release dates, for...
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News Xbox Confirms Its Two New Console Exclusives Are Not 'Timed'
Sounds like they'll be permanently locked to Xbox consoles (and PC)
Just in case anyone was in any doubt after Xbox announced two new console exclusives as part of the Xbox Games Showcase today, it's been confirmed that neither of those games are "timed" exclusives in any fashion. In other words, both Gears of War: E- Day and Clockwork Revolution...
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Feature Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The Xbox Games Showcase 2026
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 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...
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Poll How Would You Grade The Xbox Games Showcase 2026?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Xbox Games Showcase 2026! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided a recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade would you give the Xbox Games...
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News Xbox First-Party Title 'Clockwork Revolution' Is Yet Another Console Exclusive
"A time-bending steampunk first-person RPG"
Today's Xbox Games Showcase included a partially-anticipated appearance from InXile Entertainment's new Xbox first-party game Clockwork Revolution, which was confirmed as the second Xbox console exclusive of the event after Gears of War: E-Day.
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- Clockwork Revolution
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition Console & Controller Announced
"25 years in the making"
Xbox has announced today as part of the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 that we're getting a new limited edition console and controller later this year! The new limited edition console is known as the Xbox Series X25 (obviously a version of the existing Xbox Series X), and it's been designed to celebrate the brand's 25th...
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News Minecraft Dungeons 2 Slots Into September 2026, Release Date Confirmed By Xbox
Sequel gets a date!
Following the announcement of Minecraft Dungeons 2 a little while ago, Mojang has appeared today as part of the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 with an official release date of September 29, 2026! Similar to the first game, this is an action-RPG adventure title featuring "high‑stakes encounters, thrilling challenges, and...
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- Minecraft Dungeons 2
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Halo: Campaign Evolved Gets July 2026 Release Date For Xbox, PC & PS5
Master Chief returns next month
It's official! We'll be playing Halo: Campaign Evolved in just a matter of weeks, with Xbox announcing as part of the Xbox Games Showcase today that the game will launch on July 28th, 2026 for Xbox Series X, Series S, PC and PS5. Today's announcement was also accompanied by an awesome new trailer that you can watch...
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- Halo: Campaign Evolved
- Release Dates
News Fable Reappears At Xbox Showcase With Confirmed February 2027 Release Date
Along with a new Story Trailer
It was just recently that Xbox officially confirmed Fable was being delayed to February 2027 in order to get the game away from GTA 6, but the game still made an appearance as part of today's Xbox Games Showcase. January's Xbox Developer Direct confirmed to us that Fable had major potential — possibly Game of the...
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- Fable
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Gears Of War: E-Day Releases October 2026, And It's An Xbox Console Exclusive
No PS5 or Switch 2 version
We always knew that Gears of War: E-Day would be the headline game at this year's Xbox Games Showcase, so it's no surprise that we've got a release date for it - the game launches October 6, 2026! The platforms for this one are Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC, and the bombshell announcement is that it will be an Xbox...
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Live Watch The Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Here
The biggest event of 2026 for Xbox fans!
The Xbox Games Showcase 2026 has arrived! This is the biggest event of the year for Xbox fans, set to feature a huge number of reveals and updates from Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, Activision Blizzard and many others. "This year marks 25 years of XBOX, and this Showcase is poised to be a true celebration,...
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News Here's What Might Leave Xbox Game Pass In July 2026
Some early predictions!
What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in July 2026? Well, Microsoft hasn't confirmed anything just yet, but based on some games that were added to the service this time last year, we can at least make a few predictions ahead of time. We know that a lot of Xbox users want more advance notice of games leaving Xbox Game Pass, but...
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- July 2026
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Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (June 7th 2026)
Time Extension Utopia! Vectrex Mini! Sega handheld rumours!
Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. Utopia Is Getting A New Physical Release On SNES: 33 Games is a new boutique publisher which aims to create physical collector's editions...
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YesterdaySat, 6th Jun 2026
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From The Future Games Show 'Summer Showcase' 2026
There were plenty of them!
The Summer Game Fest 2026 showcases continue with lots of events taking place over the weekend, and one of them is the Future Games Show "Summer Showcase" 2026, 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 be...
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News Ex-Sony, Naughty Dog & Infinity Ward Devs Announce 'Crossfire' For Xbox Series X|S
It's looking pretty impressive!
One of the games that you might have glossed over a little bit in today's Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase was Crossfire, which is a new action-adventure / shooter game coming to Xbox Series X and S in the future. What's particularly interesting about this one is that it's being developed by a new studio called "That's...
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- Crossfire
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- Xbox Series S
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From Day Of The Devs 2026
The show that happened AFTER Summer Game Fest 2026
Last night, following the conclusion of the Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase, we were treated to yet another indie showcase in the form of Day of the Devs 2026, and there's every chance you missed it entirely. This is an event that tends to go under the radar because of when it airs, so we thought...
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Roundup All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From The Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase
Including some big AAA announcements!
Weren't able to catch the Summer Game Fest 2026 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 in this article...
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- Showcase
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Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (June 8-12)
Including SEVEN more Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for June 8-12! The big highlight over the next few days is definitely the seven Xbox Game Pass additions (if you include the trial for UFC 6 as well), with loads of day one additions on the way such as Solarpunk, Beastro and Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions. Here's what's co
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News Three Classic Hitman Games Are Getting Remastered For Xbox In 2027
"Three titles, one package"
Talk about an announcement that came out of nowhere! Despite not appearing at the Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase, a new Hitman Classic Trilogy Remastered reveal has just dropped over on YouTube. You can watch the trailer above, which confirms the game will be available on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S at some point in...
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- Xbox Series S
News Five Xbox Game Pass Titles Get Fresh Looks At Summer Game Fest & DOTD 2026
All of Friday night's Game Pass reveals
If you didn't happen to catch the Summer Game Fest Showcase 2026 or Day of the Devs 2026 last night, you will have missed a whole bunch of reveals - including for five Xbox Game Pass titles! Perhaps the biggest reveal here was the release date for Stranger Than Heaven (January 15, 2027) along with the...
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- Summer Game Fest
- Day Of The Devs
- Round Up
News Final Fantasy VII Revelation Announced By Square Enix, Xbox Release On Day One
No waiting around this time!
It's official! Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy VII Revelation will mark the final entry in the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy, and the crucial bit from an Xbox perspective is that it will launch day one on Xbox Series X and S! Yes, we won't be forced to wait around this time — as we had to with both...
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- Final Fantasy 7 Revelation
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- Xbox Series S
News Resident Evil Veronica Brings A Long-Requested Remake To Xbox In 2027
Capcom opens Summer Game Fest 2026 with a banger
Today's Summer Game Fest 2026 showcase kicked off with a big reveal from Capcom - we're getting a remake of Resident Evil - Code: Veronica! The game will launch in 2027, and it's called Resident Evil Veronica. For those who never played the original, it started life on the Dreamcast back in 2000...
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- Resident Evil Veronica
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Poll How Would You Grade The Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided a recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade would you give Summer Game...
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News Alien: Isolation 2 Gets Official Reveal, Now Available To Wishlist On Xbox
SEGA pulls back the curtain
One of the big reveals at today's Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase was Alien: Isolation 2, which doesn't yet have a release date, but is already available to wishlist on the Xbox Store as of a few minutes ago. The game is obviously a follow-up to the 2014 original, and SEGA says this one will feature a "brand-new story and...
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- Alien Isolation 2
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 6-7)
We're still hooked on 007 First Light
Welcome to the weekend! There's lots of good stuff to be enjoying on Xbox over the next couple of days including the likes of FF7 Rebirth and Gothic 1 Remake, along with a bunch of Free Play Days titles highlighted by Marathon. Don't forget that the Xbox Games Showcase is taking place on Sunday as well!...
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Friday5th Jun 2026
News Xbox Will 'Innovate' To Reduce The Price Of Project Helix, Suggests Asha Sharma
They're working on it as we speak
There's been a lot of talk about how Xbox's next "Project Helix" console will surely be an expensive device, especially considering the state of the industry and how prices continue to go up, but Asha Sharma seemingly has a plan for it. In last night's Bloomberg Tech interview, Sharma was asked about Project Helix...
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Live Watch The Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase Here
Two hours of Xbox-related reveals!
It's time for Summer Game Fest 2026! This yearly event is set to deliver new announcements, trailers and updates for some of the biggest games coming our way in 2026 and beyond, including many that will be arriving on Xbox consoles. "Join Geoff Keighley and Lucy James live from Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for...
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News Xbox Boss Wants To Create The 'Number One' Gaming Company By 'Resetting The Business'
She says they've done so much in the first 100 days already
To conclude last night's big interview as part of Bloomberg Live, Xbox boss Asha Sharma was asked about her first 100 days in the job and what the next 100 days look like, which drew some interesting comments from the new CEO. Initially, Sharma used the opportunity to highlight how Xbox's...
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News Shadow Of The Colossus Creator Unveils 'gen ATLAS' For Xbox Series X|S
An Xbox game from Fumito Ueda for the first time ever
We didn't see this one coming! Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian creator Fumito Ueda has today unveiled his new game known as "gen ATLAS", and for the first time ever, he's bringing it to Xbox consoles. There's no release date for this one yet, and not a whole lot of information...
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- Gen Atlas
- Fumito Ueda
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (June 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 June 2026, including for the likes of GOALS, Skate, World of Tanks: Heat and various other games. As we've mentioned before, it seems most Xbox Ga
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News 'It's A Tough Topic' - Xbox CEO Shares Her Latest Thoughts On Exclusives
She says platforms must have exclusive content and services
Last night, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma appeared in a 15-minute interview as part of Bloomberg Tech, and she was asked for her thoughts about exclusives during the chat - something that's been a big talking point for Xbox in recent months. Back in April, Sharma and her team officially confirmed...
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News Star Wars Zero Company Releases For Xbox In August 2026, Gameplay Revealed
Update: Full release date and new trailer revealed at SGF 2026
A few days ago, a brand-new Star Wars game called Star Wars Zero Company was announced for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and we've been treated to a launch window along with some first look gameplay footage today. As we already knew, Star Wars Zero Company is developed by Bit...
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- Star Wars Zero Company
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Roundup All The Xbox Games From The Latin American Showcase 2026
Including an upcoming Xbox Game Pass indie!
We're still trying to bring you roundups of as many small Summer Game Fest showcases as we can before the main event and the Xbox Games Showcase take over this weekend, so let's look at the Latin American Games Showcase! This event happened last night, and featured over 60 indie titles in all, some of w
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News Asha Sharma On Removing CoPilot For Xbox: 'Our Console Players Aren't Excited About It'
Microsoft's CEO gave her the freedom to ditch it
Back at the start of May, we were treated to the surprising news that Xbox was removing Microsoft CoPilot integration across the entire division, taking it away entirely from mobile and cancelling plans to integrate it into consoles. Xbox had been showing off how CoPilot would work on Xbox Series X...
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News RuneScape: Dragonwilds Isn't PS5 Exclusive After All, Debuts On Xbox In September
Our first taste of Runescape on Xbox
Back on Tuesday, RuneScape: Dragonwilds was included in the State of Play event as an apparent PS5 exclusive for PS Plus in October, but we mentioned at the time how the wording didn't confirm whether that was the case or not. Turns out it's not an exclusive! RuneScape: Dragonwilds will be releasing for Xbox...
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- Runescape Dragonwilds
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Thursday4th Jun 2026
News Xbox Demo Fest Now Live, 40+ Games Available To Play For Free
The 2026 version of this event has begun!
The Xbox Demo Fest for 2026 has officially kicked off on the Xbox Store, allowing you to play over 40 games for free during the period from today (June 4th) to June 30th across Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Some of the games might not be live just yet, but they're part of the official list and...
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- Xbox Demo Fest
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News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass Premium (June 4)
A couple of additions to the XGP Premium library
Welcome to another Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got two games jumping over to Xbox Game Pass Premium from the Ultimate and PC libraries, so these are only new if you're an Xbox Game Pass Premium member. Total Chaos is a survival horror game that's proved pretty popular with Ultimate members to...
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Talking Point What Level Are You In Forza Horizon 6, And How Many Cars Do You Have?
Let's hear how you're getting on!
Man, I'm enjoying Forza Horizon 6 so much. This is easily my favourite Forza game ever, and at the moment it's in first place for my Xbox Game of the Year. Not gonna lie though, I think GTA 6 will probably end up beating it! Nevertheless, I'm sinking a ton of free time into FH6 right now, and I'm curious to hear...
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News Five New 'Xbox Player Voice' Requests That Have Been Trending Over The Past Week
"Use Your Legacy IPs!"
When Xbox first unveiled the new Player Voice program back in May, we spent the first week highlighting the top requests and how they were shifting around during that period, but since then, not a whole lot has changed. Perhaps an oversight with the Xbox Player Voice website is that almost every request across the first...
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Roundup All The Xbox Games From The Shacknews E4 Indie Showcase 2026
Upcoming Xbox indies you might be interested in!
As mentioned in our Summer Game Fest schedule guide recently, we're trying to bring you roundups of many gaming events this week, and that includes some of the smaller ones such as the MIX and Shacknews showcases. Honestly, yesterday's Shacknews broadcast wasn't that stacked from an Xbox perspective,...
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- Round Up
- Features
- Shacknews E4 Showcase
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News Xbox Series X|S Sales Have Risen In The UK, Partly Thanks To Forza Horizon 6
Almost identical sales to the PS5 in May
Isn't it great to be talking about good news for Xbox Series X|S sales again?! Yep, it sounds like things improved quite a bit for the Xbox Series X and S in the UK last month (May 2026), as The Game Business reporter Chris Dring is stating that sales were up 12% compared to the month before. Dring says...
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- Xbox Series S
- Sales
Preview Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve - Journal of an FCU Pilot in Training
Push Square Project runway
Well, it seems I've been drafted for the FCU air force. From what I understand, our military needs all the help it can get, and I'm only too happy to lend a hand. I've been studying the history books for a long time; from the Belkan War of '95 to the Lighthouse War back in 2019, I've pored over every detail multiple times. I almost...
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