Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 18-19)
How about some PBA on Xbox Game Pass?
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News Eight Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late July 2026
Here's what's leaving soon
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- Microsoft
- Xbox Game Pass
- July 2026
- Leaving Soon
News Two Fallout Remasters Announced By Bethesda In Massive New Roadmap
They've pulled back the curtain on their multi-year plans
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- Bethesda
- Fallout
- Fallout 3 Remastered
- Fallout New Vegas Remastered
News Dodgy Rumour About Disc Drive For Xbox Project Helix Racks Up 1 Million Views
Could it be a blessing in disguise though?
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- Xbox Project Helix
- Discs
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Talking Point So, Are You Getting The Premium Upgrade For Halo: Campaign Evolved?
Launch is just a few days away!
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- Halo: Campaign Evolved
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News 100+ Games Are Reduced By 90-95% In The Xbox Summer Sale 2026
HUGE discounts for great games!
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- Deals
- Discounts
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TodaySat, 18th Jul 2026
Talking Point So, Are You Getting The Premium Upgrade For Halo: Campaign Evolved?
Launch is just a few days away!
We're getting very close to the next Xbox first-party release now! Halo: Campaign Evolved is officially releasing on July 28th, but like Xbox does with all its new launches these days, there's an early access period thrown in the mix. We'll be breaking down Halo's release dates and access times later this weekend,...
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- Halo: Campaign Evolved
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- Features
News 100+ Games Are Reduced By 90-95% In The Xbox Summer Sale 2026
HUGE discounts for great games!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games during the Xbox Summer Sale 2026? There are a whopping 2000+ titles discounted as part of this year's sale, and over XX of them have been reduced by 90% or even as much as 95% for the next two weeks. Due to there being so many individual discounts here, we've tried to curate them a...
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- Deals
- Discounts
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- Xbox Ultimate Game Sale
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (July 20-24)
Including at least three Xbox Game Pass additions!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for July 20-24! The big release of the next few days is undoubtedly Halo: Campaign Evolved, which goes live for Premium Edition and Premium Upgrade owners on the 23rd, while we're also getting at least three Xbox Game Pass titles including Shift at Midnigh
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 18-19)
How about some PBA on Xbox Game Pass?
Welcome to the weekend! We've had so many Xbox Game Pass additions over the past few days that are worth checking out on Saturday and Sunday, along with some Free Play Days titles and the massive Xbox Ultimate Game Sale! Here's what we're playing on Xbox this weekend:
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News Eight Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late July 2026
Here's what's leaving soon
Microsoft has revealed the next eight games leaving Xbox Game Pass in late July 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox mobile app. Some of the biggest departures in here include Celeste, Mount & Blade 2 and Sniper Elite: Resistance, while it's also interesting that
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YesterdayFri, 17th Jul 2026
News Two 'Day One' Games Are Available Today Across Xbox And PC Game Pass (July 17)
The final batch of the week
It's been a busy old week for new Xbox Game Pass additions, with games literally arriving on the service across every single day, and we're finishing off on Friday with two "day one" releases across the Xbox and PC Game Pass tiers. Before we get to them though, we also want to bring your attention to MAVRIX - a downhill...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- PC
News Two Fallout Remasters Announced By Bethesda In Massive New Roadmap
They've pulled back the curtain on their multi-year plans
Out of nowhere, Bethesda Game Studios has suddenly revealed a roadmap of its plans for the next few years ahead, including multiple Fallout games, continued work on The Elder Scrolls VI, and an intent to keep supporting Starfield. The biggest news here concerns Fallout, with Fallout 3...
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- Bethesda
- Fallout
- Fallout 3 Remastered
- Fallout New Vegas Remastered
News DOOM Director Elaborates On The State Of The Studio Going Forward
"We're excited to share more of what we're working on"
Last week, we highlighted an official statement from DOOM developer id Software about what to expect from the studio following the Xbox layoffs, with the company insisting that it still has "the crew we need to build the games and tech we're known for", and that it's now back down to around the...
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- id Software
- Industry
News Dodgy Rumour About Disc Drive For Xbox Project Helix Racks Up 1 Million Views
Could it be a blessing in disguise though?
There's obviously a lot of speculation about whether Xbox Project Helix will end up including a disc drive when it ships, and there's suddenly been a lot of discussion on social media about a "rumour" that claims it will. We've seen the likes of Gaming Central, Coinvo and many, many individual Xbox fans...
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- Discs
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Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Moss: The Forgotten Relic
Pretty memorable, actually
The reviews are trickling in for Moss: The Forgotten Relic, and turns out they are quite positive! For those of you who don't know anything about our wee magical mouse, The Forgotten Relic is a reimagined console port for Moss and Moss: Book II which originally launched as VR experiences. Here's the official word on...
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- Moss: The Forgotten Relic
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox One
Guide Five Tips To Help You With The New Microsoft Rewards Dashboard
It's started rolling out substantially in the US
A few days ago, we updated our big Microsoft Rewards 10,000 points per-month guide based on the new dashboard that had been rolling out across PC and mobile in recent months, but at the time it hadn't reached much of the US yet. However, that's just changed! Lots of people in the Microsoft Rewards...
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News Todd Howard Remains Tight-Lipped On Plans For Future Xbox Exclusives
Could Fallout 5 or Elder Scrolls 6 be exclusive to Xbox?
Today's big news is undoubtedly the roadmap of plans announced by Bethesda Game Studios for Fallout, The Elder Scrolls IV and Starfield, which includes multiple new game announcements for the Fallout series specifically. There's obviously a renewed question of how Xbox exclusives will play...
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- Exclusives
- Todd Howard
- Fallout 5
- The Elder Scrolls IV
News New Report Reveals Original Plans For Ryse 2 And Why We Never Got A Sequel
"I was super stoked to do a Viking game..."
While it might not have been the best game of the Xbox One era, Crytek's Ryse: Son of Rome is surely one of the most memorable - an addictive hack-and-slash adventure with visuals that still rival some of the biggest releases of 2026! We've waxed lyrical about our love for Ryse before here at Pure Xbox,...
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- Ryse 2
Thursday16th Jul 2026
News Longer Gamertags Are Now Available For Everyone, Plus 11 Other New Xbox Features
The latest update went live last night
We've got a whopping twelve new Xbox console features for you to enjoy! Previously, most of these updates were only available to select members of the Xbox Insider program, and we've covered many on Pure Xbox already. However, the changes have now rolled out publicly to everyone on Xbox consoles. There are a...
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- Console
- Updates
- Dashboard
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Deals All 150+ Backwards Compatible Games In The Xbox Summer Sale 2026
Original Xbox and Xbox 360 classics
The Xbox Summer Sale 2026 has now officially begun (otherwise known as the Ultimate Game Sale), and as usual for a big sale like this, we've got almost 150 games from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras that have been discounted! So, in the table below, we've picked out every single backwards compatible deal...
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- Deals
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- Backwards Compatibility
News Xbox Summer Sale 2026 Now Live, 2000+ Games Discounted
The Ultimate Game Sale has arrived!
It's time for the Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2026! This year's Xbox Summer Sale includes a list of over 2,000 discounted games, many of which are major AAA titles (including plenty of recent releases), so there's a lot to choose from. Below, we've included just some of the major highlights from the Xbox Summer Sale...
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- Xbox Summer Sale
- Xbox Ultimate Game Sale
- Deals
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (July 16-20)
Your latest batch of FPD weekend freebies!
It's funny how quick Thursday can swing back around again, and with it comes your next batch of Xbox Free Play Days titles! There are at least three games in the lineup this week, and we'll update this article later today if Xbox decides to bless us with any more. Of the three, Crisol: Theater of Idols is...
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- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
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- Xbox Series X
News NHL 27 Is Bringing Back 'Connected Franchise' For First Time Since The Xbox 360 Era
Along with a massively revamped presentation suite
Another year brings another entry in EA Sports' NHL series, and there are two big highlights with this latest edition that's dropping on September 11th - it includes revamped presentation and the long-awaited return of Connected Franchise. NHL 27 will mark the first time since the Xbox 360 era that...
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- NHL 27
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Two Final Fantasy Remakes Discounted To Their Lowest Prices Ever On Xbox
Insane discounts!
The Xbox Summer Sale 2026 is now in full swing with discounts on more than 2,000 games, including some insane deals on two brilliant Final Fantasy titles. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth are the recipients of these hefty discounts, and considering both iconic JRPGs only arrived on Xbox in January...
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- Xbox Summer Sale
- Final Fantasy
- Xbox Ultimate Game Sale
- Deals
Talking Point What Was The First Halo Game You Ever Played?
Were you there back in the Halo 1 days?
We're getting so close to the release of Halo: Campaign Evolved now — July 23rd for Premium buyers and July 28th for everyone else — so we thought we'd take this opportunity to ask you about your initial experiences with the series. Of course, many of us love Halo because it was either the first thing we...
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News Xbox 'Save Data' Errors To Be Less Cryptic And More Actionable
Saving Saves
Loss of save data is one of the worst things that can happen in gaming, and it's an issue that has cropped up now and again for some Xbox users over the years. Forza Horizon 6 is just one of the more recent titles to suffer corrupted or lost saves. It's pretty horrid stuff, relying on synchronised local and cloud saves, and hearing...
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- Lost Saves
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Cross-Saves Now Available For Crimson Desert As Update 1.14 Arrives On Xbox
Continue your adventure across PC, PS5, and Xbox
It's a good day for Crimson Desert, as the latest update introduces native cross-save support between consoles and PC. Players on Xbox already had the luxury of picking up their console saves on PC thanks to Xbox Play Anywhere support, but still, it's nice to see Pearl Abyss add it in good and proper...
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- Crimson Desert
- Updates
- Patch Notes
- Xbox Series S
Wednesday15th Jul 2026
News ASUS Issues Mini Statement Confirming Standalone Version Of ROG Xbox Ally X20
It won't just be paired with the AR glasses
When ASUS first revealed the ROG Xbox Ally X20 back at the start of June, it was only mentioned to be releasing as part of a bundle with the ROG XREAL R1 Edition 20 Gaming AR Glasses, but a new statement from the company has now confirmed that it'll be sold standalone as well (as we always expected to be...
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- ROG Xbox Ally X20
- ASUS
- Handhelds
News Xbox Quietly Removes Upcoming Game Pass Title From July Lineup
Update: "We’re continuing to work through the necessary licensor approvals"
Something strange has occurred. If you recall our recent July Xbox Game Pass roundup, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 was set to join its sequel on the subscription service on July 21. However, that no longer appears to be the case. As we were fact checking details for
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News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (July 15)
Can you stick out your tongue and say "Ahhhh, Xbox Game Pass" please?
It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for me, and I'm feeling good enough to pass through a quarantine check. Two games are joining the service today, including a day one release! Today's headliner is, of course, Denshattack!, a bombastic...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Here's Your First Look At Splitscreen In Halo: Campaign Evolved
Sharing screens just like we did in the glory days
As marketing for Halo: Campaign Evolved continues to ramp up following the game going gold, so too does the coverage from developer Halo Studios. Just yesterday, the team hosted an hour-long livestream where we got our first proper look at splitscreen co-op, in addition to details surroun
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News Xbox Responds To Devastated Fan Who Lost All Their Games Due A Hacked Account
Update: Their account has now been restored
Earlier this week, we covered a story about someone in Brazil who had taken Microsoft to court over a hacked Xbox account in which they'd lost access to all their games and been told that they were essentially unrecoverable. That situation was fortunately resolved in the end, but then almost immediately...
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- Industry
Roundup The First Reviews Have Arrived For The Mound: Omen Of Cthulhu
Oh, the cosmic horror
Prepare your butts, The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu reviews are in and they're quite mixed. Having spent more than 25 hours with The Mound myself, I can see why its review scores vary from decent to pretty poor. It's worth noting the more favourable reviews tend to be for the PC version. Xbox Series X does an okay job of handling...
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Roundup Rave Reviews For Denshattack! Make It A Must-Play On Xbox Game Pass
All aboard the hype train
Time to hop on your Xbox because reviews are in for Denshattack! and they're incredibly positive! This definitely ain't no sleeper train, that's for sure, with critics raving over just how much fun they're having with the game. I'm fairly certain plenty of you out there won't have heard a single kick-flipping thing about...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Denshattack!
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News Dispatch, One Of The Best Games Of 2025, Is Coming To Xbox This Month
A superhero workplace comedy where choices matter
A little while ago, it was announced that Dispatch was coming to Xbox at some point in the summer, and now we finally have an official release date for it - this amazing 2025 game arrives on Xbox Series X and Series S on July 29th. If you haven't come across it before, think of Dispatch as being...
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- Xbox Series S
Tuesday14th Jul 2026
News Former Xbox Dev Compulsion Games Shares Open Letter To 'Studios Across The Industry'
South of Midnight dev is back in business
South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games, formally part of Xbox Game Studios before announcing its independence during the latest wave of layoffs, has popped out a call on LinkedIn to let the industry know they're ready to cook by inviting potential partners to "leverage the talent and creativi
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News The Next Halo Game Has Officially Gone Gold
All systems go(ld) for July 23rd / 28th
Saddle up Marines! It's official, Halo: Campaign Evolved has now gone gold ahead of its July 28, 2026 release on Xbox Series X|S and, for the first time in the franchise's history, PS5. Hoorah! If you've bagged yourself the Premium Edition or Premium Upgrade Edition, Early Access begins on July 23 and comes...
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- Microsoft
- Halo Studios
- Halo: Campaign Evolved
- Xbox Game Pass
News Forza Horizon 6 'Italian Passion Car Pack' Now Live, And It's Free For Premium Owners
Four cars including the 2025 Ferrari F80
If you're a big fan of Forza Horizon 6, you may have noticed that Series 3 of the Festival Playlist began last night in the form of the "Italian Exotics" era, and there also happens to be a new DLC Car Pack that's gone live separately today. This is called the Italian Passion Car Pack, and it features four...
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- Forza Horizon 6
- Updates
- DLC
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox Project Helix Vs. PS6 - Data Firm Reveals Its Forecasted Sales Figures For Each
But also warns that the outcome "could look very different"
We know, we know — it's way too early for anyone to be offering wholly accurate estimations on how well Xbox's Project Helix console and the PS6 will fare when they release at some point over the next few years. There are far too many variables that could alter those potential sales...
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- Project Helix
- PS6
News Apparently Dying Light: The Beast Was Coming To Xbox One, But Not Anymore
Xbox One couldn't contain the beast
You'll be forgiven if, like us, you'd forgotten that Dying Light: The Beast was originally scheduled to launch on Xbox One following its September 18, 2026 release on Xbox Series X|S. Forgotten or not, Techland's latest zombie romp won't be coming to Xbox One after all, following a cancellation announcement on the...
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News Xbox Has Another Potential GOTY Candidate On Its Hands, Even Though It's Just DLC
The reviews for Revelations have been absurdly good
Last week, we covered a little bit about the release of DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations and how people seemed to be really enjoying it, but we didn't necessarily anticipate that it could be a potential Game of the Year candidate. However, as you may have seen in our Metacritic roundup of the...
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- Game of the Year
- DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations
- DLC
News Fan Demand For Xbox To 'Stop The Cycle Of Layoffs' Trends On Player Voice Portal
Stop sacking our favourite developers
Xbox fans appear to be sick to their back teeth over mass layoffs and studio closures, with a shout to "stop the cycle of layoffs" becoming the most trending topic on Microsoft's newly-launched feedback site, Xbox Player Voice. The feeling is all too commonplace
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- Layoffs
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News 'Most Technically Ambitious Gears To Date' - Xbox Partners With NVIDIA On Gears Of War: E-Day
The Coalition promises a "first-class PC experience"
For the past few weeks, I've been prepping myself for October's Gears of War: E-Day by plugging away at lots of Gears 5 multiplayer, and more specifically, appreciating just how good it all still looks on Xbox Series X. A lot has changed since The Coalition's 2019 entry received its current-gen...
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Monday13th Jul 2026
Guide Microsoft Rewards & Xbox: How To Make 10,000 Points Per-Month (Overhaul Edition)
How to get Microsoft Rewards points fast
We know how amazing Microsoft Rewards is, but did you know that if you live in a certain region and you have access to all the MS Rewards benefits on offer, you can make around 10,000 Microsoft Rewards points per-month? That's the equivalent of almost £10 / $10 worth of free Xbox credit every single month!...
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News Seven Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass This Week (July 13-17)
Starting off with Ascend to Zero on Monday
Welcome to a new week, and a particularly busy one for Xbox Game Pass! We've got seven games arriving over five days as things stand, so to prevent them getting lost in the shuffle, we thought we'd provide you with a quick roundup. The week is kicking off with Ascend to Zero on Monday, which has been...
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News Metacritic Unveils Its Top 20 Games For The First Half Of 2026
And Xbox takes #1 spot!
Every now and again, we like to highlight the best games of the year according to the folks over at Metacritic, and they've actually published their own list over the past few days to cover the top 20 games from the first half of 2026. We've mentioned before how Metacritic is a little weird in how it does this — the idea...
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News The Elder Scrolls Online Is Planning A 'Revised Roadmap' Following Xbox Layoffs
"The plan is still to deliver great content"
In the wake of the Xbox layoffs last week, there's been some concern amongst Elder Scrolls Online players that the game could stop adding new content or even be closed entirely, but that doesn't appear to be the case at first glance. The folks over at Eurogamer have been highlighting a few quotes related...
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News Multiple Old Xbox Games Are Suddenly Getting Millions Of Views On Social Media
Kelly Slater, Bee Movie, Ed, Edd n Eddy and others!
If you're not a big user of social media these days, we absolutely wouldn't blame you, but it's part of the job here at Pure Xbox - and one of the things we've noticed is a new account called "Xbox Nostalgia" that's been getting attention. There's nothing particularly mind-blowing about this...
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- Xbox Nostalgia
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News 32 Packs Of DLC For Black Ops 2 Are Now Free To Claim On Xbox
Hopefully the base game gets a discount soon as well
The release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 on PlayStation didn't bring about any changes to the Xbox versions in terms of how they play, but a few changes were evidently made to the how they've been priced on the Microsoft Store. To be honest, we don't tend to track DLC price changes all that...
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- Call of Duty
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News Xbox Seems To Be Making A Fortune On The New Black Ops Ports For PS5
They've been spotted trending higher than GTA 6
When Activision shadow dropped the new ports of Black Ops 1 and Black Ops 2 on PlayStation consoles last week, it quickly became obvious that people were lapping them up despite the lack of any real improvements to either game. Now that we're a few days on, we're starting to see just popular these...
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- Black Ops 1
- Black Ops 2
- PlayStation
News Xbox Fan Supposedly Wins Legal Battle Over Hacked Account & Missing Games
"They have to restore my acc with all my games"
Here's an interesting story we came across over the weekend! The likes of Eurogamer, Windows Central and Tom's Hardware have all been picking up on a Reddit post
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Sunday12th Jul 2026
Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (July 12th 2026)
Time Extension Super Mario Bros. Special! Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure! Evercade price hike!
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. The Story Of Hudson Soft's Bizarre Super Mario Bros. "Spin-Off": Super Mario Bros. Special, for the...
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Review Turtle Beach Pacific Skyline - The New Xbox Controller With GTA 6 Vibes
It certainly looks the part
Whenever companies contact us about reviewing new Xbox controllers, we obviously have to be quite picky about how many we cover, and it typically comes down to whether they have any unique qualities that make them stand out. The Turtle Beach Pacific Skyline is pretty much your standard Xbox controller in terms of how it...
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Random Xbox Owner Goes Viral After Wild Gecko 'Appears' Inside Their Series X
"Now you have to buy the Gex Trilogy"
It was around this time last year that we published a big guide to cleaning your Xbox Series X in order to reduce the fan noise and instances of it overheating, but it's also a good idea to keep it clean for other reasons as well! Case in point: one of the top threads over in the Xbox Reddit community this...
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News These Are The Top 10 Microsoft Rewards 'Feedback Portal' Requests After One Week
The most upvoted bits of feedback from MS & Xbox Rewards fans
Back on Tuesday, we highlighted the introduction of a new Microsoft Rewards Feedback Portal that would allow Microsoft and Xbox Rewards fans to share their top feature requests. This is obviously very similar to the Xbox Player Voice program that was implemented recently, so they're...
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