News 'We Will See More Games Come To Xbox Quicker' - Microsoft Exec Talks Plans For The Future
One of the ID@Xbox leads discusses the benefits for developers
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- ID@Xbox
- Games
- Industry
News Xbox Reveals New Details On 'Project Helix' Next-Gen Console, Says Devs Will Get It In 2027
"Delivering leading performance and ushering in the next generation"
- Xbox
- Project Helix
- Next-Gen
- New Xbox Console
News Xbox Says Backwards Compatibility Program Will Be Revived For 25th Anniversary
But we're not sure what's being released
- Xbox
- Backwards Compatibility
- 25th Anniversary
- Microsoft
News Xbox Announces Policy Changes To Treat Games More 'Fairly' On The Microsoft Store
"You won’t see the same bundle five times across New Releases"
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- Policy
- Microsoft Store
- Xbox Store
- Industry
News Data Firm Predicts PC Revenue Will Soon Surpass Console As Xbox Prepares To Bridge The Gap
"PC revenue will surpass console revenue by 2028"
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- Microsoft
- PC
- Project Helix
- Newzoo
Roundup All The 20+ Xbox Reveals From The Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2026
A 90-minute extravaganza of upcoming games!
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- Features
- Future Games Show
- Xbox Series X
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TodayFri, 13th Mar 2026
News ROG Xbox Ally X Set To Receive FPS Boosts Via 'Auto SR' Technology In April 2026
Video shows Forza Horizon 5 getting an "up to 30% FPS boost"
The ROG Xbox Ally X is already a super-powerful handheld that we've been having a blast with here at Pure Xbox, and there are all sorts of ways to improve the visuals and frame rate on a whole bunch of titles. However, due to Microsoft's Auto SR technology, we're about to get yet another...
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- ROG Xbox Ally X
- Auto SR
- Handhelds
News Xbox Announces Policy Changes To Treat Games More 'Fairly' On The Microsoft Store
"You won’t see the same bundle five times across New Releases"
Over the past few years, we've seen occasional grumbles amongst the Xbox community when it comes to certain games - especially with new bundles of older titles, which can sometimes hog the "New Releases" section on Xbox. This was actually addressed last year when developers were...
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- Policy
- Microsoft Store
- Xbox Store
- Industry
Guide Apex Legends x Gundam Event - How To Get The New Skins And Free Rewards
Suit up
The Gundam x Apex Legends collaboration comes flying onto your screens in style, featuring outfits from your favourite Gundam shows along with a new update to the game's Wildcard mode, where you can get your hands on the new Bit Staves. There's also the fearsome new Buster Rifle, which completely changes how you choose to play the mode...
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- Apex Legends
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Data Firm Predicts PC Revenue Will Soon Surpass Console As Xbox Prepares To Bridge The Gap
"PC revenue will surpass console revenue by 2028"
With everything we've heard about Project Helix recently and all of the Xbox news coming out GDC this week, we know that Microsoft is moving towards bridging the gap between console and PC as part of its
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- Microsoft
- PC
- Project Helix
- Newzoo
News 'We Will See More Games Come To Xbox Quicker' - Microsoft Exec Talks Plans For The Future
One of the ID@Xbox leads discusses the benefits for developers
There's obviously been a lot of focus on the future of Xbox at this week's GDC 2026 presentations, and Microsoft executive / ID@Xbox director Guy Richards has been speaking about this in a recent interview with The Game Business. Richards was asked during the interview about why...
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- Project Helix
- ID@Xbox
- Games
- Industry
News That Viral Thomas The Tank Engine Game Is Officially Releasing On Xbox Next Week
Wonders of Sodor is about to arrive at the platform
Just over a week ago, it was quietly revealed that a Thomas the Tank Engine game would be "coming soon" to Xbox consoles, and the reaction has been significant from fans over on the official Xbox YouTube channel. The game is specifically called "Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor", and it's being...
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- Thomas The Tank Engine: Wonders of Sodor
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Two Xbox Game Pass Titles Got New Trailers At This Week's 'Future Games Show' Event
And we also might have a release date for a third
Last night, we covered all the 20+ Xbox reveals from the Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2026, and we mentioned how two Xbox Game Pass titles were part of the coverage - Aphelion and There Are No Ghosts At The Grand. Aphelion is a game we've seen be
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Future Games Show
YesterdayThu, 12th Mar 2026
Known as PlayFab Foundation Mode
Yesterday, amidst all the headline-grabbing Project Helix news at GDC 2026, it was also announced that PlayFab Foundation Mode is being rolled out for free to all Xbox developers and publishers, and that seems a pretty big reveal! Everyone who ships a game on Xbox from now on will get access to PlayFab's core game...
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- Cross-Platform
- Cross-Play
- PlayFab
- GDC
Roundup All The 20+ Xbox Reveals From The Future Games Show Spring Showcase 2026
A 90-minute extravaganza of upcoming games!
Today marked the first Future Games Show event of 2026, with this one known as the "Spring Showcase" featuring countless upcoming games for a variety of platforms, with many of them confirmed for Xbox. This show was 90 minutes long, so there's a lot to get through here, and the reveals included various...
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- Round Up
- Features
- Future Games Show
- Xbox Series X
News Forza Horizon 6 Dev Wants A 'Rich' Tokyo, Japan As Team Admits FH5 Map Didn't Resonate
"This map is rich and full of things to do"
In Playground Games' latest collaboration with IGN, the team discusses building Tokyo / Japan for the Forza Horizon 6 map, and how it's taken feedback on board from past Forza Horizon titles to create a "rich" experience for franchise fans. Indeed, the above video kicks off with a rather candid...
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- Forza Horizon 6
- Playground Games
- Tokyo City
- Japan
Roundup Toxic Commando Is Out Today On Xbox, And The First Reviews Have Arrived
The game launches later today
We've been keeping a close eye on John Carpenter's Toxic Commando for a while - an "intense FPS" that's launching on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S today (March 12th) along with a bunch of other platforms. In the trailers, it's painted itself as being a four-player World War Z (and Left 4 Dead) style experience, and...
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- Round Up
- Toxic Commando
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Time Extension GenAI is making us question everything
We live in a world where Generative AI images are making us second-guess everything we see online, and that now extends to artwork innocently posted to mark the anniversary of famous video game characters. Yesterday, the official Rare social media account posted an image of Conker and Berri to promote a new...
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- Rare
- Conker
News Nintendo 3DS Classic 'Bravely Default' Releases On Xbox Today In Its HD Remaster Form
Shadow drop alert!
Surprise! Square Enix has announced that after 14 years, the Nintendo 3DS classic Bravely Default is officially coming to Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and Xbox PC today, and we've spotted that you can already buy it on the Xbox Store! For those who aren't aware, Bravely Default was a very popular RPG back in the 3DS days, racking...
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- Bravely Default
- Flying Fairy HD Remaster
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Microsoft's 'This Is An Xbox' Post Taken Down As Fans Wonder If The Controversial Ad Is No More
Maybe it's not an Xbox after all
Remember Microsoft's late 2024 'This is an Xbox' ad campaign? The one that proved pretty controversial amongst long-time Xbox fans? Well, despite the marketing slogan cropping up multiple times since its introduction well over a year ago, it's looking like Microsoft might be starting to erase its existence. First...
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- This Is An Xbox
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (March 12-15)
Including a big Activision title!
Microsoft's latest Free Play Days lineup is starting to roll out now on Xbox - and we've got five games playable as part of the program this week, including Activision Blizzard's Diablo 4. Here's your full Free Play Days selection for the coming weekend: Bassmaster Fishing Diablo 4 Killing Floor 3 Tropico 6
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- Microsoft
- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
News 'Xbox Mode' For Windows 11 Is Progress, And It Could Shape Microsoft's Project Helix Console
An evolution of the Xbox Full Screen Experience
As part of this week's GDC news, Microsoft has announced 'Xbox Mode' for Windows 11 PCs, and it sounds like a big step forward for the team's existing Xbox Full Screen Experience. Xbox Mode will be a new way to play games on PC starting next month, aiming to streamline the Windows gami
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- Windows 11
- Microsoft
- Xbox Full Screen Experience
- PC
News One Of 2025's Biggest Indie Titles Joins Xbox Game Pass Premium Today (March 12)
Silky
Welcome to today's Xbox Game Pass update! While we don't have any new titles joining the main Ultimate library, one major indie title is making the jump to Game Pass Premium - meaning middle tier XGP subscribers can now jump into this one at no extra cost. Here's some more information on today's new Xbox Game Pass Premium addition (March 12):
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- Premium
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- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Wednesday11th Mar 2026
News Xbox Says Backwards Compatibility Program Will Be Revived For 25th Anniversary
But we're not sure what's being released
As part of a keynote at this year's GDC event, Xbox's VP of Next Generation — Jason Ronald — has teased that Microsoft's backwards compatibility program is being revived in some fashion this year. Now, we'll be upfront here and say that we don't know for sure if this means more unreleased games will be...
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- Backwards Compatibility
- 25th Anniversary
- Microsoft
News Three Xbox Games Are Being Delisted In March 2026
You haven't got long left to grab these
Earlier this month, we highlighted a few games that are shutting down their servers in February and March 2026, and we also mentioned that Yakuza 3 Remastered was set to be delisted on February 12th. Well, a lot more games have been added to the "delisted" pile since then, so we thought we'd put together a...
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- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox Reveals New Details On 'Project Helix' Next-Gen Console, Says Devs Will Get It In 2027
"Delivering leading performance and ushering in the next generation"
Following the announcement of Xbox's Project Helix console a few days ago, we've been treated to our first concrete details on the next-gen device today as part of GDC 2026, including when developers will get their hands on it. As we know, Project Helix will support both console...
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- Next-Gen
- New Xbox Console
News Ex-Xbox Icon Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb Joins Commodore International
Time Extension "Now we get to build what’s next together"
Commodore International has revealed that "games industry icon" Larry Hryb has joined the company as a Community Development Advisor. Hryb, also known as Major Nelson, spent much of his career at Xbox, where he helped foster the relationship between Xbox players and Microsoft. Hryb's new role will be to...
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- Commodore
Feature 10 New Xbox Indie Games That Should Be On Your Radar In March 2026
A hectic month's worth of indie goodness!
Considering how busy March has been with the Project Helix announcement and the Xbox leadership changes at the tail-end of last month, we haven't had a chance to highlight many indie games for March yet - so let's change that! We've already seen some great indie games in March up to this point, including a...
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- Indie Games
- Features
- March 2026
- Xbox One
News 'Hello, My Name Is Retired' - Xbox's Phil Spencer Embraces The Humour At GDC 2026
He's also referring to himself as Asha Sharma's assistant
The annual Game Developers Conference is officially underway for its 2026 edition, and both former Xbox boss Phil Spencer and new Xbox boss Asha Sharma have been taking photos with attendees over the past 24 hours. In regards to Phil Spencer specifically, he's been spotted wearing a couple...
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- GDC 2026
Time Extension "Pretty much everything done on Daggerfall was a negative lesson in what not to do"
There are very few developers around who can claim to have as much insight into Bethesda's history as Bruce Nesmith. Arriving from the Dungeons & Dragons publisher TSR in the mid-90s, Nesmith has had two separate tenures at the RPG giant (1995-1998, 2004-2021), the...
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- Bethesda
- Elder Scrolls
News 'Abyssus' Brings Its Otherworldly FPS To Xbox Game Pass This Summer
"Blast through the corrupted denizens of a sunken civilization"
Abyssus has been out on PC for a good few months now, and it's sitting at a 'Very Positive' rating on Steam with almost 3,000 user reviews thus far. The roguelite FPS from DoubleMoose Games has had a pretty good start, then, and it's now been announced for Xbox Game Pass later this...
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- Abyssus
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News 'Xbox 25' Fanta Collab Hints At What We Might Be Getting With Call Of Duty 2026
Getting the band back together?
Infinity Ward is back at the helm of Call of Duty this year, which means that naturally, a new Modern Warfare title is likely for Fall 2026. We've already heard various rumours and reports that this is the case - and now a new Xbox x Fanta collaboration gives us our strongest hint at 'Modern Warfare 4' so far. Shared...
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- Microsoft
- Call Of Duty 2026
- Modern Warfare 4
- Fanta
News Xbox Fan Shares Project Helix UI Concept, This Time Based On The 360 NXE Dashboard
"THIS should be the Xbox Project Helix dashboard!"
Earlier this week, we shared a Project Helix dashboard concept from Xbox superfan Klobrille, who based their design off the fan-favourite 'Blades' dash from the Xbox 360 era. Now, fellow enthusiast Colt Eastwood has shared their own concept on what the Project Helix UI could look like - this time...
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- Project Helix
- Xbox 360 Dashboard
- NXE
- Microsoft
Tuesday10th Mar 2026
Roundup All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From The MIX Spring Showcase 2026
Including the remaster of a cult classic FPS!
Last night, to kick off GDC 2026, Kinda Funny Games partnered with The MIX to deliver a Spring Game Showcase full of indie titles that are coming to various platforms, with some of them penned in for Xbox. This was an absolutely stacked show as well, and as you'd probably expect, the majority of games...
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- Round Up
- Features
- IGN Fan Fest
- Xbox Series X
News Fortnite Price Hikes Are Coming, And They'll Affect Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Fortnite Crew members get less V-Bucks per month
Epic Games has today announced sweeping changes to the Fortnite economy, starting March 19th for all players across all platforms. The main change here is that from that date, players will get less V-Bucks for their money. Before these changes come into effect, $8.99 grants you 1000 V-Bucks - and...
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- Fortnite
- Epic Games
- Microsoft
- Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
News Crimson Desert Has Three Different Performance Modes On Xbox Series X
Plus three on ROG Xbox Ally X and two on Series S
Open-world action adventure game Crimson Desert is right around the corner, releasing for Xbox and other platforms on March 19th, and we've been treated to the official console specs today. It turns out that Crimson Desert has three difference performance modes on Xbox Series X, with those being...
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- Xbox Series X
- Performance
- Xbox Series S
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (March 10)
Including a massive Xbox RPG
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got two games joining the XGP library, including the absolutely mammoth RPG Cyberpunk 2077 from the folks over at CD Projekt RED. Here's a quick refresher on that one, alongside today's other addition to Xbox Game Pass: Construction Simulator (Console, PC,...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News This Lost Xbox 360 Star Wars Game Is Now Playable Online
Time Extension Star Wars: First Assault was cancelled back in 2013
Back in 2013, Disney shut down LucasArts – an act which ended up killing two known projects, Star Wars 1313 and Star Wars: First Assault. After footage of the latter game leaked over a decade ago, various pre-released versions have been popping up online, showing how close the game was to being...
- Game Preservation
- Star Wars
- Xbox 360
News Forza Horizon 6 Tracks, Events & Open-World Activities Detailed In New Gameplay
A more in-depth look at FH6
Our next look at Forza Horizon 6 has again come via IGN First this week, but this one is a much more in-depth glimpse at the Xbox racer, as Playground Games details new event types, in-game tracks, open-world activities and more ahead of launch this May. The core of the video focuses on just what players can get up to in...
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- Forza Horizon 6
- Playground Games
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Microsoft's 2026 GDC Booth Showcases An Impressive Look At The History Of Xbox Consoles
As the team "builds for what's next"
The 2026 edition of the Game Developers Conference gets underway this week, and Microsoft is there in a big way this year, with a huge display showcasing the storied history of its Xbox gaming brand. Indeed, alongside the team "building for what's next" at GDC, a collection of important moments throughout the...
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- Microsoft
- GDC 2026
- OG Xbox
- Project Helix
News Capcom Confirms Resident Evil Requiem Story Expansion For Xbox Series X|S
Photo mode and other DLC coming over the next few months
Hot on the heels of its successful Resident Evil Requiem release, Capcom has confirmed that a story expansion is in the works for its ninth mainline Resi game, with development now underway on the upcoming DLC. Director Koshi Nakanishi confirmed the news on social media (thanks, Nintendo...
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- Resident Evil Requiem
- Capcom
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Guide How To Complete Marathon's "Introducing: Traxus" Contract Mission
Say hello to Traxus Heavy Industries
With the release of Marathon only a few days ago, many people, myself included, have been hooked on this game's immersive, at times slightly confusing world. A significant moment of confusion came from the game's many quests, and one in particular was that of the introduction to Traxus, the “unequivocal leader...
- Guides
- Marathon
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Monday9th Mar 2026
Feature 30 Xbox Series X|S Games To Look Forward To In March-December 2026
Ten months of fantastic new games are ahead of us!
Update: As mentioned, we're updating this feature on a monthly basis, and it's now been adjusted for March. We've taken a few games away, added a few in, and changed a handful of dates around for games like Replaced. With 2026 now starting to kick into gear, it's time to look ahead at what this...
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- Features
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- 2026
News Assassin's Creed Unity's 60FPS Upgrade Is Seemingly Broken On Xbox Series X|S
The lighting is all wonky right now
Last week, Ubisoft's latest current-gen 60FPS upgrade was applied to 2014's Assassin's Creed Unity, and early footage suggested that the frame rate was looking rock solid, despite concerns over the game's resolution. Now though, it seems as though the game has a different visual issue on Xbox Series
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- Assassin's Creed Unity
- Ubisoft
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Digital Foundry Speculates Whether There'll Be An Xbox Series S Successor Next-Gen
"They're talking about a range of devices..."
Just a few hours ago, we shared a discussion about Project Helix and the sort of price we can possibly expect it to launch at, and while it's sounding like that particularly device will be pretty high-end, another outlet has speculated on whether Microsoft will return to the lower end of the market with...
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- Xbox Series S
- Microsoft
- Next-Gen
- AMD
News Xbox Superfan Shares Blades Dashboard Concept For 'Project Helix' Console
Would you like to see this for the next-gen system?
With Project Helix now out in the wild at least in terms of name and concept, folks have started speculating on what exactly this console will look and play like, with Xbox seeking to merge console and PC in a bigger way than ever before. That obviously leads to questions about what the user...
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- Microsoft
- Project Helix
- Blades Dashboard
News Microsoft CEO On Xbox's Future: 'We'll Always Invest In Gaming'
Satya Nadella says it's one of the main identities of the company
Last week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appeared at an internal Q&A session alongside new Xbox boss Asha Sharma, and some quotes from that event appeared online courtesy of Windows Central last night. A recent photo even showed that he was wearing an Xbox hoodie as part of it:
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- Satya Nadella
News Tech Journalist Predicts A Price Of 'At Least $1,000' For Xbox Project Helix
"They’ll probably charge $1,000 or more for this thing..."
Ever since Sarah Bond began talking about the next-gen Xbox as a 'Premium' high-end device, it's been assumed that the cost will be much higher than what we're used to seeing from a traditional console - and now tech journalist Moore's Law Is Dead has predicted that Project Helix could end...
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- Microsoft
- Project Helix
- Next-Gen
News Xbox Must Live Up To Expectations Of Fans Who Have 'Counted On Us', Says Microsoft Boss
Satya Nadella stresses the importance of appealing to Xbox devotees
We mentioned earlier today how Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella had pledged to "always invest in gaming" at a recent internal Q&A, and one of the other key things he mentioned at the event was the desire to appeal to devoted Xbox fans. The Microsoft boss mentioned this numerous times...
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- Microsoft
- Satya Nadella
- Fans
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Say About Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Capcom's latest MH launches on Xbox this week!
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection arrives on Xbox Series X|S later this week, and while we haven't had chance to check this one out yet here at Pure Xbox, plenty of reviews have just gone live, so we're going to round some of those up here in this article. It sounds as though folks are...
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- Round Up
- Monster Hunter Stories 3
- Capcom
- Xbox Series X
Sunday8th Mar 2026
Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (March 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 March 2026, including for the likes of The Division 2, Call of Duty: Warzone, EA Sports College Football 26 and various other games. We expect more to come over the next few weeks as well. As we've men
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Perks
- Guides
- Xbox Series X
News The 10 Most Wanted Backwards Compatibility Games According To 'Xbox Game Preservation'
Could we get any of them in 2026?
It's been many years now since Xbox's backwards compatibility program officially closed down in terms of new additions, but that hasn't stopped people requesting a whole bunch of titles should it ever start up again in the future. We've come across a new resource recently called Xbox Game Preservation that aims to...
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- Backwards Compatibility
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (March 8th 2026)
Time Extension The Tairyou Jigoku! SEGAGAGA! Cookie's Bustle!
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. Why SEGAGAGA's AI Translation Is Upsetting So Many People: Sega fans got a welcome surprise with the release of the English-language...
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News Xbox's Phil Spencer Was Asked About Retirement A Year Ago, And Here's What He Said
"I don't want Xbox to be afraid to innovate"
We've finally now managed to grasp that Phil Spencer is actually leaving Xbox in the very near future — he's currently sticking around until the summer to help Asha Sharma get settled in as Microsoft Gaming CEO — and it's reminded us of a few things that were said about his potential retirement over...
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- Phil Spencer
- Xbox Boss
- Retirement
Saturday7th Mar 2026
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (March 9-13)
Including three new Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for March 9-13! We've got lots of big titles on the way over the next few days, including the Fatal Frame 2 Remake, John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, WWE 2K26 and
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- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Talking Point Are You Happy With Xbox Game Pass Ultimate In 2026?
Or do you think Essential or Premium are better options?
Almost six months ago now, Microsoft overhauled its Xbox Game Pass subscription service; bringing in the likes of XGP Premium and bumping the price of its Ultimate tier. While Ultimate's core messaging still revolves around day one games — particularly from Xbox Game Studios — we are...
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