Talking Point Has This Been The Best Month Ever For Xbox Game Pass?
Seriously, what an incredible month for XGP!
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Feature All New Xbox Games Coming Out In May 2025
Release dates for every May Xbox launch
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- May 2025
- New Releases
- New Games
- Features
News Two Xbox Game Pass Titles Are Available This Week To Finish Off April 2025
Microsoft's April lineup comes to a close
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox Golden Week Sale 2025 Now Live, 250+ Games Discounted
As if the Spring Sale wasn't enough!
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- Golden Week Sale
- Deals
- Round Up
Talking Point What Have You Picked Up In The Xbox Spring Sale 2025?
We're into the final week of the promotion!
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- Features
- Talking Point
- Xbox Spring Sale 2025
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News EA Cuts Hundreds Of Jobs, Respawn Announces Two Cancelled Games
One was a Titanfall project
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News EA Cuts Hundreds Of Jobs, Respawn Announces Two Cancelled Games
One was a Titanfall project
We've unfortunately got more news about job cuts to bring your way today, as a new report from Bloomberg is suggesting that around 300-400 jobs have been lost at EA, with around 100 of those being at Respawn Entertainment. Respawn has actually put out a statement confirming that two games have been cancelled internally,...
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- EA
- Respawn
- Titanfall
- Industry
Talking Point Has This Been The Best Month Ever For Xbox Game Pass?
Seriously, what an incredible month for XGP!
With today's final Xbox Game Pass update for April 2025, we're almost done talking about this month's new additions to the library - but not before we can wax lyrical about just how amazing April 2025 has been for Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service. In fact, we think this could be the best month ever for
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News Turtle Beach Adds Two New Budget Controllers To Its Xbox Lineup
The cheapest is just $29.99!
We've always enjoyed using Turtle Beach's range of Xbox controllers here at Pure Xbox, so we're interested to see two new versions hitting the market this May - and both of them are falling into the budget category as well. The cheapest of the two is called the Rematch™ Core Wired Controller, and it's retailing for...
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- Controllers
- Turtle Beach
News Indie Dev Defends Xbox Game Pass As Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sells Most On PS5
"It is very worth having your game on Game Pass"
It's no secret that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been doing very well for itself so far. On top of some incredible review scores, we just found out that the game has already sold one million copies in less than a week - even if the
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Palworld
News Gearbox Announces New, Earlier Release Date For Borderlands 4 On Xbox
Surprise!
Maybe a little earlier than first intended, Gearbox's Randy Pitchford has announced that the team is moving the Borderlands 4 release date up by a few weeks. Yep, the upcoming sequel will now be launching for Xbox Series X|S on September 12th; a few weeks earlier than its previous late-September release date. We say a little earlier than...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Borderlands 4
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Two Big Betas Happening On Xbox In May 2025, Sign-Ups Still Live
You'll need to be quick though
We always try and bring you the most notable Alphas, Betas, Tech Tests and everything else along those lines when they crop up, but admittedly we're a little late with the one for ARC Raiders which begins tomorrow on Xbox Series X|S. However, there's still time to sign up for the ARC Raiders Xbox beta (otherwise known...
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- Betas
- Tech Test
- Arc Raiders
- Splitgate 2
Feature All New Xbox Games Coming Out In May 2025
Release dates for every May Xbox launch
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in May 2025! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with an May 2025 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass titles for May 2025 so far. If you're interested in what other new Xbox games are scheduled for the rest of the year, we've got a big...
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- New Releases
- New Games
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News Microsoft Rewards Adds Three Cheap Movies For Xbox Users To Redeem
But only in certain regions
A few months ago, we highlighted how Microsoft Rewards was practically giving away six big movies from the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit franchises, and we're kind of seeing the same thing with another bunch of movies this week. Admittedly the selection is not quite as plentiful this time around though, nor is it as...
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- Microsoft Rewards
- Movies
- Redeem
News Far Cry 4 Getting Native 60FPS Patch On Xbox Series X|S & Game Pass
FPS Boost option now disabled
As we reminded you fine folks earlier today, Far Cry 4 is coming to Xbox Game Pass this week, and Ubisoft is seemingly preparing a native 60FPS patch for the game on Xbox Series X|S to coincide with its XGP arrival. A new Far Cry 4 patch has cropped up on PS5 that enables native 60FPS gameplay, and the Xbox Series X|S...
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- Far Cry 4
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Game Pass
News Xbox Golden Week Sale 2025 Now Live, 250+ Games Discounted
As if the Spring Sale wasn't enough!
We mentioned yesterday how the Xbox Spring Sale is coming to an end over the next couple of days, but that doesn't mean Microsoft is slowing down by any means, as we've got a brand-new Xbox Golden Week Sale 2025 now live! The Xbox Golden Week Sale includes just over 250 games in all, including some massive AAA...
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- Golden Week Sale
- Deals
- Round Up
News Chinese RPG Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Gets July Release Date For Xbox Game Pass
A big summer release on XGP!
Last month, we learned that Chinese developer Leenzee was planning to bring its action-RPG to Xbox Game Pass this summer - and now we finally have a specific release date for Wuchang: Fallen Feathers on the XGP service. Yep, publisher 505 Games has announced that Wuchang will
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Oblivion's Remastered Team Is Taking Player Suggestions On Board
How would you improve the experience?
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has already proven to be quite a success with over four million players checking it out at launch, and now the teams at Bethesda and Virtuos are apparently taking suggestions from the fanbase. If there is something you've stumbled across that doesn't seem right, or...
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- The Elder Scrolls
- Oblivion Remastered
- Xbox Game Pass
- Bethesda
News Two Xbox Game Pass Titles Are Available This Week To Finish Off April 2025
Microsoft's April lineup comes to a close
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update - and the final one for April 2025! We have two more titles coming to the library this month; starting today with a new first-party title from Microsoft launching in Xbox Game Preview. So, let's take a look at today's brand-new addition, alongside our final drop...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Monday28th Apr 2025
News Digital Foundry Impressed With Oblivion Remastered, But Xbox Series S 'Takes A Hit'
"Series S sadly takes a hit in most aspects"
Over the weekend, the folks at Digital Foundry have been been going over Oblivion Remastered with a fine comb, including the most-recent Xbox version with that post-release patch applied. Generally sp
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- Oblivion Remastered
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Bethesda
News Towerborne Release Times Revealed Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
The first-party Xbox game makes its console debut
In the midst of all the April excitement surrounding Xbox Game Pass, you may have forgotten that we have another Xbox first-party game landing on the service this week - and it's the former PC exclusive Towerborne! Yes, this is a side-scrolling action RPG developed by the team behind The Banner...
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- Towerborne
- Release Dates
- Release Times
News Subscriptions Like Xbox Game Pass 'Not The Future Of Gaming', Says Analyst
Despite COD giving Game Pass a boost
There's been a long-running debate amongst gaming communities about subscription services and their sustainability within the industry, especially with the likes of Xbox Game Pass flatlining on console in recent years. Despite some growth over on PC and Cloud, the core XGP has definitely slowed down recently, and...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- PS Plus
Rumour Xbox Working On Three Controller Prototypes, Including The Elite Series 3
"The Elite Series 3 exists"
It seems that Team Xbox is putting a focus on the next generation of Xbox controllers this year, and according to Windows Central's Jez Corden on the Xbox Two podcast, there are three controller prototypes in the works. Firstly, Corden says that the Xbox Elite Controller Series 3 does actually exist inside of Microsoft...
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- Controllers
- Rumours
- Xbox Elite Controller Series 3
PSA These Six Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass This Week (April 30)
Your last chance to try them out!
We're into a fresh week of gaming goodness today, and with us fast approaching the end of the month here, we have another selection of Xbox Game Pass titles departing the service very soon. In total, six games will exit the library this Wednesday, April 30. Here's your full list of leavers for late April 2025:...
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- Leaving Soon
Random Xbox Owner Discovers Evidence Of Unreleased Far Cry Port
"I had to do a double take"
All the way back in the original Xbox generation, we never actually got a proper version of Far Cry 1 on the OG Xbox console. Instead, 2004's Far Cry Instincts was a different take on the game (it technically served as a remake), and we had to wait another 10 years for FC1 to arrive on Xbox 360 in the form of Far Cry...
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- Far Cry
- Original Xbox
- Random
News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is Reminding People Of This Classic Xbox 360 JRPG
It's on sale this week as well!
No offense to Oblivion Remastered which is fantastic in its own right, but it feels like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an even more impressive story - a game that's unexpectedly established itself as an all-time classic overnight. Maybe I'm just biased because I think Expedition 33 is outstanding, but I'm not alone...
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- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- RPGs
- JRPG
Talking Point What Have You Picked Up In The Xbox Spring Sale 2025?
We're into the final week of the promotion!
Just over a week ago now, Microsoft finally unleashed the Xbox Spring Sale 2025, and it's been a biggie - featuring more than 1,000 discounted games in total. There's a lot to choose from here, then, but the question is - have you grabbed anything in the spring sale so far? We tend to wait until towards...
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- Talking Point
- Xbox Spring Sale 2025
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News Two Xbox Game Pass Titles Reach Incredible Player Milestones During Launch Week
Last week was a busy one for the service
Last week, we ended up having a huge few days on Xbox Game Pass when Bethesda decided to join the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 party with Oblivion Remastered - and the pair of brand-new releases have hit some huge player milestones in the time since. At the tail end of the week, we brought news that
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News Xbox Studio Obsidian Explains Tweaks & Improvements To Gameplay In The Outer Worlds 2
"We've added a lot to the combat experience"
As part of IGN's ongoing coverage of The Outer Worlds 2 this month, Xbox studio Obsidian has been speaking to the outlet about its FPS gameplay mechanics in the upcoming sequel - and how the team has worked to tweak & improve those mechanics since the first Outer Worlds title. Studio members Rob...
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- The Outer Worlds 2
- Microsoft
- Obsidian Entertainment
- Xbox Game Pass
Saturday26th Apr 2025
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In May 2025
All the confirmed reveals so far
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in May 2025? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every month, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to Xbox Game Pass in May 2025. Here's a full...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Guides
- May 2025
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (April 28 - May 2)
Including four big Xbox Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for April 28 - May 2! We've got a bunch of cool releases on the way over the next few days including the popular free-to-play shooter FragPunk, while Xbox Game Pass is treating us to no less than four brand-new additions, including the Xbox first-party title Towerborne...
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- Weekly Roundup
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- Xbox Series X
News Xbox's New Dynamic Background Is One Of The Coolest Yet
Say hello to the DOOM Slayer
Anyone up for another new dynamic background on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S? This latest dynamic background is for DOOM: The Dark Ages, and as you can see in the video below, the dynamic part is primarily focused around the lava in the background, although the DOOM Slayer's clothing also moves a bit as well...
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- Dynamic Backgrounds
- DOOM
Poll What Score Would You Give Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 So Far?
Do you agree with the hype?
Brand-new turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been on Xbox Game Pass for a few days now, and following some absolutely incredible reviews from the press last week, we want to know how you're finding the game so far. Of course, it's unlikely that you'll have progressed all the way through this one yet,
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- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 26-27)
How about some Oblivion Remastered?
Welcome to the weekend! It's been an incredibly busy week on Xbox with the likes of Oblivion Remastered and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dropping on Game Pass - so it's fair to say we've probably all got a list of things to jump into over the next few days. Here's what we're playing this weekend: Ben Kerry, Staff...
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- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday25th Apr 2025
News Oblivion Remastered's First Update Is Now Live, But It's Causing Problems
Specifically on PC it seems
It's only been a few days since Bethesda released The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered on Xbox consoles and PC, and we've already got its first update today! Unfortunately, it's causing a few problems at first glance. It seems the PC version of Oblivion Remastered has made some adjustments to video settings that...
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- Oblivion Remastered
- Updates
- Patch Notes
News 2025's Two Best-Reviewed Games Are Both Xbox Game Pass Titles
The top 10 list has changed dramatically this month
In my opinion piece here at Pure Xbox yesterday, I talked about how Xbox Game Pass is on a ridiculous hot streak right now, with all sorts of incredible titles launching "day one" into the service over the past few weeks alone. Don't just take my word for it though! Looking at the top 10...
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- Highest-Rated Games
Reaction Xbox's Third-Party Strategy Is Finally Making Sense To Me
Will it work out in the long term?
I think I had the same reaction that many Xbox fans did when it was revealed that the likes of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Forza Horizon 5 would be coming to PS5. Why are we losing our exclusives? Doesn't Xbox care about the potential harm to console sales? Is a third-party strategy really the best way...
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- Reaction
- Xbox Game Studios
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- Features
Random New Xbox Game Accidentally Gets $500 Price Tag On The Microsoft Store
It's quietly been fixed now though
You know that we always round up all of next week's Xbox releases on a Saturday here at Pure Xbox, and we tend to prepare those on the Friday - so imagine my surprise when I spotted an upcoming Xbox release with a $500 price tag! The game in question is Golf Up, which was displaying a pre-order price of £419.99 /...
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News Indiana Jones 'Selling Faster' On PS5 Than Xbox & Steam, Says Analysis
Further justifying the third-party strategy
I've been talking a bit on Pure Xbox today about Xbox's third-party strategy and how putting games on other platforms is finally making sense to me, and these latest estimates from Alinea Analytics seem to align with that as well. Basically, the analytics firm says that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle...
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- Indiana Jones And The Great Circle
- PS5
- Steam
News Bethesda Partners Directly With PlayStation On Strange DOOM: The Dark Ages Trailer
What about Xbox players, ay?
So, this afternoon we've been treated to a brand-new DOOM: The Dark Ages trailer here, as Bethesda starts to ramp up its marketing efforts before next month's release. Normally, that'd be a fairly standard thing to happen, right? Well, you'd think so, until you actually watch the trailer through - and then things get a...
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- DOOM: The Dark Ages
- PS5
- Bethesda
- Microsoft
News Xbox Game Studios Publisher Sale Now Live On Steam, Up To 90% Off Select Titles
Including some newer releases
With lots of Xbox's catalogue now available on the PC platform Steam, we're always curious to see when Microsoft hosts sales over there - particularly to play bits and pieces from the portfolio on Steam Deck. And, to close out April, a big Xbox Game Studios sale has just gone live on the platform - including some of the...
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- Steam
- Xbox Game Studios
- Deals
"What a debut!"
The folks over at Sandfall Interactive are probably thrilled with how their new RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has gone down so far - and now, a bunch of other big game devs have congratulated the studio on its "incredible launch". One of those devs is the team behind Final Fantasy VII - which, given the game's clear inspiration...
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- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Defies The Odds To Reach Impressive Sales Milestone
Overshadowed by Oblivion? No chance!
When Oblivion Remastered was shadow-dropped out of nowhere earlier this week, a lot of people's minds immediately went to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and how that game was surely going to be impacted by such a huge new release. There were some who were suggesting it was going to be overlooked and pushed into the...
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- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
News Ubisoft Provides Update On Offline Mode For Two 'The Crew' Titles
The first to come "before the end of 2025"
Last year, Ubisoft announced that following the delisting and shutdown of The Crew, it was planning to implement offline modes for The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest - so that fans can continue to enjoy these games beyond their end-of-life status. Today, the team has provided an update on this pair of...
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- Ubisoft
- The Crew 2
- The Crew Motorfest
- Offline Mode
News Phasmophobia Passes 3 Million Console Sales, Try It For Free On Xbox
It's storming the charts!
Yesterday, you might have seen in our roundup of the best-selling Xbox Spring Sale games that Phasmophobia was almost topping the list, and that might come as a surprise to many people... but not the publisher of it! It's been announced this week that Phasmophobia has passed 3 million sales on Xbox Series X, Series S and...
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- Phasmophobia
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- PS5
Thursday24th Apr 2025
News Here's How Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is Running On Xbox Series X And S
Two different setups in play
Earlier today, the eagerly-anticipated Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 went live on Xbox Game Pass, and lots of you fine folks will probably be jumping into this one over the next few days as a result. So, how is the game running on Xbox Series X and S right now? Do we have multiple performance modes to go at? Well, some...
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- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Opinion Xbox Game Pass Is On A Ridiculous Hot Streak Right Now
Too many GOTY contenders, too little time
I don't know about you, but I've got nowhere near enough spare time to enjoy everything that Xbox Game Pass is dishing out at the moment. I'm still making my way through South of Midnight, and we've seen multiple Game of the Year contenders released on the service since then - it might be the hottest streak...
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- Opinion
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News These Are The Top-Selling Games In The Xbox Spring Sale 2025
The hottest deals right now
We're now a week into the Xbox Spring Sale 2025 (and longer for those who got access to the "Sneak Preview" version), which means now feels like a good time to see what's been selling the best on the Xbox Store so far. For this list, we've gone and looked at the "Top Paid" Xbox charts and picked out just the Xbox Spring...
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- Deals
- Xbox Spring Sale 2025
- Round Up
Guide Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Top Tips & Tricks For Beginners
Live to fight another day
You'll already be well aware, we have no doubt, that Sandfall Interactive's stellar sci-fi RPG, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, has released today on Xbox Game Pass, and if you've checked out our 10/10 review, you'll know we're fairly excited about it. Now that the game is here, we thought we'd put together a quick guide of...
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- Guides
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Tips & Tricks
News RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business Blasts Onto Xbox In July 2025
Less than 3 months to go!
Following its surprise announcement last month, publisher Nacon has revealed RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business is officially coming to Xbox on July 17! The standalone title follows directly on from the original Robocop: Rogue City, and sees you infiltrating an OmniTower that's been invaded by a "group of highly...
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- RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News OG Oblivion Dev Not Sure Bethesda's 'Remaster' Title Actually Does It Justice
It's more like "Oblivion 2.0"
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is getting a lot of praise from fans and critics, and it seems even former Bethesda developers are impressed. Speaking to VideoGamer, the title's original senior game designer Bruce Nesmith, who left Bethesda during development of Starfield, has admitted he's not sure the...
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- The Elder Scrolls
- Oblivion Remastered
- Xbox Game Pass
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (April 24-27)
Included with Xbox Game Pass
Xbox Free Play Days is officially here, and we have one very spooky effort leading the charge this week. SEGA's Alien: Isolation is the big inclusion this weekend - and it's a must-play horror experience if you've never tried it before! We've got three titles in total this week though, so here's your full Xbox Free Play...
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- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Twitch Streamer Rebuilds Xbox 360 'Blades' Dashboard From Scratch
With chat integration!
We all know how much fondness there is for the "Blades" era of the Xbox 360 - the iconic dashboard that was present for the early days of the console, and that unfortunately is no longer accessible unless you never updated your system. Team Xbox has repeatedly stated how the "Blades" dashboard isn't likely to return for...
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- Xbox 360
- Twitch
- Blades
- Dashboard
News GOTY Contender Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (April 24)
Available right now!
It's a big day for Xbox Game Pass today, folks! Hot on the heels of Bethesda's Oblivion Remastered shadow drop, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 heads to the service - an original turn-based RPG that's been getting some incredible reviews and ratings across
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News EA Announces Release Dates For College Football 26 & Madden NFL 26
"Make game day, every day."
We've officially got release dates for EA Sports College Football 26 and Madden NFL 26! College Football 26 will be releasing for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on July 10th, 2025, with early access beginning on July 7th, 2025. A free EA Play / Xbox Game Pass Ultimate trial will likely be available ahead of launch too...
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- College Football 26
- Madden NFL 26
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Frostpunk 2 Hits Xbox Game Pass In Summer 2025, New 'Frostpunk 1886' Game Also Announced
It's a good time to be a Frostpunk fan
We've been waiting a long time for Frostpunk 2 to jump from PC Game Pass to Xbox Game Pass, but it sounds like the wait is finally almost over, with 11 Bit Studios announcing a new release window as part of an updated roadmap. As of today (April 24th), Frostpunk 2's Xbox release date is now set for Summer...
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- Frostpunk 2
- Frostpunk 1886
