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Feature ROG Xbox Ally X: 1-Year Review - A Handheld I've Been Using Daily For The Past 12 Months
The most useful "Xbox" device I've probably ever owned
Can you believe it's been an entire year since we published our initial review of the ROG Xbox Ally X here at Pure Xbox?! That was all the way back in October of 2025, and 12 months later, I'm happy to report that I'm still using the Xbox Ally X on a literal daily basis, although I've certainly...
Talking Point As Things Stand, What's Your Game Of The Year For 2026?
We've got two months until we begin the voting
Can you believe we've almost arrived at Game of the Year season?! We'll be starting our voting process in just two months' time for the Pure Xbox GOTY 2026, but before we get there, we wanted to get an early idea of what you might be picking - at least as things stand right now. There's an obvious...
Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (October 12-16)
Including six more Game Pass additions!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for October 12-16! We've got multiple big releases on the way over the next few days including Planet Zoo 2, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse and Toy Story: Retro Roundup!, while Xbox Game Pass is t
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 10-11)
BIDDDDDY BLAAAASSSSSSSS!!!
Welcome back to the weekend, everyone! We hope the week has treated you well so far, but now it's time to kick back and play some games. The past few days have been pretty nuts with the likes of Gears of War: E-Day launching into Xbox Game Pass and other general releases of Star Wars: Galactic Racer to crack on with. It's...
Talking Point The Xbox Console Experience Has Had A Phenomenal Year So Far
Team Green has really upped their game
As a humble elder gamer, I've grown alongside each generation of Xbox hardware, from palming the Duke in my tiny baby-boy hands to the golden 360 era and conception of Xbox Live. It's been a long old journey to get to this moment in time: the 25th anniversary of Xbox. Sadly, it's been a devastating year for...
Roundup All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From The Triple-I Initiative Showcase (October 2026)
Including multiple world premieres!
Today marked the latest Triple-i Initiative Showcase for October 2026, treating us to reveals and updates for a wide variety of games across multiple platforms, with many of them coming to Xbox as well. We even got some world premieres in the pile here, including the highlight announcement of The Escapists 3 for...
Feature 25+ Of The Best Discounted Games From Xbox's Seasonal Savings Sale
One of the best sales yet!
What a bleddy sale we have for you this week. Xbox has massively discounted a tonne of games, so we're back to rummage through them and pick out a banger or two for you. Xbox is currently running a Seasonal Savings sale featuring a whole mish-mash of games, such as Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater, Marathon, LEGO Batman:...
It's the most fun I've had with the series since Gears of War 2
Last week, Gears of War: E-Day launched into Premium Advanced Access, giving me the chance to get hands-on with the final builds of Versus and Horde Siege modes. Up until that point, my review access was strictly limited to E-Day's phenomenal campaign. If you haven't already read my...
Feature Five Things I'm Absolutely Loving About Star Wars: Galactic Racer On Xbox Series X
This is where the fun begins
One of the Xbox games that I've been most anticipating over the past few months is Star Wars: Galactic Racer - the first ever release from UK studio Fuse Games. All of the trailers and preview footage have made it look like a dream for fans of Star Wars Episode 1 Racer, and I'm certainly someone who falls into that...
Feature We've Finally Played Xbox's New Fable Reboot, And Here's What We Think So Far
We went hands on at the recent Xbox FanFest
This year has actually been amazing for Xbox first-party releases, with all of Forza Horizon 6, Halo: Campaign Evolved and Gears of War: E-Day knocking it out of the park in my opinion, but there's one first-party game that I've been looking forward to in particular, and that's the Playground Games reboot...
Chatting with The Coalition's Matt Searcy and Pax Lyle
It's been all hands on deck for Gears of War: E-Day developer The Coalition. Seven years have come and gone for Studio Creative Director Matt Searcy and Gameplay Design Director Pax Lyle, who were kind enough to sit down with Pure Xbox recently and talk shop. Gears of War: E-Day released into...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (October 5-9)
Including at least three Xbox Game Pass titles
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for October 5-9! The big release of the next few days is obviously Gears of War: E-Day, but we've also got other major titles on the horizon including Star Wars: Galactic Racer and Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival, while Xbox Game Pass is getti
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 3-4)
Are you playing Gears? Or something else?
Welcome back to the weekend, gamers! It's been one hell of a week, let me tell ya', so why don't you kick back with your current videogame conquest and have a proper good sesh?! This week Fraser and I have been recovering from a recent trip to Xbox FanFest in London, and all the big news surrounding the...
Feature Xbox Pulled Out All The Stops To Deliver A Really Memorable FanFest London Event
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the brand
This year, Xbox has been hosting special FanFest events for sweepstakes winners in various locations around the world (with more to come), and this past weekend saw around 500 people descending on London for the Xbox FanFest event in England. We at Pure Xbox were fortunate enough to be invited along to...
Feature All New Games Coming To Xbox In October 2026
Release dates for every October Xbox launch
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in October 2026! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with an October 2026 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass titles for October 2026 so far. Without further ado, here are all the new games coming to Xbox in October 2026: The...
Feature 25+ Of The Best Discounted Games From Xbox's Open World Sale
Big worlds, small prices
Sales, sales, sales. We're back with another set of massively discounted games for you to rummage through! We adore a good and proper sale, and right now, there's plenty of bangers on offer. As usual, we've been busy browsing through Xbox's current sales to find you the best deals worth nabbing. Currently, Xbox's Open World...
Poll What Do You Think Of Dune: Awakening On Xbox Game Pass So Far?
Is it a certified banger, or not really?
It's been an interesting week for Xbox Game Pass! Well Dweller surprised most with its stellar review scores, and just a few days ago, Dune: Awakening finally joined the subscription service, and we're itching to hear what you make of it. I sat down with a hands-off preview of Dune: Awakening d
Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (September 28-October 2)
Including two huge Xbox first-party releases!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for September 28 - October 2! We've got a bunch of big releases arriving over the next few days including The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered and Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, but arguably the biggest from an Xbox perspective are the two f
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 26-27)
Are you trying anything new?
Prepare your butts, people! The weekend is back again which means it's time to park those tooshies and get stuck into some games! This week has been a rocky one for the industry, but there's also been plenty of new exciting titles to explore. Also, it's worth remembering the Free Play Days games this week, and in case...
Talking Point What Do You Think The Future Holds For A Potential Halo 2 Remake?
Has that fight already finished?
As you've probably already seen, there have been some major shakeups in the world of Halo this week, with Xbox announcing that Activision will make the next mainline title in the series and a "small team" at Halo Studios will support the current games on the market. Not only is that terrible news for the employees...
Feature Indie Games Survey 2026
Indie Know
If you're reading this, then you've already taken the first step to getting involved with our Indies Games Survey for 2026. Completing this survey will help us get to know you – our audience – better, and this in turn will help to shape and evolve the site in a way that directly benefits you. Don't click off the page yet! We've...
Talking Point So, Are You Getting The Premium Upgrade For Gears Of War: E-Day?
Launch is just around the corner!
Yep, it's almost that time again! Gears of War: E-Day will officially be with us on October 6th, but for those people who don't mind paying a little extra, the Premium, Premium Upgrade and Collector's Editions are launching on October 1st. We're going to focus specifically on the Premium Upgrade version of Gears of...
Feature These 50+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (September 21-25)
Including three more "day one" Xbox Game Pass launches!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for September 21-25! We've got a few really big games coming out over the next few days in Control Resonant, EA Sports FC 27 and Dune: Awakening, the latter of which is also joining Xbox Game Pass at launch, while there are plenty of other interesting indies...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 19-20)
Anything on your must-play list?
We love a weekend because it means we get to spend time with our loved ones. Yes, Games. This week we got a few of September's remaining batch of Xbox Game Pass releases, but it's also worth remembering the Free Play Days games, and be sure to check out all the be
Talking Point What Would Seal The Deal For You With Xbox Project Helix?
Is there a number one request you have for the next-gen console?
Things have gone a little bit quiet on the Xbox Project Helix front in recent months, and we know that Asha Sharma and her team are looking at ways to make the console more "efficient" and "affordable" amidst a
Feature 25+ Of The Best Discounted Games From Xbox's Tokyo Game Show Sale
Ninki gēmu ga ōhaba waribiki!
We've got another set of massively discounted games for you to rummage through! We love a proper sale, and right now, there's plenty of top-tier games on offer. As usual, we've been busy browsing through Xbox's current sales to find you the best deals worth nabbing. Tokyo Game Show kicked off this week, which means...
Roundup All The Reveals From The Xbox Showcase At Tokyo Game Show 2026
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch the Xbox showcase at Tokyo Game Show 2026 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...
Poll How Would You Grade Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2026 Event?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Xbox showcase at Tokyo Game Show 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...
Talking Point How Would You Feel If Xbox Game Pass Actually Dropped Day One Releases?
Do you rely on Xbox Game Pass to play first-party titles?
There was a hefty rumour swirling around yesterday, claiming that Xbox Game Pass could drop new day one releases in early 2027. It's the sort of rumour that's hard to ignore as an Xbox-focused site, even despite the shaky nature of it. It's common knowledge at this point that Microsoft is...
Poll Which Xbox Startup Animation Will You Pick In The New Console Update?
It's with Insiders right now, but will soon become totally public
As we covered earlier this week, the latest major console update for Xbox Insiders includes a bunch of cool new features, highlighted by the ability to choose from a series of startup animations from across the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S eras. You've got the standard Xbox One...
Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (September 14-18)
Including at least one highly-anticipated Game Pass title
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for September 14-18! We've got some very interesting releases over the next few days including Aniimo, The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival, Two Point Hospital: Full Health Collection, FEROCIOUS and others, while Xbox Game Pass is treating us to RuneScape:...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 12-13)
You oni live once
Alright weekend lovers, our time has spun around again and it's time to play some games! As far as weeks go, it's been a pretty tepid one for new releases, but don't forget about the Free Play Days offering, alongside some publisher spotlight sales on the Xbox Store too. So, let's get right into it, here's what we're playing on...
Feature 25+ Of The Best Discounted Games From Xbox's Publisher Spotlight Sale
Major discounts on major games!
Another week, another set of massively discounted games to rummage through. We love a good sale, and right now, there are plenty of big-time bangers on offer. As usual, we've been busy sifting through Xbox's currently sales to find you the best deals worth picking up. What we've found this week is a big helping of...
Feature Five Reasons Why Star Wars Zero Company Is An All-Timer On Xbox Series X
I have a good feeling about this
Not too long ago, Star Wars Zero Company launched to some rather stellar reviews, and it got me feeling curious. For the past week, it's all I've been playing on my Xbox Series X, and after 40-50 hours of playtime, I'm thinking it may genuinely be one of the best tactics games of the past decade. I wasn't able to...
Poll How Many Hours Of Xbox Cloud Gaming Do You Use Per-Month?
And do you expect to reach the new limits in November?
One of the big announcements of the past few days has been that of Xbox Cloud Gaming and Microsoft's plans to put time limits on the service for most Xbox Game Pass members (aside from in certain markets) from November onwards. We initially covered this a couple of days ago, with the company...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (September 7-11)
Including three more Xbox Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for September 7-11! We've got a few big releases on the way over the next few days including Halloween: The Game, Mewgenics and EA Sports NHL 27, while Xbox Game Pass is treating us to three ne
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 5-6)
Swords, strats, and slap shots
Weekend enjoyers! We are once again at the end of the week and it's time to play some games. It's been a pretty spectacular start to September with two major releases both reviewing extremely well on Xbox, as well as the latest Xbox Deep Discounts Sale and Free Play Days offering to get stuck into. Alrighty, let's...
Hands On NHL 27 Is My Favourite In Years, And Reminds Me Of A Classic Xbox 360 Feature
Best since NHL 14?
Even though I was born in the UK, I've always been a massive hockey fan over the years, and it all stems from playing EA Sports' NHL 98 all the way back in the big box PC days - I've played pretty much every entry in the series since. It's been a little hard to get overly excited about NHL in recent times though, mainly due to...
Feature 25+ Of The Best Games From Xbox's Deep Discounts Sale
Shallow pockets required
There are some deep discounts going on right now, with a lot of banger titles hitting all-time lows and ripe for the picking! We love a sale, it makes gaming feel affordable in 2026. As usual, we've been busy sifting through Xbox's sales to find you the best deals worth picking up. We've gone through and yanked out a...
Feature Eight Big Showcases Xbox Fans Should Look Out For In September
Microsoft is likely to show up
Xbox fans have a fair share of showcases to watch out for throughout September. From Sony's State of Play to the Tokyo Game Show, there's plenty of opportunity for new trailers, reveals, announcements, deep dives, and a bunch of other bits and bobs. Following
Pick One What Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Addition In August 2026?
A Plague Tale? Beast of Reincarnation?
As the final day of August falls upon us, it's only natural we cast our gaze to September and the next batch of Xbox Game Pass goodies. But before we do, let's take a moment to look back at what turned out to be a pretty mixed bag in August. Some of the beefier additions include Beast of Reincarnation and...
Feature All New Games Coming To Xbox In September 2026
Release dates for every September Xbox launch
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in September 2026! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a September 2026 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass titles for September 2026 so far. Without further ado, here are all the new games coming to Xbox in September 2026:...
Poll What Are Your First Impressions Of Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy?
The latest major addition to Xbox Game Pass
It's only been around 24 hours since Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy dropped on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, but considering it's such a big release, we wanted to round up your initial impressions on it! For those who haven't been tracking the game, it's a prequel to the beloved A Plague...
Feature These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (August 31 - September 5)
Including at least five Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for August 31 - September 5! We've got some huge releases coming our way over the next few days including The Blood of Dawnwalker and Onimusha: Way of the Sword, while Xbox Game Pass is treating us to at least five new additions with potentially more to be revealed very...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 29-30)
Who's up for a tactical insertion? Anyone?
Well, that's a wrap on Gamescom for another year, which means it's time to get back to our regular weekend schedule of playin' games! The Modern Warfare 4 Beta is up and running again for it's final weekend, but don't forget this week's Free Play Days and
Talking Point Are You Diving Into The Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta This Weekend?
It's open to everyone now!
As we head into the weekend, we wanted to give you a reminder that the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta is now officially free for everyone to check out, following a period of early access for people who had pre-ordered it. There's reason to dive back in if you played in the first weekend too, as various new...
Feature Three Xbox-Specific Takeaways From The GTA 6 Extended Preview
Captured on PS5, but what about Series X and S?
The GTA 6 Extended Preview is in the books! We've covered some initial impressions and the hands-off previews elsewhere on Pure Xbox, but we also wanted to highlight some Xbox-specific takeaways from the stream. As you may have seen, the gameplay was recorded on PS5 for the Extended Preview, but...
Feature Xbox Disc To Digital FAQ - Five Of The Most Common Questions We're Seeing So Far
Let's break down what we know
Xbox dropped a massive announcement on us yesterday in the form of the Disc to Digital feature, which officially begins rolling out for Xbox Insiders on August 31st, and we already know that it'll allow you to insert your Xbox One and Series X discs and receive a digital copy for free - you even get Xbox Cloud Gaming...
Roundup All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch the Gamescom Opening Night Live 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...
Poll How Would You Grade Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on Gamescom Opening Night Live 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 an extensive recap of everything (Xbox-related) that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade...
