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Poll Are You Planning To Buy 007 First Light Later This Month?
The release is creeping up on us!
We're obviously in the thick of talking about Forza Horizon 6 right now, and LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is around the corner as well (along with plenty of other great games), but we've also got one eye on 007 First Light - a James Bond game we've been anticipating for years, and one that releases on May...
Feature Four Things I Love About Playing Forza Horizon 6 On The ROG Xbox Ally X
Horizon on the go
While Ben has been busy playing on his Xbox Series S for the official Pure Xbox review of Forza Horizon 6, I've also been playing the game on a mix of the Xbox Series X and the ROG Xbox Ally X, and it's been a great experience so far! In fact, I've ended up using the Xbox Ally more than I'd expected for Forza Horizon 6, and even...
Talking Point What Dream Reveal Would You Like To See At The Xbox Games Showcase 2026?
Is this finally the year of Banjo-Kazooie?
We've just checked the calendar and realised that we're less than a month away from the big Xbox Games Showcase 2026! For those who aren't aware, this typically marks Xbox's most important event of the year, putting a spotlight on tons of upcoming games from both first and third-party developers. Details...
Talking Point One Year Later, What Do You Think Of DOOM: The Dark Ages?
Has your opinion changed since launch?
As we prepare for the release of Forza Horizon 6 later this week / next week, we're also marking the one-year anniversary of yet another major Xbox first-party title in DOOM: The Dark Ages, which first launched on May 13th, 2025. Back then, we described the game as "another absolutely stellar offering from id...
Poll Which Is Your Favourite Forza Horizon Game To Date?
Which Horizon Festival have you liked best?
Forza Horizon 6 is upon us! Indeed, if you're drifting in via early access, you can go hands on with Xbox's new racer this Friday — May 15th — so what better time to ask you fine folks which is your favourite Forza Horizon game to date? The first Horizon game was a bit of a landmark title for Xbox's...
Talking Point 10 Years Ago, Bethesda Released One Of The Best Shooters Ever To Grace Xbox
Time flies when you're on Mars
The DOOM series has been top of the FPS game for most of its life - from the 1993 original to recent releases like Eternal and The Dark Ages. Id Software usually knows just when to mix things up in the right way; surprising and delighting shooter fans for decades now. However, around the early 2010s, the series wobbled...
Poll What Are Your First Impressions Of Mixtape On Xbox Game Pass?
Enjoying this blast to the past?
Mixtape — from the team behind the critically acclaimed The Artful Escape — is one of our most recent day one additions to Xbox Game Pass; bringing a teenage coming-of-age story to the service this past week. You've probably seen some of the critic reviews and fan ratings of the game already, but we want to know...
Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (May 11-15)
Including six more Game Pass additions!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for May 11-15! We've two particularly big releases over the next few days in the form of Directive 8020 and the early access (Premium Edition) of Forza Horizon 6, while the new Xbox Game Pass releases include Call of the Elder Gods and the long-awaited Subnautica 2! Here's...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 9-10)
The dawn before the Forza day
Welcome to another weekend! There may feel like a bit of a lull here as we all await Forza Horizon 6's arrival (it'll be out this time next week in early access!) but no matter, there's still plenty to be playing on Xbox and beyond. Here's what we're playing this weekend: Ben Kerry, Staff Writer: Ahead of Forza's...
Talking Point Amidst PS6 Uncertainty, Do You Think Xbox Has Project Helix All Figured Out?
It's all about price, product and timing
We're seeing some big news coming out of Sony today where the company admits that it has "not yet decided on what time" the PS6 will launch — or indeed what price it will launch at — which is quite interesting six years into the current generation. We'll link to coverage on that from our friends at Push...
Roundup All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From The Nacon Connect Showcase 2026
Here's what we saw
Today marked the return of the Nacon Connect Showcase for 2026, with the company treating us to brand-new announcements and fresh looks at a bunch of upcoming Xbox games. Some of the most notable reveals here included a proper glimpse at Hunter: The Reckoning - Deathwish, developed by the studio behind RoboCop: Rogue City, along...
Feature 30 Xbox Series X|S Games To Look Forward To In May-December 2026
Eight 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 May. We've taken a few games away, added a few in, and changed a handful of dates around for games like Star Wars: Galactic Racer. With 2026 now starting to kick into gear, it's time to look...
Talking Point New Survey Highlights The 'Top Reasons To Play Games On A Console'
Exclusives at #1, but that doesn't tell the full story
Something that's been hitting the headlines a bit over the past couple of days relates to a new survey that's been conducted by the analysis firm Circana, and how it suggests exclusives are the number one reason to own a console. This gained traction due to being shared by The Game Business —...
Feature 10 New Xbox Indie Games That Should Be On Your Radar In May 2026
Including plenty of Game Pass titles!
May has officially arrived, and looking at the array of indie games heading to Xbox over the next few weeks, it's once again proving extremely difficult to try and narrow down this selection to just 10 games! For example, the following list misses out the likes of Coffee Talk Tokyo, Outbound and Beastro that...
Talking Point Have You Been Playing The New Don't Nod Title On Xbox Game Pass?
What are your first impressions of it?
This past week, the makers of Life is Strange — Don't Nod Entertainment — released their latest game in the sci-fi adventure Aphelion, and it's gotten off to an okay start on Xbox Game Pass so far. We haven't got around to playing this one for ourselves just yet (it's been pretty busy lately!), but we
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (May 4-8)
Including at least two more Game Pass additions!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for May 4-8! We haven't got any major AAA releases over the next few days, but there's still plenty to look forward to in terms of indies, including Mixtape which is launching on Xbox Game Pass! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New Xbox Releases (May 4-8):...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 2-3)
May play days
Welcome to your first weekend in May! We're actually starting to see some sun here in the UK which is denting our gaming time somewhat - but no matter, we're sure the grey skies will return shortly, shunning us to our Xbox-filled rooms as a result. Here's what we're getting stuck into this weekend: Ben Kerry, Staff Writer: It's...
Talking Point After Halo: Campaign Evolved, What Do You Want Xbox To Do With The Series?
Infinite sequel? Reboot? Come tell us!
Following our chat yesterday about Forza Horizon 6 and its imminent release, we got thinking about the rest of Xbox's 2026 slate - with rumours pointing towards Halo: Campaign Evolved being the team's next major release for this year. Indeed, we've heard
Talking Point With Forza Horizon 6 Imminent, What Are Your Predictions For Its Final Review Score?
Will the 2026 racer actually be a GOTY contender?
It's getting to that point where, quite frankly, we're desperate for Forza Horizon 6. After playing the team's preview earlier this month, we're incredibly excited to experience the full thing, and launch is just weeks away now with its imminent May 2026 arrival. So, taking a stab in the dark, what...
Poll Which Generation Of Xbox Logo Is Your Favourite?
OG Xbox to Series X|S, which takes your pick?
On the back of Xbox's new mission statement, the team has been experimenting with different logo designs as of late. We saw Microsoft unveil a new Xbox logo last week that harkens back to the original console, before the team
Feature All New Games Coming To Xbox In May 2026
Release dates for every May Xbox launch
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in May 2026! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a May 2026 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass titles for May 2026 so far. Without further ado, here are all the new games coming to Xbox in May 2026: The Biggest New Xbox Releases...
Reaction Xbox Is Changing For The Better, And Now Microsoft Needs To Be Consistent
A new Xbox is emerging, and we hope it lasts
Over the last week or so, we've seen yet more big changes over at Team Xbox. Following on from a busy few months with Asha Sharma in place, Microsoft announced a reversal in its Xbox Game Pass strategy; dropping day one Call of Duty as a result. Then, just the other day,
Talking Point Do You Still Get Excited About Remakes On Xbox In 2026?
Black Flag Resynced is speaking to us...
Each and every year, hundreds of new games are thrown at us on Xbox, and we're almost always down to experience something brand-new in the gaming world. However, in recent years, remakes have seemingly become increasingly common on the platform - especially for some of these massive franchises that now have...
Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (April 27-May 1)
Including six more Game Pass additions!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for April 27 - May 1! We've got a very busy week ahead of us, with no less than six Game Pass titles on the way including Aphelion and Trepang2, while other major releases include Invincible Vs and the latest expansion for Diablo IV (Lord of
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 25-26)
Catching up on some April releases?
Welcome to your final weekend of April 2026! It's been a busy week of activity across Xbox and Game Pass, with the latter even getting a new Microsoft first-party release in recent days. Here's what we're playing this weekend: Ben Kerry, Staff Writer: I was away on my holidays last weekend, so aside from a...
Roundup Here's What Was Revealed At The ID@Xbox April 2026 Showcase
The full list of all reveals from today's Xbox event
Weren't able to catch April 2026's ID@Xbox Showcase earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, which you'll find elsewhere on Pure Xbox. If you don't want to watch it all the way through, we've also detailed all the important reveals in this...
Poll How Would You Grade The ID@Xbox April 2026 Showcase?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the ID@Xbox Showcase for April 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'll soon provide an extensive recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade would you give...
Talking Point What's A 'Good Deal' For An Xbox Series X or S In 2026?
It's getting harder and harder to say!
Here and there, we still come across questions from people who have spotted an Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, or perhaps even bought one already, and are asking whether they got a "good deal" in the process. Truth be told, that question is becoming harder and harder to answer these days. The current console...
Feature You're The Xbox Boss And Need To Figure Out Exclusivity, What Decision Are You Making?
Are you going back to doing exclusives?
In recent years, Xbox has veered away from exclusive games massively, to the point where Forza, Gears and even Halo later this year are being stripped of their console exclusivity. This move — at least in the public-facing world and below Satya Nadella — seemed to lie largely at the feet of previous...
Talking Point What Are Your First Impressions Of Replaced On Xbox Game Pass?
We've had to wait a while, but it's finally here
We've had to be patient for Replaced's arrival on Xbox Game Pass, but the time has finally come - and we want to know what you make of the game so far. On release this week, the press seemed to take to Sad Cat Studios' neon-soaked platformer. When you're sitting around the 80 mark in terms of...
Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (April 20-24)
Including four more Game Pass additions!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for April 20-24! We've got some really interesting games launching over the next few days, including the single-player adventure Tides of Tomorrow from the Road 96 team, beat-'em-up Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch, popular MMO Al
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 18-19)
Something new on Game Pass?
Welcome to another weekend! It's been a busy week in Xbox land with some interesting news reports, a whole new showcase debut and plenty of Game Pass drops to boot - so there's plenty to be playing and getting stuck into over the next few days.
Poll How Are You Getting On With Hades 2 On Xbox Game Pass?
Has it been anything other than outstanding?
One of the biggest Xbox releases of 2026 in general arrived this week in the form of Hades 2, which not only made its Xbox debut on April 14th, but was added to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and PC Game Pass on day one! So, now that we're getting into the weekend, we thought we'd ask the question of...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From The Galaxies Spring Showcase 2026
New trailers and announcements for upcoming Xbox games
It feels like we're getting so many showcases of upcoming games at the moment, and the latest one arrived today in the form of the Galaxies Spring Showcase that featured announcements and updates for over 50 titles. Inevitably, a bunch of the reveals were for games that are coming to Xbox, so...
Talking Point What Have You Bought In The Xbox Spring Sale 2026?
It ends in just a few hours' time!
It's finally almost time for the Xbox Spring Sale 2026 to come to a close. The big sale with over 2000 discounts has been live since the start of April, but its end date is today (April 15th), with the deals set to expire in the coming hours. We've tried to provide a variety of guides for the Spring Sale over the...
Feature Forza Horizon 4 Is Still Packed With Players On Xbox, And It's Easing The Wait For Horizon 6
One final lap of open-world Britain?
Recently, I spent a good amount of hours playing Forza Horizon 6 for a preview some of you may have seen on Pure Xbox, and I had a fantastic time with Xbox's upcoming 2026 racer. In fact, I'd started getting withdrawal symptoms after the preview concluded - so much so that a re-install of my favourite FH game was...
Feature ROG Xbox Ally X: 6-Month Review - A Handheld I've Been Using In Unexpected Ways
Has it really been that long already?!
Six months ago, when I first got my hands on the ROG Xbox Ally X courtesy of ASUS, I assumed it was going to become like an Xbox Series X in my hands — a system I would use basically in the same kind of way as my main Xbox console, while also perhaps taking advantage of the likes of Steam and other PC...
Talking Point Are You Happy With The New Updates Coming To Xbox Consoles So Far?
We're getting new features on Series X|S!
We've not had enough time to properly judge how boss Asha Sharma is going to get on in her new role as Head of Xbox, but one thing we're loving so far is the team's renewed focus on console, and that's starting to manifest itself with new updates arriving for Series X|S users. Indeed, for the first time in...
Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (April 13-17)
Including eight more Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for April 13-17! We've got a stacked list of releases heading our way over the next few days, including the likes of Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss, MOUSE: P.I. For Hire and Pragmata, while there are eight games rolling out across various Xbox Game Pass tiers including
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 11-12)
Time to open your new bookshop?
Welcome to another weekend! The sun is retreating here in the UK after a warmer start to this week, so that's the perfect time to get back indoors and get some gaming time in. Maybe even start a new business in Tiny Bookshop on Xbox Game Pass? Anyway, here's what we're playing over the next few days: Ben Kerry,...
Talking Point If Someone Was Buying Their First Xbox Today, What Games Would You Recommend?
In other words, what are the essentials for a newbie?
Every now and again, we come across people who are entering the Xbox ecosystem for the first time with a new Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S or even an Xbox One console, and they're often overwhelmed with what to play first. Just look at what Xbox Game Pass offers — we're talking hundreds of...
Roundup All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From The Triple-I Initiative Showcase 2026
Including a new Game Pass announcement!
Today marked the return of the Triple-i Initiative Showcase for 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've got a few particularly notable ones in the bunch here — Super Battle Golf was officially announced...
Talking Point Which Xbox Console Do You Think Has Aged The Best?
The Xbox One must be in with a shout...
Yesterday, we asked you about the consoles you've bought at launch over the years, and whether they were ultimately worth it in your opinion — but today, we want to focus specifically on Xbox consoles and how they've aged. We've obviously all got great memories with each of the Xbox consoles we've owned...
Talking Point How Many Consoles Have You Bought At Launch, And Were They Worth It?
Not just Xbox, but all systems!
It's a quiet Easter Monday with not a whole lot going on right now, so let's have a little discussion! Today, we're asking you how many consoles you've ever bought at launch, and whether you ultimately decided they were worth it. You don't have to limit yourself to just Xbox, but obviously that's what we're most...
Hands On Car Dealer Simulator Has Something For Every Sim Fan On Xbox
A simulator extravaganza
Simulators are becoming much more popular on Xbox these days, and that's leading to floods of them arriving on Series X|S as of late. Some sims are as addictive as all-hell, and while often laden with some of that endearing 'jank', they're typically quite approachable too. Well, this past week or so I've been playing Car...
Feature With 2025's GOTY Now In The Library, Xbox Game Pass Premium Is Becoming Too Good To Ignore
A serious value for Xbox players
When Xbox Game Pass Premium was first introduced back in October, we didn't know how the service would hold up long-term. Yes, at the time we declared it a great value (largely thanks to Microsoft's new commitment to put its own games in the library within a year), but we still weren't sure how the tier would sit...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (April 6-10)
Including at least two new Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for April 6-10! We've not got any major reveals coming up, but there are still plenty of intriguing indies on the horizon, along with at least two Xbox Game Pass titles in the form of Final Fantasy IV and Tiny Bookshop! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 4-5)
An Easter weekend special!
Welcome to your first weekend in April! With Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 entering Game Pass Premium a few days ago, we suspect there'll be a bunch of Xbox players jumping into 2025's GOTY for the very first time - that's certainly not a bad way to spend an extended Easter weekend! Here's what we'r
Opinion XBLA Was Amazing, But Xbox's Indie Program Is Better Than Ever Right Now
ID@Xbox is serving up great games on a weekly basis
If you were an Xbox fan in the Xbox 360 era, you'll almost certainly remember the Xbox Live Arcade program (and indeed the Xbox Live Indie Games program), which allowed creators of a smaller size to bring their games to the platform digitally, and gave us some of the most popular titles of the...
Talking Point How Many Random Peripherals For Xbox Games Do You Still Own?
Any toys-to-life stuff? How about Rock Band or Guitar Hero?
You know what? I've been really tempted to play some Disney Infinity 3.0 lately. I own the Xbox One version — not the Xbox 360 version shown in the image above — and it's still great fun to play as a huge Star Wars fan. At the same time, I can't help but glance over to Steam and see...
