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News Black Myth: Wukong Pre-Orders Now Live On Xbox, With A 20% Launch Discount
It's finally coming!
After months of agonising waiting and mixed messaging, Ancient Chinese RPG Black Myth: Wukong eventually got an Xbox release date earlier this month - and it finally feels real as digital pre-orders have just gone live for the game, with a nice bonus for Xbox players. <related ids="183456"> Yep, ahead of the game's...
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- Black Myth: Wukong
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass Standard (June 18)
Live now on XGP Standard
As part of yesterday's June Xbox Game Pass roundup, Microsoft announced a couple more additions to its Game Pass Standard library; both of which go live today, June 18th. So, we'll gather up some information about these two new XGP Standard titles down below, as Microsoft
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- Xbox Game Pass Standard
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
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Feature Xbox Release Dates In 2025: A List Of New Games Coming Out This Year
Your month-by-month guide to all Xbox releases
Looking for a list of every game coming out on Xbox in 2025? You're in the right place! Below, we've provided a month-by-month guide to all the Xbox releases that have been announced for 2025 so far - with many more to come of course! Don't forget that we've provided a separate guide for every Xbox...
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- Release Dates
- New Games
- 2025
YesterdayTue, 17th Jun 2025
Guide Next Xbox Console: Everything We Know So Far About Microsoft's Next-Gen System
Your all-in-one guide to the console AFTER the Series X
With the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S generation now having spanned multiple years, it's time to look ahead to what the next Xbox console will deliver for us, which is expected to arrive at some point in the not too distant future. In this all-in-one guide, you'll find everything we know so...
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- Guides
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- Everything We Know So Far
News Xbox Announces Next-Gen Console Strategy, Promises 'Deeper Visuals' & Backwards Compatibility
"The next generation of Xbox is coming to life"
Out of nowhere, Xbox has announced its next-gen hardware strategy today in the form of a short YouTube video, revealing a "strategic, multi-year agreement with AMD" that includes work on the next generation of Xbox consoles. Xbox's Sarah Bond mentions in the video how this "next-generation hardware...
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- Next Xbox
- Next-Gen
- Microsoft
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (June 17)
Including a brand-new Remedy game!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update, and today's a big one! We have two day one releases arriving today, including a brand-new Remedy game, alongside the next Crash Bandicoot title to crash land into the library. Here's what to expect from today's new Xbox Game Pass titles: Crash Bandicoot 4: It's...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Six Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late June 2025
This month's second batch of leavers
Microsoft has announced the second batch of games leaving Xbox Game Pass in June 2025 today, with six games set to depart the service on June 30th - most of them across console, PC and the cloud. Here's the full list of games leaving Xbox Game Pass in late June 2025: Date Game Leaving Xbox Game...
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- Leaving Soon
News These 11 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (June 18 - July 1)
Microsoft announces a new batch
Microsoft has announced the latest Xbox Game Pass lineup for June 2025 today (as well as two titles for next month!), specifically spanning June 18 to July 1. This includes highlights such as Rematch, Call of Duty: WW2, Little Nightmares 2 and a whole lot more. Before we get to the list, don't forget that three games...
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- Xbox Game Pass
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- Round Up
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Review Rematch (Xbox) - A Highly Addictive Blend Of Rocket League And Real Football
Launching day one on Xbox Game Pass!
Back in the day when Rocket League was just about to come out, I had a feeling after playing the beta that it was going to be something massive. It had that "just one more game" feel - packed with addictive qualities that meant it was very difficult to put down. Rematch, from the developer behind 2022 brawler...
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- Xbox
- Rematch
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Emphasises That Its Next-Gen Devices 'Aren't Locked To A Single Store'
"Not locked to a single store, or tied to one device"
With the ROG Xbox Ally, Microsoft is pushing on with its plan to bring Windows and Xbox closer together - and it sounds a lot like that's also the plan for its lineup of next-gen devices as well. As we've already mentioned on PX today, Xbox president Sarah Bond has detailed the team's future...
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- Microsoft
- Next-Gen
- Steam
- ROG Xbox Ally
News GameSir's Highly-Anticipated 'G7 Pro' Controller Is Getting A Special Version For Xbox
"The controller you asked for"
There's been a lot of buzz around the upcoming GameSir G7 Pro controller over the past few months, and the company has just announced a release date for it (coming out in July) - but Xbox fans might want to wait a bit longer. The GameSir G7 Pro is basically an alternative to the Xbox Elite controller, containing the...
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- GameSir
- G7 Pro
- Release Dates
News ROG Xbox Ally Release Window Verified By Major Outlet, But Questions Remain Over Price
"Microsoft hasn't yet fully committed to a price point"
Back on Friday of last week, we highlighted an exclusive report on the ROG Xbox Ally price and release date from YouTuber eXtas1s, and now we've got a bit more to share on this courtesy of Windows Central. In an article on Windows Central today, editor Jez Corden states that the outlet "can...
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- ROG Xbox Ally
- Handhelds
Roundup FBC: Firebreak Is A Step Down For Remedy, Early Reviews Suggest
A departure from the norm
We've had a couple of new day one launches on Xbox Game Pass today — one being Remedy's FBC: Firebreak — and so far, it's not quite living up to the high standards that the Control & Alan Wake developer has set itself. That's not to say that impressions are wholly negative so far, more mixed, but it seems as thoug
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- Round Up
- FBC: Firebreak
- Remedy
- Xbox Game Pass
News Next-Gen Xbox Partnership Will 'Push The Boundaries Of What's Possible', Says AMD Exec
"A bold new chapter for the future of gaming"
You may have seen that Xbox announced plans for its next-gen hardware strategy (including consoles) as part of a YouTube video earlier today, and AMD is joining forces via a multi-year agreement to make all of this possible. We've already heard what Xbox's Sarah Bond had to say about all this, but AMD...
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- Next-Gen
- AMD
- Next Xbox
Talking Point Did Xbox Just Hint At A Hybrid Next-Gen Console?
Could we see a Switch-like device from Xbox?
Well, practically out of nowhere, Xbox just detailed even more of its next-gen gaming plans in partnership with AMD - and it sure sounds like Team Green has quite a few different devices planned for the next generation. <related ids="184041"> In the new announcement video, which we've covered up...
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- Microsoft
- Next-Gen
- AMD
- Hybrid Console
News Digital Eclipse Is Reviving A Classic Arcade Series For Xbox This July
Featuring eight games in all
If you're of a certain age, you may recall the Golden Tee series of arcade games that were a big hit back in the '80s and '90s, and now Atari is teaming up with Digital Eclipse to revive Golden Tee in a new Arcade Classics compilation. Golden Tee Arcade Classics is officially available to pre-order on the Xbox Store...
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- Digital Eclipse
- Atari
- Golden Tee
News Forza Motorsport Update 21 Adds 'Free Extension' To Career Mode
Live now on Xbox Game Pass
Last month, Xbox developer Turn 10 celebrated 20 years of Forza with a fresh Forza Motorsport update, featuring some returning series' favourites - and now June's Update 21 has landed on Xbox Game Pass and brings its own big additions to the title.
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- Forza Motorsport
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Turn 10 Studios
News Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Hits Huge Sales Milestone As Crash 4 Joins Xbox Game Pass
"This one calls for a victory lap"
After almost six years on the market, Activision has announced that its 2019 kart racer Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled has sold 10 million units worldwide across all available platforms, including Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. In just four days' time, this CTR remake will hit its sixth anniversary, with the game...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
- Activision
Monday16th Jun 2025
Hands On Not Gonna Lie, I'm Enjoying MindsEye On Xbox Right Now
Underrated?
We attempted to acquire a review code for MindsEye here at Pure Xbox prior to its launch on June 10th, and were told that unfortunately we wouldn't be getting one - which probably happened for most outlets considering there were no reviews at release. It was something we'd been expecting considering the game's poor reception even before...
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- MindsEye
- Hands On
- Features
News According To Sales Estimates, Final Fantasy 16 Had A Rough First Week On Xbox
Square Enix won't be pleased
It's been just over a week since Final Fantasy 16 debuted on Xbox as part of the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, and considering it's a mainline title in the series, you might assume it's sold pretty well on the platform so far. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case. Social media user Lakrix, who's part of the team...
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- Final Fantasy
- Square Enix
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About The Gex Trilogy
Available now at a budget price!
We mentioned a while back that the classic '90s platformer series of Gex games would be arriving on Xbox for the first time in the form of the Gex Trilogy, and that day has finally arrived! Yes, Gex Trilogy is now available for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S at a budget price of £24.99 / $29.99
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- GEX Trilogy
- Review Roundup
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Hands On Gears Of War Reloaded Beta - Great Gnasher Gibbings, But Overly Familiar On Xbox
Quite a simple reload, truth be told
The Gears of War: Reloaded beta has just wrapped up its first weekend here on Xbox, PlayStation and PC - with one more to come featuring some bonus content next weekend. While we're looking forward to getting stuck into a couple more classic Gears maps and modes once this Friday evening rolls around, we thought...
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- Xbox
- Gears of War: Reloaded
- Features
- Xbox Series X
News Final Fantasy 16 Delivers Great FPS But 'Weird' Visuals On Xbox Series X
"The results are bizarre"
We were absolutely stoked to see Final Fantasy 16 arrive on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S earlier this month at the Xbox Games Showcase, but following a period of testing, Digital Foundry has criticisms about the Series X version. In a brief analysis on the DF Clips YouTube channel (as seen up above), it's mentioned that...
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- Final Fantasy
- Digital Foundry
- Analysis
Poll What Do You Think Of The Alters On Xbox Game Pass?
It's reviewed very well so far
This week is a busy one for Xbox Game Pass, but before we get to the new additions on Tuesday and Thursday, we want to see how you're getting on with The Alters right now - released back on Friday of last week. There was definitely intrigue surrounding The Alters prior to launch, but we perhaps didn't expect it would...
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- The Alters
- Polls
- Features
News 2K Not Following Microsoft & Nintendo With $80 Game Prices, For Now
The price of Borderlands 4 has been revealed
Around a month ago now, 2K developer Gearbox Software speculated that its upcoming Borderlands 4 release could be pushed to $80 to meet rising costs, but we can confirm that that's not the case, thanks to digital storefront listings going live today. Borderlands 4 is priced at $70 on Xbox Series X|S, for...
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- 2K Games
- Borderlands 4
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Gears Of War: Reloaded Is Top Of The PS5 Pre-Order Charts Right Now
Beating out Death Stranding 2 & more
Gears fever is in full swing right now, and despite Gears of War: Reloaded being largely a familiar experience for Xbox fans, it's clear that PlayStation users are lapping up Marcus Fenix's PS5 debut. Both the US and
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- Gears of War: Reloaded
- PS5
- Microsoft
Talking Point Would You Like To See A New Type Of Forza Game In 2026?
Or just more Horizon next year?
During the big Xbox Games Showcase last month, boss Phil Spencer teased a brand-new Forza game coming in 2026, which we're assuming will be Forza Horizon 6. However, if you could make the call, would you create a new Forza spin-off instead? It's something we've started to think about a little bit here at Pure Xbox!...
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- Features
- Talking Point
- Forza Horizon 6
- Microsoft
News Minecraft's Vibrant Visuals Update Officially Releases On Xbox This Week
Following a brief period of testing
Just over a month ago, we highlighted how Minecraft's new graphics upgrade was now available on Xbox in an experimental form, but now Mojang Studios has revealed a date for the non-experimental release of this feature - specifically on platforms that support the "Bedrock" version of the game. Minecraft's Vibrant...
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- Minecraft
- Vibrant Visuals
- Bedrock
- Xbox Series X
News The Witcher 4 Will Be 'Extremely Challenging' To Run At 60FPS On Xbox Series S
CDPR speaks out about the Series S version
Since developer CD Projekt Red unveiled its Witcher 4 tech demo, there's been a bit of controversy surrounding the nature of the demo and how representative of the final game it is. Regardless, the Polis
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- The Witcher 4
- CD Projekt RED
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Saturday14th Jun 2025
News Four Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In July 2025 So Far
An early look at what's to come
As we always do around this time of the month, we're taking a look today at what's ahead for July 2025's Xbox Game Pass selection, with four games having been confirmed for Game Pass next month at the time of writing. We've got some huge games coming to the service in July right now, including Xbox first-party...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- July 2025
- Xbox Series X
Feature These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (June 16-20)
Including four Xbox Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for June 16-20! It's a busy few days ahead for new releases, including on Xbox Game Pass where we're getting four new titles for the service, all of which look extremely intriguing! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New Xbox Releases (June 16-20):
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- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Opinion It Feels Like Microsoft Is Planning A Huge Final Year Of Xbox Series X|S In 2026
Could next-gen follow in 2027?
The dust has now settled on the big Xbox Games Showcase this year, and overall, it was a decent show. It's provided us a good look at what's to come for the rest of 2025, and I'm definitely satisfied with how the lineup is looking for the full year. However, it
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 14-15)
How about some Gears Reloaded?
Welcome to another weekend! Over here at PX HQ we're still recovering from all of last weekend's Xbox Games Showcase madness, so we're definitely keen to squeeze in a bit more gaming time this Saturday and Sunday. Here's what we're playing this weekend: Ben Kerry, Staff Writer: As you may have guessed already, I...
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- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday13th Jun 2025
News ROG Xbox Ally Gets Price & Release Date Info In 'Exclusive' Report
"I've been able to find out all this information"
Ever since the ROG Xbox Ally handheld was announced at the Xbox Games Showcase, everyone's been trying to find out the release date and price for these two devices, and it seems we've now got some details to share. According to YouTuber eXtas1s, they've been available to "corroborate" information...
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- ROG Xbox Ally
- Handhelds
- Prices
- Release Dates
News WD's New Special Edition Expansion Card Is Now Available For Xbox Series X|S
Part of the Xbox Floral Collection 2025
Last month, Xbox Wire detailed the 'Xbox Floral Collection' for 2025 — featuring a bunch of upcoming accessories — and the most interesting part of the collection was no doubt a special edition Series X|S expansion card. Well, that Western Digital SSD is now available to pick up, if you fancy one. Yep,...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- WD Expansion Card
- Western Digital
Feature Eight Games I Can't Wait To Play On The ROG Xbox Ally Handheld
Is it Holiday 2025 yet?
What a week! I'm still feeling the hype of the ROG Xbox Ally handheld reveal at the Xbox Games Showcase last Sunday, and I've been watching and reading as many previews for it as possible over the past few days. I've also started thinking about the kind of games I'm going to be enjoying on the ROG Xbox Ally the most, and...
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- ROG Xbox Ally
- Handhelds
- Features
PSA Silent Hill 2 Is Still Due For Xbox Once PS5 Exclusivity Window Expires
It could be coming very soon!
Last year, Polish developer Bloober Team really came into its own with the Silent Hill 2 remake, although Xbox players haven't been blessed with Konami's latest Silent Hill release just yet. However, on the back of the Silent Hill 1 remake announcement this week, we're here to remind you all that SH2 should still be...
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- Silent Hill 2
- Konami
- Bloober Team
- Xbox Series X
News PS5 Execs Questioned About Xbox 'Moving Away From Console' In Official Sony Interview
Hold your horses
Well, this is something we didn't expect to see! In a new Sony Fireside Chat featuring a bunch of PS5-related executives, the "speculation" of whether Xbox might be leaving the traditional console business was brought up. Specifically, Justin Hill (SVP of finance and investor relations at Sony Corporation of America) asked this...
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- PS5
- Sony
- PlayStation
News 'Subscription Price Increase' Tag Reportedly Added To Xbox Cloud Gaming Website
Does it mean anything? Who knows!
Almost exactly a month ago, we put out a poll on Pure Xbox asking you whether you felt Xbox Game Pass would get a price increase this year, and some believe that a new "subscription price increase" tag is hinting at exactly that. The tag was spotted by the social media account behind the Better xCloud service, as...
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- Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Xbox Game Pass
News PS6 To Provide 'New & Enhanced' Experience As Sony & Microsoft Plan For Next-Gen
Exciting times ahead
It's all starting to hot up in terms of new gaming devices from Sony and Microsoft, isn't it? Last year, the former delivered PS5 Pro, while Microsoft has just announced its ROG Xbox Ally handheld - and it sounds like the two teams aren't stopping there, as expected. Next-gen Xbox and PlayStation plans are well underway. In a...
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- PS6
- Sony
- Microsoft
- Next Xbox
News Gears Of War: Reloaded Physical Version Confirmed For PS5, Nothing Yet For Xbox
Rumour has it the full game is on-disc, too
Gears of War: Reloaded marks the series' PS5 debut later this year, and it seems as though PlayStation players will be getting even more bonuses beyond that. Not only is the game getting a proper disc-based physical release on PS5, but it's looking like the whole game will actually be printed onto the disc...
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- Gears of War: Reloaded
- PS5
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Outer Worlds 2 Director Responds To Xbox's Expensive $80 Price Tag
"We don't set the prices for our games"
Back at the start of this week, we mentioned how Xbox officially had its first $80 game in the form of Obsidian's The Outer Worlds 2, and the game's director was quizzed about this in a Summer Game Fest interview a few days ago. Speaking to GamesRadar
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- The Outer Worlds 2
News Bethesda Seemingly Makes Permanent Price Drops To Morrowind & Oblivion On Xbox
OG versions get price cuts
In the wake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered dropping on Xbox a few months ago, it appears that Bethesda has dropped the price on a couple of its Elder Scrolls classics on the Xbox Store this week. Both OG Xbox's Morrowind and the Xbox 360 version of Oblivion have had their prices cut down to $9.99 from...
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- Bethesda
- Morrowind
- Oblivion
- The Elder Scrolls
News Phil Spencer Hypes Up Clockwork Revolution Following Xbox Games Showcase Reveal
"I knew it would be one of the real standouts"
InXile Entertainment's Clockwork Revolution wasn't announced for the first time at the Xbox Games Showcase this past weekend, but we did get a proper gameplay reveal that seemed to attract unanimous praise from Xbox fans. And, in an interview following the event, Xbox boss Phil Spencer hyped up the...
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- Phil Spencer
- Clockwork Revolution
News Here's What The Critics Think Of Upcoming Game Pass Title 'Lost In Random: The Eternal Die'
It's looking good so far!
Next week, we have a chunk of big additions to the Xbox Game Pass service; one of them being brand-new day one release Lost in Random: The Eternal Die! Ahead of the game's launch on June 17th, reviews have just gone live for this action roguelite, and it's all sounding pretty good so far. <related ids="182316"> So,...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Lost In Random: The Eternal Die
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Thursday12th Jun 2025
News Developer Reveals Surprisingly Critical Feedback After Launching On Xbox Game Pass
"Content has been devalued"
We were treated to the excellent Revenge of the Savage Planet on Xbox Game Pass back in May, and although games like these usually seem a great fit for the service, one of its developers isn't so keen on how the launch has gone. Speaking to Gamer Social Club recently, creative director Alex Hutchinson told the outlet...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Industry
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (June 12-15)
Including an Xbox first-party title!
Xbox Free Play Days has just gone live, and we have three titles to jump into this weekend - including recent Xbox first-party release Towerborne, which is still in Game Preview at this stage. Here's your full Free Play Days lineup this week: Bassmaster Fishing Construction Simulator Towerborne To play the...
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- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Guide Gears Of War Reloaded Beta: Release Date, Start Times And How To Access
Kicking off this weekend!
Gears of War: Reloaded may not launch on Xbox until late August, but fans have a couple of chances to play the game early - via this month's multiplayer beta. Yep, developer The Coalition is opening the doors to Gears Reloaded multiplayer in June, across two early access weekends. There are multiple ways to get into this...
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- Guides
- Gears Of War: Reloaded Beta
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox First-Party Handheld Plans 'Essentially Cancelled', Claims Report
"I’ve heard from insiders"
Back in late May, it was reported by Windows Central's Jez Corden that plans for a 2027 first-party Xbox handheld had been "sidelined" at Microsoft, although the company was still interested in developing something in the future.
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- Xbox Handheld
- First-Party
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From June 2025's Konami Showcase
Including big Silent Hill & Metal Gear announcements!
Konami hosted a showcase called "Press Start" earlier today featuring updates for a variety of titles, and we were treated to some big announcements for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and the Silent Hill franchise in particular. The
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- Silent Hill
- Konami
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
