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TodayTue, 29th Sep 2026
News Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Shares 'First Look' At Unlocking The Mythic In Gears Of War: E-Day
Here's what'll happen when you complete all 55 achievements
In case you missed the news, Xbox has officially announced the arrival of Mythic Achievements today (as part of the Insider program for now), serving as a way to celebrate completing every "original" Xbox achievement in a single game. But what exactly can you expect once you unlock a...
- Xbox
- Mythic Achievement
- Gears of War: E-Day
- Asha Sharma
News Mythic Achievements Are Officially On The Way, As Rollout Begins Today For Xbox Insiders
Xbox 360 games make the cut!
Well, how about that? Xbox has finally confirmed that Microsoft's Platinum Trophy equivalent is indeed the Mythic Achievement, and also revealed a whole bunch of details about how they work. For the past few weeks, Xbox Insiders have been drip feeding us titbits of information about these so-called Mythic Achievements,...
- Xbox
- Console
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox One
News 8BitDo Unleashes New Gears Of War: E-Day Limited Edition Retro Mouse & Keyboard
'Forged For The Fight' - Pre-orders are live now!
The gang over at 8BitDo has unveiled their latest batch of officially licensed Xbox PC peripherals today in collaboration with Gears of War: E-Day, and they're seriously badass! In the press release, it says they've been "forged for the fight" and built to "support a responsive and immersive gaming...
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- 8BitDo
- Peripherals
- 8BitDo Retro 87 Keyboard
- 8BitDo Retro R8 Mouse
News Gears Of War: E-Day Download Sizes Revealed On Xbox & PC, And They're As Big As A Brumak
Time to clear out your SSDs
Today is the day! Gears of War: E-Day is available to pre-install on Xbox and PC. Players can now officially pre-install The Coalition's highly anticipated shooter, and we've got some download size details to share with you all. Gears of War: E-Day stacks up to roughly 120.5GB on Xbox Series X|S and around 120.04GB on...
- Xbox
- Gears of War
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Game Pass
News The Witcher 3 Remastered Is Out Now On Xbox Series X|S, And Here's How To Download It
Time to go back to Witcher school?
In case you somehow missed it, the freshly remastered version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is out now on Xbox, and is a free update for all those who already own the critically acclaimed RPG. On the Xbox Store, we've already noticed the Witcher 3 Complete Edition's page has been updated, and now shows The Witcher...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- The Witcher 3
- CD Projekt Red
News SEGA Finally Joins Xbox Disc To Digital
You could've seen it comin'
It's hard to beat wiping the morning sleep off your eyes only to learn SEGA has officially begun rolling out its games onto Xbox's Disc to Digital program. Currently, it looks as though it's limited to Xbox Insider testing, but still, get excited up people, SEGA games are coming! Of all the major publishers yet to bring...
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- SEGA
- Disc To Digital
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox One
Wind's howling
We're in the final days of September, but before we get ahead of ourselves with all the big October releases, let's get stuck into your latest daily fix of all the new games launching on Xbox today. Today, players can return to Kaer Morhen with a fresh-faced White Wolf in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered! I can't tell you how...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Round Up
- Xbox Game Pass
YesterdayMon, 28th Sep 2026
News Here's What The Witcher 3 Remastered Looks Like On Xbox Series X|S
How the new Xbox versions stack up
The new version of The Witcher 3 for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S will be with us on Tuesday (September 29th) in the form of The Witcher 3 Remastered, and we've already got some raw Xbox gameplay to share! As is often the case, the good folks at Fuzion Xbox Testing on YouTube have been quick off the draw with...
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- The Witcher 3 Remastered
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Comparison
Roundup The First Reviews Are In For The Witcher 3 Remastered
Ahead of its release on Tuesday
One of the massive releases of this week is The Witcher 3 Remastered, and ahead of its launch on Tuesday, the first reviews for this huge update have begun filtering in over the past few hours. Just to remind you, the update is free for anyone who owns the digital version (and seemingly the physical version) of The...
- Xbox
- Round Up
- The Witcher 3 Remastered
News This New RPG Wasn't Coming To Xbox, But The Devs Have Suddenly Changed Their Minds
"Thanks to your many requests"
Now and again, we hear of games that have been announced for every other platform aside from Xbox, and it's usually followed by a lot of disgruntlement from Xbox fans that their favourite systems are being overlooked. New action RPG DAWNGAZER is seemingly the latest example of this, as even though it was announced for...
- Xbox
- RPGs
- Dawngazer
- Unicorn Overlord
- Xbox Series X
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...
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- October 2026
- New Releases
- New Games
- Features
News Seven Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including Early Access To The Danger Zone (September 28)
Who ordered the Deluxe Edition? Anyone?
As we enter into a fresh new week, we're back with another daily fix of new games launching on Xbox today! It's a bit of an odd one, as the main attractions are all primarily deluxe or special editions that provide an Early Access window. In any case, we've got a couple of boppers for you! First up is Ace...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Round Up
News Gears Of War: E-Day Now Has Its Own Pizza, And It Even Comes With A Special In-Game Item
Update: The pizza cutter appears to have sold out though
The launch of Gears of War: E-Day probably goes pretty well with a slice of pizza-or-two, so that might be why Xbox has decided to team up with Prince St. Pizza to offer a limited edition "Emergence Pie" in the U.S. and Toronto. If you grab one of these at any point from November 1st onwards,...
- Xbox
- Gears of War: E-Day
- Pizza
- Random
News These Are The 70+ Most Important New Features In The Witcher 3 Remastered
Full patch notes revealed
We've talked quite a lot about The Witcher 3 Remastered today, highlighting the raw Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S footage along with the initial reviews of this week's big free update, but we also wanted to bring you the list of patch notes that CD Projekt Red has shared ahead of the release on Tuesday. What's...
- Xbox
- The Witcher 3 Remastered
- Patch Notes
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Minecraft Dungeons 2's Initial Reviews Are Pretty Great, But Will They Surpass The Original?
It's looking like it!
The next Xbox first-party launch arrives this Tuesday in the form of Minecraft Dungeons 2, and therefore the first reviews have been hitting the web ahead of release over the past few days. All the way back in 2020 when Minecraft Dungeons 1 was released, the game ended up getting a Metacritic average of 70 for PC and 74 for...
- Xbox
- Minecraft Dungeons 2
- Review Roundup
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
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...
- Xbox
- Xbox FanFest
- FanFest Tour
- Features
Sunday27th Sep 2026
News Two Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers Across October & November 2026
1 of them for ALL Xbox consoles, and 1 just for the Xbox One
As we rapidly approach the month of October, we've got some server shutdowns on Xbox to talk about! Fortunately though, it's a very small list as things stand, with just two games set to be affected across October and November. The big one for all Xbox consoles here is Rocket Racing,...
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- Servers
- Delisting
- Microsoft
- October 2026
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...
- Xbox
- Features
- Deals
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Guide Gears Of War E-Day Release Date, Release Times & Everything You Need To Know On Xbox & PC
The first mainline Gears release in seven years!
It's been a long time coming, but we're finally about to get a brand-new Gears of War game on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with PC) in a few days' time, with Gears of War: E-Day serving as a prequel to Gears 1. With this massive Xbox release just around the corner, we're going to highlight...
- Xbox
- Guides
- Gears Of War E-Day
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Saturday26th Sep 2026
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In October 2026
All the confirmed reveals so far
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in October 2026? 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 the service over the next few weeks...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Guides
- October 2026
- Microsoft
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
- Xbox
- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
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
- Xbox
- Dune Awakening
- Xbox Game Pass
- Polls
- Features
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...
- Xbox
- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday25th Sep 2026
News CDPR Announces Release Times & Update Sizes For The Witcher 3 Remastered
We'll be playing it as soon as next Tuesday
Ready for The Witcher 3 Remastered?! The massive free update for The Witcher 3 will officially arrive on Tuesday, September 29th, and CD Projekt Red has also now revealed the release times and update sizes for this version. The times are the same for every platform, and they equate to 3am PDT / 6am EDT /...
- Xbox
- The Witcher 3 Remastered
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Release Times
News Ace Combat 8's First Reviews Are Making It One Of The Highest Rated Games Of 2026
Don't sleep on this one!
Next week is extremely busy for new Xbox releases with the likes of The Witcher 3: Remastered, Minecraft Dungeons 2 and the early access for Gears of War: E-Day on the way, but you definitely shouldn't overlook Ace Combat 8 either! The first reviews have just gone live for this Bandai Namco release, and they're resulting in...
- Xbox
- Ace Combat 8
- Review Roundup
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
"We want to be a great publisher and a great platform provider"
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been speaking a little bit more about the future of Xbox in a new interview with the Sources Podcast, with the interview seemingly taking place earlier this week at a Copilot event in Seattle (although there's a chance it might have been earlier in the...
- Xbox
- Microsoft CEO
- Satya Nadella
- Xbox Game Studios
Report Xbox Studio 'Rare' Working On Various Projects, But Activision Will Decide Their Future
"Rare is a unique studio in Microsoft’s portfolio."
One of the big surprises of the Xbox reorganisation announcement this week was that legendary studio Rare was being transitioned to Activision rather than remaining under the Xbox Game Studios banner, effective immediately. This doesn't mean a whole lot on the face of it — Rare remains an...
- Xbox
- Rare
- Activision
- Reports
Plenty of top bin potential
Happy Friday everyone! To celebrate we're back with you daily fix of all the new games coming to Xbox. For starters, Xbox Game Pass members have much to be excited about. The Essential tier is getting a new game today in Rematch, whilst Premium subscribers are being treated to another solid FPS, Call of Duty: Black Ops...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Round Up
- Xbox Game Pass
News Xbox Bulks November 2026's Game Pass Lineup With Another Day One Console Release
Just a something little extra
We're still some ways off November, but that's not stopping us from having a look at what's on the cards for November 2026's Xbox Game Pass lineup. Until today, we could only confirm Gravhounds for the penultimate month of the year, but now we've got a second! Thronefall from Mythwright is our latest addition...
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Xbox Game Pass
- Coming Soon
- November 2026
News Xbox Fans Begin Spotting New Microsoft Rewards Tracker In Latest Insider Update
A visual to help you keep up with streaks
Yesterday, we brought you news that new game tile tags had been added to the Xbox dashboard in the latest round of insider updates, and it turns out that wasn't the only new feature that was spotted by fans following the rollout. Another somewhat major addition is that a new Microsoft Rewards tracker has...
- Xbox
- Microsoft Rewards
- Xbox Insider
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
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...
- Xbox
- Halo 2
- Talking Point
- Features
Thursday24th Sep 2026
News Multiple Games From The '90s Are Making Their Xbox Debuts This Week
And they're actually available to play today!
I don't know about you, but the older I get, the more I find myself retreating towards retro games as my ideal form of entertainment, rather than the sprawling open-world epics of today. Don't get me wrong, I still love a big AAA title when the mood strikes, but there's something particularly cosy about...
- Xbox
- SIN Reloaded
- Alien Breed 35th Anniversary Collection
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Quietly Pushed Out A Small Console Update To Everyone This Week
Not the Disc to Digital update we're waiting for though
Xbox system updates are happening all the time if you're part of the Xbox Insider program, but when it comes to public console updates that get pushed out to everyone, we're usually only getting around one of them per-month. Therefore, we've been keeping an eye on the Xbox Support website in...
- Xbox
- Console
- Updates
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (September 24-27)
Presenting your latest batch of weekend freebies!
As is tradition each and every Thursday, we've got your latest batch of Xbox Free Play Days titles and it's pretty good. First honourable mention is the return of PGA Tour 2K25. I thoroughly enjoyed this last time it was included in the weekend freebies. Solid golf game for anyone looking to whack...
- Xbox
- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
News 15+ Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including One Of The Biggest Releases Of The Year (September 24)
Remember, don't eat the mould
Welcome back to your daily fix of new games launching on Xbox today! Looks like we've got a haul and a half to get through. The biggest of which is Remedy's latest supernatural, superhero, super action-RPG, Control Resonant, which also happens to be a super game overall. It's well worth picking up if you're a fan of...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Round Up
- Xbox Game Pass
News Xbox Is Adding New 'Game Tile Tags' To Help Track Achievements And Other Things
Is it cool? Or does it clutter the dashboard?
It looks like Xbox has begun rolling out a new dashboard feature that visualises things like achievement progress and social information when viewing your games tiles. At the moment, the tags appear to be limited to certain Xbox Insiders, presumably those enrolled on Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead rings. At...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Insider
- Updates
News Xbox CSO Issues Response To Report About GTA 6 Sales Being 'Heavily Skewed' Towards PS5
"The title is breaking records for XBOX"
Earlier this evening, the folks over at The Verge published a report that suggested GTA 6 pre-order sales were being "heavily skewed" towards PS5, and that it was "ringing yet more alarm bells about the platform" amongst other challenges that the brand has suffered recently (such as the layoffs that took...
- Xbox
- GTA 6
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Lots Of Ubisoft Games Are Discounted By 85-90% In Xbox's New Publisher Sale
Plenty of great titles at low prices!
A whole bunch of new sales have gone live on the Xbox Store today to mark the late September period, and we believe there are actually more to come before the end of the week. Before we get to the big roundup though, we wanted to specifically highlight a bunch of Ubisoft games that have been discounted by...
- Xbox
- Ubisoft
- Discounts
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Studio 'World's Edge' May Have Cancelled A Game As Part Of Activision Shift
It appears the team were impacted heavily by layoffs
Yesterday, we covered some of the Xbox layoffs from this week and how developers such as The Coalition and World's Edge were involved, and now World's Edge in particular has been getting a lot of chatter online today. This is mainly because of a suggestion that a game (or at least a "project")...
- Xbox
- World's Edge
- Industry
News 'We're Not Resetting Our Roadmap' - Bethesda Boss On Obsidian And The Xbox Studios Shakeup
It's said to be mainly a change in reporting structure
When Xbox announced its major shakeup of studios earlier this week, one of the companies that was affected was Obsidian, which is now officially part of the Bethesda group rather than Xbox Game Studios as it was beforehand. This has naturally led to questions about what the future holds for...
- Xbox
- Bethesda
- Obsidian
- Xbox Game Studios
News Starfield Developer Says They'd Be Surprised By A Sequel, But Reckons It Could Be Really Cool
“It’s, in a way, too bad"
It's now been three years this month since Bethesda unleashed Starfield on the world after what felt like a really long development cycle, and while it still has a ton of fans who can't wait to see what else Bethesda is cooking up for the game in the future, there are others who felt like it couldn't quite deliver on...
- Xbox
- Starfield
Wednesday23rd Sep 2026
And your next Xbox Game Pass Addition!
It's a hump day daily roundup of all the latest Xbox games launching today. I'm not sure if you guessed from the title, but we're a little short on games. That said, Ultimate, Premium, and PC Game Pass subscribers are being treated to Mad King Redemption. It's an old-school brawler with roguelite elements, so...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Round Up
- Xbox Game Pass
News Former Xbox Studio Suffers 'Significant' Layoffs Hours After Going Independent
"Development of State of Decay 3 remains actively underway at Undead Labs"
Yesterday, Undead Labs announced it had completed its separation from Xbox and was now a fully independent operation. Just mere hours later, however, the State of Decay developer returned with news that a significant number of employees had been let go. In the same message...
- Xbox
- Undead Labs
- State of Decay 3
- Xbox Game Studios
- Industry
News Microsoft Files Patent Which Could Bring Game-Pausing Ads To Xbox
Say it isn't so...
Microsoft has filed a patent focused on injecting in-game ads at predictable times during gameplay. The filing, titled 'Contextually Aware Management of Interactive Software Application Access', describes the process of suspending your game and running "promoted audiovisual content to the user". In laymen's terms, this means ad...
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
- Industry
News Devs From The Coalition, World's Edge, And Other Xbox Studios Confirm Layoffs
"Well, that's that"
Yesterday, Xbox announced a further 268 job cuts across Halo Studios and other first-party development teams. Although the post detailed a major restructuring that'll see things like Halo move under Activision, the specifics on who and which studios were affected were quite light. In the past 24 hours, it looks like developers...
- Xbox
- The Coalition
- Halo Studios
- World's Edge
- Industry
News Unlocking Xbox's New Mythic Achievement Sounds Incredible, And Here's How It Might Work
Answering the big DLC question
Xbox players have yearned for a completion achievement akin to Sony's Platinum Trophy for yonks now. Just a little something extra for hunting down all the challenges tucked away in our games. Not too long ago, Xbox Boss Asha Sharma all but confirmed something was in the works, which seems to have been recently...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Microsoft
- Achievements
Tuesday22nd Sep 2026
Desert Power!
It's time for another daily roundup of all the new games launching on Xbox today - hooray! Today, we're opening things up with the two newbies for Xbox Game Pass. First up is Well Dweller, which unexpectedly is getting insane review scores right now. As it stands, the metroidvania is holding down a 91 on Metacritic. It scored a little...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Round Up
- Xbox Game Pass
News Activision Issues Statement After Taking On Some Of The Biggest IP In Xbox History
Halo, Rare and World's Edge now fall under the Activision banner
There's been a whole bunch of news today amidst job cuts and studio reorganisations over at Xbox, and one of the big stories is that Activision is now becoming responsible for Rare, World's Edge and making a new Halo game. It remains to be seen what kind of role Activision will have...
- Xbox
- Activision
- Halo
- Rare
- World's Edge
News Xbox Announces Four Major Studio Changes And Cuts 286 Jobs
"We are reorganizing our studios"
Earlier today, rumours starting doing the rounds that layoffs were incoming at Xbox, and it's now been confirmed that 286 roles are being eliminated across "Halo Studios, other first-party studios, and the XGS management and central functions layer". All of this is part of the 3,200 job cuts that were announced...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Studios
- Industry
- Layoffs
News Xbox Game Studios Suddenly Looks Very Different In New Fan-Made Infographic
Just a handful of studios left under the XGS umbrella
Today's announcements regarding the restructure at Xbox Game Studios have switched things up in a big way over at Microsoft, with Activision in particular now taking responsibility for some major names in Halo, Rare and World's Edge. All of this means that Xbox Game Studios itself is now leaner...
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- Xbox Game Studios
- Industry
