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TodayWed, 13th May 2026
News 'Judas Is A Huge Amount Of Work' - BioShock Creator Opens Up About Making New Xbox FPS
Ken Levine's next game is still coming... eventually
Ever since the game was first revealed more than three years ago, we've been incredibly excited to play Judas; the next title from BioShock creator Ken Levine. While the game's upcoming Xbox launch still hasn't been dated (we're remaining patient,
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- Judas
- BioShock
- Ken Levine
- Xbox Series X
News New Console Start-Up Animation Rolling Out To Xbox Insiders, Gamerscore Badges Also Detailed
Say hello to a new Series X|S boot animation!
After Asha Sharma first teased the news last week, Microsoft has today revealed that the new console start-up animation is rolling out to Xbox Insiders today, with a full rollout to come to all Series X|S players in the coming weeks. The 'new boot up experience', as the team calls it, features "a new...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Insiders
- Microsoft
News Garfield Is Getting A New 3D Platformer On Xbox, And People Seem Hyped For It Already
From the team behind the recent Smurfs games
Anyone fancy a new 3D platformer based around Garfield on Xbox? Well, that's exactly what we're getting in the form of Garfield: Escape from Monday for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with various other platforms) on September 24th, 2026. This game is being developed by the team behind the recent...
- Xbox
- Garfield: Escape From Monday
Guide Subnautica 2 Release Date, Release Times & Preload Details On Xbox Game Pass
Coming day one on XGP!
Excited for Subnautica 2? The sequel to Subnautica has been a long time coming, but the follow-up is finally launching this week, and it's going to be included with Xbox Game Pass on day one! We're seeing massive interest in this one — especially with how well it's al
- Xbox
- Subnautica 2
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
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...
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- Talking Point
- Features
- Xbox Games Showcase
News The Top Two Best-Selling Games On Steam Right Now Are Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Titles
Making bank on Steam too
You'd be forgiven for thinking that whenever a game launches into Xbox Game Pass on day one, it probably doesn't sell too well outside of the service - and while that certainly can happen, it's not always the case. Sometimes games are just so popular that they shift plenty of standalone units too, and that seems to be the...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Steam
- Forza Horizon 6
Rumour Project Helix Unlikely To Include Disc Drive, But Xbox May Have A Digital Solution
"Take this with a huge pinch of salt and a healthy dose of speculation"
We've been pondering for a while now about whether Xbox might choose to avoid including a disc drive in the next-gen Project Helix console, and a new report suggests that might indeed be the case. Windows Central's Jez Corden has mentioned that based on "h
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- Project Helix
- Next-Gen
- Disc Drive
- Rumours
News Forza Horizon 6 Progression Methods Detailed, Including A New 'Horizon Play' Feature
Three main ways to progress
In the build up to Forza Horizon 6, much has been said about the game's progression after concerns about campaign structure following Forza Horizon 5 - and just ahead of launch, the team at Playground Games has gone into more specifics about how you'll progress at Horizon Japan. The studio has split progression into...
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- Forza Horizon 6
- Playground Games
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
YesterdayTue, 12th May 2026
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 12)
Including two day one releases!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got three games entering the library; two day one releases and one older title that's joining both Game Pass Premium and Ultimate. Here's a closer look at your three new Xbox Game Pass titles for May 12: Black Jacket (Series X|S, PC, Cloud) - Ultimate, PC:...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Guide Forza Horizon 6 Release Date, Release Times & Everything You Need To Know On Xbox & PC
Microsoft's biggest release of the year so far!
Forza Horizon 6 is about to mark Xbox's biggest release of 2026 thus far, with the sixth iteration of the Forza Horizon series taking players to open-world Japan later this month. It's been a long and winding road to get here, but our trip to Horizon Japan is upon us! So, with this major Xbox...
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- Guides
- Forza Horizon 6
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News SEGA Lists 10 Upcoming Titles On New Roadmap, But Cancels 'Super Game' In The Process
Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Jet Set Radio all remain on the list
SEGA has shared its FY2026/3 "Full-year Results Presentation" today, and it includes lots of interesting information about the company's plans, including a new roadmap of upcoming titles (most of which should land on Xbox!). The roadmap is specifically focused on "only announced titles",...
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- SEGA
- Industry
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...
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- DOOM: The Dark Ages
- Talking Point
- Features
News Xbox Racks Up 2M Views With Comment That Appears To Address Mixtape's Review Backlash
Not everyone thinks it's a 10/10
When new indie adventure Mixtape released on Xbox Game Pass late last week to fantastic reviews, including many 10/10 scores from the likes of IGN and DualShockers, it inevitibly attracted a lot of attention. However, it's fair to say that not everyone agrees with those scores — it currently has a 6.3 user score...
- Xbox
- Mixtape
News Xbox Game Preservation Adds New Tool To Vote For Delisted Games, Initial Top 10 Revealed
Hopefully some of these will return eventually
Over the weekend, we highlighted the top 10 most-requested Xbox backwards compatibility games courtesy of the Xbox Game Preservation website, which had reached 350k votes at the time and has almost passed the 400k mark. The reason it's getting so many votes is due to a tweet from Xbox's VP of next-gen,
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- Delisted Games
- Xbox Game Preservation
News Star Wars Battlefront 2's Resurgence Day Aims To 'Make History' On Xbox & Beyond This Month
Almost 10 years since it first released
It's crazy to think that the latest version of Star Wars Battlefront 2 released all the way back in 2016! That game has long since stopped adding new content, of course (it was marked as "complete" by the developer in April of 2020), but it continues to have its fans, and they're aiming to keep it alive in a...
- Xbox
- Star Wars Battlefront 2
- Resurgence Day
News 'NBA The Run' Brings Its NBA Street Vibes To Xbox This June
Releasing in just a few short weeks
If you were a fan of NBA Street back in the original Xbox era, you'll want to keep your eye on an upcoming game known as NBA The Run, which is landing on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on June 9th, 2026. The game clearly takes inspiration from NBA Street, and its creative director even worked on all four games...
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- NBA Street
- NBA The Run
Monday11th May 2026
News Xbox Adds Nine Titles To Game Pass Essential In New Surprise Update
Nine additions for essential gaming
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass upd... oh, hang on a minute, Microsoft didn't tell us about these! Yep, over the weekend, nine more titles have been showing up as newly-added to Game Pass Essential, and they haven't yet been formally announced by Microsoft at the time of writing. However, they're all here...
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- Microsoft
- Xbox Game Pass
- Game Pass Essential
News Outbound Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass, And Here's What The Reviews Are Saying
Day one on XGP!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, co-op camping sim Outbound joins the library as a day one Game Pass Ultimate title - and we're going to do things a little differently and round up some of the game's early reviews in this XGP update! Of course, you can get a snapshot of the game via the trailer up above, and...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Outbound
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Guide How To Play Forza Horizon 6 Early With The Premium Upgrade Bundle This Week
A bundle designed for Xbox Game Pass subscribers
Welcome to Forza Horizon 6 week! Well, kind of. The game doesn't officially release in terms of its Standard Edition until May 19th, but the early access period begins for Premium Edition owners on May 15th, so some players will be getting access to it later this week. There are two ways to access...
- Xbox
- Forza Horizon 6
- Premium Upgrade
- Premium Edition
- Xbox Game Pass
News Lucky Xbox Owners Accidentally Given Early Access To LEGO Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight
Pre-loads are now live for everyone else!
We're still over a week away from the official release of LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight on May 22nd (with formal early access beginning on May 19th), but some very lucky Xbox owners have been playing it already! Yesterday, someone took to the LEGO Gaming subreddit to reveal that, after pre-loading...
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- LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Discord Partners With Xbox For 'Starter Edition' Of Game Pass, Includes 50+ Titles
Existing Game Pass members also get Discord benefits
Back at the end of April, it was revealed that Discord Nitro members would soon be getting access to a "Starter Edition" of Xbox Game Pass, and that tier has now been officially unveiled today. As expected, this includes a library of over 50 titles at launch, the vast majority of which seem to...
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- Discord
- Xbox Game Pass
- Discord Nitro
- Starter Edition
News Forza Horizon 6 Dev Vows 'Strict' Action Against People Playing The Leaked Version
Playground Games issues a statement
As you may have heard, Forza Horizon 6 has already started to leak across the web, with initial reports suggesting the leak was caused by an accidental release of unencrypted files by FH6 developer Playground Games. However, Playground Games has issued a statement this evening that claims the leak was "not the...
- Xbox
- Forza Horizon 6
- Leaks
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Say About New Sci-Fi Horror Game Directive 8020
The Dark Pictures heads to space
Ready for some early-year spooks on Xbox? Well, Directive 8020 brings its sci-fi horror experience to Xbox tomorrow, and the reviews are now in for what is Supermassive Games' next entry in the Dark Pictures franchise. We're going to round up some of these reviews, then, so you can get a good picture of what you'd...
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- Directive 8020
- Round Up
- Reviews
- Xbox Series X
News Gears Of War: E-Day Might Release In September 2026 As Xbox Shooter Sponsors Upcoming Event
Gears of War x WWE
As we lead into the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, very little is known about Microsoft's upcoming Gears of War: E-Day release - but a random mention in relation to an upcoming WWE event may well have given us a tease for its launch window ahead of the official E-Day Direct. That's right, ahea
- Xbox
- Gears Of War: E-Day
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Sunday10th May 2026
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...
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- Features
- Talking Point
- Microsoft
- Bethesda
News These Are The Top 10 Xbox Backwards Compatibility Requests After 350,000 Votes
For both the original Xbox and Xbox 360
Last week, Xbox's VP of next-generation (Jason Ronald) left us pretty surprised when he pointed towards the unofficial Xbox Game Preservation website for people to submit their requests for new backwards compatibility titles, and it's led to a massive uptick in votes over the past few days. So, let's have a...
- Xbox
- Backwards Compatibility
- Xbox Game Preservation
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...
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- Forza Horizon
- Features
- Polls
Saturday9th May 2026
Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (May 2026)
The latest freebies for XGP subscribers
The Xbox Game Pass Perks program is continuing to add a bunch of freebies for Game Pass members throughout May 2026, including for the likes of Fortnite, Delta Force, Stumble Guys and various other games. As we've mentioned before, it seems most Xbox Game Pass Perks are now accessible to Essential, Premium...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Perks
- Guides
- Xbox Series X
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...
- Xbox
- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
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...
- Xbox
- Features
- Polls
- Mixtape
- Xbox Game Pass
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...
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- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday8th May 2026
News Two More Big Xbox Series X|S Sequels Have Just Been Confirmed For Summer 2026
The return of Aliens and Sinking City!
Yesterday was pretty busy for Xbox news and release dates for upcoming Xbox titles in particular, so we didn't get a chance to highlight two big Xbox Series X|S sequels that have just been confirmed for Summer 2026! The first of these is Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, which expands from three to four player co-op...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2
- The Sinking City 2
News Xbox Partners With LEGO For Two New Forza Horizon 6 Sets, Complete With In-Game Bonuses
Pre-orders available now in some countries!
LEGO and Forza Horizon fans, this one's for you! Xbox has partnered with LEGO to offer two brand-new Forza Horizon 6 sets based on the Ferrari 488 PISTA and Dodge Viper GTS-R, with both of them releasing for £59.99 / $64.99 on August 1st, 2026. The Ferrari 488 set is made up of 882 pieces and is...
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- Forza Horizon 6
- LEGO
News Xbox Needs To 'Sweat Every Detail' In Winning Over 'Frustrated' Players, Says Asha Sharma
She's certainly committed to the cause
We've heard a lot from Xbox boss Asha Sharma recently about her plans to evolve the brand and address areas that she believes needs fixing, and The Verge has shared new quotes that she apparently told employees at a recent meeting. This is from around the same time that Sharma and Matt Booty issued a massive...
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- Asha Sharma
- Xbox Boss
News Xbox's First 'Gamerscore Millionaire' Suggests How To Improve 100% Completions
Would you like to see more fanfare for them?
At the moment, when you fully complete all the achievements for a game on Xbox, you don't really get any fanfare for doing so. Team Xbox has just added a new system that makes your 100% completions a little more visible (as you can see in the image up above), but it's not a massive change by any means...
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- Achievements
- Gamerscore
- Completitions
News Official Xbox Dashboard Mockup Hints At Potential Changes Across Console, PC & Mobile
It's all about offering a "Consistent Experience"
Yesterday, we highlighted the new Xbox Game Dev Update episode that had been posted to YouTube, which included a complete broadcast of Jason Ronald's next-gen presentation from GDC 2026 back in March. Following this, Tom Warren over at The Verge pointed out that the presentation included a...
- Xbox
- UI
- Dashboard
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...
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- PS6
- Project Helix
- Sony
- Microsoft
News Game Pass Platformer Replaced Sees Progression & Chapter Select Fixes In New Xbox Update
Live now on Series X|S
Sad Cat Studios, the team behind Xbox Game Pass platformer Replaced, has just announced that a new update has gone live on Xbox Series X|S; fixing some pretty major bugs for the 2026 title. Indeed, this update — which is now available for Xbox players — "includes fixes for certain progression blockers" alongside sorting...
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- Replaced
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Mina The Hollower Promises 'One Of The Greatest Top-Down Adventures Ever' On Xbox This Month
From the developers behind Shovel Knight
When we published our May 2026 indie games roundup back at the start of the week, we didn't know that one of the most major indie releases of the entire year would be releasing on May 29th, 2026! That game is Mina The Hollower, which is a top-down action-adventure game from the developer of Shovel Knight...
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- Mina The Hollower
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Thursday7th May 2026
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...
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- Round Up
- Features
- Nacon Connect Showcase
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox Dedicates Entire Showcase To Stranger Than Heaven, Releasing Winter 2026 On Game Pass
"An epic saga of men battling through five eras and five cities."
Today's first edition of the "Xbox Presents" showcase has just finished, with this one being entirely focused on the new RGG Studio game known as Stranger Than Heaven - now confirmed to be releasing at some point in Winter 2026. You can watch the entire showcase up above, which goes...
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- Stranger Than Heaven
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Presents
News Xbox Appears To Be Experimenting With New Labels For Physical Games
"Game Disc" has started appearing on some of them
Earlier today, we came across a story from the folks over at Twisted Voxel about how Xbox appeared to be changing its physical game box designs, based on someone who initially pointed it out over on ResetEra. We've looked into this a bit further, and it does seem to be partially
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- Physical Releases
- Xbox Series X
Roundup Mixtape Is Getting Some Incredible Reviews As It Rolls Out On Xbox Game Pass
We weren't expecting this!
Earlier today, we shared the news that new story adventure Mixtape was heading to Xbox Game Pass today, May 7th - and now some early reviews have come out suggesting this could be a potential GOTY contender. We're not joking. With that little teaser in mind, then, we're going to s
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- Mixtape
- Round Up
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox Teases More Project Helix News For 2026, Shares Full Presentation From GDC
"The console is absolutely core to Xbox"
Last week, it was announced that game developers would be getting more information on Xbox's next-gen Project Helix console today, although it was heavily suggested at the time that it would just be a recap from GDC in March. It turns out that the Project Helix portion of the video is literally the...
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- Next-Gen
- Project Helix
- Console
News Former Xbox 360 Exclusive Steins;Gate Is Getting A 'Re:Boot' For Series X|S
Release date already confirmed for the Japanese version
Back in 2009, a sci-fi visual novel game known as Steins;Gate was released exclusively for the Xbox 360 in Japan alone, followed by a PC release in 2010 and eventually PlayStation versions in the following years. And now, 17 years later, it's been confirmed that a "Re:Boot" version of the game...
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- Steins
- Gate
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 7-10)
Including the hugely popular 'Deadside'
Xbox's latest Free Play Days selection is rolling out now! We've got two games confirmed for the program this weekend - including survival shooter Deadside which had a very popular start on Xbox and PC just over a year ago. Here's your FPD lineup this week: Catan - Console Edition Deadside
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- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Mixtape Is Your Latest Day One Game Pass Title, And It's Available Today (May 7)
Making a new record?
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today we've got just the one game entering the library, but it's a big one in the form of day one title Mixtape - from the folks behind The Artful Escape. This Life is Strange-esque title has been on our radar for some time now, and we're interested to see how it lands with...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Mixtape
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
News Capcom Proves New IP Can Be Successful With Impressive Pragmata Sales Milestone
"The title aims to deliver a fresh gameplay experience..."
After just over two weeks on the market, Capcom has announced that its new action game Pragmata has sold two million units worldwide - hot on the heels of its also-successful Resident Evil Requiem launch earlier in the year. This is a very impressive start for a brand-new IP from the...
- Xbox
- Capcom
- Pragmata
- New IP
- Xbox Series X
Wednesday6th May 2026
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...
- Xbox
- Features
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- 2026
News The 'Best-Selling PC Game Of 1997' Is Finally Releasing On Xbox This May
A "brand-new, re-imagined, and expanded version" of Riven
All the way back in 1997, developer Cyan Worlds (then known as Cyan Productions) released the highly-anticipated follow-up to 1993's Myst in the form of Riven, and it's been cited by Cyan since then as the best-selling PC game of '97. Now, almost three decades on, the beloved puzzle game is...
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- Riven
- PC
- 1997
- Xbox Series X
