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YesterdayMon, 14th Sep 2026
News Two More Games Have Suddenly Been Added To Xbox Game Pass Essential
With no official announcements whatsoever
It's great to see new games joining the Xbox Game Pass Essential tier — Microsoft's cheapest version of the service as things stand — but for whatever reason, they don't seem to be getting proper announcements anymore. We've seen this happen a few times in recent months, and it's happened again over the...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass Essential
News Ubisoft Has Delayed Rayman Legends Retold, Even Though It's Gone Gold
It'll now launch slightly after GTA 6
It's not very often that you hear of a game being delayed after it's gone "gold" — the term for a game that's essentially complete and ready to ship on disc — but Ubisoft has decided to do just that with Rayman Legends Retold. This remake of Rayman Legends was supposed to release on October 1st, but Ubisoft...
- Xbox
- Rayman Legends Retold
- Delays
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Roundup All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From The tinyBuild Connect 2026 Showcase
Including an accidentally pre-revealed shadow drop!
The showcases continue with yet another one today in the form of the tinyBuild Connect 2026 Publisher Showcase, which has literally just taken place over on YouTube. You can watch the full on demand version above if you're keen. Unsurprisingly, tinyBuild had quite a few games to promote for Xbox...
- Xbox
- Round Up
- TinyBuild
- Showcase
News Xbox's Asha Sharma Wants To Better Understand Players, So She's Helping With Customer Support
According to a new WSJ report
Back on Friday, the folks over at The Wall Street Journal shared a report about new Xbox boss Asha Sharma, describing her as "The Woman Fixing a Microsoft Mess With Brutal Honesty", and getting insights into the kind of person she is. Most of it is stuff we've already heard before — that she's a hard-worker, that...
- Xbox
- Asha Sharma
- Xbox Boss
News KEMURI Dev Says It's Too Exhausting To Release An Xbox Version, And We Do Actually Sympathise
Not worded the best way though
You might not have heard of it, but KEMURI is a new game from a small studio known as "UNSEEN", led by a former artist and director at Tango Gameworks for the likes of The Evil Within and Ghostwire Tokyo called Ikumi Nakamura. Nakamura was asked in a recent Q&A about why KEMURI isn't coming to Xbox (but is coming to...
- Xbox
- KEMURI
Reminder Xbox Game Pass Is Losing 10 Games This Week (September 15)
ICYMI, here's what's leaving soon
We're just about to enter into the second half of the month, and therefore we've got a batch of games leaving Xbox Game Pass this week! As we mentioned recently, ten of them are departing the service this Tuesday, September 15th. This is a fairly hefty bunch, as multiple heavy-hitters are being removed. Notably,...
- Xbox
- Reminders
- Xbox Game Pass
- Leaving Soon
- Xbox One
News 'To Invention & Adventure Together' - Xbox Boss Visits Kojima Productions To Mark New Era
Discussing future plans
The big news story of last week was that Kojima Productions' action-espionage game PHYSINT was switching publishers from PlayStation to Xbox, and Xbox boss Asha Sharma has since been visiting the team in recent days. Both Sharma and Hideo Kojima himself posted about this on social media, with the Xbox boss highlighting how...
- Xbox
- Asha Sharma
- Hideo Kojima
Dino-might you play one of these?
It's a new day, which means it's time for another daily roundup of all the games coming to Xbox. Despite only two games dropping on Xbox today, both are quite interesting if you ask me! FEROCIOUS, a survival FPS adventure full of danger, dinosaurs, and fast-paced gunplay, has us intrigued. Although it's not wholly...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Round Up
Sunday13th Sep 2026
News 80+ Xbox Games Are Reduced By 90-95% In September's Latest Xbox Sales
Some amazing games at ridiculously low prices
Looking for some cheap Xbox games to pick up in the latest Xbox sales? We did a roundup earlier this week of some great discounts in the Xbox Publisher Spotlight Sale, and looking around the Xbox Store, there are actually a ton of titles that have been discounted by either 90% or 95%. Before we get...
- Xbox
- Deals
- Discounts
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News World Of Warcraft Might Be Coming To Console As New Xbox 'Controller Support' Revealed
Surely it's just a matter of time?
Ever since Xbox acquired Blizzard a few years ago, we've constantly questioned why they haven't decided to bring World of Warcraft to consoles, but it looks like that might actually be about to change in the not too distant future. Following yesterday's announcements at Blizzcon 2026, people in attendance were...
- Xbox
- World of Warcraft
- Console
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Six Years Ago This Week, Xbox Suffered The Most 'Frustrating' Leak In Their History
A truly crazy moment back in 2020
Can you believe it's been six years this week since Microsoft announced the Xbox Series S? We already knew of the Xbox Series X's existence for ages prior to that point, but rumour was doing the rounds about a so-called "Lockhart" console that was in the works as well, and it was revealed in September of 2020 ahead...
- Xbox
- Random
- Xbox Series S
Saturday12th Sep 2026
News Seven Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In October 2026 So Far
Looking forward at what's to come
We've made a habit of casting our gaze ahead and sharing with you an early look at what's in store for October 2026's Xbox Game Pass lineup. So far, we know of seven games scheduled to arrive in a few weeks' time. The biggest is without a doubt Gears of War: E-Day, but there's plenty of other juicy additions in...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- October 2026
- Microsoft
Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (September 14-18)
Including at least one highly-anticipated Game Pass title
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for September 14-18! We've got some very interesting releases over the next few days including Aniimo, The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival, Two Point Hospital: Full Health Collection, FEROCIOUS and others, while Xbox Game Pass is treating us to RuneScape:...
- Xbox
- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Roundup All The Biggest Reveals From Blizzcon 2026, Including Two Massive Announcements
New StarCraft and Diablo games in the works!
Today marked the start of Blizzcon 2026 over in California, and the Xbox-owned company had a lot of announcements to share as part of the opening ceremony, including two massive announcements regarding Diablo and StarCraft. Those announcements were that Diablo V is officially in the works with a target...
- Xbox
- Blizzcon
- Round Up
- StarCraft
- Diablo
Poll Which Xbox Startup Animation Will You Pick In The New Console Update?
It's with Insiders right now, but will soon become totally public
As we covered earlier this week, the latest major console update for Xbox Insiders includes a bunch of cool new features, highlighted by the ability to choose from a series of startup animations from across the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S eras. You've got the standard Xbox One...
- Xbox
- Polls
- Features
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 12-13)
You oni live once
Alright weekend lovers, our time has spun around again and it's time to play some games! As far as weeks go, it's been a pretty tepid one for new releases, but don't forget about the Free Play Days offering, alongside some publisher spotlight sales on the Xbox Store too. So, let's get right into it, here's what we're playing on...
- Xbox
- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday11th Sep 2026
News Two Xbox Game Pass Titles Have Received New Release Windows This Week
One of which appears to be an Xbox console exclusive
We've seen three games release on Xbox Game Pass this week and we're expecting more announcements in the coming days for the rest of September (most likely on Tuesday), but amidst everything that's been happening recently, another two upcoming Game Pass titles have quietly received new release...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- The Last Caretaker
- Hela: Of Mice & Magic
News FEROCIOUS, A Survival FPS With Dinosaurs And Mechs, Is Set To Arrive On Xbox Next Week
"Face mercenaries, dinosaurs, and a vibrant yet hostile ecosystem"
Anyone for a little surprise release date announcement? It's been revealed as part of the official Xbox Wire blog today that survival FPS FEROCIOUS is set to arrive on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S next week. This game got quite a lot of hype prior to its PC launch for being a...
- Xbox
- Ferocious
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Disc To Digital Gets Multiple New Updates, Including Three More Supported Games
With more "fixes and changes" to come in the near future
It's been a little over two weeks now since Xbox first announced the Disc to Digital program, and we've already seen a few improvements being made to it - most notably the addition of Ubisoft titles as of this week. Xbox has now created a central hub in the form of a
- Xbox
- Disc To Digital
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox One
News Samson Is Getting A Big Update Alongside Its September Release On Xbox
More like "Damn, son"
Earlier this month, Samson: A Tyndalston Story was announced for consoles and pointed towards a September 21st release to coincide with a big PC update. Now, the developers have shared a 37-minute deep dive video showcasing all of the quality of life fixes and new features that are on the way. Sadly, the gameplay was captured...
- Xbox
- Samson
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Updates
News Former PlayStation Boss Reveals His 'Surprised' Reaction To Kojima's New Xbox Partnership
You and us both, Yoshida!
Yesterday's reveal of Kojima switching from PlayStation to Xbox with his new PHYSINT game has been making headlines across the industry, and we've seen some interesting reactions on both the Xbox and PlayStation sides! Just to catch you up, Kojima's new Xbox partnership on PHYSINT apparently comes as a result of...
- Xbox
- Hideo Kojima
- PHYSINT
- PlayStation
"I don't understand why Netflix worked and Game Pass didn't"
We're all well aware at this point that Double Fine has left Xbox Game Studios and transitioned into an independent company, and boss Tim Schafer has been conducting various interviews recently about what's next for the studio. You can find out a bit more about that elsewhere on Pure Xbox...
- Xbox
- Tim Schafer
- Double Fine
- Xbox Game Pass
News Four Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including A Divisive New Sports Title (September 11)
Icy what you did there
Congratulations on making it to Friday, people! Now, how's about another daily roundup of all the games coming to Xbox on September 11? It's a quiet one today, with only four games releasing on Xbox. Headlining the newbies is the latest ice hockey romp, EA Sports NHL 27. Recently, the game has received some flack for its use...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Round Up
News Sony Dropped Kojima's 'PHYSINT' Over Budget, Profits & Timed Exclusivity Concerns, Sources Say
Apparently missing deadlines and over budget
It's fair to say we were all a bit surprised by the news that Xbox would be taking over from Sony to publish Hideo Kojima's PHYSINT, dubbed as a spiritual successor to the Metal Gear Solid series. Sony's split from Kojima Productions co
- Xbox
- PHYSINT
- Hideo Kojima
- Microsoft
- Sony
News Amazon Prime Is Handing Out DOOM Eternal Codes For Xbox PC This Month
Id Software's brutal shooter features in Amazon Luna's September offering
If you're a freebie lover, Amazon Prime subscriber, and all-around demon slayer, then you may want to consider picking up DOOM Eternal this month. As part of Amazon Luna's September 2026 lineup, Id Software's 88-rated DOOM Eternal is free for Prime subscribers to claim and...
- Xbox
- DOOM
- PC
- Id Software
Thursday10th Sep 2026
Feature 25+ Of The Best Discounted Games From Xbox's Publisher Spotlight Sale
Major discounts on major games!
Another week, another set of massively discounted games to rummage through. We love a good sale, and right now, there are plenty of big-time bangers on offer. As usual, we've been busy sifting through Xbox's currently sales to find you the best deals worth picking up. What we've found this week is a big helping of...
- Xbox
- Features
- Deals
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Is Officially Taking Over From PlayStation On Hideo Kojima's New 'PHYSINT' Game
Sony decides to step away
How about this for a story to wake up to! It's been announced overnight that Sony has decided to step away from Hideo Kojima's new PHYSINT game, which is described by the man himself as a "genre-defining action-espionage title", and Xbox Game Studios has stepped in to publish the project instead. Yes, a game is really...
- Xbox
- Hideo Kojima
- PHYSINT
- PlayStation Studios
- Xbox Game Studios
News WARDOGS Is Coming To Xbox In 2028, And Is Available Today With Steam Early Access
Wishlist the hit 100-player tactical FPS now
WARDOGS is launching into Steam Early Access today, and the developer has announced plans to bring its tactical 100-player FPS action to Xbox and PlayStation sometime in 2028. The game has been doing numbers on YouTube lately, with creators hyping up the game during closed beta tests ahead of today's...
- Xbox
- WARDOGS
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Achievement Record Smashed As Brazilian Player Reaches 10 Million Gamerscore
"It is DONE!"
We've got a major new Xbox record that's been smashed this week! A Brazilian known as Marcello Malta, who goes by the name of SiegfriedX on Xbox, has officially become the first person to ever reach 10 million gamerscore. Malta shared his accomplishment on social media just under 24 hours ago, and has already received well over...
- Xbox
- Achievements
- Gamerscore
- Record
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (September 10-13)
Presenting your latest batch of weekend freebies!
Would you look at that? Thursday, again! That means it's time for your next batch of Xbox Free Play Days titles and it's a doozy this week! Headlining the bunch is Borderlands 4, likely to celebrate the launch of a new vault hunter, Loveless. Not a bad start, huh? Well, if that doesn't tickle your...
- Xbox
- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox Reveals More Of What To Expect From Tokyo Game Show Showcase Next Week
"Moments built specifically for this stage"
We're exactly a week away from another Xbox showcase! The Xbox broadcast at Tokyo Game Show 2026 is officially happening on September 17th, and we've been treated to a few more details of what to expect from it. Xbox says that the showcase will be focused around "an exciting lineup of games coming to the...
- Xbox
- Tokyo Game Show
- Events
- Showcase
News 10+ Xbox Games Are Launching Today, Including Two New Game Pass Additions (September 10)
Wheelin' and dealin'
We're back with another daily roundup of all the games coming to Xbox on September 10. It's a fairly busy one today, with more than ten new games on the docket. Leading the charge is the high-speed thrills of Hot Wheels Infinite Rush, followed closely by The Royal Writ, a medieval deckbuilder I've personally have had my eye on...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Round Up
- Xbox Game Pass
News Modern Warfare 4 Adds Special Pre-Order Bonus To Celebrate Xbox's 25th Anniversary
"Fully functional and ready to use at launch"
Haven't committed to pre-ordering Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 yet? This little pre-order bonus may just swing it for some people, as it involves a special Xbox-focused livery to celebrate the brand's 25th anniversary. Simply put, if you pre-order any digital version of Modern Warfare 4 for Xbox...
- Xbox
- Call Of Duty
- Modern Warfare 4
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Roundup Here's What The Previews Are Saying About Final Fantasy VII Revelation
"Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will be even more of a time-sucker"
We've got the early word on Final Fantasy VII Revelation, with several outlets saying pretty much the same thing: that it's massive! Previews started flooding in today for the upcoming JRPG that'll serve as the climactic conclusion to the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy. The general...
- Xbox
- Final Fantasy VII Revelation
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Round Up
Wednesday9th Sep 2026
IGN gave it a 10/10!
Welcome back to another daily roundup of all the games coming to Xbox on September 9. It's a relatively quiet one today folks, but leading the charge nonetheless is the 1.0 release of Valheim, a Norse-themed survival adventure that launches out of Early Access today and is already receiving incredible reviews. IGN gave the...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Round Up
- Valheim 1.0
News Six New Console Features Begin Rolling Out Today For Xbox Insiders (September 9)
Customisable startup animations, better streaming, badges & more!
Who's up for changing your Xbox's startup animation? Oh yeah!! These six features begin rolling out to select members of the Alpha and Alpha-Skip-Ahead rings in the Xbox Insider program today (September 9th), and they'll eventually become available for everyone in the weeks and/or...
- Xbox
- Console
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox One
News Dragon Quest Gets Two Shadow Drops On Xbox Today, Including A New Remaster
Who doesn't love a shadow drop
What a treat! During today's Nintendo Direct, two Dragon Quest titles each got their own version of a shadow drop on Xbox Series X|S. We've known Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World is coming to Xbox in December, but now players are able to have a crack at an all-new demo of the game. In addition, Square Enix...
- Xbox
- Dragon Quest
- Square Enix
News Xbox Releases The Full List Of 55 Achievements In Gears Of War: E-Day
Following a leak earlier today
Earlier today, we mentioned how Xbox had been caught up in a massive leak of achievements that occurred via the Steam platform, and Gears of War: E-Day was one of the games that had its achievements revealed as a result. It seems Xbox has now decided to reveal all 55 achievements in Gears of War: E-Day publicly in...
- Xbox
- Gears of War: E-Day
- Achievements
News Loads Of Ubisoft Games Have Suddenly Joined Xbox Disc To Digital Overnight
And more companies may follow soon!
This is great news to wake up to on a Wednesday! The Xbox Disc to Digital feature, which is still in testing for Xbox Insiders as things stand, has suddenly started to incorporate Ubisoft games for the first time. Yesterday, there was a lot of chatter on social media about how the likes of Ubisoft, SEGA and...
- Xbox
- Disc To Digital
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox One
News Multiple Games Announced For Xbox Following September 2026's Nintendo Direct
Don't worry, they're not all Switch exclusives!
It's been a busy week for the folks at Nintendo, with a special showcase yesterday highlighting the new Ocarina of Time remake and dominating the headlines in the process, while yet another showcase has just been taking place today in the form of the Nintendo Direct for September 2026. This one was...
- Xbox
- Nintendo Direct
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News SteelSeries Unveils Aeon Pro Xbox Controller With OLED Screen & 'Unlimited' Battery Life
Be prepared to pay a premium though
We've seen quite a bit of chatter about the new SteelSeries Aeon Pro Xbox and PC controller over the past 24 hours, which is now available to buy at the quite eye-watering price of $259.99 via the SteelSeries website. However, they're certainly packing a lot of features into this thing! The SteelSeries Aeon Pro...
- Xbox
- SteelSeries Aeon Pro
- Controllers
News Spoilers For Three Upcoming Xbox First-Party Titles Revealed In Massive Achievement List Leak
Fable, Gears of War: E-Day, and many more...
Spoilers for some major Xbox titles, the existence of unannounced games, and a whole bunch of other big-name games have been spotted online due to an achievements list leak from PC storefront Steam. Exophase, a website used for tracking achievements/trophies, published an extensive list of Steam...
- Xbox
- Fable
- Gears of War
- Minecraft
- Leaks
Tuesday8th Sep 2026
News Clutch Developer Doesn't Want To 'Kill' Forza Horizon, But Improve On Its 'Fairly Weak' Areas
"We’re not so silly as to claim that we’re going to kill Forza Horizon"
When you think of a driving game on Xbox, it's likely your first thought will be some variation of Forza. Whether that's Motorsport or Horizon, Forza dominates the majority of high-speed thrills for Microsoft. That's something Maverick Games creative director Mike Brown...
- Xbox
- Clutch
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Maverick Games
News GTA 6 Has No Major Xbox Competitors This November, But Nintendo Is Going Against It
Ocarina of Time remake arrives just two weeks before the Rockstar title
Well, well! It's been a year of publishers purposely avoiding the month of November to get out the way of GTA 6, but Nintendo clearly doesn't care about that - they've just set a November 5th release date for the Ocarina of Time remake. This slots the game between Modern...
- Xbox
- GTA 6
- Ocarina of Time Remake
- Nintendo
News Seven New Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including A Call Of Duty Game Pass Release (September 8)
Chilling in more ways than one
We're back with another daily roundup of all the games launching today, and, of course, the latest drop from September's Xbox Game Pass lineup! We've got seven games launching today, with the addition of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War for most tiers of XGP. Of the newbies, Mewgenics and Halloween are the most...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Round Up
- Xbox Game Pass
Talking Point The Xbox 360 Launched With 12 Gamerpics, Do You Remember Yours?
Gamerpics can tell you a lot about a person
Gamer Pictures have been around for near enough 21 years now, launching alongside the Xbox 360 in 2005. They were the precursor to Avatars when it came to player expression - a neat way to show off who you were and what you liked at a glance. But did you know the Xbox 360 only featured 12 gamerpics at...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Microsoft
- Xbox 360
- Gamerpics
News Bus Simulator 27 Has Arrived, And Here's A First Look At Reviews & Xbox Footage
Tickets, please
Ready for freakin' Bus Simulator 27?! The latest entry in the popular series has arrived on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S today following a brief period of early access for Deluxe Edition buyers, and therefore we've already got some reviews and raw Xbox Series X|S footage to analyse. There are three different game modes on offer...
- Xbox
- Bus Simulator 27
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Multiple Intriguing Horror Games Are Releasing On Xbox This Week
Worth keeping an eye on
We've already highlighted a few particularly interesting new under-the-radar releases coming to Xbox this week, such as the SEGA Saturn game Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute and the 2000s-style FPS Sprawl Zero, but there are also a few horror releases that we reckon are worth keeping an eye on at least. The game you see in...
- Xbox
- Horror Games
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Random Someone Has Rebuilt The Xbox 360 Avatar Editor With A Full List Of 21,425 Items
"The full catalogue is in it"
How about this for a cool project! An Xbox fan has taken it upon themselves to rebuild the classic Xbox 360 Avatar Editor with a "full catalogue" of 21,425 items, accessible via a browser in the form of a website known as 360sona. The creator shared their website with the Xbox Reddit community earlier today,...
- Xbox
- Xbox 360
- Random
- Avatars
News 'It's Been A Very Positive Experience' - Denshattack! Director On Recent Xbox Game Pass Launch
It remains one of the best games of 2026
Once in a while, we're completely surprised by the quality of an Xbox Game Pass day one release, and back in July, the "Tony Hawk but you're a train" game Denshattack! was exactly that. Denshattack! is a vibrant blend of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, SSX, and even a little bit of Jet Set Radio Future, all smushe
- Xbox
- Denshattack!
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Game Pass
