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Saturday27th Sep 2025
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In October 2025
All the confirmed reveals so far
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in October 2025? 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 Xbox Game Pass in October 2025. Here's a...
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- Xbox Series X
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (September 29 - October 3)
Including at least one new Game Pass title!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for September 29 - October 3! Some of the biggest releases over the next few days include Alien: Rogue Incursion, Digimon Story Time Stranger and Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles
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- Weekly Roundup
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Talking Point So, Did You End Up Pre-Ordering The ROG Xbox Ally?
Gone for it? Or is it too expensive?
After weeks and weeks of hanging on for more news from Microsoft, the team finally opened up pre-orders for its pair of ROG Xbox Ally devices last week, revealing its pricing model for multiple regions around the globe. So, the question is, did you end up pre-ordering one when they finally became available?...
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 27-28)
We're ready to chill out and play some games!
Welcome to another weekend! It's been a busy one for us this week covering all of the Tokyo Game Show shenanigans, so we're definitely ready to relax and play some Xbox over the next few days. Here's what we're playing this weekend: Ben Kerry, Staff Writer: As you saw in my recent Silent Hill F...
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- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday26th Sep 2025
News Microsoft Announces First Batch Of Accessories For The ROG Xbox Ally
"You will soon have more ways to customize your play experience"
With the ROG Xbox Ally pre-orders having officially begun, we're starting to see some accessories crop up for the handheld, and Microsoft is specifically advertising three accessories via the official Xbox Wire website right now. Interestingly, two of these are geared around storage,...
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- ROG Xbox Ally
- Handhelds
- Microsoft
- Accessories
News Xbox Bug Sees Games Disappearing And Showing Triangles With Exclamation Marks
You're not alone if you're getting this
In the midst of our coverage today, we've seen a few reports here and there about Xbox games featuring "triangles with exclamation marks" - and so after checking it out, the image above is what we were greeted with! As you can see, every single game is showing these triangles and exclamation points, which...
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- Bug
- Glitches
News ROG Xbox Ally Prices Finally Revealed, Pre-Orders Now Live
It's about time!
Yes, it's finally happened! Pre-orders for the ROG Xbox Ally handheld have officially begun in 38 countries around the world, and the prices are finally being revealed as those pre-orders go live. Let's break down the prices first, shall we? Here's the price of the ROG Xbox Ally in various regions: Region ROG Xbox Ally...
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Guide Where To Buy The ROG Xbox Ally & ROG Xbox Ally X Handhelds
Keep an eye on these retailers for stock
The ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X handhelds are officially available to buy right now, but as we saw in the first few hours of pre-orders going live, stock has been hard to come by in some cases - especially in terms of the Ally X. So, we thought we'd try and provide you with a bunch of retailers that...
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- Guides
- ROG Xbox Ally
- ROG Xbox Ally X
- Buying Guide
News The ROG Xbox Ally Is Rapidly Selling Out At Retailers Around The World
Including on the Xbox Store itself
Microsoft very quietly began pre-orders for the ROG Xbox Ally handheld a few hours ago, and stock is rapidly selling out at a whole bunch of retailers around the world - even including the Xbox Store itself in the case of the Ally X. This has actually been announced by Xbox on social media, as you can see in the...
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- ROG Xbox Ally
- Handhelds
- Pre-Orders
News Call Of Duty Dev Admits 'Worry' About Franchise Fatigue With Black Ops 7
"I worry about that"
Xbox developer Treyarch is following up 2024's Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 with Black Ops 7 later this year; that being the first time Black Ops has seen to back-to-back releases in series history. Despite the upcoming title being set in a completely different time period to last year's effort, a senior developer on the team has...
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- Call Of Duty
- Black Ops 7
- Treyarch
- Microsoft
News FF7 Remake Director Talks Developing For Xbox Series S, Praises The 'Solid' Hardware
"We have been pretty proud of what we were able to achieve"
Earlier this month, it was confirmed that Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade will be coming to Xbox Series X and S on January 22nd, 2026, with pre-orders now available on the Xbox Store (including the original FF7 as a pre-order bonus!). Ahead of its release, Windows Central has been...
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- Final Fantasy 7 Remake
- Xbox Series S
Feature Six Things We Want To See From Forza Horizon 6 And Its Japan Setting
Our early wishlist for FH6!
Forza Horizon 6 is real, and the franchise is finally heading to Japan after years of fan outcry for the Asian nation to feature in the series. Truth be told, we've been happy with most of Horizon's location choices so far, but Japan is pretty exciting, so we're looking forward to heading East and cruising around with our...
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- Features
- Forza Horizon 6
- Playground Games
- Xbox Series X
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About EA Sports FC 26, Out Today On Xbox
The Standard Edition has finally arrived
The latest entry in the EA Sports FC series has officially arrived today in the form of EA Sports FC 26, which has been available in early access for a little while but has only now received its Standard Edition launch across all platforms. We've been hoping to bring you a review of the game today, but it's...
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- EA Sports FC 26
- Review Roundup
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Ubisoft Might Be Bringing Prince Of Persia To Xbox Game Pass Soon
Bring it on!
In the midst of all the Tokyo Game Show craziness that was happening yesterday, there was a strange addition to the PC Game Pass lineup in the form of a Prince of Persia title, although it didn't actually work when it was added. The game in question is Ubisoft's excellent Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and you can see some examples...
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- Prince of Persia
- Ubisoft
- Xbox Game Pass
News Here's Your First Look At Extended Battlefield 6 Single-Player Gameplay
15 minutes of campaign footage!
We're now two weeks away from the official launch of Battlefield 6 on Xbox Series X|S, and as plenty of games flock to Tokyo Game Show this week, we're starting to see lots of single-player footage emerge for EA's upcoming FPS. A lot of this has commentary slapped over it, but thankfully, the folks over at IGN have...
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- Battlefield 6
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Forza Horizon 6's Map The 'Biggest Yet' As Dev Confirms Tokyo City Location
"The biggest city that we've done"
Details were light on yesterday's Tokyo Game Show reveal for Forza Horizon 6 - but a new interview with outlet GamesRadar gives us some more context on the game, and its much-anticipated Japanese location. First off, FH6's rendit
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- Forza Horizon 6
- Playground Games
- Japan
- Xbox Series X
Thursday25th Sep 2025
News Here's A Look At The Updated Xbox Game Studios Roadmap From September 2025
After some big announcements from Microsoft
Following what's been a busy few months for Xbox in a multitude of positive and negative ways, super-fan Klobrille has shared another updated version of their long-running Xbox Game Studios roadmap - with some recent additions and unfortunate casualties now accounted for on the list. As we've covered...
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- Xbox First-Party
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News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 25)
Your latest roundup of new titles
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, we have two full additions to the main Game Pass Ultimate library, including Square Enix action-RPG Visions of Mana. We also got a surprise PC addition during today's Tokyo Game Show broadcast, but it's technically a free-to-play game, with its Game Pass in
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- Xbox Game Pass
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Three Games Announced For Game Pass At Xbox TGS 2025 Showcase
Although one of them kinda doesn't make sense
Today's Xbox showcase at Tokyo Game Show 2025 is in the books, and although we saw seven Xbox Game Pass titles during the event, only three of them were games with brand-new release date announcements. We've heard about one of those before - Winter Burrow - which finally now has a release date in...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- TGS
- Tokyo Game Show
- Showcase
Roundup All The Reveals From The Xbox Showcase At Tokyo Game Show 2025
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch the Xbox showcase at Tokyo Game Show 2025 earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, which you'll find elsewhere on Pure Xbox. If you don't want to watch it all the way through, we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article...
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- Round Up
- Features
News Xbox Is Looking For Fans Who Want To Take Part In 'Research Opportunities'
As part of the Xbox Insider program
Fancy getting involved in some upcoming user research opportunities with Xbox? Well, the Xbox Insider team is specifically asking for fans to complete a Microsoft Games User Research Survey in order to "join a panel of users that are interested in games user research with Microsoft". It hasn't been revealed what...
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- Xbox Insider
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (September 25-28)
Come try out some free Xbox titles!
Free Play Days is here, and it's a big one this week! To coincide with Tokyo Game Show 2025, Microsoft has added six Xbox titles to Free Play Days, including a batch of quite recent releases. Here's your full Xbox Free Play Days selection this weekend: Bassmaster Fishing Diablo 4 Dungeons 3
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News Forza Horizon 6 Heads To Japan In 2026, Day One On Xbox Game Pass
Your first look at the new Forza title!
It's real! After weeks and weeks of rumours that Forza Horizon 6 was going to be announced at Tokyo Game Show 2025, it's happened - and yep, we're going to be cruising around open-world Japan next year on Xbox Game Pass. You can get your first glimpse at Xbox's upcoming racer via t
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- Forza Horizon 6
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News The Witcher 3 Is Getting Mod Support On Xbox, But It's Been Delayed To 2026
"Thank you for your patience!"
Continuing its celebrations in relation to 10 years of The Witcher 3, CD Projekt Red has announced a new cross-platform mod program - and it'll bring mods to Xbox consoles for the very first time. Yep, The Witcher 3 Next-Gen will soon support in-game mods downloaded via the mod.io platform. Fellow open-world affair...
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- The Witcher 3
- CD Projekt Red
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Forza Horizon 6 Devs Discuss Why Japan Was 'Right Fit' & When To Expect Gameplay
"We’re excited to finally be bringing this much-requested location to players"
If you haven't seen it yet, Forza Horizon 6 was announced at Xbox's Tokyo Game Show event earlier today! We didn't really get much information at the time though, with just a very short teaser trailer and a brief overview in the YouTube description section, which left...
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- Forza Horizon 6
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Confirms Forza Horizon 6 Will Come To PS5, But Not On Launch
"PlayStation 5 post-launch"
As part of today's Tokyo Game Show 2025 broadcast, Microsoft officially confirmed Forza Horizon 6, after the community had basically willed its Japanese setting into existence over the past few years. It follows 2021's Mexico-themed Forza Horizon 5, which just came to PS5 earlier this year a
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- Forza Horizon 6
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- PS5
News Gungrave GORE Blood Heat Brings 'Fully Rebuilt' Action-Shooter To Xbox Series X|S
"With a new engine and enhanced visual quality"
Microsoft kicked off its Tokyo Game Show broadcast today by announcing Gungrave GORE Blood Heat; a reimagining of Prime Matter's action-shooter Gungrave GORE "fully rebuilt" for Xbox Series X|S consoles. The team says that this new version of the title features "a new engine and enhanced visual...
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- Gungrave GORE Blood Heat
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Live Watch Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2025 Showcase Here
Will Forza Horizon 6 be announced?!
Hello, and welcome to the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025 showcase! This event will feature upcoming first-party and third-party games targeted towards a Japanese audience, and we'll also likely get some Xbox Game Pass surprises! There's even a rumour that Forza Horizon 6 could be announced here as well. Fingers...
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News Asia Is Now The Fastest Growing Region For Xbox, Says Sarah Bond
"It's great to bring games from this region to Xbox"
Shortly after Microsoft's Tokyo Game Show livestream ended earlier today, the team uploaded a special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast - where Sarah Bond revealed that Asia is currently the fastest growing region for the platform. This perhaps isn't a huge surprise, given that historically...
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- Microsoft
- Sarah Bond
- Asia
- Japan
News Capcom Is Bringing The First Two Monster Hunter Stories Games To Xbox In 2025
With Stories 3 coming in 2026!
During Microsoft's Tokyo Game Show 2025 broadcast, Capcom has revealed that Monster Hunter Stories and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin are heading to Xbox later this year! These releases are an effort to introduce players to the MH Stories franchise ahead of Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twist
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Poll How Would You Grade Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2025 Event?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Xbox showcase at Tokyo Game Show 2025! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided a recap of everything that happened as part of the show. <related ids="188325"> So, all things considered,...
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News Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge Of The Seven Is Shadow Dropping Today On Xbox Series X|S
And there's a free demo!
We never got to see Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge Of The Seven when the 2024 remake first arrived for PC, Switch and PlayStation back in October of last year, but it's now finally shadow dropping on Xbox Series X and S! Yes, this game is arriving on the Xbox Store today, and it's very different to the existing version of...
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- Romancing SaGa 2
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Deus Ex Remastered Is Making Its Way To Xbox In February 2026
"Question Everything. Trust No One."
Well here's a nice surprise from the September 2025 State of Play event! Aspyr has announced that it's remastering the original Deus Ex from 2000 in the form of Deus Ex Remastered, and it's bringing a bunch of visual improvements including new lighting, dynamic shadows, upscaled textures and more. Beyond that,...
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- Deus Ex Remastered
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Project Evilbane Is A PVE Co-Op Game That's Coming To Xbox In 2027
"A dynamic and action-packed strategy-based experience"
One of the games that's been getting a fair bit of attention following today's Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025 event is Project Evilbane, which is a four-player PvE co-op title that's coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in 2027. That's obviously quite a long way away, but the PC release will...
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- Project Evilbane
- Tokyo Game Show 2025
News Rhythm Doctor Looks Insane In The Best Way, Launching As An Xbox Console Exclusive
Overwhelmingly Positive reviews on Steam
One of the games that really caught our eye at today's Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025 showcase was Rhythm Doctor, which is a mad music game that's set to be an Xbox console exclusive when it releases on December 6th, 2025. This one's already available in early access on Steam where it has an "Overwhelmingly...
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- Rhythm Doctor
News Aniimo's Latest Xbox Trailer Has An Everwild-Meets-Pokémon Vibe
Throw a bit of Palworld in there too
There's been a lot of interest in Aniimo ever since it was first announced, and we found out back in June that it would be coming to Xbox in 2026. Today, as part of Xbox's Tokyo Game Show event, it received a brand-new trailer as well. This game is described as a "next-gen open-world creature-catching A
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- Aniimo
- Tokyo Game Show 2025
Wednesday24th Sep 2025
Guide Xbox At Tokyo Game Show 2025: Event Date, Start Times & Where To Watch The Showcase
We're getting VERY close now!
It's almost time for the Xbox showcase at the Tokyo Game Show 2025! Yep, Xbox will be hosting an event that's set to bring us new looks as well as brand-new announcements for lots of upcoming games, and we're pretty hyped about it! In this guide, we're going to tell you everything you need to know about the Xbox Tokyo...
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- Guides
- Tokyo Game Show 2025
- Microsoft
News Major Retailer Seemingly Clearing Out Xbox Series Stock In Certain Regions Right Now
US, UK and AU/NZ examples spotted
We're seeing several reports online right now about a major retailer clearing out Xbox Series X|S stock in multiple regions - including a full report on how the retail giant may be getting rid of its Xbox section altogether. We thought we'd take a look at all of this and see what's what, especially amidst plans from...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Microsoft
- Industry
News Hades 2 Becomes 2025's Highest-Rated New Game Ahead Of Eventual Xbox Release
The wait feels even more painful now
Hades 2 is officially releasing for PC and Nintendo Switch on September 25th, and that means the first reviews have just started to go live - and it's currently racking up an incredible 94 average rating on Metacritic. The score could change as more reviews roll in, but for now, Hades 2 is the highest-rated new...
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- Hades
- Review Roundup
Thursday25th Sep 2025
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From September 2025's State Of Play
Don't worry, they're not all PS5 exclusives!
Today's PlayStation State of Play event for September 2025 included a bunch of games that are also coming to Xbox, including the likes of Battlefield 6, Crimson Desert, Halloween: The Game and more! In addition, we fou
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- PlayStation
- State Of Play
- September 2025
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Wednesday24th Sep 2025
News Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Shares Message Ahead Of Tokyo Game Show 2025 Broadcast
"Thank you, and we hope you enjoy the show"
Tokyo Game Show 2025 is right around the corner! In fact, this week of TGS-flavoured showcases has actually already begun - but Xbox's broadcast kicks off tomorrow, and boss Phil Spencer is here to share a few words ahead of the showcase. With Xbox's neon-soaked Tokyo Game Show art in the background, Phil...
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- Tokyo Game Show 2025
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News Ananta Looks Pretty Awesome, But We Don't Think It's Coming To Xbox
Let's hope plans change
Have you heard about this game called Ananta yet? It's racked up 1.5 million views in just 24 hours on the PlayStation YouTube channel, and for good reason - it looks like a mix of GTA, SpiderMan, Watch Dogs and so many other games! You can watch that video up above if you haven't seen it yet, but we know the question that...
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- Ananta
News Multiple Yakuza Games Announced For Xbox At RGG Summit, Including Yakuza Kiwami 3
"A legend is reborn and a new legacy begins"
The RGG Summit 2025 just took place a few hours ago, and as expected, SEGA announced Yakuza Kiwami 3 as part of the event - but we've also got some older titles in the series that are getting repackaged for Xbox Series X|S. Let's start with Yakuza Kiwami 3. This is described as "an extreme remake that...
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- Yakuza
- Yakuza Kiwami 3
- RGG Summit
- Xbox Series X
News Baldur's Gate 3 Targets Seven Xbox Fixes In Latest 22GB Update
"Addressing some rather annoying instances of crashing on Xbox"
If you already own Baldur's Gate 3 for Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, you may have noticed that it received a 22.8GB update last night out of the blue, and it's actually quite an important one for fixing some pesky Xbox issues. There are seven Xbox-specific fixes tucked into what...
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- Baldur's Gate 3
- Updates
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Here's What Was Shown Off At Capcom's Tokyo Game Show 2025 Event
Closer looks at a bunch of upcoming releases
As mentioned in our Tokyo Game Show 2025 feature a couple of days ago, Capcom has just held a special showcase as part of the event featuring trailers and closer looks at a bunch of upcoming Xbox releases. We didn't get any major surprises here, but we did at least get to see more of Pragmata,
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- Capcom
- Tokyo Game Show 2025
News Xbox Makes Its First State Of Play Appearance As Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 Jets Off To PS5
With PSVR2 support!
Last week, we covered rumours that Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 was coming to PS5 - and now Xbox has made its first ever State of Play appearance to formally announce the new port. Landing on December 8th, 2025, MSFS 2024 is officially the next Xbox-to-PS5 announcement from Microsoft - and the team has also revealed that...
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- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
- PS5
- Microsoft
News Ampere Analysis: Xbox Users Play More Games, But For A Shorter Amount Of Time
Compared to Steam & PlayStation players
A fresh set of data from Ampere Analysis this week gives us some new insight into how players across Xbox, PlayStation and PC interact with their games - and the results are interesting if somewhat predictable. The headline here is that Xbox users play more games on average than those across Steam and...
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- Microsoft
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Three Games Announced For Xbox At Annapurna Interactive September 2025 Showcase
Three interesting indies inbound!
As part of Tokyo Game Show week, Annapurna Interactive hosted its own showcase last night debuting three interesting-looking titles - and they're all coming to Xbox in the coming months! Musical RPG People of Note is the one that's standing out the most here; with its colourful, rhythmic world set to be unleashed...
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- Tokyo Game Show 2025
- Annapurna Interactive
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Is Getting Amazing Reviews So Far
It's launching on Xbox next week!
Ready for a new Final Fantasy on Xbox? Well, we're getting Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles in just a few days' time, and the first reviews for this one have been extremely positive over the past few hours. Seriously, we're looking at some amazing scores from all sorts of major outlets here, to the...
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- Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
- Round Up
- Review Roundup
News Microsoft Adds Sleek Ninja Gaiden 4 Controller To Xbox Design Lab
Available now!
Hot on the heels of adding its popular Witcher 3 controllers to the service, Microsoft has introduced some new Ninja Gaiden 4 options to its Xbox Design Lab program today. Live in the Lab right now, avid hackers and slashers can make custom variants of this new Ninja Gaiden 4 design - applicable to both the standard Xbox Series X|S...
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- Xbox Design Lab
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- Xbox Series X
