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Thursday25th Sep 2025
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 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...
- Xbox
- Project Evilbane
- Tokyo Game Show 2025
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
- Xbox
- 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...
- Xbox
- 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...
- Xbox
- 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...
- Xbox
- 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
- Xbox One
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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- Microsoft
- Tokyo Game Show 2025
- Phil Spencer
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...
- Xbox
- 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...
- Xbox
- 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...
- Xbox
- 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...
- Xbox
- 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...
- Xbox
- 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...
- Xbox
- 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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- Microsoft
- Xbox Design Lab
- Ninja Gaiden 4
- Xbox Series X
News Dynasty Warriors 3 Gets An Unreal Engine 5 Remaster On Xbox In March 2026
"A Warrior Worth A Thousand Reforged"
One of the highlight announcements from today's September 2025 State of Play event was the reveal of Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered, which has since also been announced for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. This is an Unreal Engine 5 remaster of Dynasty Warriors 3, with the entire game said to...
- Xbox
- Dynasty Warriors 3 Complete Edition Remastered
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News EA Debuts Battlefield 6 Campaign Footage Ahead Of Next Month's Xbox Release
"Campaign returns on a global scale"
There's a lot of hype behind Battlefield 6 right now as EA's big FPS makes its grand return next month, and now the team has just shown off what BF Studios is cooking up with the game's campaign. You can take a look at the debut of this Official Campaign Trailer up above, and we'll chuck EA's description of...
- Xbox
- EA
- Battlefield 6
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Tuesday23rd Sep 2025
News ROG Xbox Ally Spotted With Price And 'Pre-Order Now' Banner At UK Retailer
Will we find out more this week?
It's amazing that we're still waiting for official prices and pre-order details for the ROG Xbox Ally handheld considering it's out in less than a month (October 16th), but many have speculated that we'll be hearing something this week. And, over on the Xbox Ally Reddit page today, someone has shared what appears to...
- Xbox
- ROG Xbox Ally
- Prices
- Pre-Orders
News Xbox Is Offering A Discount On Refurbished Consoles In The UK Right Now
Maybe worth considering?
It's been a year where we've constantly heard about console prices going up (and not just Xbox), but if you're in the UK, Microsoft is currently offering a decent discount on "certified refurbished" Series X and Series X consoles. Don't expect anything too crazy here, but a 1TB Xbox Series X is down from £439.99 to...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Refurbished
- Deals
News Xbox Fan Gets Physical Refund From Bethesda Over Cancelled Redfall DLC
One way to do it
Around a year ago, we talked about certain Redfall purchasers not receiving their refunds for the game's cancelled DLC packs, and it looks like it's taken another full year for some folks to see their money returned by Bethesda. Today, Reddit user WestDraw3952 has shared an image of their physical refund for Redfall's DLC. T
- Xbox
- Bethesda
- Redfall
- Arkane
- Xbox Series X
News Three Games From 2K Have Just Received New Server Closure Dates
And there are more shutdowns planned
We always like to keep you up to date with the latest server closures here at Pure Xbox, and 2K has just added new server closure dates for three of its games - two of those being WWE titles, and another one being a PGA title. Now, that's actually a bit of good news scattered in here - WWE 2K24 is no longer...
- Xbox
- Server Closures
- 2K Games
News Microsoft Store Tells Xbox Fans To 'Check Your Chat' For Free Money
Seemingly nothing yet though
So, we've been having a browse on the Microsoft Store this morning to check out all the new Xbox deals that have been added (more on those later today), and we've come across something called "Check Your Chat" on the main page. Microsoft is specifically telling Xbox fans that they've been sent some free money, and it's...
- Xbox
- Microsoft Store
- Xbox Gift Cards
- Xbox Store
News Hideo Kojima Shows Off Xbox Game OD, And It Looks Insane
Visuals, atmosphere off the charts
After years and years of what can only be described as the most teasing of teasers, Hideo Kojima & co. have actually released their first proper trailer for Xbox game OD as part of last n
- Xbox
- OD
- Hideo Kojima
- Kojima Productions
- Microsoft
Review Silent Hill F (Xbox) - A New Front For Konami As Silent Hill Makes Its Return
Hinako's horror
We played the entirety of Silent Hill F on PS5 for this review, due to our early access code. We have since tested the game on Xbox Series X and S, the details of which are explained towards the end of the review. A quaint, semi-rural Japanese town covered in a thick layer of fog that never seems to dissipate... despite a switch...
- Xbox
- Reviews
- Silent Hill F
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Stalker 2 Update 1.6 Arrives On Xbox, Here Are The Patch Notes
Night Vision Goggles, anyone?
Stalker 2 is back with another new update today in the form of update 1.6, which is also known as "Way of the Hunter". There are loads and loads of bug fixes and balance changes tucked in here, along with some new features. The big thing they're focusing on are the Night Vision Goggles, although you'll also find a new...
- Xbox
- Stalker 2
- Updates
- Patch Notes
- Xbox Series X
Deals Xbox's Tokyo Game Show Sale Is Now Live, 400+ Games Discounted This Week
There's also a Super Saver Sale
It's Tuesday, and we've once again been treated to a vast array of discounts on the Microsoft Store! The highlight of this week is a Tokyo Game Show sale, but we've also got a new Super Saver Sale, Fighter Sale, Bandai Namco Sale and more! Altogether, XBDeals says there are over 430 new offers that have been added...
- Xbox
- Deals
- Tokyo Game Show
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Leadership Looks Genuinely Thrilled To Be Working With Kojima Productions On OD
Phil's hyped
Earlier today, we got our closest look yet at Kojima Productions' OD — via the game's 'Knock' teaser trailer — and it looks as though watchers at home weren't the only ones excited by what they were seeing. The new Kojima trailer was pulled from the team's 'Beyond the Strand' livestream, which we've included up above if you'd like...
- Xbox
- Phil Spencer
- Kojima Productions
- OD
- Microsoft
News Rematch Season 1 Kicks Off With New 3v3 Mode, Crossplay & More On Xbox Game Pass
And a free trial if you don't have Game Pass
Rematch has officially kicked off its first season since launching on Xbox Game Pass back in June, and Season 1 brings loads of new features with it, along with 20% discount on the Xbox Store and an upcoming free trial. One of the big new things they've added for Season 1 is a much-requested 3v3 ranked...
- Xbox
- Rematch
- Xbox Game Pass
- Updates
Monday22nd Sep 2025
News Two Games Are Available Early This Week With Xbox Game Pass (September 22-23)
Arriving today and tomorrow
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, we're going to highlight two titles coming to the library over the next two days - starting today with the PC-only addition of Endless Legend 2. Here's some more information on that title, along with what's coming to the service tomorrow for console and PC: Endless...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Microsoft
News Xbox Cloud Gaming Quality Bump Shows 'Dramatic Improvement' Says Digital Foundry
"This is all looking really really impressive"
Earlier this month, we shared the news that Xbox Cloud Gaming was seemingly bumping its quality, as options of up to 1440p resolution were spotted on the backend - and now the folks over at Digital Foundry have managed to test this out in practice. <related ids="187654"> By loading up Avatar:...
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- Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Microsoft
- Digital Foundry
News Battlefield 6 Team Partners With Xbox & PlayStation To Combat Cronus Zen Cheaters
"We're going to be taking cheating very, very seriously here"
Every now and then, we hear about a thing called the Cronus Zen - a small device that can be used for multiple things, but in cheating terms is used to convert mouse and keyboard into a virtual controller, as well as implement scripts that can provide an advantage through the likes of...
- Xbox
- Battlefield 6
- Cronus Zen
Feature Seven Xbox-Related Showcases To Look Out For At Tokyo Game Show 2025
A busy few days ahead of us
Welcome to Tokyo Game Show week! It's set to be a very busy few days of reveals, with multiple companies choosing to host showcases up until Sunday, and that includes the usual Xbox Tokyo Game Show broadcast as well. It's very difficult to find an overview of everything that's happening this week, so we've picked out...
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- Tokyo Game Show
- Showcase
- Round Up
- Features
News Microsoft Has Made Its 'Largest Investment' In Xbox Game Pass Ever This Year
"This year marks our largest investment in Game Pass to date"
In a new interview with outlet Eurogamer, ID@Xbox boss Chris Charla says that Microsoft has made its "largest investment in Game Pass to date" in 2025 so far. Further elaborating on the point that this has been a big year for Game Pass, Charla added that Xbox has "signed deals with m
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- Microsoft
- Xbox Game Pass
- Industry
Guide Silent Hill F: Release Date, Release Times & Early Access Details On Xbox
Everything you need to know
We've been waiting a long time for this one, and it's right around the corner now! Yep, this week, Konami brings Silent Hill F to Xbox as the series finally returns to Microsoft's platform - and it's been getting rather good reviews so far. <related ids="188171"> So, if those early impressions are convincing you...
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- Guides
- Silent Hill F
- Konami
- Xbox Series X
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Silent Hill F
Launching this week on Xbox!
Silent Hill F is upon us! Yep, Konami's new entry in the famous horror franchise launches later this week on Xbox, and ahead of that upcoming release, the game's general review embargo has now lifted. So, following on from that early positive write-up from Famitsu, we're going to gather up a bunch more reviews down...
- Xbox
- Round Up
- Silent Hill F
- Konami
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox Store Links Discovered For Horizon: Zero Dawn & Other PS5 Games, But Don't Get Excited
It's a whole lot of nothing
Yesterday, there was a lot of chatter on social media about how Xbox Store links had been discovered for various PS5 games including Horizon: Zero Dawn, Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us Part 2, with some suggesting that Xbox ports for these titles might be in the works. The links were being found on Google, and...
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- PS5
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Ghost of Tsushima
News Borderlands 4 Sales Figures Impress As Take-Two Makes Over $150 Million
Bringing in the loot
Following positive critic reviews and some less positive opinions on the game's performance, we're seeing some early player and sales data for Borderlands 4 across all platforms - and the outlook is pretty good for publisher Take-Two and developer Gearbox Software. According to Alinea Analytics figures from
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- Borderlands 4
- Take-Two
- Gearbox
- Xbox Series X
News Activision Shows Off First Proper Look At COD: Black Ops 7 Multiplayer
Full list of launch maps revealed as well
Activision is getting ready to show off Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 multiplayer at a special "Call of Duty: NEXT" event on September 30th, but before we get there, a new trailer shows us a little of what to expect from this year's edition. You can watch that trailer up above, and the development team has gone...
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- Black Ops 7
- Activision
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News New Leak Reveals Fresh Details & Concept Art For Xbox's Cancelled Perfect Dark Reboot
Apparently shared by a former developer
We've been wondering when more details might start to leak out about Xbox's recently cancelled Perfect Dark reboot, and it's now begun - courtesy of an apparent "former developer" who's shared some details with the outlet MP1st. Let's start with those details. The outlet says it's seen documentation that...
- Xbox
- Perfect Dark
- The Initiative
News Microsoft Rewards Is Giving Away A Cheap Movie Rental In Some Countries
"Enjoy the latest releases and top titles"
Fancy a cheap movie night? Well, we've been browsing the "Redeem" section of Microsoft Rewards (otherwise known as Rewards with Xbox) over the past few days, and have come across a special offer for certain countries. It turns out this has quietly been available for a couple of months now, and it's an HD...
- Xbox
- Xbox Rewards. Microsoft Rewards
- PSA
- Rakuten
Saturday20th Sep 2025
Feature These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (September 22-26)
Including four Game Pass titles
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for September 22-26! We've got another busy few days ahead of us, with the likes of Silent Hill f, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and EA Sports FC 26 all launching on Xbox, along with plenty of
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- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Lots Of Games Are Their 'Lowest Price Ever' On Xbox This Weekend (September 20-21)
Including plenty of AAA titles
It's been a little quieter than usual for new Xbox sales over the past week, but that's not to say we haven't got any great deals on the Xbox Store right now - there are literally hundreds of games that are reduced at the time of writing. And, heading into the weekend, we spotted quite a few big AAA titles that are at...
- Xbox
- Lowest Price Ever
- Deals
- Round Up
Poll Are You Buying Silent Hill F Next Week?
The series returns to Xbox!
It's almost time for Silent Hill to return to Xbox! Yep, Konami's upcoming Silent Hill f is the first series entry to grace Xbox in some time - and based on
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- Features
- Polls
- Silent Hill F
- Xbox Series X
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 20-21)
Going beast mode?
Welcome to another weekend! It's past mid-September now, which means the big releases are really kicking into gear - including Dying Light: The Beast which just landed on Xbox a few days ago! Some of you may be getting stuck into that one, but here's what we're playing this weekend: Ben Kerry, Staff Writer: I've gotta admit, I'm...
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- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday19th Sep 2025
News Microsoft Announces New Price Increases For Xbox Series X|S In The US
"We are navigating an incredibly dynamic environment"
To finish off the week, Microsoft has announced that it's increasing the prices of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in the United States, and these increases will apply to all versions of the two systems currently on the market. The standard Xbox Series X with a disc drive will now jump to...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Industry
- Price Increases
News Earthion Has Finally Arrived On Xbox, And It's One Of The Best-Rated Games Of 2025
"A must-have for fans of the genre"
Back in July, we thought we'd be getting the new side-scrolling space shooter known as Earthion on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but it ended up getting delayed for all consoles until an unspecified date in September. Well, that date has arrived! Earthion is now available on Xbox as of September...
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- Earthion
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox One
News Dying Light: The Beast Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
Here's how both Xbox versions stack up
Last night, we highlighted the first reviews for Dying Light: The Beast as the game launched on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but very few of those reviews were for the Xbox version - so how does it fare on those consoles? Well, as usual, we're looking to Fuzion Xbox Testing
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- Dying Light: The Beast
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Unnamed Xbox Game Studios Title Shows Up On Tokyo Game Show's 2025 Schedule
Airing on September 27th
The excitement for Tokyo Game Show next week is starting to build, with Xbox recently laying out its livestream plans for the convention. Indeed, we have Microsoft's own broadcast airing September 25th, and now a new third-party livestream has hinted that the Xbox event may well contain a pretty big surprise.
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- Tokyo Game Show 2025
- Famitsu
- Microsoft Japan
- Xbox Game Studios
