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Monday15th Sep 2025
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake Is Getting New 'Streamlined Progress' Features For Its Xbox Launch
A super easy combat experience
Last Friday's Nintendo Direct officially confirmed to us that Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade is coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on January 22nd, 2026 - and it's since been confirmed that the whole trilogy will be on Xbox too. The other thing that we discovered a few hours later is that Final Fantasy 7...
- Xbox
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Poll Are You Buying Dying Light: The Beast On Xbox This Week?
The next Dying Light is upon us
Folks, a new Dying Light game is coming to Xbox very soon. Sure, some of you may be well aware of this, but it does feel like the game is flying under the radar a bit - and we're curious to know how many of you plan on actually buying Dying Light: The Beast later in the week. What started out as a DLC for Dying Light...
- Xbox
- Dying Light: The Beast
- Features
- Polls
Saturday13th Sep 2025
News Six Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In October 2025 So Far
An early look at next month
As we always do around this time of the month, we're taking a look today at what's ahead for October 2025's Xbox Game Pass selection, with six titles having been confirmed for the library next month so far. As it stands, we already know about three Xbox Game Studios titles - including Obsidian's third release of the year...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- October 2025
Feature These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (September 15-19)
Including three new Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for September 15-19! The big release of the next few days is undoubtedly Dying Light: The Beast, but we've also got loads of other indie game launches that look excellent, along with three new Xbox Game Pass titles and a special early access trial for EA Sports FC 26. Oh, and...
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- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News ScootX Looks Seriously Cool, And It's Quietly Releasing On Xbox Next Week
"The world’s first 100% physics-driven scooter simulation"
Tucked into today's "games coming to Xbox next week" roundup is an awesome-looking scooter game known as ScootX, and it's quietly releasing on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S next week. ScootX is described as "the world’s first 100% physics-driven scooter simulation", and it's been in...
- Xbox
- ScootX
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 13-14)
Exploring the borderlands?
Welcome to another weekend! We're well into September now, which means the big releases are starting to kick into gear on Xbox - with Gearbox's Borderlands 4 being the big one this past week. Here's what we're playing over the next few days: Ben Kerry, Staff Writer: Despite some great reviews so far, Borderlands 4...
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- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday12th Sep 2025
News Four Xbox 360 Racing Games Potentially Closing Their Servers In November 2025
Update: EA has moved the date
We always like to bring you news of server closures when we hear of them, and it looks like EA has just planned another four shutdowns for March 2026 - all of them racing games from the Xbox 360 era. This was pointed out by AnimeWanderer99 on Reddit, who advised that if you go to the "Online Services
- Xbox
- EA
- Racing
- Xbox 360
- Server Closures
News Square Enix Confirms That Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth & Part 3 Are Coming To Xbox
No more timed exclusivity!
Earlier on, we got a proper release date for the Xbox version of Final Fantasy 7 Remake, but that's not all from Square Enix. Shortly after this news aired during today's Nintendo Direct, the company confirmed that the whole trilogy is coming to Xbox - that means FF7 Rebirth is on the way a
- Xbox
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake Trilogy
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Cronos: The New Dawn Has Cutbacks On Xbox Series S, But Performance Is 'Flawless'
Series X in-line with PS5
A week or so after its launch, Digital Foundry has delivered its tech review on Cronos: The New Dawn, which includes an analysis on both the Xbox Series X and Series S versions of the Bloober Team shooter. We've thrown that DF review up above, but for those of you that want to read rather than watch, we'll go over a bit of...
- Xbox
- Cronos The New Dawn
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Moon Mystery Is Coming To Xbox Next Week, And The Reviews Are All Over The Place
We're intrigued though
We've mentioned a lot of indie games coming to Xbox in September 2025 already, but one that's been getting attention and we've not discussed much is Moon Mystery, which is an FPS / puzzle game that first hit PC last October. FYI, this game's reviews are all over the place. It doesn't have many professional reviews, but on...
- Xbox
- Moon Mystery
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Multiple Games Get New Xbox Reveals Following September 2025's Nintendo Direct
Including a new Dragon Quest!
Today marked a special 60-minute Nintendo Direct from the folks behind the Switch and Switch 2, so we inevitibly saw a lot of third-party reveals as part of the showcase - and a few of those are coming to Xbox consoles soon as well. This includes Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade, which finally has a date of January...
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- Nintendo Direct
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Hades 2 Doesn't Have An Xbox Release Date Yet, But It Does For Nintendo Switch
We're getting there
Just in case you were wondering, because we didn't put it in our big Nintendo Direct roundup earlier today, Hades 2 did actually show up during the event - but unfortunately the Switch version is a console exclusive for the time being. We have actually known this for a while, mentioning back in April that
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- Hades 2
- Release Dates
News Xbox Adds More 'Stream Your Own Game' Titles, Including The Brand-New Borderlands 4
Some new September additions
About a month ago now, we last informed you all of a new batch of Stream Your Own Game titles being added to the library, with almost 100 games included in our last update. Since then, Xbox has been trickling out more additions to the service (to be honest, it's hard to keep up), but we thought we'd update you today...
- Xbox
- Stream Your Own Game
- Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Microsoft
News Microsoft Rewards Might Be Ditching The 'Auto-Redeem' Offer For Xbox Game Pass
Emails have been shared by some MS Rewards members
We've got a little update to share on Microsoft Rewards today, as it's being reported that the service might be ditching the ability to auto-redeem Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass subscriptions at the end of the month. For those who aren't aware of it, the clue is in the name - auto-redeem allows...
- Xbox
- Microsoft Rewards
- Xbox Game Pass
News After Silksong, These Are The Top 10 Highest-Rated Games Of 2025 So Far
Have you got a Game of the Year yet?
Right then! Silksong has been out for a while now, and the first reviews are starting to trickle in - the highly-anticipated Hollow Knight sequel currently has a very impressive 93 average on Metacritic across PC and Xbox so far (92 on PS5). So, that's really shaken up the list for the top 10 highest-rated games...
- Xbox
- Top 10
- Metacritic
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Is Getting A Remake, And It Snaps Onto Xbox In Early 2026
Fatal Reframed
Koei Tecmo has today announced that Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly, the second installment in the Fatal Frame / Project Zero series, is getting a full-blown remake - and that remake is heading to Xbox Series X|S in Early 2026. Crimson Butterfly will be getting a proper re-do, it sounds like, with the team describing the upcoming...
- Xbox
- Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake Finally Heads To Xbox In January 2026
We have a date!!
As part of today's bumper Nintendo Direct livestream, Square Enix has finally revealed the release date for Final Fantasy 7 Remake outside of PlayStation and PC platforms. Yep, part one of FF7 Remake hits Xbox Series X|S (and Switch 2) on January 22nd, 2026 - more than five years after its original PS4 release. The last we heard,
- Xbox
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Square Enix
News Dragon Quest 7 Is Getting 'Reimagined' For Xbox In February 2026
"A new hand-crafted visual style that bursts with personality and charm"
Here we go, Dragon Quest fans! Square Enix has announced today that Dragon Quest 7 (or Dragon Quest VII, if you want to use the real title) is getting a special "Reimagined" version for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (and other platforms) on February 5th, 2026. You can see...
- Xbox
- Dragon Quest 7
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Talking Point Are You Going To Be Trying EA's Free Skate Reboot On Xbox Next Week?
It's gotta be worth a try, right?
Right, so, we don't want to scare any of y'all into thinking about how quickly time can fly by, but EA first announced 'Skate 4' more than five years ago. Yep, we covered that news right here at Pure Xbox in June 2020, with the mega-publisher then confirming plans to make a sequel to Skate 3. Of co
- Xbox
- EA
- Skate
- Early Access
- Xbox Series X
News Free-To-Play Shooter The Finals Adds Amazing Destruction & New 'KillCam' Feature On Xbox
Welcome to Season 8, Game Time
It's been a good while now since impressive free-to-play shooter The Finals landed on Xbox Series X|S, which means we're now into Season 8 of the team's post-launch support plan. This new season has just been unleashed, then, and there are some particularly interesting features being added this time around. First off,...
- The Finals
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Thursday11th Sep 2025
News Borderlands 4 Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
Here's how both Xbox versions stack up
Borderlands 4 will be with us in just a few short hours, and we've already got an Xbox comparison for it! Yes, courtesy of Fuzion Xbox Testing, footage of both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions is already available on YouTube, and the videos include performance tests for each console as well. On...
- Xbox
- Borderlands 4
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Insignia Is Getting Its 200th Game For The OG Xbox, And It's An Extra Special One
NFS joins 18 other EA games in testing right now
It's been a while since we last talked about Insignia, otherwise known as the unofficial replacement for Xbox Live on the original Xbox, and that's basically because there hasn't been a major announcement to shout about. However, the team is back this week to reveal that Insignia will go from...
- Xbox
- Insignia
- Original Xbox
- Xbox Live
News New Official ROG Xbox Ally Video Shows Off Its Advanced Zero Gravity Cooling System
"The Xbox Ally stays cool, quiet, and reliable."
We're still eagerly awaiting an official price and for pre-orders to begin for the upcoming ROG Xbox Ally handheld(s), but before we get there, ASUS is still trickling out plenty of new information about what to expect from it. In fact, someone over at the Xbox Ally Reddit community has spotted an...
- Xbox
- ROG Xbox Ally
- Handhelds
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (September 11-14)
Included with Xbox Game Pass
Free Play Days is back for the coming weekend, and Xbox has put four games live as part of the promo this week - including two 2025 games; action-RPG Empyreal and strategy RPG Rogue Waters. Here's your full list of Xbox Free Play Days games this weekend: Bad North: Jotunn Edition (two-hour trial) Empyreal The Escap
- Xbox
- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Xbox One
News Euro & American Truck Simulator Are Already Racking Up Serious Interest On Xbox
ETS2 & ATS set to prove popular on Series X|S
Back in late August, it was quietly announced that Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator were coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, although no release date was provided for either at the time. Still, both of the games now have Xbox Store pages that you can check out, and the developm
- Xbox
- ETS2
- ATS
- Euro Truck Simulator 2
- American Truck Simulator
Opinion Far Cry Should Double Down On What Made It Great, Not Become Another Live Service
Not another one...
During my time at Pure Xbox, I've been unapologetic in how much I like the Far Cry series - Far Cry 3 is one of my favourite games ever, and the few sequels that followed were very good fun too. Today though, new information coming out of Ubisoft suggests that the franchise will "push multiplayer" in future, and that approach has...
- Xbox
- Features
- Opinion
- Far Cry 7
- Ubisoft
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Borderlands 4
A new Borderlands launches this week!
Borderlands 4 is upon us! Yep, Gearbox's latest bonkers FPS joins the Xbox ranks this week - which means we're starting to see early reviews drop for this new Series X|S title. As usual with our review roundups, we're going to gather up a range of early impressions from various outlets to give you an overview...
- Xbox
- Round Up
- Borderlands 4
- Gearbox
- Xbox Series X
News Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.31 Brings AutoDrive Improvements, Photo Mode Changes To Xbox
Here's what's in the new update
Cyberpunk 2077 made another platform debut recently as it arrived alongside the launch of Nintendo Switch 2, and now developer CD Projekt RED has delivered its latest patch across all platforms, including Xbox Series X|S. Cyberpunk 2077 patch 2.31 is a minor update compared to
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- Cyberpunk 2077
- Updates
- Patch Notes
- Xbox Series X
News Black Myth: Wukong's New Update Improves The 'Blurry' Visuals On Xbox Series X
It was quietly released yesterday
Yesterday, the team at Game Science quietly released a new update for Black Myth: Wukong on Xbox that particularly affects the Series X version of the game, although it does include some improvements for the Series S as well. The main thing of note here is the "issue where the graphics appeared blurry on Xbox...
- Xbox
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Updates
- Xbox Series X
Talking Point What Do You Think Of Destiny 2's New Star Wars-Inspired Expansion?
It's now available to pre-order on the Xbox Store
This week, Bungie properly unveiled the new Destiny 2: Renegades expansion that's launching on December 2nd, and it's now officially available to pre-order on the Xbox Store at a price of £34.99 / $39.99. Interestingly, Destiny 2: Renegades is inspired by Star Wars, featuring "themes and elements...
- Xbox
- Destiny 2
- Star Wars
- Renegades
- Expansions
Wednesday10th Sep 2025
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Dragon Age: The Veilguard On Xbox Game Pass?
You enjoying it so far?
Back at the tail-end of August, we were treated to Dragon Age: The Veilguard on Xbox Game Pass - a title that initially received great reviews on Metacritic, but has since received very mixed feedback from fans of the series. In other words, some really like this game and others really don't! Here at Pure Xbox at least, it...
- Xbox
- Dragon Age: The Vanguard
- Xbox Game Pass
- Polls
- Features
News Delta Force Is Improving On Xbox This Month, Bringing 120FPS Support & More
As part of the big 'War Ablaze' update
Last month, Delta Force finally made its console debut - and despite promise buried in its military FPS bones, the game just didn't feel quite right on Xbox. Shortly after the team's console launch though, improvements were committed to - and this month's major u
- Xbox
- Delta Force
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Team Jade
News Football Manager 26 Is Officially Releasing On Xbox Game Pass This November
A major overhaul for the series
We've got a release date for Football Manager 26! It's been announced by SEGA today that the game will be coming to PC, Xbox consoles, PS5 and mobile on November 4, 2025 - with the Switch version to follow on December 4 instead. As we've already covered here at Pure Xbox,
- Xbox
- Football Manager 26
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Halo Infinite Warpath Update Brings Back Classic Halo Reach Maps & Mode On Xbox
Invasion returns
Xbox has unveiled its latest update for Halo Infinite, this time dubbed Operation: Warpath. The latest event, which runs through October 7th, brings with it lots of multiplayer goodies - including the return of Invasion mode and some of its accompanying maps from Halo: Reach. Invasion was a multiplayer game mode that debuted way...
- Xbox
- Halo Infinite
- Halo Reach
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
Feature 15 Xbox Indie Games That Should Be On Your Radar In September 2025
Not to mention all the rest!
We're already a third of the way into September (how did that happen?!), but considering there are so many games coming out on Xbox this month, it's far too easy to overlook all the amazing indie titles that are in the mix. Here at Pure Xbox, you've seen us trying to highlight a few of them already - games like Bad...
- Xbox
- Indie Games
- September 2025
- Features
News Xbox Is Hosting A Big 'Buy One, Get One Free' DLC Sale Right Now
Lots of different add-ons discounted
Yesterday, we covered a bunch of new Xbox discounts as multiple sales went live on the Microsoft Store, and now we've spotted that another one of the team's 'Buy One, Get One' promotions is running right now as well. This latest BOGOF sale revolves around DLC, with lots of different add-ons currently available...
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Deals
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox Super-Fan Shares Massive Console & Accessory Collection On Eve Of 360 Anniversary
"A love letter to one of gaming’s most influential platforms"
PC storefront GOG is known for its mantra on game preservation, with its DRM-free store often being a fan-favourite amongst PC players. While console isn't usually its focus, the company has today shared a video showcasing one of the biggest Xbox collections we've ever seen, just as the...
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- Microsoft
- Xbox 360
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox Game Pass Helps Dead Island 2 To Huge Player Milestone As Dev Teases Sequel
Impressive player numbers!
Dead Island 2 developer Dambuster Studios has given us an update on how its zombie-slaying sequel is performing, whilst also teasing what's next for the now-14 year old franchise. First off, 2023's Dead Island 2 has now reached a whopping 20 million players across all platforms. The game joined console Game Pass in...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Dead Island 2
- Dambuster
- Xbox Series X
News Two Big October Releases Are Available To Play On Xbox This Week
One's a beta, one's a demo
There's so much to check out on Xbox right now! The amazing Xbox Demo Fest is packed full of over 40 free games for you to try, and we've also got more great stuff coming our way over the next few hours. Specifically, we're talking about two big October releases that are available try on Xbox as of later today, with one...
- Xbox
- Upcoming Games
- Virtua Fighter
- Digimon: Time Stranger
- Xbox Series X
News Bubsy's New Xbox Collection Is Getting Mixed Reviews, But That's Kinda The Point
The collection is good, but what about the games?
Back at the end of August, we mentioned how one of the "worst games ever" was getting remastered in a beautiful new collection for Xbox - that game being Bubsy 3D as part of the new Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection release. It's out right now on the Xbox Store if you're interested, although the...
- Xbox
- Bubsy
- Review Roundup
News UFL Is Making Massive Changes With Its 'Biggest Update Yet' On Xbox This Week
It's said to be basically a brand-new game
The free-to-play football / soccer game UFL is about to kick off a new season on Xbox (and beyond) this week, and it's doing so alongside its "biggest update yet" that's making some major changes to how the game actually works. For those who don't know, UFL follows the Ultimate Team style where you have to...
- Xbox
- UFL
- Updates
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News PAW Patrol World Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 10)
3D platforming action on XGP
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, Paw Patrol World re-enters the library after a brief absence from XGP, bringing its family-friendly open world adventure to the service. This may be a family-oriented affair but it still looks like there's fun to be had with PAW Patrol World. Here's a brief...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Tuesday9th Sep 2025
News Xbox Demo Fest Now Live, 40+ Games Available To Play For Free
The 2025 version of this event has begun!
The Xbox Demo Fest for 2025 has now officially kicked off, allowing you to play over 40 games for free during the period from today (September 9th) to September 30th across Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. You should soon see a tab for the Xbox Demo Fest on your console's dashboard, but before...
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- Xbox Demo Fest
- ID@Xbox
- Indie Selects
- Xbox Series X
News Metal Gear Solid Delta Update Improves Textures & Models On Xbox, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Live now on Xbox Series X|S!
Konami has detailed its latest patch for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, which makes some changes to texture and model assets whilst fixing crashing instances and more on all platforms, including Xbox. In terms of new features here, there's just the one major addition, as Konami adds inverted camera controls for...
- Xbox
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
- MGS3
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Announces Tokyo Game Show 2025 Broadcast, Featuring 'Japan-Inspired Content'
Will Forza Horizon 6 be there?
Microsoft has officially announced the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2025 showcase, which will be broadcast around the globe later this month. The event "will feature titles from our creative teams, alongside exciting updates from our partners in Japan, across Asia and around the world". Here's the exact date and broadcast...
- Xbox
- Tokyo Game Show 2025
- Microsoft
- Xbox Broadcast
News You Don't Want To Miss Xbox's Next Showcase, Says Executive Producer
Don't worry, we'll be there!
Earlier today, it was announced that Xbox will be returning with a special Xbox Tokyo Game Show broadcast for 2025, and someone who's working on the event says it's a showcase we apparently "don't want to miss". This is coming from Todd Kaumans - an executive producer for "Premier Broadcasts" at Microsoft and Xbox - and...
- Xbox
- Tokyo Game Show
- Events
- Showcase
News Star Wars Outlaws Compared Across Switch 2 & Xbox Series S, And The Results Are Interesting
Both feature extensive ray tracing!
Star Wars Outlaws is now available on Switch 2, and the general consensus seems to be that the new port is rather impressive on Nintendo's hybrid console. However, what interests us the most so far about coverage on the new port is how closely it resembles the Xbox Series S version of the game - and Digital...
- Xbox
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Xbox Series S
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Digital Foundry
News Xbox Adds Another 500+ Deals As 'Open World' And 'Publisher Spotlight' Sales Go Live
Welcome to Tuesday
It's Tuesday, so we've got a bunch of new deals on the Xbox Store! There are over 500 new deals to be exact, and they're spread across loads of promotions including "Open World", "Publisher Spotlight Series" and "Activision Blizzard" sales, along with the usual Xbox Game Pass exclusive discounts. Below, you'll find some of our...
- Xbox
- Deals
- Discounts
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Hollow Knight: Silksong's First Patch Will Tweak Balance, Fix Bugs On Xbox Game Pass
"We're aiming to deliver the patch to all players mid next week"
Hollow Knight: Silksong developer Team Cherry has today revealed what's going into the game's first patch; due out for all players — including those on Xbox Game Pass — by "mid next week". The first update — which will be version 1.0.28470 — mainly focuses on early-game...
- Xbox
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Three New Resolutions May Soon Be Added To Xbox Cloud Gaming
Performance could go up to 1440p
It looks like Xbox Cloud Gaming might be getting three new resolution options in the near future! Newly-discovered code has revealed that in addition to the 720p and 1080p streams available through the Xbox Cloud Gaming service right now, there are also plans for 720pHQ, 1080pHQ and 1440p tiers. This was shown off...
- Xbox
- Xbox Cloud Gaming
