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News All 30+ Backwards Compatible Games In Xbox's Mid-May 2025 Sales
A great selection of Xbox classics!
This week, Xbox has dropped another batch of digital deals across multiple mid-May promotions - and we actually have quite a good selection of backwards compatible offers tucked in here this time around. So, we thought we'd share with you all of the Xbox back compat deals for this week, May 13-20. Here's your...
News Xbox Seemingly Affected As Microsoft Announces Thousands More Job Cuts
"Across all levels, teams and geographies"
We always hate reporting news like this, but it's got to be done - Microsoft is announcing more job cuts today, spanning 3% of the company "across all levels, teams and geographies" according to a report by CNBC. In a statement, Microsoft said the cuts would "best position the company for success in a...
News Xbox's Latest 'BOGOF' Sale Focuses On Sports & Racing Titles
But most of the deals aren't great
Alongside Microsoft's latest set of weekly deals, the team has launched another 'Buy One, Get One' Xbox sale on its digital storefront today - this time focusing on sports and racing games, alongside various bits of associated DLC. <related ids="182294"> These promotions are typically very hit-and-miss, and...
News Three Games Are Available This Week With Xbox Game Pass (May 13-16)
Including a massive first-party release
Welcome to another Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we're covering all of this week's new XGP additions arriving between now and Friday, including id Software's massive new shooter DOOM: The Dark Ages. Let's take a look at the full Xbox Game Pass lineup for this week (May 13-16): Warhammer: Vermintide 2...
Talking Point It's Been 20 Years Since Xbox 360 Was Revealed Live On MTV
"A console that's about to change digital entertainment forever"
2025 marks the 20-year anniversary of Xbox 360, with the seminal Xbox console launching way back in November 2005; kicking off the seventh generation of consoles. To this day, the system is still revered and played by many - and we've been reminded today that it's 20 years on the dot...
News Oblivion Remastered's Performance 'Degrades' Over Time, Digital Foundry Discovers
"Profound problems have yet to be addressed"
Shortly after launch, the folks over at Digital Foundry took a good look at Oblivion Remastered and came away impressed with the Unreal Engine 5 tech powering this remake, even if issues were present - particularly on Xbox Series S. Since then,
Poll Which Is Your Favourite Gears Of War Game On Xbox?
Gears is about to get Reloaded
The cat is out of the bag, Gears is back later this summer when Gears of War: Reloaded makes its debut on Xbox, PlayStation and PC - but which is your favourite game in the entire series? Of course, we recently touched on Gears making its PS5 debut and why we have mixed feelings on that - but as Xbox fans, we can say...
News New Sales Data Highlights How Xbox Is 'Dominating' PS5 Right Now
It's actually quite ridiculous
We've already heard a lot over the past few weeks about how Xbox is dominating PS5 as a publisher at the moment, but the extent of Microsoft's success has largely remained a mystery in terms of copies sold. The company rarely provides sales data like this, but thanks to Alinea Analytics, we now have a much clearer...
News Xbox's DOOM: The Dark Ages Seemingly Has Tiny Amount Of Content On Disc
Requiring a huge download to play
With DOOM: The Dark Ages now less than a week away from launch, physical copies are starting to crop up in the wild - and that's led to an interesting, if controversial revelation as folks try and install the upcoming Bethesda FPS. To put it plainly, it seems as though hardly any content from DOOM: The Dark Ages is...
News Minecraft's Latest Update Adds Several 'Exciting' World Options
Flat World presets are now available
Minecraft has just rolled out a new update this week for the Bedrock Editions of the game and it's got some members within the community rather excited. It adds "flat world presets" - allowing you to now select between multiple "exciting in-game presets". This ranges from 'Classic Flat' right through to...
News Here's A Look At The Updated Xbox Game Studios Roadmap From May 2025
Following a busy month of announcements
After what's been a crazy few weeks for Microsoft and its output on Xbox and beyond, social media aficionado Klobrille has shared an updated Xbox Game Studios roadmap - featuring everything Microsoft is working on for the coming months and years. In fact, Klobrille's roadmap starts all the way back in 2020 -...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 8)
Including another day one release!
We have another Xbox Game Pass refresh coming today, folks, with two more titles entering the library on May 8th. We're particularly excited about XGP's next day one launch here - Revenge of the Savage Planet brings some light-hearted co-
News Forza Horizon 5 'Another Success' For Xbox As It Passes 1M Sales On PS5
According to estimates
Back at the start of this week, it was revealed that Forza Horizon 5 was part of the three best-selling games on PS5 for the month of April, and now we appear to have the most accurate statistics yet in terms of how many copies it's sold. According to Alinea Analytics, Forza Horizon 5 has hit the 1.2 million sales mark on PS5...
News Xbox Is Seemingly Making Preparations For Its 2025 Handheld Device
Microsoft also refers to Windows as 'Xbox PC'
So, earlier today, we saw leaked images of the much-rumoured Xbox 2025 handheld device - which now looks very real with in-person shots of the system being shared online. Accompanying these pictures was a report claiming that the device might be officially unveiled later this month - and we're also...
Talking Point Which Xbox Game Will Move To PS5 Next?
Halo? Starfield? Something else entirely?
With the news of Gears of War: Reloaded this week, we have confirmation of another Xbox title moving over to PS5 - as Microsoft squeezes the accelerator on its multiplatform strategy. Although this is merely a re-release of the original Gears of War (specifically the Ultimate Edition remaster from 2015), it...
News Xbox Game Pass Gets Four Additions Today (May 7)
One Ultimate, three Standard
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we have four games joining various different XGP tiers - with one new title in the main Game Pass Ultimate library and three titles moving over to Xbox Game Pass Standard. Here's some more information on today's Xbox Game Pass re
News Xbox Handheld Gets Leaked, First Photos And Details Revealed
Set for an official announcement this month
We've been waiting to hear from Xbox and ASUS about this upcoming Xbox handheld device for 2025, and it looks like they've been beaten to the punch by a leak via the FCC, revealing a couple of photos and some initial details. As reported by VideoCardz, ASUS is set to reveal two new ROG Ally models in the...
News Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early May 2025
Update: Not eight as originally suggested
Microsoft has unveiled the first batch of titles leaving Xbox Game Pass in May 2025 - with eight games in total exiting the service in the middle of the month, including the pictured Jurassic World Evolution 2. Here's the full list of games leaving Xbox Game Pass in early May 2025:
News These 11 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (May 7-20)
Microsoft announces a new batch
Microsoft has announced a new batch of Xbox Game Pass titles today, and it includes some previously confirmed titles such as DOOM: The Dark Ages, as well as some surprises such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 and Police Simulator: Patrol Officers! Don't forget about DREDGE
News Xbox Studio inXile Reminds Us That Clockwork Revolution Exists, Releasing 'In Due Time'
Led by former Fallout, Wasteland devs
Almost two years ago now, Xbox studio inXile Entertainment introduced Clockwork Revolution to the world at the 2023 Xbox Games Showcase - and despite some small updates, we've really not seen much of the Microsoft first-party title since. This week though, the team has remin
News Xbox Fans Hosting Community FanFest For 2025 Summer Showcase This June
"A community-run, in-person event"
Last month, Microsoft announced the big date for its Xbox Games Showcase this summer - with the livestream going ahead on Sunday, June 8th. However, this time around, Team Green is opting for an all-digital event with no in-person gathering - something that members of the Xbox community are now rectifying. Posted...
Reaction Gears Of War: Reloaded Makes Perfect Sense For Microsoft, But Not For Xbox Fans
For a few different reasons
Well, there we have it - Gears of War: Reloaded is real, and it's coming to Xbox, PS5 and PC this summer. After all the rumours we've heard about a Gears re-release of some sort, this news is hardly surprising, but the exact nature of this remaster is certainly a little different to what we were expecting. Gears: Re
Poll What Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Title For April 2025?
It was a pretty incredible month...
Another month of Xbox Game Pass is upon us, with a few of May 2025's additions already live on the service as we speak. However, before we fully press on towards even more XGP updates, we want to take one final look at the April 2025 lineup - by asking you fine folks which of last month's additio
News South Of Midnight Passes 1 Million Players With The Help Of Xbox Game Pass
Less than a month from launch
A couple of weeks ago now, we saw South of Midnight make its way into the top 10 most-played games on Xbox in the US - and now developer Compulsion Games has revealed that the first-party title has attracted more than one million players in its first month. Speaking in a new interview with Game Rant, Compulsi
Talking Point Would You Still Buy An Xbox At Microsoft's 2025 Prices?
Or are they now too expensive?
Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that — in the midst of increased economic uncertainty — it is raising the prices of its Xbox consoles, accessories and games. In an unprecedented move compared to past console generations, Xbox's flagship console is going up by $100 five years after it launched - and it's...
Reaction GTA 6's Delay Could Be Great News For Xbox And Its Fall 2025 Lineup
What a year it could turn out to be for Microsoft!
Well, the elephant has finally been caught and led out of the room; GTA 6 has officially been delayed to May 2026. That move has felt like an inevitability for months and months now, especially in the absence of a proper 2025 release date or even a follow-up trailer to Rockstar's 2023 debut effort...
Reaction $80 Game Prices Are Ridiculous, Adding Even More Value To Xbox Game Pass
Maybe subscriptions are the future after all
Well, it happened - Microsoft has announced that a bunch of its Xbox products are going up in price, starting today. These latest price hikes are largely down to recent trade tariffs being sparked by the US government, and include the likes of Xbox Series X and S console prices increasing by up to $100...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 1-4)
Included with Xbox Game Pass
Our first Free Play Days selection for May 2025 is here, and although it's a small list this week, a big Xbox first-party game is leading the lineup for Microsoft. Here's what you can play with Xbox Free Play Days over the coming weekend: Forza Motorsport The Escapists You'll need a subscription to
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 1)
Kicking off the month in style!
Welcome to your first Xbox Game Pass update for May 2025! Today, we have a couple of new additions to the XGP library, including more Call of Duty as Microsoft slowly brings the ActiBlizz back catalogue to the service. Here's what's new to Xbox Game Pass on May 1st: Anno 180
News Microsoft CEO Announces 'Top Publisher' Milestone For Xbox Games On PS5
As Xbox titles reach over 500 million monthly active users
As mentioned elsewhere on Pure Xbox, Microsoft has announced its latest earnings report today for the quarter that ended March 31st, and the company has revealed some record-breaking results for the Xbox brand in the process. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella took part in an earnings call...
Talking Point Has This Been The Best Month Ever For Xbox Game Pass?
Seriously, what an incredible month for XGP!
With today's final Xbox Game Pass update for April 2025, we're almost done talking about this month's new additions to the library - but not before we can wax lyrical about just how amazing April 2025 has been for Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service. In fact, we think this could be the best month ever for
News Indie Dev Defends Xbox Game Pass As Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sells Most On PS5
"It is very worth having your game on Game Pass"
It's no secret that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been doing very well for itself so far. On top of some incredible review scores, we just found out that the game has already sold one million copies in less than a week - even if the
News Two Xbox Game Pass Titles Are Available This Week To Finish Off April 2025
Microsoft's April lineup comes to a close
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update - and the final one for April 2025! We have two more titles coming to the library this month; starting today with a new first-party title from Microsoft launching in Xbox Game Preview. So, let's take a look at today's brand-new addition, alongside our final drop...
News Xbox Studio Obsidian Explains Tweaks & Improvements To Gameplay In The Outer Worlds 2
"We've added a lot to the combat experience"
As part of IGN's ongoing coverage of The Outer Worlds 2 this month, Xbox studio Obsidian has been speaking to the outlet about its FPS gameplay mechanics in the upcoming sequel - and how the team has worked to tweak & improve those mechanics since the first Outer Worlds title. Studio members Rob...
News Subscriptions Like Xbox Game Pass 'Not The Future Of Gaming', Says Analyst
Despite COD giving Game Pass a boost
There's been a long-running debate amongst gaming communities about subscription services and their sustainability within the industry, especially with the likes of Xbox Game Pass flatlining on console in recent years. Despite some growth over on PC and Cloud, the core XGP has definitely slowed down recently, and...
PSA These Six Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass This Week (April 30)
Your last chance to try them out!
We're into a fresh week of gaming goodness today, and with us fast approaching the end of the month here, we have another selection of Xbox Game Pass titles departing the service very soon. In total, six games will exit the library this Wednesday, April 30. Here's your full list of leavers for late April 2025:...
Talking Point What Have You Picked Up In The Xbox Spring Sale 2025?
We're into the final week of the promotion!
Just over a week ago now, Microsoft finally unleashed the Xbox Spring Sale 2025, and it's been a biggie - featuring more than 1,000 discounted games in total. There's a lot to choose from here, then, but the question is - have you grabbed anything in the spring sale so far? We tend to wait until towards...
News Bethesda Partners Directly With PlayStation On Strange DOOM: The Dark Ages Trailer
What about Xbox players, ay?
So, this afternoon we've been treated to a brand-new DOOM: The Dark Ages trailer here, as Bethesda starts to ramp up its marketing efforts before next month's release. Normally, that'd be a fairly standard thing to happen, right? Well, you'd think so, until you actually watch the trailer through - and then things get a...
Reaction Xbox's Third-Party Strategy Is Finally Making Sense To Me
Will it work out in the long term?
I think I had the same reaction that many Xbox fans did when it was revealed that the likes of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Forza Horizon 5 would be coming to PS5. Why are we losing our exclusives? Doesn't Xbox care about the potential harm to console sales? Is a third-party strategy really the best way...
News Digital-Only Xbox Series X|S Consoles Have Accounted For 75% Of Sales So Far In 2025
The big digital switch
Circana's Mat Piscatella has today provided some fresh sales data for games industry spending in the US - and it's provided some quite interesting stats for Xbox in 2025. According to the data firm, 75% of Xbox console sales so far this year have been for digital-only units - spread across the white Xbox Series X and all Xbox...
Reaction Oblivion Remastered Sets A New Standard For Xbox & Bethesda
Expertly modernised and great value gaming
To be honest, after covering Oblivion Remastered and all of its rumours for so long, by the time its scheduled reveal was officially confirmed, we were just ready for it to happen. We can't remember an unannounced game that's been this heavily reported on for quite some time, however, after a
Talking Point We Played Xbox's First Forza Release On PS5, And It Felt Weird
Press R2 to accelerate?! What?!
It's been a weird few years following Xbox, we must admit. A distinct shift in strategy has led to Microsoft spearheading a multiplatform plan that has, eventually, led to one of its biggest gaming franchises moving over to PlayStation - something that would have been unheard of just a couple of years ago. Well, we're...
News Microsoft Releases New Xbox Series X|S Dynamic Background For Oblivion Remastered
It's all happening!
We're officially renaming today Oblivion Remastered day with all of the surprise information that's being thrown our way, and now Microsoft has added another drop into the mix - a new dynamic background for Xbox Series X and S consoles. Yep, to celebrate the launch of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Team Green has...
News Bethesda Details Oblivion Remastered Tech Specs & Gameplay Changes On Xbox
It's an absolutely massive overhaul
With Bethesda's Oblivion Remastered now officially out there and fully revealed, the team has gone into detail on all of the big changes tucked into this Unreal Engine 5 overhaul - and it's a very impressive list of improvements for what's considered a 'remaster'. F
News The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Is Now Available On Xbox Game Pass
Yes, it's out now!!
We're finally here, folks! Today, the teams at Bethesda and Virtuos have officially revealed The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - and it's out on Xbox Game Pass... right now! The shadow drop rumours were real, Game Pass subscribers can go hands on with this Unreal Engine 5 overhaul of Oblivion from April 22nd.
News Here's Your First Real-Life Look At Microsoft's Latest Xbox Series X Console Wrap
And it features lots of hidden messages!
Last week, Microsoft unveiled a new range of Xbox goodies for the upcoming releases of DOOM: The Dark Ages, with these console and PC accessories now out in the wild. While we've seen lots of posts about the pair of DOOM controllers already, we haven't seen much on the new Xbox Series X console wrap - but a
News Xbox First-Party Release Barges Into Top-10 Played Games During Launch Week
In the US, anyway
Microsoft's South of Midnight made its proper debut for Xbox Game Pass on April 8th, and within the first week of that release, the Xbox first-party title climbed into the top-10 most played games on the platform. With data shared by Circana's Mat Piscatella, we can see that SOM's Game Pass release propelled it to number nine on...
News Xbox Fan Shares Immaculate '360 Launch Team' Memorabilia From 2005
"Would anyone know how much this is worth?"
20 years ago, Microsoft's Xbox 360 console was about to cause shockwaves throughout the industry, and really put Xbox on the map as a main player in the console gaming space. That's a long time ago now, but every now and then it's nice to look back and revel in a bit of nostalgia for the era - and a new...
News Xbox & Bethesda Firing On All Cylinders With Fresh DOOM: The Dark Ages Gameplay
'Official Trailer 2' has entered hell
It's almost DOOM O'clock, folks. Since a fantastic Xbox Developer Direct showing all the way back in January, Bethesda has been consistently delivering tantalising information on DOOM: The Dark Ages - and now the team is properly firing on all cylinders with the game's 'Official Trailer 2' footage. Yep, you can...
News Oblivion Remastered PC File Size Leaks Ahead Of Rumoured Xbox Game Pass Launch
Better clear some SSD space!
Yep, we're into another week of 2025 without officially hearing about the much-rumoured Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remaster, but today brings even more evidence of its existence. Following a bunch of Oblivion Remastered images cropping up last week, the game's PC file size has now leaked via Steam - and it's a biggie...
