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Roundup Here's What The Previews Are Saying About Dying Light: The Beast
Releasing for Xbox in a month
We've got a new Dying Light game coming to Xbox in a month! Dying Light: The Beast officially releases for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on August 22nd, and a bunch of hands-on previews have been going live on the web today. And just to spoil it a bit for you - the critics seem very impressed with this one so far!...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business
The new "standalone extension" to the OG game
As we've already mentioned on Pure Xbox today, RoboCop: Rogue City is now officially available on Xbox Game Pass - but there's also another brand-new RoboCop game that's launched on the Xbox Store over the past few hours. That game is RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business, which serves as a...
News These Eight Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (July 17-August 1)
Your latest batch of new titles
Microsoft has revealed a new batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for the second half of July 2025, which includes a few previously-confirmed titles such as Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, as well as some surprises like RoboCop: Rogue City! Don't forget about High
News All 10+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (July 8-15)
Kicking off the Summer Sale selection
There was a time when we used to highlight the backwards compatible games in every Xbox sale, but we've since limited it to just the major ones. However, even though the Xbox Summer Sale is technically still a week away, the "teaser" version of the Summer Sale actually began for Xbox Game Pass members on...
News Three Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In July & August 2025
The closures we know about so far
Every month, we like to bring you an update on the Xbox games shutting down their servers, but there's not a whole lot going on in both July and August 2025 so far - with just three Xbox games getting the treatment as things stand. That's obviously a good thing though! These are all pretty small titles as well,...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From Bandai Namco's Summer Showcase 2025
New looks at various upcoming Xbox games
Amidst all the crazy Xbox news yesterday, Bandai Namco quitely held a special Summer Showcase featuring various upcoming Xbox games, including one that's never been announced before in My Hero Academia: All's Justice. Beyond that, we also got new reveals for the likes of Code Vein 2, The Blood of Dawnwalker...
Roundup Here's What The First Reviews Are Saying About Mecha BREAK On Xbox & PC
It's launched as a free-to-play release today
Today's the day for Mecha BREAK, which is a new free-to-play title launching exclusively on Xbox and PC, and the beta ended up proving extremely popular ahead of release - so we're assuming the same will happen post-release. That said, Mecha BREAK has launched to "mixed" reviews over on Steam in th
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From The June 2025 Capcom Showcase
Resident Evil, Pragmata, Monster Hunter and more
Today marked the June 2025 Capcom Spotlight showcase, treating us to closer looks at Resident Evil Requiem, Pragmata and more, but it seems like most people didn't really have th
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About The Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition
Xbox's first official VR headset
Xbox has officially released its first VR headset today in partnership with Meta, known as the Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition. The main focus from an Xbox perspective is to play Xbox Cloud Gaming titles on it, but it still allows you to play VR games as well - it's basically just a standard Meta Quest 3S with Xbox...
Roundup FBC: Firebreak Is A Step Down For Remedy, Early Reviews Suggest
A departure from the norm
We've had a couple of new day one launches on Xbox Game Pass today — one being Remedy's FBC: Firebreak — and so far, it's not quite living up to the high standards that the Control & Alan Wake developer has set itself. That's not to say that impressions are wholly negative so far, more mixed, but it seems as thoug
News These 11 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (June 18 - July 1)
Microsoft announces a new batch
Microsoft has announced the latest Xbox Game Pass lineup for June 2025 today (as well as two titles for next month!), specifically spanning June 18 to July 1. This includes highlights such as Rematch, Call of Duty: WW2, Little Nightmares 2 and a whole lot more. Before we get to the list, don't forget that three games...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From June 2025's Konami Showcase
Including big Silent Hill & Metal Gear announcements!
Konami hosted a showcase called "Press Start" earlier today featuring updates for a variety of titles, and we were treated to some big announcements for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and the Silent Hill franchise in particular. The
Roundup The Top 10 Most Viewed Trailers From The Xbox Games Showcase 2025
As per the official Xbox YouTube channel
It only lasted for about 75 minutes in the end (if you ignore the Outer Worlds 2 Direct that took place after it), but the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 managed to cram in a massive number of new announcements and updates in that time. We definitely saw some of them proving more popular than others here at Pure...
News All 60+ Backwards Compatible Games In The Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale 2025
Original Xbox and Xbox 360 classics
The Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale 2025 has officially begun today, and it's actually way bigger than we were expecting, featuring discounts for over 1000 games in all! As you'd expect, there are lots of backwards compatible games from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras in the mix as well. So, in the table below,...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From The PC Gaming Show 2025
Yes, there were Xbox reveals at a PC show!
With the PC Gaming Show 2025 taking place immediately after the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, we wouldn't blame you for having missed it entirely - but there were actually loads of Xbox reveals that you might be interested in! Some of these were Xbox Game Pass titles as well, including a brand-new July date...
News Here's What The First Previews Are Saying About The ROG Xbox Ally Handheld
Yes, we've got previews already!
When the ROG Xbox Ally handheld was announced at the Xbox Games Showcase earlier today, it was immediately accompanied by a series of previews for the device, both in written form and on YouTube. And, based on what we're seeing so far, there seems to be a lot of positivity surrounding these two versions of the ROG...
Feature Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The Xbox Games Showcase 2025
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 event 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. The...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From The Future Games Show 'Summer Showcase' 2025
There were plenty of them!
The Summer Game Fest 2025 showcases keep on rolling with various events taking place over the weekend, and one of them is the Future Games Show "Summer Showcase" 2025, which was absolutely packed with Xbox-related reveals. So, down below, you'll find all the Xbox-related trailers from this summer's Future Games Show, and...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From Summer Game Fest 2025
Everything Xbox-related from the Summer Game Fest showcase
Weren't able to catch the Summer Game Fest 2025 showcase 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...
News These 10 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (June 5-17)
Your latest batch of new titles
Microsoft has announced the full Xbox Game Pass lineup for June 5th to 17th today, bulking out the growing list of June 2025 Game Pass titles that we've covered elsewhere on Pure Xbox. Some of the highlights from this latest lineup include Space Marine Master Crafted Edition
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From June 2025's State Of Play
Don't worry, they're not all PS5 exclusives!
Today's PlayStation State of Play event for June 2025 included a bunch of games that are also coming to Xbox, including the likes of Silent Hill F, Pragmata, Final Fantasy Tactics,
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From The MIX Summer Showcase 2025
10 indie games all confirmed for Xbox
In our big Summer Game Fest schedule guide earlier this week, we highlighted a bunch of smaller-scale events taking place over the next few days, and one of those was the MIX Summer Showcase 2025 that happened on Tuesday. The MIX Summer Showcase is all about indie games, the vast majority of which are...
News Six Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In June 2025
It's a sad month for these Xbox titles
Every month, we bring you the latest news in terms of Xbox games that are shutting down their servers, and June's looking like a pretty busy month for server closures - including the departure of Ubisoft's free-to-play FPS, XDefiant. This is easily the most notable server closure over the next few weeks,...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From The Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2025
Including a new Xbox Game Pass title!
Today marked the Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2025, which revealed a bunch of Warhammer announcements for Xbox. Below, you'll find a complete roundup of everything we saw (Xbox-related) at the event. Here's the complete Xbox rundown from the Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2025: Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy -...
News These 11 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (May 21 - June 3)
Your latest batch of new titles
Microsoft has revealed the full Xbox Game Pass lineup for the next few weeks, as we begin creeping into June 2025's selection of titles. Before that though, a handful of additions close out the May 2025 Game Pass list, including the fantastic
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Capcom Fighting Collection 2
Bring the fight to Xbox
This week marks the launch of the Capcom Fighting Collection 2 on multiple platforms and this latest one has thankfully arrived at the same time on Xbox. Obviously, there was a delay with the previous Marvel vs. Capcom release. The reviews are now beginning to roll in, so we've put together the first lot of impressions so...
News Xbox Set For Another Winner As Tony Hawk 3+4 Previews Go Live
Bam Margera also confirmed!
Xbox has enjoyed a string of fantastic first-party releases over the past six months-or-so, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 is part of the lineup for later this year - with the first hands-on previews hinting at another big success. Yes, even despite the changes to THPS 4's career mode, the vast majority of previews are...
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
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From May 2025's Future Games Show
Featuring plenty of Xbox Game Pass titles!
Back at the tail-end of last week, we were treated to yet another edition of the Future Games Show - with May 2025's event taking place from gamescom latam. As usual, there were plenty of Xbox reveals included as part of the show, six of which were upcoming Xbox Game Pass titles that are on the way very...
Roundup PS5 Players Share Their First Impressions Of Forza Horizon 5
"This game is everything I ever wanted"
Yesterday was a big day for both Xbox and PlayStation - the day that Forza Horizon 5 officially launched on PS5 for everyone, following a brief period of early access for those who bought the more expensive versions. Early estimates suggest it's sold around 1 million copies on PS5 already, and we were keen to...
News Xbox Golden Week Sale 2025 Now Live, 250+ Games Discounted
As if the Spring Sale wasn't enough!
We mentioned yesterday how the Xbox Spring Sale is coming to an end over the next couple of days, but that doesn't mean Microsoft is slowing down by any means, as we've got a brand-new Xbox Golden Week Sale 2025 now live! The Xbox Golden Week Sale includes just over 250 games in all, including some massive AAA...
News These Are The Top-Selling Games In The Xbox Spring Sale 2025
The hottest deals right now
We're now a week into the Xbox Spring Sale 2025 (and longer for those who got access to the "Sneak Preview" version), which means now feels like a good time to see what's been selling the best on the Xbox Store so far. For this list, we've gone and looked at the "Top Paid" Xbox charts and picked out just the Xbox Spring...
Roundup Here Are The First Hands-On Impressions For Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
Arriving on Xbox later this year
In case you missed the recent announcement, Koei Tecmo and The Game Kitchen (Blasphemous dev) are releasing Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound on Xbox in Summer 2025 - a new 2D action side-scroller entry in the series. And, prior to that upcoming release, a batch of 'hands-on' previews for the title have gone live this week,...
News All 50+ Backwards Compatible Games In The Xbox Spring Sale 2025
Original Xbox and Xbox 360 classics
The Xbox Spring Sale for 2025 has been revealed in full, and as usual for these massive sales, we've got loads of backwards compatible classics from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras that have been discounted as part of it. So, in the table below, we've picked out every single backwards compatible deal (from...
News These 10 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (April 16 - May 6)
Your latest batch of new titles
Microsoft has today revealed its latest batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for late April into early May, and we have some major additions in here - including more Call of Duty heading to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. That's coming in the form of 2022's Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which follows the recent additions of...
Roundup The First Impressions Of Marathon Are In
Hit or miss?
Last week, Bungie lifted the lid on its new extraction-shooter Marathon, and while the reception has admittedly been mixed online, people who have gone hands on with it actually seem to be quite excited about it. We've now got the very first impressions from various outlets and YouTube channels, so here's a quick roundup of some...
News Two Xbox Game Pass Titles Revealed For June 2025 At Triple-I Initiative Showcase
And multiple others get new trailers
The Triple-I Initiative showcase returned today for the second time, putting a spotlight on loads of indie games that are coming to various platforms in the near future, and there were plenty of Xbox-related reveals as part of it. Mostly excitingly, we got June 2025 release date reveals for both The Alters and...
Feature Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Commandos: Origins On Xbox Game Pass
Available today!
Today's the day for Commandos: Origins on Xbox Game Pass! This long-awaited sequel launches day one on the service, and ahead of launch, we've been seeing a handful of reviews going live over the past few hours. As a reminder, Commandos: Origins is an RTS that follows on from the original Commandos games that were released back in...
News Xbox Pulls Back The Curtain On Two Behind-Closed-Doors Showcases
We got invited to one of them!
Every now and again, the team at Xbox treats media to behind-closed-doors showcases that give us a look at some upcoming games - typically a small selection of Xbox indie games that are coming out in the not-too-distant future. We've actually seen two of these in April already - one called the "Xbox EMEA Developer...
News Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About The Backbone One: Xbox Edition
Spoiler alert, they're loving it!
Back in late March, Microsoft unveiled a new mobile controller known as the Backbone One Xbox Edition, and various critics have been getting their hands on it recently - resulting in some very impressive initial reviews. As a reminder, the Backbone One Xbox Edition is priced at $109.99 and supports both Android and...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (April 8)
Including a brand-new first-party release!
We're kicking off a busy week for Xbox Game Pass today with two brand-new additions to the service and one that's new for Xbox Game Pass Standard members. Better yet, one of these is an Xbox first-party title as well! That game is obviously South of Midnight, which has a release time of 9am PDT / 12pm EDT...
Feature Blue Prince Debuts To Unbelievable Reviews Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
"One of the best games ever made"
We highlighted back in February how a former PlayStation boss had called Blue Prince a Game of the Year contender, and at the time there was a lot of surprise that some random indie game was being praised so heavily. Well... it's definitely a game of the year contender. The reviews have dropped for Blue Prince...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Xbox's South Of Midnight
Early access begins today!
The first Xbox Game Studios release of April is debuting today in the form of South of Midnight, which releases in early access for those who are willing to pay an upgrade fee. And so, as a result, the reviews have just landed for it! Here at Pure Xbox, we gave South of Midnight an "Excellent" 9/10 in our review, praising...
News Multiple Upcoming Xbox Games Appeared At Today's Switch 2 Direct
Here's what we spotted
Today's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct featured a bunch of games that are also coming to Xbox in the future, including the likes of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 and Hollow Knight: Silksong - both hitting Xbox Game Pass in 2025! Here are all the Xbox-related announcements and trailers from the Switch 2 Direct on April 2nd: Street...
News These 10 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (April 3-15)
The latest roundup of new titles
The Xbox Game Pass lineup for April 2025 was already stacked until we got to today, and now Microsoft has gone and revealed a bunch of other new additions for this month - including Borderlands 3 and Diablo 3! As usual, there are a few new additions to Xbox Game Pass Standard
Roundup Here's What The First Reviews Are Saying About 'A Minecraft Movie'
You might be surprised!
This week marks the arrival of A Minecraft Movie after a long wait, and although many had predicted that it would fare poorly with the critics, quite a few early reviews have actually been very positive for it so far. Here are some of the reviews and impressions we've spotted for A Minecraft Movie: Chris Killian...
News Here's What The 'Hands On' Previews Are Saying About DOOM: The Dark Ages
Wildly varying opinions
We've been treated to a series of "hands on" previews for Bethesda's DOOM: The Dark Ages today, which is set for release on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC and PS5 in just over a month's time on May 15th. Taking a quick glance, it's interesting to see just how varied they appear to be - some are saying they've absolutely...
News Here's What's Included In The Xbox March 2025 Update
"March is bringing several updates for players to enjoy"
The Xbox March 2025 update has been unveiled by Microsoft today, and as we're starting to see these days, it's not really focused around console anymore - this month's version is mainly focused around PC and Xbox Cloud Gaming. One of the highlight features on the list is related to console...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About The First Berserker: Khazan
Out this week on Xbox!
Later this week, The First Berserker: Khazan joins Atomfall in releasing for Xbox on March 27th - and ahead of what's turning out to be a pretty big day for new releases, early reviews are now starting to hit the web for The First Berserker: Khazan. So, we'll gather a bunch of them up here to give you a general consensus of...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From The Future Games Show 'Spring Showcase' 2025
There were plenty of them!
The first edition of the Future Games Show in 2025 has just wrapped today in the form of the Spring Showcase, and it brought us plenty of Xbox reveals along the way - including brand-new game announcements! It was a long event, so to save you having to root through it all for the Xbox stuff, we've picked out every single...
