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Roundup Ball x Pit Launches On Xbox Game Pass To Impressive Reviews
"A brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite"
Amidst all of the craziness regarding the ROG Xbox Ally today, don't forget that Ball x Pit is launching on Xbox Game Pass, and the first reviews have arrived! This game is a described as a "brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building su
News Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About The ROG Xbox Ally
A roundup of first impressions for both versions of the device
With just a day to go until the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X handhelds are released to the public, the first reviews have been going live at a variety of outlets across the web, and they make for some pretty interesting reading! Of course, we've got our own review of the ROG Xbox...
Roundup Here's What The First Reviews Are Saying About NASCAR 25
A brand-new release from the iRacing team
We've got a new racing game releasing on Xbox this week in the form of NASCAR 25, and this one's being developed by the team at iRacing Studios - you know, the developer behind the ultra-popular iRacing simulation game on PC? NASCAR 25 boasts "laser scanned car models and tracks for a level of authenticity...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Battlefield 6
EA's new shooter launches tomorrow!
After four years of waiting, Battlefield is back, with the upcoming Battlefield 6 about to drop on Xbox consoles this Friday. Naturally, then, we've got some early reviews trickling in for this one - which we're going to round up down below for you to take a look at. Now, we are working on our own Battlefield 6...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Little Nightmares 3
Coming to Xbox this week!
Little Nightmares 3 has crept under the radar a little bit in the run up to launch, but it's actually coming to Xbox consoles this week - and ahead of its imminent release, the reviews have just gone live for Bandai Namco's new horror adventure. It's actually The Dark Pictures dev Supermassive Games handling this one as...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Digimon Story Time Stranger
There's a free demo as well!
In and amongst the madness of this week's Xbox Game Pass news, we've got a big new release from Bandai Namco on the way in just a few hours' time - a monster-taming RPG in the form of Digimon Story Time Stranger. This game has been getting good feedback for a while now thanks to its
News LEGO Party! Is Getting Some Excellent Reviews Ahead Of Its Xbox Launch
The best Mario Party clone ever on Xbox?
Back at the start of August, we mentioned how Xbox was getting a Mario Party clone in the form of LEGO Party! in late September, and now we've finally reached that point - and perhaps surprisingly, the first reviews are very good! As things stand, LEGO Party! is sitting on an impressive
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Say About New Xbox Kart Racer Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Out next week!
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds marks the return of SEGA's blue blur kart racer, and with Mario Kart World dropping just a few months back on Switch 2, we've been eager to see what kind of competition Sonic & the gang can muster up on Xbox. And, with the game's release speeding round the corner next week, early reviews are now live for...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About LEGO Voyagers
A fresh LEGO adventure on Xbox
We have a brand-new LEGO experience hitting Xbox today in the form of LEGO Voyagers; a two-player co-op adventure that marks a bit of a change of pace for LEGO games as of late. This one forgoes the high-profile licenses and strips things back to a truly co-operative adventure, as you and a buddy shape the world...
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...
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...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Bloober Team's Cronos: The New Dawn
A brand-new horror franchise on Xbox
Cronos: The New Dawn makes its Xbox Series X|S debut this week, and ahead of Bloober Team's upcoming launch, a bunch of early reviews have just dropped for the upcoming horror title. So, we've gathered some of those up down below for you all to take a look over. It's sounding pretty promising for the Polish...
News 10 Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In September & October 2025
The closures we know about so far
It's that time again! As we head into a new month, we usually bring you an update on all the Xbox games shutting down their servers, and we're actually combining both September and October 2025 for this particular update. Why? Well, there's seemingly one server closure planned for September right now, but we don't...
Roundup Here's What People Are Saying About The ROG Xbox Ally At Gamescom 2025
The latest hands-on impressions
The ROG Xbox Ally has been the star of the show from an Xbox perspective at Gamescom 2025, and people have been getting hands-on with it for the first time over the past few days - with lots of previews cropping up on the web. So, we thought'd we'd pause for a moment and see what they're saying! You'll find lots of...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
Coming to Xbox next week!
In case you'd forgotten, we've got a remake of Metal Gear Solid 3 releasing on Xbox next week! Yes, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater will be with us on August 28th, and the first reviews for the game have begun dropping across the web today, so we thought we'd round them up and see what the initial verdict is. And...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From The Future Games Show At Gamescom 2025
The announcements keep on coming!
You can definitely tell it's Gamescom 2025 week right now, with multiple showcases and broadcasts taking place at the moment - and the latest one has just finished in the form of the Future Games Show. This was a stacked event full of big reveals for the likes of Hell Let Loose: Vietnam, Euro Truck Simulator 2 and...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch the Gamescom Opening Night Live 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...
Feature Seven Xbox-Related Events To Look Out For At Gamescom 2025
A fun few days of showcases
We've got a busy week ahead of us! Gamecom 2025 is taking place in Germany, and we've got loads of exciting showcases to look forward to as part of it - including a couple of Xbox broadcasts on Wednesday and Thursday. So, down below, we've picked out the must-see Gamescom 2025 events over the next few days, as well as a...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Say About GameSir's 'G7 Pro' Xbox Controller
Worth picking up?
We've been hearing about GameSir's G7 Pro Xbox controller for quite a while now - it had a lot of anticipation leading up to launch - and it's now officially available at multiple retailers including Amazon and GameSir itself. In our post about it back in June, we highlighted all of its key features (you can get another look...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Echoes Of The End
We've been very curious about these!
Here at Pure Xbox, we recently highlighted brand-new action adventure game Echoes of the End ahead of today's Xbox launch - and since then, we've been pretty intrigued to see what people think of it. Well, some early reviews have now dropped f
News Four Xbox Game Pass Titles Get New Reveals At August's Nintendo Indie Showcase
One of them has never been announced for Game Pass before!
Regular visitors to our sister site Nintendo Life will have spotted a Nintendo Indie World Showcase that took place earlier today, and as usual, there were a few games in that show that are also coming to Xbox consoles! In fact, four of the titles in the event are coming to Xbox Game Pass...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Mafia: The Old Country
A mixed bag
2K's Mafia: The Old Country releases in just a few short hours for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (going live at midnight in most regions on console), and therefore the first reviews have started to hit the web this morning. It seems most of the reviews are limited to the PC version for now, so we don't have a great idea of how it...
News Three Big Xbox Sales Are Kicking Off August 2025, Including A 'Deepest Discounts' Sale
Following the end of the Summer Sale
The Xbox Summer Sale is now officially over for another year, but Xbox isn't slowing down! To kick off August 2025 we've got three brand-new sales on the Microsoft Store, including a very enticing Deepest Discounts sale. That specific sale is focused on games that are reduced by 80% or above, while the other two...
Roundup Here's What The Previews Say About Xbox Horror Title Cronos: The New Dawn
Update: Now dated for September 2025!
Bloober Team is riding a high right now off the back of its recent Silent Hill 2 remake, and despite that one not landing on Xbox yet, its next title is locked and loaded for the Microsoft platform. Yep, Cronos: The New Dawn will launch on Xbox Series X|S, and a fres
News Multiple Games Announced For Xbox Following July 2025's Nintendo Direct
Including a new Monster Hunter game!
As highlighted by our sister site Nintendo Life, we were treated to a special "Partner Direct" showcase from Nintendo earlier today featuring lots of third-party announcements, and plenty of those games are coming to Xbox as well! This includes a long-awaited release date for horror title Cronos: The New Dawn,...
Roundup Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Is Launching On Xbox To Very Impressive Reviews
Another low-key GOTY contender?
We're not done for major new Xbox releases in July just yet! Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is finishing things off this Thursday with its release for multiple platforms including Xbox Series X and S, and it's getting superb reviews so far. For those who haven't been keeping track, this is a side-scrolling 2D game that's...
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...
