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News Resident Evil Requiem Is Capcom's Next Horror Epic, Launches On Xbox In February 2026
RE9 has been announced!
Summer Game Fest 2025 has just closed out with the announcement of Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem — the next mainline entry in its famous horror franchise — and it even got a nailed on release date: Resident Evil 9 launches February 27th, 2026. What will also be known as 'RE9' in some circles (the trailer logo even...
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 Dying Light: The Beast Gets Undead On Xbox In August 2025
Not long to wait for more Dying Light!
Dying Light: The Beast has barged its way onto our 2025 gaming calendars, folks; Techland's spin-off comes to Xbox in just two months' time! Yep, you can dive back into the Dying Light universe on August 22nd, 2025 - Xbox Series X|S players included. Of course, a brand-new trailer has accompanied this...
News Jurassic World Evolution 3 Roars Its Way To Xbox This October
Life finds a way
It's been announced today as part of the Summer Game Fest 2025 showcase that Jurassic World Evolution 3 will be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S later this year, and you can watch the trailer up above. Specifically, Jurassic World Evolution 3 has a release date of October 21st, 2025 for Xbox and various other platforms,...
News Lies Of P: Overture Just Shadow Dropped, Available On Xbox Today
Update: officially announced at SGF!
Recent soulslike Lies of P was a pretty fantastic addition to Xbox Game Pass when it launched there back in 2023, and it seems as though the game's upcoming 'Overture' expansion is about to shadow drop on Xbox - bringing more action-RPG goodness to the platform in the process. Ahead of
News Atomic Heart Dev Announces Two New Xbox Games, Including A Full-Blown Sequel
Mundfish is cooking!
Well well well, things just got a little bit atomic at Summer Game Fest 2025! Mundfish, the studio behind former Game Pass shooter Atomic Heart has just announced two brand-new Xbox games - including Atomic Heart 2! Yep, we're officially getting more of this mad, mad world on Xbox sometime soon - in the form of both AH2 and an...
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Features Xbox's Minecraft, Launches This September
We really are crossing worlds here!
SEGA has just announced an official release date for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, which heads to Xbox consoles on September 25th, 2025. However, the news that's really piqued our interest from today's Summer Game Fest trailer is the inclusion of a Minecraft crossover. You can check out a sneak peek of this at the...
News Mortal Shell 2 Is Coming To Xbox In 2026, And It Looks Pretty Epic
Ready for more?
The big game to kick off the Summer Game Fest 2025 showcase today was Mortal Shell 2, which debuted a pretty epic trailer that suggests we're in for something special when the game launches in 2026. There's no exact release date yet, but we know Mortal Shell 2 will release for Xbox Series X and Series S. If you're interested, beta...
Guide All Xbox Series X|S Games That Support 120FPS
Take advantage of super high framerates
One of the cool features of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S is the ability to play games at up to 120 frames per-second, providing a new level of smooth performance never before seen in Xbox history. Originally, this feature was only limited to a set number of titles, but that number has grown as more...
News Surprise! Black Myth: Wukong Finally Has A Release Date For Xbox
We're officially getting it this August
It's been over a year since Black Myth: Wukong was delayed for Xbox, and we've seen so many reports, rumours and bits of speculation about why it's taken so long... and now suddenly, out of nowhere, it's got an Xbox release date! Black Myth: Wukong has an official Xbox release date of August 20th, 2025,...
News DOOM: The Dark Ages Gets First Major Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Various improvements and adjustments
Bethesda has unveiled the "first major patch" for DOOM: The Dark Ages today in the form of "Update 1", which introduces game balance refinements, improves the audio mix and fixes a range of pesky bugs. All of these changes apply to every platform, meaning they're available for PC and PS5 players as well as Xbox...
News Romeo Is A Dead Man's Xbox Release Date Is 'TBD' Because Of GTA 6, Says Developer
"Every publisher wants to make sure to steer clear"
It's become this common belief that many developers and publishers are attempting to avoid the release of GTA 6 (which is now set for May of 2026), but most of them don't really come out and say it for whatever reason. That's not the case with Suda 51 of Grasshopper Manufacture though, who told...
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
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (June 5-8)
Three freebies for the weekend
Xbox Free Play Days is back once again for this jam-packed weekend in the world of gaming, and we've got three games in all to take advantage of, including the likes of Hell Let Loose and Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. Here's the full Xbox Free Play Days lineup for June 5th to June 8th: A Little To The Left (two-hour...
News Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Punches Its Way To Xbox In 2025
Getting the Digital Eclipse treatment
Out of nowhere, retro specialists Digital Eclipse announced as part of the June 2025 State of Play today that Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is heading our way this year - and it'll be available on Xbox One, Series X and Series S. This game is a celebration of Mortal Kombat's early days, featuring all of the...
News Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles Releases For Xbox This September
"A sweeping epic returns, told as never before..."
While we wait for Square Enix to deliver on various mainline Final Fantasy games for Xbox, we've suddenly been treated to a brand-new announcement today in the form of Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles! This is a remaster of the original Final Fantasy Tactics from 1997, presented in...
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,
News Silent Hill F Marks The Series' Return To Xbox This September
Konami is bringing SH back to Xbox!
Konami has revealed the full release date for Silent Hill F during Sony's State of Play showcase - and this one is coming to Xbox Series X|S consoles on September 25th, 2025. Of course, we also got a fresh glimpse of the game via a brand-new gameplay trailer, which we've thrown up above for you to
News Pragmata Gives Us Death Stranding Vibes, And It's Coming To Xbox In 2026
Capcom's "dystopian world" adventure is back
Anyone remember Pragmata? We've been hearing about Capcom's sci-fi game since all the way back in 2020, and it's returned today as part of the PlayStation State of Play event for June - with a brand-new release window too. Pragmata is now set to release for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in 2026. In the...
News Fallout 76's New Fishing Update Is Dividing Opinion So Far
Some love it, some not so much
Ready to go fishing in Fallout 76?! That's exactly what you can do as part of the new update "Gone Fission", which officially launched for Xbox and other platforms yesterday. However, the feedback has been a bit mixed so far. The majority of players seem to be enjoying it as things stand, with some fans even...
News Multiple Tomb Raider Bundles Are Their 'Lowest Price Ever' On Xbox This Week
Decent deals if you like retro TR
Earlier this week, we highlighted the Xbox Achievement Hunter sale that went live on the Microsoft Store, but one thing we didn't touch on as much was the ID@Xbox Best Rated sale - which includes great deals on Tomb Raider games. Specifically, there are three Tomb Raider bundles that are down to their "lowest price...
News 2K Revives Old Xbox Game Pass Title From The Dead
Rolling back onto the Xbox Store
In early 2025, former Xbox Game Pass title Rollerdrome (alongside fellow Roll7 title OlliOlli World) was delisted on digital storefronts following the sale of publisher Private Division - but this week, the skater-shooter has been revive
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 CarX Street Brings Its Open World Racing Game To Xbox This Month
Pre-orders have gone live today
We can never have too many racing games on Xbox, so we're glad to see CarX Street going up for pre-orders today on the Xbox Store, coming in at a budget price of £24.99 / $29.99 for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Looking into the history of CarX Street, it's actually been on PC and mobile devices for a while now,...
Feature We Played Ubisoft's Doomed FPS During Its Final Day On Xbox
Defiant until the end
Well, that's all, folks. After just over a year on the market, Ubisoft's doomed FPS XDefiant is closing its servers today, June 3rd, so I thought I'd have a quick go with things to see how the game is faring during its final day on Xbox. <related ids="175360"> One thing that's remained consistent until the end is...
News The Witcher 4 Gets Full Gameplay Reveal, But Dev Warns It's Just A 'Tech Demo'
Update: CDPR insists it's not the proper game yet
CD Projekt Red has unveiled our first look at actual gameplay for The Witcher 4 as part of the State of Unreal showcase today, and it's safe to say we're absolutely blown away by how incredible this game looks so far. There's loads and loads of footage in here, with the raw gameplay parts said to be...
News Two Major Free-To-Play Games Are Launching On Xbox This Week
Both set to prove highly popular
Two major free-to-play games were listed in our next week on Xbox roundup this past weekend, and so we thought we'd properly bring your attention to them before the madness of Summer Game Fest hits us over the next few days. The first of these is Splitgate 2, which is the sequel to the highly popular Halo-like FPS...
News Xbox 'Achievement Hunter' Sale Now Live, Including Some Great Bargains
The first Xbox sales of June have begun
It's the first Tuesday of the month, and therefore we've got a few new Xbox sales to talk about here at Pure Xbox - with the two main ones being a new "Achievement Hunter" sale and a new ID@Xbox "Best Rated" sale. In the Achievement Hunter sale, we're primarily looking at bargains for older games such as...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (June 3)
Our first additions of the month!
Welcome to your first Xbox Game Pass update for June 2025! Today, we have two fresh additions to the library, including the highly-rated metroidvania Crypt Custodian. Here's everything new on Xbox Game Pass today, June 3rd: Crypt Custodian (Console, PC, Cloud
News Xbox Should Have Expected PS5 Sale Before Increasing Series X|S Prices, Says Journalist
"This is just a self-inflicted wound"
Back at the start of May, Xbox announced that the prices of consoles, games and accessories would be going up in various regions across the world, with particularly major increases for the Series X and Series S in the United States. This will inevitibly result in fewer sales going forward for the two systems,...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (June 2-6)
Including the first two Game Pass titles of June!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for June 2-6! Things are looking quiet in terms of major new Xbox releases over the next few days, but we've still got plenty of interesting stuff on the way - including Ridge Racer, Zenless Zone Zero,
News Xbox First-Party Game 'Tell Me Why' Is Now Free To Claim For Everyone
Part of the yearly June tradition
Every single year since 2021, Xbox has been giving away Don't Nod's Tell Me Why for free as part of Pride Month, and that's exactly what's happening again in June 2025, with the game already showing as free on the Xbox Store right now. Specifically, you're looking for the "Tell Me Why: Chapters 1-3" version of the...
News Xbox 'Hits You Can't Miss' & 'Super Giant Swords' Sales Now Live, Get Up To 90% Off
Microsoft has put two more promos live
Earlier this week, we posted our typical weekly deals roundup that focused on a new Bundle Sale on the Microsoft Store - but Team Green is getting a little more unpredictable these days in terms of its sale dates, with two more promotions going live a little later this week. <related ids="182909"> These...
News Rust Console Edition Adds Fantastic Upgrade Offers Ahead Of Xbox Series X|S Launch
The news we wanted to hear
In case you hadn't heard, Rust Console Edition is getting a new version for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on June 26th, and its Xbox One counterpart will be shutting down in October (it's already been delisted on Xbox too). When the news was first announced, we weren't sure whether existing Rust Console Edition players...
News DOOM: The Dark Ages Xbox Patch Nerfs Super Shotgun & Cheap 'From Behind' Deaths
id has released some new patch notes
DOOM: The Dark Ages dev id Software has made a number of balance tweaks to the game since launch earlier this month, and a new update this week adjusts the series' famous Super Shotgun - amongst making some other tweaks and fixes. The team describes these changes as "tunables" and basically makes them on the...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 29 - June 1)
Featuring two free trials for all players!
Free Play Days has arrived for the coming weekend! This time out, Microsoft's promotion contains five games - two as free trials for all Xbox members and three titles that Game Pass members can jump into at no extra cost. Without further ado, here's the full list of Xbox Free Play days titles this week:...
News Xbox Game Pass Hit Atomfall Gets Its First Story Expansion Next Week
Game Pass members get 10% off!
Atomfall developer Rebellion has unveiled the game's first story expansion — Wicked Isle — bringing a whole new area, storyline, treasures and more to the Xbox Game Pass survival title. Available June 3rd as a paid expansion, Wicked Isle is set on 'Midsummer Island' - "a whole new location to the game, with its...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Elden Ring Nightreign
FromSoftware is back
As we covered in our launch guide yesterday, a brand-new FromSoftware game is out this week on Xbox - in the form of Elden Ring Nightreign, a fresh co-op adventure from the Souls team. But, what about reviews? Well, we haven't had chance to go hands-on here at Pure Xbox, but the game's review embargo has now lifted, so, here's w
News When Will The Xbox Summer Sale 2025 Be Revealed?
It's almost that time of year again
The Xbox Summer Sale 2025 is set to begin soon, during which a large number of digital Xbox games are expected to be discounted for around two weeks. The official date of the sale hasn't been announced at the time of writing, but we've provided some educated guesses below as to when we think it might be available...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 29)
Your final May 2025 additions
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today's two new arrivals mark the final batch of XGP titles for May 2025, and we're closing out with a bang as one of 2024's GOTY contenders enters the library. <related ids="182661"> Here's what you can expect from your new Xbox G
News Xbox Is An Official Partner For Next Week's Summer Game Fest 2025
Summer gaming season is upon us!
We know that the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 is right around the corner here on June 8th, but we actually have another major event to look forward to now - with Xbox just confirmed as an official partner for this year's Summer Game Fest show. SGF, as it's otherwise known, has basically become the de-facto E3...
News Xbox Copilot Now Live For Testing As Microsoft Introduces Its AI Companion
Ask the Xbox app for help
A couple of months back, Microsoft publicly announced its 'Copilot for Gaming' program to the world; a new AI tool that allows players to directly ask for game help through the Xbox mobile app. Well, today, the team has started testing out the AI companion on iOS and Android - in certain regions. For now, you'll need the...
Report Xbox Elite Series 3 Is Real, And It's Improved 'Leaps & Bounds' Over The Elite 2
"I have it on good authority..."
Earlier today, we brought you a tidbit of fresh information on Rare's Everwild courtesy of Jez Corden's Xbox Games Showcase predictions piece - and in there, the
Guide Elden Ring Nightreign Release Date, Release Times & Download Size On Xbox
Everything you need to know ahead of launch
Elden Ring Nightreign is launching on Xbox this week, and with this being a co-op focused title by FromSoftware, players will want to be hopping online ASAP to get stuck in and see what's what. <related ids="182960"> So, we've gathered up all of the launch details you need for this new Elden Ring...
News Xbox Shares New 'Join The Adventure' Ad To Show Off Incredible Game Pass Lineup
"There’s always a new world to dive into"
The last few months of Xbox Game Pass have been pretty incredible - we've had a bunch of fantastic first and third-party additions; building out an amazing lineup of games to play as part of the service. And, this week, Microsoft has decided to shout about that fact with a stylish new Game Pass advert -...
Talking Point Are You Interested In This Week's New FromSoftware Release?
The game's launch trailer has arrived
FromSoftware has become one of the industry's most celebrated development studios recently, especially in the wake of Elden Ring and its chunky 2024 expansion Shadow of the Erdtree. Having said that, we're seeing a slightly cooler reception to anything Elden Ring Nightreign related so far, so we're checking in...
News 'To A T' Brings Another Day One Launch To Xbox Game Pass Today (May 28)
From the creator of Katamari Damacy!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we have another day one launch entering the library, in the form of "a charming, colorful adventure game from the creator of Katamari Damacy". Here's a quick introduction to this new Game Pass title coming to the library today: To A T (Series X|S, PC, Cloud)...
News GTA-Like 'MindsEye' Gets Full Overview Ahead Of Xbox Launch Next Month
Part action-thriller, part community toolset
We've been interested in MindsEye for a good while now, especially with its Rockstar Games pedigree behind it in the form of lead dev Leslie Benzies - but to be honest, we've struggled to get a real grasp so far of what this game actually is. Well, today, the team at Build a Rocket Boy has
News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's New Sales Milestone Has Some Crazy Coincidences
Something about this game and the number 3...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been pretty much living rent-free in our heads since it launched on April 24th, and speaking of that launch date... the turn-based RPG has just hit a series of spooky milestones that we can't quite believe. Announced today by the developer on social media, Expedition 33...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Update 1.05 Now Live On Xbox, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Almost 20GB on Xbox!
Ubisoft has just delivered its 1.05 Title Update for Assassin's Creed Shadows on Xbox - and it features some major changes and additions to the game, including a crossover with multiplayer horror title Dead by Daylight. This DBD-flavoured event adds a new free quest to the game with bonus rewards upon completion, alongside a...
