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News The Witcher 4 Will Be 'Extremely Challenging' To Run At 60FPS On Xbox Series S
CDPR speaks out about the Series S version
Since developer CD Projekt Red unveiled its Witcher 4 tech demo, there's been a bit of controversy surrounding the nature of the demo and how representative of the final game it is. Regardless, the Polis
News Minecraft's Vibrant Visuals Update Officially Releases On Xbox This Week
Following a brief period of testing
Just over a month ago, we highlighted how Minecraft's new graphics upgrade was now available on Xbox in an experimental form, but now Mojang Studios has revealed a date for the non-experimental release of this feature - specifically on platforms that support the "Bedrock" version of the game. Minecraft's Vibrant...
Opinion It Feels Like Microsoft Is Planning A Huge Final Year Of Xbox Series X|S In 2026
Could next-gen follow in 2027?
The dust has now settled on the big Xbox Games Showcase this year, and overall, it was a decent show. It's provided us a good look at what's to come for the rest of 2025, and I'm definitely satisfied with how the lineup is looking for the full year. However, it
News Four Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In July 2025 So Far
An early look at what's to come
As we always do around this time of the month, we're taking a look today at what's ahead for July 2025's Xbox Game Pass selection, with four games having been confirmed for Game Pass next month at the time of writing. We've got some huge games coming to the service in July right now, including Xbox first-party...
Feature These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (June 16-20)
Including four Xbox Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for June 16-20! It's a busy few days ahead for new releases, including on Xbox Game Pass where we're getting four new titles for the service, all of which look extremely intriguing! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New Xbox Releases (June 16-20):
News Here's What The Critics Think Of Upcoming Game Pass Title 'Lost In Random: The Eternal Die'
It's looking good so far!
Next week, we have a chunk of big additions to the Xbox Game Pass service; one of them being brand-new day one release Lost in Random: The Eternal Die! Ahead of the game's launch on June 17th, reviews have just gone live for this action roguelite, and it's all sounding pretty good so far. <related ids="182316"> So,...
News WD's New Special Edition Expansion Card Is Now Available For Xbox Series X|S
Part of the Xbox Floral Collection 2025
Last month, Xbox Wire detailed the 'Xbox Floral Collection' for 2025 — featuring a bunch of upcoming accessories — and the most interesting part of the collection was no doubt a special edition Series X|S expansion card. Well, that Western Digital SSD is now available to pick up, if you fancy one. Yep,...
News Gears Of War: Reloaded Physical Version Confirmed For PS5, Nothing Yet For Xbox
Rumour has it the full game is on-disc, too
Gears of War: Reloaded marks the series' PS5 debut later this year, and it seems as though PlayStation players will be getting even more bonuses beyond that. Not only is the game getting a proper disc-based physical release on PS5, but it's looking like the whole game will actually be printed onto the disc...
PSA Silent Hill 2 Is Still Due For Xbox Once PS5 Exclusivity Window Expires
It could be coming very soon!
Last year, Polish developer Bloober Team really came into its own with the Silent Hill 2 remake, although Xbox players haven't been blessed with Konami's latest Silent Hill release just yet. However, on the back of the Silent Hill 1 remake announcement this week, we're here to remind you all that SH2 should still be...
News New Game Pass Title 'The Alters' Is Getting Fantastic Reviews Ahead Of Launch
It has a very strong aggregate score right now
As we highlighted earlier today, a couple of new Game Pass additions are still scheduled for this week - including day one launch The Alters, which happens to be getting some fantastic reviews here ahead of its Xbox release. <related ids="183807"> So, we're going to gather up these early reviews...
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
News MindsEye Dev Shares 'Sincere Apology' With Xbox Hotfix Now In The Works
"The launch of MindsEye hasn’t been without its challenges"
It's safe to say the launch of third-person action game MindsEye hasn't been the smoothest one so far, and now developer Build a Rocket Boy has apologised for the state of the game on release - while also committing to future patches to iron out these day one issues. Taking to social...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (June 12-15)
Including an Xbox first-party title!
Xbox Free Play Days has just gone live, and we have three titles to jump into this weekend - including recent Xbox first-party release Towerborne, which is still in Game Preview at this stage. Here's your full Free Play Days lineup this week: Bassmaster Fishing Construction Simulator Towerborne To play the...
Guide Gears Of War Reloaded Beta: Release Date, Start Times And How To Access
Kicking off this weekend!
Gears of War: Reloaded may not launch on Xbox until late August, but fans have a couple of chances to play the game early - via this month's multiplayer beta. Yep, developer The Coalition is opening the doors to Gears Reloaded multiplayer in June, across two early access weekends. There are multiple ways to get into this...
News Two More Xbox Game Pass Titles Are Arriving This Week (June 12-13)
"Explore an emotional sci-fi game..."
It's been a busy week for Xbox Game Pass additions with three games added over the past few days, and now we've got two more coming out on Thursday and Friday - both of which are likely to prove popular over the weekend! EA Sports FC 25 is an EA Play addition, meaning it's also available as part of Xbox Game...
News Xbox Has Started Giving Out Free Gears Of War: Reloaded Codes To 'Ultimate Edition' Owners
Time to check your DMs!
As we mentioned right after the game was announced last month, existing owners of Gears: Ultimate Edition will get a free upgrade to Gears of War: Reloaded on Xbox Series X|S - and now Microsoft is beginning to roll out this generous offer to its users. We'd been minding our own business this evening, playing a little
News Resident Evil Requiem Will Be Playable In First And Third-Person At Launch
Some fresh details on RE9 have emerged
One of the biggest surprises during showcase season this year was the reveal of Resident Evil Requiem as part of Summer Game Fest 2025. Capcom gave us a tease at what it's building for the next mainline Resi title during the Geoff Keighley show, and while the initial trailer was light on details, some fresh...
News Dune: Awakening Xbox Release Announced For 2026 As PC Reviews Go Live
It's "Very Positive" on Steam already
We've been keeping an eye on the multiplayer survival game Dune: Awakening for quite a while now, but it's seemed like the PC version has been taking priority - and a new release announcement confirms that's indeed the case. Dune: Awakening's Xbox release date has now officially been announced for 2026. This...
News Switch 2 'Closer To Xbox Series S' Than Last-Gen Consoles, Says Ninja Gaiden Dev
"It can be thought as closer to the Series S"
Nintendo's Switch 2 console is now out in the wild, and here at PX HQ we're certainly intrigued to see how much Microsoft goes on to support the system. The good news for Xbox's studios is that the device is of course a lot more powerful than its predecessor, with Ninja Gaiden dev Koei Tecmo comparing it
News MindsEye Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
Here's how both Xbox versions stack up
With MindsEye now officially out on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, we've been curious about how the game is performing on both consoles, and the excellent Fuzion Xbox Testing has provided a helpful comparison for this! As you can see in the videos below, MindsEye is running at 30FPS on both the Xbox Series X...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (June 11)
Both now live on the service!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we have two new titles heading the library, although one of them is a PC-only addition in the form of Kingdom Two Crowns - a game that's already available for console players. Here's an introduction to today's new Xbox Game Pass arrivals: Barbie Project Friendship...
Opinion I've Never Liked JRPGs, But Xbox's New FF16 Demo Has Me Hooked
I feel like a changed man
Look, I'll admit it, I've always been a bit of a JRPG snob. That attitude doesn't come from the quality of these sorts of games, not at all, more my own reluctance to try something totally new and completely foreign for a guy that grew up playing very westernised video games. This week though, I decided to download the...
News Xbox Series S To Support 120FPS Gameplay In Gears Of War: Reloaded
Locked and reloaded
Despite Gears of War: E-Day being a no-show at this year's Xbox Games Showcase, a follow-up podcast episode has not only given us a small developer update on the 2026 title - but also some fresh details on how this year's Gears of War: Reload
News MindsEye Launches Today, But Dev Warns Xbox Players To Apply Day One Patch
Update: the patch is now live!
It's all a little quiet out there right now as we approach the launch of GTA-like MindsEye, and alongside a lack of pre-release impressions, a delay to the game's day one patch is probably another reason to hold off buying the game on Xbox just yet. In a lengthy post from developer Build a Rocket Boy over on
News Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale 2025 Now Live, 1000+ Games Discounted
An absolutely MASSIVE new sale!
It's time for the Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale 2025! This has been quietly released on the Microsoft Store today, and it's absolutely massive sale - we've counted well over 1000 individual deals on there! There are discounts for some huge games in the Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale, including Alan Wake 2, Call of Duty: Black...
News Two More Xbox First-Party Games Are Getting 'Code In A Box' Physical Releases In 2025
Including Microsoft's first $80 title
There's been some controversy about Microsoft's decision to move to $80 game releases with The Outer Worlds 2, and things are getting even more controversial with the way Xbox is handling its physical releases here in 2025. <related ids="181030"> Retail listings for both The Outer Worlds 2 and fellow...
News SEGA's Space Marine Remaster Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (June 10)
Welcome to the Master Crafted Edition!
Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase 2025 is now over, but the Xbox Game Pass train keeps on rolling - and today, we have a pretty major addition to the service in the form of Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Master Crafted Edition.
News Xbox Quietly Releases New 4TB Expansion Card For Series X|S
Update: It's back live again!
It was back in November of last year that we last saw a new variant of the Xbox Series X|S Expansion Card, with WD Black releasing a 2TB version, and now Seagate has gone and quietly unveiled the first ever 4GB version! We're not sure how widespread these will be, but the 4TB Xbox Series X|S Expansion Card is already...
Review Space Marine Master Crafted Edition - A Proper 360 Throwback On Xbox Game Pass
Gears of Warhammer
At the tail end of last month, SEGA surprisingly announced that it was bringing a modern version of the original Warhammer 40K: Space Marine to Xbox Game Pass - and that time is almost here as the game goes live on the service tomorrow, June 10th. Naturally then, we've been pumping some time into Space Marine Master Crafted...
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 No, The ROG Xbox Ally Handheld Doesn't Play Native Console Games
But that's why Xbox Play Anywhere is so good
We're seeing a little bit of confusion doing the rounds on social media about whether the newly-announced ROG Xbox Ally handheld will play native console games or not, and the answer is that it doesn't (at least not as things stand!). This is a Windows PC handheld that's designed to play native PC games,...
News Gears Of War: Reloaded Is Getting An Xbox Game Pass Beta This Coming Weekend
Gears 1 is BACK, baby!
During the Xbox Games Showcase, Microsoft delivered another Gears of War: Reloaded trailer that featured some fresh gameplay ahead of the title's August 2025 release - but we have even more exciting news to share here. A Gears Reloaded beta is right around the corner; free for Xbox Game Pass us
News 12 New Game Pass Titles Announced At Xbox Games Showcase 2025
Here's a closer look at each of them
Today's Xbox Games Showcase 2025 event was packed with a huge selection of Xbox Game Pass titles, including many that were announced for the first time today! Naturally, those are the titles we want to focus on the most in this roundup, but we're also highlighting the previously confirmed XGP titles to give you a...
News Call Of Duty Goes Co-Op With Black Ops 7, Coming To Xbox Game Pass This Year
"Following the events of Black Ops 2 and Black Ops 6"
It may have only been about 10 seconds since Black Ops 6 launched on Xbox, but Call of Duty is back once again with Black Ops 7; debuting with a co-op campaign on Game Pass this year, as you'd expect. We heard rumours about more Black Ops coming in 2025 for a while, bu
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...
News Ninja Gaiden 4 Gets Release Date, Arrives On Xbox Game Pass This October
Busy October ahead!
It's been announced today that Ninja Gaiden 4 will release for Xbox Game Pass on October 21st, 2025! The date was revealed as part of the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, along with a brand-new trailer which you can watch up above. October is already shaping up to be a busy month for Xbox-published projects! Here are more details on...
News Indiana Jones 'The Order Of Giants' Expansion Whips Onto Xbox In September 2025
More Indy is coming!
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle made its Xbox debut fairly recently, and now the game's first major expansion is on the way! Yep, The Order of Giants is coming September 4th, and you can get an early glimpse at Indy's first DLC up above. We're expecting Bethesda and MachineGames to go in-depth on this one in the near future,...
News Xbox Is Officially Getting A Brand-New 'Plague Tale' Game In 2026
It's called "Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy"
Well this is a surprise! Out of nowhere, people have begun noticing today that Focus Entertainment has quietly announced a new game in the Plague Tale series, and it's officially coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in 2026. It's called Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, and you can actually watch...
News Xbox's The Outer Worlds 2 Launches On Game Pass This October
One locked in!
Here we go! Microsoft has kicked off its 2025 showcase by announcing that Obsidian's The Outer Worlds 2 hits Xbox Game Pass on October 29th, 2025 - we have less than 5 months to go! This has been announced with a brand-new story trailer, which we've thrown up above for good measure while we gather up some extra details for you down...
News Ready Or Not Gets Xbox Release Date, Launches On Series X|S In July
"An intense, tactical, first-person shooter"
It was announced a few weeks ago that the popular PC shooter Ready Or Not would be coming to Xbox consoles at some point in the summer, and now we've got a proper date - courtesy of IGN Live! Ready or Not has an official Xbox release date of July 15th, 2025. The game will be available on Xbox Series X...
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...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (June 9-13)
Including another FIVE Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for June 9-13! We've got plenty of intriguing stuff on the way next week, including the GTA-like MindsEye that's been attracting a lot of attention, along with five new Xbox Game Pass additions such as Space Marine Master Crafted Edition
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...
