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News BF6 Release Window Update, Full Reveal Scheduled For 'Summer'
Ready up
EA has provided an update on the next Battlefield game release window, reconfirming it'll arrive by March 2026. Adding to this, fans can expect a full reveal of the game to take place at some point this summer. The company's CEO Andrew Wilson had the following to say in the latest financial report: "As we look to the future, we’re...
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
Guide Here Are All The Changes & Enhancements Coming To Gears Of War: Reloaded On Xbox
From Gears Ultimate to Gears Reloaded
With the news about Gears of War: Reloaded now out in the wild, we're turning our attention to what exactly has changed from 2015's Gears of War: Ultimate Edition - including what Xbox players can expect to have been tweaked and improved for this new release of the original Gears of War. As we noted in a recent...
Opinion Nothing Will Come Close To GTA 6 As An Xbox Series X|S Showpiece
It just looks incredible
With the latest GTA 6 trailer now out in the wild, alongside a massive media and information blowout from developer Rockstar Games, we've gotten our deepest look at the next Grand Theft Auto game yet. At this point, the lack of direct gameplay has perhaps been a little disappointing, but I keep coming away with one...
News GTA 6 Fans Are Trying To Figure Out The Game's Voice Actors
Jason and Lucia possibly confirmed?
With GTA 6 getting a new trailer and a massive info blowout earlier today, it's suddenly restarted the hype train for Rockstar Games' upcoming release, and we've spotted a bunch of fans trying to figure out the game's voice actors. Rockstar is keeping quiet about actors for now, but it's believed that actress...
News GTA 6 Characters, Locations & Screenshots Revealed In Massive Info Blowout
Here we go!
You've probably already seen that Rockstar Games has revealed Trailer 2 for GTA 6 today, but the company has also provided tons more info on the game via its official website, along with over 50 new screenshots. Firstly, we have an official description of the story, which stars the characters of Jason and Lucia: Jason and Lucia have...
News GTA 6 Trailer 2 Has Arrived Ahead Of May 2026 Release On Xbox Series X|S
Holy moly!
Out of nowhere once again, Rockstar Games has just released its second trailer for GTA 6 - which is now due to release for Xbox Series X|S on May 26, 2026. We've thrown the brand-new video clip up above, and we'll gather up some fresh details to share with you down below. GTA 6, the next instalment in Rockstar
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 Adds Multiple New Sales, Including One Focused Around RPGs
The great deals continue!
Xbox isn't slowing down with these sales as we dive deeper into the new month, as today has brought us a bunch of additional promotions on top of what we saw last week, including one that's focused entirely around RPG games. Specifically, we've spotted a new Xbox Game Pass RPG sale, a Mafia: The Old Country sale, a Dark...
News Indie Hit DREDGE Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 6)
Live now in the XGP library!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, 2023 indie hit DREDGE has docked into the Game Pass Ultimate library - and we've been waiting ages to see this one arrive on XGP. So, here's a bit more information on new Game Pass title DREDGE - which took the world by storm a few years back (it has over 36k reviews...
News Gears Of War: Reloaded Is Getting The Free Upgrade Treatment On Xbox
Pretty generous!
Everyone recovered from that shock Gears of War: Reloaded announcement yet? Well, the good news is that we'll all be playing it this summer, and potentially keeping it for free - thanks to a generous offer for Xbox owners. Basically, if you already own the digital version of Gears of War: Ultimate Edition for Xbox One, you'll be...
News Xbox Announces Gears Of War: Reloaded, Releasing Summer 2025
"The original Gears of War returns"
Out of nowhere, Xbox has suddenly announced Gears of War: Reloaded today - a remastered version of the original Gears of War that will be launching for various platforms very soon, including Xbox Series X and Series S. The game will feature 4K resolution, 120 FPS support, and "the ultimate multiplayer experience...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Next Major Update Includes Free Story Pack On Xbox
Specifically, 'The Works of Luis Frois'
Following the game's first major update roughly a month ago, Ubisoft has unveiled the next big patch for Assassin's Creed Shadows - and it includes a new free story pack on all platforms, including Xbox. That free story DLC is dubbed 'The Works of Luis Frois', and it involves a new quest arc playable as...
News Drive Beyond Horizons Dev Hopes To Bring Viral Hit To Xbox Eventually
It's a maybe
If you've been looking at the Steam charts in recent weeks, you may have come across a game called Drive Beyond Horizons that's been climbing the rankings - and wondering whether it'll be getting an Xbox version at some point. Well, the answer is "maybe". Drive Beyond Horizons doesn't have an Xbox release date yet, and it could be...
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...
News New MindsEye Gameplay Looks Very Grand Theft Auto, Could Replace GTA 6 In 2025
The near-future city of Redrock awaits
Over the weekend, some fresh MindsEye gameplay has cropped up online, about a month or so out from its official Xbox launch on June 10th. This is the upcoming action-thriller led by former Rockstar president Leslie Benzies, and in the wake of that recent GTA 6 delay, we've sudde
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...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (May 5-9)
Including two new Xbox Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for May 5-9! The big highlight of the next few days is the two Xbox Game Pass additions, which are the fantastic fishing adventure DREDGE and brand-new release of Revenge of the Savage Planet! Beyond those, there are some great-looking indies to keep an eye out for as well...
News Two More Xbox Game Pass Indies Confirmed For May & June 2025
Busy months get even busier!
We're always keeping our eyes peeled for new Xbox Game Pass announcements, and we've spotted two of them over the past few days - one that's a bit further out in June, and another that'll be with us very soon in May. The May game is Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo, and this was revealed a very long time ago as an Xbox...
News Bendy And The Ink Machine Is Being 'Enhanced' For Xbox Series X|S
Update: And it's happening next week!
We've often noticed Bendy and the Ink Machine appearing in the Xbox charts whenever it gets a deep discount, which is a pretty impressive feat considering the Xbox One version came out seven years ago at this point! It looks like it's about to get another second wind, as it's been announced today that the game...
Talking Point With Forza Horizon 5 Now On PS5, Do You Expect To See Horizon 6 Anytime Soon?
How close are we to FH6 on Xbox?
Last month, Forza Horizon 5's PS5 debut marked the first of Xbox's 'big three' franchises to move over, and despite the transition feeling a little weird to us here at PX HQ, fans have clearly been enjoying the game a lot over on PlayStation. Naturally though, we've been thinking more about what this all means for...
News Elden Ring Nightreign Overview Dives Deep Into Souls Spinoff Coming To Xbox
And it launches later this month!
Ahead of the game's launch later this month, FromSoftware has dropped a massive overview of its upcoming Souls spinoff Elden Ring Nightreign - and it looks every bit as chaotic and action-packed as you'd expect from a follow-up to Elden Ring. Of course, we've thrown this new overview trailer up above, so you can...
News UFL Continues To Evolve With Free Xbox Perk & Multiple New Features
It's been a busy six months for this EA FC rival
It's been six months since we last talked about UFL here at Pure Xbox, which was back when the game first released for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Since then, it's evolved with various new features and in-game content across its two "seasons", and it's also just added a free Xbox Game Pass...
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...
News GTA 6 Gets A New Release Date As Rockstar Delays To May 2026
"We need this extra time"
Well, it's official! Rockstar Games has announced that GTA 6 will be getting a delay to May 2026, with the team insisting that more time is needed to "exceed" the expectations of the GTA fanbase. GTA 6 now has an Xbox release date of May 26th, 2026 for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. "We are very sorry that this is...
News Prime Gaming's May 2025 List Includes Yet Another Free Xbox Game
Going live on May 8th
We're loving this trend of Xbox games being given away for free via Amazon, and with Prime Gaming's May 2025 list having just been revealed, we now know of yet another free Xbox game that's getting the treatment very soon. Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus will be given away for free starting May 8th for Prime Gaming members,...
News Xbox Price Hike 'Just The Beginning' For The Industry, Says Analyst
"This will lead to internal re-evaluations"
There's obviously a lot of chatter taking place today about Xbox raising its prices for consoles, accessories and even games, and according to one analyst, it's actually "just the beginning" of what we're going to see in the future. Daniel Ahmad of Niko Partners has explained the reasons behind the Xbox...
News Remedy's Sam Lake 'Went Away For Half A Year' After Finishing Development On Alan Wake 2
"I was very tired and stressed"
Alan Wake 2, from early concepts way back in the day to its final release in late 2023, was long in the making over at Finnish studio Remedy Entertainment. In the end, it all felt worth the wait when the Alan Wake sequel landed with a bang a few years back - but development did take its toll on the people making it...
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 Xbox Is Raising The Price Of Consoles, Games And Accessories
"We understand that these changes are challenging"
Xbox has announced that the cost of consoles, games and accessories will be going up across multiple regions starting today. This includes an $80 price hike for the Xbox Series S and $100 price hike for the Xbox Series X in the US, and a £50 price hike for the Xbox Series S and £20 price hike for...
News EA Gives Up On WRC, Four Years After Buying Rally Game Experts Codemasters
Work that one out
Four years after its well-documented battle with 2K to acquire racing studio Codemasters, EA is shutting down plans to make future rally games; ending its partnership with WRC in the process. The EA Sports WRC team confirmed the news this week, via a 'Development Update' message posted to the EA website. The s
News Xbox 'Beyond' Spring Sale Now Live, Hundreds Of New Discounts Available
Mostly for DLC, but also for some full games
The Xbox Spring Sale is just about to finish up for another year, but Xbox is still keeping the momentum going with a "Beyond" Spring Sale that's just gone live, alongside two other brand-new sales promotions on the Microsoft Store. Xbox's Beyond Spring Sale is packed with DLC discounts for things like...
News Cowabunga! Xbox Is Getting Another Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game
Splintered Fate arrives this June
The folks at Super Evil Megacorp have this week announced they're bringing their roguelike Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate to Xbox Series X|S. It will be arriving digitally for $29.99 USD (or your regional equivalent) on June 24th, 2025. There'll also be a Deluxe Edition and Limited Edition up for...
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 Evil Dead: The Game Gets Delisted Across Multiple Storefronts, Xbox To Follow
Update: Saber Interactive confirms it's intentional
We've got a not-so-groovy update about Evil Dead: The Game, which originally arrived on Xbox Series X|S in 2022. As highlighted on the game's subreddit, Evil Dead: The Game has been delisted across multiple storefronts, which has led to speculation Saber could be "preparing to pull the plug" on it...
News Two Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In May 2025
Both of them free-to-play titles
It's always around the start of the month that we bring you some upcoming server closures, and as things stand, we know of two Xbox games that are shutting down their servers in May 2025. The first of these is MultiVersus, which was announced back in January to be shutting down on May 30th. This game will still...
News Digital Foundry Praises Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, But Xbox Series S Is A 'Sore Point'
"Image quality is substantially worse than the Series X"
The good folks over at Digital Foundry have been deep diving into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 following its incredibly successful Xbox Game Pass launch last week, and they've had some interesting things to say about the Xbox Series S version of this phenomenal game in particular. Digital...
Talking Point Xbox Fans, How Do You Find Time For All These Amazing 2025 Games?
There's so much good stuff to juggle right now
So, I was having a look around in the Pure Xbox archives today and discovered a Talking Point from a couple of years ago where we asked how everyone was able to find the time for all of those amazing 2023 games. Considering how incredible April 2025 has been, particularly on Xbox Game Pass, I feel like...
News Gearbox Announces New, Earlier Release Date For Borderlands 4 On Xbox
Surprise!
Maybe a little earlier than first intended, Gearbox's Randy Pitchford has announced that the team is moving the Borderlands 4 release date up by a few weeks. Yep, the upcoming sequel will now be launching for Xbox Series X|S on September 12th; a few weeks earlier than its previous late-September release date. We say a little earlier than...
News Two Big Betas Happening On Xbox In May 2025, Sign-Ups Still Live
You'll need to be quick though
We always try and bring you the most notable Alphas, Betas, Tech Tests and everything else along those lines when they crop up, but admittedly we're a little late with the one for ARC Raiders which begins tomorrow on Xbox Series X|S. However, there's still time to sign up for the ARC Raiders Xbox beta (otherwise known...
News Far Cry 4 Getting Native 60FPS Patch On Xbox Series X|S & Game Pass
FPS Boost option now disabled
As we reminded you fine folks earlier today, Far Cry 4 is coming to Xbox Game Pass this week, and Ubisoft is seemingly preparing a native 60FPS patch for the game on Xbox Series X|S to coincide with its XGP arrival. A new Far Cry 4 patch has cropped up on PS5 that enables native 60FPS gameplay, and the Xbox Series X|S...
News Chinese RPG Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Gets July Release Date For Xbox Game Pass
A big summer release on XGP!
Last month, we learned that Chinese developer Leenzee was planning to bring its action-RPG to Xbox Game Pass this summer - and now we finally have a specific release date for Wuchang: Fallen Feathers on the XGP service. Yep, publisher 505 Games has announced that Wuchang will
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 Digital Foundry Impressed With Oblivion Remastered, But Xbox Series S 'Takes A Hit'
"Series S sadly takes a hit in most aspects"
Over the weekend, the folks at Digital Foundry have been been going over Oblivion Remastered with a fine comb, including the most-recent Xbox version with that post-release patch applied. Generally sp
News Two Xbox Game Pass Titles Reach Incredible Player Milestones During Launch Week
Last week was a busy one for the service
Last week, we ended up having a huge few days on Xbox Game Pass when Bethesda decided to join the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 party with Oblivion Remastered - and the pair of brand-new releases have hit some huge player milestones in the time since. At the tail end of the week, we brought news that
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (April 28 - May 2)
Including four big Xbox Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for April 28 - May 2! We've got a bunch of cool releases on the way over the next few days including the popular free-to-play shooter FragPunk, while Xbox Game Pass is treating us to no less than four brand-new additions, including the Xbox first-party title Towerborne...
"What a debut!"
The folks over at Sandfall Interactive are probably thrilled with how their new RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has gone down so far - and now, a bunch of other big game devs have congratulated the studio on its "incredible launch". One of those devs is the team behind Final Fantasy VII - which, given the game's clear inspiration...
News Phasmophobia Passes 3 Million Console Sales, Try It For Free On Xbox
It's storming the charts!
Yesterday, you might have seen in our roundup of the best-selling Xbox Spring Sale games that Phasmophobia was almost topping the list, and that might come as a surprise to many people... but not the publisher of it! It's been announced this week that Phasmophobia has passed 3 million sales on Xbox Series X, Series S and...
News EA Announces Release Dates For College Football 26 & Madden NFL 26
"Make game day, every day."
We've officially got release dates for EA Sports College Football 26 and Madden NFL 26! College Football 26 will be releasing for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on July 10th, 2025, with early access beginning on July 7th, 2025. A free EA Play / Xbox Game Pass Ultimate trial will likely be available ahead of launch too...
News Here's How Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is Running On Xbox Series X And S
Two different setups in play
Earlier today, the eagerly-anticipated Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 went live on Xbox Game Pass, and lots of you fine folks will probably be jumping into this one over the next few days as a result. So, how is the game running on Xbox Series X and S right now? Do we have multiple performance modes to go at? Well, some...
