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News One Of Metacritic's Top Games Of 2023 Is Available Today On Xbox Game Pass
The Talos Principle 2 is waiting for you
Today marks yet another brand-new addition to Xbox Game Pass, and while some may look at The Talos Principle 2 and immediately gloss over it, you should be aware that it was one of Metacritic's top-rated
News Two Games Have Quietly Been Cancelled For Xbox Over The Past Week
Here's hoping we'll see them in the future
Last week, there was a bit of media attention on a game called "1348 Ex Voto" following its release date announcement (March 12th) and surprise cancellation for Xbox — to be honest, we'd never even heard of it before then! The action-adventure game set in Medieval Italy looks pretty cool though, and...
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake Off To Impressive Start In The 'Top Paid' Xbox Charts
Square Enix will be pleased
Arguably the biggest Xbox release of 2026 so far has been the long-awaited arrival of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade, but how well has it actually sold across Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in its first week? Well, we don't have specific figures just yet, but the "Top Paid" Xbox charts have just updated for the first...
News Highguard Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Xbox Series S
Here's how both Xbox versions stack up
Today's big Xbox release is that of Highguard - a new free-to-play title developed by people who worked on the Titanfall and Apex Legends games, and one that's been getting a ton of attention since being unveiled at The Game Awards. We've already talked about the reviews for Highguard — they range from...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Highguard, Out Now On Xbox
A massive free-to-play release from former Titanfall devs!
There's been speculation over whether it would launch on time, but the free-to-play release of Highguard has officially arrived on Xbox today, and the first reviews have just started going live across the web! For those who aren't aware, this is a PvP raid shooter made by developers behind...
News Fantastic Far Cry Upgrades Could Be Followed Up By More 60FPS Patches From Ubisoft
Strength through unity
Ubisoft has been at it with its back catalogue recently, upgrading the likes of Far Cry 3, The Division and more to play at 60FPS on modern consoles. It doesn't sound like the team is planning to stop there either, as Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson suggests that more of the company's classics could get performance boosts in...
News In The US, 66% Of Xbox Series X|S Sales Were Digital-Only In 2025
PS5 was at almost 50% too
With Microsoft's continued console price hikes over the last few years, the team's all-digital offerings have become a more enticing proposition for consumers, and that appears to have reflected in the 2025 console sales split for Xbox Series X|S in the US. Circana's Mat Piscatella has recently shared some "fun facts"...
News Six New Demos Have Been Added To Xbox In 2026 So Far, Including Three Major Ones
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Tides is one of the latest
At some point over the past few months, Xbox has changed how it orders the "Game Demos" section on the Microsoft Store — instead of being sorted by new additions, it's now prioritising the most popular demos at any one time. That's all well and good, and it means a lot of the AAA titles rise to...
News Clockwork Revolution Dev Talks Choice & Consequence In Its Upcoming Steampunk RPG
"inXile very much hangs its hat on reactivity"
Clockwork Revolution is one of the most exciting Xbox Game Studios titles being built over at Microsoft HQ right now, despite the team keeping things largely under wraps so far. Phil Spencer has expressed his personal hype for it, and we're right there with him; desperate to see more of this steampunk...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (January 26-30)
Including FIVE new Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for January 26-30! We've got a few big games releasing over the next few days, with the highlights arguably being Code Vein 2 and free-to-play shooter Highguard, while Xbox Game Pass is giving us a whopping five new titles to
Guide All Xbox Games With Mouse & Keyboard Support
The latest keyboard & mouse list for Xbox One, Series X, Series S
Update: Our latest update to this list has added the likes of Highguard, Bratz Rhythm and Style, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown, Delta Force, Techtonica, Anno 117: Pax Romana, Discounty, Routine, A.I.L.A, Surviving Mars: Relaunched, Great God Grove, Fate Seeker 2, Turok 2: Seeds of...
News Xbox Studios Boss Shares Update On Progress For State Of Decay 3
"I have done a number of visits to that studio..."
It's been a long time since we last heard anything on the upcoming Xbox first-party title State of Decay 3, but the head of Xbox Game Studios was actually questioned about it in an interview this week with GamesRadar. When asked about whether we'll see more of the game in 2026, Xbox Game Studios...
News Forza Horizon 6 Is Tweaking Progression In The Hopes Of Addressing A Common Series Complaint
Making your way through the ranks
Xbox has finally lifted the lid on Forza Horizon 6 this week, and while lots of the focus so far has been on open-world Japan and what Playground Games is packing into the world, we've spotted a nice bit of fan service that could have a major impact on how Horizon 6 plays. Kicking off its gameplay overview at Xbox...
News Beast Of Reincarnation Continues To Impress, Releases On Xbox Game Pass In Summer 2026
"A one-person, one-dog action RPG"
It was back in June of last year that we first learned of Beast of Reincarnation — a new action RPG from the team behind the Pokémon games of all things — and it was announced at the time to be coming to Xbox Game Pass. Today's Xbox Developer Dir
News Double Fine's 'Kiln' Revealed As The Surprise Game At Xbox Developer Direct 2026
And it's releasing on Game Pass pretty soon
We'd been hearing in the lead-up to today's Xbox Developer Direct 2026 showcase that a surprise game would be revealed during the event, and it turned out to be a new multiplayer brawler from Double Fine! The game is called Kiln, and it sees you creating your own pot through an accessible and surprisingly...
Roundup Here's What Was Revealed At The Xbox Developer Direct 2026 Showcase
All the big announcements!
Weren't able to catch January 2026's Xbox Developer Direct 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 in this article...
News Microsoft Is Hosting A Huge 'Buy One, Get Two Free' Sale Featuring Lots Of Xbox Indies
Live for the next week on the Microsoft Store
Xbox has just set live another one of its eclectic 'Buy One, Get Two Free' sales on the Microsoft Store; this one featuring lots of different indie titles across multiple genres. There are some more well-known indies on this list such as Valheim, Untitled Goose Game, A Little To The Left, Poppy Playtime...
News Gears Of War: E-Day Will Be Packed With 'Heart & Emotion', Set In A Single War-Ravaged City
New details on the next Gears of War
Gears is going back to its roots, and we couldn't be happier about it. The Coalition has been, up to this point, light on details about the upcoming Gears of War: E-Day - but a new interview sheds a bit more light on what the team is going for, and it all has us incredibly excited to see the game in action. As...
Roundup The First Reviews Are In For Final Fantasy 7 Remake On Xbox Series X
"It's officially the best version"
Today marks the long-awaited arrival of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and therefore we've started to see a few reviews going live at various outlets over the past 24 hours. Here at Pure Xbox, I recently shared my thoughts on playing FF7 Remake's free demo as someone who'd...
News Here's Your First Look At The 60FPS Far Cry 3 Upgrade On Xbox Series X|S
Blood Dragon and Primal get upgrades today too!
Last week, Ubisoft quietly announced that Far Cry 3 Classic Edition, Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon Classic Edition and Far Cry Primal would all be receiving native 60FPS upgrades on January 21st, and those upgrades are now live! As we've mentioned before, Far Cry 3 technically already ran at 60FPS on Xbox...
News Xbox 'Developer Direct Sale' Now Live With Big Discounts On Xbox Game Studios Titles
Microsoft debuts a new Dev Direct sale
Ahead of Xbox Developer Direct airing tomorrow, January 22nd, the Microsoft Store is hosting a new Dev Direct sale - featuring a bunch of Xbox Game Studios titles at up to 80% off. This particular promo contains everything from Psychonauts and Jade Empire on the OG Xbox to South of Midnight,
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (January 21)
Including a MASSIVE addition from Kojima Productions
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Following yesterday's XGP update that mapped out the rest of January, we have three big titles landing in the library today, including Kojima's once-PS4 exclusive Death Stranding. Here's some more details on tha
One hellishly beautiful game
Today, Microsoft has revealed its next batch of Xbox Game Pass titles, with some huge additions coming our way including Death Stranding Director's Cut later this week. However, it's one of next week's arrivals that's caught our eye, with Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2
News Life Is Strange: Reunion Finishes Max & Chloe's Story On Xbox This March
"By and for fans of the original"
We've got a new Life is Strange game on the way! It's been announced today that Life is Strange: Reunion will be coming to Xbox Series X and S on March 26th, and it'll serve as the conclusion to Max and Chloe's story. These are the characters that have mainly defined the Life is Strange series since 2015, of...
Feature Xbox Play Anywhere Is Convincing People To Buy Their Multiplatform Games On Xbox
It just makes sense if you have a good PC
Last night, it was reconfirmed that 007 First Light will be supporting Xbox Play Anywhere when it releases on May 27th, which means anyone who buys the Xbox Series X and S version will also get a free PC version on the Xbox PC app. That's obviously huge news if you're a big PC gamer, which includes Windows...
News These 10 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass, Multiple Major Additions (January 21 - February 3)
More big titles for XGP!
Microsoft has today revealed another new roundup of Xbox Game Pass titles for January 2026, with 10 games joining the service from January 21 - February 3, including multiple major additions in Space Marine 2 and Death Stranding and Ninja Gaiden Ragebound! Don't forget that
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (January 20)
Two big additions to XGP
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, two big additions are arriving on the service, including a well-loved survival horror title from Capcom in the form of Resident Evil Village. Here's a quick introduction to that, alongside today's other XGP arrival, which is a day one release! MIO: Memories In Orbit...
Talking Point Do You Think The Game Awards FPS 'Highguard' Will Actually Hit Xbox Next Week?
We're officially a week away from launch, or are we?
One of the big talking points coming out of The Game Awards last month was how much the event's final trailer fell flat for viewers. Highguard, from new studio Wildlight Entertainment, is an upcoming free-to-play FPS that (supposedly) hits Xbox i
News Ubisoft's Retrofuture Far Cry Game Has Always Deserved 60FPS, And It's Almost Here
The next 60FPS Far Cry trailer has landed
At the weekend, Ubisoft announced that three Far Cry games were set for 60FPS updates on current-gen consoles this week - and now that the Blood Dragon trailer is here for us to feast our eyes on, we can't wait to replay this one at a smooth frame rate on Xbox Series X|S. We've chucked this 60FPS update...
Roundup All Of These Games Are Reduced By 90% In January's Xbox Publisher Spotlight Sale
Bag yourself a bargain
There are multiple sales taking place on the Xbox Store this week as usual, but arguably none more interesting than the January Publisher Spotlight Series Sale, which sees various games getting the heavy discount treatment! So, we thought we'd go through and highlight all the games reduced by 90% in the Publisher Spotlight...
News Seven Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late January 2026
Here's what's on the chopping block
Microsoft has revealed the next seven games leaving Xbox Game Pass in late January 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox mobile app. Although there aren't any major AAA titles in the mix, there are still some excellent games in here — Citizen Sleeper 2 was a 2025 Game...
Poll What Are Your First Impressions Of Star Wars Outlaws On Xbox Game Pass?
The massive Ubisoft game hits XGP
Last week's major addition to Xbox Game Pass was definitely Star Wars Outlaws; Ubisoft's recent open world epic has been live for Game Pass Ultimate players for a good few days now. So, if this is your first introduction to the Massive Entertainment title, what do you think of it so far? Here at Pure Xbox HQ, we...
News Three Far Cry Games Set To Receive 60FPS Upgrades On Xbox Next Week
Quietly confirmed by Ubisoft on social media
Anyone fancy some (hopefully free) upgrades for three Far Cry games on Xbox next week?! On Friday, the official Far Cry account on Twitter posted a cryptic image suggesting something was in the works, and now Ubisoft has confirmed that it relates to 60FPS upgrades for Far Cry 3, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (January 19-23)
Including another three Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for January 19-23! We've got two major releases over the next few days in 2XKO and Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade, along with three Xbox Game Pass titles including Resident Evil Village! There's a whole bunch of great indie games to look through as well. Here's what's...
Talking Point Xbox Series X|S Owners, How's Your Storage Looking In 2026?
Do you have any Expansion Cards?
It's an annual tradition for us here at Pure Xbox to poll the community about how you've been managing your Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S storage over the past twelve months, and somehow it's already time for the 2026 edition! Going back over the last few years, it's interesting to see how the poll results have...
News MAVRIX IS Bringing Its 'Massive' Open World Downhill Biking Game To Xbox Next Thursday
"The ultimate multiplayer open world designed by Pro riders"
If you're a fan of games like Riders Republic or Descenders on Xbox, you'll probably want to know about MAVRIX by Matt Jones — a little-known extreme sports game that's arriving on Xbox in early access next Thursday, January 22nd. MAVRIX has been on Steam for a few months now, where it...
News Resident Evil 4 Fans Should Be Well-Served By Requiem's Third-Person Action Next Month
Capcom gives first look at Leon gameplay
This week brought us another Resident Evil Requiem showcase ahead of the game's Xbox launch next month, and this latest look at the Capcom horror title focused on how its two protagonists will differ; with our first glimpse at Leon gameplay giving us some proper Resident Evil 4 vibes in the video up above...
News 12 SEGA Game Gear Titles Will Be Playable In Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties On Xbox
A retro fan's paradise
We're now less than a month away from the release of Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on February 12th, and ahead of launch, we've been learning about loads of retro games that'll be part of the package. The thing that's getting the most attention right now is that no less than 12 SEGA Game Gear...
News One Of The Most Ridiculous Xbox Games We've Ever Seen Is Coming Out Next Week
It's called "I'm In Love With Your Dead Grandmother". Seriously.
Every Saturday, we put together a list of games coming to Xbox over the next week, and that's exactly what we've been drafting up over the past few hours — with one game in particular standing out just because of how ridiculous it is. Yes, on January 23rd, we'll be getting a game...
"We were very short on memory"
The folks over at Digital Foundry have today put out an extensive piece on the making of Assassin's Creed Shadows for Switch 2, and with Xbox Series S most closely resembling Nintendo's hybrid system, we thought we'd have a quick look for anything relevant in here — and a
News Seven Games Are Jam-Packed Into The First Xbox Free Play Days Of 2026
It's an EA Sports takeover!
Xbox Free Play Days is back! We haven't covered anything Free Play Days related since December 18th, but now Microsoft has returned with a huge version of the promotion for the next few days. Simply put, this week's Xbox Free Play Days is all about EA Sports titles, with seven games jam-packed into the lineup including...
Feature I've Never Played Final Fantasy 7 Before, But I'm Liking The Remake On Xbox So Far
The Play Anywhere functionality is amazing as well
With so many games on the market, it's not uncommon for people to accidentally gloss over some absolute classics over the years, and one of those for me is Final Fantasy 7. I've always loved the look of the PS1 game, but Legend of Dragoon is the similar RPG that I was devoting my time to back in the...
News Xbox Might Have Just Revealed Forza Horizon 6's Release Date
Via an in-game FH5 message
While we wait for official confirmation at the Xbox Developer Direct Showcase next week, it appears that Xbox might have just accidentally revealed Forza Horizon 6's release date via an in-game Horizon 5 message. According to the pop-up that was shared by Xbox Infinite on social media, Forza Horizon 6 has a release date...
Feature 10 New Xbox Indie Games That Should Be On Your Radar In January 2026
A few notable releases we wanted to highlight!
We're halfway into January already, but with the new releases starting to ramp up on Xbox over the final few weeks, we thought we'd bring back our monthly indie games feature and highlight some of the most intriguing new titles! There's plenty of interesting stuff here, including the day one release of...
News Control Resonant 'Isn't A Safe Sequel' And Will Be Remedy's 'Most Ambitious Game' On Xbox
"We wanted to challenge ourselves"
Since Control dropped in 2019, most fans have been eager to see what a bigger and better sequel might look like - and with Control Resonant now announced as the team's follow-up for a 2026 launch, Remedy is starting to build hype and set expectations for its next game after the excellent Alan Wake 2. Simply put, it...
News ARC Raiders Is Handing Out A Free Gift On Xbox To Celebrate Huge Sales & Player Numbers
Here's how to claim it
The ARC Raiders team is handing out a DLC freebie on Xbox right now as a result of some massive new player numbers and sales milestones for the title, but you've got to be quick to claim it. Anyone who logs into ARC Raiders before 3pm PT / 6pm ET / 11pm GMT / Midnight CET today, January 13th, will be eligible to claim the...
News Xbox Drops Multiple Games To Their 'Lowest Price Ever' In New Publisher Spotlight Sale
Some really good discounts in here!
We've got a couple of new sales that have just gone live on the Xbox Store today, and one in particular has dropped a bunch of games to their lowest price ever — the newest Publisher Spotlight Series Sale. This sale is made up of games from Nacon, Microids, Wired Productions, Daedalic Entertainment and E-Home,...
News Xbox Gives Refunds For Red Dead Redemption Following Recent Upgrade Issues
If you bought it unnecessarily, you might be getting that money back!
Back at the start of December, Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption upgrade for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S officially started rolling out, but owners of the Xbox 360 version immediately reported issues with getting access to it. This continued for quite a while, and it led to...
News This New RPG Is Heavily Inspired By Paper Mario, And It's Releasing On Xbox Next Week
"The gameplay feels like a classic Paper Mario game"
A game that almost certainly will have gone under the radar for most Xbox fans is Escape from Ever After, but if you like Paper Mario, it's one you'll definitely want to look out for when it releases on Xbox next week. This game is specifically described by its creators as being "a genre-bending...
News Ubisoft Seemingly Preparing 'The Division: Definitive Edition' Ahead Of 10-Year Anniversary
Billboard spotted
Last month, Ubisoft dropped a surprise 60FPS patch for 2016's The Division on PS5, with the game already being boosted to 60 frames per second on Xbox years ago thanks to FPS Boost. However, it's looking like the French game maker might have even more plans for its almost decade-old co-op shooter, and these plans could be relevant...
