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Thursday30th Oct 2025
Poll Which Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Title From October 2025?
Lots to choose from!
October is about to come to a close, and before we look ahead at what's coming to Game Pass next month (be on the lookout for our November guide at the weekend), we want to look back at what's been a packed October for Xbox Game Pass subscribers. Now, technically we have one more addition to XGP this month in the form of...
News Take-Two Boss Says GTA Couldn't Be Made With AI Because 'There's No Creativity In That Model'
Some sense, finally!
In a new interview with CNBC, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick talked down the use of AI in the company's video games - going on to say that GTA couldn't be developed with that technology because "there is no creativity" in the AI model. In what's a remarkable bit of common sense from a video game publisher boss, Zelnick says that...
PSA The Next Few Months Could Be Very Busy With Xbox-Related Showcases
Showcases for six months straight? Why not!
If it feels like we're getting Xbox showcases pretty much every month at the minute, that's because, well... we basically are! Aside from July (which makes sense given June's Xbox Games Showcase), we've had monthly showcases in the back half of 2025 so far - including August's Gamescom Opening Night Live,...
Roundup The First Impressions Are In For Xbox Extraction Shooter ARC Raiders
Launching today!
As we covered in our recent guide on all-things ARC Raiders, Embark's new extraction shooter goes live on Xbox Series X|S today - and before any full reviews of the title emerge, we are starting to see some early impressions trickle out on the web (based on an early press event and some initial public access). This is a paid title...
News Capcom Drops 'Road To Requiem' Deep Dive As Resident Evil 9 Pre-Orders Go Live On Xbox
Coming to a console near you next Feb.
The Road to Requiem begins! Capcom has just released a short ViDoc building up to its Resident Evil Requiem launch next February - and pre-orders are now open on the Xbox Store as well. The new Road to Requiem video — which we've included up above — focuses on 'the story so far' with Resident Evil - well,...
Wednesday29th Oct 2025
News Xbox Content & Services Revenue Sees Slight Increase In Q1 2026, Hardware Drops Almost 30%
Microsoft's latest fiscal report is in
Microsoft has released its financial results for Q1 of the 2026 fiscal year - and just like recent quarters, content and services are on the up, but hardware sales are drastically down. The Xbox owner says that its content and services revenue increased by 1% year-over-year, while its hardware sales dropped...
News Is Xbox Down? Huge Azure Server Outage Causes Issues Across Microsoft Services
Update: things are slowly returning to normal
We're seeing reports online that a huge Microsoft Azure server outage is causing issues across Xbox, Windows and other Microsoft services that are connected to the web. As shared by The Verge, Microsoft has confirmed Azure Portal issues on the service's status page, while Microsoft 365 has addressed the...
News Lost In Random: The Eternal Die Gets Free 'Wager's Gauntlet' Update On Xbox Game Pass
"Just in time for a hauntingly stylish Halloween"
Just in time for spooky season, the Lost in Random: The Eternal Die devs have just shared with us that its action-packed roguelite is getting a free update on Xbox Game Pass... today! Titled 'Wager's Gauntlet', this free Halloween update brings new weekly challenges to the XGP title, where players...
News DOOM Co-Creator Was 'Midway Through' New Project Before Xbox Pulled Funding
Romero Games gives us an update
Back in July — as part of mass layoffs at Xbox — John Romero's new project had its funding pulled, before the game was ever properly announced to the public. In the wake of finding out, studio Romero Games put out a statement saying
News Xbox Confirms Its First Two Game Pass Titles For December 2025, And They Both Look Brilliant
We could be in for a strong end to the year!
Prior to yesterday's Xbox indie showcase, Microsoft hadn't confirmed any Game Pass titles for December 2025, and while 12 XGP additions were shown off in total during the event - we want to focus on the first two games now confirmed for the service in December. Arriving first — on December 4th — is
Guide ARC Raiders: Release Date, Release Times & Preload Details On Xbox Series X|S
Everything you need to know
ARC Raiders is upon us! Yep, the brand-new shooter from The Finals dev Embark Studios is almost here - so we're going to gather up everything you need to know for its upcoming Xbox launch. Without further ado, let's get stuck into all-things ARC Raiders, including the Xbox release date, launch timings, preload info,...
News The Outer Worlds 2 Gets Day One Patch As Obsidian RPG Rolls Out On Xbox Game Pass
Available in the library later today!
You may have seen lots of content on The Outer Worlds 2 last week (due to its five-day early access window) but the title actually arrives on Xbox Game Pass today - and developer Obsidian has just set a new patch live as its day one rollout begins. Before we get into the patch notes themselves, here's a quick...
News Microsoft CEO Says Xbox 'Wants To Innovate' With Its Next-Gen Console
"We want to do innovative work..."
Another Xbox exec has been out chatting about next-gen gaming this week - with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella the latest to chime in on the company's plans for gaming post-ROG Xbox Ally. In an interview with tech show
Tuesday28th Oct 2025
News Xbox Announces 12 Titles Coming To Game Pass At October's Indie Showcase
Including some big additions for this year!
Today's Xbox Indie Showcase treated us to a bunch of new reveals for upcoming Xbox Game Pass titles, including Darkwood 2, Planet of Lana 2, Aphelion, Routine and loads more be
Poll How Would You Grade The October 2025 Xbox Indie Showcase?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Xbox Indie Showcase for October 2025! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided an extensive recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all t
Roundup All The Reveals From October 2025's Xbox Indie Showcase
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch October 2025's Xbox Indie 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 - with...
Live Watch The October 2025 Xbox Indie Showcase Here
Including some Game Pass reveals!
It's time for the Xbox Indie Showcase - October 2025 edition! Today's show promises lots of indie reveals for games that will (obviously) be coming to Xbox, and we're expecting quite a lot of Game Pass announcements as part of it. "The event will be packed with exclusive trailers, new looks, and gameplay for games...
News Battlefield REDSEC Is Available Now As A Free-To-Play Battle Royale On Xbox
BIG shadow drop from EA!
Shadow drop time! Rumours have been swirling on this one for a few weeks now, but EA has just officially launched Battlefield REDSEC - a new battle royale spinoff to its recent FPS Battlefield 6. The best part? It's available now on Xbox Series X|S as a completely free-to-play title. Battlefield REDSEC Free Download (Xbox...
News Ninja Gaiden 4 Performance Is Impressive But Xbox Series S Visuals Suffer, Says Digital Foundry
The DF tech review is here
Ninja Gaiden 4 launched a week ago today on Xbox Game Pass, and now the folks over at Digital Foundry have delivered their latest tech review on Platinum's new slasher - and the title is turning in mixed results on Xbox Series X|S. First off, performance is looking very good in this analysis overall, with the game...
"It's the most significant title that I've ever done"
Just over a year ago now, Fable's legendary creator Peter Molyneux announced his next game in the form of Masters of Albion - and in an extensive interview with Edge Magazine (via
News Halo: Campaign Evolved's Prequel Missions Will Feature An 'All-New Story' Says Xbox Dev
"New story, new gameplay"
Following Xbox's reveal of Halo: Campaign Evolved last week, we covered everything new coming to the team's brand-new remake - and in a fresh group interview, Halo Studios has confirmed that the major addition of three new prequel missions will feature an "all-new story" rather than re-treading old g
News Four Games Are Available This Week With Xbox Game Pass (October 28-31)
One being a huge first-party release!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! We're gathering up everything coming to XGP this week, including Xbox's big new release in The Outer Worlds 2. Here's everything coming to Xbox Game Pass from October 28th-31st: Halls of Torment (Series X|S, PC, Cloud) - PC, Premium, Ultimate (October 28):
Monday27th Oct 2025
News Digital Foundry Impressed By Halo: Campaign Evolved, But Worried About Unreal Engine 5
"Some unfortunate Unreal Engine 5 issues..."
In its latest weekly podcast episode, the folks over at Digital Foundry have discussed last week's Halo: Campaign Evolved reveal - and the team's thoughts are mixed on the title despite being impressed by Halo Studios' vision thus far. The gist of DF's discussion revolves around two main things: Halo...
News Microsoft Reportedly Still Has Plans To Make Its Own Xbox Handheld
After shelving it to develop ROG Xbox Ally
This afternoon, we shared a huge report from Windows Central that breaks down a bunch of what Microsoft is working on for the next-generation of Xbox - and in that report, we've spotted a little tidbit that hints Team Green still has plans to make its own handheld console at some stage. That's right,...
News Huge Xbox Report Details 'Ambitious' Next-Gen Console With Free Online Play
Microsoft seemingly has big plans for next-gen
Chatter about Microsoft's next-gen console has been on the rise recently, with multiple execs — including Xbox president Sarah Bond — coming out and talking about future plans as of late. Now though, Windows Central has put out a huge report giving us fresh details and crucia
News Xbox Journalist Says Microsoft Has Another Showcase Planned For November 2025
Following this week's indie event
This week, we have an ID@Xbox showcase confirmed for Tuesday, October 28th - but that may not be the final Xbox showcase for 2025, looking at a new report. According to Windows Central's Jez Corden, Microsoft has an Xbox Partner Preview event in line for next month. Corden says that the show is planned for...
News Halo Co-Creator 'Absolutely Loves' What Xbox Is Doing With The Campaign Evolved Remake
"I absolutely love where this is going"
Halo Studios unveiled its Combat Evolved remake last week in the form of Halo: Campaign Evolved, and over the weekend, co-creator on the original game — Marcus Lehto — has heaped praise on Xbox's direction with this brand-new version of the original Halo. Taking to social media yesterday, Lehto gave his...
Sunday26th Oct 2025
News Halo Studios Gives Reason For Dropping PvP Multiplayer In Campaign Evolved
4-player co-op is in, but PvP is out
As the name suggests, Microsoft's new Halo: Campaign Evolved remake focuses on just the story mode of its famous OG Xbox shooter - and now developer Halo Studios has explained the thinking behind dropping PvP multiplayer for its new version of Halo. Speaking in an interview with Windows Central, executive...
News Xbox Has More Competition From TikTok Than PlayStation, Claims Microsoft Exec
"Our biggest competition isn’t another console"
In the wake of Microsoft's announcement of Halo: Campaign Evolved heading over to PS5 next year, Xbox executive Matt Booty reckons that the platform has more competition from the likes of TikTok than another gaming console these days. Speaking in a new interview with The New York Times, Booty talked...
Saturday25th Oct 2025
News Xbox Boss Says Forza Motorsport Isn't Dead Despite 'Scaling Back' At Turn 10 Studios
"We sometimes need to shift our focus"
Back in the summer, Xbox developer Turn 10 suffered mass layoffs as part of a huge restructure at Microsoft - and that led to the team promptly halting major updates for Forza Motorsport. Since then, the studio has been confirmed as a support developer on the upcoming
Poll So, Are You Playing The Outer Worlds 2 In Early Access?
Or are you waiting for the Game Pass release?
Technically, The Outer Worlds 2 is out now, despite its official release date coming on October 29th. Yep, Obsidian's latest RPG is the next game to implement a pretty big early access window if you're willing to pay for it - so our poll question this weekend revolves around whether you're indeed willing...
Talking Point How Do You Feel About Halo: Campaign Evolved Launching Day One On PS5?
Master Chief finally makes the jump
Well, there we have it - Halo: Campaign Evolved is coming to Xbox Series X|S in 2026. However, with Microsoft's new multiplatform strategy, the game is also coming to PlayStation 5 next year, along with PC of course. With that being said, how do you feel about the new Halo remake launching day and date on PS5?...
Feature These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (October 27-31)
Including another major first-party Xbox title!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for October 27-31! More big games are on the way over the next few days including Wreckreation, ARC Raiders, Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake and much more, with the highlight arguably bei
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 25-26)
Tempted by The Outer Worlds 2 early access?
The weekend is officially here, and that means it's time for another edition of What Are You Playing! It's been a busy week on Game Pass with the likes of Ninja Gaiden 4 being added, and we've got The Outer Worlds 2 now playable on Xbox via early access as well. With that in mind, here's what we're...
Friday24th Oct 2025
News Xbox Details All Of The New Content Packed Into Its Halo: Campaign Evolved Remake
There's a lot of new stuff!
Halo: Campaign Evolved has been announced as a major remake of the first Halo game coming in 2026, which of course means that the bulk of this Halo experience will be overhauled content from the OG release. However, Halo Studios is using the opportunity to also add a bunch of new content to the first Halo - and it's...
News Here's A Full Walkthrough Of 'The Silent Cartographer' Level In Halo: Campaign Evolved
Fully rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5
Alongside Halo Studios' initial reveal of Halo: Campaign Evolved today, the team has also unleashed a full 13-minute demo of the series' iconic The Silent Cartographer level - which you can watch in all its glory via the link up above. This extended gameplay segment from Halo: Campaign Evolved gives us a proper look...
News Halo: Campaign Evolved Officially Announced, Coming To Xbox In 2026
"A faithful yet modernized remake"
It's official, a Halo: Combat Evolved remake is coming in 2026! Yep, as part of today's Halo World Championship event, the newly-rebranded Halo Studios has announced its first project - titled Halo: Campaign Evolved. Halo: Campaign Evolved is a "faithful yet modernized remake of Halo: Combat Evolved’s campaign",...
News Digital Foundry Delivers Its Verdict On The Outer Worlds 2, With Xbox The Clear Console Winner
"Impressive on Xbox, PS5 needs work"
Digital Foundry has dropped its latest DF Tech Review - this time for Xbox studio Obsidian's The Outer Worlds 2. Naturally, we've included the video version of their analysis up above - which goes over every version of the game including Xbox Series X and S, and PS5 & PS5 Pro. What's curious here is that due...
News Bethesda's Todd Howard Teases Future Projects At Fallout Day 2025
"Just know, we are working on even more..."
Fallout Day 2025 is now all wrapped up, with the team at Bethesda announcing Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition and an Xbox Series X|S upgrade for
News Black Ops 7 Season 01 Revealed Before The Game's Even Out, And It's Absolutely Stacked
10 maps confirmed for Season 01
Black Ops 7's Xbox launch is exactly three weeks away, with the latest Call of Duty title set to grace Xbox Game Pass on November 14th. However, fans aren't even being given time to digest what's in the base game right now - as Activision reveals an absolute shedload of content coming to the game as part of
News Fallout 76 Is Officially Getting A Native Xbox Series X|S Version In Early 2026
Finally!
As part of yesterday's Fallout Day livestream — which included the announcement of Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition — Bethesda announced a released window for the native Xbox Series X|S version of Fallout 76. Coming "ear
News Phil Spencer Addresses AI & Developer Creativity At Xbox Game Studios
"I really leave it up to the teams..."
In a new panel at the Paley International Council Summit, Phil Spencer sat down with Double Fine Studio Head Tim Schafer to discuss a whole host of gaming-related topics - and the Xbox boss had some interesting things to say about AI use and developer creativity over at Microsoft's gaming division. Despite the...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (October 24)
Featuring a shadow drop!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Initially, today was going to just be a one game update - but we got an awesome shadow drop late last night in the form of driving survival game Pacific Drive - so we're going to include that one in today's roundup as well. Without further ado, here's what's new on Xbox Game...
News Classic Cartoon Shooter 'Mouse P.I. For Hire' Will Now Blast Its Way Onto Xbox In 2026
Update: we have a release date!
The development team behind the classic cartoon-inspired shooter Mouse P.I. For Hire has today pushed the upcoming Xbox title back to "early 2026". The game was previously due out this year, but ahead of a big reveal at tomorrow's 'Galaxies Gaming Showcase', the studio has noted that a 2025 release is no longer...
Thursday23rd Oct 2025
News Xbox & Bethesda Announce Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition For Next Month
Giving it the Skyrim treatment
As part of today's Fallout Day livestream, Bethesda has announced Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition to mark the game's 10-year birthday - and it's coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S next month. The major new feature for Xbox players here is the addition of Creations for Fallout 4. Accessible via "a brand-new in-game...
News Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Is Getting A Graphics Overhaul & Returning TDU2 Features
Arriving next week on Xbox
Ahead of its arrival next week, KT Racing has just dropped an extensive developer overview of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Season 5 - featuring a major graphics overhaul, classic returning features, in-game economy tweaks, new cars & outfits and more. This new season of content arrives for Xbox players on October...
News The Outer Worlds 2 Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
Here's how both Xbox versions stack up
Following our hands-on impressions of The Outer Worlds 2 earlier today, we thought you might be interested in how the game is shaping up across both Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! Fuzion Xbox Testing has become our go-to for stuff like this - we're not affiliated with the channel whatsoever, but it's a great...
News Microsoft's 'This Is An Xbox' Ad Evolves As Holiday Marketing Ramps Up
"This is an Xbox - yup!"
Almost a year ago now (yep, it's been that long), Microsoft unveiled its 'This is an Xbox' marketing campaign which defined a huge shift in messaging for the company - and this year the whole thing has evolved, as Microsoft tweaks its advertising strategy for Holiday 2025. You can check out the new advert up above, which...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Xbox's The Outer Worlds 2
Early access starts tomorrow!
The Outer Worlds 2 is almost here! Yep, Obsidian's next title goes live for early access players tomorrow, before the standard edition lands on Xbox Game Pass next week. So, is the team's next big RPG worth playing? Well, for what it's worth - we've enjoyed our opening few hours with the game. We haven't played ne
Hands On Is The Outer Worlds 2 Obsidian's Third Xbox Success Of The Year?
Our early playtime suggests so
It's safe to say that 2025 has been a prolific time for Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment. The team kicked off the year with the well-received Avowed, before rolling into Grounded 2's early access launch in the summer - and now The Outer Worlds 2 is almost here. So, has the team gone and done the unthinkable in...
