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Friday28th Nov 2025
Talking Point Are You Looking Forward To Any December Xbox Releases As 2025 Wraps Up?
Any planned pickups for next month?
November 2025 is now coming to a close, and we've seen pretty much all of the month's big releases at this stage - from Football Manager 26 to Black Ops 7 and more. We've still got one month of the year left though, and we want to know if any December releases are sticking out to you right now on Xbox. After...
News Xbox Game Studios Has Loads Of Titles Heavily Discounted In Its Steam Black Friday Sale
Lots of XGS, Bethesda & Activision offers!
Here at Pure Xbox we've done plenty of coverage on Microsoft's Black Friday offers already - from a general roundup of the big Xbox digital sale to discounts on Game Pass and so on. If you're playing over on PC a lot more these days though — especially in the wake of
Thursday27th Nov 2025
Talking Point Will You Be Revisiting Red Dead Redemption On Xbox Next Week?
It's almost free upgrade time!
In just a few days' time, one of the best games of the Xbox 360 generation will be making a comeback on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in the form of a free upgrade that's dropping on December 2nd, 2025. That game is of course Red Dead Redemption, which has been playable on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S...
News Xbox Exec Talks Game Pass And Suggests Developer Enthusiasm Hasn't Wavered For It
In fact, the service is more ambitious than ever now
It's been an ambitious year for Xbox Game Pass in 2025, with so many incredible games joining the service over the past 11 months, and it's about to deliver another amazing slate of titles in 2026 as well. In fact, Microsoft is promising 75+ "day one" games on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate per-year...
News Three More Games Have Been 'Hard Delisted' And Removed Off The Xbox Store Entirely
Microsoft takes action
There's been a lot of talk about curation and how Microsoft seems to allow anything on the Xbox Store these days, but apparently there's a lot going on in the background that we're never privy to, as evidenced by a few games that have quietly been hard delisted on the Xbox Store. The term "hard delisted" refers to games that...
News Dying Light: The Beast Gets Its Biggest Update Yet, And It's In The Xbox Black Friday Sale
"The largest and most significant update to date"
It's been a few months now since Dying Light: The Beast launched on Xbox and other platforms, and the game has just received its biggest update since release today - perfect timing considering it's part of the Xbox Black Friday Sale 2025! This update adds a New Game+ mode, ray tracing on PC, three...
Review JSAUX Slim Carrying Case For ROG Xbox Ally - A Great Fit And Perfect For Backpacks
A neat design that gets the job done
I've been in the possession of a ROG Xbox Ally X for over a month now, but I've been too fearful to take it on the road with me. I actually went on holiday to multiple countries, sitting on a plane for tens of hours in which I could have been playing all these great Xbox titles, but the fear of scratching or...
News Xbox Says Cloud Gaming Is Up 45% With Game Pass & Console Users In 2025
"Players are streaming their games more than ever"
On the back of Xbox's November 2025 Update, Microsoft has given us some fresh figures on Xbox Cloud Gaming usage these days - with the service up across a bunch of different metrics year-on-year. First off, the team says that Cloud Gaming usage in general from
"We focus on the player; we don’t focus on the device."
All the way back in 2019, before the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S were even fully revealed, there was skepticism that Xbox would be ditching consoles and/or turning into a third-party publisher. The more things change, the more they stay the same! Xbox boss Phil Spencer was asked about...
News Forza Horizon 2 Super Early Xbox Development Build Leaks Online
Horizon 2 demake when?!
At this point, we feel like we've seen pretty much everything there is to see about the Forza Horizon series, going back all the way to the first game on Xbox 360. This morning, however, we've come across a very cool leak that shows a super-early development build of Forza Horizon 2 - one from before its eventual release back...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (November 27-30)
Including The First Berserker: Khazan!
Xbox Free Play Days has returned again for another week! There are some awesome titles in the mix over the next few days, including the hardcore action game The First Berserker: Khazan and the week-long free trial of Battlefield 6's multiplayer, and more might be revealed later today as well (we'll update this...
News Xbox Players Are Seeing A Strange Game-Breaking Bug In Gears Of War: Reloaded
The anti-cheat is having a bit of a wobble
Gears of War: Reloaded has some of its code rooted in the 2006 original, so at times, certain quirks are bound to crop up that cause issues for players - especially given that the first Gears of War was always a little buggy. However, one that's seemingly become more widespread recently is related to an...
Wednesday26th Nov 2025
Talking Point Did You Expect More From Xbox 360's 20th Anniversary?
Red ring of meh
Well, that's it, Xbox 360's 20th birthday has come and gone. As you probably saw, over here at Pure Xbox we didn't forget about the anniversary - with multiple features and
News Xbox's Latest Free Game Has 3 Separate Versions And 3000G Worth Of Achievements
"Dive into a thrilling incremental experience"
It's been a while since we last saw a new free-to-play (or just entirely "free") game release on the Xbox Store, but that's all changed today with the arrival of Card Storm Idle - a game that actually has three separate versions to try. That makes it extremely lucrative for achievement hunters, as...
News The Game Awards 2025 First Reveal Confirmed Ahead Of Next Month's Showcase
"This is your call to rise"
At this point, we know about the awards that will be present at The Game Awards 2025, but the new game reveals are what most folks tune in for, and our first inclusion has now been locked in ahead of the event next month. Action-adventure RPG Exodus will feature during The Game Awards showcase, as confirmed by Archetype...
News Embracer Group Sells Off Two Studios As Its Acquisition Spree Dies Down
Embraced no more
A few years ago, around the same time that Xbox's Activision deal was going through, Embracer Group went on a bit of a spending spree of its own, scooping up loads of studios from Square Enix and more. Major downsizing has happened since though, as Embracer struggled to handle so many different teams - and now two more studios have...
News Three Xbox First-Party Games Make The Cut In AP's Top 10 Releases Of 2025
It's not December yet, but these lists are starting early!
As we approach the end of December, we're getting to that time of year where everyone will start publishing their "Best Of" and "Game of the Year" lists over the coming weeks, and some outlets are even sharing theirs already. Take the Associated Press, for example. The huge global news...
News Is Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered About To Get New DLC? Leaked Achievements Suggest So
Lara Croft challenge runs? Sign us up!
An intriguing leak has cropped up on the Tomb Raider subreddit this week that hints at some major DLC coming to 2024's Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered in the near future. A set of Steam achievements have leaked for the Apsyr collection that are all tagged with the heading 'TRX:CR'. The achievements themselves talk...
News Destiny 3 Is Apparently In 'Extremely Early Development', Should Still Launch On Xbox
Even with Sony as the owner
Destiny leaks account Colony Deaks has today shared information on Destiny 3, which is apparently in "extremely early development" right now over at developer Bungie. The leaker profile, which typically shares datamined Destiny leaks amongst other bits and pieces about the franchise, says that it's been "sitting on the...
News Xbox Play Anywhere Grew Substantially In October, With 60+ Games Added Last Month
Including ARC Raiders, Keeper & more
As part of the Xbox November 2025 Update, Microsoft has highlighted more than 60 Xbox Play Anywhere titles added to the program last month, including major games such as ARC Raiders, Keeper, Little Nightmares 3 and more! Many of thes
News Splitgate 2 Relaunches On Xbox In December Following Bizarre Release Reversal
"Thank you to everyone who participated in the Beta"
It's been a bit of a saga with Splitgate 2, hasn't it? Following the game's full release back in May, developer 1047 Games bizarrely reversed that decision and took the game back into beta just two months later - and well, that's all behind them now as the game plots another 1.0 l
News TimeSplitters Rewind Has Launched For Free On PC, And It's Great On The Xbox Ally
Hopefully playable on the next Xbox console too!
We're big fans of TimeSplitters here at Pure Xbox, and we've enjoyed playing TimeSplitters 2 and 3 via backwards compatibility in recent years, but we've also been craving some kind of brand-new project for over a decade now. TimeSplitters Rewind isn't actually new — it's been in development for...
News Three Yakuza Re-Releases To Be Discounted For Existing Owners On Xbox This December
One of them is a free upgrade!
Back in late September, it was revealed that Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2 would all be getting re-released on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this December, and now discounts for each title have also been confirmed. For what it's worth, there don't seem to be many major changes compared to the old ones...
Tuesday25th Nov 2025
News Xbox Cloud Gaming Expands To New Regions & Adds 'User-Selected Resolution' Feature
"We continue to expand Xbox Cloud Gaming..."
As part of today's November 2025 Update, Microsoft has announced new features for Xbox Cloud Gaming, including a new 'User-Selected Resolution' option that brings "enhanced stream quality for select titles". Yep, following on from the likes of
News Waiting Patiently For Far Cry 7? Ubisoft Has Just Announced A Far Cry TV Show Instead
"A Far Cry anthology series is coming..."
With the creation of Vantage Studios, we're hoping that a Far Cry 7 reveal is coming sooner rather than later from the new Ubisoft label - but for the time being, the company is seemingly focusing on a new TV show based on the popular FPS series. Announced this week, Ubisoft has revealed that it's...
News Surprise! Young Suns Has Quietly Shadow Dropped Today On Xbox Game Pass
Not previously announced for XGP ahead of time
We thought we had two games coming to Xbox Game Pass today, but it turns out it's actually three! Young Suns has quietly arrived on the service in a "Game Preview" state, meaning that it's an early access title. This is a narrative life sim for 1-4 players in which you take on quests, build and...
News Here's What's Included In The Xbox November 2025 Update
New cloud features, Copilot, full-screen experience & more!
The Xbox November 2025 update is now being highlighted by the folks over at Xbox Wire, and as usual with these updates in recent months, it's not really very console-focused - the updates encompass everything nowadays. With that in mind, we've got some cloud upgrades including the ability...
Feature Six New Improvements Revealed For ROG Xbox Ally, With Lots More To Come In 2026
"This is just the beginning."
Today, we've seen Team Xbox highlighting a major new optimisation feature for the ROG Xbox Ally in the form of "Default Game Profiles", but this is far from the only improvement that's been added to the handheld device(s) recently. In addition to various updates that were implemented last week by ASUS, we've also got...
News Black Ops 7 Season 01 Arrives Next Week, And It'll 'Significantly Improve' Progression
The Battle Pass is getting a big overhaul
Xbox developer Treyarch has fully detailed Black Ops 7 Season 01, and there's a lot of content coming to the game next week. A big batch of multiplayer maps, Zombies survival maps, weapons, operators and more are arriving for the Xbox Game Pass title on December 4th - alongside "significant improvements" to...
News ROG Xbox Ally Adds Console-Like Optimisation Feature For 40+ Games, With More Joining Soon
It's known as "Default Game Profiles"
It's no secret that Microsoft wants the ROG Xbox Ally to feel as comfortable for console users as possible, but that can be difficult when you're wielding a Windows 11 PC in your hands. One of the problems is that games require tinkering in terms of power settings, frame rates, graphics and various other things...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Project Motor Racing
It's just launched on Xbox and beyond!
Today's the day for Project Motor Racing! This highly-anticipated new sim racer has literally just launched on Xbox (and other platforms), and the first few reviews have started to go live for it as a result. As we've mentioned before, Project Motor Racing features 70 cars and 27 track layouts as part of its...
News Xbox Begins Rolling Out New Game Save Indicator For ROG Ally & PC
"Xbox PC save sync status is live."
These days, with Xbox pushing such a big "Play Anywhere" focus and encouraging you to enjoy your games across multiple devices, it's more crucial than ever for the brand to enhance its cloud save system for console and PC games. With that in mind, some ROG Xbox Ally and PC owners have discovered today that a new...
Talking Point What Do You Think Of Silent Hill 2 On Xbox So Far?
Worth the wait?
Right at the tail end of last week (and bizarrely not within November's Xbox Partner Preview event), Konami and Bloober Team finally revealed Silent Hill 2 for Xbox. In fact, the game shadow dropped on Series X and S on the very same day, with a generous 50% launch discount to boot. So, with this one being live and playable on the...
News Battlefield 6 Multiplayer Is Free For A Week On Xbox, Starting Today
Jump into BF6 multiplayer for a limited time
The teams at EA and BF Studios have announced that Battlefield 6 will be free to try on all platforms, starting November 25th at 4am PT / 7am ET / 12pm GMT and running through December 2nd at those very same times. This free trial period will contain access to BF6 multiplayer, with three maps (Blackwell...
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 25)
Update: We've got a surprise third!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, our final two November additions are here - including the underrated 2024 action-RPG Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden! Here's some more details on that one, alongside today's other XGP title: Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (Console, PC, Cloud): "Hunt ghosts...
Monday24th Nov 2025
Talking Point What Have You Bought In The Xbox Black Friday Sale 2025 So Far?
Or what are you planning to buy?
The Xbox Black Friday Sale 2025 officially begin last week instead of this week, with the highlight being over 2000 games that have been discounted on the Xbox Store until the first few days of December. We've spent the past few days trying to round up a bunch of deals for you -= the best ones, the backwards...
News Digital Foundry Shares Awesome Unboxing Video Of An Untouched Launch Xbox 360
Jump in (to 2005)
We just had a pretty chill weekend amidst Xbox 360 celebrating 20 years of age over the last few days, and while I was personally relaxing with YouTube on Sunday evening, I came across this awesome Digital Foundry video unboxing a brand-new launch Xbox 360 from 2005. As you can see in the above video, hosts John and Rich get all...
News Xbox Crocs Are A Thing Now, And They're Going On Sale This Tuesday
"Xbox + Crocs drops November 25"
Xbox's latest partnership has been revealed, and we've got some new shoes on the way! Yes, the Xbox-Inspired "Crocs Classic Clog" will be going on sale from this Tuesday, November 25th. Xbox is only teasing a first look right now, which you can see in the social media video below: The Xbox "Crocs Classic Clog"...
News Xbox Series X|S Could Go Up In Price Again Due To Potential RAM Shortages, It's Claimed
Is it all AI's fault?
Microsoft has implemented multiple price increases for the Xbox Series X and S over the past few years, and a new report suggests this might not be the end for current-gen Xbox price hikes. Coming from Moore's Law Is Dead on YouTube —
Review SCUF Valor Pro Wireless - My New Favourite Xbox Series X|S Controller
TMR sticks, rear paddles and an internal battery
SCUF has a solid reputation when it comes to delivering amazing controllers, but we now have a real contender for one of their best Xbox efforts: the Valor Pro Wireless ($190 / £180). This beast boasts customisable back paddles, mouse-click or full-press shoulder triggers, TMR (Tunnel...
News FBC: Firebreak Update Gets Last-Minute Delay, Now Coming To Xbox Game Pass In January
"It still needs a bit more time"
Remedy's co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak hasn't exactly had the quickest start to life on Xbox, but the team vowed to support the game back in the summer; announcing a major update for later in the year. Well, that 'Rogue Protocol' update has now been delayed, as the studio "makes sure everything feels r
News Top 20 Best-Selling Xbox 360 Games Revealed In New US-Based Analysis
That's a lot of COD!
To celebrate the Xbox 360's 20th birthday over the weekend, Mat Piscatella of the analysis group Circana has been sharing a look at the top 20 best-selling Xbox 360 games in the US up to October 2025. Circana's data is based on both physical and digital sales of these games, although it's important to note that the digital data...
News Xbox Developers Are Reportedly 'Thrilled' To Release Their Games On PS5
It helps relieve sales pressure
Over the last 18 months or so, we've seen Microsoft pivot to releasing games on rival platforms - including PlayStation of course. While the reaction to this move has been mixed, shall we say, within the community, it sounds as though Xbox developers at large are pretty pleased with the decision. Talking with 404...
News Xbox Series X & Series S Receive Small UK Discounts To Kick Off Black Friday 2025
Better than nothing!
We're still a few days away from the official Black Friday date for 2025 (November 28th), but some discounts for both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are already starting to crop up online, albeit unspectacular ones. The deals seem particularly prominent here in the UK, where the likes of Argos, Amazon and Smyths have all...
News Bethesda Wants To Do More Shadow Drops Following Hi-Fi RUSH & Oblivion Remastered
What next?
In recent years, Bethesda has employed the 'shadow drop' technique on multiple occasions; where the game(s) in question is simply released without any prior announcement or marketing. It's done this with 2023's Hi-Fi RUSH and 2025's Oblivion Remastered - and it sounds like the Xbox publisher wants to do it again. Speaking with
News A.I.L.A Is Bringing Its 'Intense' First-Person Horror Game To Xbox This Week
"Survive intense horror experiences that prey on your deepest fears"
One of the games that we highlighted in our "games coming to Xbox next week" roundup over the weekend was the first-person horror game A.I.L.A, which is launching on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this Tuesday, November 25th. Developed by the team behind 2022's
Saturday22nd Nov 2025
Poll Which Is Your Favourite Xbox 360 Launch Title?
The lineup is 20 years old today!
The Xbox 360 is 20 years old today, and we have some fantastic memories of Microsoft's sophomore system from way back in 2005. The console was incredible (RROD aside), the controller was an amazing evolution of the OG Xbox effort - and all-in-all, we we very happy with the experience back in the way. However, we...
News 80+ Games Are Reduced By 90-95% In The Xbox Black Friday Sale 2025
HUGE discounts for great games!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games during the Xbox Black Friday Sale 2025? We've got well over 2000 titles discounted as part of the big November sale this year, and over 80 over those have dropped by 90% or even as much as 95% for the next two weeks. In fact, there are so many individual discounts that we're not...
Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 24-28)
Including some exciting Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for November 24-28! We've got some interesting stuff on the way over the next few days including first-person horror game A.I.L.A, Forza Motorsport rival Project Motor Racing and two exciting Xbox Game Pass titles - the excellent
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 22-23)
How about some The Crew Motorfest on XGP?
Welcome to another weekend! It's been a busy week in Xbox land with the Partner Preview showcase the other day - and we've had several Xbox Game Pass drops in recent days along with the surprise arrival of Silent Hill 2! Oh, and happy birthday to
