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Wednesday24th Sep 2025
News Baldur's Gate 3 Targets Seven Xbox Fixes In Latest 22GB Update
"Addressing some rather annoying instances of crashing on Xbox"
If you already own Baldur's Gate 3 for Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, you may have noticed that it received a 22.8GB update last night out of the blue, and it's actually quite an important one for fixing some pesky Xbox issues. There are seven Xbox-specific fixes tucked into what...
News Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Shares Message Ahead Of Tokyo Game Show 2025 Broadcast
"Thank you, and we hope you enjoy the show"
Tokyo Game Show 2025 is right around the corner! In fact, this week of TGS-flavoured showcases has actually already begun - but Xbox's broadcast kicks off tomorrow, and boss Phil Spencer is here to share a few words ahead of the showcase. With Xbox's neon-soaked Tokyo Game Show art in the background, Phil...
News Multiple Yakuza Games Announced For Xbox At RGG Summit, Including Yakuza Kiwami 3
"A legend is reborn and a new legacy begins"
The RGG Summit 2025 just took place a few hours ago, and as expected, SEGA announced Yakuza Kiwami 3 as part of the event - but we've also got some older titles in the series that are getting repackaged for Xbox Series X|S. Let's start with Yakuza Kiwami 3. This is described as "an extreme remake that...
Tuesday23rd Sep 2025
News Rematch Season 1 Kicks Off With New 3v3 Mode, Crossplay & More On Xbox Game Pass
And a free trial if you don't have Game Pass
Rematch has officially kicked off its first season since launching on Xbox Game Pass back in June, and Season 1 brings loads of new features with it, along with 20% discount on the Xbox Store and an upcoming free trial. One of the big new things they've added for Season 1 is a much-requested 3v3 ranked...
Review Silent Hill F (Xbox) - A New Front For Konami As Silent Hill Makes Its Return
Hinako's horror
We played the entirety of Silent Hill F on PS5 for this review, due to our early access code. We have since tested the game on Xbox Series X and S, the details of which are explained towards the end of the review. A quaint, semi-rural Japanese town covered in a thick layer of fog that never seems to dissipate... despite a switch...
News ROG Xbox Ally Spotted With Price And 'Pre-Order Now' Banner At UK Retailer
Will we find out more this week?
It's amazing that we're still waiting for official prices and pre-order details for the ROG Xbox Ally handheld considering it's out in less than a month (October 16th), but many have speculated that we'll be hearing something this week. And, over on the Xbox Ally Reddit page today, someone has shared what appears to...
Deals Xbox's Tokyo Game Show Sale Is Now Live, 400+ Games Discounted This Week
There's also a Super Saver Sale
It's Tuesday, and we've once again been treated to a vast array of discounts on the Microsoft Store! The highlight of this week is a Tokyo Game Show sale, but we've also got a new Super Saver Sale, Fighter Sale, Bandai Namco Sale and more! Altogether, XBDeals says there are over 430 new offers that have been added...
News Xbox Fan Gets Physical Refund From Bethesda Over Cancelled Redfall DLC
One way to do it
Around a year ago, we talked about certain Redfall purchasers not receiving their refunds for the game's cancelled DLC packs, and it looks like it's taken another full year for some folks to see their money returned by Bethesda. Today, Reddit user WestDraw3952 has shared an image of their physical refund for Redfall's DLC. T
News Three Games From 2K Have Just Received New Server Closure Dates
And there are more shutdowns planned
We always like to keep you up to date with the latest server closures here at Pure Xbox, and 2K has just added new server closure dates for three of its games - two of those being WWE titles, and another one being a PGA title. Now, that's actually a bit of good news scattered in here - WWE 2K24 is no longer...
News Xbox Leadership Looks Genuinely Thrilled To Be Working With Kojima Productions On OD
Phil's hyped
Earlier today, we got our closest look yet at Kojima Productions' OD — via the game's 'Knock' teaser trailer — and it looks as though watchers at home weren't the only ones excited by what they were seeing. The new Kojima trailer was pulled from the team's 'Beyond the Strand' livestream, which we've included up above if you'd like...
News Stalker 2 Update 1.6 Arrives On Xbox, Here Are The Patch Notes
Night Vision Goggles, anyone?
Stalker 2 is back with another new update today in the form of update 1.6, which is also known as "Way of the Hunter". There are loads and loads of bug fixes and balance changes tucked in here, along with some new features. The big thing they're focusing on are the Night Vision Goggles, although you'll also find a new...
News Microsoft Store Tells Xbox Fans To 'Check Your Chat' For Free Money
Seemingly nothing yet though
So, we've been having a browse on the Microsoft Store this morning to check out all the new Xbox deals that have been added (more on those later today), and we've come across something called "Check Your Chat" on the main page. Microsoft is specifically telling Xbox fans that they've been sent some free money, and it's...
News Xbox Is Offering A Discount On Refurbished Consoles In The UK Right Now
Maybe worth considering?
It's been a year where we've constantly heard about console prices going up (and not just Xbox), but if you're in the UK, Microsoft is currently offering a decent discount on "certified refurbished" Series X and Series X consoles. Don't expect anything too crazy here, but a 1TB Xbox Series X is down from £439.99 to...
News Hideo Kojima Shows Off Xbox Game OD, And It Looks Insane
Visuals, atmosphere off the charts
After years and years of what can only be described as the most teasing of teasers, Hideo Kojima & co. have actually released their first proper trailer for Xbox game OD as part of last n
Monday22nd Sep 2025
Feature Seven Xbox-Related Showcases To Look Out For At Tokyo Game Show 2025
A busy few days ahead of us
Welcome to Tokyo Game Show week! It's set to be a very busy few days of reveals, with multiple companies choosing to host showcases up until Sunday, and that includes the usual Xbox Tokyo Game Show broadcast as well. It's very difficult to find an overview of everything that's happening this week, so we've picked out...
News Activision Shows Off First Proper Look At COD: Black Ops 7 Multiplayer
Full list of launch maps revealed as well
Activision is getting ready to show off Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 multiplayer at a special "Call of Duty: NEXT" event on September 30th, but before we get there, a new trailer shows us a little of what to expect from this year's edition. You can watch that trailer up above, and the development team has gone...
News Microsoft Has Made Its 'Largest Investment' In Xbox Game Pass Ever This Year
"This year marks our largest investment in Game Pass to date"
In a new interview with outlet Eurogamer, ID@Xbox boss Chris Charla says that Microsoft has made its "largest investment in Game Pass to date" in 2025 so far. Further elaborating on the point that this has been a big year for Game Pass, Charla added that Xbox has "signed deals with m
News Borderlands 4 Sales Figures Impress As Take-Two Makes Over $150 Million
Bringing in the loot
Following positive critic reviews and some less positive opinions on the game's performance, we're seeing some early player and sales data for Borderlands 4 across all platforms - and the outlook is pretty good for publisher Take-Two and developer Gearbox Software. According to Alinea Analytics figures from
Guide Silent Hill F: Release Date, Release Times & Early Access Details On Xbox
Everything you need to know
We've been waiting a long time for this one, and it's right around the corner now! Yep, this week, Konami brings Silent Hill F to Xbox as the series finally returns to Microsoft's platform - and it's been getting rather good reviews so far. <related ids="188171"> So, if those early impressions are convincing you...
News Battlefield 6 Team Partners With Xbox & PlayStation To Combat Cronus Zen Cheaters
"We're going to be taking cheating very, very seriously here"
Every now and then, we hear about a thing called the Cronus Zen - a small device that can be used for multiple things, but in cheating terms is used to convert mouse and keyboard into a virtual controller, as well as implement scripts that can provide an advantage through the likes of...
News Xbox Cloud Gaming Quality Bump Shows 'Dramatic Improvement' Says Digital Foundry
"This is all looking really really impressive"
Earlier this month, we shared the news that Xbox Cloud Gaming was seemingly bumping its quality, as options of up to 1440p resolution were spotted on the backend - and now the folks over at Digital Foundry have managed to test this out in practice. <related ids="187654"> By loading up Avatar:...
News New Leak Reveals Fresh Details & Concept Art For Xbox's Cancelled Perfect Dark Reboot
Apparently shared by a former developer
We've been wondering when more details might start to leak out about Xbox's recently cancelled Perfect Dark reboot, and it's now begun - courtesy of an apparent "former developer" who's shared some details with the outlet MP1st. Let's start with those details. The outlet says it's seen documentation that...
News Microsoft Rewards Is Giving Away A Cheap Movie Rental In Some Countries
"Enjoy the latest releases and top titles"
Fancy a cheap movie night? Well, we've been browsing the "Redeem" section of Microsoft Rewards (otherwise known as Rewards with Xbox) over the past few days, and have come across a special offer for certain countries. It turns out this has quietly been available for a couple of months now, and it's an HD...
News Xbox Store Links Discovered For Horizon: Zero Dawn & Other PS5 Games, But Don't Get Excited
It's a whole lot of nothing
Yesterday, there was a lot of chatter on social media about how Xbox Store links had been discovered for various PS5 games including Horizon: Zero Dawn, Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us Part 2, with some suggesting that Xbox ports for these titles might be in the works. The links were being found on Google, and...
News Two Games Are Available Early This Week With Xbox Game Pass (September 22-23)
Arriving today and tomorrow
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, we're going to highlight two titles coming to the library over the next two days - starting today with the PC-only addition of Endless Legend 2. Here's some more information on that title, along with what's coming to the service tomorrow for console and PC: Endless...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Silent Hill F
Launching this week on Xbox!
Silent Hill F is upon us! Yep, Konami's new entry in the famous horror franchise launches later this week on Xbox, and ahead of that upcoming release, the game's general review embargo has now lifted. So, following on from that early positive write-up from Famitsu, we're going to gather up a bunch more reviews down...
Saturday20th Sep 2025
Poll Are You Buying Silent Hill F Next Week?
The series returns to Xbox!
It's almost time for Silent Hill to return to Xbox! Yep, Konami's upcoming Silent Hill f is the first series entry to grace Xbox in some time - and based on
News Lots Of Games Are Their 'Lowest Price Ever' On Xbox This Weekend (September 20-21)
Including plenty of AAA titles
It's been a little quieter than usual for new Xbox sales over the past week, but that's not to say we haven't got any great deals on the Xbox Store right now - there are literally hundreds of games that are reduced at the time of writing. And, heading into the weekend, we spotted quite a few big AAA titles that are at...
Feature These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (September 22-26)
Including four Game Pass titles
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for September 22-26! We've got another busy few days ahead of us, with the likes of Silent Hill f, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and EA Sports FC 26 all launching on Xbox, along with plenty of
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 20-21)
Going beast mode?
Welcome to another weekend! It's past mid-September now, which means the big releases are really kicking into gear - including Dying Light: The Beast which just landed on Xbox a few days ago! Some of you may be getting stuck into that one, but here's what we're playing this weekend: Ben Kerry, Staff Writer: I've gotta admit, I'm...
Friday19th Sep 2025
News Microsoft Announces New Price Increases For Xbox Series X|S In The US
"We are navigating an incredibly dynamic environment"
To finish off the week, Microsoft has announced that it's increasing the prices of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in the United States, and these increases will apply to all versions of the two systems currently on the market. The standard Xbox Series X with a disc drive will now jump to...
News Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Is Getting Huge Praise On Xbox Game Pass & PC
"Vampire Survivors is no longer the king of the genre."
This week has brought us the release of multiple Xbox Game Pass titles, including one that might go under the radar for many people in Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - to be honest, we've kinda overlooked it over the past few days as well. However, this game is getting seriously good feedback so...
Talking Point What Are Your Plans For Tokyo Game Show Next Week?
Getting up early to watch?
As we approach Tokyo Game Show 2025 next week, we're getting pretty excited by what Xbox might show off this year. Microsoft's presence at the event has been steadily growing in recent times, and all rumours are pointing towards the team making one of its biggest TGS reveals ever this year. <related ids="188113">...
News Helldivers 2 Xbox Launch Provided 'Substantial Uplift' In Revenue, Data Shows
No. 4 on the Newzoo charts
At the beginning of the month, sales data coming from Alinea Analytics suggested that Helldivers 2 had a great launch on Xbox platforms in August - and new stats from data firm Newzoo are now backing that up. As shared by the folks over at GamesIndustry.biz, Helldivers 2 was number
News Little Rocket Lab Is A Timed Xbox Exclusive Coming To Game Pass This October
"Are you ready to roll up your sleeves?"
We've already talked about the stacked list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in October 2025, and a couple more have actually been added since we did that - including Little Rocket Lab which officially arrives on October 7th, 2025. This game sees you playing as an aspiring engineer who wants to complete...
News Unnamed Xbox Game Studios Title Shows Up On Tokyo Game Show's 2025 Schedule
Airing on September 27th
The excitement for Tokyo Game Show next week is starting to build, with Xbox recently laying out its livestream plans for the convention. Indeed, we have Microsoft's own broadcast airing September 25th, and now a new third-party livestream has hinted that the Xbox event may well contain a pretty big surprise.
News Earthion Has Finally Arrived On Xbox, And It's One Of The Best-Rated Games Of 2025
"A must-have for fans of the genre"
Back in July, we thought we'd be getting the new side-scrolling space shooter known as Earthion on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but it ended up getting delayed for all consoles until an unspecified date in September. Well, that date has arrived! Earthion is now available on Xbox as of September...
News Here's Some Direct Gameplay From Double Fine's New Xbox Exclusive Keeper
The Psychonauts team is back!
Since Double Fine's surprise reveal of Keeper this summer, the team has been keeping the finer details of its new title quite close to its chest - but we've got some fresh gameplay on the upcoming Xbox exclusive this week. First off, roughly three minutes of direct feed gameplay are viewable up above; no commentary or...
News Battlefield 6 Resolution & Performance Figures Revealed For Xbox Series X|S
Sounding pretty healthy!
Battlefield 6 is less than a month away, and as we near the game's upcoming launch on Xbox, developer Battlefield Studios continues to drop fresh details on the title. Among those details are all of the resolution and performance figures that the game is targeting across Xbox Series X and S. Yep, these were all discussed in...
News Dying Light: The Beast Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
Here's how both Xbox versions stack up
Last night, we highlighted the first reviews for Dying Light: The Beast as the game launched on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but very few of those reviews were for the Xbox version - so how does it fare on those consoles? Well, as usual, we're looking to Fuzion Xbox Testing
News Hades Returns To Xbox Game Pass Today (September 19)
Ahead of the upcoming sequel
Say hello to your latest Xbox Game Pass addition! Today, Supergiant's mega-hit Hades returns to the library to mark its fifth anniversary - with Hades 2's Xbox release potentially coming in 2026. To get yourself back up to speed with the first Hades, here's a quick summary of this Xbox indie hit - and
Thursday18th Sep 2025
News Dying Light: The Beast Is Out Now On Xbox, And The Reviews Are Looking Good
"The series has returned to form"
We've got another major new release that's just landed on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in the form of Dying Light: The Beast, and that means the reviews have landed as well - although only for the PC and PS5 versions. Yep, it seems Xbox codes weren't easily accessible prior to release for this one, but the PC...
News The New Skate Is Getting All Sorts Of 'Mixed' Impressions So Far
What do you think of it?
It's been a couple of days now since EA's Skate reboot landed on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and the feedback has definitely been "mixed" across basically all platforms (including PS4, PS5 and PC) so far. Why? Well, the actual skating itself has received positive feedback for the most part, but people are...
News Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Could Be Xbox's Next PS5 Conversion
According to a new rumour
At this point, Microsoft is at full speed when it comes to launching its games on PS5, with another couple due next month in Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2. However, the team is also continuing to port over some of its older Xbox titles, and a new report suggests the next of those will be Microsoft Flight Simulator...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (September 18-21)
Free trials on Xbox
Microsoft has revealed its Free Play Days lineup for the coming weekend, with four Xbox titles playable across Xbox One and Series X|S. Here's the full Free Play Days list this week: Matchpoint Tennis Championships Ship of Fools SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada Townscaper This week, Matchpoint and Synduality are avai
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Say About New Xbox Kart Racer Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Out next week!
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds marks the return of SEGA's blue blur kart racer, and with Mario Kart World dropping just a few months back on Switch 2, we've been eager to see what kind of competition Sonic & the gang can muster up on Xbox. And, with the game's release speeding round the corner next week, early reviews are now live for...
News Four Games Announced By New Blood Interactive For Xbox, Including Classic FPS 'Dusk'
"It's about time."
New Blood Interactive is a publisher that we've seen very little of on Xbox over the years, even though they've been releasing countless titles since establishing back in 2014. Well, that's all about to change in the very near future! The company has announced that it's bringing four games to Xbox at some point very soon, and...
News Xbox Is Making It Easier For Games To Implement Cross-Saves Between Console & PC
"Our latest innovation: PlayFab Game Saves"
The idea of carrying your savegame progress from one platform to another is becoming much more common these days, and Xbox wants to make this as simple as possible through a new innovation known as "PlayFab Game Saves" As detailed on the official Microsoft website, there are loads of apparent benefits for...
News Alien: Rogue Incursion Jumps From PSVR2 To Xbox Later This Month
"Made for Alien fans. Built for action-horror. Re-envisioned for Xbox."
Anyone fancy a new Alien game on Xbox?! Well, we're getting the surprise release of Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition on September 30th for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, marking the first time this game has ever been available on an Xbox console. The reason it's never...
News Marvel 1943: Rise Of Hydra Early Footage Leaks Ahead Of 2026 Release
Due out early next year
Back in May, studio Skydance New Media announced a delay for Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra to "early 2026", and now some leaked footage is doing the rounds as we fast approach the team's new release window. First up, we have a short clip of a frantic bar fight that has been shared online this week. The footage here looks fairly...
