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Sunday7th Jun 2026
News Here's What Might Leave Xbox Game Pass In July 2026
Some early predictions!
What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in July 2026? Well, Microsoft hasn't confirmed anything just yet, but based on some games that were added to the service this time last year, we can at least make a few predictions ahead of time. We know that a lot of Xbox users want more advance notice of games leaving Xbox Game Pass, but...
Saturday6th Jun 2026
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From The Future Games Show 'Summer Showcase' 2026
There were plenty of them!
The Summer Game Fest 2026 showcases continue with lots of events taking place over the weekend, and one of them is the Future Games Show "Summer Showcase" 2026, which was absolutely packed with Xbox-related reveals. So, down below, you'll find all the Xbox-related trailers from this summer's Future Games Show, and be...
News Five Xbox Game Pass Titles Get Fresh Looks At Summer Game Fest & DOTD 2026
All of Friday night's Game Pass reveals
If you didn't happen to catch the Summer Game Fest Showcase 2026 or Day of the Devs 2026 last night, you will have missed a whole bunch of reveals - including for five Xbox Game Pass titles! Perhaps the biggest reveal here was the release date for Stranger Than Heaven (January 15, 2027) along with the...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From Day Of The Devs 2026
The show that happened AFTER Summer Game Fest 2026
Last night, following the conclusion of the Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase, we were treated to yet another indie showcase in the form of Day of the Devs 2026, and there's every chance you missed it entirely. This is an event that tends to go under the radar because of when it airs, so we thought...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (June 8-12)
Including SEVEN more Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for June 8-12! The big highlight over the next few days is definitely the seven Xbox Game Pass additions (if you include the trial for UFC 6 as well), with loads of day one additions on the way such as Solarpunk, Beastro and Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions. Here's what's co
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 6-7)
We're still hooked on 007 First Light
Welcome to the weekend! There's lots of good stuff to be enjoying on Xbox over the next couple of days including the likes of FF7 Rebirth and Gothic 1 Remake, along with a bunch of Free Play Days titles highlighted by Marathon. Don't forget that the Xbox Games Showcase is taking place on Sunday as well!...
News Three Classic Hitman Games Are Getting Remastered For Xbox In 2027
"Three titles, one package"
Talk about an announcement that came out of nowhere! Despite not appearing at the Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase, a new Hitman Classic Trilogy Remastered reveal has just dropped over on YouTube. You can watch the trailer above, which confirms the game will be available on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S at some point in...
News Ex-Sony, Naughty Dog & Infinity Ward Devs Announce 'Crossfire' For Xbox Series X|S
It's looking pretty impressive!
One of the games that you might have glossed over a little bit in today's Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase was Crossfire, which is a new action-adventure / shooter game coming to Xbox Series X and S in the future. What's particularly interesting about this one is that it's being developed by a new studio called "That's...
News Resident Evil Veronica Brings A Long-Requested Remake To Xbox In 2027
Capcom opens Summer Game Fest 2026 with a banger
Today's Summer Game Fest 2026 showcase kicked off with a big reveal from Capcom - we're getting a remake of Resident Evil - Code: Veronica! The game will launch in 2027, and it's called Resident Evil Veronica. For those who never played the original, it started life on the Dreamcast back in 2000...
News Alien: Isolation 2 Gets Official Reveal, Now Available To Wishlist On Xbox
SEGA pulls back the curtain
One of the big reveals at today's Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase was Alien: Isolation 2, which doesn't yet have a release date, but is already available to wishlist on the Xbox Store as of a few minutes ago. The game is obviously a follow-up to the 2014 original, and SEGA says this one will feature a "brand-new story and...
News Final Fantasy VII Revelation Announced By Square Enix, Xbox Release On Day One
No waiting around this time!
It's official! Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy VII Revelation will mark the final entry in the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy, and the crucial bit from an Xbox perspective is that it will launch day one on Xbox Series X and S! Yes, we won't be forced to wait around this time — as we had to with both...
Roundup All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From The Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase
Including some big AAA announcements!
Weren't able to catch the Summer Game Fest 2026 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...
Poll How Would You Grade The Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase! 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 a recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade would you give Summer Game...
Friday5th Jun 2026
News Star Wars Zero Company Releases For Xbox In August 2026, Gameplay Revealed
Update: Full release date and new trailer revealed at SGF 2026
A few days ago, a brand-new Star Wars game called Star Wars Zero Company was announced for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and we've been treated to a launch window along with some first look gameplay footage today. As we already knew, Star Wars Zero Company is developed by Bit...
News RuneScape: Dragonwilds Isn't PS5 Exclusive After All, Debuts On Xbox In September
Our first taste of Runescape on Xbox
Back on Tuesday, RuneScape: Dragonwilds was included in the State of Play event as an apparent PS5 exclusive for PS Plus in October, but we mentioned at the time how the wording didn't confirm whether that was the case or not. Turns out it's not an exclusive! RuneScape: Dragonwilds will be releasing for Xbox...
News Shadow Of The Colossus Creator Unveils 'gen ATLAS' For Xbox Series X|S
An Xbox game from Fumito Ueda for the first time ever
We didn't see this one coming! Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian creator Fumito Ueda has today unveiled his new game known as "gen ATLAS", and for the first time ever, he's bringing it to Xbox consoles. There's no release date for this one yet, and not a whole lot of information...
Live Watch The Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase Here
Two hours of Xbox-related reveals!
It's time for Summer Game Fest 2026! This yearly event is set to deliver new announcements, trailers and updates for some of the biggest games coming our way in 2026 and beyond, including many that will be arriving on Xbox consoles. "Join Geoff Keighley and Lucy James live from Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for...
News Asha Sharma On Removing CoPilot For Xbox: 'Our Console Players Aren't Excited About It'
Microsoft's CEO gave her the freedom to ditch it
Back at the start of May, we were treated to the surprising news that Xbox was removing Microsoft CoPilot integration across the entire division, taking it away entirely from mobile and cancelling plans to integrate it into consoles. Xbox had been showing off how CoPilot would work on Xbox Series X...
News Xbox Boss Wants To Create The 'Number One' Gaming Company By 'Resetting The Business'
She says they've done so much in the first 100 days already
To conclude last night's big interview as part of Bloomberg Live, Xbox boss Asha Sharma was asked about her first 100 days in the job and what the next 100 days look like, which drew some interesting comments from the new CEO. Initially, Sharma used the opportunity to highlight how Xbox's...
Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (June 2026)
The latest freebies for XGP subscribers
The Xbox Game Pass Perks program is continuing to add a bunch of freebies for Game Pass members throughout June 2026, including for the likes of GOALS, Skate, World of Tanks: Heat and various other games. As we've mentioned before, it seems most Xbox Ga
News Xbox Will 'Innovate' To Reduce The Price Of Project Helix, Suggests Asha Sharma
They're working on it as we speak
There's been a lot of talk about how Xbox's next "Project Helix" console will surely be an expensive device, especially considering the state of the industry and how prices continue to go up, but Asha Sharma seemingly has a plan for it. In last night's Bloomberg Tech interview, Sharma was asked about Project Helix...
Roundup All The Xbox Games From The Latin American Showcase 2026
Including an upcoming Xbox Game Pass indie!
We're still trying to bring you roundups of as many small Summer Game Fest showcases as we can before the main event and the Xbox Games Showcase take over this weekend, so let's look at the Latin American Games Showcase! This event happened last night, and featured over 60 indie titles in all, some o
News 'It's A Tough Topic' - Xbox CEO Shares Her Latest Thoughts On Exclusives
She says platforms must have exclusive content and services
Last night, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma appeared in a 15-minute interview as part of Bloomberg Tech, and she was asked for her thoughts about exclusives during the chat - something that's been a big talking point for Xbox in recent months. Back in April, Sharma and her team officially confirmed...
Thursday4th Jun 2026
Talking Point What Level Are You In Forza Horizon 6, And How Many Cars Do You Have?
Let's hear how you're getting on!
Man, I'm enjoying Forza Horizon 6 so much. This is easily my favourite Forza game ever, and at the moment it's in first place for my Xbox Game of the Year. Not gonna lie though, I think GTA 6 will probably end up beating it! Nevertheless, I'm sinking a ton of free time into FH6 right now, and I'm curious to hear...
News 'Series S Is Making That Rough' - No Rest For The Wicked Dev Shares Update On Xbox Version
It's still coming to Xbox at some point though
When we covered the State of Play event earlier this week, one of the notable absentees from an Xbox perspective was No Rest For The Wicked, which is the new game from Moon Studios (known for the amazing Ori titles). Apparently, the reason we're not getting the 1.0 release of No Rest For
News Xbox Demo Fest Now Live, 40+ Games Available To Play For Free
The 2026 version of this event has begun!
The Xbox Demo Fest for 2026 has officially kicked off on the Xbox Store, allowing you to play over 40 games for free during the period from today (June 4th) to June 30th across Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Some of the games might not be live just yet, but they're part of the official list and...
News Xbox Series X|S Sales Have Risen In The UK, Partly Thanks To Forza Horizon 6
Almost identical sales to the PS5 in May
Isn't it great to be talking about good news for Xbox Series X|S sales again?! Yep, it sounds like things improved quite a bit for the Xbox Series X and S in the UK last month (May 2026), as The Game Business reporter Chris Dring is stating that sales were up 12% compared to the month before. Dring says...
News Five New 'Xbox Player Voice' Requests That Have Been Trending Over The Past Week
"Use Your Legacy IPs!"
When Xbox first unveiled the new Player Voice program back in May, we spent the first week highlighting the top requests and how they were shifting around during that period, but since then, not a whole lot has changed. Perhaps an oversight with the Xbox Player Voice website is that almost every request across the first...
Roundup All The Xbox Games From The Shacknews E4 Indie Showcase 2026
Upcoming Xbox indies you might be interested in!
As mentioned in our Summer Game Fest schedule guide recently, we're trying to bring you roundups of many gaming events this week, and that includes some of the smaller ones such as the MIX and Shacknews showcases. Honestly, yesterday's Shacknews broadcast wasn't that stacked from an Xbox perspective,...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (June 4-7)
Update: 11 games in total this week!
It's Thursday, so that means we've got a new round of Xbox Free Play Days titles to highlight! The big one this time around is Bungie's Marathon, which is actually free for longer than the headline suggests - non-owners can play that game until June 9th on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Just be aware that...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass Premium (June 4)
A couple of additions to the XGP Premium library
Welcome to another Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got two games jumping over to Xbox Game Pass Premium from the Ultimate and PC libraries, so these are only new if you're an Xbox Game Pass Premium member. Total Chaos is a survival horror game that's proved pretty popular with Ultimate members to...
Wednesday3rd Jun 2026
News Control Resonant Early Access Is Exclusive To PS5, But At Least We Get 'Play Anywhere' On Xbox
A worthy trade-off?
Ugh, here we go. Control Resonant looks amazing, and we absolutely can't wait to play it on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on September 24th. However, we won't be playing on September 22nd, as early access is exclusive to PS5. Yes, as spotted by our sister site Push Square, Remedy's Thomas Puha has confirmed that early access...
News Xbox's Next First-Party Release Is Age Of Empires: Mobile For PC
It's releasing this month on Game Pass
Alright, who had Age of Empires: Mobile on their bingo card for the next Xbox first-party release? It's been confirmed today that the PC Edition of the game will release on June 23rd, 2026 across Steam, the Microsoft Store and PC Game Pass, featuring a new "PC-optimized experience designed for mouse and...
Feature 30 Xbox Series X|S Games To Look Forward To In June-December 2026
Seven months of fantastic new games are ahead of us!
Update: As mentioned, we're updating this feature on a monthly basis, and it's now been adjusted for June. We've taken a few games away, added a few in, and changed a handful of dates around for games that are coming up. With 2026 now starting to kick into gear, it's time to look ahead at what...
News 'No Scripts, Just Football' - GOALS Arrives For Free On Xbox This Week
A game where skill is said to decide everything
The modern-day football / soccer game scene, at least in the AAA space, feels a little underbaked. EA Sports FC 26 is decent but predictable, eFootball 2026 isn't as good as PES used to be (sorry, personal bias there!), and UFL is a fun Ultimate Team alternative, but it's the only other major option if...
News These Nine Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (June 3-16)
Microsoft reveals the latest batch
Microsoft has today revealed the first official roundup of Xbox Game Pass titles for June 2026, with nine games joining the service from June 3-16, including the likes of Undisputed and Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions. Don't forget that three games arrived on Game Pass yesterday as well, including
News Xbox First-Party Game 'Tell Me Why' Is Now Free To Claim For Everyone
Part of the yearly June tradition
Every single year since 2021, Xbox has been giving away Don't Nod's Tell Me Why for free as part of Pride Month, and that's exactly what's happening again in June 2025, with the game already showing as free on the Xbox Store right now. Specifically, you're looking for the "Tell Me Why: Chapters 1-3" version of the...
News The Lost Wild Not Coming To Xbox At Launch, Along With A Few Other State Of Play Titles
Unsurprisingly, we're missing out on a few PS5 games
We've already brought you the full roundup of what was announced for Xbox at the State of Play last night, along with a few articles about some of the most interesting games, but what about the games that didn't get Xbox announcements? As usual for PlayStation's State of Play shows, we did see...
News Dune: Awakening Finally Has An Xbox Release Date, And It's On Game Pass As Well
"Explore, build, craft, and unravel a cinematic Dune story"
We've been waiting a long time for Dune: Awakening to get an official Xbox release date, and not only do we have one penned in, but it's also been confirmed that it'll be launching on Xbox Game Pass! Yes, Dune: Awakening will finally launch for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on September...
News Stuntman: Hollywood Is Reviving A Series That Hasn't Existed Since The Xbox 360 Era
The first Stuntman game since Ignition in 2007
One of the games that really caught my eye during today's State of Play event for June 2026 was Stuntman: Hollywood, which is the first entry in the series since 2007's Stuntman: Ignition on the Xbox 360! For those who haven't come across it before, Stuntman sees you taking the wheel in a variety of...
News Onimusha: Way Of The Sword Gets Free Xbox Demo Ahead Of September Release
Available today!
We've got a date for Onimusha: Way Of The Sword! Today's State of Play June 2026 event revealed that the game will launch on September 25th, 2026 — and the best bit is that a free demo is available today on the Xbox Store! The demo isn't yet showing on the store at the time of writing, but it's supposed to be there anytime now...
Tuesday2nd Jun 2026
Roundup All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From June's State Of Play
Don't worry, they're not all PS5 exclusives!
Today's PlayStation State of Play event for June 2026 included a bunch of games that are also coming to Xbox, including the likes of Rayman Legends Retold, Dune: Awakening, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis and a whole lot more! If any other games get
News Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis Delayed To February 2027, New Trailer Revealed
We'll have to wait a little longer for it
We're unfortunately no longer getting the Tomb Raider remake in 2026. It's been announced today as part of the PlayStation State of Play for June 2026 that Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis will now release on February 12, 2027. Today's reveal did at least come with a new trailer though, along with a few...
News Rayman Legends Retold Launches This October For Xbox Series X|S
Update: It's official!
We've got a new version of Rayman Legends on the way! Ahead of an upcoming announcement (expected at PlayStation's State of Play event tonight), some details have leaked about Rayman Legends Retold, which is a remake / remaster of the excellent 2013 platformer. The game is set to release on October 1st, 2026, and will cost...
News Fallout 76 Is Getting A Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade This Summer
With public testing to begin this month!
Bethesda has announced today that Fallout 76 will be getting a current-gen upgrade in Summer 2026, which includes some nice improvements for both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions. The upgrade will actually be available to test for current owners of the game at some point this month, and then...
News Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Has Been Delayed From June To August 2026
"We’ll see you for deployment soon"
We need more Vietnam-themed FPS games on Xbox, don't we? Honestly, there's tons of WW2, modern and futuristic shooters on the platform, but Vietnam as an era often gets overlooked in comparison. Thankfully, Hell Let Loose: Vietnam is going to change that very soon - and the team has just announced an Xbox...
News Multiple Toy Story Games Are Coming To Xbox For The First Time Ever
Along with A Bug's Life and a new version of Toy Story 3!
I'm trying to contain my excitement about this one! It's been announced today by Digital Eclipse and Atari that Toy Story: Retro Roundup! is coming to Xbox on October 15th, featuring multiple classic Toy Story games along with A Bug's Life. "Step back into Andy’s room with Woody, Buzz...
News Xbox's CCO Might Have Just Revealed The First-Party Order For Late 2026
"We start out with Halo: Campaign Evolved"
Last week, Xbox's Matt Booty appeared on the Official Xbox Podcast to discuss the Xbox Games Showcase along with the delay of Fable to February 2027, and he might have actually revealed Xbox's first-party order for late 2026. This was picked up by Windows Ce
News FF7 Rebirth Comparison Highlights Pros & Cons Of The Xbox Series X|S Versions
Digital Foundry takes a look at the new release
Square Enix's Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth finally arrives on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this Wednesday (June 3rd), and to mark the occasion, the good folks over at Digital Foundry have been checking out how it performs on the consoles. The verdict is simple - the 30FPS mode is "generally stable and...
News Ex-Forza Horizon Director Reveals 'Clutch', A New AAA Racer Coming To Xbox In 2027
Maverick Games pulls back the curtain after 3.5 years of development
Last week, we talked about how Forza Horizon 6 might have some competition on its hands in the form of a new racing title from Maverick Games, and the studio has just unveiled it — it's called "Clutch", and it's coming out in 2027. Clutch is a AAA open-world cinematic driving...
