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Thursday20th Nov 2025
Deals Xbox Black Friday Sale 2025 Now Live, 2000+ Games Discounted
One of the biggest Xbox sales of the year!
It's time for the Xbox Black Friday Sale 2025! This year's version of the Black Friday sale features discounts for over 2000 titles in all, and as always we've got some great deals - including for a whole heap of 2025 releases! In the table below, we've picked out just a few major highlights from the Xbox...
Wednesday19th Nov 2025
News 16 Xbox Reveals Teased For Thursday's Partner Preview Showcase
"What do you think will be announced?"
We're less than 24 hours away from the November 2025 Xbox Partner Preview showcase, and Xbox has teased on social media today that we'll be getting 16 reveals as part of the event. You can see this in in the image above and below, which was shared on Twitter just over an hour ago: We've got few ideas about...
News Xbox Asks 1,500 Players To Sum Up Whether Gaming Is 'Time Well Spent' In New Survey
Here's what they said
Over the years, every one of us has probably been told that we're wasting our time playing games, but there are obviously numerous benefits that come with a hobby like ours, and Xbox has been trying to get to the bottom of it. Microsoft recently partnered with Edelman Data & Intelligence to conduct a survey in which 1,500...
News Xbox 360 Was Influenced By Fear Of Sony Dominating The Living Room, Says Former Boss
"What can we create that looks good next to the television?"
Amidst all the ongoing celebrations for the Xbox 360 turning two decades old later this week, Eurogamer has been speaking to former Xbox boss Peter Moore about his history at Microsoft and his experiences with the Xbox 360. Perhaps the most interesting bit in "Part 1" of the interview...
News Here's What The First Reviews Are Saying About Disney Dreamlight Valley: Wishblossom Ranch
The big new expansion for the Xbox Game Pass hit
It's been a while since we last talked about Disney Dreamlight Valley here at Pure Xbox, but it continues to prove a huge hit on Xbox Game Pass, and it's getting a major new expansion today known as Wishblossom Ranch. In fact, this expansion is available to purchase right now on the Xbox Store,...
News Bandai Namco Announces Tales Of Berseria Remastered, Coming To Xbox In February 2026
"Devour daemons. Enact revenge!"
Tales of Berseria is about to make its Xbox debut in just a few months' time! Bandai Namco has announced that the game is getting remastered for Xbox Series X and S (as well as PS5, Switch & PC) on February 27th, 2026. This game first released for PlayStation consoles back in 2016 before getting a PC port in 2017,...
Guide Xbox Partner Preview Showcase November 2025: Date, Start Times & What To Expect
A new Xbox event coming this week
As confirmed a few days ago, Microsoft will host its latest Xbox Partner Preview showcase this week - featuring a bunch of third-party titles with a focus on Xbox Play Anywhere and Xbox Game Pass. So, we're going to detail exa
News Neon Inferno Is Getting Some Impressive Reviews Ahead Of This Week's Xbox Release
There's a free demo as well!
In the mood for a new hybrid side-scroller and gallery-shooter on Xbox? Neon Inferno might fit the bill! This game is officially arriving on the Xbox Store on November 20th for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and the first reviews have been pretty darn good on the whole, so it's well worth considering at the...
Feature Seven Things We Miss About The Xbox 360 Era In 2025
As we rapidly approach its 20th anniversary
It's almost time for the 20th anniversary of the Xbox 360! We'll be celebrating that milestone this Saturday (November 22nd), and in the meantime we thought we'd look back two decades to see what we miss about the 360 era in 2025. While Xbox has grown and evolved in so many great ways since 2005, there...
Opinion This Xbox 360 Launch Game Is Still One Of The Best Console Racers Ever
It never gets old!
Hey, it's me, Ben here - and I'm going to talk about PGR again, okay?! It's been at least a year since I've climbed out from under my rock to talk about one of my favourite racing series ever, and with the Xbox 360's 20th anniversary coming up, I just can't help myself once again! This time, I'm going to focus on Project Gotham...
Talking Point Do You Think GTA 6 Will Actually Launch On Xbox A Year Today?
November 19, 2026 is the new date... or is it?
Earlier this month, we got the somewhat inevitable news that GTA 6 has been delayed again. Yep, Rockstar Games has given us another date for its upcoming open-world epic, with November 19, 2026, now circled on the calendar. The question is, do we actually think it'll launch on that day - exactly a year...
News DOOM: The Dark Ages Adds 'Ripatorium 2.0' In Its Third Big Update, Out Now On Xbox & PC
Quietly released last night
Last night, the folks behind DOOM: The Dark Ages quietly released the third major update for the game so far, with this one primarily revolving around the Ripatorium arena mode, which has now been turned into Ripatorium 2.0. There are loads of changes to Ripatorium in here, including a switch to a round-based format and...
News Three Games Are Available Across Multiple Xbox Game Pass Tiers Today (November 19)
A "day one" PC launch and two Premium additions
Welcome to a new Xbox Game Pass update! We've got three titles joining various different Game Pass tiers today, including a brand-new PC launch on GPU and a couple of titles moving over to XGP Premium. Moonlighter 2 is that brand-new launch — which arrives in early access on PC today (and consoles...
Tuesday18th Nov 2025
News Halo Infinite's Final Major Content Update Has Arrived On Xbox & PC
Operation: Infinite marks the end of an era
Halo Studios has pulled back the curtain on the "Operation: Infinite" update for Halo Infinite today, which will mark the final major content update for the game ahead of Halo: Campaign Evolved's release next year. The team says that "with multiple Halo titles in development", it's not possible to focus...
News Xbox Is Selling New 'Limited Edition' SpongeBob Controllers, But They Don't Come Cheap
Aye aye, captain
It's not very often that we see Xbox selling custom controllers these days (we're usually just restricted to new colour schemes), but we've suddenly got a handful of new ones - all based around the upcoming SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, and bizarrely not the Titans of the Tide game that's launching on Xbox today. The one...
News EA Breaks Tradition And Turns F1 26 Into DLC, Next Game Will Now Launch On Xbox In 2027
Next year will bring an expansion instead
Codemasters' F1 series has been annualised for some time now, but the EA developer has today announced that it's essentially turning F1 26 into DLC - with the next franchise entry now landing in 2027 instead. In a surprising move, EA and Codemasters have revealed that a paid expansion will come to F1 25...
News Assassin's Creed Mirage Gets Massive Xbox Game Pass Update, Including Free Single-Player DLC
Valley of Memory is now live
Back in August, we covered the news that Assassin's Creed Mirage was set for a free expansion on Xbox Game Pass this year - and now that time has come! AC Mirage: Valley of Memory is now live, and brings with it a massive patch for the base game as well. We're looking at roughly a 32GB update on Xbox Series X|S here,...
News Xbox 1TB Expansion Card Drops To Below $100 In Pre-Black Friday Deal
Need more storage for Black Ops 7? This'll be perfect!
We've still got over a week to go until Black Friday 2025 officially takes place on November 28th, but we're starting to have a quick look at what's around in terms of deals, and we've come across a good discount on the 1TB Xbox Expansion Card (courtesy of Wario64 on social media). This deal...
News Marvel Cosmic Invasion Is Suddenly A 'Day One' Xbox Game Pass Title, Arriving In December
A great way to start next month!
Well, well, well! With Marvel Cosmic Invasion less than two weeks away from its release on December 1st of 2025, it comes as a huge surprise to see that it's just been announced as a day one Xbox Game Pass title as well! This was revealed as part of the nine-title Xbox Game Pass roundup earlier today, with...
Feature The Crew Motorfest Races Onto Xbox Game Pass This Week, And You Don't Want To Miss It
Real competition for Forza Horizon 5!
Today's Xbox Game Pass roundup has delivered some lovely upcoming additions - which we're very grateful to see given that the post-Black Ops 7 XGP lineup was looking a little thin. One game that's really standing out to us here is The Crew Motorfest; Ubisoft's 2023 racer set in open-world Hawaii. At the time of...
News Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late November 2025
Update: Microsoft reconfirms it
Microsoft has today revealed the next batch of five games set to leave Xbox Game Pass in late November, with these titles appearing in the "Leaving Soon" section of the Game Pass tab on the official Xbox mobile app. We've got three particularly big ones here - Octopath Traveler, Octopath Traveler 2 and Lor
News These Nine Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (November 19 - December 2)
Your latest roundup of new additions
Microsoft has today unveiled its latest roundup of new Xbox Game Pass titles, giving us a full picture of exactly what's coming to each tier over the last couple of weeks in November (and first couple days in December!). There's some really good stuff in here as well, such as the Ubisoft racer The Crew...
Review Black Ops 7 (Xbox) - Zombies Mode The Shining Light In This Undercooked Call Of Duty
Black to the drawing board
Call of Duty returns in 2025 with its first back-to-back Black Ops release following last year's Black Ops 6, and the result is an undercooked COD experience that feels like it needed more time in the oven. Truth be told, Black Ops 7 is a bit of a mess, and it's only the game's tried and tested gunplay and deep...
News SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans Of The Tide Is Getting Pretty Decent Reviews So Far
It's out today on Xbox
Are ya ready, kids? SpongeBob is back on Xbox today with a new adventure called Titans of the Tide, and the first reviews have started appearing on the web ahead of its imminent release. This game is the latest project from Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated and The Cosmic Shake developer Purple Lamp (they al
News ASUS Announces Big Week Of ROG Xbox Ally Updates, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Rolling out across Tuesday and Wednesday
We've heard how the ROG Xbox Ally is set to improve with multiple new features over the coming weeks and months, but the updates are coming from numerous sources - ASUS has stuff in mind, and Xbox has stuff in mind as well. ASUS is first out of the gate here, announcing a "big week" of ROG Ally and ROG Xbox...
News Ubisoft UK Warns That Folks Just Aren't Buying As Many £50-£60 Games Anymore
"Many new games are struggling to stand out"
As part of a new business update for its UK arm, Ubisoft has talked a little bit about falling game sales - and how players just aren't buying as many full-priced video games anymore. Coming by way of CityAM, Ubisoft UK shared that its revenue had increased 11% since its last update, but that 'the sale...
News Fortnite Crew Is Coming To Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Today! Here's What You Need To Know
Level up your Fortnite experience
Whether you're a Fortnite fan or not, it's hard to deny that Xbox is delivering one of its biggest Game Pass Perks ever today for Ultimate members, with Fortnite Crew set to go live for subscribers at some point over the next few hours. Fortnite Crew will bring a variety of benefits to players across console and...
Monday17th Nov 2025
News Xbox President Talks Positive & Resistant Feedback From Fans, How It's Shaping The Future
"Our players deeply care about what Xbox is"
Earlier today, a new interview with Xbox president Sarah Bond was shared on YouTube by the folks at Fortune Magazine, and Bond had a particularly interesting response to a question about "redefining" the identity over at Xbox. After spending a fair bit of the interview discussing the idea of "playing...
News Two Xbox Game Pass Titles Nominated For GOTY At The Game Awards, But Microsoft Misses Out
No first-party games in the GOTY list
Geoff Keighley & co. have just announced the nominations in each category for their upcoming The Game Awards show, and while two day one Game Pass titles make the main Game of the Year list, Xbox Game Studios misses out on any top-tier nominations. The Game Awards' 2025 GOTY is as follows:
News Sarah Bond Insists Hardware Is 'Absolutely Core' To Xbox, Teases Powerful Next-Gen Console
"Hardware is absolutely core to everything we do at Xbox."
Xbox president Sarah Bond has been speaking with Fortune Magazine as part of a lengthy interview for YouTube today, where she's provided a few extra hints about what to expect from the next Xbox console and future Xbox hardware. Sarah was questioned during the interview about how important...
News Xbox Partner Preview November 2025 Showcase Confirmed For This Week
Featuring 007: First Light and more
At the tail end of October, Windows Central's Jez Corden dropped a report detailing an Xbox Partner Preview event coming this month - and now an official Xbox Wire post has all the details on the upcoming third-party focused showcase. Microsoft's next Xbox Partner Preview takes place at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT...
News Cities: Skylines 2 Changes Developer, Console Version Still In The Works For Xbox Game Pass
"Iceflake Studios will be taking the lead"
We've now passed the two-year mark since Cities: Skylines 2 released for PC Game Pass, and after another couple of years attempting to optimise the console version for an Xbox Game Pass launch, Paradox Interactive has parted ways with the game's developer; Colossal Order. In an update on Paradox's forums,...
Hands On Black Ops 7 Is Amazing On The ROG Xbox Ally X, As Long As You're Not Offline
Good luck playing this on a plane
I mentioned last week how I've spent the past month barely turning on my Xbox Series X at all because of the ROG Xbox Ally X, and therefore all of my time with Black Ops 7 has been spent on the new premium handheld device so far. It was revealed ahead of launch how Call of Duty: BO7 was being optimis
Guide Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (November 2025)
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 November 2025, including for the likes of Albion Online, The First Descendant, Apex Legends and a whole lot more. Fortnite Crew is certainly stealing th
News Xbox Dev Obsidian Says It Hasn't Used Generative AI 'At All' So Far
Even with releasing 3 games in a year
The use of AI in video games is a hot topic at the moment - especially in the wake of the whole Tim Sweeney, ARC Raiders debacle from last week. We've also seen reports that Black Ops 7 contains some use of AI recently, but fellow Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment has come to definitively say that it hasn't...
Poll What Are Your First Impressions Of Black Ops 7 On Xbox Game Pass?
Happy with the new Call of Duty?
We're still working away on our full Black Ops 7 review here at Pure Xbox, having delivered our initial campaign thoughts late last week. We weren't shy in saying that we didn't exactly have a great time with Black Ops 7's story mode - but we're now checking in to see what you think of the new Call of Duty ga
News 'Where Winds Meet' Expected To Release For Xbox Following Major Success On PC & PS5
It's a PlayStation console exclusive for now though
If you've happened to venture away from the Xbox ecosystem over the past few days, you may have noticed that a new game called Where Winds Meet has been proving extremely popular across Steam and the PlayStation Store. This is a free-to-play open-world action-adventure RPG featuring a...
Sunday16th Nov 2025
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Gets Small Post-Launch Update, Here Are The Patch Notes
Just two days after launch
If you've been playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 today, you may have noticed that it's suddenly asking for an update - and that's because Treyarch has released the first post-launch update since it launched on November 14th. There are only a few minor adjustments here across two areas of the title - Multiplayer and...
Saturday15th Nov 2025
Talking Point Xbox Is 24 Years Old Today, What Do You Expect From Next Year's 25th Birthday?
A big anniversary is coming in 2026
Today is November 15th, 2025 - which means Xbox is officially 24 years old! Yep, Microsoft brought the OG Xbox and its accompanying games lineup to market almost a quarter of a century ago to this day; with The Rock and Bill Gates introducing it to the world back in 2001. We of course want to wish the system (and...
News Two Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In December 2025 So Far
An early look at next month
As we always do around this time of the month, we're taking an early look today at what's ahead for December 2025's Xbox Game Pass selection, with two titles having been confirmed for the service next month already. The headline game so far is definitely Routine; this long-in-development sci-fi adventure looks well worth...
Feature These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 17-21)
Along with a couple of Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for November 17-21! We've got another very busy few days ahead for new releases, with highlights including SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide, R-Type Delta: HD Boosted,
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 15-16)
Is a COD weekend on the cards?
It's time for another weekend! It's been a busy old week in the world of gaming again — especially with Valve announcing a slew of new hardware — but we're here to talk about games this weekend, with Black Ops 7 leading the charge on Xbox Game Pass. Here's what we're playing over the next fe
Xbox console exclusive games you can enjoy in 2025
What are the best Xbox exclusives you can play in 2025? The Xbox ecosystem has been home to some truly stellar Xbox exclusives over the years, top-notch titles that you'll only find on Microsoft's family of consoles and PC. What's more, the vast majority of these titles are now available via Xbox...
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 Great God Grove, Fate Seeker 2, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, Pigeon Simulator, Voidtrain, The Finals, Dusk, The Outer Worlds 2, Post Trauma, Pacific Drive, Ball x Pit, Little Rocket Lab, Gungrave GORE, Immortality, Shredders,...
News Stalker 2 Team Shares Parting Message Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Departure
"One of the most glowing partnerships we've ever had"
In case you hadn't seen, Stalker 2 is part of the batch of games leaving Xbox Game Pass in early November, with the date specifically being November 15th - it should have disappeared off the service by the end of Saturday. To mark its departure, a lengthy message has been shared on social media...
Friday14th Nov 2025
News Helldivers 2 On Xbox Helped Us 'Give The Players What They Want', Says Arrowhead CEO
It's worked out great for everyone
Sony's experiment with bringing Helldivers 2 to Xbox has undoubtedly been a success, with the company highlighting earlier this week how the game was doing "extremely well" thanks in part to its launch on the Xbox Series X and S. Arrowhead Game Studios has always insisted that the decision was nothing to do with...
News Valve 'Excited' By ROG Xbox Ally And Insists It's A 'Sign Of Success' For Steam Deck
Friendly words towards Xbox's handheld competitor
It's been a good start for Xbox's new PC handhelds - we gave the ROG Xbox Ally X an "excellent" 9/10 review at Pure Xbox (with many other critics being hot on it), and the X model is said to be generating too much demand right now. But what does Valve think about it? This is the company that sparked...
News Xbox Fan Lists 13 Games That Are Currently Hidden From Players' Libraries
The issue seems to have picked up again
Back in December of last year, we highlighted a post from an Xbox fan known as UpstairsNo9249 who had advised that Microsoft had been quietly (and perhaps accidentally) removing access to a handful of games even if you owned them. The issue was fixed in some cases, but now it's apparently reared its ugly head...
News Xbox Game Studios & Activision Are Finally Teaming Up With 'Minecraft Blast'
It's a mobile game, though...
Ever since Xbox started acquiring these big developers and publishers, we've probably all thought about the synergy we might possibly see from Microsoft's gaming division, but that hasn't really happened just yet. At large, these developers and publishers within Xbox seem pretty separate - but finally, we're at least...
News Hi-Fi RUSH Is Now Published By Krafton, And It's Staying On Xbox Game Pass
"Players can continue to play without interruption"
More than a year after Krafton first announced that it'd be buying Hi-Fi RUSH and its developer from Microsoft, the team has detailed exactly what's happening today as the publishing of its colourful musical adventure moves over to the PUBG maker. In short, from November 14th, Hi-Fi RUSH will be...
