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Thursday12th Feb 2026
News Saber Interactive Is Making A John Wick Game For Xbox Series X|S
An actual AAA John Wick game(!!)
Saber Interactive, the folks behind the likes of Space Marine 2 and World War Z, have announced an 'Untitled John Wick Game' for Xbox Series X|S, PC and PS5. Revealed during today's State of Play showcase, this AAA John Wick title stars Keanu Reeves himself (at least in model form) and is now in development "in...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From February 2026's State Of Play
Don't worry, they're not all PS5 exclusives!
Today's PlayStation State of Play event for February 2026 included a bunch of games that are also coming to Xbox, including the likes of the Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition, John Wick, Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2
News Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition Is Real, And It's Basically A Shadow Drop
Out on Xbox this Friday!
After rumours and speculation surrounding its 30th anniversary, Rayman is officially back! As part of Sony's State of Play this week, Ubisoft has revealed Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition - and it's coming to Xbox Series X|S tomorrow. Yep, this is basically a shadow drop (at least digitally), with this new version of the...
News 'The Future Of Xbox Starts Now' - Microsoft Invites Devs To 'Build For What's Next' At GDC 2026
Featuring the first-ever Xbox Dev Summit
You've probably heard of GDC before — it's the annual Game Developers Conference that's taking place in San Francisco this year, and Xbox is going to have a major presence at the event. In an article over on the official Microsoft website, it's mentioned that Xbox is inviting developers to "build for...
News These Four Games Are Free-To-Play On Xbox This Weekend (February 12-15)
As part of Free Play Days!
Xbox Free Play Days is now live, and as part of Microsoft's free-to-play trials program this week, the team has made four games playable until the end of the coming weekend, including EA's NHL 26. Here's your full Free Play Days lineup this week: Age of Wonders 4 Lynked: Banner of the Spark NHL 26
News High On Life 2 Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
Here's how both Xbox versions stack up
This Friday marks the release of the long-awaited High on Life 2 across Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and a bunch of other platforms, and it'll also be available day one with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. You may have seen that the first reviews for High on Life 2 went live earlier today, and...
Deals Xbox Lunar New Year Sale 2026 Now Live, 900+ Games Discounted
The latest major sale on the Xbox Store!
It's time for the Xbox Lunar New Year Sale 2026! This year's version of the Lunar New Year sale features discounts for over 1000 titles in all, and as always we've got some great deals, including for a whole heap of 2026 releases! In the table below, we've picked out just a few major highlights from the Xbox...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Xbox Game Pass Shooter High On Life 2
A worthy follow-up?
High on Life 2 starts rolling out on Xbox and Game Pass tomorrow, February 13th, and we've now got some early reviews trickling in as the press goes hands-on with this upcoming Squanch Games sequel. We're working away on some Pure Xbox impressions of this one too, so be on the lookout for that in the coming days - but for now,...
News Xbox FPS Highguard Now Has A 'Core Group' Working On It As Staff Get Laid Off
"Today we made an incredibly difficult decision..."
The development team behind Xbox FPS Highguard — Wildlight Entertainment — has today announced that just a "core group of developers" are now working on the title following layoffs at the Californian studio. Following initial reports from team members who'd been let go by the company, the...
The Premium & Ultimate libraries expand!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! We were going to be bringing you an update on two titles heading to the library, but thanks to an ActiBlizz surprise, we now have three more games coming to the service on February 12th. Here's everything new on Xbox Game Pass today: BlazBlue Entropy Effect X...
Wednesday11th Feb 2026
News Xbox Announces Excellence Awards Winners, Including For 20 Best-Selling Games
"We wanted to take a moment to celebrate"
For the second year in a row, we've been treated to the Xbox Excellence Awards today — a celebration that aims to highlight the games fans "loved most" in the previous year, with trophies being sent to the developers and publishers who created them. "2025 was an incredible year for gaming and, before we...
News Two Of Next Month's Xbox Game Pass Titles Now Have Free Demos
One is PC-only, the other is console & PC
Planet Of Lana 2: Children of the Leaf and Replaced are two of the biggest titles confirmed for Xbox Game Pass next month so far, and the teams behind them have now unleashed some demos for players to test out pre-launch. Yep, this pair of upcoming indies now have free playable demos - although Replaced is...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Xbox Horror Title 'Reanimal'
Launching later this week!
The folks behind the original Little Nightmares games are back this week with Xbox horror game Reanimal, and with early reviews now live for the upcoming title, we're going to gather up people's thoughts on this one down below for you to read over. If these end up piquing your interest, then you can pick up Reanimal on...
Guide High On Life 2: Release Date, Release Time & Download Size On Xbox Game Pass
Everything you need to know for launch
High on Life 2 makes its Xbox and Game Pass debut later this week, with the High On Life sequel marking Squanch Games' second title to launch "day one" via Microsoft's subscription service. Ahead of the game's impending arrival, then, we're going to gather up everything you need to know about HoL2 - including...
News Mewgenics Is The Best-Rated Game Of 2026 So Far, But Will It Get An Xbox Version?
The developer MIGHT be hinting at it, but it's hard to say
You've heard about Mewgenics, right? This new "Turn-Based Cat Tactics and Breeding Roguelite" from the minds behind The Binding of Isaac, Super Meat Boy, Closure and The End Is Nigh officially launched on PC this week, and it's already become the top seller on Steam after just one day. Not...
News Starsand Island Is Out Today On Xbox Game Pass, And Here Are The First Reviews
A timed Xbox console exclusive as well
When the most recent Xbox Game Pass roundup was revealed by Microsoft earlier in the month, it was said that Starsand Island would be a February 12th addition — but actually, we're getting it a day earlier on February 11th instead! It should be available from 9am PST / 12pm EST / 5pm GMT / 6pm CET on Xbox...
News Xbox Has A Top-Three Most Wishlisted 2026 Game On Steam Right Now
It's no surprise this one will be mega popular
As Xbox pushes further and further into the PC space, its Steam presence is becoming more keenly felt --and according to new figures from Alinea Analytics, the team currently has one of the most wishlisted games of the year on Valve's platform right now. Yep, Alinea's Rhys Elliott has again shared some...
News Xbox Signs Out Multiple Players At Once, Seemingly Related To Age Verification Issues
A few glitches in the system?
Last night, I personally found myself getting signed out of my Xbox account here in the UK while browsing the dashboard, and then being prompted with the same age verification message that's been cropping up here for a while now. I ignored it, signed back in, and went back to playing a single-player game that I can't...
Tuesday10th Feb 2026
News Former PS4 Exclusive Predator: Hunting Grounds Drops To Very Low Price On Xbox
Another notable new deal for Xbox Game Pass members
It was back in September of 2024 that we first brought you the news that former PS4 console exclusive Predator: Hunting Grounds would be making its Xbox debut, and now it's just received easily its biggest Xbox discount to date. As part of this week's Xbox Game Pass discounts that went live a few...
News Xbox Zombie Shooter Killing Floor 3 Gets 2026 Roadmap Following Rocky Launch
Player numbers are much worse than KF2, but it's improving
Killing Floor 3 launched on Xbox last summer after a bit of a shaky beta test for developer Tripwire Interactive, but here in the early part of the year, the team has committed to supporting the game throughout 2026. An extensive roadmap for the year has been shared this week, featuring new...
News A Supermassive Horror Game Is Coming In Early 2026 As 'Directive 8020' Plots May Release Date
The Until Dawn devs are back
Following a substantial delay last year, Directive 8020 now has a nailed-on release date as Supermassive Games brings its next game in the Dark Pictures series to Xbox this May. Yep, the team's sci-fi horror game now arrives for Xbox Series X|S on May 12th, 2026 - and you can check out some new footage via the gam
News 'Romeo Is A Dead Man' Receives Wide Range Of Review Scores, Hits Xbox This Wednesday
Impressions are all over the place
We know a lot of Pure Xbox members have been awaiting the reviews for Romeo Is A Dead Man this week, which is the latest game from Grasshopper Manufacture of No More Heroes and Lollipop Chainsaw fame (amongst other things). And, with just one day to go until it releases on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this...
Deals All Of The 'Bendy' Games Cost Less Than A Cup Of Coffee On Xbox This Week
The highlight of Tuesday's new Xbox deals
We're still waiting on the Xbox Lunar New Year Sale to begin (we're assuming it'll start this Friday with the deals showing up on Thursday night), but until then, another 150+ games have just been discounted on the Xbox Store. Most of them are exclusive to Xbox Game Pass subscribers — if you head to the...
News Xbox & Playground Games Highlight '10 Incredible New Features' Coming To Forza Horizon 6
A roundup of what's new
Forza Horizon 6 burst onto the scene during Xbox Developer Direct last month with an impressive showing, which is nothing less than we expected given the series' history. It was a lengthy deep dive on the Horizon Festival's first Japanese outing, and as a follow-up, the team at Playground Games has rounded up "10 incredible...
News Xbox Adds Sounds To PC & ROG Xbox Ally Dashboard For A More Console-Like Experience
Another step on the unification ladder
There's been a lot of speculation surrounding the next Xbox console about how Microsoft seemingly wants to unify the Xbox experience across multiple devices including console, PC, handheld and Xbox Cloud Gaming, and this latest development for the Xbox PC app appears to be taking another step closer to...
News 'Relooted' Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass, And Some Early Reviews Are Now Live
A new day one title arrives
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we have brand-new day one title Relooted entering the Game Pass Ultimate library; a heist platformer mashup from developer Nyamakop. As usual, we're going to summarise this one down below with a trailer and its accompanying description, to give you a better idea of...
Monday9th Feb 2026
Feature Sony Is Hosting A Huge State Of Play This Week, Do You Think We'll Get Any Big Xbox Reveals?
An hour-long show with third party games
Sony has announced that a huge PlayStation State of Play event is to go ahead this Thursday, February 12th - which you can read more about over at our sister site Push Square. Naturally, our PlayStation-loving pals have been all over this already, but we'll also be on-hand here at Pure Xbox to see what...
News Crisol: Theater Of Idols Brings Its 'Gripping' Survival Horror Adventure To Xbox This Week
"Prepare to sacrifice everything."
If you caught our "Games Coming to Xbox Next Week" roundup over the weekend, you may have wondered what the thumbnail image was for that article — it was Crisol: Theater of Idols, which releases for Xbox on February 10th. This is a little-known survival horror adventure game developed by the Madrid-based team...
News Replaced's Final Previews Are In, And We Could Be In For A Big Surprise On Xbox Game Pass
The next indie hit on XGP?
At the tail end of last year, we finally got a proper release date for the long-in-development indie title Replaced, which is heading to Xbox Game Pass on March 12th. Now, ahead of its highly-anticip
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties
Launching this Wednesday on Xbox Series X and S
We've got quite a few big releases arriving on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this week, and one of them is a new version of Yakuza 3 known as "Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties", which officially launches on Wednesday, February 11th. There's definitely been some discourse about whether Yakuza 3 needed a...
News Microsoft Apparently 'Expects' The Xbox Series Era To Last, Despite Next-Gen Plans
"A longer tail than usual..."
In recent days, we've started to see lots of news and reporting about Microsoft's next-gen Xbox plans, but what about Xbox Series X|S? Are those consoles set to carry on being supported? Well, despite
News Helldivers 2 Drops To 'Lowest Price Ever' On Xbox Following Surprise Weekend Discount
It was quietly reduced on Sunday
If you've been interested in picking up Sony's Helldivers 2 since it launched on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S last August, now might be the perfect time — it's just received a discount that brings it to its lowest price ever! This past Sunday, Xbox very quietly reduced the price of Helldivers 2 from £34.99 /...
Report Xbox Working With OEMs To Build Next-Gen Options For 'A Range Of Price Points'
A first-party handheld could still happen eventually too
Yesterday, we highlighted Windows Central's latest report on the next Xbox console regarding its release window and price, but that report also mentioned how Microsoft is working with OEMs to provide a range of next-gen options. According to the outlet, the next first-party Xbox console will...
News Game Pass Shooter High On Life 2 Now Available To Preload On Xbox Series X|S
And it's a decent install size as well!
Looking forward to High on Life 2 next week? Well, the game is now available to preload on Xbox Series X|S - including via Xbox Game Pass if that's the way you're accessing the Squanch Games sequel. The upcoming Game Pass FPS weighs in at just about 60GB on Xbox Series X and 44GB on Xbox Series S, which is...
Sunday8th Feb 2026
Report Next Year Is 'Best Case Scenario' For New Xbox Console, Microsoft Still Unsure On Price
WC is back with a new report
We've been hearing quite a lot about the next Xbox console lately, and now Windows Central is back with another fresh report on what they've been learning behind the scenes — including details on its potential 2027 release window. Ea
News Super Bomberman Collection Gets 'Very Positive' User Reviews Following Surprise Release
It shadow dropped during the Nintendo Direct
If you missed the Nintendo Direct earlier this week, you might not have seen that Konami released the Super Bomberman Collection as a shadow drop — it's literally available right now on the Xbox Store for £15.98 / $19.99. This a collection of the following classic Bomberman titles: SUPER BOMBERMAN...
Feature I'm Playing Fable 1 For The First Time, And Here Are Five Things That Have Surprised Me
Better late than never, eh?
Like many other members of the Pure Xbox community, I was blown away by the Fable reboot reveal at Xbox Developer Direct a few weeks ago. I know some of us immediately started thinking about revisiting the classics — Fable 1, Fable 2, and whatever else you consider to be a "classic" — but for me personally, it was...
News Indie Publisher Spends $0 Marketing Their New Game, Sells Most Copies On Xbox
"It happened passively, purely through store visibility."
We all know it can be hard for indie games to get discovered amidst a sea of new releases across various storefronts, and one publisher recently put this to the test — what if they spent "exactly $0" on marketing their new game? The game is called Skinwalker (3D), and it's been on PS5...
Saturday7th Feb 2026
Talking Point Are You Looking Forward To High On Life 2 Hitting Xbox Game Pass Next Week?
Excited for the High on Life sequel?
High On Life was a divisive old game, wasn't it? Honestly, it all came down to how you took the game's particular brand of humour; some of us at the PX offices enjoyed it, whilst our reviewer PJ ended up on the opposite side of the spectrum, it's safe to say. Despite polarising opinions on it, Squanch Games...
News Here's What Might Leave Xbox Game Pass In March 2026
Our best guesses for what might leave
What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in March 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...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 9-13)
Including SIX new Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for February 9-13! We've got a really busy few days ahead of us, with the likes of Romeo Is A Dead Man, Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, Reanimal and High on Life 2 all releasing for the first time, and there are a whopping six new Xbox Game Pass titles included in the bunch as well!
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 7-8)
Any recent Game Pass additions?
Welcome to another weekend! We're well into February now, and Xbox keeps adding stuff to the 2026 Game Pass library, which means we've got plenty to be getting stuck into over our few days of downtime. Here's what we're playing this weekend: Ben Kerry, Staff Writer: I'm planning on jumping into some more Space...
Friday6th Feb 2026
News Xbox Sparks Confusion With $5 Gift Cards For 'Participating In The Black Ops 7 Campaign'
It's seemingly related to the Vault Edition Upgrade
Every now and again, Microsoft likes to give away free Gift Cards to various Xbox users — usually as a result of a major sale on the Xbox Store — but this is one of the most confusing examples yet. Earlier this week, a bunch of Call of Duty fans began sharing that they'd received a free $5...
News If You Like EarthBound, This New Xbox Game Is Getting Heavy Comparisons To It
"The best EarthBound-like you've never heard of"
We'll be honest — Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass was not a game that was on our radar prior to this week. We overlooked it for our February 2026 Xbox indie roundup, but it could end up becoming one of the most beloved indie releases of the month (at least for EarthBound fans!). The game is described...
News The Original Hollow Knight Just Got An Xbox Series X|S Upgrade, And It's Free On Game Pass
"With higher frame-rates, higher resolution and additional effects"
We know it felt like an age for Hollow Knight: Silksong to finally arrive last year, but Team Cherry is quickly following up that release with a brand-new version of the original Hollow Knight; and that free Xbox Series X|S upgrade is out now! Yep, the OG Hollow Knight from 2018...
Report Microsoft Is In The Early Stages Of 'Expanding' Xbox Game Pass
Following a major overhaul last year
Microsoft only overhauled Xbox Game Pass last year with new tiers, prices, perks and more, but it sounds as though the company isn't quite done messing about with its gaming subscription service just yet. In a big report from Tom Warren at The Verge, the tech journalist touches on various topics relating to...
News Arcade Archives Brings Two Racing Classics To Xbox, But No Sign Of 'Console Archives' Yet
Rave Racer will be making its home console debut
If you haven't heard of the Arcade Archives series, it's the name for a bunch old arcade games that are being re-released for modern platforms by HAMSTER Corporation, and they're constantly pumping these things out on Xbox — recent releases include Space Invaders 1 and 2, Ridge Racer, Aqua Jet, The...
News Xbox Drops Multiple Games To Their 'Lowest Price Ever' In Five New Sales
Still no sign of the Lunar New Year Sale yet though
This week has been a little bit weird for new Xbox sales — we were expecting the major Xbox Lunar New Year Sale to begin on either Tuesday or Thursday night, but there's no sign of it. Instead, we've got five new sales in the form of 2K Publisher, Focus Publisher, Anime, Hogwarts Anniversary and...
News Pragmata Demo Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X, Series S & Switch 2
Here's how the Xbox versions stack up
Yesterday, Capcom treated us to our first playable demo of the upcoming sci-fi adventure Pragmata, and therefore plenty of Xbox fans have been getting their hands on it already — across both Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. The YouTube channel Fuzion Xbox Testing has been busy publishing some early footage of...
News One Of 2026's Prettiest Xbox Game Pass Titles Gets New March Release Date
Thanks to this week's Nintendo Direct
Yesterday's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase was packed with Xbox-related news, but only one new Game Pass title showed up; giving us another game to add to the service's March lineup. That game is Planet of Lana 2: C
