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Thursday20th Nov 2025
News Hollow Knight, Is That You? 'Crowsworn' Is Launching On Xbox Game Pass In 2026
"Explore a dark world inhabited by men and monsters"
Yet another of today's Xbox Partner Preview announcements came in the form of Crowsworn, which is a Hollow Knight-like platformer that's heading to Xbox Game Pass at some point in 2026. The game is specifically described as an "action packed platformer" in which you can use a "wide array of...
News Zoopunk Looks Pretty Epic, And It Kinda Reminds Us Of Biomutant
From the creators of F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
One of the games that made a definite impression at today's Xbox Partner Preview showcase was Zoopunk, which is a new 3D action-adventure game that's coming to Xbox consoles and PC at some point in the future. While we don't have that many details on this one just yet, the reveal trailer is...
News Armatus Brings Its Gothic-Tinged Roguelite To Xbox Game Pass In 2026
The game that kicked off today's Xbox showcase
Today's Xbox Partner Preview showcase began with a first look at Armatus - a third-person roguelite shooter "set in the demon-infested ruins of Paris". It's coming to Xbox in 2026, and it'll also be available with Game Pass from day one! An exhaustive blog over on Xbox Wire mentions how Armatus is...
News Xbox Announces 9 Titles Coming To Game Pass At November's Partner Preview Showcase
An absolutely stacked show for XGP
This evening's Xbox Partner Preview showcase moved at a blistering pace, with nine Xbox Game Pass titles headlining the 16-game strong show. It stands to reason that you may have missed some of these reveals! So, we're here to round up every single title that was unveiled today for Xbox Game Pass - including the
News Vampire Crawlers Is A Survivors Spin-Off, And It's Set For Xbox Game Pass In 2026
A dungeon-crawling roguelike deckbuilder
Who knew we'd be getting a Vampire Survivors spin-off as part of today's Xbox Partner Preview event?! This game is known as Vampire Crawlers, and it's a dungeon-crawling roguelike deckbuilder that'll see you taking part in "high-speed, high-chaos card battles". The trailer gives you an idea of what to...
News Dave The Diver Finally Announced For Xbox, And It's Splash-Landing Today!
What kept you, Dave?
We've been waiting a long time for the indie adventure RPG Dave the Diver to finally make its debut on Xbox, and not only has it been announced as part of today's Xbox Partner Preview Showcase, but it's also a surprise shadow drop! Yep, you'll soon see the game on the Xbox Store where we think it'll be priced at £16.99 /...
News Horror Adventure 'Reanimal' Gets Free Demo & February 2026 Release Date For Xbox
From the creators of Little Nightmares 1 and 2
It's been a while since we last heard about the horror adventure game Reanimal, but it's resurfaced today as part of the Xbox Partner Preview showcase with both a release date and a free demo! This "unsettling" journey is brought to us by the creators of Little Nightmares 1 and 2 (Tarsier Studios), and...
News Xbox Shadow Drops Two Game Pass Titles At The November 2025 Partner Preview
Available on XGP today!
As part of today's Xbox Partner Preview event, Microsoft has brought two new titles to Xbox Game Pass - yes, two XGP shadow drops on one day! The games in question are Total Chaos and CloverPit; both bringing different flavours of horror to the service on
Roundup All The Reveals From 2025's Xbox Partner Preview Showcase
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Missed the Xbox Partner Preview November 2025 showcase earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, and we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article. The following list is everything that was revealed during the stream: Armatus brings its...
Poll How Would You Grade November's Xbox Partner Preview Event?
Did you enjoy the show?
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Xbox Partner Preview showcase for November 2025! 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 separate recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade...
News 'Tides Of Annihilation' Is Looking Pretty Impressive So Far, And It'll Be Xbox Play Anywhere
A big trailer at the Xbox Partner Preview!
Upcoming action-adventure game Tides of Annihilation has just got a meaty trailer during today's Xbox Partner Preview event - and we must say, it's looking like a pretty impressive romp so far. We still don't have a proper release date for this one yet, but it's now available to wishlist on Xbox Series X|S...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (November 20-23)
Your latest set of free Xbox trials
Welcome to another Xbox Free Play Days weekend! Microsoft is bringing six games to the program starting today - including Expeditions: A MudRunner Game, Police Simulator: Patrol Officers and more. We've also got a generous three-hour trial of Ready or Not running right now, so we'll link to a separate piece on...
News Want To Play Ready Or Not? It's Now Got A Free 3-Hour Trial On Xbox
A trial that's accessible until late February 2026
SWAT game Ready Or Not has been one of the most popular Xbox releases of the year, and everyone can now try it on Series X and Series S (as well as PS5) courtesy of a free trial that's accessible until February 20th of 2026. All you need to do is go to the Ready or Not Xbox Store page and look for...
Live Watch The 2025 Xbox Partner Preview Showcase Here
Likely the final Xbox showcase of the year!
Welcome to the Xbox Partner Preview event for November 2025! This is the fourth version of the showcase we've seen so far, with the most recent arriving in October of last year, and it's unsurprisingly focused around third-party games. It's set to last around 30 minutes in all, and here's a bit of what...
News These 30+ Games Are At Their 'Lowest Price Ever' In The Xbox Black Friday Sale 2025
Some big games at their lowest-ever prices
The big Xbox Black Friday Sale is now underway for 2025, and with over 2000 games being discounted for the next couple of weeks, it's no surprise that many of them have reached their "lowest price ever" in the process. If we go by DekuDeals, there are actually well over 500 titles that have reached a new...
Rumour Steam Machine To Be 'Priced Like A PC' Rather Than Traditional Xbox Or PS Console
A potential sigh of relief for Microsoft & Sony?
With the Steam Machine being announced last week, there was a lot of discussion surrounding its potential price point and whether it could end up competing with the likes of Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo in the console department. Digital Foundry mentioned how they hoped it could come in at around
News This Xbox Game Studios Adventure Deserved More Nominations At The Game Awards 2025
Maybe even GOTY?
Earlier this week, The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley unveiled all of the nominations for this year's show; which goes ahead on Thursday, December 11th. A variety of Xbox first-party titles were nominated for numerous awards here - including DOOM: The Dark Ages, Indiana Jones, The Outer Worlds 2 and more. Ho
PSA You Can Start Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden Early Before It Joins Xbox Game Pass
And it's well worth it!
We've already seen some great Xbox Game Pass additions this week (including two today), but we're also looking towards next week and particularly Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, which is a great story-driven action-RPG from 2024. It's not arriving on Xbox Game Pass
News Mafia: The Old Country 'Free Ride' Update Heads To Xbox Series X|S Today
Introducing first-person driving, photo mode & more
Mafia: The Old Country brought its classic third-person adventure to Xbox earlier this year, and today, the team at Hangar 13 is bringing the game's new 'Free Ride' update to all platforms. Available November 20th as a free update for existing owners, the Free Ride update adds "several exciting...
News Black Ops 7's Messy Campaign Is Being Detached From 'Endgame' Mode This Week
You'll soon be able to skip the story to play Endgame
At the moment, a bonus 'Endgame' mode unlocks for Black Ops 7 players who've suffered through the game's cobbled-together story campaign - but thankfully, the team is about to drop the campaign completion requirement for its bonus extraction mode. Yep, developer Treyarch has announced that...
Deals All 70+ Backwards Compatible Games In The Xbox Black Friday Sale 2025
A huge list of original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles
With the Xbox Black Friday Sale 2025 officially kicking off today, we've naturally got a whole bunch of backwards compatible discounts from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras in the mix, spanning over 70 classic games in all! You'll find some amazing stuff here, from Fable to old-school Tomb Raider,...
News Four Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 20)
Update: We've got two surprise shadow drops!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! We've got two new additions to the library today, including Ubisoft's The Crew Motorfest which is a pretty big arrival for PC and Ultimate players. Here's what's coming to Xbox Game Pass today (November 20): Monsters Are Coming! Rock & Road (PC) (PC, U
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...
