Xbox Series X News (Page 2)
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 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 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
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 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
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,...
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...
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...
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
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,
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 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 Developing For Xbox Can Be Difficult, So Microsoft Is Taking Major Steps To 'Remove Barriers'
Making it more Steam-like, you might say
We've heard a bit in the past how some indie developers have found it tough to bring their games to Xbox for whatever reason - stuff like the The Mortuary Assistant, for example, where it ended up having to be delayed on Xbox alone. It's not a common thing that crops up, but Microsoft understandably wants to...
Feature Xbox Series X|S: How Their Prices Have Changed Over The Past Five Years
It's been a weird console generation
It's typically the case that whenever a console generation begins and a new batch of systems are released into the world, you'll save a bit of money by waiting as long as you can - hold off until there's a discount you can't pass up. That's happened at times during the Xbox Series X, Series S and PS5 era, but...
News Red Dead Redemption To Receive Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade This December
Update: Rockstar Games reveals all
There's been a lot of talk about Red Dead Redemption 2 potentially getting an upgrade for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but in the meantime, the first game in the series has suddenly been rated for multiple current-gen platforms. The ESRB has specifically rated Red Dead Redemption for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (November 13-16)
Your latest set of free Xbox titles for the weekend
Xbox Free Play Days is now live! Ahead of the coming weekend, Microsoft has added five games to the program - with one of those being Grand Theft Auto Online which we covered earlier this week here at Pure Xbox. As for the other four titles, well, here's your full list of Free Play Days games...
News Black Ops 7 Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
Here's how both Xbox versions stack up
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has started to release around the world, so we've already got a comparison for it! The excellent Xbox Fuzion Testing is first on the scene again, sharing an initial look at both Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S gameplay over on YouTube, including some very preliminary performance...
News Steam Machine Specs Revealed, Here's How They Compare To Xbox Series X|S
Valve's new console-like PC for 2026
With Valve announcing its new Steam Machine today, the good folks over at Digital Foundry have been hands on with the device as part of the reveal, and they've also shared a list of specs to give us an idea of its potential horsepower. That also means we can do some comparisons with the Xbox Series X and S!...
News Valve Announces New Hardware, Including A Steam Machine That'll Compete With Xbox
Coming in 2026
In typical Valve fashion, the Steam owner has today announced a new lineup of gaming hardware coming in 2026 - including the Steam Machine which sounds a lot like it'll compete with the likes of Microsoft and Xbox. As detailed in the video up above, this new Steam Machine is basically a home console version of its
News To Make Up For GTA 6's Delay, GTA Online Is Free On Xbox This Week
Playable through the weekend
Still hungover from last week's GTA 6 delay? Well, if you somehow don't own GTA 5 on every platform known to man, Rockstar has made the online portion of its latest Grand Theft Auto game free on Xbox this week. Yep, GTA Online for Xbox Series X|S is now free-to-play until Monday, Novem
News Square Enix Drops Free Octopath Traveler 0 Demo Ahead Of December Xbox Launch
And your progress carries over!
As part of yesterday's Sony State of Play event, Square Enix announced a free demo for its upcoming RPG Octopath Traveler 0 - and the demo is now live on Xbox Series X|S! Octopath Traveler
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 12)
Including a brand-new day one release!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, Microsoft is bringing two games to the service, including a "day one" addition in the form of cozy survival title Winter Burrow. Just keep in mind that both of these are only available for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members, meaning the...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From November 2025's State Of Play
Don't worry, they're not all PS5 exclusives!
Today's PlayStation State of Play event for November 2025 included a bunch of games that are also coming to Xbox, including the new DLC for Elden Ring Nightreign that's launching in December! Keep in mind that this State of Play was focused purely on games made in Japan and wider Asia. If any other games...
News Hit PS5 Exclusive Stellar Blade May Be On The Way To Xbox In The Near Future
Developer Shift Up is "considering additional platforms"
Stellar Blade has been a massive hit on PS5 and PC, and earlier in the summer, we heard that a Switch 2 port was reportedly being considered by developer Shift Up. Well, now we're hearing that the game is being considered for "additional platforms" more generally - and that's coming straight...
News Helldivers 2 Is Doing 'Extremely Well', Thanks In Part To 'Attracting New Users On Xbox'
"This resulted in a significant increase in sales"
Shortly after the launch of Helldivers 2 on Xbox Series X|S, we heard on multiple occasions that the game was doing pretty well in the wake of its fresh port - and now new comments coming directly from Sony shine a very positive light on the game, and on its performance since moving over to...
News ARC Raiders Hits Incredible Player & Sales Numbers Across All Platforms, Including Xbox
Since its launch in late October
There's been a lot of buzz surrounding extraction shooter ARC Raiders in the past few weeks, and now some sales and player numbers have been released that show a seriously impressive start for the Embark Studios title across all platforms, including Xbox. Coming by way of Gematsu, Nexon reveals that ARC Raiders has...
News Sony Exec Suggests PS5 Is Far From Finished, And It's Likely The Same For Xbox Series X|S
"We believe that the PS5 is only in the middle of the journey"
We've been hearing quite a lot about the next Xbox console in recent months, and even about the PS6 a little bit as well, but Sony executive Lin Tao has advised that the PS5 is still only in the "middle" of its journey as things stand. Tao mentioned earlier today how there are "many...
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 11)
Your latest roundup of new titles
Welcome to another Xbox Game Pass roundup! We've got three new additions to XGP today, including two that are available to Premium subscribers as well as Ultimate/PC players. Here's a summary of what's new on Xbox Game Pass today (November 11): Great God Grove (Series X|S, PC, Cloud) - PC, Premium Ultimate:...
Feature It's A Big Birthday For The Xbox Series X, So Let's Look Back At Our Review From 2020
What we said then, and what we think now
Pure Xbox was in an interesting place back in 2020 - we'd just relaunched the website in March of that year after multiple years on hiatus, and then the COVID pandemic arrived around the same time, causing havoc around the world. For the folks at Microsoft, they had an Xbox Series X launch to plan for, and...
Guide Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7: Release Date, Launch Times & Download Size On Xbox Game Pass
Everything you need to know
Black Ops 7's launch is right around the corner, with the brand-new Xbox FPS landing on console and PC later this week. As we revealed earlier in the month, preloads are now live for the new Call of Duty title, so we're here to detail all you need to know ahead of launch. With information on everything from the game's...
News Fallout 4: Anniversary Upgrade Launches For $40, 'Creations Bundle' Also Available For $20
And the full version is $60
Happy 10th birthday to Fallout 4! Bethesda is celebrating the milestone by releasing a special Anniversary Edition for the game, and it's just shown up on the Xbox Store at a price of $60, with a couple of upgrade bundles also available. So, if you don't own Fallout 4 at all, you can buy the Anniversary Edition and get...
News BMX Streets Has Become An Unlikely Best-Seller On Xbox Series X|S
"A next generation physics driven freestyle extreme biking simulator"
Last week, we talked about how a GTA clone with farting frogs had reached the "top paid" charts on Xbox, and now we've got another new indie release that's surprisingly climbed very high on those charts - it's called BMX Streets. This game has been on PC since 2024, and it has a...
News Elden Ring Nightreign Spin-Off Is Getting An Xbox Expansion By March 2026
Update: Now confirmed for December 2025!
Elden Ring Nightreign may be seen as DLC itself by some, but the FromSoftware multiplayer title is actually getting its own expansion on Xbox in the coming months. As mentioned in recent financial results by the Japanese developer, "FromSoftware is currently developing Elden Ring Nightreign DLC (planned for...
News Xbox Store Accidentally Leaks November Release Date For Silent Hill 2
It should be with us in two weeks' time!
Last week, we mentioned how Silent Hill 2 had been rated for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in the US, indicating that it'd finally be coming to Xbox just over a year since it hit PS5 and PC, and now a release date has leaked as well. The folks at True Achievements have spotted a hidden Xbox Store page for...
Feature These 50+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 10-14)
Including SIX new Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for November 10-14! The big release of the next few days is obviously Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, but there are plenty of other great releases on the way including Winter Burrow, Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, Rennsport, the
News It's Official, Rockstar Games Has Delayed GTA 6 To November 2026
"We are sorry for adding additional time"
It's been rumoured for a while, and now Rockstar Games has officially confirmed the news. GTA 6 will no longer be releasing in May 2026 as planned, with the game slipping to November 19th, 2026. In a short statement on social media today, the company apologised for "adding additional time" on top of the...
News Xbox Has A New $4.99 Horror Game Called Dollmare, And It's Apparently Pretty Good
"Don't get fired and stay alive."
Over the past year, we've seen the Poppy Playtime horror series making a successful transition to Xbox, with those games sometimes appearing in the "Top Paid" Xbox charts, so it's no surprise to see similar titles making the jump. Dollmare seems to be a very similar horror game to Poppy Playtime - a short (maximum...
News Syberia Remastered Is Out Today On Xbox, And Here's What The Reviews Are Saying
A remaster of an original Xbox title from 2003!
It's been 22 long years since adventure game Syberia first debuted on the original Xbox, and today it's received an overhaul in the form of Syberia Remastered, which is available for Xbox Series X and S at a price of £24.99 / $29.99. This is more than just a simple remaster as well, with the original...
News Two New Games Are Available Today Across Xbox & PC Game Pass (November 6)
Along with a current-gen update for a third!
We've got yet another set of new Xbox Game Pass titles arriving on the service today for certain tiers, with one of them being available across console, PC and cloud, and the other being exclusive to PC. The one you're probably most interested in is Egging On, which is a "brutally challenging" platformer...
News One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Is Getting A Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade This Month
Update: Release date officially announced
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 made its debut in 2020 and now to celebrate four million sales it's getting a "next gen" upgrade. This "ultimate version" will be coming to Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 and will include "every DLC character". As part of this announcement, Bandai Namco has also confirmed...
News Terminator 2D: No Fate Receives Another Last-Minute Delay, Out On Xbox In Mid-December
"We are sincerely sorry for the repeated delays."
Reef Entertainment has announced its second delay to Terminator 2D: No Fate; with this latest pushback coming a lot closer to the game's previously-planned launch. Terminator 2D: No Fate will now release on November 26th, rather than October 31st. When we first shared news of the game back in...
News Two Games Are Available Across Xbox Game Pass Ultimate & Premium Today (November 5)
Highlighted by a new "day one" release
As mentioned in our big Xbox Game Pass roundup yesterday, we've got two arrivals across various Game Pass tiers today, one of which is a brand-new day one release called Dead Static Drive. Dead Static Drive is described as an "indie survival-horror game following a nightmarish road trip across a 1980s...
News Nice Day For Fishing Brings Its 'Epic' RPG Pixel Adventure To Xbox Today
And it's 25% off at launch!
In the mood for an indie adventure game with a "full-blown RPG-style" battle system? That's what we're getting with Nice Day for Fishing, which has just launched on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S today at a pretty cheap price. This game is apparently based around the "Epic NPC Man" universe created by the Viva La Dirt...
News These 11 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (November 5-14)
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 first couple of weeks in November. Before we get into the list though, don't forget that two games have already joined Xbox Game Pass today in the form of Football...
News World Of Warcraft Dev Still Not 'Actively Working' Towards Native Xbox Console Version
But perhaps it'll work on the next Xbox console anyway?
Ever since Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard a couple of years ago, there's been speculation around whether World of Warcraft might be getting a native Xbox console release - after all, it does have gamepad support these days. Blizzard has remained quiet on the topic for the most part...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 4)
Both day one releases!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! We're kicking things off today with our first November additions to the library - including Football Manager 26 on both Xbox and PC. It's worth noting that FM26 won't be available until later today, and it'll be arriving in two different versions - the normal release for PC, and...
