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News New Silent Hill F Xbox Advertisement Makes It Clear You're Only Buying A 'License'
"I haven't seen it advertised like this before"
We've seen a lot of discourse around digital games and whether you truly own them or not over the past few years, and as spotted by one particular Xbox fan, Silent Hill F makes a specific reference to this in its latest Xbox advert. As you can see in the ad, there's a mention underneath the "available...
News Bungie's Delayed Shooter Marathon Re-Emerges With New Xbox Playtest
"This is an important checkpoint for us..."
Back in the summer, Destiny dev Bungie delayed its upcoming extraction shooter Marathon due to mixed feedback from the team's 2025 Alpha test, but that hasn't discouraged them - as a new playtest has now been announced for later this month. Marathon's next tech test goes ahead October 22 through October...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (October 7)
Your first additions of a busy month!
Welcome to your first Xbox Game Pass update for October 2025! Today, we have two new additions landing on XGP, ahead of what's looking like a stacked month for the service. Here's some more information on today's two new Xbox Game Pass titles, and you can check out what else is coming this month via the link...
Talking Point Would You Still Buy An Elite Series 3 Controller For Xbox Series X|S?
Or is it too late?
Last week, Xbox President Sarah Bond was asked about the Elite Series 3 controller and whether we can expect to see another iteration of the device - to which she teased that "more information should come out in the future". It wasn't a definitive answer but it certainly hinted that we could see another Xbox Elite controller at...
News Battlefield 6's Xbox File Size Is Much Smaller On Series S Than Series X
Thanks to 'modular' install packs
AAA games can take up lots of storage space these days, especially big shooters that contain lots of different maps and modes, but we're glad to say that the upcoming Battlefield 6 seems to have been pretty well optimised for Xbox Series X and S consoles. With the preload going live in the last few days, we've...
News 1997's Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror Is Getting 'Reforged' For Xbox In 2026
"A faithful reimagining of the second game"
It was just over 12 months ago that Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged was released for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, so it makes sense that the second game is also getting the treatment very soon! This one is officially called Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Reforged, and...
News Control Ultimate Edition Gets Big Xbox Series X|S Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
120FPS support! HDR! Bonus Kojima mission!
Control Ultimate Edition has just received a major update on Xbox Series X|S, adding in a bunch of current-gen tech features alongside the once-PS4 exclusive mission 'Dr. Yoshimi Tokui’s Guided Imagery Experience'; featuring Hideo Kojima. You may remember that this patch actually went live on PC back in...
News It Looks Like The Silent Hill 2 Remake Is About To Go Fully Multiplatform
PS5 exclusivity ends this week
Since the Silent Hill 2 remake graced PC and PS5 platforms last year, we've been eager to see if the Konami & Bloober Team collaboration would eventually come to Xbox - and just as the game is about to hit its one-year anniversary, we have some evidence to suggest that an Xbox port is near. As shared by Rebs Gaming,...
Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (October 6-10)
Including at least two more Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for October 6-10! The big release of the next few days is Battlefield 6 for sure, but we've also got the likes of Yooka-Replayee, Little Nightmares 3 and at least two
Feature Black Ops 7 Beta Review (Xbox) - A Bit Of A Re-Skin, But Zombies Mode Shines
Bringing the band back together
Call of Duty returns this year with its first back-to-back Black Ops release — similar to Modern Warfare 2 and Modern Warfare 3 a few years ago — and that no-doubt makes this year's title feel like less of a leap. COD 2025 is clearly built on the admittedly-strong foundations of Black Ops 6, which makes mu
News Jump Space Is Dominating The Xbox Charts Right Now, And There's A Good Reason For It
It helps that it's a fun game!
The Top Paid Xbox charts are full of some absolute behemoths right now - EA Sports FC 26, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Dying Light: The Beast and many others - but one game that's keeping pace with all of them is Jump Space! We talked about this title prior to release, mentioning how it was both an
News Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Will Now Get 75+ Day One Titles Per Year, A '50% Increase' On Before
"That’s a 50 percent increase over last year"
A major part of Microsoft's new plan to cram more benefits into its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription is to double down on day one releases in that top tier, and as it turns out, the team claims that we're talking a 50% increase on day one Game Pass additions over the next 12 months - and for every...
News Xbox Users Seeing Game Pass Dashboard Ad That Mentions Price Hike & New Benefits
And a new date existing subscribers might find useful
Yesterday, Microsoft dropped some megaton news with its complete overhaul of Xbox Game Pass, and literally the day after this big switch happened, folks are beginning to see new pop-up dashboard ads that give an overview of the service's price and feature changes. As first spotted by Tom Warren...
Guide How To Download The Black Ops 7 Beta On Xbox
It's not as simple as you might think!
So, the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta kicks into gear later today - and we've detailed all of the release times, rewards, content included and other information in our full BO7 beta guide. However, pre-loads are now live, and that brings us on to installing the beta on Xbox. As has become the norm with Call...
News Three Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early October 2025
Update: Microsoft says it's just three rather than four
Microsoft has just quietly revealed the next batch of four games set to leave Xbox Game Pass in early October, with all of them showing on the official Xbox mobile app as of this morning. The highlight for us is probably Cocoon, which is a great puzzle adventure title that you should...
News Xbox Game Pass Premium May Be The Best-Value Tier Right Now, With Almost 50 Games Added
Is this the new go-to?
Well, the dust is sort of settling on all of today's fresh Game Pass news, and while the list of new benefits afforded to Ultimate subscribers is no-doubt cool, we reckon XGP Premium might now be the best-value tier for Xbox console players. <related ids="188807"> Coming in at $14.99/£10.99 a month (compared to...
News 'Ubisoft+ Classics' Joins Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Hugely Expanding The Library
A massive new perk for GPU members
As part of today's massive overhaul to Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft has integrated the 'Ubisoft+ Classics' library into its Game Pass Ultimate tier, in a similar fashion to EA Play. Just like that EA Play library, Ubisoft+ Classics focuses on the company's back catalogue, with more than 30 Ubisoft titles featured...
News Four Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass Essential (October 1)
Update: Microsoft has changed things around a bit
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today's refresh focuses purely on the Xbox Game Pass Core library, which grows by three new titles as Microsoft builds out the service. These are three excellent games as well, with the always-popular Disney Dreamlight Valley jo
Guide Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Beta: Release Date, Launch Times & Game Pass Early Access Details
Everything you need to know
The Black Ops 7 beta is upon us! Yep, ahead of the next Call of Duty worldwide launch on November 14th, developer Treyarch is unleashing a pretty extensive free beta for the game across all platforms this month. Xbox Game Pass users get benefits relating to this beta as well, and there are a selection of rewards you can...
News Grounded 2 Gets Its First Major Update On Xbox Game Pass
Say hello to our hairy and scary friend
Obsidian Entertainment has just dropped its first major content update for Grounded 2 in early access, and this one is for you fans of our eight-legged friends out there. The team's new 'Hair and Scary' update introduces AXL; the "giant tarantula boss" who's made made their way into Brookhollow Park this...
Review EA Sports FC 26 (Xbox) - A Fresh Take On The Series Thanks To Its 'Authentic' Twist
Two ways to play = a better game for everyone
When Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer series closed its doors in favour of a free-to-play Ultimate Team alternative called eFootball a few years ago, I have to admit I was gutted. It's not like I didn't play FIFA as well, but I felt like PES gave me a more authentic-feeling game of football on the pitch -...
News Oblivion Remastered Is Getting A Physical Release For Xbox Series X
Update: Release date set as October 13th
Good news, everyone! It's been confirmed today that Oblivion Remastered will indeed be getting a physical release for both Xbox Series X and PS5 in October, and pre-orders have actually begun over at The Game Collection in the UK. The Game Collection was the company that broke the news a few hours ago, and...
News LEGO Party! Is Getting Some Excellent Reviews Ahead Of Its Xbox Launch
The best Mario Party clone ever on Xbox?
Back at the start of August, we mentioned how Xbox was getting a Mario Party clone in the form of LEGO Party! in late September, and now we've finally reached that point - and perhaps surprisingly, the first reviews are very good! As things stand, LEGO Party! is sitting on an impressive
Feature If You're Dying To See Forza In Japan, Xbox's Latest Motorsport Track Is Well Worth A Try
A taste of what to expect
Last week, Xbox brought us the announcement of Forza Horizon 6, as the series heads to Japan for the very first time in 2026. However, that's not the case for the Forza Motorsport series, where one of its most-famous courses is Japan-based - and if you're keen to sample the region in Forza, we reckon 2025's Forza M
News Xbox Adds 'Unified Digital Wallet' To Console, Making It Easier To Track Offers & Redeem Codes
"Offer Wallet is now available on console"
As part of Microsoft's bumper September 2025 update, the team has detailed a new 'unified digital wallet' feature that aims to streamline the way we track offers and redeem Xbox codes. Live now for console users, this 'offer wallet' is directly connected to your Xbox profile, and allows you to "easily find...
News Here's What's Included In The Xbox September 2025 Update
"We’ve introduced several new Xbox features..."
The Xbox September 2025 update has just been highlighted by the folks over at Team Xbox, and they've stacked it full of new features this time around, although some of them have been available to Insiders for a while now. For example, they're talking about the public rollout of Steam and other...
Report AAA The Lord Of The Rings Game In Development With Third-Person Gameplay
Embracer seemingly involved
If a major new Lord of the Rings game is something that'd get you excited, then you might want to keep an eye out on the gaming news cycle in the coming weeks. According to outlet Insider Gaming, a new third-person LOTR game "is in development and has been for some time" - and if you're wondering about the game's scale,...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From The PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2025
Yes, there were Xbox games in this PC show!
The Tokyo Game Show 2025 concluded on Sunday with a special PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2025 event, and it actually featured a bunch of games that are also coming to Xbox - so let's take a look at what was revealed! You won't find anything too crazy here, but we did get some brand-new announcements...
News Silent Hill F Hits Impressive Sales Milestone Just One Day After Multiplatform Release
Xbox return met with positive sales
Konami dropped its first multiplatform Silent Hill title in years last week in the form of Silent Hill F, and developer NeoBards has shared a positive update on the game's sales after a very brief time on the market. By September 26th — just one day after the game's main release — Silent Hill F had sold one...
News Xbox Series S Handles Dying Light: The Beast's Open World Well, Despite Lack Of 60FPS
It performs solidly, shows Digital Foundry
Digital Foundry has just dropped its tech review for new open-world zombie adventure Dying Light: The Beast, and the results are welcome ones for console players - despite them being fairly predictable. The upshot of it is that this new Dying Light spin-off has solid performance across pretty much every...
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In October 2025
All the confirmed reveals so far
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in October 2025? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every month, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to Xbox Game Pass in October 2025. Here's a...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (September 29 - October 3)
Including at least one new Game Pass title!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for September 29 - October 3! Some of the biggest releases over the next few days include Alien: Rogue Incursion, Digimon Story Time Stranger and Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles
Feature Xbox Release Dates In 2025: A List Of New Games Coming Out This Year
Your month-by-month guide to all Xbox releases
Looking for a list of every game coming out on Xbox in 2025? You're in the right place! Below, we've provided a month-by-month guide to all the Xbox releases that have been announced for 2025 so far - with many more to come of course! Don't forget that we've provided separate guides for every Xbox Game...
Feature Six Things We Want To See From Forza Horizon 6 And Its Japan Setting
Our early wishlist for FH6!
Forza Horizon 6 is real, and the franchise is finally heading to Japan after years of fan outcry for the Asian nation to feature in the series. Truth be told, we've been happy with most of Horizon's location choices so far, but Japan is pretty exciting, so we're looking forward to heading East and cruising around with our...
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About EA Sports FC 26, Out Today On Xbox
The Standard Edition has finally arrived
The latest entry in the EA Sports FC series has officially arrived today in the form of EA Sports FC 26, which has been available in early access for a little while but has only now received its Standard Edition launch across all platforms. We've been hoping to bring you a review of the game today, but it's...
News Here's Your First Look At Extended Battlefield 6 Single-Player Gameplay
15 minutes of campaign footage!
We're now two weeks away from the official launch of Battlefield 6 on Xbox Series X|S, and as plenty of games flock to Tokyo Game Show this week, we're starting to see lots of single-player footage emerge for EA's upcoming FPS. A lot of this has commentary slapped over it, but thankfully, the folks over at IGN have...
News Forza Horizon 6's Map The 'Biggest Yet' As Dev Confirms Tokyo City Location
"The biggest city that we've done"
Details were light on yesterday's Tokyo Game Show reveal for Forza Horizon 6 - but a new interview with outlet GamesRadar gives us some more context on the game, and its much-anticipated Japanese location. First off, FH6's rendit
News The Witcher 3 Is Getting Mod Support On Xbox, But It's Been Delayed To 2026
"Thank you for your patience!"
Continuing its celebrations in relation to 10 years of The Witcher 3, CD Projekt Red has announced a new cross-platform mod program - and it'll bring mods to Xbox consoles for the very first time. Yep, The Witcher 3 Next-Gen will soon support in-game mods downloaded via the mod.io platform. Fellow open-world affair...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 25)
Your latest roundup of new titles
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, we have two full additions to the main Game Pass Ultimate library, including Square Enix action-RPG Visions of Mana. We also got a surprise PC addition during today's Tokyo Game Show broadcast, but it's technically a free-to-play game, with its Game Pass in
News Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge Of The Seven Is Shadow Dropping Today On Xbox Series X|S
And there's a free demo!
We never got to see Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge Of The Seven when the 2024 remake first arrived for PC, Switch and PlayStation back in October of last year, but it's now finally shadow dropping on Xbox Series X and S! Yes, this game is arriving on the Xbox Store today, and it's very different to the existing version of...
News Xbox Confirms Forza Horizon 6 Will Come To PS5, But Not On Launch
"PlayStation 5 post-launch"
As part of today's Tokyo Game Show 2025 broadcast, Microsoft officially confirmed Forza Horizon 6, after the community had basically willed its Japanese setting into existence over the past few years. It follows 2021's Mexico-themed Forza Horizon 5, which just came to PS5 earlier this year a
News Gungrave GORE Blood Heat Brings 'Fully Rebuilt' Action-Shooter To Xbox Series X|S
"With a new engine and enhanced visual quality"
Microsoft kicked off its Tokyo Game Show broadcast today by announcing Gungrave GORE Blood Heat; a reimagining of Prime Matter's action-shooter Gungrave GORE "fully rebuilt" for Xbox Series X|S consoles. The team says that this new version of the title features "a new engine and enhanced visual...
News Forza Horizon 6 Devs Discuss Why Japan Was 'Right Fit' & When To Expect Gameplay
"We’re excited to finally be bringing this much-requested location to players"
If you haven't seen it yet, Forza Horizon 6 was announced at Xbox's Tokyo Game Show event earlier today! We didn't really get much information at the time though, with just a very short teaser trailer and a brief overview in the YouTube description section, which left...
Roundup All The Reveals From The Xbox Showcase At Tokyo Game Show 2025
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch the Xbox showcase at Tokyo Game Show 2025 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...
News Forza Horizon 6 Heads To Japan In 2026, Day One On Xbox Game Pass
Your first look at the new Forza title!
It's real! After weeks and weeks of rumours that Forza Horizon 6 was going to be announced at Tokyo Game Show 2025, it's happened - and yep, we're going to be cruising around open-world Japan next year on Xbox Game Pass. You can get your first glimpse at Xbox's upcoming racer via t
News Capcom Is Bringing The First Two Monster Hunter Stories Games To Xbox In 2025
With Stories 3 coming in 2026!
During Microsoft's Tokyo Game Show 2025 broadcast, Capcom has revealed that Monster Hunter Stories and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin are heading to Xbox later this year! These releases are an effort to introduce players to the MH Stories franchise ahead of Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twist
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (September 25-28)
Come try out some free Xbox titles!
Free Play Days is here, and it's a big one this week! To coincide with Tokyo Game Show 2025, Microsoft has added six Xbox titles to Free Play Days, including a batch of quite recent releases. Here's your full Xbox Free Play Days selection this weekend: Bassmaster Fishing Diablo 4 Dungeons 3
News Deus Ex Remastered Is Making Its Way To Xbox In February 2026
"Question Everything. Trust No One."
Well here's a nice surprise from the September 2025 State of Play event! Aspyr has announced that it's remastering the original Deus Ex from 2000 in the form of Deus Ex Remastered, and it's bringing a bunch of visual improvements including new lighting, dynamic shadows, upscaled textures and more. Beyond that,...
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From September 2025's State Of Play
Don't worry, they're not all PS5 exclusives!
Today's PlayStation State of Play event for September 2025 included a bunch of games that are also coming to Xbox, including the likes of Battlefield 6, Crimson Desert, Halloween: The Game and more! In addition, we fou
News Dynasty Warriors 3 Gets An Unreal Engine 5 Remaster On Xbox In March 2026
"A Warrior Worth A Thousand Reforged"
One of the highlight announcements from today's September 2025 State of Play event was the reveal of Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered, which has since also been announced for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. This is an Unreal Engine 5 remaster of Dynasty Warriors 3, with the entire game said to...
