This is truly a dream come true”.Well folks, we’re getting a Call of Duty movie!It’s been announced today that Paramount and Activision (via Microsoft) have inked a deal to bring the Call of Duty franchise to the big screen, with Variety reporting that the deal could also expand beyond a single movie in the…
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Performance is good, though.Helldivers 2 has now been out on Xbox for a full week, which means lots of players have had the chance to try the game out and see what they make of the first PlayStation-published title on Series X|S. Of course, that also means that the folks over at Digital Foundry…
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A massive selection of great titles.Woah, Xbox, slow down! To kickstart September 2025, we’ve suddenly been treated to over 700 new discounts on the Microsoft Store across a wide range of promotions – with reductions for various AAA titles included as part of this.In fact, we can’t really keep track of it all…
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Is this the end of the console wars?”.Last week, we put out a talking point on Xbox and PlayStation’s big August crossover as Gears Reloaded launched on PS5 and Helldivers 2 arrived on Xbox Series X|S – and another step from the two companies’ social media teams is making folks question whether the “console…
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Your latest batch of new titles.Microsoft has revealed a new batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for the first half of September 2025, which includes the previously announced Hollow Knight: Silksong, as well as the likes of RoadCraft and PAW Patrol World!Don’t forget about I Am Your Beast as well…
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With a “Very Positive” rating on Steam.There’s a massive number of games coming to Xbox this week, so a lot of exciting releases are bound to get overlooked in the process – one of which might be Deadzone: Rogue, which looks like an awesome new co-op roguelite FPS.In fact…
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Just a few hours left to go!As we mentioned last week, there’s been a free playtest on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with other platforms) for the upcoming Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds over the past few days, and it’s actually not finished just yet.If you still haven’t had a chance to check…
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Release dates for every September Xbox launch.Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in September 2025! Below, we’ve listed every Xbox game with a September 2025 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass titles for September 2025 so far.If you’re interested in what other new Xbox games are scheduled…
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They’re now Chief of Staff at Xbox Game Studios.We’re still gutted by the cancellation of Rare’s mysterious IP Everwild earlier this year, and here’s hoping more details come out about it – we’d love to see some in-development footage and get more behind-the-scenes info.In the meantime…
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Multiplatform madness.It’s been a big week for Xbox fans as one of the platform’s most-famous franchises makes its PS5 debut in the form of Gears of War: Reloaded, and some numbers coming in over the weekend suggest that this has been a pretty good move for Microsoft so far.In well under a week (roughly…
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The full release is next week.Just in case you hadn’t been keeping up, it’s NBA 2K26 day! Well… it’s not technically NBA 2K26 day if we’re counting the official release date of September 5th, but early access begins today for the more expensive versions.Simply put, if you buy either the Superstar Edition (£89.99 /…
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Not long to go until launch!Compared to this time last month, we know lots more about ASUS’s ROG Xbox Ally devices, as we approach the launch here in mid-October. While pricing is still to be confirmed, we now know that thousands of games are being tested and verified to run well on the system…
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We are preparing two major solutions to address this issue”.Ever since the release of Unreal Engine 5 in 2022, there’s been a suggestion that it struggles to run on certain platforms and types of PCs, particularly when it comes to lower-spec devices that seemingly can’t handle it as effectively.Speaking in a recent roundtable interview…
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We are ready to begin fighting for real change”.It’s been announced this week that over 450 developers on the Diablo series have voted for union representation with the Communications Workers of America (CWA), voicing their concerns about potentially being laid off at Microsoft.In a press release shared yesterday…
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And that’s not even the full selection!We’re always intrigued by the latest games being added to the Xbox Play Anywhere lineup, but it’s not always easy to find out exactly what they are – Microsoft doesn’t publicise when each new addition gets put on the list.That said…
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Having a good time with it so far?It’s been a long time coming, but Gears is officially back, with Gears of War: Reloaded out now and available on Xbox Game Pass. This is The Coalition’s second take on a Gears of War remaster, and it brings lots of modern touches like HDR support…
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All the confirmed reveals so far.Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in September 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…
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Including a massive Game Pass title!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for September 1-5! We’ve got an absolutely stacked lineup of games coming out over the next few days, including some major releases such as Hell is Us, Cronos: The New Dawn and NBA 2K26. And of course…
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Are you Helldiving or Reloading?It’s time for another weekend! In the run up to our final one in August, multiple big games have dropped including some fresh Xbox Game Pass additions – so there’s plenty to be going at over the next few days.Here’s what we’re playing over at PX HQ this weekend:Read the…
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It’s out next week!Indiana Jones and the Great Circle had a pretty successful Xbox Game Pass launch back at the tail end of last year, and now developer MachineGames is preparing to drop a big expansion for the game in September 2025. Yep, ‘The Order of Giants’ is out next week…
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It’s got to be Gears, right? Or has it?Another month is about to come to an end, so it’s time to look back on the list of Xbox Game Pass titles we’ve received throughout August 2025, and we’d say it’s been a pretty excellent month for the service overall!Gears of War: Reloaded stands above…
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And it’ll be with us next week!You’ll see tomorrow on Pure Xbox that next week’s list of Xbox releases is absolutely stacked with titles, and there are some really interesting ones in the bunch – we already highlighted Bad Cheese here on the website earlier today.Another new release that’s caught our eye is Attic…
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Forza Horizon 6 will reportedly be there…With Gamescom 2025 now fully behind us, we turn our attention to Tokyo Game Show, which this year takes place at the tail end of September. We’ve already heard reports that Forza Horizon 6 could potentially be revealed there in a massive shakeup of series tradition…
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The definitive remastered and enhanced version”.We’ve got a release date for Yooka-Replayee! It’s been announced today by Playtonic Games that the “definitive remastered and enhanced version” of Yooka-Laylee will launch for Xbox and other platforms on October 9th, 2025.This version of the 2017 platformer features improved visuals and performance…
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Be on your best behavior and KEEP DADDY HAPPY.”.Here’s something a bit different that you’ll see in our “next week on Xbox” roundup this weekend!Bad Cheese is coming to Xbox Series X, Series S and Xbox One on September 1st, and it’s described as a psychological horror game that clearly borrows from the early…
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Clair Obscur is the overarching banner… “Among the year’s most unexpected Game Pass delights so far, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ranks near the top—we anticipated strong results, yet Sandfall Interactive’s turn-driven role-player completely stunned us in April! We weren’t alone in our astonishment either…”
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“This choice didn’t arrive without deep deliberation.
Back in March— weeks before Microsoft axed Perfect Dark — one of its support groups, Crystal Dynamics, already weathered its first wave of job cuts. Now, with the Xbox cancellation firmly in the rear-view mirror, the studio has trimmed its workforce again during 2025.
Crystal staff…
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Team Xbox is rolling out the August 2025 Xbox refresh, spotlighting “a handful of thrilling refinements that reach every screen.” Alongside some surprises, the patch officially ushers in two perks preview members have been trialing for the past few weeks—namely, the seamless cross-device play-history feed and the new Xbox PC “My Apps” hub.
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“Come on—we’re ready when you are.”
The Xbox PC app crew hasn’t exactly been quiet about opening the doors to every digital shop under the sun, a point they keep spotlighting ahead of the ROG Xbox Ally handheld launch. This freshly-added GOG integration just drives that commitment home.
In case GOG hasn’t crossed your…
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A peculiar conversion”. Over the past seven days, Black Myth: Wukong landed on Xbox Series consoles, and early head-to-heads between the X and S editions hinted at encouraging early signals from the new arrival. Those impressions maintain value when it comes to raw numbers, yet Digital Foundry has since cast a…
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