Opinion It Feels Like Microsoft Is Planning A Huge Final Year Of Xbox Series X|S In 2026
Could next-gen follow in 2027?
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- Features
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Four Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In July 2025 So Far
An early look at what's to come
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- July 2025
- Xbox Series X
News Minecraft's Vibrant Visuals Update Officially Releases On Xbox This Week
Following a brief period of testing
- Xbox
- Minecraft
- Vibrant Visuals
- Bedrock
- Xbox Series X
News Final Fantasy 16 Delivers Great FPS But 'Weird' Visuals On Xbox Series X
"The results are bizarre"
- Xbox
- Final Fantasy
- Digital Foundry
- Analysis
News Gears Of War: Reloaded Is Top Of The PS5 Pre-Order Charts Right Now
Beating out Death Stranding 2 & more
- Xbox
- Gears of War: Reloaded
- PS5
- Microsoft
Feature These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (June 16-20)
Including four Xbox Game Pass titles!
- Xbox
- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
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TodayMon, 16th Jun 2025
News Minecraft's Vibrant Visuals Update Officially Releases On Xbox This Week
Following a brief period of testing
Just over a month ago, we highlighted how Minecraft's new graphics upgrade was now available on Xbox in an experimental form, but now Mojang Studios has revealed a date for the non-experimental release of this feature - specifically on platforms that support the "Bedrock" version of the game. Minecraft's Vibrant...
- Xbox
- Minecraft
- Vibrant Visuals
- Bedrock
- Xbox Series X
News Final Fantasy 16 Delivers Great FPS But 'Weird' Visuals On Xbox Series X
"The results are bizarre"
We were absolutely stoked to see Final Fantasy 16 arrive on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S earlier this month at the Xbox Games Showcase, but following a period of testing, Digital Foundry has criticisms about the Series X version. In a brief analysis on the DF Clips YouTube channel (as seen up above), it's mentioned that...
- Xbox
- Final Fantasy
- Digital Foundry
- Analysis
News Gears Of War: Reloaded Is Top Of The PS5 Pre-Order Charts Right Now
Beating out Death Stranding 2 & more
Gears fever is in full swing right now, and despite Gears of War: Reloaded being largely a familiar experience for Xbox fans, it's clear that PlayStation users are lapping up Marcus Fenix's PS5 debut. Both the US and
- Xbox
- Gears of War: Reloaded
- PS5
- Microsoft
Saturday14th Jun 2025
News Four Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In July 2025 So Far
An early look at what's to come
As we always do around this time of the month, we're taking a look today at what's ahead for July 2025's Xbox Game Pass selection, with four games having been confirmed for Game Pass next month at the time of writing. We've got some huge games coming to the service in July right now, including Xbox first-party...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- July 2025
- Xbox Series X
Opinion It Feels Like Microsoft Is Planning A Huge Final Year Of Xbox Series X|S In 2026
Could next-gen follow in 2027?
The dust has now settled on the big Xbox Games Showcase this year, and overall, it was a decent show. It's provided us a good look at what's to come for the rest of 2025, and I'm definitely satisfied with how the lineup is looking for the full year. However, it
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- Features
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Feature These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (June 16-20)
Including four Xbox Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for June 16-20! It's a busy few days ahead for new releases, including on Xbox Game Pass where we're getting four new titles for the service, all of which look extremely intriguing! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New Xbox Releases (June 16-20):
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- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 14-15)
How about some Gears Reloaded?
Welcome to another weekend! Over here at PX HQ we're still recovering from all of last weekend's Xbox Games Showcase madness, so we're definitely keen to squeeze in a bit more gaming time this Saturday and Sunday. Here's what we're playing this weekend: Ben Kerry, Staff Writer: As you may have guessed already, I...
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- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday13th Jun 2025
News ROG Xbox Ally Gets Price & Release Date Info In 'Exclusive' Report
"I've been able to find out all this information"
Ever since the ROG Xbox Ally handheld was announced at the Xbox Games Showcase, everyone's been trying to find out the release date and price for these two devices, and it seems we've now got some details to share. According to YouTuber eXtas1s, they've been available to "corroborate" information...
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- ROG Xbox Ally
- Handhelds
- Prices
- Release Dates
Feature Eight Games I Can't Wait To Play On The ROG Xbox Ally Handheld
Is it Holiday 2025 yet?
What a week! I'm still feeling the hype of the ROG Xbox Ally handheld reveal at the Xbox Games Showcase last Sunday, and I've been watching and reading as many previews for it as possible over the past few days. I've also started thinking about the kind of games I'm going to be enjoying on the ROG Xbox Ally the most, and...
- Xbox
- ROG Xbox Ally
- Handhelds
- Features
News WD's New Special Edition Expansion Card Is Now Available For Xbox Series X|S
Part of the Xbox Floral Collection 2025
Last month, Xbox Wire detailed the 'Xbox Floral Collection' for 2025 — featuring a bunch of upcoming accessories — and the most interesting part of the collection was no doubt a special edition Series X|S expansion card. Well, that Western Digital SSD is now available to pick up, if you fancy one. Yep,...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- WD Expansion Card
- Western Digital
PSA Silent Hill 2 Is Still Due For Xbox Once PS5 Exclusivity Window Expires
It could be coming very soon!
Last year, Polish developer Bloober Team really came into its own with the Silent Hill 2 remake, although Xbox players haven't been blessed with Konami's latest Silent Hill release just yet. However, on the back of the Silent Hill 1 remake announcement this week, we're here to remind you all that SH2 should still be...
- Xbox
- Silent Hill 2
- Konami
- Bloober Team
- Xbox Series X
News PS5 Execs Questioned About Xbox 'Moving Away From Console' In Official Sony Interview
Hold your horses
Well, this is something we didn't expect to see! In a new Sony Fireside Chat featuring a bunch of PS5-related executives, the "speculation" of whether Xbox might be leaving the traditional console business was brought up. Specifically, Justin Hill (SVP of finance and investor relations at Sony Corporation of America) asked this...
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- PS5
- Sony
- PlayStation
News PS6 To Provide 'New & Enhanced' Experience As Sony & Microsoft Plan For Next-Gen
Exciting times ahead
It's all starting to hot up in terms of new gaming devices from Sony and Microsoft, isn't it? Last year, the former delivered PS5 Pro, while Microsoft has just announced its ROG Xbox Ally handheld - and it sounds like the two teams aren't stopping there, as expected. Next-gen Xbox and PlayStation plans are well underway. In a...
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- PS6
- Sony
- Microsoft
- Next Xbox
News 'Subscription Price Increase' Tag Reportedly Added To Xbox Cloud Gaming Website
Does it mean anything? Who knows!
Almost exactly a month ago, we put out a poll on Pure Xbox asking you whether you felt Xbox Game Pass would get a price increase this year, and some believe that a new "subscription price increase" tag is hinting at exactly that. The tag was spotted by the social media account behind the Better xCloud service, as...
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- Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Xbox Game Pass
News Gears Of War: Reloaded Physical Version Confirmed For PS5, Nothing Yet For Xbox
Rumour has it the full game is on-disc, too
Gears of War: Reloaded marks the series' PS5 debut later this year, and it seems as though PlayStation players will be getting even more bonuses beyond that. Not only is the game getting a proper disc-based physical release on PS5, but it's looking like the whole game will actually be printed onto the disc...
- Xbox
- Gears of War: Reloaded
- PS5
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Outer Worlds 2 Director Responds To Xbox's Expensive $80 Price Tag
"We don't set the prices for our games"
Back at the start of this week, we mentioned how Xbox officially had its first $80 game in the form of Obsidian's The Outer Worlds 2, and the game's director was quizzed about this in a Summer Game Fest interview a few days ago. Speaking to GamesRadar
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- The Outer Worlds 2
News Bethesda Seemingly Makes Permanent Price Drops To Morrowind & Oblivion On Xbox
OG versions get price cuts
In the wake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered dropping on Xbox a few months ago, it appears that Bethesda has dropped the price on a couple of its Elder Scrolls classics on the Xbox Store this week. Both OG Xbox's Morrowind and the Xbox 360 version of Oblivion have had their prices cut down to $9.99 from...
- Xbox
- Bethesda
- Morrowind
- Oblivion
- The Elder Scrolls
News Phil Spencer Hypes Up Clockwork Revolution Following Xbox Games Showcase Reveal
"I knew it would be one of the real standouts"
InXile Entertainment's Clockwork Revolution wasn't announced for the first time at the Xbox Games Showcase this past weekend, but we did get a proper gameplay reveal that seemed to attract unanimous praise from Xbox fans. And, in an interview following the event, Xbox boss Phil Spencer hyped up the...
- Xbox
- Phil Spencer
- Clockwork Revolution
News Here's What The Critics Think Of Upcoming Game Pass Title 'Lost In Random: The Eternal Die'
It's looking good so far!
Next week, we have a chunk of big additions to the Xbox Game Pass service; one of them being brand-new day one release Lost in Random: The Eternal Die! Ahead of the game's launch on June 17th, reviews have just gone live for this action roguelite, and it's all sounding pretty good so far. <related ids="182316"> So,...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Lost In Random: The Eternal Die
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Thursday12th Jun 2025
News Developer Reveals Surprisingly Critical Feedback After Launching On Xbox Game Pass
"Content has been devalued"
We were treated to the excellent Revenge of the Savage Planet on Xbox Game Pass back in May, and although games like these usually seem a great fit for the service, one of its developers isn't so keen on how the launch has gone. Speaking to Gamer Social Club recently, creative director Alex Hutchinson told the outlet...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Industry
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (June 12-15)
Including an Xbox first-party title!
Xbox Free Play Days has just gone live, and we have three titles to jump into this weekend - including recent Xbox first-party release Towerborne, which is still in Game Preview at this stage. Here's your full Free Play Days lineup this week: Bassmaster Fishing Construction Simulator Towerborne To play the...
- Xbox
- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Guide Gears Of War Reloaded Beta: Release Date, Start Times And How To Access
Kicking off this weekend!
Gears of War: Reloaded may not launch on Xbox until late August, but fans have a couple of chances to play the game early - via this month's multiplayer beta. Yep, developer The Coalition is opening the doors to Gears Reloaded multiplayer in June, across two early access weekends. There are multiple ways to get into this...
- Xbox
- Guides
- Gears Of War: Reloaded Beta
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox First-Party Handheld Plans 'Essentially Cancelled', Claims Report
"I’ve heard from insiders"
Back in late May, it was reported by Windows Central's Jez Corden that plans for a 2027 first-party Xbox handheld had been "sidelined" at Microsoft, although the company was still interested in developing something in the future.
- Xbox
- Xbox Handheld
- First-Party
Roundup All The Xbox Reveals From June 2025's Konami Showcase
Including big Silent Hill & Metal Gear announcements!
Konami hosted a showcase called "Press Start" earlier today featuring updates for a variety of titles, and we were treated to some big announcements for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and the Silent Hill franchise in particular. The
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- Silent Hill
- Konami
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News New Game Pass Title 'The Alters' Is Getting Fantastic Reviews Ahead Of Launch
It has a very strong aggregate score right now
As we highlighted earlier today, a couple of new Game Pass additions are still scheduled for this week - including day one launch The Alters, which happens to be getting some fantastic reviews here ahead of its Xbox release. <related ids="183807"> So, we're going to gather up these early reviews...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- The Alters
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Two More Xbox Game Pass Titles Are Arriving This Week (June 12-13)
"Explore an emotional sci-fi game..."
It's been a busy week for Xbox Game Pass additions with three games added over the past few days, and now we've got two more coming out on Thursday and Friday - both of which are likely to prove popular over the weekend! EA Sports FC 25 is an EA Play addition, meaning it's also available as part of Xbox Game...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox One
- Xbox Game Pass
News Lots Of Games Are Reduced By 90-95% In The Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale 2025
HUGE discounts for great games!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games during the Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale 2025? We highlighted earlier this week that there are over 1000 games in this massive Xbox sale until it expires on June 23rd, and around 10% of them have been reduced by either 90% or 95% - so we've got some incredible bargains here! Some of...
- Xbox
- Deals
- Discounts
- Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale
News Still Wakes The Deep Brings Its First Expansion To Xbox Next Week
It's called "Siren's Rest"
We had great things to say about Still Wakes The Deep when it first arrived on Xbox Game Pass back in June of 2024, and now it's officially getting its first (and maybe only?) expansion entitled "Siren's Rest". Still Wakes The Deep: Siren's Rest has a release date of June 18th, and it'll be available for £9.99 / $12.99...
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- Still Wakes The Deep
- Expansions
- DLC
- Xbox Game Pass
News Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Update '1.3.0' Now Live On Xbox, Here Are The Patch Notes
Including some big balancing changes!
The latest update for the outstanding Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is now officially live on Xbox, and it's actually quite a big update in terms of balancing changes for the easy (or "Story Mode") difficulty in particular. Expedition 33's update 1.3.0 patch notes mention that parry and dodge windows have now...
- Xbox
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Updates
- Patch Notes
News Silent Hill 1 Remake Announced, And We Think It's Coming To Xbox
Bloober Team's pretty much confirmed it
Back in February, we reported how Bloober Team's next project with Konami would be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in addition to PS5 and PC, and it appears to have been revealed today at the Konami showcase. Finishing off the event was confirmation that Bloober Team and Konami are working on a...
- Xbox
- Silent Hill Remake
- Konami
- Bloober Team
News MindsEye Dev Shares 'Sincere Apology' With Xbox Hotfix Now In The Works
"The launch of MindsEye hasn’t been without its challenges"
It's safe to say the launch of third-person action game MindsEye hasn't been the smoothest one so far, and now developer Build a Rocket Boy has apologised for the state of the game on release - while also committing to future patches to iron out these day one issues. Taking to social...
- Xbox
- MindsEye
- Build A Rocket Boy
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Wednesday11th Jun 2025
News ASUS Explains Why The ROG Xbox Ally Doesn't Have An OLED Screen
"We aren’t willing to give up VRR"
We've already mentioned how we're incredibly excited about the ROG Xbox Ally handheld that's coming out later this year, but one thing we're perhaps a tiny bit disappointed about is the lack of an OLED screen on the device. There's a good reason for its absence though. Speaking in the interview you can watch up...
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- ROG Xbox Ally
- Handhelds
- ASUS
Guide ROG Xbox Ally Handheld: Release Date, Price, Features & Everything We Know So Far
Your all-in-one guide to Xbox's 2025 handheld plans
The ROG Xbox Ally handheld was officially announced at the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, and as we build up to its release later this year, we've put together this all-new guide sharing everything we know about the handheld so far. As you may recall, we had a guide before the device was announced...
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- Xbox Handheld
- ROG Xbox Ally
- Guides
News Oblivion Remastered Update 1.1 Now Available On Xbox, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Update: It's officially gone live
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered was well-received as a shadow drop, but there are some aspects of the game that could use some work or at least some fixes. Fortunately, it looks like the first major patch is on the way – with Bethesda today announcing Update 1.1. This update will address crashes and...
- Xbox
- Oblivion Remastered
- The Elder Scrolls
- Patch Notes
- Updates
News Xbox Has Started Giving Out Free Gears Of War: Reloaded Codes To 'Ultimate Edition' Owners
Time to check your DMs!
As we mentioned right after the game was announced last month, existing owners of Gears: Ultimate Edition will get a free upgrade to Gears of War: Reloaded on Xbox Series X|S - and now Microsoft is beginning to roll out this generous offer to its users. We'd been minding our own business this evening, playing a little
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- Gears of War: Reloaded
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox Game Pass
News MindsEye Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
Here's how both Xbox versions stack up
With MindsEye now officially out on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, we've been curious about how the game is performing on both consoles, and the excellent Fuzion Xbox Testing has provided a helpful comparison for this! As you can see in the videos below, MindsEye is running at 30FPS on both the Xbox Series X...
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- MindsEye
- Comparison
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Roundup The Top 10 Most Viewed Trailers From The Xbox Games Showcase 2025
As per the official Xbox YouTube channel
It only lasted for about 75 minutes in the end (if you ignore the Outer Worlds 2 Direct that took place after it), but the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 managed to cram in a massive number of new announcements and updates in that time. We definitely saw some of them proving more popular than others here at Pure...
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- Xbox Games Showcase
- Round Up
- Trailers
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (June 11)
Both now live on the service!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we have two new titles heading the library, although one of them is a PC-only addition in the form of Kingdom Two Crowns - a game that's already available for console players. Here's an introduction to today's new Xbox Game Pass arrivals: Barbie Project Friendship...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Has Three First-Party Games Coming Out Within 12 Days Of Each Other
Clear your schedule
As the Xbox Games Showcase was kicking into gear on Sunday, it became apparent that October 2025 was going to become a busy month for new first-party releases. We started the event with nothing confirmed for that month, and ended it with three major Xbox Game Studios titles being scheduled within 12 days of each other. The first...
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- Xbox Game Studios
- First-Party
News Switch 2 'Closer To Xbox Series S' Than Last-Gen Consoles, Says Ninja Gaiden Dev
"It can be thought as closer to the Series S"
Nintendo's Switch 2 console is now out in the wild, and here at PX HQ we're certainly intrigued to see how much Microsoft goes on to support the system. The good news for Xbox's studios is that the device is of course a lot more powerful than its predecessor, with Ninja Gaiden dev Koei Tecmo comparing it
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- Xbox Series S
- Switch 2
- Koei Tecmo
News Dune: Awakening Xbox Release Announced For 2026 As PC Reviews Go Live
It's "Very Positive" on Steam already
We've been keeping an eye on the multiplayer survival game Dune: Awakening for quite a while now, but it's seemed like the PC version has been taking priority - and a new release announcement confirms that's indeed the case. Dune: Awakening's Xbox release date has now officially been announced for 2026. This...
- Xbox
- Dune: Awakening
- Release Dates
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Feature Here Are The Results From Our Xbox Games Showcase 2025 Predictions
Hey, we actually did okay this year...
So, each and every year we throw together a big predictions piece here at PX for the Xbox Games Showcase - you know, what we expect to see, what we'd love Microsoft to surprise us with and all the rest of it. Well, this year, we played it safer in our overall predictions - and while that didn't exactly grant us...
- Xbox
- Xbox Games Showcase 2025
- Predictions
- Features
- Microsoft
News Halo 3 The Name Of The Game In New 'Operation: Legacy' Event For Halo Infinite
"Finish the fight all over again"
Halo Studios has just launched its latest event for 2021's Halo Infinite, and we're revisiting Xbox 360 classic Halo 3 in a major way as part of Operation: Legacy. This new Operation brings together seven classic multiplayer maps into the 'Delta Arena: Halo 3 Legacy Playlist', including four never-before seen in...
- Xbox
- Halo Infinite
- Operation Legacy
- Halo 3
News Resident Evil Requiem Will Be Playable In First And Third-Person At Launch
Some fresh details on RE9 have emerged
One of the biggest surprises during showcase season this year was the reveal of Resident Evil Requiem as part of Summer Game Fest 2025. Capcom gave us a tease at what it's building for the next mainline Resi title during the Geoff Keighley show, and while the initial trailer was light on details, some fresh...
- Xbox
- Resident Evil Requiem
- RE9
- Capcom
- Xbox Series X
Tuesday10th Jun 2025
Guide What Games Can You Play On The ROG Xbox Ally Handheld?
Here's what we know so far
There's evidently been a fair bit of confusion about what games you'll be able to play on the ROG Xbox Ally handheld when it releases in Holiday 2025, and we highlighted recently how native Xbox console games won't be supported on it. That doesn't mean it's just a streaming device by any means though! This is a very...
- Xbox
- Xbox Handheld
- ROG Xbox Ally
- ROG Xbox Ally X
- Guides
News All 60+ Backwards Compatible Games In The Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale 2025
Original Xbox and Xbox 360 classics
The Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale 2025 has officially begun today, and it's actually way bigger than we were expecting, featuring discounts for over 1000 games in all! As you'd expect, there are lots of backwards compatible games from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras in the mix as well. So, in the table below,...
- Xbox
- Backwards Compatibility
- Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale
- Deals
- Xbox 360
News Gears Of War: E-Day Team Shares Message After Missing Xbox Games Showcase 2025
"The whole team felt the love"
There were a lot of huge upcoming games that didn't get a spot at the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 for whatever reason, and one of those was Gears of War: E-Day - which is currently set for a release at some point next year. Its absence certainly didn't go unnoticed, and speaking in a follow-up interview on the Official...
- Xbox
- Gears of War: E-Day
- Xbox Games Showcase
News MindsEye Releases To Zero Reviews, But Here's What The Players Are Saying
Update: Rating increased to "Mixed" on Steam
If you're anything like us, you've probably been intrigued about how the GTA-like MindsEye would fare with the reviewers ahead of its release on Xbox and other platforms today, but unfortunately there are zero professional reviews so far. It seems none of the critics were given access to MindsEye ahead...
- Xbox
- MindsEye
- Review Roundup
- Steam
News Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale 2025 Now Live, 1000+ Games Discounted
An absolutely MASSIVE new sale!
It's time for the Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale 2025! This has been quietly released on the Microsoft Store today, and it's absolutely massive sale - we've counted well over 1000 individual deals on there! There are discounts for some huge games in the Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale, including Alan Wake 2, Call of Duty: Black...
- Xbox
- Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale
- Deals
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Two More Xbox First-Party Games Are Getting 'Code In A Box' Physical Releases In 2025
Including Microsoft's first $80 title
There's been some controversy about Microsoft's decision to move to $80 game releases with The Outer Worlds 2, and things are getting even more controversial with the way Xbox is handling its physical releases here in 2025. <related ids="181030"> Retail listings for both The Outer Worlds 2 and fellow...
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- Microsoft
- The Outer Worlds 2
- Ninja Gaiden 4
- Xbox Series X
