Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 2-3)
Hopping into your digital gardens?
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- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
News Three Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early August 2025
This month's first batch of leavers
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Leaving Soon
News Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The THQ Nordic Showcase 2025
All the Xbox games we saw
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- THQ Nordic
- Events
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Opinion This Month On Xbox Is Stacked, Including A Few First-Party Treats
A quiet summer? Not a chance!
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- Features
- August 2025
- Microsoft
- Xbox Game Pass
Talking Point Battlefield 6 Or Black Ops 7, Which Xbox FPS Are You Looking Forward To Most?
The boys are back in town
- Xbox
- Battlefield 6
- Black Ops 7
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Talking Point What Are Your First Impressions Of Grounded 2 On Xbox Game Pass?
How are you finding Obsidian's new sequel?
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- Features
- Talking Point
- Grounded 2
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YesterdaySat, 2nd Aug 2025
News Three Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early August 2025
This month's first batch of leavers
Microsoft has announced the first batch of games leaving Xbox Game Pass in August 2025 today, with three games set to depart the service on August 15th - the majority of them across console, PC and the cloud. Here's the full list of games leaving Xbox Game Pass in early August 2025: Date Game Leaving Xbox...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Leaving Soon
News Lots Of Games Are Discounted By 90% In The Xbox Deepest Discounts Sale 2025
HUGE discounts for great games!
Looking for some cheap Xbox games during the Xbox Deepest Discounts Sale 2025? As we highlighted earlier this week, this is a special new sale on the Microsoft Store that's dedicated entirely to discounts of 80% or more - which means we've got a massive selection of 90% discounts right now as well! Because of this,...
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- Deals
- Discounts
- Xbox Deepest Discounts Sale
Feature These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (August 4-8)
Including a new Mafia game!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for August 4-8! The next few days are looking very busy for new indie releases, while we've also got the major arrivals of Mafia: The Old Country and Madden 26's free trial on Game Pass Ultimate! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New Xbox Releases (August 4-8): Dark Steel...
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- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Talking Point What Are Your First Impressions Of Grounded 2 On Xbox Game Pass?
How are you finding Obsidian's new sequel?
Obsidian is having some year, eh? After the release of Avowed back in February, the team has now delivered Grounded 2 here on Xbox Game Pass - before its sci-fi sequel The Outer Worlds 2 then lands in October. So, what do you make of the studio's second major release of 2025 so far? Of course, Grounded 2...
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 2-3)
Hopping into your digital gardens?
Welcome to another weekend! We're now officially into August 2025, which means the early access release of Obsidian's Grounded 2 has come and gone - day one on Xbox Game Pass of course. We'd wager some of you folks are probably trying that one out this weekend! Here's what we're dipping into over the next few...
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- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday1st Aug 2025
News Xbox Quietly Adds New Release To August 2025 Game Pass Lineup
It's suddenly in the "Coming Soon" section
We're still waiting on Microsoft to formally reveal the first batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for August 2025 (it'll probably be early next week now), but an upcoming release has quietly sneaked into the "Coming Soon" list anyway. This release is a game called "Herdling", and it's coming out on August 21st...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Herdling
News 100 New Games Added To Xbox 'Stream Your Own Game' For August
The pace has rapidly picked up!
It's getting harder and harder to track all the Xbox "Stream Your Own Game" titles that are being added on a near-weekly basis these days - partly because Microsoft never talks about them, and partly because they're adding so many! In fact, this is the biggest batch we've come across so far - 100 new games that have...
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- Stream Your Own Game
- Xbox Cloud Gaming
News Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The THQ Nordic Showcase 2025
All the Xbox games we saw
Today marked the 2025 version of the THQ Nordic Showcase, which treated us to a whole bunch of trailers and game announcements for the likes of SpongeBob Squarepants: Tides of the Tide, Darksiders 4 and a lot more! Below, you can check out all the Xbox related trailers for the games in the THQ Nordic Showcase 2025:...
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- THQ Nordic
- Events
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Rumour Sony Is Planning To Bring More PS5 Games To Xbox
But we don't know which
We're living in strange, strange times, folks. Hot on the heels of a Sony job listing that talked about hiring an executive to work on PlayStation's multiplatform strategy, new rumours are indeed suggesting that the Japanese game maker has plans to bring more games to Xbox. This is coming from well-known leaker NateTheHate,...
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- Microsoft
- PS5
- PlayStation
- Xbox Series X
News Cyberpunk 2077 Analysis For Switch 2 Highlights How Great The Xbox Series S Version Is
"Series S powers through at 60fps, with just occasional drops"
The fine folks over at Digital Foundry have been taking a look at the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Cyberpunk 2077 this week and stacking it up against various other console releases, including the Xbox Series S. It's the Series S that makes for the most compelling comparison, with the...
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- Cyberpunk 2077
- Xbox Series S
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Digital Foundry
News Three Big Xbox Sales Are Kicking Off August 2025, Including A 'Deepest Discounts' Sale
Following the end of the Summer Sale
The Xbox Summer Sale is now officially over for another year, but Xbox isn't slowing down! To kick off August 2025 we've got three brand-new sales on the Microsoft Store, including a very enticing Deepest Discounts sale. That specific sale is focused on games that are reduced by 80% or above, while the other two...
- Xbox
- Deals
- Round Up
Opinion This Month On Xbox Is Stacked, Including A Few First-Party Treats
A quiet summer? Not a chance!
We've now ticked over to the month of August, which at one time would have meant the final 'quiet' period before the gaming calendar really kicked into gear later in the year. In recent times, though, new releases seem to be coming thick and fast pretty much every month - and this one is absolutely no different!...
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- Features
- August 2025
- Microsoft
- Xbox Game Pass
News Mafia: The Old Country Gets 60FPS Mode On Xbox Series X, Series S Seemingly Misses Out
Hangar 13 spills the beans
Well, it's officially Mafia: The Old Country month now, with Hangar 13's new entry in the Mafia series set to hit Xbox consoles here on August 8th. That means we're starting to learn everything there is to know about the upcoming adventure, including how the game will run on PC and consoles. In a new post on social media,...
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- Mafia The Old Country
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Talking Point Battlefield 6 Or Black Ops 7, Which Xbox FPS Are You Looking Forward To Most?
The boys are back in town
Seriously, what year is it?! It's been a good while now since Battlefield and Call of Duty have gone head-to-head, with the latter having a free run of things as of late when it comes this age-old FPS battle. In 2025 though, the boys are back in town - as Battlefield 6 and Black Ops 7 are pitted against each other later...
- Xbox
- Battlefield 6
- Black Ops 7
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Report Starfield PS5 Port Planned For Spring 2026 Alongside New Expansion
But don't expect a shadow drop
Things have been a little quiet on the Starfield front as of late, but a new report suggests that might be about to change. Outlet MP1st is today reporting that the game's second expansion — alongside a PS5 port — is due out in Spring 2026, and we could be hearing about it all much sooner than that. The site says...
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- Starfield
- PS5
- Microsoft
- Bethesda
Thursday31st Jul 2025
Review Earthion (Steam) - A Genuine Shmup Masterpiece From Yuzo Koshiro And Makoto Wada
Time Extension Out of this world
When the legendary Yuzo Koshiro announced he was working on a new shmup called Earthion for his beloved Mega Drive / Genesis back in 2023, the anticipation of fans all over the world was palpable. Koshiro – famous for composing music for the likes of Streets of Rage,
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- Steam
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (July 31 - August 3)
Included with Xbox Game Pass
Welcome to your latest Free Play Days promo on Xbox! This weekend, we've got four games in the lineup, including three titles that just released earlier on in 2025 - with the pictured Dynasty Warriors: Origins being one of those titles. Here's the full Free Play Days lineup this week: The Ascent Dynasty Warriors:...
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- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Talking Point It's Been A Year Since Microsoft Closed The Xbox 360 Store
Goodnight sweet prince
Can you believe that it's been more than a year since Microsoft shut down the old Xbox 360 store? Well, you better believe it! Yep, Team Green closed the curtains on the Xbox 360 storefront on July 29th, 2024; just over a year ago now as we look back here in 2025. We must admit, we do miss the 360 days quite a lot. OK, the...
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- Features
- Talking Point
- Xbox 360
- Microsoft
Roundup Here's What The Previews Say About Xbox Horror Title Cronos: The New Dawn
Update: Now dated for September 2025!
Bloober Team is riding a high right now off the back of its recent Silent Hill 2 remake, and despite that one not landing on Xbox yet, its next title is locked and loaded for the Microsoft platform. Yep, Cronos: The New Dawn will launch on Xbox Series X|S, and a fres
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- Round Up
- Cronos: The New Dawn
- Bloober Team
- Xbox Series X
News 'Xbox PC' Gets Renamed Again As Microsoft Tries To Figure Out The Perfect Branding
They've made a slight adjustment
A couple of months ago, we mentioned how Xbox seemingly had a new name for its PC platform in the form of "Xbox PC", using this term as part of its marketing material for various games, but now it's seemingly been adjusted again. As pointed out by The Verge's Tom Warren, new promotional slides for both Grounded 2...
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- PC
- Xbox PC
- Xbox On PC
News Xbox Game Pass Annual Revenue Nears $5 Billion For First Time, Says Microsoft CEO
Satya Nadella points out the positives
Last week, we highlighted how Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella had been discussing the recent job layoffs at Xbox, stating how they'd been "weighing heavily on me" and that he expressed his "sincere gratitude to those who have left". That's not to say Xbox hasn't enjoyed any success recently though, and in a...
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- Microsoft
- Satya Nadella
News Multiple Games Announced For Xbox Following July 2025's Nintendo Direct
Including a new Monster Hunter game!
As highlighted by our sister site Nintendo Life, we were treated to a special "Partner Direct" showcase from Nintendo earlier today featuring lots of third-party announcements, and plenty of those games are coming to Xbox as well! This includes a long-awaited release date for horror title Cronos: The New Dawn,...
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- Nintendo Direct
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Battlefield 6 Gets Official Xbox Release Date, Open Beta Begins In August
"Experience definitive all-out warfare with Battlefield 6"
EA has pulled back the curtain on the multiplayer side of Battlefield 6 today, confirming that the game will release for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on October 10th, 2025, while also mentioning that we'll be able to play it very soon! You can get a taste of what to expect in the...
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- Battlefield 6
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Hideo Kojima Says We're Either Going To Love Or Hate His Xbox-Published Game 'OD'
We still don't really know what it is
Hideo Kojima has never really revealed much about what to expect from his upcoming Xbox Game Studios project known as "OD", but he did touch on it a bit in a recent interview with SSense about his career and Death Stranding 2. At the end of the interview, he expressed that people are either going to love or...
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- Hideo Kojima
- OD
News Baldur's Gate 3's Latest Update Targets Various Xbox-Specific Issues
"Fixes for some game crashes that had been plaguing us"
We don't tend to cover Baldur's Gate 3 updates all that much anymore here at Pure Xbox, but this latest hotfix is probably worth a mention - if for no other reason than it specifically targets Xbox consoles with a few of its fixes. The Xbox version has suffered a bit in the past, especially...
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- Baldur's Gate 3
- Updates
- Patch Notes
News Square Enix Announces Two Brand-New RPGs For Xbox Series X|S
Including a new Octopath Traveler!
Nintendo finished off their July 2025 Direct today with the announcement of two brand-new RPGs from Square Enix, and they've both since been confirmed to be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S as well! The first was a true surprise - a game called "The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales" that's being...
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- Square Enix
- Octopath Traveler 0
- The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
News Xbox Is Predicting A Revenue Decline For The Start Of Fiscal Year 2026
Setting expectations for Q1
Despite some positive news for the company's most recent financial quarter — including content & services growth and record Game Pass revenues — the outlook isn't so hot for next quarter. As part of this update on how Microsoft and Xbox are doing financially, the team has predicted a revenue decline for Q1 of its...
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- Microsoft
- Industry
- Fiscal Year 2025
- Xbox Revenue
News PvZ: Replanted Is A 'Definitive Remaster' Of The Xbox 360 Original, Releasing This October
"We’re going back to where it all began"
Just under a week ago, it was leaked that Plants Vs. Zombies: Replanted would be coming to Xbox on October 23rd, 2025, and that's exactly what's been announced today as part of the July 2025 Nintendo Direct showcase. The game, as mentioned in an
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- PvZ
- Plants Vs Zombies
News Monster Hunter Stories Is Finally Making Its Debut On Xbox In 2026
The third game has just been announced
Good news, Monster Hunter fans! Capcom has announced today as part of the July 2025 Nintendo Direct that Monster Hunter Stories 3 will be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S when it launches at some point next year. Today's showcase was kicked off with the reveal trailer for the game, which carries a...
- Xbox
- Monster Hunter Stories 3
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Wednesday30th Jul 2025
Feature All New Xbox Games Coming Out In August 2025
Release dates for every August Xbox launch
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in August 2025! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with an August 2025 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass titles for August 2025 so far. If you're interested in what other new Xbox games are scheduled for the rest of the year, we've...
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- August 2025
- New Releases
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- Features
News R-Type Delta: HD Boosted Gets Japanese Release Date & A Trio Of Physical Releases
Time Extension R-Type Delta: HD Boosted is coming to all major formats this year
Irem's R-Type series is one of the most iconic in shmup history, and almost all of the games in its lineage are worth a look—but there's one title which stands out as a clear favourite with many fans, and that's 1998's R-Type Delta, released initially on the PS1. A 2.5D effort that...
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- R-Type
News ENDS Is A London-Based GTA-Style RPG, And It's Planned For Xbox
Here's a look at the game's first devlog
Back in 2023, a game called ENDS racked up plenty of attention on Kickstarter after raising over £10,000 to help bring the indie project to life, receiving a concept trailer at the same time that managed to attract over 100,000 views. This week, it's returned with its first devlog, giving us insight into...
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- Ends Game
News Xbox Fans Seem To Adore 'Blacktail', And It's Down To Just $7.49 For The Next Week
Forge the legend of Baba Yaga and live out its origins
A few years ago, we highlighted a game called Blacktail that had launched to very little fanfare in December of 2022, but those who had played it seemed to be reviewing it well - it was getting lots of five-star ratings on the Xbox Store. Three years later, nobody r
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- Blacktail
Roundup Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Is Launching On Xbox To Very Impressive Reviews
Another low-key GOTY contender?
We're not done for major new Xbox releases in July just yet! Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is finishing things off this Thursday with its release for multiple platforms including Xbox Series X and S, and it's getting superb reviews so far. For those who haven't been keeping track, this is a side-scrolling 2D game that's...
- Xbox
- Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
- Round Up
- Review Roundup
News PlayStation's Q2 2025 Sales Charts Are In, And Xbox Is Dominating The List (US)
Six of the top 10 are Xbox games
Much has been said about Microsoft's pivot to put Xbox games on PS5 in recent months, but the numbers don't lie, and the team continues to shift copies on the Sony platform. This week, Circana has put out fresh data that gathers up the top 10 best-selling games on PlayStation (physical and digital) for Q2 2025 - and...
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- Microsoft
- PlayStation
- PS5
- Sony
News Expedition 33 Update 1.4.0 Now Live On Xbox, Here Are The Patch Notes
Including "one of our most requested QoL additions"
One of 2025's best games across any platform is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and it's just received a new update with a few cool features - with a highlight being described as "one of our most requested Quality of Life additions". That addition is the "Battle Retry Prompt", which allows you to...
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- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Updates
- Patch Notes
News Xbox QuakeCon 2025 Sale Now Live, Including DOOM: The Dark Ages & Indiana Jones DLC
Some great offers here!
Earlier today, we reminded you fine folks that Xbox's big summer sale is about to wrap up in a few days here - but just as that promotion begins to fade out, a major Bethesda sale is now live to celebrate QuakeCon 2025. <related ids="185819"> A bunch of these titles are on Xbox Game Pass of course, but crucially,...
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- Microsoft
- Bethesda
- Quakecon 2025 Sale
- Deals
News Microsoft Highlights First-Party & Xbox Game Pass Success In FY25 Q4 Earnings Report
Content & Services revenue is up, hardware revenue is down
Microsoft has revealed its earning report for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, and it's a familiar story for anyone who's been following these reports in recent times - Xbox content and services revenue is up, but hardware revenue is down. Specifically, the company mentions its 13% increase...
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- Earnings Report
- Industry
Reminder The Xbox Summer Sale 2025 Ends This Week
This is your last chance!
It's almost time for Xbox's big Ultimate Game Sale for Summer 2025 to wrap up, with the current list of deals expected to expire late on Friday, August 1st (that's just two days away!). So, we're here to remind you that whatever you've had your eye on over the last week or two is probably worth picking up now. Of course,...
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- Summer Sale 2025
- Ultimate Game Sale
- Reminders
- Microsoft
News EA Insists No Price Increases Are Planned As Battlefield 6 Nears Xbox Launch
BF6 Should remain a $70 game
In a new EA earnings call covering Q1 of the current fiscal year (via VGC), CEO Andrew Wilson has addressed questions about game pricing, and whether the company plans to bump up prices anytime soon. Thankfully, Wilson says there are no such plans "at this stage", as it prepares to launch Battlefield 6 on Xbox pla
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- EA
- Battlefield 6
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Tuesday29th Jul 2025
Roundup New Lord Of The Rings Game Launches On Xbox To Mixed Reviews
Tales of the Shire is out today
A brand-new LOTR title is out today in the form of Tales of the Shire: A Lord of The Rings Game, and reviews are just starting to land for this 'hobbit life sim' on Xbox. So far, impressions are quite varied - but unfortunately, the overall consensus is veering to the lower end of the review scale here. Still, it's...
- Xbox
- Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Xbox Introduces Controversial Age Verification Process In The UK
Age verification needed for certain features
Those who reside in the UK may have seen lots of attention being put on new online age verification rules recently - some amusing, some not-so-much. Well, Microsoft has now detailed how it will implement its own age verification process across Xbox devices in the region. Starting now, Xbox users have...
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- Microsoft
- UK Age Verification
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News ROG Xbox Ally Pre-Orders Will Reportedly Go Live Next Month Ahead Of 2025 Launch
All eyes on Gamescom
It's looking like August will be when we find out lots more information on the ROG Xbox Ally, folks. Yesterday, we found out that the Xbox handheld will be available to the public at Gamescom 2025, and a new report suggests pre-orders will open up next month as well. According to the ever-reliable billbil-kun over at
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- ROG Xbox Ally
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- Gamescom 2025
News Call Of Duty's File Size Is Getting Reduced As Xbox Prepares To Launch Black Ops 7
MW2 and MW3 content is moving
Anyone who plays modern Call of Duty will know that file sizes can get ridiculous these days, but thankfully, the upcoming release of Black Ops 7 is prompting the Activision team to remove some older content from the main COD launcher. Later today, the recent iterations of Modern Warfare 2 and Modern Warfare 3 will...
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- Call Of Duty
- Black Ops 7
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Grounded 2 Early Access Impressions Are In Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
Xbox's latest release is almost here
Microsoft's newest first-party title Grounded 2 launches in Xbox Game Preview in just a few hours here - and ahead of that imminent Game Pass release, a bunch of early impressions and reviews have started to hit the web. If you're yet to be totally convinced by Grounded 2, these write-ups might just change that...
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- Grounded 2
- Microsoft
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
News Two Destiny 2 Add-Ons Get Insane 'Just For You' Discounts On Xbox
Including a major expansion!
With Xbox's big summer sale still ongoing for the rest of this week, the team's usual selection of Tuesday deals is pretty slim - but we have spotted a couple of fantastic 'Just For You' offers if you're into your Destiny 2. <related ids="185499"> Presumably on the back of Bungie's big free access period that...
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- Deals
- Destiny 2
- Just For You
- Xbox One
News Slime Rancher 2 Releases This September, Three Years After Early Access Game Pass Launch
1.0 is right around the corner
The team at Monomi Park has today announced the full 1.0 release date for Slime Rancher 2, almost three years on from its initial early access launch. The final version of Slime Rancher 2 hits Xbox Series X|S on September 23rd, 2025, with a physical edition also confirmed. Sadly, the game's 1.0 release doesn't appear...
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- Slime Rancher 2
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Monday28th Jul 2025
Guide Grounded 2 Release Date, Release Times & Early Access Details On Xbox Game Pass
Everything you need to know
Microsoft's next first-party release is upon us in the form of Grounded 2 from Obsidian Entertainment, with the upcoming sequel launching into Xbox Game Preview this week. So, we're here with everything you need to know about the game's launch - including its exact release date and launch timings, what to expect from...
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- Grounded 2
- Guides
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Report Two Of Xbox's Upcoming First-Party Titles Are In Development For PS5
And they could be coming on day one
Microsoft's multiplatform plan is now in full swing, with two more of its big games making their way to PS5 next month in the form of Hellblade 2 and Gears of War: Reloaded. While those two titles are both locked in for August 2025, we're now hearing that another pair of Xbox games are being developed for PS5 as...
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- Microsoft
- PS5
- Gears of War: E-Day
- State of Decay 3
News Xbox Announces Gamescom Livestream Schedule For August 2025
Get a detailed look at upcoming Xbox games
Xbox has today detailed its plans for Gamescom 2025 - next month's mammoth gaming convention taking place in Cologne, Germany. The big news is that Microsoft is hosting two livestreams straight from the Xbox booth, featuring detailed looks at upcoming first and third-party releases. Some of the games...
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- Gamescom 2025
- Microsoft
- Xbox Showcase
