You love Game Pass, but your Xbox is stuck in the bedroom. The post Build a Living Room Game Pass Box appeared first on TheXboxHub.
Ghosts to question and a planet to save. Sounds like a perfectly reasonable few weeks to me! We have another batch of games coming soon to Game Pass, so clear a little room in that âPlay Next Listâ and letâs get to it! Coming Soon Sandustry(Game Preview) (PC) – October 21Now with Game Pass Premium; […] The post Coming to XBOX Game Pass: Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, The SĂ©ance of Blake Manor, and More appeared first on XBOX Wire.
18 games, including World Premieres.It's time for the ID@Xbox Showcase - October 2026 edition! As usual with these events, we're expecting lots of new indie game reveals, trailers, updates and release dates, along with a few Xbox Game Pass confirmations as well."... a showcase that will be jam-packed with exclusives, first looks, and new games youâll definitely want to check out."Read the full article on purexbox.com
The game arrives this Thursday.We've got a new Final Fantasy heading our way this Thursday in the form of Final Fantasy Resonance, which returns the series to the HDâ2D pixel-art world, and the critics are already heaping a whole ton of praise on it.Most of the reviews so far have been for the PS5 and Switch 2 versions, but there are a few Xbox ones as well (9.5/10, 9/10 and 8/10 respectively), while there's also a free Xbox demo of FF Resonance if you want to try it for yourself.Read the full a
It's known as Xodus Nexus.Ever since the Steam Deck first released back in 2022, there have been calls for Xbox and Valve to team up on native Xbox / PC Game Pass support, but it's unfortunately never happened to any major extent.Until now, the only way to access Xbox Game Pass titles through the Steam Deck has been through Xbox Cloud Gaming, adding Windows to the device, or using alternative launchers to access the likes of Activision and EA titles.Read the full article on purexbox.com
X25 Controllers launched today!If you're the proud owner of a new Xbox 25th Anniversary Special Edition Controller, you're likely to have received a fresh dynamic background too.To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Xbox has launched these gorgeous translucent green controllers to match the special edition Xbox Series X. The controllers shipped today, and several Xbox users have spotted that they come with a dynamic background heavily inspired by the OG Xbox.Read the full article on purexbox.com
DMZ is also happening today!Welcome back to your latest fix of new games launching on Xbox today!There appears to be seven newbies arriving today, along with early access to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's new DMZ mode. However, We Were Here Tomorrow takes the spotlight as the next big co-op adventure from the stellar We Were Here series.Read the full article on purexbox.com
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Featuring a likely appearance from Shrek 2 Remastered!It's almost time for another Xbox showcase! The next one taking place is the ID@Xbox Showcase in partnership with IGN, featuring 18 games including multiple World Premieres (and most likely a ton of Xbox Game Pass titles!)."IGN and Xbox are teaming up once again to bring you a brand-new edition of the ID@Xbox showcase. On October 20, weâll be presenting exclusive reveals from tons of new and upcoming games that are headed to Xbox and PC. This
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If your idea of a good Saturday night involves a hockey rink, a few questionable tackles and absolutely no intention of taking a loss, Shoresy: Legends of the North might be right up your street. The post Shoresy: Legends Of The North Drops The Gloves On Xbox And PlayStation appeared first on TheXboxHub.
"Weâre discussing continued support for Samson.".It was literally just a couple of days ago that we published a "Hands On" piece about what it's like playing Samson on Xbox Series X, but unfortunately the development studio behind that game has now been forced to close.In a statement published on Twitter, Liquid Swords founder Christofer Sundberg advised that Samson has performed "much better" on consoles versus its original PC release, but it's still not been enough to save the studio.Read the
Just before GTA 6 takes over.We're getting closer and closer to producing our Pure Xbox Game of the Year roundup for 2026, and with that in mind, we recently asked you which games you considered your personal GOTY picks before December rolls around.But what about Metacritic? As you likely know, Metacritic produces an average rating based on the professional reviews that have been submitted for a game. As long as the title has seven critic reviews or more, it gets thrown into a list of the "Best
Let's get your votes in for the Xbox Game Pass title.Valor Mortis has been on Xbox Game Pass since October 13th, so just about a week now, and with that in mind, we'd love to know what the Pure Xbox community verdict is on it!Xbox-specific reviews were few and far between on Metacritic, but the PS5 and PC versions earned the first-person soulslike a score of 78. As far as Xbox Game Pass day one releases go this month, Valor Mortis was one of the two big heavy hitters alongside Gears of War: E-Da
"Gaming is the only industry where leaders are afraid to talk about AI.".There's obviously been a lot of talk over the past few years, and particularly in the past few months, about how AI is making huge waves within the gaming industry and changing how we think about both playing and developing games.Just a few days ago, Asha Sharma unveiled something called Xbox Labs that appears to be an experimental AI division to help conjure up new ideas for the future, but her accompanying statement didn'
Toxic Commando also spotted on the Xbox PC app.Scrib doon, because it looks like Star Wars: Galactic Racer and John Carpenter's Toxic Commando could be getting Xbox Play Anywhere support in the near future.The news comes from Narrow_Leek2452, a fairly reliable source known for their Xbox Play Anywhere and Xbox PC posts on Reddit. Well, they're back with another update, reporting that both games have appeared on the Xbox PC app and are likely to receive XPA support.Read the full article on purexb
Signed, not sealed, delivered.If you've bought a physical Xbox game lately, you may have noticed the security sticker seal has vanished. Well, this appears to be a new packaging initiative, with reports suggesting that several recent releases have shipped without the added layer of sticky security.According to VGP Video Games Plus, an independent distributor based in North America, the lack of a security seal is simply a new 'packing initiative' rather than a lack of security.Read the full artic
"...coordinate the launch of physical Xbox games...".Over the weekend, we've seen quite a few people bringing up a new job role that's just been advertised by Microsoft, specifically hiring for an "Xbox Games Supply Strategist".The reason it's getting so much attention is because this role involves physical games - the job description states that the Strategist will "coordinate the launch of physical Xbox games across all platforms".Read the full article on purexbox.com
"Defold is a free, powerful, all-in-one game engine".Here's a cool little story we came across during the week! Xbox officially now supports another game engine in the form of something called Defold, which is a totally free engine that's described as "powerful", "lightweight" and "performant"."Defold is a modern, powerful and production ready all-in-one game engine ecosystem for truly cross-platform game development with an incredibly small engine footprint."Read the full article on purexbox.co
A couple of hours with the Driver / GTA mashup.Like many other Xbox fans, I've been intrigued by Samson ever since it was first announced. The game received a pretty bad reception when it released on PC, but the Xbox release a few weeks ago seemed to attract more positivity.So, I had to give it a go. I've only put a couple of hours into Samson so far on Xbox Series X, but given that it's the weekend and we've got lots of busy stuff coming up in the weeks ahead (including GTA 6 and the Xbox 25th
The replacement service for Xbox Live 1.0.It's been around six months since we last talked about Insignia â the unofficial replacement service for Xbox Live on the original Xbox â and that's mainly because it stopped growing its list of supported games for quite a while.In recent days though, the team have suddenly become very active in adding lots of new games to the list, including Burnout 3: Takedown, Delta Force Black Hawk Down, MTX Motorax, NFL Blitz: The League, Monster Garage, NASCAR 2005
The latest official batch of departures.Microsoft has revealed the next eight games leaving Xbox Game Pass in late October 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox phone app.There are some pretty big favourites in here, including LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and the always popular Deep Rock Galactic, so it's definitely worth giving those a try before the end of October if you haven't yet!Read the full article on purexbox.com
The latest official batch of departures.Microsoft has revealed the next eight games leaving Xbox Game Pass in late October 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox phone app.There are some pretty big favourites in here, including LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and the always popular Deep Rock Galactic, so it's definitely worth giving those a try before the end of October if you haven't yet!Read the full article on purexbox.com
If youâve got the stomach to learn and master its awkwardnesses, then Deck of Haunts becomes a disturbing delight. The post Deck of Haunts Review appeared first on TheXboxHub.
