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Arkheron playtests have been paying dividends.
Seriously, where are all the rats?
"The crew you come back to" in Clockwork Revolution "might not be the same one you left"
Friendship with Gears of War ended, now Vivarium is my best friend
This new wall-running shooter ends its trailer with a man belting a mech with a sledgehammer, and frankly I'm sold
Six-versus-six movement first-person shooter EMPULSE will launch in Early Access for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, …
Land, sea, and air all in one zoo.
No no no no no.
Troy Denning helped Halo Studios "ground Operation: METEORITE in the tone, stakes, and military sci-fi texture that players expect from Halo"
Together at last.
Exclusives are so back
I am a leaf on the wind.
Stronghold 4 made its world premiere today at the PC Gaming Show.
Summer Game Fest 2026 | Xbox turned up with a strong roster, even if it was a little light on release dates
We're here for it.One of the most interesting reveals at today's Xbox Games Showcase 2026 was that of Senua, which is a new game in the Hellblade series from Xbox first-party studio Ninja Theory.We didn't really expect another title so soon after Hellblade 2, but the studio says this is a "different kind" of experience - a leap into the action-adventure space for Senua that's meant to offer "more agency and a lot more gameplay".Read the full article on purexbox.com
Join us at the 2027 PC Gaming Show for Tight Spaces: Tokyo Drift.
Gotta go fast.
I already love Griffiñata
Groovy.
Publisher Raw Fury and developer Bytten Studio have announced Cassette Beasts 2002, a sequel to …
Microsoft is pushing the limits for durag-wearing dads out there
With new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma leading her first Xbox Games Showcase during Summer Game Fest, one thing was clear. In a very short amount of time, Sharma and her team have taken Xbox console exclusivity to heart, with not one, but two previously announced titles now scheduled to launch on Xbox and PC only, without the caveat of timed exclusivity allowing them to launch on PlayStation 5 later. But they were also part of the minority, muddying the messaging of an Xbox show that was meant to set the tone for the company going forward. Gears of War: E-Day, which opened the show, was the first game to be announced as an Xbox console exclusive. The gameplay shows series protagonists Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago during the events that would set the series as we know it in motion, harkening back to the darker roots the series started with nearly two decades ago. Microsoft might be hoping that, like the original Gears of War, this sixth main entry will help sell Xbox consoles, as the title is not planned to launch on PlayStation 5 or any other non-Xbox consoles. This decision seems to have come very, very recently. Several retailers had placeholder listings for the PlayStation 5 version ready for the showcase, while Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb, who reported on the exclusivity first, shared that a playable PS5 version is now lost to time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk2Uf2Th9aM The other exclusive is Clockwork Revolution, another long-in-development title from inXile Entertainment. Originally revealed in 2023, the game was never marketed as coming to PlayStation 5, and might never have been planned for third-party console platforms in the way that Gears of War: E-Day apparently was. But it's another feather in the cap of exclusivity that Microsoft can point to when asked what its new strategy is, and another example it can use to show that it is listening to vocal fans who believe this is the way Microsoft can revive Xbox. But that goes counter to all of the plans Microsoft has in place already, which dominated much more of the show's runtime. Halo: Campaign Evolved, Fable, Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations, and Minecraft Dungeons II are all still coming to PlayStation 5, and Microsoft mentions in its post-show blog post that these are the result of previously announced multiplatform plans. But does that apply to State of Decay 3, after the game remerged following its brief announcement years ago? Or the revival of Spyro with Spyro: A Realm Beyond? What about the new entry in Ninja Theory's Hellblade saga, simply titled Senua? None of those titles had previous PlayStation release plans, but they're all coming to PlayStation 5 according to the recent Xbox Games Showcase. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzvUjgrWFhQ So we're back to where we were when Microsoft first embarked on this strategy, with Phil Spencer signaling at the time that not all of Microsoft's first-party games would come to rival platforms. Before leaving, that policy quickly eroded, but all of Microsoft's messaging since his departure is that it's reverting on that decision. This showcase doesn't make that clear at all, instead signalling that it's back to being a case-by-case basis despite the excuse of previous release plans painting over the fact. But again, that shouldn't be that surprising if you've been here for a while. Businesses cannot change that much that quickly, despite what some social media polls and engagement-grabbing posts might suggest. Asha Sharma might want to make all future Xbox first-party titles exclusives, and that's evident with some announcements tonight. But if anything, Microsoft's future strategy is even more unclear.
I don't know why it's called SlashZero when there are so, so many slashes in it.
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Watch the reaction here.Today, following the conclusion of the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, Xbox bosses Asha Sharma and Matt Booty addressed everyone in attendance at Xbox FanFest LA, and they treated them to an incredibly exciting surprise.While celebrating the event and discussing how it's her first Xbox Games Showcase ever, Sharma threw in a mention that if you had "fan" on your badge (which seemingly everyone did), you'd be getting one of the new Xbox Series X25 consoles for free.Read the full article on purexbox.com
Take flight in 2027.Publisher Activision and developer Toys for Bob have announced Spyro: A Realm Beyond for the Switch 2; the first brand-new mainline Spyro game in, well... bloomin' yonks. Since 2008, if you don't count the remake trilogy.Described as Spyro's "boldest evolution yet", the new game appears to be more open than previous entries, with the trailer showcasing a brief snippet of gameplay in which the protagonist is flying freely through the air, shooting fireballs at targets as he goes.Read the full article on nintendolife.com
inXile Entertainment's time-bending game finally has a release date
Console yourself.
Talk about a stacked lineup!As expected for any Xbox Games Showcase event, the 2026 edition was absolutely stacked with Xbox Game Pass announcements, some of which were world premieres, and some of which were more minor updates.There's a lot to talk about here — the Gears of War: E-Day, Fable and Halo: Campaign Evolved release dates, for example — but something we particularly wanted to bring your attention to is that Where Winds Meet is shadow dropping today on Xbox Series X and S! This is a free open-world action-adventure RPG that's proved very popular on Steam and PS5 in recent months, and it's getting extra perks as part of Xbox Game Pass.Read the full article on purexbox.com
Sega has disclosed that Crazy Taxi: World Tour is using AI-generated content, according to the game's Steam page. The corporation states, "We use generative AI as a support tool for developers, aiming to provide better content to our users and enable developers to focus more on creative tasks." It goes on to clarify that AI has not been used in reference to the performers in the game. It is the first major game from Sega's upcoming slate confirmed to be using generative AI, since executives stated that it would "leverage" the technology where appropriate, during a Q&A session after the company’s Q2 financial results presentation. The first game from Sega confirmed to use generative AI was free-to-play title Sega Football Club Champions released earlier this year, which currently sits with "Mostly Negative" reviews on Steam. Sega is far from the only company to declare its use of generative AI, which remains a controversial subject in the industry. Other Japanese studios, like Square Enix and Capcom, are enthusiastically embracing the technology. Capcom did however previously state that it would not use any AI-generated art, following the backlash to Nvidia’s new AI-powered DLSS 5 rendering of Grace from Resident Evil Requiem.
Fare play.Sega has finally – finally – shown off its revival for the Crazy Taxi series: Crazy Taxi: World Tour.Featuring music from The Offspring (because of course), the game utilises a very similar art style to the original, which is just wonderful. What's not so great, however, is that it seems to have been developed with the help of generative AI (thanks for the spot, Push Square).Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Not fare.
Design "respects our history", says Microsoft.
Sounds like they'll be permanently locked to Xbox consoles (and PC).Just in case anyone was in any doubt after Xbox announced two new console exclusives as part of the Xbox Games Showcase today, it's been confirmed that neither of those games are "timed" exclusives in any fashion.In other words, both Gears of War: E- Day and Clockwork Revolution will remain locked to Xbox consoles, although they'll also be on PC as well. Here's the official Xbox Wire statement that confirms this:Read the full article on purexbox.com
GTA 6 is just one of several massive titles this year. The post 2026 video game release date calendar appeared first on Destructoid.
Time to decide between Master Chief or the guy who has to hand-crank his shotgun
Partners in time.
Missed the event? Here's a recap.Weren't able to catch the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 event 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.Read the full article on purexbox.com
After years of waiting, Persona 6 is very real, and here's all the latest news and details that you need to know about it.
Take your pick.And with the conclusion of Microsoft’s Xbox Showcase, that’s a wrap on what we’re colloquially calling not-E3.Obviously there’s still a Nintendo Direct to come – rumoured for next week – but with the Mario maker as unpredictable as ever, we’re running our poll right now: who, in your opinion, had the best livestream this week?Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Bounty-full.
October 15, to be precise
Publisher Activision and developer Infinity Ward have released a 39-minute video showcasing Call of Duty: …
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