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Four Xbox Games Are Currently Set To Be Delisted In October 2026

One of them's gone already, and there's mystery around a couple of them.It's been a while since we've had a list of upcoming Xbox delistings to share, but due to various announcements over the past few weeks, there are now four Xbox games that appear to be getting delisted in October 2026.We'll start with the two that are definitely confirmed - Fortnite Rocket Racing has officially already been delisted as of October 1st (you can't play it in any fashion anymore), while NBA 2K25 will be getting delisted on October 30th before its servers go offline at the end of December.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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US Hardware Market Said To Be Most 'Precarious' Since 1980s Following Xbox & PS5 Sales Slumps

"Not been in a more precarious position since the early 80s".Just in case you needed another reminder that the hardware situation looks pretty bleak for the gaming industry (and beyond) as things stand, Mat Piscatella of analyst firm Circana is here to put a bow on it for us!At the end of last week, Piscatella reported that Xbox hardware unit sales were down 33% in 2026 (covering the period up to August) compared to the same time in 2025, while PlayStation sales were down by 25%.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Xbox Disc To Digital Adds Feature That Lets You Check Your 'Licence History'

Keep tabs on your disc to digital games.Xbox's disc to digital system has introduced a new feature that lets its users track whether a digital licence has been revoked from their account.First spotted by XCT, the new feature can be accessed through the official Play.Xbox browser page, and navigated to through Settings > Manage Games > Disc to digital licence history.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Valor Mortis Reviews Are Mixed Ahead Of Its Xbox Game Pass Day One Launch

Greater than the sum of its Bonepartes?We've had two particularly heavy-hitters joining Xbox Game Pass this month, the first being Gears of War: E-Day, and the second being Valor Mortis. From the creators of Ghostrunner, this plague-ridden battlefield is receiving a swash of favourable and more mixed reviews.The game seems to be reviewing much better with critics in Camp PS5, whilst PC players are feeling a little less convinced by its first-person soulslike gameplay.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Six Games Are Heading To Xbox Game Pass This Week (October 13-16)

Five "day one" titles and another massive EA addition.Welcome to the new week! Things have been getting quite hectic when it comes to Xbox Game Pass announcements over the past few days, and suddenly we've found ourselves with six games set for October 13th to 16th!The highlight here for many people will be Battlefield 6, which arrives on Game Pass just over a year after release on October 13th, 2026. This was obviously a massive title last year, and there seemed to be a general consensus that it was better than Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. In any case, you'll be able to try it for yourself very soon.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Gears Of War: E-Day's Online Services Suffer DDoS Attack

Ah, that's why I had unlimited ammo...The Coalition has acknowledged the reason behind recent server issues with Gears of War: E-Day as being a targeted DDoS attack, which caused various connection drops, sign-in issues, and other server interference.The official Gears Community Twitter/X account posted about the attacks this morning, stating: "These issues were due to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting our online services".Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Receives Huge Permanent Price Drop On The Xbox Store

It's been slashed by 46% here in the UK.We've mentioned before how it's certainly not uncommon for games to be discounted as part of various sales on the Xbox Store, but it's not a common thing for them to receive permanent price drops even when a sale isn't happening.That's what's just happened in the case of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, which has received a huge price drop from £64.99 to £34.99 here in the UK, and $69.99 to $39.99 in the US.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Two Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including A Rhythm Roguelite Akin To Hi-Fi RUSH (October 12)

Both games are quite charming.Happy Monday, folks! It's another week, which means a whole host of new games to get stuck into. Today's daily fix on Xbox brings us just two new releases, so let's have a gander at them.First up, there's Alpha Nomos, a rhythm-action adventure that's giving shades of Hi-Fi RUSH in its combat. Time your attacks to the beat and show your enemies that you ain't clownin' around!Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Two Games Are Out Today, Including A Rhythm Roguelite Akin To Hi-Fi RUSH (October 12)

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80+ Games Are Reduced By 90-95% In The Xbox Seasonal Savings Sale 2026

HUGE discounts for great games!Looking for some cheap Xbox games during the Xbox Seasonal Savings Sale 2026?As we've already highlighted in our big discounts feature this week, Xbox has randomly put over 1000 games on sale for the next few days as part of the Seasonal Savings Sale (along with a few other sales).Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Feature: ROG Xbox Ally X: 1-Year Review - A Handheld I've Been Using Daily For The Past 12 Months

The most useful "Xbox" device I've probably ever owned.Can you believe it's been an entire year since we published our initial review of the ROG Xbox Ally X here at Pure Xbox?! That was all the way back in October of 2025, and 12 months later, I'm happy to report that I'm still using the Xbox Ally X on a literal daily basis, although I've certainly changed the way I interact with the device during that time.What started out as a novelty for playing AAA games on the go has inevitibly turned into something a bit different - the honeymoon period has very much worn off, and now I've settled into a rhythm where I use the ROG Xbox Ally X for certain things, and stick to my Xbox Series X for others.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Guide: Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (October 2026)

The latest freebies for XGP subscribers.The Xbox Game Pass Perks program is continuing to add a bunch of freebies for Game Pass members throughout October 2026, including for the likes of Call of Duty: Warzone, Albion Online and much more!Indeed, the highlight of the lineup so far is the Game Pass Pack 8 for COD: Warzone, and it's still early in the month, so we assume more Perks will continue to be added over the coming weeks.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Talking Point: As Things Stand, What's Your Game Of The Year For 2026?

We've got two months until we begin the voting.Can you believe we've almost arrived at Game of the Year season?! We'll be starting our voting process in just two months' time for the Pure Xbox GOTY 2026, but before we get there, we wanted to get an early idea of what you might be picking - at least as things stand right now.There's an obvious reason for this, which is that GTA 6 is launching on November 19th and will likely take the crown for many Game of the Year awards, including the one here at Pure Xbox. It just kinda seems inevitible at this point.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Five Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In November 2026 So Far

Looking forward at what's to come.We've made a habit of casting our gaze ahead and sharing with you an early look at what's in store for November 2026's Xbox Game Pass lineup. So far, we know of five games scheduled to arrive in a few weeks' time.Our highlight of the bunch has got to be Football Manager 27, mainly because Fraser is down bad for this brand of footie tactics. He's a proper manager lad, he is!Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Feature: These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (October 12-16)

Including six more Game Pass additions!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for October 12-16! We've got multiple big releases on the way over the next few days including Planet Zoo 2, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse and Toy Story: Retro Roundup!, while Xbox Game Pass is treating us to six new additions highlighted by Battlefield 6 and new action-RPG Valor Mortis!Here's what's coming to Xbox next week:Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 10-11)

BIDDDDDY BLAAAASSSSSSSS!!!Welcome back to the weekend, everyone! We hope the week has treated you well so far, but now it's time to kick back and play some games.The past few days have been pretty nuts with the likes of Gears of War: E-Day launching into Xbox Game Pass and other general releases of Star Wars: Galactic Racer to crack on with. It's been good. But, if they're not to your liking, it's worth remembering the Free Play Days titles, as well as checking out all the best discounted games from the Seasonal Savings sale on the Xbox Store too.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Analysis Firm Shares Their Sales Estimates For Gears Of War: E-Day

Xbox supposedly accounts for 75% of revenue vs. Steam's 25%.Want to know how well Gears of War: E-Day is faring in terms of sales after a week? Well, we don't have actual figures, but the folks over at Alinea Analytics have shared their "estimates" of how things are going for the new Xbox release.According to them, Gears of War: E-Day has sold around 230,000 copies so far, with 168,000 of those coming through Steam. Xbox actually makes up 75% of the revenue though, and that's because 722,000 of the 1.7 million Xbox fans who have played it on Xbox Game Pass also bought the Premium Upgrade at a price of £30 / $30.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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One Of The Best Hockey Games We've Ever Played Is Releasing On Xbox This Month

It's called Tape to Tape, and it's really good fun.I've always been a massive fan of sports games, particularly when it comes to football (soccer) and hockey titles, but hockey in particular has really dried up in terms of headline-worthy releases outside of the EA Sports NHL series.However, I've been playing a hockey game over the past year on my ROG Xbox Ally X via Steam called Tape to Tape, and I just happened to discover that it's offically targeting an Xbox release this month alongside its 1.0 launch.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Xbox Has Two More First-Party Releases In 2026, And They Could Be The Most Lucrative

One of them is PC-only, but it's still a massive first-party game.A lot of the focus this year when it comes to Xbox first-party releases has been on Forza Horizon 6, Halo: Campaign Evolved and Gears of War: E-Day, especially considering it's the 25th anniversary of Xbox and those franchises have been integral to the success of the brand for much if not all of its lifespan.However, there are still two more Xbox-owned games that are coming out before the end of 2026, and they might end up outperforming each of Forza, Halo and Gears. The first of these is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, which launches for a wide variety of platforms including Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on October 23rd.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Talking Point: The Xbox Console Experience Has Had A Phenomenal Year So Far

Team Green has really upped their game.As a humble elder gamer, I've grown alongside each generation of Xbox hardware, from palming the Duke in my tiny baby-boy hands to the golden 360 era and conception of Xbox Live.It's been a long old journey to get to this moment in time: the 25th anniversary of Xbox. Sadly, it's been a devastating year for the creatives that make our favourite games. But, comparatively, I reckon it's also been quite an encouraging one in terms of player satisfaction and the overall console experience.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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'It's Kind Of A Game Changer' - Xbox's Banjo-Kazooie Is Getting Rave Reviews For The Evercade Nexus

Arguably the best way to play the game.We've talked quite a lot about Evercade in the past here at Pure Xbox, including how the company is releasing new versions of Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie and DOOM around its launch of the Evercade Nexus console later this month.For those who aren't aware, Evercade is a platform where old games are relicensed and then put onto cartridges (complete with colour manuals!), and you can insert those cartridges into various forms of handhelds, home consoles and bartop arcades that Evercade has released over the past few years.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Forza Horizon 6's First Premium Expansion Planned For January 2027 Alongside PS5 Launch

Sony fans loved FH5, will they vibe with FH6? Probably.Playground Games has announced plans to launch Forza Horizon 6 on PS5 alongside its first Premium Expansion pack on all platforms on January 21, 2027.Technically, the game doesn't fully launch on PS5 until January 26, but PlayStation gamers can cough up some extra dosh to play the game five days early. The Horizon Festival will feature full cross-platform and cross-save support across PS5, Xbox and Steam versions of the top-notch racer.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Here's What The Mafia 3 Upgrade Looks Like On Xbox Series X|S

How the new Xbox versions stack up.As we mentioned yesterday, a free upgrade is out now for Mafia 3: Definitive Edition on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, accessible to digital edition owners of Mafia 3 from the Xbox One days (and presuambly via Xbox disc to digital too).If you haven't managed to locate it yet, you'll want to look for something called "Mafia III: Definitive Edition for XBOX Series X|S" on the Microsoft Store - it's a totally separate game to the original Xbox One version. As long as you own Mafia 3: DE in digital form already, it should be showing as a free download.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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The Xbox PC App Is Getting A Massive Refresh Very Soon, And Here's A First Look

Seemingly rebuilt from the ground-up.Xbox is currently in the midst of working on a brand-new Xbox PC app that should start to roll out before the end of 2026, and the good folks at Windows Central have already been getting their hands on an early version of it.You can see the footage up above, which shows off a familiar yet also quite different design to the one that's currently employed by the Xbox PC app, complete with what's said to be a "big performance boost" in terms of navigation.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Seven Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including A Major Expansion To Capcom's Brilliant RPG (October 9)

Do you like dragons? Because...It's Friday, and I hope you're all looking forward to the weekend, but before we get there, here's your daily fix of new Xbox games launching over the course of the day.The headline act for October 9th is Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen. Capcom's stellar 2024 RPG is getting its first major expansion today, and I'll be honest, it's sorta crept up on me. Personally, I'm a huge fan of DD2, and judging by the reviews, Dark Arisen is very good!Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Mafia 3 Receives Free 60FPS Upgrade For Xbox Series X|S, Full Patch Notes Revealed

"See you in New Bordeaux".Yesterday, we shared a story about how we thought Mafia 2: Definitive Edition and Mafia 3: Definitive Edition could be getting 60FPS upgrades in the near future, and in the case of Mafia 3 at least, that's ended up being true.The upgrade is out right now for digital owners of Mafia 3, although it's advised that you may need to search for the XBOX Series X|S version manually on the Xbox Store in order to add it to your library.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Roundup: All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From The Triple-I Initiative Showcase (October 2026)

Including multiple world premieres!Today marked the latest Triple-i Initiative Showcase for October 2026, treating us to reveals and updates for a wide variety of games across multiple platforms, with many of them coming to Xbox as well.We even got some world premieres in the pile here, including the highlight announcement of The Escapists 3 for 2027! No Xbox Game Pass titles were fully announced in this showcase, but Hela: Of Mice & Magic has already been confirmed for Game Pass before, and it's just received a free demo on PC if you want to try it ahead of time.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival Is Getting Some Seriously Divided Reviews At Launch

Mixed impressions for sure.One of the games we mentioned in today's "out now" article is Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival, and looking at the initial reviews that have been published over the past few hours, it's hard to know what to make of this one.While some reviewers seem to have really enjoyed it and are pushing towards the high end in terms of scores, others have been disappointed and have gone as low as 5/10 (or even slightly lower).Read the full article on purexbox.com

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The First Six Radio Stations Have Been Revealed For GTA 6, Complete With Audio Previews

Black Sabbath, Bad Bunny, Slayer and much more!Here we go! Rockstar Games is starting to pull back the curtain on the radio stations for GTA 6, with six of them having been revealed today along with audio previews for each one - with more to be shared in the near future.We'll definitely be getting more than just six, but there's still a little something for everyone in this initial selection. We're particularly partial to both The Chamber 106.6 and Flash FM based on the early clips that have been shared.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Feature: 25+ Of The Best Discounted Games From Xbox's Seasonal Savings Sale

One of the best sales yet!What a bleddy sale we have for you this week. Xbox has massively discounted a tonne of games, so we're back to rummage through them and pick out a banger or two for you.Xbox is currently running a Seasonal Savings sale featuring a whole mish-mash of games, such as Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater, Marathon, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, and the Free Play Days featured ARC Raiders.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Four Xbox Games Are Currently Set To Be Delisted In October 2026

US Hardware Market Said To Be Most 'Precarious' Since 1980s Following Xbox & PS5 Sales Slumps

Xbox Disc To Digital Adds Feature That Lets You Check Your 'Licence History'

Valor Mortis Reviews Are Mixed Ahead Of Its Xbox Game Pass Day One Launch

Six Games Are Heading To Xbox Game Pass This Week (October 13-16)

Gears Of War: E-Day's Online Services Suffer DDoS Attack

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Receives Huge Permanent Price Drop On The Xbox Store

Two Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including A Rhythm Roguelite Akin To Hi-Fi RUSH (October 12)

Two Games Are Out Today, Including A Rhythm Roguelite Akin To Hi-Fi RUSH (October 12)

80+ Games Are Reduced By 90-95% In The Xbox Seasonal Savings Sale 2026

Feature: ROG Xbox Ally X: 1-Year Review - A Handheld I've Been Using Daily For The Past 12 Months

Guide: Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (October 2026)

Talking Point: As Things Stand, What's Your Game Of The Year For 2026?

Five Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In November 2026 So Far

Feature: These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (October 12-16)

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 10-11)

Analysis Firm Shares Their Sales Estimates For Gears Of War: E-Day

One Of The Best Hockey Games We've Ever Played Is Releasing On Xbox This Month

Xbox Has Two More First-Party Releases In 2026, And They Could Be The Most Lucrative

Talking Point: The Xbox Console Experience Has Had A Phenomenal Year So Far

'It's Kind Of A Game Changer' - Xbox's Banjo-Kazooie Is Getting Rave Reviews For The Evercade Nexus

Forza Horizon 6's First Premium Expansion Planned For January 2027 Alongside PS5 Launch

Here's What The Mafia 3 Upgrade Looks Like On Xbox Series X|S

The Xbox PC App Is Getting A Massive Refresh Very Soon, And Here's A First Look

Seven Xbox Games Are Out Today, Including A Major Expansion To Capcom's Brilliant RPG (October 9)

Mafia 3 Receives Free 60FPS Upgrade For Xbox Series X|S, Full Patch Notes Revealed

Roundup: All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From The Triple-I Initiative Showcase (October 2026)

Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival Is Getting Some Seriously Divided Reviews At Launch

The First Six Radio Stations Have Been Revealed For GTA 6, Complete With Audio Previews

Feature: 25+ Of The Best Discounted Games From Xbox's Seasonal Savings Sale

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