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Poll: How Would You Grade The Xbox Games Showcase 2026?

Give us your verdict.The dust is now beginning to settle on the Xbox Games Showcase 2026!If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided a recap of everything that happened as part of the show.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Xbox First-Party Title 'Clockwork Revolution' Is Yet Another Console Exclusive

"A time-bending steampunk first-person RPG".Today's Xbox Games Showcase included a partially-anticipated appearance from InXile Entertainment's new Xbox first-party game Clockwork Revolution, which was confirmed as the second Xbox console exclusive of the day after Gears of War: E-Day.For those who haven't kept up with this one, Clockwork Revolution is a time-bending steampunk first-person RPG developed by the studio behind the Wasteland and Bard's Tale games.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition Console & Controller Announced

"25 years in the making".Xbox has announced today as part of the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 that we're getting a new limited edition console and controller later this year!The new limited edition console is known as the Xbox Series X25 (obviously a version of the existing Xbox Series X), and it's been designed to celebrate the brand's 25th anniversary.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Minecraft Dungeons 2 Slots Into September 2026, Release Date Confirmed By Xbox

Sequel gets a date!Following the announcement of Minecraft Dungeons 2 a little while ago, Mojang has appeared today as part of the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 with an official release date of September 29, 2026!Similar to the first game, this is an action-RPG adventure title featuring "high‑stakes encounters, thrilling challenges, and never‑before‑seen locations", featuring both split-screen and online co-op.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Halo: Campaign Evolved Gets July 2026 Release Date For Xbox, PC & PS5

Master Chief returns next month.It's official! We'll be playing Halo: Campaign Evolved in just a matter of weeks, with Xbox announcing as part of the Xbox Games Showcase today that the game will launch on July 28th, 2026 for Xbox Series X, Series S, PC and PS5.Today's announcement was also accompanied by an awesome new trailer that you can watch up above. As previously revealed, Halo: Campaign Evolved is a remake of the first game in the series, but only the campaign - not multiplayer.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Fable Reappears At Xbox Showcase With Confirmed February 2027 Release Date

Along with a new Story Trailer.It was just recently that Xbox officially confirmed Fable was being delayed to February 2027 in order to get the game away from GTA 6, but the game still made an appearance as part of today's Xbox Games Showcase.January's Xbox Developer Direct confirmed to us that Fable had major potential — possibly Game of the Year Potential — and today's trailer didn't change our feelings on that! It feels like this one's going to sell by the bucketload.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Gears Of War: E-Day Releases October 2026, And It's An Xbox Console Exclusive

No PS5 version at all.We always knew that Gears of War: E-Day would be the headline game at this year's Xbox Games Showcase, so it's no surprise that we've got a release date for it - the game launches October 6, 2026!The platforms for this one are Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC, and the bombshell announcement is that it will be an Xbox console exclusive. That means no PS5 version, and the same goes for Switch 2.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Live: Watch The Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Here

The biggest event of 2026 for Xbox fans!The Xbox Games Showcase 2026 has arrived! This is the biggest event of the year for Xbox fans, set to feature a huge number of reveals and updates from Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, Activision Blizzard and many others."This year marks 25 years of XBOX, and this Showcase is poised to be a true celebration, offering world premieres, new gameplay, fresh updates and more for a swathe of projects we cannot wait to share."Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Here's What Might Leave Xbox Game Pass In July 2026

Some early predictions!What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in July 2026? Well, Microsoft hasn't confirmed anything just yet, but based on some games that were added to the service this time last year, we can at least make a few predictions ahead of time.We know that a lot of Xbox users want more advance notice of games leaving Xbox Game Pass, but Microsoft usually gives us around two weeks right now - and don't forget, publishers sometimes secure late deals with Microsoft to keep their games on Game Pass, even after they've been announced to be leaving!Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From The Future Games Show 'Summer Showcase' 2026

There were plenty of them!The Summer Game Fest 2026 showcases continue with lots of events taking place over the weekend, and one of them is the Future Games Show "Summer Showcase" 2026, which was absolutely packed with Xbox-related reveals.So, down below, you'll find all the Xbox-related trailers from this summer's Future Games Show, and be warned that there are loads of them! This two-hour event was non-stop in terms of announcements and new reveals, with highlights including Arizona Sunshine, The Sinking City 2, EXODUS and a whole lot more!Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Five Xbox Game Pass Titles Get Fresh Looks At Summer Game Fest & DOTD 2026

All of Friday night's Game Pass reveals.If you didn't happen to catch the Summer Game Fest Showcase 2026 or Day of the Devs 2026 last night, you will have missed a whole bunch of reveals - including for five Xbox Game Pass titles!Perhaps the biggest reveal here was the release date for Stranger Than Heaven (January 15, 2027) along with the unveiling of Tupac Shakur for the game, while other major announcements included dates for Palworld 1.0, 33 Immortals 1.0 and Screenbound. Most of those have been added to our big Xbox Game Pass list for 2026.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From Day Of The Devs 2026

The show that happened AFTER Summer Game Fest 2026.Last night, following the conclusion of the Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase, we were treated to yet another indie showcase in the form of Day of the Devs 2026, and there's every chance you missed it entirely.This is an event that tends to go under the radar because of when it airs, so we thought we'd give you a roundup of all the Xbox reveals from it - meaning all the titles that were confirmed (or have since been confirmed) for consoles.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Feature: These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (June 8-12)

Including SEVEN more Game Pass titles!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for June 8-12! The big highlight over the next few days is definitely the seven Xbox Game Pass additions (if you include the trial for UFC 6 as well), with loads of day one additions on the way such as Solarpunk, Beastro and Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions.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? (June 6-7)

We're still hooked on 007 First Light.Welcome to the weekend! There's lots of good stuff to be enjoying on Xbox over the next couple of days including the likes of FF7 Rebirth and Gothic 1 Remake, along with a bunch of Free Play Days titles highlighted by Marathon.Don't forget that the Xbox Games Showcase is taking place on Sunday as well!Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Three Classic Hitman Games Are Getting Remastered For Xbox In 2027

"Three titles, one package".Talk about an announcement that came out of nowhere! Despite not appearing at the Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase, a new Hitman Classic Trilogy Remastered reveal has just dropped over on YouTube.You can watch the trailer above, which confirms the game will be available on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S at some point in 2027. The list of included titles is as follows:Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Ex-Sony, Naughty Dog & Infinity Ward Devs Announce 'Crossfire' For Xbox Series X|S

It's looking pretty impressive!One of the games that you might have glossed over a little bit in today's Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase was Crossfire, which is a new action-adventure / shooter game coming to Xbox Series X and S in the future.What's particularly interesting about this one is that it's being developed by a new studio called "That's No Moon", the three leaders of which have worked at the likes of Sony, Naughty Dog, Infinity Ward and EA in the past.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Resident Evil Veronica Brings A Long-Requested Remake To Xbox In 2027

Capcom opens Summer Game Fest 2026 with a banger.Today's Summer Game Fest 2026 showcase kicked off with a big reveal from Capcom - we're getting a remake of Resident Evil - Code: Veronica! The game will launch in 2027, and it's called Resident Evil Veronica.For those who never played the original, it started life on the Dreamcast back in 2000 before eventually expanding to other platforms, and it's one of the best-reviewed games for that system of all time. An HD version known as RESIDENT EVIL CODE: Veronica X was released on the Xbox 360, and it was made backwards compatible as well.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Alien: Isolation 2 Gets Official Reveal, Now Available To Wishlist On Xbox

SEGA pulls back the curtain.One of the big reveals at today's Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase was Alien: Isolation 2, which doesn't yet have a release date, but is already available to wishlist on the Xbox Store as of a few minutes ago.The game is obviously a follow-up to the 2014 original, and SEGA says this one will feature a "brand-new story and protagonist", while still embracing the same "deadly tension" that made the OG Xbox One version such a success.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Final Fantasy VII Revelation Announced By Square Enix, Xbox Release On Day One

No waiting around this time!It's official! Square Enix has announced today that Final Fantasy VII Revelation will mark the final entry in the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy, and the crucial bit from an Xbox perspective is that it will launch day one on Xbox Series X and S!Yes, we won't be forced to wait around this time — as we had to with both Intergrade and Rebirth — as Revelation is getting a simultaneous release across all platforms. Multiple trailers were shown off for the game at today's Summer Game Fest 2026 event, and the show concluded with a release window announcement of Spring 2027.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Roundup: All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From The Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase

Including some big AAA announcements!Weren't able to catch the Summer Game Fest 2026 showcase 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

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Poll: How Would You Grade The Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase?

Give us your verdict.The dust is now beginning to settle on the Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase!If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided a recap of everything that happened as part of the show.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Star Wars Zero Company Releases For Xbox In August 2026, Gameplay Revealed

Update: Full release date and new trailer revealed at SGF 2026.A few days ago, a brand-new Star Wars game called Star Wars Zero Company was announced for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and we've been treated to a launch window along with some first look gameplay footage today.As we already knew, Star Wars Zero Company is developed by Bit Reactor, which is a development team made up of many XCOM veterans, and it takes the form of a single-player turn-based tactics game. Interestingly, it's set during the Clone Wars era of Star Wars, with the official story description being as follows:Read the full article on purexbox.com

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RuneScape: Dragonwilds Isn't PS5 Exclusive After All, Debuts On Xbox In September

Our first taste of Runescape on Xbox.Back on Tuesday, RuneScape: Dragonwilds was included in the State of Play event as an apparent PS5 exclusive for PS Plus in October, but we mentioned at the time how the wording didn't confirm whether that was the case or not.Turns out it's not an exclusive! RuneScape: Dragonwilds will be releasing for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PS5 on September 15th, 2026, and it'll also be coming out of early access for PC on that day.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Shadow Of The Colossus Creator Unveils 'gen ATLAS' For Xbox Series X|S

An Xbox game from Fumito Ueda for the first time ever.We didn't see this one coming! Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian creator Fumito Ueda has today unveiled his new game known as "gen ATLAS", and for the first time ever, he's bringing it to Xbox consoles.There's no release date for this one yet, and not a whole lot of information was shared about it in the initial trailer at Summer Game Fest 2026, but we know it's an open-world action-adventure game that's likely to prove another big hit!Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Live: Watch The Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase Here

Two hours of Xbox-related reveals!It's time for Summer Game Fest 2026! This yearly event is set to deliver new announcements, trailers and updates for some of the biggest games coming our way in 2026 and beyond, including many that will be arriving on Xbox consoles."Join Geoff Keighley and Lucy James live from Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for news, updates and announcements about what's next for video games across all platforms."Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Asha Sharma On Removing CoPilot For Xbox: 'Our Console Players Aren't Excited About It'

Microsoft's CEO gave her the freedom to ditch it.Back at the start of May, we were treated to the surprising news that Xbox was removing Microsoft CoPilot integration across the entire division, taking it away entirely from mobile and cancelling plans to integrate it into consoles.Xbox had been showing off how CoPilot would work on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S just a few weeks earlier, offering a help service where AI could step in to provide assistance when you were stuck in a game:Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Xbox Boss Wants To Create The 'Number One' Gaming Company By 'Resetting The Business'

She says they've done so much in the first 100 days already.To conclude last night's big interview as part of Bloomberg Live, Xbox boss Asha Sharma was asked about her first 100 days in the job and what the next 100 days look like, which drew some interesting comments from the new CEO.Initially, Sharma used the opportunity to highlight how Xbox's new team has "done so much to start to revive Xbox", pointing out how loads of new features have been shipped, Game Pass has dropped in price, and Xbox as a whole is regaining a closer relationship with its loyal fanbase.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Guide: Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (June 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 June 2026, including for the likes of GOALS, Skate, World of Tanks: Heat and various other games.As we've mentioned before, it seems most Xbox Game Pass Perks are now accessible to Essential, Premium and Ultimate members, but there are exceptions where only Ultimate members can get access. Fortnite Crew and the Rocket League Rocket Pass are notable ones that are only available with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Xbox Will 'Innovate' To Reduce The Price Of Project Helix, Suggests Asha Sharma

They're working on it as we speak.There's been a lot of talk about how Xbox's next "Project Helix" console will surely be an expensive device, especially considering the state of the industry and how prices continue to go up, but Asha Sharma seemingly has a plan for it.In last night's Bloomberg Tech interview, Sharma was asked about Project Helix being "expensive", and she replied that it's "expensive if we do not innovate". She then went on to explain further about her plans to innovate in terms of Project Helix's price tag and Xbox's business as a whole.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Roundup: All The Xbox Games From The Latin American Showcase 2026

Including an upcoming Xbox Game Pass indie!We're still trying to bring you roundups of as many small Summer Game Fest showcases as we can before the main event and the Xbox Games Showcase take over this weekend, so let's look at the Latin American Games Showcase!This event happened last night, and featured over 60 indie titles in all, some of which are also coming to Xbox. Don't go expecting anything too crazy here, but hopefully there's something that interests you all the same - note that Deep Dish Dungeon was also highlighted as an upcoming Xbox Game Pass title.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Poll: How Would You Grade The Xbox Games Showcase 2026?

Xbox First-Party Title 'Clockwork Revolution' Is Yet Another Console Exclusive

Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition Console & Controller Announced

Minecraft Dungeons 2 Slots Into September 2026, Release Date Confirmed By Xbox

Halo: Campaign Evolved Gets July 2026 Release Date For Xbox, PC & PS5

Fable Reappears At Xbox Showcase With Confirmed February 2027 Release Date

Gears Of War: E-Day Releases October 2026, And It's An Xbox Console Exclusive

Live: Watch The Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Here

Here's What Might Leave Xbox Game Pass In July 2026

Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From The Future Games Show 'Summer Showcase' 2026

Five Xbox Game Pass Titles Get Fresh Looks At Summer Game Fest & DOTD 2026

Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From Day Of The Devs 2026

Feature: These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (June 8-12)

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 6-7)

Three Classic Hitman Games Are Getting Remastered For Xbox In 2027

Ex-Sony, Naughty Dog & Infinity Ward Devs Announce 'Crossfire' For Xbox Series X|S

Resident Evil Veronica Brings A Long-Requested Remake To Xbox In 2027

Alien: Isolation 2 Gets Official Reveal, Now Available To Wishlist On Xbox

Final Fantasy VII Revelation Announced By Square Enix, Xbox Release On Day One

Roundup: All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From The Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase

Poll: How Would You Grade The Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase?

Star Wars Zero Company Releases For Xbox In August 2026, Gameplay Revealed

RuneScape: Dragonwilds Isn't PS5 Exclusive After All, Debuts On Xbox In September

Shadow Of The Colossus Creator Unveils 'gen ATLAS' For Xbox Series X|S

Live: Watch The Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase Here

Asha Sharma On Removing CoPilot For Xbox: 'Our Console Players Aren't Excited About It'

Xbox Boss Wants To Create The 'Number One' Gaming Company By 'Resetting The Business'

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

Xbox Will 'Innovate' To Reduce The Price Of Project Helix, Suggests Asha Sharma

Roundup: All The Xbox Games From The Latin American Showcase 2026

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