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Forza Horizon 6 Is Immensely Popular Already, Even In Early Access

Worth paying a premium for?It's well-documented at this point that Microsoft first-party games such as Forza Horizon 6 launch day one in Game Pass on Xbox and PC - yet despite that, some releases still perform very well outside of the subscription service. And, well, that seems to be happening with Playground's new open-world racer - and we're not even out of early access yet.Taking a quick look at SteamDB — the database that tracks sales numbers and player counts for PC titles — Forza Horizon 6 has just surpassed 150,000 concurrent players on the platform. Right now, you have to pay for a whopping $119.99 / £109.99 fee to be able to play the game, making this an even more impressive feat.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Two New Xbox Controllers Have Leaked, Seemingly Including The Elite Series 3

Surprise!We've been waiting so long for Microsoft to unveil the Xbox Elite Series 3 Controller, and it appears to have leaked accidentally today via a Brazilian regulator, along with a second controller geared around Xbox Cloud Gaming.This is being shared by Tecnoblog (thanks to The Verge for the spot as well), and you can see a look at the Elite Series 3 Controller down below. Note how the bottom contains two apparent scroll wheels:Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Poll: Are You Planning To Buy 007 First Light Later This Month?

The release is creeping up on us!We're obviously in the thick of talking about Forza Horizon 6 right now, and LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is around the corner as well (along with plenty of other great games), but we've also got one eye on 007 First Light - a James Bond game we've been anticipating for years, and one that releases on May 27th, 2026.Everything we're seeing of this latest Bond adventure from the team behind the Hitman games (IO Interactive) suggests that it's going to be one of the better 007 titles we've seen — it could even end up being better than the likes of Nightfire and Blood Stone if we're lucky (probably not GoldenEye though, let's be honest!).Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Xbox Has Just Discounted Another 1000+ Games On The Microsoft Store

As part of two new sales.We've been treated to a couple of big new sales on Xbox today, amounting to over 1000 discounts on the Xbox Store!These are made up of an ID@Xbox Mega Sale and a Publisher Spotlight Series sale, featuring deals for some pretty massive games such as Baldur's Gate 3, Cronos: The New Dawn, Hollow Knight: Silksong and a whole lot more.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Forza Horizon 6 Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S

How the Xbox versions stack up.Here we go, everyone! Forza Horizon 6 news is dropping all over the place today (including our review!), and therefore we've finally got some official footage from both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions to share with you.As we often do, we're looking to Fuzion Xbox Testing on YouTube for this early comparison, which is a channel that does a great job at sharing early looks for the Xbox Series X and S versions of lots of games.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Roundup: Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Forza Horizon 6

The verdict is in.With the Forza Horizon 6 embargo lifting earlier today, it's no surprise that an absolute ton of reviews are flooding in for Xbox's first-party title, including here at Pure Xbox where we gave it a 9/10 in our review:<related ids="201047">Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Feature: Four Things I Love About Playing Forza Horizon 6 On The ROG Xbox Ally X

Horizon on the go.While Ben has been busy playing on his Xbox Series S for the official Pure Xbox review of Forza Horizon 6, I've also been playing the game on a mix of the Xbox Series X and the ROG Xbox Ally X, and it's been a great experience so far!In fact, I've ended up using the Xbox Ally more than I'd expected for Forza Horizon 6, and even though the Xbox Series X is where I'd prefer to play it overall (simply for the best-quality visuals and improved loading times), it's a game that feels really well suited to the Ally X for multiple reasons.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Review: Forza Horizon 6 (Xbox) - Playground Delivers Another Exceptional Open-World Racer

Toygoata.After 14 long and thrill-filled years, Forza Horizon has finally landed in Japan; where fans have wanted the series to go for some time now. Heading to Tokyo and its surrounding areas was the no-brainer, the banker, the one that couldn't fail - and Xbox & Playground Games have indeed delivered a Japanese car culture extravaganza with Forza Horizon 6. This is the most accomplished Forza Horizon experience to date, complete with the largest and most varied map in franchise history. Really, a little too much familiarity is the only thing preventing me from giving this game a perfect score - and chances are, you're going to have an amazing time with it either way.Let's talk about that map a bit more, shall we? Look, I'll be honest, I reckon I'll always have a place in my heart for Forza Horizon 4's take on Britain and its inherent real-world familiarity to me, but UK-tinted goggles aside, Horizon 6 has the best map in the series' history. Downtown Tokyo is dense and provides the biggest urban environment we've seen in Forza Horizon so far, the mid-map marshland is quaint and drop-dead gorgeous to look at, the upper mountainous region is like something out of a movie, and it all comes together good and proper, unlike the barren-feeling Forza Horizon 5 map. Driving across this thing is just pure joy.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 14-17)

A particularly good selection this week!Xbox Free Play Days is back again for the next few days, and as always, we've got a few titles that are free to play throughout its duration, including a game that might whet your appetite for Forza Horizon 6!JDM: Japanese Drift Master is that game, which first arrived on Xbox in November of 2025, and generally seems to have been received pretty well. Don't forget about Battlefield 6, either — another massive addition for Free Play Days!Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Two Games Are Available Today Across Various Tiers Of Xbox Game Pass (May 14)

Here's what's coming to XGP Premium & Ultimate today.Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got two games joining various tiers of the service - one of which is a brand-new "day one" title for Ultimate and PC members, while the second is moving over to XGP Premium.If you're interested in Subnautica 2 specifically, that game doesn't release until a little later in the day - we've covered all the launch times and other key details in our big Subnautica 2 release guide elsewhere on Pure Xbox:Read the full article on purexbox.com

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'Judas Is A Huge Amount Of Work' - BioShock Creator Opens Up About Making New Xbox FPS

Ken Levine's next game is still coming... eventually.Ever since the game was first revealed more than three years ago, we've been incredibly excited to play Judas; the next title from BioShock creator Ken Levine. While the game's upcoming Xbox launch still hasn't been dated (we're remaining patient, Ken), Levine has slowly begun opening up about the project - and a lengthy new interview with IGN goes into its development process, and why Judas is taking so long to make.Early in the interview, Levine touches on just how much work is going into Judas, particularly from a narrative perspective:Read the full article on purexbox.com

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New Console Start-Up Animation Rolling Out To Xbox Insiders, Gamerscore Badges Also Detailed

Say hello to a new Series X|S boot animation!After Asha Sharma first teased the news last week, Microsoft has today revealed that the new console start-up animation is rolling out to Xbox Insiders today, with a full rollout to come to all Series X|S players in the coming weeks.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Garfield Is Getting A New 3D Platformer On Xbox, And People Seem Hyped For It Already

From the team behind the recent Smurfs games.Anyone fancy a new 3D platformer based around Garfield on Xbox?Well, that's exactly what we're getting in the form of Garfield: Escape from Monday for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with various other platforms) on September 24th, 2026.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Guide: Subnautica 2 Release Date, Release Times & Preload Details On Xbox Game Pass

Coming day one on XGP!Excited for Subnautica 2? The sequel to Subnautica has been a long time coming, but the follow-up is finally launching this week, and it's going to be included with Xbox Game Pass on day one!We're seeing massive interest in this one — especially with how well it's already selling on Steam — so ahead of launch, we're going to go over all the key details. From the exact launch times to Xbox download sizes and more, here's what you need to know about Subnautica 2 on XGP.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Talking Point: What Dream Reveal Would You Like To See At The Xbox Games Showcase 2026?

Is this finally the year of Banjo-Kazooie?We've just checked the calendar and realised that we're less than a month away from the big Xbox Games Showcase 2026! For those who aren't aware, this typically marks Xbox's most important event of the year, putting a spotlight on tons of upcoming games from both first and third-party developers.Details are limited on what we'll be seeing in this year's showcase, but we do know that Gears of War: E-Day will be getting its own lengthy section at the end of the event, while the likes of Fable and Halo: Campaign Evolved are bound to show up (along with plenty of surprises).Read the full article on purexbox.com

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The Top Two Best-Selling Games On Steam Right Now Are Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Titles

Making bank on Steam too.You'd be forgiven for thinking that whenever a game launches into Xbox Game Pass on day one, it probably doesn't sell too well outside of the service - and while that certainly can happen, it's not always the case. Sometimes games are just so popular that they shift plenty of standalone units too, and that seems to be the situation for two upcoming May 2026 XGP releases.SteamDB recently shared sales data for the week of May 5-12 (thanks, Windows Central), and it shows that Forza Horizon 6 and Subnautica 2 took up the top two spots on the list for best-selling games on the platform. Both titles are also set to launch on Xbox Game Pass in the coming days.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Rumour: Project Helix Unlikely To Include Disc Drive, But Xbox May Have A Digital Solution

"Take this with a huge pinch of salt and a healthy dose of speculation".We've been debating for a while now about whether Xbox might choose to avoid including a disc drive in the next-gen Project Helix console, and a new report suggests that might indeed be the case.Windows Central's Jez Corden has mentioned that based on "hints" he's received about the nature of Xbox Project Helix, it will be "a fully digital system, similar to today's gaming PCs, laptops, and most modern devices".Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Forza Horizon 6 Progression Methods Detailed, Including A New 'Horizon Play' Feature

Three main ways to progress.In the build up to Forza Horizon 6, much has been said about the game's progression after concerns about campaign structure following Forza Horizon 5 - and just ahead of launch, the team at Playground Games has gone into more specifics about how you'll progress at Horizon Japan.The studio has split progression into three main areas: Wristbands, Stamps and Horizon Play. Wristbands you'll have heard about before - they're a returning feature from the first Forza Horizon and are all about completing festival-based races and events.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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'NBA The Run' Brings Its NBA Street Vibes To Xbox This June

Releasing in just a few short weeks.If you were a fan of NBA Street back in the original Xbox era, you'll want to keep your eye on an upcoming game known as NBA The Run, which is landing on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on June 9th, 2026.The game clearly takes inspiration from NBA Street, and its creative director even worked on all four games in EA's series back in the day, so we have high hopes here! NBA The Run is a primarily online-based 3v3 street basketball game complete with Solos and Squads modes, fast gameplay, rollback netcode and online crossplay.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Talking Point: One Year Later, What Do You Think Of DOOM: The Dark Ages?

Has your opinion changed since launch?As we prepare for the release of Forza Horizon 6 later this week / next week, we're also marking the one-year anniversary of yet another major Xbox first-party title in DOOM: The Dark Ages, which first launched on May 13th, 2025.Back then, we described the game as "another absolutely stellar offering from id Software", awarding it a 9/10 score and stating that it was "a slightly different death-dance, but still a gloriously great one".Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Star Wars Battlefront 2's Resurgence Day Aims To 'Make History' On Xbox & Beyond This Month

Almost 10 years since it first released.It's crazy to think that the latest version of Star Wars Battlefront 2 released all the way back in 2016!That game has long since stopped adding new content, of course (it was marked as "complete" by the developer in April of 2020), but it continues to have its fans, and they're aiming to keep it alive in a big way.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Guide: Forza Horizon 6 Release Date, Release Times & Everything You Need To Know On Xbox & PC

Microsoft's biggest release of the year so far!Forza Horizon 6 is about to mark Xbox's biggest release of 2026 thus far, with the sixth iteration of the Forza Horizon series taking players to open-world Japan later this month. It's been a long and winding road to get here, but our trip to Horizon Japan is upon us!<related ids="200720">Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Xbox Game Preservation Adds New Tool To Vote For Delisted Games, Initial Top 10 Revealed

Hopefully some of these will return eventually.Over the weekend, we highlighted the top 10 most-requested Xbox backwards compatibility games courtesy of the Xbox Game Preservation website, which had reached 350k votes at the time and has almost passed the 400k mark.The reason it's getting so many votes is due to a tweet from Xbox's VP of next-gen, Jason Ronald, back at the start of May. At the time, he recommended the website to an Xbox fan who wanted to share their back compat requests:Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Xbox Racks Up 2M Views With Comment That Appears To Address Mixtape's Review Backlash

Not everyone thinks it's a 10/10.When new indie adventure Mixtape released on Xbox Game Pass late last week to fantastic reviews, including many 10/10 scores from the likes of IGN and DualShockers, it inevitibly attracted a lot of attention.<related ids="200901">Read the full article on purexbox.com

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SEGA Lists 10 Upcoming Titles On New Roadmap, But Cancels 'Super Game' In The Process

Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Jet Set Radio all remain on the list.SEGA has shared its FY2026/3 "Full-year Results Presentation" today, and it includes lots of interesting information about the company's plans, including a new roadmap of upcoming titles (most of which should land on Xbox!).The roadmap is specifically focused on "only announced titles", so there's inevitibly going to be more to come, but here's a look at all the games mentioned in the "Upcoming Plans" section of the roadmap:Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 12)

Including two day one releases!Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got three games entering the library; two day one releases and one older title that's joining both Game Pass Premium and Ultimate.Here's a closer look at your three new Xbox Game Pass titles for May 12:Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Forza Horizon 6 Dev Vows 'Strict' Action Against People Playing The Leaked Version

Playground Games issues a statement.As you may have heard, Forza Horizon 6 has already started to leak across the web, with initial reports suggesting the leak was caused by an accidental release of unencrypted files by FH6 developer Playground Games.However, Playground Games has issued a statement this evening that claims the leak was "not the result of a pre-load issue" — and most importantly, they're vowing strict action against those who choose to access it.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Say About New Sci-Fi Horror Game Directive 8020

The Dark Pictures heads to space.Ready for some early-year spooks on Xbox? Well, Directive 8020 brings its sci-fi horror experience to Xbox tomorrow, and the reviews are now in for what is Supermassive Games' next entry in the Dark Pictures franchise.We're going to round up some of these reviews, then, so you can get a good picture of what you'd be in for with this latest big-budget horror game on Xbox. Let's get cracking!Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Gears Of War: E-Day Might Release In September 2026 As Xbox Shooter Sponsors Upcoming Event

Gears of War x WWE.As we lead into the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, very little is known about Microsoft's upcoming Gears of War: E-Day release - but a random mention in relation to an upcoming WWE event may well have given us a tease for its launch window ahead of the official E-Day Direct.That's right, ahead of the 'WWE Triplemania' wrestling event in the first half of September, Jeremy Borash — VP of content and development at the organisation — has shared a promotional image on social media, which happens to include sponsorship by Gears of War: E-Day.Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Discord Partners With Xbox For 'Starter Edition' Of Game Pass, Includes 50+ Titles

Existing Game Pass members also get Discord benefits.Back at the end of April, it was revealed that Discord Nitro members would soon be getting access to a "Starter Edition" of Xbox Game Pass, and that tier has now been officially unveiled today.As expected, this includes a library of over 50 titles at launch, the vast majority of which seem to align with the Xbox Game Pass Essential tier, with the likes of Fallout 4, Stardew Valley, DayZ, Deep Rock Galactic, Overcooked 2 and Grounded all included (a full list of all 50+ games hasn't yet been shared at the time of writing).Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Forza Horizon 6 Is Immensely Popular Already, Even In Early Access

Two New Xbox Controllers Have Leaked, Seemingly Including The Elite Series 3

Poll: Are You Planning To Buy 007 First Light Later This Month?

Xbox Has Just Discounted Another 1000+ Games On The Microsoft Store

Forza Horizon 6 Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S

Roundup: Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Forza Horizon 6

Feature: Four Things I Love About Playing Forza Horizon 6 On The ROG Xbox Ally X

Review: Forza Horizon 6 (Xbox) - Playground Delivers Another Exceptional Open-World Racer

Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 14-17)

Two Games Are Available Today Across Various Tiers Of Xbox Game Pass (May 14)

'Judas Is A Huge Amount Of Work' - BioShock Creator Opens Up About Making New Xbox FPS

New Console Start-Up Animation Rolling Out To Xbox Insiders, Gamerscore Badges Also Detailed

Garfield Is Getting A New 3D Platformer On Xbox, And People Seem Hyped For It Already

Guide: Subnautica 2 Release Date, Release Times & Preload Details On Xbox Game Pass

Talking Point: What Dream Reveal Would You Like To See At The Xbox Games Showcase 2026?

The Top Two Best-Selling Games On Steam Right Now Are Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Titles

Rumour: Project Helix Unlikely To Include Disc Drive, But Xbox May Have A Digital Solution

Forza Horizon 6 Progression Methods Detailed, Including A New 'Horizon Play' Feature

'NBA The Run' Brings Its NBA Street Vibes To Xbox This June

Talking Point: One Year Later, What Do You Think Of DOOM: The Dark Ages?

Star Wars Battlefront 2's Resurgence Day Aims To 'Make History' On Xbox & Beyond This Month

Guide: Forza Horizon 6 Release Date, Release Times & Everything You Need To Know On Xbox & PC

Xbox Game Preservation Adds New Tool To Vote For Delisted Games, Initial Top 10 Revealed

Xbox Racks Up 2M Views With Comment That Appears To Address Mixtape's Review Backlash

SEGA Lists 10 Upcoming Titles On New Roadmap, But Cancels 'Super Game' In The Process

Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 12)

Forza Horizon 6 Dev Vows 'Strict' Action Against People Playing The Leaked Version

Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Say About New Sci-Fi Horror Game Directive 8020

Gears Of War: E-Day Might Release In September 2026 As Xbox Shooter Sponsors Upcoming Event

Discord Partners With Xbox For 'Starter Edition' Of Game Pass, Includes 50+ Titles

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